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Commandos

2014-06-04T04:16:12Z

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Commandos

2014-06-04T04:15:22Z

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Commandos

2014-06-04T04:13:26Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the Decepticon subgroup in that episode|Commando (RID)}}
{{episode|
|series=RiD
|ep=15
|title="Commandos"
|japanese=5体合体! バルディガス
|romaji=Gotai Gattai! Baldigus
|translation=Quintuple Merge! Baldigus
|image=Decptidam.jpg
|caption="We are cutting ice, cuz we are cutting iiiiice!"
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Studio Gallop]]
|written by=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]] (Japanese) [[Marc Handler]] (English)
|director=[[Yoshiaki Tsutsui]]
|animation studio=Studio Gallop
|airdate=[[July 12|12 July]] [[2000]] (Japanese) [[September 24]], [[2001]] (English)
|continuity=
}}

'''New troops prove themselves''' 
'''Decepticons versus dam''' 
'''Four Optimuses?!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] demonstrate their firepower to [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] by destroying a dam at a remote location. They then plan to attack another one on which people depend. [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], meanwhile, is angry that the Decepticons are gaining Megatron's interest, and he enlists [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], [[Dark Scream]] and [[Gas Skunk]] for his plan to steal the credit for Scourge's next plan by disguising themselves as Autobots.

[[Image:Commandos Optimi.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"No, I'm Optimus!"]]
For their part, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] have witnessed the Commandos' assault, and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] sends patrols to a number of other dams. At the [[Sherman Dam]] near the [[Los Bogus]] desert resort, [[Koji Onishi]] and his friend [[Bridget|Doctor Bridget]] are going on a tour of the dam by themselves. Meanwhile, [[X-Brawn]] is patrolling the dam as well when he encounters Scourge, [[Mega-Octane]], [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. He engages the Decepticons in battle, only to be thrown by Scourge into the water, where he finds he can't swim to the surface. The [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] watch all this from a distance. When the Decepticons start to plant their [[Pulsar bomb|pulsar bombs]], Koji alerts Optimus, who sends in [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]. Meanwhile, Sky-Byte orders his disguised Predacons to attack the Decepticon group, who are still planting bombs as they climb up the dam. Scourge goes to deal with this diversion and ends up attacking Side Burn and Prowl, throwing the two into the same water as X-Brawn, where they find themselves similarly stuck. As this occurs, Sky-Byte sends Dark Scream to install a transmitter to take control of the bombs.

[[Image:Commandos Megatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''And nothing ever happens ''Nothing happens at all...'']]
While Optimus Prime arrives elsewhere, Megatron broadcasts his threats to Los Bogus, which relies on the dam and includes a casino [[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] is visiting. Megatron orders Scourge to destroy the dam, but when Scourge obediently trips the detonator, nothing happens, because Sky-Byte has taken control of it. Sky-Byte then says ''he'' will trigger the bombs at Megatron's word, but just as Megatron finishes a three-count for him, Optimus intervenes, and the detonator falls into the water where the Autobot Brothers are waiting. Angered at being made a fool of in front of the humans, Megatron orders Scourge to destroy the dam by any means necessary. Mega-Octane fires at the main bomb, blasting a hole in the dam and causing a blackout in the casino just as Kelly is close to getting a jackpot. While Optimus Prime wrestles with Scourge, the Autobot Brothers slide towards the Commandos and attempt to overturn them. [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] and [[Movor]] try to provide air support, only to be blocked by [[Team Bullet Train]].

[[Image:Commandos Scourgeoptimus.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Dance off!]]
Sky-Byte and the Predacons hope to take out both parties with some indiscriminate fire, but the plan boomerangs on them when Scourge tries to shoot at the dam, only for Optimus to tackle him. He unwittingly fires at Sky-Byte and company, sending them into the water.

Team Bullet Train decides to combine into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]], but the Commandos counter this by forming [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. They initially pin down the giant Autobot, but the three Autobot Brothers jump into the fray, allowing Rail Racer to blast Ruination into his separate components. Scourge is forced to abort the mission.

The dam is then repaired and power is restored, revealing to Kelly that she didn't win anything. Meanwhile, Megatron is angry with Scourge, while Sky-Byte vows to make Earth his own personal domain.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[T-AI (RID)|T-AI]] (9)
*[[X-Brawn]] (15)
*[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] (16)
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] (17)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (19)
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]] (20)
*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] (21)
*[[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] (22)

|h2=[[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] (1)
*[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Mega-Octane]] (3)
*[[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] (4)
*[[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]] (5)
*[[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] (6)
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] (7)
*[[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] (10)
*[[Dark Scream]] (11)
*[[Gas Skunk]] (12)
*[[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] (23)

|c3=
*[[Koji Onishi]] (13)
*[[Bridget]] (14)
*[[Kelly (RID)|Kelly]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Rollbar is all-terrain terror!"
:—'''Scourge''''s <s>sales pitch</s> introduction for his teammate.

'''Slapper''': "Well, if we're gonna dress up like Autobots, then I'm gonna look like Optimus Prime! Yeah, that's it!" 
'''Gas Skunk''': "No, I'm gonna be Optimus Prime! I'll have a red helmet and a siren..." 
'''Dark Scream''': "I'll be Optimus Prime, I want him!" 
'''Sky-Byte''': "Stop this nonsense! If you had any brains, you'd be dangerous. I, of course, shall be Optimus Prime." 
'''Slapper''': "Well, ain't that just prime."
:—The Predacons seem to have a slight fixation.

"Ha! Hey, I like being a good guy, as long as I can blow things up."
:—'''Slapper''' has a keen sense of priorities.

'''Sky-Byte''': "Silence! I'm Optimus Prime, I told you that!" 
'''Slapper''': "Whoa, check him out. He really went all out." 
'''Gas Skunk''': "We've got four Optimus Primes here." 
'''Dark Scream''': "It's kind of...embarrassing, you know!"
:—The Commandos fell for '''''THIS?!?''''' Who swapped their intelligence?

'''Side Burn''': "We must have some options." 
'''X-Brawn''': "Sure we do! I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with 'F'." 
'''Side Burn''': "Oh, I hate that game. How about we play a round of Old Maid instead, huh?" 
'''Prowl''': "Don't encourage him, X-Brawn. Next thing you know, he'll be down here playing Go Fish!" 
'''Side Burn''': "HA HA HA HA HA!"
:—The Autobot Brothers amuse themselves while stuck at the bottom of the dam.

"Someone will pay for this! They are all going to feel my wrath!" 
"I like that line. 'They are all going to feel my wrath.' Who wrote this script, somebody's fiancée?"
:—'''Megatron''' talks big, and '''Kelly''' gets nasty.

'''Megatron''': "I can't believe I trusted you, Sky-Byte! You made me look like an idiot! It's terrible, people are laughing at me!" 
'''Sky-Byte''': "He came out of nowhere—like lightning! It was Optimus Prime!" 
'''Megatron''': "AAUUUGGHHH, NOT PRIME AGAIN! I CAN'T ''STAND IT''! ....hooo, got this under control. Scourge, you're going to blow up that dam RIGHT NOW, understand? I don't care how. Blast it with your lasers. Burn it with your flamethrowers. RIP it apart with your BARE HANDS. Just MAKE IT GO AWAY!" 
'''Scourge''': "We can do that."
:—Megatron in full diva mode.

"I've been waiting for you, Prime." 
"Then you've been waiting for trouble!"
:—'''Scourge''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Car Robots''===
===Animation and technical errors===
*At the end of Ruination's combination sequence, his right arm (formed by Movor) is behind him making his thumb clip into his shoulder. All subsequent uses of the sequence have this fixed.

===Continuity errors===
*The Autobot brothers have no trouble swimming in "[[The Hunt for Black Pyramid]]", but in this episode they sink like rocks.

===Transformers references===
*Slapper quotes [[Optimus Primal]]: "Well, ain't that just Prime."
*[[Sherman Dam]] is named after the dam which appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".

===Real-world references===
[[File:Commandos Kally and casino patrons.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Also, possibly [[Orson Welles]] back there.]]
* When Kelly criticises Megatron's speech, she is standing next to a man who bears a striking resemblance to Spike Spiegel of ''[[wikipedia:Cowboy_Bebop|Cowboy Bebop]]''
* X-Brawn speaks Spanish on multiple occasions while underwater.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 4 ([[Pony Canyon]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Three-Disc Box Set: Part 1 of 2 ([[Maximum Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Season One (Maximum Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' — Ultimate Collection (Maximum Entertainment)

==External links==
*[http://www.ridforever.info/episode-transcripts/rid-episode-15-commandos "Commandos" transcript on RIDForever.info]

[[Category:Robots in Disguise episodes]]

The Power of Unicron

2014-05-17T09:21:37Z

Hot Rod: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|series=Energon
|series2=Transformers: Super Link
|ep=36
|ep2=37
|prev=A Heroic Battle
|next=Optimus Supreme
|title="The Power" "The Power of Unicron"
|japanese=レーザーウェーブの最期
|romaji=Laserwave no Saigo
|translation=Laserwave's Last Moments
|image=E36_titlecard.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Akira Okeya]]
|director=[[Naoki Ōhira]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.|Actas]], [[Studio A-CAT]] (3D)
|airdate=[[September 17|17 September]] [[2004]] (Japanese) [[November 11]], 2004 (English)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''Shockblast tries to seize control of Unicron, but can any mere mortal control the Chaos Bringer?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Misha Miramond (Energon)|Misha]] and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] watch and crack nervous jokes as [[Unicron]] self-heals. Jokes aside, Kicker and Arcee exit the ''[[Miranda II]]'', with [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] backing them up, and make for Unicron's head. The rest of the [[Autobot]]s head for Unicron's surface, searching for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]].

Within, [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Supreme]] are closing in on Megatron's position. Prime notes that he can sense the life force of those around him. Rodimus suspects it's Omega's influence, as [[Powerlinx|powerlinked]] Autobots increase their strength tenfold.

Megatron can't get Unicron to stop his foes. He reasons that Unicron needs more [[energon]], but all his troops are pinned down by the Autobots—all except [[Shockblast]], who is nowhere close to a combat zone but lies that he is. [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] sends the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s for more energon and heads off in pursuit of Kicker, [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and Ironhide.

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Hulks-Out.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Despite being in a whole world of pain, Shockblast refuses to die screaming.]]

Shockblast bursts into Megatron's chamber, claiming the Autobots are right behind him, prompting Megatron to burst free from his control throne. Shockblast immediately claims the throne for his own, patching into Unicron and taking control. He sends Unicron toward [[Blizzard Planet]].

Unicron's life force, however, proves too much for Shockblast to absorb on his own; it mutates him and sends him rampaging madly through Unicron. He attacks both Autobot and Decepticon, blasting Optimus and Omega straight out into space. They crash-land on Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast follows.

Omega Supreme tells Optimus that Shockblast is now part of Unicron, driven solely by evil instincts.

The Autobots regroup, getting updates on Prime and Kicker. The Autobots relay to Kicker that they won't be able to escape if Unicron repairs himself, but Kicker is undaunted. Rodimus is almost to Megatron's chamber, where Megatron is having some troubles with his control systems.

[[File:Energon-Megatron-Cel-Rant.jpg|230px|thumb|This is it! The power is incredible! With the power to leave the 3D world, I will conquer the universe!]]
Even the powerlinked Optimus and Omega are having trouble handling Shockblast, but Omega says they do have the power to win.

Rodimus gets ejected from Unicron and hooks up with the other Autobots. Informed that Kicker is still inside, he heads back in to retrieve the boy.

Optimus tries to talk Shockblast to his senses, reminding him that he is a proud warrior. Shockblast resurfaces, and fires on Unicron—only to have Unicron's hand come smashing down to the surface, pulverizing him before Optimus's eyes.

Megatron feels Shockblast's life force flowing through him and laughs in triumph.

Kicker has arrived at wherever he's going. Blasting through, Kicker and the two Autobots enter a dark room and find the gray, lifeless husk of [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]]. Kicker is furious at his own failure to protect Alpha Q.

Scorponok finds the trio and calls in to Megatron, requesting orders. Megatron, struggling with Unicron, can barely blurt out "Destroy!" Ironhide points out Alpha Q's remains to Scorponok, triggering a war within him over whom he truly serves. As Unicron's defenses suddenly activate, Rodimus arrives and leads Kicker's group to the outside. The Autobots return to the ''Miranda II'' and beat a hasty retreat.

Scorponok is ejected from Unicron, crying out Megatron's name. Within, Megatron says that Megatron doesn't exist anymore—there's only Unicron now, and all will bow before him!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (7)
*[[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (8)
*[[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] (11)
*[[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] (13)
*[[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] (14)
*[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (15)
*[[Inferno (Energon)|Roadblock]](16)
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] (17)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (18)
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (20)
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] (21)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] (9)
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] (10)
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (19)
*[[Shockblast]] (22)
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]](23)
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] 24)
*[[Battle Ravage]] (25)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (26)

|c3=
*[[Kicker Jones]] (2)
*[[Misha Miramond (Energon)|Misha Miramond]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Unicron]] (4)
*[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] (27)

}}

==Quotes==
"Unicron keeps on going and going and going!"
"Kicker, where are you going?"
Sorry Misha, now I have to go."
At the end of the day, we're all wondering, who the hells going?!

"When Autobots powerlink, their power is increased tenfold."
:—'''Rodimus''' tells a pretty overt lie.

'''Megatron:''' "Where is Starscream? Where is he? Starscream! ''Starscreeeeam!''" 
'''Jetfire''' [''to Starscream'']: "Hey! I think your ''mom's'' callin' ya!"

"Help! Megatron! The Autobots are attacking us and we don't have any backup! Oh! It's just me and Mirage, and you know how useless he is! OWWWCH!! My arms are getting yanked out of their sockets!! AHHHahahah!"
:—'''Snow Cat''', excitable as usual, skiing behind Mirage

"Shockblast! What are you doing?" 
"Oh, I'm surrounded by the enemy too. Yeah, and I can't move! Can't help you either. Listen, call back in an hour."
:—'''Megatron''' and a very sarcastic '''Shockblast'''

"Nobody gets past those doors to see Megatron without an invitation!" 
"I see! So Megatron's behind this door?" 
"Uh—that's not what I meant!"
:—'''Snow Cat''' and '''Rodimus'''

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
* The early scenes in particular are freighted with dub padding, extra dialog thrown in to make sure that ''every single second'' of the episode has someone jabbering over it. Basically, if you don't actually see someone's lips flapping on the screen, then the dialog is a dub addition.
* Several subtleties of Kicker's initial plan to search for Alpha Q are lost in the dub, most notably ''the basic fact that he's going to search for Alpha Q''. The dub inserts some nonsense from Kicker about "that's where the action is" and "I hope we can get there before it's too late!"
* The dub also omits Ironhide repeatedly implying that Alpha Q's already dead (and by extension, the search is pointless). In ''Super Link'', Hot Shot points out that he is still Kicker's partner, and Ironhide agrees to go along until Kicker is satisfied. The dub also has Kicker spouting more random lines that make it seem like he's on some kind of mission to destroy Unicron.
* The dub omits Omega Supreme's explanation that Unicron awakens the most base instincts of those whose minds he controls.
* There are some minor editing differences between the two versions as Shockblast whales on Optimus Supreme, seemingly to give Omega Supreme more time in ''Super Link'' to yammer about the strength of a strong heart that is strong and has strength.
* In ''Super Link'', Shockblast has no dialog when he's possessed by Unicron, only screaming and growling.
* The dub downplays Megatron's delighted sensation of having crushed Shockblast with his own arm.
* ''Super Link'' features a much longer rant from Kicker over Alpha Q's corpse, complete with longer scene editing. The gist of it is the ol' "he's not really dead as long as we honor his dream" shtick. The dub replaces this with a shorter rant about the team's failure to protect him.
* Megatron's last line ("especially you, Prime"), and Prime's entire mini-monologue, are both dub additions.

===Pain count===
Perhaps related to the fact that ''things actually happen'', it's surprisingly low:

* "Uh?": 3
* "We're a team": 1
* Stock footage: 1
* "We've got a mission": 1

===Real-world references===
* Unicron without his head reminded Misha of [[Halloween]]. Kicker referenced the headless horseman from ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]''.

===Trivia===
*The episode was originally titled "The Power". Paramount's home video releases renamed it "The Power of Unicron". While this isn't the first episode title to be changed, it is the biggest of those changes in that it materially alters the title (the other changes were alterations to grammar, spelling, or word parsing).
*This episode has a whole lot of hand-drawn moments:
**Shockblast being warped by Unicron.
**Shockblast's death scene.
**The scene immediately following, with Megatron ranting about power.
**Arcee, as usual, when serving as Kicker's transportation.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2005 — ''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 010 ([[Interchannel]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2005 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 4: Omega Supreme ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Power of Unicron}}
[[Category:Energon episodes]]

Predacons Rising (Prime)

2013-11-25T11:38:52Z

Hot Rod: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Predacons Rising}}
{{picsneeded|Screencaps}}
{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|prev=Deadlock
|next=
|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg
|caption="Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!"
|title=''Predacons Rising
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]] [[Marsha Griffin]] [[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]] [[Scooter Tidwell]] [[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron's [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron's body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].

[[File:PredaconsRisingBumblebeeisaWarrior.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.

As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they've had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he's on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.

[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]

Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus's ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.

Utilizing Bumblebee's tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots' role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron's old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave's laboratories.

Shockwave's current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they've wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.

Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark's container, but there's also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.

As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they're interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who's in control of the Decepticon leader's form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They're brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].

Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus's ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can't respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron's plan is to destroy their home planet.

Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon's mind, learns of the burial ground.

The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.

The Autobots, using the warship's computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.

Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron's horde.

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So you came to die with your planet!" "No, [[Batman|I]] came back to stop you."]]
The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later by concentrated Terrorcon fire blasts, and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde's advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus's ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he's only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron's blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus's ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet's grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Unicron opens the AllSpark container intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron's anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.

[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]
Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream's objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.

At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that his own spark is one with the multitude of others now inside the Matrix, and the only way the AllSpark can be restored to the Well is by merging it with the planet's core, which means giving up his own life. Despite protestations, Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus flies into the Well, sacrificing himself, which releases a multitude of sparks into the sky.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)

|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]
|c4=
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)
*[[Skylynx]] (13)
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)

|h5=Others
|c5=
*[[Unicron]] (9)
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron's fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet." 
"You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again."
:—'''Bumblebee''' tries to appeal to '''Predaking'''... and fails.

"What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?" 
"'''Really? That's your biggest issue right now?'''"
:—'''Smokescreen''' debates over what to call a Unicron-possessed Megatron, while '''Arcee''' has more important things to do.

"It isn't fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?" 
"Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Ratchet''' lament the latest developments.

"In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!"
:—'''Predaking''' to Unicron/Megatron.

"I say we show 'Lord of the Undead' what it's like to be unliving." 
"Rip him to shreds."
:—'''Skylynx''' gets a big boost of confidence and '''Darksteel''' gets a boost of volatility.

"'Bee, in case I'd never get another chance to say this, you've really proved your mettle." 
"I'd like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn't hurt to watch and learn from the best." 
"''Would'' be nice if Optimus showed up about now." 
"I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Bumblebee''' talking about taking it to the next level.

"The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!"
:—'''Unicron''' being a badass, riding a Terrorcon into battle.

"And who made you boss?" 
"I am not your boss. I am your ''KING''!"
:—'''Darksteel''' expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a verbal smackdown from '''Predaking'''.

"Knock Out! We needed that!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.

"Why'd you do it, Knock Out? Why'd you turn against Starscream?" 
"Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he's ''rude''."
:—'''Knock Out''' explains his actions to '''Arcee''' and we all learn that a little manners get you along way.

"Praise the All Spark! Master You're alive!" 
"Indeed..." 
"Your new battle armor will take things to the next level my liege! Together we will reunite all Decepticons and once again grind Cybertron under your mighty heel." 
"NO!" 
"But!? Why?" 
"Because I now know the true meaning of oppression, and have thus lost my taste for inflicting it." 
"You've cleary been traumatized, Master. A good power down and a stroll around the smelting pit will put you back in touch with your inner warlord." 
''Enough!'' The Decepticons are no more, and that is final." 
:—'''Megatron''' delivers the wham line to Starscream. 

'''Starscream:''' This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Lord Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name. 
[Starscream gasps upon the Predacons' arrival] 
'''Starscream:''' Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king? 
'''Predaking:''' I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.
:—And the second reign of '''Starscream''' is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur's]].

"While this may very well mark the end of the Age of Primes, leadership can be earned, with or without the Matrix. And in my view, you have ''each'' acted as a Prime." 
"Well I... never really had the best role models." 
:—'''Optimus''' passes leadership on to all the members of Team Prime, while '''Knock Out''' is actually humble for once.

"Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing words of the film and the whole series.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead's construction site doesn't behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they'd been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.
*Predaking often misses his wings when transforming into beast mode, for instance during the fight with Unicron/Megatron, Darksteel and Skylynx, and the fight against the Terrorcon Predacons. At the end of the last fight they just suddenly reappear when it ends at the Well of All Sparks.

===Continuity errors===
*Shockwave's survival is questionable, at best. Once the Terrorcon Predacon army is raised from the dead, they pile on Shockwave, who is currently in vehicle mode. When he shows up to convince the living Predacons to do something useful, he's now in robot mode with minimal visible damage; the worst is a missing "wing" and his cracked optic. Furthermore, he just vanishes from the plot after that. Did the Terrorcons decide he didn't taste good? Or was this a last-minute [[Hasbro]] edict to save him for later use?
*Speaking of Shockwave, why did he decide to fight those Terrorcons? Surely it would've been logical to run as Starscream did? Although the Terrorcons have displayed impressive speed, it would still be wise to retreat, as Shockwave isn't that much of a slowpoke, either.
*Nothing ever comes of the third Predacon clone Shockwave was in the process of growing, though it wasn't given much time to mature after being introduced.
*Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren't they turned into Terrorcons back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]"? Either this was a necessary plot hole, or the Predacon burial ground was embedded deep enough that the Dark Energon didn't seep that far.
*Darkmount's throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.
*The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.
*Ratchet's medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands, when he clearly still has the claw Ratchet fashioned for him.
*Unicron orders his Predacon zombies to use their "dragon fire" against Primus. As shown in "[[Prey (episode)|Prey]]", the word "dragon" is unknown to Bulkhead and Wheeljack, and it's rather unlikely Unicron would be more familiar with human mythology than the Autobots.

