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Blackout (Movie)

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{{disambig3.5|the Decepticon helicopter from the first live-action movie|the Decepticon helicopter from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Grindor (ROTF)|Blackout}}
:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:MovieBlackoutHeatScrambleCard57.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He would appreciate you not trying to shoot him in the crotch. Really, he would.]]

The massive '''Blackout''' (aka '''N.B.E. 23'''{{fact}}) has been described as the "hound" of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days, he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target, he hunts it down with fierce determination.

Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master.

Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his [[Symbiote|symbiotic]] companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.

{{quote|All hail Megatron!|Blackout|''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
[[File:Movie Blackout Raptors.jpg|201px|thumb|This race sucks.]]
Blackout flew into the airspace of [[United States military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] and refused to identify himself, prompting base commander [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] to dispatch two {{w|F-22 Raptors}} to escort the Decepticon into their base. One of the Raptors reported that Blackout had the registry number of 4500X on his vertical stabilizer, the number of the helicopter Blackout had scanned and destroyed three months earlier in Afghanistan.

[[File:Movie Blackout SOCCENTAttack1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|All your base are belong to us.]]
Once landed, Blackout was surrounded by the soldiers stationed at the base and ordered to power down and disembark his crew, or deadly force would be used. Seeing no reason to hide himself any further, Blackout transformed under a hail of automatic weapons fire from the shocked humans. Activating his heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, Blackout made quick work of the soldiers closest to him, then unleashed a massive shock wave that killed the rest of the troops and shattered their vehicles and the windows of the operations control tower. Blackout made his way around the base, tossing tanks aside, crushing soldiers underfoot and blowing up aircraft. Eventually, he reached the operations bunker and tore off the roof to link up with their server and download its files in an attempt to find information on [[Megatron (Movie)|Project: Ice Man]]. Unfortunately, the base commander intervened, cutting the physical hard line of the server, severing Blackout's connection and thwarting the primary objective of his mission.

[[File:Movie Blackout holoavatar.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Watch me twirl my [[Moustache Man|moustache]] as I contemplate the destruction of Earth.]]
Still, Blackout carried out his second objective—the destruction of the human base. As he proceeded, [[Robert Epps|a human soldier]] was nearly crushed. Instinctively, the soldier recorded images of Blackout, the Decepticon indulging this brief moment of curiosity by looking straight back at the human. Blackout then activated a chest-mounted laser cannon to put the fleshling out of its misery, but before he could do so, he was struck by a grenade fired by [[Jorge Figueroa|another soldier]], and the human made his escape. Enraged, Blackout fired flare countermeasures into the sky to confuse any other attempts to attack him, then ejected Scorponok from his back and sent his minion to track the [[William Lennox|fleeing]] [[Patrick Donnelly|soldiers]]. Blackout then turned his attention and his weapons back to the rest of the base, eventually destroying it, leaving no survivors.

Evidently, after the attack, Blackout flew back to the [[United States of America|United States]], as he was in the vicinity when [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported the discovery of AllSpark's location and Starscream ordered their forces to mobilize. Blackout was the last to acknowledge the order, then rallied in Megatron's name, perhaps to remind Starscream who his master was.

[[File:Blackout is going to kill you.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Point that thing someplace else!]]
Blackout arrived at [[Mission City]] just as the final battle was getting underway. Megatron's order of "Decepticons attack" must have been music to his ears, and he followed his master's commands whole heartedly. He attempted to block [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]]'s path as the boy was trying to get away with the AllSpark, before he was attacked by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Autobot threw a car at Blackout, who fired his laser cannon to destroy the vehicle and knock Ironhide over. He flew ahead of ladiesman217, attempting to use his rotor weapon to kill him, but the human managed to dodge this attack.

[[File:Blackout movie dead.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|MY CROTCH! MY EVIL CROTCH!!!]]
Blackout withdrew from the battle for a few moments, but returned as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron fought. Seeing his master under attack, Blackout activated his hand-held rotor weapon and prepared to come to defense of his lord, but soldiers—including survivors of the SOCCENT base attack—attempted to stop him by painting him with targeting lasers for friendly F-22 Raptors to fire upon. As Blackout activated his cannon, he noticed the lasers targeted on him. Underestimating the fighting spirit and desire for vengeance of the humans, Blackout tried to finish them off until Captain Lennox, using an abandoned motorcycle, charged at him and fired a sabot round into his crotch (ouch), as F-22s pounded the Decepticon with missiles, extinguishing his [[spark]].

Blackout's remains were later dumped in the <s>deepest</s> ''second'' deepest part of the ocean—the [[Laurentian Abyss]]—along with his fellow dead Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Blackout's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Meet the Decepticons]]."}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Blackout had spent thousands of years searching for Megatron and the AllSpark under Starscream aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. While Starscream was hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout was working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. Upon discovering [[Ghost 1|a vessel similar to Megatron's alternate mode]], Blackout became convinced that Megatron was nearby. However, the Autobots arrived in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to investigate the ship, and Starscream ordered the Decepticons to wait while he investigated the alien ship. Growing impatient, Blackout convinced [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] to join him in an attack on the Autobots. Blackout, Scorponok, and Frenzy ganged up on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], but he managed to defeat them, forcing Blackout to call for a retreat. After Prime headed to investigate [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s disappearance, Starscream ordered them to attack, and Bonecrusher was given command. Blackout, however, was able to sneak Scorponok on board the ''Ark''.

After Starscream returned, Blackout demanded answers. Starscream claimed that Prime and Bumblebee were killed by indigenous worms, while the alien ship was destroyed when it fell into a cavern. Blackout, unconvinced, challenged Starscream, but was seriously damaged, and had to be taken back to the ''Nemesis''. However, Prime, Bumblebee, and the ship appeared soon after. When Starscream ordered the Decepticons to destroy the ship, Blackout demanded answers, which Bonecrusher and Barricade agreed to. However, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to force Scorponok off the ''Ark'', and Blackout, still healing, sped to his rescue. What a pal. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance2 Blackout spacebattle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|In space, EVERYONE hears HIM!]]

In the distant past, Blackout was a member of the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. During an attack by unknown aliens on the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], he could be seen picking up a wrecked enemy tank. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} In the aftermath of the attack, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] consulted with [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] dug up near [[Simfur]] and (essentially) declared a military dictatorship over Cybertron. Blackout followed Megatron and the other flight-capable soldiers into battle, using his special powers to disrupt the enemy flagship's targeting array. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After science division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] survived an attempted kidnapping by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s squadron, Megatron declared the scientist and his followers traitors, and reformed the army under a new banner: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Movie BlackoutStarscream protoforms.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An ominous rumble is Blackout's only response...]]

During the subsequent civil war, Blackout fought alongside Megatron, until his master ordered 'this loyal hound' to assist Starscream's unit in keeping [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces busy, while Megatron pursued his destiny. Arriving soon after [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] delivered news of Megatron's location, Blackout and Starscream witnessed the successful Autobot launch of the [[AllSpark]]. Blackout restrained Starscream from going after it, the pair nearly coming to blows when Blackout launched Scorponok from his chest. Fortunately, Starscream calmed down, and after witnessing Megatron leave the planet himself, the group took on protoform transition forms and followed. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

Meanwhile, Starscream crew ''also'' went after Optimus Prime's starship in a Decepticon battlecruiser. Just before launch, Blackout listened to Barricade's not-so-quiet concerns that Starscream wasn't telling them everything. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they were led into a trap by the Autobots, and their ship (and Starscream's advance scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]) was crippled by concussion chain mines. Blackout gave a detailed damage report when ordered but was berated for giving his observation on what had occurred, and was ordered to despatch Scorponok to retrieve Dreadwing.

[[File:Movie Blackout IDWprequel camoflageenabled.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Apparently the crew of military helicopters don't count as "witnesses".]]

After making repairs to their ship, the Decepticons followed the AllSpark's trace energy and landed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} There, they destroyed a primitive [[Beagle 2 Rover|human rover scout]] and decided to investigate the nearby third planet of this solar system. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

Making planetfall on Earth in Afghanistan in 2003, Blackout attracted the attention of a military vehicle of the local creatures. Witnessing the ease with which [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] destroyed the carrier, Starscream pondered that Megatron would have been able to subjugate these beings if he was able to. Blackout replied that they needed to find out why he hadn't yet. Starscream's unit then attacked the nearby air base where Blackout scanned and adopted the form of an {{w|MH-53 Pave Low}} helicopter, then easily hacked into the files of the human computers. Inside, he found files on something called 'Project: Iceman', which he suspected was related to Megatron. After the base's destruction, Blackout and the others split up. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Blackout scanned ''another'' USAF MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, but apparently was not detected by the humans, nor caused any casualties, in contrast to Starscream and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. When Starscream told the Decepticons that their mission was to find the AllSpark, Blackout reminded Starscream that they must also find Megatron.

[[File:Movie Blackout TargetPrequel continuityheadache.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Beware, Qatar! Beware! Muhahahahahaha!]]

Later, after being lured into a trap intended for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] set by a group of impressively equipped humans, Blackout attacked the organization's bunker and attempted to hack into their main server, but failed after they disconnected their local systems. The only lead he got was a name...[[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} A few years later, Blackout headed towards [[Qatar]], intent on attacking a military base similar to the first one he and his comrades attacked in hopes that accessing the information there could connect his past findings. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

{{note|In several instances, "Planetfall" contradicts both [[Movie Prequel issue 4|issue #4]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' mini-series as well as the movie ''itself'' with regards to where and when Blackout and the Decepticons arrived on Earth; they landed in the United States during 2003 in the Prequel mini. In "Planetfall", Blackout immediately leaves for Qatar after the attack, whereas in the movie itself, he assumed the form three months before attacking the SOCCENT base. However, this sequence was subsequently used in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''.}}

In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, [[Sector Seven]] hauled away Blackout's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organization brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they could out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Stepanek]] (English)}}
{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

===Titan movie comics===
During the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blackout preferred to sow confusion and disarray before he attacked, rather than engage in direct confrontation and risk being killed. He would only go into ground battles under cover of loud noise and pyrotechnics (which he himself caused with his devastating sonic shriek emitters). Unfortunately for him, this meant he kept getting stuck leading the ''first wave'' of attacks! To protect himself, he used an army of drone troopers (presumably [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponoks]]) to draw enemy fire. These drones were called "the swarm" and Blackout deliberately encouraged rumours about them so their arrival would strike fear into the hearts of enemies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Blackout Profile}} Despite being a coward at heart, he began to ''revel'' in the chaos and carnage he was causing, even if the odd Decepticon ended up as collateral damage! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Jazz V. Blackout}}

Half an hour after his death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Blackout was briefly turned into a rampaging zombie by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

====Alternate timeline====
[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In a [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|divergent timeline]], the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. Blackout assaulted an Autobot convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] as part of a general terror campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Later, he was a key part in a Decepticon ambush, appearing from nowhere to blankside Autobot ground troops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Blackout was one of the [[Decepticon Heartland]] generals, and had to report the grim news to Starscream of just how badly [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] had gummed up their advance. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} By the time the battle reached him in Philadelphia, he was commanding the only Decepticon force left standing. He rejected an offer to defect to Stockade's team, defiantly saying this planet was ''theirs'', and sicced Scorponok on him. Scorponok failed and Blackout went down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
[[File:RatchettakesonDecepticons-RttR.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Blackout, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] were at a sea-side dock when they encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Decepticons attempted to attack, but were held off by an electrical attack courtesy of Ratchet, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
[[File:BWDS 12.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point, Blackout and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} Blackout joined forces with the Predacons. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} With the combined might of both Predacon and Decepticon, they attempted one all-out attack, but the combined Autobot-Maximal force attacked with their own first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===Toy bios===
[[File:StudioSeries-Blackout-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Blackout is extremely disciplined, and as such keeps his bodywork pristine. {{storylink|#Premium|Premium Series Blackout}} He is incredibly single-minded in pursuing his quarry. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Blackout}}

Besides Scorponok, Blackout has fought alongside [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] for untold years, leaving nothing but devastated worlds in their wake as they searched for the AllSpark. {{storylink|#Unleashed|Unleashed}}

Ratchet and Blackout are apparently total opposites. {{storylink|#Titanium Series 2|Rescue Ratchet Vs. Blackout}} At some point, Blackout had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Ironhide, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}} He may have also once gotten into a fight where Optimus Prime deployed twin forearm swords. {{storylink|#Robot Heroes 2|Optimus Prime and Blackout}}

Together with Scorponok, Blackout would seek out and annihilate Megatron's enemies, leaving no witnesses to his passing. He preferred to destroy everything around him because he did not want anything that could benefit the enemy to survive his assaults. {{storylink|#Dark of the Moon|Cyberverse Blackout}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel''===
Blackout captured the car carrying [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]], [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] and [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and dropped it into an [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned factory]]. Later, he joined Megatron and Starscream to take on Optimus Prime. Optimus managed to stab Blackout, seemingly killing him. While Optimus was busy with Blackout, Megatron took this opportunity to impale Optimus, gravely injuring him.{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel}}
{{Note|Blackout replaces Grindor in this version of the story.}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
The body of either Blackout or Grindor was among the Decepticon corpses waiting to be melted down at the [[N.E.S.T. N.B.E. Resource Redistribution Plant]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Blackout was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the AllSpark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Sector Seven'' game===
[[File:S7 game blackout bravo team.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
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{{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Noah Nelson]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French), [[Javier Gámir]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Autobot campaign====
During the battle of Mission City, Blackout suffered a humiliating defeat from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], even though he had help from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]. That's got be the most humiliating thing for any of the characters in the videogame, losing to somebody a third of his size. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Time for a cool...Pepsi?]]
Blackout and Scorponok were sent to the SOCCENT Base to destroy the human military installation there and download information from the military servers on the location of the [[AllSpark]]. The pair were successful, though Blackout's escape was briefly interrupted by the arrival of a squad of human jet fighters. After blasting them to tiny bits, he made good his escape.

Blackout arrived at [[Hoover Dam]], where his scans failed to detect the energy signatures of Megatron or the AllSpark. Starscream ordered him to break the dam piece by piece. Blackout fired a pair of missiles and fought off a squad of [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot sports car drones]] that were defending the installation. As Megatron emerged, he bowed before his lord. He then followed the newly revived Megatron to [[Mission City]], where he engaged in a final showdown with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had just punted Scorponok. The Autobot warhorse certainly gave the massive Decepticon a run for his money. The huge number of Autobot drones backing Ironhide up didn't make things any easier.

During Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, Blackout attempted to assist his master by charging Prime. Prime punched the massive Decepticon, sending him flying. How embarrassing. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
Dispatched to [[Qatar]], Blackout attempted to download data from a United States military base in the region that would lead the Decepticons to Megatron and the AllSpark only for the humans to cut off the power. After a failed attempt at downloading data from auxiliary sites, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] arrived to reinforce Blackout against the remaining US military presence but quickly jetted off to raise a [[drone]] army.

Continuing his campaign against the US military, when reinforcements came, Blackout noted to Shockwave that the Autobots had managed to shut down the Decepticons' drones, though he was confident that the two of them could defeat the US army on their own. Validating that belief, Blackout then flew to the [[Hoover Dam]], where Megatron was held, backing up Starscream's efforts to disable the Dam's [[force field]]. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Autobots''===
As Jazz retrieved Sector 7 vehicles for Optimus Prime, he happened upon their helicopter, which to his surprise turned out to be Blackout. The two battled at Tranqulity's power plant, where Jazz managed to defeat him. Humiliated, he transformed and flew away.

Blackout made his presence felt again as Bumblebee raced back to Tranquility carrying the AllSpark with him. He chased Bumblebee through the streets until he was intercepted on a rooftop by Ratchet, who put an end to his menace for good. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
Blackout was among the Megatron loyalists on Earth following Barricade's lead who chafed under Starscream's leadership. After Barricade and [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|a low-ranking soldier]] determined they needed to obtain a file in Qatar, Barricade arranged for Blackout to transport the rookie to the base on the other side of the world. They met up with Brawl, who was happy to see Blackout again after they caused a ruckus at Tyger Pax some years ago. Neither Blackout or Brawl were pleased to be under the young 'bot's command on Starscream's orders, though Blackout was mature enough to not fall to bickering like Brawl and defused an argument between them. Blackout was sent out to destroy the communications arrays in the Qatar SOCCENT military base. When the task was completed, he returned for more orders. Soon after, the Decepticons encountered an Autobot strike team led by [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], who appeared at the base to stop them from blowing the hell out of everything. While the rookie fought Ratchet, Blackout and Brawl fended off his followers.

Their work in Qatar complete, Blackout and the Decepticons returned to Tranquility to report to Barricade. Blackout reported that Autobots were arriving in the city and that Sector 7 was setting up some heavy weaponry to go after the Decepticons with. While the rookie was sent to deal with it, Blackout then confided in Barricade and Brawl that he'd found evidence confirming that the humans had access to a Cybertronian energy source. Blackout helped provide cover for Barricade while he cracked the files they'd gathered, but then reported that Optimus Prime himself was on his way with more Autobot reinforcements. Later, Blackout bore witness as Barricade decried Starscream as a backstabbing weasel, finally giving the rookie a crash course on why they were loyal to Megatron.

The crew made their way to Hoover Dam to free Megatron, as Barricade had long since deduced that Megatron was the only Decepticon Starscream would put this much effort into finding. However, the group was taken aback to learn that Sector 7 had the AllSpark as well, but accepted the rookie as their own once he made clear he was joining Team Megatron for good. Dropping off some bombs for Brawl to set, Blackout and the other Decepticons attempted to blow up the Dam to simultaneously release Megatron and thaw him out, but were thwarted by Jazz and his drones. Their heroic attempts were for naught, as Megatron managed to escape anyway while Blackout and Barricade retrieved Megatron's weapons chip. Afterwards, they encountered their leader and reactivated his weapons. After Megatron's charismatic speech, they set out to [[Tranquility]], where Megatron declared all-out war and unleashed his troops, Blackout included, to capture the AllSpark and defeat Starscream and the Autobots once and for all.

Blackout arrived just as Starscream killed Bumblebee to claim the AllSpark. He ordered Starscream to surrender in the name of Megatron... just in time to be blasted to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] by an AllSpark-powered Starscream with a single blast. That's still slightly less embarrassing than being beaten by a half-dead Jazz.

After Starscream was defeated, the rookie expressed remorse that Blackout and the others had all fallen in the battle, but Megatron dismissed his slain troops as weaknesses that needed to be purged.{{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Web Wars''===
[[File:Blackout Web Wars.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Blackout battled the Autobots across the digital frontier, vying to wrestle control of numerous websites across the internet from their hands! {{storylink|Web Wars}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
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==Commercial appearances==
Blackout spoiled any chance some guy had at impressing his lady-friend by making him screech like a banshee, and then blasting his car to scrap. Bummer. {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:Movie Blackout Legends toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I have no fingers? You did this, Starscream!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Legends Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>

:A much smaller and highly simplified version of the character, Legends Blackout features limited articulation and detail, with the helicopter mode not being a particularly faithful recreation of a Sikorsky {{w|MH-53 Pave Low|MH-53 Pave Low}} heavy-lift helicopter (the placement of the fuel tanks, in particular making him look more like a {{w|CH-53 Sea Stallion}}). Even though the robot mode sports an attempt to emulate the movie character's chest design, this does not involve the use of obvious fake elements of the helicopter mode's cockpit, unlike [[Jazz (Movie)|other]] Legends Class toys of movie characters. Curiously, the instructions on the back of the card show how to transform him from his alt-mode to his robot mode, which is the reverse of the rest of the Legends Class packaging.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Legends Blackout at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie Legends Ironhide DesertBlackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, look! It's Grindor! Stop! That is so dumb! Do something else!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Ironhide vs. Desert Blackout''' ("Allspark Battles" Legends Class two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Desert Blackout is a tan redeco of the previously released Legends Blackout toy. He comes with an all-new Legends Class Ironhide. Oddly, he doesn't have a faction symbol anywhere on his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Desert Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:TF07-Blackout.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|The largest Transformer in the film. Ironically, one of the smallest Voyager-class toys ''ever''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MD-01'''
:*''Accessories:'' Rotor assembly, Scorponok mini-figure
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the first wave of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class figures, Blackout transforms into a licensed MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, though he has a rather [[Show-accuracy|film-inaccurate]] slate grey base colour and a totally random gold radome. An aft "cage" compartment has a button-activated latch to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A plunger on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor [[gimmick]] also spins Scorponok's claws, though with the added gears, the momentum dies out instantly.

: The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Blackout is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, being barely taller than a Deluxe figure.

: During transformation, Blackout's delicate [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.

: It is ''very'' easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does ''not'' ''un''lock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so will likely misalign your Blackout into oblivion.

:Unfortunately, Blackout's most major [[design flaw]] resides in his shoulders; there is not enough clearance for them to move past the cockpit assembly due to the tabs catching on the inner molded details. This means that the pieces have to be flexed past each other, which can often result in a myriad of damages to your figure if you're not careful.

: Coincidentally, the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs on most [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] figures.

: His head and overall appearance is more accurate to the concept art [http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_35.html]

: This mold was also used to make [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] for the ''AllSpark Power'' refresh of the movie toyline, and was then redecoed into [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', while the original Blackout tooling was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] for the same line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Voyager Blackout at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores around the world. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains two Scorponok toys in different sizes.

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[[File:MovieVoyager Blackout4500X.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure, Autobot and Decepticon pins

: This Voyager class Blackout repaint is exclusive to the Lawson Japan convenience store chain, with the purchase of the movie DVD. He is redecoed in a somewhat more realistic color scheme for vehicle mode, 4500X markings and a drastically changed plastic color scheme in robot mode (many parts once black are now silver or the same colour as his helicopter hull). Additionally, the mini-Scorponok figurine has been repainted in metallic colours and detailed to resemble the deluxe-class toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

:Also included a set of two brass Autobot and Decepticon insignia pins.

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[[File:Movie Blackout PremiumVoyager toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|NOW the size is perfect.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy is based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys were almost ''identical'', the main difference being that the paint used on Version 4500X's is more matte than the paint used on the Premium Series release.

: Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass market release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Premium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Unleashed y Voyager''' (2007)}}</ul>

:Voyager Class Blackout was also available in a two-pack with ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)#Collector items|Unleashed]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#MexicoUnleashed|Bumblebee]] in Mexican markets. Both items are identical to their standard original releases.

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[[File:ACG-HK-2008-Transformers-Commemorative-Box-Set.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Decepticon)''' (2008)}}</ul>

:Released an an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The ''Premium Series'' Blackout toy is released without any changes along with [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PremiumLeader|''Premium Series'' Megatron]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Premium|''Premium'' Barricade]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#DeepSpace|Deep Space Starscream]], and a [[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Brawl]]. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box with a half-trimmed Decepticon Symbol, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.

:The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:Movie FAB Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|... Brownout?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gyro Blade Blackout''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Missile

:A simplified version of Blackout, designed for smaller children. His rotor blade can be detached and inserted into his left hand to represent the hand-held rotor blade seen in the film, just like the Voyager class version. He also features a chest cannon which can be flipped up from his back. Oddly, you can only see one-fourth of Blackout's head from a 90-degree angle. Even less of it is visible when his chest cannon is flipped up. He features a firing missile.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
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[[File:Blackout DOTM Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At long last, not grossly undersized compared to his teammates!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''1'''
:*''Number:'' '''005'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''CV15'''
:*''Accessories:'' [[Scorponok (Movie)#Cyberverse|Scorponok]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Blackout is a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class figure, featuring a surprisingly complex transformation into yet another Sikorsky Pave Low. Curiously, despite the development of this toy after two live-action movies, his robot mode appears to have the same preproduction feet as the larger and earlier toys. Since his left arm ends up having the Pave Low's tail rotor, Blackout is able to use it as a weapon if one chooses and hold either Scorponok or any [[C joint]] accessory with his hands.

:He is mis-transformed in the package to better fit inside it, with the helicopter panels to his sides being spread out instead of being aligned parallel to his body, thus he appears that way in official photos.

:Blackout includes his symbiotic partner Scorponok, who has some minor tail articulation and transforms into a hand-held blaster weapon for Blackout (or any other Cyberverse figure with the appropriate hands). Scorponok can also be carried along on the underside of Blackout's vehicle-mode tail. Though unmentioned in the instructions, Scorponok can also peg into the (otherwise pointless) peg on the back of Blackout's robot mode, just under his rotor blades, mimicking the way he was stored and ejected off of Blackout in the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Cyberverse Blackout at TFU.info]''

===''The Last Knight''===
[[File:TF-TLK-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Annnnnnd we're back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blackout''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1'''
:*''Bag Code'': '''G'''

:Released in Series 1 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Blackout changes from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter. He features ball-jointed shoulders and his hands are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other small accessories. Blind-bags stamped with 'G' contain Blackout.

:This toy has also been redecoed as [[Chopter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)#ChopperTTC|Chopper Mode Dropkick]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries-08-MV1-Leader-Blackout.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Grindor redeco in 3, 2, [[Grindor (ROTF)#Studio Series|1...]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blackout''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''08'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SS-08'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 28]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Tail rotor, [[Scorponok (Movie)#Studio Series|Scorponok]] figure, "[[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|Desert Base]] Assault" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Decepticon Blackout" is the first Leader Class version of the character, with slight fudging of the normal limits in size to produce a robot mode roughly in-[[scale]] with other ''Studio Series'' toys. He features a fairly complex transformation involving lots of panels folding away without feeling too much like a [[shellformer]]. His name is tampographed onto livery bands of the tail. A Decepticon emblem is also tampoed just below the windscreen on the nose. Non-spinning landing gear is attached to the back half of the compartment section and the nose, but they can't be folded away in vehicle mode due to lack of space. While stock photos appear to be a more military accurate gunmetal color, the final release version is a slightly bluer shade, but not as much as earlier toys.

:In vehicle mode, Blackout appears as an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter with a mostly screen-accurate deco, including the 4500X designation marking, USAF emblems, and danger warnings near the propellers. His robot mode is bulky and mostly accurate to his onscreen appearances, including details like the helicopter engine behind his head that previous versions omitted. His tail rotor can be attached to either forearm to simulate his weapon from the movie, though on-screen this used the larger propeller from his back. The refueling probe, often mistaken for a gun, can also flip up as his non-firing chest cannon in robot mode.

:A tiny, surprisingly well-decoed Scorponok is included which can hide in the tail section of the helicopter mode. Scorponok can also be stored on a small peg on his back. Scorponok's feet are aligned in such a way that, when pegged onto Blackout's back, he will hold the two innermost blades in place securely to prevent the propeller assembly from swinging freely. However, Scorponok has to be pegged with his head pointing down, instead of up as the instructions suggest, to do this without deforming the soft plastic rotors.

:Blackout comes with a cardboard backdrop depicting the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] under siege, as shown in the opening of ''Transformers''.

:It's quite common for Blackout to have at least one Air Force logo on his helicopter mode tail printed upside down. There's no way to check for this error while the figure is still in its packaging, since the logos end up on Blackout's obscured soles. Also, as the panels containing the USAF emblems end up as the bottoms of his feet in robot mode, they can get scratched rather easily.

:Exercise caution if your copy has misplaced pegs that connect the shoulders and the torso. Do NOT use force if the pegs do not properly line up with the slots, as the force will eventually cause the thin plastic to break.

:Blackout is slightly mistransformed in packaging with his refueling probe being folded flat against his body and his digitigrade legs and leg details also flattened. His lower back/helicopter tail area panel is also left hanging down to keep him as flat as possible in package.

:Blackout was slightly retooled to make [[Grindor (ROTF)#Studio Series|Grindor]], with a new [[Ravage (ROTF)#Studio Series|Ravage]] mini-partner.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Hasbro-TaoBao-exclusive-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well played, HasTak. Now paint it in black and purple and call it ROTF Spinister.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blackout''' (Giveaway figure, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''08'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail rotor, Scorponok, "Desert Base Assault" backdrop

:Decepticon Blackout is a redeco of the above figure. He is an exclusive Lucky Draw prize in a contest only accessible to people who bought ''Studio Series'' figures on May 15, 2018, on Hasbro China's official Taobao online shop. There were only 88 Blackouts made. While he is decoed in the same colours as most of his previously-released toys, Blackout also features a less-than-accurate camouflage deco painted by Chinese artist Li Yunfeng of SangZong Repaint Studio.

:The warning sticker on the packaging notes that fiddling and transforming him may result in the deco being chipped off.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary Decepticon Multipack''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number'': '''08'''
:*''Accessories'': Tail rotor, Scorponok figure, "Decepticon AllSpark Hunt" reversible backdrop

:"15th Anniversary" Blackout is a seemingly unchanged re-release of the original SS-08 Blackout above. As such, he does not have the more articulated hands introduced with his remold Grindor. He once again has his detachable tail rotor weapon and is accompanied by [[Scorponok (Movie)#15thAnniversary|Scorponok]].

:This figure comes in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive 4-pack alongside ''Studio Series'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Starscream]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Barricade]], released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]] (though it was released after the ''16th'' anniversary). The pack comes with a unique reversible backdrop depicting [[Hoover Dam]] on one side and battle of [[Mission City]] on the other. Notably, fellow Decepticons [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] are absent from this team pack.

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===''Masterpiece Movie Series''===
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[[File:MPM-13-Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|'''Hasbro''': "Hey kids, here's a perfect stand-in to scale with your ''Studio Series'' figures to recreate the Forest Fight, including when Prime rips his head in two!"<br>'''Blackout''': "Yeah! Great—wait, '''''WHAT'''''?!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blackout & Scorponok''' ([[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number'': '''MPM-13'''
:*''Accessories'': Rotor weapon, [[Scorponok (Movie)#MPM13|Scorponok]] figure, 2 miniguns, 2 [[Fire Blast effect]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdG8p0UDrac/ multiple] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdG84VCDau6/ in-depth] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdKcTQQsiqb/ Instagram] posts for ''Masterpiece Movie'' Blackout</ref>

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece Movie Series|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' Blackout is a large screen-accurate representation of the character's CGI model and transforms into a ''massive'' licensed MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. He shares many design cues with his smaller ''Studio Series'' toy above, but unlike that toy, this Blackout features articulated hands, a fold-out chest cannon, and a completely covered helicopter underside with an opening cargo ramp. Additionally, Blackout includes a pair of miniguns for his forearms and a small-scale version of his main rotor blades as a weapon, much like his on-screen appearance, rather than using the tail rotor like his ''Studio Series'' toy. It can be held in either of his hands, though the method used isn't entirely accurate to the film, where the rotor sat on the back of his hand. Amazingly, this rotor blade weapon actually forms part of the main rotor of his alternate mode!

: Also included with Blackout are two Fire Blast effects that can plug into either of the miniguns and his chest cannon. If the accessory/feature count wasn't already pretty high, an articulated Scorponok is also included, and can store on Blackout's back in [[robot mode]] or in the rear fuselage of his helicopter mode.

: Blackout's stock photos feature a few mistransformations: his left shoulder is too low, panels on his inner legs haven't been folded out, and a panel on his waist skirt hasn't been collapsed.

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
{{anchor|ChessSet}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''TRANSFORMERS Chess Set''' (2007)}}</ul>

: Two identical silver-colored plastic statues of Blackout serve as the [[Chess#Transformers (2007)|Chess Set]]'s Decepticon-side Knights.
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====Lunchables====
[[File:Blackout Movie Lunchable Toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Now it will be impossible to shoot him in the crotch!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)}}</ul>

: What could only be called a "pseudo-figure" (and that's still being pretty generous), Blackout "transforms" from a flat, blueish-gray structure emblazoned with the Decepticon symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Blackout is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the lunchables figure for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LunchBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Lunchables Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====3D Battle-Card Game====
[[File:3DBattleCard Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)}}</ul>

: A 29-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Blackout "transforms" into a black helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Vortex]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].
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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:Movie TitaniumRM Blackout.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Scorponok! I can't move! Quick, drag me away!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Decepticon display stand

: This three-inch figurine, as with all Titaniums, is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotor-blades as a hand weapon. Interestingly, Blackout has a more unique sculpt to him; the weapon is sculpted as it was briefly seen in the movie, but on the wrong hand. Blackout ''himself'' has an altered leg & foot design as well as having the main rotor-blades on his back excluded, matching it up more with the fact that instead of using his tail rotor, he uses his ''main'' rotor as a multi-purpose melee weapon, echoing the game render. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist, and he comes packaged with a movie-style Decepticon symbol display base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TitBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Titanium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Unleashed}}
====''Unleashed''====
[[File:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|After camping out in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, the two vowed to never go spelunking again.....]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.

: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.
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====RadioShack====
[[File:Movie Radioshack RC Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (2007)}}</ul>

: A remote control helicopter sold at Radio Shack, this little heli operates on 2-channels, features blades with a diameter of just under 5.5 inches and an LED light mounted on the front fuselage. The design of the helicopter is rather inaccurate to an MH-53 Pave Low, and is coloured black for some reason.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Blackout screencleaner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (2008)}}</ul>

:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] on January 2008, this Dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Blackout printed on the other side.
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====Burger King====
[[File:MovieMerchandise-BurgerKingBlackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (2007)}}</ul>

:This [[Burger King]] toy is a small plastic replica of Blackout's Pave Low vehicle form, with two special features:
:*Holding his cockpit window up to a light source and peering through a small lens behind his front landing wheel will reveal an image of his CGI-rendered robot mode.
:*His wheels are linked to his rotor drive shaft—spinning them will cause his rotors to spin rapidly, possibly flying off and disappearing under the nearest piece of furniture, where the cat will eventually find them and chew them to pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BKBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Burger King Blackout at TFU.info]''
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH Prime vs Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blackout's hobbies include worshipping Megatron, and jumping out of bushes and yelling "BOOGA-BOOGA!" at small children.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime & Blackout''' (Two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Packaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Blackout is a cute style rendition of the character. Most notably, his face has been given a more traditional mouth and nose, making him appear more like a grumpy old man. His articulation is the standard three points, however, the kibble in his design limits the movement.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackout at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Single-pack, 2008)}}</ul>

: In some countries outside of North America, Blackout was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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[[File:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Keeps 'em where I can sees 'em!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''The Final Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>

: Packaged with redecoes of [[Jazz (Movie)#RHFinalBattle|Jazz]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#RHFinalBattle|Ratchet]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHFinalBattle|Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#RHFinalBattle|Megatron]]. "Battle Damaged Blackout" is a slightly redecoed version of the two-pack version. No molding has changed, and the articulation is still limited. His exclusive deco is a black paint wash over various parts of his body to evoke battle damage. Oddly, the undersides of his arms get this deco but not the top, meaning the toy is meant to only be posed with arms raised. "The Final Battle" 5-pack was sold exclusively in [[Walmart]] stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHWMBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Final Battle Blackout at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robotheroesoptimusblackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Sure you aren't [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] or somethin'?" "Nope."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime & Blackout''' (Two-pack, 2009)}}</ul>

:Just like his first ''Robot Heroes'' set, Blackout comes with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHBlackoutROTF|Optimus Prime]]. While Optimus Prime is a different mold, Blackout is a [[redeco]] of the previous figure. With his blue and tan, Blackout kinda looks like [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blackout at TFU.info]''
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:Rescue Ratchet and Blackout Exclusive Titanium Seires.jpeg|thumb|upright= 1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Blackout''' (3-inch Robot Masters multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Movie Decepticon sigil display stand

:This [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive set features an unchanged version of 2007's ''Titanium Series'' Blackout and a [[redeco]]ed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].

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====''Figure Collection''====
[[File:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Just pretend I'm Grindor if it makes you happy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Stand

:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Blackout is based on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers toy]], making him extremely off-model from his movie look. He is cast leaning back and has a chunk of kibble protruding from his back to stop him toppling forwards, however he's still very top heavy.

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====Missile Mania Board Game====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout'''}}</ul>
: Blackout is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====McDonald's====
[[File:Revenge of the Fallen McDonalds Blackout.png|thumb|upright=1.1|"Talk to the Rotor."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Happy Meal, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' rotor
:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Blackout does not transform but features a spinning/firing rotor mechanism instead. The rotor can be placed on his back, or mounted on his arm to be fired. Blackout does not feature any [[light-piping]], but does have three points articulation. He was only available during week 6 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Blackout.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (2022)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-30'''
:*''Accessories'': Base

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' Blackout is a massive (81.9 cm tall with the base) non-transforming sculpture made of polystone along with other materials. The statue has glowing LED eyes, and his sand-motiffed base features actual sand.

:He features his rotor blade weapon deployed on his right hand and is meant to be paired with the [[Scorponok (Movie)#Prime 1 Studio|Scorponok]] statue released concurrently from the same series.

::*''[https://www.prime1studio.com/tf1-blackout-mmtfm-30.html More information on Blackout at Prime 1 Studio's website]''
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==Notes==
[[File:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Blackoutwave lives in constant fear of [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dactyl-nightmare&page=detail&id=12493 pterodactyls].]]
* According to screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], Blackout was conceived as [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]—matching [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] as a character based on a [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]—in the first draft of the script.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1120447#post1120447 Unformatted script sample from first draft naming the Decepticon helicopter "Vortex" posted by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=In our first draft, before we even brought Bay on board, he was named Vortex. Don't remember him going through many other names.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions.180451/page-15#post-2212529|name=Roberto Orci|site=TFW2005|year=2008|month=07|day=09}}</ref>
* At a later stage of the preproduction process, Blackout was [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], hence his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok, who was originally conceived as [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. Though this obviously changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. Likewise, in the IDW prequel comic, Blackout is the only Decepticon to land on Earth and acquire his alternate mode without ''any'' witnesses, whereas Starscream and Barricade had to kill existing witnesses. In the film ''itself'', Blackout's only speaking role has him quickly reporting to Starscream's call... in Cybertronian, with he alone both hailing Megatron upon the AllSpark's discovery and attempting to aid him in battle against Prime. What's more, all this "Soundwave-ness" is further enhanced by Hasbro's official bio, calling Blackout "his leader's hound".
* Seriously, Blackout wins the award for being the Transformers character from the 2007 movie that has gone through the most working names: Aside from "Vortex" and "Soundwave", other names associated with the character were "Grimlock",<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> "Devastator",<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_32.html "Devastator" concept art at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> and "Incinerator"<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_34.html "Incinerator" pre-production render at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> at different stages of the pre-production process. The name "Incinerator" was later used for a [[Incinerator (Movie)|different toy]] from the movie toyline, and the names "Devastator", "Grimlock" and "Soundwave" would go on to be used by [[Devastator (ROTF)|three]] [[Grimlock (AOE)|other]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)|characters]] in later films, with "Vortex" ending up as [[Vortex (Movie)|a toyline-only character]] in the sequels.
**Of note, movie Blackout is the second incarnation of Blackout who turns into a helicopter. The first was his [[Blackout (combiner)|''Energon'' combiner]] incarnation.
* The period of time that Blackout acquired his vehicle mode in the film, three months prior to the unfolding events, contradicts the origin of his vehicle mode in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' comics, with him apparently having scanned and destroyed the MH-53 Pave Low all the way back in 2003.
*Blackout is the first Transformer to physically appear on-screen in the [[live-action film series]] (not counting Optimus Prime's narration at the beginning of the movie).
* [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s alternate mode is actually a part of Blackout's helicopter mode; he's made up of a {{w|General Electric T64}} turboshaft engine and various other helicopter bits. Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode when answering [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s call or during the final battle in [[Mission City]], either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counter-attack in Qatar, or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.
* Blackout is never actually seen using his chest cannon in the film, even though he unfurls it quite emphatically on two separate occasions.
* During a transmission from Burger King's website, Optimus Prime has decreed that we are not to ride ''this'' helicopter. The current ridability of ''other'' helicopters the world over is unknown. Stand by for further updates as they become available.
* Blackout uses a [[mouthplate]] in the movie, seen in a brief shot of the side of his face before Epps takes his photo at the beginning of the film, and again when Epps was targeting him during the climactic battle.
* Blackout is clearly using his Pave Low mode's six-bladed main rotor (but smaller) as a hand weapon despite the fact that his robot mode ''also'' always has its main rotor folded up on his back. The Voyager toy and 2007 video game both have him detaching his back-mounted rotor to use as a weapon, while the ''Studio Series'' figure compensates by having his smaller, four-bladed tail rotor as a weapon affixed to his forearm. The ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' figure splits the difference by having ''part'' of the main rotor detach to form his hand weapon, while the rest stays on his backpack and folds up for robot mode.
* Blackout and Megatron are the only two Decepticons shown being dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] at the end of the first film. Megatron is shown missing his left arm and his right leg, while Blackout has been dismantled entirely into smaller pieces. Blackout's dismantled parts shown on-screen also appear to be physical props.
* In Hasbro's online "Vector Sigma: The Cybertronian Database" feature, Blackout's alternate mode is erroneously portrayed as [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]]'s alternate mode. Likewise, his "Energon Wave" weapon is portrayed as Skyhammer's [[MechTech]] weapon.
* According to ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'', Blackout is 33 feet tall. However, Optimus Prime is clearly half the size of Grindor, who shares the same body-type as Blackout. Therefore, Blackout's height should be around ''55'' feet tall.
* In ''Transformers: The Game'', if one stops climbing a building as Blackout, he will scratch his butt.
* In the Decepticon Chapter "''The Mighty Will Fall''" of [[Transformers The Game (console)|this game]], he was strong enough to defeat ''[[Class Beta drone unit|almost]]'' ''[[Swindle (Movie)|every]]'' ''[[Scrapper (Movie)|kind]]'' ''[[Dropkick (Movie)|of]]'' ''[[Longarm (Movie)|drone]]'' and ''[[Ironhide (Movie)|this guy]]'', who was invincible during most of the battle, while in the Autobot Chapter "''Unfriendly Skies''", he was easily defeated by ''[[Jazz (Movie)|the shortest Autobot]]'', even though he ''[[Starscream (Movie)/games#Transformers: The Game|had]]'' ''[[Class Alpha drone unit|backup]]''. By Jazz. The guy who needed help to defeat a few drones. Then again, that's just one of the '''few''' plot holes from that game.
* Blackout/Grindor's head design is re-used on some of the Decepticon [[Protoform]]s that appear in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Dark of the Moon'', specifically the ones with large horns on their shoulders.
* The Prime 1 Studio's website's product page description for their [[#Prime 1 Studio|Blackout statue]] says that Blackout is Megatron's third-in-command.<ref>[https://www.prime1studio.com/tf1-blackout-mmtfm-30.html The Blackout statue on Prime 1 Studio's website]: "Megatron’s third-in-command, Blackout, is seen at the beginning of the film, completely obliterating Qatar Airbase."</ref>

===Blackout vs. Grindor===
[[File:Blackout-Corpse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9]]
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' never explicitly establishes [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as a separate character from Blackout. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], when asked, was not sure whether they were supposed to be the same character or not.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref> In the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|{{SITENAME_SHORT}} Hasbro Q&A for July 2009]], it was confirmed that Grindor, not Blackout, appears in the movie.
*A closer inspection of Grindor's CGI model before Optimus prime so much as lays a sword or a hook on Grindor during the forest battle, shows that he has large quantities of rust and/or battle damage throughout his body (much like the revived Megatron) possibly hinting towards Grindor being a revived Blackout. Further, Blackout and Megatron are the only two Decepticons shown being dumped into the [[Laurentian Abyss]] at the end of the first film. Some of the pieces of the dismantled Blackout being dumped by Navy crew members (see right) have a similar damage/rust pattern as Grindor's too.
*Internal files for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' video game identify the character as Blackout, indicating that the game had been developed with the understanding that they were the same character. However, the dialog was re-recorded to refer to the character as Grindor.
*Both the character gallery special feature included in the film's 2-disc special edition and the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'' name the helicopter Decepticon as Blackout. As such, Blackout is featured in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe'' instead of Grindor.
*To alleviate the confusion between Blackout and Grindor's identities, Grindor's redecoes of Blackout's toys were given distinct (though not necessarily screen-accurate) color decos. However, Grindor's ''[[Studio Series]]'' figure has a more screen-accurate deco, with only subtle differences from Blackout.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト ''Burakkuauto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kisülés''' ("Discharge")
*''Korean:'' '''Blackout''' (블랙아웃 ''Beullaeg-Aus'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Mó''' (Taiwan, 黑魔, "Black Demon"), '''Xuànyūn''' (China, 眩晕, "Dizziness")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vymyckach''' (Вимикач, "Off Switch")

==References==
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Day of the Machines

2026-02-05T00:33:24Z

Hyperious:

{{episode
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|ep=25
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=74
|prev2=Attack of the Autobots (episode)
|next2=Scramble City: Mobilization
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=29
|prev3=Attack of the Autobots (episode)
|next3=Enter the Nightbird
|image=Dayofmachinesprimeandtorq.jpg
|caption=Big Brother is watching you!
|title="Day of the Machines"
|season=2
|season ep=9
|production code=#700-24
|airdate=[[October 10]], 1985
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5GwNKW1RE
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Megatron's latest scheme involves using the most powerful computer on Earth to control machinery remotely.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Dayofmachinesmegsinacase.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Megatron! What are you doing in my [[Laserbeak (Animated)|cousin's]] house?!"]]
[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (the former disguised in a guitar case!) not-so-silently infiltrate [[Quantum Laboratories]], a top-secret facility where the world’s most powerful computer, [[TORQ III]], is housed. Megatron reprograms the computer with his own personality and gives it the power to control, from remote distances, dangerous machines of all types through the use of "[[Remote Control Circuit Linker]] cards."

At the same time, scientist Dr. [[Paul Gates]] of Quantum Labs muses with a colleague about the dangers of machine sentience and that, in the wrong hands, TORQ III might be too powerful. Since Fate is both cruel and timely, the very scenario they were discussing comes true when TORQ III locks them in their office and announces that he’s taking over.

Megatron is using TORQ and the circuit linker cards to remotely control fleets of [[oil tanker]]s. This alerts [[Teletraan I]], who notifies [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime then receives Dr. Gates’ distress signal; Gates fills him in on TORQ III’s rebellion and asks to be rescued.

[[File:Dayofmachinesautossurround.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Autobots play "Monkey in the Middle" with a bunch of Brawls.]]
[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] are assigned to investigate the tankers, and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] tags along. Prime leads a group to Quantum Labs, where they immediately come under attack by machines controlled by TORQ. Overwhelmed, Prime orders in the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (minus [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]) to come help, and they smash, chomp and melt down all of the machines. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] makes his usual pompous comment about having to save Prime’s bacon when things get rough. Afterward, Prime rescues Dr. Gates and they advance toward the buildings, meeting lots of resistance from TORQ’s machines.

Meanwhile, Hound, Spike and Skyfire sneak aboard an oil tanker and infiltrate the [[Decepticon]]s' [[oil rig|oil platform]]. Their attack falls short when Spike is captured and they are forced to surrender.

After smashing more remote-controlled machines at Quantum, Prime decides to explore inside TORQ’s maze-like complex alone. As Optimus moves in closer, one of the machines places a circuit linker card on him, making him Torq’s slave, and he is brought into the computer’s domain. But—surprise, surprise—Prime rips the card off his body, saying it was a dead circuit linker he placed in the robot’s claw, and he disables TORQ with a well-placed punch to the control panel. At the [[oil rig|oil platform]], Soundwave senses TORQ's demise; Megatron takes over control of the tankers with a gargantuan remote control device.

[[File:DayOfMachines Megatron remote control.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"So this is what a human Cell Phone looks like."]]
Dr. Gates lends the Autobots a high-speed hydrofoil to reach the Decepticons. Back at the [[oil]] platform, Spike has hatched an idea to use an electromagnet (which happened to be in their cell) to immobilize [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]]. Skyfire easily smashes through the cell door and Hound disables the force dome that was protecting the platform. The rest of the Autobots arrive and a battle ensues. Prime faces down Megatron and manages to wrest a remote control device from his hands, then tosses it back to him. Megatron lands on it, crushing it, and comes back up spitting mad. He retaliates by activating the self-destruct mechanism on the platform.

The [[Autobot]]s escape, but Prime stays behind to find Hound, Skyfire and Spike. He rips apart the platform deck, revealing the missing team members, and Skyfire flies them out of danger.

Finally, Prime says goodbye to Dr. Gates, who makes a parting comment about machines being unreliable, and then quickly retracts the statement when he realizes his gaffe. The Autobots laugh at the ungrateful human's hubris.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Teletraan I]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] (12)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (13)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (17)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (18)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] (19)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (20)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (21)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (22)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (2)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (8)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (9)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (25)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]?
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (26?)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (27?)
|c3=
*Security guard (1)
*[[Carl Andrews]] (6)
*[[Paul Gates]] (7)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (23)
*Oil tanker captain (24)
|c4=
*[[TORQ III]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Illegal access! Illegal access!"<br>
"It certainly is."
:—'''TORQ III''' is reprogrammed by '''Megatron'''

"We help! ...Hmm. Always get Autobots out of messes they get into."
:—'''Grimlock''' laments at yet another Autobot bungle he is called upon to resolve. Forcefully.

"It's a safe bet those doors are locked."<br>
"Fortunately, I have a delicate lock-picking technique."
:—'''Dr. Gates''' and '''Optimus Prime''', right before Prime "delicately" blasts his way into TORQ's building.

"What do you say, guys? Can you bash it down?" <br>
"With a smile on our lip components!"
:—'''Spike''' and '''Hound''' discuss the finer points of Cybertronian facial structure.

[[File:DayofMachines PaulGates.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I have the vapors!]]
"You took the word right out of my mouth. It was in there with my foot."
:—'''Dr. Paul Gates''' after he tells the ''Autobots'' that all machines are unreliable.

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft script: 29 November 1984
* Script revised by [[Ron Friedman]]: 6 December 1984

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Skyfire Gerwalk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|You did this on purpose Hasbro!]]
[[File:Dotm ironhide pull my finger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hey, pull my finger......Okay you can let go now.]]
*Grimlock starts to show some annoyance about having to save the Autobots all the time, a sentiment also noted in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]" It'll finally come to a head in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1|Desertion of the Dinobots]]".
*Gadgets and powers:
**Megatron's gun mode actually shrinks to a human adequate scale, the only time we see him do this.
**Megatron apparently can now reprogram things using an [[R2-D2]] style antenna implanted in his forehead.
**He never gets a chance to fire it, but during the first act of the episode, Ironhide wields a hand-held gun based on his toy's missile launcher.
**Skyfire [[A Plague of Insecticons|once again]] uses his jet-with-legs half-transformation.
***Hound and Spike are forced to exit out of his ''crotch'' in this mode however.
**Ironhide destroys one of TORQ's machines by ''walking right through the blast'' it's emitting and sticking his finger in its hose. He is old because he is '''hard'''!
**Hound fires his shoulder missile for the first and only time ever.
**Prowl fires one of his [[acid pellet]]s.
*This is one of Optimus Prime's shining episodes. He defeats TORQ III almost singlehandedly; he destroys Megatron's remote control device and foils the tanker stealing plan; and he saves Spike, Skyfire and Hound from sinking with the [[oil]] platform. No wonder he's in charge!
*Barring a shot of his vehicle mode in "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]" (which may be an animation error), this is Skyfire's last appearance in the original cartoon, and certainly his last speaking role.

===Real-world references===
[[File:G1 TORQ III.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Pay no attention to that 'bot behind the curtain!]]
*Pre-Megatron TORQ III bears some passing resemblance to Oz, the Great and Powerful, though probably owes more to HAL from ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.
*It's probably no coincidence that the computer scientist Paul Gates' name is a mashup of {{w|Paul Allen}} and {{w|Bill Gates}}, co-founders of {{w|Microsoft}} who were beginning to get a lot of [http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19840416,00.html media coverage at the time.]

===Animation and technical errors===
*As the security guard closes the Lost and Found cage's gate, his hand phases through the cage door.
*Coloring errors:
**Soundwave's cassette door is blue instead of white before he releases Laserbeak.
**Prowl's face changes from gray to white as he turns to look at Wheeljack after the first commercial break.
**Snarl's tail is white instead of gold as he smashes the tank.
**Is that supposed to be Hook lowering the cargo pipe onto the tanker? 'Cause he's colored yellow instead of green, and has an inexplicably radioed-in voice, and isn't quite on-model, and he never actually transforms, and... maybe it's not supposed to be Hook. Hound does however refer to him by name.
**Prime's whole face is the same blue color as his helmet as he offers the humans a lift down from their window.
**Prime's eyes are red instead of blue as the tentacle machine drags him toward its spinny things and throws it to a nearby building.
**Skyfire's chest cockpit is white instead of blue as he drops his gun.
**Sideswipe's head is colored red instead of black as he flees from a Torq-controlled machine.
**Soundwave's optics are white when he notifies Megatron that the force field is down.
*The access hatch in Megatron's head simply appears out of nowhere on his forehead, and likewise vanishes after closing.
*There's no evidence of the bizarre war machines in the Hall of TORQ when Megatron and Soundwave arrive. They suddenly appear once they're needed for the plot.
*After Megatron attaches the first Circuit Linker card, TORQ appears with his original neutral face rather than his reprogrammed "evil" face.
*The sign on the front of Dr. Gates' building reads "Research and Develop'''e'''ment".
*Teletraan I has the radio-transmission muffle on its voice as it reports the [[oil tanker]] movements to Optimus Prime.
*Prime comments that the tankers are converging near [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]], but the graphics show them in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Decepticon HQ is somewhere near the Pacific coast.
*After he transforms, Prime's cab wheels are somehow in ''front'' of his trailer. (Sure is a pretty sequence otherwise, though!)
*Peter Cullen gives Optimus Prime his Ironhide accent when he orders the Autobots to shoot out the vehicles' tires.
*Slag sure does spend a long time staring at the machines, growling and very pointedly moving his mouth. His missing dialogue:
**"You relatives of Slag, maybe? Say Hello, "Cousin"? No "Hello"? O.K., this gonna be fun!"
*Sludge does nearly the same thing before Prime uses him as a ladder:
**"Uh, Sludge be elevator!"
*"Personnel" is spelled with only one "n" on the TORQ Project's building sign.
*Laserbeak's feet aren't fully drawn as he carries Spike past the camera.
*Laserbeak is shown outside the force field as he flies over Hound. He should be inside.
*The claws holding Sideswipe's wrists just kind of randomly let him go for no reason.
*Soundwave reports that "ORQ" {{sic}} is no longer functional.
*The Decepticons sure take their time getting yanked back by the electromagnet, whose effect should be instantaneous. It also doesn't seem to bother the Autobots, who run right through the spot where the Decepticons were standing when the magnet grabbed them.
*Hound's missile, supposedly removed by the Decepticons, is suddenly back in place as they run out of the cell. (In a nice bit of continuity, his launcher does remain empty after he destroys the force field generator.)
*Sparkplug is suddenly standing, unsheltered, in the middle of the Autobots, who were in a raging firefight just seconds before.
*Skyfire's chest is missing his Autobot symbol as he and Hound react to the platform's explosions. The same error repeats in the episode's closing scene.
*The bottom of Prime's waist is about twice its normal size as he and the other Autobots react to Dr. Gates' "unreliable" comment.
*In the final shot, Skyfire and Prowl are pretty much the same height.

===Continuity errors===
*Dr. Gates' friend walks around with a remote that can open a single filing cabinet. In Dr. Gates' office, no less!
*The scientists should probably have debated the ethics of creating a computer capable of controlling the whole world ''before'' creating a computer capable of controlling the whole world.
*Considering how easily they move around the complex, blowing holes in stuff, it's not at all clear why the Decepticons needed to go through the trouble of sneaking into the place in their [[alternate mode]]s.
*How do the remote linker cards grant control of machines just by being hooked to random parts of them, not their computer circuits?
*Since when do oil tankers travel in enormous fleets? Is this World War II?
*Sparkplug is not with the Autobots in the beginning or during the battle when they arrive at Quantum Labs. He shows up out of nowhere to tell Gates about the circuit linkers, and then disappears from the episode.
*Megatron's subtle approach at the complex also vanishes when it comes to taking over the tankers. Teletraan is alerted to the sudden worldwide redirection of tankers en masse, which could have been avoided had Megatron diverted one or two at a time.
*The Dinobots disappear from the story after their one battle, despite the fact that the Autobots meet more resistance before they reach TORQ III. Also curious is Swoop's total absence.
**In an extended scene in the shooting script,<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2016/10/transformers-scripts.html Transformers Scripts - Disciples of Boltax]</ref> once Optimus Prime rescues the two scientists with Sludge's boost, Grimlock asks if the Autobots need any more help, Optimus Prime indicates they have everything under control, and Grimlock orders the Dinobots away "till next time Autobots get in nickel-plated pickle!", enjoying his own joke.
*Hound and Skyfire's cell has a bunch of scrap metal and a usable magnet in it...for some reason.
*Hound and Skyfire suddenly have their weapons back after busting out of the "cell."
*Prime claims that he inserted a dead circuit linker into the claw of TORQ's "friend". However, the animation basically allows no opportunity for this to happen. Furthermore, the circuit linker that he took from Sparkplug earlier sure didn't appear to be "dead"!
*Superhuman Spike: Spike picks up a metal electro-magnet which is nearly as big as he is.
*Considering Megatron had a device that could control the tankers after TORQ was shut down, taking over TORQ doesn't appear to have even been necessary in the first place.

===Trivia===
*The original name for this episode was "The Machine Rebellion". {{fact}}
*Like a handful of other Season 2 episodes ("[[Autobot Spike]]", "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"), this one begins with a short narrative voiceover from [[Victor Caroli]]. Unlike the others, this one actually conveys some information that isn't immediately conveyed by the animation (namely, what Quantum Laboratories does.)
*Script writer David Wise had previously used the concept of a computer able to remote-control machinery being taken over by a villain in the ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode also named "Day of the Machines". Elements from that ''He-Man'' episode would be further [[David Wise#Recycle-o-matic|cannibalized]] by Wise for the ''Transformers'' episodes "[[Microbots]]" and "[[Kremzeek!]]". Later, the Wise-written ''Defenders of the Earth'' episode "Audie and Tweak" reused elements of this story, namely a TORQ III lookalike (an evil supercomputer personified by a giant ugly face on a screen) that remotely influences other machines and dares the heroes to enter its lair. Wise's ''New Adventures of Speed Racer'' episode "B.O.S.S." recycled these ideas once more, depicting a cybernetic villain installing remote command devices on other machines to control them. And lastly(?), his ''Mighty Ducks'' episode "The Return of Dr. Droid" recycled story elements yet again, with an evil computer that takes control of various machines and makes them attack the heroes.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title (European French broadcast):'' "'''La rébellion de la machine'''" ("The Rebellion of the Machine")
:*''Title (Canadian French broadcast):'' "'''Le jour des machines'''" ("Day of the Machines")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode is one of those that has never been released on DVD in French.
::*Two new funny name-dodging situations happen in this episode, [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Foreign localization|again with Optimus]]. He tells Skyfire "'''YOU!''' Take Hound there.", then later he says to Wheeljack "Hey, the tall one! Take those lasers out!".
::*The dialogue between Sideswipe and Optimus before entering the doorway is absent from the dub.
::*Hound's phrase "With a smile on our lip components!" is translated by "If we could smile from all our teeth, we wouldn't hesitate!". That's a joke with the idiomatic French expression "sourire de toutes ses dents" (smile from all your teeth).
::*Optimus Prime's phrase "And if I can get it (the remote), it could be the perfect tool to nail this mission down!" is translated as "And if I can get it, I could send Megatron back to his dear studies!".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (''dub 1''):'' "'''Il giorno delle macchine'''" ("Day of the machines")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*The first time Dinobots are named, they're called by their English name instead of the Italian one.
::*When Hound is inside Skyfire, he calls the latter by Trailbreaker's name.

:*''Title (''dub 2''):'' "'''Il giorno delle macchine'''" ("Day of the machines")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Computer no Hanran'''" (コンピュータの反乱, "The Rebellion of the Computer")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[1990]] (released straight to video)
::*This is one of two episodes (the other being "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]") not initially aired in Japan during the run of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''. The episode was eventually dubbed in 1990 and released on [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer]]'s {{w|LaserDisc}} set of the series. As such, it was retroactively added to the series official episode list as episode 74, a numbering reflected in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''.
::*Having been dubbed several years after ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' had ended, not all the original cast members were able to return. [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (originally voiced by [[Ken Shiroyama]]), [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (originally voiced by [[Kōki Kataoka]]) and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (originally voiced by [[Osamu Saka]]) were replaced by [[Katsumi Suzuki]].
::*Due to having been released straight-to-video, this is one of the few episodes of ''The Transformers'' not to have been edited for time in Japan. As such, Japanese DVD and laserdisc releases include an optional English audio track for the episode.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Jīqìrén Shídài '''" (机器人时代, "The Era of Robot")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Dia das Máquinas'''" ("The Day of the Machines")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
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[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1995]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — English and Japanese audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1999]] — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 2 (Rhino Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]])<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio.<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome)<br>
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]])<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)<br>
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1t1jWkUUek45xXCAqMJExYMn2s9safmPe Digital restoration of first draft script, originally submitted 29th November 1984]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jQ9MxVmcZ39mhPJDGbSb20DiQ5Gia0vD Full episode script, as revised by Ron Friedman 6th December 1984]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/16axZDlFmN6-HUkI4zhBftCUu-g_Dt23T/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

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==The Thirteen and the other conversation we've been waiting for==

Over the last few years, the Thirteen have played a major role in multiple ''Transformers'' stories. However, this prominence—combined with Hasbro's increasingly loose approach their in-universe lore—has also led to increasingly divergent portrayals of the group and its individual members.

Around 2015, we took the step of consolidating all the different incarnations of the Thirteen on one page for each, with the rationale that the characters were former [[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]], and mostly shared similar backstories and personalities between incarnations. However, even at the time, this was not a completely ideal comporomise. Most notably, the various [[Alpha Trion]]s were not consolidated into one, partly due to length and partly because the existence of his [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|murderously insane evil counterpart]] represented a massive contradiction to the entire notion.

However, over the years, multiple authors have drastically reinterpreted the Thirteen and their story. The role of "Thirteenth Prime" has been filled by multiple contradictory characters—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]], [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]—and individual depictions of the Primes themselves have grown increasingly divergent. "Shattered Glass" Alpha Trion is no longer the outlier, but rather an increasing trend: for instance, ''Transformers One'' features a completely heroic Megatronus who never becomes The Fallen, a Liege Maximo that looks nothing like Loki, and an incarnation of Nexus Prime that does not seem to be a combiner. With these data points in mind—and the potential for even further divergence in the coming years—I and several other editors feel that it may be time to reorganize our Thirteen coverage, splitting them out into individual [[continuity family]]-based incarnations the way we would for stock characters like [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]], etc.

However, if we do adopt this approach, some further problems would need to be solved.

* '''How do we handle toys?''' With a few exceptions like ''Revenge of the Fallen'' The Fallen, the toys of the Thirteen are clearly meant to be somewhat continuity-agnostic. ''Age of the Primes'' Solus Prime is about as faithful to her depiction in ''The Covenant of Primus'' as it is to ''One'' or any of the IDW comics in which she appears. Even if we count them as "repurposes" across multiple pages, the format of the wiki means they'd have to be based ''somewhere''...

* '''FunPub stuff''': The Vector Prime of "Ask Vector Prime" is clearly meant to be a version of the same Vector Prime who appeared in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon, but at the same time makes reference to off-camera events, such as a time when he and the Thirteen lived in Ancient Greece—would we make a separate "FunPub" page for the Thirteen, or try and work these events onto Unicron Trilogy pages when necessary? Other similar problems exist: "[[Coalescence]]" is a story that features a movie universe Fallen jumping into the world of ''Shattered Glass'', and AVP established that "The Evil One" of GoBots fame, is another alternate-universe incarnation of The Fallen/Megatronus.

