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Cromar

2021-03-27T18:05:53Z

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:''Cromar is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SkyDasher-Catalog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A tuppence for you.]]
'''Cromar''' is the leader of the [[Powerdasher]]s.

==Fiction==
===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
The Powerdashers featured in two early [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|recruiting messages]] sent to [[human]]s by the Autobots. The messages were almost identical in content, claiming that the Autobots marooned on Earth were becoming desperate in their battle against the [[Decepticon]]s, sending an S.O.S. to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] even though they didn't know if anyone would be there to receive it. Luckily, their plea was answered in the form of the Powerdashers, [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s, and [[Time Warrior (G1)|Time Warrior]]s. The only Powerdasher seen was the jet-form model, but the message noted that the Powerdashers' state of constant evolution meant that they might not look the same later. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}} {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The three Powerdashers were created with a primitive design based on the forms of very early Cybertronians. Meant to aid the Autobots on Earth, the Powerdashers' powers and personalities were still growing when they were put into duty. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}} They were packed in stasis aboard the supply ship ''[[Orion]]'', which ended up crashing on Earth after getting shot down by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The crew activated the Powerdashers, who awoke without a word and immediately began working on the ship. When they finished, they packed up their tools and quietly went back on board. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Magnus shock ore powerdashers the gloaming.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Cromar is on the far right.]]
Cromar and the other Powerdashers fought under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in a battle on [[Clemency]]. Cromar's team was ordered by Magnus to try to disable the [[Nightmare Engine]], but the group was interrupted by a [[K-Class]] [[Decepticon]] bombing. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Multiversal observer [[Vector Prime]] explained that, in some universes, the Powerdashers were three individual sentient beings, with Cromar as the leader. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 21 September 2015}}
{{--}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Abominus cameos.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In the [[Selector]]s conflict of [[2050]], Cromar was one of many Autobots hit by [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s [[anti-electron]] ooze. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy PowerdasherJet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Weird vibes on this guy, I'm tellin' ya.]]
*'''Powerdasher''' (Mail-order, [[1984]])

:This version of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Powerdasher transforms into a Cybertronic jet, featuring a [[pull-back motor]] in vehicle mode, allowing it to quickly roll forward across flat surfaces. It was only available as a [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-order]] [[exclusive]] from [[Hasbro]], costing $3 and 2 [[Robot Point]]s. The jet-mode Powerdasher was the only one pictured in the ads, but the type you got ended up being random. The jet-form Powerdasher appears to be the most common model sent, however. Some versions had an orange body with blue legs and a blue head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/SkyDasher/skydasher.htm More information on the Jet-form Powerdasher at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS04-Siege-Deluxe-Cromar.jpg|thumb|400px|Back on Broadway yet again...]]
*'''Powerdasher Cromar''' (Deluxe Weaponizer, [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS04'''
**''Accessories'': 2 W-5 Gyro Blasters

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' accompaniment to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', "Powerdasher Cromar" is a [[retool]] of Deluxe Class [[Six-Gun#Generations|Autobot Sixgun]], transforming from robot to a Cybertronian VTOL craft (Sixgun is officially stated to be a "tank", but come the heck on). He is also compatible with the "Fire Blast" effect pieces from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. His deco and headsculpt are based on the original toy, and like most other ''Siege Selects'' toys, he is completely free of "battle damage" paint applications.

:As a Weaponizer, he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] (or, really, any 5mm post-compatible toys). He is armed with two "W-5 Gyro Blasters" (which share their design with ''Siege'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s "gyro blaster"), and splits into the "C-50 M2 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher" (upper torso), "C-S2A M2 Guided Missile Launcher" (lower body), two "C-M3 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (legs), and two "C-LR M2 Ion-Pulse Blasters" (arms). His instructions show three suggested combinations of these parts with other figures: the "Defensive Loadout" turns him into a massive anti-aircraft-gun backpack, the "Offensive Loadout" has a slightly smaller gun-backpack and uses his torso as a shield, and turns his legs into "platform shoes", while the "High-Precision Launcher Gauntlet" re-combines his upper and lower torso-parts into a massive punchy-hand that fits over most Deluxe toys' arms.

:Unfortunately, copies have suffered from quality control in that the head is sometimes poorly glued together, resulting in the neck swivel being neutered completely. To make things worse, even ''attempting'' to move the head will cause the head to split at the seams and fall off.

:Cromar was released exclusively through various online retailers in North America. Numerous samples were also found at Canadian [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

:This mold also served as the model for [[Metroshot]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' manga]].

==Notes==
*The jet Powerdasher was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy called the "Sky Dasher". The ''Diaclone'' toy uses blue plastic instead of black, and has an extra [[sticker]] sheet. And, of course, a Diaclone pilot.
*"Cromar" was the name given to the Takara U.S. ''[[Diakron]]'', [[GiG]] Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'', and [[Joustra]] French ''Diaclone'' releases of the Powerdasher Jet toy. The name would not be used for the character in ''Transformers'' fiction until the comic issue ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Gloaming|#16]] in 2013, following on from writer [[James Roberts]] using the names "Chromar", Aragon and Zetar in his unofficial fan-novel ''Eugenesis''.
*The Powerdashers were the first Cybertronian (well, non-Earthly) vehicular toys released–and were released in 1984, to boot.

===Foreign names===
*''Cantonese:'' '''Cromar''' (克羅馬 ''Hak1lo4maa5'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cromar''' (Taiwan, 克羅莫 ''Kèluómò''; China, 克罗玛 ''Kèluómǎ'')

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Cromar

2021-03-26T09:05:02Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Cromar is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SkyDasher-Catalog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A tuppence for you.]]
'''Cromar''' is the leader of the [[Powerdasher]]s.

==Fiction==
===S.T.A.R.S. pack-in flyers===
The Powerdashers featured in two early [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity|recruiting messages]] sent to [[human]]s by the Autobots. The messages were almost identical in content, claiming that the Autobots marooned on Earth were becoming desperate in their battle against the [[Decepticon]]s, sending an S.O.S. to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] even though they didn't know if anyone would be there to receive it. Luckily, their plea was answered in the form of the Powerdashers, [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s, and [[Time Warrior (G1)|Time Warrior]]s. The only Powerdasher seen was the jet-form model, but the message noted that the Powerdashers' state of constant evolution meant that they might not look the same later. {{storylink|Reinforcements from Cybertron!}} {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The three Powerdashers were created with a primitive design based on the forms of very early Cybertronians. Meant to aid the Autobots on Earth, the Powerdashers' powers and personalities were still growing when they were put into duty. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}} They were packed in stasis aboard the supply ship ''[[Orion]]'', which ended up crashing on Earth after getting shot down by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The crew activated the Powerdashers, who awoke without a word and immediately began working on the ship. When they finished, they packed up their tools and quietly went back on board. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Magnus shock ore powerdashers the gloaming.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Cromar is on the far right.]]
Cromar and the other Powerdashers fought under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in a battle on [[Clemency]]. Cromar's team was ordered by Magnus to try to disable the [[Nightmare Engine]], but the group was interrupted by a [[K-Class]] [[Decepticon]] bombing. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Multiversal observer [[Vector Prime]] explained that, in some universes, the Powerdashers were three individual sentient beings, with Cromar as the leader. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 21 September 2015}}
{{--}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
[[File:Abominus cameos.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
In the [[Selector]]s conflict of [[2050]], Cromar was one of many Autobots hit by [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]'s [[anti-electron]] ooze. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy PowerdasherJet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Weird vibes on this guy, I'm tellin' ya.]]
*'''Powerdasher''' (Mail-order, [[1984]])

:This version of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Powerdasher transforms into a Cybertronic jet, featuring a [[pull-back motor]] in vehicle mode, allowing it to quickly roll forward across flat surfaces. It was only available as a [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-order]] [[exclusive]] from [[Hasbro]], costing $3 and 2 [[Robot Point]]s. The jet-mode Powerdasher was the only one pictured in the ads, but the type you got ended up being random. The jet-form Powerdasher appears to be the most common model sent, however. Some versions had an orange body with blue legs and a blue head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/SkyDasher/skydasher.htm More information on the Jet-form Powerdasher at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Selects-WFC-GS04-Siege-Deluxe-Cromar.jpg|thumb|400px|Back on Broadway yet again...]]
*'''Powerdasher Cromar''' (Deluxe Weaponizer, [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS04'''
**''Accessories'': 2 W-5 Gyro Blasters

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' accompaniment to ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', "Powerdasher Cromar" is a [[retool]] of Deluxe Class [[Six-Gun#Generations|Autobot Sixgun]], transforming from robot to a Cybertronian VTOL craft (Sixgun is officially stated to be a "tank", but come the heck on). He is also compatible with the "Fire Blast" effect pieces from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. His deco and headsculpt are based on the original toy, and like most other ''Siege Selects'' toys, he is completely free of "battle damage" paint applications.

:As a Weaponizer, he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] (or, really, any 5mm post-compatible toys). He is armed with two "W-5 Gyro Blasters" (which share their design with ''Siege'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s "gyro blaster"), and splits into the "C-50 M2 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher" (upper torso), "C-S2A M2 Guided Missile Launcher" (lower body), two "C-M3 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (legs), and two "C-LR M2 Ion-Pulse Blasters" (arms). His instructions show three suggested combinations of these parts with other figures: the "Defensive Loadout" turns him into a massive anti-aircraft-gun backpack, the "Offensive Loadout" has a slightly smaller gun-backpack and uses his torso as a shield, and turns his legs into "platform shoes", while the "High-Precision Launcher Gauntlet" re-combines his upper and lower torso-parts into a massive punchy-hand that fits over most Deluxe toys' arms.

:Unfortunately, copies have suffered from quality control in that the head is sometimes poorly glued together, resulting in the neck swivel being neutered completely. To make things worse, even ''attempting'' to move the head will cause the head to split at the seams and fall off.

:Cromar was released exclusively through various online retailers in North America. Numerous samples were also found at Canadian [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

:This mold also served as the model for [[Metroshot]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' manga]].

==Notes==
*The jet Powerdasher was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy called the "Sky Dasher". The ''Diaclone'' toy uses blue plastic instead of black, and has an extra [[sticker]] sheet. And, of course, a Diaclone pilot.
*"Cromar" was the name given to the Takara U.S. ''[[Diakron]]'', [[GiG]] Italian ''[[Trasformer]]'', and [[Joustra]] French ''Diaclone'' releases of the Powerdasher Jet toy. The name would not be used for the character in ''Transformers'' fiction until the comic issue ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[The Gloaming|#16]] in 2013, following on from writer [[James Roberts]] using the names "Chromar", Aragon and Zetar in his unofficial fan-novel ''Eugenesis''.
*The Powerdashers were the first Cybertronian (well, non-Earthly) vehicular toys released–and were released in 1984, to boot.

===Foreign names===
*''Cantonese'': '''Cromar''' (克羅馬 ''Hak1lo4maa5'')
*''Mandarin'': '''Cromar''' (Taiwan, 克羅莫 ''Kèluómò'') '''Cromar''' (China, 克罗玛 ''Kèluǒmǎ'')

[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Weaponizers]]

User talk:Griffn29

2019-07-02T10:06:00Z

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However...

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Read the rules first as well. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 15:14, 20 July 2014 (EDT)

==Using the preview button==
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To avoid clogging the Recent Changes page, please use the 'Preview' button to review your changes as you go, rather than making multiple edits to the same page in rapid sucession. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:49, 20 July 2014 (EDT)

==Blanking your talk page==
Don't do that. See [[Transformers Wiki:User page]] for details. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 18:21, 30 January 2016 (EST)

==Go-Bots and "Robo Warriors"==
Hello, Griffn29. How did you come to the conclusion that Robo Warriors plagiarized Go-Bots? Can you confirm that "Robo Warriors" is not authorized by Hasbro(or Takara)?If not authorized, Can you provide valid evidence? And where did the English name "Robo Warriors" come from? Please answer the above questions. Thank you. [[User:IDWchromedome|IDWchromedome]] ([[User talk:IDWchromedome|talk]]) 18:05, 02 July 2019 (EDT)

Skyfall (G1)

2018-09-27T08:30:41Z

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{{disambig3|Skyfall}}
:''Skyfall is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SkyfallG1.jpg|thumb|''Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall Face it all together'']]
'''Skyfall''' is an up-and-coming Autobot weapons engineer who envisions a very bright future for himself. He has an effusive and enthusiastic personality, always heaping praise on those around him and telling them things they already know, in a way that doesn't seem suspicious at all. Whenever his friends reach a major success, Skyfall is always there to join in the celebration (and glory), and wouldn't you know it, whenever his rivals fail, things just seem to work out to Skyfall's benefit too. What a lucky bot he is! One day, Skyfall will accomplish great things—you'll see! Oh, you'll see.

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Top-Heavy]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]] (cameo); [[Bullets]] (where everyone learns to hate the guy)

Skyfall was a weapons-designer and a rival of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. Ironfist designed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s signature [[ion blaster|rifle]], but the Autobot commander mistakenly believed it was Skyfall's work. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Of course, it was only out of respect for Prime's image that Skyfall never corrected that misconception. Yeah.

Skyfall received plenty of praise for "designing" Prime's ion blaster, but it was Ironfist who received the next round of cheers for his development of cold phosphex, otherwise known as "[[glass gas]]". Perhaps feeling he needed to prove himself, Skyfall volunteered to take part in an advance patrol, which was then captured by Decepticons. He endured 100 years of captivity in the infamous [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] penal colony. Upon Skyfall's rescue, Ironfist strongly advocated for him to become one of the engineers at the [[Kimia Facility|Kimia design facility]]. Instead, Skyfall was brought into the less-prestigious manufacturing division, although Ironfist still let his good buddy use his workshop from time to time for personal projects. There, working side by side, the two renewed their friendship... except for the teensy little detail about how Skyfall was an amoral bastard out for no one but himself. After Ironfist had developed the fearsome chemical weapon known as [[Gideon's Glue]], he himself was so shocked by its virulence that he attempted to destroy the entire stockpile of his creation, but Skyfall found out about it and leaked critical information to the Decepticons, who then used it in the massacre at [[Babu Yar]]. Skyfall then manipulated the subsequent Autobot investigation of the incident to direct suspicion towards Ironfist, but ultimately, nothing came of it.

[[File:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"We're not going to make it!" "Shut up, SHUT UP!"]]
Skyfall soon fell under official scrutiny too, when he used his time in Ironfist's workshop to further development of cold phosphex (which he "jokingly" swore had been his idea from the beginning and that Ironfist had stolen from him). His more extreme and poorly tested concoction, [[glass gas|black phosphex]], led to severe weapons malfunctions in the field. High Command forcibly transferred Skyfall out of weapons design and into the penal system, working as a guard on [[Garrus-9]]. While there, he accidentally fulfilled Ironfist's dream and helped the Wreckers in battle, fighting off a prison break side-by-side with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s team. {{storylink|Bullets}} He was among the personnel attempting to defend the G-9 penitentiary from [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s assault {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and later, [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} He, ah, ''did'' things while he was there.

Once again, Ironfist intervened on his "friend"'s behalf, bringing him back to the Kimia engineering corps so he could enjoy Skyfall's company... which often took the form of passive-aggressive backhanded compliments about Ironfist's temperament during ethics investigations and the repetitiveness of many of his entries in the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' series. At some point, Ironfist promised his good buddy Skyfall that he could have Ironfist's lab if anything ever happened to him. Wasting little time, Skyfall tampered with one of Ironfist's cerebro-guns, ensuring it would automatically fire when held at a certain angle and thus dooming Ironfist to a slow death by creeping brain-bullet. Naturally, Ironfist confided in his friend about his injury, to which Skyfall sensitively replied that he should have his head examined.

Skyfall essentially sabotaged himself, however, once [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] learned of Ironfist's injury (although not its cause). Thinking Ironfist's death sentence made him uniquely suitable for the [[Aequitas]] mission to Garrus-9, Prowl used his sway in High Command to get Ironfist named as a new Wrecker, replacing Springer's initial choice... Skyfall. Just as he was leaving Kimia for the Wreckers, however, Ironfist got the analysis reports back from [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] about the cerebro-gun that "malfunctioned". Realizing that Skyfall had enough access to his workshop to have rigged the gun to fire as it did, Ironfist still departed Kimia without confronting his "friend".

After Ironfist left, Skyfall took possession of that precious, long-sought lab. But Skyfall's true personality soon shone through: He was arrogant and dismissive enough to repeatedly ditch the requests of [[Xaaron]]'s investigative committee, and as punishment, the authorities repossessed all the weapon tech that the lab had housed. Skyfall had barely absorbed this setback when he found himself receiving a recorded message from Ironfist, who had just died at that moment. Revisiting all the strange coincidences that had accompanied Skyfall's career over the years, Ironfist had uploaded an automatic message and broadcast timer into his brain-bullet's internal computer, and he revealed the proof of all of Skyfall's crimes to every fan who was following "Fisitron"'s datafeeds.

Skyfall soon found himself barricaded inside his lab with an angry mob of Autobot troopers banging on the door, as Ironfist laid out one condemnation after another. Knowing he would never survive among his former victims on Garrus-9, Skyfall happened across the one remaining weapon in the lab—Ironfist's last, secret sample of Gideon's Glue—and drank it, killing himself. {{storylink|Bullets}}

During Skyfall's autopsy, his memories were read by [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] who as a result would later suffer an inherited flashback to Skyfall's last moments. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] later made use of old footage of Skyfall in his final, spliced-together message to Chromedome. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In Cybertron's distant past, Skyfall was one of five members of the [[Elite Flying Corps]], under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with [[Swoop (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], and [[Doubleheader]], he engaged Decepticons in the skies. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Skyfall toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gun-DAMMIT! ...Sorry.]]
*'''Skyfall with Top-Heavy''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Top-Heavy partner, "Cloudburst cannon"

: Skyfall is an Action Master, and as such does not transform (which, given [[#Notes|what it says in his toy bio]], is more than a little ironic), though his design shows hints of a vehicle mode, likely a Cybertronic jet fighter similar in style to early [[Pretender]] robots such as [[Cloudburst]], given the cockpit and vehicle details on his back. He is compatible with any Action Master weapon or vehicle. He came with his rhino-[[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Top-Heavy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm More information on Skyfall at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Skyfall catalog.jpg|thumb|Yow, that's [[Neon|primary.]]]]
[[File:ActionMasterMuralSkyfallKickOff.jpg|150px|thumb|This, less primary.]]
*Skyfall's toy bio<ref>[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm Skyfall at TFU.info]</ref> contains the rather outrageous line: "Can change into anything from a construction crane to a can opener, then into a weapon in less time than it takes to plug in a phone jack", implying he has some kind of super-transformational ability—which is, of course, outwardly nonsense, as he is a non-transforming Action Master, even described in the very next line of his bio as a "former jet fighter." It's apparent that, given that he's a weapons engineer, the line is ''supposed'' to read: "Can change anything from a construction crane to a can opener into a weapon in less time than it takes to plug in a phone jack".
*Skyfall's color went through several alterations before production; his catalog photography and [[Power Plans]] show him in different red and white colors. With these colors comes an entirely different preproduction name, [[:File:1990protoactionmasters.jpg|Fireball]].
*The 1990 boxback art<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=2&image=41 Back of the Box Art: 1990 - botchthecrab.com]</ref> features Skyfall in an even more different color scheme, grey and green. It's possible he was mistaken for [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]].
*Skyfall's design seems to be strongly inspired by the Japanese ''Gundam'' robot line, with maybe a little Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] mixed in.
{{--}}

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Feī liú''' (China, 飞流, "Flying Flow")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

User talk:Saix

2018-09-11T11:53:08Z

IDWchromedome: /* IDWchromedome */

Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[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]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[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]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[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]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[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]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[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]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[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]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[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]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[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]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[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]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (Autobot)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[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]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[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]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

User talk:Saix

2018-09-11T10:40:41Z

IDWchromedome:

Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[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]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[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]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[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]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[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]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[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]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[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]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[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]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[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]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[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]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (Autobot)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[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]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[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]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== IDWchromedome ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

Cannonball (G1)

2018-09-11T03:02:56Z

IDWchromedome: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Cannonball}}
{{factions|decepticon|starseeker}}
:''Cannonball is the name taken by [[Decepticon]] pirate captains from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BotCon2014 PirateCannonball CardArt.jpg|300px|thumb]]
'''Cannonball''' is a name passed down a lineage of great [[Decepticon]] pirates.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Cannonball the 1st commanded the nomadic [[Maraudicon]]s, an army which let him rise to the rank of [[Decepticon Warlord]]. He was among the Warlords who were eliminated when [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting [[Falcon (G1)|suicide bomber]] to a council meeting. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

Cannonball the 3rd undertook a voyage to the nightmare planet [[Twin Star|Toruin]], but faced mutiny during the escape to the nearby [[Twin Star|Sperity]]. Cannonball the 4th achieved success in the [[Garyun Melee]].

Cannonball the 5th was enjoying a "shore leave” in [[Tetra Gar]] with the rest of his crew, where he managed to win the “[[Shokaract|Hunter]]” in a game of cards from an ill-mannered gambling rube. After a brief exchange, the Hunter and Cannonball came to an agreement; the Hunter would be a helping hand on Cannonball's ship, the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]''. In exchange the Hunter could leave at any time he wished, free to pursue whatever “called” to him when he would encounter it.

Cannonball was counting his crew's loot in the fourth arm of the [[Rhondarian Cluster]] when he caught sight of a small vessel being pursued by [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|an Autobot ship]]. The pirate captain was impressed by the tenacity and gumption of the Decepticons being pursued, and so blasted away their pursuers before inviting them on board.

[[File:Cannonball-hoisttheflag.JPG|300px|thumb|You will remember this as the day you almost caught captain Cannonball!]]
On one occasion, he led his crew to a planet of bipedal reptiles who hoarded Energon as artifacts. The Star Seekers encountered resistance, but Cannonball made short work of those who opposed him with his golden dueling daggers. Cannonball later ordered his crew to break into a special vault. The crew successfully acquired access to what was within: a single lizard holding a piece of paper. Pleased with his newly acquired prize, Cannonball told his crew that their greatest bounty awaited them in the near future.

He next led the ''Tidal Wave'' into the “[[Demon's Maw]]”. Cannonball had to periodically reassure his crew that their goal was in view as the trip proved itself to be extremely long and boring. When the creature inhabiting the “Demon's Maw” attacked their ship, Cannonball led his crew on a counter-assault. With [[Axor]]’s help, he managed to force the creature to flee, earning him many cheers from his band of buccaneers.

[[File:HtF-Cannonballwinks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left]]
He later led an attack on [[Ventax II]]. During the attack, he had to reprimand [[Tornado]] for deviating from his orders, and later confronted the little ‘bot on-ship about the presence of a Deberian [[Sky Seer]] aboard. Cannonball took a liking to the bird, and opted to keep it as a pet.

Immediately prior to Cannonball's great heist, Cannonball locked himself away in his quarters, only occasionally conversing with the Navigator. When he finally revealed his plan to his crew at large, he declared that the Star Seekers would be traveling into Cybertron’s far future in order to siphon the planet of its energy. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

The trip through time took its toll on the ''Tidal Wave'', and they missed their destination by an unknown amount of time, but Captain Cannonball went on with his plan nonetheless. A small addition needed to be made to his scheme though: to take possession of a space bridge. Using one of Ferak's many inventions to do so, Cannonball encountered the Decepticon [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] along the way. Impressed by her violent capabilities, he hired her to accompany his crew on their heist. They then used the [[space bridge]] to get inside Unicron’s head, still in orbit around Cybertron. As the chaos bringer's remains were being primed for the planet-wide siphoning, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s came to oppose the Star Seekers. Cannonball attempted to take on [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] on his own, but was easily bested by the Autobot elder. As it turns out, Cannonball's plan would have failed even if the knights hadn't interfered; Cybertron couldn't be drained of Energon, as it had become a technorganic planet in the time Cannonball had traveled to. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

[[File:StarscreampossessesCannonball-TPJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
Eventually breaking out of incarceration, the pirates found themselves on the run from the Cybertronian Knights, but they nonetheless set out on their next adventure: tracking down [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]’s immortal spark! Their journey took them to [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a small nameless planetoid]] inhabiting a “safe zone” between several black holes. Captain Cannonball and his crew discovered there an ancient Quintesson, who offered them the last known location of Starscream’s spark in exchange for being taken aboard their ship.

As soon as the Quintesson was brought aboard, strange happenings began across the ''Tidal Wave''. These events culminated in Starscream’s spark revealing itself and taking over Cannonball’s body in a mutiny spearheaded by Flamewar. With Cannonball’s body being reformatted to suit Starscream’s needs, his spark was locked away in the very container with which the captain had planned to capture Starscream. Cannonball was then left stranded on the barren planetoid, though several of his loyalists stayed behind as well.

Flamewar would take up the mantle of Cannonball from that point on. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Cannonball the 3rd ran a crew of pirates called the [[Star Seeker]]s during the Great War. After the [[Armistice]] and the failure of the [[Great Push]], Cannonball III and his mechs were hunted down by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Death's Head (G1)|his partner]]. They were returned to Cybertron for incarceration and/or punishment. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:G1CannonballBotConPromo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|It's the Oingo Boingo van!]]
*'''Pirates vs Knights''' (BotCon 2014 box set)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Decepticon Pirate Cannonball" is a retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)#Prime|Ratchet]] in black and gold with a new head, transforming into a truck. He has a "dramatic head reveal" [[gimmick]], with his [[robot mode]] head being spring-loaded to pop up once his "backpack" is pulled down and features [[5mm post|5mm peg-holes]] for his hands, a pair on his front bumpers/shins, and a pair on his vehicle roof. He comes with a pair of blades that can mount/be held via 5mm post, and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, or store on tabs underneath the vehicle mode. Cannonball comes in a box set with fellow pirates [[Ferak#Timelines|Ferak]], [[Tornado#Timelines|Tornado]], [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak#Timelines|Olin Zarak]], plus knights [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]] and [[Devcon (G1)#Timelines|Devcon]].

:The initial concept for Pirate Cannonball utilized the ''Prime'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Prime|Wheeljack]] mold instead.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref><ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/?p=3543444 Post by Petes Robo Con (Pete Sinclair) on The Allspark Forums, 2017/06/29]</ref>

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/StarSeeker/BCCannonball/cannonball.htm More information on Cannonball at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The ''Wings'' incarnation of Cannonball (the Fifth) is visually an homage to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] while his background as a Star Seeker is taken from the [[Cannonball (Prime)|Aligned incarnation of Cannonball]].

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiā Nóng Pào''' (China, 加农炮, "Cannonball")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Star Seekers]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Star Seeker

2018-09-11T02:59:34Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

[[File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|What're we up to now, three Autobot/Decepticon symbol fusions? We've lost count.]]
The '''Star Seekers''' are a crew of space pirates. They are headed by [[Thundertron]], who due to his hate of Cybertronians, leads them in their spacecraft, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', to hunt down any and all Cybertronians they can find.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Thundertron led his crew on the trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], landing on [[Velocitron]]. Facing opposition from [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]], Thundertron grew angry and ordered his men to attack.

Continuing their travels, they took a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Discovering not only the Ark but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] while the Cybertronians fought each other. Forcing Wreck-Gar and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repair the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' and install a space bridge on it, Brimstone and Cannonball killed [[Arclight (Junkion)|Arclight]] on Thundertron's orders to make a point. Following the repair and installation, the Star Seekers attacked the Cybertronians.

The Star Seekers gained a member for the crew with the addition of Axer, who feigned hatred for Cybertronians to live and join the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the Star Seekers engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron manages to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelms the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] manages to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, reveals to the Decepticon leader that he knows the true whereabouts of the Autobots...{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

'''Known Members:'''
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]
*[[Brimstone (Prime)|Brimstone]]
*[[Cannonball (Prime)|Cannonball]]
*[[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Starquest]]
*[[Thundertron]] (leader)

===''Wings Universe''===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

'''Known Present Members:'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (captain)
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]]
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]
*[[Chairman]]
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]]
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]
**[[Neurotoxin]]
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Lockpick]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Rockhopper]]
*[[Thunderlane]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Vez]]
}}

'''Known Past Members:'''
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]]
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]]
*[[Gallows]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Prism Glider]]
*[[Star Dasher]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
Thundertron and the Star Seekers recruited robots that turn into animals from another planet,<ref>http://tf.91.com/guide/map/map.shtml</ref> and they hunt Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{charstubgame}}

==Notes==
*[[Rik Alvarez]] has said ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' would have introduced "pirates" if it had continued.<ref>Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref>
*The ''Wings Universe'' Star Seekers almost included the Generation 1 Insecticon [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who would have had a toy redecoed from [[Kickback (FOC)|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Kickback]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīngjì Xúnyóuzhě''' (China, 星际巡游者, "Interstellar Rangers") '''Léi Tíng Nù''' (China, 雷霆怒, "Thunder anger")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Star Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Rad (G1)

2018-09-11T02:56:39Z

IDWchromedome: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Rad}}
:''Rad is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Rad boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"No, I don't want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!"]]
'''Rad''' is a two-fisted 'bot of science. Equally at home on the battlefield and in the laboratory, Rad's inherent level-headedness keeps his quick-tempered [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]] from atomizing everything in their path. It also makes him incredibly popular amongst his teammates because of his sheer amount of skill, though he never lets it get to his head, nor does he let those few who ''hate'' him for his skills get him down.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RadMarvel01.jpg|left|thumb|It helps to squint.]]
After [[On the Edge of Extinction!|the battle with]] [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Rad was present in the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] headquarters. He witnessed an argument between [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] over the responsibility of leading the Autobots, but did not comment on it. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
{{-}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One of these guys is not like the others/ One of these guys doesn't live long...]]
Rad was commander of the Autobots' base in [[Oregon]], [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. One day as he and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] stood atop one of Ironworks's towers, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] assaulted the base with his Decepticons. Following the battle, Rad assisted [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] in rebuilding their damaged fortifications. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

As reconstruction continued, Rad and Metalhawk reported to other wings of the Autobot forces on what had occurred. Suddenly, Rad received an alert from [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] about a strange portal opening up in the sky above Ironworks. Commander Rad assured Metalhawk that he and his men would be able to take care of whatever came out of it and he headed outside alone. However, when Rad found his warriors, many of them had already been corrupted and reformatted into [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s. Rad sacrificed himself so that Kick-Off could reach safety inside. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
{{-}}

===3H comics===
[[File:RadWreckers01.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Double your radosity.]]
After [[The Transformers: The Movie|the battle with Unicron]], Rad was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. How his aerospace engineering knowledge came into the fold is uncertain. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]

[[File:SpotlightArcee RadJackpot WHOMPH.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That is totally not rad.]]
Rad was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] were the ones to haul [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] away after the (now former) leader of the [[Wrecker]]s was found guilty of murdering [[Squadron X|several prisoners of war]]. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

He was still present on Garrus-9 when [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and his [[Decepticon Secret Service]] bombarded the penitentiary in their attempt to free the captive [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He and Jackpot were caught in an explosion, but survived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

At some point, Rad found more appropriate work for a scientist at [[Kimia Facility]], where he lived through [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s massacre of the station's inhabitants. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Rad and Rollout Patternism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Soon after, Rad later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rad out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was later found alive and repaired, along with most of the other Transformers who had been sucked out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He later attended the secret opening of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rad and a couple other scientists later examined an object that had penetrated the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} He later helped coordinate landing shuttles in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

It later turned out the faulty quantum jump had created a quantum copy of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew, who were then attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The alternate Rad on board was among those forced to transform before being killed, so that [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] could harvest his still warm [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:RadG1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Rad. Also: totally tubular.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English, unconfirmed but pretty sure)}}

Rad was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] asked a group of Autobots (including [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Prowl, [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) if they were willing to join him in giving up the power of transformation to become ''"stronger, faster, and more alive"''. Rad was only behind Jazz in volunteering, enthusiastically yelling at Prime to count him in. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Rad toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And we thought Megatron's gun was big.]]
*'''Rad w/ Lionizer''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Lionizer partner, Thermal Mortar Gun

:As an Action Master, Rad is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows parts of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], possibly a motorcycle. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]], who transforms into a "Atom-Smashing Blaster". He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rad/rad.htm More information on Rad at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*According to deco artist [[Joe Kyde]], the deluxe [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] figure in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline is intended as more of an homage to Rad than the original [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] himself.
*In the first, coloring-error-laden printing of ''The Wreckers'' #2, Rad and Quickmix were in entirely made-up color schemes, though "color scheme" is clearly being generous to Rad's solid-gray appearance. They were given their correct colors in the Director's Cut edition of the comic.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léi Dè''' (China, 雷德, "Rad") '''Liàng Zǎi''' (China, 靓仔, "Handsome Boy")

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Star Seeker

2018-09-10T13:30:04Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

[[File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|What're we up to now, three Autobot/Decepticon symbol fusions? We've lost count.]]
The '''Star Seekers''' are a crew of space pirates. They are headed by [[Thundertron]], who due to his hate of Cybertronians, leads them in their spacecraft, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', to hunt down any and all Cybertronians they can find.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Thundertron led his crew on the trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], landing on [[Velocitron]]. Facing opposition from [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]], Thundertron grew angry and ordered his men to attack.

Continuing their travels, they took a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Discovering not only the Ark but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] while the Cybertronians fought each other. Forcing Wreck-Gar and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repair the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' and install a space bridge on it, Brimstone and Cannonball killed [[Arclight (Junkion)|Arclight]] on Thundertron's orders to make a point. Following the repair and installation, the Star Seekers attacked the Cybertronians.

The Star Seekers gained a member for the crew with the addition of Axer, who feigned hatred for Cybertronians to live and join the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the Star Seekers engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron manages to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelms the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] manages to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, reveals to the Decepticon leader that he knows the true whereabouts of the Autobots...{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

'''Known Members:'''
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]
*[[Brimstone (Prime)|Brimstone]]
*[[Cannonball (Prime)|Cannonball]]
*[[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Starquest]]
*[[Thundertron]] (leader)

===''Wings Universe''===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

'''Known Present Members:'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (captain)
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]]
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]
*[[Chairman]]
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]]
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]
**[[Neurotoxin]]
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Lockpick]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Rockhopper]]
*[[Thunderlane]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Vez]]
}}

'''Known Past Members:'''
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]]
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]]
*[[Gallows]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Prism Glider]]
*[[Star Dasher]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
Thundertron and the Star Seekers recruited robots that turn into animals from another planet,<ref>http://tf.91.com/guide/map/map.shtml</ref> and they hunt Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{charstubgame}}

==Notes==
*[[Rik Alvarez]] has said ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' would have introduced "pirates" if it had continued.<ref>Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref>
*The ''Wings Universe'' Star Seekers almost included the Generation 1 Insecticon [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who would have had a toy redecoed from [[Kickback (FOC)|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Kickback]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' Leí Tíng Nù (China, 雷霆怒, "Thunder Anger") Xīngjì Xúnyóuzhě (China,星际巡弋者 "Interstellar Rangers")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Star Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Star Seeker

2018-09-10T13:25:01Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

[[File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|What're we up to now, three Autobot/Decepticon symbol fusions? We've lost count.]]
The '''Star Seekers''' are a crew of space pirates. They are headed by [[Thundertron]], who due to his hate of Cybertronians, leads them in their spacecraft, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', to hunt down any and all Cybertronians they can find.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Thundertron led his crew on the trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], landing on [[Velocitron]]. Facing opposition from [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]], Thundertron grew angry and ordered his men to attack.

Continuing their travels, they took a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Discovering not only the Ark but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] while the Cybertronians fought each other. Forcing Wreck-Gar and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repair the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' and install a space bridge on it, Brimstone and Cannonball killed [[Arclight (Junkion)|Arclight]] on Thundertron's orders to make a point. Following the repair and installation, the Star Seekers attacked the Cybertronians.

The Star Seekers gained a member for the crew with the addition of Axer, who feigned hatred for Cybertronians to live and join the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the Star Seekers engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron manages to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelms the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] manages to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, reveals to the Decepticon leader that he knows the true whereabouts of the Autobots...{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

'''Known Members:'''
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]
*[[Brimstone (Prime)|Brimstone]]
*[[Cannonball (Prime)|Cannonball]]
*[[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Starquest]]
*[[Thundertron]] (leader)

===''Wings Universe''===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

'''Known Present Members:'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (captain)
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]]
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]
*[[Chairman]]
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]]
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]
**[[Neurotoxin]]
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Lockpick]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Rockhopper]]
*[[Thunderlane]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Vez]]
}}

'''Known Past Members:'''
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]]
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]]
*[[Gallows]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Prism Glider]]
*[[Star Dasher]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
Thundertron and the Star Seekers recruited robots that turn into animals from another planet,<ref>http://tf.91.com/guide/map/map.shtml</ref> and they hunt Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{charstubgame}}

==Notes==
*[[Rik Alvarez]] has said ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' would have introduced "pirates" if it had continued.<ref>Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref>
*The ''Wings Universe'' Star Seekers almost included the Generation 1 Insecticon [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who would have had a toy redecoed from [[Kickback (FOC)|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Kickback]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '' Leí Tíng Nù''''(China, 雷霆怒,"Thunder anger") '' Xīngjì Xúnyóuzhě'''' (China, 星际巡游者, "Interstellar Rangers")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Star Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Star Seeker

2018-09-10T13:23:38Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

[[File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|What're we up to now, three Autobot/Decepticon symbol fusions? We've lost count.]]
The '''Star Seekers''' are a crew of space pirates. They are headed by [[Thundertron]], who due to his hate of Cybertronians, leads them in their spacecraft, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', to hunt down any and all Cybertronians they can find.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Thundertron led his crew on the trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], landing on [[Velocitron]]. Facing opposition from [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]], Thundertron grew angry and ordered his men to attack.

Continuing their travels, they took a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Discovering not only the Ark but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] while the Cybertronians fought each other. Forcing Wreck-Gar and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repair the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' and install a space bridge on it, Brimstone and Cannonball killed [[Arclight (Junkion)|Arclight]] on Thundertron's orders to make a point. Following the repair and installation, the Star Seekers attacked the Cybertronians.

The Star Seekers gained a member for the crew with the addition of Axer, who feigned hatred for Cybertronians to live and join the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the Star Seekers engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron manages to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelms the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] manages to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, reveals to the Decepticon leader that he knows the true whereabouts of the Autobots...{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

'''Known Members:'''
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]
*[[Brimstone (Prime)|Brimstone]]
*[[Cannonball (Prime)|Cannonball]]
*[[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Starquest]]
*[[Thundertron]] (leader)

===''Wings Universe''===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

'''Known Present Members:'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (captain)
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]]
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]
*[[Chairman]]
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]]
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]
**[[Neurotoxin]]
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Lockpick]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Rockhopper]]
*[[Thunderlane]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Vez]]
}}

'''Known Past Members:'''
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]]
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]]
*[[Gallows]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Prism Glider]]
*[[Star Dasher]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
Thundertron and the Star Seekers recruited robots that turn into animals from another planet,<ref>http://tf.91.com/guide/map/map.shtml</ref> and they hunt Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{charstubgame}}

==Notes==
*[[Rik Alvarez]] has said ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' would have introduced "pirates" if it had continued.<ref>Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref>
*The ''Wings Universe'' Star Seekers almost included the Generation 1 Insecticon [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who would have had a toy redecoed from [[Kickback (FOC)|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Kickback]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '' Lei Ting Nu''''(China, 雷霆怒,"Thunder anger") '' Xīngjì Xúnyóuzhě'''' (China, 星际巡游者, "Interstellar Rangers")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Star Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Star Seeker

2018-09-10T13:20:53Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

[[File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|upright=1.4|thumb|What're we up to now, three Autobot/Decepticon symbol fusions? We've lost count.]]
The '''Star Seekers''' are a crew of space pirates. They are headed by [[Thundertron]], who due to his hate of Cybertronians, leads them in their spacecraft, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', to hunt down any and all Cybertronians they can find.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Thundertron led his crew on the trail of a [[Ark (WFC)|Cybertronian ship]], landing on [[Velocitron]]. Facing opposition from [[Override (Prime)|the planet's leader]], Thundertron grew angry and ordered his men to attack.

Continuing their travels, they took a [[space bridge]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Discovering not only the Ark but [[Trypticon (WFC)|another Cybertronian ship]], Thundertron met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] while the Cybertronians fought each other. Forcing Wreck-Gar and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repair the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'' and install a space bridge on it, Brimstone and Cannonball killed [[Arclight (Junkion)|Arclight]] on Thundertron's orders to make a point. Following the repair and installation, the Star Seekers attacked the Cybertronians.

The Star Seekers gained a member for the crew with the addition of Axer, who feigned hatred for Cybertronians to live and join the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the Star Seekers engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron manages to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelms the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] manages to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, reveals to the Decepticon leader that he knows the true whereabouts of the Autobots...{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

'''Known Members:'''
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]
*[[Brimstone (Prime)|Brimstone]]
*[[Cannonball (Prime)|Cannonball]]
*[[Sandstorm (Prime)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Starquest]]
*[[Thundertron]] (leader)

===''Wings Universe''===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}}}

'''Known Present Members:'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 5th]] (captain)
*[[Arms Minicon]]s
**[[Pillage]]
**[[Plunder]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axor]]
*[[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]
*[[Chairman]]
*[[Dread Pirate Crew]]
**[[Boltcaster]]
**[[Cutback]]
**[[Drydock (G1)|Drydock]]
**[[Neurotoxin]]
**[[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]
**[[Skyduster]]
**[[Stormcharge]]
**[[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]]
**[[Turbolift]]
**[[Wheellock]]
*[[Eclipse (G1)|Eclipse]]
*[[Ferak]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]
*[[Shokaract|Hunter]]
*[[Izzerkilod]]
*[[Lockpick]]
*[[Navigator (Star Seeker)|Navigator]]
*[[Olin Zarak]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
*[[Rockhopper]]
*[[Thunderlane]]
*[[Tornado]]
*[[Vez]]
}}

'''Known Past Members:'''
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 3rd]]
*[[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball the 4th]]
*[[Gallows]]
*[[Guillotine]]
*[[Prism Glider]]
*[[Star Dasher]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Online''===
Thundertron and the Star Seekers recruited robots that turn into animals from another planet,<ref>http://tf.91.com/guide/map/map.shtml</ref> and they hunt Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}
{{charstubgame}}

==Notes==
*[[Rik Alvarez]] has said ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' would have introduced "pirates" if it had continued.<ref>Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' - [http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref>
*The ''Wings Universe'' Star Seekers almost included the Generation 1 Insecticon [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], who would have had a toy redecoed from [[Kickback (FOC)|''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' Kickback]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '' Lei Ting Nu'''' (China, 雷霆怒, "Thunder anger") '' Xīngjì Xúnyóuzhě'''' (China, 星际巡游者, "Interstellar Rangers")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Star Seekers| ]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Octopunch (G1)

2018-09-10T12:56:07Z

IDWchromedome: /* Foreign names */

{{featured}}
{{disambig3|Octopunch}}
{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Octopunch is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Octopunch-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Just between you and me, it was a blast which ricocheted off Grimlock.]]
There is no greater scourge of the seas than '''Octopunch'''. Though plundering the depths for forgotten treasure is well-suited to his expertise, his real love is the terror he can bring to those who breach his territory. There is no cruise ship so large that he can't find an appropriately-sized iceberg to push in its path. The thought of bringing its hull beneath the waves with his slimy tentacles is what sustains him in his private moments.

