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Flareup (Animated)

2010-07-31T23:25:33Z

Hightech94:

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{{disambig3|Flareup}}
:''Flareup is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Animated_flareup_character_model.jpg|frame|"Who designs a robot with high heels?"]]
'''Flareup''' is a girl! With the CUTEST pair of [[Heel struts|high heels]]!
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Susan Blu]] (English)
[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Flareup.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Mah eyes are up HERE.]]
Flareup was among the crowd welcoming home [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] and cheering on the capture of several [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

When a [[Carmine Fanzone|disgusting organic]] teleported to Cybertron, Flareup was among the crowd of Autobots that panicked, telling her larger friend [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] to step on the disgusting thing. However, [[Ratchet (Animated)|some old medibot]] transwarped into the region and saved the fleshling. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

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==Notes==
* The "half-a-sliced-orange" forehead ornamentation on Flareup's character model comes directly from [[Firestar]], on whom the [[Flareup (Timelines)|original Flareup]] was based.
* Flareup's legs resemble pants with extremely wide bottoms... commonly known as ''[[wikipedia:Bell-bottoms|flares]]''.
* Flareup's voice has a Southern twang to it, in a [http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1747703793 confirmed homage] to [[Anastasia Matejka]]'s Southern-styled performance as the original Flareup in [[BotCon 2008]]'s "[[Bee in the City]]".
*She is ''astonishingly'' male in the Latin American dub of the third season along with [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. Maybe [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]] is one lucky girl.
*Did you know that she and [[Warpath (Animated)| Warpath]] are dating? [[Tracks (Animated)| One guy sure did.]]

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Gender-switch characters]]

Sentinel Zeta Prime

2010-07-31T23:17:46Z

Hightech94:

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{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
{{disambig2|the Optimus precursor from ''War for Cybertron''|the Optimus precursor from the Generation 1 IDW continuity|Zeta Prime}}

:''Sentinel Zeta Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|I'm Zeta Prime, and I approve of this message.]]]]

'''Sentinel Zeta Prime''' was originally an officer in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] before being named [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Under pressure from the various guilds of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] he oversaw the rise of the caste system that came to dominate Transformer society, a policy which brought him into conflict with [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]], and ultimately led to the archivist's self-imposed exile in the [[Hall of Records]]. By the time of the rise of the [[Decepticon]] movement time had robbed him of much of the fire which had made him an effective military leader, and this left him out of touch with the people he claimed to represent.

{{quote|The battle is far from over Decepticon! Prepare for destruction!|Zeta Prime sounding surprisingly evil....|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===
{{bigquote|The title of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] must inevitably pass away. I held it for longer than I should have. May you hold it and be truer to it than I was.}}
Though not one of the [[thirteen original Transformers]], Sentinel Prime ruled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] since near that time. Among his achievements was besting off a [[Quintesson]] invasion, overseeing Cybertron's [[space bridge]] expansion to worlds such as [[Gigantion]], [[Velocitron]] and the [[Hub]], and the construction of [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station. But as the space bridges grew less reliable and the [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, Sentinel reorganized Cybertron into Guild-run castes, an action [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] opposed, forcing him to retreat forever into the [[Hall of Records]]. Sentinel also became reclusive, enforcing the notion he did not care for the lower castes.

When the [[Kaon]]ian [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] boss [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] began preaching against the [[caste system]], Sentinel dispatched the security agents [[Bumper (Prime)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (Prime)|Fastback]] to investigate him. When their identities were exposed, Megatron brutally murdered them - an act for which Sentinel blamed both Megatron and himself. It was while attending a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (Prime)|Armorhide]] at [[Altihex]] Casino when Megatron's [[Decepticon]]s attacked. Sentinel did not try to fight back, and relied on his bodyguards [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Prime)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] for his safety — only to discover they were part of the plot, and they imprisoned him in Kaon to gain favor with Megatron.

As the war with the [[Autobot]]s lulled, Starscream visited Sentinel and offered him a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. As Megatron plotted to take the [[Plasma energy]] Chamber beneath the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]], Starscream released Sentinel and confronted Megatron below [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]. Though he was an agile opponent, Megatron ''literally'' disarmed Sentinel and cut open his chest, exposing the Code [[Key of Justice]] needed to access the Chamber within him. Starscream removed the Key and [[Blackout (Prime)|Blackout]] was ordered to return Sentinel to Kaon.

Sentinel was chained to a pillar in the [[Underworld]] pits that he had despised his whole life. But he was able to send a distress signal which [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] received, and he, [[Jazz (Prime)|Jazz]] and Sentinel's replacement [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] arrived to rescue him. Sentinel said he had overstayed his welcome as Prime and said the High Council made the right decision in appointing Optimus. Before dying, he ordered Optimus to journey to Cybertron's [[core]] and purge it of Megatron's [[Dark Energon]]. Optimus returned Sentinel's body to Iacon, where it was laid to rest. {{Storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Troy Baker]] (English)

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Just watch, Megatron will realise he didn't need Pandora's box after all.]]

{{quote|High Council... I return with a fallen hero.|[[Daniel Witwicky|No Prime, you can't die! *cries*]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

Zeta Prime, the leader of the Autobots, was targeted by Megatron, for he was the reputed holder of the [[Omega Key]], a tool that would allow access to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core. Megatron's plan was to pump the powerful [[Dark Energon]] into the core in the hopes of reviving the planet and restoring it to what he claimed would be, its "former glory". During the Decepticon attack on the crumbling Autobot capitol of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], Zeta Prime appeared via holographs, warning the Decepticons to turn back before it was too late, before Zeta would be forced to execute them.

