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[[File:ClubCon flyme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Starscream had tried to get the others to name it "Club Scream!", but no game. For more than one reason.]]
He might have spent about a third of its run asleep, but that didn't stop '''Starscream''' from being a big player in the Marvel Comics continuity!

==Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics==
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''Millions of years ago, on the troubled planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Starscream acted as the figurehead leader for the controlling dictators of the city-state of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. Following a botched attempt at igniting war between [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], Vos itself went to war with Tarn, and both cities were destroyed by an exchange of [[photon missile]]s. The survivors of both cities—presumably including Starscream—were gathered together by the ex-gladiator [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who used their bitterness towards Iacon to unite them under his control as the [[Decepticon]]s.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

Four million years ago, Starscream was part of Megatron's attack raid on the [[Autobot]] [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which ended catastrophically when the ship crashed on [[Earth]], knocking all aboard offline. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}} In 1984, a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's [[Aunty|computer]] back online, and it reactivated and rebuilt Starscream and all others aboard with new Earthly [[alternate mode]]s. The Decepticons were quick to begin hostilities on this new world, and during a battle at a drive-thru movie theater, Starscream was sent fleeing when a dose of [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s [[glass gas]] shattered his chassis. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

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As the Decepticons sought new sources of fuel and power, Starscream attempted to undermine Megatron's decision to attack the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] by proposing that [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] scout it first. Seeing the wisdom in the idea, Megatron sent [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] to do the job, and the effective strategies that the Decepticon leader formed based on the information retrieved reminded Starscream never to underestimate his commander's shrewdness. After the plant was seized and its machinery used to construct a [[Fortress Sinister|base of operations]] for the Decepticons, the villains attacked the auto repair shop of the Autobots' new human ally [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and Starscream abducted the human in order to pry from him the method he had created of converting earth fuels into a form Cybertronians could consume. {{storylink|Power Play!}}

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While Sparkplug was put to work, Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] were dispatched to [[United Kingdom|England]] to investigate a Cybertronian signal that was discovered to be emanating from an spaceship that had crashed there centuries before. Reports of this mission are contradictory, but at least one account identified Starscream as the killer of the ship's occupant, the [[Man of Iron (G1)|Man of Iron]]. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}} ''After returning to America, Starscream took part in a Decepticon attack on [[Sherman Dam]] and helped hold off the Autobots while [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] supervised the extraction of their [[Energon cube|energon fuel cubes]].'' {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} Starscream and the other jets were then unleashed upon the human military forces who attempted a hopeless attack on the Decepticons' base. Under cover of the attack, however, the Autobots were able to rescue Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Starscream was soon to advocate pursuit, but Megatron refused, preferring caution, and the frustrated Starscream immediately began plotting against him. Intending to rally the Decepticons behind him by attacking humans in order to orchestrate a confrontation between the Autobots and Decepticons, Starscream was caught monologuing by Ravage, and was forced to try and kill the spy in order to keep his plans secret. Both his attack and his attempt to murder Ravage met with failure however, and when [[Containment Manoeuvre Four-Eight|caught]], Starscream demanded a [[Trial by Combat]]. He was pitted against [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and won, but was then shot down by a revenge-seeking Ravage, who blamed the Autobots.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Subsequently, Starscream was repaired and joined the other Decepticons in an assault on the Ark, though both sides were incapacitated during the battle when Optimus Prime activated the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. Afterwards, the Decepticons fled, vowing to return.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

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Powered up using the fuel Sparkplug had created for them and readying for a renewed attack on the Ark, Starscream berated Megatron for allowing Sparkplug to have been rescued, since the human would likely have shared his fuel with the Autobots. A blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], along with the confirmation that Sparkplug had failed to convert fuel for the Autobots, led Starscream to meekly acquiesce to the attack plan. Battle ensuing, but just as the Decepticons appeared victorious, Starscream and the others doubled over in pain, victims of poisoned fuel courtesy of Sparkplug Witwicky. If not for the sudden appearance and intervention by the long-lost [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], the Decepticons surely would have been defeated. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Besting the weakened Autobots, Shockwave repaired Starscream and the others, {{storylink|The New Order}} establishing himself as leader by humiliating the weakened Megatron and parading him in front of Starscream and the Decepticons as a warning. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

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Under Shockwave's command, the Decepticons seized control of one of human [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s oil rigs, prompting the industrialist to build a super-weapon to fight back. Starscream convinced Shockwave to let him and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] destroy the weapon to boost morale, intending to steal it and use it to destroy Shockwave and take command. Attacking the unveiling ceremony at the Blackrock speedway, the two Decepticons were confronted by the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] and the robot-hating super-human [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], whose electrical powers caused Starscream to lose control of his jet mode engines, forcing him to rely on [[robot mode]] flight as he dragged Frenzy's body away in retreat. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} ''Circuit Breaker would go on to relive some of her encounters with the Decepticons, including Starscream, at [[Christmas]] in the town of [[St. Petersburg]].'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

''After Shockwave and Megatron both went missing, Soundwave assumed command, rejecting Starscream's leadership aspirations by labelling him a guileless, tactless "missile with a mouth". These insults notwithstanding, Starscream still proved pivotal in Soundwave's plan to capture [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], cutting off the Autobot scout's escape. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was subsequently challenged to fight his way through the Decepticons to rescue him, and although Starscream loudly boasted of being a "leader killer", his resolved was lost when he faced Optimus Prime alone, and he was quickly defeated.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

''After being left in a coma thanks to his [[cybo-dendron]]s burning out, Grimlock dreamed of slaying Megatron, only to be in turn felled at the hands of Starscream.'' {{storylink|Victory!}}

While his higher brain functions were disconnected, Megatron described his adventures with Starscream on Cybertron to the human [[Joey Slick]]. {{storylink|Shooting Star!}}

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Returning to the Blackrock Industries oil rig, Starscream and his fellow jets soon found their makeshift base surrounded by government forces, leaving them trapped for weeks. Shockwave returned to help them make their getaway, and charged them using a [[power siphon]] he had built during his absence to convert sound energy from a [[Brick Springstern]] concert into [[energon cube]]s, but they were bested in the attempt by Bumblebee and a group of new Autobot recruits. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Soon after, Shockwave determined to brainwash Bumblebee and add him to the Decepticon ranks, and Starscream agreed, joining him and the other Decepticons in relentlessly hunting the small Autobot when he was alone. It wasn't until human authorities and the Autobots arrived to rescue Bumblebee did the Decepticons abandon their hunt. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Starscream was among a group of Decepticons staging a petty attack on a human town when a strange energy blast reversed all of their personalities. The cruel robots became big softies, and apologized profusely as they cleaned up the mess they had made. Once the blast's effects wore off, the Decepticons tracked its origin to England. They headed overseas to retaliate for what they assumed to be an Autobot trick.''

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''They split up upon arrival, and Starscream spotted Optimus Prime driving down a highway. He opened fire just as another energy blast once more scrambled his circuits. Now regretting his aggression, Starscream began questioning the whole point of the war, and exclaimed that they needed to "give peace a chance!" He returned to his wicked self in short order, but when he tried to launch another missile at the Autobots, he found that his weapons systems were malfunctioning. He pulled away and resumed tracking the energy blasts, getting hit a third time upon approach. Though this blast left his personality intact, the rest of his systems went haywire. With several other planes performing acrobatics in the sky nearby, Starscream was forced to make a landing for his own safety. Upon making landfall, he was mistaken by [[Zeke Heilmann]] to be a an escape vehicle sent by his superiors. Heilmann was a spy who had snatched away the device responsible for the Transformers' recent troubles: the "[[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]]." Jazz, who had also tracked down Heilmann, tried to stop Starscream from escaping by launching a heat-seeking missile after him. In an attempt to switch to "hyperblast" and outpace the projectile, Starscream found that his systems were still malfunctioning! Instead of picking up speed, he transformed and dumped Heilmann into the missile's path. Both the human and the PARD were obliterated, and Starscream turned to battle the Autobot. But when several Red Arrow jets turned up to investigate the situation, Starscream chose the better part of valor and hid out in a scrapyard to avoid another confrontation.'' {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}''

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Around this time, a message sent by Soundwave, containing images of Starscream and the other Decepticons on Earth finally reached Cybertron. Though it was received by [[Straxus (G1)|Lord Straxus]], it was also intercepted by an [[Cybertron Seven|Autobot resistance cell]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Upon establishing contact with Straxus, Starscream was among the Decepticons who joined Megatron on a mission to the [[space bridge]] to welcome reinforcements from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} However, when they arrived at the established coordinates, they discovered that the Autobot resistance cell had arrived over the bridge instead. Before they could attack, Megatron was alerted to an Autobot raid on the Decepticons' base, but rather than return to aid in the defense, Megatron instead ordered an assault on the underguarded Ark. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they had no reckoned with the newest Autobot, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who deactivated almost all the Decepticons present, Starscream included. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

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''The Autobots recovered the bodies of Starscream and the other deactivated Decepticons and placed them in [[Deep sleep capsule|life support capsules]] within the Ark, holding them imprisoned in stasis. Not long afterward, the Autobots were plunged into a state of disarray by the violent arrival of the enigmatic [[time travel]]ing Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was in such a rush to depart the medical bay and attend a mission briefing that he failed to notice an alert signifying the malfunction of Starscream's capsule. Starscream awoke and punched his way out of the capsule, and proceeded to steal out of the medical area and listen in on the Autobots' briefing. He was shocked to overhear that the Autobots had teamed up with Megatron to defeat Galvatron, and Starscream immediately decided to sneak off to join forces with this powerhouse from the future. Galvatron went along with Starscream's toadying, as the irony amused him; Galvatron was, in fact, a recreated future incarnation of Megatron, and would go on to kill Starscream twenty years in the future!''

