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Nightscream (BM)

2026-04-19T10:24:02Z

Grumpybox: /* Beast Wars Returns */ - typo

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:''Nightscream is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Nightscreambm.jpg|upright=2.25|thumb|I'd hit that...with a [[brick (term)|brick]].]]
When armies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], young '''Nightscream''' survived alone in the darkness below the surface of the planet. This trauma influences much of his behavior. He's always on the defensive. Paranoid. Rude. Distrusting. Confrontational. But really, he's just a troubled kid, and he's been through a lot. Inside, he's got a good heart. He's just got to learn to stop fighting friends and enemies alike.

Regardless, he seems to have found a kindred spirit in the wild [[Noble (BM)|Noble]] creature.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alessandro Juliani]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Li]] (Chinese), [[Oberdan Junior]] (Portuguese), [[Julien Haggége]] (German), [[Enrique Mederos]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Peppino Capotondi]] (French)}}

[[File:ForbiddenFruit prebeast Nightscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I'm with the Vehicons here.]]
When the Vehicons and their virus struck, Nightscream ran and panicked like many Maximals. Fleeing underground, he fell down a hole during the attack, and everything went dark. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} Though he would not recall the details later, somehow he wandered into a [[fossil chamber|cave]] containing the fossils of a prehistoric bat-like creature. His internal [[DNA scanner]]s used them to reformat him into an organic beast form and save him, at least temporarily, from the virus. {{storylink|Survivor}} Nightscream's mental state at this point is unknown, but he seems to have spent the next period trapped in his bat form, hiding and feeding off a strange fruit tree he found growing below the planet's surface. Eventually, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and company arrived and, distrustful, he began to spy on their activities, hoping to work out how to transform.

[[File:ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Cue Zelda "item get" music.]]

Nightscream fled when they spotted him, flying through the tunnels until they managed to corner him. When [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] turned up, Nightscream accused them of leading the Vehicons to him, but after they began fighting the [[Aero Drone|aero drones]], he realised his mistake and used a sonic cry to disorientate the Vehicons. He subsequently lead the other Maximals to his tree. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] suspected a trap on the part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], more so when the other Maximals ate the fruit and reverted to their beast instincts, but Nightscream objected loudly to the accusation. They were shortly found by Jetstorm again, forcing Cheetor to destroy the fruit tree to restore his friends, but to Nightscream's anguish. The young Maximal was injured by the Vehicons during the battle, and Primal reformatted him into a [[technorganic]] bat. Reveling in his new form, Nightscream used a [[Sonic Scream]] to destroy the aero drones and drained energon from Jetstorm. Afterward, he accepted Cheetor's invitation to join the Maximal team. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

With Primal weakened by the reformatting, Cheetor, Nightscream and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] went on a mission to gather information from a Vehicon factory. Nightscream discovered that disabling the [[Vehicon General]]s disabled all of the drones they controlled. However, the plan they developed was inadvertently ruined by Rattrap, who'd thought that Nightscream was in trouble. Annoyed at Rattrap's foul-ups, Nightscream suggested they get rid of him, but Cheetor angrily turned down the idea, saying that they should cover for their friend. Unknown to them, the discussion led Rattrap to join Megatron, albeit temporarily, and the Maximals later found themselves confronting their comrade. It was only when Primal interceded that Rattrap rejoined them. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

[[File:Revelations3 Nightscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Why, this car could go like... ''Greased Lightning!'']]
After another encounter with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], Nightscream became dissatisfied with Primal's ability to lead and suggested Cheetor take command, though his suggestion was rebuffed. They later discovered a factory of corpses with evidence of [[spark]] removal. The factory was destroyed in another battle, and Nightscream was saddened at the loss, though Rattrap pointed out they could build new bodies when they found the sparks. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}} With Cheetor in command, the Maximals set about trying to access [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s memories so they could find out what happened. Nightscream and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were assigned to keep Thrust and Jetstorm busy, but Blackarachnia's belief that Thrust housed the spark of her lover, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], resulted in her being overpowered by the two generals. Nightscream attempted to help, but was unable to stop Thrust extracting Blackarachnia's spark. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Nightscream pursued the two generals, retrieving Blackarachnia's spark from Jetstorm before dropping an elevator on the Vehicon. After then defeating Thrust, he was able to restore the spark to Blackarachnia's body, and the pair joined Cheetor and Rattrap, who had discovered that Tankor was their old friend [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. Rhinox, unfortunately, was siding with Megatron's view of a technological Cybertron, and Primal insisted they let him go. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

[[File:Survivor Nightscream sonic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Rattrap's attempts at accessing Nightscream's memories turned up the fact that he had a built-in DNA scanner, providing a vital clue. He clashed with the other Maximals over their losing of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], however, and was reminded that they'd lost friends during that war. The Maximals headed for the cave which had housed Nightscream's fruit tree, only to find it had been sealed off. As Nightscream tried to use his Sonic Scream to break through, they were attacked by Vehicons, and Nightscream was abducted. The [[Diagnostic Drone]] attempted to analyse Nightscream's physiology, but the young Maximal was able to escape, pursued through the underground corridors by the Vehicons. With the help of the other Maximals, he eluded his captors, eventually ending up in a cave full of fossils. The realisation that, had he not been caught up in himself, he could have saved other [[Transformer]]s, caused Nightscream great anguish. Optimus commiserated with him, and the Maximals took up residence in the cave. {{storylink|Survivor}}

[[File:TheKey Nightscream holding skull.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Alas, poor whoever he was.]]
After Tankor found the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and confronted the Maximals, Nightscream threw himself between the Vehicon and Optimus, taking a blast from the key and being turned into [[Living metal#Beast Era|technomatter]]. Losing his sanity, Nightscream passed the technomatter sickness on to Blackarachnia before the other Maximals were able to use the [[organic goop]] they'd discovered to cure them both. {{storylink|The Key}} Nightscream, Optimus and Cheetor rescued Rattrap from some overgrowing vines after Rattrap discovered a catalyst to improve the goo. Though Optimus forbade them from using the catalyst in combat, the other three used it to rescue Blackarachnia from the Vehicons, which almost spelled doom for the Maximal orchard. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

After Primal discovered the location of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the other Maximals persuaded him to try it their way first, and, while Rattrap attempted to tap into Megatron's computer, the other Maximals fought against the Vehicons. Unfortunately, they were overpowered and converted into technomatter by the Vehicon drones. {{storylink|End of the Line}} The clashing energies of the Key and the Plasma Energy Chamber cancelled each other out, restoring the four Maximals, who discovered that Optimus, Megatron and Tankor had all perished during the final battle. Finding no answers above ground, they traveled down to see the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and, finding Primal floating within, persuaded him to choose life and rejoin them. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

[[File:SavageNoble Nightscream narrowed eyes.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|"I have...no fans?"]]
On discovering a [[Grand Mal|giant floating head]] with the likeness of Megatron, Blackarachnia and Nightscream attempted to infiltrate it, only to be repelled by its defences. The Maximals soon encountered a dragon-like beast dubbed Savage by the Vehicons, and shortly after, a wolf Maximal named [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], whom Nightscream regarded as a kindred spirit and quickly befriended. When Noble went missing, Nightscream worried that Savage had killed their new friend. However, once they cornered Savage, Nightscream was able to talk to the beast, and it transpired that Savage and Noble were one and the same, a completely organic Transformer. {{storylink|Savage Noble}} Nightscream valued his new friendship, even rebuking the other Maximals over their treatment of Noble. When the other Maximals infiltrated the [[Council Citadel]], Noble dashed in after them, and Nightscream followed. During their attempt to access Megatron's computer, Noble ripped Rattrap from the [[control harness]] and attempted to use it himself. Failing, he used a [[spark extractor]] to rip his own spark out and took over the giant flying head. In reality, Noble had been Megatron, trapped in his own organic half, and had taken advantage of Nightscream's compassion. Nightscream was shattered by the betrayal. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}

[[File:InDarkestKnight Nightscream and Noble.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Noble himself lived on, though sparkless and lacking in intelligence. Nightscream didn't give up on his friend, and he searched [[Cybertropolis]] at length. During a battle with Vehicons, Nightscream was knocked out by Thrust but rescued by Savage, who dragged him off. Nightscream recovered to find himself in Noble's lair, being offered metallic fruit. An ill-advised rescue attempt on Rattrap's part caused Noble to revert to Savage and chase the pair. They were able to divert his attention to Thrust, and Nightscream insisted that they should try to help Noble, but Primal said he would come to them when he was ready. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}

Megatron's re-engineered [[Hate Plague]] virus infected all of the Maximals, causing them to fight amongst themselves until Optimus was able to help them overcome it. Despite this, Nightscream blamed Silverbolt for the virus's spread. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold}} After a spaceship crashed, the Maximals headed for the site. Nightscream and Silverbolt took the option of going by air, though Nightscream made it obvious he wasn't enthusiastic about being partnered with the new Maximal. After encountering a strange plant creature, the Maximals were surprised to discover it was a Maximal named [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]. Once again, they found themselves fighting [[Tank Drone|tank drones]], and at one point Silverbolt saved Nightscream's life, finally turning the young Maximal's opinion of him. {{storylink|Home Soil}}

Nightscream's attempts to persuade Silverbolt to be nicer to Blackarachnia were interrupted when the pair encountered two new Vehicon Generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. The other Maximals joined the fight, but were outclassed and trapped by the new generals until Botanica rescued them. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|The Strike}} In search of the missing sparks, Optimus and Nightscream ventured underground, finding the ancient city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. While Primal was conferring with a hologram of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nightscream found himself being overwhelmed by [[Cycle Drone]]s and was only rescued by the arrival of Savage. Later, Optimus revealed that he'd discovered the location of the missing sparks. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

[[File:Sparkwar3 Nightscream and dead Noble.jpg|upright=1.34|thumb|"Hey! Primal didn't send him to a farm at ''all!''"]]
Nightscream, Cheetor and Silverbolt fought the Vehicons while the others infiltrated the giant floating head. However, they were too late to prevent Megatron's attempt at ascension, fueled by the captured sparks. As Megatron attempted to remove Nightscream's spark, Savage came to their aid and attempted to attack Megatron, only to be blasted by the evil spark. Savage fell to the ground and reverted to Noble, who died in Nightscream's arms. Enraged, Nightscream used his Sonic Scream to blast Megatron, apparently destroying the evil spark. The Maximals later held a funeral service for Noble. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}} Though the Maximals celebrated Megatron's demise, their enemy lived on as a disembodied spark. Megatron was unable to maintain the use of a single body for long, and Nightscream and Cheetor tangled with him in the body of a deceased aero drone. Megatron eventually became stuck in the form of a Diagnostic Drone. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

