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B.B. (Prime)

2012-12-15T05:54:52Z

Grimlock140: /* Notes */

:''B.2 is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:DarknessRising2_AMT-B2.jpg|thumb|400px|Are too B.2!]]

'''B.2''' (ビーツー ''Bītsū'') is [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner. Bright and cheerful, he's a chirpy little fella.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{note|B.2 only appears as an actual character in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''. Technically, he appears in the main cartoon any time Bumblebee uses his blaster(s), but we're not going to bother with that and just focus on his individual exploits.}}
{{voiceactor|[[Motoko Kumai]] (Japanese)}}

B.2, [[O.P.]], and [[R.A.]] tried to transform. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1|Perfect Transformation! Enter the Transformers}} B.2 and R.A. succeeded at transforming into robot mode, but O.P. still struggled. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2|Dark Transformation! Dark Energon}} Having finally transformed to robot mode, O.P. got R.A. and B.2 to combine with him and form the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] Super Combo Weapon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3|Rescue Transformation! Fowler in Crisis}}

B.2 and R.A. got infected by [[Dark Energon]], which mostly just made them lazy. [[Arc]] joked about their sloth, which irked the pair greatly. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4|Infiltration Transformation! Battleship ''Nemesis''}} Once free of Dark Energon's influence, the pair decided to be active. Mostly they just went manic, with B.2 transforming to gun mode and shooting randomly. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5|Explosive Transformation! Spacebridge Battle}}

Wearing a jaunty baseball cap, B.2 joined O.P. and R.A. in a radio show. B.2 read a fan's postcard concerning [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Masters & Students|Aerial Transformation! Skyquake}} With O.P. still kind of shaken up after his encounter with [[MECH]], he asked B.2 and [[B.H.]] what they could do to make life easier on their larger partners. B.2 suggested they drive the Autobots in vehicle mode; O.P. didn't exactly think this was a good idea. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Reckless Transformation! Protect the Dingus!}} As part of the 10th-episode celebration, B.2 donned a set of Groucho Marx glasses. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina|All-Out Assault Transformation! The Pair of Assassins}} When [[Zamu]] and [[Gra]] entered the Arms Micron studio, B.2 really didn't have much to contribute to the scene. {{storylink|Speed Metal|Acceleration Transformation! Speed Match!}}

B.2, R.A. and Arc were ready to make a big announcement... when the walls of the studio fell away, revealing the looming presence of the colossal maw of [[Gari Robo-kun]]. B.2 was rightfully terrified. {{storylink|Predatory|Mystery Insect Transformation! Forest of the Spider Woman!}}

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==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Prime-toy_B2.jpg|thumb|300px|Twin-barreled blaster on one side, plier on the other.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-2012)
**''Set ID number:'' '''AM-02'''
** ''Micron ID number:'' '''M-02'''
** ''Energon crystal'': '''SP Pure'''

: Available only with [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Deluxe)|Bumblebee]], B.2 transforms from a humanoid robot into a twin-barreled blaster resembling Bumblebee's in-show weapons (which were omitted from the Japanese toy). He has numerous [[5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", such as the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] formed by him, [[O.P.]] and [[R.A.]]

: B.2 comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Bumblebee.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1465.html Arms Micron Bumblebee and B.2 at Alfes's toy blog]''

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[[Image:Prime-toy B2Shining.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And you thought [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] was overproduced?]]
*'''Shining B.2''' (Micron, [[June 16|6-16]]-2012)
** ''Energon crystal'': '''SP Pure'''

: A translucent-yellow, stickerless (save for his under-Crystal [[insignia]]) version of B.2 was given away (only to kids!) at the 2012 Tokyo Toy Show on [[June 16]] and [[June 17|17]] of 2012.

: Shining B.2 was also used in the "Arms Up Challenge" at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12, taking place on Saturday, [[June 30]] of 2012. Open only to junior-high-and-younger kids, contestants had to assemble an unassembled B.2 in a speed-run deal. All participants got a [[O.P.#Shining|Shining O.P.]] for playing.

: Later, Shining B.2 was given away free as a preorder bonus with [[Megatron (Prime)#Voyager|Megatron Darkness]] via Amazon Japan.

: And on [[July 28]], the day of Megatron Darkness's release, Shining B2 was given away as a freebie with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Transformers'' product at six different stores, none of which were taking part in the "Hellflame" giveaway Arms Micron promotion going on that day. Five more stores joined the promotion on [[July 29]].

: And ''then'' Shining B2 was the third-place "Megatron Award" in an [[AVEX]] ''Prime'' DVD online [http://mv.avex.jp/tfp/cp/ "spot the differences" contest/drawing], limited to 20 winners. How many of this thing did they ''make?!''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1578.html Shining B2 at Alfes's toy blog]''

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* '''Pure Energon B.2'''
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* '''Gatling Bumblebee'''
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*'''Arms Micron Ultimate 5 Piece Set A''' (AMW set, 2013)
**''Energon Crystal'': '''SP ???'''

: A red version of B.2 was part of a five-piece gift set of Autobot-allied Arms Microns, which also included [[O.P.#AMW|O.P.]], [[Iro#AMW|Iro]], [[R.A.#AMW|R.A.]] and [[Ooje#AMW|Ooje]]. All five can combine to form a gigantic combination weapon (currently unnamed).

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==Notes==
[[Image:Prime-toy JetVehiconSolicitation.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Product and colors may vary]]
* B.2 bucked the original naming convention for pack-in Autobot Arms Microns slightly; all of the others in the initial wave were named after the first two English letters of their larger partner's names. "B.2" seems to be a bit of a joke on "BB" (two B's, get it?). As time went on, though, Autobot Micron naming got more and more obtuse, to the point where "B.2" actually made ''more'' sense than many others.
* B.2 is the only Arms Micron in ''Arms Micron Theater'' who doesn't have the same voice actor as his larger partner, for obvious reasons. He instead shares a voice actor with [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]]... for also obvious reasons.
* The B.2 toy was commonly used in [[TakaraTomy]] product solicitation images as a stand-in for other [[Arms Micron]]s whenever imagery of the real ones weren't available.

===B.2 Combinations===
;Named combination weapons including B.2:
{{collist|3|
* [[Black Widow Claw]]
* [[Buster Rifle]]
* [[Eclipse Barrett]]
* [[Slash Cannon β]]
* [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]]
* Super Star Saber
}}
 
;Arms Up Modes featuring B.2:
{{collist|3|
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Arms Up Modes|Bulkhead Berserk Mode]]
* Bulkhead Shootgize Galaxy Launcher
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Arms Up Modes|Bumblebee Striker Mode]]
* Bumblebee Mechya Uchi Ban Ban Mode
* Bumblebee Mecha Uchi Kidō Type
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Arms Up Modes|Cliffjumper Full Burst Mode]] (combined with [[O.P.]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Arms Up Modes|Optimus Prime Sky Master Mode]] (requires 2 B.2s)
* [[Ratchet (Prime)#Arms Up Modes|Ratchet Destroy Mode]] (combined with [[R.A.]])
}}

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[[Category: Arms Microns]]
[[Category: Japanese-original characters]]

Talk:Soundwave (WFC)

2012-12-14T00:10:57Z

Grimlock140: /* Soundwave's blasters */

== Triple Changer? ==

Ok, we all know that Soundwave can transform into a Spy Rig-class Cybertronian truck, right? Well, right before his boss fight against Optimus and his team, he is briefly seen in the form of a Cybertronian device similar to a tapedeck, much like his original G1 counterpart's Earth mode. Does this mean he's a Triple Changer or is that just an interface mode like when you use the mounted turrets? --[[User:Cydra|Cydra]] 21:19, 4 July 2010 (EDT)
:As per our standards, we do not classify anyone as a "Triple Changer" (proper noun) unless they are specifically labeled as such. Lots of TFs have third modes who are not Triple Changers. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:31, 4 July 2010 (EDT)

== Toy Image ==

I'm not going to switch out the caption just 'cause I feel like it, but every time I look at the image, all I can think of is, "BECAUSE YOU ARE HEADCRAB SOUNDWAVE!"--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 19:09, 15 July 2010 (EDT)

==Cybertron Adventures==

Soundwave discovers that the Autobots have infiltrated the Datacore. Megatron sends him and Barricade to take care of the intrusion. The two speed out, and Soundwave must navigate a highway overgrown with Dark Energon crystals while dealing with swarms of Aerialbots before they can shut off access to the Datacore. An Autobot Destroyer blocks Soundwave's path and brings the roof down, forcing him to take an alternate route. he makes his way to a security station and downloads the information on the Autobots' advance, radioing Barricade to meet him at the assigned coordinates. When Soundwave arrives, though, he finds Barricade in the middle of a shooting gallery. The Autobots are soon joined by an aerial Destroyer, but the pair make short work of it. Soundwave intercepts a data download but cuts it off quickly, and races to intercept the escaping Autobots. Weaving his way through Dark Energon crystals and moving walls (huh?), he reaches the intercept point in time, causing Ironhide and Bumblebee to skid out of control... and right into a fusion blast from Megatron.
This is here because I cant figure out how to put this on the page-- [[<noinclude>User:</noinclude>Kuptrion]]

== Other Figures ==

Doesn't WFC Soundwave have an RPM figure and a Stealth Force figure? --[[User:Spongezilla|Spongezilla]] 4 August 2010 (EDT)
:I'm pretty sure that RPMs and Stealth Force are exclusive to the movie universe. -- [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:14, 4 August 2010 (EDT)
::Hm, they used his Video game robot mode, and Inferno appears to be from the Classics Universe. Gah, the 2010 line is all screwed up. -- [[User:Spongezilla|Spongezilla]] 00:07, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:::I'd say the Stealth Force figure is the movie guy, even though he has the WFC robot mode and the Animated vehicle mode. His bio talks about how he used to be a satellite and how he's just come down to Earth for the first time. That points to movie continuity to me. (Meanwhile, Stealth Force Silverstreak and Hound are clearly the G1 guys.) ((This should probably go on the Stealth Force page.)) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:48, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::::Well, given how the RPM/Speed Stars image at the bottom, and the package photography on the Stealth Force toy all represent WFC Soundwave... I'd say they're toys of this Soundwave and not ROTF Soundwave. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:23, 9 October 2010 (EDT)
:::::You're well late, it's discussed on [[Soundwave (ROTF)]]. Still, what with [[repurposing]], we can discuss it here too. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 13:37, 9 October 2010 (EDT)

What about the new Legion Class Soundwave. Mold wise it's clearly DOTM Soundwave, but the packaging is for the Prime line with his Prime Bio on the back. [[User:helli0n|helli0n]] 21:27, 6 June 2012 (EDT)
:I don't know much about the bio on the back but the front of the packaging omits the Prime name just like it does for Mirage and Evac. They wouldn't leave them out if they were blatantly meant to be Prime toys. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:45, 10 June 2012 (EDT)

== Voice Actor ==

If he doesn't have one then there's no point having it there. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 11:29, 29 November 2010 (EST)

== Quote ==

Could we not consider Starscream and Knock Out's exchane in Sick Mind for Soundwave's main quote? It fits with Soundwave's role as... well, the eyes and ears of the Decepticons, as the spy.

"That blasted Soundwave sees and hears everything."
"The eyes and ears of the Decepticons." {{unsigned|72.190.7.46}}

==toy picture==

It's here http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-soundwave-wheeljack-and-cliffjumper-at-nycc-173564/

It's "reining in", you guys. You ''rein in'' a horse. Reigning is something a monarch does.

==Shockwave (DOTM)==

Soundwave (Prime) is silent, he doesn't show any signs of sentience when someones talks to him, except moving his head to say no or yes, he just stands and watches.
He's apparently dangerous : Airachnid seems to have given the autobots the hell of a run in previous episodes, and he owned her.
Shockwave in the movie : the same. ( well apparently in prequel comics he kills and kills and kills. )
Should we point the similarity in the Notes ? Is it on purpose that two of the most popular characters EVER bear similarities or is it a coincidence ? [[User:SnipinScientist|SnipinScientist]]
:Well... no. "Soundwave doesn't speak, just like Shockwave in the Dark Of The Moon movie" is really not a noteworthy thing. There's lots of Transformers who don't speak. That doesn't make them identical/homages/noteworthingly similar. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:32, 18 February 2012 (EST)
: Decepticons who don't speak in the live-action movies are a dime a dozen. I suppose we could also note that Soundwave (Prime) is just like Movie Blackout, Bonecrusher, Ravage, Scorponok, all seven/eight/nine Constructicons, Sideways, all the protoform warriors, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet... but at that point we're just being friggin' ridiculous, wouldn't you say? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:13, 18 February 2012 (EST)
::Bonecrusher, Demolishor, Mixmaster and Rampage did speak.--[[Special:Contributions/199.60.104.18|199.60.104.18]] 23:04, 22 February 2012 (EST)
:::That is not the point. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 23:55, 22 February 2012 (EST)

== Season 2 ==
Is it true that Soundwave is going to start talking in season 2 of ''Prime''?[[Special:Contributions/71.162.102.155|71.162.102.155]] 23:11, 23 February 2012 (EST)
:Well is he?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 16:33, 1 March 2012 (EST)
::You know as much about it as we do. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)
This topic is rendered moot. {{unsigned|Seriousrunner2|13:12, 15 November 2012 (EST)}}

== Go-Box ==

His Go-Box as it appears on message boards etc [http://tfwiki.net/goboxes/SoundwavePrime.png is blank]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:50, 8 March 2012 (EST)

== Noticed on the deluxe toy ==

The paint apps on the nose of the vehicle mode look an awful lot like eyes, and the heels of the robot mode feet hinge just under it like a beak. In a sense, his vehicle mode seems to be at least a visual homage to Laserbeak, since Prime Laserbeak looks more like a bat than anything. Worth noting in trivia? --[[Special:Contributions/72.215.154.250|72.215.154.250]] 16:38, 11 March 2012 (EDT)

:No, that's just a coincidence. (and really, he doesn't look anything like Laserbeak.)--[[User:Roni134730|Roni134730]] 09:57, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

== "Canons" ==

Someone might want to go correct that in the Prime toy's mention of the Takara release.