''When Galvatron and his men faced Megatron once again, Starscream shot Megatron in the back, but had to be stopped short of killing him by Galvatron himself, who knocked Starscream unconscious in order to secure his own future existence. Starscream's body was placed back into its stasis capsule by the future Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who then tricked Galvatron into returning to the future through a complicated plan that involved painting Skywarp to look like Starscream, and then duping Galvatron into destroying him. After killing "Starscream", Galvatron rationalized that he must have traveled back to a parallel timeline, since Starscream was not supposed to die until [[2006]], and returned to the future with his men.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

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''Rather than do the smart thing and return Starscream the Ark, the future Autobots rather unwisely left his capsule lying in the middle of a field. As happenstance would have it, Starscream lay there, undisturbed, until he awoke at Christmas the following year. Desolate, he wished he could go home again, and was in mid-mope when he was chanced upon by a [[Christmas kid|a human]] who sought to inform him of the meaning of Christmas. Urged to help a busload of elderly humans who had become stuck in a snowdrift, Starscream wanted to know what would be in it for him. As Starscream debated this good deed, he was suddenly attacked by [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], who suspected him to be up to his usual do-baddery. After a brief battle, the human intervened to chastise Streetwise, and Starscream proceeded to show up the Protectobot by saving the bus, purely out of spite. Starscream's companion then talked Streetwise into leaving them alone, and the Decepticon was given another lecture on what the Christmas spirit was all about. Though he resisted for as long as he could, Starscream eventually allowed himself a display of genuine altruism, and wished the boy a "Merry Christmas" sincerely.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

''Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker took over a power station near the [[Charlton]] hotel on the East Coast, imprisoning the plant's workers and converting its output into energon cubes with a power siphon. They were interrupted in this endeavour by [[Danny Phillips]], who had [[Missing in Action|encountered Transformers before]] and believed that they were all as good as the Autobots. The Decepticons were in the process of shattering the boy's delusions when [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] burst onto the scene. A stray shot hit the stack of energon cubes, and though Skywarp and Thundercracker managed to escape in the ensuing confusion, Starscream was unable to shake Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. Starscream managed to shoot down Jetfire, and then circled around back towards the plant. In response, the Aerialbots combined into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. The combiner grabbed Starscream out of the air and violently threw him into the Charlton, reducing it to splinters. Superion was then momentarily distracted by Danny, who decried the pointless destruction he was causing, allowing Starscream to escape.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

Starscream helped defend the Decepticon headquarters against a joint attack of Cobra, G.I. Joe and Autobot units while Shockwave directed [[Power Station Alpha]] around the globe in an attempt to siphon tremendous amounts of energy from the Earth, which would destroy the planet in the process. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

{{note|Starscream never awoke in the American stories—his deactivated body remained captive within the Ark for years, and was not rescued until the events of "[[Totaled!]]", when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces saved all the Decepticons aboard the craft. When this story was reprinted in the UK, Starscream's name was erased from the artwork. As far as the UK stories were concerned, Starscream sought out Ratbat's Decepticons to join up with them.}}
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Starscream quickly ingratiated himself with Ratbat and became the manager and public face of [[Club Con]], a human island resort that covered their attempt to uncover subterranean information on the legendary [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}} When a [[Raindance|pair of Autobot]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|audio and video tapes]] recording the loss of the Underbase were found, Starscream convinced Ratbat to let him watch the tapes with him. In the "[[Realvision]]" playback, he witnessed a young Optimus Prime thwart Megatron's early attempts to possess the Underbase by shooting the legendary database into space. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}} Starscream then set about a chain of systematic betrayals in order to gain access to that power. He first invited [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his Decepticons over to Ratbat's headquarters, without alerting his commander to having done so. When Ratbat made a show of force to fend off these "intruders," Starscream stepped in to clear the matter, but any potential alliance with Scorponok had already been damaged. Starscream later volunteered to bring Scorponok for a tour of Ratbat's base, purposely allowing the visitor to learn about the latter's discovery of the Underbase. Scorponok declared war against Ratbat for keeping such vital information from him, allowing Starscream to slip away with [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], whom the Decepticons had been holding prisoner. He gave the human equipment that would lure the Autobots to the Decepticon's Actic base, and left him to freeze on an iceberg. The battle between the two groups of Decepticons served to distract them as Starscream stole a ship from Scorponok to look for the Underbase on his own. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

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Upon finding the ancient database, Starscream began absorbing its power. He was unable to finish the task as he was blasted by Ratbat's ship, piloted by a temporary Autobot/Decepticon alliance. However, while the light of the Underbase had only shone on Starscream for a moment, that moment had been enough to fill him with its awesome power, and the now-cosmically powered Air Commander survived the attack. With newfound strength, Starscream hurled his ship at Ratbat's craft, and promptly headed for Earth with the intention of proving his power by destroying [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]] and [[Buenos Aires]]. The Autobots and Decepticons traveled to those locations to try and stop Starscream, but they ultimately failed, as a massive amount of the Transformers active on Earth were badly damaged and incapacitated by Starscream's Underbase-powered rampage. Starscream only stopped after intercepting a radio transmission between [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Optimus Prime, and realized that the great Autobot leader was elsewhere, plotting against him. Starscream fled back out into space to seek out Prime, and found the Underbase heading towards him. Starscream attempted to finish absorbing its power, only to have the absolute knowledge overwhelm him, which resulted in his destruction. {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} {{storylink|Flashback!}}

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''Starscream's corpse crashed in [[South America]], but the Decepticon still clung to some semblance of life, as his shattered husk was reanimated by the residual energy of the Underbase that still saturated it, and driven by Starscream's own murderous impulses into an insane rampage. After nearly killing [[Susan Hoffman]] and [[Susan Hoffman#Related characters|her Assistants]], the [[zombie]]-like Starscream was confronted by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]], who had been sent by Megatron to recover Starscream's body, and the Autobot [[Triggerbot]]s. Triggerbot [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] was able to appeal to the fraction of the Underbase that was still within Starscream and convinced it to try and regain control of itself, but as soon as it did, Dreadwind and Darkwing had their [[Powermaster]] partners [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] siphon all the Underbase's remaining power from the walking cadaver. Starscream's corpse returned to being an inanimate pile of scrap, which the pair quickly collected.'' {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

Starscream's remains were delivered to Megatron [[Megatron's base|in his Cybertronian base]], who kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and forced him to rebuild Starscream with a powerful [[Pretender]] shell. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} After the shell had finished healing the body inside, Megatron sent the resurrected, supposedly mind-wiped Starscream to Earth, where he attacked in the middle of a tense meeting between the forces of Scorponok and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} [[File:Starscreamskindeep.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|These are the Delboest panels ever.]] Starscream's new form was powerful, but what gave him his true edge was how much he spooked his victims. He was believed to be a ghost, an invincible force of revenge, and most of Scorponok's troops quickly fled the battlefield. It wasn't until Hot Rod manned up and shot their attacker did they realize that this was no ghost at all, but rather a physical being that could [[Furmanism|feel pain and be destroyed.]] This was further sold by Starscream's sudden display of cowardice: Ratchet had arranged for Starscream's true personality to eventually surface, and Hot Rod's blast had knocked it free. Completely outmatched, Starscream surrendered and begged Scorponok for forgiveness. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

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''Although permitted to join Scorponok's Decepticons, Starscream began to wallow in self-pity, believing that all the other Decepticons considered him a joke for his many failed takeover attempts and defeats. His self-esteem crumbled every time the other Decepticons refused to speak to him or spoke about him behind his back. In reality, the other Decepticons were terribly frightened of Starscream (thanks to that whole Underbase thing) and were avoiding him so they wouldn't be killed. Starscream sulked about it for a while until he bumped into a group of Autobots, sent to spy on him. Equally terrified of him as the Decepticons were, the Autobots attempted to flee. This ignited a rage within Starscream; he misinterpreted the Autobots' action as a dismissal of his threat-level. Gunning down and capturing the Autobots, Starscream found his confidence beginning to return.'' {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

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Starscream listened in to the dissension he began to cause among the Decepticons, who were angry with Scorponok for letting him back in, and began to scheme to overthrow the current Decepticon leader. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}} [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], believed to be dead at the time, resurfaced and found his way to Scorponok's base of operations in New Jersey. In the middle of the night, he spied Starscream sneaking out, and surmised that the Seeker was up to his old tricks, rather than going out on a sanctioned mission of any kind. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} He was correct, as Starscream tried to capture the mutant [[Dynamo]] and use him as a [[Powermaster]] so he could challenge Scorponok. Starscream first met resistance in the form of [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], who tried to rip him apart with her magnetic abilities. Standing out-of-sight, Shockwave interrupted the woman's attack with a laser blast, allowing for Starscream to gain the upper hand and make another grab for the mutant. He was once more interrupted, this time by [[G.B. Blackrock]] and his [[Neo-Knights]]. While [[Rapture]] entranced him in a fantasy world, where Starscream successfully destroyed Scorponok, [[Thunderpunch]] beat the Decepticon down with his bare hands. Dynamo then interrupted the brawl, and had each party pitch their recruitment speech at him so he could choose for himself who he would join. Despite Starscream promising the mutant world domination, Dynamo preferred Blackrock's offer at acceptance. Starscream once more tried to take Dynamo by force, only to be shoved down into the nearby surf by Thunderpunch and Circuit Breaker. Upon recovering, Starscream was approached by Shockwave with the proposition of declaring war on Scorponok and taking leadership for themselves. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

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Naturally viewing Shockwave as a stepping stone to claiming sole power, Starscream agreed and helped press-gang [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into their group. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} After strategizing in Shockwave's sub-oceanic staging base, they launched their attack on Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] base, levelling it from above. {{storylink|Surrender!}} Starscream was at first willing to call it an easy victory, but Shockwave cautioned him against celebrating prematurely. Scoffing at his co-commander, Starscream urged his teammates to help him in digging out any survivors to give them two options: join them or die. But Starscream had the bad luck of coming upon Scorponok first, who crushed his leg and briefly took him out of the fight. Mindwipe and Starscream subsequently concerned themselves with Scorponok's troops while Scorponok battled his equal, Shockwave. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Starscream continued to perform strafing runs on Scorponok's troops until the intervention of the human superhero team the [[Neo-Knights]] ended the conflict. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Afterwards, all Transformers present were teleported to Cybertron by [[Primus]] in advance of the coming of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Through the body of Emirate [[Xaaron]], Primus told all Transformers present, Starscream included, of their imminent destiny in facing off against his eternal nemesis. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

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When Unicron appeared shortly thereafter, Starscream and Shockwave opted for the better part of valor, leaving the rest of their armies to take up the fight. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Although the chaos-bringer was defeated, mysterious tremors began to tear Cybertron apart, so Shockwave had the seek out the Ark. Finding it pretty banged-up, Starscream suggested they instead find a ship in better condition, but Shockwave assured him that the Ark was best suited to their needs. {{storylink|Still Life!}} The pair rendered the vessel operational once more, and used it to escape the planet. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Partway into their journey, the sudden appearance of life signals on the supposedly deserted ship prompted Starscream to investigate, and he was horrified to discover that Megatron was on board, having been in a life-support pod. Starscream immediately prostrated himself before his original leader, but Shockwave ordered him away to check the other pods while he dealt with Megatron. Starscream discovered that [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had also awoken and thought the fight would be an easy one, but his callous jokes about the enjoyment he would derive from killing the medic earned him a merciless pummeling. Starscream attempted to shoot Ratchet in the back, but the Autobot doctor jostled his shot, deliberately causing the detonation of a tank of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]. The explosion caused enough of a chain reaction to send the Ark into a crash-landing on Earth. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}
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===Transformers Annual 1985===
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.}}
Starscream was among the troops Megatron brought to the Amazon to excavate rare crystals which could bring new Decepticons to life. Starscream and Thrust were posted as aerial guards, and opened fire on [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] when the little Autobot breached the excavation's perimeter. They hadn't foreseen that Bumblebee came with back-up however, and Starscream was blasted out of the sky by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. The jet crashed into Megatron's mining operation, destroying it utterly. {{storylink|Hunted!}}

===Marvel UK future timelines===
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''In one timeline, by the year [[2005]], the Decepticons succeeded in conquering all of Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to migrate to its two moons. Starscream was at Megatron's side when Laserbeak returned from a spying mission on [[Moonbase One]], with information detailing that the Autobots were planning to make an Energon run to Earth. The Decepticons ambushed the Autobots' shuttle partway to its destination, with Starscream wielding Megatron in his gun mode to slay all aboard the ship. Starscream complained that they had gone after an easy target when their real goal should have been the Autobots' headquarters on the moons, but Megatron revealed he had a better plan in mind; they would use the shuttle to unleash a surprise attack on Autobot City on Earth!''