[[File:Endgame1 Nightscream sonic attack.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|'''****YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!''']]
With the Maximals besieged on the giant head, Nightscream, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia attempted to keep the Vehicons busy. They were able to find a Vehicon factory, where Nightscream tricked Megatron and managed to blow up the facility. Though the trio was able to catch Botanica's pod when Rattrap ejected her from the head, they were unable to do anything when the Vehicons brought the giant head itself crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral|The Downward Spiral}} As the Maximals prepared for the Vehicon assault, Optimus consulted the Oracle, and they were bestowed with extra spark power. During the battle, Botanica became aware that the Vehicons were attacking the [[technorganic orchard]], and she went to save it with Rattrap and Nightscream. Nightscream attempted to defend the fossil chamber, but was overwhelmed and, like the other Maximals, had his spark ripped out. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}} Though unable to help physically, the Maximals offered Primal moral support during his one-on-one battle with Megatron. After the [[Great Transformation|reformatting of Cybertron]], Nightscream's spark was restored to his body, and he and the other Maximals found themselves in a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:NightscreamMol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This looks way more phallic than it needs to.]]
During Megatron's rule over Vehicon-held Cybertron, Nightscream and Optimus Primal were able to recover a trio of [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]] from a remote location far outside of [[Cybertropolis]]. With [[Tank Drone]]s hot on their trail, the intervention of [[Primal Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] were eventually required to save them. The Wreckers introduced themselves, and Optimus Primal, Nightscream, and the Deployers accompanied the Wreckers to the Oracle, where other groups had assembled before it to be given instruction. However, at the end of this meeting, the memories of Nightscream and Primal were wiped, their bodies were taken back to the surface, and the Deployers were stolen away by [[Packrat]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

A week after the [[Great Transformation]], the [[Quintesson]]s invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] felt that the true threat was below ground, and she took Nightscream and Rattrap into the subterranean chambers. Here they stumbled upon [[Al-badur]], a rogue Quintesson, who convinced them he was aiding the Wreckers, and thus on their side, by disabling 30% of the Quintesson invading forces up on the surface.

Shortly thereafter, they met up with the Wreckers proper. As Rattrap spent forever catching up with Tigatron, Nightscream reminded them that they should probably pay more attention to [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who was in the planet's core attempting to use the [[Divine Light]] to usurp the power of [[Primus]] and become a [[god]]. Under Al-badur's direction, the large group eventually made their way to a [[Quintesson execution chamber]] that the Quintesson hoped would help them banish Cryotek to another dimension... if they could lure the Predacon there.

But when Cryotek arrived, he had already grown monstrous due to the Divine Light's effects. Nightscream and some of the others attacked the former gangster, but when Nightscream tried to use his fang attack on him, Cryotek was able to grab the line that connected Nightscream to the projectile fangs and slam Nightscream into [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]]. Al-badur was able to trap Cryotek in a containment bubble that would imminently vanish their nemesis, but the Wreckers leader [[Sentinel Maximus]] was caught inside it with him. Nightscream and the others tried to destroy the bubble, but the young Maximal's Sonic Scream had no effect. Only the combined efforts of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were able to thwart it, though the strain killed Rodimus. Nightscream was stunned into near silence, as he'd only read things about Rodimus' younger days, and the sacrifice awed him. But Rodimus's sacrifice was negated by Sentinel Maximus's, who had pushed himself and Cryotek through the portal in the bubble into the void beyond.

When the media arrived, Nightscream was eager to hog the spotlight, but [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] ignored him. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While attacking the Maximals in a trashed Jet drone, Megatron noted that he hated Nightscream for interrupting his ascension. Nightscream attempted to use his taser fangs on Megatron, who used the connection to shock the Maximal, whilst wondering whether any of Nightscream's verbal outbursts ever made any sense. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Following the Great Transformation of Cybertron, Blackarachnia and her friends stood guard over Cheetor as their leader attempted to commune with the Oracle. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Following the [[Great Transformation]], Nightscream and the other surviving Maximals listened to Cheetor explain that Rhinox's spark was not gone for good, but lost in [[Legends World|another universe]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Rattrap}} After [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] were sent to retrieve their comrade, Nightscream was elated to see the two return with Rhinox accompanying. {{storylink|LG-EX Rhinox}}

====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], Nightscream survived Megatron's conquest of Cybertron and joined [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspscream]]'s Predacons in the [[Spark War]] against the Vehicons. The Predacons eventually emerged victorious. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Nightscream went up against [[Battle Unicorn]] in the auditions to appear on the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]] cartoon. Battle Unicorn mixed up his lines, allowing Nightscream to secure his role as a cast member. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Nightscreamtranstechbat.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|If he says "music to my ears", we will end him.]]
In [[Primax 209.0 Gamma|one universe]], the Autobots and Decepticons had grown too decrepit to continue waging the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Constructing the Maximals and Predacons as new armies to continue the conflict, an entire generation of Cybertronians was brought up knowing nothing but war. Nightscream was a member of [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]]'s squad, and after the death of Rhinox and Silverbolt conspired with her to kill their commander, Optimus Primal. After Primal's demise, he fled with her and activated an experimental [[Unspace|transwarp]] device, seeking to flee Cybertron. The device transported them to [[Axiom Nexus]], where they were discovered by the native [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s, processed, and assigned to [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. Taking advantage of Nightscream's discontent, Trion was able to sway him to his cause and procured [[Nightscream (TransTech)|a suitable body]] to transfer his spark to. His new body proving to be a significant upgrade, Nightscream was all too happy to join the rebellion. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

After returning to Alpha Trion's lab, Nightscream claimed to have discovered where [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] and his cronies had taken [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. With this information, Alpha Trion announced an attack on the location that very night. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}} At the transit facility, Nightscream went with Blackarachnia and [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] to secure their escape route while Alpha Trion helped [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] rescue their friend. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} He manned the transwarp controls as the others lept through the portal, leaving him the only witness to Alpha Trion's brutal murder of Skyfall. At Alpha Trion's command, he carried the corpse through the portal with them. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

Upon arrival in Alpha Trion's home universe, Nightscream began securing equipment from Alpha Trion's old lab for travel, as their materialization had surely been detected by one faction or another. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Weeks later, after the assassination of [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], Nightscream and [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]] followed Alpha Trion to confront Optimus Prime, intent on his assassination as well. Unfortunately, the three had not counted on Prime's new warrior, [[Omega Doom]], and Sky Lynx and Nightscream stared dumbfounded after one blast left their leader a distant smear on the ground. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nightscream was gunned down by Optimus Prime's ion blaster, and apparently left for dead. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Nightscream was a young Maximal struggling to come to terms with trauma. His sonic attacks allowed him to drain an enemy’s life force and rapidly regenerate damage to his own superstructure. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Machines''===
[[File:BM Nightscream toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-3Hmh1vvdA Nightscream likes extra ketchup.]"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Nightscream''' (Ultra Class, [[2000]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 launching disks
:*''Known designers'': [[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Ultra-class toys, this massively out-of-[[scale]] Nightscream (although one could make the case that it is in scale with the later supreme-size Optimus Primal and Cheetor) is fairly show-accurate. The [[beast mode]] is a [[technorganic]] bat. It is molded almost entirely in transparent blue plastic, with some brown paint details to match his show model. The bat head features an articulated jaw, and his [[Spark crystal]] is located on the inside of his chest flap.

: The two main gimmicks of this figure are its disc launcher and "kick-attack" mode. The disc launcher is very similar to the kind ''Beast Wars'' Depth Charge uses, and able to store all 3 translucent orange discs and fires them. The launcher itself has a red LED in it that will illuminate the discs and the surrounding body parts. In [[robot mode]], the disc launcher can only be used when the "chest door" is opened and it is swung forward (as it faces down in this mode). In beast mode, the disc launcher needs to be popped up, which activates the LED and clears the weapon to launch the discs. When in this position, turning the disc launcher also makes the bat head turn in the same direction as they are linked together via a simple gear system, much like the concurrently released Ultra [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]].

: The "kick-attack" mode is really more of a pose for the beast mode. Nightscream's wings actually have little folding-out "feet" on its longest points. These can support the beast mode and by putting the bat feet a little forward, you can make Nightscream kick forward by pushing on his back. This never really worked too well, as the figure usually fell over and the arm joints that allow him to swing were always too stiff. Perhaps one aspect that was pulled off well was Nightscream's little streak of hair included in the head sculpt.

: The translucent blue plastic used for this mold did not age well, and is very brittle. Intact Nightscreams are hard to find, not that anyone is actively seeking one.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Nightscream/nightscream.htm More information on Nightscream (Ultra) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BMtoy-NightscreamMcD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Really good at "We're not worthy!" posturing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Nightscream''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)}}</ul>

: Greatly simplified for the tykes, Nightscream's [[McDonald's]] Happy Meal toy is nonetheless a fairly accurate representation of his cartoon model, albeit with somewhat warped proportions in his beast mode, and supplementary kibble in robot mode. His color scheme has been simplified to be represented with a yellowish-cream color and brown as the more dominant colored plastics, with some opaque blue plastic and translucent blue plastic for the beast mode's head and back, and his robot mode legs/beast mode wings respectively.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McNightscream/nightscream.htm More information on Nightscream (Mcdonald's) at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''<s>Nightscream</s>''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, 2001)}}</ul>

: Strangely, when the McDonald's Happy Meal toys were released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant chain, the little plastic baggy they came in advertised that it contained Nightscream, [[Jetstorm (BM)#RedRooster|Jetstorm]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#RedRooster|Rattrap]] or [[Tankor (BM)#RedRooster|Tankor]]... but Nightscream was not actually part of the promotion, his place being taken instead by [[Megatron (BW)/toys#RR|Megatron]]. Oh well!
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===''Beast Wars Returns''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m2|'''Nightscream''' ([[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BR-09'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': 3 launching disks

: Released in the second wave of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars Returns'' line]], Nightscream is a redeco of the ''Beast Machines'' toy, with lighter colors, more chest paint, and different leg paint apps. The toy retains all gimmickry from the previous version, as well as the brittle translucent plastic issue.