== Soundblaster ==

Should'nt we add the Soundblaster and Buzzsaw repaint of the Fall of Cybertron Soundwave toy to the page?

== RID Soundwave's arms ==

I just got a deluxe Soundwave the other day, and noticed that mine has an... ''interesting'' use of plastic in the parts of the arms that fold out with the hands on them: On his right arm, this piece is cast in a slightly flexible, but still rigid, plastic (''a la'' Wheeljack's swords), yet on the left arm, it's that annoying soft plastic. Did I get a factory reject, or is this a common curiosity? If all (or even multiple) figures have them, I think it ought to be mentioned on the page.
:- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 02:15, 2 July 2012 (EDT)

:Managed to compare my Hasbro and TakaraTomy Soundwaves. The Hasbro version features slightly more rigid a plastic head, arms, tail-fins, nose, and Laserbeak wings, while the TakaraTomy version has soft rubbery ones. Interesting. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 06:59, 2 July 2012 (EDT)
::Mine's the Hasbro version. The nose and heels are soft, but they're just in between the two arms in terms of harness, whereas the head seems to match the right arm. The left arm is just weird, though. It's the only part that's made of a plastic ''that soft''. This isn't something that one would have to compare two figures to notice. It's blatantly (and painfully) obvious.
::- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 23:58, 2 July 2012 (EDT)

== Soundwave's blasters ==

Should something be added about FoC Soundwave's handheld blaster? It's identical to G1 Prime's Ion Blaster, although it was omitted in the first run of FOC Soundwaves released in Australia (possibly all of them, but we don't know for sure)?[[User:Larkmarn|Larkmarn]] 15:19, 5 November 2012 (EST)
This is common knowledge and the similarity is already noted, the accesory was ommited entirely for cost cutting reasons.
[[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 19:10, 13 December 2012 (EST)

Soundwave (WFC)

2012-12-09T22:24:59Z

Grimlock140: /* Generations */

{{faction|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Soundwave}}
:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:Soundwave Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>"..."</center>]]
'''Soundwave''' is the spy master of the Decepticons. One of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s earliest followers, and, many believe, instrumental to his rise, he uses his tentacles and a veritable army of [[Mini-Con|Minicon]] [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]]s to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He was never very chatty, but these days, on Earth, he's become near silent, communicating by playing back recordings of other people's conversations. He just sneaks about, patiently looking for Autobot transmissions and creeping [[Starscream (Prime)|you]] out. Since the incapacitation of Megatron, Soundwave acts as a restraint on [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], reining in his rather volatile emotions, and ensuring that Starscream's less than subtle ambitions are held in check.

Soundwave has the ability to receive transmissions from anywhere on the planet, bar the shielded Autobot Base. This allows him to spy on every being on the planet in the hopes of picking up Autobot-related communications.

After being rebuilt by his minions using arcane science, he took on the name '''Soundblaster'''.

{{quote|Watch out for the quiet ones.|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]|"[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Soundwave was a gladiator from [[Kaon]] who almost bested [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] having to escape from the [[Underworld]]'s monsters rather than being put into a [[caste system|caste]]. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

After [[Decepticon]]s bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]] (a place which design he always found self indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a [[Star Saber (Prima)|broken sword]] could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|250px|"Yeah, this look is cool now, but I don't think I'll have it ''forever'': I mean, who'd like to [[GEEWUN|see things looking the same for over twenty five years]], right guys? ...guys?"]]

Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.

During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the [[DataNet]] that [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station. It was he who remembered the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and its two [[Code Key]]s, which enabled Megatron to poison the [[Core]] of Cybertron.

When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' into the unknown reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Soundwave regained consciousness onboard the ''Nemesis'' after emerging from the energy field created by the Space Bridge explosion over Cybertron. While Megatron demanded a status report, Soundwave was already deep at work in a console attempting to determine the answer. Along with Starscream and Megatron, Soundwave examined the tracking reports and confirmed Starscream's assumption that the ''Ark'' was likely not too far away. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
When a gladiator calling himself Megatronus vowed to challenge Cybertron's leadership, Soundwave was his first follower and chief amongst them. Soundwave remained at Megatronus' side, now Megatron, as the conflict escalated into a war. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Following the [[Great Exodus]], when the Decepticons were trying to decrypt an encoded Autobot transmission, Soundwave suggested they should let [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] have a shot at interrogating [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The Decepticons later arrived on [[Earth]]. During a Decepticon attack on Cliffjumper, Soundwave intercepted Arcee's comms talk. He later played it back to Starscream, prompting the Decepticon leader to send the drones after her. He later detected transmissions coming from deep space, that prompted the Decepticons to fire up the [[space bridge]], allowing Megatron to return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-Soundwaveturn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's not shuttershy. He's also not Fluttershy.]]
Shortly after Megatron left the ship on a mission, Starscream wondered aloud if Megatron had a touch of space madness, and Soundwave reminded him that their absent leader was still in charge. Starscream told him to step up global surveillance. Soundwave subsequently intercepted a transmission from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and, on Starscream's order, dispatched [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] to capture the agent to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} When the Autobots attacked the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve Fowler, slaughtering dozens of their soldiers, Soundwave hid. He simply watched when Megatron returned and took his fury out on Starscream on the bridge for not waiting on his command. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Starscream sent Soundwave to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] as they needed to use the array to target the space bridge at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Soundwave hacked into the computer network at the site, but after he had lined up the dishes, someone realigned them. In response to Starscream's demands as to what was happening, he tapped into the base's security system and discovered that the Autobots' three human friends were in a nearby room, similarly accessing the computer. He extended a tentacle into the room they were in and attacked them. When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] tried to chop the tentacle with an ax, Soundwave took it from her and used it to sever the computer system's hardline, locking the dishes on Cybertron. The three kids entered the room in time to see him leaving, and Miko and Soundwave snapped photos of each other.

[[Image:MastersStudents-Soundwavesradar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|See how much more convincing I am as a [[:Image:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|communications tower]] with this look?]]

Because of Soundwave's success, the Autobots resorted to sabotaging the space bridge, blowing it up and taking Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} At Starscream's order, Soundwave activated the comm system so Starscream could give a speech to the troops, declaring himself leader. Failing to impress the Vehicons, Starscream pressed Soundwave's sensors into locating [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], a Decepticon secreted in a pod in the desert. Starscream and Soundwave reactivated Skyquake, only to find he wasn't receptive to Starscream's leadership, and instead set about fighting [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]. Soundwave detected a Decepticon signal from the site where the space bridge exploded, and when Starscream went to investigate, Soundwave sent Laserbeak to keep Starscream honest while he himself filmed the battle between Skyquake and Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. Though the outcome of the fight was not favorable to the Decepticon cause, Soundwave was able to ensure that Starscream returned Megatron's barely-functioning body to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Soundwave intercepted a transmission from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] who was heading for Earth. At Starscream's order, he downloaded the necessary information to [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who took on Wheeljack's form and infiltrated the Autobot base. As Starscream and Soundwave paid a visit to the captive Wheeljack, Soundwave prevented his leader from terminating their prisoner, as he might be of use later. The two 'Cons retired to the ship's top deck to wait for Makeshift to activate the [[GroundBridge]], however Wheeljack broke free and started trashing the Vehicons. When Wheeljack escaped through the ground bridge and sent back Makeshift with his grenade activated, Soundwave and Starscream made sure to get well clear before he exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} During another Autobot operation, Soundwave listened in on their comm chatter, prompting Starscream to send some Vehicons to attack. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:Deusex-Soundwavecrouching.jpg|thumb|250px|And that's why there's no [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]].]]

When [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] mentioned seeing an [[Energon Harvester]] in a fresco in [[Greece]], Soundwave was able to track the device's location to a museum. Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] kept the Autobots busy in front of the museum while Soundwave sneaked in the back. He ran into [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who were already in the process of stealing the Harvester, and grabbed it from them before making a getaway in his vehicle mode. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[Image:SickMind-Soundwaveobjects.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"Let me see some tenderness connected with a death, or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be forever present to me."]]

Starscream and Knock Out made a concerted attempt to convince Soundwave that Megatron was beyond saving, and that the only option left to them was euthanasia. Soundwave remained skeptical, and pointed out the patch cable that Arcee and Bumblebee was using to access Megatron's brain. Megatron's life support was damaged during the ensuing confusion, and though it seemed Starscream and Knock Out were content to leave Megatron flat-lining, Soundwave pressured them into reconnecting the cable sustaining their master. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

After Megatron's resurrection, Soundwave kept him informed regarding Starscream's activities, including his attempt to resurrect Skyquake with the Dark Energon shard ripped from Megatron's chest, and the loss of his arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Soundwave watched as Breakdown was captured by [[MECH]], and reported back to Starscream. He was on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' when Starscream passed the news on to Megatron, who was less than impressed that Breakdown had been taken by a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} He detected the magnetic anomaly caused by the [[polarity gauntlet]], causing Megatron to send Breakdown to go look for it. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Megatron and Starscream headed to a stripped Energon Mine to discover mining drills still there. Starscream attempted to blame this on Soundwave. Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave had been filling him in on the second-in-command's activities. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Soundwave listened to Starscream's confessions after Megatron nearly terminated the second-in-command. {{storylink|Partners}}

When the new Decepticon space bridge was nearing completion, Soundwave supplied a diagram of the last component they needed. After they obtained said component, Megatron left the ship on a mission of his own. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] began searching the ship for the Decepticon leader and Megatron instructed Soundwave to send Prime to him. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

[[Image:SoundwavePlayingSparkbeat..jpg‎|thumb|200px|He's playing Dubstep.]]

Soundwave translated tremors coming from the Earth's core into sound, revealing it to be a heartbeat. Megatron did not appreciate this, as it was making his head hurt. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

After Megatron left the ship to talk to [[Unicron]], Soundwave monitored the comms channels for his master's return. When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] suggested considering a future without Megatron, Soundwave ominously looked at her. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:Soundwavelayingdownthelaw.jpg‎|thumb|200px|left|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]
Soundwave continued to try to find some sign of Megatron. When Airachnid announced Megatron wasn't coming back and ordered the ship to [[Regulon Four]], Soundwave decided it was time to lay down the law. He defied Airachnid, who angrily attacked him, but the Decepticon spy master quickly proceeded to defeat Airachnid. Upon Unicron's defeat, Soundwave detected Megatron's signal and activated the GroundBridge, bowing in respect with the other Decepticons as Megatron entered the bridge of the ship. He had to hold Breakdown back when they saw that Megatron was accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

With Optimus amnesiac and believing himself to be archivist Orion Pax, Soundwave made sure the ship's [[data core]] was clear of any incriminating evidence so Orion could be put to work decrypting information they'd stolen from the Iacon archives. When Arcee managed to get on board the ship to look for the lost Autobot leader, Soundwave made deft use of the GroundBridge to get her back off before Orion could see her. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} When Orion eventually learned the truth, Soundwave relayed the news to Megatron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} He also notified Megatron when activity was detected on Cybertron, indicating that the Autobots had gone there in an attempt to help Optimus. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When Megatron was angry after having had the [[spark extractor|latest find]] snatched from his hands, Soundwave reminded him there were still two more sets of coordinates to investigate. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Soundwave was present when Megatron unsuccessfully tested the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} He played back footage of Skyquake's demise for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Soundwave continued to try to decode more data from the Iacon archives, in a continuation of Orion Pax's work. When Airachnid requested Megatron's approval to take point in the hunt for the relics, Megatron requested that Soundwave remind him of her previous words when she planned to abandon him. Later, after Dreadwing and Breakdown's failure to execute her, Soundwave began tracing Airachnid's location during her communication to the ''Nemesis'' for Megatron. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Soundwave reviewed security footage and discovered that Bulkhead had been the one to cause it. Megatron brought it back online using Dark Energon, though the ship's guiding intelligence proved uncontrollable by the Decepticons. Soundwave plugged himself into the flight console in an attempt to regain control, but was zapped into stasis. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Dispatched to find the third relic, Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] came to the Decepticons with the offer of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Soundwave was sent to a military base in [[Colorado]] to get the codes so they could control the satellite from the ''Nemesis''. He hacked into the computer, giving him the ability to use the satellite even as he was downloading the codes for it, but failed to stop Raf from knocking the satellite out of orbit. He retreated as the Autobots reached his position. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

With new information about where the Autobots' human friends lived, Soundwave had Laserbeak patrol the area around [[Jasper]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Soundwave succeeded in decoding another set of coordinates, and Megatron sent him with a decoy Iacon relic to draw the Autobots off. While he managed to keep Optimus Prime's team occupied for a lengthy period of time, it was not long enough, and by the time he returned to the ''Nemesis'', Optimus had gotten hold of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy}} Continuing his work, Soundwave decoded more coordinates and reported them to Megatron while the latter forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

When Megatron returned from victory, he told Soundwave, in great detail, how he had destroyed the Star Saber with his own blade. He soon had two more sets of coordinates downloaded, resulting in Knock Out securing an [[Omega Key]]. When the final set decoded into an image of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], Soundwave joined Laserbeak in the field to capture the Autobot rookie. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He was on hand to show the image he'd decoded to Smokescreen. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|right|200px| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} When Soundwave's plan to ambush the Autobots in [[The Wave]] went badly, he fired his remote-controlled hand at [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]. The hand lodged in the scout's chest and later emerged when Bumblebee and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] were asleep. Despite trying its best to kill Bumblebee, Soundwave's hand was strapped to a firework and shot high into the air. Starscream and Soundwave later scoured the desert for the missing hand and managed to find at least one finger. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

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===Toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself, "Soundblaster", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}
[[Image:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|300px|Fans loved this but apparently Soundwave wasn't a G1 fan. |thumb|right]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper (WFC)|sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with Dark Energon, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, finding not the key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had taken the Omega Key, anticipating Megatron's plan. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces against them, but they were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons broke it down and entered the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.