''Though the Decepticons attacked the outpost in full force, they were in time driven off by Optimus Prime, who managed to fatally wound Megatron before himself succumbing to his injuries. The Decepticons were forced to retreat back to Cybertron aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. But their transport didn't have the power to make it back to Cybertron with all those inside weighing him down. Starscream and the rest of the Decepticons who had escaped from the battlefield relatively unscathed voted on dumping their injured, with Starscream casting Megatron out personally.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

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''Starscream then proceeded to name himself the new leader of the Decepticons, going as far as holding a coronation ceremony for the occasion. The procession was interrupted by the arrival of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the latter of the three proclaiming that he was Megatron reborn. With a single, powerful blast, Galvatron reduced Starscream to a pile of scrap and retook his position as Decepticon head-honcho.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

Starscream was similarly responsible for casting Megatron out into space in another timeline, wherein Unicron reformatting the Decepticon leader would yield [[Galvatron II]]. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}}
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===Earthforce===
{{Earthforcefiction}}
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In an alternate series of events, Starscream and Shockwave's army grew much larger, and their main competition was not Scorponok, but a revived Megatron and his group of Decepticons. As Shockwave's second-in-command, Starscream was schmoozed. {{storylink|Bugged!}} Starscream joined his boss in a (failed) attempt to capture Grimlock and find out how he'd resurrected dead Transformers. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

An attempt on Megatron's part to alter the timeline saw him travel through a [[Flashback Doorway]] and possess the body of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] before Starscream had a chance to destroy him, back when he still had the power of the Underbase. Prowl followed through the time-travel machine, and managed to avoid his initial destruction at Starscream's hand. The Autobot then traveled to the Brooklyn Bridge, and battled Megatron/Snaptrap to insure that he'd be in the right place when Starscream was destined to destroy the Seacons. He succeeded, though he had to allow Starscream to destroy him once more in order to leave the past unchanged. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

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As the [[Decepticon Civil War]] went on, Shockwave grew more powerful and had less need to bother with Starscream. The Seeker found he had few responsibilities, and even less power. The final indignity came when he was assigned to mere monitor duty at their undersea base. Still, even that ignoble assignment presented an opportunity, as Starscream caught Megatron's spies, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], trying to tune in to Shockwave's war room. After incapacitating the bugs, Starscream surprised them by offering to let them go free, if they would report back to Megatron that Shockwave would be alone at a certain spot the next day, ensuring that Megatron would go out to battle him alone. {{storylink|Bugged!}} With the trap baited, Starscream contacted his opposite number, Megatron's second-in-command Soundwave, and proposed an alliance. Soundwave had already been playing both sides by feeding information to him, making it easy to blackmail him into "agreeing" to join the Decepticon factions under their joint rule. Sure enough, after Megatron and Shockwave's private battle came under Autobot fire (Autobots who had been anonymously tipped off by Starscream), they radioed their respective bases only to hear that the Decepticons no longer considered the two of them leaders. Soon, of course, Soundwave would be removed too! {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}}

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Starscream's first major action as Decepticon leader was the ol' "bait and switch"—sending Soundwave and a Decepticon strike force to keep the Autobots busy at their Earthbase, while he personally attended to stealing a supply of oil from a tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It seemed, however, that Starscream's plan hadn't accounted for Earthforce's newest recruits: the [[Survivors]]. A quick 1-2-3 by [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] took the fight out of Starscream, and so he retreated, radioing his troops to do the same. Soundwave immediately took the opportunity to diss Starscream's leadership and say he'd be so much better...{{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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Sometime later, returning to the [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|Decepticon base in the Louisiana bayous]], Starscream suddenly found himself fighting for his life against [[Louisiana bounty hunters|several mismatched bounty hunters and mercenaries]]. Believing his co-commander Soundwave must have been responsible for the contract, Starscream stormed back to their headquarters to confront him. {{storylink|Assassins}} He wasted no words before attacking his "treacherous" partner, but fortunately Soundwave had had the foresight to prerecord an explanation. While trading blows and dodging laser fire in person, Soundwave's recording outlined how the situation was clearly a set-up to make them fight each other. Starscream was made to see reason before he struck a killing blow. Unfortunately, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] stormed in at that moment, having been paid by the true contractors, Megatron and Shockwave, to eliminate anyone left standing. {{storylink|External Forces!}} The two Decepticons would have been overwhelmed if they hadn't received aid from an unlikely source: Earthforce. It seemed the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] was dying of [[Corrodia Gravis]], a wasting disease which required an energy transfer from a compatible Transformer, and Starscream fit the bill. After driving off Megatron, Shockwave and the Mayhems, Starscream made a deal with Earthforce to help Snarl in exchange for their aid against any future uprising by the former Decepticon leaders. {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

Soon afterwards, Starscream and Soundwave engaged in Project: Smear, a campaign to ruin the Autobots' good name among the humans, and ensure they received no additional aid in the war. Unfortunately, a straightforward attempt to brainwash [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into wrecking a human settlement didn't pan out. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Soundwave learned that in the wake of this failed first attempt, the Autobots had promised to give an interview to the reporter [[Irwin Spoon]]. Though Soundwave was eager to prevent the interview from happening at all, Starscream instead suggested that the Decepticons ensure that the article ''was'' written, but from a perspective the Decepticons approved of. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Starscream had [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] use his [[cerebro-shell]]s to subvert Spoon's will, and compel him to write a story bashing the Autobots and portraying them as kidnappers, or worse. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}
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==''Transformers Comic-Magazin''==
[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] recreated Starscream as a [[Pretender]] in a ploy to get rid of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], his rival. When a team composed of the [[Autobot]] Pretenders [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] tried to stop the Decepticons from using stolen nuclear missiles, Starscream attacked them, but was ultimately defeated by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Megatron's Ultimatum}}

==Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic==
{{Note|Starscream first appeared, in silhouette, in the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] "[[Unfoldings!]]", in which he and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] were seen talking about the [[Silent Castle|possibility that there was another Decepticon left]] on [[Earth]]. Starscream would not reappear during the ''G.I. Joe'' crossover, and when the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] proper began, Megatron was seen repairing his deactivated form, [[retcon]]ning his ''G.I. Joe'' appearance away.}}

[[File:TalesofEarth2 megatron and starscream.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Who have you been talking to, Starscream?]]
Starscream was deactivated by the Ark's crash to Earth and remained offline for several years. Eventually, Megatron, who had survived the impact and spent the time repairing the ship and now required troops to stage his comeback, grudgingly elected to repair and reactivate him, questioning his good judgement in the process. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}} Rescued from the destruction of the Ark at the hands of Fortress Maximus and back in one piece, Starscream flew Megatron to a confrontation with current Decepticon leader [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales of Earth Part One}} but wisely kept out of the battle for leadership, instead betting [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] five triliters of [[evergon resin]] that Megatron would win. Unsurprisingly, Starscream won the bet. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#"Tales of Earth Part Two"|Tales of Earth Part Two}} Although back in command, Megatron continued to enact the late Bludgeon's last plan, attacking Earth in order to drawn out Optimus Prime. Starscream joined the Decepticons in assaulting [[Washington, D.C.]], jovially chatting all the way through, {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} and radioed to Megatron when Prime appeared on the scene. Starscream then watched as Megatron defeated Prime and pilfered the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]'s energies from him. When Autobot reinforcements arrived, the Decepticons retreated rather than fight on and risk losing their means of bringing a [[Bludgeon's new army|new Decepticon army]] to life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} While Optimus subsequently underwent repairs, he reminisced over all the times he had come to blows against the forces of evil, including Starscream's part in bringing down the Ark millions of years ago. {{storylink|New Dawn|Tales of Earth Part Four}}

Starscream was among the Decepticons who raided [[Tykos]] to steal its [[Rheanimum]], where he grew increasingly aware of the fact that his usefulness to Megatron was rapidly coming to an end. Following the success of the mission, the Decepticons were attacked by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], but Megatron ignored Starscream's plea for retreat. {{storylink|New Dawn}} To combat this new threat, Megatron allied the Decepticons with the Autobots, a move that was the last straw for Starscream. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} Though he accompanied the others to planet [[Ethos]] in order to drive off the Cybertronian army there, he immediately afterwards went himself scarce. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Starscream approached Jhiaxus and led his army to the allied Autobot/Decepticon forces at [[Autobase|Autobase Earth]] in return to the promise of an eminent position in his empire. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}}

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This, of course, was also a feint: while the three factions were battling, Starscream led a small squad of Cybertronians to seize the Decepticons' [[Warworld]], and then made his way to the chamber holding the Creation Matrix within. {{storylink|Total War!}} Using the artifact's power, Starscream fused his body with the giant ship, transforming it and himself into a living weapon. {{storylink|Total War!|Tales of Earth Part Seven}} As Optimus Prime and Megatron entered the possessed ship to try and stop him, Starscream exhibited a startling control over the physical nature of the vessel, being able to repair any damage inflicted to it by Jhiaxus's troops, as well as turning the ''Warworld'' into an ever-shifting maze of horrors to torment the two leaders. He especially took pleasure in tormenting Megatron, producing spines to impale him and constricting rooms to crush him. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} Starscream was soon to find, however, that merging with the Matrix cut both ways: when Jhiaxus turned his fleet against the Earth, Starscream was suddenly compelled to protect the planet, and was horrified to discover that the inherent purity of the Matrix was prompting him to be "good". {{storylink|Dark Shadows!#"Tales of Earth Part Eight"|Tales of Earth Part Eight}} Unable to override the heroic compulsions and with no desire to be a hero, let alone a dead one, Starscream returned the Matrix to Optimus and reverted to normal. Fortunately, he was able to avoid any major repercussions for his deceit thanks to the arrival of a much larger threat in the form of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. Megatron put Starscream to work loading the Rheanimum into a shuttle so it could be distributed among the Autobots and Decepticons to protect them from the Swarm's destructive touch, after which, he left him on the Warworld. Starscream then used a tractor beam to rescue Prime from the Swarm and gave him a canister of Rheanimum before departing for parts unknown, reflecting that his final actions had been highly uncharacteristic and worrying that the Matrix might have done him some permanent damage. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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==Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic==
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Starscream waited nearby as Megatron confronted Optimus Prime in [[London]]. When the former Decepticon leader was overwhelmed by Grimlock's Dinobots, Prime's Autobots and Bludgeon's Decepticons, Starscream flew in and rescued him. {{storylink|War Zone}} Some time later, they travelled to confront Bludgeon once again {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Tales of Earth Part One}} and Starscream bet [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] five triliters of [[evergon resin]] that Megatron would win. Fangry (and Bludgeon) lost. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}}
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==''Classics''==
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Through unknown means, Starscream was able to escape the Ark before the ship crash-landed in the Arctic. Venturing out of his own, Starscream soon found himself at a total loss: with no troops to command, he found that he lacked the ability to accomplish anything without a leader to organize things for him. He fell off the grid, eventually resurfacing years later after news reached him that Megatron had also re-emerged on Earth. Left genuinely humbled by his experiences, Starscream simply walked up to the front of the Decepticon base in the remains of the Ark and begged to be allowed entrance, which Megatron permitted. However, once he was upgraded into a new body and feeling himself again, Starscream soon fell back into his old scheming patterns, albeit with much greater patience than before. Now that he had Megatron to reunite the Decepticons, Starscream would bide his time until all their enemies were destroyed, and then he would make his move. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 18|Starscream's profile in Club magazine #18}}