: This figure, like all ''Beast Wars Returns'' toys, was available only at Japanese Toys"R"Us stores.
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==Notes==
*Story editor Bob Skir originally wanted the character of Nightscream to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''{{w|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''. When the Powers That Be nixed that, Nightscream ended up becoming {{w|John Connor}} in ''{{w|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}'' instead.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Bob Skir Q&A 3 December 1999] (archive copy)</ref> In hindsight, maybe that wasn't the best idea.
*The pre-beast Nightscream seen in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]"'s flashback sequence was "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]"'s Prowl model with the wings removed.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines'', most of the characters underwent major changes for a more comedic bent. Nightscream in particular was turned into an extremely stereotypical gay man. Like all characters in the dub, he has his own vocal tic: A habit of chanting and repeating "Fū!", which was the catchphrase of Japanese comedian {{w|Masaki Sumitani}} when performing his "Hard Gay" persona (which was popular in the early '00s). Japanese Nightscream was obsessed with fashion and style, making various comments like an effeminate, preening fashionista. His pet name for Rattrap was "Aunty". In the course of the series, Silverbolt spent more time with Nightscream than he did Blackarachnia, as they were both flyers, which incited angry commentary from the jealous fembot (who derisively referred to them as the "homo-tachi" or "gay boys"). Silverbolt constantly denied her accusations, insisting ''he'' wasn't gay. Stay classy, [[Yoshikazu Iwanami|Iwanami]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightscream''' (ナイトスクリーム ''Naitosukurīmu'')
*''French:'' '''Chauvesoucri'''<ref>Portmanteau of ''chauve-souris'' ("bat") and ''cri'' ("scream")</ref>
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ànxiào''' (暗啸, "Darkscream")

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[[Category:Wings Universe Maximals]]

Wilder (robot)

2024-09-16T06:15:39Z

Grumpybox: fixed typo that called him cancer instead of wilder

:''Wilder is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Wilder robotmode.jpg|thumb|300px]]

'''Wilder''' (ワイルダー ''Wairudā'') is a former [[transtector]] who gained life from and independently of his former owner, [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], via the power of [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]]. As such, Wilder takes after the human's personality.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
The three former Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s, along with Clouder, accompanied the Autobots to the [[Grand Canyon]] on a mission to stop the composite [[Devil Z]]/[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] entity. During the battle, however, all four of them were struck with a blast of the villain's [[Devil Power]], and were shocked to find their [[Master-Brace]]s had disappeared from their wrists. Devil Z had, in fact, separated them from their transtectors and brought the robot bodies to life as true super-robot lifeforms, all four of which rejoined the Decepticon side. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} After God Ginrai destroyed Devil Z, all the other Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors were also separated from their transtectors. Wilder's living transtector departed Earth with all the other Deception transtectors, and was pursued by the Autobots' transtectors to carry on the Transformers' war in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between the humans and their transtectors was severed, and the transtectors themselves were truly brought to life. Wilder's transtector subsequently departed for space along with all the others. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Kre-O Fangry.jpg|thumb]]
Wilder looked in confusion at the massive golden effigy of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:CityofSteel-Wilder.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"Is-is this because people got angry that Horri-Bull got killed?"]]
During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Treadshot (IDW)|Treadshot]], [[Brisko]], and a Cybertronian Wilder killed the inhabitants of [[Traujor]] for aiding the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

After the war ended, the three plotted to steal from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and begin a life elsewhere. Their plans never began, as they were killed {{Storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:G1 fangry toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|You get NOTHING! You LOSE! Good DAY, sir!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wilder''' (Headmaster Junior Monster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-301'''
:*''Accessories'': Transtector, Molecular Disruption Blaster, Wing Shield

: Released in the fourth year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' banner, Wilder is identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]]; a small armored humanoid that transforms into a robot head compatible with any Headmaster body.

: He comes with his Headmaster transtector, which is identical to the Hasbro-release [[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry]], transforming into a monstrous bipedal bat-winged wolf monster with organic fur. The Wilder Headmaster figure fits in a cockpit in the transtector's stomach in its beast mode. The creature's wings disconnect to form a shield; while the gun technically doesn't have a place in the beast mode, it can be used to extend its tail, as it is made up of the robot-mode arms.

:Like all Headmaster toys, Wilder's robot mode features a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter in its chest, which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence (although he and the other Decepticon Junior molds are unique in that their meters are not covered by flip-down panels). The tumblers are activated when Wilder (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket. Wilder has his robot mode face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Fangry/fangry.htm More information on Wilder/Fangry at TFU.info]''

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Departure

2024-09-06T09:32:32Z

Grumpybox: fixed typo

{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' No. 1
|prev=Apelinq's War Journals
|prev2=Primeval Dawn Part 3
|next=Betrayal
|image=TheWreckers1 regcvr.JPG
|caption=
|title="Departure"
|publisher=[[3H Productions]]
|date=
|coverdate=[[July 13]], 2001 ([[BotCon 2001]])
|story=[[Glen Hallit]]
|script=[[Glen Hallit]]
|art=[[Dan Khanna]]
|lettering=[[Richard Starkings]] and [[Comicraft]]
|editor=[[Rob Gerbracht]], [[Jon Hartman]], Dan Khanna
|continuity=[[Beast Wars timeline (3H)|3H ''Beast Wars'' continuity]]
}}

'''The Oracle gathers a motley crew of Transformers and sends them on various missions. '''

==Synopsis==
:''In the near future, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (now grown to adulthood) and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] are killed while engaged in a battle against a horde of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. This sends Daniel's friend [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] into a deep state of depression. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] talk about undergoing the [[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]].''

Three hundred years later on [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] are transporting the three [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]]s while under attack from Vehicons. They are rescued by [[Ramulus]] and [[Primal Prime]], who take them to meet the rest of the [[Wreckers]] team. [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] recounts for Optimus their [[Terminus (issue)|mutual battle]] against [[Shokaract]], which Optimus does not fully remember.

In the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] chamber, the Wreckers are joined by the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]] and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. The Oracle, after propounding vaguely at length, sends the three teams on a series of missions. Optimus and Nightscream are deemed to "have witnessed too much", and their memories of these meetings are purged.

Meanwhile, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] has created two new Vehicon generals to hunt down these new wayward Cybertronians.

The Wreckers meet up with Rodimus, who has been trying to convince the morbid Arcee to join them. After she bids them leave, [[Fractyl]] gives it one last try, to which Arcee is more open... only for Fractyl to get blown away by the arriving Vehicon generals. Furious, Arcee blasts [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]] out of the way and attempts to heal Fractyl.

[[Image:Apelink Transfer Interlink.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Apelinq remorselessly steals someone else's catchphrase. ("Choom")]]

Looking for a [[Autobot shuttle|starship]], the Wreckers arrive at [[Shuttle Complex Ohm]] in [[Dodecahex]], only to find it overrun with Vehicons under [[Spy Streak]]'s command. A battle ensues. The arrival of the Wreckers' air support ([[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]]), as well as Arcee and the newly-Transmetalized Fractyl, turns the tide against the Vehicons. Blastcharge gets sliced in half by Fractyl while [[Tigatron]] vaporizes Quake. The Wreckers escape on the shuttle, leaving Spy Streak trapped in the rubble as Cyclonus detonates explosives that destroy the entire complex. Megatron observes their escape and advises them to run while they can.

In space, the Wreckers have little time to relax, as a stowaway has showed up and started beating up passengers for no apparent reason. He says his name is [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]...
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in the past or in flashbacks.)<br>
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (2)
*''[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'' (3)
*''[[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]]'' (6)
*''[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]'' (8)
*''[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]'' (10)
*''[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'' (11)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (12)
*''[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'' (13)
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] (16)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (19)
*[[Ramulus]] (20)
*[[Primal Prime]] (21)
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] (22)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'' (25)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (27)
*''[[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]]'' (29)
*[[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] (43)
*[[Tigatron]] (44)
*[[Packrat]] (46)
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] (60)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (62)

'''Dinobots'''
*[[Magmatron]] (35)
*[[T-Wrecks]] (36)
*[[Striker]] (37)
*[[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]] (38)
*[[Dinotron (BM)|Dinotron]] (39)
*[[Airraptor]] (40)
*[[Triceradon (BM)|Triceradon]] (41)
*[[Terranotron (BM)|Terranotron]] (42)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]|c2=
*[[Tank Drone]]s (18)
*''[[Shokaract]]'' (23)
*''[[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]]'' (24)
*''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'' (26)
*''Generation 1 [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'' (28)
*[[Fractyl]] (45)
*[[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] (47)
*[[Stealth Drone]]s (48)
*[[Spy Streak]] (49)
*Beast Era [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (50)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (51)
*[[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]] (52)
*[[Quake's drones]] (53)
*[[Blastcharge's drones]] (54)
*[[Demolition Drone]]s (55)
*"[[Chase-model drone]]s" (56)
*[[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] (57)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (58)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (59)

|c4=
*''[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s'' (1)
*[[Oracle (BM)|The Oracle]] (30)
*[[Vector Sigma]] (61)

'''[[Human]]s'''
*''[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'' (4)
*''[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]]'' (5)
'''[[Nebulan]]s'''
*''[[Spoilsport]]'' (7)
*''[[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]]'' (9)

'''[[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]]'''
*[[Rav (BM)|Rav]] (14)
*[[Mol]] (15)
*[[Dillo]] (17)

'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]]'''
*[[Razor Claw]] (31)
*[[Icebird]] (32)
*[[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]] (33)
*[[Poison Bite]] (34)
}}

==Notes==
*Characters mentioned but not seen include: the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s.
===Continuity notes===
*"Depature" and the following issue, "[[Betrayal]]", will make a number of references to plot points and events from the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon. This is in contrast to the previous [[Shokaract]] stories, which nodded more to the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics.
*[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]] and the Nightbirds previous appeared in "[[Enter the Nightbird]]". Apparently he learned zilch since then.
*In 3H continuity, the [[Great Upgrade]] began almost immediately after the Pax Cybertronia is signed.
*Springer refers to Rodimus as "kid", causing him protests he's Rodimus "now", taking up his former name as a Prime. Whoever ''is'' running the Autobots (presumably a resurrected Optimus) goes unmentioned.
*The majority of this story takes place during the second season of ''Beast Machines''.
*Amusingly, Optimus Primal realizes that Primal Prime uses his old body, the Primal Prime toy being a redeco of Optimal Optimus, but fails to note the same with Apelinq, who is a redeco of Transmetal Optimus Primal.
*It's only here that we learn people did ''not'' die in a big explosion when Shokaract went up in "Departure". Instead, transwarp portals were opened to get everyone to safety between panels! It's not stated who opened them, though. The panel art implies [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] is opening at least one.
*Many new characters are [[protoform]]s abandoned on Earth after the Beast Wars, explaining what happened to all those pods launched at the start of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
*The Oracle's memory wipe of Primal and Nightscream is intended to make sure this issue doesn't conflict with the events of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon. Within the story, however, it is so that Optimus continues on his path of the technorganic reformatting of Cybertron-which the Quintessons believed would let them conquer it, as show in later issues.
*Blastcharge is a noted to have been a Decepticon who fought back in the Great War.
*Fractyl mentions that he has lost a friend, which is almost certainly in reference to his fellow BotCon Pred [[Vice Grip]], while it was never confirmed, it's likely this plotline was meant to be seen in the "[[Primeval Dawn]]" back-up stories.
*Alpha Trion sacrificed himself to reactivate Vector Sigma, as shown in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]", and would later appear as a spirit in the Matrix in "[[The Rebirth]]".