The group descended down a shaft and went through a tunnel, avoiding trains on the way, and after breaking down a door in a ventilation area, they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the Decepticon responded, in his trademark monotone, "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, Soundwave finally determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.

Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults, which were impervious to the small amount of Dark Energon Megatron was capable of channeling. After Megatron's squad helped Brawl clear the area, Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down by the planetary guns. Brawl suggested disabling them, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots advanced all around, but Soundwave and the others managed to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived, clearing the street and destroying the Vault doors. Soundwave joined the others on their way to the entrance, but the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]]. Soundwave and Breakdown split from Megatron to flank him, and eventually they rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key—but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, dropping the ceiling and sending holographic brutes to attack for him while safe within an impenetrable energy shield. (Even during the battle, Soundwave was impressed by the creation of endless energon clones, to which Breakdown responded, roughly, "NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!") Soundwave's dorkiness proved useful in discerning the weakness of Zeta's machines—that the core rapidly overheated after prolonged use, and needed to open up in order to cool, rendering it vulnerable to attack. After the battle, Megatron plucked from Zeta's hand the "key"...which started to blink its lights and chirp. Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked, and thrust the Decepticons' star cruiser into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a [[Decepticon Drop Ship]] across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigate, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective; Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme's vast bulk to collapse it. But he transformed to his ship mode, flew back up, and forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the next door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, so Starscream could not hear him.

The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the emergency brakes' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued their journey to find a way to fight Omega Supreme—Soundwave noted that at the top of the tower were several heavy weapons emplacements which could at least theoretically damage Omega—but Omega Supreme didn't know the meaning of the word quit. (He really doesn't; not much in the processor department.) He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, forcing him relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot position, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to counterattack, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but then the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme mining road. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and though Breakdown was unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's advice. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk them, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route...a dead end, to be precise, which Megatron was irritated with. Soundwave revealed that breaking a structurally-weak sealed doorway nearby took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge terminal. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave and the others fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.

Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme's pursuit, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets. On the lift he picked up several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.

Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty robot mode. Soundwave noted that energon batteries produced from within Cybertron were the source of Omega's limitless endurance, and further advised the team on battling Omega; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive even after all of that, but much weaker. Soundwave observed that his chest plating had been damaged, and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave advised Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron told Captain Obvious to shut up and did as he would have done even if Soundwave hadn't brought it up, laughing all the way.

After Cybertron's Core had been infected with Dark Energon, Soundwave was reassigned as head of [[Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over (i.e., tortured) Zeta Prime in his spare time. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving the safety of his position to revive and retrieve each Minicon, showing uncharaceristic concern for other living beings. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)
Soundwave hacked into the Autobot mainframe and, while Megatron and some other Decepticons kept the Autobots distracted, downloaded intel indicating the location of the Trypticon space station. As they approached the station in Megatron's ship, Soundwave reported that the inhabitants were taking up defensive positions and docking would not be possible. Though Megatron was confident they could ram the station, Soundwave turned out to be right, and they could only get close enough to drop a small team off on the debris surrounding the station. When the station was conquered and Dark Energon in Megatron's hands, Soundwave suggested it might be a good idea to test the stuff prior to use. It turned out to be unstable, and he warned it could result in destruction of its host. The Decepticons set up Kaon Prison as a testing ground and, after eleven failures, established that the Dark Energon could be used. When Barricade asked what happened to the failures, Soundwave would only say that their remains laid in the prison and creepily ask Barricade to get in the chair so he too could be infused with Dark Energon.

Trypticon station required more power, so the Decepticons sent a team to Cybertron's core to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Soundwave did not anticipate the activation of latent defense systems, triggered by the Decepticon presence, because he hadn't studied the same ancient files as Starscream. Megatron ordered Soundwave to give Starscream whatever he needed, and they succeeded in activating the bridge. Soundwave reported that they were only at 37% power — the Autobots had severed the bridge's link to the core using the Omega Key. Lazerbeak intercepted an Autobot transmission indicating that Zeta Prime was hiding the Omega Key, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to assemble a strike force to obtain it. They managed to find and defeat the Autobot leader, but the Omega Key he had was only the key to awaken the real key — Omega Supreme. Once the Decepticons fought their way through the Autobot defenses, Soundwave reported they had reached Omega Supreme himself. The Decepticons defeated the giant, reestablished the link to the core and infused it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===
Soundwave was present when Optimus was brought to Megatron by Starscream and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]. He watched as [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]''' pulverised''' Megatron. He was the only one who hesitated in following Starscream. He secretly salvaged and with the help of Laserbeak, Rumble and an [[E.D.K. TechVolt]], rebuilt his glorious leader, improving on his original design. He infused Megatron with Dark Energon, and pointed his leader in the direction of Starscream. He took part in the assault on the factory the Autobots had built in the crater where Trypticon crashed, and once Megatron had rebuilt the giant Decepticon, came to power up Trypticon's power core. On Megatron's orders, Soundwave rebuilt Trypticon into the ''Nemesis'', a ship strong enough to make it towards [[Earth|the planet]] [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] had chosen. When the Autobots launched the Ark, the ''Nemesis'' soon caught up, and Soundwave spearheaded the assault on the other ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Terrorcon Defense''===
[[Image:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|300px|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
{{charstubfiction}}
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==Commercial appearances==

===Transformers: War For Cybertron===
[[Image:WFC Gamestop Commercial.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The toy can do this if you try hard enough.]]
[[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]]. Soundwave changed into Cybertronian boombox mode and played [[The Touch]]. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===Transformers: Prime===
Soundwave knows that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, Megatron's favorite song is the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' theme. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianSoundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|No [[Soundwave (Animated)|giant guitar]] this time!]]
*'''Cybertronian Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories:'' two "weapons"

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Soundwave transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", as seen in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|the video game]]. He comes with his classic shoulder launcher and rifle, both of which can store inside his opening chest, (approximating the visual of cassette spools) and can also attach to either side of the vehicle mode. Soundwave's head features a [[light-piping]] gimmick, but the effect is largely neutered by his painted visor.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Soundwave (G1)#Generations|''Generation 1'' Soundwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics.

: This mold was [[repaint]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#United|Soundwave Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Cybertronian Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|300px|With all the downsizing, I'm suprised I'm not the size of the deluxe]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 001'''
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
:*''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' toys, Soundwave is a larger mold, and comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class]] [[Laserbeak (Prime)#Generations|Laserbeak]], who utilizes Soundwave's main [[gimmick]], which is that he is capable of storing and launching Laserbeak 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 ''hard'' on this plunger in either mode launches the disc/s out of his chest compartment, wherein they will (''hopefully'') land on and depress the buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action!

: His [[stock photography]] and [[instructions]] depict him with an additional blaster accessory (which looks like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] [[Ion blaster]]) that is not present in the final product.

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

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[[Image:Generationstoy-FOCSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px|So, I was Soundwave, now I'm Soundblaster, and I'm going to be Soundwave again?]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 002'''
:*''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG14'''
:*''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Also available in the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' toys, Soundblaster is a black, red, gold, and yellow [[redeco]] of Voyager Class Soundwave, as is the trend with [[Soundblaster (disambiguation)|Soundblasters]]. He now comes with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], a redeco of Laserbeak.

: His stock photography and instructions also depict him with the same additional blaster accessory that was not included in the final product.
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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:Primetoy-SoundwaveDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Toy doesn't talk, just like in the tv show!]]
[[Image:TakaraTomyPrimetoy-AMSoundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ooh, does this mean I'm [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] now?]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2012'''
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 004'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-09'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (Prime)#Prime|Laserbeak]], [[Zori#Prime|Zori]] Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' toys, Soundwave transforms from a UAV not unlike the [[Wikipedia:General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper|Predator B drone]] into an angular batlike robot mode. His transformation includes a spring-loaded head that deploys automatically when his tail and thrust bottle are folded up. His vehicle mode has a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on the top of its fuselage; the robot also has 5mm sockets passing entirely through his palms. Any of these holes can mount the included Laserbeak, or he can store inside Soundwave's chest in either mode.

: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Soundwave was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' episode "[[Loose Cannons]]".

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. He comes with his own [[Arms Micron]], Zori, and cannons with 5mm ports and posts have been added to his wings (on his shoulders in robot mode) in order to accommodate said gimmick. Many of the Hasbro [[paint operation]]s have also been removed and replaced with numerous, small, customer-applied [[sticker]]s, including ones for his tiny sculpted kneecaps, which are practically guaranteed to peel off at the sides. In addition, the [[instructions]] for applying the stickers unfortunately contain an error, with the placement of stickers 14 and 15 being swapped around.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm Hasbro Soundwave at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1501.html Arms Micron Soundwave gallery at Alfes's blog]''

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===Beast Hunters===
*'''Soundwave & Ravage''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], Thunder Talon
: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Soundwave is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Soundwave mold.

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==Notes==
[[Image:TfprimeSoundwavePredator.jpg|thumb|But can he replay footage of "[[Operation: Firestorm]]"?]]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderSoundwave.jpg|thumb|Soundwave Desert Version.]]
* Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian car during gameplay of ''War for Cybertron'', and his toy does the same, having only one alternate mode. However, in a ''War for Cybertron'' cutscene, the Gamestop commercial for Shockwave, and the end credits for ''War for Cybertron'', he is additionally shown to transform into a Cybertronian boombox, which the toy can technically do with some fiddling.
* Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has a [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|yellow]] visor in the War for Cybertron game. This was changed to red for the Fall of Cybertron sequel (perhaps displaying, in-universe, his furthered dedication to the Decepticon cause?).
* According to the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] biography, Soundwave [[Perceptor (Animated)|deleted his emotions to process information more quickly]], and is susceptible to [[Cyber Missions 1|too many sonic booms]].
* [[Duane Capizzi]] said Soundwave can speak, but just chooses not to. The decision was to contrast Soundwave with the overly talkative Starscream,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW2005 Q&A January 2011]</ref> and at [[BotCon 2011]], the staff compared Soundwave to [[Boba Fett]]. Instead, he records what he overhears and replays it with a mechanical echo that is very similar to the echo of his G1 counterpart. Sorry, [[Frank Welker| Frank]], only [[Megatron (Prime)|one character]] for now...
* Soundwave's prehensile tentacles are reminiscent of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|another Soundwave]], although they are significantly less naughty.
* Soundwave's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Soundwave parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.

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

*'''Night Attack Mode''' (ナイトアタックモード ''naitoatakkumōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Jida, Zori
: In this mode, shown on his box-back photo, Soundwave uses the two-Micron weapon [[Spike Hammer Rod]], while [[Jida]] in "Defense Shield" mode hangs on his left shoulder. What exactly makes all this ideal for nighttime attacks is anyone's guess.

*'''Jet Mode'''
**''Arms Microns'': Gora (x2), Zori
: Meant simply for flying in fast and blowing crap up, this heavily modified version of Soundwave requires some real work. Because of all the recycled non-''Transformers'' parts in this mode, TakaraTomy designer [[Takashi Nakase]] has nicknamed this version "Recycle Mode". Two jet thruster/fuel tanks are created using bottles from a Japanese "common yogurt drink" and a pair of [[Gora]]s painted up silver, with snipped Arms Micron sprues added on for detail. Soundwave also carries a large weapon made from Zori, a plastic fork, and more sprues. Yes, a plastic fork. You read that correctly.
: There is also a vehicle mode configuration for this Arms Up Mode, with the massive turbines on the end of Soundwave's wings and the weapon on top of the main body. The whole schebang can be seen [http://youtu.be/QJUMhgggH-Q in this TakaraTomy developer video on YouTube].

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (Бархан, "Dune")

==References==

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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prime the Game Decepticons]]

Talk:Airwave (facility)

2012-09-18T04:37:44Z

Grimlock140:

I will pay 10 TFWiki Funbux if the persons responsible for the [[Gas station]] and [[Stratotronic Jet]] rewrite this entire article in-universe like it was some kind of half-assed airport with a SECRET. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:46, 2 April 2009 (EDT)
:The offer still stands. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:30, 16 June 2009 (EDT)
I want my funbux [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 00:37, 18 September 2012 (EDT)

Airwave (facility)

2012-09-18T04:37:11Z

Grimlock140: Done, took a few years though

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The airport is not at all a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] base from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Airwave-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We have clearance, Clarence.]]

Welcome to the airport, I [[Airwave]] hope you enjoy your stay! Just walk through that gate an- what's that you say? Those aren't guns, nope, just, uh... scanners! Nothing to see here, what? You say you can't see? That's certainly not from our control tower! Look buddy, this is just an airbase, nothin' else! Now stop nosing around!

Listen close, this ain't just an airbase, it can also transform into, get this, a BATTLE STATION! With all the guns I could ever want. Between you and me, this is the only thing keeping [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from blastin' me into scrap!

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-Zone-toy Airport.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Give me a vector, Victor.]]
* '''Airwave''' (Micromaster Station, 1989)
** ''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, ramp

: The airport was sold in a small boxed package along with Airwave. Its ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases to form larger "cities", and it features an opening garage large enough to hold a vehicle-mode Micromaster. In its attack mode, it sports two orange "missile launchers" concealed beneath the ramps. Airwave can ride inside a small bunker formed by the upside-down garage. The airport is unique among the micromaster bases in that it can attach up to four ramps.