Feedback on this proposal is appreciated! [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 11:50, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:From my point of view, I think as it stands right now my thoughts on the Thirteenth Prime stuff is that I absolutely understand the concerns, but for me personally it kind of falls into the same view as like, IDW Primus being Rung, which I think our current model handles fairly well. For the other Primes, I'm tempted to say that like...as it stands, there's about as much divergence there as like, Unicron as he's depicted in The Last Knight (not really shown to be aggressive beyond being called Cybertron's enemy), and as it stands right now, I don't think that's enough to say there should be a full-on split, but I do think it's worth thinking about future-proofing. And I suppose my main concern right now about pushing ahead too soon is in the event there's some fiction accompanying the Age of the Primes stuff; certainly, the fact that we're getting a toy of the Fallen with the Megatronus name but with the original Dreamwave design does make me hesitant that there might be some further consolidation of disparate elements; and I remember that last time we did this in the early 2010s was that we figured the idea of the Aligned Primes not having any connections to the others was going to be the standard going forward, which turned out not to be the case, and I figure it might be worth considering if something like that happens again. But! I am open to ideas of how to implement this if we do go for it; I think the suite options we have for Primus and Unicron work perfectly fine if we go for something like that. Just figure it's worth considering the stuff I've brought up here first. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:35, 7 December 2024 (EST)
::Right now, I'm leaning toward the camp of not splitting them out for all the reasons you've given. I look at our current situation and, while not perfect, I feel that things can be tidied up simply with some "Conceptual history" sections for the pages that need them. The aforementioned Vector Prime is a particular case not just for everything stated about him above, but because [[Vector Prime: In the Beginning|his very first Fub Pub appearance]] written by [[Forest Lee]] leans so heavily far into the multiversal aspect of the character that it doesn't treat him like he is a native to the Cybertron cartoon universe but rather to the whole multiverse itself. Similarly, Nexus Prime was also continuity-agnostic by his very nature from the ground up. The safest solution for splitting him out would be to classify his Fun Pub incarnation under "(Timelines)" (the previous "(Classics)" tag we had him under was bleh), but that's typically a last-resort tag we have tried to avoid in the past.
::Regarding The Fallen, while he does tend to be evil in a majority of his depictions, and has had a few outlier cases where he either didn't go bad at all (TF One) or was the victim of other's manipulations (Covenant), it's implied that the majority of those evil versions weren't always evil from the start, and only went bad later. The TF One version of Megatronus never turned to the dark side, but one could argue that he was murdered before he ever would have gotten the chance to. ;-)
::Regarding the Thirteenth Prime and various conflicting the depictions, we solved that issue by simply creating the "[[Thirteenth Prime]]" article to explain everything there.
::You mention the situation with Alpha Trion, and I get it. The biggest reasons for simply not merging all of his pages together were that A) he was never originally meant to be one of the Thirteen since the original Dreamwave-based lore for the Thirteen had them all die before A3 was even born, and B) his Shattered Glass self. I used to be a proponent for keeping all of his versions separate because of A, but in the time since then we've had more and more depictions of him as a 13er who were all still pretty much the same as his traditional pre-Aligned depictions. If we were to merge all of his versions together, a "Conceptual history" section for him could explain the whole "Sometimes he's a 13er, sometimes he's not" situation.
::BUT, there still remains his SG version, which I wouldn't feel comfortable putting on the same page as his other versions. Reaching back to the [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Talk:Transformers:_Shattered_Glass_(franchise)#Separate_Continuity.3F original discussion] about how to handle the SG characters, I find myself still agreeing with those like Steve-o who pointed out how awkward "'''Continuity X''': Bumblebee loves humans and does lots of funny and cute stuff to help save the universe. '''Continuity Y''': Bumblebee loves humans and does lots of different but still funny and cute stuff to help save the universe. '''Shattered Glass''': Bumblebee is hardcore evil and wants to kill you for no particular reason. '''Continuity Z''': Bumblebee loves humans and does yet another set of funny and cute stuff to help save the universe." reads as a page. But, there is one thing we have nowadays that we did not have back when that original discussion was held and makes me wonder how differently the conversation might have gone if they had existed back then: Subpages. Looking at our [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] articles, I find it to be a very fair and workable compromise that their respective SG versions are placed not on their respective main pages but as subpages for each. Doing the same for SG Alpha Trion were we to merge all of the non-SG A3's together could be a valid solution too, in my eyes. Unlike others, I don't see subpages as an annoying evil that much be dealt with and eliminated, but as a handy tool to work around tricky situations like this.
::Had they even existed back then, it's very possible that ALL SG characters may have ended up on subpages for their positive polarity counterparts instead of separate pages entirely. And since then, SG has grown to expand not just beyond the original Fun Pub SG G1 continuity but to other non-G1 SG continuities, like for the Movies, Animated, and Cybertron, forcing us to create such unsightly tags as "(SG Movie)", "(SG Animated)", and "(SG Cybertron)", when subpages could have prevented that with "(Movie)/Shattered Glass" or "(Animated)/Shattered Glass" and so on.
::But, I'm getting off topic. Backing up to the Thirteen, I'm for keeping the Thirteen together. In addition to what all I've said above, the Age of the Primes toys seem to be treating them as the standard or definitive versions of the Thirteen that apply for every version/universe/continuity, pulling from all across the board rather than sticking to a single depicted version of them. Prima has his Aligned body but the Sunbow Powerful Robot's head. The Fallen is just the Dreamwave design but with Aligned Megatronus's weapons from the books and RID 2015 cartoon. Micronus is likely to be based on his RID 2015 design which was itself based on the Aligned design. The statue group artwork makes Amalgamous looks more like his TF One design than his Aligned design. Vector Prime is just straight-up Cybertron Vector Prime. And Star Convoy was never one of the Thirteen in any version before now. Yet, all these disparately-sourced designs are being treated as if they all belong to the same group no matter what continuity they come from. So keeping them together as they are would just make it easier for us to not have to split hairs over which versions of which 13ers these are supposed to be when the answer would simply be "all of the above" (and we wouldn't have to put multiple entries of the same toy on, like, six or seven different characters' pages that would have to maintained equally across all of those pages). This model makes this particular version of the group feel inherently multiversal, with each member either originating from a different universe as each other, or being a multiversal hybrids comprised of different aspects of different versions of them from across the dimensions, as if Hasbro is trying to say that the AOTP versions represent *every* version of the Thirteen (minus Star Optimus, of course, since we know he's not a member in every version of this group). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:01, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:::As somebody who's pushed for this split for a long time, I'm obviously all for it. I feel we can easily determine where the toys go based on their main inspirations (Fallen is G1 Dreamwave, Micronus is Aligned RID, etc) are or just make the links go to the G1 pages (since G1 is effectively the wastebasket taxon of this franchise anyway). For the FunPub stuff, we can either do it Sideways style or just do it like we do for Kre-O and ancillary stuff: place them based on the characterization/design used by the work. Multiversal Vector Prime is pretty much just Cybertron Vector Prime (and the TransTech incarnation from the last portion of AVP can be split out).
:::I am pretty much opposed to "subpages" because that is just duplicating the parentheses system we already have just for the sake of pedantry. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:03, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:::Fully agree with both Escargon and Sabrblade, and their reasoning. I am biased against splits pretty much as a matter of cause, but the Thirteen ''in particular'' have for most of their history (including now, in the continuity-agnostic ''Age of the Primes!)'' been defined by their multiversal nature. I just don't think a split would be helpful. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 16:05, 7 December 2024 (EST)
::::So we need to wait five years of more non-multiversal stories to have this discussion again? That doesn't make sense. The COP version of the Thirteen weren't characterized as singularities in the first place, regardless; only FunPub cared about that aspect (and not even with the usual lineup we have now) and they tossed it because they realized it was an unworkable concept in this franchise and it's unlikely to ever get resurrected. It's been nearly a decade since the Shroud (the concept only existed from 2009-2015). You bring up AOTP but toylines clearly don't and never thought about those characters in terms of our organizational schema. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:19, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:I think we can probably leave the most of the old content together, since it might be a mess to split them apart and much of that content is based on the Covenant mythos anyway. I feel new iterations of the Thirteen (post-POTP?) should get their own pages, like ''Earthspark'' Quintus and the ''One'' Primes (particularly Megatronus since he's quite different). Though I suppose that begs the question of what to use in the parentheses for their current pages... —[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 13:10, 7 December 2024 (EST)
::How much of it is actually sticking to the Covenant? IDW1 had them be regular guys and some pre-Covenant stuff (notably Megatronus/Fallen) is more prominent for the character and not really compatible. Other Aligned stuff has also influenced other "continuity families", but we're not merging those articles, so I don't really see why this is different regarding the Thirteen. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:49, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:I’m against splitting pages, mostly because The Thirteen haven’t had enough drastic and unique depictions of them to stop “breaking the rules” for them and give them split pages.
::> The Thirteen haven’t followed the traditional convention of “every character gets a new page for that universe’s depiction”, mostly because of the whole multiversal singularity issue. Now while that concept isn’t used in fiction anymore, ''Age of the Primes'' seems to lean towards having a standard, continuity-agnostic depiction of the Thirteen from which future teams can use as the foundation of their depictions.
::> Escargon and Sabrblade make some good points regarding subpages, particularly with the example of the standard '''“Primus = God”''' and '''Rung (G1)''' incarnations. Rung is a distinct and unique take on the Primus character whose backstory is incompatible with virtually every other Primus incarnation, so placing him on the same page as the Primus of the Marvel Comics, or Cybertron, or the Aligned continuity, wouldn’t seem right.
::> ''The Covenant of Primus'' has been the foundation of every depiction of the Thirteen since it was released. Certain things might be modified, such as the 2005 IDW’s take on them, but even those Primes still follow certain story beats: Megatronus kills Solus, Liege Maximo is a manipulator, Prima’s role as the leader and his conflict with Megatronus, etc. ''One'' offers a depiction of the Thirteen who don’t enter a War of the Primes situation, but because we don’t really get any more information about them besides how they died, I wouldn’t say that they’re distinct enough or important enough to warrant their own pages.
::> Then there’s the fact that a lot of the Primes either have had very small roles or haven’t had any real importance to the franchise in several years: '''Micronus'''’s last big role was a few episodes in ''Robots in Disguise'' and a clever tie-in to the Microspace of the 2005 IDW universe. '''Onyx'''’s only big role was in the ''Covenant'', mostly thanks to '''[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|this guy]]''' taking his place in another universe. Onyx has a few mentions in ''Cyberverse'', but I don’t think that alone should be the reason for splitting his page up. '''Nexus Prime''' and '''Vector Prime''' haven’t really done anything notable since the Shroud. '''Solus Prime''' has seen some prominence thanks to IDW's Caminus and ''Power of the Primes'', but those depictions again don’t stray too far from the ''Covenant''. '''Amalgamous Prime''' has had virtually no exploration as a character. The most we’ve gotten for him is a much easier-to-look-at design in ''One''.
::> Character-wise, story-wise… they’re all still heavily based on the ''Covenant''. Even '''Quintus Prime'''’s ''Earthspark'' depiction (with his more human-looking face) is based on his “Johnny Appleseed, made the Quintessons” lore established from the ''Covenant''. Now if we had a full group of the Thirteen from a Shattered Glass universe or had some “What-If?” incarnations of the characters that made them very different… splitting pages would make more sense to me.
::> A lot of the Thirteen have also maintained a consistent visual look to them since their introduction: all the Primes introduced in the Covenant have kept their look (Alchemist’s Lenses, Onyx’s face, Solus’ hair and color scheme), and every version of Megatronus seems to have a Decepticon insignia face, flames, and/or both. While ''One'' may have changed some color schemes (Liege Maximo missing his green), I don’t think just having a different color scheme and nothing else different warrants a new page.
::> I like the idea of conceptual history sections for now, and as I said on ''The Fallen''’s talk page, I think the beginning to his page needs a general rewrite from its “frozen in 2009” version. But until drastic new interpretations of those characters are created, if a member of the Thirteen has a single page… we should keep it as a single page --[[User:Daytonjhammon|Daytonjhammon]] ([[User talk:Daytonjhammon|talk]]) 16:33, 7 December 2024 (EST)
: Splitting them would simply be a bigger headache. They're rather like Primus and Unicron where they're "bigger picture" characters (only this time around designed ''very specifically'' to '''''be''''' as such) and it's best to treat them as such, and really, there's not enough material to BOTHER splitting for most of them. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:29, 7 December 2024 (EST)
::Since it's related to this subject, it should probably also be mentioned here that there have recently been two discussions happening on the talk page for [[The Fallen]]. One about changing that article's mainpic and the other about moving the page's name to Megatronus. As of now, nothing has come out of either discussion, but I feel the results of this a bigger discussion may have an effect on either of those two smaller ones. Speaking as one who is in favor of not splitting out the Thirteen, my thoughts on these two smaller topics are that a good compromise would be to keep the article at its current name since many Megatronuses still become The Fallen, but replace the mainpic with The Fallen's Age of the Primes toy packaging art (as it depicts him in his original first body from Dreamwave but armed with his now-signature weapons from Aligned media, serving as a sort of visual overview for the character's history), along with a rewrite of his intro at the top of the page to be more all-encompassing, and the inclusion of a new "Conceptual history" section to give a proper overview of his different depictions. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 19:29, 7 December 2024 (EST)
:::I'm going to second this. I've mulled it over a little bit and while there is an argument to be made for splitting them out, I feel that 12 of the 13 primes really don't warrant it. They just haven't had as much an impact on the story and while it could be future proofing to split them, until we get prominent appearances from them I don't think it's a viable option right now. Megatronus is clearly the exception to this rule. I don't know if there's a clean solution to dealing with him at the moment. Part of me thinks maybe we should suite out the Movie and RiD versions since those are his too big appearences to date. At the bare minimum though I think we should use either his Dreamwave or Age of Primes art as the mainpic. It's his first body and I think it's influenced more designs than his RoTF design has. [[User:Ezim93|Ezim93]] ([[User talk:Ezim93|talk]]) 22:57, 7 December 2024 (EST)
::::Erm, no. Neither his Movie or RiD sections (certainly not the latter) are big enough to warrant subpages for either. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:57, 8 December 2024 (EST)
:::I'm also of the opinion that a split would be a massive hassle for very little gain, but I do feel we should move The Fallen to Megatronus. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 06:54, 8 December 2024 (EST)
::::To me, renaming the page to Megatronus feels like renaming an Optimus Prime page to Orion Pax. The name was created to tell us what he was called ''before'' he became The Fallen, like how Orion Pax was what Optimus was called before he became Optimus Prime. TF One Megatronus never became The Fallen but he's an anomaly, not a new standard. As of now, the only impact TF One Megatronus has had on the brand is the official reveal video for Age of the Primes describing the very Dreamwave/Aligned-based AOTP version as "the most powerful Prime," while also putting a grim, pronounced emphasis on "The Fallen" when referring to him as "Megatronus... The Fallen". --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:16, 8 December 2024 (EST)
::::: '''Yes''' to changing The Fallen's mainpic back to the DW-style character design, huge-ass '''No''' to changing the page name; the Optimus/Orion comparison is spot-on. (And as to below... yes. The Thirteen are absolutely "set dressing that walks like a man" and best to approach them as such.) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:11, 8 December 2024 (EST)

:After meditating upon this a while I think I've come to agree with the broad majority above that splitting each member of the Thirteen would hurt more than it would help. The way I see it what we should be striving for here is the approach that involves the least "hallucinating data" within our organizational system, and splitting will require making a lot of different calls on what "counts" to formulate micro-characterizations for dozens of serial continuity transplants, none of which do much individually, while obfuscating the larger context they are gesturing towards. Fundamentally what we may be running up against here is that the closest most of these guys have to a true "home continuity" as we typically think of it is... the brand bible. They are set dressing that walks like a man.

:To go one step further, if we want to talk future-proofing I would advocate formalizing the approach of treating them as a squad of mini-Unicrons/Primuses such that:

::1) My suggestion for the issues currently plaguing the Fallen (and to a lesser degree Trion) would be to make "Conceptual History" sections more or less standard issue across the board for the Thirteen, laying out swerves in characterization and appearance as they happened rather than trying to pry them apart ''or'' smoosh them together.

::2) I think it's worth revisiting merging Alpha Trion for consistency. In the decade+ since Prime cludged him into the lineup, Alpha Trion has consistently appeared as a member of the Thirteen, an insubstantial cameo, or both in pretty much every continuity he's appeared, and looking backwards I cannot help but notice that the fact that there's next to no meaningful daylight between his depictions has been the running gag of his [[Alpha Trion|disambiguation page]] since day one. If Shattered Glass remains a sticking point the Unicron/Primus style suite split approach is a reasonable compromise.

:I wouldn't say I'm married to any of this and counter-counter-proposals are welcome, but that's my two cents. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 14:08, 8 December 2024 (EST)
:I think just put a line at the end of the fallens intro article that says "while mostly a bad guy, there exists at least one universe (link to TF one section) where he's managed to defy all logic and be...good for once).[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (EST)

I'm for splitting the Thirteen, for the same reasons Saix gave. If that doesn't work, I think the versions of Alpha Trion should be merged. It's the inconsistency that drives me batty. [[User:Boingus|--Boingus]] ([[User talk:Boingus|talk]]) 22:12, 8 December 2024 (EST)

===Checkpoint? (01/18/2025)===
This topic seems to have gotten as much interaction as it's going to get, so to take stock before it falls off the agenda completely:

:*'''Votes for splitting the Thirteen across the board:''' 4 (Locoman, Saix, BlueJayWarrior, Boingus)
:*'''Votes against:''' 8 (Escargon, Sabrblade, Wadapan, Daytonjhammon, M Sipher, Exim93, Dark T Zeratul, AzimuthAcolyte)

That seems like a pretty resounding 2:1 "no," but the discussion also generated some possible compromises/suggestions for future-proofing:

:*'''Votes for more widespread use of "Conceptual History" sections:''' 3 (Sabrblade, Daytonjhammon, AzimuthAcolyte)
:*'''Votes to merge Alpha Trion (with potential SG suite) for consistency:''' 3 (Sabrblade, AzimuthAcolyte, Boingus)

Lastly it generated some cross-bleed from the debates on [[Talk:The Fallen|The Fallen's talk page]] about some updates now that we're 16 years out from his [[live-action film series]] star turn:

1) Moving the page to "Megatronus":
:*'''For:''' 1 (Dark T Zeratul)
:*'''Against:''' 2 (Sabrblade, M Sipher)

2) Swapping back to a Dreamwave-style mainpic:
:*'''For:''' 3 (Sabrblade, Ezim93, M Sipher)

If anyone wants to try to resuscitate the mega-split speak now. If not, thoughts on the compromise proposals?

The Fallen discussion should probably return to his own page. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 13:33, 18 January 2025 (EST)
:My stances remain unchanged on all of the above. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:55, 18 January 2025 (EST)
::I'd be fine with splitting, but if we don't, we ''absolutely'' need to merge the Alpha Trions. There's no good justification for the others being together and him being split.
::As for the Fallen... I feel the need to point out that it's not ''just'' One Megatronus that didn't use the name. EVERY toyline and piece of media in the last decade — RID15, the Prime Wars cartoons, the POTP toy, the offhand mentions in Cyberverse — have used "Megatronus", completely dropping the idea that he stopped being Megatronus and became the Fallen. It's evidently how Hasbro thinks of the character; the Studio Series toy provides plenty of evidence that they ''could'' have just called the AOTP toy "The Fallen" if they'd wanted to. -[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 15:51, 18 January 2025 (EST)
:::I am also pro-merging Alpha Trions with a SG subpage along the lines of what we do for Primus and Unicron. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:11, 18 January 2025 (EST)
::::I disagree that we need to put SG Trion on a separate page. Just have his Shattered Glass section open with "In the mirror universe of Shattered Glass, Alpha Trion was..." --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 16:58, 18 January 2025 (EST)
::::I'm pro merging Alpha Trion as well and adding conceptual history. Fallen/Megatronus discussion I'm good with taking back to his page. [[User:Ezim93|Ezim93]] ([[User talk:Ezim93|talk]]) 16:20, 18 January 2025 (EST)

:Here's my 5 cents. We are under no obligation to be consistent with how we treat the members of the Thirteen. If it makes sense for the characters, we can have Alpha Trions on separate pages because he has a long rich history of appearances in wide and varied media, including media in which he is not a member of the Thirteen, and we can also have Amalgamous Prime on one page because he doesn't. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:48, 18 January 2025 (EST)
::I'm in agreement with this. "Consistency" is nice until it isn't, and merging Alpha's pages... isn't. I feel like that's just gonna result in a clusterfuck. "Conceptual history" is fine to add, but frankly I feel like only like... maybe only a third of the 13 would even ''need'' it. There's really not a lot to most of these. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 22:07, 18 January 2025 (EST)
:::I'm curious what would be the negative result of merging Alpha Trion's pages. The thing is that they ''are'' basically all identical barring the Shattered Glass version, and even that one is functionally the same guy, just evil. RID01, Energon, Animated and ROTF Alpha Trion are all footnotes, which just leaves us with G1 Trion (sometimes of the Thirteen), Aligned Trion (of the Thirteen), Cyberverse Trion (of the Thirteen) and One Trion (of the Thirteen). Is there some complicating factor that I'm missing...? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:38, 18 January 2025 (EST)
:::: Honestly, I think this just sold me on the idea of merging all the Alpha Trion pages, including the Shattered Glass version, into one page. A Conceptual History section could explain his development from sage to member of the Thirteen, with a paragraph about his Shattered Glass version. [[User:Daytonjhammon|Daytonjhammon]] ([[User talk:Daytonjhammon|talk]]) 00:02, 19 January 2025 (EST)
:::::As I stated above, I used to be firmly against the idea of the Alpha Trions being merged, because of the facts that he wasn't originally supposed to be one of the Thirteen (a ship that has long since sailed), he was never a singularity like the other 13ers were (which no longer matters at all now since that concept was done away with), and he has a Shattered Glass version (but so too do Primus and Unicron, now, and their pages have set a good workable precedent for how to deal with SG versions of "set dressing characters" like them and the Thirteen). But now, as time goes on, the more it begins to feel like we're just keeping the Alpha Trions separate for more pedantic reasons than are necessary, especially since the AOTP toyline looks to be drawing influence from all continuities for its specific roster of the Thirteen, as if to say that the AOTP toys of the Thirteen represent *all* versions of the Thirteen (meaning AOTP Alpha Trion will represent *all* Alpha Trions).
:::::Sipher mentioned that conceptual history sections would only benefit a small number of the Thirteen, and, well, yes, that is a true statement. But the idea wouldn't be to give ''all'' of the Thirteen conceptual history sections, just the few that would need it. And a merged. But there being only a few that would need it no less diminishes the need of those few.
:::::However, I definitely draw the line at putting SG characters on the same webpages as their non-SG counterparts, as I go back to [https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Talk:Transformers:_Shattered_Glass_(franchise)#Separate_Continuity.3Fthe original discussion about that very subject] and all the reasons given there (particularly from Steve-o, whom I already quoted above) for why SG characters should '''not''' share a webpage with their non-SG counterparts. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:47, 19 January 2025 (EST)
::::I feel like "they're all basically the same" is a charge that can be leveled at a lot of characters who are present in multiple continuity families. I'm all in favour of keeping non-entities to one page each, but Alpha Trion meets the threshold for actually having enough detail to have separate articles. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:32, 19 January 2025 (EST)
:My votes: No to splitting the 13 articles, yes for conceptual history, no to merging Trion (maybe expanding his disambig a la Sideways'?), no to moving the Fallen, maybe to changing his mainpic (compare to UT or Aligned characteers with major body changes - UT generally sticks with the Armada bodies, but Aligned favours Prime bodies over WFC). [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 18:01, 18 January 2025 (EST)
:I also think that it wouldn´t be appropriate to separate the pages of the thirteen and that the articles about Alpha Trion should be merged, after he become one of the 13 he has been mostly the same across all media. --[[User:MikeOsix|MikeOsix]] ([[User_talk:MikeOsix|talk]]) 20:57, 18 January 2024 (EST)
My vote is that we should keep Prime pages *mostly* non-split- I do, however, think there is merit to a "Conceptual History" part, going over different variations of the characters over the Years. I originally wanted Alpha's pages to be kept apart- but after some talking, I figure it's best for him to also enjoy a conceptual history rather than a disambiguation page. (I still love Disambiguation pages though.)
On The Fallen's page getting a Dreamwave-style picture: I give it a hard thumbs up. That seems to be the design Hasbro is sticking with compared to the skeleton-furnace guy from the movies. -- [[User:OptiMay Primal|OptiMay Primal]] ([[User talk: BattleBlade|talk]]) 21:54, 18 January 2024 (PST)
:I cannot see any benefit to smushing all of the Alpha Trion articles together. Every time this happens, we get a lengthy, unfocused mess of a page that wards off attempts at maintenance because it's so large. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:16, 19 January 2025 (EST)
::I'm personally against merging all the Trions, but I could be convinced if someone sandboxes a merged page first as a proof of concept. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:59, 24 January 2025 (EST)
At Cyberlink's suggestion, I've slapped together a rough prototype of a merged Alpha Trion suite broadly mirroring the Fallen's setup that can be seen–
:*'''[[Alpha Trion|HERE]]'''
Intro etc not final, of course. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 16:27, 24 January 2025 (EST)
:I like this. It's no longer or less focused than [[Unicron]], for example. I'm still kind of dubious about the need to exclude Shattered Glass versions from these cross-continuity characters, but at least SG Trion is more substantial than SG Unicron. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 16:31, 24 January 2025 (EST)
:Posting to confirm I'm in favor of this. [[User:Ezim93|Ezim93]] ([[User talk:Ezim93|talk]]) 12:49, 25 January 2025 (EST)
:Yeah I like it too, when so many of his incarnations are so similar the unified article feels more user friendly [[User:LenaPrime|LenaPrime]] ([[User talk:LenaPrime|talk]]) 12:57, 25 January 2025 (EST)
:Adding that I think this works pretty well. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 18:42, 25 January 2025 (EST)
:Thought I'd stick my two cents in. I think this would work. If Unicron can have a merged page like this, then it should certainly work for Trion. [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 23:44, 25 January 2025 (EST)
I've also started working on prototypes of rewrites / updates to Prima and The Fallen's pages, which can be seen...
:*'''[[User:Daytonjhammon/Sandbox/Prima|HERE for Prima]]''' and '''[[User:Daytonjhammon/Sandbox/The Fallen|HERE for The Fallen]]'''.
Discussion for The Fallen should probably stay on his [[Talk:The Fallen|own talk page]], but I'm linking them here since both have "conceptual history" sections I've drafted up. [[User:Daytonjhammon|Daytonjhammon]] ([[User talk:Daytonjhammon|talk]]) 13:50, 26 January 2025 (EST)

===Checkpoint 2 (05/05/2025)===
This definitely fell way off the agenda but there was sufficient interest that I believe it is worth circling back. Following Dayton's excellent work on Prima and the Fallen's Conceptual History section going live, the final point of order remains the prospect of merging Alpha Trion (with SG suite) to reflect his Aligned-forward characterization and bring him in line with the other 12 + 2 (Thirteen, Primus, Unicron) "man-shaped set dressing" characters.

Again, a full mock-up of this concept can be seen-

:*'''[[Alpha Trion|HERE]]'''

The current tally stands at:

:*'''Votes for merging Alpha Trion into one cross-continuity article with SG sub-page:''' 12 (Sabrblade, AzimuthAcolyte, Boingus, Broadside, Escargon, Ezim93, Daytonjhammon, MikeOsix, OptiMay Primal, LenaPrime, IGEBM13, Hilfam)
:*'''Votes against:''' 5 (abates, M Sipher, BattleBlade, Saix, Cyberlink420)

That's overwhelming support a ways past 2:1. Does anyone care to answer a last call for comment?

Suggestions or concerns for the prototype are particularly welcome. For my part I would appreciate assistance drafting a Conceptual History section. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 14:18, 5 May 2025 (EDT)
: Chipping in to reiterate that I'm in favour, though I'm unconvinced that the SG subpage is necessary. I do recognise that it's in line with how we currently treat Unicron, but like... is there anything we gain from having it be a separate page that we couldn't get from just putting "in one mirror universe, alpha trion was a real sicko!" at the top of the section? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 18:20, 6 May 2025 (EDT)
::On principle alone, I'm against putting SG characters on the same pages as their non-SG counterparts, no matter what. The day we make such allowance for just one of them is the day we open the floodgates for potentially doing that for any and all SG characters. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 19:54, 6 May 2025 (EDT)
:::The (SG) system is simple. What exactly does messing with it accomplish? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:28, 8 May 2025 (EDT)
::::See, my understanding was not that SG characters are "special exceptions", it's that we treat Shattered Glass as its own continuity family (and likewise SG Animated, et al). It's not "messing with" the system to put the SG version of a character on a cross-continuity family page for that character. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 16:53, 13 May 2025 (EDT)
:::::It's messing with what Thylacine mentions for the sake of insisting on making categorization exceptions for the Thirteen. It's not useful to either editor or reader, especially if we're going to do the pointless lateral move that is "/Shattered Glass" anyway. (SG) is straightforward and easy to parse as opposed to "here's the explicitly negative AU guy buried here because arbitrary wiki reasons". [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:42, 13 May 2025 (EDT)
:::Looks like it doesn't matter anymore, but the difference between SG and non-SG material - the whole fact that SG exists to be an irreconcilable opposite to G1 - is more fundamental and important than the sum total of all appearances and history of at least 10 of the 13. We should not be wiping away important conceptual distinctions for the sake of unimportant asterisk characters who basically only ever existed in a list. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:59, 13 May 2025 (EDT)

== International Sightings ==

So, as of late, mentions of "toy appeared in (non-US country) without prior announcement" type lines have been getting purged from the wiki. This makes me wonder: am I allowed to even mention them anymore when a new toy appears somewhere? I'm not really sure why these relatively harmless information lines are getting removed, nor am I really a fan of it, but if I can't mention them anymore I will happily oblige.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 21:04, 7 January 2025 (EST)
:They're being removed because "toy first showed up at a random store in Asia" is not useful information. That's how toy retail has worked for decades. Hasbro deigning to announce some product doesn't make it the standard. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:57, 7 January 2025 (EST)
::Oh, ok, I'll keep that in mind from now on.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 23:11, 7 January 2025 (EST)

==First revealed at (some regular online update)==
On a similar note to the international sightings, what do people think of "toy was first revealed in Hasbro Instagram post / Fans First Friday / Pulse livestream of whatever date," etc.? We note this constantly, because it's another fact to include about a just-announced toy nobody owns yet. A year later it looks unimportant. Is this something we like and value, or more of a space-filing habit? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 07:34, 8 January 2025 (EST)
:I think it's a lot of blather, but at least it's documenting Hasbro marketing as opposed to random retail appearances. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:25, 8 January 2025 (EST)
: I'm lukewarm at best on 'em. But often these announcements are followed up almost immediately by pre-orders opening up through official channels, and that feels a bit more... noteworthy. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 12:31, 8 January 2025 (EST)
: Seems pretty relevant to me! There's value in preserving a toy's history, after all. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 10:14, 6 April 2025 (EDT))

==Update Navigation==
Should the Navigation sidebar be changed to replace [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] with [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]] or should we wait a bit?--[[User:CyclonustheWarrior|CyclonustheWarrior]] ([[User talk:CyclonustheWarrior|talk]]) 20:49, 2 February 2025 (EST)
:Good question. I think we could change it now since almost all of wave 1 is out at retail over in Asia, but I’ll wait for someone higher than me to make the final decision lol - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 23:10, 5 February 2025 (EST)

==Adding a "Transformers in [Country name]" section to country articles==
So, by some weird coincidence, a lot of my edits in these past months have involved expanding on the quirks of how individual aspects of the Transformers brand were represented in countries like [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Greece]], and [[Portugal]] - however; something that I've noticed is that there's usually no comprehensive summary of this information in the actual pages we have for those countries, with most or all of it being restricted to the individual articles regarding those things instead (for instance; Argentina had a whole three companies that produced Transformers toys with [[Antex]], [[Comando Toys]], and [[Lynsa]], but none of them are even mentioned in Argentina's page!). As such, and in the spirit of making our wiki more international, I propose that we add a small section to every country page specifically regarding the presence of the Transformers brand within it.

Some information that could go into these sections, if available (naturally, not ''everything'' here needs to be mentioned):
* When Transformers media first premiered in the country
* When Transformers toys first released in the country
* Previous releases of [[pre-Transformers]] in the country, if any (e.g.; Italy's ''Trasformer'', the UK's ''Convertors'', Finland's ''Diaclone'', etc.)
* Brands that might have made toys or merchandise for Transformers in the country, if any (e.g.; [[Estrela]] in Brazil, [[IGA]] in Mexico, [[GiG]] in Italy, [[El Greco]] in Greece, etc.)
* Notable figures, variants, and/or entire toylines that are exclusive to the country, if any (obviously, a fully comprehensive list would be difficult for a country like Japan, but it seems feasible for others here.)
* Transformers media that's unique to the country, if any (again; it would be hard to form a comprehensive list for Japan or the US, but it might not be too difficult elsewhere.)
* Peculiar quirks and factoids regarding the distribution of Transformers toys in the country, if any (e.g.; Galaxy Shuttle releasing in Italy, Star Saber releasing in Portugal, Spain's translated G1 blister cards, [[Sonokong]]'s many odd releases of Transformers toys in South Korea, etc.)
* Transformers-connected artists that were born in the country (e.g.; Brazil's [[Marcelo Matere]], Spain's [[José Avilés]], etc.)
* Perhaps some notable aspects of the fandom in the country (e.g., fan organizations, conventions - whether they're [[Convention|official]] or [[Unofficial conventions|unofficial]] - etc.)

Editing these sections could also make for a pretty fun multinational effort: certainly, Transformers fans from all over the world have pretty unique knowledge about the brand in their regions that's undocumented until now, and it would be pretty cool for them to visit the pages for their respective countries and see a section that basically invites them to add that knowledge. If this idea seems acceptable then I would be happy to move ahead with introducing the section to some of the countries that I'm most familiar with (mostly in Europe and Latin America) - let me know what everyone else thinks! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 10:07, 6 April 2025 (EDT))
:I like this idea! I think it’ll be really helpful for both readers and the site’s general organization to have information about international Transformers products and media on their respective countries’ pages. I’m not too well-versed in the foreign aspects of the brand outside of Japan, but I do know one piece of information we can add to Russia’s page is that ''Masterforce'' was the first show to air there :D - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 10:47, 6 April 2025 (EDT)
::I had no idea about that, how interesting! Hopefully more people can give the go-ahead to this. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 11:04, 6 April 2025 (EDT))
:::This strikes me as a proposal with a lot potential if we can get enough manpower behind it. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 17:00, 6 April 2025 (EDT)
:I've made versions of this proposed section for the Portugal, Spain, and Brazil pages, and posted them on [[User:FortressMaxxing/Sandbox|my sandbox]]. Any thoughts would be welcome! Also, shouldn't we maybe add the country flags to their respective pages? The Wikipedia SVGs are on public domain, so I guess we could just import those. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 09:43, 7 April 2025 (EDT))
::I like the way these early write-ups look, it could prove very interesting. Though we should only add the country flags if they appeared in fiction, as we do with the [[Soviet Union]] or [[United States of America]]. Otherwise it's just not important. Every country has a flag, you don't need to come ''here'' to look at them or find out their capital cities, populations, national birds, etc. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 11:01, 7 April 2025 (EDT)
:::I mean, if we're also to discuss the "meta" details of Transformers in the country - meaning that the pages are no longer restricted to just fiction - then I think it makes sense to at least have a country flag up on the opening paragraph, no? I'm not saying we need to add an Wikipedia-like infobox with the capital and population count and whatever else, but if we also have stuff like logos for companies in their respective pages then it makes sense to at least have what's basically the largest and most important international identifier that a country has attached to a page about it. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 11:29, 7 April 2025 (EDT))
:Given how there seem to be no objections to this project, I hope that it's fine to begin adding these sections to their respective pages during this weekend. I have added entries for Argentina, Italy, and Greece [[User:FortressMaxxing/Sandbox|to my sandbox]], so, together with the other three I previously shared; that will be six "The Transformers franchise in X country" sections coming from me - hopefully others will also be interested in adding similar sections to the pages of whatever countries they're most familiar with! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 18:37, 11 April 2025 (EDT))
::I think the names could be simplified to "Transformers in X". [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:51, 11 April 2025 (EDT)
:::That was actually close to the previous name I had in this topic ("The Transformers in X") before renaming it because I thought it could be a little ambiguous, haha - but actually, I think you're right, "Transformers in Brazil" / "Transformers in Greece" / etc. does sound better and I guess all the ambiguities are kinda cleared up in context of the contents of the sections themselves! "Transformers in X" it shall be then, I've now again renamed this topic accordingly. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 20:06, 11 April 2025 (EDT))
::::Yeah, it could be an ambiguous statement by itself, but we're not making "Transformers in Brazil" for all the fictional times Transformers characters appeared in Brazil because that's already covered by [[Brazil]] itself. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:29, 11 April 2025 (EDT)
:Ayo, I posted the first batch of "Transformers in X" sections a few days ago in the [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Brazil]], and [[Argentina]] pages! There are still way more countries that need a similar level of development and since I won't be able to do all of them alone, I wanted to highlight at least the most important ones in the hopes that maybe other users will have an interest in working on them. So, here are '''the pages that most urgently need a "Transformers in X" section''' (plus '''some of the things they should mention'''):

* [[Japan]], obviously: The birth of the transforming robot as a Japanese cultural product (see [[Yonezawa Toys|Yonezawa]] and some of the later transforming robot toys leading up to Takara's Cosmo Countach and eventually the Diaclone Car Robots), the country's transition from Diaclone to Transformers, the introduction of the original show to Japan, a brief mention of the original media and toylines that were only released there, an assessment of the popularity of the franchise in Japan relative to other 'giant robot'-centric media like Gundam and NGE (Also, I've noticed that there is already a small "non-fiction" section that briefly touches on the importance of Japan to the Transformers: it could be used as a starting basis, and I guess that it also suggests someone already had the idea for a similar wiki-project!)
* The [[United States of America|United States]], also quite obviously: Brief summarization of the birth and sustained popularity of the Transformers brand in America, the most prominent retail exclusives that were only launched in U.S. stores, BotCon and all the other big fan conventions
<s>* [[United Kingdom]]: Received a pair of pre-Transformers toylines with the Grandstand Convertors and Tandy's Galactic Man, the UK Marvel Transformers comic, large conventions like TFNation and TFUKcon</s> '''(Done!)'''
* [[France]]: Received a pre-Transformers toyline with [[Joustra|Ceji / Joustra]] releasing Diaclone, Orli Jouet's Robotrack, later Joustra-made G1 Transformers toys, original cartoon had a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itPo0Q9zmrc|a pretty funky unique theme song], major national toy company [[Majorette]] would briefly become a Transformers licensee in the 2000s
* [[Finland]]: Received a pre-Transformers toyline with Takara directly releasing Diaclone, "black Tracks" was unique to it (and later homaged with [[Loudpedal]])
* [[China]]: Hasbro factories, the Chinese G1 reissue toyline, the commercial success of Age of Extinction and how it brought about a sharp rise in the popularity of Transformers across the country, [[Nezha: Transformers (franchise)|Nezha]]
* [[South Korea]]: The unusual line-ups of [[Young Toys]] and [[Sonokong]], the mystery of [[ToonTown]]
* [[Mexico]]: [[IGA]] and their unique variants of G1 figures
* [[Venezuela]] (which somehow doesn't exist yet despite [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|already having an in-fiction mention]]?): [[Rubiplas]] made some unique Mini-Vehicles
<s>* [[Peru]]: [[Lynsa]] released multiple unique Mini-Vehicles in both countries, Museo Transformers</s> '''(Done!)'''
* [[Chile]]: Also received [[Lynsa]] Mini-Vehicles
* [[Vietnam]]: Major manufacturing hub for Transformers toys '''(Work in progress)'''
* [[Germany]]: GAMA's "Trans Robot" (pre-Transformers Omega Supreme), had the biggest Transformers convention in continental Europe until it dissolved not too long ago

:On an unrelated note, check out these fancy new GoBoxes down below! If anyone wants to do more in this style (quirky collage of country flag, plus national iconography, plus a Transformer toy that's emblematic of that specific country in some way) then that'd be pretty sweet! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 17:47, 16 April 2025 (EDT))
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::Hey, I noticed that a lot of your claims aren't really sourced, it would be nice if you could cite your sources for us. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 08:01, 21 April 2025 (EDT)
:::For sure! A lot of what's been added to these pages isn't cited because it is already discussed at greater length in their respective articles (and usually cited in said articles) - nonetheless; I will go ahead and add a more extensive round of sources soon. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 12:54, 21 April 2025 (EDT))
:::: Great! Remember to post about that here when it happens. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 13:45, 21 April 2025 (EDT)
::::: All done, I've provided as many citations for whatever information's more obscure or not as well-documented in the English web as I could! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 16:21, 21 April 2025 (EDT))
:::::: Thank you! I appreciate it, though I have noticed that your source about Portuguese people seeing Star Convoy on retail is only available to members of the Facebook group. I understand that information for things like this is hard to come by so if can't change it it's alright but it would be great if you could list a publicly available source instead. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 08:58, 22 April 2025 (EDT)
::::::: Oops, I didn't realize that Transformers Portugal was private on Facebook - but let this not be a problem, because I've just added a translated screenshot to that citation instead! Although I must also add that, unfortunately, I don't know how to really cite the later portion of that trivia - that Star Convoy is also really common on the Portuguese secondary market - because this is basically the product of my own personal experience of living in Portugal and seeing at least four loose Star Convoys on the Portuguese secondary market in the past couple of years across various occasions, all of them being the original version with the white trailer rather than the later reissue (thus suggesting that they come from the aforementioned retail distribution), and all of them being sold for really cheap prices rounding just ~20-40 euros from people who clearly did not know about this being an unusual toy (I got one myself one circa ~2022!). It's just that I frankly didn't know how to cite this in the page (Would "[[User:FortressMaxxing|This editor]] can attest to seeing an inordinate amount of Portuguese Star Convoy copies on the secondary market" be too anecdotal of a reference to have?), so... There's that. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 13:04, 22 April 2025 (EDT))
:::::::: Don't worry, the fist citation should be enough, now's the time to move on to the rest of the countries. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I might be able to take on the UK write up. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 13:53, 22 April 2025 (EDT)
::::::::: Sweet, I'll be excited to see what you write up! Tell us here when you do :) ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 13:58, 22 April 2025 (EDT))
:I made a first draft of the UK write-up at my sandbox [[User:Wildstrike/Sandbox/United_Kingdom|here]]. It is not at all done I'm passing this through the people to make sure I didn't get anything wrong, and to hear out any suggestions. Also I didn't mention the Tandy's Galactic Man figure because it doesn't seem to be exclusive to to the UK. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 11:14, 26 April 2025 (EDT)
::Hey, it's good, short but very well-cited! I do think Galactic Man merits at least a brief one-line mention since apparently the UK was the only other territory beyond the U.S. where it was released in (and also the UK Galactic Man might be slightly different, per how the pre-TF page describes him as [[Pre-Transformers#Pre-Transformers lines|"''almost'' identical"]]?), but otherwise, I have no disagreement with the information presented here. Very curious to see how you're gonna expand on that draft! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 18:46, 27 April 2025 (EDT))
:::Okay, I did a bit of research and according to the [https://astromagnum.blogspot.com/2024/04/galactic-man-tandy-radio-shack-shackwave.html Astro Magnum] blog the Tandy version of Galactic Man has slightly different packaging, different stickers, and is made of materials more resistant to the yellowing prevalent in the Radio Shack versions of the toy. I'll be sure to edit the draft when I have time. Also, I found about an [https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/retailers/transformers/ official transformers store] at the Battersea power station which I plan on incorporating at some point. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 11:49, 28 April 2025 (EDT)
:Ooohh, here's a pretty cool thing that I found out which definitely should be added to the Peru page: there's a mall [https://www.facebook.com/MuseoTF with a Transformers toy museum within it], and apparently it's been in operation since 2020! It even features a display specifically for [https://scontent.flis9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/483676983_1040341464571272_305592738604936521_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=OsCqdAxWZTQQ7kNvwGe1-WQ&_nc_oc=Adn6enKyI9P6hsp1VO2t492l7iu8t1CtWQCm3bbMYXOemGAOpKTj-0fB96Co-Jhqnm4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.flis9-1.fna&_nc_gid=0aKRlr6ClLSdhzhjlFM8cA&oh=00_AfFq1ClChLr67ItyZAhHBe0MPRKxcrRFUfQLY48v0THRPA&oe=68149CCC Transformers stuff made in Peru], which I think would be a great photographic addition to the article :) ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 20:36, 27 April 2025 (EDT))

:I've finally expanded my write-up (link [[User:Wildstrike/Sandbox/United_Kingdom|here]]), and would like to receive comment on it if possible. As for the ''Transformers'' store I mentioned above, I'm not quite sure how to incorporate it into the rest of the article and am debating just leaving it in the notes section. [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 12:06, 30 May 2025 (EDT)
::Hey, sorry for taking so long to review it but it's good! I think the Transformers store can be added as its own small (even if one-line) paragraph in the section, no need to throw it all the way down to notes when it's a definitely pretty relevant to the history of Transformers in the UK. Regardless, I'd say it's time to go live with that section! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 00:24, 12 June 2025 (EDT))
:::It's finally live baby! As you may have noticed, I decided to expand the section a little bit more and mention some of the other British people that have worked on Transformers over the years as well as [[BotCon Europe 1999]], I hope you're happy with all the changes. — [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 15:05, 12 June 2025 (EDT)
:Per recent edits, I'm scratching out the UK and Peru pages off the list, as they now also have proper "Transformers in [Country]" sections (great job on the UK one by the way, it's pretty extensive and rich in information and I feel like I learned quite a few new things with it!). I also added Germany and Vietnam to the list, so if any TF fans from those nationalities are around to see this some help in filling those out wold be greatly appreciated! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 08:22, 18 June 2025 (EDT))

== Size of this page ==

Could someone archive the last year on this page? It's getting ridiculously long and is hard to scroll through. [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 19:48, 15 April 2025 (EDT)
:Done. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:25, 15 April 2025 (EDT)

== ToonTown / Korean Transformers that might or might not be bootlegs ==
Hey, so... What do we do about [https://x.com/tfwiki/status/1036114311142363136?lang=ar this], and [https://lmb3.net/2024/12/29/blog-2500-toy-review-transformers-korean-modified-optimus-prime/ this], and [https://tformers.com/daily-prime-korean-generation-2-optimus-prime-gold-watch/43599/news.html this], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYJ8Nev7DGo this]? It basically seems like there's a massive ambiguity as to whether or not these toys are bootlegs, and while at least one of them (see the recently-edited "Globo" section on the [[knockoff]] page) has distinct bootleg origins, it's also worth remembering that there is [[Radio AM Robot|at least one known case of a bootleg being later rebranded into an official Transformers toy]], so... Maybe this is not much of an indicator?

In the replies to that first tweet, there's a person who says that "[https://x.com/tfwiki/status/1036114311142363136/ Hasbro's legal stance is that if it has their copyright on the box, it is an official product. This is what they've told me in the past when inquiring about other products]". Assuming that this is the case, and given that all of these have a Hasbro copyright on their packaging despite how genuinely weird they are, should we add them to their respective character pages, as well as maybe creating a separate page for ToonTown as a Transformers-associated company? The [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Gum|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Gum|Starscream]] ''Transformers Gum'' tabs already mention their ToonTown releases, so it seems like it kind of follows to add the others, no? I've left them a mention on the knockoff page as of now, but it would be good to get a final decision as to where exactly they should stay on this wiki. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 21:58, 19 April 2025 (EDT))
:Decades ago, [[Raksha]] wrote that the Toon Town stuff had been released in both South Korea and Taiwan (https://web.archive.org/web/20080917123934fw_/http://www.plumed-serpent.com/swartifacts.html). Added to what you wrote above, I believe that is the sum of all the knowledge we have on the issue, so it would be hard to write an article about it. I agree that since we have the Soundwave and Starscream stuff, the other confirmed releases are fair game to include too. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 15:18, 7 May 2025 (EDT)
::Here's another one, this time not saying Toon Town, still showing the "real" logos and symbols, and said by its owner to be a knockoff: https://toy-wizards.com/2019/03/16/super-rare-korean-transformers-toys-at-tf-con-and-the-conspiracy-theory-behind-them/?amp I'm really drawing a blank on Toon Town and it is possible we will never get enough verified info to be worth an article here. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 18:53, 7 May 2025 (EDT)
:::One more source for now: http://fredsworkshop.com/vkorea.html --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 18:57, 7 May 2025 (EDT)

::::Argh, another, and with even more links at the bottom, and were no closer to a conclusive truth. http://fredsworkshop.com/vkorea5.html --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 19:05, 7 May 2025 (EDT)
:::::For what it's worth, I think it'd be good to have a page laying out the ambiguity of the matter, explaining what we know and how hard to verify it all is. Sorta like the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]]. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 19:35, 7 May 2025 (EDT)
:::::: Yeah, I'd agree with this. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:45, 7 May 2025 (EDT)
::::::: Seconding this, it seems like we have more than enough to at least create an article about this weird company that explains the ambiguity. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 01:15, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
:Alright, as per the above discussion, the [[ToonTown]] article is now up! I didn't go over every source mentioned here yet and therefore still haven't added every ToonTown-branded figure to it (and neither to the character pages, the currently existing wikilinks just to go their broader toy sections for now), but hopefully this is a good start. Would love to see your contributions to this page, if you have any to give! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 09:09, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
::Update, the remaining ToonTown toys and merchandise that I could find has also been added. Turn out to be a shorter affair than expected! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 09:53, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
:::Thank you for setting this up so quickly! I am doing my best to state very clearly that these might or might not be legit, that if they're knockoffs they aren't like your typical ones... The last thing I'd ever want would be for this wiki to give people the sense that fake stuff was real, but we can present the nebulous case and leave it to readers to judge. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:58, 8 May 2025 (EDT)
::::All good! This is just such an interesting case that it does really feel like it needs to be in the wiki insofar as we don't know whether or not they're fake. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 11:07, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
::Hey, Google Lens led me to the discovery of another ToonTown oddity and I'd love some community help in finding out more about it before it's added into the article: [https://m.blog.naver.com/eoiipp/130144214329 This Optimus Prime model kit] doesn't appear to be based on any Kabaya / Transformers Gum kit that I know of (and the Transformers Gum section on the Optimus merchandise page says that his ToonTown kit comes as a pack-in with Starscream rather than being a standalone like this one), and in fact; he actually looks to be fairly sizable and complex compared to the usual Kabaya affair. On [https://m.totoy.com/product/%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%B4%EC%82%B0%EC%97%85-%ED%8A%B8%EB%9E%9C%EC%8A%A4%ED%8F%AC%EB%A8%B8-g2-%EB%A1%9C%EB%B4%87-%ED%8A%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%BC%EB%9F%AC-%EC%98%B5%ED%8B%B0%EB%A8%B8%EC%8A%A4-%ED%94%84%EB%9D%BC%EC%9E%84/5333/ this listing] for the same kit, you can zoom in and see what seems to be the usual ToonTown / 3D Licensing International markings, but most importantly; both of those links identify him as being made by a company called "Midam Industry" which even seems to have its own unique logo on the upper right corner of the toys (albeit it's pretty difficult to make out with how low-res all these pictures are), but that I can't find anything about them on the web. Does anyone know more about this Midam Industry Optimus, as well as maybe potentially being aware of other kits from the same series? Cheers! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 16:46, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
:::After searching for a little while, I believe that this is, in fact, the only Transformers kit released by Midam Industry (although it has a handful of variants!), thus; it - as well as a Midam Industry entry - has been added to their respective pages. I've taken the liberty to classify it as a toy rather than a piece of merchandise since it is, for the standards of a Transformers model kit, actually a fairly elaborate and fully-transforming model that doesn't really seem to count as "merchandise" in the same way that Transformers Gum stuff does (it doesn't even come with any food!) - hopefully others will be in agreement on this. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 19:16, 8 May 2025 (EDT))
::::And, just as I thought I was done with editing the ToonTown page for the day, I realized that the packaging for these kits advertises other kits, even though no pictures of those seem to be available. Aw well, duty calls... ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 19:31, 8 May 2025 (EDT))

== Proposing a "The Transformers (Latin American toylines)" page ==
So the title is self-explanatory, but basically; I've noticed that our Generation 1 navbox is missing the many, many Latin American Transformers G1 toylines like those produced by [[Estrela]], [[Antex]], [[Lynsa]], [[IGA]], etc. Since there might be way too many for them to all to be individually listed in the navbox, and since we already have the "[[The Transformers (toyline)]]" (for the US toyline), "[[The Transformers (European toyline)]]", "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 (Japanese toyline)]]", and "[[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)]]" pages all on the navbox, shouldn't we also make a "The Transformers (Latin American toylines)" page where we list all of the known releases from the various Latin American toylines, with the eventual addition of some "Main article" tags for the manufacturers of each of those toylines? ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 19:49, 24 April 2025 (EDT))
:I don't think the toyline or name was consistent across Latin America, so it would be more "Generation 1 toylines in Latin America"?
::That's fair, it is true that most of them removed the 'The' prefix and were usually just called ''Transformers''. Since we don't use the ''The Transformers'' name for the Japanese toyline page then it does make sense to also not use it in this instance. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 22:33, 24 April 2025 (EDT))
:[[Generation 1 toylines in Latin America|Page has been made!]] ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 17:17, 25 April 2025 (EDT))

== Free Comic Book Day Worst Bot Ever preview ==

I know it’s standard procedure not to create articles for comic issues until the issue actually comes out, even if a small preview is officially released online. But I’m wondering if the Ballpoint preview issue should be an exception? It is just the online page preview Skybound put out a few months ago (I believe with a couple new pages), but since it is an officially released physical comic issue that new fans will be picking up and wanting to research, I figure there’s an argument to create the article now with what we know and simply update it when the graphic novel proper comes out. For now, the article would cover what’s in the FCBD issue, and when it comes out proper we’d add to/replace it with a full synopsis and include a note about how the first 16 pages were released on FCBD. Thoughts? [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 16:58, 3 May 2025 (EDT)

== Shattered Glass and cross-continuity-family pages ==

Felt like this was worth being discussed in its own section, so: at present, [[Unicron]], [[Primus]] and [[Alpha Trion]] all have dedicated "Shattered Glass" subpages suited out. They're unique in this respect; every other page for concepts that span multiple continuity families keep the Shattered Glass versions on the same page as everything else. A good example is [[Spark]]; even though Embers have a different name and are supposedly fundamentally different in the mirror universe, they still share a page. If we're going to treat Unicron, Primus and the Thirteen like cross-continuity concepts, rather than how we treat most characters, then I don't think we should make an exception to that for Shattered Glass.

To be clear, '''this is NOT proposing that we merge all Shattered Glass characters into their G1 counterparts'''. My position is that Shattered Glass is its own continuity family, and so we keep their pages separate, and I don't think there's something special about Shattered Glass that makes it an exception to what we're doing with the cross-continuity pages. Input would be appreciated. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 16:52, 14 May 2025 (EDT)
: I agree. Especially because Primus and Unicron have about a paragraph's worth of information on them each. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 18:21, 14 May 2025 (EDT)
: SG is different enough that the character pages should be separated somehow. Otherwise it’d be jarring for those unfamiliar with SG to have the one batshit crazy evil Alpha Trion in and amongst all the nice ones. Personally, I’m on the same boat as Sabrblade back up in the Thirteen discussion from a few months ago. I think suite pages are a useful tool, not a necessary evil. It’s somewhat subjective, but I can see suite pages used in this way for other cross-continuity concepts where one universe diverges far enough from the norm. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:49, 15 May 2025 (EDT)
::Moreso than one crazy evil [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] in and among all the nice ones? I don't think you're giving readers enough credit, frankly. If we opened the section "In one mirror universe, Alpha Trion was not a kindly mentor, but a cruel manipulator" I don't think anyone would think twice. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:25, 15 May 2025 (EDT)
:::Touché. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 02:04, 16 May 2025 (EDT)
:I was waiting to weigh in until the Alpha Trion merge was fully complete, but I now feel comfortable saying this strikes me as basically reasonable, both conceptually and in terms of the small volume of material involved. The Fallen's [[The Fallen#Shattered Glass|''Shattered Glass'' content]] is already folded into his main page by necessity, after all. I do think people might feel less skittish if we more clearly telegraphed that the 13+2 were unique character/concept article hybrids not to be used as precedent down the food chain. Maybe something like:
::* Category:Concept-Characters
::*With a description like, "These subjects act as facets of the ''Transformers'' brand's baseline worldbuilding first and characters in their own right second. For the defunct fictional concept riffing on this phenomenon, see [[multiversal singularity]]."
:Is that anything? --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 18:20, 26 May 2025 (EDT)
::I like that idea. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 20:52, 26 May 2025 (EDT)
:::Seems like an excellent idea to me! --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 00:07, 27 May 2025 (EDT)
::::Yeah, seems alright for now. However, I do think it's worth having some kind of plan in place in case a concept-character winds up getting expanded on in the future. — [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 04:50, 2 June 2025 (EDT)
::::: I do like the category idea. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:51, 5 June 2025 (EDT)
Last call for objections before I go ahead with this? --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 16:01, 12 June 2025 (EDT)
:I think there's an exception to be made for Alpha Trion, as the SG page is pretty long, and still incomplete, but otherwise, yeah; was surprised by how short SG Primus and Unicron's articles are. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 16:24, 12 June 2025 (EDT)
:: It's not very long compared to the rest of the page, especially considering the toys are already on Trion's toys page. I feel like if we were gonna split a section off for length reasons it'd be Generation 1. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 20:55, 12 June 2025 (EDT)

== Interwiki link request ==

Having reached another milestone in my ongoing project to document the non-''Transformers'' [[back-up strips]] printed in the Marvel UK book, I'd like to request that tfuk.app (<tt><nowiki>https://tfuk.app/wiki/$1</nowiki></tt>) gets added to the interwiki table. Thanks. [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 11:11, 20 May 2025 (EDT)
:Goddamn, this is an incredible amount of work: more than being added to the interwiki table, it frankly feels worthy of being pinned into the "sister wikis" section on the opening page. Great job! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 12:08, 20 May 2025 (EDT))
::Seconding Fortress on front page sister wiki status, frankly. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 12:31, 20 May 2025 (EDT)
::Thirded on adding it to the sister wikis list, that’s amazing. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 16:07, 20 May 2025 (EDT)
::Fourthing! -- [[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 10:19, 21 May 2025 (EDT)
:That seems eminently reasonable: [[tfuk:Main Page|The Transformers UK Appendix]] --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:15, 20 May 2025 (EDT)
::Thank you! [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 17:32, 20 May 2025 (EDT)

== Skybound’s Marvel compendium edits ==

So I’ve got Skybound’s [[The Transformers Compendium Volume 1]] in hand and am reading it. I was under the impression that Skybound was, for the most part, just using IDW’s Classics reprint with maybe some polish here and there, but comparing Skybound’s version to the wiki notes about IDW classics edits, there are actually several changes from those that are going to need to be noted on each issue’s article. (For instance, the Wheeljack/Hoist panel comparison on [[I, Robot-Master!]] has a new color scheme to add to it.) Are we gonna want to make a new section on each article underneath the “Classics edits” one? Are we gonna want to wait until the Kickstarter-exclusive versions come out so we can do it all at once? (I’m just talking about differences I’ve noticed while ''skimming'' articles; I imagine there are lots more. This is the first time I’ve read the comic and thus I don’t have originals/IDW reprints to directly compare to. Just something I wanted to bring to your guys’ attention.) [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 02:04, 1 June 2025 (EDT)
:Making a new section under "Classics Edits" seems like the best move. As for the second question, I feel it would be best if we started making note of the changes now so that there will be less work to when the Kickstarter exclusives do release. — [[User:Wildstrike|Wildstrike]] ([[User talk:Wildstrike|talk]]) 04:58, 2 June 2025 (EDT)

== Continuity of origin listings? ==
I happened to see the [[Sentius Magnus]] and [[Sentius Malus]], and that sent me looking to see if there were any other new characters unique to [[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]. When I couldn't find any such listing, I realized I don't think we have any real way to identify original characters by their original continuity. Might it make sense to have, say, categories for brand-new characters that originated in each continuity? i.e. "Earth Wars original characters" or "IDW 2005 original characters" or "Marvel comics original characters", etc? Or, if not categories, some way of compiling that information?<br>Also, to be clear, I wouldn't consider characters that began as toys to be original to whatever fiction they first appeared in; this would just be for the likes of the aforementioned Sentius twins, or [[Xaaron]], or [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]], or [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 06:29, 16 June 2025 (EDT)
:I think that would be a good idea, and very helpful organization-wise. (Also, you’re correct in that there are no other TFEW-original characters beyond maybe SB Optimus Prime and SB Megatron.) - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 09:09, 16 June 2025 (EDT)
: I feel that would be unnecessary, fans can find it out by looking at the work page. [[User:Vrung|Vrung]] ([[User talk:Vrung|talk]]) 16:53, 16 June 2025 (EDT)
::Unless there's a way I missed, the only way to "figure it out" by looking at the work page is to individually check the pages for every single listed character appearance to see if they've ever appeared anywhere else. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 20:33, 16 June 2025 (EDT)

==Concept characters and sorting by continuity family==
Based on discussions above, I've implemented [[:Category:Deep lore characters|Category:Concept characters]] to cover things like the Thirteen and Primus and Unicron. However, I've noticed that these pages seem to have been rearranged so they aren't sorted by continuity family, except in the case of the movie and Aligned families? I gather that it's to "preserve the flow of conceptual development", but that seems silly when we have "conceputal history" sections on the relevant characters. Other concept pages (e.g. [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] are sorted by family, so this just seems unintuitive. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 19:49, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
:I agree; we've always tried to sort concepts and ideas by continuity family and it's more confusing if we start arbitrarily enforcing this standard on some pages but not on others. [[User:Locoman|Locoman]] ([[User talk:Locoman|talk]]) 20:00, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
::I concur that how we've been organizing big pages like this by continuity family makes sense, especially if they have "Conceptual history" sections. Like, it's weird to jump around from a G1 section, to a Beast Era section, to a UT section, and then back to a G1 section, then to a Movie section, then Aligned, then back to another G1, then back to another Movie, then back to G1 again, then Cyberverse, then G1 again, then another Movie, and so forth. Just let the "Conceptual history" sections do their job. And if there isn't one, then, well... why not make one? They only ''enhance'' each article that has one. I'd say an article like "[[Cybertron (planet)]]" could definitely benefit from a good "Conceptual history" section of its own. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 20:00, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
:::Agreed on all fronts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:20, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
I think if we're going to have cross-continuity pages for whatever reason, because the "continuity family" thing isn't working... why then organize the pages that way? "G1 continuity family" is a unit of wiki organization, not a Real Thing either narratively or creatively, unlike Aligned or Movieverse. That feels like trying to have our cake and eat it—either we're organizing things by continuity family or we aren't. IDW Megatronus is more linked to Aligned Megatronus than Dreamwave Fallen. Why does it make sense to put IDW and Dreamwave together in terms of the character? Forget arbitrary wiki categorization for a minute and ask what's the intended throughline there. Are we presenting the character's evolution in a logical way or are we simply sticking to continuity families because arbitrary wiki organization? (Also an excessive amount of tiny headers as you force them all down one level looks awful.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:00, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
:I don't buy that "movieverse" is any less arbitrary than "G1 continuity family". None of the Alpha Trion entries sorted under "movie continuity family" have anything to do with each other. I would argue that using continuity families for these pages provides a reasonable measure of organisation to make it easier to find specific fiction entries rather than having to scroll through the entire history of the character. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 21:19, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
::Not to beat the dead horse, but that's why we had separate pages in the first place. Movieverse fiction uses the movies as the fundamental springing board for their narrative (and is especially relevant to the Fallen). G1 does not have that and is purely organized by aesthetics and convenience. Why are Cyberverse, EarthSpark, and Wild King not "G1" while IDW1 is? Arbitrary convenience. Which is fine, but it still drills in the point that it's not a meaningful categorization narratively or creatively, especially if we're going to eschew it at the article level regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:51, 18 June 2025 (EDT
:::I simply think we should be consistent about how we sort fiction sections within "concept" articles. To use [[Cybertron (planet)]] as an example again, should we no longer organise the fiction entries on that page by continuity family? If you think so, fine, but I think that's a poor idea. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 21:55, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
::::That page seems to eschew the Fiction header in the first place (which does take care of my tiny header complaint, I suppose), so it's not quite consistent to begin with. But I don't really consider location and character pages to have the same considerations; Cybertron is pretty much the same across all continuities (backstory varies, yes, but mechanical homeworld of the Transformers is always the status quo) while characters are always shifting, changing, and bringing forward new ideas into next iterations. (Gun to my head, yes, I would prefer chronological, but planet articles are not a priority to me.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:09, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
:::::Right, but the thing about the Thirteen et al is that they ''don't'' have the same considerations as other characters, so we treat them the same as other cross-continuity concept articles. I don't think they should have their own unique format that's the only thing on the wiki that ''completely'' eschews continuity families for organisation. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:59, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
Two questions: 1. Are we talking about just the organization of Thirteen/Primus/Unicron pages or across the board, new standard for all pages? 2. For either side (organize by continuity family vs organize by chronology/release date), are there examples of pages with either formatting that can serve as proof of concepts or visuals that show why that specific way is the better one? [[User:Daytonjhammon|Daytonjhammon]] ([[User talk:Daytonjhammon|talk]]) 21:15, 18 June 2025 (EDT)

Bit of an aside but is there a different or more distinct category name we could use? For me and most tf fans I know "Concept characters" brings to mind "concept art" characters, aka unused designs and the like. I think renaming it to "Cross-continuity concept characters" or something similar would make it clearer. —[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 22:39, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
:That would be fine by me, yeah. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:59, 18 June 2025 (EDT)
::Yeah, this was the problem that jumped out at me when I first saw the term proposed. Some other suggestions: continuity-agnostic, pan-continuity, meta-continuity, conceptual, lore, mythological, cosmological, multiversal, archetypal, foundational. I don't have a strong preference, just throwing these out there. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 12:54, 19 June 2025 (EDT)
:::conceptual, lore, and mythological feel a bit too... intangible ig? multiversal is way too close to multiversal singularity imo. I'd say continuity-agnostic, pan-continuity or meta-continuity would all be good. (personally leaning towards meta-continuity) [[User:Arren1234|--Arren Meuchel]] ([[User talk:Arren1234|talk]]) 14:41, 19 June 2025 (EDT)

I'm definitely sympathetic towards [[User:Saix|Saix]] with regards to this specific change. The Thirteen are pretty much the tentpole for the "aligned" worldbuilding which pretty much marked the ''end'' of continuity families in the traditional sense, from a creative perspective at Hasbro (not that the concept was one they were considering to begin with). As he says, everything is G1 now, IDW is aligned, ''Cyberverse'' is IDW, and so on. After consideration I prefer the way he's laid it out. ''However'', there's also obviously an argument to be made from a wiki-consistency standpoint, and I want to state for the record that I don't think such a major reorganisation of those pages' contents should have been implemented without a consensus being reached on talkpages ''first''. This should have been a sandboxed proposal, not just something that was done hoping nobody would notice or care enough to raise an objection themselves. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 12:54, 19 June 2025 (EDT)

I apologize if I'm a bit off-base here, since I haven't been following these discussions as closely as some, but it seems to me that there are fundamentally two different things that are being presented here: the evolution of the character concept, and the actual fictional history of the various iterations of the character. If that's the case, wouldn't a good solution be to make a separate section for the former while continuing to organize the latter by continuity family like every other page? -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 14:57, 19 June 2025 (EDT)

== Commentary trivia ==

Something I find a bit sad is commentary sounding Trivia having to be deleted from episode pages. Those are funny and can be interesting to see, shame they also hog space. Can there be a middle ground where I cam dump them into, say, wild king episodes Synopsis without sounding...unprofessional? (Because the commentary is one of the best parts of some episode descriptions...)[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 00:02, 3 July 2025 (EDT)

== Mentioned characters ==

Something I did back when I was revamping our coverage of the BotCon/Club stuff was add a "mentioned characters" section to the notes; for examples, see [[Cybertron's Most Wanted]], [[Gone Too Far]], and other stories linked to on the [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)]] page. It's something that we lack on other pages, and I think that it's worth implementing; in particular, when looking through some of James Roberts' work recently for a side project, I was struck by how often characters that otherwise never appear on page are mentioned. What I wanna propose is adding something like to this our media pages in general.

The Problem: I think that the benefits speak for themselves, but it does also come against the fact that we have hundreds (if not thousands) of episodes/comics/other media by this point, and that it's going to be a non-trivial amount of work getting this up to speed. For that reason, I don't really think a template is the best way to go about, especially if they're going to be sitting empty until someone goes back to read those comics or rewatch that episode or whatever. What I do think might be worth considering is that we add in something about doing it for media pages in their notes section here on out, so that we can have a headstart on at least the currently published stuff; once it becomes something feasible for a template on various pages, then I think we can revisit that idea. For my end, I've been contemplating a re-read of the comics for a few years now, and I'm more than happy to add stuff over the time I do that.

If anyone has any suggestions or comments, please respond here. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:22, 9 July 2025 (EDT)
:I always liked how Wookieepedia lists every proper noun in "Appearances" sections ([https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_V_The_Empire_Strikes_Back#Appearances example]). I think this concept should expand to include locations, weapons, et al.—basically everything we would make a page for. Yes, it's work to add stuff, but that's editing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:32, 9 July 2025 (EDT)
::That sounds like something that could be pretty beneficial information-wise, even if it’s a lot of work. I can definitely start doing something like it for my ''Earth Wars'' write-ups as I go through the event stories. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 10:49, 9 July 2025 (EDT)
:I definitely remember thinking—back when you were regularly working on the Fun Publications pages—that your exhaustive approach to filling out the notes sections with mentioned characters and concepts was ''really useful'', but that it could stand to be formalised in some way. As you say, it'd be a huge amount of work to bring articles for even the most popular stories up to that standard. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 11:20, 9 July 2025 (EDT)
::I agree this is something it would be valuable to do going forwards. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]])

== Plagiarism on the other site ==
Basically every EarthSpark character page on the other site is a copy-paste of our own. Some of Cyberverse too. Do we care about this? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 09:34, 11 July 2025 (EDT)
:I think the important first question is whether there's any attribution (though I assume the answer will be no). -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 15:53, 11 July 2025 (EDT)
::As in, "this was written by TFWiki" or "this is a unique article we here at Fandom invented"? We can see which users have been doing the copy-pasting. There's one in particular who pasted in Earthspark content (just choose a character), another who has been doing some weapons (i.e. [[Electro-scrambler]]). I know full well that fan wikis tend to get copied, so if our position is to simply disregard everything Fandom does, we can stick to that. But their site has, supposedly, had a black-and-white policy dating right back to the split that copying from us is not allowed. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 08:29, 12 July 2025 (EDT)
:::I think it could be to try and make the fandom wikis page look as good the pages here are. I confess, I did the same to bulbapedia and the fandom pokemon wiki.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 13:12, 12 July 2025 (EDT)
:::I see no reason to not make a stink about it to whatever passes for admin there. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:14, 12 July 2025 (EDT)
::::Thylacine - According to CC BY-SA 3.0, they are free to copy our material as long as they provide credit that it was copied from us. If they ''don't'' do that, and I'm very much assuming they don't, then we should absolutely raise hell about it, as M Sipher suggests.
::::As an example, after Wowpedia moved to wiki.gg and became Warcraft Wiki, Fandom put a blanket ban on linking to wiki.gg (for bullshit reasons) and so we've been aggressively deleting any Wowpedia pages that were copied from us because they are functionally unable to provide proper attribution and their staff fucked up and never depowered one of our admins. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 14:31, 13 July 2025 (EDT)a
:::::They are definitely not providing any credit, and they also still have ''as their very first listed policy'' "no copying from Wikipedia or TFWiki." transformers dot fandom dot com/wiki/Transformers_Wiki:Policies#Plagiarism --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:29, 13 July 2025 (EDT)

Their site lists four admins, of whom two are obviously long retired. One who was last active in May is the source of some of the plagiarism, and also showed themself to be unresponsive to multiple direct questions posted on their wall by Fandom higher-ups. That leaves the one who was last active in June. I wrote that one a message summarizing all this as best I can, bearing in mind that systematically comparing pages on some other peoples' wiki is not at all something I am interested in doing. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 10:02, 14 July 2025 (EDT)
:Honestly, failing any response from their admins (which I will imagine will be the case), I think anyone happening to spot plagiarised material can happily just go ahead and delete it on the spot, citing their own policy of not copying from TFWiki. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:11, 14 July 2025 (EDT)
::A response: transformers dot fandom dot com/wiki/Message_Wall:Moviejunkie2009

::I msged the other suggested admins, no response. I did NOT msg the suggested Fandom "community manager" because they have no reason to help us, if anything I expect their response would be to simply erase the relict, circa-2008 anti-plagiarism policy that the current community knows nothing about.

::I do ''not'' enjoy scanning their New Articles page every day and maxing out my allowed daily edits by blanking the neverending incoming pasted pages. I am going to stop doing this. It pisses me off that a zero-effort community can ignore its own rules and steal our work, but it feels even worse to compulsively devote my free time to marginally cleaning up a zero-effort community's messes. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 20:07, 17 July 2025 (EDT)

== The General commercial with Bumblebee and Shaq ==

I think we should have information on this commercial for The General with Bumblebee and Shaq:

https://tformers.com/watch-bumblebee-shaq-acting-up-in-new-the-general-insurance-spot/55134/news.html
--[[User:John Pannozzi|John Pannozzi]] ([[User talk:John Pannozzi|talk]]) 13:11, 26 July 2025 (EDT)

== Maintenance heads up ==

Just to let everyone know, I'm going to take the site offline temporarily in about an hour for maintenance. Should not be offline for too long, hopefully. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:24, 29 August 2025 (EDT)
:And we're back. Thank you for your patience.--[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:43, 29 August 2025 (EDT)
::Thank you for your work, abates! [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 03:53, 29 August 2025 (EDT)

== Coverage idea ==

We should add a "Major events" section to the episode articles. It helps keep track of events alongside continuity notes and could help finding specific episodes better.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 19:07, 16 September 2025 (EDT)
:Struggling to picture what exactly that would look like. --[[User:Arren1234 |Arren Meuchel]] [[User_talk:Arren1234 |(talk)]] 15:07, 17 September 2025 (EDT)
::Like a Major Events header, then the body text is any important Events that happen in the episode. (E.g. Darkest Hour in TFP: The autobot base is destroyed)[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 01:38, 13 October 2025 (EDT)
:::Perhaps you could put together an example on a sandbox page? [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 06:55, 14 October 2025 (EDT)
::::Uh, idk how to make sandboxes. There are examples over on Bulbapedia though, so that should give a rough idea on what im suggesting. [[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 08:02, 14 October 2025 (EDT)
:::::https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User:Poliwag06/Sandbox [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 09:55, 14 October 2025 (EDT)
:::::: I think this works for something like Bulbapedia because Pokemon is a pretty episodic 1000 episode anime with a set of regular events that it's useful to track (X caught / traded / lost a Pokemon / gym battle), whereas Transformers doesn't really work the same way? And things similar to that are already tracked in the trivia notes (the Alchemor prisoner manifest) or kinda fall into listicles which aren't popular (ie who used Cyber Keys that episode, what mini-cons were collected). Trying to qualify what counts as a "major event" outside of, say, "Character debuts / final appearances", which are also already in the trivia notes for for some series (definitely Animated, maybe others), especially in plot terms, feels difficult and liable to cruft and for people to just read the headline of the article. [[User:AkibaSilver|AkibaSilver]] ([[User talk:AkibaSilver|talk]]) 18:01, 14 October 2025 (EDT)
:::::::Yeah, the notes already serve as a pseudo-"major events" section with all the stuff you just named, and if you were to look for anything else to add you’d probably end up with something that has so many details it may as well just be the synopsis. - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 20:53, 14 October 2025 (EDT)

== Overview of pre-TF page ==
Hey, just posting here to provide a wiki-wide notification of sorts that I started an "Overview" section on the [[Pre-Transformers]] page and it's in dire need of some chunks of summarized information primarily regarding Diaclone and Micro Change and their respective Transformers localizations, as per the various stub markers left in specific sections. It feels like that page has been needing a proper written history of pre-TFs for a while now, so if anyone could help me fill it out then I'd be glad! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 22:14, 12 October 2025 (EDT))
:I'll see about taking a crack at the Diaclone bits as I can. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 00:37, 13 October 2025 (EDT)
::Thank you for volunteering, and wow, I had no idea about [[Horloge Robot]]: his page has now been made! ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 05:06, 13 October 2025 (EDT))
:::Wahey, thank you! As you can imagine I'd been meaning to get around to that for ages. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 12:45, 13 October 2025 (EDT)

== Overgear continuity ==
Maybe I'm asking this question a bit too early since we only have a vague premise and prototype images for [[Transformers Overgear]], but... Should we archive the figures released underneath it under their characters' G1 pages (when applicable) as it is usually done with odd Takara releases, or should they get entirely new pages instead? This feels like a toyline with a very distinct concept from most other regular ''Transformers'' assortments, so I'm frankly leaning on the latter. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 22:27, 16 October 2025 (EDT))
:It’s probably too early. And jumping the gun has bitten us in the ass before. Remember [[Cliffjumper (Yolopark)|Ladybug?]] [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 12:40, 17 October 2025 (EDT)

== Proposing a comedic category for fraud ==

Given the ongoing hubhub over the probable scammers who call themselves [[Mbilia Studios]], how about we make up a "Category:Fraud" or "Category:Fraudsters" like we have "Category:Things that don't exist"? Pat Lee and Dreamwave Productions come to mind as possible members for such a wiki category. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 08:22, 4 November 2025 (EST)
:I see where you’re coming from but it also would be a massive vandal magnet. [[User:Hyperious|Hyperious]] ([[User talk:Hyperious|talk]]) 08:35, 4 November 2025 (EST)

Duros

2025-11-02T12:52:23Z

Hyperious:

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Nebulan Headmaster partner|the Decepticon Pretender from ''Masterforce''|Dauros}}
:''Duros is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Duros MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's old because he's hard.]]
'''Duros''' (aka '''Furos''') was born to be a soldier on a world without war. He served for years as the head of security for the [[Council of Peers|Nebulan Ruling Council]] and spent most of that time horribly bored and unsatisfied. The coming of the Transformers to Nebulos may have been a tragedy for most of his race, but it was quite possibly the best thing to ever happen to Duros... and also the worst.