===Transformers references===
*The shuttle that the Autobots, minus Daniel and Wheelie, use to escape the horde of Nightbirds is actually the Autobot [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] from ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''. The transport it drops is a [[Micro Trailer]], though here, there's nothing "micro" about it!
*One of the viewers of the fireworks after the Pax Cybertronia is wearing the "Datsun" body type of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his moldmates.
*As Arcee looks sullenly at the image of her and Daniel, the weapons seen mounted on the wall nearby are Hot Rod's photon pistols (drawn to toy-accurate specifications), and the laser-sword and shield he used during his duel with the [[auto-combatant]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*For Rodimus, undergoing the [[Great Upgrade|Maximal Upgrade]] means a change from his original cartoon [[character model]], magenta coloration and all, to an accurate rendering of his [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Generation 1 toy]].
*The Wreckers are a squad of Autobot commandos from the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic.
[[File:Primalprimetheborrower.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*Ramulus and Primal Prime pinch [[Action Master]] Optimus Prime's big entry in Marvel's ''The Transformers'' issue "[[End of the Road! (US)|#80]]". Primal Prime will later borrow an Ultra Magnus pose from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Ramulus is depicted with his colors from an unreleased running change to his toy.
*Quake's drones are all modeled on the original toy of [[Tankor (BM)#Toys|''Beast Machines'' Tankor]].
*The Mutants are noted to be failed experiments of Megatron, originally stated in their toy bios. Similarly, the Dinobots (or at least their alt-modes) are creations of the Oracle, as stated in their bios.
*The story takes a stand on fandom's [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus.3F|"Was it Bombshell or Skywarp who became Cyclonus?"]] debate by having Skywarp standing next to him.
*Rotorbolt is a redeco of [[Obsidian (BM)#Toys|''Beast Machines'' Obsidian]], Devcon is a redeco of [[Mirage (BM)#Toys|''Beast Machines'' Mirage]], and Fractyl's upgraded body is a redeco of [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Transmetal|''Beast Wars''Transmetal Terrorsaur]]. All of these, along with the running change colors Ramulus, were planned redecoes by 3H at one time or another. Packrat, meanwhile, is a repurposing of a Wal-Mart exclusive redeco of ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#WalMart|Rattrap]].
*The body shown to Alpha Trion at the end has [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|''Beast Machines'' Snarl]]'s head on [[Lio Convoy#Toys|''Beast Wars II'' Lio Convoy]]'s body, with the (ridiculous) weapon of [[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|''Beast Wars'' Prowl]] floating besides it. That's three different lions at once!

===Real-world references===
*The Nightbirds are functionally identical to each other, but their accent colors vary between blue, orange, red, and purple, referencing the bandanas of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]].

===Errors===
*Cybertron's population is seen celebrating the new peace on page 7, but this is several months after the treaty. Is it a really long party?
*When the Oracle is first addressing the crowd, all the text in the speech bubble ("It will soon be...") is repeated in the next bubble.
*The Oracle consistently refers to T-Wrecks as "T-Rex".
*Optimus and Nightscream have their memories wiped, but they'd travelled 100 kilometres in search of the Deployers, who are now with the Wreckers, so shouldn't this lengthy gap and lost equipment leave them with more questions than it prevents?
*Becoming a Transmetal was unprecedented until the Beast Wars and was presented as something that required transwarp explosions or weird science, yet Arcee became one centuries ago!
*After Quake and Blastcharge burst in on Fractyl and Arcee, a speech bubble that should be pointing to Quake (in the background) is instead assigned to one of his drones (in the foreground).

===Production notes===
*This was Glen Hallit's first piece of writing and in 2014, he would admit he took the reins because it was costing more each time to get [[Simon Furman]] to write all the con stories. Daniel's death was written because 3H wanted to make Arcee a more tragic character and, due to her close connection to Danny boy, the Hallits figured this was the best way to do it. "I admit they could have used a better polish to tighten up the stories and perhaps now that I've matured, I would have written things differently."<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/98174-3h-fiction-versus-modern-club-fiction/ Allspark forum thread, "3H fiction versus modern club fiction"]: Hallit is "Ramsay Lokos"</ref>
*This issue debuted at [[BotCon 2001]]. ''The Wreckers'' title would be rebranded as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' storyline]] in 2004.
*This issue also contained "[[Primeval Dawn Part 1]]" as a backup story.
*The inside cover has a row of [[insignia]]s. The Decepticons are left out but the [[Blentron|Blendtron]] symbol is here, as referencing [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|a then-little seen anime passed on by internet rumours]] is the sort of thing 90s and early 00s nerds loved.

===Covers (2)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Several of the Wreckers watched by Megatron, in a [[homage]] to a [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] [[:File:Beast-Machines-cartoon-poster.jpg|promo poster]], by [[Mainframe Entertainment]].
*'''Tigatron exclusive cover:''' A homage to ''{{w|Giant-Size X-Men}}'' #1 by [[Dan Khanna]] after Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/story/2001/index.html "Departure" online at Botcon Archives]

[[Category:Universe issues]]

Archadis (BW)

2024-07-30T10:38:22Z

Grumpybox: /* Beast Wars Neo cartoon */

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:''Archadis is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ArchadisManga.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heh. Oh, so you're so very precious, sweeties. But now it's time to die.]]
Not humble in any sense of the word, '''Archadis''' (アルカディス ''Arukadisu'') is an adept marksman hailed by [[Magmatron]] to push back against the [[Maximal| Maximals']] endeavors. He tends to make a whole big deal of himself through thinly veiled arrogance— but somewhat rightfully so due to his fighting prowess. Believing so much in his air of superiority, this conniver is not above the thought of insulting and sabotaging Magmatron's men for his own gains.

All this of course leads to Maximal and Predacon alike hating how much Archadis preens the reputation preceding him and the way he puffs out his downy chest, and by far, he draws the most criticism from the ever-loyal [[Guiledart]]. As one might imagine, there are few who wouldn't like to wring his immaculate, perfectly groomed neck, but Archadis is more than just talk. Beneath his stylish plumage rests a wealth of deadly projectile attacks which keep the unworthy rabble at a safe distance. However, if a foe is skilled enough to evade his bombardments, Archadis is more likely to flee than risk getting so much as one feather ruffled.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ren Tamura]] (Japanese)}}

Archadis posed as an events coordinator in order to trick [[Sharp Edge]] into competing in a martial arts tournament and challenge [[Big Convoy]] on the planet [[Aquarius]]. When Big Convoy didn't show up, Archadis tricked the Maximals into showing up at the fighting ring at the bottom of the acid ocean, making them think they'd be competing in the tournament for the [[Angolmois Capsule]] they need to keep the crew together under Big Convoy. Instead, Archadis took the Maximals hostage. When Big Convoy showed up, Sharp Edge attacked, but the Maximals managed to catch his tail long enough for Big Convoy to convince Sharp Edge he was being used. Sharp Edge then used his ultimate attack on Archadis. {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''====
[[File:BWDS 8.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

At some point, Archadis was transported back in time to the planet [[Earth|Energoa]], during the original [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] between the Maximals and the Predacons. {{storylink|Archadis Chapter}} Also brought to Energoa was [[Colada]], who Archadis personally fought in a large Maximal-Predacon battle. {{Storylink|Colada Chapter}} The battle was joined by several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from another universe. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} United, the Decepticons and the Predacons fought against their respective factions in one all-out attack. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
{{--}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
[[File:BWN ArchadisManga.gif|left|thumb|Wow. Michael Flatley just lost his job.]]
Archadis was a Predacon hitman hired by [[Magmatron]] to kill the Maximals scaling the highest peak on [[Greengard]] for an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule. True to form, Archadis was a snob, marveling at how wonderful it was to fly, an ability that the Maximals lacked. With his ability of flight, Archadis possessed the advantage in battle; the Maximals were stuck in the middle of their climb and didn't use their weapons out of fear of avalanches. After pummeling the other Maximals, Archadis deduced that, as [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] was the one holding the rope that the other Maximals were attached to, all he would have to do was attack the helpless bunny. Using his "Ryūsei Kochō Ken" (龍星古鳥剣, "Dino Star Ancient Bird Sword"), Archadis prepared to kill the Maximal... after delivering some ''very'' creepy entendres about it "hurting a little at first" (no, really). However, Stampy, inspired by his memories of [[Kitte Shūshū|his mother]], was able to jump onto and off the ''moon'' and somersault into Archadis, sending him blasting off and leaving his mask behind. Apparently, he didn't get the "million gold" reward. {{Storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Ascending4 TakoTank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
When most of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s population was infected with Angolmois, Archadis was part of a crowd that followed the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a universe where the Cybertronian civil war had ended comparatively early, Archadis was a latter-day Predacon who was protoformed with a female chassis but identified as male. The [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] of his reality would mention him in a lecture she gave in [[Axiom Nexus]] which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===Legends World===
Archadis worked at a "little brother cafe" and was there when the manager, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], explained to another worker, who was [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]], just what kind of cafe they were. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Archadis was a member of the Resistance during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When [[Magmatron]] and the crew of the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' returned to Cybertron and signed up to the Resistance, [[Lio Convoy]] welcomed their aid. However, he assigned Archadis as second-in-command of the unit (as well as [[Sling (BW)|Sling]]) to maintain some influence over their activities. Magmatron and Archadis were given a mission to extract or kill the traitor [[Snapper]] from a Builder convoy. During the fighting, however, one of Magmatron's men named [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] formed an alliance with various parties as the [[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bot]]s, and needed the Chief's help to deal with an imminent alien threat to Cybertron. Archadis's haughty manner did little to sway the ''Dinosaur''{{'}}s crew, and they aided Rampage. When the fighting was over, the Ex-Bots remained together in [[Proximax]] to defend the civilians from collateral damage during the Grand Uprising. Archadis refused to abandon the Resistance, and so he and Sling returned to Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Archadis was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Archadis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Fabuopteryx.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-36'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "[[Founder Shot]]" gun, left & right "[[Wing Bomb]]s"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Archadis is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into an organic ''{{w|Archaeopteryx}}''. In [[beast mode]], his wings extend via spring-loaded triggers to drop his "Wing Bombs"; doing this also reveals his two flip-out, non-firing "[[Wing Gundread]]s".