And unlike other robots with [[Scavenger (G1)|similar]] [[Nautilator|functions]], Octopunch is very good at what he does. While in his [[Pretender]] shell underwater, his strength expands several fold, and his electrically-charged, razor-tipped harpoon gun can stop anything in its tracks. Though often seen with fellow [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] members [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]], Octopunch is a fearsome warrior in his own right, either above or beneath the waves.

His only weakness is his overconfidence in his abilities. It may seem like a small one, but get back to us on this after he [[The Primal Scream|shoots God in the face]].

{{quote|Give it up, Autobot! You cannot defeat me; I have survived the Unicron war... I am one of Gigatron's personal guards, you have no chance of defeating '''Octopunch!'''|Octopunch|"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm with fashionable →]]
''Looking to recruit a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] to go after the traitorous former members, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]], [[Snarler]] hired Octopunch and his comrades [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]] for the squad. For training purposes with their fellow recruits [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], they engaged in a [[Solid light simulation|solid light simulated]] combat session set in [[Slaughter City]], and Octopunch managed to destroy the sim versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] AND [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] in the first few minutes (mmmmaybe it was still set on 'Easy' mode).'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}} ''On Earth, the Mayhems caught up with Carnivac on the outskirts of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''and their fight soon carried across the border into the [[Mexico]] deserts. After Carnivac caught Needlenose flat-footed, Octopunch forced him to disengage and leave his [[Pretender]] shell by threatening some nearby humans. Infuriated at seeing a fellow Decepticon surrender simply because of some fleshlings, Octopunch prepared to deliver the death-blow to Carnivac.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''However, those self-samed fleshlings came to the rescue of their savior, driving a transport truck at full-speed into the Mayhems' backside, giving Carnivac a chance to scramble clear. The resulting explosion took Octopunch out of the rest of the fight. His fellow Mayhems eventually dragged him clear when the rest of the [[Survivors]] arrived and they retreated, but not before Bludgeon managed to execute the traitor Catilla with his blade.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|If you ever wanted to see his [[character model]], this is probably it.]]
Octopunch was part of the Mayhem Attack Squad (alongside Bludgeon and Stranglehold) sent by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to assassinate the [[Autobot]] Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], Grimlock, and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], after their revival on Cybertron stirred the spirits of the Autobot rebellion and threatened Decepticon supremacy. After a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] accident cut short their first assassination attempt, Octopunch and the rest of the Squad followed the Autobots into the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Surprisingly, Cybertron's core contained none other than [[Primus]] himself! {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[File:PrimalScream-Octopunchshootsgodintheface.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The most important thing Octopunch ever did was sadly also the stupidest.]]
The Mayhems made a second attempt to destroy the Autobot Pretenders, but Octopunch found out that Grimlock was much harder to kill in real life than in a simulation. After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander headbutted Octopunch, shattering his faceplate, the [[Micromaster]]s [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] and [[Red Hot]] tripped him over the edge of a railing, sending him crashing to the floor below. Blacking out, Octopunch made a final attempt to fire at Grimlock, which ended up ricocheting off the Dinobot's armor-plating and striking Primus right between the eyes. Upon being shot, Primus awoke and unleashed a [[Primus#War of the balance|scream]] that eventually drew [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to the Transformers' homeworld. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

Thanks a LOT, Octopunch.

Octopunch and the other Squad members ended up on Earth, and joined forces with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to the Decepticons under the pretenses of facilitating an alliance against the threat of Unicron, Octopunch helped place the Autobots into holding cells. Like many of the other Decepticons, Octopunch had grown dissatisfied with Scorponok's leadership, and viewed a potential alliance as a weakness. {{storylink|Surrender!}} The alliance was temporarily put on hold when a small subfaction of Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] attacked the base. Octopunch joined Scorponok's Decepticons in repelling the insurgents. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

[[File:EndoftheRoad-FangryQuakeWeirdwolfOctopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apparently, octopus is above dog in the natural pecking order.]]
The second Decepticon Civil War came to a halt when [[Primus]] himself brought all of the Earthbound Transformers to Cybertron to counter the imminent arrival of Unicron. Primus spoke to Octopunch and the others through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], catching them up on the history between the two cosmic beings. Though Octopunch still had his doubts about an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, they were mostly dispelled when [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] raided their camp—anything that gave him the opportunity to kill this many dudes was fine by him! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

When Unicron arrived, Octopunch did the wise thing and made a run for it. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Unicron was defeated, and with Scorponok also dead, Bludgeon assumed command of the Decepticons. Bludgeon led Octopunch and the other Decepticons off Cybertron to [[Klo]], a peaceful world which they could conquer quickly and easily without interference from the Autobots. The Decepticons found a tracer on one of their spaceships, and waited for their adversaries to arrive, intending to spoil their surprise attack. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Wiping out nearly all the Autobots in the battle that followed, Octopunch led a squad consisting of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to pick off the stragglers. Octopunch located them, but the Autobots' desperation helped them overwhelm their hunters. When Grimlock and the others joined the main battle elsewhere, he was carrying Octopunch's trident. Octopunch was not seen fleeing with the Decepticons following their defeat. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:ShutUp-Octopunch.jpg||thumb|left|upright=1.1|"How many Octopunches does it take to make a hentai film?"]]
Although their last target, Carnivac, was still at large, the Mayhem Attack Squad reasoned that he would inevitably come to them, seeking revenge for the death of his comrade, Catilla. Therefore, they set up a heavily defended island base in the Bahamas to wait out the traitor's arrival. When Needlenose's cowardice prompted him to fake an emergency to test how quickly his teammates would come to his aid, Octopunch, Stranglehold, and Bludgeon were left infuriated over the deception. All three prepared to off Needlenose, only for Snarler and Spinister to interrupt the attempt. The disgruntled Decepticons walked away in disgust after Needlenose explained that his paranoia had pushed him to cry wolf. Little did the group know that Carnivac had indeed already infiltrated their headquarters. He took out Needlenose before anyone even knew he was there. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} As night fell, Carnivac skulked about the base, eager to find another isolated target. He happened upon Octopunch while he was standing guard with Stranglehold, and so moved on. Finding Bludgeon meditating, Carnivac tried to take him out by surprise. But Bludgeon heard him coming, and the ensuing commotion soon brought the rest of the Decepticons to the confrontation. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Decepticons were tricked into thinking Spinister killed Carnivac, when in reality their opponent had allowed the destruction of his Pretender shell to fake his death. Octopunch, Bludgeon, and Stranglehold wandered off to a nearby beach to mope over not getting to kill the traitor themselves, only for several Autobots to turn up, intent on rescuing their ally. Octopunch and his colleagues were planning to go down fighting against Carnivac's back-up, but Carnivac turned up just before a killing blow was struck. The three Pretenders were taken into custody, denying them a warrior's death. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

While in captivity, Octopunch, Bludgeon and Stranglehold kept completely quiet in their cell, unnerving their guard, Inferno. The trio managed to escape when Strangehold created a distraction, tearing up their cell's floor and forcing Inferno to open it up to pacify him. Bludgeon then summoned his sword telekinetically, stabbing Inferno in the back and allowing the Mayhems to calmly walk away as the Autobot blacked out. {{storylink|Shut Up!}} They hooked up with the deposed Decepticon leaders, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], taking an assassination contract for the usurpers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Assassins}} Though the Pretenders were only meant to eliminate whichever of their targets had survived an orchestrated battle between the pair, they found both Starscream and Soundwave functional upon their arrival. Unperturbed, Octopunch and his teammates surmised that they could ask to be paid double for the hit once it had been completed. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Problem was, the Autobots needed Starscream alive for their own reasons, and so Grimlock sent [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] in to fight against the Mayhems. It was surely a brutal battle, but Octopunch and the others were defeated, their contract unfulfilled. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:AspectsofEvil4-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|HE PUNCHED A LADY BEE!]]
In [[1990]], Octopunch was working for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on Cybertron along with Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and [[Warmonger]]. After some Autobot captives temporarily escaped, Megatron determined there was a traitor in their midst, and singled out Bludgeon. When the Pretender demanded a [[Trial by Combat]], Megatron set him loose to face his fellow Decepticons on the field of battle. In the fight, Bludgeon scored first blood against Octopunch, but the salvage expert caught his "once friend" off-guard by popping out of his shell with a flying punch. The punch did little against Bludgeon's armored shell, though, and he knocked Octopunch out. Bludgeon was eventually proven innocent when Warmonger caught him in his sights but couldn't pull the trigger, thus proving to Megatron that HE was the weak-willed Autobot in disguise. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:BludgeonStrangleholdOctopunch-AnotherTimeAndPlace.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Guy named Octopunch winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?]]
After the war on Klo, Octopunch and the Decepticons lay in wait for [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to do something stupid, and so he did. Tracking the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander and his troops to [[Hydrus Four]], Octopunch and his fellows caught Grimlock off-guard and managed to take control of the medical facility where Nucleon was being produced. Bludgeon had plans to use the super-energy to bring [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself back to life. Octopunch was later seen worshipping at the altar of Megatron's corpse alongside Stranglehold and Bludgeon. When the Autobots attacked, Octopunch charged into battle with his electro trident like the others, but was ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Octopunchtalesofearth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Wasn't he on ''[[Don Messick|Scooby]]-[[Frank Welker|Doo]]''?]]
Octopunch was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots; Octopunch, in particular, was strangling [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] with his tentacles. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic, [[Guardian (G2)|monstrous creature]] who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Later, Octopunch and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get Optimus Prime's attention. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales of Earth Part One}} Their "work" was interrupted when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned in a powerful new body with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in tow. Megatron challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons, and when Bludgeon lost, Octopunch and the other Decepticons switched their allegiance to the victor. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#Tales of Earth Part Two|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

[[File:NewDawn-whatarethey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey Octopunch, try using that blaster that ricochets off Grimlock.]]
Soon after, Megatron's forces clashed with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. Megatron declared war against them as Octopunch and the other Decepticons cheered him on. Their feelings changed, however, when the Warworld was attacked. Octopunch and the others fought the Cybertronians on the surface of the Warworld, but they were getting massacred. Octopunch was shot in the chest, presumably killed. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I lost a lot of yellow in the past 15 years.]]
[[Ruckus (G1)|A complete idiot]] and his [[Needlenose (G1)|dumb surfer friend]] hired Octopunch and Stranglehold as part of a new Mayhem Attack Squad. They took a [[Phyrion|hostage]] as bait to capture [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]. When Nightbeat's crew showed up, Octopunch took one look at [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and promptly said that his price went up. Slag beat him up badly, and Octopunch beat himself up worse when he saw that Ruckus brought the hostage ''with'' him. Needless to say, Octopunch left saying that he would contact Ruckus about payment, after they all got their rears handed to them. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

[[File:Invasion-OctopunchvsOctopunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The SG matchup you've always wanted to see! Hopefully!]]
Some time later, Octopunch and Stranglehold had fallen in with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] on Earth, and were present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' [[Construction station|Ironworks]] headquarters for their hidden [[Rarified Energon]] reserves. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

While observing Ironworks with Gigatron and the rest of his troops from afar, Octopunch and the others received word from [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] that strange Transformers from another dimension had invaded the Autobot base. Gigatron decided the time was ripe to make another play for the Rarified Energon while the Autobots were distracted, and the Decepticons moved in. Octopunch and [[Skullgrin]] tried to sneak into Ironworks from underground, but encountered two Autobots instead. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] proved more than a match for Skullgrin, but Octopunch was more evenly paired against the other interloper. Octopunch realized too late that he was not fighting an Autobot at all, but [[Octopunch (SG)|a heroic version of himself from another dimension]]. With one final sock to the jaw, Octopunch was down. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Bludgeons decepticons destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Octopunch was still a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces, and helped torture the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} He was still at Bludgeon's side aboard the ''[[Warworld]]'' as the Decepticon leader unleashed his [[Blitz Engine]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} At [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]'s suggestion, [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Stranglehold]], and Octopunch went down to the planet's surface to join in the fighting, but as the Blitz Engines, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons and finally Bludgeon himself were all defeated in turn, the Autobots claimed victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Afterwards, any Decepticons not killed in the battle were taken into Autobot custody and were then most likely converted into [[shadow-leech]]es by the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix creature]], along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].
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===A Tale of the Pretenders===
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Octopunch was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and both [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] pursued the remaining two while the other Decepticons followed. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] found the entire thing beneath their notice, but Octopunch rebuked him, desiring to "play" with the humans. He was about to step on the two when [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] struck Octopunch, breaking his helmet and leaving him unable to "ventilate". Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and Octopunch was sent scampering by the efforts of [[Lander]], [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]], and [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]]. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[City on Fire|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #12]]

[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
Octopunch fought [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] during the [[Battle of Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:Octopunch submarauder stranglehold city on fire.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]

After the Chaos War, Octopunch was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-OctopunchSolusPrime-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
Octopunch was was a [[Prime Master]] who housed the spark energy of [[Solus Prime]], able to grant weapon forger abilities to other Transformers. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Octopunch, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Octopunch-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Octopunch_(SG)#Timelines|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]]? What are you doing here?]]

Octopunch was on a routine mission to [[Aquatron]] to get some crystals, and decided to spare some torpedoes on his sworn enemy [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]. That was a big mistake. His torpedoes set off the highly volatile crystals, and Sharkitcions swarmed in attacked them both.

Arriving on Earth, distraught, damaged, and missing some vital organs, he needed someone to talk to about Aquatron. [[Luca]] and Breakdown excused themsleves from having to hear his woes, and Bludgeon only reminisced about their hardcore times as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] with [[Stranglehold]]. So Octopunch turned to Seaspray to talk about his Sharkticon horrors. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch Research}}

Bludgeon gave Octopunch their 'wrecking ball' Gnaw to work with, much to his chagrin. They went to one of Earth's oceans, waiting for any Autobot to intercept a signal there. Octopunch presented the vast ocean to Gnaw, but he didn't seem interested. Octopunch started to believe they could make a good team, just as Gnaw bit one of his tentacles.

Seaspray eventually arrived, and Octopunch was waiting for the right moment to pounce, but Gnaw jumped out too soon. Seaspray had energon snacks with him, and convinced Gnaw to chomp Octopunch's body parts for more!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw Research}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Octopunch a rocket launcher that shoots three missile at a time.
*'''Ability: Whirlwind:''' Summons a devastating tornado that moves to target location dealing damage every second. Stuns and interrupts defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points (was 6) +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:octopunch| Octopunch at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Octopunch toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Yo, where the [[Kiss Player|Japanese schoolgirls]] at?]]
*'''Octopunch''' (Pretender, [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun, small gun, helmet, 2 crab legs (left & right)

:Octopunch's inner robot transforms into a crab, though you need the two sets of legs which attach to his sides to complete it. By attaching the small "acetyene torch gun" to his [[robot mode]] arm, an "Attack Robot" is formed. Octopunch's Pretender shell is a bipedal octopus creature in a scuba outfit, with four octopus-like tentacles extending from his shoulders. While the robot is inside, the crab legs can attach to the back of the shell, and there's a place for the small gun to attach inside the shell. The helmet can be removed revealing a monstrous face. The shell's arms, head and helmet are all made from a softer plastic than the rest of the shell. Though Octopunch's Marvel Comics appearances give him a trident weapon, the toy does not come with one; instead, he has this harpoon gun thing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Octopunch/octopunch.htm More information on Octopunch at TFU.info]''

===Generations===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[September 29|09-29]]'''
**''Accessories'': Octopunch decoy armor, tentacle device

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Solus Prime#Generations|Solus Prime]] is a new mold that transforms into a [[Prime Master|Prime Core]] that can store inside decoy armor modeled after Octopunch's [[Pretender]] shell, or plug into any decoy armor's weapon form, or replace the Matrix core of a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figure. Solus can also ride Legends Class figures, or attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined modes. Similar to all of the decoy armor, the weapon piece for weapon mode can detach and be held by the decoy armor.

==Notes==
[[File:EarlyBanzaiTron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Maybe he's Punchocto.]]
*The Pretender shells of Octopunch and [[Longtooth]] both possess human skull belt buckles. The significance of this shared detail, if any, has never been revealed.
*Many promotional catalogs depict [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Action Master]] partner [[Razor-Sharp]] as Octopunch's inner robot in Razor-Sharp's colors. That's kind of weird.
*It was bad enough when Octopunch's ricocheted shot alerted [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to [[Primus]]'s location, resulting in countless deaths and the persisting threat of the Planet Eater. It was later [[retcon]]ned in "[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]" that Octopunch's ricocheted shot not only doomed his own universe to Unicron, but every single Transformers universe in the entire multiverse as well. Better hope there's no {{w|karma}} in ''Transformers'', or he's got some serious comeuppance due.
*At [[BotCon 2008]], it was revealed that the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' crew originally planned to use a human villain patterned after Octopunch (with the addition of boxing gloves on his tentacles) in the opening scenes of "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]". He was eventually replaced with the [[Angry Archer]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also stated in an interview that he and [[Matt Youngberg]] had been trying to make him a character for a long time.
*He only used the toy's blasters once. And it was when ''Ruckus'' employed him.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octopunch''' (オクトパンチ ''Okutopanchi'')
*''French:'' '''Octocoup''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bā Zhuǎ Guaì''' (China, 八爪怪, "Octopunch")

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Rollout (G1)

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:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RolloutG1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bomb. James Bomb.]]
Spies generally come in one of two flavors: suave and sophisticated, moving through high-class circles with grace and ease, or quiet and unobtrusive, fading into the background unnoticed and doing their work in utter secrecy.

'''Rollout''' is a different flavor altogether: loud, brash, impulsive, violent and overall leaving one wondering just how in the hell he actually gets any of his objectives accomplished. His behavior is better-suited to front-line brawlers and heavy artillery units, especially his penchant for finding bigger, louder, and more devastating weaponry to try out. Send him to steal a file and he's likely to detonate the entire building it was stored in. When he's off-duty, he's constantly letting everyone know that he's seriously on some high-stakes top-secret mission that he totally can't give you any details about, but believe him, it's big important stuff! But somehow... the job he was sent to do gets done, to the bafflement of just about everyone who's ever met him.

He probably would have been fine metal shavings centuries ago, or at least severely demoted, if it weren't for the efforts of his "partner" [[Glitch]]. Few realize that the tiny bot they consider a remote-controlled battle drone is actually working fervently behind the scenes (typically scenes of carnage and destruction that Rollout is smack in the middle of), stealing data, eliminating problems and—most importantly—covering up for Rollout's many, many mistakes.

Of course, Rollout keeps getting the credit for all this. Whether he's even cognizant of Glitch's role in their job is unknown, as is how Glitch himself feels about the arrangement.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RolloutSunstreaker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say, Sunstreaker? You ever get to do anything? Ever?" "Uh... not really..." "Wow, me neither! Wanna be bus buddies?"]]
Rollout was one of the survivors in the aftermath of the war with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. He was sitting in on a panel convened by the joint leaders of the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, but added nothing to their dialogue. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Rollout argued with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] while rebuilding [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. Later, he fought the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], but was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]
[[File:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Great work, genius. What kind of moron says 'Then we will fight in the shade!' when threatened with nuclear weapons?!"]]
Rollout was stationed on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary as a member of their crisis response units. During the sudden and brutal Decepticon attack on the facility, he supported the injured [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Rollout and Rage Before & After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Rollout joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rollout out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He crashed on a nearby planet where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Later, Rollout helped coordinate landing ships in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} He then beat up [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] during a battle between the crew of the ''Lost Light'' and a group of Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

The ''Lost Light'' was eventually able to return to Cybertron, where Rollout reunited with the local Autobots {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} and attended the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] at the [[Raskol Arena]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

The premature quantum jump also led to the creation of a quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' and everyone on board, including Rollout. When this ship was discovered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], the alternate Rollout was killed and his [[transformation cog]] harvested for [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Back on the regular ''Lost Light'', Rollout was seen drinking in [[Swerve's]] with [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Rollout stood in favor of [[Getaway]]'s mutiny, removing [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the members of the crew willing to support him as captain. Getaway was promoted as captain, but he made mistakes and resorted to [[shadowplay]] in order to remain in control. The [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reprogrammed the memories of Rollout and the crew, making them forget the mutiny while still maintaining Getaway as their captain. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Rollout was seen socializing in [["Visages"]] when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] reconnected with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Am I carrying any weapons? ... Uh, no, officer, why would you ask me that?"]]
*'''Rollout''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Glitch partner, "Photon gun"

:As part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Rollout is a non-transforming action figure, though he has elements of a bulldozer or excavator, namely the massive earth-moving shovel that forms his chest. He came with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Glitch]], and is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle.

:Though several Action Masters have this problem, Rollout is particularly notorious for having his paint simply flake off in huge chunks. As all of his orange and brown coloration is paint, this can lead to some very naked-looking Rollouts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclope'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huá Xíng''' (China,Dreamwave comic, 滑行, "Skidding") '''Tū Pò''' (China,Generation 1 Toys, 突破, "Breach")

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Rad (G1)

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{{disambig3|Rad}}
:''Rad is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Rad boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"No, I don't want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!"]]
'''Rad''' is a two-fisted 'bot of science. Equally at home on the battlefield and in the laboratory, Rad's inherent level-headedness keeps his quick-tempered [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]] from atomizing everything in their path. It also makes him incredibly popular amongst his teammates because of his sheer amount of skill, though he never lets it get to his head, nor does he let those few who ''hate'' him for his skills get him down.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RadMarvel01.jpg|left|thumb|It helps to squint.]]
After [[On the Edge of Extinction!|the battle with]] [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Rad was present in the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] headquarters. He witnessed an argument between [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] over the responsibility of leading the Autobots, but did not comment on it. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One of these guys is not like the others/ One of these guys doesn't live long...]]
Rad was commander of the Autobots' base in [[Oregon]], [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. One day as he and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] stood atop one of Ironworks's towers, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] assaulted the base with his Decepticons. Following the battle, Rad assisted [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] in rebuilding their damaged fortifications. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

As reconstruction continued, Rad and Metalhawk reported to other wings of the Autobot forces on what had occurred. Suddenly, Rad received an alert from [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] about a strange portal opening up in the sky above Ironworks. Commander Rad assured Metalhawk that he and his men would be able to take care of whatever came out of it and he headed outside alone. However, when Rad found his warriors, many of them had already been corrupted and reformatted into [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s. Rad sacrificed himself so that Kick-Off could reach safety inside. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:RadWreckers01.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Double your radosity.]]
After [[The Transformers: The Movie|the battle with Unicron]], Rad was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. How his aerospace engineering knowledge came into the fold is uncertain. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]

[[File:SpotlightArcee RadJackpot WHOMPH.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That is totally not rad.]]
Rad was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] were the ones to haul [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] away after the (now former) leader of the [[Wrecker]]s was found guilty of murdering [[Squadron X|several prisoners of war]]. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

He was still present on Garrus-9 when [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and his [[Decepticon Secret Service]] bombarded the penitentiary in their attempt to free the captive [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He and Jackpot were caught in an explosion, but survived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

At some point, Rad found more appropriate work for a scientist at [[Kimia Facility]], where he lived through [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s massacre of the station's inhabitants. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Rad and Rollout Patternism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Soon after, Rad later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rad out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was later found alive and repaired, along with most of the other Transformers who had been sucked out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He later attended the secret opening of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rad and a couple other scientists later examined an object that had penetrated the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} He later helped coordinate landing shuttles in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

It later turned out the faulty quantum jump had created a quantum copy of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew, who were then attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The alternate Rad on board was among those forced to transform before being killed, so that [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] could harvest his still warm [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:RadG1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Rad. Also: totally tubular.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English, unconfirmed but pretty sure)}}

Rad was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] asked a group of Autobots (including [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Prowl, [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) if they were willing to join him in giving up the power of transformation to become ''"stronger, faster, and more alive"''. Rad was only behind Jazz in volunteering, enthusiastically yelling at Prime to count him in. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Rad toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And we thought Megatron's gun was big.]]
*'''Rad w/ Lionizer''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Lionizer partner, Thermal Mortar Gun

:As an Action Master, Rad is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows parts of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], possibly a motorcycle. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]], who transforms into a "Atom-Smashing Blaster". He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rad/rad.htm More information on Rad at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léi dé''' (China,IDW comic, 雷德, "Rad") '''Liàng Zǎi''' (China,Dreamwave comic, 靓仔, "Handsome Boy")

==Notes==
*According to deco artist [[Joe Kyde]], the deluxe [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] figure in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline is intended as more of an homage to Rad than the original [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] himself.
*In the first, coloring-error-laden printing of ''The Wreckers'' #2, Rad and Quickmix were in entirely made-up color schemes, though "color scheme" is clearly being generous to Rad's solid-gray appearance. They were given their correct colors in the Director's Cut edition of the comic.

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Rad (G1)

2018-09-10T12:48:01Z

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:''Rad is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Rad boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"No, I don't want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!"]]
'''Rad''' is a two-fisted 'bot of science. Equally at home on the battlefield and in the laboratory, Rad's inherent level-headedness keeps his quick-tempered [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]] from atomizing everything in their path. It also makes him incredibly popular amongst his teammates because of his sheer amount of skill, though he never lets it get to his head, nor does he let those few who ''hate'' him for his skills get him down.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RadMarvel01.jpg|left|thumb|It helps to squint.]]
After [[On the Edge of Extinction!|the battle with]] [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Rad was present in the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] headquarters. He witnessed an argument between [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] over the responsibility of leading the Autobots, but did not comment on it. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One of these guys is not like the others/ One of these guys doesn't live long...]]
Rad was commander of the Autobots' base in [[Oregon]], [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. One day as he and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] stood atop one of Ironworks's towers, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] assaulted the base with his Decepticons. Following the battle, Rad assisted [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] in rebuilding their damaged fortifications. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

As reconstruction continued, Rad and Metalhawk reported to other wings of the Autobot forces on what had occurred. Suddenly, Rad received an alert from [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] about a strange portal opening up in the sky above Ironworks. Commander Rad assured Metalhawk that he and his men would be able to take care of whatever came out of it and he headed outside alone. However, when Rad found his warriors, many of them had already been corrupted and reformatted into [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s. Rad sacrificed himself so that Kick-Off could reach safety inside. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
{{-}}

===3H comics===
[[File:RadWreckers01.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Double your radosity.]]
After [[The Transformers: The Movie|the battle with Unicron]], Rad was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. How his aerospace engineering knowledge came into the fold is uncertain. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]

[[File:SpotlightArcee RadJackpot WHOMPH.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That is totally not rad.]]
Rad was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] were the ones to haul [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] away after the (now former) leader of the [[Wrecker]]s was found guilty of murdering [[Squadron X|several prisoners of war]]. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

He was still present on Garrus-9 when [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and his [[Decepticon Secret Service]] bombarded the penitentiary in their attempt to free the captive [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He and Jackpot were caught in an explosion, but survived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

At some point, Rad found more appropriate work for a scientist at [[Kimia Facility]], where he lived through [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s massacre of the station's inhabitants. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Rad and Rollout Patternism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Soon after, Rad later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rad out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was later found alive and repaired, along with most of the other Transformers who had been sucked out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He later attended the secret opening of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rad and a couple other scientists later examined an object that had penetrated the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} He later helped coordinate landing shuttles in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

It later turned out the faulty quantum jump had created a quantum copy of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew, who were then attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The alternate Rad on board was among those forced to transform before being killed, so that [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] could harvest his still warm [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:RadG1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Rad. Also: totally tubular.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English, unconfirmed but pretty sure)}}

Rad was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] asked a group of Autobots (including [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Prowl, [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) if they were willing to join him in giving up the power of transformation to become ''"stronger, faster, and more alive"''. Rad was only behind Jazz in volunteering, enthusiastically yelling at Prime to count him in. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Rad toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And we thought Megatron's gun was big.]]
*'''Rad w/ Lionizer''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Lionizer partner, Thermal Mortar Gun

:As an Action Master, Rad is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows parts of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], possibly a motorcycle. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]], who transforms into a "Atom-Smashing Blaster". He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rad/rad.htm More information on Rad at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léidé''' (China,IDW comic, 雷德, "Rad") '''Liàng Zǎi''' (China,Dreamwave comic, 靓仔, "Handsome Boy")

==Notes==
*According to deco artist [[Joe Kyde]], the deluxe [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] figure in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline is intended as more of an homage to Rad than the original [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] himself.
*In the first, coloring-error-laden printing of ''The Wreckers'' #2, Rad and Quickmix were in entirely made-up color schemes, though "color scheme" is clearly being generous to Rad's solid-gray appearance. They were given their correct colors in the Director's Cut edition of the comic.

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Clench (G1)

2018-09-10T12:43:37Z

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{{disambigm|Clench (disambiguation)|Colossus Rhodes}}
:''Clench is a [[Decepticon]] [[Obliterator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G2-Clench-boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You were supposed to be this colossus! You were this great legendary thing!]]
Utterly devoted to destroying the [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticon leader '''Clench''' (aka '''Colossus''') is fueled by anger, hatred, and malevolence. He wades into battle blasting, smashing and running over anything in his path with no mercy, then shooting anything else with heavy firepower.

So naturally, he's a registered driver in [[Texas]].

==Fiction==
===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:WarWithoutEndG2UK-Clench.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|C'mon, at least shout your name and powers or something.]]
Clench was part of the Decepticon force led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], sent to [[Earth]] to smash stuff up and lure out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Mostly, he just drove over some parked cars. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MegsOrigin2 Clench dies.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Insert crappy "Let me give you a hand" joke here.]]
Long before the war, a group of ex-miners including [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] took part in a violent uprising against leaders who had exploited them while pocketing the fruits of their labor. They found themselves on the lam in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which is where they apparently met Clench. Clench employed these same bitter ex-miners to work as gladiators in an [[Gladiatorial combat|underground bloodsport]] (in which he also occasionally partook), placing them at greater risk than they had ever known and conditioning them to give into their murderous impulses, all while hoarding the fruits of their labor for ''himself.'' Clearly, he had thought this through.

So Megatron eventually killed him during one of the fights and took over. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}
{{-}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Clench g2 redux.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"But [[Streetwise (G1)#Wings Universe|Black Dynamite]], I sell drugs to the community!"]]
Clench was created at a [[Cyberfactory]] in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Texas]] using a combination of human ingenuity, [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] science, and reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology that allowed access to the same font of life that flowed through [[Vector Sigma]]. Although designed to function as a security bot, Clench had other ideas: less than ten minutes after coming on-line he had demolished the facility he was born in and set off on one of the most atrocious criminal careers in history. Not the first unsavory Cybertronian of the second generation, Clench soon met others like him and forged them into an outlaw organization known as the [[Decepticon Syndicate]], with him as the head honcho.

Only cursorily connected to the original Decepticons, Clench gladly accepted new troops and technology that arrived from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], so long as the big bosses "stayed off his turf". The Decepticon Syndicate started with classic Decepticon gambits like hijacking and fuel theft, but Clench soon expanded their repetoir into more unusual Cybertronian crimes like gunrunning and racketeering. Following the [[Non-Biological Entity Citizenship Amendment]] to the U.S. Constitution, Clench was simultaneously declared a citizen and #1 on the Most Wanted list. Clench eventually pushed too far, however, when he attempted to kidnap and ransom the [[Queen of England]]. This crime prompted [[United Kingdom|UK]] citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro Ignatius Spark]] to gather his own team of second generation Autobots to actively oppose Clench and his Syndicate in their dirty dealings. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux|Clench's profile}}

[[File:G2Redux-Clenchgravitypowers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Clench led a platoon of "second generation" Decepticons into battle at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], repelling the Autobots who had tried to defend the facility and capturing Pyro. Inside, Clench met up with his new ally, the [[Quintesson]] minion [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], who promised him that his highly energized [[forestonite]] fuel would endow the Decepticons with amazing new powers and tilt the tide of battle in their favor. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] urged Clench not to trust Quintesson science, for which Clench mocked him...and then came to believe him, choosing to use [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] as a test subject for the forestonite. As this first subject began to mutate, Clench dictated that Sky-Byte and Breakdown would be the next guinea pigs, and if all survived then he himself would power up with the substance, to later determine if any other Decepticon deserved the privilege. The forestonite imbued Clench with the power to create local gravity wells, crushing and immobilizing his enemies.

He and his troops charged into battle against a would-be Autobot rescue team, and Clench reveled in his new power and gloated over how quickly his enemies would all be destroyed. But Clench and his troops were soon overwhelmed by the sheer number of Autobot reinforcements, whose rapid-attack tactics were more than a match for Clench's strategy of "use gravity beams to hold them down while [[Double Punch]] crushes them". Things only got worse when the Autobots gained Forestonite upgrades as well—particularly when Pyro gained limited precognition and could then pre-avoid all of Clench's attacks. In the skirmish the LHC facility was destroyed, prompting Double Punch and Sky-Byte to retreat. Disgusted at the prospect of a fair fight, Clench too fled the scene. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Cooperating with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Clench supplied his ally with blueprints stolen by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] as well as the [[Firecon]]s. When he was cagey about the Firecons' abilities, Jhiaxus revealed that he had already heard all about [[forestonite]] from Sky-Byte, infuriating Clench. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2|A Flash Forward #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Clench was involved in the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon. As Megatron rose in the ranks of the fights, he found himself opposed by Clench. Megatron defeated Clench and proceeded to take over Kaon itself. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G2-toy Clench.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|MEGAWEAPON!]]
*'''Clench''' (Obliterator, 1993)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles

:Clench transforms into the front half of a long-nosed truck cab of undetermined model. The back half of his vehicle form, the truck bed and container, turns into a large, double-barreled, missile-launching artillery platform that uses "gravity feed" to load a new pair of missiles for rapid firing. Pressing a button between the barrels pops up a spring-loaded targeting reticule. Both [[gimmick]]s are available in truck mode as well. In truck mode, the support strut for the artillery cannon becomes a rear-mounted, extending gripper-claw.

:He was first released as part of the "transitional" period of ''Transformers'' in the European market, in Generation 1 style packaging, yet bearing the new ''Generation 2'' Decepticon sigil.

:Despite what his tiny fictional appearance and his boxart would suggest, Clench is actually a very dark blue-green in colour. With neat little sparkles! Yay. Sparkles.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Clench/clench.htm More information on Clench at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/europe/1993/instr_clench.jpg Instruction booklet for Clench at Botchthecrab.com]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Colossus''' (Obliterator, 1994)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles

:Clench was re-released in Europe without changes in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#European toyline|Generation 2]]'' proper under the name "Colossus".

===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-ClenchG2Redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His name is "Clench" because that's what your fist is doing right now around your— oh, hey, kids!]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': Riot shield

:A new-head [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ultra Class [[Onslaught (G1)#Uni08Ultra|Onslaught]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Clench transforms into a six-wheeled SWAT assault truck with positionable mine-scoops and a rotating double-barreled turret on top. His right arm has a spring-loaded flip-out (non-firing) blaster cannon, while his blast shield can be mounted on his left arm and placed on his turret in vehicle mode. The electronics originally in this mold were removed for this release.

:The robot mode [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|cheats]] somewhat, having a second tow-winch on his belt-buckle immediately below his vehicle hood, while the actual vehicle mode winch splits in two to form his shoulders.

:Clench is part of the [[BotCon 2010]] boxed set, alongside [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetwise]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

:The original version of this toy was redecoed into ''Universe'' [[Hardhead (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardhead]]. The Clench tooling also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Torca (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Torca]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCClench/clench.htm More information on Clench at TFU.info]''

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jǐn yā''' (China, 紧压, "Tight Pressure")

==Notes==
[[File:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|THIS TOY REVEAL MAKES US SO ANGRY!!! BOTCON IS [[Ruined FOREVER|RUINED FOREVER]]!!!]]
*Clench's original toy's [[license plate]] reads "TEXAS 1953 NUE 480". It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.
*Clench has what appears to be an odd personal insignia: jagged lightning bolts that at their center feature a gunsight-target view of a red wolf in crosshairs. Exactly what this is supposed to symbolize is unclear.
*His Function is "Leader." This supposedly means he's the main baddie of 1993's line, though Hasbro Europe was pretty liberal with the "Leader" label during that time. But most of the other "Leaders" were members of multi-bot groups, and since Clench is a Decepticon sub-group of one, then it follows he's likely the head honcho of them all.
*After some crafty fans found images of [[BotCon 2010]] [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|"Streetstar"]] in BotCon.com's directory structure, a (fake) photoshopped image of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Octane#Universe (2008)|Tankor]] in Clench's colors was found also soon thereafter, and reported as real news by Seibertron.com. About half an hour later, the BotCon 2010 site went live, revealing Clench's true sculpt. Oh, those [[Fun Publications]] guys, such [[Shattered Expectations (SG)|pranksters]].
*In "[[Generation 2: Redux]]", Clench's mannerisms are based on character actor {{w|Jack Palance}}.

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Groundshaker (G1)

2018-09-10T10:56:06Z

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Micromaster|the Autobot Ultra Pretender|Ground Shaker}}
:''Groundshaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Groundshaker MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I talk serious slaggin' business! No joke!"]]

A seasoned warrior, '''Groundshaker''' barrels into the thick of battle at every opportunity, whether it's a good idea or not. He drives his [[ATV]] like a maniac, plowing through buildings and launching heavy artillery in all directions in his hunt for [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately, he does this regardless of the environment he's in, be it wasteland or heavily-populated alien city. Naturally, this does not exactly give the locals the impression that the Autobots are benevolent defenders like his commander [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] wants to project. Unfortunately, Autobot command is stretched thin for personnel and his requests to replace Groundshaker have been denied, forcing Countdown to try and get his field commander to be more diplomatic... or at least a bit more discretionary in his destruction.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:GroundshakerDWMM.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Really, slaggin' serious..."]]

Groundshaker begun his life as a "normal", full-sized Transformer, and was one of the first Micromasters to be created, voluntarily and consciously partaking in the Micromaster-process, as opposed to the huge majority of later Micromasters, who were created in their small bodies and had never been full-sized Transformers. During "Operation: Containment", a special mission to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from spreading further across the universe, Groundshaker acted as [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s second-in-command. During their space-faring days, they encountered the Decepticon [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], and prevented him from obtaining a Golden Disk on Paradron... but otherwise failed to save it, and many other worlds from falling to the Decepticons. Afterwards, the two Autobots returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During an audience with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Groundshaker lost his temper over the perceived lack of progress on Cybertron during his absence, accusing the Autobots of "twiddling their thumbs" while he and Countdown were among the stars. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

He then set out by Countdown's order with his [[ATV|armoured fighting vehicle]] to recruit some young Micromasters for their cause, and saved the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and the [[Race Track Patrol]] (and [[Flanker]]) from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] by shooting [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] and thus driving off the rest of the attackers. Groundshaker took the Hot Rod Patrol back to Countdown's base. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} The Hot Rod Patrol opted out of joining Countdown however, not believing him when he informed them that he had learned of a divine mission destined to be completed by Cybertroninans. Once Skystalker returned to Cybertron as well, and informed the Decepticons of Countdown's attempt at recruitment, the Hot Rod Patrol were targeted by Shockwave's troops. Infuriated when Countdown told him to sit and wait, Groundshaker finally exploded and revealed that he knew about an old transfer request Countdown had filed against him early in "Operation: Containment." Crestfallen, Countdown apologized profusely to his comrade for the error, and insisted that he had long since changed his mind about his partner.

As a show of good faith, Countdown fully explained his reasoning and recent actions to Groundshaker. The Golden Disk he had uncovered on Paradron contained a vast amounts of information on Cybertron, despite the lack of any previous known communications between the two worlds. The artifact apparently contained files on the past, present, AND future of the Transformer race. Countdown justified leaving the Patrol to their fate for the time being, since the Decepticons' efforts were clearly an attempt to draw them out and steal the artifact and its secrets for themselves. Groundshaker still wasn't wholly impressed, and warned Countdown that focusing too much on the big picture would only ensure that no one was left to watch out for the little guy. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Countdown seemed to have been somewhat moved by Groundshaker's speech; when the Hot Rod Patrol returned, pleading for help in freeing the Micros taken prisoner during the Insecticons' attack on Little Iacon, he agreed to join them, along with Groundshaker, in their venture. Groundshaker thus partook in a raid of the Decepticons' headquarters, though he had to wade through a oil-disposal tunnel to do so. During this mission, he single-handedly defeated [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], presumably killing him. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Groundshaker's ATV, the Landshaker, served as a mobile base of operations for the Micromaster 001st under [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s command in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Groundshaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm seriously serious!]]
* '''Groundshaker''' (Micromaster Base, 1989)
** ''Accessories'': [[ATV]], large cannon, gun, "connector" ramp, "deployment" ramp, left & right missile launchers, figure stand.

: A green [[redeco]] of [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]], Groundshaker transforms into a fighter jet of made up origin, possibly loosely based on the apocryphal F-19 stealth fighter and the Advanced Tactical Fighter concept design. As one of the higher price point Micromasters, Groundshaker has stickers on his wings, making him one of the few Micromasters to personally sport a faction symbol (Autobot in this case, obviously).

: Groundshaker comes with an [[ATV|armoured military vehicle]], which is huge compared to himself. Groundshaker can stand in the cockpit, though because of the vehicle's comparatively huge size, he can barely see over the edge of the cabin's armor. The ATV transforms into a large battle station, with a launch pad for Groundshaker.
: Groundshaker's mold was also used to make the Japanese Autobot [[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]]. His ATV mold was used in Japan as the [[Landshaker]] vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Groundshaker/groundshaker.htm More information on Groundshaker at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*As a redeco of Whisper who was gang molded with Storm Cloud, Groundshaker, by necessity, shares plastic colors with his fellow Micromaster Station toy [[Skyhopper]].
*Oddly, Groundshaker's blaster seems to be directly based on a real-life German {{w|MG 42}} machine gun.
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Titano'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hàn Shán Yuè''' (China, 撼山岳, "Shakemountains")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Barricade (G1)

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1BarricadeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|ARE YOU USERNAME LADIESMAN217?!]]
'''Barricade''' learned how to take care of himself while running with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most vicious racing gangs, and he brings that same brutal edge to his position as leader of the [[Race Track Patrol]]. His troops know that the slightest mistake will result in a merciless dressing down in front of the others, and they strive to meet his exacting standards. His hard-nosed, abusive leadership style doesn't do much for morale, but he figures it's for their own good.