:The airport was released in Japan the following year, without changes, as the [[Autobot]] [[Overair]]'s [[Airport Base]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Airwave/airwave.htm More information on the Airwave and the airport at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Referred to as an "airport" by the toy's [[instructions|instruction booklet]], the base was redubbed an '''airbase''' by Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series.

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Lancer'''

[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]

Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)

2012-09-12T23:01:06Z

Grimlock140: /* Notes */ added hasbro's re-trademark

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'''''Beast Machines''''' was a followup [[franchise]] to the very successful ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. Running from 1999 to 2000, its marquee characters were mainly ''Beast Wars'' stars, and the associated fiction directly followed the storyline of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].

''Beast Machines'' featured a distinctive visual style in both its toys and its television series. The cartoon was darker and grittier than its more lighthearted predecessor, and it introduced controversial new elements such as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[organic core]] and a [[technorganic|more spiritual approach to transformation]]. It also marked the return of fully-mechanical [[Transformer]]s in the form of its antagonist faction, the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s.

The ''Beast Machines'' franchise featured the following primary components:

*[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]

The ''Beast Machines'' continuity would be picked up by the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 ''Universe'' franchise]], which featured a [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|comic series]] that used the world of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon as its jumping-off point.

==Beast Wars Returns==
[[Image:BeastWarsReturnsLogo01.jpg|center|200px|thumb|]]

''Beast Machines'' was not released in Japan until 2004, when [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] imported a dubbed version of the television series and some of the toyline as ''Beast Wars Returns''.

The ''Beast Wars Returns'' release was far more low-key than the also-imported ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]''. The ''Beast Wars Returns'' toys were limited to [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] releases, and the cartoon was aired only on a satellite station. It was also the first ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' cartoon re-aired in Japan without an all-new theme song.

==Notes==
[[Image:Beasthunters.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Someone spent like five whole minutes on that logo.]]
*The working name for the line was "Beast Hunters" before it became "Beast Machines." Marv Wolfman created the original treatment. A FoxKids press release said the following about it:
{{quote|BEAST HUNTERS, the next evolution of the popular Beast Wars franchise, continue their fight against the evil dragon Megatron and his hordes of Predacons in 13 all-new episodes with cutting edge computer animation, action, adventure and humor, produced by Mainframe Entertainment.|[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.toys.transformers.moderated/msg/946225010fc740fb "Fox Kids Fall Press Release" from alt.toys.transformers on February 10, 1999]}}
: Ultimately, Mainframe dropped both the Predacons ''and'' the humor! The Vehicons in place of Predacons was the idea of Mainframe's writers, the spiritual and mystical parts of the plot were a request from Hasbro, and the basic arc was [[Bob Skir]]'s idea following suggestions from Hasbro, Mainframe, and Fox Kids. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080614012630/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_12_Oct_1999.html Bob Skir FAQ from 12 October 1999]</ref>
* Since the first episode was aired five months after the press release, in an advance screening at [[BotCon 1999]], the name change to ''Beast Machines'' seems to have been a late decision.
* Hasbro has recently attempted to re-Trademark the name "Beast Hunters" it is unknown at this time what the series will be about, or if Hasbro will get the trademark
[[Category:Beast Era]]
[[Category:Beast Machines| ]]
[[Category:Franchises]]

Popular beast alternate modes

2012-08-24T18:17:18Z

Grimlock140: Added WFC Grimlock

Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==
===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[Image:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
* [[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
* [[Chop Shop]]
* [[Insecticon (BW)]]
* [[Beetle]]
* [[Scarem]]

====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)| Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
* [[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BWII)]]
* [[Needler]]
* [[Insecticon (Energon)]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)====
* [[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
* [[Ransack (G1)]]
* [[Scourge (BW)]]

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[Image:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
* [[Buzz Saw]]
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]
* [[Injector]] / [[Rartorata]] (partially)
* [[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]
* [[Scavenger (BW)]]
* [[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
* [[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]]

===Spiders===
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

* [[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
* [[Arcee (G1)]]
* [[Crystal Widow]]
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]

===Scorpions===
[[Image:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
* [[Double Punch]]
* [[Pincher]]
* [[Poison Bite]]
* [[Scorpia]]
* [[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
* [[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Scorpulator]]
* [[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
* [[Scorponok (Movie)]]

===Crabs===
[[Image:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]
* [[Covenant|Cancix]]
* [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
* [[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
* [[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
* [[Razor-Sharp]]
* [[Crab spy]]

==Mythical Creatures==
===Dragons===
[[Image:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]
* [[Mechatron]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]
* [[Doublecross]]
* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)| Deathsaurus (Shattered Glass)]]
* ''Likely'' [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)| Esmeral (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Galvatron (BWII)]] / [[Unicron]]
* [[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]]
* [[Noble|Savage]]
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]
* [[Hun-Gurrr]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Classics) / [[Bruticus (RID)]]

==Fishes==

===Chondrichthyes===
====Rays====
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[Image:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

====Sharks====
''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)]]
*[[Air Hammer]] (partially)
*[[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]] / [[Sharkticon (G1)]] {{storylink|Betrayal}}
* [[Overbite (G1)]] (with extra arms/legs)

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')

* [[Skullcruncher]]
* [[Megatron (BW)]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Gatoraider]]

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
* [[Snapper]]
* [[Terragator]] (partially)

===Snakes===
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

* [[Cohrada]]
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Night Viper]] (even though vipers aren't cobras)
* [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (presumably)

===Lizards===
* [[Geckobot]]
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] (partially)
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]]
* [[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt]]
* [[Reptilion]]

===Dinosaurs===
====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[Image:BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
* [[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]
* [[Gōryū|Gōryū (Victory)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]
* [[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
* [[Tyrannitron]]
* [[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Chromebite]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]]
* [[Predacon (Armada)]]
* [[Grimlock (Energon)]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)]]
* [[Grimlock (SG)]]
* [[Goryu (SG)]]
* [[Grimlock (WFC)]]

====''Triceratops''====
* [[Slag (G1)]]
* [[Kakuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
* [[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[Image:G1Snarl toy.jpg|220px|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
* [[Snarl (G1)]]
* [[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Doryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
* [[Hacksaw]]

====''Apatosaurus''====
* [[Sludge (G1)]]
* [[Saur]]
* [[Rairyū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Zaur]]

====''Velociraptor''====
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]
* [[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
* [[Razor Claw]]
* [[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[Image:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Swoop (G1)]]
* [[Graphy]]
* [[Yokuryū]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]]
* [[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
* [[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]]
* [[Swoop (Energon)]]
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)]]

==Birds==
''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)
* [[Divebomb (G1)]]
* [[Squawktalk]]
* [[Eaglebreast]]
* [[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BWII)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
* [[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]]
* [[Divebomb (SG)| Divebomb (Shattered Glass)]]

''Condors'' (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')

* [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]]
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
* [[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
* [[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder]]

''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
* [[Hawkbreast]]
* [[Wingspan]]
* [[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
* [[Airazor (BW)]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Air Hammer]] (partially)
* [[Sights]]
* [[Airazor (Armada)]]
* [[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]]

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[Image:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
* [[Kōmoribreast]]
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
* [[Nightscream (BM)]]
* [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
* [[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]
* [[Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
* [[Sonar (BW)]]
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)]]
* [[Ratbat (Animated)]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')

* [[Chainclaw (G1)]]
* [[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
* [[Icebird]]
* [[Kuma Kinkin]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
* [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
* [[Weirdwolf]]
* [[Sixshot]]
* the [[Cub]]
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Quickstrike (BM)]]
* [[Noble]]
* [[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
* [[Bruticus (RID)]]
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]
* [[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

* [[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Panther]]
* [[Jaguarbreast]]
* [[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[Image:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
* [[CatSCAN]]
* [[Rampage (G1)]]
* [[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]
* [[Tigerbreast]]
* [[Toraizer]]
* [[Tigatron]]
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)
* [[Bantor (BW)]] (partially)
* [[Tigertron]] / [[George]]
* [[Stripes]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')

* [[Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo]]
* [[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]]
* [[Lionbreast]]
* [[Leonicus]]
* [[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
* [[Razorclaw (G1)]]
* [[Lionizer]]
* [[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]
* [[Lione]]
* [[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker]]
* [[Under-3]]
* [[Victory Leo]]
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
* [[Steeljaw (Animated)]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

[[Image:GBCheetorBioCard.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* [[Cheetor (BW)]]
* [[Che]]
* [[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
* [[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]

===Elephants/Mammoths===
* [[Shuffler]]
* [[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
* [[Torca]] / [[Elephorca]] (partially)
* [[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]]
* [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (Victory)]]

===Equines===
* [[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
* [[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
* [[Mach Kick]]
* [[Strada]]

===Rhinos===
[[Image:Transmetal rhinox toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher,...]]
* [[Headstrong]]
* [[Ramhorn (G1)]]
* [[Rhinox (BW)]]
* [[Stranglehold]]
* [[Greatshot]]
* [[Hornbreast]]
* [[Top-Heavy]]
* [[Fire Beast]]
* [[Rhino]]
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]
* [[Rhinox (Armada)]]
* [[Ramhorn (Animated)]]

===Bovids===
[[Image:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
* [[Tantrum]]
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)
* [[Horri-Bull]]
* [[Longhorn (BM)]]
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
* [[Bisonbreast]]
* [[Ramulus]] / [[Longhorn (Universe)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')

* [[Apeface]]
* [[Apelinq]]
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]
* [[Optimus Primal]]
* [[Primal Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]
* [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[Image:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <strike>human being</strike> Pretender shell!"]]
* [[Alice]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Cloudburst]]/[[Phoenix (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Crossblades (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Doubleheader]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Groundbreaker]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Landmine (G1)]]/[[Lander]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Metalhawk]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
* The [[new lab assistant]]
* [[Pincher]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sari Sumdac]]
* [[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
* [[Skyhammer (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Sky High (Pretender)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Splashdown]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Stranglehold]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Vroom (G1)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Waverider]]/[[Diver (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)
* [[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] (pretender shells only)

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Talk:Transformers: Prime (cartoon)/home video

2012-08-20T02:07:09Z

Grimlock140:

== One Shall Stand ==
We now have a picture of the actual box for One Shall Stand. Is the one that I have on this page ok, or is the picture of the box itself better? -- [[User:Spydersix|Spydersix]] 10:11, 28 April 2012 (EDT)
== ToysRus Freebie ==
A while back I purchased a voyager and two deluxe figures at toysrus, they were also having a special run where I got a free DVD for my purchase. It's not on here, but it has convoy and sick mind on it.
[[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 22:07, 19 August 2012 (EDT)

Talk:Transformers: Prime (cartoon)/home video

2012-08-20T02:06:47Z

Grimlock140:

User:Grimlock140

2012-08-18T21:04:22Z

Grimlock140:

''Grimlock140 is probably not a human and DEFINENTLY not from the Real-World Continuity''
I vill drink ya motor oil! BLAH BLAH!
I also created [[Manhattan]]

Manhattan

2012-08-18T21:00:39Z

Grimlock140:

''Manhattan is a City from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

Manhattan’s underground is home to various strange creatures that the government deny exist, such as mole men.

==Fiction==
===Prime Cartoon===
[[Bumblebee (Prime)| Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Prime) | Arcee]], [[Jack Darby | Jack ]] and [[Miko Nakadai | Miko ]] journeyed to the Manhattan Underground to locate a relic {{Storylink| Tunnel Vision }}

Manhattan

2012-08-18T21:00:24Z

Grimlock140: Created the page, maybe an image, and a little expansion, but otherwise, it's mostly done

User:Grimlock140

2012-08-18T20:44:18Z

Grimlock140:

''Grimlock140 is probably not a human and DEFINENTLY not from the Real-World Continuity''
I vill drink ya motor oil! BLAH BLAH!

User:Grimlock140

2012-08-18T20:41:58Z

Grimlock140: New page: ''Grimlock140 is probably not a human and DEFINENTLY not from the Real-World Continuity''

''Grimlock140 is probably not a human and DEFINENTLY not from the Real-World Continuity''

Talk:Bonecrusher (G1)

2012-07-13T23:20:48Z

Grimlock140:

==Boner==
I hadn't read this article in a while, but bravo, Monzo, on the caption running joke. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:40, 15 June 2010 (EDT)
That's a pretty crude joke. But it's hilarious! (lobythelegend 13:58, 15 June 2012 (EDT))

Congrats on the "How can he force you into a boner" Batman/Sherlock Holmes reference [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 19:20, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
==New pic==
I've got an idea for a better picture for the main picture below the disambiguation. Here's the URL http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/Justice360/Comic_Bonecrusher.jpg. I don't know how to upload it so I'll leave the URL here. Also, if you guys decide to put it on, can you add the joke? (lobythelegend 13:58, 15 June 2012 (EDT))

Armada (episode)

2012-07-12T03:40:37Z

Grimlock140: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig3|Armada}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 36
|prev=Grill
|next=Flying Mind
|image=Armada-clonessurroundMegatron.jpg
|caption=Megatron remembers seeing this scenario on Tumblr.
|title="Armada"
|airdate=[[April 21]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Matt Wayne]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bulkhead is trapped on the ''Nemesis'' amid dual attempts on Megatron's life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recovers consciousness, and realizes he's on the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. Unable to contact base, he begins to explore, but while hiding from [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], he runs into [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. Starscream is reluctant to help, and strikes at Bulkhead, so Bulkhead returns the favor by jumping on Starscream and literally beating the life out of him. Guiltily justifying his actions by muttering that Starscream left him no choice, Bulkhead returns to his exploration.

[[Image:Armada-protoforms.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Quick! Reprogram them into Combaticons!]]