:In [[robot mode]], his right forearm hosts his non-firing "Founder Shot" blaster, with a geared "quick-draw" action activated by rotating his attached tail-[[kibble]]. His Founder Shot blaster can also be removed from the mechanism if one wants him without a weapon, as his gun-holding hand doesn't actually ''hold'' the gun and there's nowhere else to store it (its removability is likely there [[for safety reasons|to prevent breakage]]). Archadis's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark crystal]] is located on his robot mode chest, and can only be seen when unfolding the beast mode wing.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on Archadis at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Favorites Showdown: Mach Kick VS Archadis''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-36'''
:*''Takara release date'': March ??, 1999
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Archadis was also available in the "Favorites Showdown" (本命の対決 ''Honmei no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Mach Kick#Toys|Mach Kick]], also released in the third wave of ''Neo'' toys. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. The Sonokong Archadis is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.
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===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Archadis''' (Deluxe, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TM-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 22]], 2007
:*''Accessories'': "Founder Shot" gun, left & right "Wing Bombs"

: Released in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'', Archadis is an extensive [[redeco]] of the above Deluxe-sized figure in a more muted color scheme (''gasp!'') to better blend the figure with the other toys in the line, which got paint jobs hewing very closely to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] models of the CGI show's cast.

: It comes with a DVD featuring the Japanese dub of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Voyage]]"... an episode (and show) that the character was never featured in.

: This toy mistakenly uses a [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[spark crystal]] (as his redeco [[Airraptor#Toys|Airraptor]] had) instead of a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] one like his original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/Archadis/archadis.htm More information on ''Telemocha'' Archadis at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Archadis is one of three ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' toys whose designs were determined via a contest held by ''Japanese Television Magazine''. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became [[Mach Kick]] and [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]]. The original design that became Archadis was female. This was referenced in an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] which described a trans male Archadis.
*Archadis' colour scheme is based on a then highly prolific piece of palaeoart by Zdenek Burian in the book ''[https://archive.org/details/prehistoricanima0000augu Prehistoric Animals]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Archadis''' (아카디스 ''Akadiseu'')

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Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Machines Original Soundtrack

2024-05-18T02:24:19Z

Grumpybox: /* Score */

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'''''Hasbro Presents: The Transformers: Beast Machines Original Soundtrack''''' is an album featuring various instrumental music pieces from the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines cartoon]]'' composed by [[Robert Buckley]].

==Track listing and length==
===Score===
# Pursuit (2:50)
# Optimus (2:07)
# Megatron (2:29)
# Megachase (2:07)
# Dark Times (2:39)
# Tanks (2:07)
# Legend (1:58)
# Underworld (2:18)
# Weird Dream (1:32)
# The End (2:26)

==External links==
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/4oOdsm5Jj5YAOfxcJBGrKZ Spotify page]
* [https://music.apple.com/album/hasbro-presents-the-transformers-beast-machines/1745104876 Apple Music page]
* [https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D3J28GW8 Amazon Music page]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n5RyugU_pd-l6qXoWsjCX5jFykY1Zny-U YouTube page ]

[[Category:Beast Machines]] [[Category:Beast Machines media]] [[Category:Albums]]

Fan fiction

2021-01-15T04:00:26Z

Grumpybox: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

'''Fan fiction''' (or '''fanfic''') is fiction written by [[Fandom|fans]] of a property without the explicit or even insinuated approval of the [[copyright]] holder. This allows for many fans to do what they most desire with the material that they are fiddling around with, be it to make a serious and epic story or to just plain mess around and play with their little fantasies. Needless to say, not all fanfics are good, but which are and which aren't is mostly up to the reader's discretion.

{{quote|Dear Vector Prime, how specifically is Transformers fan-fiction categorized in relation to the [[Multiverse]]?}}
{{quote|...I suppose it depends on the universe. There are [[Tyran]] clusters where [[Sam Witwicky]]'s run through [[Mission City]] resulted in, amongst other things, air conditioners, fans, leaf blowers and the like [[AllSpark#Transformers film|coming to life]] to scurry about, causing trouble.|[[Vector Prime]]'s completely unhelpful response on the topic}}

==Topics==
Over the years, an incredibly wide variety of ''Transformers'' fanfic has been written, including straightforward adventure stories, crossovers with other properties, parodies, incredibly creepy and/or awesome stories in which gruesome acts of [[Decepticon]]-on-[[human|fleshling]] violence are described in tender, loving detail,<ref>[https://shortpacked.com/comic/buckets-of-blood Shortpacked! by David Willis - Buckets of Blood]</ref> and, of course, "erotica" of varying degrees of [[Slag (slang)|slagged]]-upness. Many aspiring [[human]] authors have written romantic stories of varying quality and explicitness, pairing just about [[Autobot|any]] [[Decepticon|given]] character with [[Megatron (G1)|any]] [[Starscream (G1)|other]] character.

===Popular Transformers fanfic topics===
*'''{{w|Mary Sue|Self-insertion}}:''' Guess what, you're a Transformer now, and everyone likes you the best! You're super powerful, but have a kind heart! You're the offspring of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and your grandparents are [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]]! Have the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for being so amazing!
*'''Fan-written episodes:''' Can range from one story mimicking the structure of a television episode to an entire fake season or [https://web.archive.org/web/20120817085605/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ whole movie]. Usually written in script format. Some can even go as far as rewriting a whole series.
*'''[[Transformer romance|Romance]]:''' Pick any two Transformers characters ''at all'', even mortal enemies. Have them make out, exchange pillow talk and (of course) bone each other. [[Scale]] apparently doesn't matter here (not that it does anywhere else for that matter), and neither does species. Or characterization, because these types of fanfics often have their main couple acting ridiculously out-of-character just so the romance can work.
*'''Extra-[[Humanization|humanized]] Transformers:''' Sisters! Cousins! Babies! Daddies! Almost a subcategory of "romance", since adding even more organic-like components to Transformers really helps along with the... ahem... [[Reproduction|sexual intercourse]]. Scale and species also does not matter here...yes. There ''does'' exist that kind of fanfic.
*'''Crossovers:''' Because ''obviously'', civilization isn't complete until [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]] somehow becomes human (or not, who cares? It's a fanfiction!) and enrolls at Riverdale High, [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] tries to take over [[My Little Pony|Ponyville]], [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] is enrolled into Hogwarts, [[Razorclaw (disambiguation)|Razorclaw]] is made king of the Pridelands, or [[Grimlock (disambiguation)|Grimlock]] runs rampant in [[Jurassic Park]].
*'''Character-driven stories:''' What does [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] think about when he's alone in space? What's a typical day for [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]? What exactly is a normal day on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''? These tend to be pretty laid-back in tone.
*'''What if? stories:''' What if [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had never become Autobot leader? What if the Ark had never crash-landed on Earth? What if [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had been chosen by the Matrix instead of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]? The possibilities are endless. [[Hearts of Steel|Notably]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|some]] [[Transformers Comic issue 9|official]] [[Transformers: Deviations|publications]] have also played around with various alternate universes. These kinds of stories are sometimes referred to as "AU" (alternate universe) stories, and can also serve as a way to [[retcon]] out details that the author found objectionable (like characters that they dislike).
*'''Absolute fanwanking:''' A nerd's nerd will write these, and they probably involve things like [[Berko]] and [[Browning]] going on adventures in their search for [[Forestonite]] and about a hundred other obscure characters joining them. How does everything fit together? Let's connect the dots, The Question-style!

==Hard work pays off==
In recent years, a few Transformers fanfic writers have made the jump to writing [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned fiction, including [[James Roberts]], [[Ben Yee]], [[Greg Sepelak]], [[Trent Troop]], [[Josh van Reyk]], and [[Shaun Knowler]].

{{stub}}

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Headcannon]] enjoyed writing his own "botfiction" about the characters in [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut's]] plays. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] informed [[Ironfist (G1)]] that [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] thought his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified|Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs were like fan fiction. {{storylink|Bullets|Bullets}}

After viewing [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|film about him]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] attempted to spare his friend's feelings by simply telling him the film was no longer relevant and told the blue Seeker to go back to writing fan fiction. When that failed, he tried to have him killed. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

According to Swerve, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] wrote fan fiction about the ''[[Lost Light]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sprinkler system. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre| Lūstrāre}} Before the ship was due to be decommissioned, Magnus showed some of it to [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

==References==
<References/>

==See also==
*[[Authorial intent]]
*[[Fanon]]
*[[Personal canon]]
*[[Transmasters UK]]

==External links==
*{{w|Fan fiction}} at Wikipedia
*[[wikia:transfanon:Main Page|Transformers Fanon Wiki]]
*[http://www.transformersfanfic.com/ Transformers Lexicon]

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[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Flamewar (G1)

2020-06-02T05:40:28Z

Grumpybox: /* 2019 IDW continuity */

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Flamewar (Prime)}}
:''Flamewar is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Flamewar2.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|She sings from somewhere you can't see.]]
'''Flamewar''' is one of the last of the original Decepticon army, having served during the rule of the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]] as faithfully as any Decepticon [[Tarn (DJD)|that you]] [[Soundwave (G1)|could name]]. She has a wide variety of skills, from spy and saboteur to scientist, which kept her quite busy in the Decepticon ranks.

She longs for the return to those days of glory and conquest, when she could spend years plotting against [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but she has little hope of such a thing happening. She finds the remaining Decepticon "generals" pale imitations and short-sighted power-mongers, so she has hitched her wagon onto that of the emerging [[Tripredacus Council]].

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
{{voiceactor|[[Brandie Tarvin]] (English)}}
[[File:Timelines-Bumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]

Flamewar was assigned by the Tripredacus Council to observe [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s efforts on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. When the [[Autobot]]s sent a strike force to destroy his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility, Flamewar ambushed and disabled [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], leaving them to Deathsaurus to eliminate. (He failed, of course.)