In [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] he has found a kindred spirit, and the two have bonded over their shared interest in combat and warfare to become one of the closest pairings among all the Headmasters. The dependable, resourceful, and stoic Duros is a great addition to the Autobot army, but his eager desire for action and love of combat have made him an outsider among the naturally peaceful Nebulans and has led him to be shunned even by his family and, most painfully, his now estranged wife. Duros shuts the pain that his failed personal life causes him away and focuses instead on being the soldier he always felt destined to be.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:BrokenGlass-imnotsure.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Duros spent his entire career up to this moment figuring he didn't have to start wearing pants so long as he stood behind this balcony wall.]]
Duros was commander of the council guards on [[Nebulos]], a position that saw little excitement on a world of enduring peace. His level of daily excitement changed drastically once [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and the Autobots landed on Nebulos. A misunderstanding during first encounter led to an undercurrent of xenophobia among the Nebulans before the Autobots even met with them. The overly suspicious Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] intended to fulfill his own prophecies by arranging for it to look like the Autobot envoy, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], was attacking the Nebulan people.

At the request of the trusted Peer [[Galen]], Duros had his men arm themselves with long forgotten weapons of war from Nebulos's lost armories. They drove the Autobots from their forest abode before returning to [[Koraja]] to fortify the entire city against further intruders. Galen still had reservations about ending the generations of peace on Nebulos, however, and so when Fortress Maximus personally approached Koraja and both disarmed and decapitated himself in the name of peace, Galen had Duros lower their weaponry and renewed the lines of communication between Autobot and Nebulan. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:Durosdefendmyplanet.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|It's the least he can ''wear'' to defend his planet.]]
With Fortress Maximus's disembodied head and those of four of his fellow warriors detained within Koraja, armistice was declared and negotiations began between the two parties. "Negotiation" wasn't the tactic preferred by all Nebulans, though, and full-scale civil demonstrations against the robots soon began. Duros and Galen attempted to break up one display when it descended into violence (thanks to the paid henchmen of [[Grax]], one of Zarak's supporters), and Galen only ended up getting punched out himself. Although Duros attempted to arrest the men, Galen insisted they be let free. Despite these displays, Nebulos appeared to be heading towards peace with the Autobots.

That is, until the Decepticons came. Brought to Nebulos by the misguided Lord Zarak, who merely wanted the Decepticons to destroy the Autobots and leave, Nebulos now faced conquest and annihilation by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his troops. Duros immediately alerted Galen in his bedchambers to the threat, and they rushed to consult with the disembodied Fortress Maximus about their situation. Realizing that the Decepticons wouldn't leave even after the Autobots were destroyed, and unable to reactivate the Autobots directly without breaking a promise made to his people, Galen was at a loss for options. Luckily, a solution was soon hit upon: the Nebulans would use the Autobots' bodies to fight back. The bio-engineering scientist [[Arcana]] was summoned to consult with Fortress Maximus and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] about an entirely new and untested form of technology called [[binary bonding]], then ''built'' the necessary equipment to apply these newly conceived ideas to reality. Nebulan volunteers would become bio-mechanically engineered cyborgs, transforming into new heads for the Autobots and operating them physically while in radio-telepathic link to the original Autobot consciousnesses.

Duros was an instant volunteer for the Headmaster process, always willing to give more for his world. After the engineering was completed, Duros became an Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], binary-bonded to ground attack specialist, [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. Now equipped with a bitchin' cannon stronger than a hundred council guards, Duros mowed down the Decepticons in his path. After Scorponok and his men had fled, the Headmasters revealed themselves to a cheering Nebulan populace and Duros was seen embracing an unknown woman. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

''In [[Stylor]]'s recollection of the Headmaster process, Duros was the one with the poor idea to operate the Autobot bodies by remote control before the final solution was conceived. He also objected to Stylor as a "prancing dandy". Rude! Still, Stylor admitted he and Hardhead made a perfect team on the battlefield.'' {{storylink|Stylor's Story}}

[[File:BrothersInArmor-werefree.jpg|left|thumb|300px|thighs must be seductive]]

Duros and Hardhead accompanied Brainstorm/Arcana and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] in fending off a [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] attack on the resort city of [[Splendora]]. Despite their victory, [[Soriza]] and the [[Council of Peers]] questioned the violence being employed by Nebulans like Duros and Arcana, even if it was in the name of peace. Peer Soriza's inquiry led to a Nebulan council delegation accompanying the Headmasters on their next mission — the rescue of Lord Zarak from Scorponok and the Decepticons. The situation was worse than they thought. Zarak's hatred of Galen and the Autobots had reached such an extreme state that he was actually willing to binary-bond with Scorponok, becoming the very thing he claimed to want off his world. The Decepticon Headmasters imperiled the council observers, leaving the Autobots open for attack as they turned their attention to protecting the Nebulans. A wave of [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic gaze, and the council were left believing Zarak and the Decepticons had rescued them from the "renegade" Galen and the Autobots. Duros and his fellow Autobot Headmasters were taken prisoner by Lord Zarak, who reassumed his position in the Nebulan hierarchy. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

Zarak's innate love for power was increased to the Nth degree after he bonded with Scorponok, but he ultimately used his last iota of sanity to free Duros and the others. At Zarak's strained suggestion, Galen ordered the Autobots to abandon Nebulos and track a signal through space from other Autobots on the planet [[Earth]]. With this last act, Zarak ensured the Transformers would leave Nebulos before their war consumed his planet utterly. Before they absconded, Duros witnessed Galen have a tearful last exchange with his former fiancée, [[Llyra]]. She had been led to believe her lover had become a power-hungry madman after his alliance with the Autobots, and instead of telling her the truth, Galen left her thinking that he had truly become a monster. Duros asked why Galen had refused a chance at reconciliation, and Galen answered that it was best for their ties to be severed, so he could pursue his mission among the stars. Duros and the others bade farewell to their homeworld, and set off for Earth. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Durosgoatee.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|We've replaced Duros with his younger, evil twin. Let's see if Galen notices...]]
''Before leaving Nebulos, Duros and Hardhead witnessed a duel between Fortress Maximus and Scorponok, with overall victory between the two factions at stake. However, the clash turned out to be a distraction set up by the Decepticons to steal a fuel convertor. With it in hand, the Decepticons left for Earth, forcing the Autobots to follow.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}

On their way to Earth, Duros and the Headmasters aboard ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' retrofitted Fortress Maximus to make him far larger and stronger than before. Despite his own warrior mentality, Duros had difficulty seeing the once peaceful Galen taking to the acts of war so vigorously. His concerns only increased once they reached Earth, and discovered it to be a world much like Nebulos. Duros strongly questioned whether they had the right to bring their conflict to the Earthlings, after just having saved their own planet from the Transformers' war. Duros's question was destined to remain unanswered, for after the Autobots went down to Earth, a battle broke out with Scorponok's forces, and Galen was killed. An Earthly college student, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], ended up replacing him as Fortress Maximus's partner and proxy leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

''Hardhead and Duros were among the Autobots displaced into Limbo by the arriving [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] from [[2009]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Hardhead had his head on when fighting [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Unfortunately for Duros, he was still attached when Unicron stepped on him and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Katsuhisa Hōki]] (Japanese)|[[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German)}}
[[File:Durosgreen.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|But does he wear pants?]]
Duros was a Nebulan strategist. He was out scouting for [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] activity with [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] when the pair spotted a group of [[Autobot]]s making their way across the terrain of [[Nebulos]]. Though he was skeptical of Pinpointer's immediate assumption that they were Hive machines, the pair returned to base to warn their fellow freedom fighters, and soon the Autobots had been captured. While placing a magnetic bomb on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], he informed the Autobot that the planet they were on was named "Nebulon". Fortunately, before the Autobots were destroyed, a [[Decepticon]] attack made the Nebulans realize that the Autobots weren't Hive machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

As a combat veteran, Duros was given first choice of Autobots to [[binary bonding|binary bond]] with, and chose Hardhead, believing that they'd make a good pairing. He was raring to give the Hive machines a good sorting out, but on their first attack, Hardhead immediately got into trouble with a tentacled machine. Duros helpfully suggested pulling the tentacles off, and pointed out the machine's weak spot. With his advice, Hardhead was able to get the better of the machine. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Returning with the Autobots to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he and his fellow Nebulans helped [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] avert the destruction of the Autobots and bring around a new [[Golden Age]]. Later they all returned to Nebulos, promising to destroy the Hive's machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Duros, Stylor, and Arcana followed Zarak to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], where they targeted the local versions of Hardhead, Chromedome, and Brainstorm, who relied on unliving [[Transtector]]s to be Headmasters. Since their own form of Headmasters relied on the bodies being controlled separately, Stylor and the others locked the Autobots in their Transtectors and convinced them to pilot the bodies while the Nebulans formed the heads. The combination of two different types of Headmaster was powerful enough to defeat Scorponok, and the three Nebulans returned to their own universe. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Durospoints-ASO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
During a period when the Autobots on Nebulos were low on lubricant, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] dispatched Hardhead and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to search for a legendary lost lake of oil. They searched a possible valley with their Headmaster partners, but [[Stylor]] reported back with no luck. When Duros returned with a clear signal on his geo-sensors, the Headmasters traced the spot. Hardhead used sonic shells as a non-inflammatory means of drilling down to the reservoir. Duros and Stylor entered the tunnel and found a vast source of oil for the Autobots to claim. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
While attached to Hardhead, Furos granted his Autobot partner a regenerative healing power that could repair both systems and armor damage instantly. {{storylink|Duros#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Hardhead and Furos toy bio}}

When [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked [[Velocitron]] during the planet's biggest race, Hardhead and Furos fought alongside [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to repulse the invaders, defending [[Haywire|Hyperfire]] from Decepticon abduction. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
When the Autobot-[[World Watcher]] alliance acquired Headmaster technology to counter the Decepticon-Hive alliance's innovation, Furos was one of many World Watchers who proceeded to form the head of an Autobot officer on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

==Commercial appearances==
*After several Transformers blasted their way to the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], they were forced to surrender to the locals. Duros was one of several Nebulons who fused with a Cybertronian partner, so that the war between Autobots and Decepticons could resume on their world. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*After [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] broadcast a Decepticon alert, Duros boarded [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]]. They sped off together to battle against the Decepticon Headmasters who were invading a Nebulan city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Hardhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hardhead''' (Headmaster, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-102'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Kunio Okawara]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Headmaster Duros transforms from an armored humanoid into a robot head. In head mode, he is compatible with any other Headmaster body: on the larger Headmasters, he shows three of Hardhead's [[Tech Spec]] stats in their display window, but the smaller ones still display their normal heads' stats due to their construction.

: He was only available packed in with his larger partner [[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Duros/duros.htm More information on Duros at TFU.info]
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:Transformers_titans_return_furos.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Fur-os? What do you think I am, some kind of monkey?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Furos & Hardhead''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released as part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class figures, '''Furos''' (presumably renamed because of [[trademark]] reasons) is only available with his larger partner [[Hardhead (G1)#Titans Return|Hardhead]]. He can sit in Hardhead's vehicle mode cockpit, or form his partner's robot mode head. Additionally, he can sit in Hardhead's tank turret, which sports a collapsible seat capable of accommodating one Titan Master figure. Like all ''Titans Return'' Titan Masters, Furos is designed to interact with any Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader class figure from the same line; he is compatible with any Titan Master accessory and can form the head of any Transformer.

:Furos was [[retool]]ed into ''Titans Return'' [[Chasm]] and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Ros, the Headmaster stage of ''Legends'' [[Hardhead (G1)#Legends|Hardhead]].
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===''Legends''===
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[[File:TF-Legends-LG-EX-Headmaster-Set-Hardhead.jpg|thumb|No, none of my cartoon appearances has a faceplate. Why bother asking?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Headmaster Set''' ([[February 19]], [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''LG-EX'''

: Debuting as a [[Wonder Festival]] 2017 [Winter] exclusive, this ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Headmaster version of "Hardhead" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Furos, and is the only Japanese release of this particular tooling.

: Called "Hardhead" by the packaging, this toy is depicted as Duros by its [[LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter|pack-in manga]], and is decoed to color-match [[Hardhead (G1)#Legends|Hardhead's ''Legends'' release]].

: This set also included [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legends|Grimlock]], [[Stylor#HeadmasterSet|Chromedome]], [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Legends|Gong]], [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], and [[Arcana#HeadmasterSet|Brainstorm]], all similarly-extra-deco'd versions of Hasbro Titan Masters which were not otherwise released in Japan.
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===''Retro Headmasters''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Retro-Headmasters-Hardhead.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Face!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hardhead''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' line, Duros (he got his name back!) is once more included with his larger partner [[Hardhead (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Hardhead]]. Despite Hardhead's super-toy-based deco, Duros utilizes the ''Headmasters'' anime face from ''Legends'' figure.

: Along with the rest of the ''Retro Headmasters'' toys, Hardhead is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in Canada and the US, and a Warehouse and Toyworld-exclusive in New Zealand.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Duros''' (デュロス ''Dyurosu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Omicron'''

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Landquake (Timelines)

2025-11-02T02:13:39Z

Hyperious: /* Fun Publications comics */

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{{disambig3|Landquake}}
:''Landquake is an amicable [[Decepticon]] first seen in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Landquaketimelines.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1|I caught one this big.]]

'''Landquake''' has always been an unusual [[Decepticon]] at best. While he does possess a 'Con-like pragmatic craftiness, interest in battle, and instinctive distrust of anyone other than himself and his friends, he finds the constant in-fighting and bloodthirsty selfishness of the faction wearying. He also possesses a mastery of [[energon]] that some say goes past the capabilities of the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], to almost supernatural levels of power. He can shape it in any number of ways, ranging from forging weapons and shielding (even against explosions) to powering his own systems, all with a touch of his hands, or sometimes with telekinetic force alone.

He had joined the Decepticons mainly because he had become bored with his job as an energon refinement specialist in [[Kalis]], after he caught wind of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s raids of [[Mini-Con]] villages. He had hoped it would give him the military discipline he craved, and his short attention span—combined with his daydreams for glory and adventure—further made him susceptible to the lure of Megatron's campaign. However, he soon found that Megatron was actually only interested in his own solipsistic plans, and Landquake once again became bored and disillusioned.

Then a chance meeting with the [[Autobot]] [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] finally showed him that his restlessness, unusual powers, and strange yearnings might mean he had a great purpose after all. He now finds himself with a new direction in life—to find out more about this [[Nexus Prime|ancient combiner]] he apparently is a part of, seek out the [[Breakaway (Classics)|rest of]] [[Topspin (Classics)|his gestalt]] [[Heatwave (Timelines)|brethren]], and claim his destiny.

Later he becomes known as '''Landfall'''.

{{quote|"Whatever it is, it is what we were created for. It is our duty, and if duty calls for our deaths, then they will be deaths worth dying."<br />"Guy, that is the least encouraging pep talk I've ever been given."|Landquake's 'Con motivational methods and Skyfall's 'Bot sensibilities don't mix well|"[[Transcendent: Part 4]]"|noquote=true}}
{{--}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comics===
[[File:Landquakeskyfall.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|Where do I remember you from? Oh, right, you were the other leg.]]
Landquake was once part of the multiversal singularity known as [[Nexus Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]]. In order to prevent the power of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] from falling into the wrong hands, Nexus Prime split himself and the Saber into pieces, scattering them throughout the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Landquake started out as an Energon flow analyst at the Kalis refineries, but joined Megatron's army at the beginning of the Cybertronian Civil War in the hope that they would help him achieve the greater destiny he envisioned for himself. After centuries of service, he started to become disillusioned with the cause, seeing it as little more than a vehicle for his leader's ego. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 11|Landquake's profile in Club magazine #11}}

During the [[Mini-Con civil war]], Landquake was enlisted by the [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]]s to build a cannon designed to destroy the [[Autobot]]-aligned headquarters of the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] from afar. The Council of Sages drafted a handful of Autobots to their cause, among them the recent Velocitronian transplant [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], who recognized Landquake immediately. Skyfall, who was desperate to discover his forgotten past, had been shown ancient markings on the walls of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s energon pools that resembled the forms of him and Landquake. Despite instantly attacking the Autobot, Landquake sensed a kinship as well. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}}

Any conversation worth having was suddenly delayed by the arrival of [[Unicron]], the Chaos-Bringer himself. Raw [[energon]] from Landquake's constructed cannon spilled free in the firefight, threatening to annihilate them all if a stray spark from all the laser fire caught it. Skyfall used his impenetrable force field to shield Landquake while the latter used his energon-manipulating abilities to gather and dispose of the raw energon. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Despite having just met, the duo began to bicker while working together. A stray shot finally slipped through, however, and a massive explosion rocked the debris field, leaving no trace of Landquake and Skyfall. The energon explosion somehow rocketed them through space-time, causing the pair to crash-materialize on Earth in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|another dimension]]...right at the feet of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}} A shaky Landquake barely had enough time to begin processing his current situation when Megatron hauled him off after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived to thwart his schemes. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1}}

Back at the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Megatron held Landquake prisoner until his claims could be properly verified. Analysis by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] confirmed Landquake's story to Megatron's satisfaction. Furthermore, Scrapper detected a massive source of energon that just turned up on their sensors at the same time Landquake arrived in their dimension. The energon also produced a radiation wavelength identical to the internal energon bleed off from Landquake's own systems. Intrigued, Megatron assembled the Decepticons to investigate, imposing his will upon Landquake. Landquake instantly agreed to serve him, but was conflicted by his actions, beginning to recognize that he had a greater destiny at hand than merely being another Decepticon stooge. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

As the Autobots and Decepticons crossed paths in South America, Landquake remained in the shadows, avoiding any direct combat for Megatron's cause. He sensed Skyfall's presence, but was unable to personally locate him until [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] accidentally caused a cave-in, dropping Landquake into the caverns below with Skyfall and his Autobot escort, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]]. Eager to slag some 'Cons, Cliffjumper drew his pistol and leveled his aim to blast Landquake before he could recover. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}

Before Cliffjumper could take the shot, a second cave-in carried the trio even deeper underground. Landquake found himself in the presence of a pool of [[Rarified Energon]], and several ancient carvings which appeared to depict him, Skyfall, and a third Transformer. Landquake and Skyfall (finally learning each other's names) agreed to work together to uncover the secrets of their shared past. After a zealous Cliffjumper caused a reaction in the rarefied Energon, Landquake suggested they eliminate him for practical reasons before proceeding further. Skyfall voiced his disapproval of the idea...as did another robot who appeared from thin air to tap them from behind. Calling himself [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], the third robot healed Cliffjumper's leg with only a touch. The [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s arrived at that moment, forcing the growing group to retreat further into the sanctuary. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}} Landquake thought about giving the rarified Energon to Megatron and assuring his place in the Decepticon army, but the pull of something greater than himself or the Decepticon cause led Landquake to abandon the energon and press forward with the others. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}}

Beyond the passageway, Landquake, Skyfall and Breakaway were met by the [[Caretaker]] super-computer. The Caretaker explained itself to be an autonomous terminal for the [[Vector Sigma]] network gestalt, extending across countless universal nodes. According to the Caretaker, Landquake, Skyfall, and Breakaway were three parts of a Prime, one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] created by [[Primus]], each dedicated to a specific task. The Prime they were components of was the Guardian of Rarified Energon, energon in its purest form which served as an essential building block of Transformer life and conduit for Primus's spiritual energy. Landquake and his comrades were then charged with fulfilling their destiny of reunification, and the Caretaker sent them on their way to a new dimension to find the fourth component of their greater self. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

[[File:Landquake&ArmedStatue Transcendent1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Gives new meaning to the term "crotch rocket", doesn't it?]]
Landquake, Skyfall, and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] emerged from the [[Caretaker]]'s [[space bridge]] in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon|a strange and unfamiliar place]] (with Cliffjumper now nowhere to be found). [[Silverbolt (TransTech)|A greeter]] welcomed them with an explanation that they were in [[Axiom Nexus]], and that they needed to go with him to "Processing". Landquake disliked the idea of being "processed" greatly, but the statues surrounding them bearing armed weapons convinced him to go along regardless. As they were led along, Silverbolt explained further about Axiom Nexus and how the three travelers had arrived there. Landquake asked if the city had a Caretaker they could consult with, but Silverbolt was unfamiliar with the term and advised them that once they were processed, their assigned guide [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]] could help instead. Landquake and the others followed Trion as their new guide explained Axiom Nexus and the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s further, and led them off to go the "[[Lowtech|outworlder]]" sections of the city. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}

As they stepped onto a lift to the lower parts of the city, Landquake and Skyfall were alarmed to find that Breakaway had gone missing at some point. Landquake threatened Trion when Trion tried to restrain them from taking off to look for him, but relented when Trion explained that Breakaway had been taken by the TransTech, and he would help them with their rescue. Trion explained as he led the two along that the TransTech were dangerous oppressors who were hijacking outworlders, and Trion and his followers were freedom fighters from peaceful dimensions....

...right before showing them his lovely collection of corpses. Ouch {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}}

As Skyfall reacted in horror to the corpses, he and Landquake were introduced to [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and Topspin and Trion explained that the Transformers' [[spark]]s had actually been transferred "safely" out of their bodies. Landquake was skeptical but was impressed when Topspin demonstrated his abilities, fascinated by the lethal possibilities. However, he was less-than-impressed by Topspin's expressions of fanatic loyalty to Trion. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}} Landquake and Skyfall discussed their situation; both thought Trion was crazy, especially since Landquake knew Trion's claim that they were hijacked was untrue, since he was sure that Topspin was the one the Caretaker had sent them to find. They then discussed the underlying purpose of their quest, about their apparently being part of a combiner. After heading back to Trion's headquarters, word came that Breakaway had been found in [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s laboratory, near a dimensional gate to Trion's [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|home universe]], and Trion made plans for everyone to attack. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

They were successful in their initial entry to the [[Transwarp Complex]], and Trion had Landquake, Skyfall, and [[Immorticon (BW)|Immorticon]] follow him to where Breakaway was being held. Once they reached the laboratory proper, Landquake and Skyfall moved to help Breakaway while the others battled [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] and Shockwave. Landquake sensed that Breakaway would survive the injuries Shockwave had inflicted on him, but needed to be taken to safety to heal properly. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} He carried Breakaway along as they all made their escape from the laboratory to the dimensional transit room, and he and Breakaway were then ushered through the gate by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

...as they came out of the other side of the gate in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Trion's home reality]] in a disused laboratory. When Trion came through the gate soon after with Skyfall's newly-dead body, Landquake demanded that Trion tell him what had happened. Trion ignored the repeated inquiries in favor of issuing orders until Landquake physically forced the Autobot to acknowledge him. Trion paused, then relented and claimed that Skyfall had been shot from behind as they went through the gate. Landquake then briefly hid along with the others when Topspin noticed that an [[Downshift (SG)|Autobot scout]] was approaching. Trion killed the scout and ordered Landquake to clean up the body. Landquake refused, however, saying he refused to take Trion's orders, that the killing contradicted Trion's claim that his world was at peace, and that he wanted some answers. Breakaway noticed that Skyfall's wound had been caused by a blade rather than gunfire, but that caused the components to be seized by [[:Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes|Trion's acolytes]]. Trion then revealed his true plans for Landquake's group—to use them as tools for his plans for personal conquest, then kill them. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Landquake asked why Trion didn't just kill them now, and Trion explained that "reunification" wouldn't work with all of them dead. Landquake then quietly plotted with Breakaway and Topspin to escape, killing several of the acolytes in the process.
[[File:LandquakeTopspinBreakawayRollOut Reunification2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Apparently being part of a Prime grants Decepticons "[[roll out]]" privileges.]]

[[Units of time|Millicycles]] later, the three were holed up in a derelict building with some [[Empty|empties]], with Breakaway and Topspin looking to Landquake for guidance. Landquake protested against them, acting like he was their leader, since his first idea—to use their powers to resurrect Skyfall—had thus far failed, and he had no clear idea of what to do next. Breakaway tried to give Landquake a pep talk, until Topspin reported that something strange had just happened. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 2}}

The "something strange" turned out to be their latest visitor, [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], having encased them all in a [[slow time]] bubble. The strange alien explained that ''he'' was actually the one who had brought them to their current universe, and he was there to help them. Landquake complained that Aquarius seemed crazy and disquieting, but the others convinced Landquake to listen to him regardless. After Aquarius explained that the Autobots were creating a dangerous superweapon called [[Omega Doom]], Landquake asked what that had to do with them, as surely the three of them wouldn't be successful if even Megatron couldn't stop the superweapon. Aquarius told him that with Skyfall's body and their [[Heatwave (Timelines)|fifth member]]—who was with [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]they ''would'' stand a chance. Also, [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] was about to rip the roof off their hideout, no pressure. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

[[File:LandquakeBlindsSGComputron Reunification4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The reason he is remolding Computron's head is [[Landquake (Timelines)#Notes|because of financial spill-over.]]]]
Fleeing from Computron, Landquake reluctantly proposed that they talk to the resident Megatron after all. As they made a run for the Decepticon base, Aquarius continued his explanation to Landquake. He had activated a [[Vector Sigma]] recall program for a warrior to defeat Omega Doom, which had delivered Landquake and his friends as the response. Landquake was surprised by almost running headlong into [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]], who handled Computron as the group pressed on. Once they reached the base's entrance, Landquake was greeted by Megatron and finally reunited with the wayward Cliffjumper. Landquake explained the situation to the Decepticons once they were all inside the base, and Megatron introduced [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] to the others. Then everything went south as [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] assassinated Megatron on Alpha Trion's orders. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}

When Breakaway suggested they try to revive Megatron, Landquake didn't think it would be any more successful than their attempt to revive Skyfall was, but when Breakaway pointed out that Skyfall had been dead a while before they tried, and now they had Heatwave to help. Landquake relented. As they started applying their energies to the body, Landquake felt uncomfortable and had a strange flashback to when he and Skyfall first met. The group was transported to a white, featureless place, where Landquake was surprised to find that Skyfall was indeed alive. They were also greeted by Primus, who welcomed them home and gave the now-reunited gestalt a choice: to die, live as they currently were and eventually fade away, or be reborn as what they were meant to be. Landquake chose, along with the others, to be "reborn", as Primus commanded, "Arise, Nexus Prime." {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

After being reborn, Nexus Prime finally entered the battle with Omega Doom he had been summoned for, as the Autobot superweapon had recently arrived. When Omega shot a missile into Cybertron's sun, Nexus Prime had to follow to repair the sun before it went nova. The part of his mind that was still Landquake wanted to stay on Cybertron to fight, but was overridden by the Skyfall and Breakaway parts of him who knew that all of Cybertron would burn unless the sun was healed.

After Nexus was successful in repairing the sun and defeating Omega Doom, Cliffjumper bade the Landquake and Skyfall parts of him goodbye, as he stepped through a [[stellar spanner]] to continue his search for the broken Star Saber. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

Landquake returned as part of Nexus Prime's components to stop [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] from misusing the [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Restoration}} Nexus Prime brought together the Terminus Blade and the united Star Saber, using them to rewrite the rules of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

After the [[Shrouding]], Landquake was reincarnated as a natural resident of the negative polarity universe named Landfall, along with his teammates Heatwave, [[Spinaway]], [[Quakebreak]], and [[Skytop]]. Working as menial laborers, Landfall and the team seemed to have no firsthand knowledge of their previous incarnation, although Aquarius apparently maintained the awareness to tell them the legend of the Prime of Combination they once were. Landfall and his comrades desperately wanted a quest to prove they were as worthy as the original Nexus Prime and eventually stole the shuttle ''[[Buoyancy]]'' to make their own way in the universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}
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==Toys==
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[[File:Landquake-FCtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Candy tank!]]
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:*''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]]/[[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] mold, Landquake transforms into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a {{w|Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard|Gepard}}. He has a clear-red [[energon star]] that can attach to most ''Energon''-series toy molds. He is also capable of forming a limb to any combination of ''Energon''-style combiners, but he is specifically intended to combine with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] to form [[Nexus Prime|Nexus Maximus]].

:Landquake was an [[exclusive]] to the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], given as an "incentive" freebie to members who had purchased a club membership between April 2005 and April 2006. He is also available for normal sale through Fun Publications' web store.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus Maximus]] team members [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and their ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' counterparts, [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Another planned redeco, [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie]] [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Landquake/landquake.htm More information on Landquake at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Landquake was originally intended to have a [[retool]]ed robot head. However, the Chinese factories that manufactured the new parts for the [[BotCon 2005]]'s "[[Descent into Evil]]" set had insisted on using a grade of steel for the molds that was prohibitively expensive; so while they went ahead with the convention toys' new molds to get them done for the show, for a toy that would largely be given away free, it was deemed unworkable. [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] was the only figure that ended up with a retooled part—the combiner head.
*Although Landquake does not appear in any ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]''-designated stories, his instruction sheet was printed with the ''Timelines'' logo. [[Pete Sinclair]] has claimed this was probably a mistake, and the instructions should have had the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' logo.
* The names of the reincarnated members of Nexus Prime (sans Heatwave) are the combinations of the names of two of the original members. In Landfall's case, his name is a combination of '''Land'''quake and Sky'''fall'''.

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:''Landquake is an amicable [[Decepticon]] first seen in the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Landquaketimelines.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1|I caught one this big.]]

'''Landquake''' has always been an unusual [[Decepticon]] at best. While he does possess a 'Con-like pragmatic craftiness, interest in battle, and instinctive distrust of anyone other than himself and his friends, he finds the constant in-fighting and bloodthirsty selfishness of the faction wearying. He also possesses a mastery of [[energon]] that some say goes past the capabilities of the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], to almost supernatural levels of power. He can shape it in any number of ways, ranging from forging weapons and shielding (even against explosions) to powering his own systems, all with a touch of his hands, or sometimes with telekinetic force alone.

He had joined the Decepticons mainly because he had become bored with his job as an energon refinement specialist in [[Kalis]], after he caught wind of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s raids of [[Mini-Con]] villages. He had hoped it would give him the military discipline he craved, and his short attention span—combined with his daydreams for glory and adventure—further made him susceptible to the lure of Megatron's campaign. However, he soon found that Megatron was actually only interested in his own solipsistic plans, and Landquake once again became bored and disillusioned.

Then a chance meeting with the [[Autobot]] [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] finally showed him that his restlessness, unusual powers, and strange yearnings might mean he had a great purpose after all. He now finds himself with a new direction in life—to find out more about this [[Nexus Prime|ancient combiner]] he apparently is a part of, seek out the [[Breakaway (Classics)|rest of]] [[Topspin (Classics)|his gestalt]] [[Heatwave (Timelines)|brethren]], and claim his destiny.

Later he becomes known as '''Landfall'''.

{{quote|"Whatever it is, it is what we were created for. It is our duty, and if duty calls for our deaths, then they will be deaths worth dying."<br />"Guy, that is the least encouraging pep talk I've ever been given."|Landquake's 'Con motivational methods and Skyfall's 'Bot sensibilities don't mix well|"[[Transcendent: Part 4]]"|noquote=true}}
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==Fiction==
===Fun Publications comics===
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[[File:Landquakeskyfall.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|Where do I remember you from? Oh, right, you were the other leg.]]
Landquake was once part of the multiversal singularity known as [[Nexus Prime]] of the [[Thirteen]]. In order to prevent the power of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] from falling into the wrong hands, Nexus Prime split himself and the Saber into pieces, scattering them throughout the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Landquake started out as an Energon flow analyst at the Kalis refineries, but joined Megatron's army at the beginning of the Cybertronian Civil War in the hope that they would help him achieve the greater destiny he envisioned for himself. After centuries of service, he started to become disillusioned with the cause, seeing it as little more than a vehicle for his leader's ego. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 11|Landquake's profile in Club magazine #11}}

During the [[Mini-Con civil war]], Landquake was enlisted by the [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]]s to build a cannon designed to destroy the [[Autobot]]-aligned headquarters of the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] from afar. The Council of Sages drafted a handful of Autobots to their cause, among them the recent Velocitronian transplant [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], who recognized Landquake immediately. Skyfall, who was desperate to discover his forgotten past, had been shown ancient markings on the walls of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s energon pools that resembled the forms of him and Landquake. Despite instantly attacking the Autobot, Landquake sensed a kinship as well. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}}

Any conversation worth having was suddenly delayed by the arrival of [[Unicron]], the Chaos-Bringer himself. Raw [[energon]] from Landquake's constructed cannon spilled free in the firefight, threatening to annihilate them all if a stray spark from all the laser fire caught it. Skyfall used his impenetrable force field to shield Landquake while the latter used his energon-manipulating abilities to gather and dispose of the raw energon. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

Despite having just met, the duo began to bicker while working together. A stray shot finally slipped through, however, and a massive explosion rocked the debris field, leaving no trace of Landquake and Skyfall. The energon explosion somehow rocketed them through space-time, causing the pair to crash-materialize on Earth in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|another dimension]]...right at the feet of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}} A shaky Landquake barely had enough time to begin processing his current situation when Megatron hauled him off after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots arrived to thwart his schemes. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1}}

Back at the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Megatron held Landquake prisoner until his claims could be properly verified. Analysis by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] confirmed Landquake's story to Megatron's satisfaction. Furthermore, Scrapper detected a massive source of energon that just turned up on their sensors at the same time Landquake arrived in their dimension. The energon also produced a radiation wavelength identical to the internal energon bleed off from Landquake's own systems. Intrigued, Megatron assembled the Decepticons to investigate, imposing his will upon Landquake. Landquake instantly agreed to serve him, but was conflicted by his actions, beginning to recognize that he had a greater destiny at hand than merely being another Decepticon stooge. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

As the Autobots and Decepticons crossed paths in South America, Landquake remained in the shadows, avoiding any direct combat for Megatron's cause. He sensed Skyfall's presence, but was unable to personally locate him until [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] accidentally caused a cave-in, dropping Landquake into the caverns below with Skyfall and his Autobot escort, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]]. Eager to slag some 'Cons, Cliffjumper drew his pistol and leveled his aim to blast Landquake before he could recover. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}}

Before Cliffjumper could take the shot, a second cave-in carried the trio even deeper underground. Landquake found himself in the presence of a pool of [[Rarified Energon]], and several ancient carvings which appeared to depict him, Skyfall, and a third Transformer. Landquake and Skyfall (finally learning each other's names) agreed to work together to uncover the secrets of their shared past. After a zealous Cliffjumper caused a reaction in the rarefied Energon, Landquake suggested they eliminate him for practical reasons before proceeding further. Skyfall voiced his disapproval of the idea...as did another robot who appeared from thin air to tap them from behind. Calling himself [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], the third robot healed Cliffjumper's leg with only a touch. The [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s arrived at that moment, forcing the growing group to retreat further into the sanctuary. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 4}} Landquake thought about giving the rarified Energon to Megatron and assuring his place in the Decepticon army, but the pull of something greater than himself or the Decepticon cause led Landquake to abandon the energon and press forward with the others. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}}

Beyond the passageway, Landquake, Skyfall and Breakaway were met by the [[Caretaker]] super-computer. The Caretaker explained itself to be an autonomous terminal for the [[Vector Sigma]] network gestalt, extending across countless universal nodes. According to the Caretaker, Landquake, Skyfall, and Breakaway were three parts of a Prime, one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]] created by [[Primus]], each dedicated to a specific task. The Prime they were components of was the Guardian of Rarified Energon, energon in its purest form which served as an essential building block of Transformer life and conduit for Primus's spiritual energy. Landquake and his comrades were then charged with fulfilling their destiny of reunification, and the Caretaker sent them on their way to a new dimension to find the fourth component of their greater self. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

[[File:Landquake&ArmedStatue Transcendent1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Gives new meaning to the term "crotch rocket", doesn't it?]]
Landquake, Skyfall, and [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] emerged from the [[Caretaker]]'s [[space bridge]] in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon|a strange and unfamiliar place]] (with Cliffjumper now nowhere to be found). [[Silverbolt (TransTech)|A greeter]] welcomed them with an explanation that they were in [[Axiom Nexus]], and that they needed to go with him to "Processing". Landquake disliked the idea of being "processed" greatly, but the statues surrounding them bearing armed weapons convinced him to go along regardless. As they were led along, Silverbolt explained further about Axiom Nexus and how the three travelers had arrived there. Landquake asked if the city had a Caretaker they could consult with, but Silverbolt was unfamiliar with the term and advised them that once they were processed, their assigned guide [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]] could help instead. Landquake and the others followed Trion as their new guide explained Axiom Nexus and the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s further, and led them off to go the "[[Lowtech|outworlder]]" sections of the city. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}

As they stepped onto a lift to the lower parts of the city, Landquake and Skyfall were alarmed to find that Breakaway had gone missing at some point. Landquake threatened Trion when Trion tried to restrain them from taking off to look for him, but relented when Trion explained that Breakaway had been taken by the TransTech, and he would help them with their rescue. Trion explained as he led the two along that the TransTech were dangerous oppressors who were hijacking outworlders, and Trion and his followers were freedom fighters from peaceful dimensions....

...right before showing them his lovely collection of corpses. Ouch {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}}

As Skyfall reacted in horror to the corpses, he and Landquake were introduced to [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and Topspin and Trion explained that the Transformers' [[spark]]s had actually been transferred "safely" out of their bodies. Landquake was skeptical but was impressed when Topspin demonstrated his abilities, fascinated by the lethal possibilities. However, he was less-than-impressed by Topspin's expressions of fanatic loyalty to Trion. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}} Landquake and Skyfall discussed their situation; both thought Trion was crazy, especially since Landquake knew Trion's claim that they were hijacked was untrue, since he was sure that Topspin was the one the Caretaker had sent them to find. They then discussed the underlying purpose of their quest, about their apparently being part of a combiner. After heading back to Trion's headquarters, word came that Breakaway had been found in [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s laboratory, near a dimensional gate to Trion's [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|home universe]], and Trion made plans for everyone to attack. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

They were successful in their initial entry to the [[Transwarp Complex]], and Trion had Landquake, Skyfall, and [[Immorticon (BW)|Immorticon]] follow him to where Breakaway was being held. Once they reached the laboratory proper, Landquake and Skyfall moved to help Breakaway while the others battled [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] and Shockwave. Landquake sensed that Breakaway would survive the injuries Shockwave had inflicted on him, but needed to be taken to safety to heal properly. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} He carried Breakaway along as they all made their escape from the laboratory to the dimensional transit room, and he and Breakaway were then ushered through the gate by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

...as they came out of the other side of the gate in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Trion's home reality]] in a disused laboratory. When Trion came through the gate soon after with Skyfall's newly-dead body, Landquake demanded that Trion tell him what had happened. Trion ignored the repeated inquiries in favor of issuing orders until Landquake physically forced the Autobot to acknowledge him. Trion paused, then relented and claimed that Skyfall had been shot from behind as they went through the gate. Landquake then briefly hid along with the others when Topspin noticed that an [[Downshift (SG)|Autobot scout]] was approaching. Trion killed the scout and ordered Landquake to clean up the body. Landquake refused, however, saying he refused to take Trion's orders, that the killing contradicted Trion's claim that his world was at peace, and that he wanted some answers. Breakaway noticed that Skyfall's wound had been caused by a blade rather than gunfire, but that caused the components to be seized by [[:Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes|Trion's acolytes]]. Trion then revealed his true plans for Landquake's group—to use them as tools for his plans for personal conquest, then kill them. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Landquake asked why Trion didn't just kill them now, and Trion explained that "reunification" wouldn't work with all of them dead. Landquake then quietly plotted with Breakaway and Topspin to escape, killing several of the acolytes in the process.
[[File:LandquakeTopspinBreakawayRollOut Reunification2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Apparently being part of a Prime grants Decepticons "[[roll out]]" privileges.]]

[[Units of time|Millicycles]] later, the three were holed up in a derelict building with some [[Empty|empties]], with Breakaway and Topspin looking to Landquake for guidance. Landquake protested against them, acting like he was their leader, since his first idea—to use their powers to resurrect Skyfall—had thus far failed, and he had no clear idea of what to do next. Breakaway tried to give Landquake a pep talk, until Topspin reported that something strange had just happened. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 2}}

The "something strange" turned out to be their latest visitor, [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], having encased them all in a [[slow time]] bubble. The strange alien explained that ''he'' was actually the one who had brought them to their current universe, and he was there to help them. Landquake complained that Aquarius seemed crazy and disquieting, but the others convinced Landquake to listen to him regardless. After Aquarius explained that the Autobots were creating a dangerous superweapon called [[Omega Doom]], Landquake asked what that had to do with them, as surely the three of them wouldn't be successful if even Megatron couldn't stop the superweapon. Aquarius told him that with Skyfall's body and their [[Heatwave (Timelines)|fifth member]]—who was with [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]they ''would'' stand a chance. Also, [[Computron (SG)|Computron]] was about to rip the roof off their hideout, no pressure. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}}

[[File:LandquakeBlindsSGComputron Reunification4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The reason he is remolding Computron's head is [[Landquake (Timelines)#Notes|because of financial spill-over.]]]]
Fleeing from Computron, Landquake reluctantly proposed that they talk to the resident Megatron after all. As they made a run for the Decepticon base, Aquarius continued his explanation to Landquake. He had activated a [[Vector Sigma]] recall program for a warrior to defeat Omega Doom, which had delivered Landquake and his friends as the response. Landquake was surprised by almost running headlong into [[Abominus (SG)|Abominus]], who handled Computron as the group pressed on. Once they reached the base's entrance, Landquake was greeted by Megatron and finally reunited with the wayward Cliffjumper. Landquake explained the situation to the Decepticons once they were all inside the base, and Megatron introduced [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] to the others. Then everything went south as [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] assassinated Megatron on Alpha Trion's orders. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}}

When Breakaway suggested they try to revive Megatron, Landquake didn't think it would be any more successful than their attempt to revive Skyfall was, but when Breakaway pointed out that Skyfall had been dead a while before they tried, and now they had Heatwave to help. Landquake relented. As they started applying their energies to the body, Landquake felt uncomfortable and had a strange flashback to when he and Skyfall first met. The group was transported to a white, featureless place, where Landquake was surprised to find that Skyfall was indeed alive. They were also greeted by Primus, who welcomed them home and gave the now-reunited gestalt a choice: to die, live as they currently were and eventually fade away, or be reborn as what they were meant to be. Landquake chose, along with the others, to be "reborn", as Primus commanded, "Arise, Nexus Prime." {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}}

After being reborn, Nexus Prime finally entered the battle with Omega Doom he had been summoned for, as the Autobot superweapon had recently arrived. When Omega shot a missile into Cybertron's sun, Nexus Prime had to follow to repair the sun before it went nova. The part of his mind that was still Landquake wanted to stay on Cybertron to fight, but was overridden by the Skyfall and Breakaway parts of him who knew that all of Cybertron would burn unless the sun was healed.

After Nexus was successful in repairing the sun and defeating Omega Doom, Cliffjumper bade the Landquake and Skyfall parts of him goodbye, as he stepped through a [[stellar spanner]] to continue his search for the broken Star Saber. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}}

Landquake returned as part of Nexus Prime's components to stop [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] from misusing the [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Restoration}} Nexus Prime brought together the Terminus Blade and the united Star Saber, using them to rewrite the rules of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

After the [[Shrouding]], Landquake was reincarnated as a natural resident of the negative polarity universe named Landfall, along with his teammates Heatwave, [[Spinaway]], [[Quakebreak]], and [[Skytop]]. Working as menial laborers, Landfall and the team seemed to have no firsthand knowledge of their previous incarnation, although Aquarius apparently maintained the awareness to tell them the legend of the Prime of Combination they once were. Landfall and his comrades desperately wanted a quest to prove they were as worthy as the original Nexus Prime and eventually stole the shuttle ''[[Buoyancy]]'' to make their own way in the universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Landquake-FCtoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Candy tank!]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Landquake''' (Basic, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]]/[[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] mold, Landquake transforms into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a {{w|Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard|Gepard}}. He has a clear-red [[energon star]] that can attach to most ''Energon''-series toy molds. He is also capable of forming a limb to any combination of ''Energon''-style combiners, but he is specifically intended to combine with [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]], [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]], and [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] to form [[Nexus Prime|Nexus Maximus]].

:Landquake was an [[exclusive]] to the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], given as an "incentive" freebie to members who had purchased a club membership between April 2005 and April 2006. He is also available for normal sale through Fun Publications' web store.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus Maximus]] team members [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and their ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' counterparts, [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. Another planned redeco, [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie]] [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Landquake/landquake.htm More information on Landquake at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Landquake was originally intended to have a [[retool]]ed robot head. However, the Chinese factories that manufactured the new parts for the [[BotCon 2005]]'s "[[Descent into Evil]]" set had insisted on using a grade of steel for the molds that was prohibitively expensive; so while they went ahead with the convention toys' new molds to get them done for the show, for a toy that would largely be given away free, it was deemed unworkable. [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] was the only figure that ended up with a retooled part—the combiner head.
*Although Landquake does not appear in any ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]''-designated stories, his instruction sheet was printed with the ''Timelines'' logo. [[Pete Sinclair]] has claimed this was probably a mistake, and the instructions should have had the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' logo.
* The names of the reincarnated members of Nexus Prime (sans Heatwave) are the combinations of the names of two of the original members. In Landfall's case, his name is a combination of '''Land'''quake and Sky'''fall'''.

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Sea Mini-Con Team

2025-10-06T01:42:55Z

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[[File:Bios card SEA.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hit the decks a-runnin' boys, an' turn those guns around!]]

The '''Sea Mini-Con Team''' are ruthless raiders of the sea, experts in naval combat, and—unfortunately for the [[Autobot]]s—allied with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the mammoth [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] in particular. No ocean is safe from them!

The Sea Mini-Con Team is composed of…

*[[Oceanglide]] the "solar sail" boat.
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] the speedboat.
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] the hovercraft.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Sea team.JPG|left|200px|thumb|In the Navy... yes, you can sail the seven seas!]]
The Sea Mini-Con Team was captured at an unknown point by the Decepticons on Earth. They briefly accompanied [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] into battle with the Autobots as part of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plot to lure the heroes into using the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. After the Decepticons determined the Blaster wasn't present, however, Tidal Wave and the Sea Team quickly pulled out from the battlefield. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

On the moon, the Sea Team members, alongside the other Decepticon Mini-Cons, were put to work by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] constructing a new space cruiser. When the Autobots lay siege to the Decepticon base, [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] sought out the Mini-Cons and tried to get them to accompany him to freedom. Their [[Servility Program]]ming was too strong to overcome at first. After they saw Perceptor valiantly risking his life against Megatron, however, the Mini-Cons shrugged off the chains of their oppression, and fled to the [[warp gate]] chamber where the Autobots transported them to safety on Earth. {{storylink|Rescue}}

The members of the Sea Mini-Con Team all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Depart}}
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{{groupstub|{{storylink|Union}}}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Sea Mini-Con Team Toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro deco shown'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Sea Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-15'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: The Sea Mini-Con Team ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], and [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]]) are a trio of tiny robots who turn into tiny watercraft. As Mini-Cons, they each have a [[Powerlinx]] port that allows them to connect to toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating [[gimmick]]s on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug. Each toy also has a pressure-launch missile, functional in both modes. (The team's instructions disagree with the stock photography, the character art, and the way the toys are packed as to who gets which; the instructions depict the long missile as belonging to Oceanglide, the angled-fin missile with Waterlog, and the square-fin missile with Stormcloud, while everything else gives them to Stormcloud, Oceanglide and Waterlog respectively; as pictured to the right.)

: All three members also feature knees that bend in exactly the right places needed to make them the right height for sitting in the fold-down seats in [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]]'s hover carrier portion. Their "butts" are the perfect size for fitting into the designated square channel molded in the seats. Given the team is marketed as being linked with Tidal Wave in most media, this was likely intended.

: The Team was only available in a complete three-pack. The [[Hasbro]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' version was released in the fourth wave of "Basic" Mini-Con sets. The Team was also re-released in ''Unicron Battles'' packaging; this release was also included in a "Bonus Pack" clamshelled together with the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#AirAssault|Air Assault Team]] for a currently-unknown retailer (or retailers).

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legend of the Microns]]'' version of the Sea Team, released in the sixth wave of product, has a significantly different color scheme, cast in vibrant red and yellow plastics, as opposed to the Hasbro version's maroon and lavender, thought the paint applications are unchanged. This is the only Mini-Con Team to have such a radical color change between the two companies.

: The Sea Mini-Con Team molds were also used to make the [[Aqua Raider Team#Toys|Aqua Raider Team]] and [[Littoral Reconnaissance Mini-Con Team]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Sea Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MM-18'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 3 missiles

: A somewhat more limited-edition—but still regular retail—[[redeco]] of the Sea Team was released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in the eighth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'', as part of the "[[Exdimensions]]" series. This set uses primarily purple and gray with orange highlights, to complement the Takara coloration of the Decepticon aircraft carrier [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]].

: This release of the Sea Mini-Con Team was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Coastal Defense Team]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Sea Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 missiles

: A redeco of the Team was released as part of the seventh and final ''Armada'' Mini-Con assortment in the U.S. This version is largely blue, tan-gray, and white.
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===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Adventure Mini-Con Team / Sea Mini-Con Team'''}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 missiles

: An unaltered version of the original Sea Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]].

: This set was one of three 6-packs available at US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, and the only one of the three that was not a "shared exclusive" with [[Walmart]].

==Notes==
* In the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books, the trio are characterized as pirates. While the other two are outright stated to be pirates, Oceanglide's bio only features subtle hints, calling him a poet, and describing his syntax as "garbled", speaking in "nonsensical {{w|Limerick (poetry)|limericks}}", presumably in reference to the popularized "pirate dialect" used in film and television (which often depicts them singing limerick-like {{w|Sea shanty|sea shanties}}), and the crude imitation of a West Country English accent that had also been popularized by {{w|Robert Newton}}'s performance as Long John Silver in the [[1950]] film adaptation of ''{{w|Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island}}'', which is often mistaken for an Irish accent; Ireland being the place where the term "limerick" is believed to have {{w|Limerick|originated}}.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sea Micron''' (シーマイクロン ''Shī Maikuron'')
*''French:'' '''Équipe de Mer des Minimodus''' ("Sea Mini-Con Team")
*''Spanish:'' '''Los Minimodus - Equipo Marítimo''' ("The Mini-Cons - Maritime Team")

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User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-10-06T01:30:22Z

Hyperious: /* Fiction */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, typically referring to a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore them, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Scorponok was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}.

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was abducted by aliens, the Maximals lacked an official second in command (fueling Dinobot's attempt to take over by force) and as such had a vote, which [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] won....and then Primal called in to say Rattrap was in charge anyways. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===

[[Guiledart]] served as [[Magmatron|Magmatron's]] lieutenant for his troop of Predacons during their clashes with Big Convoy's Maximals. Likewise, [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] was [[Big Convoy|Big Convoy's]] sub commander amongst his team of Maximal recruits, although he was often ignored by the other cadets {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

===''Unicron Trilogy'' cartoon continutity===
====''Armada''====
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] 's sub-commander, staying behind on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to command Autobot forces there.{{storylink|Prehistory}} He assumed command when Optimus was injured in battle. His reckless tactics almost spelled disaster for the Autobots until Prime returned. {{storylink|Linkup}}

====''Cybertron''====
Jetfire continued to serve throughout the Energon conflict and the Unicron Singularity crisis, and became in charge of Cybertron once Optimus left to explore the galaxy. {{storylink|Beginning}}}

===Shattered Glass===

After getting outplayed by [[Rodimus (SG)|<s>Rodimus</s> Rodimus ''Prime'']] in a leadership duel, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] agreed to yield, provided that he stayed as second in command of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. A bemused Rodimus agreed, knowing that Goldbug would make sure no one ''else'' would gun for the top spot. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}.

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. Despite his authority, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream later struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This deal lasted until Megatron was revitalized and squashed Starscream's ambitions. {{storylink|Out of His Head}} Starscream still kept the position, but later left the Decepticons. Arachnid was promoted to second-in-command to replace him {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}. She attempted to use her authority to abandon Megatron when the Decepticon leader was thought dead or lost within [[Unicron]], but a quick beating by Soundwave put an end to that. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Tiring of her treachery, Megatron sent [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to kill her. Although the mission was a failure, Megatron promoted the former as her replacement {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)}}. Dreadwing's tenure lasted until Starscream rejoined the Decepticon ranks, in the process having it be revealed that he was responsible for reanimating Dreadwing's brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} Outraged, Dreadwing attempted to kill Starscream, being slain himself by Megatron. Starscream resumed his old post {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}, but later had to share responsibilities with an arriving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Scattered}}

[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] second in command, both on Cybertron and when he rejoined the Autobots on Earth {{storylink|Scattered}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===

[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] was second in command of the Decepticons under [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. After trying to abandon the Decepticon leader on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Megatron killed him. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} Megatron held a competition for a new SIC, offering the position to whoever brought him [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime's]] head. [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] all competed by trying to kill each other and using the other Decepticons as pawns. All three failed in their goals. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

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Jetfire (G1)

2025-10-06T01:12:47Z

Hyperious:

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{{Disambigm|Jetfire (disambiguation)|Skyfire (disambiguation)}}
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:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] and former [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Science means that not all dreams can come true.]]

'''Jetfire''' (aka '''Skyfire''') is a bot of science, literally. Not only is his mind dedicated towards scientific pursuits, but his body is a testament to the technology he studies so intensely. (Some would say "religiously", but not in his presence.) Every inch of his chassis is cutting-edge and kept up-to-date. However, he does not have the trust of his teammates; it was not so long ago that he was a [[Decepticon]]. Jetfire is compassionate, so some Autobots feel that he could be soft on their enemies or, even worse, he may turn on them after realizing his "cold calculations" swing the other way.

Jetfire would find their misconceptions about science appalling. After all, is not science just the pursuit of truth? And truth, he maintains, walks hand-in-hand with liberty.

{{bigquote|Sorry, Sunstorm. I don't '''believe''' in destiny.|Jetfire|"[[Atonement]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Kunihiko Yasui]] (Japanese, "Attack of the Autobots", "Day of the Machines")|[[Yin Chaobin]] (Chinese), [[Javier Pontón]] (American Spanish), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French), Unknown (European French, "Attack of the Autobots"), [[Olney Cazarré]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Zdeněk Dvořák]] (Czech), [[Robin van der Velden]] (Dutch)}}
[[File:Jetfireskyfire.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|They dug him out of the Arctic to be their taxi.]]
[[MYA|Millions of years ago]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before the war, Skyfire and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] were good friends and fellow scientists. On a mission of exploration to prehistoric [[Earth]], Skyfire was lost in a storm. Starscream searched, but there was no sign of his comrade. He returned home.

Millions of years later, after the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s had crashed and awoken on Earth, the Decepticons found Skyfire encased in a block of Arctic ice and revived him. Skyfire joined them due to his past friendship with Starscream, though he expressed discomfort with their methods. When Skyfire's compassion for [[human]]s and, later on, several Autobot prisoners led to his disobeying orders, Starscream, who had changed much in the intervening millennia, turned on his friend. Skyfire left the Decepticons and joined the Autobots, sacrificing himself to be buried beneath the ice again to stop the Decepticons' plans. The Autobots held a memorial service for him at the location of his involuntary burial. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:FireontheMountain Optimus pats Skyfire.jpg|thumb|Good boy, Skyfire. Wanna Snausage?]]
[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] returned later to dig him up when the Autobots needed a ride down to [[South America]]. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons were in [[Peru]] seeking the [[Crystal of Power]], which was kept in an Incan temple. He dropped off [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] so they could see what the Decepticons were up to, but a short time later had to go back and rescue them—intercepting them mid-jump—to return to [[Ark (G1)|Headquarters]]. Collecting the other Autobots, he took them all to Peru and earned a pat on his nosecone from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Scouting ahead, he arrived at the temple, only to be shot and disabled by Starscream. Skyfire was dumped inside the temple, where [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Luisa]] found him and effected emergency repairs while under attack from [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Reactivated, Skyfire dealt with Ravage before giving the Autobots outside some much-needed aerial support as they attacked the Decepticon positions. He destroyed Megatron's cannon in a strafing attack and later helped Wheeljack cap the energy geyser that remained. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}

[[File:TUD2 Skyfire catches Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55| Grand Theft Skyfire.]]When the energies unleashed by Cybertron's presence in Earth's orbit caused activity in the volcano in which Headquarters was embedded, Skyfire evacuated the base with most of the rest of the Autobots. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], Windcharger and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were ejected from the top of the mountain in a violent eruption, and Skyfire swooped in to save them. Spike learned that [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] had been taken to Cybertron, and Skyfire volunteered his services to fly the boy and several Autobots there. After some deft flying, they landed on the other planet, but Skyfire, Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] were separated from their smaller companions, who fell into a trap. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} The trio caught up with their fellows in time to rescue them from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Skyfire thanked Shockwave for blasting a hole in the wall large enough for him to fly through. He provided air support against some [[Seeker (body-type)|tetrajets]], allowing the ground-based Autobots to reach [[Wheeljack's workshop]]. Once Wheeljack worked out a way to counteract the [[hypno-chip]]s which the Decepticons were using to control humans, Skyfire ferried everyone back to Earth to put the invention to good use. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:PlagueofInsecticons Skyfire sitting in puddle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm perfectly all right, Susan."]]
Following strange reports of giant robotic insects in [[Bali]], Skyfire carried Brawn, Windcharger and Spike there, only to discover a field being consumed by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. Despite believing the trio would be a pushover, the Autobots found themselves outnumbered by clones, and the arrival of Megatron and a couple of his goons didn't improve the odds. Fortunately, the rest of the Autobots arrived and, after a brief fight, the Decepticons departed for an oil refinery. Some quick repairs were made on Skyfire to fix his ability to transform, and the Autobots began the pursuit. The Insecticons latched on to Skyfire's wings until Wheeljack was able to lend a hand, or rather, a couple of missiles. A short time later, Skyfire caught Brawn after the latter's failed attempt at a mid-air brawl. When they reached the refinery, he kicked the battle off by physically knocking the Insecticons off the [[oil tanker]] they were drinking from. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:AttackOTAutobots Jazz on Skyfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|"I have an inside, you know."]]
Skyfire and most of the Autobots were distorted by Megatron's [[Personality destabilizer device|personality destabilizer]], turning them evil. As Skyfire was hunting down and blowing up human aircraft, Autobots who had been reverted to good by Sparkplug's [[attitude exchanger]]s arrived on scene and changed Skyfire back. He then flew the Autobots and humans to save Optimus Prime and the others. The Decepticons managed to launch a rocket they'd commandeered, so Skyfire dropped Optimus and Ratchet off on it so they could steal its cargo. As the Decepticons attempted to fight off the boarders, Jazz climbed on Skyfire's nose and used his [[sound and light show]] to provide a distraction. Finally, Skyfire flew them up into space, so the satellite from the rocket could be properly placed in orbit. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} When [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] was captured by the Decepticons, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blamed himself, but was persuaded by Sparkplug to try and rescue her. Hitching a lift with Skyfire, Ironhide located Bumblebee and Spike before bailing out so he could tell them what had happened to Carly. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:Skyfire Gerwalk.jpg|thumb|Mid-transformation, or a reference to the toy's "third mode"? CHOOSE WISELY.]]
Skyfire ferried Spike and Hound to the middle of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to investigate an unexplained change to oil tanker shipping patterns that converged suspiciously close to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. Flying overhead, the trio discovered that the bad bots were stealing the oil using a platform docking structure secured by a force field. Skyfire, Hound and Spike hid aboard one of the tankers and attacked Megatron and Hook as they siphoned the oil. As usual, Spike was captured by the Decepticons and held hostage, forcing Skyfire and Hound to surrender. Confined to a cell on a lower deck, Skyfire warned Spike to be careful of an [[electromagnet]] he found as the human put his escape plan into action. With Rumble and Ravage incapacitated by the magnet, Skyfire punched through the cell door. The three rushed to the control room for the force field generator. Skyfire and Spike kept [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] distracted as Hound blew up the generator, causing the force field dome to collapse. Facing defeat, Megatron activated the platform's self-destruct function, which left Skyfire and his two friends stuck inside as the structure began to sink. Optimus Prime ripped through the bulkhead above them, and the three were able to climb out. Skyfire then flew them all to safety. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

In [[2006]], Skyfire (or a very similar space vehicle) was briefly seen as part of the Autobot fleet attacking the [[Quintesson]]s. He was shot along with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and several [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

{{Note|The Aerialbots were later shown to have survived, so Skyfire could possibly have survived as well... assuming it was actually him getting shot. Due to the number of [[animation error]]s in this episode, it is by no means guaranteed that these were the "real" Skyfire or Powerglide "really" perishing. However, in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]" when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] lists the then-active Autobots capable of spaceflight, he does not mention Skyfire.}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Dark Skyfire bio=====
In an era millions of years before the establishment of the Decepticon faction's army, Skyfire was specialized for outer space exploration, his entire body coated with a substance that protected it against unknown viruses, magnetic storms, and the like. Although he had a strong scientific curiosity, he agonized over it being at odds with his great combat skills. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Dark Skyfire toy bio}}

=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
In the late 1990s, Skyfire was led to Japan by Optimus Prime, along with a small team of other Autobots, to stop the Decepticons’ latest Energon-gathering scheme. Optimus ordered him to pursue Astrotrain to prevent the Decepticons from escaping with their loot. {{storylink|Activation}}

Skyfire was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''[[Trigger]]'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Skyfire had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
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In the late 1980s, Skyfire was at the Autobot base when [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] wrecked its intruder alert in preparation for a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

As Skyfire grew more willing to fight for the sake of protecting innocents, he changed his name to Jetfire to symbolize his change as a person. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} In 2004, he and [[R-Blade]] were working with a piece of [[solitarium]] at the Autobot base when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] attacked and blasted the material, causing an reaction that sent both him and Jetfire to [[Legends World|another dimension]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} There, Jetfire witnessed [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] terrorizing the populace and stepped in to put a stop to it, blasting the villain so hard he turned back into the harmless [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]. He then used another solitarium stone to open a portal back home, inviting Tankor's directionless cohorts, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], to come with him and join the Autobots. They accepted, and Jetfire attended the unveiling of their new unit, the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}} He later told [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] of the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|Bonus Edition Vol. 56}}

In [[2022]], Jetfire battled the forces of the [[Concurrence]] alongside [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Over a decade later, he was present when Optimus Prime announced his plan to revive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue}}

=====Train Wars=====
Once [[Shouki|Mach]], [[Getsuei|Night]], and [[Yukikaze (G1)|Snow]] stopped [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]'s attempt at hijacking [[Shiden|G Liner]] and stealing their still unactivated brothers, Jetfire assisted in the cleanup efforts. {{Storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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In [[2011]], Skyfire was present at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] (alongside [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]) while the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] were repairing [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

=====Metrowars=====
While Jetfire was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] during its rebuilding following an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the Decepticons attacked again. With fellow [[Cyberjet]]s [[R-Blade]] and [[Delta Seeker]], Jetfire helped defend the city. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}
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=====''G-2'' story pages and pack-in comic=====
{{note|While in the English continuity, ''Generation 2'' Jetfire was the same character as Generation 1 Jetfire/Skyfire, the same would not appear to have initially been the case in Japan. In Japan, the Generation 1 character was called "Skyfire" in the cartoon, which was the only Japanese media he appeared in, as his toy was never released in Japan. The "Jetfire" that appears in the ''G-2'' comic probably would have originally been a different character, though ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''{{'}} backstory and the character's appearance in the ''15 Go! Go!'' comics seemed to consolidate the two retroactively. The [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' comic]] eventually confirmed this by having Skyfire explain he changed his name to Jetfire.}}

[[File:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Ten points if you can find Wheeljack and Perceptor in this picture!]]
Jetfire was once friends with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s during his days back on Cybertron. However, after the war had raged on for centuries, two of his Cyberjet friends ([[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] and [[Aero Raid]]) began to have their doubts about the Decepticon cause. Taking Jetfire's advice, the two Cyberjets switched sides and became Autobots. This act forever earned Jetfire, Strafe and Aero Raid the hatred of the remaining loyal Decepticon Cyberjets. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}

At one point, Megatron kidnapped the Autobot [[Laser Rod]], [[Electro]]. While Megatron attempted to persuade Electro into joining the Decepticons, Jetfire infiltrated the headquarters. Busting-in at full-force, Jetfire took the Decepticons by surprise and managed to successfully rescue his fellow Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jetfire was also the head of a research team staffed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that discovered a [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new attribute]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. This discovery allowed Optimus Prime to survive a fatal attack from Megatron and form a newer, more powerful body. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 4}}
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=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
[[File:TGGJetfire1.jpg|left|thumb|Whoever he is, he looks awesome.]]
[[File:TGGJetfire2.jpg|thumb|Bandai's gonna suuuuue.]]
On a trip into the future with her companion [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], the humanoid computer [[Teletraan 15]] encountered the Autobot scientist Jetfire. He immediately realized that they had come from a different time and cautioned them that the area was about to become a war zone. Recognizing Jetfire's scent despite the unfamiliar body, Steeljaw asked if he was the same being as his old warrior acquaintance. {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}}

Concerned for the pair's safety, Jetfire offered to take them to his commander, unaware that the Decepticons [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] were following. Under heavy attack, Jetfire and his passengers were saved by the intervention of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Convoy]]. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

After the battle, Teletraan 15 recorded Jetfire's information and announced that her mission to restore [[Teletraan I]]'s damaged databanks was at last complete. Before she and Steeljaw returned to their own era, Jetfire asked 15 to tell him something: in her travels through time, had she ever discovered when the fighting would end? When would the progress of science finally bring about peace? {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14|15 Go! Go! Volume 14}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Skyfire and the Autobots aligned themselves with the [[Selector]]s, a race of human-made robots who wanted freedom from their masters. The Selectors' revolution had injured Carly Witwicky, though, and so the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s sided against them. Skyfire confronted [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] in the air, but was coldly blasted down by the Dinobot bombardier. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}
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====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Jetfire aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], Skyfire was one of the few allies who [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 13, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 13/06/2015}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Jetfireg1marvel1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Brainless Jetfire brings home small mammals.]]
Early in the war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] held the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] captive, hoping to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] he possessed to create a new army of Decepticons, including the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Jetfire. Optimus Prime had secretly passed the energies of the Matrix onto the teenaged [[human]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], so although the Constructicons were brought to life {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} Shockwave was stopped short of animating Jetfire's constructed body. Shockwave soon learned of the human's involvement, so he sent Jetfire after the human even though the lifeless robot could do nothing more than follow orders. When Jetfire found Buster, he was accompanied by the Autobots [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] for his protection, but it was Buster's Creation Matrix powers that ultimately disassembled Jetfire before their eyes. Buster reassembled Jetfire, and with Bumblebee's help, changes were made to allow Buster to directly control him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}}

[[File:Jetfireisafunnyguy.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|A sense of humor that borders on murderous negligence.]]
However, Jetfire's programming reasserted itself, and maneuvered so wildly that Buster, riding in the cockpit, blacked out. Buster woke up inside Shockwave's base at [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], strapped to a machine ready to drill the Creation Matrix out of him. In the meantime, knowing that the Autobots were eavesdropping on him, Shockwave sent Jetfire to drop a fake Optimus Prime head at a disclosed location for the Autobots to find. The fake head attached itself to Optimus Prime's body and began attacking the Autobots, causing many injuries. At the last moment, Buster was able to control Jetfire once again, knocking out Shockwave, and delivering the true Optimus Prime head to the Autobots, allowing them a costly victory. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

With Optimus Prime fully restored, Jetfire was quickly given life and joined the Autobots. ''He was briefly mistrusted due to his Decepticon origin, and during the "Dinobot Hunt" [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] resented being given orders by someone with a Decepticon [[insignia]]; Jetfire proved himself by restraining [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], and had his badge torn off in the process.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} ''[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], who still didn't trust Jetfire, almost deactivated him and returned him to the Decepticons as part of a deal for technology with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], but decided against it at the last minute.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

Having proven himself, he was granted the [[Rite of the Autobrand]] marking him as one of their rank. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} When Bumblebee, depressed, had left the Autobots and gotten himself attacked by the Decepticons, Jetfire eagerly came to his rescue. He arrived to the battlefront ahead of the rest of the Autobots and attempted to take on Shockwave and his troops on his own, but was no match for the Decepticon commander. The enemy was driven off when the rest of Optimus's troops caught up to him. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}} Later, Jetfire helped the Autobots approach the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] to steal information that would allow them to build their own [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

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''When Optimus Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] were lost in [[Limbo]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] assumed command of the Decepticons, Jetfire became acting leader. His headstrong tactics got the Autobots defeated several times, and out of desperation he even formed an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. He also mistrusted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], thinking his arrival too convenient. However, after seeing Magnus be beaten half to death trying to stop Galvatron, Jetfire realised he was wrong and came to his aid. When the future Decepticon was driven off, Jetfire thanked Magnus for all he'd done.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Jetfire accompanied [[Donny Finkleberg]] to the spot where Finkleberg claimed seven Autobots had crossed over from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], though they found nothing but traces of [[Transformer fuel|fuel]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''Soon afterwards, he was sent to provide air support for [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and Prowl as they attempted to prevent Soundwave, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] from contacting Cybertron at a [[NASA]] facility. Ignoring Prowl's orders to stop Soundwave, Jetfire instead attempted to engage Kickback but the Decepticon merely shrank to insect size, effectively disappearing. This gave Dirge ample time to floor Trailbreaker, pick up Soundwave and escape, leaving Jetfire to be bawled out by Prowl.''