===Continuity notes===
*Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in "[[Masters & Students]]", and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in "[[Project Predacon]]".
*Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".
*A handful of Vehicons are seen helping repair buildings on Cybertron with the Autobots, though it's not made clear if this is forced labor or they just decided to switch sides. Other Vehicons are seen imprisoned with Knock Out, further muddling the issue.
*The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots' picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]'', and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn't read the novels).
*Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in "[[Deadlock]]".
*Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in "[[Inside Job]]".
*Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in "[[Partners]]", by knocking Starscream out with it.
*Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]".
*Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron's advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!
*Knock Out refers to the Predacon Terrorcons as "zombiecons", a term previously used by Miko in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]".

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's resurrection and subsequent travel into space recalls a similar scene from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)| Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!
*Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].
*Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?
*The third Predacon clone being grown in Shockwave's lab heavily resembles [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]], albeit with a few minor changes.

===Real-world references===
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.

===Trivia===
*Originally, TVGuide's listing for this movie was incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled "Chaos Rising". Though, TVGuide does still list it as a [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episode] instead of a movie.
*Bumblebee appears to have a few leading skills as he tries manages the attack of Unicron on Cybertron in Optimus Prime's absense.
*''Predacons Rising'' is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.
*The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It's never mentioned as being aboard the ''Nemesis'' like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn't he use it against Unicron?
*The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.

===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Real world films]]
[[Category:Prime]]

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''???'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 23]] [[2013]]

'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Transformers Prime: Kebangitan Predakon'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 4]] [[2013]]

Predacons Rising (Prime)

2013-10-12T07:50:57Z

Hot Rod: /* Quotes */

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{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
|prev=Deadlock
|next=
|image=PredaconsRisingCover.jpg
|caption="Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!"
|title=''Predacons Rising
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]] [[Marsha Griffin]] [[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]] [[Scooter Tidwell]] [[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}
'''Autobots, Decepticons, and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron's [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron's body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].

Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.

As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they've had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he's on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.

[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]

Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus's ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.

Utilizing Bumblebee's tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots' role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron's old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave's laboratories.

Shockwave's current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they've wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.

Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark's container, but there's also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.

As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they're interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who's in control of the Decepticon leader's form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They're brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].

Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus's ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can't respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron's plan is to destroy their home planet.

Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon's mind, learns of the burial ground.

The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.

The Autobots, using the warship's computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.

Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron's horde.

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"So you came to die with your planet!" "No, [[Batman|I'm]] here to stop you."]]
The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later by concentrated Terrorcon fire blasts, and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde's advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus's ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he's only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron's blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus's ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet's grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron's anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.

[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]
Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream's objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.

At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that his own spark is one with the multitude of others now inside the Matrix, and the only way the AllSpark can be restored to the Well is by merging it with the planet's core , which means giving up his own life. Despite protestations, Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus flies into the Well, sacrificing himself, which releases a multitude of sparks into the sky.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)

|h4=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]
|c4=
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)
*[[Skylynx]] (13)
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)

|h5=Others
|c5=
*[[Unicron]] (9)
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron's fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet." 
"You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again."
:—'''Bumblebee''' tries to appeal to '''Predaking'''.

"Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!"
:—'''Smokescreen''' unintentionally mocks Starscream while goofing around on Darkmount's throne.

"It isn't fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?" 
"Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Ratchet''' lament the latest developments.

"In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!"
:—'''Predaking''' to '''Unicron'''/'''Megatron'''.

"The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!"
:—'''Unicron''' being a badass, riding a Terrorcon into battle.

"What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?" 
"'''Really??'''"
:—'''Smokescreen''' and '''Arcee''' debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron.

"I say we show 'Lord of the Undead' what it's like to be unliving."
:—'''Skylynx''' gets a big boost of confidence.

"'Bee, in case I'd never get another chance to say this, you've really proved your mettle." 
"I'd like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn't hurt to watch and learn from the best." 
"''Would'' be nice if Optimus showed up about now." 
"I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Bumblebee''' talking about taking it to the next level

"And who made you boss?" 
"I... am not your boss. I am your ''KING''!"
:—'''Darksteel''' expresses his usual defiance, before receiving a verbal smackdown from '''Predaking'''.

"Knock Out! We needed that!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.

"An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?"
:—'''Shockwave''' to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.

"Why'd you do it Knock Out? Why'd you turn against Starscream?" 
"Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he's ''rude''..."
:—'''Knock Out''' explains his actions to '''Arcee''', also commenting on his former comrade's behavior. Guess scratching one's paint and pinning the blame on the doc will leave that kind of impression.

"''Enough!'' The Decepticons are no more, and that is final."
:—'''Megatron''' delivers the wham line to Starscream.

'''Starscream:''' This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name. 
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons' arrival] 
'''Starscream:''' Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king? 
'''Predaking:''' I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.
:—And the second reign of '''Starscream''' is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur's]].

'''Optimus Prime:''' "While this may very well mark the end of the Age of Primes, leadership can be earned, with or without the Matrix. And in my view, you have ''each'' acted as a Prime." 
'''Knock Out:''' "Well I...never really had the best role models." 
:—'''Optimus''' passes leadership on to all the members of Team Prime, while the newest Autobot is actually humble for once.

"Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
*The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead's construction site doesn't behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they'd been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.
*Predaking often misses his wings when transforming into beast mode, for instance during the fight with Unicron/Megatron, Darksteel and Skylynx, and the fight against the Terrorcon Predacons. At the end of the last fight they just suddenly reappear when it ends at the Well of All Sparks.

===Continuity errors===
*Shockwave's survival is questionable, at best. Once the Terrorcon Predacon army is raised from the dead, they pile on Shockwave, who is currently in vehicle mode. When he shows up to convince the living Predacons to do something useful, he's now in robot mode with minimal visible damage; the worst is a missing "wing" and his cracked optic. Furthermore, he just vanishes from the plot after that. Did the Terrorcons decide he didn't taste good? Or was this a last-minute [[Hasbro]] edict to save him for later use?
*Nothing ever comes of the third Predacon clone Shockwave was in the process of growing, though it may not have finished growing.
*Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren't they turned into Terrorcons back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]"? Either this was a necessary plot hole, or the Predacon burial ground was embedded deep enough that the Dark Energon didn't seep that far.
*Darkmount's throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.
*The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.
*Ratchet's medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands, when he clearly still has the claw Ratchet fashioned for him.

===Continuity notes===
*Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in "[[Masters & Students]]", and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in "[[Project Predacon]]".
*Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".
*A handful of Vehicons are seen helping repair buildings on Cybertron with the Autobots, though it's not made clear if this is forced labor or they just decided to switch sides. Other Vehicons are seen imprisoned with Knock Out, further muddling the issue.
*The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots' picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]'', and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn't read the novels).
*Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in "[[Deadlock]]".
*Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in "[[Inside Job]]".
*Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in "[[Partners]]", by knocking Starscream out with it.
*Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]".
*Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron's advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!

===Transformers references===
*Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!
*Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].
*One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.
*Megatron's new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron's]] "space cruiser" mode.
*Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?

===Real-world references===
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.

===Trivia===
*Oddly, TVGuide's listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled "Chaos Rising".
*''Predacons Rising'' is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.
*The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It's never mentioned as being aboard the ''Nemesis'' like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn't he use it against Unicron?
*The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.

===Foreign localization===

{{DEFAULTSORT:Predacons Rising}}
[[Category:Prime]]

Bluestreak (Prime)

2013-07-21T11:17:45Z

Hot Rod: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Bluestreak}}
:''Bluestreak was to have been an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:BluestreakWFCconceptart.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Perhaps they were worried that the kids might not understand why he isn't blue?]]
'''Bluestreak''' is quiet... for now.

==Notes==

* Bluestreak was planned to be included in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron — Autobots]]'' at some point, but was eventually scrapped for unknown reasons. He did remain in the design stages long enough to receive a nice piece of concept art courtesy of [[David White]], though.
* What with the Aligned continuity family getting many more games and fiction to expand the [[Continuity family|universe]], it is likely only a matter of time before Bluestreak will become [[canon]]. Chances are he'll look different then.
* Thankfully this Bluestreak design didn't go to waste, it was later used for [[Bluestreak (G1)|another Bluestreak]] and adapted for [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series.

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Persuasion

2013-07-13T11:45:38Z

Hot Rod: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
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|next=Synthesis
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|title="Persuasion"
|airdate=[[July 12]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Michael G. Stern]]
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|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
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'''Megatron appeals to Ratchet; Optimus takes on Predaking.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] struggles to his feet after having been knocked out of the sky by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who transforms to robot mode and lands nearby. The [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] charges up his blaster, but Optimus rebounds with a flurry of punches.

Inside the Solaris building, a firefight between [[Autobot]]s and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s is brought to a swift end by one of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s grenades. The Autobots make their way into the next room, where [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] is overseeing the theft of the particle collider, and begin fighting the [[Decepticon]] forces there.

Outside, Optimus continues to hammer away at Predaking, temporarily keeping him on the defensive. But the Predacon lashes out with a savage kick that sends Optimus sprawling. Predaking transforms back to beast mode and is about to unleash a blast of flame at the prone Autobot when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] contacts him over the comm, ordering him to help secure the collider. Frustrated, Predaking fires his flame into the night sky.

Inside, the Autobots finish mopping up the Vehicons as [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] beats Shockwave to his knees. He offers the Decepticon a chance to surrender before Predaking bursts through the ceiling. The beast makes short work of the Autobots, grasps Shockwave in his front claw and the collider in his rear claws, and flies back out through the hole in the ceiling. Optimus Prime rises shakily to his feet, just in time to see Predaking escape through a [[GroundBridge]].

[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] radios [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to return them to base. [[William Fowler|Fowler]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] are just coming to after being knocked out by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and Bulkhead reports that Ratchet is gone.

Aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron informs the captive Ratchet that he requires his assistance. Ratchet defiantly refuses to cooperate. Megatron says that cooperation isn't required, as Shockwave approaches the Autobot with a [[cortical psychic patch]].

At the Autobot base, Arcee examines the piece of [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]'s wing that Smokescreen shot off while the young Autobot laments his poor aim. Ultra Magnus and Bulkhead confirm that Ratchet is nowhere on the premises, and that he didn't leave via the Autobot GroundBridge. Because there have been no ransom demands, Optimus reasons that Ratchet has something the Decepticons want.

Predaking learns that an Autobot is aboard the ship, and states that he's going to do to him what he failed to do to [[Prime (rank)|the Prime]]. Megatron explains that the captive is necessary for the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but once that's no longer the case, he will be turned over to the Predacon.

While Fowler barks orders for increased surveillance and satellite monitoring into the phone, Wheeljack theorizes that the Decepticons took Ratchet for his [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]] formula. Smokescreen asks why that would be necessary when the Decepticons already control most of the planet's [[Energon]]. Optimus remembers Ratchet's belief that Megatron is attempting to rebuild the [[Omega Lock]], and deduces that Synth En could be a necessary component. Fowler, now off the phone, relays his concern to the Autobots; if the Decepticons found Ratchet, it means they know the location of their base.

Shockwave reports that the psychic patch only confirms Ratchet has not yet stabilized the synthetic energon formula. Megatron tries a different tactic, waiting for Ratchet to revive and telling the Autobot directly that he wants to help him complete the formula. Ratchet rejects the idea outright, until Megatron reveals his intentions; that the Synth En, when combined with [[CNA]], forms the basis for an alternative [[Cyber Matter]] that can be used to restore Cybertron. Ratchet refuses to collaborate with Megatron, calling him a barbarian responsible for destroying Cybertron in the first place and crushing [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[voice box]]. Megatron offers him a choice: the first option is to complete the formula. The second option is represented by an image of [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] displayed on [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s visor. Ratchet tries to feign disinterest in the humans, but the image on Soundwave's visor changes to that of the Autobot base. Megatron tells Ratchet that if he agrees to cooperate, the humans and the Autobots will not be harmed. The Decepticons leave him to ponder the offer, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] asks if Megatron was being serious. Megatron says of course he wasn't, and tells Starscream to assemble his armada and destroy the Autobot's base once again.

At the base, Fowler and the Autobots are uneasy about the lack of Decepticon activity. Optimus notes that since the Cons aren't stealing Predacon bones or [[Earth]] technology anymore, there's no way to track them. Ultra Magnus suggests splitting into teams for some "old school" searching, but is interrupted by alarms signaling an incoming attack. As Starscream and a fleet of Vehicons emerge from the skies, soldiers rush to their jets to prepare a defense. Starscream commands his troops to concentrate their attack on Hangar E as the military jets open fire. Starscream evades the humans' artillery and lets loose a volley of missiles that hit Hangar E and reduce it to a fiery ruin. He reports to Megatron that the mission has been accomplished, and the Decepticons depart.

The Autobots watch as soldiers put out the flames amidst the rubble that used to be the mess hall, and Ultra Magnus muses that the Decepticons were fooled by a simple paint job. The actual Hangar E, now repainted to say F, is still in one piece.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', Megatron has Ratchet released to give him a tour of the ship. Ratchet's first instinct is to attack, but he finds himself reluctantly impressed by the Decepticon technology. Megatron uses the opportunity to convince him that Autobots and Decepticons share a common goal in the restoration of Cybertron. Ratchet says that bringing back Cybertron would not stop Megatron's ambitions, which the Decepticon leader doesn't deny, but at least they would have a world worth fighting over. Ratchet asks what assurance he would have that Megatron would leave Earth alone. Megatron simply replies that no assurance is being offered, confident that Ratchet's desire to restore Cybertron will overpower his reservations.

At their base, the Autobots have realized that the piece of Laserbeak which Smokescreen shot off is his transponder. Raf hooks it up to his laptop and says that it's trying to communicate with the Decepticon warship. Jack asks how Raf can understand [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian code]], and Raf says that Ratchet used to teach him in his free time. Fowler asks if they can triangulate the signal, but Ultra Magnus reminds him it's going to a shielded ship. Arcee notes that if the transponder was still attached to Laserbeak, they could follow it. Wheeljack proposes giving it wings, and he and Raf start putting the idea into action.

Jack sees Fowler staring thoughtfully at the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] and asks if anything's wrong. Fowler admits he's been thinking of humanity's close calls at the hands of the Decepticons, and that technology like the armor could give their military agents a fighting chance even when the Autobots aren't around to protect them. He also suggests that Jack could be one of those agents himself someday, an idea he's apparently discussed with [[June Darby|Jack's mother]]. Jack isn't thrilled to hear they've been talking about him, but his protest is interrupted by the result of Raf's work: [[Chip (Prime)|Chip]], a small flying device built to house Laserbeak's transponder, which will lead them straight to the Decepticon warship.

Ratchet posits that even if the Omega Lock could be reconstructed, there's no way to scientifically replicate the device's mystical properties. Megatron says they won't know until they try, and shows Ratchet their progress: an almost-completed Omega Lock, attached to the underbelly of the ''Nemesis''. Realizing just how close they really are to being able to restore Cybertron, Ratchet agrees to complete the Synth En formula.

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*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)

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*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (3)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (8)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (15)

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*[[Raf Esquivel]] (16)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (17)
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==Quotes==
"This is no place for a one-handed Autobot." 
"I'll take one bum hand over one good eye any day."
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' trade politically incorrect barbs.

"Humans. Always the weak link."
:—'''Starscream''' showing that he still doesn't quite get it.

"Ratchet didn't think this new hand he built for me was good enough. But I'll tell you what truly isn't good enough: giving up."
:—Keep practicing those speeches, '''Ultra Magnus''', profundity will come someday.

'''Ratchet''': Megatron, you would just try to conquer Cybertron all over again, and enslave anyone who refuses to pledge allegiance to you. 
'''Megatron''': Of course I would!
:—Decepticon or not, '''Megatron''' has little use for guile.

'''Ratchet''': What assurance do I have that you would leave humankind be, and that you wouldn't instantly terminate me once you get what you need? 
'''Megatron''': None whatsoever. After all, we both know that as a Decepticon, any assurances I might offer would be worthless.
:—Seriously, '''Megatron''' is crazy honest about lying.

"Miko, I needed that!"
:—'''Raf''' hangs around Ratchet entirely too much.

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

===Continuity notes===
* Megatron tearing out Bumblebee's vocoder is again referenced, this time explicitly. It was first detailed in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" and the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
* Soundwave's picture of the children was taken way back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* Starscream has previously described humans as "the weak link" in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
* The Decepticons already destroyed [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|one Autobot base]] in "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]".
* Miko obtained the Apex Armor in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Fowler mentions being stuck in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out's]] trunk with June Darby, which occurred in "[[Plus One]]".

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
* Fowler's dazed ramblings about there being "a man on the wing of this plane" refers to the famous ''[[Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_at_20,000_Feet "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"].

===Trivia===
* Though Predaking named himself in "[[Evolution]]", this episode marks the first instance of him giving it to the Autobots.
* Shockwave mocks Ultra Magnus's bad hand during their fight, even though he likewise only has one functional hand and a permanently affixed cannon. Of course, Shockwave's construction is by design, not a result of injury.
* This is the first episode to lack a title sequence since [[Darkness Rising, Part 5]].
* This the 1st time an Autobot has switched sides.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Soundwave (WFC)

2013-07-06T01:47:06Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[Image:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Dispatched to find the third relic, Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

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

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

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

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}}

Soundwave hung around during a Decepticon meeting to determine what to do about the potential threat of the Predacons. {{storylink|Evolution}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|right|200px| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

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

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}
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===Toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "Soundblaster", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}
[[Image:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|300px|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time." ]]|thumb|right]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

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

===''Terrorcon Defense''===
[[Image:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|300px|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
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After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saves Miko, and Raf- he has to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet has to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deploys vehicons, and blocks them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two end up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave.

==Commercial appearances==

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

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

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Soundwave transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", as seen in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|the video game]]. He comes with his classic shoulder launcher and rifle, both of which can be mounted on his hands, right shoulder, and rear vehicle sides via [[5mm post]]s, and store inside his opening chest (approximating the visual of cassette spools). Soundwave's head features a [[light-piping]] gimmick, but the effect is largely neutered by his painted visor.

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

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

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[[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|300px|With all the downsizing, Soundwave's surprised he's gotten so big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' toys, Soundwave is a larger mold, and comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg (via 5mm post) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

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

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

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

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave features different colors, using a more purple-ish metallic shade of blue and replacing almost all of his gray parts (the exceptions being his face and "grill") with a much darker metallic shade. It also features none of the red and yellow [[paint operation|paint details]] on his arms and legs and renders the seat on his roof black.

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

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

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[[Image:Generationstoy-FOCSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I New Soundwave, or [[#Beast Hunters|Old]] [[#Deluxe|Old]] New Soundwave?"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG14'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Also available in the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' toys, Soundblaster is a charcoal gray, red, gold, and yellow [[redeco]] of Voyager Class Soundwave, as is the trend with [[Soundblaster (disambiguation)|Soundblasters]]. In fact, he uses the exact same [[paint operation|paint mask]] as Soundwave, simply changing some of the colors. He now comes with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], a redeco of Laserbeak.

: His stock photography and instructions still depict him with the ion blaster accessory which he still doesn't have.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:Primetoy-SoundwaveDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Toy doesn't talk, just like in the tv show!]]
[[Image:TakaraTomyPrimetoy-AMSoundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ooh, does this mean I'm [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] now?]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2012'''
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 004'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-09'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]], [[Zori#Prime|Zori]] Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

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

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

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

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

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===Beast Hunters===
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yeah, being lost in the wilderness for a couple of months will do that to you.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/002'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], [[Talon Grapple Cannon]]
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Soundwave is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Soundwave mold, and transforms into a spiky aerial drone with a massive wingspan and three tail-fins. Aside from the usual peg-holes on his fuselage and palms, his wings have been retooled with two new peg-holes, with one on each wing. Instead of Laserbeak, Soundwave features a new partner in the form of Ravage, who is a robotic jaguar that transforms into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.

:Soundwave also comes with the Talon Grapple Cannon, a spring-loaded launcher that fires a [[missile]] with an opening "claw" at the end, with the missile and launcher being tied together with a length of string. The launcher itself features an additional peg on each side, and its main peg is sculpted to be able to fit in the specially-shaped socket on his chest, allowing the cannon to mount on his vehicle-mode underside when Ravage is removed.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2|second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BHtoy Cyberverse Soundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Now let's see [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Laserbeak]] pop out of ''this'' guy's chest.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''3/005'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Soundwave is a smaller-scale toy. He comes with a "Sonic Saw" rifle with a chainsaw bayonet, and the weapon features four [[C joint|3mm posts]] and two ports, allowing it to peg onto any of the ports on Soundwave's hands, forearms/wings, and back/fuselage. This weapon, in varying colors, was also used by [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], and the [[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]].

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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Soundwave''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Go!|Ravage]], "Capture Anchor" weapon
:Hunter Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Soundwave toy, released in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toyline and using a different blue, white and black color scheme with a red faceplate. The back of the packaging erroneously depicts the ''Beast Hunters'' version of the toy.

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

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

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

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

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

==References==
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Ratchet (WFC)

2013-07-05T11:20:55Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeRatcht.jpg|right|thumb|300px|If we don't get Jeffrey Combs versus [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lance Henriksen]] before this series ends, there will be much, much sobbing.]]
The [[Autobot]]s' medical officer, '''Ratchet''' has a dry wit, often giving his wounded comrades a hard time for taking hits he somehow avoids. With the Energon supplies becoming less and less, he works to find new ways to make do, and he'd ''really'' prefer if the Autobots didn't risk injury (or worse) to protect [[human]]s. He'd also prefer the humans weren't brought back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] but since ''he'' is unfamiliar with human tech, he needs [[Raf Esquivel]] to help him out. However, for all his views on humans, deep down Ratchet ''admires'' what the tiny fleshies bring to the fight.