Sometimes he is previously known as '''Runner'''.

{{note|In Japan, "[[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorstar]]" leads the "Race Car Patrol Team" rather than Barricade.}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
Following [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Roadfire]], the Race Track Patrol were introduced as rivals of the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s. They were described as being former Autobot Micromasters who defected to the side of the Decepticons, fueling the rivalry. They never actually took part in any battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Barricade motorhead victims of the revolution.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Originally named "Runner", Barricade was created as part of a cross-factional experiment in which new Micromasters were allowed to function as neutrals, and to choose their own affiliations. Runner quickly saw the potential rewards of joining the Decepticons, and earned the new moniker "Barricade" in recognition of his blockade-running tactics. He was "scouted" by [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] and other Decepticons, and soon began preaching the Decepticon way to any Micros who would listen. When the [[Meltdown Riots]] hit, Barricade convinced a number of Micromasters to join him and officially sign up with the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:Barricade destined for nothing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Barricade eventually became leader of his own squad, the Race Track Patrol. After a time, however, he became disillusioned with the Decepticon leadership. The full-sized "guzzlers" hoarded the ever-scarcer energon supplies in the Decepticon camp, despite the significant contribution by Barricade and his men to recover that energon in the first place. [[Shockwave (G1)|Commander Shockwave]] did nothing but tell them to file a formal complaint, and so Barricade finally quit the Decepticons, taking the Race Track Patrol with him. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

Out in the [[Wastelands]], Barricade's team ran into their old rivals, the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and his crew had come to a similar conclusion about the Autobots, and were looking to strike out on their own. Both groups made their way to [[Little Iacon]] to regroup and ponder their futures. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When [[Venom (G1)|Venom]]'s Insecticons arrived in Little Iacon looking for the Hot Rod Patrol, Barricade broke tradition to side with a faction instead of his fellow Micros, in order to secure safe passage for his team. Back at Decepticon headquarters, Barricade discovered [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] (a high-ranking Micro newly returned from space) had secretly overthrown Shockwave and put the Decepticons on the path to total war. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Skystalker was preparing a skirmish to wipe out the guzzlers altogether, and he wanted Barricade and the Decepticon Micromasters to stand with him in the new world order that would rise up afterwards. Listening to Skystalker's speeches, however, Barricade came to realize just how much the Decepticons had duped him in the past, using him to recruit the other Micros, but never truly respecting him or his fellow 'bots. Barricade convinced his team to join up with the Autobot Micros who had been taken prisoner in Little Iacon, and they responded to the scene of the guzzlers' battle, bringing an end to the conflict. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Hardhead]] (Micromaster); [[City of Steel (issue)|Transformers: Punishment #1]] (Decepticon)
====Gorlamite====
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Big Daddy Barricade Roadhandler Nightflight Flak Groundhog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
A tiny dude who looked kinda like Barricade was one of the denizens of [[Gorlam Prime]] who accosted [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they arrived on the planet. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} 

[[File:ForeverIsALongTimeComing-Barricade.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Me? [[Barricade (Movie)|A bad cop?]] Poppycock."]]
====Cybertronian====
A full-sized Barricade was a Decepticon police officer who settled on [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s post-war Cybertron to rebuild a peaceful society, though unlike others he refused to join the [[NAIL|neutrals]] out of faith in the true Decepticon cause—equality. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Despite this, he wasn't above 'collecting' pre-war [[shanix]] on the side. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

He participated in the investigation of the murders of [[Wilder (Masterforce)|Wilder]], [[Brisko]], and [[Treadshot (IDW)|Treadshot]], stressing that the victims were ''Cybertronians'' and not just some "'Cons", though Starscream thought it unimportant and advised him to take it easy with the investigation. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} After three more Decepticons were found dead, Barricade recognized one of the victims as [[Stratotronic]], leading the investigation onward to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Following the firey death of Gutcruncher and even more Decepticons, Barricade joined [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in apprehending the primary suspects, the [[Firecon]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

The Firecons were proven innocent and Barricade went on to help investigate a ''fourth'' murder scene. This time, Starscream ordered him to gather a crew and raze buildings in the Decepticon ghetto in hopes of getting someone to squeal, but he rejected the order, refusing to turn on his fellow Decepticons, an act that earned him praise from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} Barricade then helped Prime with his plan to lure out the killer by using the Dinobots as bait, dropping the Autobot team through a trap door to keep them out of danger. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Following Cybertron's newfound alliance with [[Caminus]], Barricade got into a relationship with the Camien [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and together with [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] they made plans to transport a truckload of Camien [[spark]]s to [[Alyon]] where they could grow. Not wanting bigshots like Starscream or Optimus Prime to learn of their plan, Barricade instead approached [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], whom he'd recently arrested, and offered him pay in exchange for aid from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He didn't trust Slug enough to tell him what the mission was for and thus the Dinobots, who assumed he was entirely corrupt after learning where their pay would be coming from, planned to snitch on him to the [[Badgeless]]; he'd likely die and they'd get a briefcase of dirty shanix anyway! (Slug changed that plan after learning what the ''real'' cause was) The journey was long and hazardous, the travelers being menaced by Badgeless, [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], and mutated [[turbofox]]es, but Slug always urged the others to keep moving, eventually causing Barricade to realize he knew what the secret shipment really was. Moved by Slug's unexpected compassion, he promised to carry on... only to be cut down by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who sought to destroy the sparks. As he lay bisected, he apologized to Swift for his failure before Bludgeon ignited the truck's fuel, destroying both Barricade and the sparks.

To everyone's surprise, Alyon already ''had'' a field of sparks forming naturally and by inadvertently bringing everyone over to stop Bludgeon desecrating it, Barricade had succeeded. Slug was pretty sure Barricade would have been glad to die for that. Afterwards, Slug told Swift that when the Badgeless came back, she should tell them that they'd kidnapped her and Barricade and that the cop had "died protecting Cybertron". {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Swift would later join the Decepticons on the strength of Barricade's rose-tinted explanations of the cause. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Barricade and the rest of the Race Track Patrol were among the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] guarding [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when the [[Resistance]] attacked, and all four were killed in combat with [[Cohrada|Corahda]]. {{storylink|Head Games}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Barricade was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Barricade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probably owned by a collector named ''PlayBoy217''.]]
* '''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-341'''

:Barricade transforms into a blue and magenta Ligier JS31 Formula-1 race car. He was only available in a four-pack with [[Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]], and [[Roller Force]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Race Car Patrol Team''' (Microtransformer Team, 1990)
**''ID number'': '''D-341'''

:In Japan, Barricade and his teammates were released as a small boxed set with no notable changes from the Hasbro versions.
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==Notes==
*In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" were the ''only'' Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons. They were released as part of the [[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' line]] to serve as minions of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]... though this seemingly didn't even net them an appearance in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|''Zone'' story pages]].
*Micromaster Barricade is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate [[Roller Force]], sharing the same plastic colors.
*The [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] version of Barricade uses the design of [[Barricade (WFC)|''War for Cybertron'' Barricade]]... who, while partially based on Micromaster Barricade, ''also'' draws heavily on the [[Barricade (Movie)|movieverse Barricade]], being a police officer with a black-and-purple color scheme. Arguably, this could make him a version of [[Barricade (EW)|the Generation 1 continuity family incarnation]] of the movieverse Barricade.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''French:'' '''Muraille''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiē Lěi''' (China,Dreamwave Comic 街垒, "Barricade") '''Lù Zhàng''' (China,IDW Comic 路障, "Rollbar")

==See also==
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*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], the ruthless [[Decepticon]] cop-bot from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Barricade (Animated)|Barricade]], the [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] menu headshot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], the Decepticon dirty cop from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Barricade (EW)|Barricade]], the Decepticon dirty cop from ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''.}}

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Swift (G1)

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:''Swift is a [[Caminus|Camien]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:SwiftConcept.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''I knew you were trouble when you walked in, so shame on me now''.]]
'''Swift''' thinks [[Thirteen|Primes]] are pretty great, but she's not above going behind their backs. She also seems to think the Decepticons in general are okay, believing that they fought for equality.

{{quote|Like the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prime]] says—''roll out''!|Swift follows Optimus's example, [[The Transformers: Redemption]]}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[The Transgressors|Transformers vol. 2 #44]]

[[File:ExRID 44 swift sterling and aileron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0]]

Not long after [[Caminus]] had joined the [[Council of Worlds]], Swift, [[Aileron]], and [[Sterling]] were on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], handing out religious pamphlets about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the Decepticon ghetto. This prompted a mixed reaction from passerby Decepticons: [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] looked at their materials out of curiosity, [[Sparkstalker]] defended the rights of the Camiens to do what they wanted as the Camiens treated Decepticons fairly, but [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] decried anyone who followed a Prime. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} While on Cybertron, she watched a documentary about [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] apocalyptic antics. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

At some point after her arrival, Swift stopped evangelizing and fell in with [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], who Aileron only recalled as "some loser". {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} The two would end up becoming a couple. Barricade would give her a rose-tinted summary of the Decepticon cause as a fight for equality {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

Joined by [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]], Swift convinced Barricade to extend an offer to [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to assist in the transport of an "object"—actually a truckload of Camien [[spark]]s, a fact that she and Swift wished to keep secret—to [[Alyon]] without alerting [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], or even [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]. The day after extending the offer, she voiced her concerns about the Dinobots' trustworthiness to Barricade at the meeting point, and was surprised to see them arrive early. She opted to use her helicopter mode to travel alongside the truck, keeping pace during the journey. During an ambush of [[Badgeless]], she expressed her desire to help the Dinobots fight off the secret police force, but was encouraged by Barricade to remain out of sight lest anyone other than the Dinobots be reported to Starscream.

Arriving in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Swift was forced to land in robot mode by dust storms, pausing to discuss the abnormal weather with Barricade and Strafe. When the Dinobots caught up with the trio, Swift recalled a former roommate having told her of [[Torchbearer|a group of Camiens]] living among the dust, which struck Slug as foolish. She and the rest of the group were again caught by surprise when a group of reanimated [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] used the low visibility to attack, forcing Swift to take control of the truck and use it to ram several of their opponents before they fled at the silent arrival of the Torchbearers.

In [[Praetorus Wharf]], she lent [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] a hand in battling some well-armed [[turbofox]]es, shredding a pair with the rotor of her vehicle mode before taking a hit and bemoaning the lost opportunity to impress the Dinobots. The uncharted wilderness and its hostile inhabitants disagreed with her, and she remarked on the preference Cybertronians held for staying in [[Metroplex (G1)|the city]]. When Barricade expressed concern for her injuries, she shrugged it off, insisting that it was her turn to serve as lookout while [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] rested his wings, proving her combat readiness by later battling more Sweeps at [[Tyger Pax]].

She was not prepared for the death of Barricade at the hands of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and looked on in horror as her friend Strafe was mutated into a Dinobot by "contaminated energon" (actually runoff from the body of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]), but rallied when Strafe took advantage of her new form's raw power, and put her blades to good use. Charging Bludgeon, she damned him for killing Barricade and robbing himself of his "future" by destroying the sparks. Disgusted with the amoral scientist, she pushed him over a cliff into a pool of the contaminated energon, only narrowly saved from joining him when Slug caught her by the wrist.

Discovering that the [[hot spot]] in Alyon had reignited, she worried that Bludgeon might have corrupted the sparkfield and rendered the nascent sparks evil. Slug assured her that the unborn did not deserve judgement, and returned to her the payment in [[Shanix|gold shanix]] that she and Barricade had offered him, telling her that the Badgeless would soon arrive and that she should feed them a story of having been kidnapped by the outlaw Dinobots. When Strafe joined with Slug as a Dinobot herself, Swift looked on from above the hot spot, alone. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Soon after, she joined up with Needlenose's Decepticons in their big push to Earth. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} They're for equality for all, right? {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Swift seemed to know very little about the mission besides it vaguely leading to 'peace around the corner': even though she wielded a weapon in an attempt to capture the Autobot ''Ark-7'', she was baffled to hear the command to ''kill'' anybody in the way {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}, nor was she fully aware Galvatron was involved. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} Swift took up arms against the Autobots, firing on Arcee and her comrades (almost being gutted by Arcee over it), and called out with concern when she saw a wounded [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was still alive. (She didn't react much when [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] fixed that by shooting Sideswipe at point-blank range!) The Decepticons went on to Earth to join with Galvatron in conquering it, exactly the opposite of what they'd first been told the plan was, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} and though she didn't seem to notice it, her old friends Sterling and Aileron were on the opposite side of the resulting battle! {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} She ''did'' notice that, oh crap, she was fighting a bloody '''PRIME!''' {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

[[File:NewWorldsOrder-needlenoseandswift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]

The [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] forced the scattered Decepticons into retreat, as Soundwave sent the ''[[Peace Without Tyranny]]'' to evacuate them. Swift told Needlenose to get over [[Cosmos (G1)|an Autobot]] being on that shuttle as they were being slaughtered. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} Post-violence, Swift took a dim view on Needlenose's claim that working with Galvatron was an honest mistake, his attempt to shrug off them blundering into invading a planet, and that he'd had her fight a Prime. The Decepticons responded that he wasn't a ''real'' Prime anyway and just an oppressor like all his kind, confusing her as Barricade had told her Optimus was "fair". Needlenose gave her the Decepticon view of things, that Optimus had helped them overthrow [[Zeta Prime]] but wouldn't let them go further in changing the status quo. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}}

Swift was still aboard [[Sanctuary Station]] when Optimus arrived to negotiate with Soundwave. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} She later returned to Earth with Soundwave's Decepticons, taking part in the joint Autobot-Decepticon alliance against Galvatron's rogue Decepticon contingent. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} When Galvatron revealed a secret weapon capable of forcing Transformers into [[combiner]]s, Swift remarked that the Decepticon cause wasn't all she thought it was cracked up to be. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Following their victory, Swift was among those who waited on the water's surface while Galvatron's troops were rounded up. {{storylink|White Light}} There they were attacked by [[Earth Defense Command]] forces, and Swift dissuaded [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] from fighting back while they focused on evacuating. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Swift returned to Cybertron only to find that [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] was not harvesting the hot spot that Barricade sacrificed his life for, but rather kept the sparks' existence a secret. She was outraged and confronted him about this, but he defended his decision, believing Cybertron's current situation too unstable to introduce a new generation to. Swift argued that Cybertronians were not so easily corrupted, but after Bludgeon stole all the sparks and they ended up spirited away by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], she conceded that she understood why he'd kept them hidden. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

During [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on Iacon a few months later, Swift was interviewed by [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and opined that this attack would, disappointingly, only further feed anti-human bigotry among Cybertronians. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

After the invasion, Swift overheard [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] discussing the [[protoform]]s and approached them, apologizing to Arcee for her part in the attack on the ''[[Ark-7]]'', before revealing what she knew of the protoforms and directed them to Starscream for further answers. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

During the production of [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|a biographical film]] regarding Starscream, Swift popped in to inform the production team that the chancellor had been arrested for massive corruption. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] returned to Cybertron, Swift was part of Soundwave's retinue to interrogate the latter. As Soundwave extended his mental powers to try and read the Prime's thoughts, he saw that Swift shared his convictions. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When an explosion went off, killing [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Swift stood by as Soundwave was accused of the crime. She also heard Onyx Prime's revelation that Soundwave was responsible for killing [[Horri-Bull]], a fellow Decepticon and Needlenose's closest friend. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

As Soundwave's standing among the Decepticons fell, many of them turned back to Starscream for guidance. Swift was not among them. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} As Starscream gathered a new flock of people willing to listen to him talk, Swift was incredulous at the other Decepticons for buying into his grandstanding. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}} Although still a Decepticon by name, Swift apparently chose not to remain with the organization. She was next seen operating the planet's Space Bridge with Tracks. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

==Notes==
*Swift's color scheme is based on the [http://exo-squad.wikia.com/wiki/Marsala_with_Rapid_Assault_Light_Attack_E-frame Rapid Assault Light Attack E-Frame] from ''{{w|Exosquad}}''.
*"Redemption" and "Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange" take place around about the same time, and yet there's Swift in ''both'' stories! Since she didn't have time to be a card-carrying Decepticon between stories, it's possible that she'd been hanging around Needlenose's crew (trusting Barricade's take on Decepticonism) before "Redemption" started.
*During the events of the "[[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|All Hail Optimus]]" story arc, Swift mentioned that she thought being a Decepticon would be less "desperate". Her comment indicates that she has formally joined the Decepticons, becoming the second known female Decepticon in IDW continuity, and the first Camien Decepticon, as all other factionally-aligned Camiens have joined the Autobots up to that point.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xùn Yàn''' (China, 迅燕, "Dexterous Swallow")

[[Category:Caminus]]
[[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]

Flamewar (G1)

2018-09-10T10:43:29Z

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

[[File:Flamewar2.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|She sings from somewhere you can't see.]]
'''Flamewar''' is one of the last of the original Decepticon army, having served during the rule of the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]] as faithfully as any Decepticon [[Tarn (DJD)|that you]] [[Soundwave (G1)|could name]]. She has a wide variety of skills, from spy and saboteur to scientist, which kept her quite busy in the Decepticon ranks.

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

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

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

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

[[File:Tre flamewar singlewhitefemale.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|There is no possible way that this is not ridiculous.]]
When Flamewar regained consciousness from that whole explodey-ship deal, she found herself the prisoner of Ricochet, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and [[K-9]]. They demanded that she work as a double-agent for them against the Decepticon/Predacon Alliance, but she refused. "Ricochet" and the others then dropped their disguises and revealed themselves as [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], and offered Flamewar a place in the organization of the Predacon criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Not really having much else to do, Flamewar accepted. {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

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

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

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

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

[[File:FlamewarasCaptain-TPJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|right]]
Using the warhead to effect an escape from the Knights' custody, the Star Seekers took off on a new quest: a search for the immortal [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Following the treacherous Decepticon's trail to a nameless planetoid near [[Quintesson]] space, the crew discovered a mountain stronghold, where Flamewar was able to put her linguistic skills to use translating various runes. Within the ruins, they found a half-dead Quintesson who professed to be a former ally of Starscream's, but after the alien was brought on board, Flamewar discovered the truth: in actuality, the long-deceased Quintesson's body was possessed by Starscream's spark! Working with Starscream, Flamewar staged a mutiny, allowing Starscream to possess Cannoball's body and imprisoning the ex-captain's own spark in a containment device. Now with a ship and crew to continue her mission to reinstate the Decepticon Empire, Flamewar embraced the pirate life, donning a modified version of Cannonball's helmet and even beginning to talk like the captain, indicating that she would soon become the next in the line of pirates to bear the name... {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} As [[Shokaract]] mused about the current state of affairs in the universe, Flamewar took up the command seat of the ''Tidal Wave''. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Flamewar was one of countless Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. On the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion, she hung out with [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:OPAnnual2018-Flamewar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
Flamewar was hired by [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] to act in [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|''Starscream: The Movie'']] where she was cast as [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]. She questioned this casting, given the minor role Rodimus had played in [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s origins, but Thundercracker waved off these concerns, convinced that Rodimus's image would attract viewers. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}
{{-}}

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

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

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

Seeking revenge for a prior loss, Flamewar led a team consisting of herself, [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]], [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadowstalker]], and [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]] against Autobot bases. [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] sent [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] to face them. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:TL-toy Flamewar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Decepticon fangirl in Arcee's body. She seems confused.]]
*'''Flamewar''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Projectile launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BCFlamewar/flamewar.htm More information on BotCon 2005 Flamewar at TFU.info]''
{{EnergonArceeMold}}

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[[File:Timelinestoy-BotCon2014-Flamewar.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|]]
*'''Flamewar''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Bow, two missiles

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

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

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

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

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

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

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huǒ Yàn Zhàn Shì''' (China, 火焰战士, "Flame Warrior")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

Star Dasher

2018-09-10T10:41:17Z

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:''Star Dasher is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Safe Spaces Star Dasher.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Star Dasher''' is a 'bot with issues. If he has a job, he'll do it, and probably do it pretty well, but he has a need for stimulation. Something, anything to take the edge off, and can often be found indulging in [[Nightmare Fuel]], or whatever he can get his hands on. If that happens, he'll be no use to anyone. Or if there's no substances around, he'll probably do something reckless just to relieve his boredom, like fire death-balls at asteroids. Of course, there's no denying his loyalty. In fact, sometimes Star Dasher can be a little ''too'' loyal, y'know?

Star Dasher's [[trobulum]]-laced armor makes him a tough customer, strong enough to withstand an [[Inferno Creature]]'s fangs. His train mode can go a whole 350 mph, and his shuttle mode can go at ''least'' 18,000 mph in orbit, and possibly further, though Star Dasher's never tested it further. In battle, he wields the formidable "[[Tech Wrecker]]" gun, and while he's not much for brawling, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s taught him a few [[tekkaido]] moves he can put to good use. Just... keep him away from the [[engex]].<ref>Star Dasher's profile in "[[Safe Spaces]]"</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Star Dasher was so loyal to the captain that the rest of the pirate crew began to consider him a untrustworthy sycophant. His life met an unhappy end.

Later, Star Dasher was the subject of some of [[Thunderlane]]'s stories about former Star Seekers. Star Dasher reminded [[Tornado]] of [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]. {{Storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/04/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Star Dasher was once a [[Decepticon]], but when the humans made sure the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] came to a sudden and definitive end, he was so disgusted he quit, joining up with [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] the 3rd and the Star Seekers. Star Dasher proved loyal, though he threw himself into any attempt to forget the war, indulging in [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Despite this, his record remained good, something Star Dasher took pride in.

Sadly, his pirate career came to an end shortly after [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|The Nebulon]] joined them. A pair of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] mercenaries attacked them. Overpowered, the Star Seekers were dragged back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Star Dasher was forced to serve as transport. His bitterness reaching new heights, he began taking tremendous risks on his job. Eventually, during the [[Grand Uprising]], he was captured by the [[Resistance]], who lobotomized him. Part of him welcomed this.

Six years into the Uprising, the ''Star Dasher'' served as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Preditron]]'s transport to [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} Soon after, it was used to flee Proximax and get the word out about the nascent [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Platinum-edition-g1-astrotrain.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|It's amazing what a simple repurpose can do...]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"
{{note|''Platinum Edition'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Astrotrain]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Star Dasher.}}

:Part of a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' two-pack with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blitzwing]] released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line, this reissue of Astrotrain features an unprecedented orange, white, and blue color scheme. The exact inspiration for this deco is unknown, with the currently prevalent theory being that it's supposed to homage ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|Victory]]'' [[Machtackle]]'s colors.

==See also==
*[[Fever Dream]]

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Líu Xīng''' (China, 流星, "Meteor")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Star Seekers]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Star Dasher

2018-09-10T10:39:59Z

IDWchromedome:

{{factions|starseeker|decepticon}}
:''Star Dasher is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Safe Spaces Star Dasher.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Star Dasher''' is a 'bot with issues. If he has a job, he'll do it, and probably do it pretty well, but he has a need for stimulation. Something, anything to take the edge off, and can often be found indulging in [[Nightmare Fuel]], or whatever he can get his hands on. If that happens, he'll be no use to anyone. Or if there's no substances around, he'll probably do something reckless just to relieve his boredom, like fire death-balls at asteroids. Of course, there's no denying his loyalty. In fact, sometimes Star Dasher can be a little ''too'' loyal, y'know?

Star Dasher's [[trobulum]]-laced armor makes him a tough customer, strong enough to withstand an [[Inferno Creature]]'s fangs. His train mode can go a whole 350 mph, and his shuttle mode can go at ''least'' 18,000 mph in orbit, and possibly further, though Star Dasher's never tested it further. In battle, he wields the formidable "[[Tech Wrecker]]" gun, and while he's not much for brawling, [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s taught him a few [[tekkaido]] moves he can put to good use. Just... keep him away from the [[engex]].<ref>Star Dasher's profile in "[[Safe Spaces]]"</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Star Dasher was so loyal to the captain that the rest of the pirate crew began to consider him a untrustworthy sycophant. His life met an unhappy end.

Later, Star Dasher was the subject of some of [[Thunderlane]]'s stories about former Star Seekers. Star Dasher reminded [[Tornado]] of [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]. {{Storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/04/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Star Dasher was once a [[Decepticon]], but when the humans made sure the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] came to a sudden and definitive end, he was so disgusted he quit, joining up with [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] the 3rd and the Star Seekers. Star Dasher proved loyal, though he threw himself into any attempt to forget the war, indulging in [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Despite this, his record remained good, something Star Dasher took pride in.

Sadly, his pirate career came to an end shortly after [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|The Nebulon]] joined them. A pair of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] mercenaries attacked them. Overpowered, the Star Seekers were dragged back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Star Dasher was forced to serve as transport. His bitterness reaching new heights, he began taking tremendous risks on his job. Eventually, during the [[Grand Uprising]], he was captured by the [[Resistance]], who lobotomized him. Part of him welcomed this.

Six years into the Uprising, the ''Star Dasher'' served as [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Preditron]]'s transport to [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} Soon after, it was used to flee Proximax and get the word out about the nascent [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Platinum-edition-g1-astrotrain.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|It's amazing what a simple repurpose can do...]]
*'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"
{{note|''Platinum Edition'' [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Astrotrain]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Star Dasher.}}

:Part of a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' two-pack with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blitzwing]] released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line, this reissue of Astrotrain features an unprecedented orange, white, and blue color scheme. The exact inspiration for this deco is unknown, with the currently prevalent theory being that it's supposed to homage ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|Victory]]'' [[Machtackle]]'s colors.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Líu Xīng''' (China, 流星, "Meteor")

==See also==
*[[Fever Dream]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Star Seekers]]
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Olin Zarak

2018-09-10T10:37:14Z

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{{faction|starseeker|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Zarak}}
:''Olin Zarak is a [[Nebulan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Olinzarak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You should meet his brothers, Larry and Curly.]]
You know how it goes. You toil your whole life to make a name for yourself, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, and subjugate the citizens of your planet under the rule of a mighty [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. You hope you can pass that legacy on to your kids, right? That they'll live up to your example? Make you proud? That's what [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]] thought. But no, his son '''Olin Zarak''' ran off to become a pirate. Well, at least it wasn't art school. That crap's expensive.

Sometimes he is known as '''Olin Witwicky'''.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Olin was son to Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]], born to a mother who was kept separate from Olin as he was raised in a "sterile" environment until he matured. Mo desired to keep his son under his thumb, refusing to allow him the sort of free will Olin's half-sister [[Llyra]] had that led her away from her father. Olin was cast aside when the Decepticons arrived on [[Nebulos]], but, when Mo expired, Olin inherited [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. He eventually joined the [[Star Seeker]]s, acting as their muscle. Worried that he suffered mental instability due to Scorponok still being attuned to his father’s brainwaves rather than his own, Olin planned to have Dr. [[Vez]] recalibrate the machine… but not until he could be sure he could fully trust the doctor.

[[File:HtF-ZarakcatchesDevcon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
During the Star Seekers’ attack on [[Ventax II]], Olin was tasked with procuring a large energy production device from a building. After he had successfully retrieved it, the Star Seekers retreated from the battlefront. The device was used to power the [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'s transwarp engines, as part of Captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]'s plan to rob Cybertron of its Energon in a future time. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

After using advanced transwarp mathematics to travel through time, Cannonball led Olin and the Star Seekers on a raid of the future Autobot outpost Galadria to access its space bridge nexus. Warping into the heart of Unicron's severed head, Cannonball intended to use the planet-eater's systems to drain Cybertron dry of energon. During the raid, Olin discovered the Cybertronian Knight [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] spying on them, and combined with Scorponok to detain him. As more Cybertronian Knights came to oppose the Star Seekers, Brimstone lent his rail gun mode to Olin/Scorponok to ward them off. During the fight, he was knocked out by [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] and captured alongside the rest of the crew. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

Tornado's log indicated that Scorponok, and by extension Olin, escaped capture by the Knights and made it back to the ''Tidal Wave'', but Tornado opined that Scorponok may have taken that opportunity to mutiny. Although Cannonball eventually escaped and was back in control of the ''Tidal Wave'', later logs referred to Scorponok's "former quarters." {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Olin was twin to [[Galen Witwicky]], the son of [[Llyra]] and grandson of [[Borx|Fausto Borx]]. {{storylink|Head Games}} At some point, Olin joined the Decepticons, [[binary bonding]] himself to the Decepticon [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]], together operating the [[cityformer]] [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]. {{storylink|Derailment}} The unstable [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]], containing memories of the twins' family, lamented how Olin turned out so differently than his brother, who had joined with [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]], Olin was the son of [[Llyra]] and grandson to [[Zarak (G1)|Mortilus Zarak]]. When his grandfather [[binary bonding|binary bonded]] with [[Zarak Maximus]] and went on a rampage across [[Nebulos]], he and his mother came under peril. Ashamed of his actions, Zarak Maximus left the planet. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/11}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2014-Zarak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey everyone, I'm here to raise BotCon expectations forever and ever!]]
*'''Pirates vs Knights''' ([[BotCon 2014]] box set)

: Olin Zarak is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]]/[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pilot figure, with a new head-mode face based on Scorponok's U.S. animation model. (He still uses the Spike/Fortress flip-around forehead piece, though.) He transforms from an armored humanoid into a robot head compatible with any classic Headmaster robot body... or the retooled neck-piece to his way-bigger companion [[Scorponok (G1)#Timelines|Scorponok]], who he comes with.

: Scorponok and Olin were only available as part of the [[BotCon 2014]] five-piece "Pirates vs Knights" toy set, along with [[Cannonball (G1)#Toys|Cannonball]], [[Ferak#Toys|Ferak]] & [[Tornado#Toys|Tornado]], [[Devcon (G1)#Toys|Devcon]], and [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]].

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Cerebros (RID)#Toys|Plasma]], and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'' [[Master (RM)#Toys|Master]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/StarSeeker/BCScorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Olin Zarak (with Scorponok) at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Olin's identity was only mentioned in the run-up promotion to the convention. In the comic book itself, he's merely referred to as "Zarak" and Scorponok's profile card doesn't mention him at all.
*[[Ask Vector Prime]] noted in a jokey answer that [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]]'s middle name was sometimes Olin.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Aò Lín Zhā Kè''' (China, 奥林扎克, "Olin Zarak")

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zarak, Olin}}
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
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[[Category:Witwicky family|Olin]]

Chairman

2018-09-10T10:35:06Z

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:''Chairman is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HoistTheFlag-TheChairman.jpg|thumb|right]]

The '''Chairman''' is one of the older members of the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'' crew. One of his functions is to write all the captain's speeches, spending most of his time in his quarters wordsmithing so that he can later display the resulting speeches on the teleprompter on his chest. The current [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] doesn't rely on him as much as previous Cannonballs, and some of the other members of the crew resent the Chairman not pitching in with the work.

The Chairman's other function is that he transforms into the Captain's chair.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The Chairman was one of the longest serving members of the Star Seekers, having worked under the last three [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]s. His...unusual duties meant that he acted as the captain's speech writer (including using his chestplate as a teleprompter) and transformed into an actual chair, working as Cannonball's mobile throne.

Shortly after the ''Tidal Wave'' passed through the [[Demon's Maw]] and suffered an attack from a giant space-faring creature, Cannonball gave a speech, aided by the Chairman. At the end of the speech, the Chairman transformed so he could carry Cannonball off. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

When the Star Seekers traveled into the future for Cannonball's latest booty, the Chairman dramatically lowered to captain down to Delta Prysmos after [[Ferak]]'s intramoment instabilizer neutralized the Autobot resistance. Despite the sheer audaciousness of Cannonball's plan to travel into the future and raid a Golden Age of Cybertron of its energon, the crew managed to land in the era of a techno-organic Cybertron, and were captured by the Autobots. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

After the crew escaped the [[Cybertronian Knight|Knights]], the Chairman refused to use his [[alternate mode]] any more. The crew embarked on a new quest to find [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s immortal [[spark]], during which the Chairman reported on some strange activities on board the ship. It soon turned out that Starscream's spark had found them, and allied with Flamewar in a mutiny that (along with a healthy dose of [[forestonite]]) allowed him to possess Cannonball's body and reformat it into a version of his own. As Starscream departed and Cannonball's spark was cast down onto a deserted planetoid, the Chairman pledged his loyalty to Flamewar and once again served as the captain's personal throne. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

==Notes==
*The Chairman appears as a brown [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Perceptor (G1)#Generation 1|Perceptor]] toy, with its {{w|microscope}} mode being repurposed as a chair. He was originally conceived as using the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]''/''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Perceptor design, but was changed after artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]] could not get a usable chair mode out of that toy.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99399-post-pictures-of-your-transformers-thread/?p=2716342 Fun Publications writer Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǐ Shī''' (China, 椅师, "Chairmaster")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Chairman

2018-09-10T10:34:40Z

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:''Chairman is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HoistTheFlag-TheChairman.jpg|thumb|right]]

The '''Chairman''' is one of the older members of the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'' crew. One of his functions is to write all the captain's speeches, spending most of his time in his quarters wordsmithing so that he can later display the resulting speeches on the teleprompter on his chest. The current [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] doesn't rely on him as much as previous Cannonballs, and some of the other members of the crew resent the Chairman not pitching in with the work.

The Chairman's other function is that he transforms into the Captain's chair.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The Chairman was one of the longest serving members of the Star Seekers, having worked under the last three [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]s. His...unusual duties meant that he acted as the captain's speech writer (including using his chestplate as a teleprompter) and transformed into an actual chair, working as Cannonball's mobile throne.

Shortly after the ''Tidal Wave'' passed through the [[Demon's Maw]] and suffered an attack from a giant space-faring creature, Cannonball gave a speech, aided by the Chairman. At the end of the speech, the Chairman transformed so he could carry Cannonball off. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

When the Star Seekers traveled into the future for Cannonball's latest booty, the Chairman dramatically lowered to captain down to Delta Prysmos after [[Ferak]]'s intramoment instabilizer neutralized the Autobot resistance. Despite the sheer audaciousness of Cannonball's plan to travel into the future and raid a Golden Age of Cybertron of its energon, the crew managed to land in the era of a techno-organic Cybertron, and were captured by the Autobots. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

After the crew escaped the [[Cybertronian Knight|Knights]], the Chairman refused to use his [[alternate mode]] any more. The crew embarked on a new quest to find [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s immortal [[spark]], during which the Chairman reported on some strange activities on board the ship. It soon turned out that Starscream's spark had found them, and allied with Flamewar in a mutiny that (along with a healthy dose of [[forestonite]]) allowed him to possess Cannonball's body and reformat it into a version of his own. As Starscream departed and Cannonball's spark was cast down onto a deserted planetoid, the Chairman pledged his loyalty to Flamewar and once again served as the captain's personal throne. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

==Notes==
*The Chairman appears as a brown [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Perceptor (G1)#Generation 1|Perceptor]] toy, with its {{w|microscope}} mode being repurposed as a chair. He was originally conceived as using the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]''/''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Perceptor design, but was changed after artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]] could not get a usable chair mode out of that toy.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99399-post-pictures-of-your-transformers-thread/?p=2716342 Fun Publications writer Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǐ Shí''' (China, 椅师, "Chairmaster")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Cannonball (G1)

2018-09-10T10:31:59Z

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{{disambig3|Cannonball}}
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:''Cannonball is the name taken by [[Decepticon]] pirate captains from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:BotCon2014 PirateCannonball CardArt.jpg|300px|thumb]]
'''Cannonball''' is a name passed down a lineage of great [[Decepticon]] pirates.

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==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
Cannonball the 1st commanded the nomadic [[Maraudicon]]s, an army which let him rise to the rank of [[Decepticon Warlord]]. He was among the Warlords who were eliminated when [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] sent an unwitting [[Falcon (G1)|suicide bomber]] to a council meeting. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

Cannonball the 3rd undertook a voyage to the nightmare planet [[Twin Star|Toruin]], but faced mutiny during the escape to the nearby [[Twin Star|Sperity]]. Cannonball the 4th achieved success in the [[Garyun Melee]].

Cannonball the 5th was enjoying a "shore leave” in [[Tetra Gar]] with the rest of his crew, where he managed to win the “[[Shokaract|Hunter]]” in a game of cards from an ill-mannered gambling rube. After a brief exchange, the Hunter and Cannonball came to an agreement; the Hunter would be a helping hand on Cannonball's ship, the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]''. In exchange the Hunter could leave at any time he wished, free to pursue whatever “called” to him when he would encounter it.

Cannonball was counting his crew's loot in the fourth arm of the [[Rhondarian Cluster]] when he caught sight of a small vessel being pursued by [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|an Autobot ship]]. The pirate captain was impressed by the tenacity and gumption of the Decepticons being pursued, and so blasted away their pursuers before inviting them on board.

[[File:Cannonball-hoisttheflag.JPG|300px|thumb|You will remember this as the day you almost caught captain Cannonball!]]
On one occasion, he led his crew to a planet of bipedal reptiles who hoarded Energon as artifacts. The Star Seekers encountered resistance, but Cannonball made short work of those who opposed him with his golden dueling daggers. Cannonball later ordered his crew to break into a special vault. The crew successfully acquired access to what was within: a single lizard holding a piece of paper. Pleased with his newly acquired prize, Cannonball told his crew that their greatest bounty awaited them in the near future.

He next led the ''Tidal Wave'' into the “[[Demon's Maw]]”. Cannonball had to periodically reassure his crew that their goal was in view as the trip proved itself to be extremely long and boring. When the creature inhabiting the “Demon's Maw” attacked their ship, Cannonball led his crew on a counter-assault. With [[Axor]]’s help, he managed to force the creature to flee, earning him many cheers from his band of buccaneers.

[[File:HtF-Cannonballwinks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left]]
He later led an attack on [[Ventax II]]. During the attack, he had to reprimand [[Tornado]] for deviating from his orders, and later confronted the little ‘bot on-ship about the presence of a Deberian [[Sky Seer]] aboard. Cannonball took a liking to the bird, and opted to keep it as a pet.

Immediately prior to Cannonball's great heist, Cannonball locked himself away in his quarters, only occasionally conversing with the Navigator. When he finally revealed his plan to his crew at large, he declared that the Star Seekers would be traveling into Cybertron’s far future in order to siphon the planet of its energy. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

The trip through time took its toll on the ''Tidal Wave'', and they missed their destination by an unknown amount of time, but Captain Cannonball went on with his plan nonetheless. A small addition needed to be made to his scheme though: to take possession of a space bridge. Using one of Ferak's many inventions to do so, Cannonball encountered the Decepticon [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] along the way. Impressed by her violent capabilities, he hired her to accompany his crew on their heist. They then used the [[space bridge]] to get inside Unicron’s head, still in orbit around Cybertron. As the chaos bringer's remains were being primed for the planet-wide siphoning, the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s came to oppose the Star Seekers. Cannonball attempted to take on [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] on his own, but was easily bested by the Autobot elder. As it turns out, Cannonball's plan would have failed even if the knights hadn't interfered; Cybertron couldn't be drained of Energon, as it had become a technorganic planet in the time Cannonball had traveled to. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

[[File:StarscreampossessesCannonball-TPJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
Eventually breaking out of incarceration, the pirates found themselves on the run from the Cybertronian Knights, but they nonetheless set out on their next adventure: tracking down [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]’s immortal spark! Their journey took them to [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a small nameless planetoid]] inhabiting a “safe zone” between several black holes. Captain Cannonball and his crew discovered there an ancient Quintesson, who offered them the last known location of Starscream’s spark in exchange for being taken aboard their ship.

As soon as the Quintesson was brought aboard, strange happenings began across the ''Tidal Wave''. These events culminated in Starscream’s spark revealing itself and taking over Cannonball’s body in a mutiny spearheaded by Flamewar. With Cannonball’s body being reformatted to suit Starscream’s needs, his spark was locked away in the very container with which the captain had planned to capture Starscream. Cannonball was then left stranded on the barren planetoid, though several of his loyalists stayed behind as well.

Flamewar would take up the mantle of Cannonball from that point on. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

Cannonball the 3rd ran a crew of pirates called the [[Star Seeker]]s during the Great War. After the [[Armistice]] and the failure of the [[Great Push]], Cannonball III and his mechs were hunted down by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Death's Head (G1)|his partner]]. They were returned to Cybertron for incarceration and/or punishment. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:G1CannonballBotConPromo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|It's the Oingo Boingo van!]]
*'''Pirates vs Knights''' (BotCon 2014 box set)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Decepticon Pirate Cannonball" is a retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Ratchet (WFC)#Prime|Ratchet]] in black and gold with a new head, transforming into a truck. He has a "dramatic head reveal" [[gimmick]], with his [[robot mode]] head being spring-loaded to pop up once his "backpack" is pulled down and features [[5mm post|5mm peg-holes]] for his hands, a pair on his front bumpers/shins, and a pair on his vehicle roof. He comes with a pair of blades that can mount/be held via 5mm post, and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, or store on tabs underneath the vehicle mode. Cannonball comes in a box set with fellow pirates [[Ferak#Timelines|Ferak]], [[Tornado#Timelines|Tornado]], [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak#Timelines|Olin Zarak]], plus knights [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]] and [[Devcon (G1)#Timelines|Devcon]].

:The initial concept for Pirate Cannonball utilized the ''Prime'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Prime|Wheeljack]] mold instead.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref><ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/?p=3543444 Post by Petes Robo Con (Pete Sinclair) on The Allspark Forums, 2017/06/29]</ref>

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/StarSeeker/BCCannonball/cannonball.htm More information on Cannonball at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The ''Wings'' incarnation of Cannonball (the Fifth) is visually an homage to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] while his background as a Star Seeker is taken from the [[Cannonball (Prime)|Aligned incarnation of Cannonball]].

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiā Nóng Pào''' (China, 加农炮, "Cannonball") '''Pào Dàn''' (China, 炮弹, "Shell")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Star Seekers]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Star Seekers]]

Devcon (G1)

2018-09-10T10:26:37Z

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{{disambig3|Devcon}}
:''Devcon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Devconbodiesprofile.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's turkey ''and'' jerky!]]
'''Devcon''' is a self-proclaimed bounty hunter, one of the successful few during the years of the Great War. Harboring an intense hatred of [[Decepticon]]s, he spent his time fiercely hunting those who were too dangerous for the other [[Autobot]]s to consider. Who he works for or who he would even collect money from for his "finds" is unknown.