When Megatron returned to the Ark with a mysterious new Decepticon named [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], who claimed to have come from [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|another dimension]], Starscream dismissed his story as lies, earning a backhand from the his leader. Soon after, the Decepticons departed to investigate a mysterious new energy signal, and Starscream led the attack against the human forces who got in their way. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} When the Autobots arrived to join the flight, Starscream and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] engaged in a dogfight. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Megatron ordered both Starscream and Ramjet to pursue several Autobots that had gone underground, {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} and though [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] obeyed immediately, Starscream was unable to shake Jetfire. His pleas for help were thus left unheard. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

[[File:GamesofDeception-Seekers.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Popular Marvelverse term, "the Seekers."]]
Not long after the battle's end, Starscream surreptitiously took Skywarp and Ramjet to meet with a squad of new Decepticon arrivals on Earth—representatives from the larger Decepticon army operating out in space under the command of Bludgeon—with a view to forming an alliance with the rival group against Megatron. Unfortunately, their leader [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] proved to be as duplicitous as him: when they were distracted by the discovery that [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] had been spying on them, Starscream and his fellow jets were tagged with [[cerebro-shell]]s that put them under Bug Bite's control. At his new master's command, Starscream led Bug Bite and his men back to the Ark, where he turned them on Megatron until Autobot intervention jammed the cerebro-shells and set them free. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron prepared his final strike against Bludgeon, he sent out three warships to menace the skeletal warrior, commanded by Starscream, Thundercracker, and [[Octane]]. Somewhat reluctantly, Starscream did nothing but languish in his command chair in space above Bludgeon's headquarters, as the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s acted on Megatron's order to betray and eliminate Bludgeon from within. Starscream just waited for Astrotrain and Soundwave to inform him the deed was done, and the Decepticons below were surrendering and powering down their weapons. A bit cleaner than he would've liked it, but Starscream still had to admire Megatron's skill at deception. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}
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==''Regeneration One''==
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Battle sled loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|WHEEE!!!!!]]
Twenty-one years after Starscream had been taken offline by the second Ark crash, he was once again drafted into Megatron's service as part of his [[zombie]] army. Unlike the other mindless conscripts—most of whom were Starscream's victims during the Underbase saga—Megatron allowed him to retain a sliver of individuality within him so that he would always suffer the knowledge of his diminished position, though he was at least allowed to ride on the back of the [[battle sled]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

Despite Megatron's best efforts, the bit of sentience in Starscream fought to get out, in an attempt to say just two words. All he could manage initially was a choked "kllrtch!", which Megatron dismissed as he assigned Starscream to prepare to ambush the approaching [[Wreckers]], as they sought to rescue the [[Scraplet]]-stricken [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. However, even as Megatron was able to get the best of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Starscream managed to make his way over to Kup. Just when Optimus Prime showed up to confront Megatron, Starscream was able to force out those two words, just intelligible enough so that Kup could understand their meaning: "kill Ratchet!" {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

All Starscream could do then was watch as Kup struggled to reach his gun. Eventually, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] reached Kup and provided him with an antitoxin. As Kup regained his strength, he demanded First Aid's weapon, took aim at Ratchet's head on the battle sled, and did what Optimus Prime couldn't bring himself to do [[The Pri¢e of Life!|all those years ago]], despite Ratchet's plea then. By fulfilling Starscream's request and destroying Ratchet, Kup gave Optimus the opening he needed to terminate Megatron once and for all. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

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Starscream's body was the last to be dumped into the pit in [[West Virginia]] where the remains of Megatron's army had been gathered, to be incinerated from orbit. However, Starscream was not quite dead yet, and flew out of the pit just before the blast came. He made his way back to the [[Yukon]], where he sneaked by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] to enter the Ark. Unknown to Starscream, he was followed... by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Galvatron greeted Starscream inside the Ark by smacking his cannon-arm across Starscream's face. The time-displaced Decepticon threatened to destroy him (as Galvatron notes, it would be for [[The Transformers: The Movie|a second time]]) unless the Seeker explained why he would return to the now-deactivated starship. Realizing Starscream's inability to speak, Galvatron decided to have Starscream lead him to the reason: the body of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], whose cranial unit was directly connected to the Ark. This discovery pleased Galvatron. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}}

Starscream continued to help Galvatron prepare the Ark for departure, {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} though both were unaware that Optimus Prime was on his way to destroy the Ark and that Shockwave was beginning to show signs of consciousness. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

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As Galvatron continued his work elsewhere aboard the Ark, Starscream was snapped out of his haze by a voice—Shockwave's! He was even more surprised to find that his own voice had returned. Shockwave revealed that since Auntie was wiped out, he'd been steadily regaining consciousness, and had become one with the Ark's computer. However, he couldn't operate the Ark by himself; he still required a pilot. Starscream, fully conscious for the first time in years, immediately reverted to his old patterns, and began to plot against Galvatron. The time-displaced Decepticon, however, had already completed repairs to the Ark, and proceeded to take it into the air, just as Optimus Prime arrived on the scene. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Starscream continued to play dumb as Galvatron took the Ark back to Cybertron, but on their final approach Shockwave reported an intruder in one of the Ark's hangars. When Galvatron went to investigate, Starscream took control of the spaceship and turned on his erstwhile master—first by attacking him with a Mark V [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] droid, then by blowing him out of the airlock and finally trying to blast him with the Ark's asteroid-smasher cannon, leaving Galvatron tumbling towards the planet below. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' showed up and began attacking Cybertron, Shockwave and Starscream deliberated on whether they were going to protect the planet, ultimately deciding that they would by using the Ark's weaponry to destroy the invading craft. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

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In the aftermath of the battle, Starscream hid the Ark among some asteroids to ponder his next move when he suddenly became aware of the arrival of a new presence near Cybertron... that of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]! {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} When Shockwave questioned him about Jhiaxus, Starscream replied cryptically that he was one of the five and that they had been waiting a long time for a reckoning. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} Starscream took the Ark to the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] in the wake of the Autobots' failed pre-emptive attack and, requiring assistance against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], restored Shockwave to full operating status. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}

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While Shockwave directed the Ark's weaponry against scores of Cybertronians and even the Hub itself, Starscream—now once again possessed by the Underbase—pursued Jhiaxus himself on the Hub's [[Throneworld]]. Revealing that it consisted of the minds of [[Rokan]], [[Decanus]], [[Tallus]] and [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], four members of a "brain trust" betrayed by Jhiaxus millennia before, the Underbase sought to make itself "whole" again, sucking Jhiaxus's mind straight out of his body, before leaving Starscream's own body lying next to it. With the Hub disintegrating around them, Shockwave was struck by an uncharacteristic burst of emotion and decided to save Starscream from being destroyed along with it. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Returning to Cybertron, Starscream and Shockwave found that the planet had been taken over and almost the entire population had been converted into vampiric [[shadow-leech]]es. However, they were able to rescue one survivor—Ravage, who had thus far managed to escape the leeches thanks to his legendary stealth. {{storylink|King of Shadows}} After the creatures had been defeated at great cost, the three former Decepticons gave up the fight and instead travelled the galaxy as ambassadors of peace. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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==''Transformers '84''==
Part of the team that worked on [[Project Dreadnought]], Starscream unknowingly set history into motion when he put the blame for the project's delay on Megatron's obsession with Optimus Prime, setting Shockwave on a plan to become the new [[Decepticon leader]]. When Cybertron was sent on the path of the [[Stellae Cimeterium]], Megatron held off any action until he knew Optimus Prime's response. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets and Lies #1}} Starscream was later present when [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] brought Prime's response in the form of the Ark spacecraft. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}

Part of [[Decepticon High Command]], Starscream was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to hunt down the Ark. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets and Lies #1}} When the Decepticons struck however, the Ark crashed into the nearby [[Earth]], trapping everyone aboard in [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets and Lies #2}}
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==Royal Mail stamp bio==
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Starscream was the (in)famous champion of the [[Helexian Suborbital Races]]. His fame caught the attention of the rulers of his home city of Vos. After the rulers of Vos made him their figurehead, he betrayed them, becoming the true ruler of Vos, and attacked the neighboring Tarn.
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==Notes==
[[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Confusing Nelson Yomtov since 1984.]]
[[File:Delbostarscreamears.jpg|right|thumb|Van Gogh-Bot.]]
*For the first half of the American [[Marvel Comics]] series, Starscream's chest was colored dark blue, versus the red seen on the toy and in the cartoon. The apparent reason for this discrepancy is hinted at in animated segments in early [[commercial]] footage (see right), where Starscream's chest and forearms are black. Lack of color depth in comic books at the time required black to be represented by dark blue. Starscream's "true" colors began appearing in the American Marvel Comics when he made his return in issue 47, "[[Club Con!]] (see above)."
*Even then, though, the bits of Starscream that are ''supposed'' to be blue (such as his forearms) were consistently colored exactly the same way as the bits that are supposed to be ''black'' (such as his head). Both ''Generation 2'' and ''Regeneration One'' carried over this coloring quirk.
*Another note about his appearance: thanks to the way Starscream is depicted in his Transformers Universe profile, [[José Delbo]] interpreted that his head is asymmetrical and routinely drew him with only one ear.

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Conduit (Prime)

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{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' Decepticon|the ''Energon'' object|Conduit (Energon)}}
:''Conduit is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Conduit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Healin' Dirty.]]