Although all of the Autobots eventually escaped, Flamewar reported to the Council that Deathsaurus' experiments had been a success. Suddenly, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] broke into her transmission, revealing that [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] had introduced a virus into the [[Virulent Clone|clones]], and that they had finally tracked her down. With her exposure, Flamewar was deemed useless as an agent by the Council, and they remotely destroyed [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]]. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

[[File:Tre flamewar singlewhitefemale.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|There is no possible way that this is not ridiculous.]]
When Flamewar regained consciousness from that whole explodey-ship deal, she found herself the prisoner of Ricochet, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[K-9]]. They demanded that she work as a double-agent for them against the Decepticon/Predacon Alliance, but she refused. "Ricochet" and the others then dropped their disguises and revealed themselves as [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], and offered Flamewar a place in the organization of the Predacon criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Not really having much else to do, Flamewar accepted. {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

Shortly before the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Flamewar posed as a revived [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and used a [[Steelgrave|pliable intermediary]] to recruit an army of dissatisfied Predacons. Together, they conquered a string of planets in the [[J'kozian sector]], stealing resources to build a drone army that could re-ignite the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

Her plans were derailed by a [[Airazor (BW)|team]] [[Crossblades (BW)|of]] [[Stiletto (BW)|Maximals]] on an intelligence-gathering mission. They sabotaged the drone-production facility on [[Nibari]], reprogramming the drones to obey the native rebels. Most of Flamewar's army was killed by the drones while she was tied up by a challenge of personal combat the Maximals goaded her into. Defeated and utterly humiliated, Flamewar was sent back to Cybertron for trial. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Readers of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a trans-dimensional magazine for [[Female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], were invited to decide who was deadlier, Flamewar or [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Timelines10 flamewar.jpg|left|thumb|Yoko Littner? Never heard of her.]]
Disgusted by the peace that dawned with the birth of the [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the defeat of the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his [[Maximal]]s, Flamewar vowed to restore the [[Decepticon Empire]]'s rule over not just the planet, but the entire galaxy. A true fanatic, she refused to accept the original Megatron was dead, believing instead that Death itself was Megatron's ally, and would never take him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#BotCon2014|BotCon 2014 Flamewar profile card}} {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

In 2984 on the run from Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] for unspecified crimes ("bad things", according to her), Flamewar attacked the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] with the intent of using its [[space bridge]] to put herself beyond the pursuer's reach. Just as she had finished slaughtering her way through the Autobots who attempted to stop her, she was discovered by [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] and his pirate crew of [[Star Seeker]]s. Flamewar had never heard of the pirates and had no interest in Cannonball's proposal that she join his crew... until a hefty handful of [[energon]] chips and other valuable goodies changed her mind. She subsequently accompanied the Star Seekers through the space bridge to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, which Cannonball sought to use to drain the energy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but the scheme was opposed by the Cybertronian Knights and Flamewar was defeated by Devcon in the battle that followed. As they were being cuffed and taken away, however, Star Seeker weaponsmaster [[Ferak]] slipped a small [[Lukythian Warp Star|Warp Star Warhead]] into Flamewar's palm. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

[[File:FlamewarasCaptain-TPJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|right]]
Using the warhead to effect an escape from the Knights' custody, the Star Seekers took off on a new quest: a search for the immortal [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Following the treacherous Decepticon's trail to a nameless planetoid near [[Quintesson]] space, the crew discovered a mountain stronghold, where Flamewar was able to put her linguistic skills to use translating various runes. Within the ruins, they found a half-dead Quintesson who professed to be a former ally of Starscream's, but after the alien was brought on board, Flamewar discovered the truth: in actuality, the long-deceased Quintesson's body was possessed by Starscream's spark! Working with Starscream, Flamewar staged a mutiny, allowing Starscream to possess Cannoball's body and imprisoning the ex-captain's own spark in a containment device. Now with a ship and crew to continue her mission to reinstate the Decepticon Empire, Flamewar embraced the pirate life, donning a modified version of Cannonball's helmet and even beginning to talk like the captain, indicating that she would soon become the next in the line of pirates to bear the name... {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} As [[Shokaract]] mused about the current state of affairs in the universe, Flamewar took up the command seat of the ''Tidal Wave''. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Flamewar was one of countless Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. On the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion, she hung out with [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:OPAnnual2018-Flamewar.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Flamewar was hired by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] to act in [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|''Starscream: The Movie'']] where she was cast as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. She questioned this casting, given the minor role Rodimus had played in [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s origins, but Thundercracker waved off these concerns, convinced that Rodimus's image would attract viewers. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|''Transformers'' issue #7]]
[[File:"Team Stream" inside Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
A member of the terrorist organisation [[The Rise]], Flamewar camped out in a bunker beneath the memorial crater. On patrol, she spotted the hermit [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who had himself spotted their comms cable. Flamewar engaged Cyclonus in order to keep their secret, blasting the war hero. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Only then did she think to report the situation to the bunker. Flamewar was hopelessly outmatched against Cyclonus, but she got a reprieve when [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] responded to her call and chased the flyer away. Shadow Striker had no respect for Flamewar's initiative, and called her a fool for mixing it up with Cyclonus. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}}

Base commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] agreed. The Rise were forced to abandon the crater, for [[Security Operations]] arrived in short order after Cyclonus got away. Flamewar engaged [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] on the surface while Sixshot and Shadow Striker set the base to blow. Once her comrades flew off, Flamewar broke off her attack and retreated to The Rise's back-up redoubt. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}}

Flamewar made a nuisance of herself at the new base. She thought it was funny to tell the arriving [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] that Shadow Striker's quarters were his, with predictable results. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} When Lieutenant [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] tapped Flamewar and several others for a mission, Flamewar insisted on calling them "Team Stream", hoping it would catch on like "Strika's Heavies" during the last war. They raided a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub in order to gain access to the closed network that linked the Titans in orbit. A [[data-bomb]] locked down the Titans to keep them from interfering in the next stage of the Rise's plans. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Flamewar and the others escaped aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] after [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] sent his Titan, [[Vigilem]], to attack the [[Winged Moon]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Flamewar.jpg|thumb|right|From convention exclusive to tiny repaint to video game rare card - movin' up in the world, ma!]]
Flamewar spent years preparing for her final battle against [[Arcee (G1)#Transformers Legends|Arcee]], planning and strategizing ways to counter and defeat her. She just waited for her chance. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Flamewar bio}}

Hunting parties led by Flamewar and [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] managed to neutralize the threat of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and her [[Female Autobots]] when they were attacking Decepticon bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

When the Decepticons used [[Chronogon]] portals to send the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] back in time, Flamewar took part in an operation to try and prevent Orion Pax's recreation as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Seeking revenge for a prior loss, Flamewar led a team consisting of herself, [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadowstalker]], and [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] against Autobot bases. [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] sent [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] to face them. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Flamewar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Decepticon fangirl in Arcee's body. She seems confused.]]
*'''Flamewar''' (BotCon 2005 attendee bonus toy)
**''Accessories'': Projectile launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Flamewar is a black and red [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has several clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that can be combined to form a large bow weapon with a spring-loaded launching missile. She was available only as a "freebie" gift to attendees at [[BotCon 2005]] and then again at [[BotCon 2006]] after Fun Publications ran out of [[Tigatron#Timelines|Tigatron]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make her fellow BotCon 2005 [[exclusive]]s [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|Chromia]] and [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]]. This mold was also used to make the Target-exclusive [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action-movie-verse]] [[Arcee (Movie)#Toys|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)#Toys|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BCFlamewar/flamewar.htm More information on BotCon 2005 Flamewar at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Timelinestoy-BotCon2014-Flamewar.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb]]
*'''Flamewar''' (BotCon 2014 attendee bonus toy)
**''Accessories:'' Bow, two missiles

: The attendee-only bonus figure of [[BotCon 2014]], ''Timelines'' Flamewar is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (WFC)#BHDeluxe|Arcee]], in turn a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Arcee (WFC)#Deluxe|Arcee]]. She transforms into a motorcycle and is armed with a large spring-loaded bow that can fire two missiles. It can be held via its two jointed 5mm handles, as well as attach to her front wheel in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

: The original version of this mold was also used to make BotCon 2014 [[Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|Flareup]] and was heavily retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BCFlamewar/flamewar.htm More information on BotCon 2014 Flamewar at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDArceeMold}}

{{anchor|LegacyCollection}}
*'''BotCon Legacy Collection''' (2015)

:Flamewar was repackaged with fellow BotCon 2014 toys [[Apelinq (BM)|Ape-Linq]], [[Flareup (G1)#LegacyCollection|Flareup]], and [[Shokaract#LegacyCollection|Shokaract]] in the "BotCon Legacy Collection", which also had the [[Pack-in material|pack-in comic]] "[[Legacy (issue)|Legacy]]".

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Flamewar.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Flamewar//Veteran Decepticon''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T20/T40'''
**''Stars: ''5
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*'''Flamewar//Veteran Decepticon''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P4/2019'''
**''Stars: ''5
:A reprint of Flamewar//Veteran Decepticon was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Seige I. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
{{-}}
[[File:W3SpecialistFlamewar.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Specialist Flamewar//Special Ops•Hunter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T47/T48'''
**''Stars: ''7

{{-}}

==Notes==
* Early in development, there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks, but the idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons.<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>
* Flamewar's creator, [[Ben Yee]], insists that Flamewar is absolutely not [[Raksha]], despite all appearances.
* According to the April/May 2006 issue of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Newsletter]], the first samples of Flamewar came back with an Autobot sigil rather than Decepticon, requiring a quick fix before she was "mass"-produced for the convention.
* She collects [[Hasbro]] memorabilia. How shameless of them.
* Her "Razor's Edge" body, or rather the one under the Megatron costume, appears to be based on ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Decepticharge]], incidentally also ''Alternators'' [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s body.
*According to [[Pete Sinclair]], Flamewar's "Descent into Evil" and "The Razor's Edge" appearances are not actually from the same continuous timeline, despite both stories taking place between the end of Generation 1 and the beginning of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. Neither are there any inconsistencies between the two stories. What's the deal? And considering none of this information is in the stories themselves, [[Authorial intent|should we care?]]
*The 2005 IDW incarnation of Flamewar is not a Decepticon but rather hails from a Cybertronian colony world,<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/970694291034054656 Tweet by @TheJohnBarber, 2018/03/05]</ref> given the rarity of female Transformers born on Cybertron in the modern era.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Nightbeat (SG)

2020-05-31T21:45:28Z

Grumpybox: /* Fiction */

{{factions|sgAutobot|{{factions/icons|custom=Autobotsecretpolice.png|cLink=Secret Police}}}}
{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot Secret Police chief|his heroic detective counterpart|Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat}}
:''Nightbeat is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]]. Nyeah!''