It's possible for Devcon to survive for extended periods without refueling due to his incredibly efficient internal systems. This is often what allows him to outlast the efforts of his prey. The origin of his legendary tracking skills are unknown; much of his past is a mystery. In his original body, he has an arm-mounted plasma blaster and a head-mounted laser cannon. His space cruiser mode is capable of long range interstellar flight.<ref name="profile">Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]</ref>

He ''used'' to be friendly, courteous, and jovial, but his post-Great War career as an [[Imperial Peace Marshal]] apparently made him a bitter cynic.

{{quote|He used to call himself a 'bounty hunter', and I never once saw him get paid for his work.|[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] on Devcon|Devcon's profile in [[Betrayal|''Wreckers'' #2 (revised)]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese)}}
[[File:Devcon-Body01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|I feel like I should have a red cape.]]

Devcon left his home planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] [[MYA|millions of years ago]], "during the Great War" ''(whether he was a bounty hunter at the time or became one later on is anyone's guess)''. He was a nice guy, dedicated to his job, but lonely.

[[File:Gambler Devcon vehicle.jpg|thumb|My boosters and cockpit come from ''screw you'', that's where!]]
In the Earth year of 1985, Devcon tracked [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] to the gambling asteroid [[Monacus]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s unknowingly evaded him, he headed to a bar and ended up laying the smack down to a pair of thugs who were picking on [[Slizardo]], the henchman of a local mob boss. In doing so, he caught the attention of fellow Autobot [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the alien gambler [[Bosch]], who were down on their luck following a bad bet. Devcon was pleased by the presence of another Autobot, and sat down to drink with the pair - but Devcon's life story was interrupted by Slizardo trying to pledge his eternal loyalty to him!

After helping Smokescreen and the other Autobots on Monacus (and declining an offer to join the Autobots on [[Earth]]), Devcon flew off into space with Slizardo in tow as his new sidekick. {{storylink|The Gambler}}
{{-}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:HtF-Devconwithmask.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]

During a "Decepticon uprising" in the early 21st century C.E., Devcon was an Autobot bounty hunter who took down all the members of [[Axer (G1)|Axor]]'s group except for Axor. This caused the Decepticon to develop a paranoid need to be ready for anything, even when he joined the renowned pirate group known as the [[Star Seeker]]s. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

[[Primal Prime]] removed Devcon from the [[Wrecker]]s for his failure to follow orders. To Prime's chagrin, [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]] snatched up Devcon soon after and put him back to work for the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s, using the same tactics Primal Prime found abhorrent.

While hunting for [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], Devcon and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] tracked her handiwork to a safehouse for delegates from the [[Twin Star]] Continuum.

When the Knights were reluctantly called in for a mandatory meditation session and lecture from [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]], Devcon said he heard that the Wreckers would not take the mission. He further quipped to [[Flareup (G1)|Flare-Up]] that 'bots had been bored into [[stasis lock]] by such sessions, but Apelinq deemed that rumor to be an exaggeration. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

Devcon later tracked Flamewar to the [[Galadria]] space bridge outpost near [[Delta Prysmos]]. The mercenary happened across the Star Seekers, pirates led by [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] who had just time-traveled to the "present". They intended to use the space bridge nexus to access [[Unicron]]'s head, and use it as a massive energon siphon to drain Cybertron dry. As Flamewar joined the pirates, Devcon posed as one of the [[Dread Pirate Crew]] to mingle as they passed through the space bridge to Unicron. He signaled Ginrai and the Knights for backup, but was found out by the voracious [[Shokaract|Hunter]] and [[Olin Zarak]]. Still, reinforcements arrived and the Knights teamed up to defeat and apprehend Flamewar and the pirates. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:Devconjerkhole.jpg|left|thumb|Used to be Charlton Heston, now he's Lobo.]]
Devcon was a jerk who ditched that Slizardo loser out an airlock first chance he got.

At the end of the Great War, Devcon retired from his seemingly payless bounty hunter gig and signed on as one of the Maximals' [[Imperial Peace Marshal]]s.<ref name="profile"/>

Hundreds of [[stellar cycle]]s later, Devcon was critically damaged during the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] takeover of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and forced to transfer his [[Spark]] into one of [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]]'s "[[chase-model drone]]s". {{storylink|Betrayal}} In need of a ride, he later snuck aboard an [[Autobot shuttle]] the [[Wrecker]]s had stolen to leave Vehicon-controlled Cybertron. After attacking and defeating [[Packrat]], [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and [[Mol]] for no reason, he was confronted by the rest of the Wreckers when they were alerted to his presence. {{storylink|Departure}} [[Fractyl]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] were also quickly dispatched before [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] could calm him down.

Devcon proceeded to sow dissent amongst the already-fractured Wreckers with his abrasive, snarky personality. After landing on [[Akalo|Archa Nine]] and failing to keep the [[Divine Light]] out of the hands of the traitorous [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the Wreckers gladly built Devcon back into his original body so he could go away. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Assholes finish first, losers!]]

Having sworn vengeance against Cyclonus, Devcon, knowing he needed help, sought for someone willing to assist him at [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. Though not enough in a hurry to skip on [[Devcon's galpal|some]] [[Oil|enjoyment]], he swiftly got the [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] to join forces with him. {{storylink|Disclosure}} He was left unimpressed by the condition of T-Wreck's ship. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

{{note|In the unpublished portion of "[[The Wreckers: Finale Part 1]]", Devcon and the Dinobots returned to Cybertron just in time to stand against the invasion of the [[Quintesson]]s, whom [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] and Cyclonus had partnered with. Hearing the Wreckers had a beeline on the villains, Devcon met up with them deep below Cybertron and did battle with Cyclonus. He was present when [[Primal Prime]] and [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] fused into the [[Primus]]-powered [[Sentinel Maximus]] to oppose the equally empowered Cryotek.}}

As Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek began their epic battle, Devcon and the Wreckers were left to deal with Cyclonus, Cryotek's pet [[Deployer (BM)|Deployer]] [[Chro]], a borrowed swarm of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s, and a legion of drones created by the Divine Light. Typical Wrecker odds. Even their vaunted tenacity started to slip, however, as more and more heroes fell in battle or just [[Cauldron|vanished mysteriously]]. With the drones destroyed and Rodimus occupying Cyclonus, Devcon and the newly arrived [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were the only ones left standing against the mutated Deployer. A stray shot left Devcon stunned and helpless, and he would have been destroyed by Chro if not for the well-timed arrival of [[Tigatron]] and Arcee with reinforcements. The Wreckers arrived in time for the final conflict between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek, but were unable to stop their leader from sacrificing himself to carry Cryotek through a portal into the featureless void, opened by their treacherous ally, the Quintesson [[Al-Badur]]. With Rodimus dead and Maximus gone, it was a pyrrhic victory at best.

After the invasion was quelled, Devcon planned to take off for deep space again. As security chief of Cybertron, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] offered him a position with planetary defense, but the bounty hunter declined. Devcon finally admitted that he had at least given Slizardo a space suit and survival kit before dumping him out that airlock, and that maybe he'd seek the little guy out to restart their partnership after all. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

Devcon was apparently a [[Child of Primus]], though it is unknown if or when he participated in the [[Universe War]].<ref name="profile"/>

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Devcon empty.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Invisible derelict.]]
Devcon was sitting against a pipe near an entrance to the [[Old Slave Trails]] on a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]-controlled Cybertron. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Devcon.jpg|thumb|75px]]
Devcon had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===

At some point during the war, Devcon became a binary bonded [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] with his partner, [[Slizardo]]. Continuing his role as a bounty hunter and peacekeeping agent, Devcon accepted a mission to hunt down the Cybertronian space pirates known as the [[Star Seeker]]s after the [[Armistice]] and [[Great Push]] severely limited Cybertron's [[Allowed Zone]] in space. Teamed with another Headmaster pair, Devcon and his partners defeated the Star Seekers and brought them back to Cybertron for trial. {{storylink|Safe Spaces|Star Dasher's profile}}

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==Toys==
===Expanded Universe===
[[File:DevconCatalog.jpg|left|thumb|Somehow even snarkier than this wiki.]]
[[File:Devconslugslinger.jpg|thumb|Just try to make a Devcon toy. We dare you.]]
At [[BotCon 2001]], a hand-painted [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Mirage (BM)#Toys|Mirage]], representing Devcon as seen in the ''Wreckers'' comics, was one of several future exclusives that attendees could vote to have produced for [[BotCon 2002]]. He evidently lost the vote, as the ultra-sized [[Jetstorm (BM)#BMUltra|Jetstorm]] as G1 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Cyclonus]] was produced the following year. The mock-up was put on display along with many other unmade Wreckers toys in the BotCon 2002 art room.

Among the submitted proposals for [[3H Productions|3H]]'s OTFCC 2005 exclusives was ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (with a new head) as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Devcon. Whether it actually would have been produced had 3H kept the convention license is unknown.
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===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2014-Devcon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Fun Pub tempts fate.]]
'''Pirates vs Knights''' (BotCon 2014 box set)
*''Accessories'': 2 handguns

: [[Exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2014]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Cybertronian Knight Devcon" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]], and transforms into a jet loosely based on the {{w|Boeing X-48}} blended wing body concept aircraft. He comes with two weapons that are both held via [[5mm post]], and can combine via [[C joint]]. These weapons can store inside each of his cape halves/aircraft wings. The weapon with the clip can also attach to the 3mm bar of his head-mounted laser. You can get the weapon to peg into the screwhole on his elbow to approximate the cartoon model's arm-mounted cannon, but it's a really really tight and shallow fit. Like many, many aircraft-based Transformers, Devcon possesses landing gear in his [[alternate mode]]. There is a pair of flaps near the middle of his underside that can unfold to display six wheels, and underneath his [[robot mode]] head is a seventh landing gear wheel that can be flipped out. Devcon comes in a box set with fellow knight [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]] and the pirates [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]], [[Ferak#Timelines|Ferak]], [[Tornado#Timelines|Tornado]], [[Scorponok (G1)#Timelines|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak]].

:This toy was also [[redeco]]ed with the mold's alternate head into [[TakaraTomy]] ''Generations'' [[Ratbat (G1)#Generations|Ratbat]] and ''Timelines'' [[Serpentor#Timelines|Serpent O.R.]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/BCDevcon/devcon.htm More information on Devcon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Devcon's name is a play on the word "{{w|DEFCON}}", an acronym related to military alertness. Although unconfirmed, it is thought that, along with the embargo on the word "nuclear", the writers of the Generation 1 cartoon were not allowed to use the actual word DEFCON in light of heightened Cold War tensions at the time, thus requiring a made-up soundalike word.
*Devcon's inclusion in the ''Wreckers'' comic was due to writer [[Rob Gerbracht]] being a big fan of the character. A serialized web series written in the style of Gerbracht's [[Apelinq's War Journals]] was planned to describe the fall of the Peace Marshals and Devcon's escape from torture at the hands of [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. These were among many ideas that went unrealized as [[3H Productions]] inched closer to its eventual demise. Devcon's deep-seated anger and hatred of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], oddly alluded to throughout "[[Betrayal]]", subsequently went unexplained beyond a general distrust for Decepticons.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Devcon is made from existing Kre-O parts. He actually eschews a helmet-piece like the others, so a standard small pistol can be plugged into the hole on the top of a Kreon head-piece. Neat, huh?
*Due to timing of knowledge, Fun Publications did not have access to the ''Generations'' Scourge mold's "pretooled" Devcon head. Said pretooled head ultimately appeared as the head of the [[Sweep (G1)#Generations|''Platinum Edition'' "Decepticon Sweeps"]].
*The Headmaster ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of Devcon was never visually depicted, but a possible look for him and Slizardo can be seen in editor [[Jesse Wittenrich]]'s mockup.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/?p=3543458 Post by NightViper on the Allspark Forums, 2017/06/29]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Defcon''' (デフコン ''Defukon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dave Kon''' (Taiwan, 戴夫康 ''Dài Fū Kāng''), '''Díwúshuāng''' (China, 敌无双, "Be without a rival")
*''Russian:'' '''Piston''' (Пистон)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/devcon/3799 Image gallery of the hand-painted sample of the Botcon figure, purchased from Jon Hartman by Transformers At The Moon]
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscartoon/devcon.htm Devcon at Obscure Transformers Website]

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Pincher (G1)

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:''Pincher is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Pincher boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Interesting placement of that drill-tail...]]
'''Pincher''' is what [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] would be like if he spent a little too much time in the sun. A master of chemical cocktails, Pincher enjoys combining dangerous fluids of all kinds, whether it's a good idea or not. He can often be heard cackling to himself in his laboratory. A hard-working over-achiever, Pincher never knows when to quit, even when maybe he should. What he really needs is a good, honest [[Longtooth|hunchback]] to assist him, and keep him from blowing himself up with his own work.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Longtooth pincher doubleheader whose lifeforce is it anyway.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
''Pincher was constantly teamed up with and commanding [[Longtooth]] and [[Doubleheader]]—a job that irked him whenever Longtooth went on another mad and dangerous charge at the enemy. In December [[1989]], he was called in by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to join the mission to retrieve the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}}

[[File:Pincher deadly obsession.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s underachieving kid brother]]
Pincher led the trio to the town of [[Gottlieb]] on the planet [[Pequod]], where they found a reanimated creature called the [[Klud]] was attacking fishing boats. Suspecting the creature's miraculous return may have been caused by exposure to the Matrix, the Autobots went looking for it, only to have Longtooth get his leg bitten off by the Klud. The crippled Autobot went rogue after that, hunting down the Klud for vengeance like a modern-day Ahab. Pincher and Doubleheader were placed in the uneasy position of having to terminate their fellow Autobot, or allow him to murder a (relatively) innocent lifeform in cold blood. Matters became even more complicated when the [[Decepticon]] [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] jumped the [[Pretender]]s before they could reason with Longtooth. Pincher managed to break free during the attack and confront the addle-brained Longtooth with the vows he took as an Autobot to protect all life. In the end, they survived the Decepticon attack, and Pincher's speech succeeded in staying Longtooth's hand—the Bionic Baby Beluga went free. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Doubleheader pincher the void.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
When the Autobots fled Cybertron in [[2009]], Pincher was among the roughly 440 Autobots on-board a [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]] on its way to Earth. He and Doubleheader came across a dead guard in front of Engine Room Two, and on further investigation found that the systems had been severely sabotaged. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:SpotlightBlaster PincherOverdrive.jpg|100px|thumb|"Check out the loser reading about me."]]

Pincher was stationed at a monitoring station aboard the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]] at the time of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s reawakening. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} He was later assigned to the ''[[Ark-17]]'' with [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} suggesting he might have been among the radiation-suited Autobots who attempted to recover the stranded [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} Following Kup's rescue, Pincher returned to the Command Hub, where he and [[Overdrive]] gawked at the sight of the legendary [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] wandering through the halls. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Pincher was among the Autobots who joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s crew on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' once the war was over. He participated in a battle with a rogue group of Decepticons terrorizing the people of [[Temptoria]], at one point punching out [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

===A Tale of the Pretenders===
While trying to find [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] in [[Japan]], Pincher and other Autobot Pretenders ran into a human woman who pleaded with them to save her siblings from [[Decepticon]] Pretenders. They soon found their teammate and were able to fight off the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Pincher toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|First Autobot in the Swiss armed forces]]
*'''Pincher''' (Pretender, [[1989]])
**''Accessories'': "stun rifle", "laser torch", helmet, stinger/backpack

:Pincher's inner robot transforms into the body of a scorpion, attaching to a legs-and-tail piece to complete the alt mode. His humanoid shell has a removable helmet, and can wear the scorpion tail and legs as a backpack. His small "laser torch" inner robot weapon can plug onto his back in scorpion mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Pincher/pincher.htm More information on Pincher at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*While the Marvel version of Pincher had regular hands in robot mode, his IDW incarnation only has pincers. As he has not been seen to [[Transformation|transform]] in this [[continuity]], whether his [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] remains a scorpion is unknown.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pincher''' (ピンチャー ''Pinchā'')
*''French:'' '''Étau''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiā Qián''' (China, 夹钳, "Clamp")

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[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]

Stranglehold

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:''Stranglehold is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Stranglehold boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Must.... Reach... Inner robot!]]
A brainless brawler of a bot, '''Stranglehold''' is the [[Decepticon]] equivalent of the stereotypical wrestler, which is rather appropriate, seeing as how he is the reigning Intergalactic Cybertronic Wrestling Federation Champ. Stranglehold has absolutely no qualms about cheating and will do anything to win. Stranglehold turns into a rhino, has a shell that resembles a giant human gladiator, and carries a gun that saps the strength of its targets, making them too weak to fight back. Just how he likes them.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''After the [[Time Wars]], Stranglehold was chosen to be part of the Decepticon elite and join the newly reformed [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], led by [[Snarler]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]. After participating in a training exercise (wherein Stranglehold helped total six solid-light simulations of high-ranking Autobot, plus some "nono-entities") they were ready for their first mission: hunt down and execute the traitors [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]], who had joined forces with the Autobot [[Wrecker]]s on Earth!'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}} ''They caught up with Carnivac in Texas,'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''but the wolf scored first blood by clawing [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s shoulder. Stranglehold and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] were about to step in for their turn when the National Guard arrived, giving Carnivac time to flee while the Mayhems were distracted.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''Eventually it was Catilla, not Carnivac, who fell before Stranglehold and the Mayhems, and the Decepticons chose to flee with one kill under their belts rather than confront all the [[Survivors]] at once.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|For one shining moment, Stranglehold was modest enough to wear something.]]
Stranglehold grew a mustache and, along with Octopunch, remained a part of the Mayhem Attack Squad when Bludgeon took command, when it was sent by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to assassinate the [[Autobot]] Pretenders; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. After tracking the Autobots to their secret base, the Mayhems interrupted the [[Classic Pretender]]s and [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]'s trip through the [[trans-time dimensional portal]], with all three groups transported to the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Surprisingly, Cybertron's core contained none other than [[Primus]] himself! {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[File:PrimalScream-RUUNCH.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|RUUNCH!]]
Stranglehold and the others were teleported further away from the core than the Autobots, so it took them a short while to close the gap. When they arrived, they interrupted none other than the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] of Primus as he was attempting to tell them the story of Primus and his arch-nemesis, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Despite their location on holy ground, the Mayhems attacked the Autobots, who were reluctant to return fire in case a stray shot might awaken Primus. This unsurprisingly tipped the odds in the Decepticons' favor. Emerging from his shell, Stranglehold rampaged through the Autobots in his rhino alt-mode, until eventually Jazz tricked Stranglehold into crashing into the wall. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

Stranglehold and the other Squad members ended up on Earth, and joined forces with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After Stranglehold shaved his mustache, [[Primus]] himself brought all of the Earthbound Transformers to Cybertron to counter the imminent arrival of Unicron. Primus spoke to Stranglehold and the others through [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]], catching them up on the history between the two cosmic beings. Though Stranglehold still had his doubts about an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, they were mostly dispelled when [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] raided their camp — he didn't mind the new opportunities for violence! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

When Unicron arrived, Stranglehold did the wise thing and made a run for it. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

[[File:EndoftheRoad-Stranglehold.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
Unicron was defeated, and with Scorponok also dead, Bludgeon assumed command of the Decepticons. Stranglehold grew a mustache. Bludgeon led Octopunch and the other Decepticons off Cybertron, stranding the Autobots behind on their dying home planet. Stranglehold helped Bludgeon randomly pick a new planet to rule, choosing [[Klo]], a peaceful world which they could conquer quickly and easily. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} During the subsequent carnage on Klo, Stranglehold shaved his mustache. The Decepticons found a tracer on one of their spaceships and, realizing the Autobots may have survived after all, waited for their adversaries to arrive, intending to spoil their surprise attack. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

After growing another mustache, Stranglehold helped the Decepticons kill nearly all the Autobots once they arrived. However, when victory seemed finally in their grasp, Stranglehold and the other Decepticons were suddenly visited by the [[Neo-Knights]], the [[Last Autobot]], and a resurrected Optimus Prime. Stranglehold tried to attack [[Thunderpunch]], but [[Rapture]] caused him to momentarily dream of being surrounded by beautiful robo-ladies, and Stranglehold's attack landed on Bludgeon instead. The Last Autobot began resurrecting the fallen Autobots, and soon the tide of battle was turning. Stranglehold got a tooth knocked out of him by Grimlock, and soon it became apparent that the Decepticons had been defeated. Bludgeon announced to the Autobots that they had been beaten, and the Decepticons withdrew, but not before Bludgeon took Stranglehold aside and told him that the Decepticons would regroup and some day rise again. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:AspectsofEvil4-Stranglehold.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Stranglehold struggles for a moment to remember his own name.]]
In [[1990]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] accused Bludgeon of being a traitor to the Decepticon cause. Allowing him a [[Trial by Combat]], the Decepticon leader sent Stranglehold, Octopunch, and [[Warmonger]] out to face him in battle. After Octopunch struck first, Stranglehold attempted to ram Bludgeon in his rhino mode, but ended up knocking himself out when Bludgeon nimbly stepped aside. Eventually, Megatron identified Warmonger as the true traitor, and executed him instead of Bludgeon. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Expecting Carnivac to make an ill-conceived attempt at retribution, the Mayhem Attack Squad bunkered down on a small tropical island to wait for their prey to come to them. When Needlenose's cowardice prompted him to fake an emergency to test how quickly his teammates would come to his aid, Stranglehold, Bludgeon, and Octopunch were left infuriated over the deception. All three prepared to off Needlenose, only for Snarler and Spinister to interrupt the attempt. The disgruntled Decepticons walked away in disgust after Needlenose explained that his paranoia had pushed him to cry wolf. Little did the group know that Carnivac had indeed already infiltrated their headquarters. While the other Decepticons resumed their duties, Needlenose was killed, no one else the wiser. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} As night fell, Carnivac skulked about the base, eager to find another isolated target. He happened upon Snarler while he was overlooking plans with Spinister, and so moved on. Finding Bludgeon meditating, Carnivac tried to take him out by surprise. But Bludgeon heard him coming, and the ensuing commotion soon brought the rest of the Decepticons to the confrontation. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Decepticons were tricked into thinking Spinister killed Carnivac, when in reality their opponent had allowed the destruction of his Pretender shell to fake his death. Stranglehold, Octopunch, and Bludgeon wandered off to a nearby beach to mope over not getting to kill the traitor themselves, only for several Autobots to turn up, intent on rescuing their ally. Stranglehold and his colleagues were planning to go down fighting against Carnivac's back-up, but Carnivac turned up just before a killing blow was struck. The three Pretenders were taken into custody, denying them a warrior's death. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

Guarded over by the Autobot [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], Stranglehold staged a distraction in their cell which gave Bludgeon enough time to telekinetically retrieve his katana, stabbing the guard in the back and gaining them their freedom. {{storylink|Shut Up!}} The Mayhems were then hired by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to assassinate their usurpers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Assassins}} Though the Pretenders were only meant to eliminate whichever of their targets had survived an orchestrated battle between the pair, they found both Starscream and Soundwave functional upon their arrival. Unperturbed, Octopunch and his teammates surmised that they could ask to be paid double for the hit once it had been completed. {{storylink|External Forces!}} They ultimately failed and were forced to flee when [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined forces with the Decepticons because they needed Starscream alive for their own reasons. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:BludgeonStrangleholdOctopunch-AnotherTimeAndPlace.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|A rare morning where he shaved and got dressed before work.]]
In the Decepticons' next venture, Stranglehold shaved his mustache and joined Bludgeon in an attempt to bring Megatron back to life. Tracking the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Hydrus Four]], and the miraculous energy source known as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]], Stranglehold and the Decepticons captured the Autobots and made ready to restore Megatron to his full glory. Stranglehold was seen worshipping on bended knee before Megatron's slowly recuperating body. When the Autobots attacked, Stranglehold charged into battle in rhinoceros mode. However he fared personally, though, the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NewDawn-droppinsomekindaacid.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"Also they're melting us!"]]
Stranglehold shaved his mustache and joined Bludgeon and his troops trying to raid artillery caches from an abandoned civilization, but were chased off by the weapons' [[Guardian (G2)|guardian]]. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Sometime later, he left his shell(!!!) to man the Warworld's cannons for space piracy. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}}

Stranglehold joined Bludgeon's forces in raining destruction on Earth, hoping to draw out Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}} The carnage was interrupted when Megatron arrived and challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons and obliterated his usurper utterly in single combat. Stranglehold realigned his loyalties to serve Megatron, while Bludgeon's decapitated head went on to serve as a warning to other potential supplanters while mounted on a wall. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

Stranglehold was later ordered by the revamped Megatron to attack [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s troops, which resulted in the Pretender being reduced to a puddle of [[Slag (slang)|slag]] by acid bombs. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Stranglehold grew a beard. He and Octopunch were hired by two [[Ruckus (G1)|'''''REEEEEALLY''''']] [[Needlenose (G1)|stupid Decepticons]] to smash up [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]. Ruckus should have told them that [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] were with Nightbeat. Sludge beat Stranglehold so badly that he was begging for [[Amory|reinforcements]]. Then they saw that Ruckus was stupid enough to bring their [[Phyrion|hostage]] with him. The Decepticons got their rears handed to them, and after politely apologizing to his opponents for inconveniencing them, Stranglehold fled the area. {{Storylink|Cheap Shots}}

[[File:InvasionPrologue-Decepticonspushforward.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Skullgrin wishes ''he'' could grow a mustache.]]
Some time later, Stranglehold shaved his beard, leaving only a mustache, and had joined [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] on Earth. He and Octopunch were present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' [[Construction station|Ironworks]] headquarters for their hidden [[Rarified Energon]] reserves. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

Stranglehold immediately grew the rest of his beard back. While observing Ironworks with Gigatron and the rest of his troops from afar, they received word from [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] that strange Transformers from another dimension had invaded the Autobot base. Gigatron decided the time was ripe to make another play for the Rarified Energon while the Autobots were distracted, and the Decepticons moved in. However, they discovered that Ironworks was under siege from extradimensional evil Autobots, and that just would not do. Stranglehold and the other Decepticons did their best to subdue these would-be conquerors. Ultimately, their efforts were mostly for naught. Earth was cast into the invaders' dimension as their entire native universe was destroyed.

A heroic [[Straxus (SG)|Straxus]] tried to smooth things over with a poem. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Along with the humans and Autobot Pretenders of his dimension, Strangehold was transported over to [[Of Masters and Mayhem|another dimension]]'s Earth by [[Gaea]]. Several years later, the allied Autobots and humans were attemting to relax after the resolution of the [[Thunder Mayhem]] crisis, only to spot Strangehold on television as a wrestler. {{storylink|Finale}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Bludgeons decepticons 2 destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Something's the matter. Something sinister and something grotesque. And what's worse is that it's going on right here under my very nose." "Sir, your moustache is lovely."]]
Stranglehold remained a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], and helped eradicate the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} He was still at Bludgeon's side aboard the ''[[Warworld]]'' as the Decepticon leader unleashed his [[Blitz Engine]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} At [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]'s suggestion, [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and Stranglehold went down to the planet's surface to join in the fighting, but as first the Blitz Engines, then [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons and finally Bludgeon himself were all defeated in turn, the Autobots claimed victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

At the end of the battle, any Decepticons not killed in the fighting were incarcerated by the Autobots and were then most likely converted into [[shadow-leech]]es by the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature, along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].
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===A Tale of the Pretenders===
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Stranglehold was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and both [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] pursued the remaining two while the other Decepticons followed. They were about to do bad things to the humans when [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] leapt to the rescue. Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and the Decepticons were fought off. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Octopunch submarauder stranglehold city on fire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
After the Chaos War, Stranglehold was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Stranglehold and other Pretenders were the result of the Decepticons reverse-engineering human anatomy. He and two others of his kind encountered a small group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] while out on patrol, and tried to gun them down. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Stranglehold was among a group of Decepticons who joined a time-displaced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in attacking the fused-together [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but were fought off by some Autobots. {{storylink|Savage Circle}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Stranglehold.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Admit it, you kinda want this as a toy, don't you.]]
Stranglehold is an oddity, being a reskin of [[Ramhorn (G1)#Angry Birds Transformers|Ramhorn]] and only available as an "Accessory" character for the [[Autobird]]s rather than the [[Deceptihog]]s. On top of all that, he was originally called "[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]" when he was first added to the Accessory roster (despite having Stranglehold colors), but was quickly renamed a few updates later.

When equipped, he gives an increase to his partner's attack damage. This bonus can be increased with level upgrades, won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Bludgeon and Octopunch mentioned Stranglehold as a comrade from their days as the Mayhem Attack Squad. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Stranglehold.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Vaguely ''Zardoz'', but not as silly-looking.]]

*'''Stranglehold''' (Pretender, [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' Large "[[brawn blaster]]" rifle, "[[concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]" pistol, helmet, rhino backpack/shield

:Stranglehold's inner robot transforms into a robotic rhino. His shell resembles an intergalactic sci-fi wrestler/circus strongman with a removable helmet. Like the other smaller humanoid 1989 Pretenders, Stranglehold's shell includes an accessory that is an integral part of his inner robot: the combined back and tail of his rhino [[alternate mode|alt mode]] (in a delightful shade of lavender), which attaches to the upper left arm of his outer shell as a small shield. Stranglehold also includes a small orange gun for his inner-robot to hold or plug into his alt mode backpiece, and a large white rifle and helmet for his shell.

:Stranglehold's shell is not Burt Reynolds. He also does not come with the spiked-ball-and-chain weapon he consistently carried in the Marvel comics.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Stranglehold/stranglehold.htm More information on Stranglehold at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Stranglehold's mustache comes and goes. He never has a mustache in any of the Marvel UK material, and usually has it in the Marvel US material, with exceptions. For example, Stranglehold lacks his mustache when [[Andrew Wildman]] first draws him in American material in "[[The Void! (US)|The Void!]]," but Wildman usually remembered to draw it in subsequent appearances. Usually. The mustache is gone completely in ''Generation 2''. Years later, in "[[Cheap Shots]]," Stranglehold has graduated to a beard.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown]] into a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' version of Stranglehold.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stranglehold''' (ストラングルホールド ''Sutoranguruhōrudo'')
*''French:'' '''Prisegorge''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Demon'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lè Jǐng Shì''' (China, 勒颈士, "Strangling Others Man")

==References==
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[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Octopunch (G1)

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:''Octopunch is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Octopunch-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Just between you and me, it was a blast which ricocheted off Grimlock.]]
There is no greater scourge of the seas than '''Octopunch'''. Though plundering the depths for forgotten treasure is well-suited to his expertise, his real love is the terror he can bring to those who breach his territory. There is no cruise ship so large that he can't find an appropriately-sized iceberg to push in its path. The thought of bringing its hull beneath the waves with his slimy tentacles is what sustains him in his private moments.

And unlike other robots with [[Scavenger (G1)|similar]] [[Nautilator|functions]], Octopunch is very good at what he does. While in his [[Pretender]] shell underwater, his strength expands several fold, and his electrically-charged, razor-tipped harpoon gun can stop anything in its tracks. Though often seen with fellow [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] members [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]], Octopunch is a fearsome warrior in his own right, either above or beneath the waves.

His only weakness is his overconfidence in his abilities. It may seem like a small one, but get back to us on this after he [[The Primal Scream|shoots God in the face]].

{{quote|Give it up, Autobot! You cannot defeat me; I have survived the Unicron war... I am one of Gigatron's personal guards, you have no chance of defeating '''Octopunch!'''|Octopunch|"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm with fashionable →]]
''Looking to recruit a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] to go after the traitorous former members, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]], [[Snarler]] hired Octopunch and his comrades [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Stranglehold]] for the squad. For training purposes with their fellow recruits [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], they engaged in a [[Solid light simulation|solid light simulated]] combat session set in [[Slaughter City]], and Octopunch managed to destroy the sim versions of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] AND [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] in the first few minutes (mmmmaybe it was still set on 'Easy' mode).'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}} ''On Earth, the Mayhems caught up with Carnivac on the outskirts of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''and their fight soon carried across the border into the [[Mexico]] deserts. After Carnivac caught Needlenose flat-footed, Octopunch forced him to disengage and leave his [[Pretender]] shell by threatening some nearby humans. Infuriated at seeing a fellow Decepticon surrender simply because of some fleshlings, Octopunch prepared to deliver the death-blow to Carnivac.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''However, those self-samed fleshlings came to the rescue of their savior, driving a transport truck at full-speed into the Mayhems' backside, giving Carnivac a chance to scramble clear. The resulting explosion took Octopunch out of the rest of the fight. His fellow Mayhems eventually dragged him clear when the rest of the [[Survivors]] arrived and they retreated, but not before Bludgeon managed to execute the traitor Catilla with his blade.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[File:Bludgeonstrangleholdoctopunchmodelsheet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|If you ever wanted to see his [[character model]], this is probably it.]]
Octopunch was part of the Mayhem Attack Squad (alongside Bludgeon and Stranglehold) sent by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to assassinate the [[Autobot]] Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], Grimlock, and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], after their revival on Cybertron stirred the spirits of the Autobot rebellion and threatened Decepticon supremacy. After a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] accident cut short their first assassination attempt, Octopunch and the rest of the Squad followed the Autobots into the core of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Surprisingly, Cybertron's core contained none other than [[Primus]] himself! {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

[[File:PrimalScream-Octopunchshootsgodintheface.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The most important thing Octopunch ever did was sadly also the stupidest.]]
The Mayhems made a second attempt to destroy the Autobot Pretenders, but Octopunch found out that Grimlock was much harder to kill in real life than in a simulation. After the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander headbutted Octopunch, shattering his faceplate, the [[Micromaster]]s [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] and [[Red Hot]] tripped him over the edge of a railing, sending him crashing to the floor below. Blacking out, Octopunch made a final attempt to fire at Grimlock, which ended up ricocheting off the Dinobot's armor-plating and striking Primus right between the eyes. Upon being shot, Primus awoke and unleashed a [[Primus#War of the balance|scream]] that eventually drew [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to the Transformers' homeworld. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

Thanks a LOT, Octopunch.

Octopunch and the other Squad members ended up on Earth, and joined forces with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to the Decepticons under the pretenses of facilitating an alliance against the threat of Unicron, Octopunch helped place the Autobots into holding cells. Like many of the other Decepticons, Octopunch had grown dissatisfied with Scorponok's leadership, and viewed a potential alliance as a weakness. {{storylink|Surrender!}} The alliance was temporarily put on hold when a small subfaction of Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] attacked the base. Octopunch joined Scorponok's Decepticons in repelling the insurgents. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

[[File:EndoftheRoad-FangryQuakeWeirdwolfOctopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apparently, octopus is above dog in the natural pecking order.]]
The second Decepticon Civil War came to a halt when [[Primus]] himself brought all of the Earthbound Transformers to Cybertron to counter the imminent arrival of Unicron. Primus spoke to Octopunch and the others through [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], catching them up on the history between the two cosmic beings. Though Octopunch still had his doubts about an Autobot/Decepticon alliance, they were mostly dispelled when [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] raided their camp—anything that gave him the opportunity to kill this many dudes was fine by him! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

When Unicron arrived, Octopunch did the wise thing and made a run for it. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

Unicron was defeated, and with Scorponok also dead, Bludgeon assumed command of the Decepticons. Bludgeon led Octopunch and the other Decepticons off Cybertron to [[Klo]], a peaceful world which they could conquer quickly and easily without interference from the Autobots. The Decepticons found a tracer on one of their spaceships, and waited for their adversaries to arrive, intending to spoil their surprise attack. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Wiping out nearly all the Autobots in the battle that followed, Octopunch led a squad consisting of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to pick off the stragglers. Octopunch located them, but the Autobots' desperation helped them overwhelm their hunters. When Grimlock and the others joined the main battle elsewhere, he was carrying Octopunch's trident. Octopunch was not seen fleeing with the Decepticons following their defeat. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:ShutUp-Octopunch.jpg||thumb|left|upright=1.1|"How many Octopunches does it take to make a hentai film?"]]
Although their last target, Carnivac, was still at large, the Mayhem Attack Squad reasoned that he would inevitably come to them, seeking revenge for the death of his comrade, Catilla. Therefore, they set up a heavily defended island base in the Bahamas to wait out the traitor's arrival. When Needlenose's cowardice prompted him to fake an emergency to test how quickly his teammates would come to his aid, Octopunch, Stranglehold, and Bludgeon were left infuriated over the deception. All three prepared to off Needlenose, only for Snarler and Spinister to interrupt the attempt. The disgruntled Decepticons walked away in disgust after Needlenose explained that his paranoia had pushed him to cry wolf. Little did the group know that Carnivac had indeed already infiltrated their headquarters. He took out Needlenose before anyone even knew he was there. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} As night fell, Carnivac skulked about the base, eager to find another isolated target. He happened upon Octopunch while he was standing guard with Stranglehold, and so moved on. Finding Bludgeon meditating, Carnivac tried to take him out by surprise. But Bludgeon heard him coming, and the ensuing commotion soon brought the rest of the Decepticons to the confrontation. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Decepticons were tricked into thinking Spinister killed Carnivac, when in reality their opponent had allowed the destruction of his Pretender shell to fake his death. Octopunch, Bludgeon, and Stranglehold wandered off to a nearby beach to mope over not getting to kill the traitor themselves, only for several Autobots to turn up, intent on rescuing their ally. Octopunch and his colleagues were planning to go down fighting against Carnivac's back-up, but Carnivac turned up just before a killing blow was struck. The three Pretenders were taken into custody, denying them a warrior's death. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

While in captivity, Octopunch, Bludgeon and Stranglehold kept completely quiet in their cell, unnerving their guard, Inferno. The trio managed to escape when Strangehold created a distraction, tearing up their cell's floor and forcing Inferno to open it up to pacify him. Bludgeon then summoned his sword telekinetically, stabbing Inferno in the back and allowing the Mayhems to calmly walk away as the Autobot blacked out. {{storylink|Shut Up!}} They hooked up with the deposed Decepticon leaders, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], taking an assassination contract for the usurpers, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Assassins}} Though the Pretenders were only meant to eliminate whichever of their targets had survived an orchestrated battle between the pair, they found both Starscream and Soundwave functional upon their arrival. Unperturbed, Octopunch and his teammates surmised that they could ask to be paid double for the hit once it had been completed. {{storylink|External Forces!}} Problem was, the Autobots needed Starscream alive for their own reasons, and so Grimlock sent [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] in to fight against the Mayhems. It was surely a brutal battle, but Octopunch and the others were defeated, their contract unfulfilled. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:AspectsofEvil4-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|HE PUNCHED A LADY BEE!]]
In [[1990]], Octopunch was working for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on Cybertron along with Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and [[Warmonger]]. After some Autobot captives temporarily escaped, Megatron determined there was a traitor in their midst, and singled out Bludgeon. When the Pretender demanded a [[Trial by Combat]], Megatron set him loose to face his fellow Decepticons on the field of battle. In the fight, Bludgeon scored first blood against Octopunch, but the salvage expert caught his "once friend" off-guard by popping out of his shell with a flying punch. The punch did little against Bludgeon's armored shell, though, and he knocked Octopunch out. Bludgeon was eventually proven innocent when Warmonger caught him in his sights but couldn't pull the trigger, thus proving to Megatron that HE was the weak-willed Autobot in disguise. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
[[File:BludgeonStrangleholdOctopunch-AnotherTimeAndPlace.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Guy named Octopunch winds up with eight limbs. What are the odds?]]
After the war on Klo, Octopunch and the Decepticons lay in wait for [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to do something stupid, and so he did. Tracking the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander and his troops to [[Hydrus Four]], Octopunch and his fellows caught Grimlock off-guard and managed to take control of the medical facility where Nucleon was being produced. Bludgeon had plans to use the super-energy to bring [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself back to life. Octopunch was later seen worshipping at the altar of Megatron's corpse alongside Stranglehold and Bludgeon. When the Autobots attacked, Octopunch charged into battle with his electro trident like the others, but was ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Octopunchtalesofearth.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Wasn't he on ''[[Don Messick|Scooby]]-[[Frank Welker|Doo]]''?]]
Octopunch was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots; Octopunch, in particular, was strangling [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] with his tentacles. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic, [[Guardian (G2)|monstrous creature]] who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts}}

Later, Octopunch and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get Optimus Prime's attention. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales of Earth Part One}} Their "work" was interrupted when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned in a powerful new body with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in tow. Megatron challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons, and when Bludgeon lost, Octopunch and the other Decepticons switched their allegiance to the victor. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#Tales of Earth Part Two|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

[[File:NewDawn-whatarethey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey Octopunch, try using that blaster that ricochets off Grimlock.]]
Soon after, Megatron's forces clashed with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. Megatron declared war against them as Octopunch and the other Decepticons cheered him on. Their feelings changed, however, when the Warworld was attacked. Octopunch and the others fought the Cybertronians on the surface of the Warworld, but they were getting massacred. Octopunch was shot in the chest, presumably killed. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I lost a lot of yellow in the past 15 years.]]
[[Ruckus (G1)|A complete idiot]] and his [[Needlenose (G1)|dumb surfer friend]] hired Octopunch and Stranglehold as part of a new Mayhem Attack Squad. They took a [[Phyrion|hostage]] as bait to capture [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]]. When Nightbeat's crew showed up, Octopunch took one look at [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] and promptly said that his price went up. Slag beat him up badly, and Octopunch beat himself up worse when he saw that Ruckus brought the hostage ''with'' him. Needless to say, Octopunch left saying that he would contact Ruckus about payment, after they all got their rears handed to them. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

[[File:Invasion-OctopunchvsOctopunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The SG matchup you've always wanted to see! Hopefully!]]
Some time later, Octopunch and Stranglehold had fallen in with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] on Earth, and were present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' [[Construction station|Ironworks]] headquarters for their hidden [[Rarified Energon]] reserves. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

While observing Ironworks with Gigatron and the rest of his troops from afar, Octopunch and the others received word from [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] that strange Transformers from another dimension had invaded the Autobot base. Gigatron decided the time was ripe to make another play for the Rarified Energon while the Autobots were distracted, and the Decepticons moved in. Octopunch and [[Skullgrin]] tried to sneak into Ironworks from underground, but encountered two Autobots instead. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] proved more than a match for Skullgrin, but Octopunch was more evenly paired against the other interloper. Octopunch realized too late that he was not fighting an Autobot at all, but [[Octopunch (SG)|a heroic version of himself from another dimension]]. With one final sock to the jaw, Octopunch was down. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Bludgeons decepticons destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Octopunch was still a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces, and helped torture the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} He was still at Bludgeon's side aboard the ''[[Warworld]]'' as the Decepticon leader unleashed his [[Blitz Engine]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} At [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]'s suggestion, [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Stranglehold]], and Octopunch went down to the planet's surface to join in the fighting, but as the Blitz Engines, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons and finally Bludgeon himself were all defeated in turn, the Autobots claimed victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Afterwards, any Decepticons not killed in the battle were taken into Autobot custody and were then most likely converted into [[shadow-leech]]es by the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix creature]], along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].
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===A Tale of the Pretenders===
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Octopunch was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and both [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] pursued the remaining two while the other Decepticons followed. [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] found the entire thing beneath their notice, but Octopunch rebuked him, desiring to "play" with the humans. He was about to step on the two when [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] struck Octopunch, breaking his helmet and leaving him unable to "ventilate". Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and Octopunch was sent scampering by the efforts of [[Lander]], [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]], and [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]]. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[City on Fire|Transformers: Robots in Disguise #12]]

[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]
Octopunch fought [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] during the [[Battle of Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:Octopunch submarauder stranglehold city on fire.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]

After the Chaos War, Octopunch was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-OctopunchSolusPrime-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
Octopunch was was a [[Prime Master]] who housed the spark energy of [[Solus Prime]], able to grant weapon forger abilities to other Transformers. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Octopunch, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Octopunch-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Octopunch_(SG)#Timelines|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]]? What are you doing here?]]