Some 24 hours before, Starscream reaches the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' in his search for [[energon]]. Instead, he finds a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s. Elsewhere, Bulkhead picks up a strong energon reading. Starscream finds information in the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> computer on cloning, and fires up the lab equipment. Soon, five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|duplicates of himself]] stand before him. Meanwhile Bulkhead, clambering into a hole he's found, realizes there's boxed energon at the bottom of it, and that the ''Nemesis'' is arriving overhead, ready to pick it up. As he struggles, he falls among the energon and, losing consciousness, is transported up to the Decepticon ship with it.

Starscream discovers that his clones are complete duplicates of himself, personality, memories, and all. The one significant difference seems to be that the clones have intact [[Transformation Cog]]s, and thus can fly. As the ''Harbinger'' is able to track where the ''Nemesis'' is, he sends his clones to eliminate [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] once and for all. The five clones board the ''Nemesis'' and split up, one of them running into Bulkhead, who terminates the clone. The original Starscream is dismayed to discover that he feels the same pain his clones feel. Bulkhead locates a comm unit and attempts to use it to contact the other Autobots, only to set off an alarm and bring Vehicons running. As he escapes, the Vehicons are distracted by another Starscream clone, but unbeknownst to anyone, Bulkhead has inadvertently triggered a Decepticon beacon.

The beacon is detected by [[Airachnid]], who releases her [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] army from their [[stasis pod]]s to go terminate Megatron. The activity is detected by the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] [[GroundBridge]] to the location to investigate, discovering Airachnid in the middle of sending her troops. She sets some of the Insecticons after the trio, but Arcee bursts through the explosions and begins pursuing her. Optimus and Bumblebee begin mowing down Insecticons.

Bulkhead crawls through a service duct, and spots Megatron. Megatron starts heading for the bridge in response to reports that Starscream's there.

Arcee continues her pursuit of Airachnid, despite having to contend with two Insecticons. After the Insecticons are taken out, Airachnid disappears underground, and Arcee follows.

On the ''Nemesis'' bridge, Megatron finds himself face-to-faces with the four remaining Starscream clones. He offers to make them all [[second-in-command]] if they terminate Starscream for him, but the clones are stable enough to keep to the mission. Before they can open fire, the ship is attacked by Insecticons. The distraction is all Megatron needs, and he starts taking out clones. The last of the clones manages to escape as the Insecticon attack intensifies, and Megatron finally checks on what's going on outside.

[[Image:Armada-armadasurroundMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron also remembers ''this'' from Tumblr.]]

Optimus and Bumblebee finish off the last of the Insecticons that were attacking them, and start looking for Arcee. Their comrade is currently deep underground hunting Airachnid. Arcee exchanges fire with her foe, and manages to manoeuvre Airachnid onto one of the open stasis pods, which promptly closes and puts the rogue Decepticon on ice. The Insecticons attacking the ''Nemesis'' all immediately stop their attack, drop on to the ship's hull, and proclaim their loyalty to a bemused Megatron.

Within the ''Nemesis'', Bulkhead finds the ship's power core, and severely damages it with his mace, causing it to explode. The ship slowly begins its descent. As he runs to the exit, Bulkhead encounters the Starscream clone, who promptly takes off. Bulkhead is puzzled at the fact that Starscream is alive and can transform. Once the ''Nemesis'' has crashed to earth, Bulkhead is able to drive off and speed away. He soon reaches base, where the Autobots are inspecting the stasis-locked Airachnid.

The last Starscream clone returns to the ''Harbinger'' and lets the original Starscream know the mission failed. He's about to shoot his progenitor, when Starscream turns and blasts him, complaining about the shared pain he experiences as he finally terminates him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)
*[[Airachnid]] (5)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)
|c4=
*[[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is for [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]! For [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]! For ''everything''."
:—'''Bulkhead''' delivers some much-deserved payback unto Starscream. Well, actually his clone, but what's the difference?

"You left me no choice."
:—'''Bulkhead''' pulling an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].

"My genetic code provides my clones with a [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] I no longer possess and all I get is their agony?!"
:—'''Starscream''' laments over the side-effects of cloning.

"Exterminating you was so gratifying the first three times."
:—'''Megatron''' approaching the last of Starscream's clones.

"When you extinguish my spark, make it hurt. You know I would extend that courtesy to you."
:—'''Airachnid''', creepy to the last.

'''Bulkhead''' (rushing inside the Autobot's base)''':''' Guys, you are not gonna believe the day I had! 
''Bulkhead spots Airachnid in stasis, then looks at Ratchet and Arcee'' 
'''Bulkhead:''' Oh, you too, huh?
:—It's been a busy day for everyone.

"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGHHH! ''Scrap'', that hurt!"
:—'''Starscream''' after killing the last clone.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Previously, one Insecticon was so powerful that it was able to fight toe-to-toe with Megatron (deprived of his fusion cannon). The Insecticons in this episode are considerably weaker, enough that several go down in one hit and another is taken out by crashing into a tree. You can do plenty of rationalizing—the Autobots have an open battlefield and their ranged weapons which Megatron did not, a lot of Insecticons die from crashing out the air rather than from attacks—but this downgrade is nothing special, being a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConservationOfNinjitsu widely observed phenomenon] with armies of generic henchmen in fiction of all kinds.
*So where does Starscream keep getting those replacement missiles from, anyway?

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream returns to the ''[[Harbinger]]'', first seen in "[[Partners]]", the episode in which he defected.
* Starscream references sneaking on board the ''Nemesis'' and meeting Optimus Prime in "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]".
* Starscream mentions [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|killing Cliffjumper]] and [[Crossfire|sparing Arcee's life]]... again.
* Bulkhead pounds Starscream (well, his clone really, but still...) for killing Cliffjumper and damaging Bumblebee's T-cog in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Starscream laments over losing his T-cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2".
* Airachnid had apparently repaired her [[Crossfire|severed limb]]. It didn't last.
* In "Grill", Agent Fowler said the next time Arcee and Airachnid meet, only one is going to walk away. That's exactly what happen.

===Transformers references===
*Starscream follows in the footsteps of his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' predecessor]], who also once cloned [[Starscream clone (Animated)|multiple copies of himself]].
*Starscream's clones are mentally linked to him via [[binary bonding]].
*We see protoforms again.
*The crash of the ''Nemesis'' on a cliff edge resembles the one of [[Axalon (BW)|a certain other Transformer spacecraft]].

===Real-world references===
* Starscream's activation of the clones, with all the electricity and cackling, seems inspired by [[Frankenstein|''Frankenstein'']].
* The Nemesis has [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jefferies_tube Jefferies tubes].

===Trivia===
* The Insecticons speak for the first time. They're still vermin, though.
* Soundwave, Knock Out, and Dreadwing do not seem to be on board the Nemesis to defend it from its Insecticon assailants for some unknown reason. While you could argue they were present and simply off-screen (e.g. when Megatron arrives, Vehicons are seen in the background firing on the Insecticons), considering how prominent the three of them are their absence is rather odd. Dreadwing, in particular, would most likely be heading the counterattack because of his position of second in command.
* Oddly, immediately after he laments the lack of energon on the Harbinger, and after spending episodes going on about how he needed to scrounge for scraps just to survive, Starscream, on finding the clones, takes some of his own energon from his arm to power the clones. Perhaps his ambitions got the better of his common sense, or he was counting on the clones winning and he could then resupply on the Nemesis.
* This is the second time Arcee has basically "saved" Megatron. Even though she couldn't think of a reason why she would want to stop that, Arcee's greater hatred towards Airachnid then starts a chase after her trying to kill her and Airachnid got trapped in a stasis egg freeing the Insecticons from her control, making them loyal to Megatron again. Arcee defeats Airachnid but saves Megatron and boosts the Decepticon ranks in the process.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Armada (episode)

2012-07-12T03:40:06Z

Grimlock140: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig3|Armada}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 36
|prev=Grill
|next=Flying Mind
|image=Armada-clonessurroundMegatron.jpg
|caption=Megatron remembers seeing this scenario on Tumblr.
|title="Armada"
|airdate=[[April 21]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Matt Wayne]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Bulkhead is trapped on the ''Nemesis'' amid dual attempts on Megatron's life.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recovers consciousness, and realizes he's on the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]''. Unable to contact base, he begins to explore, but while hiding from [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], he runs into [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. Starscream is reluctant to help, and strikes at Bulkhead, so Bulkhead returns the favor by jumping on Starscream and literally beating the life out of him. Guiltily justifying his actions by muttering that Starscream left him no choice, Bulkhead returns to his exploration.

[[Image:Armada-protoforms.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Quick! Reprogram them into Combaticons!]]

Some 24 hours before, Starscream reaches the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' in his search for [[energon]]. Instead, he finds a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s. Elsewhere, Bulkhead picks up a strong energon reading. Starscream finds information in the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> computer on cloning, and fires up the lab equipment. Soon, five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|duplicates of himself]] stand before him. Meanwhile Bulkhead, clambering into a hole he's found, realizes there's boxed energon at the bottom of it, and that the ''Nemesis'' is arriving overhead, ready to pick it up. As he struggles, he falls among the energon and, losing consciousness, is transported up to the Decepticon ship with it.

Starscream discovers that his clones are complete duplicates of himself, personality, memories, and all. The one significant difference seems to be that the clones have intact [[Transformation Cog]]s, and thus can fly. As the ''Harbinger'' is able to track where the ''Nemesis'' is, he sends his clones to eliminate [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] once and for all. The five clones board the ''Nemesis'' and split up, one of them running into Bulkhead, who terminates the clone. The original Starscream is dismayed to discover that he feels the same pain his clones feel. Bulkhead locates a comm unit and attempts to use it to contact the other Autobots, only to set off an alarm and bring Vehicons running. As he escapes, the Vehicons are distracted by another Starscream clone, but unbeknownst to anyone, Bulkhead has inadvertently triggered a Decepticon beacon.

The beacon is detected by [[Airachnid]], who releases her [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] army from their [[stasis pod]]s to go terminate Megatron. The activity is detected by the Autobots, and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] [[GroundBridge]] to the location to investigate, discovering Airachnid in the middle of sending her troops. She sets some of the Insecticons after the trio, but Arcee bursts through the explosions and begins pursuing her. Optimus and Bumblebee begin mowing down Insecticons.

Bulkhead crawls through a service duct, and spots Megatron. Megatron starts heading for the bridge in response to reports that Starscream's there.

Arcee continues her pursuit of Airachnid, despite having to contend with two Insecticons. After the Insecticons are taken out, Airachnid disappears underground, and Arcee follows.

On the ''Nemesis'' bridge, Megatron finds himself face-to-faces with the four remaining Starscream clones. He offers to make them all [[second-in-command]] if they terminate Starscream for him, but the clones are stable enough to keep to the mission. Before they can open fire, the ship is attacked by Insecticons. The distraction is all Megatron needs, and he starts taking out clones. The last of the clones manages to escape as the Insecticon attack intensifies, and Megatron finally checks on what's going on outside.

[[Image:Armada-armadasurroundMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron also remembers ''this'' from Tumblr.]]

Optimus and Bumblebee finish off the last of the Insecticons that were attacking them, and start looking for Arcee. Their comrade is currently deep underground hunting Airachnid. Arcee exchanges fire with her foe, and manages to manoeuvre Airachnid onto one of the open stasis pods, which promptly closes and puts the rogue Decepticon on ice. The Insecticons attacking the ''Nemesis'' all immediately stop their attack, drop on to the ship's hull, and proclaim their loyalty to a bemused Megatron.

Within the ''Nemesis'', Bulkhead finds the ship's power core, and severely damages it with his mace, causing it to explode. The ship slowly begins its descent. As he runs to the exit, Bulkhead encounters the Starscream clone, who promptly takes off. Bulkhead is puzzled at the fact that Starscream is alive and can transform. Once the ''Nemesis'' has crashed to earth, Bulkhead is able to drive off and speed away. He soon reaches base, where the Autobots are inspecting the stasis-locked Airachnid.

The last Starscream clone returns to the ''Harbinger'' and lets the original Starscream know the mission failed. He's about to shoot his progenitor, when Starscream turns and blasts him, complaining about the shared pain he experiences as he finally terminates him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
|c2=
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (2)
*[[Airachnid]] (5)
*[[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] (11)
|c4=
*[[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clones]] (3)
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"This is for [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]! For [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]! For ''everything''."
:—'''Bulkhead''' delivers some much-deserved payback unto Starscream. Well, actually his clone, but what's the difference?

"You left me no choice."
:—'''Bulkhead''' pulling an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].

"My genetic code provides my clones with a [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] I no longer possess and all I get is their agony?!"
:—'''Starscream''' laments over the side-effects of cloning.

"Exterminating you was so gratifying the first three times."
:—'''Megatron''' approaching the last of Starscream's clones.

"When you extinguish my spark, make it hurt. You know I would extend that courtesy to you."
:—'''Airachnid''', creepy to the last.

'''Bulkhead''' (rushing inside the Autobot's base)''':''' Guys, you are not gonna believe the day I had! 
''Bulkhead spots Airachnid in stasis, then looks at Ratchet and Arcee'' 
'''Bulkhead:''' Oh, you too, huh?
:—It's been a busy day for everyone.

"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGHHH! ''Scrap'', that hurt!"
:—'''Starscream''' after killing the last clone.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Previously, one Insecticon was so powerful that it was able to fight toe-to-toe with Megatron (deprived of his fusion cannon). The Insecticons in this episode are considerably weaker, enough that several go down in one hit and another is taken out by crashing into a tree. You can do plenty of rationalizing—the Autobots have an open battlefield and their ranged weapons which Megatron did not, a lot of Insecticons die from crashing out the air rather than from attacks—but this downgrade is nothing special, being a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConservationOfNinjitsu widely observed phenomenon] with armies of generic henchmen in fiction of all kinds.
*So where does Starscream keep getting those replacement missiles from, anyway?