{{quote|In a contest between resources and ingenuity, never underestimate ingenuity.|Ratchet, [[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Ratchet made his name during the [[Praxus|Praxian]] stalemate. He and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] fought in a few battles together, during which he taught the younger Autobot how to apply first aid. He repaired his throat after [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] destroyed it in revenge for ejecting the [[AllSpark]] into space, enabling Bumblebee to speak from time to time.

After Megatron invaded [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and took the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ratchet welded [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]'s face and stabilized [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]'s condition. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] asked Ratchet if Omega was ready to fight again, the offended medic responded that if Optimus wanted Omega to fight after the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] blew him out of the sky, [[Dark Energon]]-infused gladiators attacked him and Megatron tore out the Chamber out of his chest, then he wanted another surgeon. Optimus knew he had to apologize but was too preoccupied with rescuing [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]].

When the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ratchet informed Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] that Omega was repaired and ready to distract [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:PrimeComicRatchet.jpg|thumb|200px|Don't worry, you won't see me as dirty later. Except [[Stronger, Faster|that one time]]...]]
Ratchet was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Earth]], opening the [[GroundBridge]] for Optimus to retrieve [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. He reattached her arm after [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] had blown it off. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeffrey Combs]] (English)|[[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[José María Carrero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Seong-yong Ha]] (Korean), [[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Mario Arvizu]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jarosław Boberek]] (Polish), [[Luiz Antônio Lobue]] (Brazilian Portuguse), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish)}}

After Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]], Ratchet was the field medic who put him back together, but was unable to repair his voice box. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} At some point after Team Prime arrived on Earth, Ratchet modified [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s jet, allowing him to fly without a flight suit. {{storylink|Grill}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Ratchettragedy.jpg|left|thumb|300px|You're drawn to his eccentric charm.]]
Ratchet was on patrol in a snowy region when news came in that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was battling a platoon of Decepticons solo. Ratchet and the other Autobots returned to base to [[GroundBridge]] to his location, but they were too late: Cliffjumper was nowhere to be found, and Ratchet confirmed that his lifesigns had ceased. It was Ratchet's belief that continuing to operate on Earth and aid humans would only result in more tragedy, and as such, it was no surprise that he vehemently objected to the Autobots becoming protectors for [[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] soon after—though the kids' incessant questions didn't help their case, either. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Ratchet's mood was not improved when [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] accidentally crushed an important piece of lab equipment, and things got even worse when he was instructed to stay at base and watch the children while the other Autobots investigated the reappearance of Cliffjumper's lifesign. He did, however, start to see the value in the kids' presence when Raf helped him in his continuing struggle to master the inferior human computer systems the Autobot base ran on. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:Optimus_Prime_Ratchet_Zombies_Darkness_Rising_4.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He performs surgery with these. Carefully.]]

The other Autobots returned from their mission with the news that Cliffjumper had been revived by the Decepticons as a [[zombie]], and when [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] began feeling dizzy, Ratchet examined her and discovered a trace of the mysterious substance that had reanimated Cliffjumper. While examining it, Ratchet inadvertently dripped some on the equipment Bulkhead had broken, transforming it into a vicious little monster. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus Prime helped him destroy it, and both realized that they were dealing with [[Dark Energon]]. Realizing that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] planned to raise an undead army, Optimus took Ratchet to the site of an ancient Transformer battle on Earth, but they arrived too late to prevent Megatron from using Dark Energon to raise the buried corpses of the warriors as a legion of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Ratchet quickly deduced that the best way to stop them was dismemberment, and he and Prime managed to cut down the entire army despite the debilitating effects of the Dark Energon. Ratchet sustained a wounded arm in the battle, and Megatron was able to escape. Returning to base, Ratchet examined some plans that Miko had obtained from the Decepticons in his absence, and speculated that the villains were building a [[space bridge]] so they could use Dark Energon to raise a zombie army on Cybertron and bring them to Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Given his injuries, Ratchet stayed behind at the base to man the GroundBridge, sending the other Autobots to the orbiting space bridge for battle, and the kids to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] to cut off the Decepticons' targeting systems. While the kids failed in their endeavour, they did succeed in obtaining schematics for the space bridge, which Ratchet used to determine a means of destroying it. He instructed Arcee's team on sabotaging the space bridge, and bridged everyone back to base before the inevitable explosion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Masters&Students-Ratch-animator.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know and what would a note say, Dan? "Cat dead, details later"? ]]
Ratchet was initially dismayed to learn that the kids were working on their school science projects in the Autobot base, but changed his tune in short order and actually turned down combat duty to stay and help them. Unfortunately for the kids, he completely took over their projects, building a large volcano for Raf, a model of Cybertron for Miko, and an advanced engine for Jack. None of the projects went down well at school, much to Ratchet's disappointment. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:Scrapheap-Ratchetinfected.jpg|300px|right|thumb|My kingdom for a [[Charlie Fong]]!]]
Ratchet found another reason to be grateful to have the kids around when a [[Scraplet]] infestation in the base left the GroundBridge disabled, and Ratchet at the mercy of the metal-eating monsters. Jack used a fire extinguisher to freeze the creatures, saving Ratchet's life, but the medic remained too badly wounded to effect repairs to the GroundBridge, and had to entrust the job to the humans. They succeeded, and Ratchet was able to patch up himself and his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} Problems with the GroundBridge lingered, however, and Ratchet continued working on it during a visit by Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], while trying to ignore the distractions caused by the other Autobots partying and Wheeljack and Bulkhead [[Cybertronian_sport#Lobbing| Lobbing]]. The delays caused by Ratchet's repairs resulted in "Wheeljack" being exposed as [[Makeshift (Prime)|a Decepticon imposter]]. Unfortunately this also meant that when the real Wheeljack turned up, Ratchet was subjected to another round of partying. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Ratchet continued to play the role of tech support over the Autobots next few missions. He remained in the base to monitor the Autobot convoy as they transported the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across country, alerting them to an incoming Decepticon attack and—under protest—working with Raf to GroundBride Miko and Jack onto a moving track so they could stop the forces of [[MECH]] from stealing the device. [[Image:SickMind-RatchetOP.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"I've heard that humans quite often wake up late with black eyes. They call the condition 'a hangover'."]]{{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}} The episode burnt Raf's laptop out, but Ratchet later helped fix it. {{storylink|Raf's Notes|Raf's Notes #5}} When the Decepticons stole an [[Energon Harvester]] from a human museum, Ratchet manufactured a replica to replace it, despite Bulkhead breaking his frame welder. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

When Ratchet and Optimus Prime investigated a [[Autobot plague ship|crashed Autobot vessel]], they discovered that it was a plague ship carrying deceased victims of [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen created by Megatron himself. Optimus contracted the disease, which was beyond even Ratchet's ability to cure. In search of a treatment, he GroundBridged Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' so they could obtain the cure from Megatron's mind via [[cortical psychic patch]], a controversial procedure banned by Autobots but in which Ratchet was well-versed. While watching the link, Ratchet recorded the hologram of the plague antidote Megatron showed to Bumblebee, and was able later to produce a cure for Optimus. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[Image:OutHead-RatchetMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I hope you've been practicing "The Man Who Sold the World", Megatron, because you're about to be ''unplugged!'']] While Optimus was given a clean bill of health, Ratchet was more concerned about Bumblebee; learning that the scout was seeing visions of Megatron following their psychic link-up, Ratchet induced a shutdown to give his systems time to recover. The other Autobots soon left the base on a mission, and Ratchet was left with Raf, who was sitting by the unconscious Bumblebee's beside. Trying to explain to the boy that this was unnecessary only resulted in Ratchet being subjected to pictures of Raf's family. The discussion was cut off when Bumblebee suddenly reactivated, leading Ratchet to realize that Megatron had taken over his comrade's body. Unable to stop the Decepticon leader from escaped through the GroundBridge, Ratchet and Raf followed Bumblebee to the Decepticon ship. There, they tried fruitlessly to stop Bumblebee from restoring Megatron to life, and had to retreat under Vehicon fire after Megatron's resurrection. They found Optimus's team on the ground below and returned to base where Ratchet checked over Bumblebee's processor for any lingering traces of Megatron's influence. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

Due to his experience with Dark Energon, Ratchet—much to his own surprise—was tapped to take Arcee's place when the Autobots deployed to confront [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He was attempting to use the evil substance to revive [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. Discovering that the kids had followed them through the GroundBridge, Ratchet ordered them to head back through to base, only for a Decepticon GroundBridge to manifest at the same time, causing a disruption that hurled the children into a parallel dimension. Deducing what had happened, Ratchet was able to recreate the original feedback loop and create a portal the kids could escape through. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Ratchet also went into the field on the Autobots' next mission: After patching up Bulkhead following a skirmish with Breakdown in which the 'Con was captured by MECH, Ratchet joined the effort to rescue the Decepticon. Following an Energon signature but finding only Breakdown's plucked-out eye, Ratchet attempted to extract images from the eye to help in the Autobots' search, but it turned out to be a MECH booby-trap, and the team only narrowly avoided the bomb explosion that resulted. They later tracked down Bulkhead in time to rescue him from Starscream and Breakdown. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-Ratchetvehicle.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A rare sighting.]]

Ratchet was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought Jack's mother [[June Darby]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} When June next visited the base, the on-edge medic assumed her car was a Decepticon, though he didn't object to June, a nurse, respectfully calling him "doctor". While in conversation with June, Ratchet detected a magnetic anomaly and dispatched Bulkhead and Arcee to find it; when they returned magnetically stuck together, he realized they were dealing with a [[polarity gauntlet]]. Bulkhead and Arcee were eventually able to retrieve the device and present it to Ratchet back at base. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} Ratchet's tech expertise came to the fore again when he detected the activation of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship's]] computer system: when Bumblebee and Arcee returned from investigating with two frozen comrades and the pieces of the [[immobilizer|Decepticon weapon]] responsible, Ratchet was able to repair the weapon and use it to restore Prime and Bulkhead. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-crouchbehindrock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Stronger, faster, squatter]]

While most of the other Autobots went out to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], Ratchet stayed at base to monitor them and annoy Bulkhead and Miko by interrupting their monster truck footage. After Bulkhead was called out to the field, Ratchet assigned Miko cleaning duties, only for her to rush off to the battlefield and inadvertently cause the contents of the cylinder to be downloaded into Bulkhead's brain. Ratchet initially gave Bulkhead a clean bill of health, but when Bulkhead started painting complex formulae, Ratchet made two discoveries: one, that the formulae were for [[Synthetic Energon]], and two, that the data was slowly destroying Bulkhead's mind. After much of the formula had been transcribed, the data was beamed out of Bulkhead into space, leaving him comatose. Ratchet's suggestion that a familiar sound might rouse the Autobot led Miko to wake Bulkhead with her guitar playing. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} Working from Bulkhead's incomplete formula, Ratchet appeared to succeed in synthesizing a batch of the Synthetic Energon, and used himself as a guinea pig. Supercharged by the new substance at the expense of his mental stability, Ratchet was made strong enough to trash an entire squad of Vehicons on his own and to throw Bulkhead through a wall while sparring. When he went too far in interrogating a [[Decepticon Miner]] under the auspices of being more "proactive", Optimus was forced to confine him to base. Escaping, Ratchet went to confront Megatron on his own, infiltrating the Decepticons' Energon mine and making short work of Breakdown. Unfortunately, Megatron proved more formidable than expected, and Ratchet was seriously injured and left for Knock Out to extract a sample of Synthetic Energon from. Drained of the SynthEn and its effects, Ratchet managed to raise enough strength to fight back and destroy the sample, and was then rescued by the other Autobots and taken back to base for treatment. Ratchet apologized for his behavior, though at least they'd gained a supply of real energon from the mine out of it. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:OneShallRise2-Ratchethumans.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Professionals never look directly into the camera, Ratchet]]

When Optimus became interested in a prophecy from the [[Covenant of Primus]], Ratchet worked out that the planetary alignment mentioned was mere days away. Shortly after, Raf was injured during a mission to stop the Decepticons from gathering space bridge components. Ratchet's lack of knowledge of human physiology left him unable to treat the boy, so June Darby was called in to help. Ratchet refused to allow Raf to be taken to a hospital, as human doctors wouldn't have any experience with Energon contamination, but it became apparent that this wasn't what was ailing Raf. He had been infected with ''Dark'' Energon. Ratchet took the risk of applying an infusion of regular Energon to neutralize the Dark, and Raf recovered. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Immediately thereafter, Ratchet joined Arcee and Bulkhead in rescuing Optimus from a battle with Megatron, then set about analyzing a series of natural disasters that began across the Earth, deducing that the tremors were the heartbeat of [[Unicron]], slumbering within the Earth and threatening to destroy it with his awakening. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} When Megatron approached the Autobots with the proposition of an alliance to stop Unicron from destroying the planet, Ratchet scoffed at the notion. He grew increasing incredulous to the idea that he would GroundBridge the others into the Earth's very core, following co-ordinates provided by Megatron, so the Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to deactivate Unicron, but was nonetheless forced to go along with the plan when Optimus accepted Megatron's offer. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

Remaining behind in the base with the kids and unable to contact the Autobots in the planet's depths, Ratchet passed the time telling the humans about the old days when Optimus was known as Orion Pax, and was shocked to discover that Optimus had entrusted Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] before departing. A final tremor that Ratchet shielded the kids from heralded Autobot victory within the planet, but when Ratchet GroundBridged the others back, they reported that Optimus had lost his memories and left with Megatron. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Ratchet reasoned that Optimus's amnesia must have been a result of emptying the Matrix, and that the solution involved the Key to Vector Sigma. He started tinkering with the GroundBridge to try and find a way to reach Cybertron, though when frustrations boiled over at their lack of success in getting Optimus back, Jack suggested they might use the Decepticon space bridge instead. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Thought he continued his tinkering with the GroundBridge, Ratchet was demoralized after the first test with Raf's radio-controlled car resulted in the destruction of the toy. The real breakthrough came when Ratchet was able to trade Starscream medical attention for information on the location of the space bridge. Once Ratchet and the others secured the bridge, they sent Jack and Arcee through. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee monitored Jack's progress from the Earth end of the space bridge. When Megatron arrived to take back control, Ratchet and the others were tossed around like rag dolls by the Decepticon leader. Luckily for them their plan worked out, and Ratchet and the others returned to base with Optimus Prime restored. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee2 delirious Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"And if you think that's bad, you should see what I did to Injector!"]]
Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal and tangled with Megatron in the process of retrieving the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. After another altercation, Ratchet discovered that Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]] was missing. Ratchet was therefore forced to pick Raf up after school, and told the boy the story of how Bumblebee's voice box was damaged. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Guilty at his inability to do anything, Ratchet offered his own T-cog and, after talking Optimus into letting him do it, selected Arcee to perform the procedure. When he woke up, it was to find that the operation had been aborted, and Bumblebee had gone after MECH. Bumblebee returned with his lost cog, though in a damaged state, and Ratchet was able to repair it enough to restore Bumblebee's ability to transform. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Ratchet patched up Wheeljack after the Wrecker returned to Earth and was involved in a scrap with [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Receiving another coded signal, Ratchet and Bulkhead again found Starscream in need of medical attention. They were able to get information from him about Airachnid's status and the presence of an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] on Earth. {{storylink|Crossfire}} When Fowler was attacked by a truck that resembled Optimus, Ratchet tracked Optimus's signal to confirm the offender wasn't their leader. They soon established that the truck in question was a MECH-created clone of Optimus, and Ratchet patched up the Autobots after they defeated Silas and [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Ratchet dispatched Optimus, Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate underground activity, and they returned with Airachnid in stasis lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Optimus's attempt to attack the ''Nemesis'' with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] failed, Ratchet returned the stasis-locked team to base and GroundBridged Fowler and the kids aboard the ship. With his guidance, they were able to shut down the intelligence guiding the ship, and he even stepped aboard himself to retrieve Jack and the [[transfer drive]] full of [[Project Iacon]] data. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[Image:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Hey Wheeljack, do you think it looks weird when I cross my legs? I mean, I can't help if I have such girly legs."]]
When Optimus decided they would need to secure all four relics at once, Ratchet pointed out that they were short-manned as it was. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} He was unimpressed when Optimus decided that Wheeljack would be called in to help him on his part of the mission since he was a capable warrior. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

He disapproved of Wheeljack's behavior as they set off in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', particularly being called "Doc". He also was far from impressed with his methods when attacking Soundwave and Laserbeak before they crashed landed. When they noticed the downed Laserbeak nearby, he struck on the idea of implanting a virus into the disabled Laserbeak, which would upload the Iacon database to the Autobots. With Raf's help, Ratchet managed to do so while Wheeljack kept Soundwave occupied, and managed to keep out of sight when Soundwave arrived to retrieve his pet. He attempted to convince Wheeljack to return to base for repairs, and thanked him for his back-up. When he returned to base, he found the virus was downloading the Iacon database into the Autobots' mainframe, but his joy was shortlived, as Bulkhead came flying through the GroundBridge with a smoking back. {{storylink|Triage}}

Ratchet worked frantically to stabilize Bulkhead and, with the help of the other Autobots, managed to succeed, though Bulkhead remained comatose. {{storylink|Hurt}} He continued to oversee Bulkhead's recovery, though when Miko started getting too rough with the patient, he insisted on Bulkhead taking a break. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When Raf found a report of a Cybertronian escape pod, Optimus took a team including Ratchet to investigate. Ratchet was almost slagged by an Insecticon, but newcomer [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived and helped them win. Back at base, Ratchet was left in charge when Optimus went out to retrieve some [[Red Energon]], and Smokescreen talked him into letting the new Autobot go to Optimus's aid with the [[phase shifter]]. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Bulkhead continued to try to pressure Ratchet into letting him go back out on missions. Ratchet finally gave in during a mission to protect a military base, though rather than sending him to the base, Ratchet sent him to protect Raf, who was hacking into a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

Ratchet chastised Smokescreen when the latter broke cover to scare a human driver. After Optimus Prime opined that Smokescreen needed a human to teach him local customs and rules, Ratchet grumbled in disgust at the idea of ''yet another'' human being included in their ranks, to the uncomfortable silence of the other Autobots. Shortly thereafter, Ratchet detected a homing beacon from an Iacon relic and a team led by Optimus was sent to investigate in [[China]]. However, a second signal was then detected elsewhere, and with Optimus's team unreachable, Smokescreen was sent in their steed. After discovering that the Decepticons have found the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], Smokescreen was captured and Jack was pursued by Insecticons, but not before he managed to notify Ratchet of their findings, who GroundBridges to Optimus' position to fill him in. After the Autobots returned to base with their new prize, Ratchet sent Jack home at the request of a very angry Arcee and witnessed Optimus Prime enter a trance while communing through the Star Saber with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Legacy}}

Ratchet was happy at the news they would soon be able to return home to Cybertron, and when the other Autobots realized they would have to leave their human friends behind, Ratchet suggested they could sent texts. While he worked on a way for Optimus to properly wield the Star Saber, the weapon was later destroyed in battle against Megatron, though Ratchet reminded the other Autobots that Optimus didn't need a sword to be a great warrior. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Ratchet found himself busy repairing the other Autobots after a number of failed missions to retrieve Omega Keys and monitored Optimus's work decoding coordinates, though it turned out that the final set were a picture of Smokescreen. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

With Smokescreen a prisoner on the Decepticon warship, Ratchet was unable to track him, but once he freed himself, Ratchet provided a GroundBridge back to base. A short time later they were contacted by Starscream, who offered the final key they needed in exchange for the replacement of his T-Cog. Unfortunately it was a trap, and while Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead were examining the corpse of one of [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream's clones]], the real Starscream made off with the Omega Keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

Ratchet was surprised to learn that Optimus had kept the existence of the [[Omega Lock]] a secret from everyone. After Optimus modified the GroundBridge into a space bridge, he sent the other Autobots to Cybertron and monitored their progress, though he had to field a phone call from Jack asking why no one had picked the kids up. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} He had to field a further call from June Darby, and a power surge that disrupted the base computers. When the Autobots finally returned, it was with the news that the Omega Lock had been destroyed, much to Ratchet's shock. When the Decepticons attacked the base, the Autobots were forced to abandon it, and Ratchet GroundBridged to a location elsewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Despondent, Ratchet hid in a scrap yard outside Woodland Park. He was caught on camera, enabling Bumblebee and Raf to track him down, but they were at first unable to convince him to help them fight back. After experiencing a change of heart, he followed them to the ''Harbinger'' to help get the ship working. {{storylink|Scattered}}
He was able to get the ship's GroundBridge working and used the Decepticon frequencies to contact Fowler. The trio were shortly after joined by most of the other surviving Autobots, accompanied by the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Ratchet utilized the GroundBridge and communications systems to lure the Decepticons away from [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], with the help of the kids. He monitored the Autobot attack on the fortress from the ''Harbinger'', and was thus able to detect the incoming Optimus Prime, shortly before their leader turned up to save the day. The Autobots later assembled at a human military base, and Ratchet assured Smokescreen that he'd made the right choice in repairing Optimus with the Forge. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

As the others salvaged technology from their old base, Ratchet set about getting it working in their new one and was able to make the GroundBridge functional again. He also restarted his work on Synthetic Energon, though he warned Optimus not to expect too much. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

While he continued his work, he also had to take time out to repair the other Autobots, such as when Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack came off second-best against Predaking. {{storylink|Evolution}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.1 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Optimus! Check out my giant shoulder pads!!!]]
In the lower levels of Outpost Omega One, Ratchet constructed a training room he dubbed the [[Safe]], though the inferior Earth materials he was forced to use meant it wasn't as good as it could be. Indeed, Bulkhead began tearing his way merrily through it, only to uncover something Ratchet hadn't found—a nuclear missile while promptly activated. Ratchet and Raf were assigned to deal with the bomb, however as Raf was the expert on Earth technology, Ratchet deferred to him. Luckily Raf managed to reverse the bomb's timer, and Fowler arrived with some scientists to take care of the rest. After Bulkhead apologised to Ratchet for smashing up the room, Ratchet suggested he and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