Octopunch was on a routine mission to [[Aquatron]] to get some crystals, and decided to spare some torpedoes on his sworn enemy [[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]. That was a big mistake. His torpedoes set off the highly volatile crystals, and Sharkitcions swarmed in attacked them both.

Arriving on Earth, distraught, damaged, and missing some vital organs, he needed someone to talk to about Aquatron. [[Luca]] and Breakdown excused themsleves from having to hear his woes, and Bludgeon only reminisced about their hardcore times as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] with [[Stranglehold]]. So Octopunch turned to Seaspray to talk about his Sharkticon horrors. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch Research}}

Bludgeon gave Octopunch their 'wrecking ball' Gnaw to work with, much to his chagrin. They went to one of Earth's oceans, waiting for any Autobot to intercept a signal there. Octopunch presented the vast ocean to Gnaw, but he didn't seem interested. Octopunch started to believe they could make a good team, just as Gnaw bit one of his tentacles.

Seaspray eventually arrived, and Octopunch was waiting for the right moment to pounce, but Gnaw jumped out too soon. Seaspray had energon snacks with him, and convinced Gnaw to chomp Octopunch's body parts for more!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw Research}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Octopunch a rocket launcher that shoots three missile at a time.
*'''Ability: Whirlwind:''' Summons a devastating tornado that moves to target location dealing damage every second. Stuns and interrupts defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 5 ability points (was 6) +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:octopunch| Octopunch at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Octopunch toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Yo, where the [[Kiss Player|Japanese schoolgirls]] at?]]
*'''Octopunch''' (Pretender, [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun, small gun, helmet, 2 crab legs (left & right)

:Octopunch's inner robot transforms into a crab, though you need the two sets of legs which attach to his sides to complete it. By attaching the small "acetyene torch gun" to his [[robot mode]] arm, an "Attack Robot" is formed. Octopunch's Pretender shell is a bipedal octopus creature in a scuba outfit, with four octopus-like tentacles extending from his shoulders. While the robot is inside, the crab legs can attach to the back of the shell, and there's a place for the small gun to attach inside the shell. The helmet can be removed revealing a monstrous face. The shell's arms, head and helmet are all made from a softer plastic than the rest of the shell. Though Octopunch's Marvel Comics appearances give him a trident weapon, the toy does not come with one; instead, he has this harpoon gun thing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Octopunch/octopunch.htm More information on Octopunch at TFU.info]''

===Generations===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[September 29|09-29]]'''
**''Accessories'': Octopunch decoy armor, tentacle device

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Solus Prime#Generations|Solus Prime]] is a new mold that transforms into a [[Prime Master|Prime Core]] that can store inside decoy armor modeled after Octopunch's [[Pretender]] shell, or plug into any decoy armor's weapon form, or replace the Matrix core of a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class figure. Solus can also ride Legends Class figures, or attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined modes. Similar to all of the decoy armor, the weapon piece for weapon mode can detach and be held by the decoy armor.

==Notes==
[[File:EarlyBanzaiTron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Maybe he's Punchocto.]]
*The Pretender shells of Octopunch and [[Longtooth]] both possess human skull belt buckles. The significance of this shared detail, if any, has never been revealed.
*Many promotional catalogs depict [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Action Master]] partner [[Razor-Sharp]] as Octopunch's inner robot in Razor-Sharp's colors. That's kind of weird.
*It was bad enough when Octopunch's ricocheted shot alerted [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to [[Primus]]'s location, resulting in countless deaths and the persisting threat of the Planet Eater. It was later [[retcon]]ned in "[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]" that Octopunch's ricocheted shot not only doomed his own universe to Unicron, but every single Transformers universe in the entire multiverse as well. Better hope there's no {{w|karma}} in ''Transformers'', or he's got some serious comeuppance due.
*At [[BotCon 2008]], it was revealed that the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' crew originally planned to use a human villain patterned after Octopunch (with the addition of boxing gloves on his tentacles) in the opening scenes of "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]". He was eventually replaced with the [[Angry Archer]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] also stated in an interview that he and [[Matt Youngberg]] had been trying to make him a character for a long time.
*He only used the toy's blasters once. And it was when ''Ruckus'' employed him.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octopunch''' (オクトパンチ ''Okutopanchi'')
*''French:'' '''Octocoup''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bā Zhuǎ Gui''' (China, 八爪怪, "Octopunch")

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Lockdown (G1)

2018-09-10T10:10:34Z

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

[[File:Drift2-Lockdown.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"'Scuse me, I'm looking for a medic, yea tall, kinda old an' cranky? No? Well, whatever, I'll take the dude with the swords."]]
'''Lockdown''' will pay top dollar to get what he wants... so he can earn an even topper dollar! Like any good bounty hunter, he's all business and does whatever it takes to haul his bounty in. He runs a very tight ship and is straight to the point. So he's not afraid to tell his colleagues exactly what he thinks of them, for better or for ill.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
When the infamous Decepticon [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] failed in a mutiny against his commander and deserted, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] called on the bounty hunter Lockdown to find him and return him to the Decepticons. Lockdown, with the help of some slave traders, found Deadlock on [[Theophany|an unassuming planet]] where [[Circle of Light|a mysterious third, neutral faction]] had been in hiding for eons. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:Lockdown vs Drift Drift 4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0]]
Lockdown explained to Deadlock that even though Deadlock's former boss, [[Turmoil]], wanted Deadlock dead, Megatron felt that Deadlock was too important to his plans to have him be destroyed. The slave traders had other ideas, and noted that there were other Transformer deserters somewhere on the planet, ones who must have partially rebuilt Deadlock. In exchange for helping find Deadlock, they demanded to be led to the hidden Transformers; if not, they would take Deadlock for their own purposes. Lockdown suggested that Deadlock lead the hidden Transformers into an ambush, and commented that Megatron's faith in Deadlock had best not be misplaced. However, when they met Deadlock at the arranged site, he had an army of Transformer deserters with him ready for a fight, plus he had been completely rebuilt and renamed himself "Drift". {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Lockdown was furious at Drift for abandoning the Decepticon cause, and scoffingly dismissed him as an "idealist" when Drift claimed he found something better to fight for. Their personal combat was interrupted when the lead Slaver killed Drift's mentor, [[Wing (G1)|Wing]], and Drift broke off to avenge his friend. After he killed the Slaver, and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] arrived with a fresh crowd of third faction warriors, Lockdown chose to depart in the face of overwhelming odds. {{storylink|Drift issue 4|Drift #4}}

[[File:Lockdown The Reluctant Specialist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
At some point Lockdown was put in charge of a team of [[Titan Hunter]]s by Chief Justice [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]], who tasked them with hunting down and killing [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] for their parts. In order to retrieve a Titan fragment, they boarded the ''[[Lost Light]]'' while the entire crew was paralyzed. ...the entire crew except [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]], that is. Though Trailcutter's forcefield powers were shorted out at the time, unbeknownst to the Decepticons, he bluffed Lockdown and his team off his ship with some creative use of its gravity generators and his [[magnawheels]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Some months later, Lockdown and his Titan Hunters confronted the crew of the ''Lost Light'' again when they found [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Tyrest's headquarters. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] led them on a merry chase across the moon and through the corpses of their titan victims, but Lockdown was eventually able to capture the intruders and bring them before Tyrest. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The Titan Hunters were later ordered by Tyrest to suppress the attacking [[Circle of Light]], who had escaped confinement thanks to [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Once Tyrest was defeated, Lockdown and his crew fled Luna 1. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}
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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Lockdown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|right]]
Lockdown was among [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces who attacked an Autobot ship in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]], only to be knocked back into space by [[Heatwave (G1)|Heatwave]]'s water blasts. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Lockdown's Corpse.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left]]
The Lockdown of [[Cloud World]] was a bounty hunter tasked with putting [[Drift (G1)#Cloud|Deadlock]] to heel and curbing his violent and murderous impulses; Deadlock didn't take kindly to his discipline. Later, somewhere and somewhen, Lockdown was killed by [[Grand Scourge]] in a massacre. His death impassioned Deadlock to hunt down Scourge so that he could kill him in revenge. {{storylink|Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
After the Decepticon Deadlock went MIA, Lockdown tracked him to an unfamiliar planet. Despite teaming up with some local hunters, Lockdown was sent packing by the Circle of Light. {{storylink|Circle of Light (Legends)|Circle of Light}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Lockdown-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|250px|No swordsman either!? Fine. I'll "reap" the scientist instead.]]

Lockdown was on a mission from Megatron to eliminate [[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]. But without his rifle, as he wanted his "trophy" intact with minimal burns and shrapnel. Seeing that Perceptor was trying to escape through the Space Bridge, the Decepticons attempted to recall Lockdown to Earth so he could finish the job. But [[Sharkticon (G1)| Sharkticons]] kept coming through instead. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Feeding Frenzy}} They soon cleared out all the Sharkticons, but Lockdown wouldn't letting his trophy out of sight, his constant moving preventing the Decepticons from locking onto his position. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Working the Sharks Out}}

With the operation and the hunt at a close, Lockdown had Perceptor cornered. Shockwave prepared the Spacebridge to recall him as soon as Lockdown finished his contract, but the Spacebridge misheard Lockdown saying he was "Ready for transport". It re-calibrated transportation protocol and locked onto the wrong spark signature, recalling Perceptor instead.

Lockdown ended up in the Autobot's base, and was promptly taken prisoner aboard the Ark. He was trying to explain to Optimus his motives and his undying loyalty to the Decepticon cause (and money) when Megatron contacted Prime for demands. Because Starscream was using an open communications link, the Autobots were able to initiate a two-way matter transfer protocol remotely, And Perceptor was brought to safety, while Lockdown was sent through simultaneously to stabilize the stream. Megatron naturally blamed him for the embarrassment. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Target Locked}}

It was revealed that Megatron had Bludgeon to hire him, and when Lockdown arrived at the base he immediately demanded to know where the "bag of bolts" was. Megatron thought he was referring to him and was about to kill Lockdown, but Lockdown quickly said he meant the subject of his contract. He added that would fully cooperate and stay with Megatron's forces until the contract was complete. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weaponry''': He uses hand cannon blasts and his sickle hook.
*'''Ability: Mini Laser''': Places a mini Beam Laser to attack nearby targets for the next 30 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:lockdown| Lockdown at Transformers: earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[File:ROTF deluxe Lockdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh god, I'd rather be back in those [[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]].]]
* '''Lockdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-26'''
**''Accessories'': Engine
{{note|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Lockdown.}}

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Toys|Lockdown]]'s design is a strong homage to his [[Lockdown (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]]. Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. The toy's [[Mech Alive]] feature rotates cylinders inside his thighs as his lower legs rotate, and pneumatic cylinders extend as his [[Capture Hook]] is deployed.

:Lockdown may have the most articulated neck ever for a Transformer, having three ball joints and a swivel joint. Craziness.

:Similar to his ''Animated'' counterpart, Lockdown's arm-mounted hot rod engine weapon can be removed and can be replaced by ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ratchet]]'s weapon. Likewise, Ratchet can store Lockdown's engine on his roof; it cannot, however, attach to his arm. Interestingly, the plug for Lockdown's engine is the same general shape as the plug for ''Animated'' Lockdown's EMP blaster/engine, but smaller; as such, it isn't compatible with ''Animated'' Lockdown, or with ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)#Toys|Ratchet]] or [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]], for that matter.

:This mold was retooled to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Axor#Toys|Axor]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Artist [[Alex Milne]] had originally come up with an original design for Lockdown, but was asked by Hasbro to use the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Lockdown's design instead.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=195127&highlight=#195127 "i did come up with a new design, but was asked by hasbro to use the ROFT design. thats why i used it."]</ref> It was editor [[Denton J. Tipton]] who suggested to writer [[Shane McCarthy]] to bring Lockdown into the Generation 1 universe.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=195247#195247 Denton J. Tipton saying it was totally his idea for Lockdown to be in the Drift book, among other things.]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' Jìnbì (China, 禁闭, "Lockdown")

==References==
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Rollout (G1)

2018-09-10T10:08:21Z

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:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RolloutG1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bomb. James Bomb.]]
Spies generally come in one of two flavors: suave and sophisticated, moving through high-class circles with grace and ease, or quiet and unobtrusive, fading into the background unnoticed and doing their work in utter secrecy.

'''Rollout''' is a different flavor altogether: loud, brash, impulsive, violent and overall leaving one wondering just how in the hell he actually gets any of his objectives accomplished. His behavior is better-suited to front-line brawlers and heavy artillery units, especially his penchant for finding bigger, louder, and more devastating weaponry to try out. Send him to steal a file and he's likely to detonate the entire building it was stored in. When he's off-duty, he's constantly letting everyone know that he's seriously on some high-stakes top-secret mission that he totally can't give you any details about, but believe him, it's big important stuff! But somehow... the job he was sent to do gets done, to the bafflement of just about everyone who's ever met him.

He probably would have been fine metal shavings centuries ago, or at least severely demoted, if it weren't for the efforts of his "partner" [[Glitch]]. Few realize that the tiny bot they consider a remote-controlled battle drone is actually working fervently behind the scenes (typically scenes of carnage and destruction that Rollout is smack in the middle of), stealing data, eliminating problems and—most importantly—covering up for Rollout's many, many mistakes.

Of course, Rollout keeps getting the credit for all this. Whether he's even cognizant of Glitch's role in their job is unknown, as is how Glitch himself feels about the arrangement.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RolloutSunstreaker.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Say, Sunstreaker? You ever get to do anything? Ever?" "Uh... not really..." "Wow, me neither! Wanna be bus buddies?"]]
Rollout was one of the survivors in the aftermath of the war with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. He was sitting in on a panel convened by the joint leaders of the Autobot-Decepticon alliance, but added nothing to their dialogue. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====''Classics''====
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Rollout argued with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] while rebuilding [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. Later, he fought the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], but was captured and turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]
[[File:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Great work, genius. What kind of moron says 'Then we will fight in the shade!' when threatened with nuclear weapons?!"]]
Rollout was stationed on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary as a member of their crisis response units. During the sudden and brutal Decepticon attack on the facility, he supported the injured [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Rollout and Rage Before & After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Rollout joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rollout out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He crashed on a nearby planet where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Later, Rollout helped coordinate landing ships in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} He then beat up [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] during a battle between the crew of the ''Lost Light'' and a group of Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

The ''Lost Light'' was eventually able to return to Cybertron, where Rollout reunited with the local Autobots {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} and attended the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] at the [[Raskol Arena]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

The premature quantum jump also led to the creation of a quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' and everyone on board, including Rollout. When this ship was discovered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], the alternate Rollout was killed and his [[transformation cog]] harvested for [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when the main ''Lost Light'' crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|Slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Back on the regular ''Lost Light'', Rollout was seen drinking in [[Swerve's]] with [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Rollout stood in favor of [[Getaway]]'s mutiny, removing [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the members of the crew willing to support him as captain. Getaway was promoted as captain, but he made mistakes and resorted to [[shadowplay]] in order to remain in control. The [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] reprogrammed the memories of Rollout and the crew, making them forget the mutiny while still maintaining Getaway as their captain. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Rollout was seen socializing in [["Visages"]] when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] reconnected with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Am I carrying any weapons? ... Uh, no, officer, why would you ask me that?"]]
*'''Rollout''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Glitch partner, "Photon gun"

:As part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Rollout is a non-transforming action figure, though he has elements of a bulldozer or excavator, namely the massive earth-moving shovel that forms his chest. He came with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Glitch]], and is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle.

:Though several Action Masters have this problem, Rollout is particularly notorious for having his paint simply flake off in huge chunks. As all of his orange and brown coloration is paint, this can lead to some very naked-looking Rollouts.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Ciclope'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huá Xíng''' (China,Comic, 滑行, "Skidding") '''Tū Pò''' (China,Generation 1 Toys, 突破, "Breach")

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Powerflash

2018-09-10T10:01:54Z

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:''Powerflash is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Powerflash power plans spanish.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|¡Muy mismo tiempo!]]
'''Powerflash''' is high-strung. He believes that all rules and regulations are meant to be followed, and will not tolerate any deviation from them. Luckily for him, he's [[Action Master partner|partnered]] with [[Road Rocket (G1)|Road Rocket]], a missile carrier/truck that shares his obsession with punctuality.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
Powerflash walked through [[Axiom Nexus]] as [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] discussed [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Powerflash began his military career as an infantry mech in the [[Autobot Guard]]. He served under [[Big Bang]] in the [[Advanced Observation Unit]] alongside [[Sentinel Major]], [[Halonix Maximus]], and [[Ranger]]. After the [[Battle of Beta 9]], the AOU were incorporated into [[Magnum]]'s experimental [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]]. Powerflash and his comrades were each given command positions in the Elite Guard, either overseeing field teams or as part of the upper brass. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|Sentinel Major's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Powerflash was placed in charge of the 45th division, the [[Stealth Team (G1)|Stealth Team]]. His detachment included [[Rumbler (G1)|Rumbler]], a mechanic, his brother [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], a pilot, and [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]], a covert specialist. Instead of Elite Guard headquarters, they maintained a base of operations at a hangar in [[Detrona]], presumably to assist them in keeping their missions covert. During a raid on the Decepticon fortress of [[Gygax]], they caused setbacks in several of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s projects, including his research into combination technology. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Bruticus's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

On one of his first missions, [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] wound up getting his processor scrambled. Powerflash and the rest of the Stealth Team wound up breaking him out of an Iacon mental institution so that he could rejoin them on their missions. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41|Sprocket's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Powerflash enjoyed a friendly relationship with his squad, despite being a stickler for timing and protocol. Their next mission came after [[Delta Seeker]] of the Recon Team overheard [[Take-Off]] boasting in a tavern about his boss, the [[Decepticon Warlord|Warlord]] [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]], needing a ship to pursue an asteroid of infinite power. Powerflash orchestrated an undercover mission to make contact with Gutcruncher's crew and prevent them from succeeding. He was more than willing to bend a few rules to do it, too, as he forged Sentinel Major's authorization for the credits to buy a used ship and requested Rumbler get ahold of some electronic paint, which had been banned by the High Council.

[[File:ATeamEffort-captives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
After painting up himself and Tap-Out, Powerflash arranged to deal with the Decepticons as "Bad Boy", with his trusty associate Dealbreaker. They hornswoggled the incompetent Take-Off into accepting their ship, the ''[[Darklon (G1)|Darklon]]'', without any thorough checking. After Gutcruncher, Take-Off, and their two comrades were on board, "Bad Boy" got the drop on Gutcruncher and slapped some [[stasis cuffs]] on his wrists to incapacitate him. Taking down the remaining three required some gunplay, but after Rumbler and Sprocket were released from their hiding spot in the cargo bay, the full Decepticon squad landed in the detention bay.

Powerflash and the Stealth Team continued on to the asteroid to secure it before any more Decepticons got the bright idea to go after its power source. Gutcruncher's crew managed to escape and capture the Stealth Team, however, before continuing on to harvest the energy source. Locating a magnificent set of glowing crystals, Gutcruncher had Powerflash and the others brought before them to witness his triumph. A power surge suddenly raced through the crystals, blasting all Autobots and Decepticons present with amber energy. Powerflash and the others quickly learned they had gained super-mechanical strength and power, but at the loss of their transforming ability. The Stealth Team managed to retake the ''Darklon'' and fled the asteroid before the volatile crystals caused any more damage.

The team reported for medical clearance to [[Rest-Q (G1)|Rest-Q]] and [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]], and were informed that the radiation from the crystal was lingering in their systems, but they should regain their trans-modes if and when the radiation subsided. With another Decepticon Warlord in custody, the Elite Guard chalked up another win on their record. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Special Ops Team]] went rogue and became Deathsaurus's Combaticons, Powerflash and the Stealth Team were present to defend Elite Guard headquarters from the Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Powerflash apparently fell with the rest of the defenders under [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s mighty onslaught. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:Powerflash Before & After.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Powerflash was a crew member on board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' during the quest to find the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]]. When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage in Rung's office, he was part of a security team prepared to take action and bust their way into the room if necessary. {{storylink|Interiors}} He later participated in an attack on a Decepticon base on [[Temptoria]], enthusiastically joining in on [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s "We kill 'cons!" chant on the way there. {{storylink|Before & After}} Alongside the rest of the crew, Powerflash attacked [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] when he appeared on board the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Following the ''Lost Light'''s return to Cybertron, Powerflash attended the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] at [[Raskol Arena]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} A second Powerflash, created when ''Lost Light'' was duplicated in a malfunctioning [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]], was killed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] alongside the rest of the crew. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} His corpse presumably vanished along with the rest of his ''Lost Light'' when crewmembers from the main ''Lost Light'' shut down his ship's quantum engines. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

During Megatron's time on the regular ''Lost Light'', [[Getaway]] asked Powerflash if he'd side with him in a hypothetical mutiny against the former tyrant. Powerflash said yes. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Later, Powerflash was part of a security detail alongside [[Aquafend]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] and [[Boss (G1)|Boss]] who responded after Megatron was attacked while recharging in his quarters. Pursuing [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] from the scene, they opened fire when Cyclonus reached for his [[Great Sword]], taking him down and causing Tailgate to flare up with panic. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Although he didn't realize it at the time, Powerflash temporarily became an [[Outlier]] as a result of his exposure to Tailgate's flare. He complained of sudden burnout to [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] when his system finally crashed from the high. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

When Getaway made his move, Powerflash duly sided with him in helping exile Megatron, Rodimus and everyone who'd been against a mutiny. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Three weeks later, Powerflash's memories were remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] to make him believe Team Rodimus left of their own free will, that Getaway was awesome and, as a member of ship's security, that any newcomers were undercover Decepticons and they were all intently loyal to Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} In this altered status quo, it was believed that the loyalty Powerflash and his team presented to the escapologist was what had prevented [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]] from assuming command.

When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] returned to the ''Lost Light'' after months away, Powerflash greeted them at gunpoint and Getaway had to smooth the cracks over; even as Getaway tried to con the returnees, Powerflash and his posse watched [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] with visible hostility. When [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed the returnees of the truth, Powerflash was there to help his boss capture all involved, taking a blow from Riptide in the process. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} Powerflash fought against the Protectobots again when they attempted to flee with Thunderclash. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

His loyalty (even forced as it was) wasn't rewarded by Getaway. Once they arrived at Cyberutopia and discovered it was a sham, Getaway sold his crew out to the [[Grand Architect]] in order to save his own skin. Powerflash and the others were subjected to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] and turned on Rodimus's crew when they arrived at Cyberutopia as well. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} First Aid was able to apply concussive medicine to the problem, transmitting a kinetic program code to the afflicted Sparkeaters and restoring them to their true forms. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Powerflash captured [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] in the wake of a devastating battle, but as he was bringing the prisoner before his superior officer, [[Spin-Out (Timelines)|Spin-Out]], his hand melted because of Toxitron's acidic secretions. He only had time to scream in pain before Toxitron first melted his [[stasis cuffs]], then Powerflash's head. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Powerflash toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|FLASH!!!! AHHHH-AHHHH!!!!]]
*'''Powerflash''' (Action Master, [[1991]])
**''Accessories:'' "Light Blaster"

:As an [[Action Master]], Powerflash is a non-transforming action figure. An original character, his body design has details of a fighter-jet mode, though what model is difficult to determine (possibly an F-4 Phantom). He came with his [[Action Master partner|partner]]-unit [[Road Rocket (G1)|Road Rocket]], who can become a backpack/battle-helmet for Powerflash.

:Powerflash was part of the final wave of "standard" Action Masters, which was only available in European markets. As such, he's pretty dang rare, and even loose samples can command triple-digit pricetags from dealers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Powerflash/powerflash.htm More information on Powerflash at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Flash'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diàn Shǎn''' (China,Wings Universe, 电闪, "Electricflash") '''Diàn Huǒ Huā''' (China,IDW Comic, 电火花, "Electricspark")

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Slicer (G1)

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:''Slicer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1Slicer-packagingart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Préparez-vous à être tranché ! Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-hoh !]]

'''Slicer''' (aka '''Slice''') only knows one thing: attack. This single-mindness has even led to difficulty in relating to his fellow Decepticons; the ever-lasting desire to attack forces Slicer to be cruel and unjust to all. On top of this, Slicer has a very short temper.

Now, with his transforming [[Action Master Exo-suit|Exo-suit]], Slicer is usually in the front lines, tearing through Autobots with his anger and destruction.

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Timelines5-WheeljackSlicer.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Oh fine, [[Fun Publications]], make sure everyone wants two of the one-per-attendee toy! Thanks!]]

Following the Rebirth, Slicer followed [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] to [[Earth]], where he landed in [[Toulon]], [[France]]. Due to a malfunction with his [[Neuro-Centre Control Unit]], his vocal processor got stuck with the local accent. Soon he fell in with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|second generation]] of Decepticons, and in 2010, he helped Clench invade the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. The leader of the Autobot opposition, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], was captured and brought inside, while Slicer, [[Double Punch]], and a team of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s waited outside.

However, Slicer was temporarily downed when the Decepticons were attacked by Autobot reinforcements. Slicer recovered soon enough and joined the battle. The rest of Clench's troops emerged from the Large Hadron Collider having completed their primary objective, unlocking special powers within themselves using [[forestonite]]. But unfortunately, some of the Autobots also gained special powers, and once [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] left with his Sharkticons, Clench was forced to call for a retreat. Along with his Decepticon peers, Slicer fled with a parcel of [[Forestonite]]. Safely away, he made rendezvous with... ''himself''... just outside Rennes, France. Having been contacted earlier, Slicer handed over the Forestonite to [[Wheeljack (SG)|his future self]] to aid in the conquest of the year [[5000]]. In exchange, he was granted the Autobot battle plans for the next seven centuries, with a warning not to alter the timeline too much. He discovered far too late that his mysterious future self had instead bestowed upon him a copy of ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]'' for the [[Magnographix 16]], thus showing he had been swindled. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Slicer toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He can shoot, run over, stomp and hack into pulp anyone who dares to ask why slicing isn't among the options.]]
*'''Slicer''' (Action Master, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons, 2 blades

:A [[redeco]] of Action Master [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Wheeljack]], Slicer is a non-transforming action figure that is compatible with all other Action Master vehicles and weapons. He comes with a 4WD Assault Vehicle that can transform into an armoured [[Action Master Exo-suit|Exo-suit]]. Slicer was only available in [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European markets]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Slicer/slicer.htm More information on Slicer at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/action_masters/europe/instr_slicer.jpg Instruction booklet for Slicer at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-BC2010Slice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Baguette not included.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 attendee freebie)
**''Accessories'': Hyper-carbine shotgun, neutronic exhaust gun, missile, spoiler

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)#toys|Downshift]], "Decepticon Slice" transforms into a blue sports car with red and black stripes. He has a pair of dark red clear-plastic guns: one a spring-loaded missile launcher, one non-firing. These can be hand-held or attached to Slice in various ways in both modes, including on his removable spoiler. He can also form the top or bottom half of any silver or bronze "[[Powerlinx]]" combiner. He was given free to [[BotCon 2010]] Primus Package attendees.

: The polybag packaging for this toy is labeled "Slicer," but the profile card says "Decepticon Slice."

: This toy was also redecoed as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Downshift. The Autobot symbol sculpted into his collarbone is painted purple so that he can be [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCSlice/slice.htm More information on Decepticon Slice at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Slicer is the basis for the colors of both the evil ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] and the [[Dark Energon]] version of ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]].
*Slicer's ''Timelines'' form's quote is an homage to the French taunter from ''{{w|Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}'', but with the word "taunt" replaced with "crush".

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qiē Piàn Gōng''' (China, 切片工, "Slicer")

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Kick-Off (G1)

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:''Kick-Off is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AmKick-Off.jpg|250px|thumb|He turned into a white car in front and a black car in back.]]
'''Kick-Off''' spent nearly a full [[Units of time|vorn]] inside a [[Decepticon]] prison in [[Polyhex]], where he was forced by his captors to fight his own teammates in brutal [[gladiatorial combat]]. Kick-Off did everything he could to survive... and everything he could to learn the inner workings of the [[Decepticon]]s' security measures. After his rescue from the [[grease pits]], he put this knowledge to good use as a member of the [[Autobot]]s.

However, having been forced to injure his teammates has left Kick-Off a very bitter robot, who prefers to work alone. He also tends to get too worked up when it comes to enacting revenge on his former captors for his own good. Still, his skills are unquestionable, both in planning raids against Decepticon strongholds and on the battlefield, where he can kick skidplate with ranged weapons or his own fists and feet.

{{quote|[[Alternate mode|Alt-mode]]s are for '''wimps!'''|Kick-Off|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #1]]}}

==Fiction==
===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[File:StargateBattles-KickOff.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Actually using his primary accessory!]]
Kick-Off was one of dozens of Autobots sent into high orbit to stop the Decepticons from taking over the ''[[Trigger]]'' space station. Things didn't go so well for him (or anyone else, really) after [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and his own time-displaced ghost from the future fused with the ''Trigger'' to form a colossal robot ''thing''. When the Starscreams' giant body exploded thanks to the combined power of Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (further augmented by the [[Matrix of Leadership]]), Kick-Off was sent hurtling to Earth along with virtually all of the other Cybertronians involved in the massive battle. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:SpotlightArcee Kick-Off.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|We're being attacked by Michael Bay's camera work!]]
Kick-Off was stationed on board the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} He was also present on the Hub when [[Ku'arn]] returned [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Very soon thereafter, Kick-Off picked up a new duty assignment under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary, overseeing security matters. As a guard, he was one of the few who treated the prisoners with respect. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} During the sudden attack by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s Decepticon Secret Services, Kick-Off was ordered by Maximus to activate the [[autogun]]s and mobilize their security teams. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

When every [[Autobot]] outpost's security codes fell into the hands of the Decepticons, initiating a galaxy-wide massacre, Kick-Off suspected an inside job. But his boss, Fortress Maximus, was the only keeper of Garrus-9's security codes, so they were confident that they could keep out [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s Decepticons. And they did, until [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] killed Skyquake and took command of the assault on Garrus-9. Instead of turning over the facilities to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], Overlord decided to make the world his.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-BoreholeKickoff.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Hey, someone read his [[Tech Spec]] bio!]]
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3 - Kick-Off.jpg|thumb|This is what happens when they ask "Do you want to phone a friend?" and you say no.]]
Three years later, Overlord was still running Garrus-9 as he saw fit. He especially enjoyed setting loose Autobots so his Decepticons could hunt them down, or pitting Autobots against others in gladiator-like fights for his own entertainment. Kick-Off was one of these fighters, and he proved himself one of the more proficient among them, racking up eleven kills. By the time of his twelfth bout, with the Decepticon [[Borehole]], he had become violent and savage, and brutally murdered his opponent by ripping off his head. In accordance with Overlord's rules, Kick-Off was taken to the Decepticon's quarters and offered a reward in exchange for twelve successful kills. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

Little did Kick-Off suspect that this "reward" was actually a choice: to commit suicide, or to battle Overlord himself. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Judging by the state of Kick-Off's dead body when it was later was found by the [[Wrecker]]s during their invasion of Garrus 9, the deceased Autobot likely had the ball bearings to opt for the latter. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Years after his death, footage of Kick-Off saying "terrified that you'd" was used by [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] in his final, spliced-together message to [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Invasion-KickOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Turbo-Pack not included.]]
Long ago, Kick-Off was forced to fight his fellow Autobots in the gladiatorial pits of [[Polyhex]]. When [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]] left Polyhex in boredom, leaving a void which created a power struggle to fill his place, Kick-Off used the distraction to mount a revolt. Since then, Kick-Off has never trusted anyone with a Decepticon badge, regardless of their individual intentions or, perhaps, their universe of origin. {{storylink|#Timelines|BotCon 2012 Kick-Over profile card}}

Eventually, Kick-Off would settle into the Autobot base on [[Earth]] in [[Oregon]], [[Construction station|Ironworks]] and become a lieutenant. Following a foiled attack by Gigatron and his Decepticon cronies, Kick-Off oversaw the reconstruction of their damaged headquarters. However, repairs were cut short when a strange portal opened up in the sky above them. As Kick-Off called for back-up, snake-like creatures burst through the portal, attached themselves to several of his comrades, and converted them into [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|strangely-colored Junkions]]. [[Rad (G1)|Rad]] and Kick-Off were forced to flee, and Rad sacrificed himself to keep Kick-Off safe inside Ironworks... for a moment.

After more Autobots fell following the arrival of an [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|evil Ultra Magnus]] and the rest of his army, Kick-Off and the other survivors were introduced to heroic Decepticons from another universe. Kick-Off admitted that despite their badges, he'd rather join them in battle than the Autobot jerks who killed his friends. Ultra Magnus's plan was thwarted... sort of. Though the heroic Decepticons were able to save Earth from being destroyed, they were not able to save the rest of Kick-Off's [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|universe]], leaving the heroic Autobots and their Earth stranded in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a new universe]] near the heroic Decepticons' [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

This was distressing news, to say the least. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

On negative Cybertron, Kick-Off reluctantly integrated with his new heroic Decepticon comrades. {{storylink|Solar Requiem}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Kick-off natural selection.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Later, Kick-Off developed a ''Flappy Bird'' addiction.]]
In [[2012]], more than twenty years after the supposed end of hostilities between the Autobots and Decepticons, Kick-Off was stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was not one of the Autobots who accompanied Prime on his mission to end [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron's]] reign of terror on Earth, working instead as a guard at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]] and when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned from his sojourn to [[Nebulos]], Kick-Off was tasked with guarding the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander there. He didn't do a very good job, allowing Grimlock to get the drop on [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who subsequently infected Kick-Off with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Fortunately, Perceptor's infection was actually a ruse, allowing him to undermine Scorponok's plan from within. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Having recovered from the Gene Key's effects after Grimlock and Perceptor thwarted Scorponok's plans (although apparently hanging out with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Axer (G1)|Axer]]) Kick-Off was last seen on Cybertron shortly before the rise of the [[Dark Matrix (G1)| Anti-Matrix]]'s [[shadow-leech]]es and was probably one of their first victims. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy KickOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If I hear one more "overcompensating" joke, I'm cracking skulls.]]
*'''Kick-Off with Turbo-Pack''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Turbo-Pack, "Sonic Blaster" rifle

:As an Action Master, Kick-Off is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows evidence of a vehicle mode, possibly an off-road vehicle. He came with the [[Turbo-Pack]] accessory, which attaches to his back and features a spring-loaded, over-shoulder (non-firing) cannon. His "Sonic Blaster" rifle can be held by any Action Master, or attached to any Action Master partner/accessory.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Kick-Off/kick-off.htm More information on Kick-Off at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy KickOver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You really have to see this thing in person.]]
*'''Kick-Over/Optimus Prime''' ([[BotCon 2012]] souvenir)
**''Accessories:'' Sonic blaster, left & right amplifiers

:A [[retool]] of ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]], '''Kick-Over''' (thanks, [[trademark]]) transforms from robot into a black sports car. Kick-Over sports a new head and has deployable speakers in both robot and vehicle mode, plus a rifle that collapses for vehicle-mode storage. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via [[c joint]]s to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other c joint-compatible ''Transformers'' toy. Kick-Over was released in a bagged souvenir set with ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]]. Since the fluorescent orange stripe running down the middle of his alt-mode is ''actually'' fluorescent, in, like, a [[neon|non-pejorative]] sense, it doesn't really photograph accurately.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]] and [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]], and the mold's alternate head was used to make [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. It was also retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BCKick-Over/kick-over.htm More information on Kick-Over at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:EarlyKick-Off.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:ActionMasterMuralSkyfallKickOff.jpg|thumb|Uglysaywhat?]]
*Kick-Off is the only new-character carded Action Master Autobot to come with an accessory rather than an "animal/robot" partner. Whether or not he was originally intended to have his wave-mate [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s partner, [[Tyrannitron]], is unknown.
*Kick-Off's color went through several alterations before production; his [[:File:1990protoactionmasters.jpg|catalog photography]] and [[Power Plans]] show him in different colors.
*Kick-Off appears on the 1990 box-back art, miscolored in yellow, brown and blue, right next to a similarly miscolored [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]].
*In addition to being called "Kick-Over" on his file card, [[BotCon 2012]] Kick-Off was also called "Kick-Out" on convention signage. Finding a viable [[trademark]] can be a drag sometimes.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Démarreur''' (Canada, "Starter")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kāi Chǎng Shào''' (China, 开场哨, "Opening Whistle")

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Rad (G1)

2018-09-10T09:35:55Z

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:''Rad is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Rad boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"No, I don't want to tell you about the Traaaaaaaaaaansformers!"]]
'''Rad''' is a two-fisted 'bot of science. Equally at home on the battlefield and in the laboratory, Rad's inherent level-headedness keeps his quick-tempered [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]] from atomizing everything in their path. It also makes him incredibly popular amongst his teammates because of his sheer amount of skill, though he never lets it get to his head, nor does he let those few who ''hate'' him for his skills get him down.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RadMarvel01.jpg|left|thumb|It helps to squint.]]
After [[On the Edge of Extinction!|the battle with]] [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Rad was present in the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] headquarters. He witnessed an argument between [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] over the responsibility of leading the Autobots, but did not comment on it. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:Invasion-Radcontrolroom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One of these guys is not like the others/ One of these guys doesn't live long...]]
Rad was commander of the Autobots' base in [[Oregon]], [[Construction station|Ironworks]]. One day as he and [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] stood atop one of Ironworks's towers, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] assaulted the base with his Decepticons. Following the battle, Rad assisted [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] in rebuilding their damaged fortifications. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

As reconstruction continued, Rad and Metalhawk reported to other wings of the Autobot forces on what had occurred. Suddenly, Rad received an alert from [[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] about a strange portal opening up in the sky above Ironworks. Commander Rad assured Metalhawk that he and his men would be able to take care of whatever came out of it and he headed outside alone. However, when Rad found his warriors, many of them had already been corrupted and reformatted into [[Junkion (species)#Shattered Glass|Junkion]]s. Rad sacrificed himself so that Kick-Off could reach safety inside. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===3H comics===
[[File:RadWreckers01.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Double your radosity.]]
After [[The Transformers: The Movie|the battle with Unicron]], Rad was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. How his aerospace engineering knowledge came into the fold is uncertain. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]]

[[File:SpotlightArcee RadJackpot WHOMPH.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That is totally not rad.]]
Rad was one of the Autobots stationed at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] were the ones to haul [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] away after the (now former) leader of the [[Wrecker]]s was found guilty of murdering [[Squadron X|several prisoners of war]]. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

He was still present on Garrus-9 when [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] and his [[Decepticon Secret Service]] bombarded the penitentiary in their attempt to free the captive [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. He and Jackpot were caught in an explosion, but survived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

At some point, Rad found more appropriate work for a scientist at [[Kimia Facility]], where he lived through [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s massacre of the station's inhabitants. He got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The pod was picked up by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who told the survivors of [[D-Void]]'s plan to destroy the universe and brought them all to Cybertron to stop it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Rad and Rollout Patternism.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Soon after, Rad later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Rad out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was later found alive and repaired, along with most of the other Transformers who had been sucked out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He later attended the secret opening of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s [[Swerve's|bar]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rad and a couple other scientists later examined an object that had penetrated the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} He later helped coordinate landing shuttles in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}}

It later turned out the faulty quantum jump had created a quantum copy of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew, who were then attacked by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The alternate Rad on board was among those forced to transform before being killed, so that [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] could harvest his still warm [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:RadG1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Rad. Also: totally tubular.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English, unconfirmed but pretty sure)}}

Rad was present when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] asked a group of Autobots (including [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], Prowl, [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]) if they were willing to join him in giving up the power of transformation to become ''"stronger, faster, and more alive"''. Rad was only behind Jazz in volunteering, enthusiastically yelling at Prime to count him in. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Rad toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And we thought Megatron's gun was big.]]
*'''Rad w/ Lionizer''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Lionizer partner, Thermal Mortar Gun

:As an Action Master, Rad is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows parts of a vehicular [[alternate mode]], possibly a motorcycle. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]], who transforms into a "Atom-Smashing Blaster". He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Rad/rad.htm More information on Rad at TFU.info]''
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===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léidé''' (China,IDW comic, 雷德, "Rad") '''Liàng Zǎi''' (China,Dreamwave comic, 靓仔, "Handsome Man")

==Notes==
*According to deco artist [[Joe Kyde]], the deluxe [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] figure in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline is intended as more of an homage to Rad than the original [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] himself.
*In the first, coloring-error-laden printing of ''The Wreckers'' #2, Rad and Quickmix were in entirely made-up color schemes, though "color scheme" is clearly being generous to Rad's solid-gray appearance. They were given their correct colors in the Director's Cut edition of the comic.