Megatron's team eventually fought their way to Zeta Prime's chamber in the [[Vaults|Iacon Vaults]], where he was in control of a contraption that not only protected him against all attack, it allowed him to create [[Holo-Brute|holographic energon clones of himself]] and manipulate the ceiling to crush the Decepticons. However, the device had a fatal flaw - after significant operation, the core opened up to cool down, allowing Megatron and his Decepticons to damage it. As Zeta Prime's machine crumbled around him, he was pinned to the floor by the wreckage. He told Megatron to finish it, but instead, the Decepticon leader merely squeezed his [[spark]] casing, forcing the Prime to release his grip on the Omega Key. As Megatron gloated in his victory, the key started to flash and beep. Zeta Prime laughed, mocking Megatron for heeding the words for his misinformed spies. The device Megatron now held in his hands was not the Omega Key itself, but merely the device that activated the Key. Zeta said that Megatron would only have to wait for the Omega Key to come to him.

Zeta Prime was taken to Megatron's [[Kaon]] Prison Complex, but elsewhere on Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], guardian of Iacon and, as it turned out, the true Omega Key, was activated with a mission: Destroy Megatron.

After the defeat of Omega Supreme and the corruption of Cybertron's core with Dark Energon, rumours spread through the Autobot camp that Zeta Prime was dead. A young soldier named Optimus was forced to take tempoary command of the Autobots and lead the defensive efforts of Iacon. After Starscream was defeated in the [[Decagon]]'s communications tower, a message, seemingly from Zeta Prime, was played to all Autobot frequencies. Zeta reported his location, and claimed that he had acquired information vital to the Autobot war effort. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] warned that it was an obvious trap, despite the confirmation of his unique ID signature, but Optimus determined that if there was a chance Zeta was still alive, the Autobots must try to rescue him.

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_Optimus_council.jpg|thumb|300px|"We need a new guy. This guy's kinda...dead."]]

Allowing themselves to be captured, Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] were imprisoned (and then broke free), only to learn from Megatron himself that he had orchestrated Zeta Prime's message, their capture and their subsequent escape. After being captured and escaping ''again'', Optimus' team freed the remaining Autobot prisoners and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]], then set off to find their leader. Eventually, Zeta Prime was found, being tortured by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in his laboratory. After Soundwave was bested by the Autobots, in desperation, the Decepticon drew energy from the injured Zeta's spark itself, mortally wounding him. Optimus promised to bring Zeta home, but the Prime with his last breath, said that while he appreciated the noble sentiments, it was already too late. Zeta Prime, leader of the Autobots, was dead.

Optimus took Zeta's body back to Iacon, presented it before the [[Autobot High Council]], and begged them for guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes left, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fall to greed and pride, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage inspired and transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. He was now Optimus Prime, the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

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==Notes==
[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_concepts.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
* As revealed in the unlocked concept art in the Extras menu of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game, some early colour schemes for WFC Zeta Prime resembled that of ''Generation 1'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Also revealed in the concept art is that Zeta Prime's vehicle mode is a cybertronic car, though he doesn't actually transform in the course of the game.
* Since ''Exodus'' featured a Sentinel Prime and ''War for Cybertron'' featured a Zeta Prime, both occupying the same role, Hasbro suggested at [[BotCon 2010]] that they were the same guy: "Sentinel Zeta Prime". This continuity was off to a great start!

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]

Thunderwing (G1)

2010-07-30T23:12:41Z

Hightech94:

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{{disambig3|Thunderwing}}
{{featured}}
:''Thunderwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Thunderwing with matrix.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whos got [[The Touch]] now, Punk.]]
'''Thunderwing''' strikes a delicate balance between calm composure and explosive rage. This rage is backed by an immensely powerful form, and he will not flinch at using this raw power when simple deceit and treachery fail him. His power is amplified further by his impressive [[Pretender]] shell, which is a virtually indestructible arsenal of weaponry.

Despite his position within the Decepticon ranks, Thunderwing wants to be admired and respected by his subordinates, but all too often he can be caught in a consuming obsession that leads him down the irreversible path of darkness. This capacity for obsession is both his strength and weakness, and his blindness to this fault both propels him to greatness and to tragedy. If he becomes at all aware of what horrors he's done, it's usually too late, and he's brought everything he holds dear to the brink of destruction.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Aérofoudre''' ("Aerolightning")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
A handful of Transformers are born with a natural affinity to the [[Creation Matrix]]. Though these special few are usually Autobots, Thunderwing was an exception. Thunderwing felt that the Matrix called to him, and believed that he would become the first Decepticon to possess it. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

''Early on in the war, he served at [[Fort Scyk]]. He became a protege of Fort commander [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who saw and encouraged the burning ambition within the lad, grooming Thunderwing as an asset and potential general for when he'd make a bid for leadership. For his part, Thunderwing thought Megadeath was utterly mental but also that he'd be his ticket to the top. He later soured on Megadeath when he viciously tortured the [[Magnificent Six]], which Thunderwing felt was ill-fitting for such valiant enemies, and then Megadeath let himself and the whole of [[Stanix]] get nuked to slag ''anyway''.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

[[Image:Thunderwingisapretender.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Thunderwing is a Pretender? The hell you say!]]