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream returns to the ''[[Harbinger]]'', first seen in "[[Partners]]", the episode in which he defected.
* Starscream references sneaking on board the ''Nemesis'' and meeting Optimus Prime in "[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]".
* Starscream mentions [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|killing Cliffjumper]] and [[Crossfire|sparing Arcee's life]]... again.
* Bulkhead pounds Starscream (well, his clone really, but still...) for killing Cliffjumper and damaging Bumblebee's T-cog in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]".
* Starscream laments over losing his T-cog in "Operation Bumblebee, Part 2".
* Airachnid had apparently repaired her [[Crossfire|severed limb]]. It didn't last.
* In "Grill", Agent Fowler said the next Arcee and Airachnid time meet, only one is going to walk away. That's exactly what happen.

===Transformers references===
*Starscream follows in the footsteps of his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' predecessor]], who also once cloned [[Starscream clone (Animated)|multiple copies of himself]].
*Starscream's clones are mentally linked to him via [[binary bonding]].
*We see protoforms again.
*The crash of the ''Nemesis'' on a cliff edge resembles the one of [[Axalon (BW)|a certain other Transformer spacecraft]].

===Real-world references===
* Starscream's activation of the clones, with all the electricity and cackling, seems inspired by [[Frankenstein|''Frankenstein'']].
* The Nemesis has [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jefferies_tube Jefferies tubes].

===Trivia===
* The Insecticons speak for the first time. They're still vermin, though.
* Soundwave, Knock Out, and Dreadwing do not seem to be on board the Nemesis to defend it from its Insecticon assailants for some unknown reason. While you could argue they were present and simply off-screen (e.g. when Megatron arrives, Vehicons are seen in the background firing on the Insecticons), considering how prominent the three of them are their absence is rather odd. Dreadwing, in particular, would most likely be heading the counterattack because of his position of second in command.
* Oddly, immediately after he laments the lack of energon on the Harbinger, and after spending episodes going on about how he needed to scrounge for scraps just to survive, Starscream, on finding the clones, takes some of his own energon from his arm to power the clones. Perhaps his ambitions got the better of his common sense, or he was counting on the clones winning and he could then resupply on the Nemesis.
* This is the second time Arcee has basically "saved" Megatron. Even though she couldn't think of a reason why she would want to stop that, Arcee's greater hatred towards Airachnid then starts a chase after her trying to kill her and Airachnid got trapped in a stasis egg freeing the Insecticons from her control, making them loyal to Megatron again. Arcee defeats Airachnid but saves Megatron and boosts the Decepticon ranks in the process.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Talk:Demolishor (WFC)

2012-07-12T00:45:34Z

Grimlock140:

== Parenthetical ==

Since we're being anal about where characters originate, wouldn't this more rightly be "Demolishor (WFC)"?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:42, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
:I've been thinking about pointing this out myself, but I'm just so unsure just what the rule actually is for this stuff... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:23, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
::Depends on what WFC turns out to be, I'd say. We use (G1) to disamb guys who appeared in later G1 comics rather than (Dreamwve), (War Within) etc.. Right now, I don't see how a different medium would mean another identifier. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:27, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
::::That's because "Dreamwave" isn't a franchise, it's a publisher. No one's asking to move this to (Activision). As of now, we don't know for absolute sure Demolishor's franchise-of-origin. It might end up being G1 and it might end up being Prime, which could still BE G1, but a franchise within G1, like Beast Wars or Generation 2. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:59, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
:::Except there's the distinct possibility that WFC is considered the backstory to Prime (which has been danced around a few times by Hasbro). I'd say err on the side of caution here. We don't know that this Demolishor is being retroactively inserted into G1. We know that WFC is G1-''esque'', but we do not know that it's considered G1.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 02:31, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
::::I'd appreciate it not to be reminded of that horrendous new franchise name. For gods, it's even worse than "Animated". Anyway, point. For the sake of clarity until further notice, I agree this one should be moved to WFC, with the notion it ought to be changed back if it turns out anyway that WFC is part of G1. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:51, 7 April 2010 (EDT)

:::::::Here's the thing though. All the other characters on the WfC page link to their G1 selves. If we're honestly going to assume that WfC is something new until proved otherwise than ALL of THOSE should be redirected to new WfC versions of those characters. Mightn't it be more simple to assume that this is G1 and then move it if it proves otherwise? --[[Special:Contributions/99.106.200.53|99.106.200.53]] 08:22, 7 April 2010 (EDT)

:''"Dreamwave" isn't a franchise, it's a publisher. No one's asking to move this to (Activision).''
:What concerns me a little is that everything we've read about both WFC and its own prequel, [[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]], sure sounds like being G1-enough for us to have already called it G1. "The War Within" is G1. "Megatron: Origins" is G1. We're probably going to see everybody basically acting like their G1 selves, making a big show out of meeting each other for the first time, there'll be at least one of the original 13 in there, and probably some secret alien gizmo buried underground. If that's basically how things go, then considering all the other kinda-similar-but-not-the-same flashback storylines we have accepted as G1, how would we ''not'' accept this as G1? Are there firm ground rules we can go with on this, to try to pre-emptively head off another "Swarm (IDW)"? (Bear in mind that WFC is not going to be a toyline either).
:For instance, I could see firmly splitting this off from G1 if the Allspark as a solid physical object shows up. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 10:22, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
::Well, I think a big part of determining that will be figuring out if the game actually is supposed to be part of the same universe as "Prime", and seeing if that universe in turn could be considered G1, or if it'll be something else. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:29, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
:::<nowiki><speculation></nowiki> Hasbro is trying to set up a reboot of sorts that incorporates the best of Transformers lore. This universe will be ''the'' universe for the foreseeable future. It will look a lot like G1. So much so that it would make logical sense for the wiki to categorize it as G1. However, Hasbro will never, ever, use "Generation 1" to describe it. They would want to look forward rather than tie it directly to something 26 years old. <nowiki></speculation></nowiki> Therefore, even though it may be logical for the wiki to call it "G1", it may look silly and out-of-touch to do so. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:43, 7 April 2010 (EDT)

I repeat though, if we're not considering this guy G1 yet why are we considering all the other WfC characters to be G1 on that page. I know we haven't enough info to be sure either way yet, but shouldn't we be consistant and consider either all of them G1 or none until we know, and not have it one way for some and another for others?--[[Special:Contributions/99.75.107.112|99.75.107.112]] 14:31, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
: Gotta agree with the anon, either move this back to Demolishor (G1) or start up a buttload of minor pages for the other WfC guys (Optimus Prime (WFC), Megatron (WFC), Bumblebee (WFC)). [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:20, 7 April 2010 (EDT)
:: The anon who you're agreeing with does not understand how our disambigs work. Cheetor, Optimus Primal, and Tarantulas are all "from G1," but they have (BW) disambigs. We do not put (G1) at the end of every article for a character that appeared in the G1 continuity family. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:21, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
:::Oh, so you're using WFC here as a new franchise within G1 and not as a totally new confam? Okay, now it makes sense. With the hubbub about whether WFC was a new confam I had overlooked that interpretation of the disambig.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 03:24, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
::::It should be "Demolishor (Prime)" now since we are using "Prime" as a franchise and WFC is part of the "Prime" franchise making "Prime" his franchise of origin. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 16:39, 1 July 2010 (EDT)

== Caption ==

Bravo, whoever added the Phineas and Ferb quote. You get a cookie.[[User:Ratbatman|Ratbatman]] 00:08, 10 April 2010 (EDT)

== Armarda Homage? ==

Should we mention that WfC Demolisher SEEMS to be a homage to Armarda Demolisher
: "Seems"? It's not really ambiguous at all. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:16, 12 April 2010 (EDT)

== Voice actor ==

Technically, I don't think Demolishor has his own voice actor. His only sound clips in Escalation are generic ones that are used for all characters in multiplayer. Same thing for Scattorshot. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 09:55, 15 November 2010 (EST)

== Confusion ==
"Demolishor is a clear homage to the Armada character of the same name—Play.com calls him "a regular character in the animated television show and one of Megatron's most faithful troops" I'm not sure how to interpet this, are we talking about Armada Demolisher in that quote in a quote, because if so, that seems like a random thing to put in this article.
If it IS talking about this character, we need to edit it to say something along the lines of"This has not come to pass"
[[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 20:45, 11 July 2012 (EDT)

Tigertrack

2012-06-27T20:12:05Z

Grimlock140:

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tigertrack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Tigertrack-card.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I must order you because God told me to.]]
A fierce and dedicated sentry, '''Tigertrack''' (タイガートラック ''Taigātorakku'') patrols Autobot installations with unmatched vigilance. His incredibly acute sensor packages enable him to spot approaching enemies through extreme low-visibility conditions, and can even see through camouflage screens and other optical illusions. Combined with powerful weapons and blazing speed, Tigertrack is one tough bot to get past!

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
Tigertrack was one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1tigertrack_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|A rich mans [[Sunstreaker]].]]
*'''Tigertrack''' (Autobot, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''90'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles

: A mail-away [[exclusive]] through issue 60 of ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, Tigertrack is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)#Toys|Sideswipe]] toy, transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lamborghini Countach LP500S]]. As he was released only in Japan, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational. Several factory-applied decals on the original version were replaced by painted [[tampograph]]s, like his headlamps.

: Pre-orders for this toy closed on [[December 20]] of 2002.

: The base mold is also used for [[Clamp Down]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Tigertrack/tigertrack.htm More information on Tigertrack at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Like many [[e-HOBBY]] exclusives, Tigertrack's coloration is based on a pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' variation of the mold.

* According to early ''Transformers'' media and his bio, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (originally called Spin-Out) should look like Tigertrack. This is presumably owing to confusion between the Diaclone colors and the switched final coloring of Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]

Talk:Thrust (G1)

2012-06-25T19:38:05Z

Grimlock140:

== Generations mold ==
Since this is a revert war in the making, let's address it here. The HenKEi version appears to be missing those raised circle bits next to the VTOL engines that are present on both the Botcon and Generations versions. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 15:15, 14 February 2010 (EST)
:"Hentai" Thrust is making me giggle. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:20, 14 February 2010 (EST)
::Sweet jumping Christ. Japan, stop naming toylines things very close to porn words. Thank you. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 15:31, 14 February 2010 (EST)
:::Those are present on the underside of the Henkei/Gentei Thrust. The BotCon wings are known to be upside down, I guess the Generations figure is the same. But look at the construction of the fans. On the Generations figure they are simply sitting on the wings, on the BotCon figure they enclose the wings. When Walky posted this on the ToyFair page, he said it was based on the Japanese mold. Since he saw it close up, I was assuming he was right. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:37, 14 February 2010 (EST)PS - the tail stabilizers also have the mounting holes for the turbines, those are not found on the BotCon figure.[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:41, 14 February 2010 (EST)

Even the promotional photos show details which simply aren't present on the BotCon mold, such as the 5mm ports in the tail fins. I have the Gentei mold in my hand, and believe-you-me, that's what's pictured in the promo photos.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:24, 14 February 2010 (EST)

Hi, both wings on my thrust have broken off, is this widespread enough to add to the article, or am I just unlucky? [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]]

Talk:Theme song

2012-06-23T22:21:48Z

Grimlock140:

What category would this fall under? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:12, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

And what type of music was the '''TRANSFORMERSTRANSFORMERS''' Cybertron theme? Techno? Trance? Really bad music?
:Wiki sez: "Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent[1] England) is a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide." --[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 06:31, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

It should be noted that Armada's trance style Transformers theme did have lyrics, but it was only ever heard during the episodes, never as the opening theme song itself. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

== Exterior links ==

So, do we provide link with videos (or at least music) to the themes in questions? (youtube is full of it)

== Cover Versions ==

Should there be a section for various cover versions of this song that have come out from bands like Black Lab and Solarice? Or would something like that fit into the 21st Century portion? [[User:Koh4711|Koh4711]] 02:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:Are they official? As in have they been used in an official Transformers capacity? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
::They've not been part of any show, but given that several of them have been released on commercial CDs, so they'd be official in terms of being licensed by Hasbro, in all likelihood. They'd be something akin to licensed merchandise, I'd think. [[User:Koh4711|Koh4711]] 03:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
:::This wiki deals with things in Transformers that have been officially sanctioned or endorsed by Hasbro and/or Takara-Tomy for use in Transformers or the promotion of Transformers. I am not familiar with them but if these covers are just some band somewhere deciding to play the Transformers theme song because of the movie, then it's not likely to be official. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:33, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

== Animated Theme ==

Im pretty sure "More than they appear/Justice, bolts and gears!" hasnt appeared in the theme song so can we remove this from the article? [[User:Donutter|Donutter]] 22:02, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
:You have a point about it not appearing, but it does exist and so warrants mentioning. I've modified that section to explain how we know about the verse, even though it hasn't aired on TV.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 22:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
::On the subject of ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s theme song, its first verse uses the same word order as ''Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s theme. --[[User:ZeldaTheSwordsman |ZeldaTheSwordsman ]] 14:20, 15 January 2010 (PST)

== Smosh ==

I was just thinking, should Smosh's Transformers Rap be mentioned on this page? Just a random thought, sorry if it's a stupid question.{{unsigned|Blitzwing}}
:Who and the what? If they don't have anything to do with Transformers in an official capacity, then they have no reason whatsoever to be mentioned here. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:50, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

== Court case ==

Does anyone have details about the Ann Bryant court case? Didn't she claim sole credit for writing the song, too? Should that go into the article?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:48, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

:[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad2/calendar/webcal/decisions/2009/D22506.pdf Here's] something about it...I think it says she lost the case, but anyone who knows this legal stuff better should check it out. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 12:49, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

== "The" ==

I've always been puzzled by the ''the'' in the theme tune ("''The'' Transformers, more than meets the eye" etc). It doesn't fit the music, it's superfluous, and the singers sound pushed to sing it within the split-second they have. As a kid I completely missed it, and assumed the song went "Transformers, more than etc". Was this just pedantry on the part of the writers, or was there e.g. a trademark issue that forced them to put in the definitive article? -[[User:Ashley Pomeroy|Ashley Pomeroy]] 16:45, 1 August 2009 (EDT)

:The line was called "The Transformers" at least in early G1. Look at some pictures of first year g1 boxes, or early issues of the Marvel Comics series. All have "The" in front of the "Transformers" logo. Not sure when they dropped it, or why. [[Special:Contributions/76.226.100.105|76.226.100.105]] 15:57, 19 April 2011 (EDT)

== "RiD commercials" ==

I've found myself watching old commercials and hey, some of the RiD ones feature an Energon-style theme. The music is different, but singing is the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTgAV2EMRdQ

I'm afraid to mess the article up with my English though.