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Gutcruncher (G1)

2018-09-10T09:30:26Z

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:''Gutcruncher is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gutcruncher MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If I sell [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] for scrap, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would need a new [[Air Commander]]. Hmm...]]
'''Gutcruncher''' is a very ambitious mechanoid. He's bartered a deal to sell [[Autobot]] remains as scrap metal on various interstellar markets (including to the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]!), and there are rumors that some of those parts were from fellow Decepticons who stood in Gutcruncher's way up the ranks. He's incredibly cold and calculating, and even without his [[Stratotronic Jet]] vehicle, he's got the muscle and firepower to back up his plans. Autobots fear him because he's a ruthless force of nature on the battlefield. Decepticons fear him because he may have already calculated their net worth to some shady black-market metal-monger, and is merely awaiting the right opportunity to cash in.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]

[[File:Gutcruncher IDW.jpg|thumb|left|No gut goes uncrunched on MY watch.]]Prior to open hostilities breaking out on Cybertron, Gutcruncher worked as a bartender in a Decepticon only establishment. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

During the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Gutcruncher and [[Stratotronic]] massacred Cybertronian refugees under the [[Wrecker]]s' protection—just to prove nobody was safe. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Later, Gutcruncher was monitoring the central security hub at the Decepticon Penal Colony [[Styx]] when [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] introduced a virus to the system to cover his break-in. Eventually the virus popped all the cell doors, forcing Gutcruncher to call a "Code-Nine" alert, which instructed all officers (likely including himself) to immediately evacuate to an orbital platform to await a clean-up squad. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

At some point afterwards, Gutcruncher served the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] aboard [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s flagship during the attack on the Autobot penitentiary of [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} He soon began to regret liberating [[Pretender Monster|the "gestalt" transformers]] when agents of the ancient scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] razed Banzai-Tron's fortress in the [[Orcibe Cluster]] and activated [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with predictable results. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

After a deal was worked out between Banzai-Tron and [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], Gutcruncher, [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] attacked Monstructor with the intent of recapturing the rampaging monster. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Gutcruncher eventually made his way to the planet [[Earth]]. Isolated from his fellow Decepticons, he was relatively easy pickings for [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and his squad of Autobots once they allied themselves with [[Skywatch]]. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

After the war ended, Gutcruncher joined his fellow Decepticons on Cybertron, returning to his old profession by opening a bar with a side [[engex]] bootlegging operation, with [[Heavy Barrel (G1)|Heavy Barrel]], [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]], and Stratotronic as part of it. In the meantime, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] became a regular at the bar, befriending Gutcruncher and the other patrons. When all three bootlegging employees were killed while trying to steal an engex distiller, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] informed Gutcruncher of the sad news, and the Decepticon swore vengeance. He didn't get much of a chance, as his bar exploded into flames {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} with himself inside. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} Sandstorm had killed Gutcruncher for his crimes during the war. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:GoneTooFar-Gutcruncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're going to love my nuts.]]
A rabble-rouser and local big spender, Gutcruncher took [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] for a sizeable amount of money at [[The Blue Deployer]]'s gambling tables. He was impressed by Hubcap and decided to invite him and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] to a gathering of the city's various criminal gangs.

The rally was Gutcruncher's attempt at uniting the various gangs and offworlder criminals of [[Axiom Nexus]] against the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]. His assassination by [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]] prevented the uprising, and led to Jackpot and Hubcap's flight from both the law and the gangs as they had been set up to take the blame for the killing. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

Another Gutcruncher later debated [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on a television segment about internship practices on Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist}}
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===''Classics''===
Gutcruncher was a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s splinter faction at the time they were warring with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. He was summoned by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] to help cart away the "traitor" [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:ATeamEffort-captives.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|"There's these guys going around to all of these frat houses, pretending to be real cops. But they're not real cops! They're ''fake'' cops!"]]
Gutcruncher's life prior to the rise of the Decepticon movement is unknown, but he rose to prominence during the first decade of the Civil War, becoming one of fourteen [[Decepticon Warlord]]s active on Cybertron. Although he had a seat at the [[Decepticon Warlord|Decepticon War Council]], he found the meetings less than fulfilling as the other Warlords squabbled with one another. When one of his troopers, [[Charger]], discovered a [[Nucleon (substance)|meteor of incalculable energy]] heading towards Cybertron, Gutcruncher saw fit to withhold the information from his fellow Warlords.

All Gutcruncher and his troops needed was a ship. Unfortunately, the task of retrieving a vessel was entrusted to Gutcruncher's catastrophically bumbling aid [[Take-Off]]. After scaring off one possible source with his complete lack of discretion, Take-Off managed to secure a second vessel for the journey...without bothering to inquire if the ship ''could even fly'', much less if it contained the equipment Charger needed to work. Still, a ship was a ship, and Gutcruncher begrudgingly accepted Take-Off's acquisition.

As it turned out, Take-Off's work was even less satisfying that expected. In mid-flight, the presumably disreputable crew of the ''[[Darklon (G1)|Darklon]]'' revealed themselves to be none other than [[Powerflash]] and [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]] of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]]'s [[Stealth Team]]. Gutcruncher was taken prisoner by the Autobots, using old gen [[stasis cuffs]] which rendered him completely pacified. The rest of the Decepticons were soon captured as well, but Charger managed to free his lord and the others. They re-seized control of the ship, and Gutcruncher planted an explosive "failsafe" on board, just in case.

Out on the surface of the asteroid, Gutcruncher found his prize—a massive crystalline monolith jutting out from the rocky surface. He made contact with the crystal, waves of yellow energy racing up his superstructure as he did so. This contact triggered some kind of chain reaction, however, shooting out rays of energy that struck all Transformers present, Autobot and Decepticon alike. Seizing the opportunity, the Autobots struck back against the Decepticons, with each side discovering they possessed increased physical power, but could no longer transform. Gutcruncher's allies fell one by one, and he retreated into the ship in a vain attempt to activate the auto-defense turrets for help. Faced with defeat, he made a last ditch suicidal effort to detonate his explosives on the ship...only to discover Tap-Out had removed them earlier.

Gutcruncher was imprisoned by the Elite Guard, and one less Decepticon Warlord remained to vie for power. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
Gutcruncher was on Cybertron just before the rise of the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Anti-Matrix]]'s [[shadow-leech]]es. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

===Ask Sideways===
After hijacking [[Vector Prime]]'s [[Axiom Nexus News]] column, known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed to have lost a bet with Gutcruncher, ending up on prehistoric Earth and helping [[Primal Prime]]'s team. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/06}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|??? (English)}}
[[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Get off my lawn!]]
Flying in his Stratotronic Jet on what may be [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Gutcruncher yelled "destroy them!" to no one in particular and proceeded to fly straight up.

When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] drove out of a tunnel in their own Action Master vehicles, Gutcruncher strafed them but did not seem to score any hits. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Gutcruncher|Action Master vehicles commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Gutcruncher toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I considered selling off my own [[kibble]], but decided the rate of return was too low.]]
*'''Gutcruncher w/ Stratotronic Jet''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories'': Stratotronic Jet, twin laser gun, 2 cannons, left & right rear stabilizer fins, 4 missiles

:As an Action Master, Gutcruncher is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] parts: what he turned into is not exactly clear, but it's certainly some kind of tank. He is compatible with any Action Master weapon or vehicle, and was available only with the large [[Stratotronic Jet]] vehicle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Gutcruncher/gutcruncher.htm More information on Gutcruncher at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Gutcruncher is one of very few Transformers to hold a rank of 10 without being a faction leader. (Possibly due to his status as an outside contractor.)
*Gutcruncher was given an homage in the character [[Sparkcrusher]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Fricoteur''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǎn Jià Kè''' (China, 砍价客, "Haggle Man")

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Skyfall (G1)

2018-09-10T09:27:45Z

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:''Skyfall is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:SkyfallG1.jpg|thumb|''Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will stand tall Face it all together'']]
'''Skyfall''' is an up-and-coming Autobot weapons engineer who envisions a very bright future for himself. He has an effusive and enthusiastic personality, always heaping praise on those around him and telling them things they already know, in a way that doesn't seem suspicious at all. Whenever his friends reach a major success, Skyfall is always there to join in the celebration (and glory), and wouldn't you know it, whenever his rivals fail, things just seem to work out to Skyfall's benefit too. What a lucky bot he is! One day, Skyfall will accomplish great things—you'll see! Oh, you'll see.

His [[Action Master partner]] is [[Top-Heavy]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Arcee]] (cameo); [[Bullets]] (where everyone learns to hate the guy)

Skyfall was a weapons-designer and a rival of [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. Ironfist designed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s signature [[ion blaster|rifle]], but the Autobot commander mistakenly believed it was Skyfall's work. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Of course, it was only out of respect for Prime's image that Skyfall never corrected that misconception. Yeah.

Skyfall received plenty of praise for "designing" Prime's ion blaster, but it was Ironfist who received the next round of cheers for his development of cold phosphex, otherwise known as "[[glass gas]]". Perhaps feeling he needed to prove himself, Skyfall volunteered to take part in an advance patrol, which was then captured by Decepticons. He endured 100 years of captivity in the infamous [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] penal colony. Upon Skyfall's rescue, Ironfist strongly advocated for him to become one of the engineers at the [[Kimia Facility|Kimia design facility]]. Instead, Skyfall was brought into the less-prestigious manufacturing division, although Ironfist still let his good buddy use his workshop from time to time for personal projects. There, working side by side, the two renewed their friendship... except for the teensy little detail about how Skyfall was an amoral bastard out for no one but himself. After Ironfist had developed the fearsome chemical weapon known as [[Gideon's Glue]], he himself was so shocked by its virulence that he attempted to destroy the entire stockpile of his creation, but Skyfall found out about it and leaked critical information to the Decepticons, who then used it in the massacre at [[Babu Yar]]. Skyfall then manipulated the subsequent Autobot investigation of the incident to direct suspicion towards Ironfist, but ultimately, nothing came of it.

[[File:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"We're not going to make it!" "Shut up, SHUT UP!"]]
Skyfall soon fell under official scrutiny too, when he used his time in Ironfist's workshop to further development of cold phosphex (which he "jokingly" swore had been his idea from the beginning and that Ironfist had stolen from him). His more extreme and poorly tested concoction, [[glass gas|black phosphex]], led to severe weapons malfunctions in the field. High Command forcibly transferred Skyfall out of weapons design and into the penal system, working as a guard on [[Garrus-9]]. While there, he accidentally fulfilled Ironfist's dream and helped the Wreckers in battle, fighting off a prison break side-by-side with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s team. {{storylink|Bullets}} He was among the personnel attempting to defend the G-9 penitentiary from [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s assault {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} and later, [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime's]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} He, ah, ''did'' things while he was there.

Once again, Ironfist intervened on his "friend"'s behalf, bringing him back to the Kimia engineering corps so he could enjoy Skyfall's company... which often took the form of passive-aggressive backhanded compliments about Ironfist's temperament during ethics investigations and the repetitiveness of many of his entries in the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' series. At some point, Ironfist promised his good buddy Skyfall that he could have Ironfist's lab if anything ever happened to him. Wasting little time, Skyfall tampered with one of Ironfist's cerebro-guns, ensuring it would automatically fire when held at a certain angle and thus dooming Ironfist to a slow death by creeping brain-bullet. Naturally, Ironfist confided in his friend about his injury, to which Skyfall sensitively replied that he should have his head examined.

Skyfall essentially sabotaged himself, however, once [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] learned of Ironfist's injury (although not its cause). Thinking Ironfist's death sentence made him uniquely suitable for the [[Aequitas]] mission to Garrus-9, Prowl used his sway in High Command to get Ironfist named as a new Wrecker, replacing Springer's initial choice... Skyfall. Just as he was leaving Kimia for the Wreckers, however, Ironfist got the analysis reports back from [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] about the cerebro-gun that "malfunctioned". Realizing that Skyfall had enough access to his workshop to have rigged the gun to fire as it did, Ironfist still departed Kimia without confronting his "friend".

After Ironfist left, Skyfall took possession of that precious, long-sought lab. But Skyfall's true personality soon shone through: He was arrogant and dismissive enough to repeatedly ditch the requests of [[Xaaron]]'s investigative committee, and as punishment, the authorities repossessed all the weapon tech that the lab had housed. Skyfall had barely absorbed this setback when he found himself receiving a recorded message from Ironfist, who had just died at that moment. Revisiting all the strange coincidences that had accompanied Skyfall's career over the years, Ironfist had uploaded an automatic message and broadcast timer into his brain-bullet's internal computer, and he revealed the proof of all of Skyfall's crimes to every fan who was following "Fisitron"'s datafeeds.

Skyfall soon found himself barricaded inside his lab with an angry mob of Autobot troopers banging on the door, as Ironfist laid out one condemnation after another. Knowing he would never survive among his former victims on Garrus-9, Skyfall happened across the one remaining weapon in the lab—Ironfist's last, secret sample of Gideon's Glue—and drank it, killing himself. {{storylink|Bullets}}

During Skyfall's autopsy, his memories were read by [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] who as a result would later suffer an inherited flashback to Skyfall's last moments. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] later made use of old footage of Skyfall in his final, spliced-together message to Chromedome. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In Cybertron's distant past, Skyfall was one of five members of the [[Elite Flying Corps]], under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with [[Swoop (G1)|Divebomb]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], and [[Doubleheader]], he engaged Decepticons in the skies. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Skyfall toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gun-DAMMIT! ...Sorry.]]
*'''Skyfall with Top-Heavy''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Top-Heavy partner, "Cloudburst cannon"

: Skyfall is an Action Master, and as such does not transform (which, given [[#Notes|what it says in his toy bio]], is more than a little ironic), though his design shows hints of a vehicle mode, likely a Cybertronic jet fighter similar in style to early [[Pretender]] robots such as [[Cloudburst]], given the cockpit and vehicle details on his back. He is compatible with any Action Master weapon or vehicle. He came with his rhino-[[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Top-Heavy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm More information on Skyfall at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Skyfall catalog.jpg|thumb|Yow, that's [[Neon|primary.]]]]
[[File:ActionMasterMuralSkyfallKickOff.jpg|150px|thumb|This, less primary.]]
*Skyfall's toy bio<ref>[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm Skyfall at TFU.info]</ref> contains the rather outrageous line: "Can change into anything from a construction crane to a can opener, then into a weapon in less time than it takes to plug in a phone jack", implying he has some kind of super-transformational ability—which is, of course, outwardly nonsense, as he is a non-transforming Action Master, even described in the very next line of his bio as a "former jet fighter." It's apparent that, given that he's a weapons engineer, the line is ''supposed'' to read: "Can change anything from a construction crane to a can opener into a weapon in less time than it takes to plug in a phone jack".
*Skyfall's color went through several alterations before production; his catalog photography and [[Power Plans]] show him in different red and white colors. With these colors comes an entirely different preproduction name, [[:File:1990protoactionmasters.jpg|Fireball]].
*The 1990 boxback art<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=2&image=41 Back of the Box Art: 1990 - botchthecrab.com]</ref> features Skyfall in an even more different color scheme, grey and green. It's possible he was mistaken for [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]].
*Skyfall's design seems to be strongly inspired by the Japanese ''Gundam'' robot line, with maybe a little Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] mixed in.
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===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi liú''' (China, 飞流, "Flying Flow")

==References==
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[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Jolt (G2)

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:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages===
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

===''G-2 Comic Bom Bom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}
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===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 Jolt toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The most [[Neon|faaabulous]] Decepticon ever.]]
*'''Jolt''' / '''Hotrod''' (Laser Rod, 1994)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword

: Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. As a [[Laser Rod]], pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED could be moved around at the end of a wire, and could plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated. Also like other Laser Rods, he had a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band waist similar to those of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
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Treadshot (G1)

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{{disambig3|Treadshot}}
:''Treadshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Treadshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I've heard that you're a low-down Yankee liar." "''Prove it.''"]]
You think you can take '''Treadshot'''? Go ahead on. It's your move.

Y'see, there just ain't no quicker gunslinger out there than Treadshot. He'll plant a bullet between your optics before you can blink, then another five in various parts of your body before it hits the ground. Course, sometimes power is needed over precision, and Treadshot's got ya covered there too, thanks to his [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Catgut]]. With this hired gun pullin' the trigger of a particle-blaster cannon, there's few bots the Decepticon high command trust more to make sure a target goes down and stays down.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:TreadshotMarvel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Howdy, pilgrim.]]
After the battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Treadshot attended a meeting of the combined [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] forces at their headquarters, standing between [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]. He witnessed the report by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] that their world was falling apart, and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s ensuing declaration that the Transformers must evacuate [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Treadshot was later seen with Soundwave and Crankcase again, apparently clearing debris with them. They were interrupted by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] punching [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] through the window of a nearby building, which caught the attention of the newly arrived [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] as well.

While Fangry briefly had the upper hand, Grimlock's [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-powered body enabled him to administer a savage beat down to the Decepticon. This caused Treadshot and Soundwave to react angrily, though neither one stepped forward to help their blustery comrade. After Prowl stopped the attack, Treadshot watched as Bludgeon manipulated Prowl into revealing the Autobots' unagreeably peaceful post-exodus plans. {{storylink|Exodus!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Treadshot natural selection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Well... it's high noon ''somewhere'' in the world.]]
After the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron, converting Autobots to Decepticons with his [[Gene Key]], Treadshot ended up working for him at the [[Civil Defense Hub]]. Grimlock stormed in looking for Scorponok, and finding that he was at the [[Sonic Canyons]], announced that he was going to look for the rest of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] instead. Treadshot refused to let him, insisting that he follow Scorponok's orders to stay put. But when an alarm sounded at "[[Nursery|The Nursery]]" Grimlock realised that it was the Dinobots sending him a message, so he smashed Treadshot's head into his screen before he could alert anyone else. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Sixshot]]

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Treadshot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He'll be all right.]]
Treadshot worked alongside [[Squawkbox]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], and either [[Wingspan]] or [[Pounce]] in the operations center of the Decepticon space station where [[Sixshot]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were posted. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}} Later, [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] discovered his impaled body at [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s destroyed base as she searched for clues on [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} He survived, and somehow ended up on the Autobot prison planet [[Garrus-9]] during [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s takeover. When the [[Wrecker]]s invaded, Treadshot attempted to snipe at [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Twin Twist]], and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] as they fell through an empty energy reactor. He was dispatched with a retaliatory harpoon shot by Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}{{-}}

===INSIRT continuity===
[[File:Timeless-Treadshot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|See?]]
[[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] and [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] hired Treadshot as security while they broke into the [[Vestigial Cortical Complex]]. The hired gun aided them by blowing a hole into the complex after noticing the absence of a door. While the two explored the building, Treadshot stood guard outside. {{storylink|Timeless}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Treadshot-KrokTV.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|This here's a holdup!]]
Treadshot, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation_1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}

{{note|In this scene, Treadshot and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Treadshot.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]? Never heard of him.]]
Treadshot 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 recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Treadshot toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In Italy, this may be my second figure...]]
*'''Treadshot with Catgut''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
**''Accessories'': "Pulse demagnetizer" rifle

:Part of the first assortment of individually-carded "basic" Action Master figures, Treadshot is a non-transforming action figure, though his design shows that his former [[alternate mode]] is a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum pistol. He is compatible with any other Action Master partner, weapon or vehicle. He came packaged with his [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Catgut]].

:Treadshot's [[instructions]] depict a different [[weapon]] than the one the toy actually comes with—specifically, a weapon that wasn't available with ''any'' Action Master. The weapon that ''was'' available with Treadshot, meanwhile, is depicted in ''[[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave's]]'' instructions, which resulted in quite a few mix-ups on toy information websites and in identification guides (including ''[[Transformers Generations|Generations]]'' and, uh, the photo to the right).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Treadshot/treadshot.htm More information on Treadshot at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Treadshot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Gun safety instructor told Treadshot to only point his barrel forward when he was ready to shoot, and he's all like ''dude I'm built this way''.]]
*'''Treadshot w/ Catgut''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])
**''TFSS2 number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Missile, "Catgut" partner

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers Generations|Generations]]'' [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]], Treadshot now transforms into an "H-tread" combat tank of likely made-up origins. A spring-loaded missile launcher is placed on his right shoulder, and rods in his legs and arms are compatible with [[c joint]] accessories. He also comes with a new version of [[Catgut#Timelines 2|Catgut]].

:Treadshot comes with a minor misassembly: The base of his tank cannon is put in backwards, shortening the amount the cannon extends and how high it can be raised in tank mode. This is easily fixed by removing the screws at the bottom of his chest and placing the cannon base the right way around.

:Treadshot was available as part of the [[exclusive]] 2014 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]].

:This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Strika (BM)#Timelines|Strika]] and the [[Blastcharge Strika Drone]] and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/TFSSTreadshot/treadshot.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Treadshot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:HighwayPatrolRobo.jpg|100px|thumb|Rare, but not really a good toy.]]
*Unlike the other new-character Action Masters, Treadshot appears to be based on a pre-existing toy—strikingly, a toy perhaps not designed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] at all! Originally manufactured by Sunmayor Ohkawa (サンマーヤ大川) Co., Ltd., as the "357 Magnum Robo" (357マグナムロボ), this robot transforms into a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum with scope attachments. Its massive and awkward inner body serves as a real firing "gun" in both modes, complete with spinning bullet chamber and launching teeny tiny [[for safety reasons|blatant choke-hazard]] bullets with a pull of the trigger. It was later called the "Highway Patrol Robo" and released in [[GiG]]'s ''[[Trasformer]]'' line in Italy. Information on this toy is scant... but, strangely, it shows up in Takara's ''[[Takara SF Land Collection Complete Works]]'' toy book, which only further complicates the mystery of its origins.

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Raptor'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Saǒshè''' (China, 扫射, "Strafe")

==External links==
*[http://sv22.pos.to/~butto/tto-11.html Butto's 357 Magnum Robo page]

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Krok (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon Action Master|his mirror universe counterpart|Krok (SG)}}
:''Krok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Krok.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Howard Stern all morning, classic rock all day.]]
'''Krok''' is Cybertron's star soc-... ''football'' player. This position isn't undeserved, as centuries of playing all-star [[mecha-soccer]] has given Krok the ability to cause earthquakes with his steps. His [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Gatoraider]], finishes off the unlucky fools caught in the aftershocks. Krok's sports career also gifted him with leadership experience, and he often finds himself in a high-ranking position just by virtue of his notable captaining skills.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Krok the last autobot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.4]]
After the climactic battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Krok turned up out of nowhere on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], working as [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s right hand 'bot and aide-de-camp. {{storylink|Still Life!}} He even got to sit at the Big Boys' Table with Bludgeon, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] during the united Autobot/Decepticon council meetings. He and Bludgeon both still had the urge to conquer in their circuitry, but were worried that after the war, their fellow Decepticons might actually prefer to remain in alliance with the Autobots. Fortunately for them, Grimlock engaged in a very public and very brutal beating of the Decepticon [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], quickly turning sentiment against the alliance. Krok and Bludgeon led the Decepticons in abandoning the Autobots on Cybertron and left for a new world to conquer: [[Klo]]. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Serving as site-to-site coordinator, Krok kept Bludgeon apprised of troop advancement across the planet's surface. He also uncovered an Autobot homing beacon on one of their ships during a security sweep and was able to warn Bludgeon ahead of time that they should expect company. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} After the Autobots did arrive, however, Krok was not visibly present among the Decepticon troops.
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Krok continued to serve with Bludgeon over the subsequent fifteen years. He was ready and waiting to repel an attack from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s faction when Bludgeon was executed by the treacherous [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Krok apparently chose to cut his losses, as Bludgeon's faction surrendered almost immediately thereafter, without a fight. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Bludgeons decepticons destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
More than twenty years after the final battle on Klo, Krok continued to serve in his role as Bludgeon's adviser as the Decepticon leader led his troops in an assault on Cybertron. After unleashing their [[Blitz Engine]]s upon Cybertron's Autobots, Krok suggested using the ''[[Warworld]]'''s powerful weaponry but Bludgeon was not keen to devastate the very planet that he wanted to take back and instead decided on a single, symbolic strike—centred on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} As Bludgeon monologued about the battle unfolding below them, Krok requested assurance that they were actually going to win. Fangry suggested that he and Krok repair to the planet's surface along with [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Stranglehold]] in an attempt to tip the scales in the Decepticons' balance but the arrival of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Demon]]s made short work of their Blitz Engines. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] defeated Bludgeon aboard the ''Warworld'', [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] incapacitated [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] took out [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], the Decepticons soon found themselves on the back foot and the Autobots declared victory. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Not long afterwards, Krok was apprehended by [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and taken into custody. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} He was then most likely converted into a [[shadow-leech]] by the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature, along with (almost) the entire population of Cybertron, while Rodimus Prime and his Autobots were off-planet fighting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]].

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Fragmentation Horri-Bull Krok.jpg|thumb|left]]
Krok was briefly seen as a part of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction during his encounter with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] on [[Moonbase One|Moon Alpha]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #7]]

[[File:Animals-RadarGatoraider.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This doesn't seem physically possible!"]]
The 'bot who would become known as "Krok" was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]] {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} at the same time as [[Agonizer]]. He would go to join the [[Militant Monoform Movement]] and became a [[Monoformer]]; during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he and Agonizer both enlisted with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} Like many Decepticons, he developed prejudice against organic species, including a particular disgust for the shapeshifting [[Dire Wraith]]s. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

Late in the war, the Decepticon would rise to command his own squad, a feat of which he was quite proud. When he and his squad went up against the [[Wrecker]]s, however, the Autobot commandos massacred his unit: [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], high on [[Syk]], tore out his buddy [[Radar]]'s spine and made him eat it. In his grief, he gathered up Radar's remains and kept his severed finger as a momento, discovering that it could also function as an ad-hoc communicator and a Decepticon [[spark]] detector. {{storylink|Animals}} It seems the Wreckers also killed his [[Gatoraider|pet]], and he named himself "Krok" in its honor. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} Unable to come to grips with the death of his squad, Krok convinced himself that he had simply lost contact with them, and developed a nervous tic of "clicking" Radar's thumb (which he passed off as a "communicator") when anxious. {{storylink|Animals}}

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Following the loss of his squad, Krok served on a [[Warworld]] as a military strategist, though he was regarded as "incompetent" by his shipmate [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}

Around [[2008]], he became friends with two other Decepticons named [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Thundersaur]]. When Thundersaur died, his last request was for Krok and Spinister to find and rescue another friend of his named [[Misfire (G1)|Flyhigh]], who had been tried and incarcerated. The pair deserted the Decepticon command to repay this debt; catching up with the prison ship ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]],'' they hijacked the vessel, locked its pilot [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] in the brig, and sprang Flyhigh, who was now going by the name "[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]." The three of them became known as the "Foragers," gathering up things that others had overlooked — though in practice this mostly meant that they scrounged [[energon]] and spare parts off old battlefields. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

As the highest-ranking Decepticon in the unit, Krok became the leader of the motley group and convinced them that he needed to find his old squad.{{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Setting off aboard their commandeered ship, they stumbled across [[Flywheels]], who had been drifting in deep space following his escape from the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The Foragers welcomed him aboard, though Misfire was of the opinion that they would need a snappier name. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

[[File:MTMTE8 Krok surveys.jpg|thumb|300px|"I remember when this was all fields... Thank [[Mortilus]] we came along!"]]
Over the next four years, the team became known as the "[[Scavenger (group)|Scavenger]]s" and accepted their former prisoner Crankcase as a full-fledged member of the group; when the Great War ended in [[2012]], the Scavengers glumly assumed that the Autobots had won and their aimless planet-hopping led them to the planet [[Clemency]]. Making a stopover on the dead planet for another salvage run, they recruited the defective [[K-Class]] bomber [[Fulcrum]], built a fire out of a wounded [[Autobot]] and updated Fulcrum on the war's end, then executed the Autobot when they were done. The next morning, Misfire spotted an abandoned P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] ship and the crew decided to investigate. If the contents of the ship, including lots of [[brain module]]s, aborted [[protoform]]s, a wooden robot, bleeding skin-covered rooms and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] in a [[stasis pod]] weren't unsettling enough, Krok picked up a message from the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] informing them that one of their number was scheduled to be killed. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Krok decided to stay behind and battle the DJD by pumping Grimlock full of [[circuit speeder]]s, putting him out in the open and releasing him from his pod when the D.J.D. got close. At the last moment, the DJD revealed they were actually after Fulcrum; before Fulcrum could explain, the DJD arrived and Krok sprang his trap. Krok attempted to fight [[Kaon (DJD)|Kaon]] in the ensuing battle, but was pinned down and tortured by [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] and his detachable mask, and was further wounded by Misfire's legendarily poor aim. When the DJD retreated to pursue [[Overlord (Masterforce)|a higher-priority target]], Crankcase recovered Krok, who was still functioning despite his injuries. The other Scavengers agreed to repair their leader and then set a course for Cybertron, using a brain-damaged Grimlock as a bargaining chip when they got there. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:Scavengers arm the lonely.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it."]]
During a subsequent attempt to spring Misfire from the [[Galactic Council]]'s death row on the planet [[Constancy]], Krok was rendered inactive by the effects of [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} He recovered when the killswitch was neutralised by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

Ultimately, the Scavengers never made it back to Cybertron: after learning that [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] had seized power, and wouldn't be pleased to see Grimlock, they abandoned their plans to return home. A few months later, word reached them that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] had publically defected to the Autobots, and the news sent them into a spiral of boredom and depression: vandalising [[Autopedia]], playing "[[Cybertronian games#Shoot Shoot Bang Bang|Shoot Shoot Bang Bang]]" and drifting aimlessly from one mishap to the next. Despite their madcap adventures, Krok grew increasingly resentful of their situation, believing that, while many Decepticons had found wealth and fame, they'd done nothing with their lives since the end of the war. Around this time, he was contacted by fellow monoformer [[Demus]] through a Triple-M subgroup on [[The Big Conversation]] with the offer of earning some easy [[Shanix]], and so Krok had Crankcase pilot the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' to [[Tebris VII]].

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After crash-landing on the planet, Krok awoke hours later to fing Crankcase and Fulcrum lounging around watching Skullcruncher, who had reinvented himself as a stand-up comedian. The discovery that yet another of his former comrades had made himself rich — and by making fun of Krok, to boot — drove Krok to frustration beyond measure and he smashed the TV screen with their ''No Hard Feelings'' tour merchandise before being smashed into a wall himself by Grimlock, having another of his "fits". An argument with Misfire over keeping his "pet" locked up only narrowly avoided becoming a full-blown row by Demus making contact and inviting the Scavengers to come and meet him at his scrapyard to discuss the deal. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}

Demus — unbeknownst to Krok, an employee of the mysterious [[Grand Architect]] — {{storylink|Animals}} offered the Scavengers half a billion Shanix ''each'' in exchange for Grimlock. The Decepticons opted to put it to a vote: Krok, Crankcase, and Spinister elected to sell him, carrying it by three votes to two. However, they wouldn't get the chance to make the deal, as Demus was summarily executed by the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}

[[File:Animals-RadarsThumb.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Krok is just all thumbs today.]]
On the run from Fortress Maximus in Demus's warehouse of toy "[[Roboid]]s," Krok's incessant "clicking" prompted a frustrated Misfire to finally reveal the truth about Krok's past to the other Scavengers. Krok admitted as much, but pointed out that Radar's finger was also a spark detector, and that they were surrounded by hundreds of Decepticon sparks: the Roboids were really "[[Domestication|domesticated]]" Transformers, stuck in their [[beast mode]]s. Horrified at such needless cruelty, Krok came to realise that he had been treating Grimlock in much the same way and resolved to make things right. With Maximus now after Grimlock on the ''W.A.P.'' a hundred miles away and Spinister and Misfire [[mode lock]]ed thanks to Demus's extreme [[transformation]] phobia, the Scavengers were forced to unbox six [[Equinoid]]s on which to ride to the rescue.

Having convinced Fortress Maximus that the other Roboids' lives were in danger thanks to a fake bomb they had planted, the Scavengers escaped Tebris VII in the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'', where Krok announced to the other Scavengers that he had a new plan: to find and help all the other Decepticons out there who had been damaged by the war. They agreed that it was a good idea, but reasoned that they had time for another game of "Shoot Shoot Bang Bang" first, which Krok won. {{storylink|Animals}}

Later, aboard the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'', the Scavengers watched a video that was being broadcast to the galaxy at large of ''[[Lost Light]]'' crewmembers apparently counting down the time to their deaths, which even they found a bit dark. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

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Krok and the other Scavengers touched down in [[New Mexico]], unaware of [[Earth]]'s burgeoning [[Ore-13]] crisis, so that Crankcase could meet with his online flame "[[CONS4EVA]]." While Misfire and Spinister headed off to recapture a runaway Grimlock, Krok and Fulcrum accompanied Crankcase to meet "CONS4EVA"... who, after briefly manifesting as [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], revealed himself as a [[Dire Wraith]]. "CONS4EVA" informed the Decepticons that he wanted their help to participate in a [[Temptorian]] religious ceremony known as the "[[Crossover]];" with the help of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] washout [[MP3]], they attempted to open a portal to a new life, but were disappointed by the result. Krok offered them a spot aboard the ''Weak Anthropic Principle,'' and while the Wraith merely accepted a lift to the nearest [[starhub]], MP3 chose to join the Scavengers on their adventure... but Fulcrum, disgusted by humans, flew off before MP3 could board. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

After parting ways with "CONS4EVA", the Scavengers landed on the planet [[Frayus]] in the hopes of recovering a rumored cache of [[ununtrium]] from an abandoned Decepticon base. Emerging from the ruins of [[Camp Conclave]] empty-handed, they discovered that while they were underground the planet had become a three-way battlefield between the [[Galactic Council]], the [[Black Block Consortia]], and [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticon deserters for control of the rare metals in the system. Unable to teleport back to their ship, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} they were rescued by Agonizer, who transported them to his antique shop on [[Troja Major]].

[[File:TheTiesThatBind-Treecons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Quick! Play some Electric Light Orchestra!"]]
Agonizer requested their help — along with ex-DJD member [[Nickel]], who had been accidentally thrown into the portal — in retrieving the mythical artifact known as the [[Magnificence]]. The group portalled to its last known location, discovering that [[Confluence]], discovering another Worldsweeper-class ship being guarded by more of the wooden Transformers. Though Grimlock was able to dispatch the "[[Treecon]]s," the group was taken prisoner by [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]], who explained his history with Grimlock and the Magnificence to the group before leaving them to be torn apart by the enraged [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind}}

Thanks to Nickel's medical knowledge and Spinister's surgeon skills, the quick-thinking Scavengers were able to reverse Grimlock's brain damage; in order to sneak out of their cell, they disassembled their bodies to look as though Grimlock had disemembered them, putting themselves back together once Grimlock requested an audience with Scorponok. Arming themselves, they stormed the bridge of the ship, whereupon Fulcurm used the Magnificence to deduce the learn that Scorponok had tapped its knowledge to create a genetically engineered lifeform he called "The [[Firstborn]]" designed to repopulate the dying Decepticon race by biologically producing [[Spark]]s. Rejecting his offer to kill Grimlock in exchange for their lives, the Scavenger's Sparks were nearly extracted before Nickel managed to paralyze Scorponok. Absconding with the Magnificence and the Firstborn, the Scavengers planned to use a transmat portal to head to [[Garrus-9]] in the hopes of returning the Firsborn to normal; on learning that teleportation would be fatal to the infant, Grimlock took the infant into his chest cavity and shoved the Decepticons into the portal.

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Krok, Nickel, and the other Scavengers arrived on Garrus-9... but discovered that they had teleported directly into Grimlock's old cell, which was still locked from the outside. With the Magnificence no longer responding to their queries, the group was left without any apparent means of escape... {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} ...until [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] opened their cell from inside a room in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Exchanging stories, Krok learned how Nautica and her crew believed they were dead, and had passed on to the Afterspark. Recognizing they couldn't be on Garrus-9 AND dead, they quickly saw the illusion dissolve around them, revealing to everyone they were actually on the medical hub [[Mederi]]. It turned out Mederi was actually the fabled [[Cyberutopia]]. A euthanasia clinic that produced soothing imagery to guide the terminally ill into the next life, it was mistaken for the real thing by the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. As the Scavengers and [[Team Rodimus|Crusadercons]] compared notes, they were suddenly attacked by a swarm of [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Former members of the ''Lost Light's'' crew had been transformed into Sparkeaters by Scorponok, in league with the Crusadercons' nemesis [[Getaway]] and the mysterious [[Grand Architect]]. Grimlock managed to arrive from Troja Major with reinforcements, but the group was still on the verge of being overrun. Krok was forced to kill the Autobot Sparkeater named Slapdash to protect Rodimus. Eventually, they barricaded themselves inside a medical center while a small crew flew up to the ''Lost Light'' itself. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} The Sparkeaters were soon cured by a dose of concussive medicine. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Once the ''Lost Light'' was secured, Krok and the Scavengers joined the Crusadercons on board as they made contact with the Grand Architect. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:A Common Foe Bravo Team Attacks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
During [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]’s invasion of Cybertron, Krok stood by at the ready as part of a joint team of Autobots and Decepticons, awaiting [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]’s signal for their time to fight back. Once the signal came, they space bridged to Cybertron and started beating on some drones. In the heat of the battle, Krok blasted the [[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]] clone’s head off, much to the disappointment of [[Serpentor]], who had wanted to question him.

Thankfully, [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] spotted Jhiaxus on the battlefield shortly thereafter, and Krok and his allies attempted to converge on the enemy’s coordinates, only to be blocked off by Jhiaxus’s clone army. [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]] led Serpentor and Krok to an old sealed-off passage to circumvent the enemy forces. Though the tunnel turned out to be much too small for their use as it was, thanks to Gatoraider, it proved useful nonetheless.

They managed to get in position directly behind Jhiaxus, and Krok took care of both of the [[Prowl drone]]s acting as Jhiaxus’s bodyguards. He was shoved out of the way when [[Megaplex]] enacted his vengeance against Jhiaxus, killing the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] leader. He then helped restrain Megaplex. Krok was later present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===''TransTech''===
In [[Axiom Nexus]], Krok was the owner of the [[Granaught Gatoraiders]] and was interviewed by [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] about the [[mecha-soccer]] draft. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/01}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Treadshot-KrokTV.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Krok, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Masters commercial}}

{{note|In this scene, Krok and the other Deceptions are not animated using [[character model]]s, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Krok.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Krok participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Krok.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Futbol Cybertrono]]
*'''Krok''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories'': "Electro Pulsator" gun

:Part of the second series of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s, Krok is a non-transforming ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-scale action figure. His chest design hints that he was once some kind of flying craft thanks to something that looks like a cockpit, though this is the only pseudo-reliable clue we get as to what his former vehicle mode might be. As with all Action Masters, he had a good range of articulation, though he has trouble holding his partner's weapon mode and keeping balance. He comes with his alligator [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Gatoraider#Toys|Gatoraider]], who transforms into a giant cannon Krok can hold.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Krok/krok.htm More information on Krok at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Krok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This offends my [[Militant Monoform Movement|religious sensibilities!]]]]
*'''Krok''' (Deluxe, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': 2 wingtips (combine to form cannon)

:Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 3.0, Krok is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''Generations [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Megatron]] with a new head. As such, he transforms into a "flying wing" stealth bomber. He includes the fusion cannon standard to the figure, but also includes a new version of his Action Master partner [[Gatoraider]] redecoed from [[Arms Micron]] [[Dai]]. As he was the sixth and final paid figure in the service, he comes with the "bonus" 7th figure included in his box, [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]], a redeco of the ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] figure and her similarly recolored partner, [[Shakar]].

:This mold was also retooled into ''Generations'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]] and retooled again into ''Premier Edition'' [[Megatron (Movie)#Premier_Edition|Megatron]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TFSSKrok/krok.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Krok at TFU.info]''

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Krok.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The Football star of Destiny.]]
*'''Gatorface & Decepticon Krok''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
**''Accessories:'' "Gatorface" Titan Master, rifle, tail/blaster

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Krok" is a retool of [[Skullcruncher_(G1)#Generations|Skullsmasher]], transforming into a robotic crocodile. He comes with his [[Titan Master]] partner [[Gatoraider#Generations|Gatorface]], who can fit inside a compartment in Krok's beast mode back or transform into his robot mode head (with new tooling for his face). As with other ''Titans Return'' toys, Krok can accommodate any compatible Titan Master figure.

:Like Skullsmasher, his crocodile head is detached in-package and must be manually attached.

:Like the previous uses of this mold, his hips are relatively loose—but unlike Hasbro's Skullsmasher, they are not excessively so. The CG mockup art included in the packaging depicts Gatorface with his legs attached backwards, though the actual toy is constructed correctly.

:His Titan Master door on his beast mode back (which is made of rubbery plastic) and his chest in robot mode oddly have Movieverse styled Decepticon insignias.
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===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēkè''' (China, 科克, "Koke")

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Getaway

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:''Getaway is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Getaway boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Magnum Foreshortening]]
'''Getaway''' (aka '''Breakaway''') is an escape artist without compare. He's cool-headed and logical under even the craziest, most dire circumstances and that lets him figure his way out of even the trickiest surprise or sneak attack. His reputation for cool-headed escapes is legendary, dating all the way back to the infamous [[Armornecking Incident]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He even has an escape kit concealed within a hidden compartment in his heel that he can reach even when bound.<ref>Seen in "[[Prime Bomb!]]"</ref>

However, Getaway is also a bot of strong conviction and opinion and has no problem using his wily cunning to deceive and manipulate others to get what he wants. Not even his closest friends are spared from his machinations. While he understands his dubious morality of his actions, he rationalizes them, feeling the alternative he's preventing is worse.

As a [[Powermaster]], Getaway is partnered with [[Rev]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Powermasterspeoplepower.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Getaway will not stand for being miscolored! ...okay, yes, he will.]]
Getaway was a member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew on board the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', and was part of a skeleton crew left aboard the ship when everyone else disembarked to watch [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] battle for leadership on the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Their presence helped prevent ''Steelhaven'' from being destroyed in a Decepticon attack. On Fortress Maximus's orders, Getaway, his crewmates, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] left the battle and took the ship back to Nebulos, on a mission to revive the fallen [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} They made contact with a friend of the old Nebulan [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Galen]] named [[Hi-Q]], but found that Nebulans had developed an acceptable level of robo-phobia after the Transformers nearly decimated their civilization last time. Hi-Q had led a research project which detonated a bomb in the atmosphere, spreading a molecular revisioning agent that converted all fuel supplies on Nebulos into a type poisonous to Transformer life. The poisoning passed the "acid test" when a pair of [[Decepticon]] vagabonds named [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] came to Nebulos looking for [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s army, and ended up poisoning themselves on local fuel and being rendered inert. Unfortunately, a jealous assistant named [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] stole and modified a new form of bio-mechanical engineering, enabling him and his partner [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and restore them to functionality, bringing Nebulos once more under Decepticon attack.