''Four million years later, with a vacuum in Decepticon high command, a driven Thunderwing rose quickly from relative obscurity to a command position in the ranks. He made a bid for full leadership of the Decepticons to the [[Decepticon High Council|High Council]], and they decided to test him with a hunting mission: Three Autobot prisoners were released on Earth, and Thunderwing was charged with chasing down and executing them on his own. While [[Playback]] and [[Horsepower]] did fall before his cyclone cannon, the last runner, [[Hosehead]], was saved by his fellow Autobots [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren]]. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] exploded the fuel core in Playback's corpse at close range to Thunderwing, nearly cooking him alive inside his own impenetrable [[Pretender]] shell. Shrieking in agony, Thunderwing plunged into the nearby surf. {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}''

''Thunderwing eventually rose from the waters, his still-cooling shell juxtaposed with the growing intensity of his rage at being beaten. Thunderwing lashed out at everything around him and very nearly destroyed a ship of his fellow Decepticons who had been sent to find him. As a duly appointed officer of the Decepticon High Council, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] was sent to inform Thunderwing that his bid for leadership was not being rejected outright, but was still under review, and the Councilors had asked that he return to Cybertron. Instead, Thunderwing violently conscripted Ruckus and his team into joining him for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in order to get revenge on Hosehead and his ilk. {{storylink|Rage!}} Thunderwing single-handedly blasted his way into the Ark and confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly before Ruckus convinced him to save the fight for another day. Returning to Cybertron, Thunderwing was surprised to learn that the Decepticon High Council was impressed by his initiative and the strength of his vendetta, and so granted him full leadership of the Decepticons of Cybertron. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}''

''One of Thunderwing's first actions on taking over Decepticon leadership was to abolish neutral territories, making places such as [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] Decepticon-only establishments. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}'' Despite these movements, Lord Thunderwing became displeased with the growing success of the newly-rebuilt [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and their raiding of Decepticon fuel depositories. Fearing the Autobot resistance movement was gaining momentum, he ordered [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]], the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], to find and kill the Autobot Pretenders. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[Image:Thunderwingmindleech.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is probably the closest look we'll get at Thunderwing's unpublished character model. [[José Delbo]] was a copier.]]

When the Mayhem Attack Squad failed, Thunderwing became curious when teams of Autobots were subsequently ordered to search an area of space. Trailing a team on [[Pz-Zazz]] which included ''(again)'' Nightbeat, Hosehead, and Siren, he waited until the right moment to blast and capture them. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} As Thunderwing's Decepticons began trailing another team of Autobots on [[Cheyne]] ([[Backstreet]], [[Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]]), he subjected the captured first group to his [[Mind Leech]] machine. He learned from these torture sessions that the Autobots were scouring the universe for the lost Creation Matrix. Unfortunately, the second group was no closer to finding the Matrix either, and he left them to their own devices. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier}} His obsession with finding the Creation Matrix caused some concerns for the Decepticons under his command, and he even began attacking his own troops when accused of taking his personal quest too far. These outbursts began coming to a head when he found traces of Matrix energy in a [[Klud|sea monster]] on [[Pequod]]. Ruckus made the mistake of questioning his leader's growing obsession, and Thunderwing backhanded him into some equipment (unknowingly shorting out the Mind Leech which held their captive Autobots immobile). While his troops battled the Autobots searching there, he used his affinity for the Matrix to mind-link with the sea monster. Discovering that the Matrix was on [[Cameron]]'s third moon, [[VsQs]], he abandoned the battle, much to the growing frustration of his troops. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

[[Image:Thunderwingwhereisthecreationmatrix.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Obsessed much?]]

As it happened, between the revival of the Klud and the arrival of Thunderwing, the Creation Matrix had become warped. Thunderwing fought intensely with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock on VsQs, and they were overwhelmed not only by his vastly superior might, but by the strength of his desire to possess the Matrix. However, he and his troops were subdued by a [[Matrix Spawn]], a darkly-evolved creature contaminated by the Matrix, allowing Bumblebee and the other Autobots to grab the Matrix and head for their ship. But when the Autobot shuttlecraft later arrived within the Ark, it was Thunderwing who emerged, in full possession of the Creation Matrix, enshrouded in its energies. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

On board the Ark, Thunderwing savagely beat Optimus Prime, the latter of whom was afraid to return the violence in kind, in fear that the Matrix would be destroyed and their race would be doomed against Unicron. Waves of Autobots stormed against Thunderwing, ending in [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and others being killed or critically wounded. Quickly, the increasingly-evil Matrix took over Thunderwing, overpowering his thoughts and controlling his actions. After turning his power on his own troops, he had one final moment of clarity at what he had become, but it was too late. He was consumed. Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead, who Thunderwing had captured earlier, had escaped their constraints, and after releasing the bay doors, Thunderwing was harpooned to the shuttlecraft. The shuttle self-destructed and Thunderwing and the Creation Matrix were seemingly lost. {{storylink|All Fall Down (issue)|All Fall Down}}

[[Image:G1thunderwingthevoid.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunderwing displays that, yes, he has an alt mode just before showing up to die again.]]