[[File:Jetfire jazz blackrocks chemical plant.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''Just before [[Christmas]] [[1986]], Jetfire and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were taking delivery of a consignment of fuel at [[Blackrock's chemical plant]] when they came under attack from [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. An out-of-control fire threatened to set off a chain reaction within the plant that could kill thousands of people, and at [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]'s urging Jetfire quickly saw off the Decepticons and extinguished the fire, averting disaster. The disparity between the results of these two missions made Jetfire worry that his response time was quicker when humans were in danger than Autobots were, and he talked with Buster Witwicky to come to terms with this; he came to realise that it was because he viewed Earth as his home, as he'd been built there.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

''At some point, Jetfire supervised the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as they prevented the Decepticons from using a [[power siphon]] to drain a power plant of its energy. He was shot down early in the battle and so did not witness the Aerialbots' subsequent disunity, giving them a positive review in his report back to Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

''After reviewing Jetfire and the other Autobots' performance against Galvatron, Optimus Prime decided that he needed to fake his own death in order to teach them how to cope without him. Jetfire was one of a team of Autobots that found a destroyed [[facsimile construct]] of the Autobot leader'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''and believing it to be the real deal, buried it with a headstone in accordance with Earth custom. However, Prime, who had been on Cybertron, was returned via space bridge before the funeral was even over.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Jetfireyourehit.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Naw, you think?]]
After Optimus Prime died ''for real,'' Jetfire was among the many Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. With the attempt a failure, Jetfire joined his teammates in paying their respects at Optimus Prime's funeral, where they blasted his body into space ''instead''. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Skalorjetfiredie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|At least look at him when you're killing him, Starscream!]]
After the death of Optimus Prime, Jetfire was among several Autobots gathered to determine who would next lead their forces. The meeting was interrupted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who demanded that command was handed to him. The other Autobots dismissed him at first, but when Grimlock proved himself a worthy leader against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], they reevaluated their opinion of the Dinobot. After Trypticon was driven off, Jetfire and the rest of the Autobots voted Grimlock to take command. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later seemed to regret this decision, offering to help [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] usurp him {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} and when the rivalry ended in a duel staged on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], he was among the Autobots who watched. There, the Autobots were ambushed by the entire Decepticon army and he was blasted out of the sky by both [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Jetfire was among the Autobots who responded to a distress signal sent out by Buster Witwicky, after the boy had been captured by the Decepticons and subsequently escaped their Arctic base. A confrontation against the Decepticons inevitably ensued, though it was cut short when both sides realized the whole set-up was a distraction, orchestrated to divert them from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s bid for the legendary [[Underbase]]. They were unable to prevent Starscream from sampling the Underbase's power, allowing the Seeker to begin a rampage across the globe. Jetfire led the Aerialbots in the first attack against him in [[New York City|New York]]. Only Jetfire managed to evade Starscream's lethal retaliation but a second shot following the death of the [[Skalor|last]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] was not as easily avoidable. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

''Blaster later reported that Jetfire was alive and simply waiting in the wings (groan!).''<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 301|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 301]]</ref>
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Jetfire was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of Snaptrap that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

====''Classics''====
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Jetfire, Prime, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] encountered Megatron just as he was smashing his way through the human [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNTs]] and a mysterious extra-dimensional arrival named [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1|Crossing Over #1}} Learning that the Decepticons were staging an attack in [[South America]] to secure a new energy source, the Autobots traveled to face them, with Jetfire meeting with their aerial force as they tore through human-piloted jets. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Jetfire engaged in a dogfight with Starscream and Ramjet while the rest of the Autobots dealt with the bulk of the Decepticon forces on the ground. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Though Ramjet managed to bypass him, Jetfire kept Starscream busy until Megatron called for a withdrawal of his troops. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

After that battle came to an end, the Autobots reconvened at their headquarters. Optimus had Jetfire contact [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] to tell him not to have his troops engage the Decepticons without Autobot support again, as doing so always ended in too many human casualties. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

At another time, Jetfire fought alongside Prime, Ironhide, and Sunstreaker in order to protect some humans from [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Jetfire rodimus priam war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
After the [[Gene Key]] fiasco, Jetfire attended the Autobot leadership conference to get up to date. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

When the [[Warworld]] appeared in the skies over Cybertron, Jetfire and the flying Autobots attempted to engage it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} He provided a smokescreen cover for the [[Wreckers]]' vessel to land on the Warworld and infiltrate it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Jetfire was at the next leadership conference when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was officially named Autobot leader by Optimus stepping down. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} He acted to support Rodimus during talks with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], but was shot by the visiting "delegate". {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

As the Autobots took the fight to Jhiaxus, Jetfire served aboard the ''[[Priam]]'' as part of Rodimus's bridge crew during the assault. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Unfortunately, the enemy response was hopelessly beyond the Autobots' ability to counter, and they were captured until Jhiaxus was dealt with by an outside party. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Jetfire and the Autobots returned to Cybertron, only to find it overrun by [[Shadow-leech|shadow-demons]] that could turn Cybertronians into more of their number. He retrieved the [[Sword of Primus]] for Rodimus, who was able to use the blade to generate a temporary safe zone for the group. If Jetfire survived, he would have been rendered decidedly mortal by Rodimus's victory over the Dark Matrix creature, which cut them off from Primus and the wider multiverse, before setting off across the universe to spread a message of peace for the rest of his life. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:SecretsAndLies1 ShockwaveSkyfireBrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|In Marvel, he's Shockwave's old bestie, not Starscream's.]]
A close friend of Starscream's and a valued subordinate of Shockwave's, Skyfire was one of the Decepticons' top scientists, working on [[Project Dreadnought]]. After Cybertron had been sent hurtling out of orbit, Skyfire felt that the [[planetary engine|planetary turbines]] could have carried them to other worlds for resources and agreed with Starscream's assessment that Megatron's vendetta against Optimus Prime was detrimental to the foundation of the [[Decepticon Empire]].

After the destruction of a half-completed turbine had sent the planet towards the [[Stellae Cimeterium]], Skyfire briefed Megatron on the situation. When the Decepticon leader learnt that the Autobots would be launching a ship to destroy an oncoming [[asteroid belt]], he ordered Skyfire to construct a ship in which they could pursue. Despite his accomplishment, Shockwave barred Skyfire from boarding the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']]. When a silent alarm was triggered at the destroyed turbine, Skyfire flew ahead to confront the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], initially holding the advantage until [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] sliced off his wing, sending him down to the ground as a fiery wreck. After Shockwave had blown up the Dynobots, he retrieved Skyfire's intact [[brain module]] and promised that his friend would live again. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Skyfire was scouting the [[Kalahari Desert]], on the lookout for the many humans to have been abducted by the Decepticons. He found one of the humans, lying unconscious on the desert floor. Patching the information to Optimus and Prowl at Autobot headquarters, he continued his search.

[[File:SatelliteOfDoom JetfireShootsSatellite.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|]]
Once the Autobots learned the full extent of the Decepticons’ plans, Skyfire was sent out to intercept the [[crystal satellite]] they had been building as it launched from the Earth's surface. Optimus ordered Skyfire to destroy Megatron and his newest weapon, but his weapons were ineffectual against it. The satellite then soared out of Skyfire's range, and the Autobot superjet was forced to return to Optimus for further instructions.

Skyfire was retro-fitted with external fuel tanks in order to be able to reach the satellite in orbit. He then headed out to destroy Megatron's instrument of destruction, despite knowing that he would not have the fuel necessary to return safely from his mission. Out in space, he once more attempted to destroy the satellite with his arsenal of [[null-ray]]s and missiles, to no avail. His weapons and fuel depleted, Skyfire fell back to Earth and burned up on re-entry. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}

Skyfire attempted to bring down the Decepticons’ hovercraft oil transporter after it had stolen several gallons of crude oil from the [[Prudhoe Bay]] company. He only had enough fuel to maintain his attack for a short period of time, but managed to do a substantial amount of damage to the Decepticons’ transport in that window of time. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}

Skyfire spotted the Decepticons in the middle of their deforestation plot while flying overhead. He was able to make contact with Autobot headquarters, despite Soundwave's attempt at garbling his communication network. He returned shortly with Optimus and Bumblebee and forced the Decepticons to retreat once more. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}

Skyfire led the Autobot superjets on their routine patrols over the Pacific, on the lookout for Decepticon activity. His patrol was interrupted by Ramjet, Skywarp and Starscream in a hit-and-run attack. Skyfire gave chase. These kinds of attacks repeated themselves over the next several days. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
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As part of a strategy to liberate a group of Autobots held captive by the Decepticons, Jetfire and several other Autobots hid within a statue of Devastator that was then wheeled before Decepticon headquarters as a peace offering. Once the Decepticons had let down their guard, Jetfire and the others burst forth from within the statue and ambushed the evil robots. Though Megatron deployed the Decepticon jets to combat Jetfire and the other Autobot fliers, the Autobots nonetheless arose victorious from the battle that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
[[File:Jetfire-MB-comic.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left|Crazy moonman languages!]]
With [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] heading towards an asteroid belt, the Autobot leader Jetfire had an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] constructed with which to clear a path. The ship was attacked by the Decepticons, and Jetfire set the spaceship on a crash dive towards [[Earth]]. When it hit dirt, the crew were knocked out. Four million years later, an erupting volcano triggered the ship's computer, causing the systems to repair Jetfire and the other Autobots, as well as the Decepticons. Their civil war began anew on this strange new world. {{storylink|The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|The Transformers}}
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===Beehive Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticonjetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|]]
Jetfire was one of many to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He may have in fact been a Decepticon himself. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===Attack of the Insecticons===
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Jetfire was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===
Jetfire was the Autobots' resident technological genius. After the Autobots and Decepticons had been left in a prolonged stalemate during their battles on Earth, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] devised of a plan that would at least temporarily rid the planet of the Decepticons. The Autobots concocted a story wherein Jetfire had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian spaceship, out-of-phase with their dimension, atop of [[Table Mountain]] in [[Africa]]. After Jetfire had managed to recall the ship to the material plane, the Autobots had discovered that it contained a star map which pointed the way back to Cybertron. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was allowed to "overhear" this story, and the Autobots then stationed themselves around their prop spaceship on the mountaintop. When the inevitable attack came from the Decepticons over control of the ship, Jetfire was easily batted away by Megatron. The rest of the Autobots made themselves scarce after a brief skirmish, and allowed the Decepticons to claim their prize. Once Megatron and his cronies were locked inside the vessel, it blasted off uncontrollably away from the planet. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

During an aerial patrol, Jetfire uncovered a Decepticon construction project on [[Clarke Atoll]]. His report confirmed information already uncovered by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]; Megatron was building giant rockets to shift the Earth out of its orbit. The Autobots launched a sabotage mission, hearing that the rockets would fire in twenty minutes upon their approach. The more maneuverable Jetfire and [[Deftwing]] entered the thruster tubes to destroy the rockets from within while the others kept the Decepticons busy. Finding that the engines were powered by the [[Earth's core|Earth's molten core]], the pair set about disrupting the machine's electromagnetic coils and have the plasma wreck up the structure for them. Successfully doing so, Jetfire and Deftwing then darted back to the surface to avoid getting caught in the resulting explosion. As the entire island was caught in a lava swell, they helped carry all earthbound Autobots to safety. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Jetfiredarkages.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I bet Skywarp pulled that mask over his face a lot in junior high.]]
Before the war, the scientist Jetfire and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] were friends. But when Starscream joined the Decepticons in their assault on outlying city-states, Jetfire was torn. If he followed his beliefs and upheld justice and life, he would end up facing his dearest friend on the battlefield. Jetfire did end up with the Autobots, but not before a barrier of distrust had been built between them due to his inaction and his past loyalties.

These loyalties came to a head during a period when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were presumed lost forever, the two factions splintered into five. After going out for a routine metallurgical survey, Jetfire returned to the Autobots' base to find that the place was both deserted and on high-alert. {{storylink|Escalation}} Events conspired behind the scenes, building up to an unknown crescendo, and Jetfire was suspicious, not knowing that he was being targeted by [[The Fallen]] for an arcane ritual. Putting his already-shaky trustworthiness on the line, Jetfire met up with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in secret to discuss the looming front of darkness. However, The Fallen had leaked their correspondence to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who held a grudge against the scientist. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Jetfireg1dw.jpg|left|thumb|I've always said there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not.]]

As Jetfire and Shockwave were exchanging information, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], three followers of The Fallen, attacked them. Jetfire found himself at their mercy, until Grimlock intervened and defeated all three mystics. Jetfire then tried to explain to Grimlock about the forthcoming evil he and Shockwave had discovered, only for Grimlock to assault Jetfire, intending to execute him for treason. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Before Grimlock could act, both Autobots were overwhelmed by The Fallen. The ancient Transformer dragged his victims far inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and strapped them to a four-paneled contraption in the [[Well of All Sparks]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Jetfire, Grimlock, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] were the "[[Angles of Dissolution]]", four "unique sparks" which could catalyze the breach of the [[Seal of Primus]]. Combined forces from several factions penetrated The Fallen's operation, but despite Jetfire and Grimlock's teamwork, The Fallen was destroyed only by his own scheme — the hand of [[Primus]] reached out, awakened from his slumber, and smote the enigmatic being to pieces. Jetfire, a skeptic towards things supernatural, began to wonder if there might be something bigger than them going on, something no one could comprehend. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Long after, Jetfire and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] were sent out into space to search for the missing [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as part of one of the last Autobot space programs. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Arriving on [[Earth]], they were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], whom Jetfire disabled him with an EM pulse from their ship. He then ventured outside to identify his assailant, and enclosed him within a stasis pod. But as he was dragging his prisoner along, he was caught in an avalanche and buried in ice. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

[[File:SkyfireIssue JetfireTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years later he was found by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and stored aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', still encased in a block of ice. When the zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] arrived on Earth, Starscream freed Jetfire from his icy prison to stop him. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Thanks to the radiation shielding built-in Jetfire's armor, he was able to defeat Sunstorm... only for his opponent to rapidly begin regenerating. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}} With only a brief respite, Jetfire and Starscream traveled to meet with the Autobots aboard the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} An uneasy alliance formed between Jetfire, Starscream, and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s team of Autobots as they tried to come up with a plan to stop the unbelievably powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], but Sunstorm was unstoppable. Despite all signs pointing towards Sunstorm being a supernatural being, Jetfire stuck fast to his belief that what they were dealing with was simply "unexplained" and not "unexplainable." By pooling their knowledge on the clone, the Autobots were able to formulate a plan on how to stop Sunstorm; by creating a mock-signature based on Starscream for the clone to follow, they would distract him long enough to suppress his power-cells, putting him in stasis-lock. Though Jetfire protested the arrangement, Bumblebee was the first to take on Sunstorm next, while Jetfire was left behind to keep an eye on Starscream. The battle turned sour for the Autobots quickly, and Jetfire left his post to once more confront the super-clone. With his help, Bumblebee managed to attach an inhibitor on Sunstorm, but before it could take on its full effect, Sunstorm flew off. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

[[File:DWAtonement Jetfire Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|left|The power of Primus compels you!]]
Jetfire and the others returned to the ''Orion'', only to find its entire crew disabled. After a brief scan, Jetfire concluded that it hadn't been Sunstorm responsible for this, but rather Starscream, who had betrayed them and fled. As the Autobots were tending to the wounded, they heard a distant explosion, signifying that [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], their last ace-in-the-hole, had tracked down Sunstorm and engaged him in combat. Bumblebee was confident that the titan would be able to subdue Sunstorm, but Jetfire warned him not to underestimate their opponent. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Indeed, Omega Supreme did not end up emerging victorious from the encounter. Leaving Cliffjumper behind to tend to the giant, Jetfire and Bumblebee blasted off together to track down Sunstorm once more. They came upon Starscream and his "brother" opening up an ancient Cybertronian bunker, and swooped down to stop whatever machinations the Decepticons were partaking in. Following them underground, Jetfire was able to subdue Starscream, only to find himself in a stare-down against Sunstorm, who had Bumblebee in his irradiated grasp. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on his clone to bring an end to the stand-off... only to knock out Jetfire with his null-ray immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

Jetfire quickly recovered, finding Sunstorm ranting more deliriously than ever, while the energies within him erupted more and more violently. Jetfire came to realize that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was about to go critical. Turning to his Starscream one last time, and telling him he "owed him one," Jetfire left Bumblebee and his former friend behind to fly Sunstorm up into orbit. Contemplating how he had neglected to accept all possibilities during his struggles with Sunstorm, mainly ones of divine origin, Jetfire flew and grappled with his opponent until Sunstorm went critical. The Earth was spared any damage from the blast, but Jetfire was annihilated. His demise caused Bumblebee to throw down his arms and quit the war. {{storylink|Atonement}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Returning to consciousness, Jetfire found himself within the Well of All Sparks, with the unnerving sensation that he was being watched by a familiar presence... In this place, he was witness to a vision of [[Primus]] deconstructing The Fallen with a gesture of his hand! Jetfire refused to believe the legitimacy of what he was witnessing, as it contradicted his long-held atheistic beliefs... only to be confronted by The Fallen, who informed him that his mindset would be the cause of Jetfire's undoing, and The Fallen's return to power!

After a brief scuffle with his opponent, Jetfire suddenly found himself elsewhen: on a prehistoric and mobile Cybertron, heading towards a [[Unicron|monstrous and enormous malevolence]]. In this era, The Fallen attacked him again, only for Jetfire's surroundings to shift once more. This time finding himself in a war-zone dominated by The Fallen, Jetfire took the initiative and struck against the fiery enemy, only to be returned to the Well of All Sparks. Now closer to the present, Jetfire looked on as Shockwave planted a siphon into the Well... and puzzled out that through it, The Fallen had been loosened from his prison. In time, The Fallen's essence found a home in [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], who transferred it into Jetfire upon his demise.

Jetfire's mind was finally returned to reality, where the Autobots were nearing freeing him from the icy prison he had found himself trapped in after his bout against Sunstorm. Though he tried to warn his comrades about The Fallen, his words were not heard by his rescuers... {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
In the aftermath of a brutal battle against first the Decepticons, and then [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form, Jetfire ran rescue by himself. He managed to pick up Springer and Wheeljack's unconscious forms before meeting with Optimus, still on the run from The Beast. Lowering himself, Jetfire picked up Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Bumblebee from Prime's trailer, leaving Optimus to finish off The Beast on his own. He nonetheless gave The Beast a blast from his rockets as a parting gift. Jetfire managed to make it back to the battlefield after dropping off the Autobots within him, just in time to witness Optimus leading The Beast over the edge of a chasm. Swooping down at the last possible moment to rescue his leader, Jetfire then dropped Optimus off on the Cliffside, and both of them contemplated The Beast's inert form below them. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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During a Decepticon attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, Jetfire fought back and fired on [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], only to be ordered to cease fire as Optimus Prime was using the Decepticon to negotiate with [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] When it turned out that the negotiations involved Prime giving himself up to the Decepticons, Jetfire joined a team of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] who were planning on rescuing him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} Together with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], they fought and defeated Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Underworld-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'm a scientist, Ranger Brad. I don't believe in anything."]]

{{main|Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

A would be member of the [[scientific class]], the prejudice against those with aerial alternate modes drove a young Jetfire to join the Decepticons before the brutality of their operations convinced him to abandon the cause, later signing on with the Autobots after [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] had been overthrown, becoming one of their top scientific personnel. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}}

After the Great War had led to Cybertron becoming uninhabitable, Jetfire helped oversee the more scientific countermeasures against [[Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}} before the [[Surge (event)|Surge]] all but destroyed the Autobot war machine, Jetfire being among those who sought refuge on Earth. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Chaos War forced the Autobots back to Cybertron, Jetfire took part in the final battles of the Great War that ended with Cybertron's rebirth. {{storylink|The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers}}

Along with his drone [[D.0.C.]], Jetfire was part of the ''[[Ark-7]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, returning to Earth to retrieve [[Alpha Trion]] and was later captured as part of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s schemes before Optimus annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], something Jetfire blamed the [[Torchbearer]]s' negative influence for. The Autobots' stay on Earth was cut short when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron, [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] bridging them all home where the Titan was slain and the Prime revealed as a temporally displaced Shockwave. Though the false Prime was defeated, his scheme had served to awaken the ultimate danger: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise}} {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}}

Acting as the Council's scientific advisor during the crisis, Jetfire was teleported away to Earth when the monster attacked and destroyed Cybertron. During the last stand, Jetfire assisted in [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s plan to utilize the [[Enigma of Combination]] to reach the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], even if he couldn't fully explain what he was seeing, the psychic boost helping [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus]] defeat [[Unicron's creator]].

In the new era of peace, Jetfire left Earth, captaining a science ship with the [[Colonist Soldiers]] as his crew. As they flew through an ice field, they picked up an anomaly six light years out and set course for it. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers: Unicron|Unicron}}
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===''Classics'' toy bio===
The first Cybertronian to travel to the black depths of deep space, Jetfire encountered the [[Star pirates]] of the [[Blot Nebula]], and is the only one to ever have faced and defeated them. He was known as a famous hero for these deeds, but he disappeared millions of years ago, much to the dismay of Cybertron's populace. However, once he was uncovered from inside a glacier, he rose to challenge the threat of the Decepticons immediately. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Classics|Voyager Class ''Classics'' Jetfire toy bio}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 04 autobot skyfire.jpg|left|thumb|No magic insignia-swapping stickers this time.]]
[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] questioned [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] about the new mech they'd found frozen in a glacier up in the Arctic Circle, but Starscream had ''unsavory'' plans for it involving a mind-control helmet.

Back in [[Japan]], the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] raided an energy plant, revealing the newcomer as Skyfire. Amidst the plundering, Skyfire pleaded with Starscream to stop shooting at the [[human]] workers, but to no avail. Luckily, the Autobots showed up to save the workers. Skyfire's pleas caused Starscream to yell at him, exclaiming that Skyfire's reason for living was to be a soldier. Just before getting shot at, Skyfire finally ripped off the control helmet and declared himself a scientist (with a sweet new Autobot symbol, too). However, he said he ''would'' become a soldier, if only to defend humans from those like his old friend. Watching the Seekers retreat, Skyfire wistfully reminisced that he and Starscream never really got along that well in the past, anyway. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 4}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei! BunBun'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Enemy from the Arctic}} {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}} {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}} {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''White Jet''' (白のジェット機 ''Shiro no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Somewhere, Harmony Gold is getting a greed-chubby.]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away the overzealous guard [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Jetfire attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}

===''Generations'' toy bio===
A peaceful scientist at heart, Jetfire preferred to stay in the background rather than on the front lines. The senseless violence of the Decepticons sickened him, and thus he left Cybertron and went into hiding on Earth. Upon being reawakened by the arrival of the war on Earth, Jetfire decided to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Jetfire toy bio}}

===''Timelines''===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Jetfire was a member of [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]]'s newly reconstituted [[Firestormer|Firestormer Squadron]]. At the final battle of the [[Great War (G1)|third Cybertronian war]] on [[Mirtonia]], the General led the Autobots to victory over the [[Decepticon Empire|Decepticon Star Empire]], though this ended with the General and [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]] being blasted away by an energon explosion into [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime's profile card}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Jetfire was one of the many casualties of the Great War before the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] in [[2035]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Jetfire was a repentant former Decepticon who became a member of the [[Rescuebot]]s, a team of Autobots dedicated to protecting humans. He formed one half of the torso of [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], the team's [[combiner]] form. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
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In a manner reminiscent of [[Jetfire (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|other realities]], Jetfire was reportedly created by the Decepticons when they temporarily had access to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], or a reasonable facsimile. Fortunately for the Autobots, he ultimately chose to join their side. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

Jetfire was a scientist working on the Ark project, designing heat regulators to compensate for quantum irregularities while moving at hyper-speed. The factory came under attack by the monstrous Decepticon creation known as [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]], however. The entity's toxic sludge made close quarters combat virtually impossible for most Autobots. Jetfire fared better than most due to the heat shielding in his exo-armor. With the death toll rising and the Ark damaged in the fighting, Jetfire ordered an evacuation of the facility. He apparently died in battle with Toxitron while trying to stall for his fellow Autobots to safely escape. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Jetfire-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|"I traded in my scientist origin for this kick-ass battle helmet!"]]
During the war for Cybertron, Jetfire was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Command Engineering Captain]] for the Autobots, whose function was Air Guardian. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/siege ''Siege'' website]</ref> Amidst the chaos of the war, Jetfire was dispatched to the [[Neutral Territories|Borderlands]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Silverstein]] (English), [[Kenji Nomura]] (Japanese)|[[Serge Faliu]] (French), [[Florian Clyde]] (German), [[Manolo Rey]] (Portuguese), [[Iñaki Crespo]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Gilberto Vilchis]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:SiegeEp1JetfireSlicesStarscream.jpg|thumb|300px|Could be worse, could be ripping and tearing involved.]]
Jetfire was the fearsome leader of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. He and his Seekers discovered [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] investigating a [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] threatened to attack them without his command, Jetfire sliced his hand off at the wrist with his arm-blade. This earned the ire of Starscream and the other Seekers, and Jetfire briefly battled his own team instead of the enemy. He later threatened to "disarm" Starscream again. Megatron had to frequently silence their bickering. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}}

Megatron ordered Jetfire to lock [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] away in a cell when he failed to denounce the Autobots' role in the ongoing war. When Shockwave presented his plan to reformat the Autobots into Decepticons, Jetfire noted to himself that it would be a victory without honor. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} When Starscream rallied Decepticons to denounce Megatron and the plan to reformat the Autobots, Jetfire berated him for his false sense of superiority, leading to another scuffle that Megatron had to break up. After ordering the Seekers to go on patrol, he was put off by Megatron's description of soldiers as "tools that can easily be replaced", and was appalled soon after when Megatron threatened to fire at Shockwave at close range. Later, when Ultra Magnus escaped torture and threatened to shoot Megatron in the back, Jetfire witnessed Megatron calling his bluff, believing he would never do something so dishonorable as fire at someone's back. Megatron was correct, and Jetfire subdued Magnus quickly. Megatron advised Jetfire to "take the shot" whenever the opportunity presented itself. When Skywarp and Jetfire tracked Impactor's comm to Autobot Command, Skywarp was prepared to slaughter them all, but Jetfire took a stand and said wholesale annihilation for the sake of peace was wrong. Skywarp attacked him, but before Skywarp could report to Megatron, Jetfire shot him in the back, critically wounding him as he flew away. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}}

[[File:SiegeEp3JetFireBladeMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"If Sentinel holy blood is spilled on these grounds... you will lose all sovereignty here!"]]

At [[Tarn-Hauser Gate]], Jetfire readied the Seekers to attack the alleged Autobot base underneath [[Alpha Trion|Alpha Trion's]] memorial. When Megatron realized Magnus had lied about the base's location, he killed Magnus, and Jetfire witnessed his death. Megatron ordered him to take Ultra Magnus's corpse to Shockwave, but Starscream arrived and accused him of killing Skywarp, firing at him. Jetfire admitted to his actions and asserted that genocide was wrong. Megatron marked him as an enemy as he escaped, and the Seekers chased him and eventually shot him down. Eventually, he mustered the strength to fly to Autobot Command and expressed a wish to join them. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} Skeptical of his intentions, the Autobots imprisoned Jetfire. He told Optimus Prime that Megatron intended to annihilate them all, and that the Decepticons had crossed a line. Later, when the Autobots needed to navigate the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], they learned that, as a Decepticon, Jetfire had a map of the area. To earn the Autobots' trust, he agreed to have a [[core override]] installed that would detonate his brain module by remote control. At the Sea of Rust, he provided safe passage for the Autobots through the electrical storm and saved Prowl from a metallic vortex. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

While battling the [[Zombie#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Sparkless]] with the Autobots, he provided an explanation for their zombie-like behavior while slicing them up. After returning to the Ark, he attacked his former Seeker teammates, not hesitating to destroy them. He was confronted by Starscream, and they had a one-on-one battle. When Megatron forced Starscream to suspend his duel and attack the spacebridge, Jetfire followed him. He managed to knock Megatron flat on his back before being shot by his fusion cannon. Much later, after the Ark vanished and the spacebridge was destroyed, Jetfire offered his support to the remaining Autobots on Cybertron. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[File:Earthrise1AutobotsInFog.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Jetfire, now an Autobot, was part of an Autobot force to help free Decepticon prisoners. After the mission he questioned [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] on why they were rescuing Decepticon prisoners. Jetfire attacked a group of air-borne Seekers from behind and defeated them all. He then joined Elita-1 on the ground to help with their attack on the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] prison-camp, but they were captured by Starscream and his Seekers. They were brought before Megatron, who was disgusted to see Jetfire. Megatron then showed the group a demonstration of Project [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']] and promised that they would be next. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} In the detention cells, the Autobots tried to work out what Project Nemesis was. The group was brought before Megatron who put them in the Project Nemesis tubes. As the machinery activated, it shut off just as quickly and the group was rescued by [[Scrapface]], who helped them escape Megatron's citadel. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} The group had to take cover from another group of Seekers. Scrapface shot the Seekers, but one managed to escape. Jetfire gave chase and shot down the Seeker. He reported to Elita-1 that he was uncertain if their positions had been transmitted. The group received [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s message and Elita-1 realized that it was a trap to harvest Decepticon sparks. Jetfire pledged his support to protect the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

Jetfire and the rest returned to Kaon, intending to stop Shockwave's operations. They planted time bombs across the seemingly unmanned citadel as Elita-1 confronted Shockwave. However, Jetfire and the others were ambushed by Decepticons using stealth technology and held at gunpoint. Jetfire tried to warn the Decepticons about the time bombs, but they wouldn't listen. A wounded [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] managed to snipe all the Decepticons threatening Jetfire's group and the Autobots made a run for it. They couldn't escape fast enough and the bombs went off, destroying the citadel and killing Jetfire and the rest. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

When the [[AllSpark]] was returned to the [[Temple of the Allspark]] on Cybertron by Bumblebee, Jetfire was among the Transformer spirits who witnessed Elita-1 strike down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] before finally reuniting with the Allspark. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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Jetfire was one of the many Transformers who had been [[magic]]ally enthralled by [[King Sombra]]. Along with the other slaves, he worked to excavate the ancient [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to serve as Sombra's new body. When Sombra was defeated, Jetfire was freed of his control. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===Calm Sleep Stories===
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:VoidRivals1 Jetfire leaves.jpeg|thumb|left|''Note: Jetfire died on the way back to his home planet.'']]

On Cybertron, Jetfire was a scientist. Determining that Cybertron was on the verge of an energy crisis, Jetfire made plans to leave his homeworld and seek out new energy sources in the larger galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} In the earliest days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], on Jetfire's last night on the planet, Jetfire, [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Ulchtar]] and [[Genvo]] travelled to [[Moonbase Two]] to glimpse [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] flying by. Wanting more, Ulchtar detonated a round of ammunition, getting Omega's attention who waved at the three fliers. Soon afterwards, Jetfire blasted away. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 13|Transformers #13}}

Under unrevealed circumstances, Jetfire crashed in his jet mode on a desolate planetoid not far from the [[Sacred Ring]], spending million of years in [[stasis lock]]. His vehicle mode was discovered by the stranded [[Zertonian]] pilot [[Solila]], who showed the ship to her reluctant [[Agorrian]] ally [[Darak]] in hopes that they could use it to get off the planet. When Solila hooked up a power cell to assess if the vehicle's systems still worked, it provided enough energy for Jetfire to awaken and transform. He assured the pilots he meant them no harm and asked if they knew how long he was inactive, but then noticed several environmental clues that made him realize millions of years had passed. He immediately became concerned for the state of Cybertron, causing him to abruptly abandon Solila and Darak and hastily take off for home. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 1|Void Rivals #1}} When Darak and Solia later met [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], they mentioned their encounter with Jetfire, something that made them more inclined to believe Springer, {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 9|Void Rivals #9}} though Darak later noted to Springer that he had no idea where Jetfire had gone. {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 13|Void Rivals #13}}

[[File:TF2023 – Starscream Takes Out Jetfire.jpg|thumb|Told ya.]]
Jetfire eventually made his way to [[Earth]], where a [[Ark (G1)|Cybertronian spaceship]] had been laying dormant. Jetfire triggered an earthquake to uncover it, and entered the vessel to reactivate the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]]. Jetfire instructed Teletraan One to reactivate all Cybertronians on board, as well as fit them with Earth-friendly alternate forms; unaware that Cybertron had erupted into civil war during his absence. The first to be reassembled and brought online was Ulchtar, now going by the name Starscream. To Jetfire's horror, Starscream immediately shot the deactivated [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in the face, killing him. Jetfire tried to stop Starscream, and was blasted in the chest for his trouble. Fortunately, the next to be reactivated was another of Jetfire's old friends, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. As battle erupted around Jetfire, Optimus eventually decided to retreat, and Jetfire pulled himself up and followed. He engaged Starscream in a brief airborne firefight, forcing the [[Decepticon leader]] into a retreat of his own. Further wounded by Starscream, Jetfire crashed in an abandoned quarry. Optimus attempted to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to heal him, but he was too far gone. As Jetfire died, he asked Optimus to forgive him, lamenting that he had failed to save Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Though very near death, enough of Jetfire's [[spark]] endured to revive him. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 8 – Jetfire is Back.jpg|thumb|left]]
Once the Autobots succeeded in retaking the ''Ark'', they decided they needed an eye in the sky, and hit upon the idea of reviving Jetfire. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} They succeeded in doing so, but their limited resources meant that when Jetfire was revived, he was stuck in vehicle mode, blinded, and unable to move by himself. Optimus expressed regret for Jetfire's situation, and offered to stay with him for a bit so he wasn't alone. Not long after, Decepticon activity was detected, and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]] piloted Jetfire to the scene while Optimus, [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]], and [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] rode along in an attached carrier module. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} Tracking the Decepticons to the [[Pacific Ocean]], Jetfire was downed when the beam from the Decepticon's [[space bridge]] blew off his wing, causing him to crash into the seabed. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

Jetfire was later retrieved by [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
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==Games==
===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Jetfire, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of an Autobot team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Decepticons in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Menasor, Trypticon, Astrotrain, Starscream, and Megatron, Jetfire was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]
The Decepticons found Jetfire on Earth and tricked him into joining their ranks. He joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in an attack on [[Dyson Dam]], however [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots were on hand to defend it. They badly damaged Jetfire during the battle, but were puzzled when [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] could find no record of him existing. Once the situation was established and Jetfire realized he'd been duped, Optimus invited him to join the Autobots. Jetfire's first mission was to take out three power stations that were generating force fields. Despite Megatron's anger at seeing the traitor return, Jetfire was able to capture all three of the stations and bring the force fields down, revealing that the Decepticons had built a [[space bridge]]. He also later helped save [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from some attacking Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Jetfire participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers: Legends''===
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Jetfire was dug from his icy prison by the other Autobots and sent to [[South America]] to help stop the Decepticons from building a cannon to harness the [[Crystal of Power]]. He and his teammates managed to destroy the cannon and cap the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} Jetfire was part of an escort squadron led by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} When the [[Military Patrol]] team ran amok in [[New York City|New York]], Jetfire led a team including [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] which succeeded in driving them from the city. {{storylink|Full Assault}}

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including Jetfire. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

At some point Jetfire fought in a battle alongside [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

Jetfire designed an experimental space bridge. Galvatron sought to take control of the device in order to teleport weapons into enemy territory, and Jetfire helped Rodimus defend his invention. A stray shot threw all nearby combatants into the distant past, where they witnessed the epic battle between Primus and Unicron before Cybertron's formation. The Autobots allied themselves with Primus while Galvatron joined forces with Unicron. The Autobots eventually prevailed, and were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire-II.jpg|thumb]]
Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Jetfire'' — This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 150 units of Cybermetal, 90 units of Transmetal, and 55 scout cores.
*''Jetfire II'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 50 exclusive cores, and 5 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Jetfire'''
[[file:Jetfire-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I don't think I'm supposed to be fighting... I mean, I am only a scientist.]]

Jetfire's reckless daring, the result of being the swiftest of all the Autobots, creates an image of gung ho bravado.
But in truth, Jetfire believes the key to victory is hard, laboratory-based science, and only by solving the big questions and advancing Autobot tech can they truly defeat their enemy.
His allegiance to the cause is matched only by his devotion to science, but his fellow Autobots distrust him as he was formerly a Decepticon.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire Bio}}

Jetfire was the very first Autobot to reach Earth, and he set up base next to the Ark. Jetfire soon found a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] and brought Ironhide though. Ironhide stated that the base was in disarray and missing Energon. Lots of missing Energon. They built a harvester, and Ironhide decided it was time to beat up Decepticons. They destroyed a base and Blaster told them to upgrade the HQ. After that they received a transmission from Optimus Prime. Prime desperately needed to get to Earth or else Megatron would beat him there. They brought in another recruit and all three of them headed out to get a Leader Crystal to get their leader through. Prime came to Earth, then commanded Jetfire and Ironhide to help him find the [[Fractal Map]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Get Optimus! campaign}}

Jetfire and Ironhide started to worry about the mortar and beam lasers that are ahead of them at the next outpost. But Optimus told them not to worry and led the charge in an '''Inspiring Charge'''. Optimus then congratulated everyone on the victory, for which Jetfire was impressed. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|The Lost Map campaign}}

Jetfire was present for the battle for the Codex Key. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Codex Showdown campaign}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Jetfire uses a standard issue [[photon rifle]] to blast targets for moderate damage.
*'''Ability: Airstrike''' - Hits the target with four powerful missiles dealing moderate damage!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points, +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:jetfire Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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;'''Cybertron Jetfire'''
[[File:Cybertron_Jetfire_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]

Whatever body he's in, Jetfire's driving faith in the power of science remains the same. In fact, his upgraded and reimagined Cybertronian form reinforces his belief that the path to victory lies through technological advancement and not force of arms.
Now with increased resistance to the rigors of high-speed flight and space travel, Jetfire can truly push the boundaries of knowledge and exploration, driving ever further and deeper into the unknown in pursuit of universal truths. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Jetfire Bio}}

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*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Cybertronian Laser''' - Fire laser dealing damage to regular buildings or double damage to Cybertron raid event buildings (except HQ) and disabling them.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:cybertron-jetfire Cybertron Jetfire at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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;'''Jetfire [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Skystriker]]'''
[[File:Jetfire GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]

Jetfire is accompanied this time with [[Snake-Eyes]].
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*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Ninja Strike''' - Fire 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing damage. You also fire 16 missiles dealing damage in an area. In flight mode, the Sky Striker is invisible to the enemies.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:jetfire-skystriker Jetfire Skystriker at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:JetfireF2F.jpg|thumb|Probably best friends with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]].]]
Jetfire was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for the Quintessons. There are a lot of him running around! As a Tech Bot, his Parry Shield reflects Ranged and Melee attacks with well-timed blocks, each success granting him an Energy Charge which powers up his Heavy Shocks, Special attacks, or Damage Control Repair. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The cold and calculating Jetfire originally wanted to become a scientist, but Cybertron's reigning doctrine of [[Functionism|functionalist]] meant that he was required to serve in Cybertron's air defense forces. As energon ran low, Jetfire spent more and more time in shutdown, and spent most of his active hours studying the stars in search of new energy sources. Eventually, Jetfire discovered [[Earth]], a planet with abundant energon sources; realizing that Megatron would simply burn the world and everything on it to cinders, Jetfire defected to the Autobots instead and alerted Prime to the existence of this new world. As an Autobot, Jetfire's penchant for applying his theoretical sciences in real-world scenarios made him a skilled aerial combatant. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Tired of losing battles due to the Decepticons' air superiority, the Autobots created the ultimate flying warrior: Jetfire! The newborn Autobot managed to take down Starscream and Thundercracker, but was in turn countered by the Decepticons' newest secret weapon, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]! {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Jetfire and Shockwave|Jetfire and Shockwave commercial}}
*Jetfire was standing idle inside the Autobots' base when [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] reported back to Optimus on what he had recently found out about the Decepticons. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Jetfire (G1)/toys}}

==Why "Skyfire"?==
[[File:Jetfire-SkyfireModels.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I went from 98-ton weakling to muscle-bot on... the Dery plan!]]
We may never be certain of the exact circumstances behind the change from Jetfire to Skyfire. There are, however, a few known factors, and a lot of theories.

* Not all of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' product originated with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Among others, the ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' Super Valkyrie, the toy that would become Jetfire, came from a company called [[Takatoku Toys]]. Why did Hasbro market non-Takara product? [[Bob Prupis]], one of the original members of the Transformers marketing team, would frequently go to Toy Fairs in Asia, where ''"any product that really looked good that was exciting we didn't care where it came from. We did some work with Bandai, who had been working with other people, and took a few products that looked right for our line"''.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/94f5cb70b08a646d G1 Hasbro marketing executives panel]</ref> The Super Valkyrie, then, must have met their criteria for inclusion.
* As a larger toy, it would follow that Hasbro would want to sell Jetfire by including him in the ''Transformers'' animated series. However, even though Hasbro had the rights to release Takatoku's Super Valkyrie in the US ''Transformers'' toyline, Hasbro's chief collaborator on ''Transformers'' was still Takara. It may have been that Takara always had plans to air the ''Transformers'' animated series in their own market (as it featured a majority of their products), and objected to the inclusion of a competitor's product on the show. This may also be why no other Takatoku-designed toys appeared in the series, although their relatively smaller sizes as compared to Jetfire may have been a factor in Hasbro not including them.
* As the theory goes, the Jetfire animation model was adjusted to look less like the toy as a compromise to Takara. However—perhaps because it now failed to look like the product it was supposed to be advertising—the character became "Skyfire".
* Conversely, it is possible that licensing issues played into the decisions to change Jetfire to Skyfire; the [[Production bible|story bible]] for Generation 1 writers mentions how Jetfire had been "transformed" into Skyfire for "legal reasons". See also [[#Notes|Notes]].
* As a testament to how late in production Jetfire's name was changed, all five of the first-season episodes featuring the character were originally scripted and recorded using the name "Jetfire", later necessitating every instance having to be re-recorded as "Skyfire" prior to broadcast.
** The second episode to be produced featuring the character, "Fire on the Mountain", had its revised script completed on [[July 2]], 1984. The script initially used Jetfire's name in the character's first scene—which was inserted to maintain continuity with the character's fate in "Fire in the Sky"—before abruptly using the name "Skyfire" throughout the rest of the script. A curious note on the episode's draft script indicates that the name "Skyfire" was used "incorrectly", and a later revision to the script on [[July 9]], 1984 duly corrected all instances of Skyfire ''back'' to Jetfire. The draft script for this episode is the earliest known use of the name "Skyfire".
** Jetfire's name continued to be used in the scripts for remainder of the character's appearances throughout the first season of ''The Transformers'', up to the final script revision of "A Plague of Insecticons" dated [[August 13]], 1984.
** The initial, toy-based version of Jetfire's animation model was approved on [[July 3]], 1984, and storyboards for "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3" are known to have used this character model. The original Jetfire animation model is likely to have also been used in the storyboards for the other first-season episodes featuring the character, although no other storyboards have yet turned up to confirm this.
** The revised "Skyfire" animation model was completed in late [[August]] 1984 and sent to Toei along with the model pack for "[[Heavy Metal War]]" - notably the final episode produced for the series' first season.
** During pre-production on the second season of ''The Transformers'', a "New Products" internal document for the forthcoming 1985 product range was prepared. The first draft of this document was completed on [[November 9]], 1984 (before any episode featuring the character had aired), and specifically notes regarding "JETFIRE (aka SKYFIRE)" that he "should not be used unless necessary".
** With "The Ultimate Doom, Part 2", the first episode featuring the character to be broadcast, airing on [[November 10]], 1984, the available evidence points to Jetfire's transformation into Skyfire to have been a relatively late decision that was completed somewhere between August and November 1984 at the latest.
* The evidence of ''{{w|Robotech}}'' influencing Jetfire-related decisions is murky.
** ''Robotech'' began airing in syndication in [[March]] [[1985]], whereas "Fire in the Sky", the first episode produced to feature Skyfire, aired [[December 8]], [[1984]]—with the episode's final script revision completed on [[July 19]], 1984.
** Statements indicate that it took nine months to edit ''Robotech'' together, placing the start of its production somewhere around July 1984. Additionally, a pre-''Robotech'' English-language dub of the first three ''Macross'' episodes was made available from Harmony Gold as a mail-order video tape in [[September]] 1984, two months ''before'' the first episode featuring Skyfire aired.<ref>''Starlog'' #87, October 1984 et al.</ref> So... who knows. All that's certain is that Hasbro licensing the Super Valkyrie seemingly ''did'' prevent the use of that toy in Matchbox's ''Robotech'' toyline.

Beyond Prupis's statement and the notes in the story bible, however, nothing supporting (or denying) any of the previous statements has come out.

==Notes==
[[File:TakatokuSuperValkyrie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|C'mon, Hasbro. You '''know''' you want to make a "Skull Squadron" version of ''some'' [[Jetfire (disambiguation)|Jetfire]]. What's [[Bandai]] going to do? Sic the [[Power Rangers]] on you? Oh wait, you now outright own Power Rangers.]]

* As mentioned above, unlike most of the early ''Transformers'' range, the Jetfire toy was designed by [[Takatoku Toys]], being a [[redeco]] (with a minor retool to blunt the nosecone) of their 1/55 [http://1501bc.com/pretf/macross.html ''Macross'' VF-1S Super Valkyrie]. Naturally, because he was not designed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Jetfire was not released in Japan, since the toy (or, at least, a dozen variations of it) was released by one of Takara's rival toy companies.
* Jetfire—or more accurately, Skyfire—is notably absent in all of the original Japanese tie-in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' material that squeezes itself in between episodes/seasons of the Generation 1 cartoon—even down to the accompanied artwork. Whether this was done as a way for Takara to distance themselves entirely from the character to escape potential lawsuits, or done simply because the toy wasn't part of the Japanese toyline, or a mix of both, is not entirely certain. [[Studio OX]], the company responsible for the ''TV Magazine'' story page artwork, also tended to merge a ''lot'' of the toy colors and aesthetics with the characters' cartoon designs, which probably would have led to more potential legal trouble for Takara, making it all the more reason for them to leave out the character from tie-in material.
* The story bible for the original animated series contains a different character model for Jetfire, one clearly based on the actual toy. This model did appear three times "fictionally", once as a miscolored, partially-obscured background character in the [[The Last Stand|fourth Marvel Comics issue]], again in the Marvel Comics as a [[Ashes, Ashes...|spectator at Optimus Prime's funeral]] (right next to his "Skyfire" model) and finally in the [[The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|Milton-Bradley promotional comic]]. It would also occasionally crop up in secondary media, such as coloring books and the animated portion of the commercial for Jetfire and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].

[[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Lawsuit!]]
* In fact, the ''Transformers'' story bible includes multiple notes on Jetfire. An early page notes how ''"JETFIRE has been "transformed" into SKYFIRE — with a different model — due to legal reasons. Do not use this character unless necessary"'',<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#012 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> whereas a subsequent page on new Season 2 characters notes that ''"Although Reflector should no longer be used as a character in the series, JETFIRE will be redesigned and reintroduced in the near future"''.<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#090 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> As the Valkyrie-derived animation model never appeared in the cartoon, and Skyfire was never redesigned, it's uncertain just what the latter note refers to; it is likely that the latter note is a repeat of the earlier note and wasn't edited. Either way, it seems they took the former advice, as Skyfire appeared in only three early episodes of the second season, and more or less vanished after "[[Day of the Machines]]."

* "Jetfire" is listed as a "Special Guest Star from Cybertron" on the [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list entry for "Fire in the Sky". Later, on the cast list entry for "Fire on the Mountain", "Skyfire" is typewritten as part of the main cast list, but a drawn dash pointing to (or from) it leads to the handwritten name "Jetfire". From there on out, Skyfire is referred to as Jetfire in the listings.
* In the aforementioned Jetfire commercial, it claims that the ''Autobots'' created Jetfire, the "ultimate robot jet", to counter the Decepticon planes. As Sunstreaker, Hound, and Prowl are under attack, the trio release Jetfire from within an opening cliffside, revealing their new creation. (See image above.)
* Jetfire had the preliminary name of '''Fireball'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on The Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
* When Hasbro launched the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|''Transformers'' line on the European continent]] using the domestic subsidiaries of [[Milton Bradley]] in 1985, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] was notably absent from the initial line-up and ''Jetfire'' was declared leader of the Autobots instead. He not only appeared in that function in a [[pack-in material|pack-in]] mini-comic, but Dutch comic book publisher [[Junior Press]] even changed Optimus Prime's name to "Jetfire" in their translated version of the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]] until the Optimus Prime toy was released in Europe after all, and Junior Press corrected the name for subsequent issues. A commonly cited explanation for this is a [[trademark]] problem,<ref name="optimusdutch">[http://www.oocities.org/futuristgroup/veuro2.html The origin (?) of the "Optimus trademark conflict in Europe" rumor?] at Fred's Complete Transformers Variants and Variations Page (oocities mirror)</ref> but a more likely theory suggests that an exclusive contract between [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and French toy company [[Joustra]], which allowed Joustra to release their own version of Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' line in Europe, initially made all the toys released by Joustra (which included the Optimus Prime sculpt) off-limits for the MB line-up until a deal was made between MB and Joustra.<ref name="mijofive">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ Mijo's "MB Transformers: Part 5" article] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>

[[File:EvolutionSkyfire.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Curiously, for the toy commercial the animators chose to go with the 1st version of the Jetfire model rather than any of the two revised versions.]]
* The ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Omnicon]] [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] was created as an [[homage]] to Skyfire. He [[Blastification|would have been given the name "Skyfire" as well]], but the [[trademark]] had been secured (and registered) by Hasbro rival [[Mattel]]. Also on the homage front, ''Robotmasters'' [[R-Blade]] features a very Jetfirey deco.
*In the 1980s, [[Larry Hama]] kept a Jetfire [[prototype]] on his desk in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] offices. This, apparently, kept Hama safe from paper clip thieves.<ref>[[Letters page|Transmissions]] page, [[Warrior School!]]</ref>
* In a decidedly unusual move, Jetfire in the Japanese ''Kre-O'' manga is ''not'' based on the actually-in-the-cartoon-that-aired-in-Japan "Skyfire" cartoon model. No, he's based on the didn't-appear-in-the-cartoon-and-never-sold-in-Japan-as-Jetfire-because-it's-from-major-competitor-[[Bandai]] [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Jetfire toy]]. His parts in the comic are mostly concealed by his placement in the panel. However, he seems to use the ubiquitous [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet and a similar wing construction to [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thrust]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyfire''' (スカイファイアー ''Sukaifaiā''), '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'', ジェットファイアー ''Jettofaiā'')
*''Czech:'' '''Premiant'''
*''Cantonese:'' '''Tin<sup>1</sup> Fo<sup>2</sup>''' (Hong Kong, 天火, "Sky Fire")
*''French:'' '''Bolide''' (Canada toy, "Meteor"), '''Aérobo''' (Canada cartoon)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Sh'méy Ésh''' (שמיי אש, "Skies of Fire")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Fly Fire")
*''Italian:'' '''Aquila''' ("Eagle")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Huǒ''' (China, 天火, "Sky Fire")
*''Polish:'' '''Ognisty Odrzutowiec''' ("Firey Jet")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Jacto''' (Portugal comic, "Jet")
*''Russian:'' '''Istrebitel'''' (Истребитель, "Aircraft Fighter")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Blyskavka''' (Блискавка, "Lightning")

==References==
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G.I. Joe (disambiguation)

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[[File:G.I. Joe 2024 1 Cover A (Wrap-Around).jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

The term '''G.I Joe''' has many different uses, and many crossovers with Transformers.

*[[G.I. Joe|The G.I. Joe team]] is America's highly trained special mission force, defending freedom against ruthless terrorists [[Cobra]].
*[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|The G.I. Joe franchise]] is the original product / storytelling [[franchise]] which began in 1964, 20 years before [[The Transformers]].
** For the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel US Comic series]], see [[G.I. Joe (comic)]].
** For the Marvel UK Comic series, see [[Action Force (comic)]].
** For the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, see [[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]
*** For the planned sequel series of which only one issue was released, see [[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]
** For the [[Devil's Due Press]] Comic Series, see [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity]].
** For the Retro-styled series by [[IDW Publishing]], see [[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]
** For the IDW Publishings [[2005 IDW continuity]] Comic series, see [[G.I. Joe vol. 5]].
*** For the portion of G.I. Joe Comics that ''don't'' involve Transformers directly, but are still part of them, see [[idwhasbro:G.I. Joe (Franchise)#IDW G.I. Joe series|our sister wiki]].
** For the [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound]] [[Energon Universe]] series, see [[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)]].

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Super Mode

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Hyperious: /* Cybertron */

[[File:Comrade optimus supermode.jpg|thumb|250px|You've no idea how long this article went without a mainpic.]]
A '''Super Mode''' is an auxiliary transformation some Cybertronians possess that is used sparingly, perhaps due to a higher energy consumption. This transformation often involves combining with unused portions of their [[alternate mode]] and bringing normally concealed weapons systems online. This form is often a variation on the robot mode, but there are many who possess vehicular or other Super Modes. In some continuities, it is referred to as a '''Battle Mode''', '''Brute Mode''', or '''Ultra Mode'''. A robot-mode super mode is, amazingly enough, often called a '''Super Robot'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:DwellerDepths_Magnus_packing_heat.jpg|right|160px|thumb]]
:One might easily consider [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] one of the earliest examples of a Super Mode, due to his toy combining with his [[trailer]] to form a Super Robot. However, due to the recognition factor and possible confusion with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he was never depicted in his primary robot mode. This made his Super Mode his ''de facto'' normal mode.

:This was later superseded by Optimus Prime's upgrade into a [[Powermaster]], by which he acquired a canonical Super Mode. However, after the first couple of issues he was rarely if ever shown in his smaller robot mode.

:The ''Classics'' Voyager Class and ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] toy has a removable head-piece and large booster-kibble in robot mode which could be considered a super mode (the actual reason was to allow a toy that resembles Jetfire in both his toy and cartoon appearances).
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
====''Super-God Masterforce''====
[[Image:Godginrai_onmoon.jpg|right|160px|thumb]]
:[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], much like his American Powermaster counterpart, possessed both a robot mode and a Super Robot mode from combining with his trailer. As well, he could combine this powerful mode with the [[Godbomber]] drone to form a still larger and shinier "God Ginrai" mode. Though Godbomber had no counterpart in the English-language fiction, the rerelease of Powermaster Optimus Prime fifteen years later included the mold improvements featured in Ginrai as well as the Godbomber figure, renamed [[Apex Bomber]], who formed Prime's "Apex Armor."
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====''Victory''====
[[Image:Starsaber_vs_dinoking.jpg|right|160px|thumb]]
:[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] was a double [[Brainmaster]], starting as a small robot known as the Brain of Courage, combining into a larger robot named Saber, and finally forming an even larger robot known as Star Saber (natch). This robot could then be enhanced further by combining with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] to form Victory Saber.
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====''Zone''====
{{stub|[[Big Powered]]}}
====''Return of Convoy''====
{{stub|[[Battlestar Attack]]}}
=====''Legends'' comic=====
{{stub|so many}}
=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
{{stub|oh god so many}}
====2005 IDW continuity====
[[Image:Thunderwingidwultramode.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Does this mean he's the same size as Devastator?]]
:[[Nova Prime]] possessed a Super Robot mode formed by combining with his vehicle mode's trailer. This form also granted him wings and thus the power of flight.

:[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] revealed that not only were his robot and jet modes enhanced by the [[Pretender]] process, but he also possessed an extremely powerful tertiary '''Ultra Mode'''. However this form drew heavily from the reserves of [[Ore-13]] that were powering him, causing the enhanced energon variant to go critical and burn him out from the inside. Damaging him beyond repair. [[Spotlight: Galvatron|Or not.]] {{storylink|The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer}}
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{{stub|Sentinel Prime, Optimus Maximus, Minimus Ambus's whole deal, Phase 2/3 in general}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[Image:MistakenIdentity_Omega_Guns_stock.jpg|right|160px|thumb]]
:[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] initially had a smaller robot mode composed of just his vehicle mode cab, which could then combine with pieces of his "trailer" to form a larger, more powerful '''Battle Mode''' (this mode was called "Super Fire Convoy" in ''Car Robots''). Later on, he and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] could combine to form the Super Robot [[Omega Prime]] ("God Fire Convoy" in ''Car Robots''). Neither was the dominant personality in this fusion, much to Magnus's disappointment.

:Also, the three [[Autobot Brothers]] [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], and [[X-Brawn]] were each granted the ability to "Power Up" into a "Supercharge Mode" after receiving a power boost from Ultra Magnus when the Matrix was being shared between him and Prime. In contrast to more typical Super Modes which used unused altmode bits or hidden weapons, their super modes were examples of [[spontaneous recoloration]].
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Armada''====
[[Image:Puppet_optimus_overload.jpg|right|160px|thumb|"This is perfectly safe, I swear!"]]
:[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could combine with his trailer to form his Super Mode. He could also combine with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] to become Jet Optimus. Both of these Super Modes could be further enhanced by mounting [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] on their shoulders. In the Japanese version ''Legends of the Microns'', the names used are "Jet Convoy" and "Magna Jet Convoy", respectively.

:[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] could form a Super Mode by combining with the various components that make up [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. He retains this ability after being upgraded into Galvatron. While the instructions for Tidal Wave called this his "weapon mode," for over twenty years only ''Legends of the Microns'' named this mode as "Burning Megatron." It wasn't until [https://youtu.be/9iU32kaSXEI?t=2m07s the reveal video] of the [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|''Legacy United'' Tidal Wave]] figure that officially gave it the "Burning" name in the West.
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====''Energon''====
[[Image:TwoHeros_optimus_supermode.jpg|right|160px|thumb|"Mismatched limbs will be all the rage one day, just watch."]]
:Optimus Prime could combine with the four drone vehicles stored in his trailer, with each forming an arm or a leg [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style, leading to a wide variety of Super Robot modes. Prime could be further enhanced by combining with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to form either his heavily armed "Fight Mode" or the more maneuverable "Flight Mode." Prime could also combine with [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to form "Optimus Supreme." The names "Wing Convoy - Cannon Mode", "Wing Convoy - Jet Mode", and "Omega Convoy" are used in the Japanese version ''Super Link''.

:Also, every Autobot (who wasn't an [[Omnicon]]) possessed the ability to combine with the others in pairs to form "[[Powerlinx]]" versions of themselves, thanks to the [[Spark of Combination]].

:As well, both [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] and [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] possessed "Brute Modes," which were formed by combining with previously unused portions of their vehicle forms.
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====''Cybertron''====
[[File:Cyb optimus super mode.jpg|right|160px|thumb|"You didn't want to see my mouth, anyway."]]
:In ''Transformers Cybertron'', Optimus Prime had the abillty to enter into a Super Mode. Most of his trailer goes onto his back while two leg pieces connect to the blue part of his legs and his [[mouthplate]] comes over his face. Optimus Prime used his Super Mode when fighting in battle against anybody vaguely threatening. He could also enter a number of Super Mode configurations by combining with other characters, such as "Savage Claw Mode" with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and "Sonic Wing Mode" with Wing Saber. (In ''Galaxy Force'' these modes were called "Liger Convoy" and "Sonic Convoy" respectively.)

:Conversely, Megatron could form the "Dark Claw Mode" with [[Nemesis Breaker]], and similarly named "Liger Megatron" in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Darkness}}. He lost this ability after Nemesis Breaker was destroyed by Metroplex {{storylink|Giant}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[Image:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GIVE ME YOUR PARTS!]]
:After being critically injured by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] offered his parts to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who was still recovering after being resurrected and needed assistance in fighting [[the Fallen]]. Jetfire then ripped out his [[Laser core|spark core]] and died. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then instructed [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to transplant the afterburners and weapons onto Optimus Prime's [[structure]]. Once completed, Optimus Prime was left with two winged rocket thrusters, extra armor, an arm-mounted missile launcher, and an arm-mounted machine gun. Flying off, Optimus broke through the debris The Fallen had raised to protect the [[Star Harvester]] and destroyed the machine, then attacked the Fallen. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] came to the aid of his master, but Optimus broke off his arm, shooting off about a third of Megatron's head and finally used the rocket thrusters to send Megatron flying through some ruins. Optimus Prime and The Fallen then resumed their duel. The Fallen was able to tear off Prime's left thruster and strike him in the face with it, but Optimus Prime ultimately triumphed and ripped out the Fallen's [[spark]], forcing Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to retreat. Following this, Optimus detached Jetfire's donated parts. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[Image:DOTM_optimus_with_flight_tech.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
:Optimus Prime keeps the sacrificed parts from Jetfire, as well as the upgrade in power that came with it, keeping the rocket engine pieces inside his [[Armored Weapons Platform|trailer]] in the form of flight-capable combat armor. Additionally, the trailer itself also contains an impressive arsenal, deploying into a mobile weapons base as Optimus transforms.

:Additionally, many Transformers are capable of [[Stealth Force|boosting their agility and deploying numerous weapons directly from their vehicle modes]]. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Wreckers]] in particular can access "Stealth Force" vehicle modes that are ''significantly'' more weaponized, being filled to the brim with weapons and rocket boosters. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
*Though never seen in the movie, Cogman could also assume an unorthodox [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] configuration, and take control of a larger body.

===''Animated''===
*Prowl's samurai armor and Optimus's jetpack could count as supermodes.

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:Rescuebots hightide megabot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Optimus never thought this guy would come in handy to help deal with the [[Darkness Rising|Terrorcon apocalypse]], [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|Unicron's reactivation]], [[Darkest Hour (episode)|the destruction of the Autobot base]], or [[Deadlock (episode)|the potential obliteration of Earth's biosphere]]?]]
:[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] seemed to have a [[Bumblebee Battle Suit|battle suit]], atleast in toy form as it was never used in the show.
*The [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]] could arguably serve as a "super mode" for those who wear it.
:[[High Tide]], however, does have a super mode. He can combine with his Rescue Rig, forming the head of a '''Megabot Mode''', while his rig transforms into a giant body, which greatly resembles the [[Headmaster]] or [[Brainmaster]] technology. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}
*Years later, while fighting [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Sideswipe, Strongarm, and Bumblebee discovered that when they combined their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, in [[Prime Decepticon Hunter|Prime form]], the energy surge would create armor for them to wear. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}
*Steeljaw would later find out about the power armors formed from combining three Decepticon hunters and would do the opposite, wield all three himself to form an even powerful armor, which Bumblebee stole back when Steeljaw lost the weapons.
*Though not much of a supermode, several characters would gain the ability to scan vehicles, and only change their color schemes, allowing them to blend into various terrians. Initially Optimus introduced the trick as something the Primes taught him during his time in the Realm of the Primes, but later other characters, who would have no way of knowing, use the ability as well.
*Several Minicons would show up in the second and third seasons that, like ''Armada'' before it, would have them link up to certain characters and allow them to gain powered armors or new configurations. Most notably the Weaponizers, which Starscream would seek out because if all 7 were combined, he would exceed the power level of a Prime. Starscream would gain an armor from combining all 7 Minicons, though he later lost one, which linked with Optimus and gave him armor as well.
*Later Stunwing would link up with Bumblebee and briefly give him a flying car mode.
*Soundwave would later use the Activators to steal the Autobots Decepticon Hunters to upgrade himself and free himself from the Shadowzone. Unlike Steeljaw, Soundwave's new body form remained intact even after losing the weapon, though his body seemed to revert a different color scheme.
*Optimus would link up with Hi-Test and gain the ability to turn into what was essentially a mobile battle station.

===''Cloud''===
{{main|Dimension Mode}}
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===''Cyberverse''===
*Season 2 would see several characters using the [[AllSpark]] to combine with ordinary Earth vehicles to form [[spark armor]]s. Of course, this would be carried over into the toyline where several more characters would come with armor who didn't otherwise have any in the show.
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==See also==
*[[Attack mode]]
*[[Combiner]]
*[[Optimus Prime Super Modes]]

[[Category:Gimmicks]]

Brawl (G1)

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Hyperious: /* Energon Universe */

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:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBrawl.jpg|upright=2.4|thumb|"I wouldn't need the pistol, but I don't wanna have to bend over to aim..."]]

If '''Brawl'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s on the battlefield and you can't hear him coming, it's time to check your audio receptors, because chances are you've gone deaf. Brawl's main distinguishing characteristic is '''VOLUME'''. No matter if he's talking (yelling), moving (clanking and rattling), or fighting (yelling, clanking, rattling, and blasting) you're sure to hear him doing it, as is anyone else in the county. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a ball of barely contained rage and violence with a hair-trigger temper. This makes even his comrades wary, but it does make him a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield... as long as the mission doesn't require stealth. Or zero casualties.

Brawl combines with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tony St. James]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Starscream's Brigade" and "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Fight or Flee"), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Pinheiro]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French)}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade Starscream Brawl.jpg|thumb|"It's YOUR fault I'm not more toy-accurate!"]]
Brawl was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Brawl in particular went from being an {{w|M4 Sherman}} tank<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> to being a... different tank, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; Brawl even threatened to pound him into scrap for no apparent reason. In the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty through having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:RevengeBruticus BlastOff Brawl.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Combaticons managed to tow the asteroid to Cybertron and evict [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Brawl would have preferred just to shoot the hell out of the Decepticons and [[Earth]], but [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] managed to rig the [[space bridge]] to drag Earth into the sun. However, the Combaticons were later attacked by mysterious aggressors. Although the Combaticons were confused by their appearance, Brawl figured that they should just annihilate them. As it turned out, the aggressors were holograms created by Starscream and Shockwave, whom the Combaticons captured. Once Megatron, as well as the [[Autobot]]s, arrived, the Combaticons merged into Bruticus, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] deactivated him. The Combaticons were then reprogrammed to serve Megatron. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

During a Decepticon operation in the [[Middle East]], Brawl and the Combaticons attempted to ambush the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a canyon, but were driven off. Later, Brawl provided ground support against the Aerialbots and merged with his comrades into Bruticus to take on [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but the Decepticons were again defeated. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:BOT RepairingBrawl.jpg|right|thumb|Only a fierce backrub could cure Brawl's rage. Megatron happily loaned out Soundwave for a few hours just to get some peace and quiet.]]
When Onslaught ordered the Combaticons to transform in a street, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] knocked into Brawl, who in turn made his displeasure very vocal. They then transformed into Bruticus, who was immediately shot to pieces by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Swindle was the sole survivor, and he sold his partners' deactivated forms to various humans such as [[El Presidente]]. Under threat of death by Megatron, Swindle stole back the parts of his unit. However, he was unable to find Brawl's personality component, leaving Brawl a silent shell requiring to be guided over to the rest of the group when ordered to form Bruticus. It turned out that the Combaticons couldn't merge at all without that particular piece of technology, much to Megatron's dismay. Swindle was sent out to retrieve the personality component, which had been used by [[Martin and Roland|some]] [[Elise Presser|kids]] to build [[B.O.T. (G1)|a robot]] for a school project. Of course, this made the robot extremely violent, and it destroyed the school lab and fought some Autobots before Swindle found it and recovered the component. This whole ordeal does pose a question: why does Bruticus depend on the personality component of a loud, homicidal maniac to form? {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

By [[2005]], the energy-starved Decepticons had taken refuge on the planet [[Chaar]] and were approached by the [[Quintesson]]s, who provided them with energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Brawl was among those troops that later traveled to Earth to stop the Autobots from delivering a new [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:FightorFlee RazorclawBrawl.jpg|left|thumb|This makes perfect sense in context. Really.]]
During the Decepticon attack on [[Paradron]], Brawl teamed up with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] to capture [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], and together they managed to make him fall off a bridge. Later, he manned a [[molecular cannon]] alongside [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], but the cannon was destroyed in an Autobot attack. At the same time, Brawl was ''also'' part of Bruticus, who was accompanying [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Some time later, the Combaticons were sent by Galvatron to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Because bringing Brawl along when you need to sneak up on someone is a good idea. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Combaticons later performed a hit-and-run attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to mess up an upcoming peace conference. Brawl got a good shot at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ensuing battle, but [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] jumped in and took the blast. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Brawl was part of Galvatron's surprise attack on the Autobots in the [[Netherlands]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} As part of Bruticus, Brawl took on Defensor in [[Japan]], but the Combaticons were forced to separate and scatter when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lnyx]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:ReturnOfOptimusPrime1 BrawlHeadstrong.jpg|right|thumb|oh no brawl's become angry and violent]]
When the [[Hate Plague]] was brought to Earth, the Combaticons were infected by the disease when Bruticus was (rather ineffectively) punched by an infected Ultra Magnus. Bruticus apparently split apart later on, as Brawl was seen rampaging through a human marketplace, crushing various stands beneath his tracks. Soon afterwards he infected Headstrong. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

During a Decepticon invasion of Cybertron, the Combaticons were tasked with installing a giant rocket engine on the planet. Brawl then helped transport defeated Autobots to it, intending on removing their [[power pack]]s to fuel the engine. The Combaticons later held Optimus Prime and a group of Autobots at gunpoint, but were suddenly caught in the middle of a battle between [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Brawl and the Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon drove up and blasted both combiners into the distance. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Brawl and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:SOSfromSandra Terrorcon Brawl.jpg|thumb|"NO MERCY! RIP 'EM APART! I'LL MURDERIZE 'EM! I'LL —"<br>"Your squad's over there, Brawl."<br>"RIGHT! I KNEW THAT!"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} When the Autobots were preparing [[energon cube]]s to aid the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], Brawl attacked them alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], taking [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s place for [[Animation error|reasons unknown]]. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] later sent all the Combaticons, Terrorcons and [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Florida|Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Combaticons also later unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Brawl was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean, before being ordered to defend a [[Death Tower]] in [[Australia]]. Bruticus easily took care of Defensor when the Autobot tried to destroy the tower, but was ordered to retreat when the machine activated. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
When the Combaticons were hosting an illegal arms trading market, Brawl was annoyed to find his gun and combiner extremity among Swindle's wares. {{storylink|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Bruticus and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. Brawl was left abandoned on the battlefield as [[Abomenaticus]] charged back into the fight. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} Later on, however, he appeared on the [[Precursor World]] and helped [[Turtler]] form the [[Scramble 7]] combination. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Manga8 Brawlshootsadog.jpg|left|thumb|FWUMP]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with him. Brawl followed them, meagerly yelling for his enemies to wait up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Combaticons were later sent to hunt down an escaped [[Battle Dog|puppy]] that Megatron had experimented on. Brawl was pretty happy when he got a few shots in on the fleeing animal, but was reprimanded by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as they were supposed to capture it alive. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] soon showed up to save the dog, and using its energy, he and the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s defeated the Combaticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Brawl participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Brawl only appears as a component of Bruticus}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Brawl and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Brawl formed the right leg of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Brawl was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
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Brawl was part of an Autobot [[Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon Warlord|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. He was assigned to the "Combaticons" as their Ground Assault specialist. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Before they could get started on their primary mission, however, the [[Autobot High Council]] had a more...diplomatic mission for the Elite Guard. Teamed with their fellow squad, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team, Brawl and the Combaticons were to make contact with an archeological team heralded by [[Alpha Trion]] as responsible for one of the greatest finds of recent history. Brawl had little interest in the old bot's preaching, and he spent the mission briefing drawing little cartoon bombs and explosions on the sheet in front of him. When the Councilbot started talking about demolition work, though, Brawl suddenly became more interested in the job.