Optimus took the Autobots and the kids on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. When Raf impressed the others with his knowledge and worried it made himself sound geeky, Ratchet proclaimed himself Autobot geek and proud. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Ratchet alerted the others to the fact that Fowler was about to arrive at the base, and indeed, Fowler walked in moments later with the news that the Decepticons had hijacked [[Yamal|a nuclear ship]] near [[Antarctica]]. When Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet arrived at the ship, they found the crew were unconscious. Ratchet wondered what could have done that, but he was answered moments later by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who knocked him out with a [[sonic lance]]. By the time Ratchet recovered, the fight was over, and as they returned to the base, he said he'd be fine so long as he stayed away from any ice. Unfortunately in their absence, the others had turned the base into an ice skating ring, and as soon as he stepped through the GroundBridge, Ratchet ended up flat on his back. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[Image:Titan4.4 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Raf was playing ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' at the base, Ratchet observed that the alien robots he was fighting in the game looked a lot like Autobots. After the game hypnotised Raf into operating the GroundBridge and letting in Vehicons, Ratchet initially blamed Bulkhead, but helped hold off the Decepticons until Raf recovered and reconfigured the bridge to suck the Vehicons back in. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Ratchet approved of the way Jack was starting to sound as paranoid as him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}} After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped by Starscream, Ratchet and the Autobots tracked the Decepticon to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Ratchet and Bulkhead protected [[Air Force One]] while the others rescued the President. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

When he lost contact with Optimus Prime while their leader was exploring a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Ratchet dispatched Bulkhead and Arcee to help, but was forced to drop them ten kilometers from the target due to interference. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} Ratchet was forced to GroundBridge [[Novo|Agent Novo]] to China after the MECH operative took Miko hostage. To make up for it, he discovered a way to track [[Miko's phone]], pointing the other Autobots to the location of MECH's base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

After deploying Optimus's team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, Ratchet monitored the situation from base, and was amused by the sight of Prime and the others being defeated by a bunch of humans in [[robotic battle suit]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} Ratchet operated the GroundBridge so the other Autobots could take the kids onto the ''Nemesis'' to search for Bulkhead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}} During a battle in [[The Wave]], Bumblebee was injured by a sniper, so Ratchet patched him up and sent him back to base with Raf. When the Autobots later returned to base, Ratchet was surprised to find the pair had trashed the place. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

====Ratchet's Joke Page====
At some point Ratchet got a medical degree and began treating human patients. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|Issue 4.8}}

===Commercial appearances===
Ratchet was dismayed as the [[Joker]], a criminal, stole the chorus of [[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]] as it was being performed by a group of carolers which included [[Bulkhead (Prime)|other]] [[Megatron (WFC)|Transformers]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an [[wikipedia:Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
When three of the [[Rescue Bot]]s were stricken down with a mysterious virus, Optimus consulted Ratchet, who suggested that one of the antidotes from the Rescue Bots' ship would cure it. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] run into trouble in the [[asteroid belt]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] had Ratchet overload the GroundBridge. Despite protesting, Ratchet succeeded in bridging Optimus to the derelict ship the others were on. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} Once the team successfully returned with mysterious Cybertronian weapons, Ratchet was put to work in his lab trying to make them function. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] managed to retrieve some [[data disc]]s from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s lab, which Ratchet found contained information on Shockwave's cloning process and the weapons Bumblebee had retrieved. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian)}}
[[Image:RatchetWFCScreenshotAttack.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Just let me patch you up with my [[Energon repair ray|ENORMOUS HEALING CANNON]]!"]]
During the [[Decepticon]]s' siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet was assigned to Optimus, and helped him rescue a courier named [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who informed Optimus that with the presumed death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], the Council was putting him in command. The three of them headed back to the command center, receiving a message from [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] that the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] were being overwhelmed and needed support. It was decided that the planetary guns, disabled earlier by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron's]] forces, needed to be brought back online. Informing Jetfire that he was taking temporary command, Optimus took Ratchet and Bumblebee with him on the mission, though when Ratchet questioned the "temporary" part, Optimus brushed it aside.

When that mission was completed, they decided their next stop was the [[Decagon]], in order to re-establish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. Hitting serious resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s and more than a few damaged lifts which Ratchet puzzled out a way around, they nonetheless prevailed with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], before reaching the Decagon itself, where they encountered the former Autobot [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. They managed to defeat him as well and retook the Decagon.

After Optimus was named the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], he went on a mission to free [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core of Megatron's [[Dark Energon]] corruption. In order to do so, however, he needed to open the [[Omega Gate]], which would require freeing [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] from Decepticon captivity. Omega was still badly damaged from his battle with Megatron's forces, so Optimus called in Ratchet, whom Prime, [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and Ironhide protected during his operation to repair Omega Supreme. After the Omega Gate was opened, Ratchet returned to base with Omega, as field repairs could only do so much.

When [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fell to the surface from orbit, Ratchet organized the rescue effort. After Trypticon was defeated, he praised Optimus on his success, but was the price paid was costly - many Autobots were lost, and those remaining were now forced to abandon Cybertron while the planetary [[Primus|Core]] repaired the damage. Ratchet was one of those who stayed behind with Optimus to resist Megatron's schemes, and to build an ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' to carry them from their home when the time came. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

[[Image:WFC Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Standing ''near'' ze point does nothing! Get ''on'' ze point, dummkopf!"]]

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron — Autobots''===
[[Image:WFCDS Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|124px|"Doctor, are you sure this will work?" 
"I HAVE NO IDEA!"]]
When the Decepticons started poking around an Autobot base, Ratchet tracked their search patterns and instructed a [[Autobot rookie|rookie]] on where to go to find whatever it was they were looking for. Ratchet was in the control room to greet the rookie on arrival, and hand him over to [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] for basic training. Unfortunately the Decepticons destroyed the rookie and found the intel they were after. Following Zeta Prime's capture, the Autobot leader managed to contact Ironhide and Ratchet, but the data links powering the communications grid were severed. Ratchet greeted another rookie, who managed to repair the data links.

Ratchet would go on to become a member of Optimus' inner circle. Following the retaking of Iacon, he reported that the Data-net was back online and Zeta Prime could contact them again. He later worked with Jetfire to analyse core samples, and discovered that the core would be healing itself if it weren't for the influence of the Dark Energon corruptors. Optimus's team successfully freed the core, but the planet was no longer able to sustain them. When Ratchet asked what they'd do, Optimus responded that their new mission was to leave the planet. Ratchet was among the Autobots who defeated Megatron's secret weapon, the monstrous titan Trypticon. Upon Trypticon's defeat, Ratchet left the planet along with Optimus's team. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ratchet attempted to aid and evacuate survivors from an orbital blast form Megatron's new weapon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], when the Decepticon leader tracked him down. After exchanging gunfire, Ratchet was forced onto a ledge, and Megatron tauntingly kicked him off. The Autobot survived the fall, but was pinned down by debris. Fortunately [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] was in the area and came to the rescue. As the two made their trek back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet informed Sideswipe that he had information about the Decepticon superweapon that needed to get to Optimus right away... {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
{{note|Ratchet is not a playable character; he appears as a boss in the Decepticon campaign, and only in a single cutscene in the Autobot campaign.}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}

During the preparations for the Ark's launch, Ratchet worked with Optimus Prime, [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], and the other Autobots to recover the energon necessary for lift-off.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeffrey Combs]] (English)}}

When Team Prime mobilized to untether the [[Dark Energon]] meteor that the Decepticons were towing into orbit via the ''Nemesis'', Ratchet per usual stayed behind to run the GroundBridge. When the meteor fell to Earth, taking Team Prime with it, Ratchet left the human allies to man the Bridge in order to retrieve [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who was the only Autobot whose energy signature they were able to locate... ''before'' Ratchet teleported out, at least.

Ratchet found Prime next to the largest surviving chunk of the meteorite, which also contained the colossus [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]]. The giant awoke, and quickly swatted Ratchet away with its one free arm. Ratchet made his way bac kto the ruins where Optimus and Thunderwing had landed, but the ''Nemesis'' had also arrived and began raining plasma fire into the area to subdue Thunderwing. Optimus and Ratchet bolted for a GroundBridge portal opened by Arcee (as she had luckily fallen close to [[Jasper]] and was able to make it back to the base on-wheel), but stray cannon-fire sent Ratchet flying away once again. The timed portal closed without him, and left Ratchet to be captured by the Decepticons.

Onboard the ''Nemesis'', Ratchet was forced to repair the giant Thunderwing, as the Decepticons had also kidnapped Miko and Raf and used them as hostages. Ratchet, indignant as always, performed just enough work to look like he was doing what he was told, but spent more time seeking out a weak point in the monster. When Megatron returned with the final major component to bringing Thunderwing back to full power, Ratchet looked to be out of options... until the Decepticon leader was momentarily distracted by the return of Starscream, who himself was being held hostage by Bulkhead. Ratchet took the chance to bolt from his cell and lock Megatron in, making his way through the security system and hordes of Vehicons to free Miko and Raf.

Once the humans were free, they took a service elevator up to the main communications hub of the ''Nemesis'' in order to get word out to the other Autobots, and hopefully use the Decepticon SpaceBridge to escape. After taking out numerous Vehicons, the three made it to the main comm hub, only to find Soundwave at the controls. Raf patched into the room's defense systems to briefly drop energy shielding on four computer towers, allowing Ratchet to destroy them and drop the force field that surrounded the main comm console. Forced to fight one-on-one, Soundwave made clever use of the Space bridge to warp in and out of the control room, but eventually found himself bested by the veteran Autobot and was forced to retreat. Now in control, Ratchet was able to communicate with the other Autobots who had infiltrated the ''Nemesis'', and successfully warped them off the ship as it collapsed due to the damage Thunderwing had caused in his escape.

Back at the base, Ratchet informed the others that he could develop a siphon that could drain at least some of Thunderwing's Dark Energon, hopefully weakening the beast enough to allow them to destroy him. He stayed behind to work on the device as Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead mobilized near a Dark Energon volcano that Thunderwing was headed towards. Ratchet was forced to bring the incomplete device with him to the volcano upon Thunderwing's arrival. He informed the other Autobots that due to the short amount of time he had to work on it, the siphon would only be truly effective if it was practically ''inside'' Thunderwing. Things looked hopeless until stowaways Miko and Jack piped up, Miko showing thew Autobots a [[Miko's phone|cel phone picture]] of a break in Thunderwing's chest armor that Ratchet had never repaired... a break just big enough for a human to fit into. Though reluctant to put the humans at risk, Ratchet handed over the siphon to Jack, who rode Arcee to the beast, and successfully installed the siphon, allowing Optimus Prime to finish Thunderwing once and for all. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

{{note|Ratchet is only playable in a single stage of Story Mode: "The Escape!". He is available as a playable character in the game's multi-player battle modes from the start, however. 
In this game, Ratchet oddly does not have his blades. Instead, when he enters his "upgrade" mode, he deploys a massive wrench from his left wrist socket (seriously, it's as big as his forearm) which he uses to clobber opponents. This is also the only time we see Prime-cartoon-era Ratchet employ a blaster for combat.}}
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==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
[[Image:Cyberverse_legion_ratchet.jpg|300px|thumb|Let's go practice medicine.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 004'''
**''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle blade

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, "Autobot Ratchet" transforms into an emergency vehicle, and comes with a translucent battle blade weapon. It can peg via its numerous [[C joint|3mm post]]s onto his robot hands, arms/vehicle sides, and robot back/vehicle roof. Early versions of the mold oddly lacked an actual face but a [http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/cyberverse-prime-ratchet-receives-an-update-aka-hasbro-i-needed-that-t86206s400.php running change] finally gave him one.

:His blade mold, in the same color, is also used by Cyberverse [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]] and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Mirage (Movie)#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while a green version is used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]], and a purple version is used by [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:PrimeRID-RatchetDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And that's how he lost his medical license.]]
[[Image:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|With all those craters on him, he'll probably need to see a dermatologist.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 006'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''AM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Battle Blades (Hasbro only), "R.A." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this larger-scale version of Ratchet has a "dramatic head reveal" [[gimmick]], with his robot-mode head being spring-loaded to pop up once his "backpack" is pulled down. He features [[5mm post|5mm peg-holes]] for his hands, a pair on his front bumpers/shins, and a pair on his vehicle roof.

:He comes with a pair of battle blades that can mount/be held via 5mm post, and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists, as seen in the cartoon. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, and the blades can store on tabs underneath his vehicle.

:His [[instructions]] depict an alternate head apparently intended for an as-yet-unreleased Gears.

: The Japanese release of Ratchet, part of the very first assortment of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, omits an incredible number of [[paint operation]]s, replacing them with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. (On the other hand, this ''does'' give him his "lifeline" decoration missing from the [[Hasbro]] version.) As part of the "[[Arms Micron]]" gimmick, six 5mm peg-hole attachment points have been glued onto him (as opposed to having existing parts specifically [[retool]]ed to include them like many other toys in the line) on his vehicle-mode roof, doors, and side-panels, which respectively end up on his legs, forearms, and shoulders. The Hasbro version's twin blades have been replaced by the Arms Micron, [[R.A.#Toys|R.A.]], who transforms into a considerably larger version of one of the blades, and can still work as a "wrist-mounted" weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Ratchet at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1464.html Arms Micron Ratchet at Alfes's blog]''

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===Beast Hunters===
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}
[[Image:BHtoy Deluxe Ratchet.jpg|thumb|300px|"Alright, who's ready for some <strike>precision</strike> surgery?"]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 010'''
**''Accessories:'' Dragonshredder Drill

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Ratchet" is a [[redeco]] and extensive retool of the "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class Autobot Ratchet toy, transforming into a heavily modified rescue vehicle that's covered with spikes, features an exposed engine block on its hood, and has a sculpted rocket booster at the back. He retains the peg-holes at the usual places, and gains additional peg-holes at the back and near the rear wheels. He now comes with the "[[Dragonshredder Drill]]", which spins when the plunger to the side is pushed, and mounts via 5mm post. The halves of the drill can be pulled open to reveal a quad-barreled cannon inside. His head and chest greatly resemble ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot II]], while his "Dragonshredder Drill" is reminiscent of the [[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars|original Dinobot toy's]] [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]].

: His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13|thirteenth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.
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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Ratchet''' ([[August 31|08–31]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G19'''
:Hunter Ratchet is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Ratchet toy, released in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toyline.
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==Merchandise==
===Mcdonald's===
[[Image:Primetoy-RatchetHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The stickers are good practice for the Arms Micron version.]]
*'''Ratchet''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''7'''
:Happy Meal Ratchet is a non-transformable emergency vehicle! Pushing on the back of his roof reveals the base of a cannon, and pressing the Autobot symbol on the roof causes the short barrel of the cannon to pop out. Ratchet (not "Autobot Ratchet", despite claim of trademark!) also comes with a sheet of stickers to complete his deco. Since the cannon gimmick and the "mCODE" coupon use up both sides of the usual instructions sheet, the sticker placement instructions are printed on the back of the sticker sheet itself. Efficient, but not terribly user-friendly!
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==Notes==
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderRatchet.jpg|thumb|I'm feeling sad and blue.]]
*Ratchet's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Medic Rig-type chassis for [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Mercenary-type components for [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyer]]-class characters.
*''Transformers'' alumnus [[Michael Bell]] originally auditioned for the part of Ratchet in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but ultimately lost the role to [[Jeffrey Combs]].
*In a number of episodes, mostly written by [[Nicole Dubuc]], Ratchet's equipment gets damaged by a fellow Autobot, prompting him to utter ''"I NEEDED THAT!"'' each time.
*His license plate number in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is '''449 EPQ'''.
* Ratchet's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Ratchet parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.

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

[[Image:DarknessRising4 CybSat-RatchetAntiTerror.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

*'''Destroy Mode''' (デストロイモード ''Desutoroi Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Ratchet's rather uncharacteristically-named "Destroy Mode", as seen on his box-back photo, uses a combined-weapon made up of [[R.A.]] and [[B.2]] in his right hand, [[O.P.]] on his left arm, and [[C.L.]] on his left leg.

*'''''Sekkensenrenzan'' Mode''' (接近戦連斬モード ''Sekkensenrenzan Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': C.L., Gora, O.P. (x2), R.A. (x2)
:Meaning "Close-combat Multi-slash Mode", and revealed in the "[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division|Cybertron Satellite]]" segment from "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4|Infiltration Transformation! Battleship Nemesis]]", this "Anti-Terrorcon" mode is... just ''brutal''. He's got an R.A. on each forearm, with an O.P. attached to the back of each, with [[Gora]] (?) on his right leg, and C.L. on his left.

*'''Stealth Mode''' (ステルスモード ''Sterusu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': R.A. (x4!), Zori (x2)
:''Four'' R.A.s are joined to create a super-large [[shuriken]]-like weapon that stores on Ratchet's back. A pair of [[Zori]]s hang from Ratchet's shoulders, with the claw-tails hanging down to create a "cloak of invisibility". This mode is for "stealthily backing up Optimus Prime and the others", according to the [http://youtu.be/QJUMhgggH-Q TakaraTomy developer video where it premiered], hosted by TakaraTomy designer [[Hironori Kobayashi]].
:There is also a variant configuration, '''Defense Mode''', which opens up the panels on Ratchet's arms and moves the Zoris to the "wrist-mounted blade" positions, which cross in an "X" in front of Ratchet as a stealth shield.
:Kobayashi also made custom carbon-black stickers for Ratchet's shoulders and chest, and in the video shows viewers how to customize their own stickers.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Russian:'' '''Khrapovik''' (Храповик, "Ratchet")

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Predaking (Prime)

2013-07-05T11:16:59Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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:''Predaking is the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] commander from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Beast Hunters Predaking promo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!]]

'''Predaking''' is a [[Decepticon]]-created beast cloned from Predacon fossils and brought to life by Shockwave's science. Megatron had expected this dragon to follow his orders without question like an obedient pet, but Predaking has shown that he is far more than meets the optic sensor. With speed, intelligence, fire breath, and enough power to make a [[Wrecker]] quake in his boots, Predaking makes Autobots and Decepticons alike fear his visage.

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==Fiction==
===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Predaking's presence was so frightening that the [[Autobot]]s began hunting for ways to combat him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} With the news that a couple of Autobots were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking set out to intercept them. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They successfully found the derelict and interrupted [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] looting it for gear. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} Though the two villains initially had the upper hand, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and managed to hold off Predaking long enough for the other two Autobots to escape. As the ship exploded, Predaking saw Megatron plunge through the floor. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} He returned to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' and reported their leader's apparent demise to the other Decepticons, who immediately blamed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Mensah]] (English)}}
Having recovered Predacon [[CNA]], Shockwave successfully cloned one of the great beasts, storing it in his lab. He brought the creature online and took it to Earth to hunt Autobots. {{storylink|Scattered}} After Shockwave gave it a whiff of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s energon, it was dispatched and soon found its quarry near an energon mine. Wheeljack and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] fought the creature, first trying to blow it up with a grenade, then luring it into an explosive-laden mine in an attempt to destroy it. The beast emerged triumphant, only for [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] to arrive in [[Ultra Magnus's ship|his ship]] and fire at it. It continued to dog the starship, clinging to the top of it until Magnus managed to knock it off by flying through a canyon. The Predacon returned to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s citadel, where [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] reflected it was a pity it couldn't tell them why it failed. The Predacon responded by growling, rather quietly and angrily. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} When [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack, the Predacon was unleashed to attack the Autobots. It began chasing Ultra Magnus's ship, but was tricked into flying through a [[GroundBridge]] to the Arctic, where it swiftly froze. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Some time later, the temperature in the Arctic rose to a sufficient level to allow the Predacon to free itself. It swiftly tracked down the ''Nemesis'', and Megatron decided to assign it to Starscream while Shockwave continued work on cloning more Predacons. After several hilarious attempts to make the beast compliant, Starscream was ordered to deploy it against the Autobots currently attacking one of the dig sites. The Predacon attacked Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, eventually causing a cave-in after swatting away Wheeljack's grenade. The cave-in unearthed a Predacon optic, the sight of which awakened a memory in the beast. It brought the eye to Starscream, then engaged [[Miko Nakadai]], who had acquired the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Overhearing Megatron's demand that the bone fragment be brought to him, the Predacon complied and left the rest to Starscream. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Back at the ''Nemesis'', the Predacon responded to Starscream's continued orders with a swipe of his tail that missed the Decepticon but demolished the ship's communications array. Starscream frantically tried to fix it, eventually attempting to reboot the network by entering an override access code into a computer console. The Predacon watched him and later, when alone, it entered Starscream's access code into the computer and began to call up information on the origins and existence of Predacons. {{storylink|Plus One}}

[spoil[File:Predaking Anger.png|thumb|300px|His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.]]
During a tour of Shockwave's off-site laboratory, the Predacon revealed his intelligence and ability to [[Transformation|transform]] to his fellow Cybertronians. He offered to lead the Predacons on Megatron's behalf as "Predaking", but Megatron was wary of giving control of an army more powerful than his own to someone else. On Starscream's advice, he arranged for the termination of the clones using the Autobots discovering the lab as a pretense. Predaking fell for the ruse, engaging Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack after they destroyed the clones. He disabled both and destroyed the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], but was stopped from delivering the final blow by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Evolution}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[Image:BHtoy-PredakingCyberverse.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Surely you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
** ''Accessories:'' Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Predaking transforms from a dragon into a robot and back! His tail detaches to become a "Cybervenom Rocket Launcher" that fires a [[missile]] via pressure-launch, and can be wielded via [[C joint|3mm post]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/CybCommPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BHtoy-PredakingVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air—and I hear your breath. Come along. Help yourself; there's plenty, and to spare.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 002'''
** ''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, this Predaking transforms into a three-headed dragon, and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads/"[[Hydrafire Blaster]]s" are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via [[5mm post]] onto his back and forearms.