The Matrix, however, was made of sterner stuff, and after some time reactivated alongside Thunderwing's body and the Autobot shuttlecraft on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} As time passed, and though only the "barest [[spark]] remained," it healed Thunderwing's body, eventually allowing it to transform and escape the Moon. It (they) now hungered for revenge! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Thunderwing, completely controlled by the Creation Matrix, arrived on Cybertron just as Unicron had attacked. Through Thunderwing, the Matrix continued to manifest as a frightening demon, which blasted Unicron and buried its tendrils within him. Though Unicron was momentarily stunned, once the Matrix revealed that it was now attempting to be a force of Evil, Unicron ripped the manifestation apart. Unicron has no equal in the arena of evil. Thunderwing's body fell in tatters, and the Matrix casing dropped to the planet below. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Thunderwingg1worldscollide.jpg|left|150px|thumb|They weren't even trying to color me right!]]
Versions of Thunderwing, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from various devoured universes were sent by their master, [[Unicron]], to prepare another universe for his coming. Porting into [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Galvatron left Thunderwing and the others on Cybertron to accomplish their task. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 1}} Though they destroyed all of the Decepticons in their headquarters and established a network of [[space bridge]] portals, this universe's [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was not amongst their victims. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}

Traveling to Earth's Decepticon headquarters (but leaving Bludgeon behind on Cybertron to guard the portal), they found it momentarily abandoned, so Thunderwing suggested they hunt down this universe's [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to learn Megatron's location. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 3}} However, Thrust knew nothing, and they quickly returned to Decepticon Earth headquarters when Thunderwing detected that their space bridge nexus on Cybertron had been breached. Ultimately, Thunderwing and the other servants of Unicron were destroyed when this universe's [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] detonated a bomb in Cybertron's Decepticon Command Headquarters, incinerating them all. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Thunderwingwhathaveyoudone.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Moral of Stormbringer: Pretenders [[Ruined Forever| ruined Transformers]].]]
Seven hundred years ago, during the height of the Autobot-Decepticon war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Thunderwing was a Decepticon scientist who alerted both sides to the damage that the ongoing conflict was doing to their planet and the resultant danger of an impending catastrophic event. According to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], his warnings were ignored, even by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]].

[[Image:Thunderwing stormbringer.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Y'know, Thunderwing, Al Gore was content with just making a slide show.]]

Subsequently, Thunderwing took action on his own, subjecting himself to a "polydermal grafting" process of his own design, one that had previously been summarily rejected by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as "unnatural" and "ill-conceived". This process of grafting tissue culled from living subjects onto a Transformer to create an armored symbiotic carapace somehow also appears to have made him the avatar of the very apocalypse he had warned against. The process drove Thunderwing insane but made him invulnerable; even the combined might of the Autobots and Decepticons couldn't stop him. In the end, he was swallowed whole by Cybertron itself, leaving the planet completely uninhabitable. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] went missing, Megatron assigned Bludgeon to dig into his research and find out what he'd been doing. An indeterminate time later, Thunderwing's resting place was discovered by a group of Decepticons led by Bludgeon, who planned to continue where Thunderwing left off. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} The project was completed in the present day, using a combination of "[[Ultra-Energon]]" (culled from Shockwave's research) and a set of imprinted commands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Thunderwing was thus resurrected and immediately departed for [[Nebulos]], following Bludgeon's plans to sacrifice that world to restore Cybertron somehow. There, Thunderwing was engaged by the Decepticon Infiltration team in place, which did not want to see Nebulos completely destroyed. After Thunderwing totaled [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], [[Skullcruncher]], and [[Roadgrabber]], the survivors, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Darkwing]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], abandoned the planet, leaving Thunderwing alone. However, after the destruction of Bludgeon's control harness, Thunderwing changed course—back towards Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Ultra mode" puts all that wing kibble to use!]]
There, he was attacked by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Wrecker]]s, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and reprogrammed [[Centurion droid|Centurion drones]]. Jetfire revealed that enough punishment would eventually cause Thunderwing to drain most of his [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] reserves. However, Thunderwing revealed a third "[[Super Mode|Ultra]]" robot configuration. Thanks to the Wreckers, the Decepticons, the instability of Ultra Energon, and a speech/salvo combination from Optimus Prime, he was stopped dead in his tracks. His inanimate form was taken into custody by the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] would later steal Thunderwing's body from [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s detail of Autobots, in service of [[Nova Prime|his master]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} Since the Dead Universe Transformers can only spend a limited amount of time in the land of the living, they programmed Thunderwing to guard the cave entrance to the [[Nega-Core]] on planet [[Corata-Vaz]]. He easily batted away Hound's crew and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], but did not pursue them, as his programming seemed to keep him on a leash that only includes the cave entrance. It did, however, allow [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] the time he needed to escape. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

The [[Wrecker]]s later attempted to penetrate Thunderwing's defenses and reach the Nega-Core, but apparently had no more success than Ultra Magnus and company. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Jetfire came up with the idea to try and take control of Thunderwing using Bludgeon's (apparently repaired) control harness. This alerted [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who activated Bludgeon (now under his control) to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

While Jetfire managed to halt Thunderwing in his tracks for a brief time, a visit from the Jhiaxus-controlled Bludgeon forced Jetfire to focus on other, more pressing issues. While the Wreckers were successful in disabling the Nega-Core, Thunderwing once again began to advance on them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

{{Note|Due to the truncated nature of the [[Revelation (IDW)|Revelation]] mini-series, the end result of this battle was not shown, but as all of the Wreckers appeared later on, Thunderwing was presumably disabled along with the other guardians when Jhiaxus was defeated.}}

===Wings of Honor===
Thunderwing was captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s after being cornered and making an unsuccessful attempt to defend himself with what turned out to be a dud bomb. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Thunderwing''' (Mega Pretender, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, 2 large blasters, small laser gun
[[Image:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You passed this up when you saw it in the stores. Then Furman had to come along.]]
:Thunderwing's inner robot transforms into a rather simple Cybertronic shuttlecraft. His [[Pretender]] shell also transforms into a starship mode of its own. The inner vehicle can be attached underneath the nose of the larger vehicle to create a combined starship mode. The inner robot is relatively generic in appearance (as with most Pretenders) while his outer Pretender shell resembles an alien warrior with Japanese [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] influences. The inner robot carries a small laser, while the shell is armed with two large blasters. All three of his guns can be mounted on his shell's vehicle mode. The large laser cannons can be mounted on the jet two different ways, either perpendicular or parallel to the wing undersides.