== "Energon theme, Bad or not?" ==
I, personally thought the energon theme was great, and I'm not hearing any transformation noises or keyboard solos in it. [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]]

Talk:Pipes (G1)

2012-06-22T18:29:54Z

Grimlock140: New page: ''Pipes's profile picture in Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye series is very... interesting. Apparently he was originally drawn (likely by Pat Lee) with no hands, as per the toy, then h...

''Pipes's profile picture in Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye series is very... interesting. Apparently he was originally drawn (likely by Pat Lee) with no hands, as per the toy, then hands (drawn by Don Figueroa) were edited onto the picture at a later point.''
Does anyone have a scan of this? I think it would be a good addition to the article.

Talk:Vehicon (Prime)

2012-05-06T22:04:25Z

Grimlock140:

== Drones? ==

What makes these guys drones? So far in the cartoon they seem to be generic Decepticons. Who don't talk much. Also, where is their name from? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:16, 27 November 2010 (EST)
:They were named in the comic, if I recall correctly. If they're ''not'' drones, the Autobots sure don't seem to have too many qualms about killing them.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:18, 27 November 2010 (EST)
:Starscream refers to them as drones in the second episode. Not sure if he's just referring to the miners or not though. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:35, 27 November 2010 (EST)
::"The drones have been mining in you absence." The drones pictured mining were far away, but didn't seem to have the same silhouette as the Eradicons. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:44, 27 November 2010 (EST)
[[Deus ex Machina]] muddies the issue somewhat further with Starscream's comment that "The crew took a vote", which would seem to be beyond the capability of drones. Although then he does go and randomly murder one. Of course, I suppose the crew he was referring to could have been named Decepticons aboard the Nemesis that haven't been shown yet, the same way there's nothing to suggest Makeshift wasn't aboard during Darkness Rising. [[Special:Contributions/82.15.246.28|82.15.246.28]] 16:31, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
:Yeah, that would be my guess. I can't imagine non-living drones taking a vote would be something Screamer would care about, so we have to assume there are other Cons on the ship...--[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 16:55, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
::They call them drones so they can show their robotic guts getting ripped out in a cartoon. Otherwise they can vote and disagree with Starscream and stuff as much as they want. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 17:13, 14 March 2011 (EDT)
:::They seem to follow the same 'rules' as Star Wars' Stormtroopers or GI Joe's Cobra Vipers. They may be intelligent, but they're just disposable troop fodder. A drone doesn't have to be mindless, after all, and it's pretty clear that the Vehicons have some degree of intelligence. So they're not the same as the drones from Beast Machines. As for the Autobots pounding on them, that's been explicitly answered - it's because they're part of the Decepticon's warrior caste. The Autobots are far more merciful to the worker caste Decepticons... typically. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 18:28, 16 January 2012 (EST)
Is it possible that they lack a spark in the traditional sense? This would explain their being somewhat sentient, but not being "alive", and thus being disposable

== Heads? ==

May be just me, but do the combat and mining variants have different helmets?
The combat ones have helmets like in War For Cybertron, shaped like a T, and the miners have Dead Space-ish stripes.
Anyone else noticed?

-ThiAthEhn

== Names? ==

These guys were recently called "Terrorcons" in the new "Terrorcon Defence" Game on Hubworld.com Maybe add a note about that? --[[User:Kaymac192|Kaymac192]] 17:25, 4 February 2011 (EST)
:No, they were called Vehicons. [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] are the Dark Energon zombies. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:29, 4 February 2011 (EST)
:But yes, you can add a note about them being called Vehicons in that game. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 17:32, 4 February 2011 (EST)

== Jets ==

Should we have a seperate page for jet vehicons and car type vehicons? Seeing as they are fairly different, We do have individual pages for each type of BM Vehicon. Thoughts? [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 18:04, 6 May 2012 (EDT)

Dread (DOTM)

2012-05-06T00:37:45Z

Grimlock140:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|Decepticon subgroup from ''Dark of the Moon''|the planet|Dread (planet)}}

:''The Dreads are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Dreads''' are a unit of particularly fearsome Decepticons. Their specialty is infiltration and the assassination of high profile [[Autobot]] targets. They’re also such unpleasant monsters that even the other Decepticons tend to dislike them.

The team's known members include:
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]]
*[[Hatchet]]

==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===

With the retrieval and reactivation of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] from the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' from [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s plan for the Space Bridge was set into motion. Needing Sentinel for his control pillar to activate the ones the Decepticons had taken from the ''Ark'' decades ago, the Dreads were sent to secure the former Autobot leader. Chasing the Autobots down a highway, the Dreads attacked, but despite their best efforts, Hatchet was soon destroyed and the survivors were eventually confronted by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], backed up by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Unlikely to match the Autobot weapons specialist's heavy firepower, the Crankcase and Crowbar dropped their ranged weapons, but as soon as the Autobots followed suit, the Dreads deployed spears and attacked, injuring Ironhide. Unfortunately, Sideswipe managed to deflect the spear thrown at him and tossed his gun to Ironhide, who used it to destroy Crowbar before turning on Crankcase. For his troubles, Crankcase was impaled in the face with Crowbar's spear, thrown onto an abandoned car and destroyed after Ironhide kicked the resulting wreckage into a nearby auto shop. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

==Notes==
* In early production, the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] were announced to be a pair of modified Chevrolet Suburbans. Photos of only two prop vehicles were even taken on-set.<ref name="suburb">[http://screenrant.com/transformers-3-characters-dreads-rob-95462/ "Transformers 3 Characters: Meet The Dreads"]</ref> In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|final movie]], all three Dreads use identical Chevrolet Suburbans as their [[alternate mode]]s, with individual robot modes between the three of them. For the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|toy line]], Hasbro decided to give them individual alternate modes as well, which is why only [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] turns into a Suburban, whereas the ''[[Cyberverse]]'' versions of [[Crowbar]] and [[Hatchet]] transform into a Carbon Motors E7 Police car and a modified Eurofighter Typhoon jet, respectively.
* Early working names were "Dreadwind" for Crankcase, "Hooligan" for Crowbar and "Dirtbag" for Hatchet.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreads''' (ドレッズ ''Dorezzu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dark of the Moon subgroups]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]

Talk:Transformers brand

2012-05-02T02:16:09Z

Grimlock140:

We had more than one long debate about the merits of including long lists of transformers references in other media and the overwhelming consensus was that we did NOT want this sort of content. As the page was structured, it was just begging for a long, boring list of everywhere Transformers pokes up. The Stub treatment as well as the double-indented bullets were a disaster waiting to happen. I've attempted to reduce it to something manageable that covers the recognition of the brand in the wider world WITHOUT begging for a list. I'm not sure I succeeded though. Thoughts?--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:21, 8 September 2009 (EDT)

:The current contents (id=362272) is good. it's much better for the reader to view and let them know the examples of ''Transformers'' guest appearance in other media. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 12:25, 8 September 2009 (EDT)
::Dumb question ... how do I know what the ID number of a version of the page is? --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:29, 8 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Click on "History" and one of the older revisions. The ID number is at the end of the URL. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 12:35, 8 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Ah, ok, not so dumb then. I was looking all over the page but didn't think to look in the URL. Thanks.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 12:39, 8 September 2009 (EDT)

== Categories ==

This page is in need of categories.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:45, 9 September 2009 (EDT)

== Transformers brand/Branding ==

I just stuck a {{tl|disambig2}} to this page on [[Branding]], which I think is clear-cut.

What I can't figure out is whether I should put a {{tl|disambig2}} to Branding on '''this''' page. Thoughts? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:04, 9 September 2009 (EDT)

== Pronunciation ==

Should we add a "pronunciation and emphasis" section as a companion to the "spelling and capitalization" one?

The more common version is "Trans'''for'''mers", appearing in all variations of the classic theme song (G1 seasons 1, 2 and 3/4, the Lion TF:TM theme, the Armada theme, the Cybertron theme, the Animated theme). Also used in most dialogue.

"'''Trans'''formers" is less common, being used more often by casual fans and non-fans, as well as mainstream media. Hwever, I can think of at least one official example: "Hi, my name is [[Rad White|Rad]], and I want to tell you about the '''Trans'''formers."

The RID theme basically emphasizes every syllable individually, though the biggest emphasis still appears to be on the middle one.

Can also include a note on the oddities of Japanese pronunciation (the Galaxy Force opening themes, for example, use every syllable of "Toransufooma" to fit it into the rhythm of the song, whereas "[[Transformer 2010]]" uses several sylables as schwas, thus approximating the original English pronunciation "Transformer").--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:59, 15 July 2010 (EDT)

God, no. --MegaBee

:The Super Link opening manages to pronounce it as six syllables: To-ra-n-su-foo-ma.
:That said, "transformer" is a real word with a real pronunciation. The accent is on the "for." --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 22:47, 29 March 2012

== Gone, Forever==
Guys, Have we ever considered what will happen when hasbro retires the brand? Think about it seriously for a moment. Of course, in reality... It never ends.

Onebox component

2012-04-30T19:44:09Z

Grimlock140: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
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:''Onebox components are Transformer components from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Onebox components universe.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When you need a fix, try not to get the repair bay and war machine mixed up.]]

When [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] transform into robot mode, part of their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] forms the '''Onebox component'''. Ironhide's becomes a weapons platform and Ratchet's is likely a repair bay.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[Image:Ratchetg1cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|100px]]
Ratchet's component stood ready as [[Hauler]] rescued [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

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====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[Image:Ironhideg1firstappearance.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
[[Image:Ratchetg1first.jpg|thumb|right|100px]]
When first arriving on [[Earth]], Ironhide and Ratchet rode their components around. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} {{storylink|Power Play!}}

[[Image:Ratchetgetstofixgears.jpg|right|thumb|100px|I talk in this issue.]]

Soon, however, both Ironhide and Ratchet began walking without the aid of their component.

Ratchet's component helped repair [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. It even spoke, reporting when it finished minimum repairs on him. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

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====IDW comics continuity====
As Ratchet repaired [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], his repair bay sat next to him. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Ironhide''' (1984/1991/2001)[[Image:G1 Ironhide toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''98'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a battle platform, and the remainder becoming his rather misshapen, headless robot form.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Ratchettoyg1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Ratchet''' (1984/1986/1990/2001/2007)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''99'''
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

:The toy transforms from an ambulance to a robot and gun-station.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[Image:TimelinesIronhide toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin

:Like Ironhide's original toy, this redeco/[[retool]] of [[Tow-Line (Energon)|''Energon'' Tow-Line]] splits from a van into a robot mode and a battle sled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Timelinestoy-RatchetDiE.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Autobot Ratchet & Flareup''' (2005)
**''Accessories'': Lightbar/blaster

:In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. Also a redeco/[[retool]] of [[Tow-Line (Energon)|''Energon'' Tow-Line]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on BotCon Ratchet at TFU.info]''

===Encore===
*'''Ironhide''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
: Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].

*'''Ratchet''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ratchet's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].

[[Image:G1toy protect black ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
*'''Protect Black Ironhide''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Tied in to Ironhide's ''Encore'' reissue was [[e-Hobby]]'s [[exclusive]] "New Year Special" [[redeco]] of the figure: Protect Black Ironhide.

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[[Image:Encoreratchetemergencygreen.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
* '''Ratchet Emergency Green''' (2008)
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the original toy (well, the retooled Encore version) which [[homage]]s [[Ratchet (Movie)|the live-action movie Ratchet]], Ratchet Emergency Green is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''.

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==Notes==
*In [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue of the Marvel comic]], there is a gun platform on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] strongly resembles this component.
*This component is absent in Ironhide and Ratchet's [[character model]], where the robot transforms directly into the whole vehicle. The robot mode itself was extensively redesigned, giving these characters a ''very'' low degree of [[show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]].
*This component is not mentioned in the text of the characters' [[bio]]s, [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Universe profiles]], or [[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|MTMTE profiles]], but it is included in the artwork.
*Other Ironhide and Ratchet toys have been produced that do not include this component.

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

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]

Talk:Transformers: Prime (toyline)

2012-04-25T22:39:58Z

Grimlock140:

Optimus and Megatron toys were revealed at Toy Fair: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/more-transformers-prime-toys-revealed-optimus-prime-megatron-and-humans-171432/ —[[User:TOM|TOM]] 21:40, 7 February 2011 (EST)
: Yes, we're well aware: [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]], [[Raf Esquivel]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:15, 7 February 2011 (EST)

== SDCC 2011 new toy pics ==

Hasbro stock photos for four new figures - http://comics.ign.com/articles/118/1183012p1.html --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:36, 20 July 2011 (EDT)

== Wave numberings ==

Are we certain that the Deluxes Vehicon and Terrorcon Cliffjumper are part of the Robots in Disguise waves and are not part of the First Edition waves? After all, at NYCC 2011, Hasbro stated that the Wheeljack, Soundwave, new mold Bumblebee, and new mold Cliffjumper figures were Robots in Disguise Wave 1. Couldn't these two be "First Edition Wave 3"? SDCC 2011 showed them to be "Wave 3" figures, and they're coming out before the four mentioned "RiD Wave 1" figures. So, what's the story behind putitng them in the RiD main line instead of the FE line? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:59, 26 November 2011 (EST)

'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper is the FE mold, but part of the RID line. It shouldn't be listed as it is on here. Further, in his place should be deluxe FE Megatron who is properly First Edition Deluxe Series 005.'''