Out at [[Median]], they found the mission was even more complicated than Alpha Trion let on. Dig coordinator [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flipsides]] explained how they had uncovered a massively powerful artifact known as the [[Heart of the Dragon]], and the Decepticons had already become aware of it. Brawl and the Elite Guard began fortifying the town to [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s specifications to resist attack. Although he preferred DEstruction over CONstruction, Brawl still got to make a lot of noise setting up the barricades, so he enjoyed the work immensely. When [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] of the Strike Team commented how he sometimes missed his truck mode after seeing Brawl in action, the gruff Combaticon laid out his credo for life: ''Reformatting's for wimps.'' Oh, and ''"Aim for the mouth, so's you don't have to talk to them."'' One bot, many credos.

When the attack came, Brawl operated on the second line of defense with Onslaught, [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and the Strike Team's weaponry expert, [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. Once the Decepticon [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s made it through the first line, however, it became a game of cybercat and ironmouse, as the 'Cons split up and used sensor ghosts to send the Elite Guard chasing their tails. By the time Brawl even got a clean shot at one of 'em, the Decepticons had already secured their objective and were speeding back to base.

The Elite Guard pursued them and managed to infiltrate the Stormtroopers' transforming mobile fortress, the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. They were forced to confront [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], a tiny but powerful Transformer brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. His fiery breath decoupled molecules, sending even Brawl scurrying for cover. Despite said scurrying, Brawl was uncomfortable with leaving Brimstone to burn himself out like the turncoat Stormtrooper [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] suggested. One can only hope the massive explosion that consumed Brimstone and leveled the Metrotitan was enough to satisfy Brawl's battlelust. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Over the following weeks, the Combaticons and Strike Team continued working together on co-assigned missions against the Decepticon hierarchy. Although they bonded on a personal level, the Combaticons were aware Metalhawk's team was a bit more...squeamish about the duties of war than they were. When they captured a [[Warrior|Decepticon cubeformer soldier]], for instance, Brawl tortured the unwilling informant away from the Strike Team to get the information they needed, and Onslaught concocted a story about a suicide implant to explain the Con's demise. After successfully assassinating Decepticon field leader [[Shadowcaster]], the Combaticons remained in the field to search for more information. They got more than they bargained for and were captured by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s forces. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Brawl and the Combaticons were isolated behind Oan energy bars, although Brawl was stubborn enough to constantly try and force his way past the unbreakable bars, until his exo-structure was smoldering with the feedback. They were brought before Deathsaurus, who slyly began to manipulate the Special Ops Team into becoming true "Combaticons" under the Decepticon banner. A personal touch was added to sway every Combaticon, but for Brawl he needed to do little more than suggest he ''needed'' help from the Elite Guard in order to fight. That was all it took to make Brawl determined to destroy the Elite Guard just to prove Deathsaurus wrong. Brawl...not very bright. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}}

The Combaticons led an assault on Elite Guard headquarters with Deathsaurus's forces and unveiled the modifications their new commander had fitted them with: combination technology to form the big, bad, battlin' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]! {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. Brawl started bashing [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] around, and finally the moment he'd been waiting impatiently for came — the Combaticons began to merge... and were promptly blasted. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} When it turned out they'd been blasted by more survivors of the Elite Guard massacre, Brawl announced they'd have to have another go at killing them all, but sadly Blast Off was indisposed, so they couldn't form Bruticus. During the end of the battle retreat, Brawl pointed out that Blast Off was still missing, and it delayed the team long enough for the Elite Guard to capture them. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Brawl and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. In order to process the information his subconscious was feeding him, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], so that the next dream came through far clearer than the previous ones. Together, they saw into the near future, where Brawl and the Combaticons encountered the Autobots at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Here, the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. The Combaticons fought together as Bruticus, but were defeated by the teamwork shown by Autobot gestalts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. After Prime and Buster awoke, the Autobots immediately went to work designing these new warriors. Thanks to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s hacking skills, however, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] also saw the visions and began working on their own Special Teams.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

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On his first mission on Earth, Brawl was sent with the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to steal a [[hydrothermocline]] device from [[Energy Futures Industries]]. When they arrived, they were met by Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], laying in wait for them. Brawl combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Brawl was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Brawl teamed up with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and blown to smithereens. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:GonebutNotForgotten Brawlheadcrush.JPG|thumb|"MEGATRON... PLEASE, NO!! I... CAN'T BREA... WAIT!! I... HAVE A... MOU..." *krunnk*]]
Unluckily for him, Brawl learned nothing about caution from this experience. A few days later, he mouthed off at Megatron, telling him to get over the fact that Optimus Prime had died by someone else's hands. Megatron proceeded to pop Brawl's head like a ripe melon and throw his deactivated body into a wall. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''He got better. On a later mission, Soundwave and the Combaticons were commissioned with destroying the inactive super-Decepticon known as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been trapped inside the lava flow of an active volcano, preserving him like a fly in amber. Shockwave, who had been commanding the Combaticons ever since Megatron was believed dead in a [[space bridge]] accident, nevertheless saw Galvatron as a potential threat to his command, and wanted him eliminated permanently. Vortex and the others were to set up explosive charges around the mouth, burying the future warrior forever. Their plans were waylaid by a group of human females, who used up most of the explosives against the Combaticons. The Decepticons were then forced to retreat once [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s arrived to back-up the humans, but they swore vengeance for the interference.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

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After chasing the Throttlebots around, the Combaticons eventually attacked them in a car lot, and Brawl got into another fight with the Protectobots as they arrived on the scene. Blaster stopped him from shooting [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] in the back, and the Combaticons were eventually forced to retreat. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Shortly afterwards, the group decided to ambush the Protectobots on their way to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They failed to take the Autobots completely by surprise as Hot Spot recognized Brawl's tank tracks on the ground, and the ensuing battle quickly led to the groups combining. Bruticus claimed victory over Defensor with his brute strength, but was soon tricked and broken into his component parts by Blaster. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

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Brawl was amongst the large number of Decepticons who ambushed the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], only to be beaten back by Blaster and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''Eventually, the Combaticons fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. On his orders, Brawl's team staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but once Blast Off cleared the area with the loot, the rest of the team used hit-and-run tactics to fend their rivals off, eventually managing their own getaway.''

''Afterwards, the remaining Combaticons went to check on [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]'s progress at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Scorponok had likewise tasked them to steal a [[floppy disk]] containing a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind. They found [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] about to shoot the jets out of the sky, and blasted the Combiner in the back, crippling him before he could pull the trigger. With the mission a success, Brawl's group then made themselves scarce.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
When the Decepticons engaged in many attempts at obtaining Earth's energy resources around the globe, Brawl and the Combaticons joined forces as Bruticus to battle Superion. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Brawl was among the Decepticons preparing to charge into battle against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. The skirmish ended with the Decepticons soundly defeated. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He was later with his fellow Combaticons attempting to defend the [[Warworld]] against boarders. The enemy managed to overrun the vessel. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===The Special Teams===
Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Brawl was damaged trying to breach [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s defenses. He was towed in for repairs by Onslaught and the Decepticon recovery crew. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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Brawl joined his fellow Combaticons, Vortex and Blast Off, in searching for a city the humans had found hidden beneath the ice. After a brief battle with the Aerialbots, both sides learned that the [[city-dweller]]s were dangerous to Autobot and Decepticon alike, and joined forced against the [[Watcher]] and his ilk. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and the Aerialbots complied with the truce, allowing Brawl and the Combaticons to leave unmolested once everything was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Brawl and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Brawltww.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|This... is my BOOMSTICK!]]
Brawl participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s siege on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and, upon arrival, quickly shifted to his tank mode to rain down firepower onto the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was joined by fellow heavy-artillery 'bots, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] in his assault. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Brawl was on the front lines of the Decepticon army when they finally managed to penetrate the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, both factions splintered into several sub-groups. During this time, footage of Brawl's part in the Iacon attack was reviewed by Prowl in preparation for attacks on multiple fronts. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} As part of a combiner group, Brawl's actions were somewhat limited by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]; it is unknown how he occupied his time while the Accord was in place. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Millions of years later, the Combaticons were considered war criminals and held in the detention blocks on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Starscream arranged to have them released and brought to Earth as his own private brigade, absconding from Cybertron as Shockwave's regime was being overthrown by the Autobots. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Starscream was forced into an alliance with the Autobots to save his neck, and the Combaticons were partially recharged as released as part of the arrangement. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

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The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them. Starscream overheard their conversation, but let it pass in order for them to fight the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Brawl and Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Brawl defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Brawn helped the Predacons battle the Dinobots. When the Dinobots combined into their gestalt form, Brawl combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Spotlight: Arcee]]}}
[[File:Autocracy12-BrawlOnslaughtSkullgrinBlitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"C'mon! Us tank 'Cons gotta stick together!"]]
Early in the war, Brawl defended the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] from the Autobots as part of Blitzwing's unit and was ordered with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Skullgrin]] to contain the Autobot forces. He got crushed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] soon after the order. {{storylink|Endgame}} Together with the other Combaticons he left Cybertron rather than suffer [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s leadership, and they made their way to the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]] to steal a weapons cache for their own use. Inside the vault was not weapons, however, but [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] who offered the Combaticons payment to return to the fold now that [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} They accepted and returned to Cybertron to participate in Megatron's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Arcee hits Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|It was the easiest way to kick Bruticus in the shin.]]
Brawl was a member of the Combaticon tactical unit under the command of [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] and helped capture the [[Pretender Monster|"gestalt" transformers]] being held in the [[Garrus-9]] detention facility. He loved killing things: "''We aim to maim!''" Presumably, he was not particularly keen on being maimed himself, as he was impaled by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]'s twin saber blades. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Brawl and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]] forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Land Ironclads Brawl misses Swindle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|"Seriously, I'd give up my personality component to have him back."]]
Years later, most of the Combaticons were left stranded and energon-less on Earth following a failed invasion. They were hired by [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] to lead an attack on the [[South Korea|South]]. Brawl, Onslaught and Vortex destroyed a South Korean outpost on the border of the DMZ to this end. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} They chafed under Kim's leadership, but unlike them, the Koreans knew how to produce [[energon]], so they had no choice but to obey. Inevitably, the Autobots showed up to stop the Combaticons from getting involved with human conflicts, but were forced to stay in their vehicle modes for the battle. Car modes and [[Skywatch]] [[crash suit]]s were hardly a match for a tank like Brawl, and the Combaticons got away. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

While Brawl and his teammates were celebrating their victory, the Autobots returned, and this time they had no problems with transforming. Without exclusive access to robot modes, the Combaticons were outnumbered, with Brawl having to deal with [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] simultaneously. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} He soon found himself defeated and tied up whilst the Autobots dealt with both the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and a [[Russia]]n [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] sent to wipe them all out. While they made sure to destroy the North Korean energon facilities, the Autobots couldn't take prisoners at the time, and so the Combaticons were presumably set free. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

[[File:Only Forward Brawl tortured.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
Several months later, Brawl and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] attacked Prowl as he investigated some sensitive issues. He wasn't worried when [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] came to Prowl's rescue, since the Autobots could never penetrate his armor plating in tank mode, but was defeated and captured after Prowl fired a shot straight through his barrel. Stuck in a state of mid-transformation, he was brought to the Autobot base and interrogated as to who sent him. Brawl insisted that it was all him, but when pressed for information, a failsafe installed in his body by Swindle activated and fused the Autobots' [[Suppressor (device)|suppressors]] to his neural net, sending him into nigh-[[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Brawl was eventually cured and brought home to a reformatted Cybertron, where he was brought by Starscream with a bunch of other Cybertronians to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground. Later underground, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} When Megatron returned from a long absence only to be captured by the Autobots, Brawl and the other Decepticons started a riot and assaulted the Autobot prison, rescuing him. {{storylink|The Verge}}

In the wake of Megatron's defection to the Autobots, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] took command of the Decepticons and led them back to Earth, where they formed an alliance with [[Earth Defense Command]] against the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Once [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s arrived with a team of Autobots, Brawl and the others confronted them at the town of [[Poverty Flat]], passing themselves off as United States military vehicles to the locals. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} This attempt at secrecy was foiled when the Autobots brought in a defected [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], forcing the EDC to teleport the Decepticons out of there. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} The Decepticons clashed with the Autobots again at the EDC's [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base in a battle that ended with massive damage to their [[Nemesis (G1)|ship]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:SouthOfHeaven-BrawlLaserbeakBuzzsaw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Brawl's secret love for the song "I'm Like A Bird" is revealed.]]
Brawl joined Soundwave's group in visiting the satellite commune that the humans were building for them near Jupiter, but found himself the source of many of [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]'s jokes due to his unease floating around in zero-gravity. {{storylink|South of Heaven}} He took a shuttle back to Cybertron with [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to make contact with the disgruntled Decepticons and teamed up with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and proceeded to whip up anger and intimidate Camien evangelists. Brawl told Dreadwing that Galvatron was the leader they should've ''always'' had, but during a bar conversation with their new ally, Brawl found himself increasingly angry that Needlenose kept talking about negotiations, soft power, and communes. He overturned their table and got cheers from the crowd as he yelled that the Decepticons should just ''take'' "what is ours", from equality to whole planets. (Then, being a dick, he asked Needlenose to buy replacements for the drinks he'd just spilled.) {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Remaining on Cybertron, Brawl started hanging out with his fellow Combaticon teammates again as they stewed over Starscream's leadership and his attempts to sweep the past aside. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} On [[Chosen One Day]], Brawl and the guys bought Onslaught a brand new grenade to show him they cared. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[File:Perihelion-BrawlShoulderTackleArcee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|That's for [[:File:Spotlight Arcee Arcee hits Brawl.jpg|THIS]]!!!!]]
Following a Decepticon rally, Brawl and his fellow Galvatron loyalists approached Starscream about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. After blasting Needlenose's interfering brother [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Brawl and the other Decepticons used the bridge to travel to the ''Ark-7'', where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Brawl battered Arcee into shutdown, then walked into the captured bridge and casually shot the defeated [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. Then he cut into Needlenose's call to Soundwave and explained the ''real'' reason for all this: Galvatron wanted them to invade Earth and all that "peace" and "alliances" talk was bunk. The ''Ark-7'' was crashed into [[Shanghai]] and the Decepticons all fell into line with Galvatron, with Brawl cheerily telling Needlenose he was glad the guy hadn't gone soft after all. NOW LET'S KILL SOME HUMANS!

When the Autobots abruptly arrived {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} Brawl ecstatically threw himself into the fray. However, the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s "[[mindbomb]]" felled him within the first minute, the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|Chinese Mecha Force]] began tearing through the Decepticons, and all his team either fled to Soundwave or, in Galvatron's case, teleported out. Brawl was taken through the space bridge by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], but began fighting his way through the Autobots in a panic and reignited the fight at the other end. Barely surviving an attack by Devastator, he was able to slip away. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

While Onslaught was busy trying to find Swindle's body, Vortex and Brawl took several odd jobs to pay for their home and Engex. He showed particular annoyance when Blast Off went out as well, given that their client was found by Blast Off. {{storylink|07:00:00}} During the riots, Vortex and Brawl took Engex bets on whether or not Blast Off was alive; Vortex won the bet and added that today was a good day for the Combaticons as a whole. When Onslaught took Blast Off for debriefing, Vortex threatened that he and Brawl would go on without them, though it proved just to be hot air. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

[[File:TheLineBetweenUs CombaticonsAntespace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
When Blast Off eventually found the location of Swindle's body, he and Onslaught went after Rattrap. They soon met up with Blast Off and Vortex, who had learned from Wheeljack that Swindle was brain dead and his body was being held deep inside Metroplex. After being led to Swindle, {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Onslaught used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to fuse all of the Combaticons into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. However, due to Swindle's brain dead mind, Bruticus was incredibly unstable, and Brawl initially panicked from Swindle's pain of being shot. Regardless, Brawl, Vortex and Onslaught all began reveling in their new-found power despite Blast Off's reservation regarding their actions. Soon the gestalt was defeated, and Brawl passed out on the pavement. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Brawl and the other Combaticons were imprisoned and awaiting trial, though Ironhide was reluctant to prosecute them if their mental scarring proved too great. {{storylink|Ping}} The Combaticons were still comatose when Starscream told the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to turn them to his side as one of his combiners. Because the Combaticons' minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and thus had them believe that they had always been working for Starscream, using the aware-of-the-manipulation Blast Off to cover any holes in the story. As a result, Brawl and the others were made to believe that they had been Starscream's secret and loyal bodyguards, and that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Soon the Combaticons "resumed" their work of protecting Starscream, and on Onslaught's first day back Brawl prepared to take the night shift. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

[[File:TAAO Annual Brawl Fears.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Brawl singlehandedly doubles his character development within a single page.]]
Brawl was among the security detail for the ceremony to welcome Earth into the Council of Worlds. When [[Iron Ring|a group of human assailants]] attacked, he mobilised to fight back and evacuate Starscream. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}}

During her campaign for the role of Cybertron's leadership, Windblade invited people to speak with her one-on-one, Brawl was an unexpected speaker. Admitting that he was now afraid of dying because of the near-death experience caused by the forming of Bruticus, Brawl told Windblade he didn't want the war to start over and that she was the best candidate to prevent that from happening. During the final debate, Starscream revealed all of his crimes to the public, including the manipulation of the Combaticons. As a result, Brawl and the other Combaticons were imprisoned for their rampage as Bruticus. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Summoned by Starscream to act as his elite squad (whose first mission, of course, was to overthrow [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]), Brawl rolled onto the scene alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], and a repainted [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When Onslaught boasted that they could leave the strategy to him, Brawl declared that he'd handle the destroying. Like Onslaught and Swindle, Brawl was irritated when Vortex offered to stay behind and guard the base. When the Combaticons combined into Bruticus, Vortex constant worry for the base's safety compelled the team to withdraw. Shortly after, Starscream, under imminent threat of a beating from Megatron, contacted the team to demand to know where they were, Brawl joined his teammates in happily informing their illustrious leader they were all protecting the base together. Aww. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Brawl taking on the form of a [[MOBAT]] tank. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] fought multiple tours together. It's likely that the first one of these was when they all changed their alternate modes to Earth-based ones. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

Brawl was often needled and frustrated by his fellow Combaticons in order to make better use of his focused battlefield fury. He often needed to be told important information multiple times, but he ''was'' learning from [[Onslaught (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

The other Combaticons knew better than to trust [[Swindle (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Swindle]] with ''anything''. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}

Bruticus as a combined form was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

[[Blast Off (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Blast Off]] was captured at one point, leaving the team unable to form Bruticus. Eventually, they were reunited. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The Combaticons were posted on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Vortex's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Brawl was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 4|''Galaxies'' #4]]}}
[[File:WarsEndPartTwo Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
At some point, Brawl posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} As a member of [[The Rise]], Brawl came to pickup the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] along with the [[Energon]] cubes they had produced off of [[Mayalx]] with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], and Blast Off. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Back of Cybertron, [[Exarchon]] the Threefold Spark returned and recruited his old collaborator Shockwave at the Rise base. Brawl and the Combaticons decided to throw in with Exarchon rather than become smaller fish in the Decepticon army. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} The Combaticons deployed to meet a second Threefold Spark body, possessing [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], at a hidden base he had never shared with Shockwave. They agreed to serve as deterrence for any invaders while Exarchon finished his plans. Sure enough, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and a force of Decepticons led by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] soon assaulted the canyon. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} A group of Autobots became involved as well, but they all pulled back once the Combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] arrived from deep space at Shockwave's call. Brawl and the others cautiously welcome Devastator, along with the Rise's other lieutenant [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] as reinforcements. Exarchon became greedy, however, and tried to impose his spark on Devastator rather than using him as an ally. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} He failed, but it left the Constructicons disabled and useless as support. The Combaticons soon faced a united attack from the Autobots and Decepticons again. Exarchon was defeated, trapped in a Titan spark cage, which was then destroyed. Brawl and his cohorts were taken into Decepticon custody. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 9 – Onslaught & Brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.12|''10 Haunting Photos Taken Moments Before Disaster'']]
Brawl and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] chased down [[Elita One (G1)#Energon Universe|Elita One]] through a [[space bridge]], as [[Onslaught (G1)#Energon Universe|Onslaught]] commanded the team to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], the fembot shot the space bridge terminal with Brawl halfway through, bisecting the Combaticon at the waist. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

After the Autobots retreated and the Decepticons began repairing the space bridge, Onslaught dragged Brawl out of the way, assuring his comrade that he would be made whole soon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}} Following the battle, a huge chunk of Cybertron fell into the ocean, but Brawl and Onslaught were rescued from the ensuing carnage by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After being pulled aboard, Brawl corroborated Starscream's assertions of the Combaticons' penchant for violence. Later, the group returned to the crashed section of Cybertron and reunited with the remaining Combaticons. Brawl and Onslaught agreed with Starscream's assertions that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was an ill-fitting leader, Brawl asserting that he was a traitor for his plotting against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The group then watched as Starscream slaughtered most of his human rescuers. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 14|Transformers #14}}

Once the Combaticons were repaired, Starscream led them into battle against Soundwave, the quintet combining into Bruticus, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} who was then defeated by [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} With [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]]'s return, Brawl fell in line, and later brought forth a badly-wounded Astrotrain so that the newly repaired Starscream could execute the triple changer as punishment.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Brawl, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Brawl and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
*Brawl was part of a massive battle between Kreons. He and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus to gain the advantage in battle, and then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Brawl was active in the Decepticon/Autobot war when [[Doctor Arkeville]] created [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He didn't take an active role when the Doctor's creation went on a rampage and was stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] however. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}} Brawl assisted [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Apeface]] in attacking the Autobots on Earth in an attempt to obtain the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], but even with his help, the mission was a failure. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Earth Defense Command}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|King Pig#As Brawl}}
Brawl appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by King Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBrawl.jpg|thumb|400px|left|I could bend over to use my tank cannon, but this oversized gun is ''way'' better!]]
Brawl participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. He was also a starter character for all players at a later point in the game. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: BrawlEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Hey, no need for a giant gun on my back. I got a Grenade Launcher. And '''LOUD ROCKETS'''.]]

Brawl reckons he was built to make noise, and does his best to live up to that assertion, whether talking, shooting or just moving.
But the constant grating, clanking and booming irritates the coolant out of his fellow Decepticons. Even the other Combaticons dislike it.
Brawl's hair-trigger temper makes him even less fun to be around, but at least his arrival on the battlefield has been known to paralyze enemies with mind-numbing fear. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl Bio}}

Brawl is one of warriors on Earth alongside his fellow Combaticons. He's probably jealous that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] got to Earth first before him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Swindle gets wind that the Autobots are on the move to a signal in the Arctic, he and Brawl try to head there themselves. Brawl, as usual, makes himself REALLY loud by shouting, As usual. Swindle tells him to shut up or at least be more quiet, until Starscream comes and finds out about Swindle's plan, and leads the operation himself. Brawl calls for them to wait up.

When they arrived, he shouted what in the [[Anatomic euphemism#Lugnuts|lugnutz]] had they found. Megatron, who was already there, told him that it was a [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. Brawl wanted to blast the entrance open, but Megatron told him that their presence must remain secret to the Autobots on the surface. After Shockwave suggested an alternative, Megatron ordered Brawl to bring in the Constructicons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - Frozen Fortress}}

While the Constructicons were drilling through the fortress. Brawl made himself extremely noisy, And Long Haul complained that "Brawl has to '''SHOUT''' continually!". He set up the high explosives to break though the main chamber, and he and Starscream went in first, but retreated upon seeing Deathsaurus. For once he was speechless. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - What Lies Beneath}}

He appropriately yelled, "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" when the fortress was about to self-destruct.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arctic Saga - Monster Within}}

*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Brawl uses a standard issue grenade launcher, but with grenades that make a larger BOOM. And it's loud. VERY loud.
*'''Ability: Rocket Barrage''': Brawl fires off 4 rockets from long range dealing damage over the area around the target.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:brawl Brawl at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Brawl TFO.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Don't worry, my friends! I will be your shield!"]]
{{bigquote|I'm just wild by default.}}

When it comes to notoriety amongst the Decepticons, Brawl is considered the bully of the bunch. Brawl's hot-headed demeanor causes him to easily lose his temper. Regardless of faction, he will relentlessly attack anyone who gets in his way. Despite his wild, militaristic disposition, Brawl is still an exemplary soldier in combat. He is often assigned to serve in a Decepticon vanguard unit. No one knows Brawl's brash shouting was to keep himself sane, because if he keeps quiet, he feels like nothing but a lowly coward.

In battle, Brawl wields the "[[Giant Fists of Fury]]" and a double barreled, semi-automatic "[[Eye of the Thunderstorm]]" submachine gun. His active skill is "Smart Cover":
*'''Smart Cover''' — Brawl projects a transparent wall in front of him that only he and his allies can pass and shoot through. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero12.shtml Brawl on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Brawl was in command of the fifth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invaders in tank mode launching several bombs and missiles against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and blew himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Brawl was a member of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

On Earth, Brawl and the other Combaticons acted as a liaison between the Decepticons and the forces of [[Cobra]], offering them advanced alien technology in exchange for their full cooperation. While meeting with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] in southern [[France]], the Autobots attacked and only narrowly escaped after Onslaught wounded Bumblebee. The Combaticons, minus Swindle, spent days pursuing the battered Autobots across southern France before bumping into a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] encampment; leery of their advanced weapons and unable to form Bruticus, the Combaticons retreated. {{storylink|Cobra/Con Fusion}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Brawl toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Available in space camouflage.]]
*'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
**''Takara/GiG ID number'': '''D-67'''
**''Accessories'': [[electron gun]], twin [[sonic cannon]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Brawl transforms into a green Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. In vehicle mode his armament is supplemented by a large dark gray anti-aircraft gun mounted of the back of the tank's hull. In robot mode Brawl is armed with a small dark gray gun. Brawl normally operates as Bruticus' left leg, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can also act as any other limb for any other combination of robots who share the connection design. Bruticus's package art has Brawl face forwards when latter becomes one of the legs while the instruction manual has Brawl face backwards like his in-show appearance. Both don't affect the combiner's overall stability.

:The initial release of Brawl had [[die-cast]] metal treads on his legs, but like several other 1986 toys, later releases replaced this with colored plastic. In 1987, he came packaged with a random Decepticon [[Decoy]] and accompanying mini-comic/checklist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on Brawl at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, 1985)
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-69'''
**''Accessories'': electron gun, twin sonic cannon
:In addition to his single release, Brawl was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

:In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Bruticus set in Italy, with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy]]s) added.

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*'''Decepticon Brawl''' ([[1991]])
**''Accessories'': electron gun, twin sonic cannon
:Brawl was re-released in 1992 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version uses the plastic treads, and his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Before [[Megaplex]] came about, Megatron disguised Brawl as himself to draw fire away.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Brawl''' (Combaticon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''C1'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electron gun", "twin sonic cannon"

: Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', the original Brawl toy was [[redeco]]ed into bright green with purple camo (sans any customer-applied stickers). Presumably this is so he can hide in the same green and purple forests as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]]. This version uses only plastic parts, no die-cast metal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-G2Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I don't care what "G" it is, I'm staying green."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]], available only as part of an Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] shared exclusive "Decepticon Bruticus" [[giftset|gift set]], with all the Combaticons' colors based on their 1994 ''Generation 2'' counterparts.

: Brawl's [[alternate mode]] is a green "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]]" hover tank with a twin-barreled turret. Unlike most other Transformers toys with tank alternate modes, Brawl sports ''no'' wheels whatsoever. His robot mode rifle can be attached to the turret (between the two cannon barrels) and thus serve as an additional weapon. In robot mode, Brawl can hold his rifle (which features a [[5 mm post]] as its handle) in either hand.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left leg.

: This toy was [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Twintwist#Toys|Twintwist]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| BRWL!]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Brawl is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] sculpt, transforming into a green [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. His tank mode is adorned with the text "1MJ9" in a font that says "brwl" when read upside-down. When combined with the other Combaticons, Brawl is nominally Bruticus Maximus' left leg, though he can be used in any other limb position.

:He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which also contains [[Blast Off (G1)#Universe (2008)|Blast Off]], another redeco of the same sculpt used for Brawl. The ''Universe'' version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating a new version of the pre-existing [[live-action film series]] [[Brawl (Movie)#Exclusive figures|Brawl]] character as well as a new [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]] character), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], as well as the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Brawl (see [[#United|below]]) and [[Blast Off (G1)#United|Blast Off]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Gunbarrel (Movie)#Tiys|Gunbarrel]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Universe'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''
:A reissue of the original G1 Brawl toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Armorhide retool of the sculpt. This version of Brawl was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy Scout Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ooh, I feel dizzy...]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Scout Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' cannon
:A redeco of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] [[Breacher (TF 2010)#Toys|Breacher]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Brawl transforms into a Land Systems OMC {{w|Ratel IFV}}. His cannon uses the [[C joint]] system, so it can be clipped onto multiple places on his robot mode, as well as on other figures with appropriate mounting points. (The [[instructions]] completely neglect to mention this, instead insisting on keeping the weapon attached to the vehicle roof mount in robot mode, thus keeping his weapon on his back even though he comes packed with the gun clipped onto his fist.) His arm-panels also utilize 3 mm clips, therefore they can be equipped with assorted C joint accessories. They can also be removed and used as shields as they too are attached to his wrists with C-joints. The side of Brawl's alt mode is decorated with "D67", the Japanese ID number of his original toy.

:Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Brawl was brought over with many other toys as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives for the 2012 holiday season.

:This mold would also have been used for the canceled ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)#Toys|Bodyblock]] toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#007'''
**'''PART 5 OF 5!'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 26]], [[2013]]
**''Accessory:'' rifle
{{note|The Aligned [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Brawl]] toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Brawl in many continuities.}}
:A [[redeco]] of Decepticon Brawl from the [[Bruticus (WFC)#FOCDeluxe|Decepticon Bruticus]] [[giftset]] was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[Show-accuracy|game-accurate]], Generation 1-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

:Aside from the colors, mass retail Brawl is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

:Unsurprisingly for an Aligned toy inspired by Generation 1, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Brawl was used in multiple Generation 1-based stories. The Hasbro deco appeared in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series<ref>Brawl's first appearance in "season 1" of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' came in the the 2012 [[Primus: All Good Things|''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], wherein artist [[Andrew Griffith]] drew him according to the contemporary High Moon Studios [[:File:WFC Brawl.jpg|game model]] that debuted in ''War for Cybertron''.</ref> while the TakaraTomy deco [[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appeared]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series and the ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' illustrated text stories.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:UnitedBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[November 7]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Energon gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]
:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe''/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Brawl trades in the olive coloured plastic for dark green and grey. Additionally, the gun-radar/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent coloured plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains orange.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Brawl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': pistol, bazooka, 2 clip-on treads
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Brawl comes as part of the [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a tank. He can also contribute his bricks to form Bruticus. Unlike [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]] but like [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], he is based on his [[#Toys|Generation 1 toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OBrawl/brawl.htm More information on Brawl at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5packBrawl.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Team 5-Pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
:**''Fist strength'':
:**''Blaster strength'': '''307'''
:**''Sword strength'':

:A gray and green redeco of the [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|original Brawl mold]], this figure was to have been part of a 'Combaticons' Team 5-Pack alongside [[Onslaught (G1)#Bot Shots|Onslaught]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]], [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]]. Ultimately, the ''Bot Shots'' line was cancelled before the set saw release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Third party? I don't need no slaggin' third party!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Barrel/rifle, gun/hand/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, Brawl transforms into a military tank of some kind. Though the turret cannot rotate, the barrel can hinge up and down. Said barrel can also pop off for Brawl to wield in robot mode as a rifle. The gun/hand/foot accessory can also be attached to the turret to homage to his tank mode with [[Sonic cannon|twin sonic cannon back in G1]].

:Brawl has a slight engineering problem: his waist isn't designed to completely collapse into itself to attach to the hips, so he literally has no stomach (stock photography tends to hide this issue by showing Brawl from a high angle). Additionally, due to tolerance issues on many copies of the figure, the waist doesn't click in in its intended configuration—leading his chest to often flop backward. Later samples of Brawl and all subsequent uses of the mold however appear to have the remedied the issue for the most part allowing the waist to at least stay tabbed in. Additionally, his robot mode legs do not peg very firmly together, resulting in them separating frequently in arm configuration. Particularly, the tab on the hardpoint for the combined mode hand does not fit snugly into the slot. The tab and slot on his knees is similarly loose, but to a lesser degree.

:As Brawl is a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, he can combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]] as either an arm or a leg. He can also combine with any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure or even form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.

:Brawl comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #2" (actually [[Night and the City|''Robots in Disguise'' #9]]), while regional versions outside of the United States come with a collector card. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

: This mold was retooled to make [[BotCon 2016]] [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Nosecone (G1)#Generations|Nosecone]], [[Drillhorn (G1)#Generations|Drillhorn]], and [[Killbison#Generations|Ironbison]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBrawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy Brawl G2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am HULK!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': barrel rifle, gun/hand/foot

: The entire ''Combiner Wars'' Combaticon team was redecoed into close approximations of their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors; honestly Brawl turned out pretty spot-on, maybe a slight shade darker but nothing especially egregious.

: This release seems to have the more secure waist from the original deco's later runs.

: This version of the team was only available as a large boxed set, which also included a ''Generation 2''-ish version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]. This was the fourth of five different combiner "Collection Pack" box sets, which were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers... though many ultimately ended up at US discounters like Ross and TJ Maxx.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW07-Brawl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ironically, his favorite ''Smash Bros.'' game is ''Ultimate''.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories'': Individual Combatron Weapons, Combatron extremities
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Brawl is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' mold in a color scheme based on his cartoon appearance, including changes such as giving him a gray head with yellow eyes and red faceplate and a hand-foot-gun cast in the same brown as his body. Brawl was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combatrons.

:As a Deluxe Class ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure, but would usually be associated with Bruticus.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File: AOTP-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|The official return of his long lost abdomen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Combaticon Brawl''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}} </ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 1x small blaster, 2x cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Released as part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'', Combaticon Brawl converts from Sunbow accurate robot mode to tank. Unlike all the other Scramble City limbs released throughout ''Legacy'' and ''Age of the Primes'', he is a Voyager, not a Deluxe, to give him a little more bulk and complexity, and ratchets to provide ankle articulation for the Combaticons' combined mode. This price point bump does allow him to come with a pair of large cannons in addition to his handheld blaster, like his original toy.

:He, of course, combines with his fellow ''Age of the Primes'' Combaticons (or, at least, Onslaught's frame) to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Age of the Primes|Bruticus]]. In line with other "frame" combiners made in recent years, he forms only the leg, nominally the left, with no arm mode.

:Brawl was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Brawl was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and Brawl) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-04-Brawl-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brawl (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 04- Tyrant's Fury'''

:Released as part of the fourth wave of the ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Brawl is molded in his tank form. Like the Constructicon vehicles, Brawl features two combiner hardpoints for Bruticus.

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==Notes==
*The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, ''heavily'' made-up. Brawl has a lot of extra bits, and his arms are completely different from the toy. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys—except for the heads, oddly enough—have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Brawl's is still off in some very odd ways. Even his final vehicle-mode model is off-kilter, resembling a British {{w|Centurion tank|Centurion}} more than a German Leopard 1.
*The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
*Brawl's animation model was used multiple times (in both robot and tank modes) as [[generic]] Decepticons in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].
*According to the [[Walmart]] computer database, there seemed to have been plans at some point for a ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' version of Brawl in the 6" ''[[Titanium Series]]'' line. No other evidence of these plans has come to light.
*In the ''Wings of Honor'' continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Shockingly, Brawl's Wrath was his undoing (though one might also make an argument for Lust. Battlelust, that is.)
*Interestingly, Hasbro documentation pertaining to the alternate [[Ironclad]] head for ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] labeled it as a "Brawl" head.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/145413-the-second-annual-petes-robot-convention-and-dab-academy-june-9-10-2018/page-14#entry3744333 Comments by Pete Sinclair and Jesse Wittenrich]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brawl''' (ブロウル, ブロール ''Burōru'')
*''French:'' '''Baggareur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Huligán''' ("Hooligan")
*''Italian:'' '''Bomber'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhēngchǎo''' (Taiwan, 爭吵, "Brawl"), '''Chǎonào''' (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")
*''Russian:'' '''Grom''' (cartoon, Гром, "Thunder")
*''Polish:'' '''Awanturnik''' (TM Semic Comic, "Troublemaker")
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G1OddCombat.jpg
File:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg
File:WFC Brawl.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base which inspired Brawl's 2012 IDW robot mode
File:WFC-Brawlvehicle.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base which inspired Brawl's 2012 IDW vehicle mode
File:CW Brawl cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Brawl-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
File:Transformers 2023 15 2nd Ptg Cover A.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

User:Hyperious

2025-09-01T11:30:49Z

Hyperious:

I'm just a fan who decided to get involved in the wiki, that's all. I also got tired of seeing my name in red, so here we go

Sandbox for second-in-commands- https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

Pages I hope to work on (someday)

[[Super Mode]]

[[Mission City]]

Various weapon pages like [[Axe]]

Second in command list

==Autobot seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Transformers: Generation 2'' (Marvel)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>

*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref> - To both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)]] - To [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="Japanese bio">Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] <ref name="Japanese bio"/>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (G1)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (G1)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)]] - Right-hand-man to [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)]]
*[[Hound (Movie)]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)]]
*[[Rodimus (Energon)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Football coach]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)]] -To [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] during his reign on Cybertron
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)]] -Briefly to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BW)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon/Vehicon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] before he joined the Maximals
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]- Second-in-command following Dinobot's 'departure' from the Predacons.
*[[Antagony (BW)]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to Megatron
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]] (briefly to Megatron)

Snarl (Cyberworld)

2025-08-30T23:36:18Z

Hyperious:

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{{Disambig3|Snarl}}
:''Snarl is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:CWep3-Snarl boasts.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Diruto, son of Boruto, son of [[Kurama|Naruto]].]]

'''Snarl''' is quite the scrapper. Though he's definitely the smarter and more patient of the two [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s trapped in the mysterious [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], he still defers to the larger and more impulsive [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] as they eke out an existence in the digital jungle. His proficiency and creativity with a sword should not be underestimated.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Alexander]] (English)|[[Luis Hurtado]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Snarl, alongside fellow Dinobot [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], were the first to see a crate drop in the Jungle are of Cyberworld, with Grimlock noting that they hadn't seen one in forever. After some mild contemplation, Grimlock headed the charge towards the crate drop, with Snarl running alongside him to the drop- unaware that [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|two]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|eavesdroppers]] were listening in on their conversation.
[[Image:SnarlRun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Debatably faster than running normally.]]
Finding the Crate Drop, Snarl and Grimlock walked in on Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. Following Grimlock once more, the two attacked Optimus and his "little friend", Snarl riding Grimlock into battle until his legs were caught by a vine Optimus threw, leading to Snarl jumping off of his compatriot to attack Bumblebee with his sword. Bumblebee was found to be too quick to hit, and, when enraged, Snarl leaped up into the air to strike down his opponent- which was then interrupted by Optimus Prime, ramming into him with his truck form. Sent flying back, Snarl regained his footing and telling Grimlock to give him a hand, which the large Dinobot took literally, transforming into his robot form so he and Snarl could attack Optimus Prime together.
Facing small rocks being thrown by Bumblebee upon the surrounding mountain, Grimlock threw Snarl up at the yellow opponent with his strong Dino-hand, allowing for Snarl to take Bumblebee off of the cliff-edge to face him head-to-head, chasing after the yellow fellow with his sword in-hand.
Confident in being able to perform a killing blow, Snarl remarked on Bumblebee and Optimus' disharmony- though his own harmony with Grimlock proved to slow him down by a fair margin, with Bumblebee and Optimus fooling the duo into getting stuck in the mud.
In a desperate race for the crate, Grimlock and Snarl utilized a nearby steam spout to rocket their way up the mountain, with the duo transforming into their Dino modes to attack. Unfortunately, Bumblebee reached the crate, giving Optimus and his little yellow friend ample firepower to fend off the Dinobots. Frustrated and tired, Grimlock and Snarl stormed off, with Grimlock giving the Autobots a warning to stay out of his and Snarl's way. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}

Snarl found himself in Starscream's City, following the Autobots. He recorded Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] looking at the [[Tech Specs]] of Scorponok. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}
{{ongoing}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dinobot Snarl''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Jungle
:*''Accessories'': Tail-sword

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Cyber Changers, Snarl is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]-themed robot who transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus'' in a few simple steps. His dino tail detaches to become a hand-held sword/club/hitty-thing and his beast mode mouth features a movable lower jaw.

: As with all of the smaller ''Cyberworld'' figures, he has pretty limited articulation, and is designed to fit into sections of the larger toys (like [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock]]), riding them and interacting with their play gimmicks.

==Notes==
* At various points in the ''Cyberworld'' cartoon, Snarl does that "ninja run" thing where the torso leans forward and the arms go straight back.

[[Category: Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]

Mission City

2025-08-30T13:31:12Z

Hyperious:

[[Image:Mission City.JPG|right|300px|thumb|City motto? Life is pain.]]

'''Mission City''' is a city in the [[United States of America]]. It may rival [[San Francisco]] as "worst place to live", because it's the kind of place where [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew machines]] thirst for human blood, [[Xbox 360 robot|Xbox 360s]] play with the lives of their owners, and [[Steering wheel robot|steering wheels]] tend to [[kiss]] their drivers. It also had the poor fortune to be the location where the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s threw down for control of the [[AllSpark]].

It's located 22 miles north of the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref>[[William Lennox]] explicitly states their distance from the dam in [[Transformers (film)|the 2007 movie]].</ref> Its downtown has lots of Classically-detailed buildings from the early 20th Century which tend to shatter spectacularly when [[Transformer|giant robots]] smash into them. [[Interstate 95]] runs through it, somehow.<ref>[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] follows [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] along Mission City's Interstate 95 in "[[Cyber Missions 3]]." The real world's Interstate 95 runs up and down the United State's east coast.</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] converted the AllSpark to a more portable form, [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] suggested that they hide the [[AllSpark]] in Mission City and rendezvous with military airlift to take it to safety. Defense Secretary [[John Keller]] agreed with him. Bumblebee and a military escort, soon augmented by the [[Autobot]]s, left for the city.

En route, three [[Decepticon]]s caught up to them and gave chase. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] began fighting through traffic, while [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] left the escort to hold them off. Bonecrusher engaged with the Autobot leader, while the other Autobots continued into downtown Mission City. Their human allies still inside [[Hoover Dam]], meanwhile, had summoned F-22 Air Force fighters to provide aerial support.

[[Image:Movie MissionCityBattle1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|[[Dark Star|Ironhide is the first person in some twenty years to consider Starscream a serious threat... with good reason for once.]]]]
Captain Lennox procured several short-wave radios from a nearby Pawn shop to contact the hoped-for aerial support, intending to summon Black Hawk helicopters for extraction of the AllSpark. They soon sighted a lone F-22 overhead and called for support, marking their location with green smoke. Too late, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] realized that the incoming fighter was in fact [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. He ordered the humans and other Autobots to fall back, as he and Bumblebee lifted a ''[[Furby]]'' delivery truck to shield them from Starscream's attack. The resulting explosion crippled Bumblebee, severing his legs below the knees.

Meanwhile, contact with incoming Black Hawks was made, but the Autobots and soldiers came under fire from [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and Ironhide all rushed in to combat the mighty Decepticon as the human soldiers fell back. [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] spotted a tow truck nearby and ran to procure it, while the crippled Bumblebee handed the AllSpark over to [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]].

[[Image:Movie MissionCityBattle2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yeah, let's triple-team the guy who is suffering an identity crisis. That's fair.]]
Between the three Autobots and the human soldiers, Brawl suffered the loss of one of his missile launchers and his left arm (courtesy of Ratchet's [[saw]]) before being knocked off his feet. soon after, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] landed in the city streets, prompting the Autobots to call a retreat. Jazz stayed behind to hold off Decepticon leader, getting blasted aside for his efforts.
[[Image:Movie2007 Jazz fighting Megatron.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Autobots, attack! ...Guys?]]

Mikaela successfully hotwired the tow truck and drove it over to Sam and Bumblebee. As the same moment, Megatron carried Jazz into the air before slamming him into a building. Despite the Autobot's defiance, the Decepticon leader tore him in half, killing him.

On the ground, Captain Lennox's troops observed Brawl getting back to his feet, as well as the arrival of Blackout, who transformed and landed atop a building behind them. Under sporadic hostile fire, Lennox led his troops back to Bumblebee's position as Sam and Mikaela worked to hook Bumblebee to the tow truck. Lennox handed a flare to Sam and ordered him to take the AllSpark to a nearby rooftop, while [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] summoned their Black Hawk support to pick him up. Ratchet and Ironhide promised Sam that they would protect him as he carried out the mission. After a quick farewell to Mikaela, Sam fled.

Megatron ordered the Decepticons to attack, prompting Ratchet and Ironhide into providing cover fire as Sam ran. As Brawl advanced on one side, Blackout dropping to the ground, attacked from the other, engaging with Ironhide. Blackout bashed aside the car that Ironhide tossed at him, then transformed and flew away. Mikaela finished securing Bumblebee and drove him off, as Brawl fired at them.

[[Image:Movie MissionCityBattle4.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is the only time Prime and Megs got to use their signature weapons. You fail us yet again, Michael Bay.]]
Optimus Prime arrived after his delay on the freeway, transforming and challenging Megatron. Still perched atop his building, Megatron tossed away the remains of Jazz and transformed. He scooped up Prime and took him for a dizzying ride through the streets and buildings of the city, smashing through an entire office building at one point before crashing to the street. The two exchanged their respective views on humanity and fisticuffs. Prime managed to get in a shot at Megatron, but a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] hurled Prime down the street and into the side of another building leaving him incapacitated.

With Ratchet and Ironhide alongside him, Sam continued sprinting for the building. Blackout slashed at Sam with his rotor weapon but missed, while Starscream managed to bring down both Ratchet and Ironhide before pulling back and returning to the skies. Sam was forced to continue onward alone.

Megatron, having left Optimus injured in another part of the city, flew down from the sky and transformed, demanding that Sam give up the AllSpark. As Sam darted through traffic, a near-collision with an SUV made him drop the cube, unleashing a pulse of its power. The pulse brought [[AllSpark Mutation|several machines to life]], including [[Steering wheel robot|part of the SUV]] and a [[Dispensor|Mountain Dew vending machine]].

[[Image:Movie Brawl dies.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Gah! Heartburn!]]
Sam sprinted into the abandoned building, pursued by Megatron, who smashed through a floor practically on Sam's heels but failed to stop him from entering a fire stairwell.

Mikaela and Bumblebee stopped in an alley, while the fighting continued. After mustering her courage with Bumblebee's wordless support, Mikaela backed the tow truck into the street so that Bumblebee was facing forwards, then drove it full speed in reverse towards Brawl. Under heavy attack from two directions, Brawl suffered heavy damage before a final shot from Bumblebee hit him in the chest, bringing him down for good. He collapsed into the building where Lennox's troops had taken shelter.

[[Image:Movie Megatron Samonroof.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It depends...how well do you take care of your pets?]]
As the Black Hawks closed in, Sam reached the rooftop and activated his flare. Starscream transformed and landed on a nearby building as the helicopters pulled up to the rooftop. Sam was inches away from handing off the AllSpark when Starscream shot the waiting Black Hawk out of the sky. Optimus Prime sprinted toward the building, determined to save Sam. Starscream continued watching from nearby while Megatron bashed his way onto the rooftop. Cornering Sam, Megatron demanded the AllSpark, but Sam defiantly refused. Megatron then unsheathed his barbed flail and bashed the building out from under Sam's feet. Optimus Prime, suspended most of the way up the building, caught the falling human. Prime then vaulted/fell down to street level, with Megatron diving close behind. The two metal titans smashed into the street, scattering more panicked humans, [[Michael Bay|one]] of whom got himself flicked aside by Megatron.

Optimus Prime ordered Sam to take shelter behind him and to push the AllSpark into his chest if he was unable to defeat Megatron. As the two leaders laid into one another a second time, both Lennox's troops and Blackout moved in on their position. Epps called in a full air strike on Blackout and Megatron, advising that the targets would be marked. The troops then marked Blackout with green laser light as the F-22s closed in.

[[Image:Movie MissionCityBattle5.jpg|left|250px|thumb|WWWWHHHHEEEEEEEE!!!]]
Blackout was to fire when he noticed the lasers lighting him up, so he instead turned to engage the soldiers, opening fire. Lennox raced at him on a procured motorcycle, evading Blackout's blasts and purposefully going into a long skid/slide along the ground. As Blackout was hit by fire from the F-22s, Lennox slid past and under him, firing several rounds directly up into the Decepticon's underside. Blackout fell dead to the pavement. Lennox urged his troops onward as Megatron appeared to be getting the upper hand over Optimus.

[[Image:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Prime, could we maybe discuss this some time when you're not holding a corpse?"]]
As a second wave of F-22s approached the city, Starscream appeared in their midst, destroying three of them before the pilots realized what was happening. The surviving pilots attempted to engage the Decepticon, but Starscream escaped. The remaining F-22s made an attack run on Megatron, firing on him even as Lennox's troops also attacked, damaging his chest armor. Megatron advanced on Sam, but the injured Optimus managed to trip him over. As the weakened Megatron crawled towards Sam, Prime urged the human to push the cube into Prime's chest. Instead, Sam rammed the cube into Megatron's now partially exposed spark, killing him and destroying the AllSpark.

The Autobots and soldiers regrouped. Ironhide had recovered the remains of Jazz and handed them over to Optimus Prime. Optimus, saddened by the loss of a great comrade, thanked the humans for their effort and sacrifice. Bumblebee requested to stay with Sam, and Prime agreed.

Initial media reports called the attack "so-called alien activity" but the US government denied aliens had caused the Mission City destruction. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Transformers'' novel===
The battle took place in [[Las Vegas]] instead. {{storylink|Transformers (novel)|Transformers}}

===Titan movie comics===
Wow, it sure is lucky for Mission City that all of the above ''didn't'' happen there but happened in [[Los Angeles]] instead! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

Two years on, and Starscream is still unclear about why Optimus lured the Decepticons to this heavily populated city when he claims to like humans. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
In the aftermath of the battle, Lennox's soldiers became acquainted with the Autobots whilst they hunted [[Xbox 360 robot|mutated]] [[Dispensor|transformers]] created by the released All Spark energies. Optimus Prime requested Lennox's help in allowing the Autobots to transport Jazz's remains out of Mission City whilst evading untrustworthy humans such as those from Sector Seven. When a suitable abandoned truck trailer found, the assembled soldiers had a moment of silence as Ironhide placed Jazz's body inside. Soon after the Autobots left, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] and Sector Seven arrived to take away the dead Decepticons. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
According to ''[[The National Enquirer]]'', the battle was caused by [[Elvis]]'s robot alien offspring. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===The Real Effing Deal===
The official story is "several biomechanical prototypes by [[Mendelson Robotics]]" went haywire by accident; the government cleared Mendelson of any wrongdoing. The leaked Department of Defence reports also said that the tales of giant robots fighting are ''completely'' unfounded, even though their official story is ''it was big robots''. No wonder certain bloggers worked out the cover story was crap. {{storylink|The Real Effing Deal}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
See above, except replace "Mendelson" with [[McClaren Robotics|''McClaren'' Robotics]].

Except when it's [[McClaren Robotics|Massive Dynamics]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

[[Fassbinder|Some]] of which claimed the battle took place in [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}

The terrifying thing is that this half-arsed cover-up actually ''worked''.

===''Cyber Missions''===
[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] pursued [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] through Mission City when Lockdown set off some explosives which caused some damage to the roadway that would have to be explained by [[NEST]]. Lockdown got away with Ratchet's [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] blaster. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

===''Classified'' novels===
[[Hyperdynamix]]'s main laboratory was located in Mission City. It was attacked by three Decepticons deployed to cover up the theft of the prototype tanks they were developing. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

==Related characters==
===Kid on freeway===
:''Actor:'' [[Chip Hormess]]
This young man was riding on the freeway to Mission City when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|two]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|robots]] suddenly fell off the overpass and landed in their lane. His mother barely skidding their car to a halt, the kid watched in shock as one of the robots was struck so hard one of its [[Sensor#Optical_sensors|eyes]] popped out and it was knocked off the overpass on which they were sitting. As the other robot jumped after it, the kid said that the whole thing was cool.

===SUV driver===
[[File:Movie_socialite_victim.jpg|thumb]]
:''Actor:'' [[Odette Yustman]]
{{voiceactor|[[Sílvia Goiabeira]] (Brazilian Portuguese dub)|[[Marina García Guevara]] (Castilian Spanish dub), [[Virginie Méry]] (European French)}}

This young woman and two of her friends were driving around in her SUV when [[Sam Witwicky|some kid]] nearly ran into her car. Failing to noticed the panicked bystanders running in the opposite direction, the woman asked if "that jerk" had dented her car. This was quickly forgotten as she noticed her [[Steering wheel robot|steering wheel]] had come to life. It proceeded to wrap itself around her face. Her fate is unknown, but things are not looking good.

===Woman in blue===
[[File:Movie Ironhide shootground.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
This woman had the unfortunate circumstance of being caught in the middle of [[Brawl (Movie)|a tank]] firing shells at [[Ironhide (Movie)|a truck]]. As the truck [[Transformation|changed]] into a giant robot, it proceeded to do some questionably useful (but fun to see) somersaults over the missiles being shot at it, landing right near the woman and totally scaring the crap out of her. Of course, this raises another question: If a tank was shelling something, why did she stop right in its line of fire?
{{-}}

===Xbox owner===
[[File:Movie_Xbox_360_robot.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
:''Actor:'' [[Bob Stephenson]]

This man was proudly carrying his newly purchased [[Xbox|Xbox 360]] down the street (as you do) when some sort of [[energon|energy]] surged from some [[AllSpark|object]] that a kid was carrying. He heard the Xbox activate, he saw that it had [[Xbox 360 robot|sprouted arms]] that were trying to attack him. Despite the fact that it probably cost a great deal of money, the owner threw the Xbox away, deciding that it wasn't worth his life.

Remember that, people: Gaming is not worth your life!

==Notes==
*[[Roberto Orci]] confirmed they had considered having the film climax at the [[Grand Canyon]], which is close to the [[Hoover Dam]] and would've endangered a lot less civilians. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-221.html#post3399075]
*At [[BotCon 2007]], at one of the movie's writers' panels, they explained that the original intent behind taking the All Spark to the city was not to "hide" it there, but simply to use the city as a rendezvous point, someplace relatively near the dam that might have a working radio they could use to call for help.
* [[Transformers: The Junior Novel]] set the final battle in the ostensibly non-fictional city of [[Las Vegas]] instead of Mission City, since it was set there in early drafts of the script. [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-220.html#post3395250]
* Most of the city skyline shots clearly show Los Angeles. The downtown street scenes were primarily filmed there as well. No wonder [[Fassbinder]] was confused.
* The abandoned building that Sam runs into, however, is actually the long-abandoned {{w|Michigan Central Station}}, located in [[Detroit]].
* And because things weren't muddled enough, the Mission City diorama backdrop in the [[Longarm (Movie)|Final]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Stand]] Screen Battles set is actually a Photoshopped version of Scranton, Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.oafe.net/yo/tfm_sbfs.php OAFE review of The Final Stand Screen Battles set]</ref>
* The battle of Mission City, portrayed in ''Transformers'', contains several editing and plot errors, as well as some confusing editing choices (over and above Michael Bay's characteristic Shakey Cam point of view):
** There's a short period at the beginning of the fight where Jazz and Ratchet are sitting around in vehicle mode. When Ironhide notices that the F-22 flying above the city is Starscream, they stay in vehicle mode. When Ironhide and Bumblebee pick up a Furby delivery truck for cover, they ''still'' remain in vehicle mode. When Starscream blasts them, and Sam discovers that Bumblebee has lost his legs, all Jazz does is pull back a few feet to give Bumblebee space to crawl. Sam even yells to Ratchet to aid Bumblebee and he still just sits there in vehicle mode.
**When Brawl first shows up to the battle, Sam is standing next to Mikaela watching as the Decepticon tank approaches and then he takes off running. The next shot cuts back to Mikaela spotting the abandoned tow truck she's about to use to transport Bumblebee out of the city. The shot after that shows Sam is sitting in the rubble next to the AllSpark as Bumblebee crawls over to him. The last shot cut in with the previous shots makes it look as if Sam ran away just to sit down in the middle of the battlefield. Come on, Sam, where's your head at?
** It's not entirely clear what most of the Decepticons intentions are during the battle:
*** Blackout first appears on top of a building before being ordered by Megatron to attack. He then joins the fight, firing at Ironhide, then takes off again. He comes back a while later and slices up the street outside the diner but disappears again afterwards, not reappearing until Megatron and Optimus begin their final fight.
*** Starscream also defeats Ratchet and Ironhide, but then flies away instead of finishing them off or making a grab for Sam and the AllSpark. Though this is likely due to him knowing the Black Hawks are on their way to extract the AllSpark. This is further reinforced when he appears later to shoot them down.
*** Barricade, meanwhile, never shows up ''at all''. Apparently having the road blocked in front of him is all it takes to scare this Decepticon off.
** Also unclear is why the military thought they could smuggle the AllSpark out of town on a slow-moving helicopter, when fast-flying guys like Starscream and Megatron were around and well aware of the cube's location.
** Fans have speculated that Starscream actually participated in the F-22 attack run on Megatron. While there's no concrete evidence either way, it doesn't make much sense for him to be destroying the jets beforehand if he's just going to turn around and help them in their mission a few seconds later. When asked about it, screenwriter Roberto Orci explicitly refused to address this theory since it would pose a plot thread for the sequel. This turned out not to be the case, and it was never addressed in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' or ''Dark of the Moon''. Meanwhile, IDW's [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1]] has Starscream consider this an option, but soon has the decision taken from his hands.
** Epps emphatically states that F-22 pilots would ''never'' fly between buildings, as they'd just observed Starscream doing. Yet a few minutes later, that's ''exactly'' what the real F-22s do. (However, it's possible that with Megatron and the other Decepticons currently battling in the streets, protocol was waived for the missile strikes.)
** The denizens of Mission City are ''remarkably'' well-composed considering that global communications networks have been shut down. You'd think there'd be a bit more panic in the streets... especially with all the audible explosions, and people fleeing from previous battlegrounds. Yet nobody ''ever'' panics until those freaking giant robots come literally crashing into the next nearby building. You'd think the girl whose steering wheel is brought to life by the Allspark would have bigger problems than Sam "denting her car"... such as those giant robots fighting everywhere. This goes even beyond your average [[tvtropes:Main/WeirdnessCensor|weirdness censor]].
** [[Center City (Movie)|Center City]] replaced Mission City in the [[Transformers The Game (PSP)|2007 PSP game]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]

Captain Grid-Iron

2025-08-30T00:57:32Z

Hyperious: Created page with ":''Captain Grid-Iron is a G.I.Joe member, Power Ranger, and Transformer from the Transformers Roleplaying Game portion of the..."

:''Captain Grid-Iron is a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]] member, [[Power Rangers (group)|Power Ranger]], and [[Transformer]] from the Transformers Roleplaying Game portion of the Generation 1 continuity family. Whew!
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'''Captain Grid-Iron''' is quite the guy! Not only does he serve as a captain of America's highly trained special mission force, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]], he also has been called upon to serve as a member of those teenagers with attitude, the [[Power Rangers (group)|Power Rangers]], and that's not even mentioning that he's a [[Transformer]]! Having fallen in love with the human sport of [[N.F.L.|football]] upon arriving on Earth, he also has a mysterious connection with the Morphing Grid.

==Notes ==
* Alas, Captain Grid-Iron does not actually exist <small> (except in our hearts)</small>, instead being described as a sample character in the [[Field Guide to Action and Adventure]] for players who wish to mix and match sources
* Having said that, there is an actual G.I. Joe member named Grid-Iron, who is noted to be a captain in his toy bio and the inspiration for this Captain Grid-Iron. However, the G.I. Joe member typically doesn't fight against evil pumpkin-headed rappers and/or evil green and purple construction vehicles, so this one is cooler.

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User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-08-29T22:57:58Z

Hyperious: /* Fiction */

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, typically referring to a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore them, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Scorponok was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}.

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was abducted by aliens, the Maximals lacked an official second in command (fueling Dinobot's attempt to take over by force) and as such had a vote, which [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] won....and then Primal called in to say Rattrap was in charge anyways. {{storylink|Chain of Command}}.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===

[[Guiledart]] served as [[Magmatron|Magmatron's]] lieutenant for his troop of Predacons during their clashes with Big Convoy's Maximals. Likewise, [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] was [[Big Convoy|Big Convoy's]] sub commander amongst his team of Maximal recruits, although he was often ignored by the other cadets {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

===''Unicron Trilogy'' cartoon continutity===

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Armada]] was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] 's sub-commander, staying behind on Cybertron to command Autobot forces there.{{storylink|Prehistory}} He assumed command when Optimus was injured in battle. His reckless tactics almost spelled disaster for the Autobots until Prime returned. {{storylink|Linkup}} Jetfire continued to serve throughout the Energon conflict and the Unicron Singularity crisis, and became in charge of Cybertron once Optimus left to explore the galaxy. {{storylink|Beginning}}}

===Shattered Glass===

After getting outplayed by [[Rodimus (SG)|<s>Rodimus</s> Rodimus ''Prime'']] in a leadership duel, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] agreed to yield, provided that he stayed as second in command of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. A bemused Rodimus agreed, knowing that Goldbug would make sure no one ''else'' would gun for the top spot. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}.

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. Despite his authority, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream later struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This deal lasted until Megatron was revitalized and squashed Starscream's ambitions. {{storylink|Out of His Head}} Starscream still kept the position, but later left the Decepticons. Arachnid was promoted to second-in-command to replace him {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}. She attempted to use her authority to abandon Megatron when the Decepticon leader was thought dead or lost within [[Unicron]], but a quick beating by Soundwave put an end to that. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Tiring of her treachery, Megatron sent [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to kill her. Although the mission was a failure, Megatron promoted the former as her replacement {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)}}. Dreadwing's tenure lasted until Starscream rejoined the Decepticon ranks, in the process having it be revealed that he was responsible for reanimating Dreadwing's brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} Outraged, Dreadwing attempted to kill Starscream, being slain himself by Megatron. Starscream resumed his old post {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}, but later had to share responsibilities with an arriving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Scattered}}

[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] second in command, both on Cybertron and when he rejoined the Autobots on Earth {{storylink|Scattered}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===

[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] was second in command of the Decepticons under [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. After trying to abandon the Decepticon leader on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Megatron killed him. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} Megatron held a competition for a new SIC, offering the position to whoever brought him [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime's]] head. [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] all competed by trying to kill each other and using the other Decepticons as pawns. All three failed in their goals. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-08-29T22:48:03Z

Hyperious:

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, typically referring to a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore them, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}, who was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}.

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was abducted by aliens, the Maximals lacked an official second in command and as such had a vote, which [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] won....and then Primal called in to say Rattrap was in charge anyways. {{storylink|The Probe}}.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===

[[Guiledart]] served as [[Magmatron|Magmatron's]] lieutenant for his troop of Predacons during their clashes with Big Convoy's Maximals. Likewise, [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] was [[Big Convoy|Big Convoy's]] sub commander amongst his team of Maximal recruits, although he was often ignored by the other cadets {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

===''Unicron Trilogy'' cartoon continutity===

[[Jetfire (Armada)|Armada]] was [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] 's sub-commander, staying behind on Cybertron to command Autobot forces there {{storylink|Prehistory}} He assumed command when Optimus was injured in battle. His reckless tactics almost spelled disaster for the Autobots until Prime returned. {{storylink|Linkup}} Jetfire continued to serve throughout the Energon conflict and the Unicron Singularity crisis, and became in charge of Cybertron once Optimus left to explore the galaxy. {{storylink|Beginning}}}

===Shattered Glass===

After getting outplayed by [[Rodimus (SG)|<s>Rodimus</s> Rodimus ''Prime'']] in a leadership duel, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] agreed to yield, provided that he stayed as second in command of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. A bemused Rodimus agreed, knowing that Goldbug would make sure no one ''else'' would gun for the top spot. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}.

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. Despite his authority, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream later struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This deal lasted until Megatron was revitalized and squashed Starscream's ambitions. {{storylink|Out of His Head}} Starscream still kept the position, but later left the Decepticons. Arachnid was promoted to second-in-command to replace him {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}. She attempted to use her authority to abandon Megatron when the Decepticon leader was thought dead or lost within [[Unicron]], but a quick beating by Soundwave put an end to that. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Tiring of her treachery, Megatron sent [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to kill her. Although the mission was a failure, Megatron promoted the former as her replacement {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)}}. Dreadwing's tenure lasted until Starscream rejoined the Decepticon ranks, in the process having it be revealed that he was responsible for reanimating Dreadwing's brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} Outraged, Dreadwing attempted to kill Starscream, being slain himself by Megatron. Starscream resumed his old post {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}, but later had to share responsibilities with an arriving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Scattered}}

[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] second in command, both on Cybertron and when he rejoined the Autobots on Earth {{storylink|Scattered}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===

[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] was second in command of the Decepticons under [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. After trying to abandon the Decepticon leader on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Megatron killed him. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} Megatron held a competition for a new SIC, offering the position to whoever brought him [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime's]] head. [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] all competed by trying to kill each other and using the other Decepticons as pawns. All three failed in their goals. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

Jazz (Movie)

2025-08-29T22:38:47Z

Hyperious: /* Alternate timeline */

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:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieJazz promorender.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Slide with me. Just bounce with me. Now freeze!"]]
[[Second-in-command|First Lieutenant]] '''Jazz''' is one happy-go-lucky Autobot. Good-natured and always able to take things in stride, he provides a stark contrast to the more serious demeanor of [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] himself. He's also a talker, something Ironhide and Prime like to tease him about. He might be the smallest Autobot, but he's by no means a coward. Armed with a magnetic field generator in his Spark chamber and a crescent-shaped bi-thermal emitter that fires streams of super-cold liquid nitrogen or superheated plasma, he's willing to take on any foe, big or small.

{{bigquote|Oh, I got something ''real'' flashy in mind!|Jazz gets ready to create a distraction, [[Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Darius McCrary]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Torsten Michaelis]] (German), [[Reginaldo Primo]] (Brazil), [[Gerardo García]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Javier Amilibia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Paolo Marchese]] (Italian), [[Jean-Paul Pitolin]] (European French), [[Altan Gördüm]] (Turkish), [[Park Young-jae]] (Korean)}}
[[File:Movie2007 Jazz dealership.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Why buy? When you can be!]]
Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to Earth by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] after the latter Autobot came to be in the possession of [[Sam Witwicky]]. After his [[protoform]] crashed through a baseball stadium, he investigated a nearby car dealership and chose a Pontiac Solstice hardtop as his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

[[File:Jazz movie ally.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Sadly, the other car's owner only had liability.]]