:Unlike fellow Mega Pretenders [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] or [[Vroom]], parts do not need to be removed and rearranged in order for Thunderwing to achieve any of his modes.

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Black Shadow]].
[[Image:Thunderwingboxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's some gooood box-art that makes his teeny inner robot look not-crappy.]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Thunderwing/thunderwing.htm More information on Thunderwing at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
*'''Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2010/2011)

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==Notes==
[[Image:Thunderwingisdeath.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Like that cannon he always carries around? Too bad, the toy ain't got it.]]
* Thunderwing only transformed out of his humanoid shell mode once in the entire United States run of the Marvel Comics series. Even then, it was into his non-combined shell-only jet mode, leaving no hint that he had a inner robot mode at all. The only time we see his inner robot mode is in his first appearance, the Marvel United Kingdom story, "[[The Big Shutdown!]]".
* Thunderwing's Marvel Comics appearances give him a four-barreled hand weapon that's completely fabricated, as it's not based on any of the toy's three guns. As with the melee weapons [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Octopunch]] use in the comic, his four-barreled cannon likely originated from his unpublished [[character model]].
* A phenomenon [[Straxus (G1)|seen]] [[Circuit Breaker|often]] in the Marvel United States material, Thunderwing suffered from color scheme shift. At first, he appears in colors that approximate his toy's layout as best as the printing process allowed. By the time he makes his biggest, most memorable appearances, much of his blacks, grays, and blues had been replaced by light greens.
[[Image:Thunderwingg1catalog.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Early Thunderwing was faaaabulous!]]
*Hasbro photography of Thunderwing shows some plastic color differences from the final product. His shell's arms are the same purple as his guns instead of gray, and his inner robot's thighs are that purple as well, instead of the final toy's black. Black paint is applied to the shell's thighs differently, and the inner robot's forearms seem to be painted light gray. Additionally, the smaller robot is incapable of toting either of the larger guns in jet mode, as the peghole isn't large enough.
*Speaking of pegholes, both of Thunderwing's large guns have [[5mm post]]s with holes in the center that can function very much like [[Powerlinx]]able pegs, which means one can store [[Mini-Con]]s on them, if one so desires.
*Fitting with [[Don Figueroa]]'s method of making all of his robot designs able to be easily turned into toys, IDW Thunderwing's Ultra Mode is telegraphed by his kibble. An image in the [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer's trade paperback's]] sketch section shows exactly how he transforms into it.

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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Warpath (Animated)

2010-07-30T23:06:38Z

Hightech94:

{{disambig3|Warpath}}
{{factions|autobot|eliteguard}}
:''Warpath is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Warpathanimated.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Gone before we could even say ''bam! pow!'' hello.]]

'''Warpath''' is member of the [[Cybertronian Elite Guard]] who reported to [[Yoketron|Master Yoketron]]. He's got a rather surly, confrontational attitude, and a big gun. In his chest.

[[Tracks (Animated) | Did you know that He and Flareup are dating?]]
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English)

[[Image:TFAni Warpath Prowl.jpg|thumb|left|200px|It's a cannon in my chest, ok? I am not happy to see you.]]

Warpath took a young and rebellious [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] to Master Yoketron after the bot tried to escape participation in the later stages of the [[Great War (Animated)|Autobot-Decepticon War]]. Warpath made it clear that he believed that those who don't fight the Decepticons aren't any better than the 'Cons themselves. Prowl gave him some lip, and Warpath was tempted to take him on, until Yoketron told Warpath that he had it under control. Warpath left grumbling about Prowl being a "draft-dodging peacenik" but not without uttering a "bam, pow" first. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Image:Transwarped-Warpath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, uh, no toy, huh?]]

Near the end of the war, Warpath was seriously wounded during the fateful battle in which [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] defeated most of the Decepticon army. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] walked past his unconscious body while looking to help the heavily damaged Omega. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Warpath survived, and millions of years later, was seen in a crowd welcoming [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] and the captured Decepticons on Cybertron (albeit [[scale|looking a little smaller than he used to]]). {{storylink|Decepticon Air}} He was back up to full height when he appeared to cheer for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew when they returned to Cybertron triumphant. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

==Notes==
*Like his [[Warpath (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], this Warpath uses onomatopoeic words in his sentences, ("Bam, pow!") though they don't dominate his speech patterns.

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[[Category: Autobots]]
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[[Category: Elite Guard]]

Tracks (Animated)

2010-07-30T23:03:12Z

Hightech94:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from Transformers Animated|the Generation 1 Autobot|Tracks (G1)}}
:''Tracks is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFA ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Tracks.jpg|thumb|300px|"The glasses? Fabulous, aren't they?"]]
'''Tracks''' is an extra, who'd probably look awesome as a [[Tracks (G1)|Corvette]]. He's not big on organics. He's probably afraid they'll mess up his paint or something.

He also loves to follow gossip. Did you know that [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] and [[Flareup (Animated) | Flareup]] are dating? I heard that on the street!