:[[Cybertronix]] symbols are detailed into various parts of his body, including the Hydrafire Blaster heads and robot mode legs. Soft plastic is used on various parts of Predaking, including his beast mode head and feet/hands. Due to the soft plastic, [[quality control]] is a bit random; some batches of figures may have deformations in-package, or may have difficulty gripping the sword since the slot is only on one half of the hand.

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts several deco differences from the final product, such as black-painted wing membranes and yellow missiles. His [[instructions]] include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6|sixth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Voyager Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|right|thumb|400px|That's better! But don't let your imagination run away with you.]]
*'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
** ''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys, Beast Fire Predaking is larger than Leader Class toys from previous toylines, and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the [[Infernum Blade]], all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post.

:He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.

:His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with additional orange paint details that were omitted from the final product. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|eighteenth chapter]] of the ''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' series.

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===Go!===
*'''Dragotron''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G12'''
** ''Accessories:'' Two guns, two missiles, sword/tail
:Dragotron is a slight [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Predaking toy, released in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toyline. The only major difference from the ''Beast Hunters'' toy lies in his gray plastic, which is darker.

==Notes==
*Predaking was first unveiled at a pre-[[New York Comic Con]] [[2012]] collectors event. We sent [[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] and [[User:Tonyfitz|Tonyfitz]] there, and they brought back photos and information for us.
*Fittingly, Predaking has [[Predator (alien)|Preda]]-jaws.
*Predaking has a wingspan of two football fields.
*Predaking's breath is hotter than the planet [[Mercury]], which has highs of 700 Kelvin (or 427 degrees Celsius/800 degrees Fahrenheit) at daytime. That's pretty hot.
*Predaking seems to suffer from [[size changing|mass displacement]]. It's been shown multiple times that his beast mode's big enough to toss around Cybertronians like chew-toys, while his robot mode stands only head and shoulders over Megatron.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dragotron''' (ドラゴトロン ''Doragotoron'')

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Evolution

2013-07-01T06:05:55Z

Hot Rod: /* Continuity notes */

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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 61
|prev=Thirst
|next=Minus One
|image=Predaking Stand.png
|caption=
|title="Evolution"
|airdate=[[June 28]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Predaking reveals his secret, causing the Decepticons to question the wisdom of their cloning project.'''

==Synopsis==
While a storm rages, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fly down from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' to the entrance of a mine. This feeling "[[Rock Bottom|uncomfortably familiar]]" to Starscream, he reluctantly follows Megatron inside and immediately begins playing down his "[[Thirst|latest indiscretion]]". Megatron furiously reminds Starscream that his actions cost them the entire [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] hive and a great deal of their [[Vehicon (Prime)|regular troops]], prompting Starscream to beg for his life. Megatron sighs wearily and proceeds deeper into the mine, which Starscream finally realizes is [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s off-site laboratory. The lab contains dozens of cloning tanks, each with a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] floating motionless within. Shockwave reports that the clones have almost fully evolved, and will be combat-ready in three solar cycles.

On Megatron's order, [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] travels down from the ship in a lift while [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon]] watches intently. Arriving in the cave, Knock Out presents his [[Synthetic Energon|synthetic energon]], which Shockwave states he will examine after the deployment of the Predacon army. They are interrupted by the Predacon, who emerges from the shadows with a roar. Starscream hits it with a pipe, and the beast responds by transforming into robot mode and threatening some physical violence in return. Starscream and Megatron are both shocked by this, but Shockwave notes that [[Transformation| transformation]] is a fundamental part of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] biology; they simply had no way of knowing the Predacons ever reached that evolutionary stage before becoming extinct in the [[Great Cataclysm]]. The Predacon stares at his brethren in the tanks and says he will no longer be alone. He apologizes to Megatron for keeping his abilities a secret, claiming he only became aware of them recently. He says he has no memories prior to arriving on Earth, and learned what he was from the databanks of the ''Nemesis''. Megatron tells him he is unique, a miracle of science. The Predacon looks back at the clone tanks and regards them in silence.

At their base, the [[Autobot]]s are chafing under [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]' command. He pressures [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to finish his synthetic energon experiments, chides the Beast Hunters for taking a breather between scouting missions, and demands to know what the returning [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] was doing outside the base. The Wrecker surprises him by revealing that he's been recalibrating the engines on [[Ultra Magnus's ship]] to increase their efficiency. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] returns from his reconnaissance mission and the Autobots flock to him, happy to turn their attention from Ultra Magnus. Optimus sees this with a note of sadness.

Aboard the ''Nemesis'', the Predacon pledges his loyalty to Megatron and requests to be put in command of the clone army, taking the name Predaking. Megatron conceals his wariness of the former beast's newfound ambition.

Alone with his command staff, Megatron voices his concern that Predaking and the Predacon army can and will turn on them. The only thing they can do to prevent it is destroy the clones. Shockwave agrees, but Knock Out asks what will happen if Predaking finds out. Starscream, no stranger to treachery, suggests that the Autobots be used to do the deed, and thus draw Predaking's wrath.

Ultra Magnus is watching human soldiers run drills outside the base when Optimus Prime asks what's troubling him. Magnus has finally realized that [[Team Prime|Team Prime]] isn't taking to his command style. Optimus reminds his old friend that they're not the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and have in fact grown into something greater than an army. Before he can say what that is, Ratchet announces that their scanners have located exposed energon. Optimus declares that they must investigate, due to their own short supply.

A squadron of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s are standing vigil outside an energon mine when Optimus and the [[Wrecker]]s appear and order them to surrender. The Vehicons open fire, but are quickly cut down by the Wreckers' forward advance and the Stealth Team ([[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]) attacking from the rear. Optimus orders the Wreckers to reconnoiter the mine while the Stealth Team transports their energon spoils back to the base. Joined by an eager Smokescreen, the Wreckers investigate the supposed energon mine, growing suspicious about the lack of energon signals or additional security. Ultra Magnus orders them to split up, with he and Wheeljack going in one direction and Smokescreen and Bulkhead in the other.

Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack come across Shockwave's laboratory and the rows of cloning tanks. Shockwave is working at a computer console when he notices them, opening fire briefly before contacting Starscream. Starscream says he didn't reveal that his plan was already in motion, just so that Shockwave's surprised reaction would be genuine. Starscream terminates the link. Knockout knows exactly why Starscream staged his plan this way, and received a less than subtle confirmation. Shockwave contacts Soundwave to open a [[GroundBridge]]. Before fleeing, Shockwave triggers an electrical surge that travels through the cloning tanks, causing the liquid which keeps the beasts in stasis to drain out.

On the ''Nemesis'', Starscream reports that the Autobots have taken possession of the Predacon clones. Megatron orders him to scramble his seeker armada, but Predaking says that he alone will confront the enemy that threatens his brethren.

Dozens of Predacons begin to stir as the stasis fluids drains from their tanks. Wheeljack notices a cache of synthetic energon in the corner of the room and, with Ultra Magnus' blessing, tosses a grenade at it. The Autobots transform and drive away at high speed, but come to a stop as Predaking, in robot mode, GroundBridges right in front of them much to their surprise. Ultra Magnus, seeing the symbol on Predaking's chest, identifies him. Just then, the laboratory behind them explodes in a massive fireball.

On the surface, Bulkhead and Smokescreen emerge from the mine just as the ground is shaken by the explosion. Optimus Prime stares at the mine with a grave expression.

Predaking, meanwhile, stares in horror at the charred remains of Shockwave's lab. With a roar, he attacks the two Autobots, his powerful blows sending them flying through the air. Wheeljack mounts a brief and successful counterattack, but Predaking quickly regains the upper hand, until Ultra Magnus lays into him with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Magnus and his hammer buy Wheeljack time to recover, and the two Autobots launch a powerful combined attack that ends when they bring a colossal stalactite crashing down on the Predacon. But Predaking merely lifts the stalactite off him and uses it as a weapon to knock Ultra Magnus to the ground and crush Wheeljack against a wall. Magnus reaches for the Forge, but Predaking jumps up and lands on his hand, smashing it underfoot until the Autobot's fingers are nothing but ruined scrap flattened into the ground. Wheeljack laments that he was just starting to tolerate his commander, and Ultra Magnus responds by saying it was an honor to serve with him. Predaking snaps the Forge in half. He makes ready for the killing blow when Optimus Prime flies in and sends the Predacon sprawling. Optimus unleashes his gatling gun on the cave ceiling, raining rubble down on Predaking and allowing him to grab his wounded comrades. Optimus flies them out of the mine with Predaking in close pursuit, and is able to make it through a GroundBridge before a blast of flame makes contact. Predaking roars in rage.

Ultra Magnus comes back online to find himself on Ratchet's operating table while the medic cauterizes the jagged stump of metal that remains of his hand. The other Autobots are gathered around, with Wheeljack musing that Magnus fought like a Wrecker. Ultra Magnus asks Optimus what he was referring to earlier that could be greater than an army. Optimus says that it is a human concept called family.
[[File:Predaking Anger.png|thumb|250px]]
On the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and Knock Out can barely stifle their amusement as Megatron promises Predaking that they will make the Autobots pay for what they've done. From his lab, Shockwave confirms that the clones are beyond salvaging, but says that there's something in the ruins Megatron must see. Megatron and Starscream GroundBridge down to it and are stunned to find a large quantity of pure Cyber Matter, like that which once existed on ancient Cybertron, and which more recently created the Decepticon [[Darkmount (Earth)|citadel]]. Shockwave theorizes that it was created when the explosion mixed the [[CNA]] of the Predacon clones with Knock Out's synthetic energon.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (10)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (12)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (3)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (4)
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (5)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (15)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (16)
|c3=
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"Strike me again, and I will bury that rod in your spark."
:—'''Predaking''' speaks his first words.

"Your vision... is boundless."
:—'''Megatron''' considers whether his former pet might become a future rival.

"The moment our 'Royal Highness' realizes that his army possesses greater might than what currently remains of the Decepticons..." 
"Evolution will give way to revolution."
:—'''Megatron''' mocks Predaking's name and '''Starscream''' knows a potential coup when he sees one.

"Blow these beasts back to the Rust Age."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' adds an entire new article to the Wiki.

"Optimus. When we spoke earlier...what could be greater than an army?" 
"A human concept, one I have learned since coming to Earth: family."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' imparts wisdom; '''Ultra Magnus''' is no longer able to applaud.

==Notes==
===Errors===
* Shockwave said that the Predacon clones would have fully evolved within a few solar cycles. Given he's simply cloning them, "matured" or "grown" would have been more appropriate. But then again, Shockwave's choice of diction has been odd at times.
* The use of the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' itself to transport large stores of synthetic energon to Shockwave's laboratory seems a poor tactical choice, given the high visibility of such and the need to keep both assets in the same location. A [[GroundBridge]], while perhaps less efficient, would have been a better choice to maintain secrecy.
* Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus seemed to be avoiding the spilled cloning tank fluid, but later Wheeljack was seen standing in it like nobody's business.

===Continuity notes===
* Starscream's reluctance to follow Megatron into another abandoned mine calls back to "[[Rock Bottom]]".
* The experiment Starscream apologizes for, which resulted in the loss of the Insecticons, happened in "[[Thirst]]".
* Shockwave's off-site laboratory was first mentioned in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Knock Out's synthetic energon is derived from Ratchet's formula, which Knock Out obtained in "[[Stronger, Faster]]".
* Ultra Magnus questions Ratchet on his progress into the synthetic energon formula. Ratchet began working on his own formula again in "[[Project Predacon]]."
* Shockwave brought Predaking to Earth in "[[Scattered]]", and the beast fought Bulkhead and Wheeljack in "[[Prey (episode)|Prey]]".
* Ultra Magnus began wielding the Forge of Solus Prime in "[[Project Predacon]]".
* Bulkhead, Arcee, Bumblebee and Wheeljack show off the rifle, laser, shield and energy whip, respectively, that they took from Ultra Magnus's arsenal in "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]".
* Wheeljack asks Ultra Magnus for permission to employ a grenade in a confined space, a tactic for which he was reprimanded in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Megatron's citadel Darkmount was created by the [[Omega Lock]] in "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]".
* Smokescreen is keen to accompany the Wreckers into the mine. In "[[The Human Factor]]", Smokescreen claimed to have studied every battle the Wreckers ever fought, giving some justification for his enthusiasm.
* Optimus Prime encounters Predaking for the first time.
* In "[[Thirst]]", Megatron told Knock Out to give Shockwave his synthetic energon.

===Transformers references===
* Ultra Magnus was one of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] during the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|war for Cybertron]].
* Starscream refers to an evolution that will become a revolution. "[[Evolution Revolution]]" was a teaser theme used for ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Wheeljack shows a high mechanical aptitude by increasing the output of Ultra Magnus' ship's engines. [[Wheeljack (G1)|We have yet to see if the engines work as efficiently as he said]].

===Trivia===
* This is an episode of firsts for Predaking: it's the first time he transforms, the first time he speaks, and the first time his name is used.
* Predaking manages to destroy the Forge of Solus Prime.
* While grouping Bulkhead, Ultra Magnus, and Wheeljack together as Wreckers is nothing new, Optimus has named his remaining usual field units (Arcee, Bumblebee, and Smokescreen) as the Stealth Team.
* We learn that the original Predacons of Cybertron faced a similar apocalyptic wipeout to that of the dinosaurs of Earth, further reinforcing the parallels drawn between the two.

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Silas

2013-06-28T23:10:54Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' human|the Brazilian voice actor|Silas Borges}}
:''Silas is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Prime-Silas.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You wanna know how I got these scars?]]

'''Silas''', real name '''Leland Bishop''', is the stone-faced leader<ref>[[Raf's Notes]], [http://www.hubworld.com/prime-rafs-notes-entry13 entry #13]</ref> of [[MECH]], whose lethal obsession with [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] biology would border on insanity, if his iron-mask of absolute control didn't obscure the sinister conspiracy percolating within.

Proclaiming the desire for a ''new world order,'' Silas and his supporters systematically usurp Decepticon and Autobot agenda alike in the name of [[Crisscross|research]] and [[Operation: Breakdown|experimentation]] to further [[Project Chimera|Project Chimera]], the [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|product]] of their horrific campaign.

Expenditures be damned, Silas and the soldiers of MECH will exploit every crack in Cybertronian [[Starscream (WFC)|armor]] to insure their promise of chaos and terror...

{{quote|There's a war brewing, between the new world order and the newest. The victor will be the side armed with the most innovative technology.|Silas|[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Clancy Brown]] (English), [[Unshō Ishizuka]] (Japanese)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Humberto Solórzano Almanza|Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Hamilton Ricardo]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Rafael Calvo]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

Colonel Leland Bishop was once a member of Special Operations of the United States military. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Part of "special tactics", he was the architect of [[Project Damocles]], which ultimately caused his discharge from the armed forces. After leaving the military, he went rogue, adopting the codename Silas and becoming part of MECH. {{storylink|Grill}}

From his helicopter, Silas shot down [[William Fowler]]'s plane transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]]. Soon, Fowler was transporting the device aboard a [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|civilian trailer truck]]. Fowler evaded Silas's men, and when they attempted to open the trailer door, a [[Arcee (Prime)|motorcycle driver]] drove onto one of their cars, causing it to flip over and explode. The convoy passed through a train tunnel, and as it emerged, [[Vehicon (Prime)|mysterious purple planes]] fired on the [[trailer]]. Since there was no radiation emanating from the explosion, Silas realized Fowler must've transferred the device onto the train. Then Silas witnessed the civilian convoy and planes [[transformation|transform]] into robots, and a fight ensued. Silas was pleased to confirm the rumors of [[Transformer|living technology]] on [[Earth]], but flew off to retrieve the DNGS.

A [[Raf Esquivel|hacker]] caused the train to diverge onto a forked track, but Silas's pilot cut the connection. Silas prepared to land on the train as his men finished cutting open the appropriate car's roof, but retreated when he saw the truck robot on the move. He wasn't going to let the enemy leave with his prize, and so fired on the train tracks to cause a crash. The truck robot managed to stop the train, and from the safety of his helicopter, Silas watched his new enemy stare back. He privately congratulated the alien visitor, but noted MECH had the home advantage and vowed to level the playing field, even if it meant dissecting the robot. Silas then flew off. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:OperationBreakdown-WeAreMECH.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality Blue and orange morality], blue and orange decor.]]
Silas had his men capture [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] during a battle on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], taking the captive 'Con to a makeshift base in a deserted railway tunnel so they could dismantle him in peace. He had one of Breakdown's eyes removed and converted into a two-way transmitter, leaving it somewhere obvious, so he could talk to Breakdown's rescuers, and was surprised when Optimus Prime came looking for the Decepticon. Though a bomb waylaid Prime's team, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] broke into the tunnel and Silas retired to his helicopter outside, where he directed the MECH forces in an attempt to stop Bulkhead and Breakdown from escaping. He was forced to order a retreat when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] arrived with Vehicons, however they had gained enough information from their examination of Breakdown that Silas could initiate [[Project Chimera]]. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[Image:Crisscross-AirachnidSilas.jpg|thumb|right|250px|What a cute human... shame about the scars.]]
When MECH detected a Decepticon distress signal, Silas took a team to try to secure the Decepticon for MECH's use. Unfortunately it was bait, and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was the trap. Airachnid bargained with Silas — find [[Jack Darby]] and she would allow them to keep Arcee after she was done with her. Silas used MECH technology and the web to find information on Jack and had his mother [[June Darby]] kidnapped. Arcee and Jack were lured to a temporary MECH base in a factory. While Airachnid played with Jack, Silas, not believing the Decepticon would keep her part of the deal, ordered his men to extract Arcee's heart. Though the Autobot escaped before they could extract the part and Jack stole Silas's radio to contact Fowler, Silas at least got to witness Airachnid [[scanning]] a new alternate mode. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's operation.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Silas & his yellow employee.]]
A MECH team led by Silas successfully lured in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who was stunned by their equipment. While Silas kept an eye out for Bumblebee's partner, the [[MECH Surgeon]] procured a [[transformation cog|T-cog]] from the subject, and Silas called a retreat. They installed it into the robot they'd built as part of Project Chimera, but to Silas's disappointment, it failed to work. Starscream, who had followed them to their base, pointed out that they required Energon to power anything Cybertronian. Starscream proposed an alliance to allow them to find Energon for them to share, which Silas accepted on the condition that there be enough for the army they intended to build. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

After securing a supply of energon, they made another attempt to activate the robot, only for Bumblebee to attack the MECH base. Silas was knocked over during Bumblebee's assault, and instructed Starscream to collect the T-cog and meet them outside. When Starscream arrived without the cog, Silas had the MECH troopers ambush him and take his. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

MECH found the remains of Breakdown and reported their find to Silas. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

[[Image:NemesisPrime curtains for Silas.jpg|thumb|right|250px| He thought of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime.]]
With the completion of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], Silas attempted to use their experiment to bump off Agent Fowler. When this failed, he instead used it to attack [[Alden Military Base]] to turn the military against the Autobots. This inevitably drew the Autobots to their base, and Silas used Nemesis Prime to deal with them, but while he was using Nemesis to fight Optimus, Fowler infiltrated the base and attacked him. While Silas was distracted, Optimus defeated Nemesis Prime, the mech falling through the roof on top of Silas. Gravely injured, Silas was spirited away by MECH and hooked up to life support. While the surgeon stated that nothing could be done for his body, Breakdown's body provided an alternative. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

[[Image:TheHumanFactorCylas.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Great, now I'm a pretender!]]
The operation was eventually completed, with Silas fully installed in Breakdown's body and brought back online. Redubbing himself '''Cylas''', or "CYbernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", the first thing he did was terminate the rest of the MECH team. Cylas then attacked a military base to retrieve the results of Project Damocles. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrived to look for Breakdown's signal, Cylas took the opportunity to use the Damocles satellite as a bargaining chip to join the Decepticons. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was skeptical at first, but had [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] dispatched to a base in [[Colorado]] to get the satellite control codes. Cylas assisted in the operation and when Raf tried to hack in, was sent to [[Jasper]] to deal with the boy. Before he could do so, he was attacked by Bulkhead and later [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], who kept him busy until the satellite was destroyed. Cylas was called back to the ''Nemesis'' where he was promptly shocked into immobility and hauled away to Knock Out's dissection table for his failure. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

When Megatron looked into Starscream's memories, he found out Starscream was no longer able to transform because Silas and MECH stole his T-Cog. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Despite his initial promise to dissect Cylas, Knock Out instead decided to keep him around as a guinea pig for any experiments he might want to try. While testing [[synthetic energon]] on him, noting the increased aggression from exposure, Starscream decided that combining the unstable formula with [[Dark Energon]] might provide Megatron with an alternative to his forthcoming [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] army. Unfortunately, mixing the two only served to create an energy-hungry [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] that could not be controlled and spread his condition to all he fed upon. As Cylas stumbled through the halls of the ''Nemesis'', infected numerous Vehicons along the way, he came upon Airachnid's stasis pod. Cylas tore the pod open to feed upon her, but she got the better of him, causing critical damage before tearing away Breakdown's chest to reveal the human within. In his last moments, Cylas thanked Airachnid for terminating him. {{storylink|Thirst}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.5 Silas kick.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Right in the mean bean machine.]]
Soon after the bungled operation in which MECH teamed with Airachnid, Silas set out to get his revenge on Jack, directing his men to blow up schools. This eventually succeeded in drawing out the boy and Silas encountered Jack while blowing up [[Franklin High School]]. Trapping him in flames, Silas headed for the roof to evacuate by helicopter, only for Jack to follow him via the fire escape and deliver a kick to his nether regions. After taking a moment to recover, Silas took advantage of the helicopter to leave Jack on the roof of the burning building. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

Silas was pleased when [[Novo|Agent Novo]] discovered a [[neuron refractor]] in China and retrieved the schematics. As a reward, Silas gave Novo the privilege of being the one to have their mind transferred into the results of [[Project Mechanoid]], but as the refractor was in danger of overload, Silas's callous disregard for Novo's life resulted in his subordinate rebelling. Despite Silas's attempt to regain control of the situation, he had to retreat and the facility was destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamSilas.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We demand Sierra next.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
: This ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' multi-pack comes with figurines of Silas and a MECH soldier, both armed with non-removable assault rifles. Although sculpted in the same style and [[scale]] as the previous Entertainment Pack figures of [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], Silas has neither an articulated head, nor is his figure stand removable. Silas' distinctive facial scars are not represented by either sculpting or [[paint operation]]s.