Hearing this story, Getaway and his fellow Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons, but proved a poor match for these new Powermaster warriors in their weakened condition. Hi-Q and his staff came to respect the Autobots for their devotion to repairing their fallen leader and determination to protect the very people intent on poisoning them if they stayed on Nebulos. They chose to undergo the same Powermaster Process that Hi-Test did, and Getaway was binary-bonded to [[Rev]], one of Hi-Q's aides. Through this transformation, the Autobots succeeded in restoring Prime to functionality and driving the Decepticons off of Nebulos. Their new Nebulan partners chose to return to Earth alongside Getaway, Prime and the others. {{storylink|People Power!}}

[[File:Border Flats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Which means none of ''these'' guys are welcome.]]
On its way to Earth, the ''Steelhaven'' received a transmission advertising the "[[Cosmic Carnival]]," an intergalactic traveling show with attractions from many worlds. Getaway wasn't all that impressed with it, and dismissed the whole thing as a "freakshow for malfunctioning morons." Optimus and Goldbug wound up investigating it when they learned that fellow Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was part of the line-up. Due to the carnival's steep admission fee, none of the others wound up partaking in Sky Lynx's rescue. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}} ''They arrived on Earth during Christmas time. Itching for action while Prime gathered his thoughts, Getaway led the Powermasters to investigate suspected Decepticon activity in the town of [[Border Flats]]. Instead they discovered the Autobot [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] had made a mess of the town while trying to join in on the festivities. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime returned from his moment alone to impart on Getaway and the rest about their responsibility to the planet.''{{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''A [[solid light simulation]] of Getaway was used in a training mission for the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. He was likely among what [[Snarler]] referred to as "Autobot non-entities" contained within the simulation.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

''After Getaway had reunited with the Autobots aboard the Ark, the ship received a distress call from Earth's surface. In response, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Getaway, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, only to find what seemed to be mythology come to life: a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] had come to cleanse the planet of life! Getaway and the others fought valiantly against the Deathbringer, but their efforts proved futile against the seemingly invulnerable foe. Using a plan hatched by Nightbeat, Optimus used the Deathbringer's own programming against it, and caused it to self-destruct, removing Getaway and the others from danger.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}} ''Getaway also defended the Ark against an attack by the borderline deranged [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]].'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Getaway dreadwing down.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|He's hopelessly hopeless.]]
''During a battle against [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Joyride inadvertently led to a human getting seriously injured. Though [[Hi-Q]] built a life-support system to heal the human, its power source was stolen by [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]]. The Autobots' initial attempt at retrieving the battery led to the [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], Throttle's ship, crashing down into the ocean. Despite Getaway's complaints that he would [[rust]], he was enlisted alongside the rest of the Autobot Powermasters to retrieve the power cell from the briny deep. Already on a thirty-minute time limit before their Nebulan partners ran out of air, the Autobots were met with further interference when the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] turned up. Despite barely holding his own against the likes of [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakill]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], Getaway was forced to disengage from Rev so that his partner could see the power cell's retrieval through while he carried on fighting. This ultimately led to the Autobots' triumph; as soon as the Dreadwing's cockpit was breached, putting the Decepticon Nebulans inside at risk of drowning, the Seacons abandonned the offensive to rescue them. The Autobots resurfaced with both their hides and the power cell intact... though that didn't stop Getaway from complaining as he spotted a spot of rust on his wrist.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

When the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] attacked [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Tampa]], Getaway questioned the need for Autobot involvement. Limited resources and personnel meant the Ark would be virtually unguarded if they ventured down to Earth. Nevertheless, Prime insisted. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Getaway's words proved prophetic, however, as it quickly became apparent that the Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s had lured the Autobots away from the Ark deliberately. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Optimus Prime ordered a full Autobot retreat back to the shuttle while he remained behind as a rear guard. Reluctantly, Getaway and the others complied, even when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] broke ranks to remain behind with Prime. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} Back aboard the Ark, Getaway tried to throttle information out of [[Blackjack]], the Micromaster who rigged the Ark with explosives, only to discover the countdown had already begun and was irreversible. Ratchet managed to rig a portal to transport the explosives to Cybertron, but seemingly at the cost of his own life. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[File:Getaway manacles.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"Now, I will disarm the missiles with both hands tied behind my back..."]]
''At some point during his time on Earth, Getaway learned that some humans would use credit cards to open locked doors. He immediately procured one for himself, and stashed it in a secret compartment should the need ever arise for it.''

''Out of nostalgia for a time when he had lived inside a computer game, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in a floppy disc at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the disc to malicious use. Getaway, Slapdash and Joyride were tasked with guard duty at the game company, and shortly after they had taken up the task, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked. The Autobots were forced to scramble for cover, allowing Darkwing access to the building while Dreadwind remained on the offensive. Though Getaway managed to double back and get inside Alternate Reality, Inc. as well, Slapdash and Joyride were temporarily taken out by enemy fire.''

''Getaway battled Darkwing inside, while [[Rev]] likewise fought with [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]]. The scuffle ended with Getaway's shotgun destroyed, and the Decepticons limping away with the disc in-hand. Knowing that if the Decepticons combined into their [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] mode they would definitely escape, Getaway pushed his powermaster partner to his limit and leaped upon the two jets as they reached one another. Dreadwind and Darkwing managed to combine, but with Getaway's hand stuck in their combination joint! As they took off, Getaway and Rev wound up getting tugged along for the ride.''

''Getaway was captured by the Decepticons aboard Scorponok's orbiting spacecraft, where both he and Rev were imprisoned in energy manacles, and thrown in the brig. Left unsupervised, Getaway immediately got to work on an escape plan. Using the credit card he kept hidden on him, he deflected one of his cage's energy bars (which only affected metal) allowing him a gap to reach out and turn the cage's power off. Getaway was now free to move about, and in due course had Rev mobile as well. He instructed his Nebulan partner to find them an escape pod while he saw to botching up Optimus's assassination. Getaway interfaced with the computer Scorponok was using to program a smart missile, one that could track Optimus wherever he went. The computer showed signs of a rudimentary intelligence, and introduced itself as "[[A.B.C.]]"''

''Getaway desperately attempted to appeal to A.B.C., telling the computer of how the missile's target was a brave and noble soul. A.B.C. could only state that it had not been programmed to disarm the missile as Getaway continued to delve into Optimus's inspirational qualities. Though Getaway seemingly failed to get through to A.B.C., Rev succeeded in locating a means of escape. With the Decepticons due to check up on them, Getaway and his partner were forced to leave. As the smart missile launched, Getaway at least managed to contact Optimus Prime, warning him of the incoming payload.''

''By the time Getaway and Rev made it back to [[Autobase]], Optimus Prime has already left to meet the missile on his own. Getaway went after Prime to help in any way he could. Arriving at Prime's side, he found his leader intact while the smart missile was lying on the ground, an apparent dud. Getaway realized that he had gotten through to A.B.C. after all, and that the computer had disarmed the missile after hearing of Prime's greatness and compassion. Though Optimus was saddened that the sentient computer would have likely been destroyed once Scorponok learned of its betrayal, Getaway told him to rejoice instead, as he was the one who inspired Earth's very first fully-independent A.I. to make a decision for itself.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

[[File:Starscream autobots fallen star.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
''After Starscream came back, revived as a [[Pretender]] and joined the ranks of Scorponok's Decepticons, he (mistakenly) thought every other Con thought him of a loser and relic—while in truth they were terrified of his power. Going on a stroll, he stumbled into an Autobot scout party composed of Getaway, [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Cloudburst]]. Scared, the Autobots proposed to leave peacefully, but the angry Starscream (thinking the Bots meant he wasn't worth fighting) attacked them. After seeing his comrades quickly dispatched, Getaway fled, stating "Gotta... get away!" But he did NOT get away this time; Starscream overtook him, and with a single blast, left him a smoldering wreck on a nearby dirt road.'' {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

After the Autobots sought out the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], only for the Decepticon [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to come into possession of the mystical artifact, the latter began to rampage through the Ark. With the Matrix's energies fueling Thunderwing's rampage, Getaway and many others were unsuccessful in beating him back. Only the ingenuity of Nightbeat allowed the Autobots to escape total annihilation, and Thunderwing was cast out into the void of space. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} Afterward, Getaway and his fellow Powermasters were part of a team that retrieved the [[Classic Pretender]]s from [[VsQs]], left stranded there by Thunderwing. Thereafter, the Autobots pursued recreational exploits to get their minds off the imminent threat of [[Unicron]]. During this period, an unhappy [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] lost a game of [[Cybertronian games#Fullstasis|Fullstasis]] to Getaway. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} [[File:Getaway end of the road.jpg|thumb|"I'm Getaway, not [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]!"]] When the grotesque fusion of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] began rampaging aboard the Ark, Optimus Prime was reluctant to harm the creature that was half his oldest friend. As more Autobots were injured by the entity, however, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] became fed up with Prime's hesitation and demanded he deal with the problem, permanently, or else he would invoke the [[Crisis Act]] and forcibly remove Optimus from command. A quick glance at the Autobots present, Getaway among them, confirmed that Kup's threat wasn't an idle one. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

Despite the growing mistrust in Optimus Prime's leadership, Getaway and the Autobots agreed to his unconditional surrender to Scorponok and the Decepticons, in the interests of establishing a united front against [[Unicron]]. Getaway was taken into custody by Octopunch and Bludgeon as Optimus spoke with Scorponok on the matter. {{storylink|Surrender!}} As the war moved back to Cybertron, Getaway and the Autobots battled a squad of Unicron cultists. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Getaway was among the last Autobots standing during the Decepticons' assault on [[Klo]]. He was eventually trapped in a box canyon, and took a direct hit from [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], which blew him up but good. Presumably, he would have almost immediately have been revived by the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
After Backstreet botched a sting operation, endangering many humans in the process, he panicked and went on the run rather than face the consequences of his actions. Fearing that Backstreet might imperil himself or more innocents in his flight from justice, Optimus ordered the other Autobots to track him down and bring him in. Getaway and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] nearly spotted the fugitive while driving down a winding mountain trail, but Backstreet drove off a cliff to evade capture. Unsure whether or not the suddenly-vanished vehicle had been their teammate in any case, the two Autobots drove on. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Getaway ShadowOfEvil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A-anything for a [[Getaway#Notes|running gag]], Simon! ''Urk-''"]]
Getaway was seen among the Autobots in [[2009]], after the [[Time Wars]] altered the flow of history to make the Autobots the losers of the war for Cybertron. Limping their way back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, the Autobots were sabotaged by one of their own and crashlanded on the planet. Hard. Those that survived then had to face [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], who had been driven mad by the evil essence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] growing inside him. Getaway's smoldering corpse was seen among the ruins of the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]], although whether he died in the crash or was exterminated by his own leader is unclear. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Grimlock prime ark crew break-away.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Getaway was among the "new age" Autobots who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After about ten minutes, though, Getaway and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] decided the fight was probably a "draw". Having apparently beaten some sense into each other, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew took off for space. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future of [[2009]], Getaway was one of seven surviving Autobots on Earth, possibly in the universe. Alongside [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], he participated in a last-ditch effort to show the rest of the world that there remained resistance in the United States, fighting against [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s tyrannical rule. Upon approaching the Decepticons' Powerbase however, Getaway snapped, unable to simply sneak past the installations' guards and avoid a direct confrontation further. He leaped upon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], prompting Guzzle and Chainclaw to join him in the impromptu distraction while the rest of their team proceeded. He wound up getting slain in battle, though the rest of his team succeeded in their task. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Getaway was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|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. 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}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Getaway attended a meeting in which Optimus Prime lectured the Autobots on the basics of their mission and existence, and applauded Slapdash's call for a one-world Autobot government. He reminded his fellow Autobots that they were loners and weren't as committed to their cause as the Decepticons. Later, the Decepticons attacked an [[oil tanker]], and Getaway helped in the rescue effort. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

Getaway was among the Autobots sent to stop a group of Decepticons led by Darkwing from stealing missiles from the Nevada Alpha nuclear base. Along with Joyride and Slapdash, he faced off against Darkwing, but proved unable to stop him escaping with three missiles in tow. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} When a dimensional portal opened during a battle with Megatron in Alaska, allowing Transformers from the past and future to join the battle, Getaway and Joyride expressed confusion as to how that could have happened. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} At some point, Getaway, Slapdash, Joyride, and Optimus Prime battled Dreadwind and Darkwing in Central Park. Optimus later watched a recording of the battle to try and determine the Decepticons' next move. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} The Autobot Powermasters participated in a battle to stop a group of Decepticons from destroying a freighter carrying barrels of plutonium. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}} They later rolled out to stop the Decepticons from preventing the launch of an Earth spy satellite. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}}

The characteristics of Getaway and the other Powermaster Autobots were reviewed by Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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As he traveled through [[Zero Space]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] observed the Autobots' confrontation with a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] in [[Denver]] in the past; a battle at which Getaway was present. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

During the invasion of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Getaway and a team of Autobots comprising [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] aboard the ''[[Lancer Two]]'' were shot down by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces when they revealed their full defensive power. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TWW AgeofWrath2 Getaway.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where we're going, we don't need roads.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] managed to take over Cybertron, Getaway remained one of the few free Autobots, not enslaved in the Decepticons' labor camps. As part of a ploy to capture one of Megatron's [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], the drones he had used to conquer the planet, Getaway acted as bait for the Autobot resistance, and led a squadron into an to [[Nova Cronum]]. There, the drones were ambushed by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s squad of Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}} After two had been destroyed, the surviving drone appeared to shut itself down before suddenly reactivating and augmenting itself with upgraded weaponry. Getaway was the first to go down, but managed to attach the [[inhibitor claw]] onto the drone just as it was preparing to execute [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3|The Age of Wrath #3}}
{{Unreleased WW comic}}
Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]'' (cameo); [[Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|''More than Meets the Eye'' #19]] (full appearance)}}

{{quote|''Bomp''. When you—''bomp''—say something funny or clever or ''bomp'', that's what I do. You hate it. You say it's patronising. Which it '''''is'''''. Which is why I do it.|Getaway}}
{{quote|I have '''''no''''' idea who you are. Or why you keep saying "bomp".|[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]|"[[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely]]"}}

[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-MTOs.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"We were to be airdropped into a virtual hell on Earth in order to engage in a life-or-death offensive to locate and retrieve the Commissioner's lost keys."]]

'''Getaway of the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]''' was a "[[M.T.O.|Made To Order]]" soldier, [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]] from a stockpile of frozen [[spark]]s originally harvested from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] during the days of [[Nova Prime]]. Getaway was just one of several Autobots who was "born" moments before they were deployed over [[Corcapsia]]; according to Getaway, he was airdropped into the battlefield, and, as his newborn brain hadn't yet grasped his primary function, he panicked and ran away. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Having survived his first experience on the battlefield, Getaway eventually discovered that he showed several of the [[Signs of Affinity]], seemingly-supernatural traits that supposedly marked him as one of the few Transformers "worthy" enough to carry the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Over the years, these traits snowballed into a toxic variation on the Cybertronian personality disorder known as ''[[Primus apotheosis|primus apotheosis]]'': he possessed a "special destiny" that was owed to him, and his prophesied ascension to [[Prime (rank)|Primehood]] would ultimately justify anything he did. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} His growing ego manifested in a variety of ways; combined with his natural charisma, the most obvious sign was a tendency to make passive-aggressive jokes and putdowns at the expense of others around him. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster GetawayKupHufferBroadside.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Stuck in a trench with three complainers. Getaway is planning his escape even as we speak.]]

Four hundred years before the present day, an injured Getaway took shelter in a a trench alongside [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] shortly before [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s first apocalyptic assault. The group waited for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s morale-boosting broadcast to the Autobot forces, but the transmission never came. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

A few centuries later, Getaway joined the Autobot [[Diplomatic Corps]], a front organization for the covert [[Special Operations]] division. Answering to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and partnered with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Getaway embarked on a mission to investigate [[Chief Justice]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]. The two became close friends, and Getaway would often playfully jab (''"bomp"'') Skids on the chin, an in-joke that Skids found patronizing.

[[File:Getaway Skids ArmTheLonely.jpg|thumb|left|''Se-cret... Aaaaa-gent 'Bots!'']]

When it became clear that Tyrest had become unhinged and needed to be removed from the Autobot ranks, Prowl ordered Getaway and Skids to hunt the Chief Justice down, equipping the pair with a [[nudge gun]] would implant within Tyrest the impulse to resign from his position. After they tracked Tyrest to his secret staging ground- [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Skids successfully made the shot. However, Tyrest's mind had already been damaged and the thought bullet did nothing more than alert him to the Autobot duo's presence. While Skids managed to escape Luna 1, Getaway was captured and imprisoned by Tyrest's [[Legislator]]s. He spent months alternately being ranted over by the Chief Justice or tortured on the [[variable voltage harness|VVH]] by Tyrest's new enforcer, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]; the only reason Getaway was not executed was because Tyrest felt the information he possessed was too valuable. Eventually, Getaway got a full picture of what Tyrest was planning, discovering that he planned to build and activate a "[[universal killswitch]]" that would terminate any Transformers that were constructed cold. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Conversely, Getaway was able to gather information regarding Tyrest's plan to reach [[Cyberutopia]] through the network of warped space known as the [[Warren]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:Getawaymtmte.jpg‎|upright=1.87|thumb|They say that first impressions are always the hardest to forget.]]
Finally, the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' happened upon Luna 1, and Getaway and Skids were reunited in one of Tyrest's prisoner cells. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Skids had followed protocol after escaping, wiping his own memories, and thus was unable to recognize his old partner. Getaway filled in the blanks related to Skids' memory problems and told [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] of Tyrest's plan, cobbling together a means to escape from various items donated by the other Autobots in the cell, and the group headed off to confront Tyrest. Unfortunately, the Chief Justice had managed to reverse-engineer a "weapon of mass-suggestion" from the thought bullet that was used on him, paralyzed the Autobots with it, and activated the killswitch. Having been constructed cold himself, Getaway spasmed in agony on the ground as the killswitch began its lethal work. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Fortunately, Tyrest's plans were foiled and the killswitch was deactivated, saving Getaway's life, among others. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} The next day, Rodimus and Getaway ventured back to the initial [[spark]] "hot spot" the ''Lost Light'' crew had discovered upon first landing on Luna-1, only to discover it had gone dark and would not reignite. Getaway then accompanied Rodimus to Tyrest's control room, where [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] had managed to establish contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:Winners&Losers Getaway.jpg|left|upright=0.6|thumb|You say that now, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|but just wait...]]]]

After Ultra Magnus had been left in charge of the ''Lost Light'', he and Getaway were summoned by [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] to one of its shuttle bays, discussing how Magnus was attempting to "soften his image." After arriving at the shuttle bay, they beheld the severed tip of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s thumb, which had been previously stored there and was now levitating and pressing against the inside of the ship's hull. Getaway was awed by the very fact that they even had a piece of Metroplex aboard, let alone what it was currently doing. Going from what Tyrest had once upon a time told Getaway about [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] being interconnected, Brainstorm theorized that Metroplex was somehow communicating with them and nudging the ''Lost Light'' in a certain direction. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Now on a mission to find the rest of Metroplex, the ''Lost Light'' made a quantum jump to the oceans of [[Hydrophena]] and subsequently came under attack from a mob of [[Ammonite]]s. Getaway joined a group heading for something called the [[Rodpod]], and was flabbergasted to find Rodpod was a shuttle designed after Rodimus's head. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} This proved to be the moment that Getaway had his epiphany: if the crew of the ''Lost Light'' ever wanted to make it to Cyberutopia and find the Knights, the egotistical Rodimus needed to be deposed for the good of the mission. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

While being pursued by Ammonites, the Autobots discovered they had flown into Metroplex's eye socket; {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} while Getaway was still trying to deal with the fact that they were inside a head inside a head, Brainstorm discovered traces of [[admium]] in the water and had Getaway try and fail to contact [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] for metallurgical advice. Disembarking at a nearby drydock simply led them in a circle, and the group arrived back at the Rodpod in time for it to explode, courtesy of an Ammonite stowaway.{{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Swerve eventually returned Getaway's call, with an urgent message to evacuate the area on account of the Ammonite swarm heading their way. After an attempt to interrogate the bomber Ammonite — which ended with the questionee self-destructing — the group of Autobots encountered the [[Caminus|Camien]]s [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]; {{Storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Getaway defused the tension by pointing out the two newcomers were Autobots. He, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], and Skids engaged the Ammonite swarm while the others went to meet with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} When Metroplex teleported back to Cybertron, the Ammonites travelled with them, but the trio were saved when Metroplex's immune system abruptly came back online and annihilated the Ammonites. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Getaway and Skids later hung out in [[Swerve's]], at least until the proprietor almost messed himself over [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] being in the bar, and Getaway hastily excused himself. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When billions of Ammonites invaded, Getaway joined in the defense of Cybertron as [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] led a team to face [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], the mastermind behind the whole affair. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

{{bigquote|I'm not a bad person, I just have strong beliefs.|Getaway|[[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds]]}}

Over the next six months, Getaway put his plan into action, finding a willing accomplice in [[Atomizer]]. The pair came up with a plan to blackmail him into surrendering his position by tricking him into violating the confidential vote he had held to determine if he should remain as captain, but he failed to take the bait. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Then it became clear that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who had chosen to join the Autobots at the conclusion of the "Dark Cybertron" crisis, would receive a suspended sentence and co-captaincy of the ''Lost Light.'' Disgusted by this apparent miscarriage of justice, and further incensed by Rodimus's complacency in allowing this to happen, he and Atomizer recruited [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] into their conspiracy to goad Megatron into "attacking" an Autobot and disgracing himself. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} When the ''Lost Light'' returned to space, Whirl's first attempt failed, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} so the escapologist hit on a new plan: he'd groom a patsy, who would deliberately, and fatally, provoke Megatron into attacking. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:PredestinationABeginnersGuide- GetawayandTailgate.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Getaway wears a literal shadow to aid in literary foreshadowing.]]

Getaway found what he was looking for in the naïve [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} and struck up a friendship with the little 'bot, bigging up his heroics on Luna-1 and even claiming that his deeds were Prime-worthy. Getaway gave Tailgate an affectionate "bomp" on the chin, unaware of [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] storming out of the bar in disapproval. All of this was interrupted when the spaceship began to vanish, and the pair found themselves drifting in space in the Rodpod with the other Autobot castaways. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

Then the crew of the Rodpod ''also'' began to vanish and the Autobots tried to work out what was causing it. Getaway admitted to being a M.T.O. in case that was the cause but it turned out that only original crewmembers were vanishing. This left Getaway as part of the remaining crew, who proceeded to stumble upon a destroyed ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} They split up to investigate and Getaway and Skids, together again, searched the wreckage. En route, they talked about their issues with Megatron and that they worried they would stop hating him because his death toll was too big to process. Things took a macabre turn when they caught up with [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] and found a huge pile of mutilated corpses of their fellow crewmembers, corpses that indicated the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] had been through. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} It luckily (well, not for ''this'' crew) turned out that these were quantum duplicates of the original crew, and they were able to get the original ''Lost Light'' back. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

As the ''Lost Light'' carried on its mission, Getaway and his cabal began asking the crew what side they'd take in a ''purely hypothetical'' mutiny against Megatron and Rodimus. Any crew member that would not was shot with the "nudge gun" and forgot all about the conversation. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:Getaway's innocent conversation with Tailgate.jpg‎|left|upright=1.67|thumb|''When you're out in a club And you see a Tailgate DO THE CREEP! (Haaaa!)'']]
Getaway arranged to go fishing for [[Legislator]] parts in the oil lake with Tailgate (50 points for a head!) but they met up for drinks first. After listening to a ''slight'' fabrication of Tailgate's recent time travel escapades, Getaway just ''happened'' to ''accidentally'' mention that Cyclonus had called him a "simple-minded" coward behind his back for being scared on his deathbed. He was ''totally'' against that and Cyclonus's problems! Don't worry Tailgate, another drink would help (oh hush that you don't want anymore) and oh don't mention to Cyclonus that I told you this, eh? {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

And I definitely didn't nudge gun you, that's just a headache Tailgate, cor you sure can't hold your drink. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Brainstorm, Getaway, and Skids invaded [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]'s room to <s>show off</s> teach her practical skills (escaping chains in his case) only to find she would rather read a psychological treatise by [[Froid]]. When Nautica said Rung had implied he ghostwrote it "just now", Getaway passive-aggressively insulted Rung as boring and tried to "bomp" his way out of it when Skids objected. It was ''just a joke'', Skids, geez! They patched it up when they went to [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake on the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' i.e. to a huge dance party, where both of them hit on [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]].

[[File:FrailGaze-survivorsclub.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Okay, I hear the NZ accent... but is that a touch of Will Arnett in there?]]
Later, a fatigued Getaway was found resting by Nightbeat and both of them found a panicked, screaming [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]. They pursued him to the ship's morgue out of curiosity and Getaway found the ''warm'' corpse of [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]. After accidentally using one of Brainstorm's devices that exposed cloaking fields, they discovered some strange technorganic parasites on the corpses and on Getaway's ''face'', which started burning as soon as noticed. That's when strange alien creatures attacked! {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} The pair managed to fight them off for a time, until Nightbeat realized that the aliens were [[personality tick]]s feeding off of Getaway's natural charisma. After Rodimus and Megatron accidentally took care of the entire infestation, Getaway joined the rest of the crew for a disco party. Naturally, Getaway took the opportunity to go dancing with Tailgate, much to Cyclonus's chagrin. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} Getaway later went along on the trip to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s planet, spending the ride there chatting with Tailgate. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Among Getway and Atomizer's last "recruits" was [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]], and Getaway was able to win the lonely bot's support by claiming to have faith in him to take advantage of a situation in which they could use to remove Megatron and his supporters from the ''Lost Light''. While pleased with the ease of this particular manipulation, Getaway then shared his thoughts on their next interviewee, the temporarily awake Thunderclash, believing him to be nothing more than a glorified trophy cabinet. Indeed, Getaway would later scoff at how readily the popular Autobot agreed to the plans for a mutiny. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:GetawaypressuresTailgate TheLopsidedTriangle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"No, really, you ''are'' a bad enough 'Bot to save the President. Would I lie?"]]
Getaway put the final stages of his anti-Megatron plan in motion one night at [["Visages"]]; after recounting the story of his birth and teaching Tailgate some [[chirolinguistics]], Getaway offered Tailgate a gift: a pair of clip-on [[mnemosurgery]] needles. Although Tailgate was surprised- as he'd never asked for a pair—Getaway changed the subject by telling him that he'd been setting up the ancient bond of the [[Conjunx Endura|Conjunx Ritus]]—the first step of becoming a [[Conjunx Endura]]. In order to finish the ceremony Getaway told Tailgate that he would need to prove his commitment with a spectacular demonstration of his love. Getaway requested that Tailgate use the mnemo-needles to reprogram the sleeping Megatron's mind; the needles were fakes, but Getaway knew that Megatron would immediately flip out and kill the little guy. To ensure that Tailgate wouldn't survive, Getaway also gave Tailgate a dud 'Ravage detector', knowing that Ravage would alert Megatron to the intrusion. Getaway later met with Whirl and Atomizer after Whirl started having second thoughts about the plan. However, Tailgate had already set off to do the deed, and Atomizer shot Whirl with Getaway's old nudge gun to keep him from squealing. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:Getawaybound SpeakMemoryPt2.jpg|right|upright=0.9|thumb|Oh, he will. At least as far as he's concerned -- much to the chagrin of everybody else.]]
However, Whirl was able to send out one last warning to Cyclonus before his memory was lost and Cyclonus subsequently foiled Getaway's plan. After [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] used his mnemosurgery skills to find out who put Tailgate up to it, Ultra Magnus arrested both Getaway and Atomizer. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} During the rogue memosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder's]] attack on the ''Lost Light'', Tailgate discovered Getaway locked away in the ship's brig, the escape artist's arms, legs, jaw and voicebox having been removed to prevent any possible escape. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

[[File:Getawayunloads HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"Look, I'm a bot on a big TV! Just listen!"]]
And he didn't escape. Instead, the bots who'd agreed to his idea of getting rid of Megatron let him out, and Mainframe informed Getaway that he had followed Getaway's suggestion and taken advantage of a signal coming from the Necrobot's planet to get Megatron and his "fan club" off-ship. Getaway had Atomizer contact General [[Neech]] of the [[Galactic Council]] to inform him they were stranding Megatron and were free to move in. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Once Megatron, Rodimus, and all the people who'd said "no" (including Whirl, because how ''dare'' he get in the way) were trapped on the Necrobot's planet, they contacted the ''Lost Light'', just as Getaway arrived on the bridge. Getaway took the time to inform the abandoned crewmembers of exactly how he'd done that and why, snarling at how Megatron's atrocities were being written off as "missteps—painful but necessary—on Megatron's path to self-discovery", and informed them they were about to have visitors before cutting the transmission. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Getaway's moment of triumph was interrupted by the rest of the crew questioning his deal with the Council, and so Getaway lied to them that he had made sure their fellow Autobots would not be harmed. He contacted the Galactic Council to try and amend their agreement to allow for the safety of the stranded Autobots, but the only response the Council was prepared to give him was that they made no such promise to do so and refused his attempts to deal with them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Getaway agreed with Atomizer's suggestion that they needed to win the crew back to their side with a clean win, and set Perceptor to work trying to decrypt the information the escapologist had gathered from Tyrest regarding the Warren. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} In spite of his braggado, he may have felt guilty about sacrificing so many Autobots. When a time fissure reopened at [[Swerve's]], allowing him to look back at departed souls, Getaway looked back at a gathering of the ones he'd left for the Council. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Three weeks after the mutiny, Getaway held a team meeting regarding Perceptor's confirmation of the Warren, concluding that they could use it to reach Cyberutopia within weeks. Getaway was briefly alarmed when a distress signal came in, though when he learned it was only from the [[Frayus|Frayians]], he claimed that aiding them would only be a "distraction" now that their goal was in sight and that was why they had gotten rid of Rodimus. An incensed Thunderclash snapped at Getaway, and ''then'' the transmission from Rodimus that Getway had been afraid of was broadcast to everyone gathered, announcing the stranded crew mates would soon be executed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and that Getway was responsible. The panicked Getaway deleted the rest of the transmission, claiming it to be fake and asked for everyone but Atomizer and Thunderclash to clear the room. Unable to come up with a convincing lie to discredit the transmission, once Thunderclash declared that he was going to round up volunteers for a rescue mission, Atomizer incapacitated him with an arrow and Getaway then emptied his nudge gun onto Thunderclash, knocking him into stasis, before unloading a final blast onto the eavesdropping Riptide.

Knowing that word would soon spread through the ship of his treachery, Getaway had [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] released from the brig, informing the psychotherapist about the recent events and requesting Sunder's help to put Thunderclash in a memory loop and alter the rest of the crews' memories so that they believed Rodimus and the others to have left of their own volition. Sunder was happy to help... provided that they gave him [[Life cord|life cords]] from twenty-five crew members for him to feast upon in exchange. Getaway actually refused at first, but Froid, fascinated with Getaway's narcissism and inferiority complexes, nudged him to accept the deal, and so Getaway agreed to give Sunder those who were undecided with the initial proposal to join the mutiny. With the additional manipulation of the ''Lost Light'''s security team to believe anyone acting against Getaway was an undercover Decepticon, Getaway and Atomizer filled the oil reservoir with domesticated [[Scraplet|scraplets]] so that the twenty-five sacrifices could be stripped down to their life-cords, which were then preserved in the vats of Engex at [[Swerve's]] for Sunder. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

After two weeks, Mirage and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] returned to the ''Lost Light''. Getaway informed them of his leadership, skirting First Aid's questions by pointing out [[Blades (G1)|Blades]]' injuries. First Aid was suspicious of his inability to access the medical files, as well as Thunderclash's condition, and so Getaway, prepared to throw him in the oil reservoir if First Aid admitted he didn't trust him, lied about why a substantial part of the crew was missing. First Aid didn't buy it, and later met up with his team, Mirage, and Riptide at the now-defunct Swerve's... but Getaway had known of their secret meeting, and showed up with the ''Lost Light'''s security team. As Riptide had revealed most of the details abut Getaway's mutiny, he was forced to tell them the truth about Thunderclash. However, when [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] turned on the bar's lights, revealing the horrifying sight of the engex-preserved life-cords, Getaway realized the point of no return was crossed. He prepared his gun, but was decked across the face with a glass by an invisible Mirage. While the security team chased after the returnees, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle}} Getaway confronted Riptide, who had apparently been unaffected by the nudge gun, seemingly due to the gun running dry after repeated use on Thunderclash. While Getaway claimed to Riptide that "team Megatron" had never cared about him, Riptide threw the accusation back in Getaway's face. His ego bruised, Getaway decided to have Mirage and the Protectobots placed in memory loops as well. In order to pay Sunder for the arrangement, he again blasted Riptide with the nudge gun, intending to make him forget how to transform, and threw him in the scraplet-filled oil reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He almost immediately went on to talking about the need to hire a new, outside security agent, thinking of offering [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] protection (and making the crew change course to collect him despite being extremely close to Cyberutopia), only to find that sissy Atomizer asking if he had to be so cruel when he defeated people. Getaway made a note to fix him for that.

After another visit to the time window, to show it off to Froid, Getaway said he believed everyone he'd thrown off the ship had survived; more than that, he wanted them to finally ''find'' Cyberutopia and see the glorious Getaway Prime, living humbly amongst the people after having created a paradise society. Thunderclash, in particular, would be one of his grateful constituents. When Getaway began a speech to Froid about his own worthiness (citing his Matrix affinity, among other things), the psychotherapist tried to get a rise out of him by saying this was an early sign of [[Primus apotheosis]]. To re-establish his dominance of the ship and shut Atomizer up, Getaway took his compatriot to the medical ward and forced him to execute a Protectobot, on grounds that this would prevent them from combining if they escaped. When the deed was done, he informed Atomizer that he had now "gone too far" just as Getaway himself had.

Riptide, immune to the nudge gun's effects due to his low intelligence, had survived and duly freed the Protectobots and Thunderclash, who almost brought Getaway down as he greeted the newly-arrived Star Saber. Terrified, Getaway vainly tried to sway Thunderclash back to his side and was decked for his trouble. Star Saber came to his rescue and slaughtered his way through the escapees. Only Atomizer's traitorous intervention, brought on by an attack of conscience, allowed a few of them to escape. For this, Getaway killed him by ''tearing his body apart'' and demanded Sunder make his security team believe Thunderclash had done the deed.

Their haggling over price was interrupted by the ''Lost Light'' finally arriving at what ''appeared'' to be the mythical Cyberutopia, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} but what was actually the planet [[Mederi]], a planet-sized euthanasia clinic that operated by creating what its occupants ''wanted'' to see. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Having never formed a coherent vision of what "Cyberutopia" might be, the telepaths who operated the simulation were unable to process the crew's desire, revealing the planet in its default, barren state. They were then attacked by the forces of the [[Grand Architect]]; to save himself, Getaway struck a deal with the mysterious being, claiming that Rodimus and his loyalists were on their way to foil the Architect's plans. In exchange for a position of power among the Architect's retinue, Getaway was asked to prove his loyalty to the cause... and so allowed the Grand Architect's associate [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] to transform the rest of the crew into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]], {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} which were then unleashed on Rodimus's team when they arrived on Mederi. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

Managing to keep the sparkeaters at bay, Rodimus and a small group had managed to board the ''Lost Light''; when the former captain of the ship confronted Getaway, the escapologist fled to the ship's fuel furnace, improvising a pair of flammable [[nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] rods as weapons. Having lost everything — his new position with the Grand Architect and his dream of finding Cyberutopia — in one fell swoop, Getaway prepared to take himself, Rodimus, and the ship out with one blow, accusing his enemy of feigning his emotions to justify meting out revenge on Getaway... only to have his arm severed by Cyclonus. Getaway fled further into the inferno he'd created, and after a moment of self-reflection Rodimus charged in after him to drag the unconscious 'bot to safety.

As Rodimus and Cyclonus struggled to douse the fire, Getaway regained consciousness and prepared to stab Cyclonus in the back with his own sword. Before he could do so, however, he was confronted by a vision of [[Primus]] himself, offering him his hand; unbeknownst to Getaway, this was merely a construct created by the domesticated scraplets he had used to dispose of his victims; having interfaced with Mederi's systems, they took the form of his deepest desire. Believing that Primus had come to finally bestow the title of Primehood upon him, Getaway took his hand... and was promptly devoured, reduced to nothing but a few scraps of metal. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Snapper]] referred to [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] as making "like Getaway". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Getaway, [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] were shocked to discover that the Decepticons had developed [[Powermaster]] technology as well when they encountered [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] while out for a drive. The three Autobots used their Nebulan partners to transform to robot mode and fight back. They were soon joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his own partner, [[Hi-Q]] who provided additional firepower against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}
*During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Getaway mistook [[Quickswitch]] for a Decepticon. He was quickly corrected by another Autobot, and Quickswitch made use of his many modes to help the Autobots overpower the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a battle eons ago, Getaway, Slapdash, and Joyride were defeated and almost killed by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. They were only saved from certain doom when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and drove both of the Decepticons off. Many years later on [[Earth]], the three Autobots encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing again, and this time they weren't so lucky. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:MF-toy Lightfoot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I want to Getaway, I want to flyyyyy away...]]
*'''Getaway''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories:'' Rev Powermaster unit, [[plasma-shell shotgun|Plasma-Shell Shotgun]]

:Getaway transforms into a racing-modified white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda RX|Mazda RX-7 FC3S]]. Plasma-Shell shotgun can be plugged onto the vehicle roof for storage via [[5 mm post]]. Attaching [[Rev]] (or any other Powermaster unit) into the Powermaster socket on the vehicle's hood unlocks Getaway's transformation sequence into [[robot mode]], though one ''can'' unlock the transformation simply by pressing down on the panel without Rev. Getaway's robot mode is mostly static with articulation restricted to arms.

:Getaway has some design peculiarities. The lower legs work like a single unit à la fellow Powermaster [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], but they are actually separate sections only held together by the spoiler. Even the spoiler's sticker has a cut down the middle! Furthermore, the car front hinge was likely double-jointed to allow the car chunk to go flat against the figure's back, but was budgeted out. Evidence of this is left behind in the two layered plates (instead of a single piece) that form the figure's back for no reason. Getaway is also nearly 1" taller in robot mode than either of his fellow Powermasters, Joyride and Slapdash.

:This toy was sold in Japan as [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)#Super-God Masterforce|Lightfoot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Getaway/getaway.htm More information on Getaway at TFU.Info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Breakaway.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With this increased [[articulation]] I can backstab my friends with even greater efficiency!]]
*'''Autobot Throttle & Autobot Breakaway''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, big gun, [[Rev#Generations|Throttle]] Titan Master

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Breakaway" is a retool of the second wave's [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]], with a new face based on Alex Milne's Getaway design from ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. His packaging art features a headscuplt based on Chromedome, most likely a result of the artist working from incorrect reference material. He transforms from a robot (based on Chromedome's appearance in the "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay]]" story) to futuristic car and back. Breakaway's head can transform into the [[Titan Master]] Throttle, who can either drive Breakaway in vehicle mode or pilot Breakaway's larger weapon, which can also attach via tabs to the roof of the vehicle mode. The toy shares some engineering with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] while not actually sharing any parts. It ''does'' reuse several parts from ''Titans Return'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]], including the thighs and kneepads, smaller rifle, and the Titan Master's robot mode.

:Some of the instructions were erroneously packaged with ''Titans Return'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Breakaway movie toy.jpg|thumb|"Hey! I'm no Bay-former!"]]
*An [[homage]] to Getaway, [[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]], was released as a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] as a late part of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]]. Its name was intended to be "Getaway," but the [[trademark]] could not be secured. The [[redeco]] was originally intended to be ''this'' Getaway, and part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]].
*When asked why Getaway was killed so often in his stories, [[Simon Furman]] commented that with a name like Getaway it would be funny if he did not get away.
*For some reason Getaway's character model in the Marvel UK and US features a mouth and a reasonably prominent chin. His toy and IDW appearances feature a [[mouthplate|faceplate]] (as does his Japanese cartoon counterpart [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]]). His movie-verse homage (see above) goes without a faceplate.
*Getaway's IDW incarnation is written with a New Zealand accent.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/383004941192687616 James Roberts on Getaway's nationality on Twitter]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Fugitif''' (Canada, "Fugitive")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gé Léi''' (China, 格雷, "Gray") '''Duó Lù''' (China,夺路, "Seize Road")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Offroad (CW)

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

[[File:GenerationsOffroad-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|
Hey. Are you guys prepared? Because, I don't think that you were sufficiently warned. 'Cause, uh, today there is a, uh, high chance, probably about a 50 to 80% chance, OF CHAINSAAAAAAAAW! YA-HAHA!]]

'''Offroad''' is a new recruit to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and his teammates are being slow to trust him. He's confident and charismatic, unnervingly at ease in his new role, and worse, he's started using the colors of his [[Wildrider (G1)|predecessor]]. What's up with that, man? Conveniently, his experience operating in extreme conditions gives him the opportunity to gain his new comrades' trust, by taking on all the treacherous missions that they steer well clear of.

Normally, this distrust between Offroad and his teammates could be considered a hindrance to the [[Combiner|combination]] process, but where [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] is concerned, that's probably just a drop in the ocean...

In one universe, Offroad is a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, with whom he combines to form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the [[Enigma of Combination]].

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor, the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus]], preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Swindle sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Offroad was one of the many refugees who escaped the devastation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the hands of the monstrous [[Thunder Mayhem]], but not before witnessing Menasor and the other Stunticons fall to the might of Thunder Mayhem.

[[File:DeadlyAim AlphaBravoOffroad.jpg|right|thumb|200px|'''[[Darth Vader|NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]''']]

Offroad's escape pod crash-landed on the planet [[Abrax|Abraxas]], where it was discovered by [[Alpha Bravo]], another displaced Transformer who had already taken up residence on the planet. Deciding to put aside their old rivalries as former Autobots and Decepticons, Alpha Bravo helped Offroad find a local disguise based on some of the local vehicles. Offroad soon integrated himself with a group of local rescue workers alongside his Autobot compatriot.

The two Cybertronians helped out when they could, developing a deep friendship as they did so. Their friendship was paralleled by that of [[Lieutenant Feenliess]] and [[Captain Jorrval]], the rescue workers who regularly operated them. A string of mysterious fires led the Abraxan security forces to realize that a gang of local arsonists had provoked the blazes. Offroad broke cover to try and rescue four of their hostages, but neither he nor Alpha Bravo were able to extricate the hostages before the building went down, killing all the Abraxans. In the aftermath of this disastrous operation, Offroad tried to comfort the depressed Alpha Bravo.