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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Townsend Coleman]] (English)

Tracks was part of the crowd cheering on the return of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with a trio of [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Some time later, Tracks walked past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when he noticed [[Captain Fanzone]] standing around with [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Reacting with disgust and horror at the organic lifeform, Tracks turned on the spot and ran away. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Notes==
* He's not gay. [[Tracks (G1) | Seriously]]

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[[category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]

Tracks (Animated)

2010-07-30T23:00:50Z

Hightech94:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from Transformers Animated|the Generation 1 Autobot|Tracks (G1)}}
:''Tracks is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFA ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Tracks.jpg|thumb|300px|"The glasses? Fabulous, aren't they?"]]
'''Tracks''' is an extra, who'd probably look awesome as a [[Tracks (G1)|Corvette]]. He's not big on organics. He's probably afraid they'll mess up his paint or something.

He also loves to follow gossip. Did you know that Warpath and Flareup are dating? I heard that on the street!

__TOC__

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Townsend Coleman]] (English)

Tracks was part of the crowd cheering on the return of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with a trio of [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Some time later, Tracks walked past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when he noticed [[Captain Fanzone]] standing around with [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Reacting with disgust and horror at the organic lifeform, Tracks turned on the spot and ran away. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

==Notes==
* He's not gay. [[Tracks (G1) | Seriously]]

[[Category: Animated characters]]
[[category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]

Dead End (BW)

2010-07-06T02:41:01Z

Hightech94:

{{factions|predacon}}
{{disambig3|Dead End}}

:''Dead End is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Deadend-bwneo-tradingcard.jpg|right|300px|thumb|DAMN YOU, JACK SPARROW!]]

'''Dead End''' is a model [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. He was the pride of the Predacon war academy on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and a respected soldier for years. Dead End believes that fighting to impress superiors is petty and never does so. He is embarrassed by the actions of his fellow Predacons and their constant attempts to gain power. Dead End is highly studied in military history and adept at adapting those old strategies and tactics to modern combat. He fights simply because he wants to and he takes great joy in sending his enemies to an early grave. Some think that he enjoys it too much... it has been noted that he smiles when he kills.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Seiji Mizutani]] (Japanese)
{{charstubfiction}}
[[Image:DeadEndNeo1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Release the kraken!]]

{{-}}
===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:IDW Dead End.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Frisbeetron. Future Shellformer.]]
Once Dead End was as sullen and fatalistic as his [[Dead End (G1)|namesake]]. It was only when [[Magmatron]] recruited him into the Predacons that he found his true calling as a soldier. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Some time later, Dead End was among the Predacon crowd gathered to hear Magmatron speak of his secret rebellion against the [[Tripredacus Council]] (as shown in a flashback sequence).<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/cbreviews/idw/bw1/ Script consultant Ben Yee's review.]</ref> He did not accompany [[Magmatron]] to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1}}

{{note|It is presumed that he participated alongside Magmatron in this continuity's version of the events of Beast Wars Neo, back before the end of the Great War and signing of the Pax Cybertronia.}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[Image:BWN-toy DeadEnd.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pull 'im out, wad 'im up, stuff 'im in, jam it on, Dead-END!]]
*'''Dead End''' (Basic, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-32'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right shell halves, tentacle-cannon

: Dead End transforms into an ammonite, an ancient relative of the nautilus (and not, as he is often described, a tasty peppermint candy). His main grasper tentacles separate to form a hand-held weapon for robot mode. The shell-half on his right shoulder is actually a very large spring-loaded missile. He has the largest missile-to-body ratio ever. Like many ''Beast Wars Neo'' toys, he is a [[shellformer]], and his transformation involves carefully arranging many robot bits ''just so'' within his shell halves.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1999/Destron/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BWN-toy VS-32-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The heated debate over who has more [[kibble]] rages on.]]
*'''Showdown in the Ocean: Break VS Dead End''' (Basic vs pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-32'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right shell halves, tentacle-cannon

: Dead End was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with the Maximal [[Break]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

==Notes==
<references />

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Tracks (Animated)

2010-07-02T18:36:04Z

Hightech94:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from Transformers Animated|the Generation 1 Autobot|Tracks (G1)}}
:''Tracks is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:TFA ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Tracks.jpg|thumb|300px|"The glasses? Fabulous, aren't they?"]]
'''Tracks''' is an extra, who'd probably look awesome as a [[Tracks (G1)|Corvette]]. He's not big on organics. He's probably afraid they'll mess up his paint or something.

{{bigquote|IT'S ORGANIC!|His Only Line in the series|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

__TOC__

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Townsend Coleman]] (English)

Tracks was part of the crowd cheering on the return of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel "Magnus"]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with a trio of [[Decepticon]] prisoners. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

Some time later, Tracks walked past [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when he noticed [[Captain Fanzone]] standing around with [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]. Reacting with disgust and horror at the organic lifeform, Tracks turned on the spot and ran away. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Category: Animated characters]]
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[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]

Bulkhead (disambiguation)

2010-07-02T18:27:56Z

Hightech94:

The name '''Bulkhead''' can refer to:

*'''2004''' — [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the [[Autobot]] helicopter and old coot from ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.

*'''2007''' — [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Autobot S.W.A.T. van and lummox from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.

*'''2008''' — [[Bulkhead (vehicle)|Bulkhead]], the car type produced by [[Powell Motorworks]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.

*'''2010''' — [[Bulkhead (Prime)| Bulkhead]], The Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Prime|Prime]]

"[[Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead]]" is also the title of an episode from the [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].