Linking up with his fellow Autobots in a deserted alley, Jazz greeted Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] as "little bitches," stating that Earth seems to be a cool place to hang out. He casually sat on the hood of another car while Optimus Prime explained to Sam they learnt Earth's languages through the internet. He then relayed their mission to find the [[AllSpark]] and explained how a pair of glasses that belonged to [[Archibald Witwicky|Sam's grandfather]] were the key to its location.

Soon after, as Sam looked for his grandfather's glasses, the Autobots attempted to assist by clumsily destroying the yard where they went. When it came time to hide from [[Ron Witwicky|the]] [[Judy Witwicky|parents]], Jazz had the easiest time blending into the shadows due to his small stature.

[[File:Movie Jazz Sector Seven.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You'll get them back at the end of class.]]
When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], the Autobots mounted a rescue that saw Optimus Prime tearing the roof off [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]]'s vehicle. When the agents attempted to resist, Jazz used a magnet to relieve the humans of their weapons. After Bumblebee was captured by Sector Seven during the retreat, Jazz expressed his desire to rescue him, but was overruled by Optimus Prime, who didn't believe it possible to accomplish this without harming the humans, and so they should let them go.

The next day, after Optimus used his navigation scanner on Archibald Witwicky's glasses, Jazz again commented that they could not leave Bumblebee to die at the hands of Sector Seven, to become a human experiment. Optimus replied that Bumblebee would die in vain if they did not find the AllSpark, and when Ironhide asked if the primitive and cruel humans deserved to be saved, Optimus countered by asking if Transformers were so different in the past. Going on to explain what he saw in the humans, Prime declared that if it came to it, he would sacrifice himself to destroy the AllSpark - the humans should not pay for Cybertron's mistakes. Inspired by his words, Jazz and the other Autobots rolled out, filled with determination.

[[File:Movie Jazz on Brawl.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come on, Decepticon punk!"<br/> "MY MISSILE LAUNCHER! That's like a reproductive organ to me!"]]

On the way to [[Hoover Dam]], the Autobots encountered Bumblebee leading a column of Sector Seven assault vehicles. Jazz and his fellow Autobots applied brakes and did a hard u-turn to join the formation.

Entering [[Mission City]], the [[William Lennox|human]] [[Robert Epps|soldiers]] tried to call for air support from their own forces, only to be attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] disguised as a human F-22 fighter. Jazz, oddly, sat in vehicle mode after the explosion which crippled Bumblebee, destroying his legs. When [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] began shelling the battle site, Jazz led the Autobot charge toward the Decepticon, speeding to the tank in vehicle mode, then transformed and hopped on top of the turret to distract the Decepticon from the humans. As Devastator also transformed, Jazz managed to wreck his left-side rocket launcher pod before being tossed off. He then sped back to the battle, firing at Devastator, while [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] sliced off Devastator's left arm with his buzzsaw.

[[File:Jazz DyingAction.jpg|left|upright=1.45|thumb|"Wait, why did I tell everyone to retreat again?"]]

Jazz tried to delay [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when he appeared on the scene in order to cover the escape Captain Lennox's men and civilians. Despite Lennox's cries for him to fall back, Jazz bravely faced Megatron alone, but all he got for his trouble was being blasted backwards by the Decepticon's fusion cannon. As Ironhide and Ratchet escorted Sam and the AllSpark to safety, Megatron preyed upon the small Autobot who had the audacity to attack him. The Decepticon leader tossed him through the air onto a nearby building, then landed upon him with the crushing grip of his talons. Valiantly, Jazz fought on, asking Megatron if he wanted a "piece" of him. Mocking Jazz, Megatron impaled the Autobot on the jagged edge of his knee and then viciously tore him in half. When Optimus arrived, Megatron tossed Jazz's severed body away before battling his archenemy.

[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"We lost a great comrade today. We'll miss you, Blues."<br/> "His name was ''Jazz'', Prime."<br/> "Whatever."]]

After being separated from Sam Witwicky, Ratchet hurried to Jazz, but his [[spark]] had already faded. In the aftermath of Megatron's defeat, Ironhide somberly handed Optimus Jazz's remains as he reported that they could not save their comrade. The Autobot leader half-heartedly eulogized him, and quickly moved on. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Jazz's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]."}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance1 Ratchet Jazz vocalprocessors.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Kup and Ratchet like blaming turbo revvin' young punks.]]
Many years before the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Jazz was a member of the Security Force under [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]. As Optimus pondered the venerable age of the artifacts they had found at an excavation near the temple of [[Simfur]], Jazz jokingly asked if they were as old as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], earning him a threat of [[processor|vocal processor]]-disabling retribution and a whack on the back of the head. He was present when [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]'s team found a strange artifact with the [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] and helped escort the relic out of the dig site when the aliens whom Commander [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] had encountered earlier suddenly attacked the planet. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

In the aftermath, Jazz accompanied Prowl as the latter investigated the attack on the Simfur temple. When Prowl theorised that the aliens were trying to break into the temple, not destroy it, Jazz opined that they must have been after the [[AllSpark]]. When Megatron rallied Cybertron's inhabitants to war against the alien attackers, Jazz and most of the others in the science and security division loyally stayed at Optimus's side to uphold the ideals of Cybertron. Later, when Prime mentioned Megatron's questionable behavior and wished there was unity in the population, Jazz pointed out that he had the same chance of convincing Megatron to be unified as they do of being considered part of his army. Realizing sentries such as Prowl and Jazz had access to Megatron's personal quarters, Prime asked them for a favour. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

Jazz accompanied Optimus and Prowl to Megatron's quarters, where Optimus discovered that the relic previously unearthed seemed to have been restored by Megatron himself. Later, Jazz was part of the team sent to arrest Optimus for treason. However, on the way to Trypticon, the group was ambushed by members of the [[Defense Force]] sent to kill them. Optimus directed the others in a successful counterattack and ordered the group to rally at [[Burthov]]. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Jazzhesalonedefiance4.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
Jazz and several other former security officers helped [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] "capture" the former military officer [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and bring him into the rebel base to see Optimus '''Prime'''. Later after it was discovered that Megatron was building a [[Nemesis (ROTF)|massive starship]] for some unknown purpose, Jazz was the one who suggested they should have their own ship as well, just in case. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} As part of a crowd of Autobots, he later watched from a distance as the Decepticon ship was launched. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} During the subsequent civil war, Jazz fought alongside Optimus Prime in their struggle for freedom, but as the war reached its height, Optimus decided to launch the AllSpark into space to keep it out of Lord Megatron's hands and to buy them time. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was successful in diverting the Decepticon leader's attention at [[Tyger Pax]], but was grievously injured as a result. Jazz was part of the team that discovered him in the wreckage after the Decepticons had left. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

As the Autobots prepared to leave Cybertron to go after Megatron and the AllSpark, Optimus Prime expressed concern on if the remaining civilians and Autobots on Cybertron could hold out while they were gone. Jazz informed him that their troops were laying low, but if the Decepticons tried any mischief, they would be in for a nasty surprise. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Later, while on Earth, although nominally supposed to be out hunting [[Decepticon]]s, Jazz was driving through the desert after a stray energy trace, chasing a hunch. The source of the trace turned out to be [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], trying to force a gas station attendant to give him all his [[energon]]. When the befuddled human expressed confusion, Space Case flew into a rage and accused the human of making fun of him. Jazz chose that moment to intervene, opining that Space Case was making fun of himself by ''trying to rob a gas station''. The two fought briefly, with Space Case now convinced that Jazz was also making fun of him,<ref>He was.</ref> before Space Case got the upper hand on the much smaller Autobot and pinned him to the ground with his trident. Jazz was able to ignite the station's underground gasoline tanks, seemingly destroying his attacker, and sped off safely with the attendant.

His victory was short-lived, however, as Space Case came howling out of the flames, intent on getting revenge on Jazz. Though Space Case was able to get his hands on him, Jazz deftly countered with a series of acrobatic moves and, when Space Case growled at him to shut up, told the Decepticon not to "knock his hustle". Distracted by Jazz's non-stop shuckin' and jivin', Space Case failed to notice that Jazz's seemingly stray crescent cannon shots had in fact dangerously weakened the cliff face behind him. The resulting rockslide buried the Decepticon.

Jazz apologized to the attendant for blowing up his gas station, but the human, showing an attitude lamentably uncommon to humans, thanked the "big guy" for saving his life, calling the station "a lousy job anyway." Jazz, tickled at the idea of being "big guy" to someone, told the attendant to help someone smaller than him in the future, and they'd be even. {{storylink|Transformers: Jazz}} Jazz would later tell Ratchet about his encounter with Space Case. {{storylink|Transformers: Ratchet}}

[[File:Alliance1 Ironhide-Jazz momentofsilence.jpg|upright=1.65|left|thumb|He's dead, Jim.]]
Shortly after the battle in Mission City, Captain Lennox, Sergeant Epps, and the other soldiers helped Ironhide find suitable transportation for Jazz's remains. As Ironhide somberly placed Jazz's body into the [[trailer]], the soldiers lowered their heads in honor of the Autobot who sacrificed his life to save theirs. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

Later in the Nevada Desert, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots arrived with Jazz's remains. The Autobots escorted the Decepticons' carcasses while the U.S Navy planned on giving a proper burial ceremony for Jazz. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} Weeks later, the Autobots and their soldier friends are on a US Navy aircraft carrier for Jazz's burial at sea. A crane hoisted the trailer containing Jazz's body and dropped it into the ocean. Optimus Prime thanked Lennox for his participation in Jazz's funeral. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Onboard the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'', Jazz was the first to detect the presence of the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', and the first to point out that, despite the Cybertronian elements in its design, it did not originate from Cybertron. He was in favor of blowing it up anyway, as he agreed with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] that there was a chance it could be a Decepticon ruse. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was sent to follow the ship down to a nearby planet, Ironhide and Optimus joked that Jazz would have made a poor scout.

When [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] mounted an attack on the ''Ark'', Jazz and Ironhide backed up Optimus. Jazz was unhappy when the plan changed, and the two Autobots were sent back to guard the ship, but they got to expel [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the hangar and had the damage done repaired by the time Optimus returned. Jazz lost contact with Bumblebee, resulting in Optimus going down to the planet to check. While Optimus was gone, the Decepticons attacked once again, and Jazz came up with a new plan. Jazz kept the Decepticons distracted, while Ironhide attempted to approach the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' through a sensor blind-spot.

Unfortunately, the plan was ruined by the return of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and Jazz suffered a large amount of damage. Ironhide got the smaller Autobot back to the ''Ark'', where Jazz was insistent that the situation was bad enough that they should leave the area without Optimus and Bumblebee, as Prime has originally ordered. As it turned out, the two missing Autobots returned in time for it to not turn into an issue, and Optimus ordered another engagement. Despite his severe damage, Jazz was able to take out [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and help Ironhide fight Bonecrusher. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:JazzTitan06.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I HAVE SEEN THE LORD!"]]
Jazz likes "to keep his bodywork ''buff''" by externalizing his [[Spark]] Core forcefield - in the past, that led to him almost being killed when [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] almost tore out his unprotected Spark. He only survived thanks to fellow Autobot [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]], who was killed covering his retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space 4: Jazz}}

When the [[AllSpark]] was launched, Jazz, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] attempted to distract Megatron from pursuing it. They ended up attacked by [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and warped across space by a [[foldspace warhead]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}}

Jazz ended up on a planet that he dubbed "the Information Highway"—a constantly-morphing world with "the accumulated knowledge of countless alien cultures, condensed into some kind of sensory precipitation". He loved this world and the constant new experiences so much that he deliberately ignored Ratchet's homing beacon, wanting to stay here forever. However, the planet was alive and predatory, and ended up absorbing him into it - he fired off a warning buoy to stop others arriving, and only this led to Ratchet and Ironhide finding where he was and rescuing him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 6|Lost In Space 4: Jazz}}
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====Alternate timeline====
[[File:JazzTitan21.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"And my sound effects are inane!"]]
Because of a lack of troops on [[Earth]], Ratchet used a corrupted fragment of the AllSpark to bring Jazz back to life<ref name="battlebio">Jazz's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio].</ref> in [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|an alternate timeline]] where Megatron won the battle of Mission City. Happy to be back, Jazz blew off the suggestion that death had made any impact beyond him wanting to live every day as if it was his last, and he was dispatched with Ratchet to secure a raw energon field.

Unfortunately, it turned out the corrupted fragment had indeed led to Jazz himself being corrupted; he paralyzed Ratchet and attempted to exploit Earth's apocalypse by selling the newly energon-rich planet to the highest bidder. His auction was interrupted by [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who rejected an offer to join forces and attacked. Ratchet revived and managed to destroy the energon field the auction was being held in; Jazz escaped in the resulting confusion. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

He later kept back as a happy hired gun for [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], out to murder Optimus Prime. He was prevented from this when the ''second'' hired gun, [[Kullt]], turned up; he realised Starscream didn't trust him to be able to kill an old comrade and was so insulted he gunned down the other mercenary. He was left rattled when Optimus pointed out he could have let Kullt do the work for him and ''then'' gun him down, which suggested there was still some goodness in him. He drove off in the face of reinforcements, vowing to prove Optimus wrong next time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}
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===Toy bios===
[[File:Movie-Jazz-G1-colors-art.jpg|left|thumb||100px|Mothman is real.]]
Before going into battle, Jazz often adorned his body with [[Cyberglyphics|ancient Transformer markings]], a custom that he observed in order to make sure he never truly forgot his world of origin. {{storylink|#Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Autobot Jazz}}

Before coming to Earth, Jazz was involved in a deep-space battle over a barren world. He was badly damaged in the conflict by his arch-enemy Brawl.<ref name="battlebio"/> After he was fixed up (and upgraded his endoskeleton reinforcements), he had a renewed determination to keep his vehicle mode in pristine condition. {{storylink|#Prenium|Premium Series Autobot Jazz}}

During the battle of [[Mission City]], Jazz faced off against Bonecrusher for a last battle to the absolute finish. {{storylink|#LegendsVsBonecrusher|Autobot Jazz vs. Bonecrusher}} Jazz also took on Megatron alone, as everyone else was preoccupied with Brawl. Although he knew he didn't stand a chance, he would go down fighting for the weak, as a true Autobot would. {{storylink|#LegendsVsMegatron|Battle Jazz vs. Ice Megatron}}

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jazz was left badly damaged as a result of those confrontations and was rebuilt by [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] using the power of the AllSpark. {{storylink|#AllsparkEnhanced|AllSpark-Enhanced Autobot Jazz}} During what turned out to be a long recovery process, Jazz had time to think about getting himself a new paint job. {{storylink|#TargetG1|''Transformers'' Deluxe Autobot Jazz (G1 Redeco)}}

Jazz worked with [[William Lennox]] for so long that they have easily synchronized with each other. This teamwork has enabled them to double-team Decepticons and bring them crashing down. {{storylink|#Transformers (2010)|''Human Alliance'' Autobot Jazz & Captain Lennox}} He has also worked well with [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]].<ref name="battlebio" />
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===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
At some point, Jazz and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions. The Autobots and the Decepticons eventually returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}

==Games==
===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Andrew Kishino]] (English)|[[Cédric Dumond]] (French), [[Antonio Abenójar]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Autobot campaign====
[[File:VGE4M3Jazzkabob.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ironhide, check this out."<br/> "Cool, a piñata!"<br/> "...Hate...both of...you..."]]
Jazz arrived on Earth as part of Optimus Prime's unit, summoned to the [[human]] planet by Bumblebee. After taking on the form of a Pontiac Solstice, he met up with the other Autobots. His first mission was to distract Sector Seven and law enforcement units, which he did, buying his fellow Autobots time to escape. Jazz was then surrounded by Sector Seven SUVs and Decepticon drones numerous times, requiring Ironhide's help to escape.

He would then make his way to [[Mission City]], where he engaged [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] drones. Jazz defeated all four of them, but as he celebrated his great victory, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] appeared behind him and punctured Jazz's chest with his claw, extinguishing his [[spark]]. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] arrived just in time to witness the killing, swore he'd make Brawl's death slow, and fought through a horde of Decepticon units to destroy him. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

{{note|Press left, up, down(2), left, up, right, at the New game menu. The screen will flash to confirm the code was entered correctly. Go to the bonus features, then the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] option to use a G1-homage deco on Jazz. This does not change his appearance in the Decepticon campaign, however.}}

====Decepticon campaign====
Jazz arrived in Mission City with Sam and Mikaela (taking the role of the defeated and deceased Bumblebee), where he was confronted by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. After a brief chase through the city, and Jazz sending a small pack of [[Swindle (Movie)|Drones]], Jazz engaged Barricade in battle, where he was defeated with extremely relative ease, Jazz said his last words being "Optimus...... I tried....." before passing to the Allspark. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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===''Transformers: Autobots''===
Jazz's first appearance is with the other Autobots, meeting in an old junk yard. Setting out into the city, he retrieved a number of [[Sector Seven]] vehicles before running into [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]; after a tedious battle, Blackout ran. Returning to the group, Jazz informs that Sector Seven holds Megatron and the AllSpark in the Hoover Dam and has patrols looking for the Autobots, which Bumblebee volunteered to distract them, getting himself caught in the progress. Jazz later upload a virus to access Sector Seven mainframe, and downloaded data from a military hangar. Jazz was able to get the data, despite being outnumbered by remote vehicles, returned to the rendezvous point, which he reported that he was able to find an entrance to the base and Bumblebee, but could not find Megatron and the AllSpark. Jazz tells Optimus that rescuing Bumblebee be their first priority because of Bumblebee's tracking ability, which Optimus agrees. When the Autobots returned to Tranquility with the AllSpark, Jazz required assistance to take out spark drones within the area. Create-A-Bot answered the call and both Autobots took out 50 drones. With the drones destroyed, Jazz stayed where he was in case more show up and told Create-A-Bot to check on Bumblebee. After that, he was not seen again. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
At the [[Hoover Dam]], Jazz set up several automated anti-air turrets and Autobot drones around the lower perimeter of the Dam, preventing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] from escaping. However, this line of defense only works for so long, as the turrets could only fire at air-borne objects. Finally getting up the side of the Dam, Jazz stepped in Megatron's path, doing little more than trash talking before Megatron jumped into battle. After a roughly equal fight, Jazz finally fell. Megatron then finished him off and desecrated the Autobot's corpse. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===AllSpark Wars===
After the first battle with the Decepticons on Earth, Jazz and the other Autobots went into stasis lock, held in storage around the world. {{storylink|AllSpark Wars}}

===Allspark Highway===
The Autobots obtained the AllSpark, and needed to bring it to a secure location. Relaying it to one another, Jazz being the first link in the chain, the Autobots kept the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands until the evil robots simply gave up the chase. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Jazz were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===Autobot Stronghold===
The Decepticons were invading an Autobot stronghold in the city, and Jazz and the Autobots placed themselves at key positions to defend it from attack. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC MovieJazz DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a zombie! Kill it! Kill it with fire!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Andrew Kishino]] (English)}}

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Jazz was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (Mobile Game)===
Jazz was one of the Autobots who helped destroy the Decepticons on streets of Texas, Detroit, Chicago, and Hong Kong. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:TF-2007-Legends-Class-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Waz cracking, big bitches!" "My smallest Lieutenant, designation Jazz."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Legends Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Series 7'''

:A much smaller version of the character, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Autobot Jazz" features limited articulation and detail, along with a much simpler transformation. A rather glaring side-effect of this simplicity, in a desire to mimic the spoiler seen on his back in the CG model, is the addition of "fake" vehicle [[kibble]]: his chest is a second front bumper that ends up on the roof of his alt-mode. Whether this means Jazz also includes a second engine to go with this front bumper or an attempt at compensation for a case of [[Barricade (Movie)|police car envy]] is unknown. Ironically, the smallest version of Jazz is the biggest Legends toy in the movie line. Even bigger than Optimus. This may make up for the Arcee toy being taller than his Deluxe figure.

:If one wishes to have a fully painted robot faux chest, one can swap it with the one included in the "Allspark Battles" Jazz VS Bonecrusher two-pack (at the cost of having two different shades of grey plastic). Also, care must be taken while transforming his rear vehicle section: his spoiler can somewhat easily pop off due to not being glued.

:The details on the thighs have been reversed, with the back having the headlights that should be on the front and the front having the back's paneling. However, the molded "R2" and "L2" indicates the parts are correctly assembled, though you can swap the thighs with a bit of disassembly to make him screen accurate.

:The toy was also later released as part of the blind-packed EZ Collection lineup, distributed via TakaraTomy's subsidiary Subarudo. This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LegendsJazz/jazz.htm More information on Legends Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2007MovieOptimusPrimeCostCoBonusPack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Whelp. At least now I can't be torn in half.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' ([[Costco]] exclusive multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

:A [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] special pack of ''Transformers'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#CostcoPrimeBonus|Optimus Prime]] with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CostcoPrimeBonus|Bumblebee]] and Autobot Jazz as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

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[[File:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why's the man always putting me down?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Battle for the AllSpark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive Legends Class multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

:A [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, this six-pack of ''Transformers'' Legends Class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Optimus Prime]], Jazz, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Starscream]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Barricade]].

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[[File:TF-2007-Allspark-Battles-Legends-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I gotta buy that again?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Jazz vs. Bonecrusher''' ("Allspark Battles" Legends Class two-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>

:As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Transformers'' toyline, this version of Legends Class Jazz is cast in a lighter shade of silver plastic and features more paint for his [[robot mode]] chest, but no paint for the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood. Meanwhile, the vehicle mode windows are now blue, painted on all sides, and he has black paint on his spoiler. He was included in a versus two-pack with an all-new Legends Class figure of [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Bonecrusher]]. In some markets he and Bonecrusher were also available as single figures in the Legends assortment.

:In Asia, at least some units (often separated from Bonecrusher) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsJazz/jazz.htm More information on Allspark Battles Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie-toy Jazz LegendsBattle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron's going to have a tough time tearing that in half.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Battle Jazz vs. Ice Megatron''' ("Allspark Battles" Legends Class two-pack, 2008)}}</ul>

: Once again, ''Transformers'' Legends Class Jazz is redecoed, this time with a battle-damaged look based upon his appearance during the battle in Mission City. Like the Deluxe Class [[#FinalBattle|Final Battle Jazz]] toy, the "battle damage" can only be seen in robot mode, and like the previous redeco, his actual vehicle-mode grill and lights go unpainted.

: He comes packed with a redecoed Legends Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Megatron]] toy colored with blue accents.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsBattleJazz/jazz.htm More information on Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:TF07-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Just wait. They'll do me in G1 colors soon..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-04'''
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''Transformers'' Deluxe Class Jazz transforms into a silver {{w|Pontiac Solstice}} Weekend Club Racer concept. Included is a blaster weapon that elongates into a sniper rifle that can be clipped directly onto his rear spoiler when in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the rifle can peg onto his arms, and the section with the rear spoiler may be kept folded onto his back or worn on either shoulder as a shield. An interesting undocumented feature is a hinge joint located on the bottom of the rifle that can attach to the ''shield's'' hinge joint, creating a total of three different weapon configurations: ''(a)'' an arm-mounted long range sniper rifle, ''(b)'' an ambidextrous shoulder-mounted cannon, or ''(c)'' a short range blaster with built-in shield somewhat akin to what has been seen in Jazz's concept art and in the movie itself.

:As with most of the mainline toys, he features a [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmick that is activated by pushing the car roof down onto his back and locking it into place. This raises his head and slides his chest panels into proper position for the robot mode. This feature, like the weaponry mentioned above, is not documented at all, so one must be careful to not press the chest ''and'' the back at the same time.

:This toy was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Smokescreen (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AutobotJazz/jazz.htm More information on Deluxe Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-2007-Sams-Club-Deluxe-Jazz-Bonecrusher-Brawl-3-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Deluxe Class three-pack''' (Sam's Club exclusive multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield

:This [[Sam's Club]]-exclusive three-pack contains an unchanged ''Transformers'' Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#JazzBonecrusherBrawl3pack|Bonecrusher]] and [[Brawl (Movie)#JazzBonecrusherBrawl3pack|Decepticon Brawl]] toys. It also comes with a nifty poster depicting all three toys in a standoff scene.

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[[File:Movietoy jazz optimus brawl 3pk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Deluxe Class three-pack''' (multi-pack, UK 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield

:This ''Transformers'' three-pack, which was available at general retail in the [[United Kingdom]], contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Protoform Optimus Prime]] and [[Brawl (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Decepticon Brawl]] toys.

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[[File:Movie G1Jazz toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"See? Nineteen-Eighty-Four!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:An extensive [[redeco]] of ''Transformers'' Deluxe Class Jazz, this [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] is heavily based on ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]'s Martini Racing scheme. He's lacking in Martini sponsorship for obvious reasons, replacing them with his own name. Disco Jazz doesn't really need to advertise, but he does.

:This figure also features a minor [[retool]] of the joint in the forearm. On the initial mass retail release of Deluxe Jazz, the black hinge-joint was able to slide over slightly as part of the original design. The new version features a shorter joint, which makes it a lot less floppy in robot mode.

:[[Cyberfly|Cyberflies]] sold separately.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetJazz/jazz.htm More information on Target "G1" Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie FinalBattleJazz toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No Cool colors in movie #2? Aww.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Final Battle Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-14'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Crescent Cannon," energy-blast missile, trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:''Transformers'' "Final Battle Jazz" is an extensive retool of Jazz, modifying his head and most of his legs to give them a broken, battle-scarred appearance. Amusingly, because Hasbro chose to keep his vehicle mode pristine, the rest of his body is undamaged. All the damaged parts have a black and blue deco, representing glowing circuitry and exposed conduits.

:Jazz comes with a brand new spring-loaded weapon (called a ''Crescent Cannon'' on the packaging), partially modeled after the actual weapon Jazz appears with in the film. It can fire a transparent blue projectile and, not unlike his original featured weapon, can be mounted in different configurations: ''(a)'' Mounted on his arm with the Crescent Cannon missile launcher (with the crescent up) facing forward a la the film, or ''(b)'' mounted on his arm with the flip-out rifle barrel pointed forwards (with the crescent down). The cannon can be rotated on the connecting peg, allowing the gun to be mounted in either configuration on either arm.

:Unusual for a regular Deluxe Class figure, this version of Jazz is packaged on his card in robot mode, no doubt to highlight the changes to the figure that would not be visible in the vehicle mode.

:In addition to the retooled forearm joint also found on the Target exclusive "G1 color" Jazz, a running change variant of Final Battle Jazz adds ''another'' peg to the Crescent Cannon, thus allowing Jazz to use the weapon in all the different configurations on either arm.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40291 Original Allspark thread about the running change mold variant for Final Battle Jazz's Crescent Cannon]</ref>

:Despite the claim that this is a "final battle" version of Jazz, his torso does not separate easily from his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FinalBattleJazz/jazz.htm More information on Final Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie2007 Allspark Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I feel so pretty with this makeup.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''AllSpark-Enhanced Autobot Jazz''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe Class, 2007) }}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:This Target-exclusive [[repaint]] features ''Transformers'' Deluxe Class Jazz in cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by [[AllSpark Power]] blue.

:This toy was also sold exclusively at The Warehouse in [[New Zealand]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/AllsparkJazz/jazz.htm More information on AllSpark Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PremiumJazzToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Almost movie-accurate. Hasbro forgot they made the proper gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' ("Premium Series" Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield

:This more movie-accurate version of ''Transformers'' Jazz sports a shinier coat of silver paint, along with added paint application detail to his robot mode parts. As it is just a redeco, and despite his coloration being far closer to the movie model, his weapon is ''still'' the old preliminary-art "sword" rather than the [[#FinalBattle|"Final Battle" version]]'s much more screen-accurate shield/cannon (which is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the battle damaged parts).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/PremiumJazz/jazz.htm More information on Premium Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-2007-Battle-Over-Mission-City-2-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Battle Over Mission City (Two-Pack)''' ("Screen Battles" Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "Crescent Cannon," energy-blast missile, trunk/shield

:A Target exclusive two-pack that pits an unchanged ''Transformers'' Deluxe Class Final Battle Jazz (but simply named "Autobot Jazz" for this release) with a beige, brown, and on-fire orange version of Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BOMC|Megatron]], in reference to their battle on the top of a skyscraper in the film which was, in fact, Jazz's final battle.

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[[File:ACG-HK-2008-Transformers-Commemorative-Box-Set.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Autobots)''' (2008)}}</ul>

:Released as an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The ''Premium Series'' Jazz toy is released without any changes along with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|''Premium Series'' Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PremiumLeader|''Premium'' Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|''Premium'' Ironhide]], and a [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|regular Ratchet]]. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.

:The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:Movie FAB Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The kids love me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ion Blast Autobot Jazz''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energy-blast missile
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Though larger than the standard [[#Deluxe Class toys|Deluxe Class Jazz]], ''Transformers'' [[Fast Action Battlers]] "Ion Blast Jazz" is a simplified toy for the younger set with comparatively few parts and detailing. In vehicle mode, he's kind of a squat and cutified Pontiac Solstice. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, hips, and knees, and he has a spring-loaded missile launcher in place of his left hand.

: This toy was later redecoed into [[Smokescreen (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Sonic Shock Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABJazz/jazz.htm More information on Ion Blast Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====''Cyber Slammers''====
[[File:Movie Jazz CyberSlammer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Silver scratches too easy, ask Jazz.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''Transformers'' [[Cyber Slammers]] Jazz is an amazingly cute Pontiac Solstice that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot hipster. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along, slowly transforming back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Jazz manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamJazz/jazz.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Jazz HumanAlliance.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hasbro DOES listen to the fans! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz / Captain Lennox''' (Human Alliance, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RA-32'''
:*''Accessories:'' Motorcycle/Slug Repeater, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Human Alliance]] toys, Jazz is a larger-scale figure comparable to the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'', at roughly 1:24 scale with a vehicle mode featuring opening doors and space inside for a driver and passenger; in this case, an included figure of [[William Lennox#Toys|Captain Lennox]]. The set also includes a motorcycle Lennox can (barely) ride.

: In robot mode, Jazz is loaded down with [[gimmick]]s. A switch on the back of his head flips his clear-plastic visor up and down, giving us a rare glimpse of his sculpted eyes. Unfortunately, they're painted the same bronze color as most of his face, so you might have to squint to see them. The motorcycle can be transformed into a spring-loaded, projectile-firing "Shielded blaster" resembling Jazz's Crescent Cannon and attached to his arm, with the bike's tailpipe becoming the missile. Lennox can ride the motorcycle in either mode, with a different set of handlebars to grip in each mode. The leg panels near his feet each feature a small, flip-out, double-barreled weapon at the tip. Jazz also has a flip-out blaster on his left shoulder with an accompanying seat for Lennox, which places the cannon on ''his'' left shoulder as well (though the instructions fail to point out the flip out seat that is positioned there for him).

: His packaging [[stock photography]] shows him reversed and minimally mis-transformed, with his shoulder seat on the wrong side and his front grille left unrotated. His [[instructions]] also haphazardly tell you to pull the hood up and out ''before'' you detach and pull his front wheels/shoulders apart, a feat which is ''excruciatingly'' hard to accomplish. It is actually ''much'' easier to pull the hood ''after'', when the small tabs on the hood aren't locked to the wheels/shoulders on the sides.

: Captain Lennox uses a more simplified design than other Human Alliance figures, with the waist and wrist joints omitted, meaning that he is unable to grip the horizontal handles on the shoulder cannon and motorcycle with his vertically-aligned hands.

: The Takara release of this toy sees the transparent blue plastic used for the windows and the visor switched for clear plastic on the windows and orange for the visor.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/HAJazz/jazz.htm More information on Human Alliance Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:DOTM Movie Autobot Jazz.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Midnight Jazz.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Telescoping "sword"/rifle, trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the original Autobot Jazz mold, with the sliding tooling of hinge joints between the folding car hood plates that form the forearms. He is cast in smoky dark grey translucent plastic and features black [[Cyberglyphics]]. His weapon is cast in opaque grey with copper-ish telescoping [[lance]]. In a rare instance of incorrectly applied paint operations, Jazz features the red stripes seen on his upper arms in his pack-in comic art on the ''reverse'' of the parts that fold to form them, leaving them inside his arms.

:As with the other Target-exclusive "Cyberglyph" redecos ([[Space Case (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Space Case]], [[Arcee (Movie)#Cyberglyph|Arcee]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|Bumblebee]]), he comes with a comic book by [[IDW Publishing]], ''[[Transformers: Jazz]]''.

:He was also made available in Canada as a Zellers exclusive, in New Zealand as a Farmers exclusive (both in English-only US-style packaging minus the "only at Target" sticker), in the United Kingdom as a Tesco exclusive, and in Germany as a Müller exclusive (both in typical [[multilingual packaging|multilingual European packaging]] including a multilingual comic).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TargetJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Movie The Best''===
[[File:TF-Movie-The-Best-MB-12-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0W1J7JmcXo "Sadly you died in glorious battle!"<br>"Aww, This is just a minor setback!"]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, [[February 24]], [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MB-12'''
:*''Accessories'': "Crescent Cannon", energy-blast missile, trunk/shield

:''[[Transformers Movie The Best|Movie The Best]]'' Jazz is a redeco of the first Deluxe Class figure with the Final Battle release's retooled forearm joint ''and'' the "Crescent Cannon" accessory, replacing the original Deluxe's "Telescoping sword"/rifle accessory.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries-10-MV1-Deluxe-Jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|Back and shinier than ever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''10'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''SS-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 28]], 2018
:*''Accessories:'' Crescent Cannon, "[[Mission City]] Battle" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Mike Booth]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Jazz transforms into a licensed Pontiac Solstice and is intended to replicate his onscreen appearance better than any other toy representation of the character has before, with an emphasis on scaling with the rest of the ''Studio Series'' figures. It takes design cues from [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Human Alliance'' figure]], sharing several transformation elements. His Crescent Cannon can either be attached by pegging it into the 5mm hole in his left hand or by rotating either hand and attaching it to the rectangular peg on the other side. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop depicting the battle of Mission City.

:When converting into vehicle mode, there is a peg on the inner roof of the car that should peg into a hole on the back of Jazz's pelvis. While the rest of the transformation is possible without this, the doors will have a harder time staying pegged in properly. The head should also be rotated before pushing it down to make it easier to pull back out, as there is no tab on the hinge it's connected to to pull it back out. The cannon can be stored in vehicle mode by folding the handle up and slotting it into the front of the spoiler. The Hasbro [[stock photography]] mistakenly neglects to rotate the center of his bumper chest, and has him holding his cannon upside down. The figure is also prone to losing paint on his vehicle mode parts like his hood and doors.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-TF2007-15th-Multipack-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Celebrating 15 years of "getting ripped in half" jokes!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number'': '''10'''
:*''Accessories'': Crescent Cannon, "Autobots Arrival" reversible backdrop

:"15th Anniversary" Autobot Jazz is a redeco of the figure above, featuring slightly minimized/altered paint applications compared to the first toy, in order to more closely resemble his on-screen appearance. In terms of deco, this Jazz uses darker silver paint and plastic, darker blue translucent plastic, the bronze-ish paint used for the Crescent Cannon's muzzle and shins are replaced with a bright yellow-gold, the black on the vehicle mode's side vents are omitted, and the foglights are now painted silver instead of the metallic blue seen on the original.

:This figure comes in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive 5-pack alongside redecoes of ''Studio Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ratchet]], released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]]. The pack comes with a unique reversible backdrop depicting the alley where the Autobots first met Sam on one side and the exterior of Sam's house on the other. Jazz's new stock photos still feature the same goofs as before.
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===''Masterpiece Movie Series''===
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPM-9-Autobot-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Hasbro version comes with '''''half''''' the original price!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' ([[November 2]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number'': '''MPM-9'''
:*''Accessories'': "Crescent Cannon", [[Sam Witwicky#Masterpiece Movie Series|Sam Witwicky]] figurine, upper mechanical spine
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' Jazz transforms from a very movie-accurate robot into a Pontiac Solstice Weekend Club Racer concept in 48 steps. Jazz is extensively painted with silver, gold and bronze accents and features die-cast parts and articulated hands. He comes with a (faceless) Sam Witwicky figurine shown running holding the AllSpark Cube and his Crescent Cannon that plugs over his closed up fingers. In a manner similar to his ''Studio Series'' figure, the cannon can store on his vehicle mode spoiler. He also features an optional flip-down visor. Retracting said visor shows that Jazz's tiny beady eyes are cast in translucent blue plastic, but with the rest of his head being opaque any light-piping feature is rendered totally neutered.

:In a slightly twisted piece of design, Jazz can be separated into ''two halves'' by pushing a button on his back to recreate his infamous death scene from the movie. With the included spine piece attached to his upper torso, he's intended to be held by ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece Movie Series|Megatron]] (Or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece Movie Series|Optimus]] for an "Aww Jazz" moment if you're feeling more somber.)

:This is the first figure to paint the license plate ("1-4027 E") on his abdomen. However this ''isn't'' present on his vehicle mode.
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:3DBattleCard Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jazz''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Card number'': '''5'''
:Jazz is a 37-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his sports car or robot mode. He uses the same construction as the [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]], [[Blurr (Armada)|''Armada'' Blurr]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 Hot Rod]] cards.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''TRANSFORMERS Chess Set''' (2007)}}</ul>

: Two identical gold-colored plastic statues of Jazz serve as the [[Chess#Transformers (2007)|Chess Set]]'s Autobot-side Bishops.
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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:Movie TitaniumRM Jazz.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Are you looking at me?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand
:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Jazz is a die-cast metal and plastic figurine, with an accurate sculpt based on the slender CG model owing to the fact he doesn't need to transform. Being a figurine, he only has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Jazz is sculpted with a small handgun that was only featured in concept art early in film development when Arcee was still a part of the main cast. Jazz comes with a Movie-style Autobot symbol display stand, as is expected.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Titanium Series [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]].
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====''Robot Replicas''====
[[File:Movie RobotReplicas Jazz.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|My hand picks up SiriusXM.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Robot Replica, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' "Crescent cannon" rifle/shield, alternate left & right forearms
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the ''Transformers'' [[Robot Replicas]] line, this version of Jazz is a non-transforming action figure that utilizes [[Revoltech]]-style jointing. The sculpt hews much closer to the movie CGI model than is possible with the full transforming toys, plus the universal jointing of the line allows for his forearm to be replaced with the included Crescent Cannon (which is also called that on the toy's packaging), or parts from other Robot Replica figures. Jazz's shoulders are actually mounted on the wrong sides of the toy as compared to the [[Transformers (film)|Movie]]'s CG design, but can easily swapped due to the toy's body construction.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RRJazz/jazz.htm More information on Robot Replicas Jazz at TFU.info]''
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====''Unleashed''====
[[File:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds RatchetJazz.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Ratchet, unable to re-attach Jazz's lower torso, fitted Jazz with one of those things the Quintesson Judges float with, and made it flamin'!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet and Autobot Jazz''' (2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:The Ratchet and Jazz turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters, both in robot mode, emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys). The "turnaround" aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Autobot sigil instead.

:This product's release was canceled for the US market, but was released in Central America, Australia and in Asia.
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====Transformers Movie Danglers====
[[File:Movie Jazz Dangler.jpg|159px|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (2007)}}</ul>
:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] in November 2007<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/transformersdanglers.html Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> as part of the [[Danglers Collection]], this toy is a weird plastic [[super deformed|super-deformed]] version of Jazz that pops out his vehicle mode when you squeeze him, kinda like he's either giving birth to it or...er, excreting it. Classy. This little figurine has a little strap on it so that it can be put on cell phones or portable gaming devices.
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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Jazz Screencleaner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (2008)}}</ul>
:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008, this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Jazz printed on the other side.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Movie Robotheroes JazzVsFrenzy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"His only real complaint is that he's always stuck fighting the small ones."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Jazz & Decepticon Frenzy''' (Two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', and the first wave containing movie characters, this pack of cutely sculpted figurines features Jazz and an oddly brown-coloured [[Frenzy (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Jazz at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Single-pack, 2008)}}</ul>

: In some countries outside of North America, this Jazz was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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[[File:Rhjazzbrawl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, um, that sure is Jazz.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Protoform Jazz & Decepticon Brawl''' (Two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:This ''Robot Heroes'' pack features a cutely murderous figurine of [[Brawl (Movie)#Robot Heroes|Brawl]], and Jazz in his "[[Protoform]]" mode. Considering the generic nature of the protoforms, Protoform Jazz can easily represent any of his other three companions who crash landed to Earth. Like many ''Robot Heroes'', he's jointed at the shoulders and neck.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHPJazz/jazz.htm More information on Protoform Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hi, then die.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''The Final Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:Packaged with [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#RHFinalBattle|Ratchet]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#RHFinalBattle|Megatron]], [[Blackout (Movie)#RHFinalBattle|Blackout]], and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#RHFinalBattle|Optimus Prime]], "Battle Damaged Autobot Jazz" is a slightly redecoed version of the first two-pack version. His exclusive deco involves a black paint wash and black-lined cracks over a shiny silver painted finish. "The Final Battle" 5-pack was sold exclusively in Walmart stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHWMJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Final Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robotheroesjazzmegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Okay, this is getting ridiculous.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Battle Jazz & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
:Once again the first Jazz sculpt is given a battle damage deco. This time black cracks and starbursts are painted over dull unpainted silver plastic. This version comes with a differently molded [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#RHJazz|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHBattleJazz/jazz.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Battle Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====RPMs - ''Robot Powered Machines''====
[[File:ROTF-toy RPM Jazz vs Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Jazz Vs. Decepticon Brawl''' (Battle Series, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Number:'' '''02 of 08'''
:[[Robot Powered Machines]] Jazz is a small non-transforming Pontiac Solstice Weekend Club Racer concept with his robot mode sculpted on the car's underside. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RPMJazz/jazz.htm More information on RPMs Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Jazz.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jazz''' (2016)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-12''' / '''12EX''' (exclusive)
:*''Accessories'': Base, Crescent Cannon, alternate head (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' Jazz is a huge non-transforming sculpture. The statue is made of polystone along with other materials and features light-up LED eyes.

:He comes with the Crescent Cannon which can replace his left arm. The exclusive version also comes with an extra head without his visor.

:The standard version was limited to 700 pieces while the exclusive version was limited to 350 pieces.

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[[File:Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Jazz Corpse.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Worst celebration ''ever!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Movie:'' '''''Transformers'''''
:*''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-34UTS'''

:This "hapless" Jazz accessory is a detailed recreation of the Autobot's upper body following his demise at the end of the movie. It is available exclusively with the Ultimate Bonus Version of the ''Museum Masterline'' 2007 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#P1S2007|Megatron]] statue.

:Amusingly, he was misidentified as Sideswipe in the official product description before it was corrected to his actual name.

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==Notes==
[[File:Movie Jazz armswordconcept.jpg|thumb|Cool melee weapon in the game, totally non-existent in the movie.]]
*The packaging text for the Deluxe Jazz figure refers to his weapon as a "telescoping sword". As ridiculous as this sounds, considering this weapon ''looks'' like a firearm and can attach to his spoiler in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as such, this very idea actually comes from concept drawings of a sword weapon featured on the same concept art that also had Jazz showcasing the short range blaster/shield thingy both featured in the film and included with his Final Battle retool. So, ''really''...not that ridiculous anymore.
*According to a press kit sent out in conjunction with the movie, Jazz has a "near-perfect recordable memory that makes him invaluable as a documenter of battles" and is "equipped with a fusion engine that allows him to reach sub-light speeds in vehicle mode."<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/olds4te/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1786&start=10 Posting by Nelson] on Michael Bay's site</ref> One, uh, would ''hope'' a Pontiac Solstice would be travelling at ''sub''-light speeds...
[[File:MovieJazzBarricadeLicensePlates.jpg|thumb|Hey, who gave me Barricade's license plate?]]
*In an earlier draft of the movie script, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] was supposed to "consume" the sparks of Autobots he killed. A remainder of this can be found in the [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] and the IDW comic adaptation of the movie, which both explicitly state that Megatron tears out Jazz's spark. In the movie itself, however, Megatron simply appears to kill Jazz by ripping him apart at the waist, even though [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was previously able to survive as a detached head. However, a later rejiggering of Frenzy's biology makes this a moot point.
*Jazz's manner of speech is a late development. In the early script draft his first line in the film is simply saying "Greetings" to the humans. In the novelization, in which all Transformers speak unnaturally formal English, this line is expanded to "Greetings, terrestrial adolescent humans."
*The Pontiac Solstice prop car used for the movie sports the [[license plate]] "664 NLZO", without a state-specific registration. Although barely identifiable during his transformation before his fight with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], the car on display at GM Riverwalk in Detroit in June 2007 sported the same plate.<ref name="jazzgmriv">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalopnik/592023523/ Pontiac Solstice prop car on display at GM Riverfront in Detroit in June 2007], Jalopnik photo at Flickr</ref> His robot CG model sports the license plate "1-4027E" instead... which also happens to be [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s license plate in vehicle mode. The license plate can be briefly glimpsed in the movie when Barricade slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos.
*In an appeal to his better nature in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]], Optimus said part of him was "still Autobot Jazz", a reference to the name of the Jazz toys.
*Jazz was included in the downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game. Apparently over-compensating for not being in the movie, Jazz is pretty much the most dangerous robot ever. If you play against him, just run like hell (Even if it's hopeless, 'cause he'll slag you anyway).
*In both of his console game appearances for the [[Transformers The Game (console)|first movie game]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|the second]], Jazz was not seen wearing his iconic visor. The unlockable G1 skin of the first game does include it, however.
*Jazz is killed by three completely different Decepticons. He's killed by Megatron in the movie and in the Decepticons game for DS, while [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] is the one that kills the Autobot in the Autobot campaign and a [[Barricade (Movie)|fake law enforcer]] kills him in the Decepticon campaign in the ''Transformers'' 2007 video game.

==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Costco exclusives]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Human Alliance]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Sam's Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-08-29T01:54:44Z

Hyperious:

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, typically referring to a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}, who was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}.

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was abducted by aliens, the Maximals had a vote, which Rattrap won....and then Primal called in to say Rattrap was in charge anyways. {{storylink|The Probe}}.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===

[[Guiledart]] served as [[Magmatron|Magmatron's]] lieutenant for his troop of Predacons during their clashes with Big Convoy's Maximals. Likewise, [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] was [[Big Convoy|Big Convoy's]] sub commander amongst his team of Maximal recruits, although he was often ignored by the other cadets {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

===Shattered Glass===

After getting outplayed by [[Rodimus (SG)|<s>Rodimus</s> Rodimus ''Prime'']] in a leadership duel, [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] agreed to yield, provided that he stayed as second in command of the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. A bemused Rodimus agreed, knowing that Goldbug would make sure no one ''else'' would gun for the top spot. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}.

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. Despite his authority, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream later struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This deal lasted until Megatron was revitalized and squashed Starscream's ambitions. {{storylink|Out of His Head}} Starscream still kept the position, but later left the Decepticons. Arachnid was promoted to second-in-command to replace him {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}. She attempted to use her authority to abandon Megatron when the Decepticon leader was thought dead or lost within [[Unicron]], but a quick beating by Soundwave put an end to that. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Tiring of her treachery, Megatron sent [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Breakdown (Prime) to kill her. Although the mission was a failure, Megatron promoted the former as her replacement {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)}}. Dreadwing's tenure lasted until Starscream rejoined the Decepticon ranks, in the process having it be revealed that he was responsible for reanimating Dreadwing's brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} Outraged, Dreadwing attempted to kill Starscream, being slain himself by Megatron. Starscream resumed his old post {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}, but later had to share responsibilites with an arriving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]

[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] second in command, both on Cybertron and when he rejoined the Autobots on Earth {{storylink|Scattered}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===

[[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] was second in command of the Decepticons under [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. After trying to abandon the Decepticon leader on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Megatron killed him. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}} Megatron held a competition for a new SIC, offering the position to whoever brought him [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime's]] head. [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] all competed by trying to kill each other and using the other Decepticons as pawns. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

== References ==
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User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

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The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, typically referring to a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] for his troubles. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}, who was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}.

When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was abducted by aliens, the Maximals had a vote, which Rattrap won....and then Primal called in to say Rattrap was in charge anyways. {{storylink|The Probe}}.

===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===

[[Guiledart]] served as [[Magmatron|Magmatron's]] lieutenant for his troop of Predacons during their clashes with Big Convoy's Maximals. Likewise, [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] was [[Big Convoy|Big Convoy's]] sub commander amongst his team of Maximal recruits, although he was often ignored by the other cadets {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

===Shattered Glass===

After getting outplayed by Rodimus (SG) in a leadership duel, Goldbug agreed to yield, provided that he was second in command. A bemused Rodimus agreed, knowing that Goldbug would make sure no one ''else'' would gun for the top spot. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. Despite his authority, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream later struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This deal lasted until Megatron was revitalized and squashed Starscream's ambitions. {{storylink|Out of His Head}} Starscream still kept the position, but later left the Decepticons. Arachnid was promoted to second-in-command to replace him {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}. She attempted to use her authority to abandon Megatron when the Decepticon leader was thought dead or lost within [[Unicron]], but a quick beating by Soundwave put an end to that. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Tiring of her treachery, Megatron sent [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Breakdown (Prime) to kill her. Although the mission was a failure, Megatron promoted the former as her replacement {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)}}. Dreadwing's tenure lasted until Starscream rejoined the Decepticon ranks, in the process having it be revealed that he was responsible for reanimating Dreadwing's brother [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} Outraged, Dreadwing attempted to kill Starscream, being slain himself by Megatron. Starscream resumed his old post {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}, but later had to share responsibilites with an arriving [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]

[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] second in command, both on Cybertron and when he rejoined the Autobots on Earth {{storylink|Scattered}}

===''Cyberverse''===

After Screamer ded, Megatron held a competition for a new SIC. Soundwave, Shockwave, and Shadow Striker all competed, mainly by trying to kill each other and using the other Decepticons as pawns.

== References ==
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EBay

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[[File:Movie Sam's eBay profile.jpg|right|thumb|Oddest profile picture?|300px]]
'''Ebay''' is a website where you can buy and sell items. The company's provided services are enjoyed by both humans and evil alien robots alike!

==Fiction==

[[Sam Witwicky]], hoping to get money to buy a new car, put his [[Archibald Witwicky|great-great-grandfather]]'s belongings, including some [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses| glasses]], on eBay. Unfortunately for Sam, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] saw the listing and attempted to kill him and retrieve the glasses, which had the location of the [[AllSpark]] encoded on them. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

==Notes==
*In the ''real world'', eBay is an online market for buying both new and used Transformers toys, whether in full or [[for parts]] (we're told other stuff gets sold there as well.) Its sheer size and market share mean that the selection and variety of toys is enormous; however, it has also given rise to [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. In addition, <s>stolen</s> <s>leaked</s> [[prototype]]s "acquired through unauthorized means" also often end up being offered on eBay, often going for even higher prices than toys sold by scalpers.
*In the movie, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] states the eBay item number for [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesman217's]] [[glasses]] as "21153", a five digit number. In the ''real world'', eBay item numbers had already reached the eight digit region by 1998; and in 2007, when the movie came out, they were already in the twelve digit region.
*In [[Movie Adaptation issue 1|issue 1]] of the movie's [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation|comic book adaptation]], the eBay logo on Sam's computer has been changed into "ePay", possibly to avoid accusations of product placement.
*According to producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], eBay was not written into the movie as part of a sponsoring deal (although eBay ''was'' a partner for the production), but had already been explicitly referred to by name in the script even before the deal between eBay and Paramount was reached.<ref name="lorenzo">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070926225129/http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2724&Itemid=99 Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura addressing the eBay references in the movie]</ref>
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] can't use eBay, as he can't get a credit card without a date of birth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10}}
* eBay ran a video competition titled "[[Transform Your World]]" during the run-up to the first movie.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{w|EBay|eBay}} on Wikipedia
*[http://www.ebay.com/sch/Transformers-Robots-/83732/i.html?_armrs=1&_from=R10&_ipg=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_pcats=246%2C220&_sop=1&_udlo=5 eBay section of Transformers merchandise]

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Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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'''Skywarp''' was the teleporting purple jet guy in your favorite 1980s cartoon.

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese, ([[Divide and Conquer|#6]] only, dubbing error)|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport to Oblivion"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "Roll For It"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "The Autobot Run"), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, most of the ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 & 2" & "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Starscreams Brigade"), [[Dimitri Winter]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Drummond]] (Portuguese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Older Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "City of Steel"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "War Dawn"), [[Marcelo Garcia]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub), [[Ricardo Vooght]] (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub first line only), [[Nada Blam]] (Serbian), [[Dick Eriksson]] (Swedish, ''Generation 2''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "City of Steel" & "The Immobilizer"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "A Prime Problem"), Unknown (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 1"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Alain Zouvi]] (Canadian French, Season 1), [[Jaroslav Dufek]] (Czech)}}

[[File:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|thumb|left|Cybertron alt mode (left). The early Decepticons promoted geometry.]]
Skywarp was one of the elite Decepticons that served [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] on Cybertron millions of years ago. In the early days of the Decepticon rebellion, he and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] both faced the powerful protectors of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s cities, the [[Guardian robot]]s; even millions of years later, the powerful Guardians struck fear into Skywarp's [[laser core]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:MTMTEpt3 skywarp teleports.gif|thumb|Leeeet's do the Skywarp agaaaiin!!]]
Four million years ago, Skywarp and his fellow Seekers were stationed a mega-mile out from the bridge to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] returned from pilfering [[conductor|energy conductors]]. Once Wheeljack broke through their defenses, Skywarp and Thundercracker transformed to their tetrajet modes and followed the Autobots. They managed to get a good shot in against Bumblebee, but soon both Autobots escaped termination by taking the chase underground. Skywarp later joined Megatron in attacking and boarding the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] on their search for energy. After crash-landing on Earth, the Decepticons and Autobots laid dormant for four million years, until volcanic activity stirred the ship's computer back to life. Skywarp was the first of the ship's Transformers to be reformatted and awakened by [[Teletraan I]], in the form of an Earthly F-15 fighter jet. Once active, Skywarp immediately dragged his master Megatron's body into the reformatting rays of the Autobot ship's computer, and soon all the Decepticons were revived. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

Since the Decepticons were so badly short-staffed during their early days on Earth, Skywarp was usually involved in whatever crazy plot for universal domination Megatron was hatching. This included attacks on an off-shore [[oil rig]], [[Sherman Dam]] and the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. On the last raid, Skywarp and Thundercracker caught a pair of snoops — Bumblebee and the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and were knocking the little Autobot around for fun, pondering how to giftwrap him for Megatron, when an explosive the pair had planted detonated and caved the mine in around them. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When the Decepticons escaped the Burma operation with a cache of energon cubes, Skywarp requested permission from Megatron to teleport in order to scare off Autobot pursuers. Teleporting behind the airborne duo of [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], Skywarp pasted the ornery old Autobot with a heat-seeking missile, knocking him out of the sky. Subsequently, when the Autobots laid siege to the Decepticons' staging base, Skywarp wielded his leader in pistol mode against their attackers. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

When Bumblebee was caught spying on the Decepticons' new [[space bridge]], Skywarp and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] captured him for Megatron. After Bumblebee was reprogrammed to lead the Autobots into a trap, Skywarp biffed [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] from behind, causing him to fall down in an almost pushing-down-stairs-like fashion. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}}

[[File:RollForIt no match for skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|"Dude, my eyes are up here."]]
{{bigquote|You little fool... You're no match for Skywarp!|Skywarp announces his superiority to a kid in a wheelchair.|"[[Roll for It]]"}}
After the Decepticons acquired an [[antimatter]] formula, they were en route to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] when [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] intercepted them, practicing their [[jet judo]] maneuvers. Skywarp was being thrown off-course by Sideswipe's antics until Starscream knocked the Autobot warrior loose. During the battle, Megatron charged himself up with the Decepticons' new toy, and transformed into an "anti-matter gun" to obliterate the Autobots. When Megatron was knocked from Starscream's grip, Skywarp snatched him up to get in on the action, but before he could start blasting, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] attacked his leg with a jackhammer. He scooped up the puny fleshling and was about to blast him with the anti-matter gun (and, incidentally, probably blow his own hand off in the process) when [[Chip Chase]] attached a computer override device invented by Wheeljack, which allowed Teletraan I to take brief control of his body. Skywarp started firing Megatron's anti-matter power at the other Decepticons, overheating the unstable power supply and forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:DivideandConquer skywarp energoncube.jpg|thumb|Pretty colors!]]
Skywarp was later part of a Decepticon raid on a factory, apparently in a very playful mood with his teleporting power. First he 'ported behind some human guards to taunt them before making them scatter with laser fire. Then, when Thundercracker blasted open some power lines to begin filling his energon cubes, Skywarp "cut in line" by teleporting between Thundercracker and the energy to fill his own cube first. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] showed up to stop them, Skywarp fired a heat-seeking missile at him, only for Prime to deflect it with a punch. The Autobot was eventually defeated, and Skywarp ran off with some [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

When the Decepticons began draining heat energy out of [[Earth's core]] using a crystal shaft in the Arctic, Skywarp got a bit bored at the lack of real action. He was in the middle of taunting Rumble when the two of them accidentally caused a miniature avalanche in one of the caves. By sheer happenstance, this led to the Decepticons recovering the long-lost [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] from an icy tomb. Skywarp helped perform repairs on the giant flier, though it was probably better for all concerned if somebody with actual knowledge had performed these repairs. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

During a battle at [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power facility, the newly constructed [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived to rescue the beleaguered Autobots, who had been captured by the Decepticons. Skywarp foolishly attempted to beat the flamethrowing [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] with a mere pair of heat-seeking missiles, and ended up being grabbed out of the air by the mighty jaws of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], who chomped on his wing and threw Skywarp into his fellow Megatron loyalist [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} Soon afterwards, during an operation in [[Peru]], Skywarp got to be Megatron's favorite Seeker for the day after Starscream and Thundercracker stole poor-quality steel for their latest super-weapon. He had fun taunting the egotistic Starscream when Megatron called him to battle, leaving the other Seekers behind on mere guard duty. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Later, Skywarp helped Megatron steal a giant meteor, although its unstable power proved too dangerous to use for energon cubes. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:ToDpt1 skywarp maharaja.jpg|thumb|left|Who wants to play dump the chump?]]
Skywarp was in a playful mood during the Decepticons' raid of a solar power plant in [[India]], cracking wise and hoping to play a game of catch... with the [[Indian maharaja|maharaja]] he had captured as the ball. He had even more fun in a quick free-for-all with the Autobots, a distraction so that the Decepticons could kidnap one of the Autobots' fleshling friends as a guinea pig for [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s mind-control experiments. Skywarp enjoyed himself so much, he got in a fight with Starscream on the way back to headquarters about how ''brilliant'' Megatron's plan was. Thundercracker had to jump out of the way while the two of them roughhoused in the elevator. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Thanks in part to Arkeville's [[hypno-chip]] slaves, the Decepticons were able to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit, creating massive environmental disturbances that produced millions of energon cubes. What's more, transporting energon to Cybertron was now just a short flight away. Unfortunately, the devastation was greater than Megatron had anticipated. While Skywarp was on a return flight from Cybertron, a tidal wave broke off the access tower to the Decepticons' undersea base, flooding it. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Skywarp was present at the final battle before the Autobots knocked Cybertron out of orbit, and fled when Megatron abandoned his troops to escape with the energon cubes. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} With Megatron seemingly destroyed as his star cruiser exploded with the cubes on board, the Decepticons were left rudderless. While working on repairs for their undersea base, tempers flared as Skywarp picked a fight with his favorite target, Rumble, and his pint-sized partner, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Skywarp bit off more than he could chew, however, as Frenzy's surprising strength overcame Skywarp as he tried to crush the mini-cassette beneath his heel. Rumble then rejoined the fracas by hopping onto Skywarp and repeatedly punching him in the face, while Thundercracker attempted to end the squabbling. Regardless, Megatron soon arrived to put his house back in order. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:Changegearsskywarp.jpg|thumb|What you see when he pushes you down the stairs.]]

Like all Decepticons, Skywarp provided his [[power chip rectifier]] to Megatron for his single combat with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} When the Decepticons attacked another rocket base, Skywarp and Thundercracker attempted to double-team Optimus Prime, but only succeeded in destroying the very rockets they came to plunder. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Later, the Decepticons attacked a mining camp to lure the Autobots out into the open, and Skywarp stood guard over the humans being used as bait. After they used the opportunity to kidnap [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] for his special circuit board, Skywarp later helped fill the energon cubes from Megatron's [[Solar Needle]]. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} As the Decepticons took over New York to create the city of New Cybertron, Skywarp loaded cars into [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]'s drum for reconstruction. He and Thundercracker were later damaged after trying to take some potshots at Optimus Prime, only to miss and crash straight through a building in the process. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} He also served in a later assault on the Ark, distracting the Autobots long enough for Megatron to sneak inside and mess with their [[recharging chamber]]s. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[File:Immobilizer skywarp bouncer bomb.jpg|thumb|left]]
Rather stoic in recent weeks, Skywarp was back to his cheery but malicious self when he and Starscream went after some [[electro-cell]]s at the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]]. While breaking through the roof of the installation, Skywarp merrily remarked on the joy of opening presents. During a fight with the Autobot named [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], one of Skywarp's insignia was ripped off, and later planted to help turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} During a battle with the Autobots over the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], Skywarp unleashed his new toy: a [[bouncer bomb]]. This weapon ricocheted through the trees, explosively bouncing from one side of the battlefield to another. Unfortunately, the Decepticons were also subject to its "friendly fire" until Megatron shot the blasted thing down. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

Skywarp's teleportation power did come in useful when he was needed to sneak up on the Autobots with the [[Transfixatron]]. One quick zap and they were all frozen in vehicle mode. However, he failed to zap ALL the Autobots, which ultimately led to the undoing of Megatron's scheme. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Skywarp was present during the Decepticon alliance with [[Sub-Atlantica]], and was part of their attack on Washington D.C. He and Thundercracker strafed the Autobots while in battle on the Great Lawn. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} When the Decepticons stole the ninja robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], Skywarp used his grapples to pull the roof off the demonstration amphitheater, allowing Starscream and Thundercracker to swoop in and grab the robot. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:AutobotRun skywarp transfixatron.jpg|thumb|"Spraying graffiti isn't quite as much fun as pushing Starscream down some stairs...But it's okay, I guess..."]]

Skywarp and his flying buddies once attempted to triple-team Optimus Prime in battle, but failed to do more than provide Optimus with a chance to toss a good quip. Strangely, Skywarp was later seen throwing what looking like a standard pineapple grenade at the Autobots. It was effective enough, but looked as out of place as an AK or a tommygun in Transformer hands. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} When the Decepticons made yet another attempt at harnessing some sort of power from the Earth's core, Skywarp defended their drilling operation from the Autobots. He and the Seekers attempted to bomb the Autobots from the air, but a scattering of explosive missiles from Bluestreak's shoulder launchers took them out of the fight. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:DinobotIslandpt2 skywarp and thundercracker.jpg|thumb|left|Shooting the enemy AND fist-pumping to the Breakfast Club soundtrack. Skywarp can multi-task.]]
During the assault on Iron Mountain, Skywarp was briefly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s during a tiff between Megatron and the Insecticons. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} He also joined the Decepticon expedition to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], to loot and plunder its various sources of energy. Skywarp was eager to do battle with the Dinobots when they arrived to defend their new home...which just goes to show Skywarp's kinda stupid. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When the Autobots eventually arrived to help drive the Decepticons off Dinobot Island, they were aided by a band of dinosaurs themselves, prodded onward by Grimlock. Skywarp and Thundercracker found their lasers ineffective against the charging brutes, and were forced to retreat with the rest of their army. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

During some aerial dogfighting with the Autobot ace, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], Skywarp took a nasty hit to the wing. He must have managed to limp back to base, because he was present for Megatron's interrogation of the Constructicons a short while later. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}} When the Decepticons went after Wheeljack's latest super-weapon, the [[Negavator]], Skywarp and the Seekers strafed the Autobot convoy in a box canyon. Their efforts were blocked by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]'s disruptor beams and magnetic smoke, which left the Seekers unable to see or navigate in any way. Skywarp and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] ended up in a three-way collision with each other and a canyon wall. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Once, the Decepticons were pre-emptively celebrating the destruction of the Autobots after Megatron acquired the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. They got over-energized on energon cubes and passed out in the desert. Five'll get you ten, whoever passed out closest to Skywarp woke up with a [[Scraplet]] drawn on their face in permanent marker. {{storylink|Microbots}}

Skywarp was a participant in the ultimate prank against the Autobots. Using Autobot costumes left over from last Halloween, Skywarp and some others raided an [[oil]] refinery for fuel, only to be driven off when the "heroic" Decepticons arrived to stop the "evil" Autobots. The entire scene was filmed by [[Shawn Berger]] and used to smear the Autobots' good name so severely that they were forced to abandon Earth entirely in a rocket cruiser. Ha HA! {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The fleshlings didn't appreciate the joke when they found out the punchline, but Skywarp and the Decepticons were too busy enslaving [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] to care. As bad luck would have it, though, the Autobots managed to make their way back to Earth, and drive off the Decepticon occupation. Killjoys. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DotDpt2 skywarp ambush.jpg|thumb|"Ha HA! Fooled ya!"]]
When the Decepticons set up a [[Hangar|temporary base of operations at the airport]], Optimus Prime sent in the Dinobots to clear them out. Skywarp and the other jets were caught off-guard initially, but the Decepticons had learned from previous encounters that the Dinobots were more vulnerable in their [[robot mode]]s. By feigning defeat, Skywarp and the others lured the Dinobots into a false sense of security, and they transformed back to robot mode. Skywarp and Megatron then unleashed a barrage of energy, igniting the jumbo jets on the tarmac and causing the Dinobots tremendous damage. The Decepticons finally scored a decent victory against the Dinos, and they owed it all to a dirty underhanded sneak attack. It was a good day to be Skywarp. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

Skywarp joined the Decepticons on a mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]], {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} after which, like most of the Decepticons, he was rendered temporarily invulnerable due to exposure to [[electrum]]. Invincibility didn't make him any better a prison guard, though, as even [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] was able to overpower him and escape from the Decepticons' undersea headquarters. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Skywarp delivered the Insecticons' share of the energon harvested from their clones using Megatron's energon transference process. Since the meager three cubes the Insecticons got were a small pittance compared to how many were actually being generated, Skywarp was surely snickering to himself as he handed them over. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} When the space bridge materialized in the middle of a baseball stadium, Skywarp and Soundwave got into a friendly game of catch...with flesh-creatures as the ball. Then the Autobots had to show up and ruin their fun. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade skywarp proper authorization.jpg|thumb|left|"HERE'S my F$%#@ing authorization!"]]
When Skywarp and the Seekers kidnapped a group of Earth's world leaders, they ran into the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s during their getaway. Skywarp nearly nailed [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] with a loop-the-loop, coming down on him from above, but was shot down by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} A while later, Skywarp and Thundercracker were guarding the space bridge when Starscream, recently banished from the Decepticon ranks, arrived. Refusing him access without proper authorization, Skywarp quickly accepted that having a null ray shoved in his faced was good enough authorization for him, and the pair allowed Starscream to travel to Cybertron. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:BOT skywarp followthetrail dummy.jpg|thumb|A different way of being "Called to arms."]]
Starscream's schemes resulted in the creation of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who soon joined with the main Decepticon force, but when they went missing, Megatron ordered Skywarp to visit their [[Combaticons' headquarters|headquarters]] to check up on their progress in the latest Decepticon scheme. Upon finding a trail of Combaticon parts leading from the base, Skywarp just gawped at the debris until an exasperated Megatron had to instruct him to follow the trail. He and Starscream found Swindle at the end of the trail, dumping off junked Combaticon parts, and dragged him back to base. Soon after, Skywarp took part in the Decepticons' attack on Autobot Headquarters using their [[orbit disruptor cannon]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In 2005, Skywarp was part of a massive [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. He was badly damaged during the battle, but managed to escape with the rest of his comrades aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. However, en route to Cybertron he was tossed out into space with other badly damaged Decepticons so that the rest would be able to make it home. Though Skywarp expired while drifting through space, his corpse was gathered by [[Unicron]] and, among others, used to make [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s new warriors. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

{{note|Skywarp’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.}}

{{note|Depending on the continuity, Skywarp became either [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]]. See various sections below for details.}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}}}

==Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity==
===''Beast Wars Metals'' cartoon===
{{main|#Beast Wars cartoon}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
[[File:FSRLFstorypage3 seekers vs lambos.jpg|left|thumb]]
Soon after the Transformers' awakening on Earth, Skywarp joined Starscream and Thundercracker in attacking [[New York City]]. When the Autobots arrived, the jets took on Jazz while Inferno and Ratchet tried to fight the fire they had started. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Story page #1}}

When Skywarp, Thundercracker and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] raided a human space center to steal energy from a shuttle launch, their efforts were impeded by Sideswipe, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. While Reflector made off with a few cubes, Skywarp and his flying partner engaged the two Lamborghini Autobots in mid-air combat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 3|Story page #3}} Skywarp and the other Decepticons jets later battled Optimus Prime and the Aerialbots in [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 10|Story page #10}}

===Scramble City===
[[File:Scramble city seekers.jpg|thumb]]
When the Decepticons succeeded in locating the construction site of the Autobots' Scramble City project, Skywarp joined Starscream, Thundercracker, and the Constructicons in an attack on the hidden facility. They initially held off Optimus Prime's counterattack team, but when the Aerialbots arrived to back Prime up, Skywarp and his fellow jets opted for the better part of valour and pulled out. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
In the mid-1990s, Skywarp participated in Megatron's first attempted takeover of the ''[[Trigger]]'', bursting out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] alongside the other Seekers. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

===''Robotmasters'' comic===
[[File:RM online 13.jpg|thumb|left|"What does pushing somebody down some stairs sound like in Japanese? Time to find out!"]]