: Also included in this set are Deluxe Class figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]], as well as a DVD containing the episodes, "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", and "[[Out of His Head]]". This Entertainment Pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) bios as well as [[Tech Spec]]s for [[Breakdown (WFC)|most]] [[Airachnid (Prime)|of]] the characters.

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[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-SilasBreakdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Black tuxedo, a monocle, and polished metal. ''Classy.'' Just don't show them your chest tattoo.]]
*'''Silas Breakdown''' (Voyager, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-24'''
**''Accessories'': "Magi" Arms Micron
: Part of the eighth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, "Silas Breakdown" is a [[Black repaint|black]] and gray [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of AM-12 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Prime|War Breakdown]], and transforms into a massive armored truck. He uses [[sticker]]s for some of his details.

: As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Silas comes with [[Magi]], a robotic praying mantis who transforms into a dual-bladed weapon. Silas has a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and is covered with an incredible number of [[5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. Magi is also covered in 5mm posts and holes.

: Since he's intended to depict Silas after being merged with Breakdown's severed body, he has been retooled with a few additional details. He has a new, bashed-up head, with his right eye being modified to depict Breakdown's missing optic. His grill has been replaced with a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]], spiked bullbar (preventing it from folding inside his chest for robot mode, despite it still being jointed). Finally, an additional sculpted plastic panel depicting Silas' head being surrounded in machinery has been attached to the inside of his chest.

: The original version of this mold was redecoed/retooled into [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Silas is voiced by [[Clancy Brown]], is essentially a supervillain, and opposes an [[Superman|alien being clad in red and blue]] whom he creates an [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|evil clone]] of. [[Wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Where have we heard this before]]?
*Silas seems to have a penchant for naming his projects after [[Project Chimera|Greek]] [[Project Damocles|myths]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Prime humans]]
[[Category:Terrorists]]
[[Category:MECH]]
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Vehicon (Prime)

2013-06-28T23:02:55Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Vehicon}}
:''Vehicons are [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Eradicons_Group_Darkness_Rising_2.jpg|thumb|450px|There are many copies, and they have a plan: to look ''bitchin'.'']]

'''Vehicons''' may be [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s cannon fodder and suffer from particularly poor marksmanship, but they do possess sweet alternate modes, be they sports cars, jets (a [[Seeker]] variant), helicopters, or tanks.

If they're not slagged by an [[Autobot]], they can be used for experimentation or even simply recycled for parts by a superior, but that's their lot in life, and by and large, they accept this. Their primary motivation is the thought that someday they might make a name for themselves —literally— and rise to the upper ranks. Thus they have a tendency to follow orders blindly, are highly expendable.

They are also called '''Eradicons'''. It's a bit confusing.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
The ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' had a complement of Vehicons, who were knocked unconscious by the ship's explosive [[space bridge]] journey. They were some of the last crew members to awaken in the aftermath. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:Three Vehicons.jpg|thumb|250px|GO, GO, Vehicon Rangers!]]
Vehicons were stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], building [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s space bridge. They captured [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and were visibly agitated when he refused to translate [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s encrypted message for them. They were prevented from executing him when [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] came and killed them all. The rest of Starscream's troops in [[Kaon]] were killed when she blew up the space bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Daran Norris]] (English), [[Josh Keaton]] (English), [[David Kaye]] (English), [[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[Jaime Roca]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Klaus Lochthove]] (German), [[Uwe Jellinek]] (German)}}

[[Image:DecepticonTrooperCar.jpg|thumb|left|Possibly the most beautiful [[army-building|army-builder]]s ever.]]
[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] had a couple of Vehicons at her disposal on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They captured [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], and were later blasted by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] during Arcee's rescue. {{storylink|Predatory}} The ''Nemesis'' had a complement of Vehicons on board. Starscream took them with him when he visited [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When Starscream arrived on Earth, he brought a ''scrapload'' of Vehicons with him. A large squad of them jumped Cliffjumper and took him prisoner, and two were later sent to take out Arcee. They proved quite powerful opponents when it came to physical combat, able to get both Arcee ''and'' Bumblebee on the ropes without much difficulty; only [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead's]] arrival caused them to withdraw. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:Bulkhead_Eradicon_Darkness_Rising_3.jpg|thumb|250px|Drones are people too!]]

When first Bulkhead and later other Autobots made an assault on the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the drones did their best to hold them off but, while still doing damage, were taken down after a drawn-out battle. One managed to capture [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], while another came close to murdering the kids. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

When Megatron wanted to defend his space bridge, he sent in a squad of Vehicons with space-jet modes. In a pitched battle, the Autobots flattened them. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

In the aftermath of Megatron's demise, Starscream delivered a stirring speech to the Vehicon troopers, only for one of them to question how they'd defeat the Autobots without Megatron's leadership. Starscream's pronouncements met with a lackluster response from the Vehicons, leading him to seek [[Skyquake (Prime)|alternate help]]. The troops must have been pleased when Starscream recovered Megatron's body and placed him in sickbay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:PrimeVehiconJets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang's deadlier cousins.]]

Some flying Vehicons shot down [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s ship, before he hacked them to bits with his swords. A bunch more presumably overwhelmed him so that [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] could take his place. Makeshift finished off two of the Vehicons once Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived, in order to maintain his disguise. Poor disposable Vehicons. Starscream prepared a battalion of Vehicons to go through the [[GroundBridge]] once Makeshift opened it, however Wheeljack killed his Vehicon guard and attacked them atop the Decepticon ship before escaping through the GroundBridge itself. When the GroundBridge opened a second time, the Vehicons rushed into it, only to be knocked over by Makeshift being thrown through it in the other direction. Yet more Vehicons were taken out a short time later when a bomb attached to Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Image:WingedVehicons.jpg|thumb|250px|"The Danger Zone looks greener than I was expecting."]]
A squadron of flying Vehicons were sent to search out and destroy the Autobots during a mission. They succeeded in destroying Prime's [[trailer]] before landing and confronting the Autobots themselves. Then they mostly got pounded, but one managed to ram Prime in the face with a tree, sending him over the edge and temporarily knocking him offline. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

Dissatisfied with the progress of Megatron's recovery, the crew voted to bring in outside help, and Starscream summoned [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to repair their leader. One single Vehicon was with Starscream, Knock Out, and Breakdown when they were going to drain an energon seam using the recently stolen [[Energon Harvester]]. When Knock Out tried to correct Starscream on who was responsible for obtaining the device, Starscream demonstrated the Harvester's abilities by using it on the Vehicon, draining it of its energon. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

The Vehicons were put to work repairing the ship's electromagnetic shielding after it failed, and despite working as fast as they could, it was taking a while. Partly because Starscream was drawing them from their duties to smack them around. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} While controlling Bumblebee, Megatron trashed a bunch of Vehicons in the Decepticon ship. Another batch of them came running when Megatron revived in his own body, and were promptly ordered to destroy [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

A lone Vehicon was manning the Decepticon [[GroundBridge]] when Starscream requested an emergency bridge back to the ship. Starscream yelled at it to keep quiet about his activities, and it silently watched him leave the room. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Four Vehicons accompanied Starscream in an attempt to rescue Breakdown, who had been captured by [[MECH]]. By the time they arrived, Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead. They prepared to attack the Autobot, who flattened them by throwing Breakdown at them. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Several Vehicons were fighting Bumblebee and Arcee when the latter had to leave suddenly. Luckily Bumblebee was more than capable of taking care of the rest of them on his own. {{storylink|Crisscross}} Breakdown was escorted to the bridge by a couple of Vehicons when he returned to the ''Nemesis'' with Airachnid. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} A couple of Vehicons were on guard on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Megatron ordered Airachnid and Starscream to go find the wreck of the ''[[Harbinger]]''. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image: Tfprime_vehicon_vehicle.jpg‎ |left|thumb|250px|The Black Baron]]
Knock Out and Breakdown were assisted in their quest to grab a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] by a squad of Vehicons. Another squad accompanied Megatron when he attempted to capture Bulkhead who had the data from the cylinder in his head. The Autobots pretty much trashed those Vehicons, after which Megatron decided no one was having the cylinder and flew off. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} Vehicons played a large role in the collection of more energon. A number of them aided Knock Out and Breakdown during a transport mission, and were pounded by Ratchet. Others of them protected a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]], though not very well as they were trashed by the Autobots. Yet more Vehicons in an energon mine were smashed up when the Autobots went to rescue Ratchet. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Several squads of Vehicons attacked a military base to retrieve a power source for the Decepticons' new space bridge, and were wiped out by Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead before they could get away. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} None of the Vehicons were particularly keen to go against Airachnid when she decided Megatron probably wasn't coming back from his trip to see [[Unicron]]. A group of them were on the bridge to bow subserviently when Megatron eventually did return. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Megatron informed the Vehicons to be careful with their words around the amnesiac Optimus Prime. Some of them accompanied Knock Out and Breakdown in a raid on a military installation to get a power source. Arcee busted up a bunch of them when she got on board and hunted for Optimus. Starscream encountered a good number of them when he sneaked on board to steal [[energon cube]]s too. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} The Vehicons caught up with Starscream, but were unable to stop him escaping the ship. The Autobots mowed their way through the Vehicons guarding the Decepticon space bridge. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

Two Vehicons were assigned to guard Orion after he discovered the truth. He appealed to them to help him warn the Autobots of Megatron's plans, and they responded by beating him. They didn't do so well after he worked out he had guns. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} Megatron used Vehicons to unearth the [[Spark extractor|Spark Extractor]], but abandoned them to be trashed by the Autobots in order to return to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and a squadron of flying Vehicons came to Megatron's aid when he was surrounded by Autobots. Though Dreadwing promised to let the Autobots go if they spared Megatron, Megatron himself ordered the Vehicons to destroy the Autobots. Naturally, that didn't work out for the Vehicons. {{storylink|Crossfire}} The Vehicons later responded to a Decepticon beacon Bulkhead had triggered on the Nemesis. They approached what they thought was [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream]] and pursued him instead. They later helped Megatron fight against incoming [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

The Nemesis later crashed and Megatron used Dark Energon to bring it back online. As a consequence, the ship started having a mind of its own and Megatron sent the entire ship's crew to stop the ''Nemesis''. They failed and were stasis locked. The Vehicons and the rest of the Decepticons started regaining consciousness when Jack disabled the ship's Dark Energon influence. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

Four of them were dispatched to [[Antarctica]] with Dreadwing to find one of the relics. They mostly ended up guarding Starscream, and were all dispatched during the course of a fight with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Triangulation}} A couple of Vehicons made their feelings about the Insecticons clear within earshot of [[Hardshell]], resulting in a brawl between the two groups. {{storylink|Hurt}} Some Vehicons and Insecticons were sent to investigate a crashed Decepticon escape pod. Those that weren't killed by the Autobots perished when the pod exploded. {{storylink|New Recruit}} A bunch of them attempted to defend a military base while Soundwave hacked the computer. They pretty much all got slagged, including one who was blasted by the orbital death laser Soundwave was controlling. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

Megatron had some with him when he was trying to recover the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Amazingly several actually escaped destruction when the Autobots attacked and returned to the ship with their leader. {{storylink|Legacy}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] found them easy to evade with the [[phase shifter]], though once he jumped off the ''Nemesis'', an enraged Megatron flung a Flyer and a Trooper after him before ordering more Flyers after him. Two Flyers crashed once Smokescreen phased through the ground while the screaming Trooper blew up after them. Two Flyers accompanying Megatron surveyed the wreckage. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[Image:PrimeDarkestHourStarscreamsArmadaGroup.jpg|thumb|250px|Starscream cosplayers are a terrible force to be reckoned with.]]
Megatron and a large number of Vehicons went to Cybertron with the Omega Keys to find the [[Omega Lock]]. They were ambushed by the Autobots, and the Vehicons who survived the attack were taken out by the [[spark extractor]] that Smokescreen dropped in their midst. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Vehicon reinforcements surrounded the Autobots after they were forced to drop their weapons, but didn't last long once Optimus grabbed the Star Saber again. Many flying Vehicons with spanking new paint jobs took part in the attack on the Autobot base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

They were tasked with searching through the rubble of the Autobot base for bodies, but found only Airachnid and the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. A couple were sent to attack Arcee and Jack Darby, and were blown up in a gas station explosion. Some more of them accompanied Knock Out to Cybertron and managed to dig up the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} A Vehicon execution team totally failed to execute Wheeljack, but as it turned out, this was part of Starscream's plan as he had counted on them failing. Oddly enough, the flying Vehicons he sent to dispatch Wheeljack and Bulkhead failed too, as they fell into a trap and were blown up. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Shockwave had a squad of Vehicons with him in [[Texas]], while digging up [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains. They didn't last particularly long against Bumblebee and Smokescreen. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} A team of Vehicons searching for Predacon fossils in [[Scotland]] was taken out by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and the Wreckers. Starscream took two seekers with him to investigate the team's disappearance, and both of them somehow managed to survive an encounter with [[Miko Nakadai]] in the Apex Armor. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Arcee and Wheeljack managed to bridge into the middle of a squad of Vehicons in [[New Mexico]] ''and'' took the lot of them out without breaking a sweat. Meanwhile, Starscream attempted to have a couple of Vehicons repair the communication dish on the ''Nemesis'' with little success. {{storylink|Plus One}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] was turned into a sort of energon zombie in an experiment, Starscream was confident that the highly-trained Vehicons would be able to deal with it. Surprise! They didn't. A bunch of them got infected and turned into more energon zombies instead. A cleanup team headed by Soundwave eventually eradicated the infected Vehicons. {{storylink|Thirst}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.1 Vehicon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Have you seen Blue, my puppy?"]]
After the Autobots accidentally uncovered a nuclear warhead, a group of Vehicons mistook the energy signature for an energon trace and headed toward [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] to investigate. They were welcomed to the neighbourhood by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee, who comprehensively dismantled them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

After a hypnotised Raf opened the GroundBridge, the Decepticons sent wave after wave of Vehicons through it into the Autobot base. The Autobots valiantly kept them at bay until Raf recovered and reconfigured the GroundBridge to suck the Vehicons back through, though there were a few loose parts left behind. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} The Vehicons had trouble flying the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' through a storm. Starscream took a bunch of them with him when he tried to lure Optimus into a trap, and they were all destroyed by the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Megatron forced the Vehicons to engage in a series of deathmatches in a cave below the [[Erta Ale volcano]]. This included pitting Starscream against one of the larger Vehicons, [[Fearstorm]], however Starscream used his wits to defeat his foe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} Some land and air Vehicons accompanied [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]] to test his [[neuron refractor]] on Optimus Prime. They actually managed to subdue Bulkhead and Arcee when the pair came looking for their leader, but once Optimus was back on his feet, the surviving Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron and six Vehicons tracked him through the forest, eventually dog-piling him and taking him back to the ''Nemesis''. Later, a couple of the Vehicons found the Autobots' kids trying to free the prisoner, but were dispatched by Optimus before they could do anything about it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

[[Image:Titan4.14 Vehicon mummies.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
Many Vehicons took part in a battle against the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. Some of them tried to outflank Team Prime, only to be smashed to pieces by Bulkhead's wrecking ball. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} A good number of them accompanied Megatron in an attack on the [[Statue of Liberty]], only to be smashed up by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. The final indignity came when Bumblebee threw a lifeless Vehicon in an attempt to knock Megatron off the statue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}} When Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] took over the TV show ''[[Down and Out]]'', they were accompanied by four Vehicons who disguised themselves as mummies to fit with the show's muddled Aztec/Egyptian theme and attacked Optimus and Bulkhead. Bulkhead took care of them while Optimus rescued the human hostages. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}
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===Decepticon's Storytime Theater===
{{voiceactor|???}}
A jet Vehicon [[narrator|told his audience]] about the sad tale of [[Stumble Bee]]. {{storylink|Decepticon's Storytime Theater - The Story of Stumble Bee|The Story of Stumble Bee}}

===Commercial appearances===

A bunch of a Vehicons watched video footage from [[wikipedia:The Super Hero Squad Show|various]] [[wikipedia:Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation|strange]] [[wikipedia:Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters|realms]], and one realm [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|vaguely familiar]], as well as footage from their own universe, on a screen somewhere on the Nemesis while chanting "[[Huboom!]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Huboom! Saturdays}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
{{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English, Car and Truck), [[Josh Keaton]] (English, Car and Jet), [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English, Helicopter and Tank)}}
[[Image:Transformers prime the game vehicon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Fabulous Adventures of [http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/383647-minor-character-fandom Steve the <s>Eradicon</s> Vehicon]]]
There's also helicopter and tank Vehicon types. Who knew?
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[Image:Prime-toy VehiconCyberverse.jpg|300px|thumb|For the cheapskate army-builder.]]
*'''Vehicon''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''EZ-07'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012
**''Accessories:'' Blaster

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, the Vehicon transforms into a sports car resembling a Cadillac Cien, and comes with a soft translucent purple blaster that features two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and a hole, allowing it to mount onto his hands, doors/arms, and roof/back, as well as combine with other Cyberverse weapons.

: There is a [[Variant#Tooling|molding variation]] with the Vehicon's weapon. In the initial run of figures, the "shield" piece on the side was thicker. Later waves thinned the shield a bit, tapered the ends, plus added a few more sculpted details. This weapon was also recolored and packaged with [[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]].

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version is, for no apparent reason, labeled as "'''Decepticon Vehicon'''". It is currently unknown which weapon variant it has, if not both.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegVehicon/vehicon.htm More information on Cyberverse Vehicon at TFU.info]''

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===Prime: First Edition===
{{anchor|FirstEdition}}
[[Image:Primetoy-VehiconDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Is that a Danny Elfman score playing?]]
*'''Vehicon''' (First Edition Deluxe, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''006'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 28|12-28]]-2011'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, stand (Hasbro only)

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this larger-scale Vehicon comes with a gun that can be tabbed and mounted on his hood or stored underneath in vehicle mode, or be (loosely) held by his hands in robot mode. He features a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on the foldable door panels just below each of his hands, and flipping either hand back into his arms reveals ''another'' port behind each of them, allowing the gun to be mounted directly onto his arms, giving the appearance of integrated weaponry. The Hasbro version features a removable cardboard stand assembled within the packaging.

: His [[instructions]] tell [[you]] to swing down his rear wheels from his shoulders for robot mode, bringing them closer to his elbows, when they are actually meant to be kept in his shoulders for [[show-accuracy]]. His [[stock photography]] also depicts him with blue hands and knee spikes, when the former are black and the latter are purple in the final product.

: His mass-retail release in Hasbro's US markets was canceled, so for about a year, he was only available in Hasbro's Asian markets and in the Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] version of the toyline. Later, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up the Vehicon, along with a ''lot'' of other items, as part of a large number of holiday-time [[exclusive]]s in the US market for 2012.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeVehicon/vehicon.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Vehicon at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:Primetoy-VehiconRevealers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My backpack went to my legs.]]
[[Image:Prime-toy VehiconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Extra holes ''not'' added by Autobot artillery.]]
*'''Vehicon''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 008'''
**''Japanese releases date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster Cannon (Hasbro only), "Noji" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this new, sleeker, smaller version of the Vehicon has much less backpack [[kibble]] due to featuring a transformation that has the entire spoiler, trunk, roof, and hood panels of the vehicle mode fold into each other to form his heels and calves. He has an [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] head-reveal when transforming to robot mode activated by pulling down his rear bumper and pushing it into his back. He comes with a blaster cannon that can peg onto his hands and the sides of his rear wheel-wells/shoulders. It also features a clip that allows it to be tabbed onto the sides of his front, as well as be tabbed onto his arms with his hands flipped in.

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

: His stock photography depicts purple [[paint operation|paint detail]]s on his cannon, vehicle front, and robot feet that were omitted in the final product. It also depicts the cannon being pegged underneath the figure's hands instead of on top.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the fourth assortment of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, is dubbed "'''Decepticon Vehicon'''", has a much more clear translucent purple-ish [[light-piping]] plastic for his visor, and has been [[retool]]ed to include new 5mm post-holes just before his front wheel-wells and on his back bumper as a booster of sorts. Many of his paint operations have been removed and replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s... including, rather annoyingly, some painted details ''under'' the clear-plastic parts, like the [[Insignia|faction symbol]] in his chest and the purple details in his headlights. The chest-window can actually be popped out by applying pressure to the pegs through the figure's back, enabling you to place the chest-sticker under the plastic... the headlamps, well, pretty much no.

: Instead of the [[Hasbro]] version's clip-on blaster, the TakaraTomy Vehicon comes with the [[Arms Micron]] [[Noji]], a robotic boar who turns into the Vehicon's distinctively-shaped blaster. Noji cannot clip onto the Vehicon's arm, however, and must be used as a hand-held weapon.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Vehicon/vehicon.htm More information on Deluxe Vehicon at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-JetVehicon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Butterfly of '''DOOM!''' ...Okay, it's mostly ''my'' doom, but ''still''..."]]
*'''Jet Vehicon''' (Deluxe, [[July 28|7-28]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''AM-16'''
**''Accessories'': "Igu" Arms Micron

: Part of the fifth assortment of TakaraTomy ''Prime'' toys, the Jet Vehicon is a [[redeco]] and ''extensive'' retooling of the normal Vehicon mold, the Jet Vehicon transforms into an "aircar" as seen on the show, with additional transformation steps for his new wings, new stickers for his headlights and wings, and with the Jet Vehicon having metallic pink plastic, paint details, and robot-mode stickers instead of purple. He comes with his Arms Micron partner, [[Igu]], who transforms from a robotic iguana into the same blaster as seen on the show, but with the blaster's barrel being considerably longer than the previous Micron.