Bulkhead should not be confused with

*[[Bulk]], the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]' name for "full sized" Transformers.

*[[Buckethead]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.

* [[Bulge]], the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] helicopter from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''

{{disambig}}

Bulkhead (disambiguation)

2010-07-02T18:26:18Z

Hightech94:

The name '''Bulkhead''' can refer to:

*'''2004''' — [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the [[Autobot]] helicopter and old coot from ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.

*'''2007''' — [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Autobot S.W.A.T. van and lummox from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.

*'''2008''' — [[Bulkhead (vehicle)|Bulkhead]], the car type produced by [[Powell Motorworks]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.

*'''2010''' - [[Bulkhead (Prime)| Bulkhead]], The Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Prime|Prime]]

"[[Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead]]" is also the title of an episode from the [[Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].

Bulkhead should not be confused with

*[[Bulk]], the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]' name for "full sized" Transformers.

*[[Buckethead]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.

* [[Bulge]], the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] helicopter from ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''

{{disambig}}

Sentinel Zeta Prime

2010-07-02T18:17:36Z

Hightech94:

{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
{{disambig2|the Optimus precursor from ''War for Cybertron''|the Optimus precursor from the Generation 1 IDW continuity|Zeta Prime}}

:''Sentinel Zeta Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|250px|Believe in the Sign of Zeta.]]

'''Sentinel Zeta Prime''' was in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the rise of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Oops.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===
{{spoiler|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|July 22}}
A Prime and thus leader of the Autobots, Sentinel Prime was in charge when the gladiator Megatron began rallying disenchanted Cybertronians to his cause of a caste-free Cybertron. He did not show himself particularly courageous, a fact that disgusted his bodyguard [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. After the appointment of the data clerk Orion Pax to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], Sentinel was hunted down and killed by Megatron, who sought the [[Key of Justice]] Sentinel carried within his chest. {{Storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Troy Baker]] (English)

{{spoiler|Transformers: War for Cybertron|July 23}}

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|DECEPTICONS KILL THE HOLO-[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|JERK]].]]

Zeta Prime, the leader of the Autobots, was targeted by Megatron, for he was the reputed holder of the [[Omega Key]], a tool that would allow access to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core. Megatron's plan was to pump the powerful [[Dark Energon]] into the core in the hopes of reviving the planet and restoring it to what he claimed would be, its "former glory". During the Decepticon attack on the crumbling Autobot capitol of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], Zeta Prime appeared via holographs, warning the Decepticons to turn back before it was too late, before Zeta would be forced to execute them.

Megatron's team eventually fought their way to Zeta Prime's chamber in the Iacon Vaults, where he was control of a contraption that not only protected him against all attack, it allowed him to create [[Holo-Brute|holographic energon clones of himself]] and manipulate the ceiling to crush the Decepticons. However, the device had a fatal flaw - after significant operation, the core opened up to cool down, allowing Megatron and his Decepticons to damage it. As Zeta Prime's machine crumbled around him, he was pinned to the floor by the wreckage. He told Megatron to finish it, but instead, the Decepticon leader merely squeezed his [[spark]] casing, forcing the Prime to release his grip on the Omega Key. As Megatron gloated in his victory, the key started to flash and beep. Zeta Prime laughed, mocking Megatron for heeding the words for his misinformed spies. The device Megatron now held in his hands was not the Omega Key itself, but merely the device that activated the Key. Zeta said that Megatron would have only have to wait for the Omega Key to come to him.

Zeta Prime was taken to Megatron's [[Kaon]] Prison Complex, but elsewhere on Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], guardian of Iacon and as it turned out, the true Omega Key, activated with a mission: Destroy Megatron.

After the defeat of Omega Supreme and the corruption of Cybertron's core with Dark Energon, rumours spread through the Autobot camp that Zeta Prime was dead. A young soldier named Optimus was forced to take tempoary command of the Autobots and lead the defensive efforts of Iacon. After Starscream was defeated in the [[Decagon]]'s communications tower, a message, seemingly from Zeta Prime, was played to all Autobot frequencies. Zeta reported his location, and claimed that he had acquired information vital to the Autobot war effort. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] warned that it was an obvious trap, despite the confirmation of his unique ID signature, but Optimus determined that if there was a chance Zeta was still alive, the Autobots must try to rescue him.

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_Optimus_council.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

Allowing themselves to be captured, Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] were imprisoned (and then broke free), only to learn from Megatron himself that he had orchestrated Zeta Prime's message, their capture and their subsequent escape. After being captured and escaping ''again'', Optimus' team freed the remaining Autobot prisoners and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]], then set off to find their leader. Eventually, Zeta Prime was found, being tortured by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in his laboratory. After Soundwave was bested by the Autobots, in desperation, the Decepticon drew energy from the injured Zeta's spark itself, mortally wounding him. Optimus promised to bring Zeta home, but the Prime with his last breath, said that while he appreciated the noble sentiments, it was already too late. Zeta Prime, leader of the Autobots, was dead.

Optimus took Zeta's body back to Iacon, presented it before the [[Autobot High Council]], and begged them for guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes left, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fall to greed and pride, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage inspired and transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. He was now Optimus Prime, the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_concepts.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
* As revealed in the unlocked concept art in the Extras menu of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game, some early colour schemes for WFC Zeta Prime resembled that of ''Generation 1'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Also revealed in the concept art is that Zeta Prime's vehicle mode is a cybertronic car, though he doesn't actually transform in the course of the game.
* Since ''Exodus'' featured a Sentinel Prime and ''War for Cybertron'' featured a Zeta Prime, both occupying the same role, Hasbro suggested at [[BotCon 2010]] that they were the same guy: "Sentinel Zeta Prime". This continuity was off to a great start!