When a variety of time-displaced Autobots and Decepticons arrived on Earth in 2004, Skywarp took part in the final battle at Autobot Headquarters over the last of the [[solitarium]] on the planet. He, Thundercracker, and Starscream took on [[Lio Convoy]] during the fight, but the Autobots ultimately triumphed. {{storylink|And Then}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[File:United Expanded Story 7.jpg|thumb|...and so the question of "Who is Cyclonus?" was solved forever, to everyone's satisfaction.]]
In 2010, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were captured by the alien [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who used his powers over space and time to revert them to the moment of their transformation by Unicron, intending to freeze them in this transitional state and study their recreation. Inadvertently liberated by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], the Decepticons' remained in this flux-state for a period of time; in Cyclonus's case, his mind and body had partially reverted to being Skywarp. {{storylink|Time to Move}} In addition to thinking his commander was Megatron, he regained his power of teleportation, which he used to escape the barrage of fire the Seeker unleashed against them. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} After destroying the Seeker's ship to escape, the space-time energies faded away, and their bodies returned to normal. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
In [[2050]], Skywarp was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

===''Cloud''===
In a parallel timeline known as [[15-OGSS Spacetime]], Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Blitzwing were observing humanity's construction of an orbital space bridge on Megatron's orders when they were suddenly attacked by the [[Starscream (G1)#Cloud|Starscream]] from Cloud World. Cloud World's [[Brawn (Cloud)|Brawn]] arrived to take on Starscream, but the Decepticon was summoned away, leaving Thundercracker and Skywarp to shoot at Brawn instead. {{storylink|Transformers Cloud Compilation Comic|Compilation Comic}}

==''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic==
[[File:TVMag banmagami seekers.jpg|thumb|left|I...who...WHAT?]]
Under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Skywarp accompanied [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Things were going well, as they enjoyed bombing pedestrians and children while screaming their demands for energy to the Heavens, at least until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobot vehicles arrived. Though their victory seemed assured when they unleashed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] on their foes, their strategy was undone when the Autobots drove up a ramp at top speed, transformed to vehicle mode and punched everybody in the face. Skywarp was forced to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Skywarp later took part in an all-out assault on Autobot Headquarters in [[Arizona]]. The attack was nothing more than a diversion so [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do unspecified ''stuff'' in Japan and the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

==Full Throttle Scramble Power!==
As Megatron bragged to [[Tōru]] that the Decepticons would strip Earth of all its resources, Skywarp (or Thundercracker) attacked a power plant. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

==''Transformers Legends'' anthology==
Skywarp and Thundercracker were at the end of a berating from Megatron when the news came in that Starscream had badly injured himself in a rock-climbing accident. Skywarp probably even helped look for Starscream. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

==''Wings Universe''==
{{Wingsnote}}

As [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Skywarp was there with the rest of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} He was still there shortly before Megatron called a retreat. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Circa [[2013]], [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] leader [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] cloned Skywarp to create [[Skywarp (MW)|a clone commander]] and [[Skywarp drone|clone drone]]s of him. {{storylink|Termination}}

==''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''==
[[File:MarsAttacks seekers vs saucers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Skeet shooting! Skeet shooting!]]
Skywarp was among the Decepticons who found themselves in the midst of a [[Martian]] invasion after being defeated by the Autobots. After an abortive attempt to form an alliance with the invaders, Skywarp joined Thundercracker in shooting down Martian saucers. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

==''Cloud''==
The Skywarp of "OG001 Spacetime" was one of several Decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from a [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron from another universe]], as he fought his way through them to get to [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|his world's Optimus Prime]] and the super-powerful entity [[SARA]]. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
In an 'amalgam' universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] where the Decepticons were at war with the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, Skywarp and Thundercracker participated in the attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] in [[2005]]. They double-teamed [[Man-O-War]] and killed him. After history blipped again, Bombshell and Skywarp were replaced by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Slicks]] as the wounded villains thrown out of Astrotrain and reformatted by Unicron into [[Fracture (Movie)|Galvatron's warrior]] and her armada. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Skywarp was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

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Jazz (WFC)

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:''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RID2015-jazzpromorender.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|My name is [[Linkin Park|Chester Bennington]]. Wait... Ahhh, I'm Jazz...]]
'''Jazz''' is a cool and collected Autobot. Before the war he was part of the caste tasked with cultural observation and analysis, which gave him more freedom and a wider perspective on the world than his good friend Orion Pax. Though the war has changed much of his life (he is now a skilled and deadly combatant), two things remain constant: his dedication to the friend who is now also his leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], and the interest he takes in all facets of culture, wherever his travels lead. On [[Earth]], Jazz has adopted many popular [[human]] idioms into his vocabulary, and his fascination with their music has led him to implement speakers that fire a hundred sonic booms per second into his weaponry.

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Jazz emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or prior to the [[Age of Wrath]]. As Cybertronian tolerance of [[Quintesson]] rule began to sour, Jazz became part of the secret order planning to throw off Quintesson oppression. He was located and hired by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] (on behalf of [[Alpha Trion]]) for his slick moves and knack for covert operations. Jazz was teamed with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] to, well, steal a car. He captured a Quintesson vehicle and brought it back to the order for examination, to understand the Quints' tech as well as they do. Jazz worked with [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]] (as engineers) and Orion Pax (as their archivist) to study the vehicle. Their spitballing and brainstorming during the reverse engineering process forged a strong friendship between them all, especially Jazz and Pax.

After the overthrow of the Quintessons, Jazz was present at the lighting of the torch, bringing the light and life of the Well of All Sparks across the [[Space bridge]] to Cybertron's first colony world, [[Archon]].

When war came to Cybertron, Jazz became an Autobot fighting alongside the arisen Optimus Prime with the likes of Prowl, Ironhide, Ratchet, and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Jazz was a [[cultural investigator]] who came to the [[Hall of Records]] to analyze new data from the [[Communication Grid]], which was where he befriended Orion Pax. He secretly attended the [[gladiatorial combat]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. When Orion told him about the gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us and his movement to abolish the [[caste system]], Jazz suggested going to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] or that at the very least he should contact Megatronus, considering how much Orion agreed with his ideas. Orion followed his advice, and contacted Megatron (whose name had been shortened by the crowds following a [[Insecticon (WFC)|particularly rousing victory]]). Orion practiced self-defense with Jazz following a suggestion in his and Megatron's brainstorms. Jazz was suspicious of Megatron though, and warned Orion that he was the sort of bot that would kill him if he felt he betrayed his ideas.

After terrorists committed acts of violence in Megatron's name, Megatron took Orion to a gladiatorial pit in Iacon, exposing Jazz's secret. Jazz attended the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]'s hearing with Orion and Megatron and gestured to Orion to be strong in the face of the Council's accusations. After Orion was promoted to Optimus Prime, Jazz joined his Autobots and told him not to mourn every lost soldier following the capture of [[Fort Scyk]]. He, Optimus, and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] led the Autobots to victory at [[Kalis]] by taking down the combiner [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]].

Jazz was with others in Optimus's inner circle—[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]—when the war turned into a siege of Iacon and [[Alpha Trion]] informed Optimus of a new weapon aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. He asked them what they knew about [[energon]]. Jazz joked that it was time for school, but Prowl chided him for making fun at Alpha Trion's expense and that if the Archivist had something to say, it was important. Alpha Trion explained Energon was the emanation of [[Primus]], to which Jazz quipped he still didn't know what that was, prompting laughter from Ironhide and Prowl. Alpha Trion then said Megatron's weapon was [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], and Jazz stopped joking when he realized a confrontation with superpowered Decepticons was imminent.

Indeed, it was Jazz's team that first encountered Darkened Decepticons at Maintenance Port A46, along the Iacon-[[Kalis]] energy conduit. Though faster than any Decepticon and able to evade them, the Darkened gladiators wiped out his six-member unit. Autobots continually had to flee whenever Darkened Decepticons appeared, but Optimus realized Dark Energon was inefficient and Decepticons always had to retreat if a battle was prolonged. Jazz suggested they continue to fight back.

When Megatron came to Iacon to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Jazz fought with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against the Darkened Decepticons, but Megatron was too powerful and took the Chamber to contaminate the [[core]] of Cybertron. Jazz went with Optimus and Prowl in rescuing Sentinel Prime from Kaon, getting briefly paralyzed by a guard's whip, though he was still able to hear Sentinel's last words. After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, Optimus asked Jazz if he believed the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] existed, to which he replied he didn't, though he saw great metaphorical value in them.

Optimus journeyed to the core, purifying it and obtaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He returned ordering the commencement of [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]] and the evacuation of Cybertron, a notion [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] found suicidal but which Jazz defended. He coined the ship's name: the ''Ark''. Jazz helped down Trypticon as part of the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' crew—bearing the brunt of Trypticon's drones' attacks with Prowl and Ironhide—before boarding the ''Ark''. Despite Jazz's fears about the last [[space bridge]], it transported the Autobots to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] away from the Decepticons and near the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Jazz's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Jazz and the Autobots aboard the Ark found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. They located it in part thanks to a mysterious starmap projected outwards from Optimus Prime's chest by the Matrix itself. Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's initial landing team, who made contact with the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Jazz and Prowl conferred with Optimus about the situation, but ultimately concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Jazz mouthed off about the poor conditions of the planet and the somewhat meandering nature of their "quest", forcing Optimus Prime to put his foot down about his old friend's lack of discipline. Jazz remained behind on the Ark during the initial visit to Junkion. Of course, this meant he was on hand when the ship exploded and crashed down to Junkion's surface thanks to another round of sabotage. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prowl's investigations into their traitor turned up an astonishing culprit—[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], one of the fabled "[[Shifter]]s" descendant from [[Amalgamous Prime]], with the ability to change appearances at will. Jazz and Optimus managed to identify and trap the Shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots.

The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime, Jazz, and the rest of the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Jazz was one of Optimus Prime's lieutenants who alerted him when the Ark's long-range scans picked up the planet [[Aquatron]]. After Prowl's initial scouting patrol, Jazz traveled down to the planet with Optimus and the Autobots' main force. Although the Curator and his Aquatronians initially appeared benign, they revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the ''Nemesis'' in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed, but Jazz remained posted outside the doors to Optimus's quarters before the talks began to ensure security.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Jazz and Prowl gathered the Autobots in freeing themselves from their cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. During the battle, Starscream and the Nemesis crash-landed at the site, forcing Jazz to share command with the arrogant Air Commander. The Autobots attempted to abandon the Decepticons by fleeing in the still mobile Ark, but Starscream and Soundwave latched onto it with clamps, forcing the Ark to drag the Nemesis up with them. In the end, [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]] provided the force necessary to propel both ships into orbit. Afterwards, Jazz coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Jazz attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark from Megatron by launching it into space. Jazz was eager to put Optimus's plan into motion. When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned that Megatron was moving in much earlier than expected. The plan was modified accordingly, and Jazz was posted as lookout within the Well. The AllSpark was launched without the Decepticons ever breaching the Well, thanks to Bumblebee's involvement. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
Before the launch of the ''Ark'', Jazz was among the Autobots entrenched in Iacon city, playing for time as they constructed their ship. Though most soldiers under Optimus Prime's command knew to play defensive on the battlefield, lest they waste some of their scarce energon reserves, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and his [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] loathed to be cautious. When the LSC broke rank to plow through a Decepticon platoon, Jazz reported the happenings to Optimus. Both Jazz and Optimus went out to meet Grimlock after the latter had been ordered back to base. As he came to them, Grimlock accused Optimus of not doing enough to ensure the Autobots' victory in the war. Jazz assured Optimus that his plan to leave the planet was still the best hope they had. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Jazz was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. Although Jazz can blend readily into almost any environment, Earth is his favorite one so far. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Arif S. Kinchen]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)|[[Gabriele Calindri]] (Italian), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish), [[Christopher Kohn]] (German, first voice), [[Dirk Bublies]] (German, second voice), [[José Arenas]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Hermes Baroli]] (Brazilian Portuguese, season 1), [[José Leonardo]] (Brazilian Portuguese, season 3), [[Paweł Ciołkosz]] (Polish), [[Choi Ji-hoon]] (Korean)}}
[[File:Jazz 2015.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You like Jazz?]]

Jazz was sent by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to investigate the distress call from the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]''. Arriving on Earth, he landed not far from the scrapyard and encountered [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] whose attempts to challenge him were short-lived. After exchanging information with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Jazz found their reunion interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]]. The Autobots pursued Ped underground, and Jazz was paired with Sideswipe. The pair found Ped's hideout, and were soon face-to-face with Ped himself.
[[File:CanYouDigIt Jazz vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|thumb|If it's worth drivin', it's worth drivin' in style!]]
Jazz used a ruse to draw information out of Ped, but during the subsequent fight, he and Sideswipe were buried in rubble. When they arrived back at the scrapyard, a plan was in operation to trap Ped. After a brief setback in which the Autobots fell into a pit, [[Denny Clay]] managed to fish them out with an electromagnet. Jazz helped get Ped into a stasis pod, before returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the promise he'd smooth things over with the council. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} However, Jazz was instead blacklisted by the council for his support of the Autobots and joined up with Optimus to investigate exactly what the council was up to.

Learning enough to make their move, Optimus's team traveled to Earth where they enlisted the help of Bumblebee and his team. While the Bee Team traveled to Cybertron, Optimus, Jazz, Ratchet, Windblade and Bulkhead remained on Earth temporarily. They soon found action when a signal led them to the steel mill that had just been burgled by a Cybertronian advance force. Within, they found a list of items pointing to the fact the advance force was building a space bridge receiver, and also a bomb which promptly exploded. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} The group was saved by Ratchet's [[Triage Shield]]. They continued to follow the trail to the [[Crown City]] docks, where they battled the advance force. At one point Jazz had to pull Bulkhead to safety after the latter was hit by weapons fire. Following the destruction of the space bridge portal that had been opened, the team returned to Cybertron where Optimus nominated the rest of the group as a provisional council. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
[[File:WFC Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apparently [[Primus]] isn't a matter of belief but his [[Thirteen|children]] are.]]
{{Note|Jazz was initially a pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character<ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;?id=pcat17071&type=page&st=Transformers+War+for+Cybertron&sc=Global&nrp=15&usc=All+Categories Bestbuy.com preorder] in the United States, Amazon.com preorder exclusive in UK, also available at Gamestation in UK</ref> and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Jazz in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Autobot scouts. Jazz was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack 1''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}

Jazz was one of many Autobots who was captured by the Decepticons and sent to the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] prison complex. He passed the time in incarceration by doing push ups in his cell, waiting for the day he would be able to break out. That chance came when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (who had allowed themselves to be captured) opened all the cells in Kaon during a daring attempted rescue mission of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led the prisoners to transport ships, with which they escaped. He could be seen waving Autobots onto the closest ship through the window from above. Jazz also helped in escorting fellow prisoners into the transport ships.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott Whyte]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French)}}
{{Note|Jazz is an unlockable character for the DS. He can be unlocked by completing the sixth Stadium mission as an Autobot in Arena mode.}}

Jazz was among the Autobot captives in Kaon Stadium when a team of escaping Autobots teamed up with him to escape. Jazz had figured a way out of the Stadium, but first the Autobots had to fight him to buy them some time. After the fight and Jazz's defeat, Jazz left with the Autobots free at last. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English)}}
[[File:FOC Jazz Scrapmaker Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.]]
After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] met [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and Jazz in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins, with Cliff managing to save Jazz's life when he was trapped under debris. The pair tracked a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz opted to venture into alone. He managed to find [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], albeit non-functional, and immediately got into trouble in the form of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]. He escaped by flooding the pit with toxic waste. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. The Decepticon trapped Cliff behind a [[force field]] and Jazz was forced to fight off wave after wave of Insecticons while the other Autobot worked out a way to destroy the base. They escaped just before the place exploded and reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch.

After takeoff, the Ark headed for a space bridge Shockwave had opened but was pursued by the Decepticons aboard their flagship the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. They attacked the Ark and Jazz responded to a report that [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] was on board. His arrival was cheered by the defending Autobots, but even though Jazz made full use of his grapple and shot Bruticus repeatedly in the face the giant Decepticon seemed unstoppable. However, with the help of air strikes from [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]], Jazz managed to knock Bruticus off-balance enough for the air strikes to knock him clean off the Ark and spiral away into space. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Jazz is also available as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Ancients'. He is an [[Ammo Supplier]] and fights alongside [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]].}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English)}}
Jazz led the Autobot attack on Kaon to reclaim the [[Dark Spark]] from the Decepticons. When Bruticus incapacitated and captured Cliffjumper, Jazz called for a ceasefire and begged Shockwave to return Cliffjumper, claiming that the Decepticons had got what they wanted, and didn't need to take Cliffjumper. Shockwave responded by simply laughing as he led Bruticus and the unconscious Cliffjumper into Kaon.

Jazz reported Cliffjumper's capture to Optimus, and subsequently accompanied his leader to the Decepticon base [[Kolkular]] to retrieve their comrade and destroy the Dark Spark. Jazz was responsible for freeing Cliffjumper while Optimus covered them, but was captured, along with Optimus and Cliffjumper, by Megatron. They were freed when Jetfire commandeered the wrecked Trypticon's weapons systems and fired upon Kolkular, and the 'bots parted ways when Optimus ordered Jazz to take Cliffjumper and escape the base while Prime faced Megatron himself in order to reclaim the Dark Spark. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Adventure Episode II}}}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jazz-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Jazz participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 3" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Jazz blasts Soundwave FOC trailer.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Jazz and Ironhide defended Optimus carrying an injured Bumblebee from the Decepticons. Jazz blew a hole through Soundwave's gut, the latter being one of the attackers. He, along with Optimus and Ironhide, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
[[File:FOC Jazz vs Bruticus.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*Jazz, along with the Swoop and Slug of the Dinobots, came to Grimlock's aid as he was fighting Bruticus. Jazz jumped on top of the combiner's head and started shooting at it.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Jazz.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shhh, don't look at my hidden wheels. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG-02-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / number'': '''01 / #002'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TG02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 28]], 2012
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster pistol

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys (in both the Hasbro and TakaraTomy lines), ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' "Autobot Jazz" transforms into a Cybertronian racer. His blaster pistol has a [[C joint|3mm hole]] running through it, and can mount via [[5 mm post|5mm post]] onto his roof, forearms/rear vehicle side, and hands.

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

: A [[Variant#Colors and deco|running change variant]] of Jazz exists in the fourth wave, wherein his white plastic is darker and his translucent visor is cast in light blue instead of the previous extremely dark blue, allowing the light piping to work properly.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Jazz features an extensive paint job, with his white plastic being coated in grayish off-white paint, along with numerous additional details.

: This toy was repurposed as [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Jazz]] and [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']] [[Jazz (Cloud)|Jazz]], and was [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]]. It also went through a ''different'' redeco and retool to become [[Smooth Jazz#Toys|Smooth Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenJazz/jazz.htm More information on Jazz at TFU.info]''
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===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:RID15-toy Jazz.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67| Gotta dance, gotta lance. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Jazz''' (Warrior Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV23'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 25]], 2015
:*''Accessories:'' Lance/rifle

: Part of the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class figures, Jazz transforms into a sleek sportscar of entirely-made-up model. He comes with a lance weapon that doubles as a sniper rifle; in vehicle mode, the lance attaches to his roof via [[5 mm post]].

:[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TAV23-Jazz.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]

: His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode stomach, making it easily scannable while still in-package. Scanning him into the (now defunct) [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocked him as a playable character if the player had not permanently unlocked them already.

: The TakaraTomy version of the toy, released in the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' product, has considerably more paint operations than the Hasbro version in both modes, with more elaborate racing stripes. This version's scan-badge simply marks Jazz down in the Takara ''Adventure'' app's collection checklist.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Jazz/jazz.htm More information on Warrior Class Jazz at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TAVVS05-Jazz.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shades optional.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Drift Origin Mode & Jazz Battle Mode''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''TAV VS05'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 14]], 2015
:*''Accessories'': Lance/rifle

: Released in the ninth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' toyline, "Jazz Battle Mode" is a minor [[retool]] of Warrior Class Jazz, now with a visor over his eyes. Otherwise, he is identical to the single-packed ''Adventure'' release of the toy.

: He was only available in a two-pack with [[Drift (G1)#Adventure|Drift Origin Mode]].

: This version of the Jazz mold was also used to make ''Adventure'' [[Ricochet (RID)#Toys|Stepper]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6092 More information on Battle Mode Jazz at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Autobot Jazz''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Jazz is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

{{-}}

==Notes==
* As noted above, Jazz's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Dragster-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Ghost-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Jazz is trained as a [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]], a trait based on [[Jazz (Animated)|''Animated'' Jazz]].
*Jazz's trademark tool in ''Fall of Cybertron'' is his Grapple Hook, a multipurpose tool that allows him to manipulate far away objects and swing onto or from high areas. A similar tool is used by the Combaticon merchant Swindle, as well as Sideswipe in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''.
* [[Emiliano Santalucia]] created [http://santalux.blogspot.ca/2012/12/transformers-concepts-jazz.html the design for Jazz] that is in Hasbro's [[Binder of Revelation]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jazz''' (ジャズ ''Jazu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jué-shìh''' (Taiwan, 爵士, "Jazz" or "{{w|Order of the British Empire|Sir}}")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Wheeljack (G1)/suite

2025-07-31T01:12:40Z

Hyperious:

{{subsuite|content=*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Main]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel comic]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Toys & Merchandise]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/gallery|Gallery]]
}}
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Scourge (G1)/suite

2025-07-31T01:09:28Z

Hyperious:

{{subsuite|content=*[[Scourge (G1)|Main]]
*[[Scourge (G1)/toys|Toys & Merchandise]]
*[[Scourge_(G1)/gallery|Gallery]]
}}
<noinclude>[[Category:Page suites]]</noinclude>

Hound (G1)/suite

2025-07-31T01:05:48Z

Hyperious:

{{subsuite|content=*[[Hound (G1)|Main]]
*[[Hound (G1)/toys|Toys & Merchandise]]
*[[Hound (G1)/gallery|Gallery]]
}}

<noinclude>[[Category:Page suites]]</noinclude>

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-07-24T02:27:29Z

Hyperious:

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-07-13T13:25:45Z

Hyperious:

Vector

2025-07-13T13:08:18Z

Hyperious:

{{disambig2|the location|the character sometimes known as "Vec-Tor"|Vector Prime}}
'''Vector''' is a planet.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
The Autobots recalled a deadly battle on the planet Vector, one that was orchestrated by the Decepticons' tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] noted the deadly battle as one where all of the Autobots were destroyed. {{storylink|Linkup}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Vector was an organic, neutral planet located close to [[Ogre|Orga]], [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], and [[Moriturus]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Babil''' (バビル ''Babiru'')

[[Category:Animated planets]]
[[Category:Armada planets]]

Vector

2025-07-13T13:07:21Z

Hyperious:

{{disambig2|the location|the character sometimes known as "Vec-Tor"|Vector Prime}}

Vector is a planet.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
The Autobots recalled a deadly battle on the planet Vector, one that was orchestrated by the Decepticons' tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] noted the deadly battle as one where all of the Autobots were destroyed. {{storylink|Linkup}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Vector was an organic, neutral planet located close to [[Ogre|Orga]], [[Duke (planet)|Duke]], and [[Moriturus]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Babil''' (バビル ''Babiru'')

[[Category:Animated planets]]
[[Category:Armada planets]]

User:Hyperious

2025-07-13T12:53:33Z

Hyperious:

I'm just a fan who decided to get involved in the wiki, that's all. I also got tired of seeing my name in red, so here we go

Sandbox for second-in-commands- https://tfwiki.net/wiki/User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

Second in command list

==Autobot seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Transformers: Generation 2'' (Marvel)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>

*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref> - To both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)]] - To [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="Japanese bio">Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] <ref name="Japanese bio"/>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (G1)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (G1)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)]] - Right-hand-man to [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)]]
*[[Hound (Movie)]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)]]
*[[Rodimus (Energon)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Football coach]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)]] -To [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] during his reign on Cybertron
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)]] -Briefly to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BW)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon/Vehicon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] before he joined the Maximals
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]- Second-in-command following Dinobot's 'departure' from the Predacons.
*[[Antagony (BW)]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to Megatron
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]] (briefly to Megatron)

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2025-07-13T12:52:53Z

Hyperious: Chipping away at putting everything "in universe" and putting list on my user page to keep track of it

D.R.U.G.S.

2025-07-13T11:15:12Z

Hyperious:

'''D.R.U.G.S.''' (Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows) is a hard rock band from Pontiac, Michigan. Their song ''[[Graveyard Dancing]]'' is on the Gamestop deluxe version of [[Dark of the Moon: The Album]].

[[Category: Musicians]]

Richard Ayoade

2025-05-26T23:19:02Z

Hyperious:

'''Richard Ayoade''' (born [[May 23]], [[1977]]) is a British comedian and filmmaker who rose to fame for his lead role on the sitcom ''The IT Crowd'', a part he reprised in an unaired pilot for an American remake. His onscreen roles also include ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', ''The Mighty Boosh'', ''The Watch'', ''The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'', and ''The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'', while his presenting credits include ''Gadget Man'', ''Travel Man'', and ''The Crystal Maze''.

Ayoade has directed various music videos, plus an episode of ''Community'' (starring [[Danny Pudi]]), the coming-of-age comedy-drama film ''Submarine'', and the black comedy ''The Double''. His voice acting projects have included ''The Boxtrolls'', ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', ''Soul'', ''The Bad Guys'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: The Mandalorian'', ''Disenchantment'', the ''Rugrats'' reboot, ''Apple & Onion'', and the upcoming ''Fable'' game.

==Voice roles==
===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''===
*[[Fairmaestro]]
*[[Ticket booth operator]] ("[[The Great Escape]]")

==Notes==
*Aspects of Fairmaestro's escape room in "The Great Escape" were shared with the British game show ''{{w|The Crystal Maze}}'', a show Aoyade was the host for.

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1547964/ Richard Ayoade on IMDb]

{{DEFAULTSORT: Ayoade, Richard}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Cleansweep

2025-05-05T23:17:20Z

Hyperious:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Cleansweep is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]] toyline).''
[[File:Legacy-toy Cleansweep.jpg|thumb|upright=2|]]

'''Cleansweep''' is one of [[Windsweeper]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners.

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mas|'''Prime Universe Breakdown''' / '''Windsweeper''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Cleansweep is a [[redeco]] of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] toy, transforming from non-articulated (no matter what the online ad copy says) robot into a blaster cannon. The tips of his blaster barrel is compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]] parts. He has a [[5 mm post]]-hole on the top of his blaster mode, allowing him to combine with his pack-in partner [[Ozone]] to form a super-weapon. The original mold was also redecoed into [[Hairsplitter#Age_of_the_Primes|Hairsplitter]].

: He was only available in one of the "Doom ‘n Destruction" multi-packs, along with Ozone, [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], and [[Breakdown (WFC) #Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]]. These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and put up for pre-order on [[February 29]], [[2024]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

==Notes==
* Cleansweep and Ozone are named after two of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Eco Warriors". Given Windsweeper's pre-war sanitation role, makes sense.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Ozone

2025-05-05T23:17:07Z

Hyperious:

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:''Ozone is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]] toyline).''
[[File:Legacy-toy Ozone.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Numa numa iei, numa numa numa iei!]]

'''Ozone''' is one of [[Windsweeper]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners.

==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mas|'''Prime Universe Breakdown''' / '''Windsweeper''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Ozone is a [[redeco]] of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]] toy, transforming from non-articulated (no matter what the online ad copy says) robot into a double-barreled blaster cannon. The tips of his blaster barrels are compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]] parts. He has a [[5 mm post]]-hole on the top of his blaster mode, allowing him to combine with his pack-in partner [[Cleansweep]] to form a super-weapon. The original mold was also redecoed into [[Singe#Age_of_the_Primes|Singe]].

: He was only available in one of the "Doom ‘n Destruction" multi-packs, along with Cleansweep, [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], and [[Breakdown (WFC) #Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]]. These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and put up for pre-order on [[February 29]], [[2024]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

==Notes==
* Ozone and Cleansweep are named after two of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Eco Warriors". Given Windsweeper's pre-war sanitation role, makes sense.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Sumdac Systems

2025-02-01T19:08:57Z

Hyperious:

:''Sumdac Systems is a corporation from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Sumdac Systems.PNG|right|180px|thumb|Now 3 days without a killer robot related mishap.]]

Founded by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]], '''Sumdac Systems''' is the [[Earth]]'s foremost producer of [[automaton]]s. Headquartered in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]'s [[Sumdac Tower]], Sumdac Systems produces a fantastically wide range of automatons, with functions ranging from law enforcement to janitorial work to entertainment. Thanks to a series of mergers, Sumdac Systems owns a number of facilities across Detroit, including the abandoned car factory the Earthbound [[Autobot]]s call home.

Unknown to anyone but Isaac Sumdac himself, however, is that he owes his success to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], whose body he scavenged and reverse-engineered.

==Known employees==
* Isaac Sumdac - founder/CEO
* [[Porter C. Powell]] - chairman of the board/CEO (former)
* [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]] - engineer (fired by Sumdac, brought back by Powell, then fired again by Sumdac)
* [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|Spike]] and/or [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|Carly]]
* [[Eddie Fairchild and Matt Conroy]]

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Sumdac Systems was founded by Isaac Sumdac using technology he reverse engineered from Megatron's severed head. Over the next fifty
years, Sumdac Systems came to dominate the robotic market it had created, becoming the backbone of Detroit's economy. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Sumdac Systems' prototype turbo-blade cyber suit was appropriated by Megatron, who gave it to small-time hood [[Nanosec|Nino Sexton]].
Using Isaac Sumdac's stolen financial information, he paid the criminal to use the suit to rob a Sumdac facility of the unstable experimental compound [[Destronium]]. While the Autobots eventually apprehended Sexton, the Destronium was destroyed. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

Sumdac Systems has a notable zero-military hardware policy. Isaac Sumdac is rather adamant about this, no matter how "wicked sweet" explosions are, nor how much "total ownage" would result. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} However, the company does have contracts with the [[Detroit Police Department]], including fully armed [[police drone]]s. Isaac Sumdac doesn't seem to find this a contradiction. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

In the wake of Professor Sumdac's disappearance, board member Porter C. Powell was rather cold-hearted towards his daughter's "wasting" of company resources to try to locate him (never mind the fact that the company depends on his brain for their products). The second she stepped out of the office, he began a hostile takeover and had the board name him CEO. He also took the liberty of disproving that Sari exists, legally. What a charming fellow. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

As CEO of Sumdac Systems, Powell reversed several of Isaac Sumdac's policies, notably his "no military hardware" rule. He also lowered the recruitment criteria for Sumdac Systems, proved by his re-hiring of former employee [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]], who was not only insane, but had also [[Headmaster (episode)|tried to blow up Michigan a while back]]. He also banned the Autobots from Sumdac Tower. No Autobots allowed, but terrorists welcomed, apparently. Yeah, that's certainly not going to be something to regret... {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

Fortunately, the return of Professor Sumdac and the subsequent sacking of Powell and Masterson brought things back to normal...well, as normal as it gets. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
In another universe, [[Nightracer]] and [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]] attacked a Sumdac Systems research facility and stole samples of Destronium to upgrade themselves into [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] bodies, escaping after the Autobots were slowed down by the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/05}}

[[Category:Animated businesses]]

Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

2024-10-20T22:38:55Z

Hyperious: /* Legends comic (2) */

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[[File:Soundwave and company.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Can't touch this.]]
If you only remember two things from the ''Transformers'' cartoon, odds are one of them is Optimus Prime, and the other is '''that tape guy with the cool voice''' (or it's the [[animation error]]s but whatever).

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Girl who loved Powerglide", "Hoist goes Hollywood", "The Key to Vector Sigma" episodes, "Cosmic Rust" & "The Return of Optimus Prime"), Unknown (European French, "Autobot Spike", "Attack of the Autobots" & "The Immobilizer"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "City of Steel" & "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Core" & "Auto Berserk"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Webworld" & "Carnage in C-Minor"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Atlantis, Arise!"), [[Edgar Givry]] (European French, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Pierre Trabaud]] (European French, "A Prime Problem"), [[Bruno Magne]] (European French, "Child's Play"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "Sea Change"), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian, second "The Movie" dub), [[Mario Milita]] (Italian, seasons 1 & 2, first dub), [[Federico Di Pofi]] (Italian, seasons 1 & 2, second dub), [[Santo Verduci]] (Italian, season 3, second dub), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second "The Movie" dub), [[Giorgio Bassanelli Bisbal]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Miroslav Bijelić]] (Serbian), [[Michael Rüth]] (German, seasons 1 & 2), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "Roll For It" & ''Generation 2'' dub of "Fight or Flee"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, most of season 3), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Webworld"), [[Thomas Rauscher]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub & ''Generation 2'' season 1), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "War of the Dinobots", "Atlantis, Arise!" & "Auto Berserk"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Kremzeek!"), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish), [[Charlie Elvegård]] (Swedish, Generation 2), [[Dario Lourenço]] (Portuguese), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "The Golden Lagoon"), [[Ulisses Bezerra]] (Portuguese, DVD dub), [[Ronaldo Magalhães]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Gilberto Baroli]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Ladislav Cigánek]] (Czech)}}

[[File:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Before the tape recorder, he was a lamppost. It's hard to take him seriously sometimes.]]
Nine million years ago, during the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s first [[Decepticon]]s and was seen flying through the planet's skies alongside his leader and [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} When the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] with the [[Autobot]]s erupted not long after, Soundwave served as Megatron's intelligence officer and most loyal subordinate, and as keeper of the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s, diminutive robots designed for espionage. While Soundwave was a nigh-constant battlefield presence, he would himself often play no major role in combat, more regularly being present merely to deploy his cassette minions, and, off the field of battle, to replay for his fellow Decepticons the information they would gather for him.

After five million years of war, Cybertron found itself in the throes of an energy crisis, and Soundwave was charged with spying on the Autobots to learn how they were dealing with it. Using his unconventional [[alternate mode]] as a space-age "lamp-post" to position himself on the street outside [[Great Dome|Iacon]], Soundwave was able to deploy [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] to snoop even closer. Laserbeak discovered that the Autobots were preparing to depart Cybertron to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and Soundwave quickly took this news back to Megatron, prompting the Decepticons to pursue the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]] when it left the planet. After navigating a treacherous meteor shower, the Decepticons intercepted and boarded the Autobots' ship, and battle erupted between the two factions, during which Soundwave displayed his prowess by holding his own against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] ''and'' [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]. However, the fighting was soon cut short when the Autobot spacecraft was caught in the gravity of the nearby prehistoric planet [[Earth]] and crash-landed. The ship impacted with the side of a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcano]] in a collision so violent that all the Transformers on board, Soundwave included, were knocked off line.

[[File:Mtmte1 prepare the energon cubes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Soundwave auditions for a guest spot on Baywatch as Mitch's hot sister.]]
Four million years later, in the Earth year [[1984]], a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]] back on-line, and it reactivated and repaired the Transformers indiscriminately, reformatting Soundwave with the Earthly alternate mode of a portable cassette player. Before the Autobots were restored, the Decepticons pulled out of the ruined hulk of the ship, and Megatron immediately charged Soundwave with drawing up plans for a new [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] to return the Decepticons to Cybertron. Soundwave then deployed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to help [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ransack a power plant to gather materials for construction, sent [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] to scare off humans who came to investigate, and dispatched Laserbeak to search the planet for sources of energy. Laserbeak soon returned to report his discovery of an offshore oil platform, which the Decepticons promptly attacked, gathering oil and storing it in the [[energon cube]]s Soundwave generated from his chest. The Autobots soon arrived to stop the Decepticons, but Megatron collapsed the rig, forcing the Autobots to save the human workers and allowing the Decepticons to escape. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

[[File:Mtmte2 soundwave and teletraan.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Ugh Megatron, there's no one here...they just left the TV on. Hello? Anyone?]]
Seeking to exploit the data that Teletraan I had gathered on Earth in its short time on the planet, Soundwave positioned himself close to the Autobots' base, where he transformed into his cassette player mode and allowed himself to be found by the Autobots' new human friend, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]]. Unaware of the true nature of the unassuming tape player he had found, Spike brought Soundwave into the Autobot ship and then left him unattended, allowing the Decepticon communicator to release Ravage. The feline felon interfaced with Teletraan I and located the computer's data on energy sources, which Soundwave then recorded. Soundwave was soon caught in the act by Spike, but managed to escape to report to Megatron. Using the information Soundwave obtained, Megatron decided to attack [[Sherman Dam]], where Soundwave instructed Rumble to use his earthquake-generating powers to create a tidal wave that maximized the plant's energy output. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}

The Decepticons' raids continued apace, until only one more theft was necessary. As Megatron put his plan to attack an Air Force base together, Starscream attempted another of his infamous coups by trying to shoot him in the back, but Soundwave proved his loyalty to Megatron by warning his leader of the attack. The subsequent raid on the [[Cape Carlson|Air Force base]] went smoothly, and the Decepticons were at last poised to return to Cybertron when the Autobots made one last-ditch attack on their launch site. Soundwave and his tapes went into action, but Megatron soon called the battle off and ordered the Decepticons to board the completed space cruiser. Soundwave served as the ship's helmsman as it blasted off from Earth, but the flight proved a short one, as Soundwave discovered that the Autobot spy [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] has used his invisibility powers to stow away. Before the Decepticons could react, Mirage had sabotaged the ship and sent it plummeting back towards Earth. With Soundwave unable to stop its descent, the ship crashed into the ocean, and the Autobots believed the Decepticons destroyed. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:RollForIt SoundwavescansChip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Soundwave performs telepathy for children's birthday parties]]
In truth, however, Soundwave and the other Decepticons had survived the crash, and after months of working in secret, reconstructed their spaceship into a [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|undersea headquarters]]. The villains revealed their continued existence to the world when Soundwave again used his inconspicuous tape player form to infiltrate a solar power plant and proceeded to take control of it, allowing the Decepticons to harvest its energy that they planned to send back to Cybertron over their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system. Soundwave repelled an Autobot counterattack by wielding Megatron in pistol mode, but ultimately, the plan backfired when Megatron himself was caught in the space bridge's pull and believed destroyed, leaving Starscream to take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} Soundwave chafed under Starscream's inept leadership, and their first sortie with the air commander in charge ended in a comical defeat that saw Soundwave bowled over by Prowl as he ran away. Thankfully, Megatron soon returned, with a scheme to steal [[Alcazar|Doctor Alcazar]]'s [[antimatter]] formula, and Soundwave happily latched back onto his master. After Alcazar deleted the formula from his own computer, Soundwave used his mind-reading talents to acquire the formula from the brain of [[Chip Chase]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:FireontheMountain SoundwaveMegsgun.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Soundwave was actually Starscream's understudy.]]
Soundwave participated in a Decepticon attack on Autobot Headquarters when Optimus Prime was mistakenly believed to be fatally wounded. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Soon after, during a scheme to drain heat energy from the [[Earth's core]], the Decepticons unearthed the frozen body of Starscream's old friend [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] in the North Pole. Soundwave helped reactivate him by delivering a million-volt shock to his systems, but Skyfire ultimately sided with the Autobots to stop the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Later, Soundwave and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] were sent on a data-gathering mission, acquiring information about the [[Great Falls]] to facilitate a Decepticon attack on the hydro-electric plant there. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:Fireonthemountain soundwave vs brawn round1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Soundwave's conscience is his guide, and he's not taking no crap offa nobody.]]
On a mission to the Peruvian Andes, Soundwave successfully proved that the legend of the Incan [[Crystal of Power]] was true when he deduced that the pyramid containing the fabled gemstone rested on a shaft leading to the Earth's core. On a mission to gather steel for a weapon frame to channel the crystal's power, Soundwave and Reflector were ambushed by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] in mid-air, and Soundwave found himself driven face-first into a mountain by the small Autobot in the first of several clashes that they would engage in over the years. Soundwave tried to fight back with his own rifle, and even tried blasting Brawn with Megatron in pistol mode, but the little Autobot took everything he had to give and escaped in one piece. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Later, Soundwave's mind-reading abilities came into use again when he scanned the brains of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], in order to determine their weaknesses. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:Tud2 audio disruptor waves.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Come to me, jungle friends.]]
When Megatron schemed to use the space bridge to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, he required human slaves to gather the energy that would result from the massive natural catastrophes such an action would cause. Soundwave and his cassettes were dispatched to capture [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], who served as a guinea pig for the mind-controlling [[hypno-chip]]s created by the Decepticons' new ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} The plan to transport Cybertron was subsequently accomplished despite Autobot interference, and Soundwave ensured that energy collection could begin quickly by forcing the Autobots to flee with a barrage of painful audio disruptor waves. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Soundwave later transported a cache of energon cubes to the orbiting Cybertron, and was still there when a group of Autobots arrived, searching for the hypno-chip master control. In another encounter with Brawn, Soundwave was taken down by a single blast from his undersized rival, and then alerted the Decepticon forces on the planet to the Autobots' escape. It did little good, as the heroes were able to evade capture, find the hypno-chip control, free the slaves and blast Cybertron out of orbit.{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

Megatron was briefly thought destroyed by the explosion that pushed Cybertron out of orbit; Soundwave mostly kept himself above the fray though he took a shot at [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker's]] inability to rein in their more [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|tempestuous]] [[Rumble (G1)|comrades]]. Once Megatron returned to Earth, Soundwave immediately informed him of Starscream's latest play for leadership. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}} Soundwave later accompanied Megatron and Thundercracker to [[Bali]], where they met the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} Later still, when Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one duel, Soundwave and the other Decepticons contributed their [[power chip rectifier]]s to a machine built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] that would transfer all their powers into Megatron, so that he could win the fight with ease. While Megatron never used Soundwave's powers in the duel,<ref>In the finished episode, that is. A scene deleted from "Heavy Metal War" saw Megatron use Soundwave's mind-reading abilities to deduce Prime's next attack move.</ref> he still claimed victory, but when his breach of the rules was revealed, he, Soundwave and all the Decepticons were sent tumbling into a river of lava by the fighting-mad Autobots.{{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:Cityofsteel console destroyed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|God, I hate Vista so much!]]
As [[1985]] rolled in, Soundwave participated in a Decepticon attack on an Air Force base, {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} and helped in the construction of the [[Solar Needle]] in the jungles of [[South America]]. {{storylink|Changing Gears}} When Megatron sought to conquer [[New York City]], Soundwave, Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] battled a group of Autobots in [[Central Park]], and Soundwave was later put in charge of the weapons systems of the so-called "[[New Cybertron]]" that New York was being turned into. That control was soon lost, unfortunately, when a stray blast from an irate Megatron destroyed Soundwave's console. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

Soundwave and his cassettes were next sent on a distraction mission, keeping the Autobots occupied while Megatron and Starscream snuck inside their base and sabotaged their [[recharging chamber]]s with a [[Personality destabilizer device]], narrowly avoiding another pounding from Brawn in the process. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} After helping to steal [[electro-cell]]s {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} and the Autobots' new [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] invention, {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} Soundwave was appointed to guard the captive Autobots after Megatron succeeded in trapping them in vehicle mode with the [[Transfixatron]]. The communications officer put his skills to work disabling the Autobots' communicators, but neglected to disable [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]'s hologram projector, which the Autobot was able to use to summon the small number of his comrades who had not been affected by the Transfixatron. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and Ratchet developed a grenade to undo the device's effects, and together, Spike and [[Chip Chase]] outran Soundwave and Ravage to detonate it and restore the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:Dayofthemachines espionage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Let's see. Guitar, sound system and suspiciously plain brown box.]]
When Laserbeak and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] stumbled upon the subaquatic city of [[Sub-Atlantica]], Soundwave immediately summoned Megatron to view their findings. Megatron and the Decepticons set out for the city at once, and forged an alliance with its leader, the boastful telepathic [[Nergill|King Nergill]], in order to conquer [[Washington, D.C.]] Starscream, however, did not trust the fish-man, and had Soundwave put his own telepathic powers to use to decrypt the scrambled messages Nergill repeatedly gave to his underlings. Soundwave discovered that Nergill was planning to betray the Decepticons, leading to the breakdown of their alliance. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

Soundwave and Megatron used their [[size changing|diminutive]] alternate modes to infiltrate [[Quantum Laboratories]] as part of a plan to take over the computer [[TORQ III]]. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} Later, Soundwave helped steal the human-made robot ninja [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] (finally getting one over on Brawn in the process by collapsing a balcony out from under him), and aided [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] in reprogramming the femme-bot to serve the Decepticons.{{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:Insecticonsyndrome soundwave cerebroshelled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|He bears the mark!]]
When the Decepticons discovered strange energy emanations coming from a crevice, Soundwave dispatched the [[Autoscout]] to investigate, discovering the crevice was filled with [[Korlonium crystal]]s. Megatron schemed to create a [[Optimus Prime clone|clone of Optimus Prime]] as part of a plan to harness the crystals' power, and while the plan failed, the clone was at least impressive enough to completely fool Soundwave, and he was in on it! {{storylink|A Prime Problem}} Subsequently, Soundwave took part in the Decepticons' plan to drill to the Earth's core, {{storylink|The Core}} and was then made a mind-controlled pawn of the Insecticons, who used him to download data from the human military defense computer at [[Iron Mountain]]. Megatron and Optimus Prime were forced to team up to stop the Insecticons and destroy the [[cerebro-shell]] controlling Soundwave, erasing the data he had gathered in the process. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

While spying on Autobot Headquarters, Soundwave learned of the existence of the mysterious prehistoric [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and sent Laserbeak to follow the Dinobots as they travelled there. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Soundwave proceeded to join the Decepticons in raiding the island's energy sources, before the Autobots, Dinobots and the island's native [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] saw them off. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

Using his alternate mode to infiltrate a military testing site, Soundwave and his cassettes made a hard-fought but ultimately failed attempt to steal the Autobots' new [[Negavator]] weapon. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} Later, when human archaeologists uncovered the wreckage of the Decepticons' old space cruiser in South America, Soundwave alerted Megatron to the news report about their findings, then accompanied him to the wreckage, where they removed the ship's power source, the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. Celebrating the new power that the Heart bestowed upon Megatron, Soundwave joined his fellow Decepticons in over-energizing on energon, leaving him too inebriated to do much of anything.{{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:Masterplan2 disco dolly.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|All the ladies love Soundwave!]]
When Megatron framed the Autobots for energy theft and had them exiled from Earth, Soundwave took part in the Decepticons' pretense of being heroes. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Soundwave was quite popular among the humans: a young child was heard cheering for him by name, and when he and his cassettes attended a disco, he acquired many female admirers. After Megatron revealed his deception, however, Soundwave was made the slave-master of the work camp that [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] was turned into. Thankfully, the Autobots soon returned to Earth to clear their names and rout the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:Dotd1 sneakiest soundwave.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.2|He's ''good''.]]
In one of his most impressible displays of sneakitude, Soundwave was able to position himself, in tape player mode, ''inside'' Ironhide's vehicle mode, ''right next'' to [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], and spy on the test run of the [[Ultra Plane]], with neither Autobot noticing until he deployed Ravage. While Blaster wrestled with Ravage, Soundwave escaped to report to Megatron, after which he and Starscream joined their leader in attacking the lab containing the blueprints for the plane. The Autobots saw them off, but during their flight away, the Decepticons' systems began to malfunction as a result of [[cybertonium]] degradation. Soundwave's cassettes began ejecting without his command, and his flight powers gave out, sending him crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Once repaired with fresh cybertonium from Cybertron, Soundwave joined the Decepticons on a mission to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

Soundwave was among the Decepticons who were granted invincible [[electrum]] coating by the "Golden Lagoon". With their new power, the Decepticons captured [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], but when Starscream attempted to have the two Autobots fight each other for the villains' amusement, Soundwave immediately ran off and tattled on him to Megatron. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

[[File:Child's Play Nitro Soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Soundwave forever regretted wearing the novelty cat pheromone spray.]]
Following the Decepticons' alliance with the [[Geddis brothers]], {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Soundwave joined in the Decepticon attempt to create a space bridge in a baseball stadium, where he wickedly delighted in playing catch with one of the players (literally!). The Autobots soon arrived, and another brawl between Soundwave and Brawn erupted, ending when the small Autobot threw Soundwave into the space bridge. When a stray blast then activated the bridge, Soundwave and a small group of Autobots and Decepticons were inadvertently hurled to a world of alien giants. After being menaced by the huge cat [[Nitro (G1)|Nitro]] and trapped in a toybox by Nitro's owner [[Aron]], Soundwave was taken with the other Transformers to the planet's authorities for study and dissection. Ravage succeeded in freeing them, and the Decepticons all escaped back to Earth through a mock space bridge Perceptor created out of a telescope. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} Upon his return, Soundwave was caught up in the menace of the [[Morphobot]]s, {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} analyzed the energy of an alien asteroid, {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} and helped operate the Decepticons' new [[energy magnet]]. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[File:Autobop soundwave vs blaster.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|That's not sound, it's Darkseid popping up in the wrong universe.]]
After joining Megatron on a mission to [[Tlalakan (planet)|the planet]] of the [[Tlalakan (species)|Tlalakans]], {{storylink|Sea Change}} Soundwave embarked on one of his most notable misadventures when, under the command of Starscream, he set about brainwashing humans with ultrasonic vibrations inside the Decepticon-built nightclub [[Dancitron]] in New York City. This led to his first major confrontation with his Autobot communications officer counterpart, Blaster, with whom he engaged in a sonic duel. Soundwave had the upper hand in the violent jam session, until Blaster used the club's sound system to magnify his own sonic attacks and win the fight. {{storylink|Auto-Bop}}

When the Decepticons captured [[Hybrid Technologies]] heiress [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]], Soundwave tried to use the [[psycho-probe]] to read her mind, but her innate ability to jinx machines made it a challenge, and eventually led to Soundwave and Rumble being electrocuted. When [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] subsequently caused the Decepticons' new sub-orbital base to crash, it fell to Soundwave to inform Megatron that the base didn't have any forcefields. Whoops! {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

[[File:Ktvs2 see you next fall.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Doesn't have the heart to tell Megatron it's just chocolate wrapped in gold foil.]]
On a mission to recover some incriminating footage taken by a movie studio of their activities, Soundwave showed up Starscream by pointing out that while the air commander had recovered the film reel, he had not destroyed the negative. Soundwave then helped Megatron track the negative down, but they were tricked into thinking it was destroyed by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}} Soon after, Soundwave accompanied Megatron to Cybertron to give life to his new [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], helping him locate the [[Key to Vector Sigma|key]] to [[Vector Sigma]] and unlocking the door to the mega-computer's chamber. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon their return to Earth with the now-living Stuncticons, Soundwave aided Megatron in analyzing the key to discover what other powers it possessed. By happenstance, its power to de-energize matter and turn it into metal was only discovered when Soundwave tripped and dropped it. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:TransEuropeExpress Galata Valley.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Soundwave, why always rings? I demand a parallelogram or two!"]]
Soundwave soon returned to Cybertron to take part in Megatron's plan to trap the newest addition to the Autobot ranks, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, in the distant past, {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} then went back to Earth and used his scanning powers to help Megatron locate the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} Soundwave later had Laserbeak monitor the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] infection spreading through the Autobot ranks, {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}, and had the cassette remove Starscream from Decepticon Headquarters after Megatron finally banished the perennial traitor from the Decepticon ranks. When Starscream returned with his own army, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Soundwave was almost able to shoot the traitor in the back until [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] caused his shot to go wild. Soundwave tried to summon the Stunticons to help, and while they initially rebuffed him, they eventually arrived to tip the scales in Megatron's favor. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Suspecting the Autobots had tampered with Megatron's new ruby laser cannon, Soundwave advised his leader to abandon the weapon, but Megatron was caught up in a battle-frenzy and ignored him. Predictably, the weapon promptly exploded. {{storylink|Masquerade}} For his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Soundwave invented a device to control the flow of Earth's tides. Before the Decepticons could use it, however, it was necessary to blast the moon out of orbit to remove its controlling influence, so they developed an [[orbit disruptor cannon]] to do the job. Unfortunately, the cannon would only be operated by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and all the Combaticons save Swindle had been destroyed, so Soundwave installed a bomb in Swindle's head to give him the incentive to gather up their parts and rebuild them. Bruticus was restored, and Soundwave participated in the Decepticon attack upon Autobot Headquarters that served as a test run for the disruptor cannon, but the complex plot was foiled when three college students used [[B.O.T. (G1)|makeshift robot]] to destroy the cannon. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:Tftm dont leave me soundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Do you think I'd leave you dying, when there's room on my horse for two?]]
Over the course of the following twenty years, the Decepticons withdrew from Earth and focused all their efforts on conquering Cybertron entirely. By the year 2005, they had accomplished this goal, and the Autobots were consigned to their new "[[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]" on Earth, and to bases on two of Cybertron's moon. Thanks to Laserbeak and Soundwave, Megatron learned of an upcoming Autobot strike against Cybertron, and resolved to cripple their war effort by destroying Autobot City. During [[Battle of Autobot City|the subsequent battle]], Soundwave was instructed to jam a distress call to Optimus Prime from Blaster, so he sent Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to dismantle the communications array being used to broadcast it. Blaster's own team of cassettes fended Soundwave's off, and the call made it through, summoning Optimus Prime and a support team to aid the stricken city. A fateful final battle between Prime and Megatron ensued, which ended with Prime's death and Megatron mortally wounded. As the other Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, Soundwave demonstrated his loyalty to his leader by recovering his damaged body and carrying him aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but when it became necessary to jettison excess weight so that the Decepticons could safely make it back to Cybertron, Soundwave made no move to stop Starscream from setting Megatron adrift in space. In fact, with Megatron gone, Soundwave himself made a bid for leadership, declaring himself a superior choice to the Constructicons and deploying his cassettes to fight for his honor. Starscream ultimately emerged victorious in the fight for leadership, but during his coronation ceremony, Megatron returned, having been recreated by the giant transforming god-planet [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Galvatron promptly killed Starscream, and Soundwave started cheering for his returned leader.

[[File:Ffod1 cons on chaar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I used to have [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|that guy's]] job ya know".<br> "Suuure, gramps, suuuuure".]]
Galvatron's leadership did not get off to a great start, however: Unicron soon attacked Cybertron, and while he was destroyed by the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]], Galvatron was lost to the depths of space, and the leaderless Decepticons, in a state of disarray after Unicron's attack, were easily routed and forced off Cybertron by the Autobots and their new leader, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Soundwave’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

Low on energy, Soundwave and the other Decepticons were forced to relocate to the burned-out planet [[Chaar]], where they eked out a miserable existence on the brink of death. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When Rodimus Prime and Grimlock came to Chaar to investigate a mysterious attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Soundwave and the Decepticons attacked them, {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} and were then later approached by the true instigators of the Olympics attack, the alien [[Quintesson]]s, with the prospect of an alliance. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Under the Quintessons' instructions, Soundwave and the other Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobots on the planet [[Goo 8739-B]], during which Galvatron returned, having been found by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} With Galvatron back in charge, Soundwave was amongst the Decepticons who were sent to Earth to try and stop [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog|transforming cog]] from being delivered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Cminor soundwave white noise.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Disco! Disco!]]
In 2006, Soundwave went with Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] to search for [[isidrite]] in an asteroid belt. Soundwave dispatched Ratbat to search for the mineral, only for the cassette to discover that the Autobots were already mining it. {{storylink|Webworld}} Soon after, Soundwave accompanied Galvatron to the planet [[Eurythma]] to investigate a mysterious sonic weapon. They discovered that sound and music were the way of life on the planet, and Soundwave was entranced by the planet's perfect melodies, specifically the destructive [[harmony]] weapon, which was shared by three Eurythmans. One by one, Soundwave coerced from them each piece of the harmony, recording and combing them with the intention of turning the musical maelstrom upon Autobot City. He was defeated, however, when the Eurythmans countered the harmony with [[anti-sound]], and Blaster erased his recordings. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

[[File:Ejectcall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Soundwave was among those transfixed by a hypnotic Quintesson signal {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}, then later aided in the Decepticon conquest of the peaceful planet [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Later still, during a battle on Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]], Soundwave was shocked when his ejection system activated on its own, releasing Ravage, Ratbat, [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], who departed with all the other "[[Primitive]]" Transformers present to follow a mysterious [[Oracle (G1)|voice]]. An enraged Galvatron decided that punishing the deserters took priority over defeating the Autobots, and so Soundwave departed the battle alongside his leader and Cyclonus. As the three pursued the Primitives, Soundwave detected the very threat these Primitives had been summoned to fight, [[Tornedron]], who having just drained the Autobots on the moon now turned his sights on the Decepticons; the immobilized Soundwave was left floating in space. Thankfully, the Primitives succeeded in defeating Tornedron and restoring everyone's energy. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Soundwave later played back a piece of information gathered by Ratbat: two human scientists had discovered the body of Optimus Prime, which Galvatron resolved to destroy once and for all. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of American cartoon continuity, as detailed above, occur in the Japanese timeline, except the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. The Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below.}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
Early during Megatron's attempted conquest of Cybertron, Soundwave was among his troops of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and the [[Silver Company]], raiding Autobot energy warehouses. Their attack was cut short by the unexpected arrival of a [[Guardian robot]], who quickly trounced everybody. {{storylink|64 Cybertron Urban Defense Robot GADEP}}

===''Unite Warriors''===
[[Moonheart]] trained under Soundwave as a medic. {{storylink|Moonheart#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Moonheart bio}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' cartoon===
{{main|Soundwave (G1)#Beast Wars cartoon}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
Soundwave was one of the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}

When Soundwave learned that the Autobots were keeping themselves in shape by having a friendly race, he set up a trap within a narrow canyon, walling the Autobots in and opening fire on them. Luckily, [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] arrived on the scene and delivered a powerful punch to Soundwave's chest, shattering his tape door once again. Soundwave immediately fled. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Anime Theater 2: Sic' Em, Hound!}}

Blaster battled Soundwave in what seemed to be the foothills of the Alps, while Perceptor kept the Decepticon communicator's cassettes busy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story page #5}}

===Scramble City===
{{voiceactor|[[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Soundwave scramblecity.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|"Soundwave...you do know there are laws against exposing yourself, right?"]]
Before the 1980s were over, the Decepticons detected some unusual magnetic field fluctuations, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Ratbat, Laserbeak and Ravage to investigate. The cassettes discovered a hidden cavern where the Autobots were constructing a mighty battle fortress named "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]", and Soundwave promptly took this information to Megatron. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

===''Legends'' comic (1)===
In the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth sometime between 1985 and 2004, Soundwave was among Megatron's Decepticons, waging war against the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} During an attack on the Autobots to steal their [[Transform Super Cog]] in the late 1980s, Soundwave sent [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] to take out the Autobots' intruder alarm before deploying [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]], [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]] and [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] to join the battle. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} He was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[File:Soundwave stargate battles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Fear his [[Mickey Mouse]] ears.]]
In the 1990s, continued Autobot/human interaction led to a formal alliance being forged between the heroic robots and the American government and the construction of an interstellar teleport system called the ''[[Trigger]]''. Naturally, the ''Trigger'' space station was a prime target for the Decepticons, and Soundwave was instrumental in taking over the device, as he hacked into its systems and placed it under Decepticon control. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the sole surviving member of the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], activated the system and blasted them into space before they could take control of it, and the Autobots soon arrived to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

[[File:Stargatebattles soundwave and megs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"You ever feel the magic has gone out of our relationship?"<br>"Shut up, Soundwave".]]
Three months later, while the ''Trigger'' was still undergoing repairs after the damage the previous battle had caused, Soundwave patched through a transmission from Laserbeak, who was spying on a test run of the new human-built [[C-X]] battle droid. When the droid ran amok during the test and tried to kill Optimus Prime, the amused Megatron thought Soundwave was responsible for hacking the robot's systems, but Soundwave denied it. {{storylink|Divided Views}} In truth, the drone had been possessed by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future, and he was not yet through making mischief in the past. Starscream's ghost teamed up with his present day counterpart, and together, the two Starscreams took control of the repaired ''Trigger'' and possessed it, transforming it into a giant, twisted robot form. Soundwave was among the massive armada of Decepticons and Autobots who battled the giant Starscream-thing, which was ultimately defeated when Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy the traitor's new body. Soundwave and all the other Transformers were caught in the backwash of the explosion and sent tumbling towards Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, not to be heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===''Music Label''===
In 2007, Soundwave created a series of diminutive clones of himself, disguised as portable MP3 players, and disseminated them among the populace of Earth as part of a plan to brainwash the youth of the world with hypnotic music.

{{note|While the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|2007 Takara timeline]] placed the events of the ''[[Transformers Music Label]]'' storyline in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, this is not without confusion. According to the ''Music Label'' story, Soundwave was foiled in this plan by Optimus Prime, who added a pair of speakers to his trailer that broadcast a frequency to stop the Decepticon's brainwashing. As Prime was ''dead'' at this point in the timeline, this can't have been how things went down in this version of events. However, [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|"Bonus Edition Vol. 36" of ''Legends'']] made reference to this event, so...it did happen somehow?}}

===Controverse===
At the trial of [[Primacron]], Soundwave and the Decepticons interrupted the proceedings for their own gain. Soundwave battled [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] outside the Galactic Courts while sending his cassettes inside. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Issei Masamune]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Jesús Brock]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:MysteryPlanetMaster BlasterVsSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"Stop! I'm unarmed!"]]
The Decepticons went off the radar for the year that followed Optimus Prime's resurrection, but in 2011, they returned in full force. When Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the energy of the Matrix, Galvatron led the Decepticons' newest troops, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], in an attack on Cybertron in an attempt to secure the computer and restore a Decepticon power balance to the planet. To prevent Autobot reinforcements from Earth reaching Cybertron, Soundwave and a legion of other Decepticons under the command of the faction's new Earth commander, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], kept the Autobots on the planet busy in a large battle. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} In an attempt to learn the Autobots' plan of action, Soundwave and his cassettes infiltrated Autobot City, and although they were discovered by Blaster and his own cassettes, they were able to escape with the knowledge that the Matrix was hidden somewhere on Earth, and that the Autobots were preparing to search for it. Blaster and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] subsequently embarked on a search mission to the [[Arctic]], where Soundwave and his cassettes attacked them. Blaster covered Hot Rod's escape, and he and Soundwave engaged in a one-on-one battle, with shattered chests and severed limbs aplenty. It momentarily appeared that Soundwave had won the battle when Blaster collapsed, but seconds later, the fatal damage Blaster had inflicted upon him made itself apparent, as Soundwave's body exploded. His cassettes scooped up as much of his remains as they could and beat a retreat, but Soundwave was triumphant in death, as Blaster too died seconds later. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:ReturnImmortal Emperor Soundblaster.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|He's gone black. Will he go back?]]
Soundwave's remains were brought back to Chaar by his cassettes, where the Decepticon Headmaster leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to use the super-science of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to restore him to life. Reborn in a new black body, Soundwave was rechristened '''Soundblaster''', and following a reunion with his delighted cassettes, immediately went straight back to working for the Decepticon cause. Soundblaster was, in fact, instrumental to the Decepticons' newest plan, as he used his broadcasting powers to send signals from a sonic control device implanted in his chest to direct the actions of the villains' newest weapon, the [[Madmachine]], in another attack on Cybertron. As coincidence would have it, Autobot Headmaster leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] had also used the science of Master to restore Blaster to life as "Twincast", and the two rivals clashed for the first time in their new lives when the Autobot destroyed Soundblaster's sonic control and foiled the Decepticons' plot. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Soundblaster was among the Decepticons who invaded and enslaved the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} Later, he dispatched Ratbat to spy on the Autobots and learn more about a mysterious blackmailer holding six countries to ransom, reporting his findings to Cyclonus and Scourge. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}} Later still, Soundblaster and his cassette force were able to infiltrate Cybertron's lowest levels and spy on Vector Sigma, discovering that the mega-computer had developed a powerful new alloy named [[cybertonuron]]. Acting on Soundblaster's information, Galvatron staged a massive attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} but Scorponok plotted treachery, planting a bomb in Vector Sigma's chamber in order to destroy the alloy, rather than let Galvatron gain its power. When Galvatron discovered this, Soundblaster attempted to stop him from going to Vector Sigma's chamber, but Galvatron ignored him, and paid for his hubris when the bomb detonated in his face, destroying the cybertonuron and reducing Cybertron to a burnt out husk. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:Hm11 reporting to scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Will the undead please stand up?]]
With Galvatron having disappeared in the destruction of Cybertron, Soundblaster met with the other senior Decepticons to discuss what should be done next. During their meeting, the shadowed figure of Galvatron appeared in the room, but Soundblaster quickly analyzed the newcomer's voice pattern, and realized it was not Galvatron, but Scorponok engaging in a bout of gallows humor. Shedding his disguise, Scorponok claimed that Galvatron was still alive, and that while he could not reveal where he was, he had commanded Scorponok to lead in his absence. None of the Decepticons were entirely convinced (in truth, it was a bold-faced lie), but Soundblaster, in need of a leader to follow, chose to accept it as truth, and followed Scorponok's command to send Ratbat to spy on the Autobot/human launch of the [[Sol 1]] satellite. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon after, when Scorponok began scheming to keep the Autobots occupied on Earth with various threads, Soundblaster and his cassettes kept an eye on the Autobots' movements and were able to inform their leader that his plans were working. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}{{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:Hm14 soundblaster triggers bombs.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Hey diddle diddle, what's there in the middle?]]
Following Scorponok's instructions, Soundwave directed the planting of [[plasma energy]] bombs beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], in order to destroy the planet and harvest even more of the energy. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} At Scorponok's command, Soundblaster then recalled all available Decepticons to Chaar, where they all witnessed their leader's dramatic unveiling of his gigantic new Transtector. With this powerful new body, Scorponok kept the Autobots occupied while Soundblaster himself pressed the fateful button that detonated the plasma bombs and destroyed Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Soundblaster and his cassettes did not take kindly to the arrival of Scorponok's new intelligence officer, [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]], who irked Soundblaster with his remarkable ability to dig up information that Soundblaster couldn't. Of course, Soundblaster had no idea that Counterpunch was able to do this because he was really the Autobot spy, Punch, and so he and his cassettes set out to prove themselves by going to Earth to see what Autobots secrets they could unearth. Unable to find any information, Soundblaster was moping around the Decepticon Earth base when a story suddenly dropped itself right into his lap: a glowing UFO descended from the sky and abducted Sixshot right before his eyes! Soundblaster attempted to report his findings to Scorponok during a battle with the Autobots on Earth's moon, but there and then, the UFO reappeared, and its owner was revealed to be Galvatron, who had survived his appeared destruction and retook leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:Hm23 soundblaster draws.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Sound doesn't travel in space, moron.]]
Soundblaster and the Decepticon Headmasters were manning the scanners at the Decepticon base on Chaar when the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] arrived to join up with Galvatron's forces. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Soon after, Soundblaster joined the Decepticons on a series of interplanetary energy raids, helping to scan the spaceways and communications channels to keep his leader appraised of Autobot and alien activity as they went from planet [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} to [[Twin Star]] {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} to [[Daros]]. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons' quest eventually brought them to [[Pirate Planet]], where they were stymied in their pursuit of the planet's fabled energy by their inability to enter the pyramid that held it. Soundblaster observed [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] departing for the field of debris near the planet, and, suspecting they knew something he didn't, followed them. Soundblaster proceeded to ambush the two heroes and demand they share their information, but Daniel was able to get the drop on the Decepticon with his video game light gun, which Highbrow had amped up into a real weapon. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

When the Decepticons returned to Earth, Sixshot proceeded to lead a series of major attacks upon the Autobot forces. Soundblaster reported to Galvatron on the departure of Fortress Maximus from Athenia, and suggested sending Scorponok to keep him busy. Galvatron was wary, knowing Scorponok had his own agenda, but Soundblaster vowed to follow him and keep an eye on him, and Galvatron agreed. However, Soundblaster was surprisingly lax in his duty, as Scorponok didn't bother engaging Fortress, and Soundblaster didn't report this at all! {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

[[File:Hm30 soundblaster in hiding.jpg||left|thumb|upright=1.2|Grand Cybertron Hide N'Seek Champion, 7 million years running.]]
Following Galvatron's death at the hands of the Headmasters and Scorponok's subsequent re-assumption of Decepticon leadership, Soundblaster was among the Decepticons who travelled with his new leader to the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} When the Autobots followed them there, Soundblaster boldly infiltrated their spaceship, the ''Maximus'', and spied on them with Ratbat. When he was discovered, however, he leapt overboard and flew back to the surface of Master, inadvertently leading the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] to the Decepticons' hidden subterranean base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Soundblaster was able to repay them in kind after a later battle, though, when he stealthily followed the retreating Targetmasters and discovered that the Autobots had started working with the young warriors of Master. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After Scorponok successfully completed construction of his new [[Zarak Shield]] weapon, the Decepticons headed back to Earth, but as they were passing through the asteroid belt, Soundblaster noticed a malfunction in their propulsion system that required them to set down for repairs. While they were resting there, Soundblaster detected the approach of an object, which turned out to be Sixshot, who had become separated from the Decepticons on an earlier leg of their journey. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Finally, once the Decepticons returned to Earth, Scorponok began raising "[[Death Tower]]s" of [[crysmagnetal]] at strategic points around the Earth, intending to use them to tear the planet apart. While on patrol in the Alps, Soundblaster observed the passage of the Autobots' battleship, and radioed the Decepticons in Egypt to let them know of their enemies' approach. Subsequently, with all the Death Towers in place, Soundblaster participated in the climactic battle between the Autobot and Decepticons armies at the South Pole, which ended when Fortress Maximus destroyed Scorponok's Transtector and saved the planet. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Soundblaster was at the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]], where he attempted to ambush [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

===''Legends'' comic (2)===
In the year 2021, Soundblaster joined the revived Scorponok in a scheme to use a [[black hole]] to create plasma energy. The scheme backfired thanks to the interference of Fortress Maximus and his Autobots, causing the black hole to release smaller black holes called "[[Black ball|Blackball]]s". Soundblaster was among the Decepticons struck by a Blackball, which began causing his body to shrink. To avoid destruction, the afflicted Autobots and Decepticons traveled to the Legends World to receive new Headmaster upgrades. Soundblaster and the other Decepticons sought their upgrades from [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who gladly cooperated, though he seemed to have ulterior motives. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

The Decepticons joined forces with Tarantulas's employer, [[Tera-Kura Co.]], creating a "Decepticon Tera-Kura Co." in which Soundblaster once more served as communications officer. He had Laserbeak spy on their rivals, the Autobot [[Axalon Trading Company]], and steal data the Decepticons could use to build [[transtector]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} After [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] went on a rampage in his new body, Soundblaster attended a meeting during which the company's chairman, Megatron from another time period, chewed them out for resorting to violence. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}}

Soundblaster continued his rivalry with Twincast in his universe, but fell behind when the Autobot acquired a transtector that let him become Blaster again. Noting that the [[Zodiac]] had let Blaster reshape his body into a base mode, Soundblaster established a new [[Dancitron]] and hypnotized the guests into attacking Blaster, distracting him while Soundblaster stole the Zodiac and used its powers in reverse to transform the Dancitron into a transtector based on his original body. Reclaiming the name of Soundwave, he revealed that since Blaster had left the Autobot army to become an artist, he saw no value in besting him in battle and vowed to defeat him on the battlefield of his choice—the music industry. [[Devil Z]] disapproved of his resignation from Decepticon Tera-Kura Co. and attacked him using a transtector powered by a captive Megatron, but Soundwave freed his leader and bested Devil Z with help from Blaster, who shared data on the [[harmony]] with him. Their alliance was temporary, however, as Soundwave was enraged to learn that Blaster had made the harmony playable only once. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

Upon learning from Laserbeak that the Decepticons loyal to Scorponok were trying to overthrow Megatron by rebuilding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Soundwave reported his findings to Megatron. He fought with Megatron's troops to defend [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] from the rival Decepticon faction, but they failed. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} He was then knocked out during [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger's]] [[anti-electron]] attack on all all Transformers in the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} When [[Quintesson]]s invaded the Legends World in spite of having been defeated by 2021, Soundblaster theorized that they were likely time travelers from the past. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}} During a [[Concurrence]] attack, he also explained how the attackers had used [[synthoid]] technology to turn [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] purely robotic. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}} Soundblaster later witnessed [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] remove the Zodiac from his transtector. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

Soundwave was among the Decepticons who defended the city from [[Majin Zarak]]'s attack, {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} and stood by as Megatron ordered the evacuation of the doomed Legends World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Soundwave and the other Transformers from the Headmaster era returned to their own dimension in the year [[2023]], appearing on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] and assisting its [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]]s in their war with the [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

At some point returning to not being a Headmaster and as Soundwave instead of Soundblaster, he then waited until Megatron's own return in [[2038]], keeping mum about already having met his leader's future self in order to avoid causing a time paradox. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}} The Decepticons aboard [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] made contact with Optimus Prime, hoping to reinstate the [[Cybertron Alliance]] in order to pool resources for the reconstruction of the Legends World. However, they were attacked in transit by the mysterious Unicron Neo. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} In fact, "Unicron Neo" was [[Dark Nova]], a malevolent entity that kidnapped Megatron and forced him to merge with it again to become the [[Dark Nova|Star Giant]]. Soundwave and the Decepticons arrived on [[Micro|Zone]] to warn its Autobot defenders that Megatron was not a willing component of the Star Giant. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} The Decepticons were helpless to attack the Star Giant without hurting Megatron, but his old foes the [[Powered Master]]s had no compunctions against doing so. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 1 Sonic Bomber Chapter|Sonic Bomber Chapter}} They tried to defend him, but [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] struck them down mercilessly to cut a path towards the Star Giant. At the last moment, however, Dai Atlas recognized Megatron was holding the Star Giant back. He still destroyed the threat, but agreed to lend the support of his [[Powered Engine]] to help restore the Legends World and, potentially with it, Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}}

On behalf of Megatron and in accordance with his last wishes, Soundwave lay down arms for the Decepticons and lent support to the Legends restoration project. With the Powered Engines, the [[Zodiac]], proton energy, the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], and many other components, the Legends World was restored and its people rebuilt Megatron as well. He spent some time among them again as Mayor Megatron before returning to the G1 World. With Soundwave in attendance, Megatron formally reinstated the Cybertron Alliance in a handshake with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
In [[2050]], Soundwave was one of the Decepticons supporting the [[Selector]] revolt at [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} He was overpowered by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s stood against the revolution. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

==''TV Magazine'' comic continuity==
[[File:Soundwave srlf manga.jpg|thumb|It's like if Power Rangers had really cheap zords.]]