If you see the eerie green glow of '''Conduit'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s healing weapons coming your way you better hope he's on your side, because on the battlefield Conduit, as [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] says, is the one who "deals the hand." He's a frightening spiritual killer. A healer who is also a stone cold gangsta possessed of a "demonic faith." In touch with the black side of fate he roams the roads of the night keeping his Decepticon boys rolling on their dark ride of destiny.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061605/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/conduit Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
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Conduit apparently grew up in Slaughter City. Conduit was part of the crew of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' when it shot down the Autobot ship ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*His in-game weapons are the [[Xal Blaster Rifle]], [[Enduro Shotgun]], and [[Ethereal Pistol]]s. Transforming into a customized off-road jeep, Conduit uses an onboard electric [[grenade launcher]].
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Spark Duplicator''' — Conduit heals over time as well as increases his healing to allies nearby
**'''Lightfoot Armor''' — Conduit becomes more resistant to damage and moves faster in both vehicle and robot mode
**'''Backfire Circuits''' — Conduit releases a virus which has a chance to deal a lot of damage and possibly kill an enemy if Conduit or any of his allies are killed nearby when this ability is activated
*His active subsystem is "System infusion" where his healing can sometimes boost an ally's armor and speed.

==References==
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Hotwire (Prime)

2024-03-13T04:28:26Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) links

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{{disambig2|the Aligned Decepticon|the Generation 1 Nebulan|Hotwire (G1)}}
:''Hotwire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverse Hotwire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|H-O-T-W-I-R-E, Hotwire dot ‘Con!]]
'''Hotwire''' shouldn’t be taken at face value... Sure, he’s a money hungry arms dealer with a list of black-market contacts that would impress even [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]], but don’t think for a moment he isn’t loyal to the [[Decepticon]] cause. He’s dedicated to his family, just as much as his bottom line.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142815/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/hotwire Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Hotwire is a black-market mastermind!|[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Glenn Wrage]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-HotwireVehicle.png|thumb|left|I know when that Hotwire Bling! That can only mean one thing!]]
Hotwire was part of the crew of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' when it shot down the Autobot ship ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Hotwire was first revealed during [[Jagex]]'s Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Decepticons you can choose, alongside [[Rampart]] and [[Drive-By]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
*His in-game weapons are the [[Praetor Pulse Blaster]], [[Liege Pistol]]s, and [[Retriban Beam Gun]]. Transforming into a van, Hotwire's [[alternate mode]] is armed with a [[grenade launcher]].
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Heist Healer''' — improves his repairing ability.
**'''Getaway Evade''' — deflects most incoming attacks.
**'''Damage Deceptor''' — reflects a proportion of damage back at his attacker, thanks to a reflection system he bought on the black market.
*His active subsystem is "Reactive Programming"; every use of the Retriban Beam Gun has a chance to remove a movement-impairing effect from them.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Mismatch

2024-03-13T04:27:17Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) links

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Mismatch is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Mismatch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Last of the #8 Interceptors.]]
'''Mismatch''' takes a few cues from [[Lockdown (Animated)|certain]] other Decepticons, taking parts from the dead for himself to enhance his slapped together superstructure. A raging brute without any respect for funeral customs, he likes hurting people, even if it means he gets hurt in the process.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061737/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/mismatch Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|If there was ever a Decepticon greater than the sum of it's parts...|[[Switchblade (Prime)|Switchblade]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
Mismatch was part of the crew of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' when it shot down the Autobot ship ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*His in-game weapons are the [[Fragmentation Rocket Launcher]], [[Turbine Minigun]], and [[Rotaron Saw]]s. Possessing an armored interceptor [[alternate mode]], Mismatch can use a mid-ranged gatling gun when transformed.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Repair Transducer''' — Becomes immune to any weapon dealing [omni] damage. If an enemy does hit him with [omni] damage he gains some repairs.
**'''Hull Polarizer''' — Becomes more resistant to damage and any ally nearby becomes immune to damage as the damage the ally receives is redirected to Mismatch.
**'''Circuit Switcher''' — For every ally near Mismatch, Mismatch gains additional damage.
*His active subsystem is "Spark Multiplicity", allowing this scrapmetal Frankenstein to take less damage to his spark when he's near his teammates.
*No, he's not [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. His vehicle mode, colors, and knack for cannibalizing parts from defeated enemies are, though.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Viron 102.0 Beta

2024-03-13T04:23:45Z

Inertiic: Fixed grammar errors and tightened up some writing.

[[File:Air-attack-optimus-primal.jpg|right|upright=1.15|thumb|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]: [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.]]

'''Viron 102.0 Beta''' is a universe in the [[Viron]] universal cluster.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
As a rippling effect of the spacetime clash between [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] in [[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]], a quantum duplicate of [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|the shuttle]] carrying the victorious [[Maximal]]s home from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]] was created, ending up in [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. [[Unicron]] observed the shuttle and destroyed it, scattering its crew into [[unspace|transwarp space]].

[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] thus escaped Maximal custody, ending up in Viron 102.0 Beta. He schemed to conquer this reality's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], joining forces with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], a native [[Predacon (BW)#2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family|Predacon]], to better learn about the new world he found himself in. As with his counterparts in many [[Primax]] realities, Megatron captured the sparks of Cybertron's populace and converted their bodies into [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. The [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] shepherded the similarly "shipwrecked" [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] to this dimension to battle Megatron, activating the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide them. They fought the resulting "Allspark Battles" against Megatron's Vehicon hordes, with Optimus Primal eventually upgrading into an "[[:File:RIDtoy-Suprimal.jpg|Air Attack]]" form to counter "[[:File:BeastWarsReturnstoy-MegaheadMegatron.jpg|Megahead Megatron]]"; the Maximals would prove triumphant.

In response to Megatron's defeat, Cryotek struck out on his own. Like Megatron, he sought mechanical purity, but in his own way. Cryotek believed that [[spark]]s were not the life essences of Transformers, but rather symbiotic leech-like parasites (his beliefs influenced by his own mutated, humanoid-shaped spark). Cryotek planned to eliminate all sparks from Transformers' bodies, replacing them with physical operating systems which he had created, based partially on Megatron's research. Cryotek knew to be cautious in dealing with those who had vanquished Megatron, and settled for a time on using hit-and-run tactics. Needing allies, he contacted [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]]—then active on early 21st century Earth—who offered him refuge aboard his ship, the ''[[Megastar]]'', in exchange for a body upgrade. Cryotek thus altered the Predacon leader into "[[:File:RID MegatronMegabolt toy.jpg|Megatron Megabolt]]". Meanwhile, in the future, Optimus Primal found the victims of Cryotek's horrendous experiments and resolved to stop him by any means necessary. Having realized that there was a greater power behind the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], Primal demanded that said power send him after Cryotek; in response, the Alternity revealed themselves to Primal and agreed to his request in exchange for him joining the ranks of their elite agents, the [[Protector]]s. Primal accepted the offer, and the Alternity sent him to 21st century Earth with [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage GT]] as a guide. Due to the risk of paradoxes, Primal could only assume a corporeal form to engage with Cryotek; acting as a spirit guide to assist [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] against the threat posed by Megabolt Maximus—the Megatron-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. In the end, Prime and Primal emerged victorious, decisively defeating Megatron and Cryotek. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

While in the past, Mirage GT joined the [[Elite Guard]], an elite spaceborne Autobot force led by [[Storm Jet (RID)|Storm Jet]] which combated extraordinary threats to Cybertron. Among other things, the Elite Guard dealt with the [[Metabeast]]s of [[Zeotopia]], the [[Intruder|Intruder Empire]], the [[Elder God]]s in the [[Dark Nebula]], and [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]]s in the [[Mirtonian constellation|Mirtonian Expanse]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/22}}

==Notes==
*Viron 102.0 Beta is the [[universal stream]] designation of the [[Tech Spec]] of the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] toy, explained by the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] to be the first dimensional destination of said iteration of Optimus Primal. It also includes the Tech Spec of the [[Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt]] toy.
*This stream is included under the [[GoBot]] classification "Level 44"—a designation indicated to encompass the entire Viron Cluster. A list in the story "[[Cultural Appropriation]]" states that the GoBots [[Blades (GoBots)|Blades]], [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]], [[Tank (GoBots)|Tank]], [[Screw Head]], [[Spoiler]], and the [[RoGun]]s traveled to either this stream or elsewhere in the cluster to escape the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]].

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Viron universes]]

Wizard of Botz

2023-09-13T21:18:49Z

Inertiic: fixed some typos and tightened up some grammar

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]'' ep 92
|image=WizardOfBotz Whirl on the road.jpg
|caption=
|prev=Enter The Flood
|next=The Tracker
|title="Wizard Of Botz"
|season=2
|season ep=40
|production code=240
|airdate=[[June 5]], [[2020]] (UK) [[April 24]], [[2021]]
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writers=[[Ciarán Morrison and Mick O'Hara]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=Pete Slattery
}}

'''Optimus Prime is meeting each recruit for their 'Student Progress Review'. Whirl fears her run of good reviews might be broken, so she does everything she can to avoid having that meeting.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] and [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] reflect on the results of the performance reviews they've gotten from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] also arrives, having just obtained his results, and the four recruits observe [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]], who claims to be too busy to go get her review just now. The rescue alarm goes off, and the recruits are soon rounding up cows to save them from a tornado. Hot Shot asks Whirl if something's bugging her, and she confesses she's worried about getting a bad review. Thus distracted, Whirl is sucked into the tornado.

After falling to the ground, Whirl finds herself in a multi-colored landscape where a nearby squirrel starts talking to her with [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]'s voice. The squirrel points out if she returns to the Academy, she'll have to face Optimus, but advises her to follow the yellow tech road which leads to a castle where a scary wizard might let her use the [[GroundBridge]]. Walking along the road, Whirl encounters Hot Shot, who seems unaware of what's happening and speeds off after challenging her to a race. She finds Hoist fixing things in a junk yard, and suggests he follow Optimus's advice to focus on one thing at a time. This accomplished, the pair are joined by Hot Shot as they continue heading towards the castle.

The trio are soon joined by Medix and Wedge, at which point the recruits drive the rest of the way to the castle. A booming voice demands to know who has come to visit the Wizard of Botz and only allows Whirl to enter. She encounters the wizard — [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s giant holographic head — and pleads her case, whereupon the wizard agrees to let them use the GroundBridge. Medix discovers that the giant head is actually being controlled by [[Tough Luck Chuck]], however his attempt to use the controls himself results in the ceiling collapsing on the GroundBridge, cutting off their route home. The squirrel reappears, telling Whirl that she has the power to return to the Academy herself.

Whirl wakes up in her [[stasis pod]], with the other recruits telling her she's been recuperating from her fall all day. Optimus drops by to check on her and she asks for the results of her review. Naturally she aced it, though Optimus comments she needs to stop overthinking things.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] (2)
*[[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] (3)
*[[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] (4)
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c4=
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Professor Squirrel]] (6)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave's giant head]] (7)
*[[Tough Luck Chuck]] (8)
|}}

==Quotes==
"Well, Optimus said I'm perfect. Orrrrr did he say something about me needing to listen better?"
:—'''Wedge'''

"Thank you! You're not really as scary as people say you are." 
<big>"Do you think it's my voice?"</big>
:—'''Whirl''' and the '''Wizard of Botz'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Though this is the first time we've seen the recruits get performance reviews, Hot Shot says it's "one of [his] better ones".