[[Image:Nightbeatsgcomic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Seen this?]]
'''Nightbeat''', he's a real bad copper, see? He'll plug a wiseguy just for glancin' at him cockeyed. Nightbeat don't take kindly to no doublecrossers, turncoats, backstabbers or stool-pigeons! He's Chief of the [[Secret Police]], so if you got a problem you better button ya lip, see? Any mug what don't pipe down when he says so winds up goin' for a little "ride"; and you know what ''that'' means, don'tcha?

He likes to torture, see? Mutilate! Maim! Agonize! Hook yer tender bits up to a dynamo and crank the dial! Get the picture? The [[Autobot]]s hate his guts, see, and the [[Decepticon]]s don't like him much, neither!<ref>[[BotCon 2008]] customization class Nightbeat bio</ref>

Nightbeat's got himself a case of the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust]], see? It's spread all over his body, ''see''? Makes him fall apart, '''see'''!? It ain't contagious, but any mook caught starin' is gonna find themselves wearin' a pair of "cement slippers", and that ain't no name brand!

When the goin' gets tough, he can combine with [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] to make [[Nightclash]], see? Once he does that, they'll never take him alive!<ref>[[BotCon 2009]] customization class [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] bio</ref>

''Nyeah!''

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
Nightbeat ain't no nancyboy, see? He was right there in the thick of it when those do-gooder Decepticon goombas attacked the launching platform of the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. But Nightbeat don't run from nothin', see? He fought it out with the rest of em! ''Nyeah''! {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

When that back-stabbin' [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] decided to ditch [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] during the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second launch attempt, Nightbeat got tossed outta the ship, see? Fer bein' too loyal! ''Nyeah''! That's right! ''Too'' loyal! ''Nyeah''! He had to go give Prime the bad news! The red letter! The hot water! They were all stuck on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] since the planet had just entered the [[Plait Expanse]]. {{storylink|Do Over}}

===''Recordicons''===
[[File:Recordicons 17 Nightbeat&Hosehead.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Nightbeat once had an argument with [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] over whether the latter made a better top or bottom half. Nightbeat was later recounting the affair to [[Hosehead (SG)|Hosehead]] when [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] accidentally gave away [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s position nearby. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 17|Recordicons #17}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:SGtoy-Nightbeat.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"The Nebulans are after my head!!!!"]]
*'''Nightbeat''' (Deluxe, BotCon 2008 Customization Class)
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile

:This [[repaint]] of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] was only available in the customization class at [[BotCon 2008]]. All parts of the mold were provided, but the individuals taking the class had to assemble and paint the toy themselves. It uses the same plastic colors as ''Timelines'' Nightbeat, but without the flame deco and with extensive additions of black paint, no doubt to emphasize the doppelganger's "evil-ness". It also has a unique faction [[insignia]]: an Autobot symbol pierced at the center by a dagger (representing the Autobot Secret Police), which is an homage to the emblem of the {{w|Terran Empire}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s {{w|Mirror Universe (Star Trek)|Mirror Universe}}, the main inspiration for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.
{{EnergonHotShotMold}}

==Notes==
*Don'tcha get it? Lemme spell it out for ya, see? Nightbeat's speech, it's a caricature of this clown, {{w|Edward G. Robinson}}. ''Nyeah''.

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=''Shattered Glass'' Nightbeat
|disambig=Nightbeat (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Nightbeat (SG Animated)|Nightbeat]], the evil counterpart to [[Nightbeat (Animated)|''Animated'' Nightbeat]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Customization class toys]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]

DIS-Integrated Circuits!

2020-05-31T21:43:23Z

Grumpybox:

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #9
|prev=Repeat Performance!
|next=The Next Best Thing to Being There!
|title="DIS-Integrated Circuits!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #33–34
|prev2=The Wrath of Grimlock!
|next2=The Next Best Thing to Being There!
|image=MarvelUS-09.jpg
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[June 25]], [[1985]] ("on sale" [[July 16]], 1985)
|coverdate=October 1985
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Mike Manley]]
|inks="[[M. Hands]]"
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letters=[[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Christopher J. Priest|Jim Owsley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''The Autobots, now restored, strike a deal with G.B. Blackrock. But one of his former employees has other plans.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Anti-robotphotonicmulti-cannon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Jack Kirby's Sybian City Saga" never got the attention it deserved, really.]]
[[G.B. Blackrock]], driving practice laps on a race track, is interrupted by General [[Capshaw]], who expresses concern over Blackrock's plans to unveil a new weapon designed to destroy the [[Transformer]]s. Blackrock shrugs him off, and goes to visit [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] in her hospital room to update her on the situation. She, in turn, shows Blackrock some technology she's been working on from her hospital bed, causing Blackrock to worry that she may put herself in another dangerous situation in her desire for revenge against the robots who crippled her.

These fears are warranted when Josie escapes from her hospital room, and shows up in Blackrock's office that night, revealing herself as Circuit Breaker, wearing a metal suit designed to compensate for her damaged nervous system and granting her offensive capability against any mechanical form. Blackrock orders her to forget the whole thing and get back to the hospital; Circuit Breaker ignores him and says she's going to do what she has to.

The [[Autobot]]s have been revived after their imprisonment aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], with [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] in command. They seek a new solution to their fuel shortage, and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] takes [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and goes to strike a deal with G.B. Blackrock. Kidnapping the billionaire, Jazz offers to provide him with protection from the [[Decepticon]]s in exchange for fuel. After a few confused moments, Blackrock agrees.

[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] is feeling mutinous after receiving word that the Autobots are online again and that [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] has disappeared. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] sends him and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to destroy Blackrock's weapon, allowing them to blow off some steam.

[[File:DisintegratedCircuits buster uses matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s customers are also feeling mutinous, as [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] can only offer fumbling excuses and delays while his father remains in the hospital. Despite tinkering with the automobiles in for repairs, it's all a mystery to him. But another headache-seizure grips him, and in a flash, everything becomes clear—the structure, the problem, everything. Buster repairs an engine block with merely a thought.

Later that day, the unveiling of Blackrock's [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]] is sabotaged by Circuit Breaker, in an effort to get him to announce '''her''' as his intended weapon. The Decepticons attack just then. Jazz and Wheeljack transform, intending to make good on their promise to provide Blackrock with protection; but Circuit Breaker, unable to discern between Autobot and Decepticon, severely injures Wheeljack. Between her and Jazz, the Decepticons are driven off, though Jazz is damaged. Although Circuit Breaker spares Jazz at Blackrock's pleading, she destroys his weapon, and severs her ties with him. Blackrock fears she is the only one to have truly lost the day's battle...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (8)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (10)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] (12)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (13)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (14)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (15)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (16)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (17)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (18)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] (20)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (21)
}}
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (23)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (24)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (25)
|c3=
*[[Chuck (G1)|Chuck]] (1)
*[[Ames (G1)|Ames]] (2)
*[[Capshaw]] (3)
*[[G.B. Blackrock]] (4)
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] (5)
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (26)
}}

==Quotes==
"Getting fuel is a piece of cake!"<br>
"Cake is fuel?"
:-'''Jazz''' and '''Prowl''' - different strokes, man.

"Now, with your okay, I'm going to pay a visit to Mr. Blackrock. We have a deal to negotiate."<br>
"As my Special Operations officer, you have my complete trust, Jazz. Permission granted. Take '''Wheeljack''' with you as a back-up. I only wish I knew what I just gave you permission '''for!'''"
:-'''Jazz''' and '''Prowl'''

"Or else... fall before the sonic fury of... '''Frenzy!!''' Ha ha ha!! Ha! Ha-ha-ha! ...An Autobot -- '''here!''' No matter -- you'll be a flaming piece of junk when I'm done with you! Ha ha ha!"
:-'''Frenzy''', smashing stuff and happy as a clam.

==Notes==
===Production notes===
[[File:SecretWarsII-Circuitbreaker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*This issue marks the introduction of Josie Beller's superhuman identity, Circuit Breaker. Conceived and designed by Budiansky to resemble Marvel colorist Janet "Jay Jay" Jackson, Circuit Breaker will go on to become easily the most famous of the comic's original characters, but this would not translate to roles in wider Transformers fiction—because Budiansky and Marvel orchestrated it so that ''they'' would own her, not Hasbro. Hasbro's licensing agreement with Marvel stated that any new characters debuting within ''The Transformers'' would be their property, so, to circumvent this, Budiansky requested that Marvel insert Circuit Breaker into the pages of their crossover event ''{{w|Secret Wars II}}'' prior to her appearance in the comic. So it was that Circuit Breaker debuted in ''Secret Wars II'' #3 (right), released a month before ''The Transformers'' #9, securing Marvel ownership of the character. The issue contained a capsule summary of Circuit Breaker's origin and her hatred of robots (with a footnote directing readers to pick up ''Transformers'' #9 for more); in fact, it was her disgust of such "soulless mockeries of life" that "had no true free will" that convinced the antagonist of the series, {{w|Beyonder (comics)|the Beyonder}}, to release Earth from the mind-control he had placed it under, as he realized he had reduced humanity to a comparable state.

===Continuity notes===
*If the circumstances surrounding Circuit Breaker didn't make it clear enough, this issue was still being written from the perspective that ''The Transformers'' was set within the wider Marvel Unvierse, as is further evidenced by the newspaper in which [[Capshaw|General Capshaw]] reads about Blackrock's upcoming weapons test: it's the [[Daily Bugle]], the publication that pays [[Spider-Man]]'s bills, which previously appeared in [[Prisoner of War!|issue #3]].
*As footnotes reminds us, Josie Beller was injured by Shockwave in [[The Worse of Two Evils!|issue #6]], and has been working towards her recovery for the last two issues, with additional checks in on her ongoing subplot in the interspersed UK-original stories, "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" and "[[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]".
*As the Autobots finish their performance examinations, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] is absent from the group. He was blasted point blank by Shockwave in [[The New Order|issue #5]], and next issue is shown to still be inoperative, with Ratchet uncertain of his prospects for recovery.
*It is revealed that the "electric shock" Optimus Prime gave Buster in issue #6 was him transferring the Creation Matrix into the human's mind. Buster has been having "headaches" since [[Warrior School!|issue #7]], in which his control over metal and machines began to manifest. The UK series got out ahead of this subplot, revealing this truth ahead of its reprinting of this story, in "[[The Wrath of Guardian!]]"
*This is the first time US audiences are seeing Blackrock's photonic multi-cannon, but again, the UK reprints of the series got ahead of this plotline and actually seeded it a few issues in advance in "Decepticon Dam-Busters!"
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots'': 21 active, as Ratchet revives all but one of the captive Autobots; Sunstreaker inactive; Optimus Prime held captive (23 total)
**''Decepticons:'' 10 active; Megatron missing in action (11 total)