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic===
In the late 1980s, while Megatron and the Decepticons engaged the Autobots in battle in Arizona, Soundwave and his cassettes were dispatched to do something unspecified (but likely ''evil'') in [[Tokyo]]. Optimus Prime dispatched a unit of Autobots led by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Kenji]] to track them down. He was ultimately defeated when Bumblebee got the drop on him with a patented "Bumble-Kick" and shattered his chest. This made it impossible for his cassette forces to return to him, leaving them to be captured as well. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}} When he next appeared, Soundwave hadn't quite got over his injuries, and was seen with bandages stuck to his chest-window. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

===''The Headmasters'' comic===
[[File:Hm manga8 master chrome hurricane.jpg|thumb|left]]
After their [[2011]] defeat at the North Pole, the Decepticons were preparing to retreat from Earth entirely when Scorponok instructed Soundblaster to remain on the planet in secret to act as a spy for the Decepticons. Soundblaster proved that he wasn't up to the challenge by making his presence and intentions known almost instantly when he kicked [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] square in the face and took the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]] family hostage. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was left powerless to do anything but surrender, as [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] brutalized [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and threatened [[Carly]]. Daniel was propelled into action by his family's peril, leaped onto Slugfest, and tricked him into charging into Overkill. This left Soundblaster open to Chromedome's poorly named "Master-Chrome Hurricane Throw to the End of Hell!" Chromedome chucked Soundblaster over the horizon, and when he recovered from his fall, he found Sixshot staring down at him. Demanding to know what Sixshot wanted, Soundblaster was informed that the six-changer was no longer affiliated with the Decepticons, and wanted to travel from planet to planet, learning new transformations. One day, Sixshot told him, he wanted to learn how to transform into a human! Soundblaster was left absolutely dumbfounded by this, unable to even compute such a concept, and wagering it would be a few million years before he could. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
The image of Soundwave was among the holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

==Full Throttle Scramble Power!==
[[File:Fullthrottle tape fight.jpg|thumb|My buddy!]]
Soundwave was present when the Decepticons terrorized the Earth with their new "[[Omega Wave Cannon]]" cannon and captured the Autobots' human allies [[Tōru]] and [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]. When the two humans tried to escape, Soundwave released Ravage to stop them, but Blaster then appeared to dispatch the cassette. Blaster and Soundwave proceeded to grapple as more Autobots arrived and the battle grew bigger and bigger, and when Metroplex arrived, he actually collided with Soundwave and knocked the Decepticon for a loop. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

==''Transformers Legends'' anthology==
Soundwave was extremely amused by the footage Laserbeak and Ravage gathered of Starscream falling on his head. He let Megatron know, and they went to pick up Starscream, only to find him gone, taken by the Autobots. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots only amused Soundwave more, and the Decepticons went to retrieve their former comrade. When it turned out that Starscream wanted to stay with the Autobots, Megatron was enraged, and Soundwave reflected that it was the most fun he'd had in years. Starscream eventually returned to the Decepticons, claiming it was all an act, and Soundwave suggested he should be more careful while mountain climbing in future. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
[[File:Madman comic Soundwave ejects tapes.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's a good guy. Animals like him.]]
In 2001, Soundwave and his squad of cassettes were deployed to the construction site of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation of Cybertron. He managed to record a secret conversation between Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] where the Autobot leaders discussed hiding the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a bunker at the build site, against the chance Prime would be captured or destroyed while off-world. Soundwave returned to the not-so-secret bunker and deployed his minions to dig up the Matrix. Just as the artifact had been secured and Soundwave was about to call for retrieval, the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] took the Matrix and defeated Soundwave's team. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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==''Wings Universe''==
{{Wingsnote}}
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] captured [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s base, Soundwave was by his side. After defeating Deathsaurus in single combat, Megatron ordered Soundwave to check the computers for information on [[Combiner]] technology, and sent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] with him. A week later, Soundwave was part of the Decepticon forces who entered [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] breached the city walls. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} He was still by Megatron's side when Devastator fell, and took part in the subsequent retreat. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

In [[2012]], Soundwave's face was on a computer screen in [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory as Jhiaxus was creating [[Soundwave (G2)|a clone of him]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

Circa [[2013]], Jhiaxus cloned Soundwave yet again to create [[Soundwave (MW)|a clone commander]] of him. {{storylink|Termination}}

[[Tornado]] disliked [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] because as Soundwave considered himself superior, they considered themselves superior by extension. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2015/01/07}}

==''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''==
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Get him off me!.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Following a defeat at the hands of the Autobots, the Decepticons were [[stasis cuffs|stasis cuffed]] and taken away by humans. A [[Martian]] invasion gave them the opportunity to slip their bonds and attempt to form an alliance with the invasion, but when the Martians trapped them in a [[force field]], the Decepticons were forced to align with the Autobots instead. Soundwave and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] combined their power to bring the force field down. When Megatron was later reduced to the size of a toy by the Martians, Soundwave successfully reversed the effects of the shrink ray. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

==''Cloud''==
Soundwave was one of several Decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from a [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron from another universe]], as he fought his way through them to get to [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Cloud|his world's Optimus]] and the super-powerful entity [[SARA]]. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
In one iteration of the battle of Autobot City, those dimensional hoodlums [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] decided to spice things up by throwing some [[GoBot]]s into the mix. Accordingly, the usual war for Autobot City became a contest for ''[[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]'' City instead; in this version of the battle, Soundwave and his cassettes were responsible for offlining [[Hi-Way]] and [[Street Heat]]. When Megatron fell in his duel against [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]], Soundwave, loyal as ever, carried him to safety. After history blipped again, Soundwave was replaced by [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]] and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] in the combined Decepticon-Renegade force. Thus aboard Astrotrain, it was Dr. Go who mocked [[Tic Tac]]'s declaration of leadership, neutralized the gestalt [[Puzzler]], and was tackled by [[Snoop (GoBots)|Snoop]]. Later, after Galvatron killed the upstart [[Zero]], Warpath was asked by [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]] what the new arrival called himself. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In an alternate universe where Megatron died at Autobot City, Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who were forced to retreat aboard Astrotrain.
Back on Cybertron, Soundwave was present to witness Starscream's coronation. The ceremony was interrupted by Unicron, who chose to reformat Starscream into his new servant "Megascream." As part of Starscream's bargain, Soundwave was one of the warriors who received enhancements.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Soundwave accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader attacked Optimus, and merged with Megascream to form a massive combiner. Soundwave was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

==Notes==
[[File:SoundwaveButtonUD3.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"When I think about you, I touch myself."]]
*The Generation 1 cartoon almost always depicted him as having to press all his own controls to eject minions or perform other functions, even though these are actually part of him. This resulted in many, many shots of Soundwave touching his crotch. What will the children think?
*According to the original script<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/02/ron-friedman-auctions-scripts-part-3-of.html</ref> for "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", "Sound Wave" transformed into "a LIGHT STANDARD - identical to the one that exists a short distance away, the perfect camouflage". So... yes, he really ''did'' turn into a lamppost on Cybertron.
*Soundwave's distinctive voice proved to be one of Generation 1's most memorable aspects. The {{w|Vocoder|highly processed voice}} (processed by [[Scott Brownlee]]) began with [[Frank Welker]] basically doing his "Dr. Claw" voice from ''{{w|Inspector Gadget}}''. Whether due to variations in the performance or the processing, the final result varied quite a bit across Soundwave's three seasons on the show. Occasionally, as in the episodes "[[Roll for It]]", "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]" and "[[Webworld]]", the processing was left out and Welker's actual voice can be heard. This Dr. Claw version of Soundwave's voice made a return when Welker reprised the [[Soundwave (ROTF)|role]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' as the processing was, again, left out.
*Similarly, he often emphasizes words at random, such as his well-known "RavAAAAAGE", or "LAAZABEEK". This may be a side effect of the voice doctoring in the cartoon.
*In the Mandarin dub from China, Soundwave had a glorious, operatic voice. In the Spanish dub, which strangely had several characters with flat monotones, Soundwave's was the flattest and "monotoniest", and arguably the most hilarious.
[[File:Soundwave fly.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey, wait for me!"]]
*The typically emotionally-barren Soundwave actually ''laughs'' on two separate occasions in the Generation 1 cartoon ("[[Quest for Survival]]" and "[[Auto-Bop]]"), while he is heard screaming only once ("[[Roll for It]]"). In "[[Call of the Primitives]]" he is heard to groan in pain as Tornedron attacks the Decepticons as they pursue Trypticon.
*Soundwave has flown in his [[alternate mode|alt mode]] one time, in the episode "[[Masquerade]]." In [[Atlus]]'s ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, Soundwave can transform to tape deck mode and kind of bounces around to move in that form. No, really.
*In the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], as well as the supporting [[manga]], all of Soundwave's cassette forces which could talk referred to him as "aniki" (兄貴) or "big brother". This is a fairly common way to refer to others you admire and such in Japanese. It's also a term that gang members use toward older, more experienced members who aren't actual gang bosses. Take it as you will. Whatever it says about his relationship with them, it does give new meaning to the phrase "{{w|Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Big Brother is watching over you}}".
*After [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and Soundwave were rebuilt into Twincast and Soundblaster respectively in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, their [[character model|animation models]] weren't a simple recoloring as one might assume; to match the [[retool]]ing found on the respective toys released in [[1987]] that allowed for two cassettes to be stored, their animation models were [[:File:TV-Magazine-Soundblaster-Twincast.jpg|slighty modified]] to include bigger chest doors that protruded from their bodies. Soundblaster also featured a modified head design that had pointier horns.
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2024-10-15T21:58:28Z

Hyperious:

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, usually a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} who was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. However, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This lasted until Megatron was reborn and put Starscream in his place. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

==Generation One seconds-in-command==

==Unicron Trilogy seconds-in-command==

==Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I... want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command... "<BR>Prowl: "What?! '''NOOO!!!'''"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Transformers: Generation 2'' (Marvel)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>

*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref> - To both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)]] - To [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="Japanese bio">Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] <ref name="Japanese bio"/>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (G1)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (G1)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)]] - Right-hand-man to [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)]]
*[[Hound (Movie)]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)]]
*[[Rodimus (Energon)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Football coach]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)]] -To [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] during his reign on Cybertron
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)]] -Briefly to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BW)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon/Vehicon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] before he joined the Maximals
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]- Second-in-command following Dinobot's 'departure' from the Predacons.
*[[Antagony (BW)]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to Megatron
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]] (briefly to Megatron)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

User:Hyperious/Sandbox/Second-in-command

2024-10-13T21:24:21Z

Hyperious:

The '''second-in-command''' refers to a [[Transformer]] whose status is... well, second to the commander's. The specific title of the rank generally varies between factions, usually a subcommander or a lieutenant. For the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Maximal]]s, the rank is overlooked, but it still receives [[Sub-Commander's Day|its own holiday]]. For the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, choosing a Second-in-Command is a tough decision; pick one too loyal, and everyone will ignore him, pick one too bold, and the leader may find himself [[Scrap (slang)|scrap]].

==Fiction==

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
The second in command of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] was based on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] whims. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] held the position early on, until he challenged Megatron and was blasted away by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} who was thus promoted to second in command. Despite this, the other Predacons rarely took him seriously. {{storylink|The Web}} After Scorponok's demise, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was given the position of Sub-Commander.{{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] served as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s second in command, ruling the Nemesis while the latter was lost in space {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}. However, he was kept in check by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and the latter's surveillance kept Megatron informed of his underling's schemes. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}. Starscream struck a deal with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], promising the medic the position of SIC if he convinced Soundwave to pull the plug on a terminally injured Megatron. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}. This lasted until Megatron was reborn and put Starscream in his place. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

==Generation One seconds-in-command==

==Unicron Trilogy seconds-in-command==

==Autobot seconds-in-command ==
[[Image:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"I... want [[Grimlock (G1)|him]] to take command... "<BR>Prowl: "What?! '''NOOO!!!'''"]]
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] <ref>[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|''Binaltech'']] [[bio]]</ref><ref>{{storylink|Still Life!}}, {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Transformers: Generation 2'' (Marvel)}}</ref>
*[[Prowl (G1)]] <ref name=TUG>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>

*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)]] <ref>{{storylink|Sub-Commander's Day}}</ref> - To both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)]] - To [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)]]

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Blacker]]
*[[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]]
*[[Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="Japanese bio">Japanese bio</ref>
*[[Jazz (Movie)]]
*[[Cliffjumper (Movie)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] - Lieutenant of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Sentinel Prime]] <ref>{{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}</ref>
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] <ref name="Japanese bio"/>

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Grandus (G1)]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]]
*[[Sky Garry (G1)]]
*[[Waver]] - Second-in-command of [[Multiforce]]
*[[Quickmix (Cybertron)]] - Right-hand-man to [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)]]
*[[Hound (Movie)]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)]]
*[[Jazz (Animated)]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)]]
*[[Rodimus (Energon)]]

== Decepticon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Starscream (G1)]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)]]
*[[Football coach]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)]]
*[[Leozack]]
*[[Scourge (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] <ref name=TUG/>
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge (Unicron Trilogy)]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)]]
*[[Shockwave (Movie)]]
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)]] -To [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] during his reign on Cybertron
*[[Starscream (Animated)]]
*[[Shockwave (Animated)]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)]]
*[[Soundwave (WFC)]]
*[[Shockwave (WFC)]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)]] -Briefly to [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)]]

== Maximal seconds-in-command ==
'''Sub-commander'''
*[[Apache]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]] <ref>On-package bio of [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Rhinox/rhinox.htm Tenth Anniversary toy]</ref>
*[[Triceradon (BM)]] - [[Dinobot (BM)|''Beast Machines'' Dinobot]] sub-commander

'''Lieutenant'''
*[[Longrack (BW)]]
*[[Mach Kick]] - Former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps

'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[Cheetor (BW)]] <ref>{{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}</ref>
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] <ref>Rattrap has the ability, but he doesn't want to be a real one. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}</ref>

== Predacon/Vehicon seconds-in-command ==
*[[Dinobot (BW)]] - Original second-in-Command to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] before he joined the Maximals
*[[Guiledart]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]]
*[[Inferno (BW)]] - Sub-commander (after the death of Scorponok)
*[[Megastorm]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]]- Second-in-command following Dinobot's 'departure' from the Predacons.
*[[Antagony (BW)]] - [[Herald Maximo]] of [[Shokaract]]
*[[Jetstorm (BM)]] - Second-in-command to Megatron
*[[Thrust (BM)]] - Second-in-command after Jetstorm was reformatted into [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Starscream (G1)]] (briefly to Megatron)

== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ranks]]

Mace (weapon)

2024-10-13T21:03:25Z

Hyperious:

{{disambig3|Mace}}
[[File:ROTF Scrapper flail.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|It's basically his fist on a chain.]]
[[Transformer]]s sometimes use '''maces''' for [[Weapon|melee weapons]]. A mace with the head connected to the handle by a cord, hinge, or chain is typically called a '''flail'''. For any similar weapons, see [[Hammer (weapon)|war hammers]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:ConvoyVsMegatronYoshioka1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] deployed an [[Energon mace]] as he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] atop the [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]' tails end with a spiked ball, which turns into a flail in [[robot mode]]. When sentenced to death by the [[Quintessons]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ripped off a Sharkticon's tail and used it to defend himself from the swarm of hungry executioners. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*During his time as a slave to the [[Quintesson]]s, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]] used a flail and shield to fight in [[gladiatorial combat]].

===''Victory''===
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]] wields a flail.

===''Beast Wars''===
Many Beast Era characters had hand-to-hand weapons in addition to any ranged projectile weapons (for example, the [[Transmetal]] characters were initially designed with hand-to-hand weapons ONLY!). These varied quite a bit but did include several maces and flails.
* When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] was resurrected by Rhinox and upgraded to a Transmetal, he possessed two maces accessible in both robot mode and flight mode and capable of deflecting laser blasts. They could also be converted into a dual-cannon harness in robot mode {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

*[[Transmetal 2]] [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]'s beast mode tongue converts into a mace in robot mode.
*Transmetal 2 [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]]'s missile becomes a mace in robot mode.

===''Beast Wars Neo''===
*As a redeco of Armordillo, [[Bump]] also wields a flail.
*Due to his beast mode being an ''{{w|Euoplocephalus}}'', [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] has an organic mace attached to the end of his tail in beast mode. In robot mode his tail's pounding attack gimmick is weak but still present.

===''Robots in Disguise'' 2001===
*[[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], a repaint of Transmetal 2 Spittor has a mace that converts into his beast mode tongue.
*[[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] is armed with a flail weapon.

===Unicron Trilogy===
*[[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]] is a redeco of Bazooka and therefore has all of the original mold's weapons.
*The [[Battle Ravage]] [[drone]]s possessed a flail which turned into its beast mode's tail.

===''Universe''===
*A redeco of Iguanus, [[Reptilion]] also has a mace (or walking stick) in robot mode.

===''Kiss Players''===
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] made an appearance in the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]].

===''Robot Masters''===
*As another redeco of Armordillo, [[Psycho-Orb]] wields a flail as well.
*[[Wrecker Hook]]'s [[Boost Hammer]] is a flail made of [[solitarium]].

===Live-action film series===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] had a retractable flail in his [[Rocket Claw|right arm]], though it was sometimes referred to as a [[whip|chain whip]]. He first deployed it to smash the equipment in [[Area 52 (Movie)|his containment hangar]] out of the way. When [[Sam Witwicky|a puny fleshling]] refused to hand over the [[AllSpark|AllSpark cube]], Megatron demonstrated the foolishness of this response by using his flail to smash the concrete statue the human was holding onto for dear life. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} In the console game, Megatron can use his flail to send enemies flying (PS2 controls: hold L2 + Square). In the Decepticon campaign's final cinematic moments, he uses his flail to kill Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
*[[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]]'s hand turns into a mace, which can be extended into a flail.
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]'s left hand can be turned into a flail. It's basically his fist on a chain.

===''Transformers Animated''===
In ''Animated'', most Autobots were designed to have "non-weapon" weapons which left several Autobots with maces, flails or clubs.
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s main weapons, wrecking balls stored in his hands, are used as flails in the series.
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] carries a flaming mace.
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]'s weapon is a big flaming <s>cheeto</s> club, which is essentially a primitive mace.
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s weapon, made out of his plane mode tail section, is described as a "[[Atomic mace|power mace]]" on his toy packaging.

===''Transformers: Prime''===
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], much like his ''Animated'' predecessor, can transform his hands into maces but can only use them for close-quarters bashing.

===''TransTech''===
*The [[Blastcharge Strika Drone]]s who guard the offworlder maximum security prison use [[vibro-mace]]s.

==Toys==
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===''Beast Wars''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)}}</ul>
:[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Ultra Class gorilla toy possessed a totally metal skull-shaped flail that could be stored in his right arm, which sadly wasn't used for his cartoon appearances.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Optimus Primal''' (Mega Class Transmetal, 1998)}}</ul>
Optimus Primal's new toy came with two maces, which he could use as ammo for his hand-held firearm.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Armordillo''' (Basic, 1996)}}</ul>
:One of [[Armordillo]]'s [[beast mode]] feet converts into an arm-mounted flail in robot mode.

===''Transformers Animated''===
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe, 2008/2010)
:Although never appearing in the show, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s toy is armed with a flail-like traffic light weapon.

*'''Prowl Elite Guard Version''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:Being a redeo of the above mold, the chain weapon comes along for the ride, this time redoed in white.

==Notes==
[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s Chainguns of Doom seemed to have been originally conceived as twin flails on a rotating mechanical handle.

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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]

Sentinel Prime (One)

2024-09-22T03:19:55Z

Hyperious: /* One film */

{{factions|}}
{{disambig3|Sentinel Prime}}
:''Sentinel Prime is a Transformer from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''

[[File:ONE-Sentinel Prime in Iacon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Surely he must be more trustworthy than [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|the other]] [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|ones, right?]]]]

'''Sentinel Prime''' is the sovereign leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Sadly the last survivor of [[Thirteen|the original Primes]], he has nonetheless carried on the legacy of his fallen comrades by leading Cybertron into an era of peace and prosperity. He always encourages the mining class to work harder and harder, because they're those kind of good guys who don't mind working hard for everybody else, right?

Sentinel is the kind of leader who inspires everybody with his tales of bravery and heroism. He fended off those nasty [[Quintesson]]s and now his main goal is finding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so Cybertron can thrive even more than it already is under his rule. He loves workers who can think for themselves, though! They're just what a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] needs to motivate his workers into keeping up the hard work. After all, a Prime is nothing if he cannot inspire his people to stick to protocol and produce for their planet. No siree.

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Jon Hamm]] (English), [[Junichi Suwabe]] (Japanese)|[[Tom Beck]] (German)}}
{{spoiler|Transformers One (film)|October 21, 2024}}

Sentinel was the chief advisor of the Primes but always craved power and control. Jealous of the glory of the Primes, Sentinel approached the Quintessons who had been attacking Cybertron with a deal. If he led the Primes into an ambush to be slaughtered, the Quintessons would allow him to appoint himself the new leader of Cybertron under their thumb who could provide them with a constant supply of [[energon]]. The Quintessons agreed, and Sentinel reported to the Primes that he'd intercepted a message about an important meeting of the high command of the Quintessons in a distant cave on the planet's surface. The Primes, eager to decapitate the leadership of the Quintessons, followed Sentinel to the cave only to be besieged by the aliens. The Primes nearly triumphed over their attackers until Sentinel chose a critical moment to turn on his superiors, slaying several including [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] himself. After killing [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]], the battle was over. Sentinel went to claim his prize of the Matrix of Leadership, but it faded to dust due to his not being worthy. Down but not out, Sentinel declared himself Sentinel '''Prime''', took the deceased Megatronus' [[transformation cog]] as his own, and announced to Cybertron that the Quintessons were defeated and that he was the last survivor of the Primes. With the planet failing to produce fresh energon in the absence of the Matrix, Sentinel removed the transformation cogs of most of Cybertron's lower classes and put them to work mining for energon to produce a tribute to the Quintessons.

Sentinel entertained the masses with races such as the [[Iacon 5000]] and regularly claimed that he had been on searches for the Matrix to keep up morale for 50 cycles. During one Iacon 5000, Sentinel was surprised when he noticed two miners, [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], blast their way into the race and nearly triumph before losing at the last second. Sentinel was amused by the display but was pleasantly surprised when miner production of energon ramped up during the next worker shift. Sentinel approached the two miners and thanked them for inspiring the mining class to work harder and invited them to patch themselves up in his personal quarters, but also instructed them to make a publicity tour among the miners to hype up production even further. However, unbeknownst to Sentinel, [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]], nursing a wounded ego from the pair interrupting him during the race, reassigned them to waste management.

The time came for the next tribute to the Quintessons, and Sentinel delivered a portion of the required tribute alongside his lieutenant [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] and some troopers. The [[Quintesson High Commander]] was very displeased with the unmet quota and threatened Sentinel, who promised to work his miners harder to make up for it. Sentinel ordered the mining shifts to work triple-time until they finally met the quota, unaware the whole exchange had been witnessed by Orion, D-16, [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee_(One)|B-127]]. Sentinel sent Airachnid to investigate their trail, and Airachnid eventually found and delivered the weakened [[Alpha Trion (One)|Alpha Trion]], who had told the four young 'bots the truth, to him. Sentinel mocked the old-timer for his pontificating and killed him after learning that others had witnessed his true nature, and once again dispatched Airachnid to hunt down the threats to his lies.

Eventually, Airachnid returned with D-16, B-127, [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], and a chunk of the High Guard as prisoners to Sentinel's tower. D-16 angrily confronted Sentinel for his treachery, but Sentinel laughed him off and insisted the truth would be whatever he declared it would be for Cybertron, and plotted to publicly execute his prisoners. When D-16 refused to kneel and continued to challenge him, Sentinel noticed his Megatronus decal and sadistically welded the symbol into his chest. Soon, however, an army consisting of Orion, Elita-1, and the remaining High Guard invaded and Sentinel soon faced a freed D-16 in combat. As the situation spiraled out of control, Sentinel was able to best D-16 in combat but noticed too late that Orion, Elita-1, and B-127 were using Airachnid's memories to broadcast his true nature to all of Cybertron, leading to a mass uprising. D-16 turned the tables on Sentinel and had him at his mercy until Orion took a [[fusion cannon]] blast meant for him. D-16 allowed Orion to fall to his apparent death and turned his attention back to Sentinel, tearing the false Prime in half with his bare hands and finally killing him for his atrocities. Shortly afterwards, D-16 took back Megatronus' cog from Sentinel's corpse, renaming himself Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Toys==
===''One''===
{{anchor|RobotBattlers}}
[[File:TF-One-Robot-Battlers-Sentinel-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't forget.. ''you'' guys are the real heroes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Sentinel Prime''' (Robot Battlers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, base
:[[Transformers One (film)|''Transformers One'']], Sentinel Prime transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian jet. The figure can be placed on a base in order to perform action moves with his included Energon sword by sliding the finger slots.

{{-}}{{anchor|PrimeChanger}}
[[File:TFOne Deluxe Sentinel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I don't make mistakes, I'm not like the rest of you, I'm stronger, I'm smarter, I'm better, '''I AM BETTER.''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Sentinel Prime''' (Prime Changer, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 small blasters, 2 shoulder guns, blade/shield
:[[Transformers One (film)|''Transformers One'']], "Prime Changer" Sentinel Prime is a Deluxe-sized figure and transforms into a Cybertronian jet. He comes with two small dual-barreled blasters that attach to his wings via [[5 mm post]]s or be held in his hands, a blade/shield accessory (with molded turret detail) that can be held in his hand or forearm or store on top of his jet mode, as well as two longer [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]]-compatible guns that can attach to the tops of his shoulders. He also features 5 mm posts on the underside of each wing, which his shoulder blasters can be attached to but otherwise don't serve a purpose. His wings are hinged to fold backwards for robot mode, but also have swivels that allow them to point his smaller blasters over his shoulders.
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===''Studio Series''===
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])
[[File:SS_TFOne_Sentinal.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yummers.]]
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
**Accessories: Beam Sword, 2 Blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Part of an undetermined wave of ''Studio Series'' Voyagers, Sentinel Prime is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One''. He transforms into a Cybertronian jet, as well as a battle mode from his fight against Megatron near the end of the film.

: Sentinel Prime was revealed at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] and went up for pre-order on [[September 17]], [[2024]].
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
* Sentinel Prime is a pastiche of his different, often distant incarnations. His colors, flare for dramatics and penchant for subterfuge strongly resemble his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], while his wings and collapsible dual-bladed sword call back to his [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|live-action film counterpart]]. Meanwhile, his heavily armed battle mode appears to be inspired by his [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|IDW comics counterpart]], specifically his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]-clad form in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|issue 4]].
* His wings also bear some resemblance to [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus']].
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel Prime''' (センチネルプライム ''Senchineru Puraimu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:One Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series characters]]

Airachnid (One)

2024-09-22T03:13:10Z

Hyperious: /* One */

{{disambig3|Airachnid}}
:''Airachnid is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''

[[File:TF-One-Airachnid-promo.jpg|right|thumb|290px|[[Scarlett Johansson|She]] should have been '''MY''' voice actress!]]
'''Airachnid''' is [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]'s assistant and primary enforcer. There's nothing on Cybertron she doesn't see, and no bot she won't dispatch if her boss only wills it.

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Vanessa Liguori]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese)|Dilara (German)}}
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Toys==
===''One''===
[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Airachnid.jpg|300px|thumb|You may not like it, but this is what the ideal spider body looks like.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Airachnid''' (Cog Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
: Part of the first wave of ''Transformers One'' Cog Changers, Airachnid transforms from robot to screen-innaccurate robotic spider in one step. There are effects part ports on the ends of her arm-mounted cannons, though these only work while in alternate mode, as her arms are fixed and pointed at the ground while in robot mode.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airachnid''' (エアラクニッド ''Earakuniddo'')

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:One Transformers]]

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

2024-09-21T22:19:57Z

Hyperious: /* CHECKPOINT (2024/09/16) */

Scarlett issue 1

2024-06-07T22:13:29Z

Hyperious:

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|colors by=[[Lee Loughridge]]
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'''Scarlett must undergo her most dangerous mission yet: braving a storm to infiltrate the shadowed world of Clan Arashikage to save her best friend!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Scarlett|Sergeant Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara]] infiltrates a party at a private compound in [[Monaco]] looking for information about a group of hostages. She suggests to her superiors that the hostages could be on site, but they remind her that even if their intel is incorrect, she is ordered ''not'' to engage. Scarlett identifies their target, a buyer named "[[Bartleby]]", but is soon distracted by the sight of a woman with a tattooed symbol that she vaguely recognizes, only to realize the woman is [[Jinx]], an old friend of hers who went missing two years ago. Noticing that Jinx and several men are wielding swords, she requests permission to engage but is repeatedly denied. She then notices a series of symbols scrawled on the wall: a code from Jinx telling her not to get involved. Jinx and the swordsmen free the women being held hostage, leading to a brawl with the compound's security. Scarlett — against the orders of her superiors — engages, grabbing a crossbow and taking out the rest of the security detail, saving Jinx and allowing her to escape with one of the hostages.

Later, in [[Washington, D.C.]], Scarlett is berated by her superior, Major [[Gorman]], for her insubordination and causing an international incident. Though she defends her actions, she is ultimately kicked out of Gorman's unit. Angrily returning to the home she used to share with Jinx, she finds that her home has been broken into by [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], who has come to her with a mission. He reveals that Jinx disappeared while on a mission to infiltrate Clan [[Arashikage]], a rising power in the global arms race. Because of how close Jinx and Scarlett were — having developed their own code of symbols to communicate secretly, as Jinx did back in Monaco — Stalker wants Scarlett to infiltrate the Arashikage, retrieve Jinx, and also find a secret weapon that the Arashikage possess. Stalker tells her that she'll have to go in alone, with her only backup being her pilot, [[Snow Job|Harlan "Snow Job" Moore]], whom Scarlett has worked with before. She accepts.

Snow Job takes her up in a helicopter to her target location: a hidden fortress at the top of a snow-covered mountain, guarded by a number of ninjas. She fights her way through the ninja to reach her intended target: the [[Hard Master]], the leader of the clan. She apologizes for the interruption, and reveals her intentions, offering her services to the Arashikage. The Hard Master questions if he needs her services, which Scarlett insists he does. However, she is swiftly knocked out from behind by the Hard Master's most loyal servant: [[Storm Shadow]]!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in photos.<br>
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[United States military]]|c1=
* [[Scarlett]] (1)
* [[Gorman]] (4)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (5)
* [[Snow Job]] (6)

|h2=[[Arashikage]]|c2=
* [[Jinx]] (3)
* Arashikage ninjas (7)
* [[Hard Master]] (8)
* [[Storm Shadow]] (9)

|h3=Others|c3=
* [[Bartleby]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Back in ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' [[Duke issue 2|#2]], Stalker displayed his martial arts prowess, saying he learned a roundhouse kick from "a friend." This issue reveals that he received some of his training from the Arashikage.
* Storm Shadow makes his first full appearance this issue after being glimpsed on a computer screen in ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 5|#5]].
* It isn't entirely clear when exactly this series takes place relevant to the other Energon Universe ''Joe'' titles: Stalker makes no overt reference to [[G.I. Joe (team)|the new team]] formed at the end of [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]], so while it's possible Jinx's operation was merely a standard military op, it could have been under the purview of the Joes.

===G.I. Joe references===
* In a departure from previous Energon Universe Joe comics, most of the cast of Scarlett does not seem to be based on their Classified Series toys: Scarlett's main uniform (seen only on the covers) is an updated interpretation of her classic costume, while Storm Shadow wears an original design. The one exception to this is Jinx.
* During the skirmish in Monaco, Scarlett grabs a crossbow, her signature weapon.
* Stalker training with the Arashikage plays on his history with both Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes from back in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|Marvel series]].
* Scarlett's snow uniform is based on Snow Job's usual attire.
* Snow Job is shown in flashback using a sniper rifle. The original Snow Job’s file card made note of his expertise in such weapons.
* Jinx's real name is conspicuously never addressed in this first issue. Originally, her true identity was classified top-secret, with all that was known about her identity being that her family had ties to the Arashikage clan and later she's identified as Storm Shadow's cousin. The [[Devil's Due Press]] comics introduced her given name as "Kimi Arashikage", while noting that "Kimi" might be a nickname. This name was later used in ''G.I. Joe: Renegades'' cartoon, and it has also been given as just "Kim" starting in 2012. HOWEVER. This isn't true of every version of Jinx. IDW's [[Hasbro Universe]] incarnation was a Chinese-American with some martial arts background but not a ninja, though they later introduced the character of "Ronin/[[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]" as a stand-in for the original after Jinx's death. The 2019 IDW G.I. Joe series introduced a half Japanese-American, half Korean version named Elaine Song. What route will this series take? Only time will tell!

===Errors===
* In her letter at the end of the book, Thompson writes the G.I. Joe slogan as "GO JOE" instead of "YO JOE".

===Other trivia===
* Scarlett notes that Snow Job is a "good guy" both on and off the battlefield, which is slightly out of step with his usual characterization as a perpetual con artist and prankster.
* This is the first #1 issue in the Energon Universe to contain no references to Transformers.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Scarlett with the Arashikage symbol in blood in the snow, by Marco Ferrari and Lee Loughridge.
* '''Cover B:''' Scarlett, Jinx, and the Arashikage, by [[Joëlle Jones]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Gleb Melkinov]]
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett on explosion background, by [[Steve Epting]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Stalker, by [[Leonardo Romero]].
* '''Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Storm Shadow, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Scarlett and Storm Shadow, by [[David Mack]].
* '''Cover H:''' Blank sketch cover.
* '''Cover I:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover, by [[Jason Howard]] and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover J:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover (black and white), by [[Jason Howard]].

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[[Category:Scarlett issues]]

Divine Weld

2024-01-11T23:22:20Z

Hyperious:

The '''Divine Weld''' (also known as the '''Great Weld''') is something to exclaim by.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was informed by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]'s existence, he invoked the Divine Weld's name. {{storylink|The New Order}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] swore by the Great Weld when [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] asked her to explain recent events for a sixth time. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

==Notes==
* In the unpublished script for "[[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1]]", [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] swears by the Divine Weld in a moment of sudden comprehension.

[[Category:IDW (2005)]]
[[Category:Interjections]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1]]

Battle for Earth

2023-11-26T00:30:06Z

Hyperious: fixing link

{{disambig2|the Marvel Books storybook|the Pickwick audio adventures|The Battle for Planet Earth}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=''The Transformers''
|next=The Autobots' Secret Weapon
|image=Battle-for-earth_cover.jpg
|caption="Today, Labrador, tomorrow THE WORLD."
|title="Battle for Earth"
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1985
|written by=[[Max Z. Baum]]
|art by=[[Brad Joyce]] and [[Roberta Edelman]]
|ISBN= ISBN 9780871350626<br>ISBN 0-87135-062-9
|pagecount= 45pp
}}

'''Megatron and the Constructicons hold four and a half million people hostage.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Battle-for-earth space.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My buddy used to have this poster in his dorm room. We used to get so baked and look at it under a black light...]]
Four million years ago, a brutal war broke out on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The peaceful [[Autobot]]s and the power-hungry [[Decepticon]]s did battle under the command of mighty leaders. The Autobots' attempt to save Cybertron from a threatening asteroid cluster was cut short when the Decepticons invaded the Autobot ship, ''[[Ark (G1)|The Ark]]''. Rather than be taken prisoner, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] proceeded to crash the entire ship into a nearby planet—[[Earth]].

Then, one day in modern times, a volcanic eruption awakened the ship's computer, which rebuilt them so they could take the form of Earth machines. The Decepticons ran away to a base camp where they talked about their feelings. The Autobots set up a base camp and talked about their feelings as well, unaware that they were being watched by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]]. Sparkplug's mechanical aptitude made him an important friend of the Autobots, but Buster, being less skilled with automotive engineering, preferred to hang out with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], going on joyrides.

[[File:Battle-for-earth sparkplug.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|J.R. "Sparkplug" Witwicky pours Buster a nice hot cup of Slack.]]
Buster reads the newspaper to his dad. The groundbreaking for the new [[Freedom Sports Arena]] in the city of [[Beacon (city)|Beacon]] was the top story. Mayor [[Thomas Anderson]] used a gold shovel to begin the ceremony and then announced that the stadium is important for every citizen in the country. The stadium is being built by [[Global Building Corporation]], which Sparkplug recognizes as the best around, responsible for condos in [[New York City]] and towers in [[Dallas]]. Buster is overwhelmed by the statement that four and a half million people set foot in a Global building every day. He must see the new stadium, he simply must!

Hitching a ride with Jazz, Buster sets out for Beacon to see the construction site, which Jazz finds boring, preferring to look for someone to race against. Jazz hides out in a parking garage while Buster sneaks a peek at the construction site. Inside, he spots six mysterious and very fancy construction vehicles. Realizing that it's Sunday and nothing is going to be happening anyway, Buster and Jazz return home. Later that night, however, the construction vehicles start working... without any drivers! As the sun rises over the construction site, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] (who else could it be?) drive away to Decepticon headquarters.

It turns out that the Constructicons are behind the Global buildings, and there are already ninety-eight of them. Once the Freedom Arena is complete, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] will push the [[Destructor Button]]—trapping everyone inside the buildings. Those people will be held for ransom—if the ENTIRE WORLD doesn't surrender immediately, the hostages will die!

[[File:Condo city.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Man, a storybook where the Decepticons collapse buildings in New York City? They don't make 'em like THAT anymore.]]
The Autobots, however, are suspicious—the idea that the Decepticons are behind a building company is sufficient pretext for the entire Autobot army to invade Decepticon headquarters! The Autobot invasion force draws near, prompting Megatron to... open all the doors and tell his army to hold their fire. Realising, unsurprisingly, that this could be a trap, Optimus Prime tells his forces to transform and WALK RIGHT IN.

[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is paranoid until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tells him to can it. Optimus Prime and his forces meet with Megatron and his most vicious fighters. Prime questions Megatron's motives, only to be told that fuel is expensive, and the Decepticons are trying to make an honest living as legitimate businessmen. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s brilliant computer mind, however, quickly realizes that the Decepticons are controlling Global Construction Corporation... and are planning to blackmail the world! This realization causes his siren to go off in panic, so Megatron sets off the Destructor Button and shoots a hole in the floor for the Autobots to fall through. Megatron's devious attack traps people around the world—[[Tokyo]], [[Moscow]], New York, and beyond. Megatron then broadcasts his message around the world: Surrender immediately or he'll do... something... to the hostages. Even the [[United Nations]] is unsure how to stop the fiendish plot.

[[File:Battle-for-earth dance party.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The Autobot plan involves rolling on E to Eurotrance. Ratchet is on the ones and twos.]]
The Autobots have a plan, however. Blowing a giant hole in the Decepticon base, the Autobots storm in and there's the requisite big fight. Things are going well for the Autobots until Megatron commands the Constructicons to transform into Phase Two—the [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]! Devastator kicks the snot out of [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Jazz, and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and then proceeds to beat up the rest of the Autobot force... until the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrive on the scene! [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] proceeds to shoot Devastator in the face, killing [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] instantly, then cuts [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] in half with his sword with a grin. [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] then finishes the job by WELDING THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTICONS TOGETHER, rendering them utterly helpless.

The Autobot victory is almost complete—in the chaos, Mirage has freed the hostages, and Optimus Prime destroys the Destructor Button, never to be used again. Despite all this, the Decepticons refuse to surrender, which prompts Optimus Prime to... leave. And take all the Autobots with him.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (3)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (8)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (17)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (18)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (19)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (20)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (21)
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (25)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (27)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (28)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (30)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (31)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (32)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (33)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (34)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (35)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (12)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (13)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (14)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (15)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (16)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (21)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (24)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (26)

|c3=
*[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] (10)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (11)
*4,500,000 hostages
}}

==Notes==
[[File:Battle-for-earth longhaul.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Hi!]]
* Soundwave is so horrible, that "even the other Decepticons hate him".
* Immediately after awakening (and several other times throughout the story), many of the Autobots and Decepticons spout their various mottos, regardless of how inappropriate they may be to the situation.
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] appears on the cover, but nowhere else in the story.
* Devastator is constantly referred to as "the Devastator". What?! (It's... ''possible'' that this is an artifact of Devastator's preliminary name having been [[Devastator (G1)#cite note-0|"The Destructoid"]], but that's just a guess.)
* Long Haul is drawn with his robot mode head visible in vehicle mode, an oddity of his character model.
* The art is REALLY garishly colored—it's actually kind of striking in a {{w|Roy Lichtenstein}}-sort of way. The trippy space scenes and funky futuristic technology are also vaguely {{w|Jack Kirby}} or {{w|Jim Steranko}}-esque.
* The very first page of the book is a mirror-reflected sketchy redrawing of the cover of [[Power_Play!|issue #2 of the original comic]].
* At least a couple of panels contain redrawn art from "[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!]]", including Bluestreak on page 26, and Devastator on page 40.

===Errors===
* At one point, Optimus Prime has a mouth instead of a faceplate.
* On page 15, Sparkplug's teeth are flesh-colored, making it look like he has two sets of lips.
* The book is unclear on who forms which parts of Devastator. On page 40, Scavenger and Mixmaster form the legs, Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] are the arms, Long Haul is the torso, and Hook is the shoulders and head. Later, on page 43, Hook and Scrapper form Devastator's head and torso, Mixmaster and Scavenger form his legs, and "the last two Constructicons" presumably form the arms. Also, other than being part of Devastator, Bonecrusher does not otherwise appear.
* The book is also unclear on what Megatron's secret weapon is called—at first it's the Destructor Button, later it's the Devastator Button. In between, when Megatron actually presses it, it's called the Destructicon button.

===Continuity notes===
*This story takes place in a version of the Marvel Comics continuity—the Autobots are trying to destroy an asteroid field that threatens Cybertron, etc. It also uses some random 1985 characters—the Constructicons play a major role, the Dinobots, Grapple, Red Alert, and Roadbuster all at least show up, even if it's just in the text.
* The machine repairing the Autobots after the crash appears to be based on the toy of Optimus Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]].
* There are thirty-five Autobots. At least one turns into "a four-wheeled vehicle".
* Mirage can teleport.
* The Dinobots make "strange prehistoric sounds".
* Holy crap, Roadbuster is in this storybook!

==External links==
*[https://www.camphortree.net/tf/books/marvelhc/battle_for_earth/scans.php Battle for Earth scans at Steve-O Stonebraker's site]

[[Category:Generation 1 storybooks]]

Shockwave (Animated)

2023-11-14T02:07:58Z

Hyperious:

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{{disambigm|Shockwave (disambiguation)|Longarm (disambiguation)}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Animated continuity family]].''

[[Image:TFA Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My awesomeness is logical.]]

'''Shockwave''' is a covert agent in service to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. This [[Size changing|size-changing]] master of disguise has infiltrated the Autobot security apparatus at the highest level: his cover persona is '''Longarm Prime''', head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], reporting directly to [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] himself. The undercover Decepticon is the perfect agent to pull this off, as he's able to change his voice, his appearance, and even his [[energy signature]]. This puts Shockwave in the perfect position to undermine and mislead the Autobots while feeding strategic information to his true master. To establish his credibility, "Longarm" attended the [[Autobot boot camp]] alongside Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Over the years, he worked his way up the Autobot hierarchy until finally he was promoted to be the very head of the Intelligence Division itself!

Befitting a double agent, Shockwave is highly secretive and fearful of detection. Befitting a cartoon villain, he can confidently give those secrets away if he thinks he's winning. If he suspects his cover may be compromised, he's given to acts of desperation.

{{bigquote|Rise, Shockwave: my most loyal servant!|Megatron|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
{{Idw-tfa}}
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Jon Bailey]] ([[BotCon 2015]]), [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Ulisses Bezerra]] (Portuguese), [[Jorge Lillo]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Leonardo Salas]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Julio Lorenzo]] (Castillo Spanish), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish), [[Bruno Magne]] (French)}}

[[Image:TFA Longarm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Why am I wearing a scuba mask?]]

[[Image:TFA Shockwave DoubleAgent.jpg|thumb|right|150px|So does that mean he's Shockwave Prime?]]
''Shockwave was recruited by Megatron because his mass-shifting abilities allowed him to impersonate effectively a wide variety of shapes and sizes, making it difficult for Autobots to accurately track him during missions of infiltration and sabotage. It was these traits which led to Megatron sending him to enlist in the Autobot armed services as a means of climbing the ranks and eventually taking the organization down from within.''

''With the aid of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} Shockwave crafted an Autobot persona and form for himself from old historical records <ref>Shockwave's on-package bio</ref> and enrolled in [[Autobot boot camp]], where his ability to stretch his limbs to great lengths (a limited use of his ability to change shape and size) earned him the name "Longarm" from his drill sergeant [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]]. However, he slipped up in the early days of training and was overheard reporting to Megatron by the black sheep recruit [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. Although Shockwave managed to avoid detection right away, Bumblebee was tipped off to the presence of a traitor in the camp and suspected fellow recruit [[Wasp]], whom he spotted leaving the building shortly afterward. Bumblebee turned to the espionage-savvy Longarm for advice, and Shockwave used the opportunity to divert attention away from himself. He suggested that the young Autobot refrain from telling their commander, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]], so that Bumblebee could take all the credit himself. Unfortunately, all of Bumblebee's efforts only got him in worse trouble, and his fellow recruits began to bully him, with Longarm being the only one to stick up for him. After several failures on Bumblebee's part, Shockwave took matters into his own hands during a training exercise and switched the training equipment to live ammo in an attempt to offline Bumblebee and keep the whole matter of a traitor a secret. Luckily for Bumblebee, this plan was foiled by [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]].

Eventually, Shockwave found out that Sentinel Minor intended to conduct a surprise inspection, and he contrived to set up Wasp to take the fall himself. After planting a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's locker, Shockwave, as Longarm, informed Bumblebee of the upcoming inspection, telling him that it was his last chance to find the evidence he needed. Using one of his extensible limbs to trip up Wasp, Shockwave allowed Bumblebee to palm Wasp's locker key as 'Bee helped him up, allowing him to find the communicator and show it to Sentinel. In the end, Wasp was dragged off to prison, and Longarm commended Bumblebee for his deductive work.

Subsequently, Shockwave graduated boot camp and eventually became the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]]. Now "Longarm [[Prime (rank)#Transformers Animated|'''Prime''']]", he remained in this position, hiding in plain sight, for the fifty stellar cycles that Megatron was lost on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} ''He murdered [[Highbrow (Animated)|Intel director Highbrow]] to get the job. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}''

[[File:LongarmSentinel-Dispatches.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
''After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s ship was lost, Longarm pressed Sentinel to continue the search for the ship's crew, the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. His pleas fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Dispatches}}''

After Megatron succeeded in restoring himself and the Decepticons were assembled on Earth, he re-established contact with Shockwave on Cybertron and initiated a plan to construct a [[space bridge]] that would allow the Decepticons to conquer the planet from within. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} Wasp, now criminally insane, escaped from prison, and Megatron started receiving transmissions from his double agent on Cybertron. When Megatron's captive, [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]], attempted to alert the Autobots to the existence of the double agent by bouncing a transmission to their base, Bumblebee again suspected Wasp. He reported the news to Longarm Prime on Cybertron, but of course, that accomplished nothing. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Anim shockwave pinchy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pinchy pinchy!]]

When the completed space bridge failed to function, Megatron contacted Shockwave and instructed him to locate the top space bridge specialist on Cybertron to help correct the problem. Shockwave was surprised to discover that the specialist was already on Earth; it was Bulkhead! Bulkhead was subsequently captured by Megatron and forced to perfect the space bridge. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}} The other Autobots arrived too late to stop him, and they were defeated by the Decepticons and strung up to watch as the bridge was activated. Shockwave revealed his alter ego of Longarm Prime to the Autobots, disclosing that he had already given Megatron an appropriate access code and forcing Bumblebee to feel the shame of sending an innocent Wasp to prison. When Megatron tried to test the space bridge by sending Optimus Prime through it, Shockwave assured his master that he awaited the "test subject" on the other side. Unfortunately, an attempt by Megatron to boost power caused the space bridge to overload, deleting the access code and setting the space bridge to random coordinates. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Megacycles later, Shockwave, as Longarm once more, assured Ultra Magnus that the Decepticons would not be able to reach the Cybertron Space Bridge nexus. Shockwave then contacted [[Team Chaar]], who had successfully taken over a space bridge and were ready to use it in order to gate to Cybertron. [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] asked for permission to begin the assault, only to have Shockwave deny her request. She was to stay put with her team and wait for Megatron to arrive, even if he was megacycles overdue.

[[Image:TransWarpedBlurrLongarm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Whoops—there's a bug on your head, Blurr. Holllld stilll..."]]

Not long afterward, the entire Space Bridge Nexus powered down. Confused, Longarm questioned Cybertron Command, and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] informed him that Ultra Magnus had ordered the shutdown in order to prevent the Decepticons from accessing Cybertron. Just then, Agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] arrived and (very) quickly informed Longarm that while on Earth, he had intercepted a transmission between Megatron and his double agent on Cybertron, Shockwave. Further, Blurr noted that Shockwave's voice didn't match that of the suspected Wasp, but a quick search of the Cybertron Intel Database would allow them to find the true identity of the traitor. Shocked, Longarm asked if Blurr had shared this information with anyone else. When Blurr replied that he had not, Shockwave decided it would be wise to quiet him down—permanently. Blurr eluded his initial attempts and escaped into the corridors around the nexus control center. Rather than give chase, Shockwave simply had the corridors' security hatches slam shut and close in on Blurr, trapping and crushing him.

At the [[Metroplex (Animated)|Metroplex]], Longarm handed over Blurr's remains to Cliffjumper, calling the small cube "sensitive materials." He received an incoming transmission from Lord Megatron in his private office. They traded information on their respective setbacks, but Megatron assured Shockwave that he had [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|a method]] of preventing the Earth Autobots from blowing Shockwave's cover.

Shortly, Longarm Prime attended an [[Autobot High Council]] meeting, where Ultra Magnus declared that the Decepticons' attacks were too organized to be random acts of sabotage. Rather, evidence pointed to a double agent in the Autobots' midst. Longarm nervously pointed out that the Decepticon uprisings had started after Wasp's escape, making the cause plain. Ultra Magnus agreed and ordered [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel Prime to organize an Elite Guard Unit to find the escapee. He then requested that the Earth-bound Autobots be contacted. Increasingly distraught, Longarm declared that all communications should be first filtered through him, without exceptions—for the sake of security and the protection of Cybertron, naturally. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Unfortunately, Longarm's insistence on diverting blame toward Wasp was his undoing. When Wasp headed to Earth, Ultra Magnus didn't inform him about Wasp's destination until the Elite Guard's ship was in sight of the planet. Knowing he was on the verge of being exposed, Shockwave tried to contact Megatron, but still received no response. With no other orders on how to proceed, Shockwave took matters into his own hands: In an effort to inflict one last blow to the Autobots, Shockwave attacked and seriously damaged Ultra Magnus, stealing his [[Magnus Hammer]] in the process. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

When the Autobots became trapped in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] virtual reality, Shockwave appeared to invade and attack Earth. However, he didn't seem to do much besides set an apartment building on fire. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

[[Image:TFAni ThisisWhyIHateMachines Shockwave TrueColors.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Wish you'd bought that repaint now, don't you?]]
After escaping, Shockwave hid in an underground tunnel, concealed from detection, waiting for Megatron to call. The Decepticon leader, trapped inside of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] along with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], contacted Shockwave, who revealed a way to gain the access codes for Omega Supreme. However, Shockwave was soon discovered by [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. He easily defeated them and went to find the female intelligence agent [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]. To do this, he "asked" an informant-bot named [[Rattletrap]] for the directions. However, he apparently got lost, and so merely hid and waited for Fanzone and Ratchet to find her. He battled Ratchet and severely wounded the elderly Autobot. During the battle, he then found Ultra Magnus, still wounded. He was about to kill him for good when Ratchet used his EMP generator on both Shockwave ''and'' Ultra Magnus's hammer. Ratchet was then distracted by the arrival of temporary Magnus Sentinel Prime. After getting back online, Shockwave took Arcee and escaped to Omega Supreme, using the access codes to transwarp to Earth's orbit. He then celebrated his freedom to serve Megatron openly by [[electronic paint job|changing]] into more... [[Shockwave (G1)|suitable colors]], while Lugnut silently fumed at Megatron's description of him as his "most loyal servant". {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-ShockwavePointsAndLaughs.jpg|thumb|left|240px|It is only logical that you're an idiot.]]
Shockwave worked on the captured Arcee, initially hitting an early datatrax from her time as a teacher before the Great War. Megatron assured his "ever-loyal Shockwave" that if any bot could access the right datatrax, it was him. Combined with some taunting by Starscream, this sent Lugnut into a frenzy of jealousy, and he knocked Shockwave across the room as he begged for Megatron's favour. Shockwave in turn pointed out that while Lugnut was "fawning at Megatron's feet", he'd risked "spark and servo" as a double agent. This didn't go over well, and soon the two purple 'Cons were fighting one another. Later, with both sent to convert material from the wrecked [[Nemesis (Animated)|Decepticon flagship]] into [[Lugnut Supreme|clones of Omega Supreme]], Shockwave could be seen pointing and laughing at a misfortune on his rival's part.

After dropping a bit of stripped material from the wrecked ship, unwittingly nearly crushing a spying Bumblebee, Shockwave returned to working on Arcee and successfully restored her to the [[The Thrill of the Hunt|point at which her memory was wiped]]. Briefly returning to his grey "Longarm" mode, he confirmed that she had the activation codes, so he ripped the wires which artificially sustained her from her head, knocking her back into stasis. Outside, with the clones ready for activation, he rebooted Arcee. Despite "Longarm's" prompting, she refused to give the activation codes to Megatron voluntarily. Instead, Shockwave knocked her back into stasis and extracted the codes manually, making no comment when they ended up in Lugnut and Megatron proclaimed Lugnut his "most loyal lieutenant". As it turned out, however, the codes which Shockwave had torn from Arcee were missing a crucial "security upgrade patch", and he was forced to rig up an inelegant bypass—involving Lugnut directly puppeteering the clones—until he could retrieve the rest of the code from Arcee. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:EndGamePartII-Longarm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|You wouldn't hit a purple guy, would you?]]

As Shockwave attempted to find the patch in Arcee's processor, Megatron grew impatient with Lugnut's giving a long speech on the greatness of his Glorious Leader before he would actually do anything with the clones, and angrily inquired of Shockwave if he was done yet. Shockwave replied, with great amusement in his voice, that he was still working on it and Megatron would have to relay all orders through Lugnut for the time being.

[[Image:TFA-Endgame-PanAcrossEveryone.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Decepticons have failed forevermore.]]

Apparently, he gave up on extracting the patch, and instead left Arcee—her datatrax once again reverted to her teaching days—on the lunar surface as a trap, while he waited to ambush any Autobots who came for her and Omega Supreme. The group which transwarped there, led by Ratchet, blundered straight into the trap, and Ratchet was forced to flee with Arcee and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] while Bumblebee and Bulkhead confronted their old classmate. While Shockwave initially had little difficulty as they attempted to attack from distance, he couldn't deal with Bulkhead's strength Bot-to-Con, and was left sprawled on the lunar surface, his cannon knocked out of reach. In a desperate attempt to buy time, he switched to Longarm mode—forgetting to activate his [[electronic paint job]]—but the pair of Autobots were not impressed, and Bulkhead smashed the cannon.

As the Autobots' prisoner, he was paraded before a large crowd on Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}} ''Shockwave would be incarcerated in [[Trypticon Prison]] alongside his master'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}} ''when his [[Kremzeek]] virus was unleashed and ran rampant across Cybertron. Megatron questioned why he'd create such a dangerous weapon, and Shockwave meekly admitted that the plan had been for Kremzeek to be unleashed when the Decepticons ''weren't'' on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Transformers Legends Animated cameos.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
While still locked in prison, Shockwave received the visit of a restored Blurr. He was visibly shocked (ahem) of seeing his ''sensitive materials'' still alive.{{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
With all foes defeated, Megatron contacted Shockwave on Cybertron to activate the [[space bridge]]. When the Space Bridge would not work, Shockwave deduced that it had yet to be connected to a power source. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

As Ultra Magnus lay wounded in a medical facility, Shockwave plotted to end the Autobot's vital functions once and for all. His assassination attempt was foiled by the combined efforts of Ratchet and Ultra Magnus though, and although victory seemed briefly within Shockwave's reach, having acquired the famed Magnus Hammer, he did not anticipate it still being under Ultra Magnus's control, and was electrocuted to death for his troubles. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}

===Toy bios===
After graduating near the top of his class at the [[Autobot Academy]], he rose through the ranks of the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] to become the head of its Intelligence Division. Though he normally enjoys a subtle approach, blackmailing Autobots in positions of authority, Bumblebee's hyperactive personality annoys him enough to make him break cover and attack the Autobot directly.

===Precursor World===
Shockwave was a member of the [[Purple Order]]. Through a screen, he listened as his commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] received word of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] from the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The_old_universe|eponymous supreme leader]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|134px|"Hello, Dave."]]
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English)}}
When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] put out the call to his Decepticons to take as many Space Bridges as they could, Shockwave reported back that they'd captured over a dozen and were ready to invade Cybertron. Megatron radioed back to stand by and wait for his orders. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
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==Toys==
===''Animated''===
[[File:TF-Animated-Voyager-Shockwave.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]].]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-14'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster/Longarm Crane arm/Shockwave Tank Barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Representing his double nature in the cartoon, ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Shockwave becomes both the Autobot Longarm and Decepticon Shockwave, featuring four distinct modes. In "Infiltration Mode", the shorter, stockier Autobot Longarm transforms into a four-legged crane platform. If one fancies, one can stretch out his Shockwave-mode limbs to emulate his limb-stretching ability in Longarm mode (albeit not very well). In "Spy Mode", he stretches and converts into the taller, lankier Decepticon Shockwave, as the crane portion of Longarm's body converts into a hand-held cannon. The center panel on his chest flips between Autobot and Decepticon symbols. Both chest symbols are vacuum-metalized, with very shiny silver and gold. Curiously, while the rotating faction symbols on his chest use the usual "classic" designs, the tampographed Decepticon symbol on his cannon/crane is in the movie style and is visible in his Autobot modes. Additionally, the only mode in which Longarm's head is not fully visible is Shockwave himself.

:All the differences between Shockwave and Longarm can be difficult to remember, even for Hasbro. In the "tank mode" picture at right, the secondary guns are incorrectly folded back. On the back of this toy's box, there are several small transformation errors, the most obvious being that only ''one'' of Shockwave's shoulders has been correctly rotated up. Also, the toy's [[instructions]] do not show Shockwave's neck correctly extended (his chin is touching his chest plate in the instructions, just as for Longarm). The instructions also fail to mention that you can bend his upper torso forward as Shockwave to better replicate the slouch that he has in the cartoon. In his Longarm mode, it is also possible to extend his neck and push the tab forward, so that he maintains his Longarm face while having a better-articulated neck. One final and often missed feature is the forehead panel that contains Shockwave's red eye is actually on a hinge so that when his neck is fully extended, the panel can be pushed back into the "T" shaped groove, covering the gaps where his Longarm eyes used to be.

:The instructions for the trilingual packaging version of Shockwave have an odd error: in the space that should explain the transformation for his hands, the final two steps are instead repeated.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Animated-SW-vs-BB-Purple-Shockwave.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Chugway.<ref>According to the ''Animated'' DVD closed captioning for [[Autoboot Camp]].</ref>/One-eyed one-horned giant purple [[Blurr (Animated)|people squisher]]...]]
* '''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Blaster/Longarm Crane arm/Shockwave Tank Barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:A predominantly purple [[redeco]] of the Voyager toy, this version of Shockwave is packaged with an apparently unaltered [[Activators]]-class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] figure. Shockwave retains his four modes and gimmickry within each. A Target stores [[exclusive]], this set was available simultaneously with the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]/[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]] multi-pack. Although this version seems to be a less convincing Autobot due to its purple paint job, in one respect he would be a better spy in this form, as the redeco doesn't have the Decepticon symbol on the cannon arm to give him away. The Autobot and Decepticon symbols are also now red and purple, as opposed to the original silver and gold.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Purple Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Animated-TA-45-Shockwave-Original-Ver.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|“It's time to end this little masquerade. There ain't no Longarm, kid. Never was. Fella in my line a work takes on a variety of aliases. Hell, once I was even a Prime for six months...But, you've been a sport, so I guess I owe you a little honesty. The name's Shockwave.”]]
* '''Shockwave Original Ver.''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''TA-45'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster/Longarm Crane arm/Shockwave Tank Barrel
: The Japanese edition of purple Shockwave was available individually, and like most Takara ''Animated'' toys, the figure features a shiny metallic finish for some of the purple parts, including Shockwave's chest and main shoulder and leg pieces. The Decepticon insignia on his cannon also makes its return, this time in purple.
: Oddly, despite Japanese toys generally having less stringent [[For safety reasons|safety requirements]] than U.S. toys, the soft plastic used on this Shockwave's claws and antennae are made of a noticeably more rubbery plastic than in the Hasbro release.
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==Notes==
* Actor Corey Burton reprises the role of Shockwave from Generation 1, reusing precisely the same British-accented, {{w|Sark (Tron)|David-Warner-inspired}} voice for the character (while employing an American accented variation for Longarm). In an online interview with Seibertron.com in early 2009 (sadly lost owing to a server crash), Burton revealed that Shockwave's inclusion in Season 2 arose from a between-scenes conversation he had with the production team, regarding how little the original Shockwave actually had to do.
* In somewhat of a reversal, while this incarnation of Shockwave has much fewer appearances than his original incarnation, he does a heck of a lot more stuff: in just a few fleeting appearances on ''Animated'', Shockwave manages to infiltrate the Cybertronian ranks as the Chief Communications Officer, become a Prime, destroy Wasp's life, kill/nearly kill a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]], bring down Cybertron's entire interplanetary transport and communications system, brutally assault the Magnus (and steal his hammer!), and give Megatron control of the Autobots' [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|most feared and powerful weapon]]. Oh, and according to the Almanacs, he probably offed Highbrow, and Magnus wasn't going to survive.
[[Image:Chugway.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Loyal servant to the Decepticon Leader Mechatross.]]
* The [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|DVD]] closed captioning for the episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" misspelled Shockwave's name as '''Chugway'''.
* Shockwave's status as an Elite Guard member in his Longarm identity is an issue fraught with much confusion. His on-package [[bio]] states that, as Longarm, he rose through the ranks of the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] to reach his current position; this theoretically meshes with Longarm's cover story in "Autoboot Camp", where he states that he wishes to become an Elite Guard intelligence officer.<ref>On the other hand, ''everyone else'' (outside of Bulkhead) in Sentinel Minor's recruit line-up stated that they wanted to serve some function in the Elite Guard, and none of them actually ended up in it.</ref> However, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has informed this wiki that Longarm is not actually a member of that group in the cartoon continuity.
**Shockwave's status as a nonmember of the Elite Guard is supported by Longarm's lack of the Elite Guard's winged Autobot symbol, and the evident fact that, while Longarm ''is'' head of the Autobot Intelligence Division, the Autobot Intelligence Division is ''not'' a part of the Elite Guard; Longarm's immediate predecessor as head of the organization, [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]], did not sport the Elite Guard symbol either.
**Adding to this confusion, Longarm was drawn with an Elite Guard symbol in [[Dispatches|''The Arrival'' #1]], but this seems to have been in error, as Sentinel Prime—stated to be ''the second-in-command'' of the Elite Guard in the story—sported a normal Autobot symbol throughout it, suggesting the symbol-paster got confused.
**''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' suggests that part of the reason Shockwave is not an Elite Guardsman is because the toy's faction symbol rotates to switch allegiances, and the wider Elite Guard symbol would not have been mechanically feasible.
[[Image:Shockwave_goodside.jpg|thumb|right|180px|I hear this is my good side...]]
*Both "Shockwave" and "Longarm" have official alternate capitalizations. The credits of "[[TransWarped]]" give "LongArm Prime", and the credits for "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]" have "ShockWave".
* Despite not having a face, Shockwave still manages to have a [[chin]].
* Like [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Shockwave has the ability to fly despite having a land-based vehicle mode. Unlike Soundwave, his ability is explained by having rocket boosters in his feet [[Megatron (Animated)|like]] [[Starscream (Animated)|several]] [[Lugnut (Animated)|other]] [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Decepticons]].
* Before his color change into his classic purple, Shockwave's singular optic had an iris, which disappeared after he returned to Megatron's side.
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Longarm''' (ロングアーム ''Ronguāmu'')

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Purple Order]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Davey

2023-11-12T23:11:15Z

Hyperious:

:''Davey is a [[human]] from the [[Energon Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

'''Davey''' is a power plant worker, [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s best friend, and [[Carly]]'s father. He doesn't have great luck with [[Starscream (G1)|giant robot]] encounters.

==Fiction==
{{spoiler|Transformers (2023) issue 2|December 8, 2023}}

Davey picked Sparkplug up from the VFW bar to go to work, trying to ease him out of an argument he was having with his son, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attacked the power plant, Davey couldn't run away in time, and was crushed by the Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} When Carly went home to check on her parents, she was met by Sparkplug, who told her her father was dead. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #2}}

[[Category:Energon Universe humans]]