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]

Sentinel Zeta Prime

2010-07-02T18:15:29Z

Hightech94:

{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
{{disambig2|the Optimus precursor from ''War for Cybertron''|the Optimus precursor from the Generation 1 IDW continuity|Zeta Prime}}

:''Sentinel Zeta Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|250px|Believe in the Sign of Zeta.]]

'''Sentinel Zeta Prime''' was in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the rise of [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Oops.

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron''===
{{spoiler|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|July 22}}
A Prime and thus leader of the Autobots, Sentinel Prime was in charge when the gladiator Megatron began rallying disenchanted Cybertronians to his cause of a caste-free Cybertron. He did not show himself particularly courageous, a fact that disgusted his bodyguard [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. After the appointment of the data clerk Orion Pax to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], Sentinel was hunted down and killed by Megatron, who sought the [[Key of Justice]] Sentinel carried within his chest. {{Storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Troy Baker]] (English)

{{spoiler|Transformers: War for Cybertron|July 23}}

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decepticons,Kill the jerk.]]

Zeta Prime, the leader of the Autobots, was targeted by Megatron, for he was the reputed holder of the [[Omega Key]], a tool that would allow access to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core. Megatron's plan was to pump the powerful [[Dark Energon]] into the core in the hopes of reviving the planet and restoring it to what he claimed would be, its "former glory". During the Decepticon attack on the crumbling Autobot capitol of [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], Zeta Prime appeared via holographs, warning the Decepticons to turn back before it was too late, before Zeta would be forced to execute them.

Megatron's team eventually fought their way to Zeta Prime's chamber in the Iacon Vaults, where he was control of a contraption that not only protected him against all attack, it allowed him to create [[Holo-Brute|holographic energon clones of himself]] and manipulate the ceiling to crush the Decepticons. However, the device had a fatal flaw - after significant operation, the core opened up to cool down, allowing Megatron and his Decepticons to damage it. As Zeta Prime's machine crumbled around him, he was pinned to the floor by the wreckage. He told Megatron to finish it, but instead, the Decepticon leader merely squeezed his [[spark]] casing, forcing the Prime to release his grip on the Omega Key. As Megatron gloated in his victory, the key started to flash and beep. Zeta Prime laughed, mocking Megatron for heeding the words for his misinformed spies. The device Megatron now held in his hands was not the Omega Key itself, but merely the device that activated the Key. Zeta said that Megatron would have only have to wait for the Omega Key to come to him.

Zeta Prime was taken to Megatron's [[Kaon]] Prison Complex, but elsewhere on Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]], guardian of Iacon and as it turned out, the true Omega Key, activated with a mission: Destroy Megatron.

After the defeat of Omega Supreme and the corruption of Cybertron's core with Dark Energon, rumours spread through the Autobot camp that Zeta Prime was dead. A young soldier named Optimus was forced to take tempoary command of the Autobots and lead the defensive efforts of Iacon. After Starscream was defeated in the [[Decagon]]'s communications tower, a message, seemingly from Zeta Prime, was played to all Autobot frequencies. Zeta reported his location, and claimed that he had acquired information vital to the Autobot war effort. [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] warned that it was an obvious trap, despite the confirmation of his unique ID signature, but Optimus determined that if there was a chance Zeta was still alive, the Autobots must try to rescue him.

[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_Optimus_council.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

Allowing themselves to be captured, Optimus, [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] were imprisoned (and then broke free), only to learn from Megatron himself that he had orchestrated Zeta Prime's message, their capture and their subsequent escape. After being captured and escaping ''again'', Optimus' team freed the remaining Autobot prisoners and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]], then set off to find their leader. Eventually, Zeta Prime was found, being tortured by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in his laboratory. After Soundwave was bested by the Autobots, in desperation, the Decepticon drew energy from the injured Zeta's spark itself, mortally wounding him. Optimus promised to bring Zeta home, but the Prime with his last breath, said that while he appreciated the noble sentiments, it was already too late. Zeta Prime, leader of the Autobots, was dead.

Optimus took Zeta's body back to Iacon, presented it before the [[Autobot High Council]], and begged them for guidance in these desperate times. The leader of the Council stated that they existed only to choose Primes, and that it was the Primes who led the Autobots. When Optimus responded that there were no Primes left, the Council leader asked if Optimus would still reject his true calling. The Council said that for too long they have watched the Primes fall to greed and pride, but Optimus was one leader whose wisdom and courage inspired and transformed the lives of those around him. Charging him with the mission to remove the infection of Dark Energon from Cybertron's core, the council bestowed leadership of the Autobots onto Optimus, a burden and responsibility he accepted. He was now Optimus Prime, the last Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:WFC_ZetaPrime_concepts.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
* As revealed in the unlocked concept art in the Extras menu of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game, some early colour schemes for WFC Zeta Prime resembled that of ''Generation 1'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Also revealed in the concept art is that Zeta Prime's vehicle mode is a cybertronic car, though he doesn't actually transform in the course of the game.
* Since ''Exodus'' featured a Sentinel Prime and ''War for Cybertron'' featured a Zeta Prime, both occupying the same role, Hasbro suggested at [[BotCon 2010]] that they were the same guy: "Sentinel Zeta Prime". This continuity was off to a great start!

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