===Transformers references===
*TBA

===Real-world references===
*The episode pays heavy homage to the 1939 classic film, ''{{w|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz}}''.
*Meanwhile the squirrel Whirl encounters homages the Cheshire Cat from ''{{w|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland}}''.

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Trivia===
*To reflect the fact Chuck is secretly the bot behind the curtain, [[Todd Perlmutter]] fills in for [[Paul Guyet]] as the voice of Wizard Heatwave.

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy episodes]]

Windrazor (Prime)

2023-07-01T01:10:32Z

Inertiic: fixed a spelling error

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{{disambig3|Windrazor}}
:''Windrazor is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WindrazorBH-wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Devoid of empathy, the obedient '''Windrazor''' seeks only the destruction of others. A persistent, [[flight]]-capable Predacon, his high proficiency with ranged weapons makes closing in a daunting task for his enemies, while his sharp wings and impressive strength make short work of any unfortunate [[Autobot]] who could get close.

He and several of his fellow Predacons combine to form [[Abominus (Prime)|Abominus]].

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
The quartet were at a carnival when they saw the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] playing a "ring the bell" strongman game. Obtaining the mallet, the team used their combined mode to ace the game, but hit the target so hard that the bell was fired into orbit. {{storylink|Carnival Face Off}}

==Games==
[[File:HunttheBeasts-Windrazor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67]]
===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
Windrazor was one of several Predacons who broke free of Shockwave's lab, causing the Decepticon scientist to flee. Information on him could be found via the lab's numerous data terminals, and a video of him being subjected to Shockwave's experiments could be uncovered.
As the experiment proceeds, Shockwave records the proceeding, narrating into his experiment log that he is inserting a spark into the Predacon's body.{{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}

===''Transformers Prime: Beast Creator''===
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, [[you]] could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! Windrazor's CNA was accessible through the cloning machine, resulting in Predacons that shared component parts with him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Beast Creator|Beast Creator}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Windrazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| I am also silver. Yup, that's right, Silver and Gold]]
*'''Windrazor''' (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 008'''
**''Accessories'': Tornado Bow
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Windrazor transforms into a bird-like dragon creature, and comes with a "Tornado Bow". He can hold the weapon via the latter's three [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.

:Though not called out in the [[instructions]], Windrazor combines with ''Cyberverse'' [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predacon Rippersnapper]], and [[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]] to form [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]], with Windrazor forming the right arm.

:His bow accessory was also used, in varying colors, by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Airachnid (Prime)#Cyberverse|Airachnid]], and Predacon Rippersnapper. This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''Prime'' [[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]], ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Barara]], [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Swoop (G1)/toys#LegionClass|Strafe]], and ''[[The Last Knight]]'' [[Rupture]]. This toy was also [[repurposing|repurposed]] as G1 [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Windrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Windrazor at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Giftset}}
[[File:BH-Abominus-Giftset-Windrazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Abominus''' (Giftset, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Tornado Bow

:Part of the ''[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' [[subline imprint]], [[Abominus (Prime)#Giftset|Abominus]] is a [[giftset]] of ''Cyberverse'' [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Giftset|Hun-Gurrr]], Windrazor, [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Giftset|Predacon Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Giftset|Twinstrike]], and [[Blight (Prime)#Giftset|Blight]], slightly redecoed by way of translucent plastic replacing a main color of each character, as well as translucent purple weapons. In Windrazor's case, the light yellow plastic is now translucent; in addition, the green plastic has been changed to a light teal shade, and the [[tampograph]]ed Predacon insignia on his right shoulder has been changed from yellow with black outlines to purple without outlines.

:The back of the [[packaging]] mistakenly switches their names, resulting in, among others, Windrazor getting Hun-Gurrr's name, and Rippersnapper getting Windrazor's.

:This set was a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Canada]], a [[Tesco]] exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]], a Carrefour exclusive in France, a Ripley exclusive in Chile, and a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Australia much later, in late 2014. The packaging does not identify it as a Cyberverse product.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRWindrazor/windrazor.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Windrazor at TFU.info]''
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====''Beast Hunters''====
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:Prime BH Deluxe Windrazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This toy is already absurdly rare, and then there's an even rarer variant. Good luck finding ''that'' one.]]
*'''Windrazor''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Dragontooth Mace
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the first wave of 2014 ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class toys, Windrazor is functionally an upsized copy of his ''Cyberverse'' toy, though with minor detail differences and the replacement of ball joints with more robust universal joints. As such, his parts count, complexity, and articulation are all significantly lower than in previous Deluxes. He includes the "Dragontooth Mace" which he can store on his beast mode legs or under his wings when not in use.

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and [[tail-ender|before the launching]] of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], Windrazor and the other figures of his [[wave]] were ultimately only available in Europe and Hong Kong, in [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] in both instances (an unusual occurrence for Hong Kong).

:A [[variant]] has been found in Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands (all three countries also got the original version),<ref name="variant1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-deluxe-windrazor-variant-179863/ Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Windrazor variant?] at TFW2005</ref><ref name="variant2">[http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/05/comparison-images-of-beast-hunters-deluxe-windrazor-variants/ Comparison images of Beast Hunters Deluxe Windrazor variants] at The Allspark</ref><ref name="variant3">[http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-toy-haul-thread-p1655789.php#p1656260 Seibertron sighting of the Windrazor variant in the Netherlands]</ref> which changes nearly all colors, possibly in order to distinguish him better from his ''very'' similarly colored [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Deluxe|Twinstrike]], with the figure looking very similar (but not identical) to the wallpaper of Windrazor unlocked by playing the "[[Hunt the Beasts]]" online game (currently used as the main image of this article): Most notably, the cream yellow plastic used for the head, neck, shoulders and feet gets replaced by gray plastic. Furthermore, the cream yellow plastic used for the forearms and wings is changed to gold, the plastic used for the torso and legs gets changed to a darker shade of green, and the plastic used for the upper arms, tail and weapon, as well as the [[paint operation]]s for the wings and forehead, get changed from a dark metallic purple to a brighter, flat purple. The only colors that are unchanged are the gold paint operations for the [[robot mode]] face, the beak and the claws and the red paint operations for the eyes in both modes. The variant appears to be less common than the original version, since there are four known production date codes for the original but only one for the variant.<ref name="variant4">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Predacon/Windrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Deluxe Windrazor at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Windrazor.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Abominus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A4473'''
**''Accessories'': Blade
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Windrazor in [[Kreon]] form can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a flying bird-lizard thing. He can also contribute his bricks to form [[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O)|Abominus]]. His helmet was originally used for [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]].

: He was only available in the Abominus [[Micro-Changer]] Combiner set, alongside [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]], and [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OWindrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Windrazor at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Windrazor is, of course, an homage to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (with a modified [[trademark]]-friendly name). Should he look out for [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]]?<ref> A: Yes. Everybody should look out for Buzzsaw. Constantly. </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Aligned combiners]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Prime Predacons]]

Brawl (WFC)

2023-06-28T00:46:08Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Brawl}}
:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I carry around these twin cannons on my back... and my default weapon is an assault rifle. Sigh.]]

'''Brawl''' is rage incarnate. It's not that he doesn't love his job—he does—it's just that he has so little control over the destruction he brings to the battlefield. His rage is so great, it's been suggested that when he combines with his fellow [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s to form [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], it's his rage alone that fuels the titan. But fortunately for Brawl, he has no problem with this. Best to love what you aren't capable of controlling in the first place, eh?

{{bigquote|Real Decepticons roll on treads.|Brawl on car alt-modes|[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]] }}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Brawl and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

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

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)|[[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Iñaki Alonso]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

During the final days of the war, Brawl served aboard a Decepticon starship under [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who was seeking the [[Dark Energon]] guarded by the neutral Sky Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He was part of the bridge crew, along with [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] as Megatron laid siege to the orbiting station where Starscream hid the supply of Dark Energon. After Megatron gained entry to the station (by ramming his starship into it, no less), Brawl and Barricade then helped Megatron fight his way into the station, past Starscream's soldiers. Starscream's constant taunting irritated Brawl, to the point he requested permission to rip off Starscream's head. He even said please. The Decepticons eventually reached the supply of Dark Energon and prevented Starscream from destroying it, and as his reward, Brawl was infused with the corrupted Energon's power by Megatron.

[[File:WFC-Brawlhammer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|BRAWL SMASH!]]

Later, during the Decepticon assault on the Autobot capital of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Brawl had the honour of commanding and spearheading the ground attack while Starscream (his head sadly still attached) commanded the aerial forces and Megatron personally led a small strikeforce into the heart of the city. Megatron's team eventually reunited with Brawl and his forces outside the Iacon Vaults, where Autobot leader [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] had taken refuge. Despite being heavily out-numbered (and being dogpiled by numerous Autobots), Brawl held out until Megatron, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] arrived to assist. Brawl complained about Starscream's refusal to give his ground troops air support, but Megatron wasn't interested in excuses.

When even Megatron's Dark Energon powers failed to open the massive doors to the Vaults, the enraged Decepticon ordered a bombing run. Brawl attempted to protest, since the Autobots' anti-aircraft defenses were still active, but Megatron would not be convinced. After the bombing attempt failed miserably, Brawl tactfully suggested they first take the anti-aircraft guns in order to guarantee success. Megatron noted this was 'an excellent suggestion' and commanded him to see to it.

[[File:WFC-Brawlvehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Bite my shiny metal cannons. If not, then I tread you first, then blast.]]

The Decepticons successfully disabled the anti-aircraft guns and Brawl once again called down a bombing run, only to be bluntly refused by Starscream. Taking issue with Starscream referring to the bombers as 'his ships', Megatron cut in and ensured the bombing run would take place. However, Brawl and his comrades now had to hold off a massive Autobot counterattack until the bombers arrived. Despite fighting and killing numerous Autobots (including several Heavy Soldiers and [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]]), it seemed as though the Decepticons would be overwhelmed by nothing less than the entire Autobot army. Brawl, keeping track of the bombers' progress, started counting down the last few seconds verbally, and the Decepticons watched as the Autobots realized their doom, too late to retreat to safety. Megatron ordered Brawl to hold his position while he led his team to 'discuss' matters with Zeta Prime.

Brawl followed his orders to hold his ground to the letter. In fact, while Megatron, Breakdown and Soundwave were being attacked by [[Destroyer (WFC)|a huge Autobot]], Brawl watched, no doubt confident that his master would be victorious.

He probably wasn't too happy when Starscream claimed leadership when Megatron was apparently killed by a [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|huge heavily armed ship]]. That was fixed soon enough, though.