The two Transformers were later discovered by [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], who recruited them into his new makeshift team of [[Wrecker]]s, a team ''en route'' to Cybertron to confront Thunder Mayhem. [[Fractyl]] filled them in on Impactor's plan: to create a new combiner of their own to counter Thunder Mayhem. Both Offroad and Alpha Bravo had already been prepped with combiner technology. After Fractyl augmented [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] with a sample of [[Greenergon]], the Wreckers headed out to test their strength against a nest of [[Mecannibal]]s. Their combined form, [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], easily trounced the metal-eaters, but then quickly spiraled out of control.

After separating and regaining consciousness in the medbay, Alpha Bravo came to the conclusion that he had to stop Wreckage from re-forming by any means necessary. The other members of the team were far too difficult to kill, so with a heavy [[Spark]], Alpha Bravo felt he had no choice but to murder Offroad. Unable to live with himself, Alpha Bravo subsequently allowed himself to be slain by Toxitron. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Offroad 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}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Offroad and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Offroad and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Offroad participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOffroad.jpg|thumb|300px|left|That's it, I'm here to stay!]]
Offroad participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Offroad and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsOffroad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|If there was a [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] or [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] Offroad...]]

Offroad arrived on Earth when Soundwave was infiltrating the world’s largest data center in [[Nevada]] and spreading anti-Autobot propaganda. When Offroad was raiding bases for this cause, he was opposed by [[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|War Games event}}

When Offroad arrived at the base, he met [[Nemesis Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]] and traded insults. He then said was ready to go win, plunder, and devise schemes, plans, and plots. Breakdown brought up Wildrider, but he said he didn't want to know what happened to him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Race Day Mayhem}}
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Offroad fires off 5 shots from his SMG, then uses his customized axe to cut through enemy buildings.
*'''Ability: Shattering Charge''' - Rush into combat leaving a trail of Glass Gas along the way. All buildings take double damage for 7 seconds. Upgrading his ability will increase duration.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:offroad| Offroad at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But if I'm no longer Wildrider, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TERRORISTS?]]
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Axe, hand/foot/gun/engine
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe class toys, Offroad is a new-sculpt figure which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure he can form either an arm or leg on any Voyager Class toys from the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#CombinerWars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]], and [[Blackjack#Generations|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. Offroad is also associated with [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]]. He includes a [[5mm post|5mm handle]] axe weapon, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

:[[File:Generations-CW Deluxe Offroad stock photo comparison.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Holey truck bed, Batman!]]An earlier prototype of Offroad depicted in official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a 5mm peg hole on the truck bed. This was replaced by the aforementioned tab for release.

:In the U.S., Hasbro's Asian markets, and Australia, Offroad is [[pack-in material|packed in]] with a [[variant]] cover edition of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]], labelled in its indicia as ''Combiner Wars'' #6. In other regions (mainly Canada and Latin America, since Offroad's [[wave]] was never officially distributed in Europe), he instead includes a collector card featuring his packaging art.

:He was redecoed to create the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]] and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors 2|Zombie War Breakdown]], and retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWOffroad/offroad.htm More information on Offroad at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
[[File:G2Offroad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|As previously seen on DeviantArt.]]
*Offroad's toy began life as an update of the [[Triggercon]] [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]],<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> and as such features a head and sculpted detail drawing inspiration from the character. Early design sketches for the toy's alternate mode also suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Desert racing buggy|Baja buggy]] mode, were initially considered. The decision to make the toy into a new character instead was reportedly due to a combination of [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon anyway.
**The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] ended up using the Offroad mold to make Ruckus anyway.
*Despite his initial release, Offroad has been replaced by [[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wildrider/Brake-Neck]] in every gift-set release of Menasor from the ''Combiner Wars'' line, and will (likely) not receive a ''Generation 2''-style redeco.
**Offroad ''did'' receive a ''Generation 2'' style deco in a roundabout way, thanks to the [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/p.994216557315205/994216557315205/?type=3&theater official Transformers Facebook account], which, uh, "borrowed" [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's] digital mockup of what a ''Generation 2'' Menasor ''Combiner Wars'' team would look like. Is this a whoops or a hooray or what?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Offroad''' (オフロード ''Ofurōdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yuè yě''' (China, 越野, "Offroad")

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Clench (G1)

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{{disambigm|Clench (disambiguation)|Colossus Rhodes}}
:''Clench is a [[Decepticon]] [[Obliterator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G2-Clench-boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You were supposed to be this colossus! You were this great legendary thing!]]
Utterly devoted to destroying the [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticon leader '''Clench''' (aka '''Colossus''') is fueled by anger, hatred, and malevolence. He wades into battle blasting, smashing and running over anything in his path with no mercy, then shooting anything else with heavy firepower.

So naturally, he's a registered driver in [[Texas]].

==Fiction==
===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:WarWithoutEndG2UK-Clench.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|C'mon, at least shout your name and powers or something.]]
Clench was part of the Decepticon force led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], sent to [[Earth]] to smash stuff up and lure out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Mostly, he just drove over some parked cars. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:MegsOrigin2 Clench dies.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Insert crappy "Let me give you a hand" joke here.]]
Long before the war, a group of ex-miners including [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] took part in a violent uprising against leaders who had exploited them while pocketing the fruits of their labor. They found themselves on the lam in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which is where they apparently met Clench. Clench employed these same bitter ex-miners to work as gladiators in an [[Gladiatorial combat|underground bloodsport]] (in which he also occasionally partook), placing them at greater risk than they had ever known and conditioning them to give into their murderous impulses, all while hoarding the fruits of their labor for ''himself.'' Clearly, he had thought this through.

So Megatron eventually killed him during one of the fights and took over. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Clench g2 redux.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"But [[Streetwise (G1)#Wings Universe|Black Dynamite]], I sell drugs to the community!"]]
Clench was created at a [[Cyberfactory]] in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Texas]] using a combination of human ingenuity, [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] science, and reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology that allowed access to the same font of life that flowed through [[Vector Sigma]]. Although designed to function as a security bot, Clench had other ideas: less than ten minutes after coming on-line he had demolished the facility he was born in and set off on one of the most atrocious criminal careers in history. Not the first unsavory Cybertronian of the second generation, Clench soon met others like him and forged them into an outlaw organization known as the [[Decepticon Syndicate]], with him as the head honcho.

Only cursorily connected to the original Decepticons, Clench gladly accepted new troops and technology that arrived from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], so long as the big bosses "stayed off his turf". The Decepticon Syndicate started with classic Decepticon gambits like hijacking and fuel theft, but Clench soon expanded their repetoir into more unusual Cybertronian crimes like gunrunning and racketeering. Following the [[Non-Biological Entity Citizenship Amendment]] to the U.S. Constitution, Clench was simultaneously declared a citizen and #1 on the Most Wanted list. Clench eventually pushed too far, however, when he attempted to kidnap and ransom the [[Queen of England]]. This crime prompted [[United Kingdom|UK]] citizen [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro Ignatius Spark]] to gather his own team of second generation Autobots to actively oppose Clench and his Syndicate in their dirty dealings. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux|Clench's profile}}

[[File:G2Redux-Clenchgravitypowers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Clench led a platoon of "second generation" Decepticons into battle at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], repelling the Autobots who had tried to defend the facility and capturing Pyro. Inside, Clench met up with his new ally, the [[Quintesson]] minion [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], who promised him that his highly energized [[forestonite]] fuel would endow the Decepticons with amazing new powers and tilt the tide of battle in their favor. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] urged Clench not to trust Quintesson science, for which Clench mocked him...and then came to believe him, choosing to use [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] as a test subject for the forestonite. As this first subject began to mutate, Clench dictated that Sky-Byte and Breakdown would be the next guinea pigs, and if all survived then he himself would power up with the substance, to later determine if any other Decepticon deserved the privilege. The forestonite imbued Clench with the power to create local gravity wells, crushing and immobilizing his enemies.

He and his troops charged into battle against a would-be Autobot rescue team, and Clench reveled in his new power and gloated over how quickly his enemies would all be destroyed. But Clench and his troops were soon overwhelmed by the sheer number of Autobot reinforcements, whose rapid-attack tactics were more than a match for Clench's strategy of "use gravity beams to hold them down while [[Double Punch]] crushes them". Things only got worse when the Autobots gained Forestonite upgrades as well—particularly when Pyro gained limited precognition and could then pre-avoid all of Clench's attacks. In the skirmish the LHC facility was destroyed, prompting Double Punch and Sky-Byte to retreat. Disgusted at the prospect of a fair fight, Clench too fled the scene. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Cooperating with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Clench supplied his ally with blueprints stolen by [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] as well as the [[Firecon]]s. When he was cagey about the Firecons' abilities, Jhiaxus revealed that he had already heard all about [[forestonite]] from Sky-Byte, infuriating Clench. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2|A Flash Forward #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Clench was involved in the gladiatorial pit fights in Kaon. As Megatron rose in the ranks of the fights, he found himself opposed by Clench. Megatron defeated Clench and proceeded to take over Kaon itself. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G2-toy Clench.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|MEGAWEAPON!]]
*'''Clench''' (Obliterator, 1993)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles

:Clench transforms into the front half of a long-nosed truck cab of undetermined model. The back half of his vehicle form, the truck bed and container, turns into a large, double-barreled, missile-launching artillery platform that uses "gravity feed" to load a new pair of missiles for rapid firing. Pressing a button between the barrels pops up a spring-loaded targeting reticule. Both [[gimmick]]s are available in truck mode as well. In truck mode, the support strut for the artillery cannon becomes a rear-mounted, extending gripper-claw.

:He was first released as part of the "transitional" period of ''Transformers'' in the European market, in Generation 1 style packaging, yet bearing the new ''Generation 2'' Decepticon sigil.

:Despite what his tiny fictional appearance and his boxart would suggest, Clench is actually a very dark blue-green in colour. With neat little sparkles! Yay. Sparkles.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Clench/clench.htm More information on Clench at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/europe/1993/instr_clench.jpg Instruction booklet for Clench at Botchthecrab.com]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Colossus''' (Obliterator, 1994)
**''Accessories'': 6 missiles

:Clench was re-released in Europe without changes in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#European toyline|Generation 2]]'' proper under the name "Colossus".

===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-ClenchG2Redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His name is "Clench" because that's what your fist is doing right now around your— oh, hey, kids!]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': Riot shield

:A new-head [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ultra Class [[Onslaught (G1)#Uni08Ultra|Onslaught]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Clench transforms into a six-wheeled SWAT assault truck with positionable mine-scoops and a rotating double-barreled turret on top. His right arm has a spring-loaded flip-out (non-firing) blaster cannon, while his blast shield can be mounted on his left arm and placed on his turret in vehicle mode. The electronics originally in this mold were removed for this release.

:The robot mode [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|cheats]] somewhat, having a second tow-winch on his belt-buckle immediately below his vehicle hood, while the actual vehicle mode winch splits in two to form his shoulders.

:Clench is part of the [[BotCon 2010]] boxed set, alongside [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetwise]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

:The original version of this toy was redecoed into ''Universe'' [[Hardhead (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardhead]]. The Clench tooling also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Torca (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Torca]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCClench/clench.htm More information on Clench at TFU.info]''

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jǐnyā''' (China, 紧压, "Tight Pressure")

==Notes==
[[File:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|THIS TOY REVEAL MAKES US SO ANGRY!!! BOTCON IS [[Ruined FOREVER|RUINED FOREVER]]!!!]]
*Clench's original toy's [[license plate]] reads "TEXAS 1953 NUE 480". It's certainly not a Texan license plate, but it doesn't particularly look like any European license plate either.
*Clench has what appears to be an odd personal insignia: jagged lightning bolts that at their center feature a gunsight-target view of a red wolf in crosshairs. Exactly what this is supposed to symbolize is unclear.
*His Function is "Leader." This supposedly means he's the main baddie of 1993's line, though Hasbro Europe was pretty liberal with the "Leader" label during that time. But most of the other "Leaders" were members of multi-bot groups, and since Clench is a Decepticon sub-group of one, then it follows he's likely the head honcho of them all.
*After some crafty fans found images of [[BotCon 2010]] [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|"Streetstar"]] in BotCon.com's directory structure, a (fake) photoshopped image of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Octane#Universe (2008)|Tankor]] in Clench's colors was found also soon thereafter, and reported as real news by Seibertron.com. About half an hour later, the BotCon 2010 site went live, revealing Clench's true sculpt. Oh, those [[Fun Publications]] guys, such [[Shattered Expectations (SG)|pranksters]].
*In "[[Generation 2: Redux]]", Clench's mannerisms are based on character actor {{w|Jack Palance}}.

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Pyro (G1)

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{{disambigm|Pyro (disambiguation)|Spark (disambiguation)}}
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:''Pyro is an [[Autobot]] [[Obliterator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:PyroSpark-packagingart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|For 17 years, this was the only art of me.]]
Young '''Pyro''' (aka '''Spark''') is another in a proud tradition of selfless Autobot heroes. He is invariably on the front lines protecting the weak and helpless, and is so brave and steadfast as to be virtually immovable. He stands for truth, justice, and the freedom of all sentient beings. He commands a powerful multi-functional battlestation. And, hey, did we mention that he transforms into a truck?

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #1]]

{{bigquote|And Prime's there, and he's... he's '''awestruck'''. And then, too late, he gets it: me and '''him'''—we're the '''same'''. We're the '''very same'''.|Pyro, horrified at the idea of dying outside of glorious combat alongside Prime|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

When war initially broke out on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Pyro declared himself a conscientious objector and left with a large number of refugees for the [[Neutral Territories]]. But after being ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s en route, Pyro changed his mind and soon joined the Autobot resistance. He gained prominence after rescuing a platoon of cadets trapped behind enemy lines and continued to distinguish himself in several off-world skirmishes. Pyro nearly lost his life to the [[Crucible]] during the [[Simanzi Massacre]], alongside thousands of others, but was saved at the last moment by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Black shadow 113th battalion rules of disengagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Over here, Optimus! I'm behind you! Please notice me! :(]]
Pyro would consequently work to emulate Optimus Prime in any way he could, taking the Autobot commander's methods and ideals to heart and eventually even altering his physical appearance to more closely resemble Prime. His latest effort included a new red and blue paint job and an added [[mouthplate|faceplate]]. Far from a simple case of hero worship on Pyro's part, Autobot psy-ops specialist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] even diagnosed him with the Cybertronian personality disorder "''[[primus apotheosis]]''" after studying his case. His greatest wish was to die gloriously in battle as Prime watched and understood their intimate connection. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Pyro got to fight alongside Prime while part of the [[113th Battalion]], which waged a massive battle against the [[Phase Sixer]] [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Pyro would lead a platoon on [[Hydrus 5]] and successfully defended it from a [[Tremorcon]] attack, with his own heroic actions being noted as a reason for victory. {{storylink|Bullets}} Afterwards, a surprised Pyro was personally approached by Springer for recruitment into the Wreckers, with Springer claiming that the former was on the top of the list. {{Storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Along with [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], Pyro waited for pick-up at the Igue-Moor Fuel Depot; ''unlike'' them, he was extremely embarrassed when their bored target practice trashed the place, hurriedly putting fires out and trying to apologize to the irate foreman [[Dipstick]]. Upon pick-up, he was stunned to find [[Verity Carlo|one of those fragile humans]] was a Wrecker, and he bemused Verity with a stunned speech about how Optimus was right about the need to protect her species. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2-Pyromotto.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|In his head, Pyro likes to call them Ironhide, Warpath, and Powerglide.]]
After the former (and incarcerated!) Wreckers leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], was picked up by the group, Pyro and the other new recruits were sidelined to a separate room while the "grown-ups" chatted. The others tried to help Pyro pick out a [[motto]] for himself, as he had yet to do so. His suggestions of "Freedom of thought, freedom of action, freedom... to be" and "Sentience is the guarantor of autonomy" were deemed either too pompous or too, uh, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|derivative]].

Soon, all the Autobots on board [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship gathered to work out the details of their planned take-back of the prison world [[Garrus-9]]. Unfortunately, the mastermind behind G-9's subjugation was the infamous Decepticon wild card, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and Pyro joined the others in freaking out just a tad. Pyro expressed concerns that their strategy for completing their objectives wasn't terribly complex. Springer reminded him that this was the Wreckers, where planning is dumb. The group was to arrive on planet spread across two escape pods. Pyro, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and Ironfist were assigned to Rotorstorm's shuttle, while the other pod was to be guided in remotely also by Rotorstorm. On the way in, Pyro was surprised to learn that their pod had a stowaway: Verity Carlo in her battle suit.

The Decepticons were, of course, ready for the two pods with an impressive volley of firepower. After their pods took a number of hits, Pyro and the others crash-landed on the surface of Garrus-9, right on the footsteps of Overlord. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Pyroverity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pyro and his <s>[[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]]</s> [[Powermaster]] [[Hi-Q]].]]
After their recovery and Rotorstorm's demise at the hands of Overlord, Pyro protected Verity by shielding her in his chest while Perceptor, Topspin, and Ironfist took on Overlord. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat as Overlord requested the rest of the Decepticons bring them a head of a Wrecker in exchange for freedom. After they escaped and found their way to where [[Aequitas]] was being held, Pyro finally remembered he was hiding Verity in his chest. After a verbal scolding from Verity, who reminded him that humans don't fold up inside chest compartments well, Pyro let his mask slip and openly questioned what Optimus Prime saw in these fragile creatures.

Once Pyro's team arrived at Aequitas's cell, and with Decepticons closely on their tails, he helped helped Topspin carry the barely alive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside as the prison doors opened to reveal... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-blazeofglory.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Fight and die, rather than live with the knowledge that you ran! ...unless it's for something stupid.]]
...[[Aequitas]], Garrus-9's supercomputer, which judged its prisoners of their guilt. They were charged with downloading the contents of its hard drive and getting out of there, but there was one catch: With Garrus-9's command crew gone, the only way to access the mainframe for downloads was to sacrifice a spark to it. Perceptor was ineligible for this, as he was needed to interface with the supercomputer, sacrificing Topspin would also kill Twin Twist, and Verity was a human... leaving Pyro and Ironfist.

Pyro balked at this, insisting his life was destined for far greater things than sacrificing himself so that they could merely turn on a computer. No, he saw himself at the end of his life going out in a blaze of glory, saving a planetful of organisms, and finally catching the attention of Optimus Prime. Like the true hero he was destined to be, he fingered Ironfist to sacrifice himself instead. After all, that guy just worked in a ''lab''. What important things had ''he'' done? This argument infuriated Verity. Just as Ironfist began sadly to agree, they were interrupted by Topspin nominating himself. Twin Twist was about to die from torture at the hands of [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] anyhow, and this way, they could both die with relative dignity, on their own terms.

Once Perceptor had access to Aequitas, another hard decision reared its head. Pyro and the others were surrounded by Decepticons, and in moments, they would be overrun and, most likely, destroyed. Perceptor could activate the deterrence chips in every prisoner on Garrus-9, thus saving them, but, as Pyro noted, Impactor was also a former prisoner and would share their fate. Perceptor put their decision to a vote, and Pyro voted against. However, Perceptor decided the needs of many outweighed the needs of Impactor, and Ironfist, with the vast database of Aequitas downloaded into his systems, had learned that Impactor wasn't so great after all and deserved to die. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5 PyroOverwhelmed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, he's just re-enacting "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".]]
Verity made an impassioned plea to Perceptor and Ironfist not to activate the deterrence chips, arguing that the Wreckers as lionized by Ironfist would never sacrifice a teammate in this manner, no matter what Impactor had done. Perceptor decided she was correct, and they would simply fight their enemies head on. But Pyro spoke up and told them to run instead, while he offered to buy them time. Ironfist pointed out that Pyro would be slaughtered and this was hardly the blaze of glory the larger Autobot had wanted. Pyro simply told Ironfist that he had decided that dying to protect people he cared about was a fine way to go, and apologized to Verity for underestimating her worth. The others stood aside as Pyro blasted the door open. As the Decepticons charged in, Perceptor and the others slipped by while Pyro tried to hold the mob off. Verity asked Ironfist how long Pyro would be able to hold out, and Ironfist assured her that Pyro would "put up a good fight".

Unfortunately, Pyro was quickly overwhelmed as the mob of Decepticons swarmed over him and literally tore him limb-from-limb. After G-9 was liberated, Pyro's remains, along with the other fallen Wreckers, were placed in caskets and transported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Pyro's remains were eventually interred alongside his comrades in the [[Zone of Remembrance]] within ''[[Debris]]''. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-Pyrocaptured.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|Take me to your leader!]]
Born in a [[Cyberfactory]] in the [[United Kingdom]], '''Pyro Ignatius Spark''' was the first Transformer birthed on Earth to be recognized as a citizen of a human nation. He has a "real" name, he has a birth certificate, and he even has a job with which Pyro pays the bills: he's both a firefighter and a fire engine for the London Fire Brigade. Fearless and relentlessly cheerful, he attends to his daily chores with an eccentric, irreverent glee... even when he functions as the leader of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] [[Autobot]]s when they routinely battle [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. In [[2007]], Pyro was knighted Sir Pyro Ignatius Spark for his rescue of the [[Queen of England]] from the Decepticons.

In [[2010]], Pyro's G2 Autobots fought the Decepticon Syndicate once again, this time outside the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], where Pyro feared that Clench meant to destroy the Earth. Unfortunately, Pyro was captured and brought inside by Clench, though this did not quell Pyro's ever-present good mood. Clench did not mean to destroy the Earth (he was on it!), but had teamed up with the [[Quintesson]]-aligned [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] general [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and his army of next gen [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s for the purpose of using the Collider to unleashing the power of [[forestonite]]. They believed that when bombarded with particles, the forestonite would grant Transformers special powers, albeit with some color mutations.

[[File:G2Redux-Pyropurple.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Doctor, doctor, give me the news.]]
Indeed, they were right, and when Pyro's team came to rescue them, both factions ended up altered by the bombarded forestonite gas. Pyro was given the power of precognition, allowing him to perpetually see a few seconds into the future. In addition to the quick reflexes his precognition made possible, he was also able to focus his new power on an object to "read" events from its recent past.

Freed, Pyro battled Clench one-on-one, and while Clench's new powers allowed him to create local gravity wells, Pyro's precognition served him better. When it became apparent that Clench was losing, Sky-Byte and the Sharkticons abandoned him. Clench and the Syndicate also fled, and Pyro directed his team towards repairing the damage done to the Hadron Collider. And after that, there would be the exciting adventure of hunting down unaccounted-for canisters of forestonite! {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In [[2012]] following a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Pyro was given the task of finding out who did it by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2|A Flash Forward #2}} Pyro's team had not long gotten underway when they received a call from [[Nebulos]]. They arrived to the news that the scientist [[Hi-Q]] had gone missing, and after reviewing security footage, Pyro discovered that the culprits were [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3|A Flash Forward #3}} He and his team tracked the [[Battlecharger]]s' exhaust emissions to [[Qre]] and were surprised to find it had been [[eco-structuring|altered to resemble Cybertron]]. They were attacked by a training system before [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] arrived to introduce himself. Though Jhiaxus invited them in, Pyro soon found his team ambushed by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and imprisoned behind a radiation field. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4|A Flash Forward #4}}

Jhiaxus explained to Pyro that he was creating a "second generation" of clones to live in peace. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], meanwhile, posed as his own clone, allowing him to free Pyro and the rest of the team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5|A Flash Forward #5}} Pyro had to warn [[Aquafend]] off attacking Jhiaxus as the latter had Hi-Q in his chest. After rescuing the Nebulon, the Autobots fled the exploding base to be confronted by the three Autobot clones. Pyro managed to talk the trio into returning to Earth with him. Back on Earth, he reported the results of the mission to Ultra Magnus but then learned from Sizzle that the "[[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]" were coming. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

[[File:Pyrocloseup-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Pyro's actions in 2012 were seen on a computer screen by [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] and [[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]] of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] as Rhinox noted that Pyro's home reality, [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]] was unaffected by the current wave of [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

Pyro was stationed on Earth during the Machine Wars. Two days before Jhiaxus’s army reached Cybertron, Pyro and Obsidian conferred over video communications, and coordinated their teams efforts in anticipation of the enemy’s movements. Pyro informed Obsidian that he suspected foul play; Obsidian had previously told Pyro that Obsidian was working with [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but it turned out the real Sandstorm was with Pyro at the moment. In actuality, the other Sandstorm was a [[Sandstorm (MW)|clone]] created by Jhiaxus.

Three days after the invasion of Cybertron, Pyro received an mekarach pulse from Cybertron, and rightly deduced that it had been the only means that Obsidian had found to make contact with him while Cybertron’s communications were down. He subsequently deployed Alpha and Bravo Teams via [[space bridge]] as strategic reinforcements. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Pyro Kreon.JPG|thumb|If you can't find a [[Doctor]] micro-figure, at least you can see his ersatz as a Kreon]]
Pyro helped [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] put out a raging fire. {{storylink|Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Pyro succeeded [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] as Autobot leader though Hyperdrive remained on the front lines until the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] finally ended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

===''TransTech''===
'''Sparky''' (or to give her full name, '''Pyra Ignatia Spark''') and her assistant [[Firecracker]] were interviewed by [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] regarding the fireworks display the pair had set up for the New Year's Eve celebration. The interview touched on Sparky's [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Vez]] and the fact that the fireworks would be previewed during [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]'s pre-party concert. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/12/31}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy-Pyro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|{{w|Carrot Ironfoundersson|Captain Carrot}} reporting for duty.]]
*'''Pyro''' ([[Obliterator]], [[1993]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro transforms from a Carmichael Cobra airport crash truck into a robot (front half) and a gun emplacement featuring a six-barrel missile launcher which actually fires as one rotates the knob on the back. His sticker sheet notably includes several different windshield decals, each with the word "FIRE" in a different language. In [[robot mode]] he has fairly limited articulation as well as an [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-looking headsculpt, which was the trend with Autobot leaders at the time.

:He was first released as part of the "transitional" period of ''Transformers'' in the European market, bearing the new ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol.

:Pyro notably suffers from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as his feet, lower arms, wheel rims, missile launcher, his gun and his, erm, crotch, are made of this brittle plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Pyro/pyro.htm More information on Pyro at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/europe/1993/instr_pyro.jpg Instruction booklet for Pyro at Botchthecrab.com]''

===''Generation 2''===
*'''Spark''' (Obliterator, [[1994]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro was re-released in Europe without changes in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|Generation 2]]'' proper under the name "Spark".
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Holy god yes.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' ([[BotCon 2010]] box set)
**''Accessories'': "Flame" missile

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Autobot Spark" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Voyager Class [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]], transforming into a fictional six-wheeled variant of the 2002-2007 {{w|Pierce Manufacturing#Gallery of Pierce Apparatus|Pierce Contender}} series of firetrucks. His top-mounted spring-loaded missile launcher ends up mounted on his right arm in robot mode. He may have the most [[Paint operation|paint]] of any BotCon toy ever.

:He was part of a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at BotCon 2010. The other figures in the set were [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]], and was differently retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. Grappel himself was later redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] Protectobot Hot Spot, and the sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]], using tooling from both the original Inferno version and the newer Grappel version of this sculpt.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCSpark/spark.htm More information on Autobot Spark at TFU.info]''
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===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeyàn''' (China, 烈焰, "Roaring Flame")

==Notes==
*Pyro's personality in ''Wings Universe'' continuity seems to be based on {{w|David Tennant}}'s [[Doctor]].
*Pyro's ''Timelines'' card art is drawn with his forearm [[kibble]] mistransformed.
*Kreon Pyro is made from several existing Kre-O pieces, most obviously the Optimus Prime helmet piece.

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Pyro (G1)

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:''Pyro is an [[Autobot]] [[Obliterator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:PyroSpark-packagingart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|For 17 years, this was the only art of me.]]
Young '''Pyro''' (aka '''Spark''') is another in a proud tradition of selfless Autobot heroes. He is invariably on the front lines protecting the weak and helpless, and is so brave and steadfast as to be virtually immovable. He stands for truth, justice, and the freedom of all sentient beings. He commands a powerful multi-functional battlestation. And, hey, did we mention that he transforms into a truck?

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #1]]

{{bigquote|And Prime's there, and he's... he's '''awestruck'''. And then, too late, he gets it: me and '''him'''—we're the '''same'''. We're the '''very same'''.|Pyro, horrified at the idea of dying outside of glorious combat alongside Prime|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

When war initially broke out on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Pyro declared himself a conscientious objector and left with a large number of refugees for the [[Neutral Territories]]. But after being ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s en route, Pyro changed his mind and soon joined the Autobot resistance. He gained prominence after rescuing a platoon of cadets trapped behind enemy lines and continued to distinguish himself in several off-world skirmishes. Pyro nearly lost his life to the [[Crucible]] during the [[Simanzi Massacre]], alongside thousands of others, but was saved at the last moment by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Black shadow 113th battalion rules of disengagement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Over here, Optimus! I'm behind you! Please notice me! :(]]
Pyro would consequently work to emulate Optimus Prime in any way he could, taking the Autobot commander's methods and ideals to heart and eventually even altering his physical appearance to more closely resemble Prime. His latest effort included a new red and blue paint job and an added [[mouthplate|faceplate]]. Far from a simple case of hero worship on Pyro's part, Autobot psy-ops specialist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] even diagnosed him with the Cybertronian personality disorder "''[[primus apotheosis]]''" after studying his case. His greatest wish was to die gloriously in battle as Prime watched and understood their intimate connection. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Pyro got to fight alongside Prime while part of the [[113th Battalion]], which waged a massive battle against the [[Phase Sixer]] [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

Pyro would lead a platoon on [[Hydrus 5]] and successfully defended it from a [[Tremorcon]] attack, with his own heroic actions being noted as a reason for victory. {{storylink|Bullets}} Afterwards, a surprised Pyro was personally approached by Springer for recruitment into the Wreckers, with Springer claiming that the former was on the top of the list. {{Storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Along with [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]], Pyro waited for pick-up at the Igue-Moor Fuel Depot; ''unlike'' them, he was extremely embarrassed when their bored target practice trashed the place, hurriedly putting fires out and trying to apologize to the irate foreman [[Dipstick]]. Upon pick-up, he was stunned to find [[Verity Carlo|one of those fragile humans]] was a Wrecker, and he bemused Verity with a stunned speech about how Optimus was right about the need to protect her species. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2-Pyromotto.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|In his head, Pyro likes to call them Ironhide, Warpath, and Powerglide.]]
After the former (and incarcerated!) Wreckers leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], was picked up by the group, Pyro and the other new recruits were sidelined to a separate room while the "grown-ups" chatted. The others tried to help Pyro pick out a [[motto]] for himself, as he had yet to do so. His suggestions of "Freedom of thought, freedom of action, freedom... to be" and "Sentience is the guarantor of autonomy" were deemed either too pompous or too, uh, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|derivative]].

Soon, all the Autobots on board [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship gathered to work out the details of their planned take-back of the prison world [[Garrus-9]]. Unfortunately, the mastermind behind G-9's subjugation was the infamous Decepticon wild card, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and Pyro joined the others in freaking out just a tad. Pyro expressed concerns that their strategy for completing their objectives wasn't terribly complex. Springer reminded him that this was the Wreckers, where planning is dumb. The group was to arrive on planet spread across two escape pods. Pyro, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and Ironfist were assigned to Rotorstorm's shuttle, while the other pod was to be guided in remotely also by Rotorstorm. On the way in, Pyro was surprised to learn that their pod had a stowaway: Verity Carlo in her battle suit.

The Decepticons were, of course, ready for the two pods with an impressive volley of firepower. After their pods took a number of hits, Pyro and the others crash-landed on the surface of Garrus-9, right on the footsteps of Overlord. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Pyroverity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pyro and his <s>[[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]]</s> [[Powermaster]] [[Hi-Q]].]]
After their recovery and Rotorstorm's demise at the hands of Overlord, Pyro protected Verity by shielding her in his chest while Perceptor, Topspin, and Ironfist took on Overlord. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat as Overlord requested the rest of the Decepticons bring them a head of a Wrecker in exchange for freedom. After they escaped and found their way to where [[Aequitas]] was being held, Pyro finally remembered he was hiding Verity in his chest. After a verbal scolding from Verity, who reminded him that humans don't fold up inside chest compartments well, Pyro let his mask slip and openly questioned what Optimus Prime saw in these fragile creatures.

Once Pyro's team arrived at Aequitas's cell, and with Decepticons closely on their tails, he helped helped Topspin carry the barely alive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside as the prison doors opened to reveal... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-blazeofglory.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Fight and die, rather than live with the knowledge that you ran! ...unless it's for something stupid.]]
...[[Aequitas]], Garrus-9's supercomputer, which judged its prisoners of their guilt. They were charged with downloading the contents of its hard drive and getting out of there, but there was one catch: With Garrus-9's command crew gone, the only way to access the mainframe for downloads was to sacrifice a spark to it. Perceptor was ineligible for this, as he was needed to interface with the supercomputer, sacrificing Topspin would also kill Twin Twist, and Verity was a human... leaving Pyro and Ironfist.

Pyro balked at this, insisting his life was destined for far greater things than sacrificing himself so that they could merely turn on a computer. No, he saw himself at the end of his life going out in a blaze of glory, saving a planetful of organisms, and finally catching the attention of Optimus Prime. Like the true hero he was destined to be, he fingered Ironfist to sacrifice himself instead. After all, that guy just worked in a ''lab''. What important things had ''he'' done? This argument infuriated Verity. Just as Ironfist began sadly to agree, they were interrupted by Topspin nominating himself. Twin Twist was about to die from torture at the hands of [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] anyhow, and this way, they could both die with relative dignity, on their own terms.

Once Perceptor had access to Aequitas, another hard decision reared its head. Pyro and the others were surrounded by Decepticons, and in moments, they would be overrun and, most likely, destroyed. Perceptor could activate the deterrence chips in every prisoner on Garrus-9, thus saving them, but, as Pyro noted, Impactor was also a former prisoner and would share their fate. Perceptor put their decision to a vote, and Pyro voted against. However, Perceptor decided the needs of many outweighed the needs of Impactor, and Ironfist, with the vast database of Aequitas downloaded into his systems, had learned that Impactor wasn't so great after all and deserved to die. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5 PyroOverwhelmed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, he's just re-enacting "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".]]
Verity made an impassioned plea to Perceptor and Ironfist not to activate the deterrence chips, arguing that the Wreckers as lionized by Ironfist would never sacrifice a teammate in this manner, no matter what Impactor had done. Perceptor decided she was correct, and they would simply fight their enemies head on. But Pyro spoke up and told them to run instead, while he offered to buy them time. Ironfist pointed out that Pyro would be slaughtered and this was hardly the blaze of glory the larger Autobot had wanted. Pyro simply told Ironfist that he had decided that dying to protect people he cared about was a fine way to go, and apologized to Verity for underestimating her worth. The others stood aside as Pyro blasted the door open. As the Decepticons charged in, Perceptor and the others slipped by while Pyro tried to hold the mob off. Verity asked Ironfist how long Pyro would be able to hold out, and Ironfist assured her that Pyro would "put up a good fight".

Unfortunately, Pyro was quickly overwhelmed as the mob of Decepticons swarmed over him and literally tore him limb-from-limb. After G-9 was liberated, Pyro's remains, along with the other fallen Wreckers, were placed in caskets and transported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Pyro's remains were eventually interred alongside his comrades in the [[Zone of Remembrance]] within ''[[Debris]]''. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-Pyrocaptured.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|Take me to your leader!]]
Born in a [[Cyberfactory]] in the [[United Kingdom]], '''Pyro Ignatius Spark''' was the first Transformer birthed on Earth to be recognized as a citizen of a human nation. He has a "real" name, he has a birth certificate, and he even has a job with which Pyro pays the bills: he's both a firefighter and a fire engine for the London Fire Brigade. Fearless and relentlessly cheerful, he attends to his daily chores with an eccentric, irreverent glee... even when he functions as the leader of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] [[Autobot]]s when they routinely battle [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. In [[2007]], Pyro was knighted Sir Pyro Ignatius Spark for his rescue of the [[Queen of England]] from the Decepticons.

In [[2010]], Pyro's G2 Autobots fought the Decepticon Syndicate once again, this time outside the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], where Pyro feared that Clench meant to destroy the Earth. Unfortunately, Pyro was captured and brought inside by Clench, though this did not quell Pyro's ever-present good mood. Clench did not mean to destroy the Earth (he was on it!), but had teamed up with the [[Quintesson]]-aligned [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] general [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and his army of next gen [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s for the purpose of using the Collider to unleashing the power of [[forestonite]]. They believed that when bombarded with particles, the forestonite would grant Transformers special powers, albeit with some color mutations.

[[File:G2Redux-Pyropurple.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Doctor, doctor, give me the news.]]
Indeed, they were right, and when Pyro's team came to rescue them, both factions ended up altered by the bombarded forestonite gas. Pyro was given the power of precognition, allowing him to perpetually see a few seconds into the future. In addition to the quick reflexes his precognition made possible, he was also able to focus his new power on an object to "read" events from its recent past.

Freed, Pyro battled Clench one-on-one, and while Clench's new powers allowed him to create local gravity wells, Pyro's precognition served him better. When it became apparent that Clench was losing, Sky-Byte and the Sharkticons abandoned him. Clench and the Syndicate also fled, and Pyro directed his team towards repairing the damage done to the Hadron Collider. And after that, there would be the exciting adventure of hunting down unaccounted-for canisters of forestonite! {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In [[2012]] following a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]], Pyro was given the task of finding out who did it by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2|A Flash Forward #2}} Pyro's team had not long gotten underway when they received a call from [[Nebulos]]. They arrived to the news that the scientist [[Hi-Q]] had gone missing, and after reviewing security footage, Pyro discovered that the culprits were [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3|A Flash Forward #3}} He and his team tracked the [[Battlecharger]]s' exhaust emissions to [[Qre]] and were surprised to find it had been [[eco-structuring|altered to resemble Cybertron]]. They were attacked by a training system before [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] arrived to introduce himself. Though Jhiaxus invited them in, Pyro soon found his team ambushed by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and imprisoned behind a radiation field. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4|A Flash Forward #4}}

Jhiaxus explained to Pyro that he was creating a "second generation" of clones to live in peace. [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], meanwhile, posed as his own clone, allowing him to free Pyro and the rest of the team. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5|A Flash Forward #5}} Pyro had to warn [[Aquafend]] off attacking Jhiaxus as the latter had Hi-Q in his chest. After rescuing the Nebulon, the Autobots fled the exploding base to be confronted by the three Autobot clones. Pyro managed to talk the trio into returning to Earth with him. Back on Earth, he reported the results of the mission to Ultra Magnus but then learned from Sizzle that the "[[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]" were coming. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

[[File:Pyrocloseup-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Pyro's actions in 2012 were seen on a computer screen by [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] and [[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]] of [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]] as Rhinox noted that Pyro's home reality, [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]] was unaffected by the current wave of [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

Pyro was stationed on Earth during the Machine Wars. Two days before Jhiaxus’s army reached Cybertron, Pyro and Obsidian conferred over video communications, and coordinated their teams efforts in anticipation of the enemy’s movements. Pyro informed Obsidian that he suspected foul play; Obsidian had previously told Pyro that Obsidian was working with [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but it turned out the real Sandstorm was with Pyro at the moment. In actuality, the other Sandstorm was a [[Sandstorm (MW)|clone]] created by Jhiaxus.

Three days after the invasion of Cybertron, Pyro received an mekarach pulse from Cybertron, and rightly deduced that it had been the only means that Obsidian had found to make contact with him while Cybertron’s communications were down. He subsequently deployed Alpha and Bravo Teams via [[space bridge]] as strategic reinforcements. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Pyro Kreon.JPG|thumb|If you can't find a [[Doctor]] micro-figure, at least you can see his ersatz as a Kreon]]
Pyro helped [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] put out a raging fire. {{storylink|Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], Pyro succeeded [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] as Autobot leader though Hyperdrive remained on the front lines until the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] finally ended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

===''TransTech''===
'''Sparky''' (or to give her full name, '''Pyra Ignatia Spark''') and her assistant [[Firecracker]] were interviewed by [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] regarding the fireworks display the pair had set up for the New Year's Eve celebration. The interview touched on Sparky's [[Conjunx Endura]] [[Vez]] and the fact that the fireworks would be previewed during [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]'s pre-party concert. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/12/31}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy-Pyro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|{{w|Carrot Ironfoundersson|Captain Carrot}} reporting for duty.]]
*'''Pyro''' ([[Obliterator]], [[1993]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro transforms from a Carmichael Cobra airport crash truck into a robot (front half) and a gun emplacement featuring a six-barrel missile launcher which actually fires as one rotates the knob on the back. His sticker sheet notably includes several different windshield decals, each with the word "FIRE" in a different language. In [[robot mode]] he has fairly limited articulation as well as an [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-looking headsculpt, which was the trend with Autobot leaders at the time.

:He was first released as part of the "transitional" period of ''Transformers'' in the European market, bearing the new ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol.

:Pyro notably suffers from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as his feet, lower arms, wheel rims, missile launcher, his gun and his, erm, crotch, are made of this brittle plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Pyro/pyro.htm More information on Pyro at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/europe/1993/instr_pyro.jpg Instruction booklet for Pyro at Botchthecrab.com]''

===''Generation 2''===
*'''Spark''' (Obliterator, [[1994]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro was re-released in Europe without changes in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|Generation 2]]'' proper under the name "Spark".
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Holy god yes.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' ([[BotCon 2010]] box set)
**''Accessories'': "Flame" missile

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Autobot Spark" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Voyager Class [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]], transforming into a fictional six-wheeled variant of the 2002-2007 {{w|Pierce Manufacturing#Gallery of Pierce Apparatus|Pierce Contender}} series of firetrucks. His top-mounted spring-loaded missile launcher ends up mounted on his right arm in robot mode. He may have the most [[Paint operation|paint]] of any BotCon toy ever.

:He was part of a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at BotCon 2010. The other figures in the set were [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]].

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]], and was differently retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. Grappel himself was later redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] Protectobot Hot Spot, and the sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]], using tooling from both the original Inferno version and the newer Grappel version of this sculpt.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCSpark/spark.htm More information on Autobot Spark at TFU.info]''
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===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lìeyàn''' (China, 烈焰, Roaring Flame"")

==Notes==
*Pyro's personality in ''Wings Universe'' continuity seems to be based on {{w|David Tennant}}'s [[Doctor]].
*Pyro's ''Timelines'' card art is drawn with his forearm [[kibble]] mistransformed.
*Kreon Pyro is made from several existing Kre-O pieces, most obviously the Optimus Prime helmet piece.

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