== Japanese Exclusives? ==

Not going to worry about adding it to the article now (I'm sure someone with more local cred will do it), but how should the new "Prime Targetmaster Companions" from Japan, Skywarp, and the other handful of Japanese-only toys so far announced going to be handled? Just treat them in a similar vein to the (now old) [[Robots in Disguise]] line? - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 18:25, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:I think only the ones that have no Hasbro counterparts should be listed in some fashion. The rest that are still relatively similar to the Hasbro versions shouldn't be listed, since we didn't do that for the Animated toyline page. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:13, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Separating the First Edition toys from the Robots in Disguise toys ==

Does anyone else think there should be separated individual sections for the First Edition toys and the Robots in Disguise toys? I mean, it might seem a little neater to put all nine First Edition releases by themselves in one section and then all the Robots in Disguise toys below them in a second section, as right now we have them wrapping around each other with things looking a little confusing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 22:33, 20 January 2012 (EST)

: Seems to be how things are organized on other pages with similar themes (Unicron Battles, etc.). I went ahead and separated them out. Probably should add the 'upcoming item' tags to a few entries here. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:29, 20 January 2012 (EST)
:: And now that's done. I didn't add the macro to the first wave of RiD toys, since they're apparently coming out in the UK already and should be in release in the US any time now. I also didn't do anything about the "Movers" since I have no clue about them. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 23:36, 20 January 2012 (EST)

== Gun Jumping? ==
: I didn't think we could/should use store pre-orders as 'verification' of upcoming assortments until they were confirmed. RobotKingdom has had errors in their pre-order information in the past, and some of these products (such as the Bot Shots) don't appear to be Prime products at all. While some of the upcoming material seems obvious (Voyager Megatron), shouldn't we wait for a little more confirmation? There's a reason I didn't put up Skywarp just yet, after all... - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 00:46, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::[[Help:Official info#What constitutes official information?]] Though, if there are indeed any errors in this information, feel free to make any necessary corrections. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 00:53, 21 January 2012 (EST)
:::Well, the RobotKingdom link doesn't identify the branding of the Bot Shots toys, so those should not be here yet. Also, RobotKingdom is NOT currently on the 'first source' list that you cited. (Again, not trying to be difficult here, just that pre-order information has been burned before, particularly from RobotKingdom). At the very least, the Bot Shot assortment should be removed for the time being, and I think there should be a note added about the sources of future wave information be placed for the time being. This is an admin call, though, so I'm not going to make the edit. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 01:00, 21 January 2012 (EST)
::::Yeah, I wasn't too certain on those, which is why I didn't link them to any specific version of those characters. But, you're right, we'll need the voice of one higher up to decide. Though, Walky did just add [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Silas&diff=680511&oldid=677105 this bit] to Silas' page, so... yeah, I'm stumped. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:05, 21 January 2012 (EST)

== Just a few observations... ==

For one, I'm confident that 'Robots in Disguise' is simply referring to the Deluxe/Voyager price-point figures, the same way that 'MechTech' was used in the Dark of the Moon toyline. Note how only Deluxe/Revealers and Voyager/Powerizers have the 'Robots in Disguise' logo, as well as red details on the packaging, while Legion and Commander have 'Cyberverse', green detailing and no sign of 'Robots in Disguise' anywhere on them. The use of 'Robots in Disguise' for the ENTIRE mainline seems erroneous to me. Secondly, I'm also wondering if perhaps 'Revealers' and 'Powerizers' are simply tentative size-classes. The packaging for the figures still read 'Deluxe' and 'Voyager', and likewise, the Argos catalogue itself lists them as Deluxe and Voyager. I wonder if the Revealer/Powerizer names are actually, like 'CyberTech' and 'Megaverse', terms not being used officially, yet are still in the computer systems for Argos (when picking up my reserved Wheeljack, the Argos worker listed it as 'one Prime Revealer', yet his packaging states him to be Deluxe). I am not a member of any of the online Transformers communities, so I thought it best to raise the point here. If I'm in the wrong, by all means gloss over the non-member's random comments! {{unsigned|90.205.85.159 }}

== Is the BigBadToyStore a credible source? ==

I noticed recently that the BBTS have a page for Japanese 'Prime' figures, including several listed that I don't think have been confirmed anywhere else. TFW2005 have pointed it out and listed the figures by size class, including the new ones. [[User:Tarrn|Tarrn]] 19:48, 26 January 2012 (EST)

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2819&category=8098

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-japanese-prime-toy-listings-on-bbts-174235/

: BBTS is very credible, as far as being a secondary source. The only issue here is that we don't know, for sure, what all these Japanese releases actually are just yet. "Dreadwing" seems to be their version of "Skyquake", based on its listing. "Bikon" seems to be a very, very badly romanized version of "Vehicon". "Skywarp" is likely a redeco of the deluxe "Starscream" figure. All of this, of course, could be completely wrong. But, there's no harm, just yet, in just waiting until either Takara updates its page or we start seeing toy pictures. - [[User:Vanguard|Vanguard]] 14:31, 30 January 2012 (EST)

== First Edition line cancelled? ==

[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-first-editions-officially-canceled-for-the-us-174249/ According to TFW2005, BBTS, and TFSource,] Hasbro has pulled the plug on First Edition ''Prime'' figures.
:- [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 16:47, 28 January 2012 (EST)

== Arms Micron are listed here twice ==

They were already listed under the First Edition exclusives as Japanese exclusives, and now they gone and had their own section added in, repeating them. Just to clarify, which Arms Micron are First Edition exclusives and which aren't? Where is line drawn for them? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 11:34, 1 February 2012 (EST)

== Mirage, Evac and Soundwave ==

According to the packaged images, these guys don't actually use the Prime name on their packagings... should they be considered a separate toyline, or is this new TFP toyline actually a Transformers catch-all line that just uses the Prime subtitle where necessary? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:44, 18 February 2012 (EST)

== Cyberverse "Series 2" What is 1 ==

So, bought Prime Cyberverse Ratchet today. In a number of places on his package it says he is "Series 2: 004". But he's wave 1 of Prime toys. Does that mean these are Series 2 counting Movie Cyberverse as "Series 1"? If so we should probably note it. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 14:44, 21 February 2012 (EST)

== Weaponizer ==

Are Weaponizers Leader-class?[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 15:24, 27 February 2012 (EST)
:They are Leader class-sized, but are their own distinctive class priced at the Ultra price point. -- Sabrblade (not logged in) 15:30, 27 February 2012 (EST)

== Guess ==
Given how Kup is a retool of Ironhide, isn't it a safe bet to say that Ironhide is in Wave 4? --[[Special:Contributions/12.164.240.144|12.164.240.144]] 13:04, 12 March 2012 (EDT)
:There's nothing to directly indicate that Kup is a retool of Ironhide, we do see that he's a redeco, the head on the Cyberverse Ironhide and the Revealer Kup look very similar in the "fireman's helmet" shape, it may not be a retool. There's also no guarantee that Kup will be out AFTER Ironhide; this could be a similar situation to Generations Wheeljack/RtS Turbo Tracks, where Tracks was a redeco and retool of Wheeljack, but Wheeljack came out later. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 17:01, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

== Manufacturing shift ==

Starting with the cyberverse and [[Bot Shots]] lines, production is based in Vietnam, rather then China.
[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 22:13, 7 April 2012 (EDT)

== Waves 2 and 3 ==
Should we take down the "Not yet released" Box from Revealers Wave 3 and Powerizers Wave 2. Seeing as they are confirmed to be out pretty much everywhere, I would do it myself but I can't. [[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 3:39, 25 April 2012

Talk:Dreadwing (Prime)

2012-04-25T04:39:58Z

Grimlock140:

Can somebody unprotect this page? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 12:16, 2 February 2012 (EST)
:Less than three hours, and already some anon shat one out and we had to protect it again. Sigh. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:58, 2 February 2012 (EST)
Can this page become unprotected? After all, Dreadwing has appeared in a commercial. {{unsigned|72.45.57.176|16:10, 11 March 2012 (EDT)}}
:Given that there is still absolutely nothing to say about him, and each time we've left it unlocked in the past someone has messed it up, we'll just wait until he actually appears. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 16:21, 11 March 2012 (EDT)

Hey, I thought of something funny to add. The Transformers Prime staff explicitly that they weren't going to use redeco characters, right? Well, lookit what we have here.--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196|184.100.243.196]] 23:29, 25 March 2012 (EDT)
:That boat sailed when they had [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] be a recolor of [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 23:35, 25 March 2012 (EDT)

Tailgate wasn't clearly shown, and ''similar'' body type isn't uncommon; I point to Animated and WFC. Outright recolors? Not so much. And if that is the case, Tailgate could get a mention too in the trivia note.--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196|184.100.243.196]] 00:23, 26 March 2012 (EDT)
: "This is the first time this has happened except for that other time" is not a great note. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:39, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

I don't mean like the first time, I mean like making a joke of it. Example:
:"At [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bulsLCSSkfo&t=45m1s BotCon 2011], the writers of Prime explicitly said that Redeco characters would not be used. Ask Dreadwing and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] about how well that worked out."
Eh? Eh?--[[Special:Contributions/184.100.243.196|184.100.243.196]] 01:08, 26 March 2012 (EDT)

Can we add some trivia to this page, including the above controversy over not using redecos, as well as the fact that this guy is basically [[Dirge (G1)]|Dirge]]? [[Special:Contributions/98.215.52.59|98.215.52.59]] 17:36, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
:There is no "controversy" and Dreadwing is not Dirge. We do not make notes for the sake for notes. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 19:34, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
::Um, can you read? They said they wouldn't use a redeco and yet they did. Also, are you oblivious to the similarities between the two? Cross-references, especially for the sake of humor, are this wiki's bread and butter. [[Special:Contributions/98.215.52.59|98.215.52.59]] 02:36, 29 March 2012 (EDT)
:::You're very imperious for an IP address. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 02:55, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

I want to add something about Dreadwing's since of 'integrity' that he apparently withholds and has outwardly shown through previous episodes. He seems to be defined as fiercely loyal to his superiors as well as the 'cons he deems 'family', however he has twice now shown honer in demilitarize himself and saving face in front of opposing odds; deciding to disarm conflict by choosing to consider the consequences of his actions, resulting in sparing multiple autobot sparks. It hardly seems aligned with Wheeljack's 'cold-hearted killer' description he was given earlier. Obviously there is more than meets the eye when dealing with Dreadwing, leading me to believe he's far more complex then first considered.

Anyway, I wanted to just add something about his 'integrity' in his bio, tell me if this is too much or tilting on the speculative...

"In addition to his calculative tactics, cool-minded leadership, and fierce loyalty, Dreadwing has outwardly shown a sense of ''integrity'' not normally characterized by the Decepticon agenda. During situations of dwindling odds, Dreadwing considers all possibilites in battle and the resulting consequences from hasty decisions. In order to secure a profitable triumph or the welfare of his [[Megatron (Prime)|sovereign lord]], the dreaded seeker will ''save face'' in addition to saving the sparks of a few Autobots, if it meant to secure a clean victory and a battle for another day..."

What do you guys think, is it a go to add? [[User:Arcee-Cola|Arcee-Cola]] 11:21, 30 March 2012 (EDT)

:Well I'm going to go ahead and add it since no one has said otherwise. Go ahead and edit if you see differently. [[User:Arcee-Cola|Arcee-Cola]] 10:26, 2 April 2012 (EDT)

:: Uh.... or apparently not. This page is locked. Can I get an assest up in here? [[User:Arcee-Cola|Arcee-Cola]] 10:27, 2 April 2012 (EDT)

::: Yay! Now I'm gonna finally edit this thing. Best thing to happen before I beat the hay with a hammer! I hope everyone likes it. [[User:Arcee-Cola|Arcee-Cola]] 2:25, 8 April 2012 (EDT)
::::It's... really speculative-y and really goes to lengths to define his personality based on small events in a grand total of two episodes... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:06, 8 April 2012 (EDT)

:::::Really? I thought it was rather spot-on, but regardless Dreadwing does seem to outwardly express himself in a "moralized" frame of mind than other Decepticons. That's personally why I enjoy his character so much right now. Thus far every action and decision he has made has been for 'justice,' 'loyalty,' or 'tactical victory,' meaning that he obviously doesn't point, shoot, and charge, like so many other 'cons. Personally I think he's a breath of fresh air in an otherwise cliche environment, and hope that he "does" turn out to be the level-minded loyal warrior of integrity he has so far demonstrated. However, as you said it has only been 2 episodes. --[[User:Arcee-Cola|Arcee-Cola]] 8:01, 8 April 2012 (EDT)

Hey maybe we should mention that Dreadwing appeared in season ''' 2''' episode ''' 6 ''' and Skyquake appeared in season ''' 1 ''' episode ''' 6 '''. {{unsigned|Gamemaster}}
:I think that's pushing it! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:17, 8 April 2012 (EDT)
::Really? I thought it was quite the fun fact........ {{unsigned|Gamemaster}}
:::Transformers has a lot of coincidences like that. They're really just coincidences. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 21:23, 8 April 2012 (EDT)
::::Oh....huh....well I guess I need to pay more attention from now on!

Does anyone have any photo's of the voyager Dreadwing, or have none been added yet. --[[User:Grimlock140|Grimlock140]] 10:39, 24 April 2012