Brawl then journeyed with Megatron and the rest of the Decepticons to Cybertron's [[core]], watching as Megatron corrupted the core and cowered from falling debris. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron - Decepticon'' (DS)===
Brawl, Megatron, and [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]] captured an Autobot training facility during the waning days of the Great War. He later accompanied Megatron during the capture of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Space Station]] - a station which could manufacture Dark Energon. After a field test, the Dark Energon enhanced the Decepticons' stamina and strength. However, the Decepticons had to journey to Cybertron's core to get the fuel to make more Dark Energon. Brawl helped in an all-out assault on Iacon City to find the [[Omega Key]], the key to Cybertron's core - but upon taking it from Zeta Prime, it activated the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme, who quickly decimated the Decepticons. Brawl followed his leader, and defeated Omega Supreme, gaining total supremacy over Cybertron.

Later, the Autobots, with their new leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], came to the Core to flush out the Dark Energon. Brawl had been lying in wait for such an attack, and unleashed his full power upon them. But the Autobots defeated Brawl, and the Decepticon retreated. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

[[File:FOC Brawl legged tank.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Does this mean I'm a [[Triple Changer]]?]]
Brawl joined the Combaticons in the closing battles of the Great War. He and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] helped Starscream ambush Optimus under one of the [[Warp Cannon]]s, and dragged him before Megatron. After Megatron was mashed into the ground by Metroplex, he along with the rest of the Combaticons fell under Starscream's command. They began a mission to assault an Autobot tanker, loaded with Energon the Autobots had managed to steal from the Decepticons. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]'s plan called for the team to split up, as [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] eliminated enemy scouts, [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] would clear a path for Brawl to arrive on a transport and destroy the supports to the bridge the tanker was headed for, diverting it into an ambush led by Starscream. Once the path was clear, Brawl headed in, but his artillery was unable to penetrate the shields around the bridge's supports. Vortex brought down the shields on the two side supports for him though the bridge remained standing, and Brawl had to blast a hole in the central support so Vortex could head in and take it out with a [[detpak]].

After Swindle disabled the tanker's anti-air guns, the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] so they could smash through the rest of the defenses surrounding the bridge. They disassembled to take the bridge itself, but the tanker was so badly damaged, they could do little more than attempt to guide its crash landing. Following the crash, Brawl was arrested alongside his teammates by Starscream's henchmen.

Brawl was later released alongside everyone else who opposed Starscream after Megatron was resurrected by Soundwave. He oversaw the destruction of a Starscream statue, which he had wanted to destroy ever since the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s were ordered to build it. Brawl was aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' before the Decepticons' assault on the fleeing [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], and became part of Bruticus as the giant attacked the Ark's engines. Bruticus killed off dozens of Autobots before being taken down by the combined effort of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s and was last seen flying off the Ark, fate unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Brawl is also a playable character in the 'Downfall' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
Brawl was presumably with the other Combaticons, fighting juuuuuust off-screen while Swindle escorted [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and the [[Dark Spark]] to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When the Autobots launched a final desperate assault that included mobile artillery and numerous [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]s, Brawl joined the other Combaticons to form Bruticus and lay waste to the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Stefan Ashton Frank]]}}

[[File:Tu-character-art brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Admit it. You'd buy toy me.]]

Brawl is a Decepticon commander and adviser for PvE modes ([[Dispatch]] and [[Crisis (Prime)|Crisis]]). He will occasionally comment on the objective assigned to the player. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Brawl-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Brawl (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward to 55 leagues in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=3|I'm not [[neon]]...]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[2012]])
:*''Accessory:'' rifle
: The first version of "Decepticon Brawl" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset|gift set]] that contains all five Combaticons in [[show-accuracy|game-accurate colors]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

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

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left leg. (He features "fingers" attached to his feet via hinges which are not addressed by the instructions, but ''are'' required for his [[retool]] [[Twintwist]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s left arm.) Brawl is noticeably the only limb-forming member of the team with no elbow articulation in his arm mode. His rifle can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: A [[redeco]] of Brawl in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Brawl (G1)#G22012|Brawl]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Twintwist, as mentioned above.
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|... but I am!]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#007'''
**'''PART 5 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG05'''
**''Accessory:'' rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Decepticon Brawl from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
*Despite his [[Brawl (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] being nothing more than a battle-hungry bundle of rage and his [[Brawl (Movie)|live-action movie counterpart]] being a heavily armed, battle-hungry bundle of rage (both being shock-troops to be unleashed on the enemy), this Brawl is intelligent enough to act as overall ground commander. He even makes a calm, well-thought out suggestion during the Iacon battle, advising Megatron to disable the anti-aircraft guns. However...
*While his tank mode, color, and lust for battle are pure Brawl, his intelligence, strategic outlook, and command ability are more in line with the Combaticon commander [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. The twin barrels on his back even harken back to his old boss, as the original Brawl only had one barrel (though the original Brawl toy DID include a double barreled weapon for his vehicle mode).
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Brawl's colors appeared in a dark gunmetal-gray color scheme, and he was not classified as a Combaticon. It was not until the game's sequel he was labeled as a Combaticon, along with his colors changing to a muted shade of green. Besides his hover tank alt-mode, in ''Fall of Cybertron'' he also displayed the ability to change into a tripod-legged stationary cannon mode, although this is unusable by the player in any form of gameplay.
*Brawl gets a smaller role every time he shows up. He's a major character in ''War for Cybertron'', but is reduced to a supporting character in ''Fall of Cybertron'', before simply showing up without a word to form Bruticus's leg in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brawl''' (ブロウル ''Burōru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Grom''' (Гром, "Thunder")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chǎo nào''' (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")

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Autotrooper (Prime)

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{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Autotrooper}}
:''Autotroopers are Autobots from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Autotrooper Skin01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|We who are about to Game Over salute you]]
'''Autotroopers''' are the cannon fodder of the [[Autobot]] army, the counterparts of the [[Decepticon]]s' [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]].

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-AutotrooperVehicle.jpg|thumb|left]] Autotroopers were aboard the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' during its journey to [[Earth]]. Before the destruction of the ''Arclight'', many of the Autotroopers escaped alongside Autobots in escape pods bound for Earth. After these events Autotroopers were then used as scouts, in-charge of defending [[High Grand]] alongside the Autobots and attempt to mine [[energon]] underneath [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

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==Notes==
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-ArklightHoldingBay-Autotroopers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*The Autotroopers' [[robot mode|robot]] and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s were designed by [[Mark Brassington]]<ref>http://markbrassington.artstation.com/portfolio/transformers-universe-autobot-trooper</ref> and [[Jay Howse]]<ref>http://jay_howse.artstation.com/</ref> respectively.
*They received weapons and special abilities in the 23rd May 2014 patch/update.<ref>[https://www.transformersuniverse.com/en/news/2014/5/patch-notes-23rd-may-230514]: Autotroopers and Vehicons now have weapons and special abilities</ref>
*They resemble the [[Sniper (WFC)|Autobot Snipers]] from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]''.

==References==
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[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Drones]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]

Chromia (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:41:02Z

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{{disambig3|Chromia}}
:''Chromia is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'' portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeBeastHuntersChromia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|She's mad [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] stole her look.]]
'''Chromia''' is the commander of [[New Kalis]], a task to which she is suited by her concern for those under her command.

==Fiction==
===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:BeastHunters5 Chromia and Swoop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] spoke with Chromia while they visited New Kalis. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was struck by planetwide earthquakes, she directed the city's inhabitants to get to cover, and later worked with Grimlock to lead them out from the devastation. However, she was forced to flee along with the others when Grimlock drove them all away from an [[Energon]] pool uncovered by the cataclysm. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 5|Beast Hunters #5}} Though she had trouble accepting the fact that New Kalis was lost forever, Chromia was able to lead the survivors to the surface through a tunnel discovered by Swoop. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 6|Beast Hunters #6}}

On the surface, they rendezvoused with Grimlock, who suggested it'd be safest if they stayed there. Chromia, however, insisted that since they didn't know what was out there, they should stick together. In light of an Autobot signal they received from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Chromia believed they should head for that city, but Grimlock asserted his authority, insisting everyone stay put. When a squad of [[Forged]] turned up to fight, Chromia took cover with the other survivors. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}}

The survivors, presumably including Chromia, eventually made it to Kaon. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Chromia.jpg|thumb]]
*Chromia was announced to be released as a playable character in ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' in October 2014, however she was delayed, and shortly after the game declared it was closing down. A CGI model (right) was created for Chromia by [[Jagex]] modeller [[Jay Howse]], and her portrait can be found in the game files.

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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]

Outsider (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:39:51Z

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{{disambig2|the Aligned character|the Generation 1 character|Outsider (G1)}}
:''Outsider is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverse Outsider.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The real Party Wagon.]]
'''Outsider''' seems to have not quite fully grasped Earth culture. Despite his eccentric choice of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], he is a bit of an antisocial lone-wolf. You're more likely to see him using his unique abilities to trap Decepticons in a small arena and then [[GroundBridge|teleporting]] behind them than sitting around having a spark-to-spark.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061647/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/outsider Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Outsider and I share the belief that actions speak louder than words.|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-OutsiderVehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Outsider was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and took part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*His in-game weapons include the [[Luminal Laser Rifle]], [[Apex Pistol]]s, and [[Aquila Heavy Grenade Launcher]]. Transforming into a surfer bus, he uses a [[grenade launcher]].
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Unstable Receiver''' — creates a GroundBridge exit portal, which repairs Outsider and his allies while they're near it.
**'''Localized Groundbridge''' — so long as a receiver is in range, GroundBridges Outsider to it and gives him the ability to spot cloaked enemies.
**'''Matter Anchor''' — creates a gravity well to which nearby enemies are pulled.
*His subsystem passive is "Servo Feedback", which slows down enemies using melee attacks.
*He was apparently leaked after a couple of users on the ''Transformers Universe'' forums began tweaking around with the generic web address for all the model images for [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] Warriors.<ref>https://secure.transformersuniverse.com/m=forum_tu/sl=0/forums.ws?2,3,196,6768</ref><ref>http://cdn.transformersuniverse.com/img/main/bot-pages/unity-fallback/bots/outsider.png</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
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Swagger

2023-06-28T00:38:15Z

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:''Swagger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Swagger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Swagger! Swoop. Swoop. Swoop.]]