: The Jet Vehicon is currently [[exclusive]] to the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline.

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[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-JetVehiconGeneral.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Metallic moth of mayhem.]]
*'''Jet Vehicon General''' (Deluxe, [[February 23|2-23]]-2013)
**''ID number'': '''AM-34'''
**''Accessories'': "Igu S" Arms Micron

: Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy ''Prime'' toys, the Jet Vehicon General is a silver redeco of the Jet Vehicon mold. He now comes with [[Igu#Silver|Igu S]], a silver redeco of Igu.

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==Notes==
[[Image:DecepticonTroopers.jpg|thumb|250px|"Is this gonna happen every week?" "Pretty much."]]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderVehicon.jpg|thumb|250px|Vehicon: Code Red.]]
*The Vehicons were among the first ''Prime'' Transformers shown, in a preview clip from "Darkness Rising, Part 1" shown at [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] 2010: two Vehicons walk under a bridge and one shows its hand to the camera, before [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] arrives to heroically beat up the two guys who aren't doing anything.
*The Vehicons weren't referred to as such in the ''Prime'' cartoon until episode 59, "[[Plus One]]", only being referred to as "Decepticon Troopers" in the episodes prior to then. A single image on the [[The Hub|Hub]] website refers to a trooper as "Eradicon" instead, and closed captions refer to the troopers as such. Though, they have always been referred to as Vehicons in Titan Magazine's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers: Prime comic]].
*While they have been referred to as mere drones, Vehicons do appear to be sentient somewhat. Voting for Knock Out to be brought in for Megatron's repairs, questioning Starscream's leadership, and even insulting the Insecticons. Another factor to consider is that the [[Spark extractor]] actually worked on them.
* Vehicon body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Vehicon parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*Although officially the Vehicons aren't in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', many Decepticon foot soldiers look extremely similar to them. This can be seen in greater comparison when Optimus Prime finds decapitated Decepticon heads in [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock's]] locker.
*At [[BotCon 2012]], concept art for a Tank Vehicon and a Helicopter Vehicon was released. They have so far been used in ''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''.
*As of episode 54, "[[Scattered]]", the silver Jet Vehicon General types have been referred to as "[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s" by both Starscream and the episode's end credits. Whether the same applies for the normal-colored, non-General Jet Vehicons hasn't been confirmed, though the end credits referred to one of those as a "Trooper" instead.

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

*'''Sky Attack Mode''' (スカイアタックモード ''Sukai Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora, Gul, Noji
: The normal Vehicon's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Flame Cannon]]. Oooooh.

*'''Jet Attack Mode''' (ジェットアタックモード ''Jetto Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora, Igu, Zamu
: The Jet Vehicon's box-back Arms Up mode is simply him using the [[Debris Hammer]]. Yeah. Real elaborate.

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Soundwave (WFC)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[Image:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Dispatched to find the third relic, Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

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

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

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

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|right|200px| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

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

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}
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===Toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "Soundblaster", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}
[[Image:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|300px|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time." ]]|thumb|right]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

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

===''Terrorcon Defense''===
[[Image:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|300px|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saves Miko, and Raf- he has to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet has to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deploys vehicons, and blocks them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two end up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave.

==Commercial appearances==

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

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

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Soundwave transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", as seen in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|the video game]]. He comes with his classic shoulder launcher and rifle, both of which can be mounted on his hands, right shoulder, and rear vehicle sides via [[5mm post]]s, and store inside his opening chest (approximating the visual of cassette spools). Soundwave's head features a [[light-piping]] gimmick, but the effect is largely neutered by his painted visor.

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

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

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[[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|300px|With all the downsizing, Soundwave's surprised he's gotten so big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' toys, Soundwave is a larger mold, and comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg (via 5mm post) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

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

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

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

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave features different colors, using a more purple-ish metallic shade of blue and replacing almost all of his gray parts (the exceptions being his face and "grill") with a much darker metallic shade. It also features none of the red and yellow [[paint operation|paint details]] on his arms and legs and renders the seat on his roof black.

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

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

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[[Image:Generationstoy-FOCSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I New Soundwave, or [[#Beast Hunters|Old]] [[#Deluxe|Old]] New Soundwave?"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG14'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Also available in the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' toys, Soundblaster is a charcoal gray, red, gold, and yellow [[redeco]] of Voyager Class Soundwave, as is the trend with [[Soundblaster (disambiguation)|Soundblasters]]. In fact, he uses the exact same [[paint operation|paint mask]] as Soundwave, simply changing some of the colors. He now comes with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], a redeco of Laserbeak.

: His stock photography and instructions still depict him with the ion blaster accessory which he still doesn't have.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:Primetoy-SoundwaveDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Toy doesn't talk, just like in the tv show!]]
[[Image:TakaraTomyPrimetoy-AMSoundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ooh, does this mean I'm [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] now?]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2012'''
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 004'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-09'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]], [[Zori#Prime|Zori]] Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

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

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

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

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

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===Beast Hunters===
[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Yeah, being lost in the wilderness for a couple of months will do that to you.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''2/002'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], [[Talon Grapple Cannon]]
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Soundwave is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Soundwave mold, and transforms into a spiky aerial drone with a massive wingspan and three tail-fins. Aside from the usual peg-holes on his fuselage and palms, his wings have been retooled with two new peg-holes, with one on each wing. Instead of Laserbeak, Soundwave features a new partner in the form of Ravage, who is a robotic jaguar that transforms into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.

:Soundwave also comes with the Talon Grapple Cannon, a spring-loaded launcher that fires a [[missile]] with an opening "claw" at the end, with the missile and launcher being tied together with a length of string. The launcher itself features an additional peg on each side, and its main peg is sculpted to be able to fit in the specially-shaped socket on his chest, allowing the cannon to mount on his vehicle-mode underside when Ravage is removed.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2|second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BHtoy Cyberverse Soundwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Now let's see [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Laserbeak]] pop out of ''this'' guy's chest.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''3/005'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Soundwave is a smaller-scale toy. He comes with a "Sonic Saw" rifle with a chainsaw bayonet, and the weapon features four [[C joint|3mm posts]] and two ports, allowing it to peg onto any of the ports on Soundwave's hands, forearms/wings, and back/fuselage. This weapon, in varying colors, was also used by [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], and the [[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]].

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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Soundwave''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Go!|Ravage]], "Capture Anchor" weapon
:Hunter Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Soundwave toy, released in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toyline and using a different blue, white and black color scheme with a red faceplate. The back of the packaging erroneously depicts the ''Beast Hunters'' version of the toy.

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

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

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

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

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

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
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Starscream (WFC)

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Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|In a cruel twist of fate, perhaps the most legitimately competent Starscream ever, but no one will take him seriously for even a minute.]]
'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Energon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being obsessed with his lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: Starscream's extremely volatile personality means he is not adept at hiding his true intent. Fortunately for Megatron, Starscream is prone to panic, cowardice and bombastic gestures, meaning that it'd take exceptional circumstances for Starscream to actually manage to get behind him to shove the knife in.

He may be a scientist, but [[#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|That shot was perfect, much like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the Code [[Key of Power]] and [[Key of Justice]] to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Fall of Cybertron'' comics===
Visiting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s citadel to check up on his research, Starscream was annoyed to find that the scientist was prioritizing his experiments on [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] over supplying the Decepticon war effort with more energon. He failed to see how the "bugs" would win them the war but gave up on trying to convince Shockwave otherwise, choosing to let Megatron deal with him instead. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} Starscream later participated in Megatron's assault on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}}

While [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s mind was suffering from Shockwave's experiments, he had a vision of himself being approached by Starscream and throwing him into a nearby console. {{storylink|Fall}}

===''Prime'' comic===
[[Image:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Hey, look, a backscratcher!]]
Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] (Japanese), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jin-uk Hong]] (Korean), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Nicolas Dubois]] (French), [[Nestor Chiesse]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|One look sells him as Starscream.]]
Before Starscream joined Megatron and the Decepticons, he was commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Partners}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to trap [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee and revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on [[Earth]]. Upon being questioned by Cliffjumper of his lack of bravery, Starscream tried to kill the Autobot only to be captured by Arcee. Upon being threatened by Arcee he cracked and revealed Shockwaves plan; to build a space bridge under Kaon. Starscream was then knocked out but regained contentiousness and perused the two Autobots to the space bridge. Unfortunately the space bridge was destroyed with Shockwave, Cliffjumper and Arcee still inside but Starscream was able to escape. Starscream presumably took the Decepticons to earth via the Nemesis soon after. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship called the ''[[Harbinger]]'' that had crashed landed years back. However he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the [[Immobilizer]]. {{Storylink|Partners}} In time, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon]] deposits{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Three years later, one of Starscream's energon searches was interrupted by Cliffjumper. Once Cliffjumper was defeated by the Vehicons, Starscream personally killed the Autobot. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] alerted him to Arcee's location, and Starscream decided she would be their next target. Later, when Soundwave received a signal from deep space, Starscream hesitantly opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron revealed to Starscream that he'd brought back [[Dark Energon]], and Starscream provided Cliffjumper's corpse so they could test the substance's reanimation properties. When the undead Cliffjumper's signal led the Autobots to the mine, Starscream blew the facility up on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[Image:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]
Following a test of Dark Energon on himself, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. When Soundwave picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream had the human captured and began trying to extract the location of the Autobot base from him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} The interrogation almost succeeded, but for the arrival of Arcee, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] who, after a standoff, forced Starscream to retreat. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh my God. It's called toothpaste, use it.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope on Earth to set the space bridge's target. Once the bridge was properly targeted, Starscream opened it so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} and danced in celebration while imploring the troops to chant his name. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}
[[Image:Patch_Starscream_dances.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What'cha doin' on your back?! You should be dancing, YEAH!!!!]]

[[Image:Masters&Students-SoundwaveStarscream.jpg|thumb|250px|left|*ping* "FINE! FINE! I'LL WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE!"]]
Starscream's speeches were poorly received. Intending to find more potentially-loyal warriors, Starscream took Soundwave to try to revive the long-dormant [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. To Starscream's disappointment, Skyquake was loyal only to Megatron, and interested only in fighting the Autobots who arrived. A signal detected by Soundwave sent Starscream to the location of the space bridge explosion, where he found Megatron's body and ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from it. He was forced by the observing [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to return the body to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', where he also learned that Skyquake had been terminated by the Autobots. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Starscream had him captured and substituted [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] with the mission to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]] to let the Decepticon forces into the Autobot base. Unfortunately Wheeljack broke free before the plan could succeed, and as a result, Makeshift was expelled from the Autobot base onto the ''Nemesis'' hull with an activated grenade. Starscream vacated the hull before Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} After Soundwave picked up on [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|another Autobot operation]], Starscream figured it was a good opportunity to get rid of the Autobots while they were distracted, and sent a squadron of Vehicons on a search and destroy mission. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[Image:DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"We've had too much Energon shed. I think that a cleansing is in order."]]
To Starscream's discomfort, the crew held a vote and he was obliged to call in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to aid in Megatron's recovery. The discovery that an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in an museum on Earth was all the excuse Starscream needed to put that on hold, and the other Decepticons soon obtained the device for him. While they were testing it in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attacked them and destroyed the Harvester. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Starscream was irritated by Knock Out's participation in street racing, and eventually decided to make an example of him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|250px|That's ''not'' how ATB Megatron and Starscream combine!]]
Some time later, after the ship's electromagnetic shielding failed, Starscream put the Vehicons to work fixing it. Offering Knock Out a post as second-in-command, Starscream persuaded him to help convince Soundwave that Megatron was a lost cause. They were interrupted by Arcee and Bumblebee, who were doing something with Megatron's corpse, and after chasing the two Autobots off, they discovered that Megatron no longer had any brain activity. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Overjoyed at this, Starscream began a new plan, constructing a heat ray which he attempted to use to melt a glacier to get to a huge [[energon]] deposit. Unfortunately, not only did the Autobots arrive and destroy the heat ray, but Megatron was resurrected and dragged the protesting Starscream away for punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-gah.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Damn, in another [[Starscream (Movie)|continuity]] the arm comes off and they mock it in this one.]]
Starscream ended up in the infirmary as a result of Megatron's punishment, but continued undaunted in his plans. He took the chunk of Dark Energon he'd been hiding, and went to the site of Skyquake's grave, intending to resurrect the warrior as well as imbuing himself with Dark Energon. Unfortunately the Autobots arrived before Skyquake rose, and Starscream had to retreat through the Decepticon GroundBridge, albeit minus his right arm. After subjecting himself to treatment from Knock Out, Starscream returned to the site to confirm whether Skyquake had risen, only to be attacked by Skyquake's zombified right arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured to [[MECH]], Starscream's suggestion they rescue their comrade was turned down by Megatron. Starscream went anyway, and found Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead, but escorted Breakdown back to the ship. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} At an old energon mine, Megatron confronted Starscream about his many transgressions and prepared to terminate his subordinate. Starscream was only saved by the arrival of the Autobots, but on escaping the collapsed mine, realized that he would have to go back in and attempt to rescue Megatron, or face his master's possible wrath later. Venturing back inside, he ended up tangling with the Autobots, and when Megatron later found him, he had been left supporting a large boulder. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[Image:Partners-ScreamPrisoner.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Why am I always seen like this? Chest and lower body off to one side, head towards y'all.]]
Starscream was sent with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] to locate the ''Harbinger'' wreck, only for the spider to leave him webbed up when it turned out the ship was broken in half and the weapon they sought was in the other half. Starscream was found by the Autobots and attempted to convince them he wanted to switch sides, even pointing them to the location of the weapon Airachnid was after. Unfortunately he let slip he'd been the one to kill Cliffjumper, provoking Arcee into attacking him. After fighting her, he was able to limp away, though he decided from then on he would be an independent. {{storylink|Partners}}

Many months later, Starscream snuck on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal [[energon cube]]s and blundered into the workroom that was being used by the recently-amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream soon realized what was going on, but when more Vehicons arrived, he was wounded while fleeing the ship. He contacted the Autobots to exchange information for medical help. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bulkhead arrived, it turned out they already knew about Optimus's situation, but were interested in what he knew about the space bridge, so he was able to trade the information for aid. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 Silas meets Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Wanna know how I got these scars?"]]
Tracking a signal, Starscream stumbled upon a MECH trap already sprung by Bumblebee. He was intrigued and followed the MECH helicopter and watched as they tried to install the [[transformation cog|T-cog]] they'd taken into a robot. When their attempt to make the robot work failed, Starscream revealed himself and managed to strike a partnership with them. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, MECH secured a source of energon and Starscream was there when they used it on their robot. As Bumblebee came looking for his T-cog, Starscream helped defend it, but when it looked like Bumblebee might get it back, Starscream blasted it and left. Unfortunately Silas was less than impressed, and after a short nap thanks to MECH's weapons, Starscream woke up minus his own T-cog. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[Image:Crossfire Starscream injured.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ouch.]]
While scavenging for energon, Starscream found that Airachnid had been cast out from the Decepticons and obtained a pet in the form of an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]. She spurned his suggestion that they team up to defeat Megatron, and he barely escaped with his life. Wounded, he employed his previous trick to get medical help from the Autobots in exchange for information about Airachnid's activities, and even later saved Arcee from Airachnid, sparing her life like she spared his much, much earlier. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Starscream returned to the ''Harbinger'' in search of energon, and instead found a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s and the equipment necessary for [[cloning]]. He had soon whipped up five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s, which he dispatched to dispatch Megatron. Unfortunately he soon discovered that he could sympathetically feel every injury they suffered, which gave him a good idea how the mission was going. When the last clone returned to report failure, Starscream sensed the clone's treachery and blasted it. Fully aware of the effect on him, he terminated the clone, screaming in their shared pain as he did. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[Image:Triangulation Starscream Apex armor.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Starscream SMASH!]]
He was about to operate on himself to install the clone's T-cog when the ship detected the Decepticons sending teams out to locations around the globe. Intrigued, he used the ship's GroundBridge to reach [[Antarctica]], only to be captured by [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], whom he at first mistook for Skyquake. Eventually, Optimus arrived, and after Dreadwing was buried in an avalanche and the Vehicons accompanying him were dispatched, Starscream now found himself as Optimus's prisoner. The two followed a trail to a human research station where the relic everyone was after was being held. Dreadwing soon arrived and another battle between him and Optimus took place. As they fought, Starscream freed the relic, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], from the ice block containing it and claimed it as his own. Covered in a full body suit and towering over both of them, Starscream used the armor to fight both Optimus and Dreadwing, a fight in which he was the aggressor for once in a long time. Though Starscream had enhanced strength and was rendered invulnerable, he still couldn't fly, and a few of Dreadwing's bombs created a hole in the ice which he fell through. He was subsequently forced to plod along the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[Image:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Next on his list of cat-related videos is Nyan Ravage.]]
Back at the ''Harbinger'', Starscream discovered a photo of [[Red Energon]] on the [[Internet]], as well as a dancing monkey which came as much amusement to him. He took the Apex Armor with him, tracking the substance down to a dockyard where he was confronted by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee. Donning the armor, he attempted to retrieve the Red Energon first, and managed to rip a chunk off after Optimus knocked him off the crane. While he was trying to tip the crane over, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, and using a [[phase shifter]], removed Starscream from the Apex Armor. The Decepticon responded by firing a missile at the three Autobots on the crane and escaping with a chunk of Red Energon. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream set about refining the Red Energon, though the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. Alerted to a Decepticon operation by the ''Harbinger'''s computers, he used it on himself and soon found Smokescreen had uncovered a relic. Using his new hyperspeed to blindside him, Starscream was able to obtain one of the [[Omega Key]]s, which he later overheard Bulkhead describing as a way to revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[Image:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb|right|250px|SQUEE! I've collected all four!]]
Though thinking of restoring Cybertron and ruling it himself, Starscream decided that he didn't have the proper resources to do so. Coming up with a plan, Starscream lured Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead to a remote location with the promise of the key he'd found in return for the installation of the T-Cog from his clone. In reality, he used his remaining Red Energon to allow him to infiltrate the Autobot base while leaving the clone behind for the Autobots to find. While stealing the other three keys from, the Autobots figured out his clone was a ruse, and Starscream only just managed to get back through the Ground Bridge. After taking a moment to taunt the Autobots, the Red Energon wore off, and he quickly bridged away to the ''Nemesis'', with the Omega Keys as a peace offering to Megatron. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[Image:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|250px| This feels familiar...]]
Requesting to rejoin the Decepticons, the unconvinced Megatron subjected Starscream to a cortical psychic patch and began rummaging in his memories to determine his true motives. Despite the incriminating nature of most of the memories, Megatron's analysis of Starscream's strengths and weaknesses (including the loss of his T-cog and the fact that Starscream is not the only untrustworthy Decepticon on the Nemesis), has him decide to allow Starscream to serve by his side, as he is better with him than against him. Starscream was so relieved by the turn of events that he thanked the All Spark, but Dreadwing was not so pleased about this development. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[Image:RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Knock Out restored Starscream's T-Cog, though immediately afterwards Starscream was attacked by a murderous Dreadwing and had to be saved by Megatron. After Starscream helped Knock Out unlock the secret of the Omega Keys, Megatron left him in charge of the ''Nemesis''. Starscream used information gathered by Soundwave to kidnap the Autobots' three human friends and took them to Cybertron for Megatron to use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over [[Jack Darby]] in exchange for two of the keys, Starscream took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the explosion caused by the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, and when Knock Out attempted a quip, knocked the medic down and demanded he tend to Megatron. Starscream returned to Earth with Megatron to take part in an attack on the Autobot base, during which he shot down Wheeljack's ship, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', with Wheeljack still inside. Following the attack, he and Megatron landed in the remains of the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

While the other Decepticons dug around in the ruins, Starscream more productively had Wheeljack pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer''. When human military forces turned up, Starscream offered to unleash the armada on them, but Megatron dealt with the matter using [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]'s fusion cannons. His interrogation of Wheeljack did not go nearly as well. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

With the arrival of Shockwave, Megatron appointed the newcomer second lieutenant in charge of science, usurping Starscream's role slightly. Starscream attempted to get his own back by discovering a photo of Ratchet on the internet, only to be embarrassed when it was switched for a picture of a dancing monkey by Raf. He attempted a new gambit—allowing Wheeljack to escape with a tracking device, believing it would lead them to the other Autobots, however Wheeljack discovered the bug and turned the tables on the pursuing Decepticons. Megatron's anger was only stemmed by Shockwave bringing [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon he cloned]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Starscream complained to Knock Out about the pressures of his position. When the Predacon returned from its flight to catch Autobots empty-handed, Starscream noted it was a pity the beast couldn't tell them why it failed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Starscream was pleased when Decepticon monitoring finally bore fruit and located the Autobots. Unfortunate this turned out to be a series of diversions designed to have the Decepticons spread their forces out, and Megatron was not happy that Starscream fell for it. Darkmount subsequently came under attack and though Starscream did his best to coordinate a defense, the battle ended with him ordering a retreat to the ''Nemesis'' as the base was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} When it looked like the Decepticons were about to embark on another scavenger hunt, Starscream was dismayed, but fortunately it turned out that Shockwave had micro-chipped all his creations, and the fossils they needed would be easy to find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Following the surprise return of the existing Predacon, Starscream was dismayed to find it put in his charge. He had immense trouble controlling the beast and resorted to using the Apex Armor to protect himself from its attacks. Megatron sent Starscream and the Predacon to [[Scotland]], where they found the Autobots had destroyed a team of Decepticons hunting for bones there. While the Predacon took on the Autobots, Starscream found Miko trying to reach Magnus's ship and accidentally lost the Apex Armor to her. Battle ensued, but when the Predacon left for the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and his two seekers found themselves outnumbered by Autobots and retreated. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} In Megatron's bad books again, Starscream was further inconvenienced when the Predacon damaged the ship's communication dish. Though he tried to have it repaired by the Vehicons, it didn't go so well, and Megatron eventually found out. {{storylink|Plus One}}

Starscream found Knock Out in the middle of experimenting with [[Synthetic Energon]], and had the medic add Dark Energon to the mix, believing it would allow Megatron to control the results. Instead the new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they were done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually found he had already been dispatched, but to Starscream's dismay, the deed had been done by the recently-freed Airachnid. Fortunately he didn't have to deal with her as well, but he later had to face Megatron's wrath over his part in the affair. {{storylink|Thirst}}
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===Toy bios===

Once upon a time, Starscream was an honorable soldier who fought to defend Cybertron. His long isloation aboard an orbital platform changed all that, making him greedy and ambitious, and he jumped at the chance to join Decepticons and get to lead troops again. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Generations Starscream}} This path would lead to him binging on Dark Energon, revelling in the power it gave him! {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Dark Energon Starscream}}

Starscream, whatever you might think, ''isn't'' running away all the time: he's actually making calculated retreats and when the enemy is going "ha ha Starscream's run away", he comes back without warning and wipes them out. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Voyager Starscream}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.6 Starscream holding president.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The president's been kidnapped by Decepticons! Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?]]
Starscream accompanied [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] on a trip to [[Antarctica]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']]. He carried the [[static lance]] that Megatron intended to use to detonate the ship's nuclear reactors, and when the Autobots arrived to intercede, Starscream used the weapon to knock [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] out. He tried to do the same to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but the Autobot dodged the blow and kicked him in the head. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Tasked by Megatron with trying to draw the Autobots out, Starscream attacked and captured [[Air Force One]], taking it to the [[Grand Canyon]]. He sent a message demanding Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for the safe return of the [[President of the United States|President]], but the Autobots turned up in force. Starscream's accompaniment of Vehicons was soon quashed, and Optimus rescued the President, whom Starscream was using as a human shield, by chopping the Decepticon's left arm off. Defeated, Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Starscream was appalled when Megatron revealed the latest plan—pit the Vehicons against each other in a series of deathmatches to ensure their army contained only the toughest. He was even more shocked when Megatron expected ''him'' to fight against [[Fearstorm]]. Through application of his wits, Starscream was able to defeat the much-larger Decepticon and Megatron let him return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} On Soundwave's prompting, Starscream set up an ambush for the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. When it predictably went badly for the Decepticons, Starscream demanded his companion take matters into his own hands. Soundwave did, and as a result Starscream had to later help Soundwave look for his missing hand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
When [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] returned from a battle with the news that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had apparently perished in a mysterious explosion, everyone on the ''Nemesis'' assumed Starscream was to blame, simply because he had repeatedly expressed an interest in becoming Decepticon leader. He had to go on the run, all the while Megatron would turn up alive so his name would be cleared. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} Dreadwing managed to track him down, but he convinced Dreadwing that he was not the one who eliminated Megatron, on the grounds that he would immediately take [[Decepticon leader]]ship, rather than flee, should Megatron die by his hands. Dreadwing believed him, and ordered his assistance in finding Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish)}}
[[Image:WFC_Starscream.jpg|thumb|250px|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]

{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at — at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor and leave to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults.