===Real-life references===
*A sponsor logo for the real-life {{w|Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company}} can be seen on the side of Blackrock's racetrack.
*Alluding to then-current political tensions, the general worries that "[[Soviet Union|Communists]]" might behind the ongoing robot plague.
*Jazz likes [[Madonna]], blasting her song "{{w|Material Girl}}" during the Autobots' test drive.
*The guard at Blackrock's offices is totally reading [[Playboy]].
*The "next issue" box reads "CONSTRUCTICONS--PHONE HOME!" quoting the movie ''{{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial}}''

===Artwork and technical errors===
*The latest change of artists has Josie Beller looking quite a bit different than previous issues. In particular, her hair's wavier, shorter and brighter now (and more in line with the Marvel employee that Budiansky modeled her after.) After she becomes Circuit Breaker, it changes into a ponytailed mullet.
*Prowl's forehead crest is consistently colored white instead of red throughout this issue, and he is lacking in portions of blue-black trim, including on his chest and thighs.
*After settling into his finalized colour scheme last issue, Shockwave goes off-model again with blue shoulders instead of purple.
*Cover: Starscream's helmet is colored white instead of blue, and his cockpit grey instead of orange.
[[File:Autobots-disintegratedcircuits1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*Page 4 (pictured at right):
**Panel 3: Huffer is red instead of orange, the red and white on Wheeljack's chest are inverted, and Jazz is missing the blue on his hood.
**Panel 4: Gears's face is red instead of white, while his helmet is blue instead of red; Cliffjumper's face is yellow; Jazz is still missing the blue on his hood; Sideswipe's helmet is white instead of blue. As all the formerly-injured Autobots bar Sunstreaker are supposed to be in this scene, Trailbreaker should be visible, but he's the only one who's missing.
*Page 5:
**Panel 5: The arms and torso of Optimus Prime's headless body are colored white instead of red.
**Panel 6: Ratchet is drawn finishing Prowl's line about rescuing Optimus and acquiring fuel. This leads to the peculiar sight of Ratchet stating that he is in command of the Autobots!
*Page 6, panel 2-3: Wheeljack has a blue-black pelvis and white thighs instead of the other way around. He's missing the red on his torso, the blue-black on his shoulders, and his shoulder-fins are blue-black instead of white.
*Page 6, panel 6: Starscream is missing his shoulder intakes, and his cockpit is red instead of orange. Buzzsaw is colored like Laserbeak.
*Page 7, panel 2: Buzzsaw is still colored like Laserbeak.
*Page 8: Continuing an error introduced by the artist of the previous two issues, Optimus Prime's head is drawn missing its antenna-ears.
*Page 8, panel 7: The sign on Sparkplug's garage reads "Witwicky Auto Repair," but per [[The Transformers (issue)|issue #1]] and [[Power Play!|#2]], it ought to say "'''S.''' Witwicky Auto Repair."
*Page 10, panel 14: The sign on G.B. Blackrock's office door reads "JB BLACKROCK."
*Page 16:
**Panel 7: "You really are a robot" is missing its punctuation.
**Panel 8: Jazz says "If I were a Decepticon I would've let you bounce me a couple of times before scraping you off the ground!" The "me" probably shouldn't be there.
*Page 19, panel 5: Starscream should probably be saying "''Un''fortunately for you", as Jazz likely doesn't consider getting shot with cluster bombs to be very fortunate.
*Page 20: Wheeljack's colored incorrectly again, still missing the red on his torso, and still with a blue pelvis (now in addition to his corrected blue thighs). His shoulder-fins have become red (except in panel 5, where they're colored like part of the background, and panel 6, in which they disappear altogether), and his shoulder-cannon is purple instead of blue. These panels were evidently used as reference for the coloring of the UK strips "The Wrath of Guardian!" and "The Wrath of Grimlock!"
*Page 21:
**Panel 6: The interior of Starscream's shoulder-intake is colored pink like the background. His null ray is colored pale purple. The narration bizarrely refers to Starscream's robot form as his "secret mode".
**Panel 7: Starscream's wings are missing. His one visible null-ray remains miscolored, except for its rearmost segment, but only because the coloring misinterprets it as part of Starscream's shoulder.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #33:'''
*'''Published:''' [[October 26|26th October]], 1985
*'''Cover date:''' [[November 2|2nd November]], 1985
*'''[[Back-up strips]]:''' ''Machine Man'' ("If This Be Sanctuary?!" Part 3), ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''November calendar:''' Prowl

'''Issue #34:'''
*'''Published:''' [[November 2|2nd November]], 1985
*'''Cover date:''' [[November 9|9th November]], 1985
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Machine Man'' ("If This Be Sanctuary?!" Part 4), ''Robo-Capers'' and ''Matt and the Cat''

===Other trivia===
*The inker of this issue is credited as "[[M. Hands]]". This isn't a person, but a pseudonym (short for "Many Hands") used to cover multiple inkers working on a rush-job.
*The presence of Marvel-owned character Circuit Breaker meant that when [[IDW Publishing]] was first reprinting the Marvel comic for their ''[[Classic Transformers]]'' series, this was another issue (like issue #3 before it) that they could not secure the license to reproduce, and were forced instead to replace it with a text summary. This was later resolved and the issue was included in the later reprint volume [[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 1]]—but only in the print copy of the book, not the digital version.
*Judge Reinhold's character is shown reading pages from this issue in the film Vice Versa (1988). Though when the comic is closed issue 8's cover can be seen poking out from the newspaper that was used as a cover.

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #9:''' Circuit Breaker and Starscream, by [[Mike Manley]].
*'''UK issue #33:''' Circuit Breaker, Wheeljack and Frenzy, by [[John Higgins]].
*'''UK issue #34:''' reuse of art from US cover, modified to fit the UK aspect ratio.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-09.jpg|'''US issue #9''' - Thanks Marvel. ''Thanks''
File:MarvelUK-033.jpg|'''UK issue #33''' - Introducing: DAVID BOWIE
File:MarvelUK-034.jpg|'''UK issue #34''' - Starscream has a really sweet cycling helmet
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 05-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 5|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #5]]''' (Marvel US, 1987)
File:Titan-NewOrderSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-NewOrderHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: New Order]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:TFClassicsVol1.JPG|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 1|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 1]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2011)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v2.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]], Vol. 2: New Order''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2018)
File:HXClassicsVol3.jpg|'''''[[The Transformers Classics#Japanese reprints|The Transformers Classics]], Vol. 3''''' ([[Mediaboy Mook]], 2019)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
[[File:DISintegratedCircuits-WheeljackIDWreprint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|wheeljack's got green, right, here's some dang green then, wherevs]]
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Cover: Starscream's head is changed from the incorrect white to a cartoon-based grey-black, with cartoon red eyes. His cockpit becomes the correct orange.
*Page 4, panel 4: Cliffjumper's miscolored face is the only error corrected on this page.
*Page 5, panel 5: The colors of Optimus Prime's headless body are corrected.
*Page 6:
**Panels 2-3: Spots of green are added to Wheeljack to emulate his toy/cartoon model.
**Panel 6: Shockwave's shoulders are corrected for this panel alone, but his Decepticon insignia and highlights on his chest-nubbins somehow become orange.
*Page 8, panel 1: Shockwave's right shoulder is corrected, but his left shoulder is not.
*Page 20: Green trim is again added to Wheeljack's chest and legs as well, and his blue shoulders are changed to white (pictured at right).

===Advertisements===
*Young Astronaut Program (inside front cover)
*Newtons Fruit Chewy Cookies - between pages 4 & 5
*Twizzlers - between pages 5 & 6
*''The Heavenly Kid'' (live-action film) - between pages 7 & 8
*[[Nestlé]] Quik - between pages 8 & 9
*Tootsie Roll - between pages 16 & 17
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' on videocassette - between pages 17 & 18
*Mile High Comics - between pages 19 & 20
*Bullpen Belletins - between pages 20 & 21
*''The West Coast Avengers'' and ''The Vision and the Scarlet Witch''
*Marvel subscriptions
*''Secret Wars II'' #5, ''The [[Thing]]'' #30, ''Dr. Strange'' #74, and ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #285 (inside back cover)
*Rip-Off's shoes (back cover)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dis-Integrated Circuits!}}
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[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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2020-05-31T21:38:15Z

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2020-05-31T21:36:24Z

Grumpybox:

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Hot dog (food)

2020-05-31T21:23:59Z

Grumpybox: /* Generation 1 continuity family */

[[File:WarriorSchool Hot Dog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's [[Tim Curry]]'s favorite.]]
'''Hot dogs''' are small protein cylinders with rounded ends. [[Human|Fleshlings]] use them for fuel after putting them through a brief heat-tempering process. This heat is sometimes provided by the rapid oxidation of brown carbon-based pipe sections, but a standard-issue [[laser scalpel]] is equally effective and much more efficient. {{storylink|Warrior School!|Warrior School!}}

Frequently, the fuel cylinders are enclosed in a spongy sabot made from fermented, heat-tempered plant matter, and coated with various other acidified or liquefied plant derivatives. Many human customs are peculiar.

While this is a highly energetic fuel, overuse can lead to the formation of deposits in supply lines, and the resulting occlusion may cause major component failure. Moderation is suggested.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
While camping in the woods, [[Melanie]] and her friends were cooking some hot dogs on their fire when they were stumbled on, almost literally, by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. The newcomers joined them, and Ratchet demonstrated that he could cook the hot dogs in a few seconds with his laser scalpel. Buster thought he'd missed the point. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}

====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] bought a hot dog at a fair while she was under [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]'s protection. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
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[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] included hot dogs in his [[holomatter]] [[Swearth|version of Earth]], which [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] tried. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
A cold hot dog is a vital component of [[Patrick Donnelly|Sergeant Donnelly]]'s idea of a perfect day, the other components being a flat beer and a Red Sox game. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:Spikecarlydanielanimated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Ham-fisted bun vendor]]
[[Sumdac Systems]] sold a [[Hot Dog Bot]] which roamed the streets selling hot dogs to unsuspecting customers. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike Witwicky]] bought one once. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

[[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]'s attempt to enjoy a hot dog was curtailed when a [[Condiment Bot]] smothered it in mustard. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}
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===''BotBots''===
Thanks to a cloud of [[Energon]] spreading over a closed-for-the-night shopping mall, the products of the mall were transformed into miniature Transformers. Of these includes [[Hawt Diggity]], who was transformed from a hot dog.
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2020-05-31T21:23:35Z

Grumpybox: Nautica and Nightbeat try hot dogs from Swearth.

[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] try hot dogs from [[Swearth]].