During the Battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off of Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Autobot turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary. Later on, he was present at the [[Core]] of Cybertron as Megatron corrupted it with Dark Energon.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor'': Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefullness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an [[Autobot rookie|Autobot recruit-in-training]], and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)

Being Megatron's "right-hand man," he wonders how the war could have changed if HE were to be the leader, not Megatron. Still he was ordered by Megatron to do his dirty work, and growing jealous, he waits for the right time, to take his place, as leader of the Decepticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)}}
Under Megatron's orders, Starscream and the [[Combaticon (WFC) |Combaticons]] ambushed and captured Optimus Prime under the ruins of Iacon during the assault on the Ark. Starscream's gloating on how he defeated Megatron's archnemesis would earn him a blast from the Decepticon's leader's fusion cannon. Starscream's luck would take an uphill turn, however, for Megatron was soon crushed by Metroplex, leaving him the new leader of the Decepticons. At the urging of both Prime and Metroplex, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to retreat.

Starscream's reign as a leader was lackluster at best. He used most of the Decepticon energon and supplies to further his own ego and cover the Decepticon bases with portraits and effigies of himself and constantly broadcasting self glorifying speeches to his troops. Anyone who wasn't on board with Starscream's reign was thrown into the prisons of Kaon. Needless to say, the prisons were full to bursting as barely a handful of Decepticons had any faith in their new leader. When the Autobots acquired the entire energon supply the Decepticons kept in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. Starscream sent the Combaticons to stop the transport. When the transport was out in the open, Starscream ordered an assault on it, despite the fact the anti-aircraft gun were still functional. As the Decepticons suffered heavy losses, Starscream aborted the mission and ordered a full retreat. The Combaticons ignored the order and brought the transport down, at the cost of half the energon on board. Despite the fact that the Combaticons had saved the mission he had abandoned, Starscream accused them of failing and had them arrested.

Later, Starscream decided to have a coronation for himself (despite the fact he had been in charge for some time now). Though sadly it was not to be, as [[The Transformers: The Movie|a newly rebuilt Megatron crashed the event]] and took his crown back from the would-be king, much to everyone else's elation. Luckily, the Air Commander escaped Megatron's wrath, swearing revenge.

Seeking the means to get back at Megatron, Starscream made his way to Shockwave's lab. He came across [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and promised to free him and his team if they would serve him. The Dinobot kindly refused the offer by throwing him into the control panel, freeing himself. This apparently knocked Starscream out as he didn't get back up. What happened to him afterwords is unknown, since most of Decepticons that might have arrested him were cut to pieces by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
[[Image:TransformersPrimeTheGame Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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==Toys==
===War for Cybertron===
[[Image:WFC_Legends_Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream in Generation 1 Starscream colors as ''Prime'' Starscream. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*BLAM*''']]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends Class, 2010)

: This [[redeco]] of [[Legends Class]] [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']] [[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]] appeared pretty much out of the blue one day, when, without fanfare, it was offered as a promotional giveaway in the United Kingdom to those who purchased the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video game from [http://www.shopto.net ShopTo.Net]. He transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter and features hidden weapons in his wing-sections/biceps: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.

: This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toys]] amounting to more than HK$400.

: This mold was also used the make ''Cybertron'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)#Toys|Sunstorm]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Classic Series|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Classic Series|Thrust]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/WFCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''War for Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-StarscreamDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's got legs, and he knows how to attach them to the underside of his jet mode.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], 2011'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods, stand (Hasbro only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Starscream transforms from a jet resembling a [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] into a skinny robot and back! He comes with two missile pod accessories that can either attach onto tabs on the underside of his wings, or onto the rear wings on his arms in robot mode. Additionally, he has a [[5mm post|5mm peg]] hole that goes through each arm, both of which become the sides of his jet mode tail. Since the tail stabilizers fold into the sides of the tail to become the arms, the hole isn't very deep in robot mode unless you leave these fins folded out.

:Undocumented in either of his [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] [[instructions]], Starscream has a couple of features that help make him slightly more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]]: he has a deployable winglet on the back of each of his legs, and his large wing kibble can tilt slightly upward.

:Some units have the head aerial deformed in-package due to being made of soft plastic. This is due to friction preventing it from hinging back. The aerial is supposed to fold back along the head for transformation, but can be tough enough to get in place due to simply flexing instead of changing position. His knee spikes also tend to deform.

:As with all Hasbro-release "First Edition" toys, a cardboard stand is included. The Takara release omits the stand in order to fit the toy into the bubble in robot mode.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed/redecoed to make [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Prime|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and was differently retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on First Edition Starscream at TFU.info]''

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===Cyberverse===
[[Image:Primetoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 003'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''EZ-03'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31]], 2012
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

: Part of the first wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, this smaller-scale Starscream is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with two translucent "missile cannon" weapons that can peg in various ways onto Starscream and each other via their numerous [[C joint|3mm posts and ports]].

:Starscream's arms can separate from the nosecone fuselage on the elbow joint for greater show-accuracy, if you ignore the giant jet pieces hanging off his arms. He features a small, almost irrelevant partial autotransform gimmick: When his shoulders are swung out into place, his head moves out a little bit, allowing you to swing the head into position easily.

:The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Cyberverse Starscream at TFU.info]''

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*'''Team Decepticon''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile cannons

: This redeco of Starscream is cast in bluish plastics, making him resemble Thundercracker. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Starscream''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Talon)

:Part of the third wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Starscream is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of Series 2 Starscream. He features 3mm ports in the same places as before, loses the post on his back, and gains a new port on his chest/jet underside. He now comes with the "[[Thunder Talon]]", a massive claw-like weapon which can mount via 3mm post, and launch its "claw" as a [[missile]] via pressure-launch.

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===Prime===
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[[Image:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'd be a poor man's Skywarp if I didn't cost more to import.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile pods

: This Deluxe Class ''[[transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Starscream is a [[redeco]] of his First Edition release in lighter gray plastic with several purple highlights, possibly intended to represent his powering up with [[Dark Energon]] in the episode [[Shadowzone (episode)|''Shadowzone'']]. Unlike the original release of this mold, this version features [[paint operation]]s on its soft plastic parts, such as his forehead crest and missile-tips.

: Starscream came packed-in with a redeco of First Edition [[Bumblebee (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]], small unarticulated figurines of [[Silas#Prime|Silas]] and [[MECH Commando|a MECH soldier]], as well as a DVD containing the episodes "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", and "[[Out of His Head]]". The two-pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) [[bio]]s as well as [[Tech Spec]]s for [[Breakdown (WFC)|most]] [[Airachnid (Prime)|of]] the characters.

: The [[stock photography]] on the packaging depicts Starscream's cockpit and abdomen as translucent, and with the stripes on his wings being on the leading edges instead of their final placement.

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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-StarscreamVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oh, that can't be aerodynamic.]]
[[Image:Prime-toy StarscreamVoyagerTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Much better.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 003'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30|6-30]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-07'''
**''Accessories'': Missile pod/light-up [[null-ray]] blaster & two missiles (Hasbro only), "Gul" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Voyager Class toys, Starscream now comes with two missiles, as well as a missile pod attached to a half-translucent base of random parts, both of which can be mounted (via 5mm posts) behind his canopy/on his back, or onto his wings, arms, and hands. Additionally, the missile pod itself features a peg-hole on each side, and his wings each feature a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible peg. The missile pod transforms into his "null-ray blaster", all while being illuminated by a red LED as a sort of "Energon glow". As with other Robots in Disguise Voyager Class toys, the deployed weapon cannot lock into place.

: His prototype stock photography depicts additional [[paint operation]]s on the wings and vertical stabilizer that were omitted in the final product. His [[instructions]] and stock photos also incorrectly show his completed robot mode's shoulder-pads as being left flipped-up, despite the instructions telling [[you]] to flip them down ''just a few steps before''.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] release, which was part of the fourth wave of ''Prime'' product in Japan (despite his ID numbering placing him ''before'' toys released in the third wave), loses many of his detail-based [[paint operation]]s, replacing them with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s. Instead of the light-up cannon-thing, he comes with the Arms Micron [[Gul]], a robotic eagle that transforms into a bladed plasma weapon.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Hasbro Voyager Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1592.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1593.html Arms Micron Starscream at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''

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[[Image:Primetoy-StarscreamDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So, does this mean "[[Synthetic Energon]] Starscream" will be in [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Prime|Thundercracker's]] colors?]]
*'''Starscream''' (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
**''Number'': '''003'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missile pods

:''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Starscream is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of "First Edition" Starscream in translucent black, opaque pink, and dark blue, as a possible [[homage]] to Skywarp.

: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was initially sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Knock Out]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Dark Energon Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Oh geeze, it's going to be [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Seeker-Gate]] all over again.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 010'''
**''Japanese number:'' '''TG09'''
**''Accessories:'' Two assault cannons, tail-fin

: Part of the third wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Starscream features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

: In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generations|Generation 1 Starscream]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. He was later redecoed into [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Generations'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Hunters===
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[[Image:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Starscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Why does everyone keep pointing their remote controllers at me!?"]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Talon, two missiles

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' toys, Starscream is a new mold, and is somewhat shorter at the head than his ''First Edition'' toy. He transforms into a fighter jet resembling a heavily-modified General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. He features 5mm ports for his hands, forearms, and fuselage/robot back. He comes with two missiles which each feature tabs on one side and a slot on the other, allowing them to peg onto his wings, or be pegged onto his forearms/jet underside.

:He also comes with a larger-scale "Thunder Talon" with clenching claws and a small, molded circular saw at the end. It features a 5mm peg on its underside and on the tail-end, allowing the weapon to be held/mounted in different ways, as well as store on his back. The weapon also features places to mount the missiles onto, with a pair of slots on its top and underside, as well as a pair of tabs on top. The slots also allow the weapon to be mounted onto the underside of the jet mode.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7|seventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Starscream''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G17'''
**''Accessories'': "Hunting Claw", two missiles

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Starscream, hewing closer to the character's original ''Prime'' color scheme. His claw weapon is now blue.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''4'''
: Part of McDonald's ''Transformers: Prime'' promotion, Starscream is depicted as a non-transformable, simplified version of his jet mode, cast in light and dark gray plastic with some blue, black, and purple paint applications. Pressing the raised Decepticon symbol on the fuselage causes the cockpit to pop up on a hinge, revealing two non-firing missiles.

*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
:*''McNumber:'' '''?'''

==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimestarscreamjet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''ooooo-ooooo/We fade to grey!'']]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderStarscream.jpg|thumb|250px|Fabulouscream.]]
* Starscream's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Energon Seeker-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Arclight-type components.
*Starscream's backstory in ''Exodus'' is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
:*When asked via Twitter, Exodus's writer [[Alex Irvine]] stated "Let's say he's always been scientifically curious."<ref>[http://twitter.com/alexirvine/status/36051088754868224 Twitter post]</ref>
*Despite being a [[Neutral]] before joining Megatron's cause in War for Cybertron, Starscream begins the game with his glowing details already in Decepticon purple as opposed to Neutral yellow.
*Starscream's thin body and narrow, upward-swept wings in robot mode recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his voice, colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1]] head and colours.
*Starscream's chest design is basically his live-action incarnation's head design. Now that's a visual homage.
**And an unintentional one at that, according to the [[New York Comic Con]] Transformers: Prime panel.
*''Prime'''s Starscream has [[Starscream (SG)|a red Decepticon insignia]].
*Starscream's feet have pointed toes and elevated heels that make them resemble a pair of women's pumps. They are quite daring.
*[[Steve Blum]] said he was a fan of [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Tom Kenny]]'s portrayals of Starscream, and had Adler give him his blessing after he got the part.<ref>[http://sknr.net/2011/04/20/steve-blum-talks-transformers-prime-guild-wars-2-bulletstorm-more/ Skewed magazine Steve Blum interview.]</ref> Coincidentally, Blum, Adler and Kenny are all in ''The Super Hero Squad Show''.
* Screamer appears to have [[Decepticon]] logos on his legs. They disappeared after "[[Masters & Students]]".
* For the rest of the series after "[[Partners]]", Starscream has a scar on his right cheek from his battle with Arcee. However after [[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]] it is gone. It is possible that in addition to restoring his T-cog, Knock Out also got rid of the scar.
* Up until Partners, his eyes were empty (like Arcee's eyes) with a solid red iris and lighter red pupils, but following said episode, his eyes change color from episode to episode. On some occasions, they are solid red with lighter red dots for his pupils.
* Sometimes during the series, depending on Starscream's mood (usually when scared), the wings on his back in robot mode tend to droop down like an animal's ears when scared or saddened. It's quite adorable, really.
* Starscream's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Starscream parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In Starscream's dedicated level in Fall Of Cybertron, a secret room on the exterior of Shockwave's tower complex contains a very G1-esque gold crown that can be picked up by the player and worn for the remainder of the level. Words cannot describe how awesome this is..
*Starscream seems to be entertained by dancing monkeys.
*His arm blasters appear to have the ability to disrupt a Transformer's systems. In "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]", one shot from them briefly disables Bumblebee. Maybe he picked the [[Null-ray]] upgrade after all.
*Starscream's Hasbro Bio takes Fowler's comment "Starscream is his own worst enemy", a little too literally as it lists his arch-enemy as himself. And his ally is Optimus, for some reason...

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

*'''Full Weapon Mode''' (フルウェポンモード ''Furu Wepon Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Gul, Jida, Zori
: Starscream's box-back Arms Up mode has him using the [[Laser Gunblade]] on his right arm, the [[High-Defense Shield]] on the left, and [[Zori]] in "Flexible Rod Mode" (yyyyeah) on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen-wáng-hsīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Russian:'' '''Skandalist''' (Скандалист, "Troublemaker") (''FOC'' only, ''Prime'' uses the original name)

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Seekers]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Megatron (WFC)

2013-06-28T22:51:13Z

Hot Rod: /* Prime cartoon */

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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|400px|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
[[Image:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

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Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
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[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits either not ready to mine {{storylink|Masters & Students}}. After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. Returning to Earth and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[Image:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|250px|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|250px|left|In the end, you will always kneel.]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[Image:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|right|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the Earth's core, and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[Image:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (Prime)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[Image:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[Image:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Soundwave please arrange our guest a carwash]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[Image:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]]]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[Image:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

===Commercial appearances===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <strike>nuts</strike> nights?|Megatron}}

At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub promo}}

He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[Image:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|250px|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. (This is highly unlikely to be canon.) In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' theme is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a possible Cybertronian who switches to all three devices. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[Image:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principal of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (WFC)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[Image:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (WFC)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[Image:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|Right|thumb|300px|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[Image:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]
Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[Image:Megatron_FOC.png‎|thumb|left|230px|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failiure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[Space Bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his alternate form: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': clear purple missile, [[Fusion Cannon]]

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

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

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

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

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

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Nobody makes fun of Megatron's lovely skirt. Not more than once, anyway.]]
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, missile

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

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

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

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

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

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

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

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

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*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

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

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

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===Prime===
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[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
** ''Series / Number'': '''02 / 004'''
**''Accessories'': "Cyber sword"

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Megatron features translucent purple plastic on his entire torso (although with the chest panels covering a portion of it) so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with a translucent "cyber sword" weapon which features two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and a peg-hole in-between, allowing it to combine with other Cyberverse weapons, peg in two different ways into either his hands, into the hole just above his right wrist, or onto the top of his Fusion Cannon, or be pegged and stored on his back. Rare for a Hasbro product, his sword is both hard plastic and pointy. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card, and his initial first wave release additionally comes with a mini DVD featuring the Transformers Prime episode, "Masters & Students".

: While the transformation-related post on his arm-mounted Fusion Cannon may seem 3mm-compatible, it is actually slightly too big, and mounting the sword onto it may cause the sword's peg-hole to crack. Fortunately, the transformation-related hole under his left arm can hold the sword and other 3mm posts just fine.

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

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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-MegatronPowerizer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And it's like the sky is new.]]
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkness.jpg|right|thumb|300px|All he needs now is a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|hooded cloak]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 28|7-28]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-15'''
**''Accessories'': "Cannon" & "Combat Claw" (Hasbro only), "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, this larger-scale Megatron also has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, as well as a similar general design to his other ''Prime'' toys of the line in both modes, although the plastic is a little more matte than in the stock photo. He comes with two weapons; the arm cannon is a MechTech-like weapon, where pushing a plunger at the back swings two blades out from either side and pushes a third one forward, combining to make a larger one below the cannon's mouth. At the same time, a red LED swings out and activates, shining through the plastic blades. The cannon can be mounted via [[5mm post]] on either arm, either in the classic elbow port or from one on the wrist, and the blade can be locked in place by manually swinging the blades out while holding the plunger back.

:He also comes with a combat claw, which mounts on the wrist point on either hand and has a piece which rests in the hand to appear more as if it's being held. The claw can also be mounted in front of the cannon, which does not interfere with the cannon's blade gimmick. Both weapons can also be stored on the back when not in use, and it is possible to trigger the cannon's LED gimmick and lock it on while on the back without unfolding the blade much, resulting in the LED shining through and making the inner chest glow red.

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

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

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

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

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[[Image:Prime-toy_MegatronTakTomDx.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron tries to get the monkey off his back.]]
* '''Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-[[2012|12]])
** ''ID number:'' '''AM-05'''
** ''Accessories:'' "Gora" Arms Micron

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

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

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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"So, [[TakaraTomy|they]] think they can outdo [[Hasbro|us]] by giving their [[black repaint]] chrome, eh? We'll show them! Give him more translucent plastic!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)
**''Number'': '''001'''
**''Accessories'': "Cannon" & "Combat Claw"

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

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

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[[Image:Primetoy-FinalBattleMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Because it would be <strike>non-aerodynamic</strike> silly to mount the saber onto the back of the vehicle mode like a giant tail-fin.]]
*'''Final Battle Megatron''' (Voyager, [[February 25|2-25]]-2013)
**''ID number'': '''AM-33'''
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

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

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===Beast Hunters===
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[[Image:Sharkticon-megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''I'M A SHAAAARK / I'M A SHAAAAARK / SUCK MY [[Fusion cannon|FUSION CANNON]] / I'M A SHAAAAAARK'']]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Tartarex Warp Sword/Sharktooth Spear, missile

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron (called '''[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] Megatron''' in his instructions) is an extensive Sharkticon-[[Homage|homaging]] [[retool]] of his ''Prime: Robots In Disguise'' toy. His unique Decepticon insignia has a gaping maw of sharp teeth. He comes equipped with the [[Tartarex Warp Sword]] (called the "Sharktooth Spear" in his instructions), a fish-themed, spring-loaded [[missile]]-firing cannon that can convert into a sword.

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==Merchandise==
===Mcdonald's===
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''2'''
:Happy Meal Megatron is a nontransformable space jet! A spring-loaded paddle is launched when his robot mode head is pressed down, and when the fusion cannon on the back of the vehicle is pushed forward, a yellow LED shines out the front of it. An on/off switch on the jet's underside enables or disables the light feature.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his alternate mode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
* Megatron's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
* According to the ''[[Transformers: Prime 26-Hour Takeover]]'', his favorite song is the theme song to ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic''.
*A note in the Autobits edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

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

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

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

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

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

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