'''Swagger''' is nothing to scrap with. After his teacher left him, Swagger was forced to learn a mixed martial art style involving technology and mastery of the blade. He struggles to fight as a disciplined warrior due to the attitude that gave him his name. When directed by the right officers, Swagger lives up to his stealthy samurai training.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142821/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/swagger Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|When the bravado's blown over, he's got it where it counts.|[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-SwaggerVehicle.png|thumb|left|250px|We the People!]]
Swagger was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
* His in-game weapons include the [[Polaris Pulse Blaster]], [[Bushido Beam Gun]], and [[Dynasty Katana]]s. His vehicular mode is a motorcycle that fires dumbfire rockets.
* His in-game abilities are:
**'''Shield Surge''' — overloads his shield to create a localized electrical strike, damaging nearby foes.
**'''Virus Maximizer''' — increases weapon damage of Swagger and his nearby allies.
**'''Emission Shroud''' — cloaks Swagger, increases his movement speed, regenerates his shield, and boosts his weapons' S-tech.
* His subsystem passive is "Cold Reboot", which reboots his Emission Shroud after destroying an enemy.
* He was apparently leaked after a couple of users on the Transformers Universe forums began tweaking around with the generic web address for all the model images for [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] Warriors.<ref>https://secure.transformersuniverse.com/m=forum_tu/sl=0/forums.ws?2,3,196,6768</ref><ref>http://cdn.transformersuniverse.com/img/main/bot-pages/unity-fallback/bots/swagger.png</ref>
** Swagger was the first of the second wave of Warriors to be revealed, officially or otherwise.

==References==
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Sparkscape

2023-06-28T00:37:41Z

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:''Sparkscape is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverse Sparkscape.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The nicest pyromaniac you’ll ever meet.]]

'''Sparkscape''' loves a good bonfire on the beach as much as the next person… except that when this flamboyant bot lets loose with his vapor gun, he’s more than likely to leave scorched earth in his wake. Luckily for his [[Autobot]] comrades, he comes equipped with as much healing power as he does firepower to help even things out, making him an excellent supporting soldier.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142709/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/sparkscape Character bio on the official ''Universe'' website] (archive.org copy)</ref>

{{bigquote|Sparkscape burns up 'Cons, even in first gear.|[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-SparkscapeVehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Sparkscape was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
* Sparkscape full bio was first shown on [[Jagex]]'s "Under The Hood" YouTube video on May 21st 2014, just over two weeks before the official reveal.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj_aeCp5D00 "Under The Hood - Episode 1" on Jagex's Youtube channel]</ref>
* His in-game weapons are the [[Shock Rocket Launcher]], [[Flame Vapor Gun]], and [[Vaccine Vapor Gun]]. Transforming into an off-road buggy, Sparkscapes's [[alternate mode]] is armed with the same Flame Vapor Cannon which does spark damage.
* His in-game abilities are:
**'''Nozzle Conversion''' — increases the output of his vapor guns.
**'''Repair Reverser''' — a portion of the repairing he does with his vapor guns also repairs him.
**'''Energon Purifier''' — drops a purifier, which cleanses a debuff from Autobots who surround it.
* His active subsystem is "Threshold Extender", which increases his damage output when he is repairing and vice versa.

==References==
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[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Monsoon

2023-06-28T00:36:48Z

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:''Monsoon is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverse Monsoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ha Ha! It's the wonder of nature, baby!]]

Like the tropical storm he is named after, '''Monsoon''' is not an [[Autobot]] you want to stand in the way of when he rolls onto the battlefield. At close range or a distance, this colossal fighter rains down destruction on the enemy, and after the fight’s done he uses his skills to heal up his comrades.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142814/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/monsoon Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Meet the rainmaker.|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Longworth]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-MonsoonVehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"This guy doesn't know a wristlock from a wristwatch."]]
Monsoon was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Monsoon was first revealed during [[Jagex]]'s Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Autobots you can choose, alongside [[Triage (Prime)|Triage]] and [[Overclock (Prime)|Overclock]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
* His in-game weapons are the [[Maelstrom Minigun]], [[Gale Grenade Launcher]], and [[Atlantean Axe]]. Transforming into an off road truck, Monsoon's [[alternate mode]] is armed with a rocket launcher that damages spark.
* His in-game abilities are:
**'''Primal Rage''' — "channels the essence of [[Primus]] into his spark chamber" and gives him a damage boost.
**'''Climate Controller''' — gives repairs over time by optimizing his systems to work better depending on the weather.
**'''Wind Tunnel''' — increases Monsoon's movement speed.
*His active subsystem is "Mutual Affection", which increases the defence of any ally that heals him.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Overclock (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:35:39Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Prime'' Autobot|the Generation 1 Mini-Con|Overclock (G1)}}
:''Overclock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Overclock.jpg|thumb|upright=2.4]]
Appearances can be deceiving, and no [[Autobot]] proves that adage like '''Overclock'''. He may be sleek curves and traffic stopping looks on the outside, but he’s no pushover when it comes to combat – this master spy is armed with everything from time-bending lasers to starship-grade artillery.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142812/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/overclock Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Overclock - where style meets stealth.|[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Longworth]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-OverclockVehicle.png|thumb|left|250px]]
Overclock was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}
==Notes==
*Overclock was first revealed during [[Jagex|Jagex’s]] Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Autobots you can choose, alongside [[Monsoon]] and [[Triage (Prime)|Triage]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
* His in-game weapons include the [[Razer Rocket Launcher]], [[Quantum Laser Rifle]], and [[Urayan Energy Glove]]s. Transforming into a sports car, he utilizes an onboard gatling gun that damages shields.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Soldier Spy''' — increases weapon damage, and reduces reload and cooldown time.
**'''Explosive Experiment''' — igniting Overclock's own [[energon]] circulation somehow causes damage to enemies around him.
**'''Profile Absorber''' — a force field that reduces incoming damage using a comprehensive database Overclock has compiled on his foes.
* His active subsystem is "Silicon Sensors" which increases his damage output when receiving a melee critical hit.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Macro

2023-06-28T00:34:23Z

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:''Macro is a [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Transformers Universe Macro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s knock-off "brother".]]

'''Macro''' was literally designed for tactical espionage action, sneaking into enemy territory and slicing up [[Decepticon]]s. Skilled at hiding and utilizing all manner of weaponry, Macro will often jam enemy transmissions and set things up for his brothers in arms to smash in 'Con faces.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222143107/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/macro Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Macro is one hotshot Autobot - I'm real glad we get along.|[[General Freeman]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-MacroVehicle.png|thumb|left]]
Macro lived on the planet of Velocitron, and was [[Deadheat]]'s mechanic. Macro was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*His in-game weapons are the [[Rail Laser Rifle]], [[Haze Grenade Launcher]], and [[Delta Sword]]. When he transforms into his custom low-rider [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]], Macro has access to electric dumbfire rockets.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Ionic Scrambler''' — Emits an ionic cloud which makes Macro and his nearby allies harder to hit.
**'''Atmospheric Optimizer''' — when Macro is in the Ionic Scrambler field or Camouflage Shield, his weapons do more damage.
**'''[[Camouflage Shield]]''' — creates a cloaking shield under which Macro and his allies can hide, and reduces the damage Macro takes.
*Macro's active subsystem is "Retaliation", granting him some level of buff to Memory-Edge S-tech when he gets damaged.
*Strangely, Macro is the only warrior to have a [[Source:Macro|hidden backstory]] within the game files. It details how he fled Cybertron at the end of the Golden Age, worked as a mechanic in [[Delta]] on [[Velocitron]], and eventually encountered [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] while the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']] was visiting the planet. He chose to join the ship on its voyage, but sustained heavy damage in a battle before take off, and ended up in the repair bay in a coma as the ship headed for Earth.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Showdown (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:31:22Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Showdown}}

:''Showdown is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Transformers Universe Showdown.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Lights, Cannon, Action!]]

Although this veteran of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] gladiatorial rings often ends up in the center of attention, '''Showdown''' is beloved by his teammates, and he's a 'bot with a big [[spark]], literally. Showdown protects his fellow Autobots in combat and hits his enemies hard with impressive displays such as the "Showdown Shuffle," no doubt influenced from his time as a fighter during the worst period of Cybertronian history.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061737/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/showdown Character bio on the official ''Universe'' website] (archive.org copy)</ref>

{{bigquote|Showdown does it first, he does it with style and keeps on doing it|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-ShowdownVehicle.jpg|left|thumb]]
Showdown was a gladiator in the pits of Kaon on Cybertron. Showdown was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Founders Pack===
[[File:Tfuniverse figurine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Iron Man|Mostly red guy]] fights [[Hulk|mostly green guy]]. Why does that {{w|Avengers: Age of Ultron|sound familiar?}}]]
*'''Collectible Figurine''' (Summer 2014)
:This statue stands at 10 inches tall, and depicts an epic fight scene between [[Shellshock]] and Showdown on the battlefield.
:It was intended only for players who purchased the "[[Cybernite]]" Founders Pack, and as a limited run item of indeterminate number. Presumably, with the cancellation of the game and refunding of Founders Packs, the statue itself has been cancelled.
{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Inertial Surge Cannon]], [[Nebulan Minigun]], and [[Arc Hammer]]. His monster truck [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] possesses a long-range surge cannon that damages shields.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Power Surge''' — reduces his weapons cooldown/reloading time.
**'''Shield Flux''' — redirects some of his shield energy to nearby allies and boosts his hull to absorb damage.
**'''Energy Converter''' — converts some of his spark strength into shield energy.
*His active subsystem is "Receptive Spark", granting him enhanced healing from external sources.
*Showdown's alt mode can be seen on billboards around [[Central City]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Ripraw

2023-06-28T00:27:02Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Ripraw is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Ripraw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There is no tighter chassis. [[Frat guys|These guys]] checked.]]
He may spend a lot of his downtime pumping iron and posing, but no [[Autobot]] could accuse '''Ripraw''' of slacking off when it comes to trashing [[Decepticon]]s. This hulking warrior rolls into the battlefield like a supercharged meteor, a mass of shiny chrome and flame decals, and lobs the enemy around like dumb bells. And when it’s all over, Ripraw will happily skip the debriefing and roll on out to the posedown.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222151013/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/ripraw Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Mess with Ripraw... and you get the air horn!|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Clarke Hill]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-RiprawVehicle.jpg|thumb|The Maero Mobile.|left|250px]]
Ripraw was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Maxima Missile Launcher]], [[Galactic Axe]], and [[Vice Heavy Grenade Launcher]]. His racing truck [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] also comes equipped with shield-damaging multi-grenades.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Heat Vents''' — vents heat (duh) resulting in nearby enemies sustaining lingering damage and making the grenade launcher's shells leave lingering damage on targets.
**'''Dynametal Flex''' — Ripraw "tenses the dynametal fibers of his superstructure". While he can't move, he does more damage and takes less damage.
**'''Support Strikes''' — increases the firing rate of the grenade launcher, and also causes its shells to create a field of positively-charged [[energon]] with beneficial effects to Ripraw and his allies.
*His active subsystem is "Silver Stamina", which increases the duration of any buff he has when he delivers a critical hit to an enemy.
*Ripraw is one of the six Founders Pack exclusive characters for ''Transformers Universe''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Doubletake

2023-06-28T00:26:06Z

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:''Doubletake is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Doubletake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It’s as if [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] had a baby. And that baby was awesome.]]

A Cybertronian police enforcer and former [[Decepticon]], '''Doubletake''' is rarely seen or heard by his targets until they’re on the verge of shutdown… And by then, he is already on his way to finding his next victim. Equipped to handle almost all combat situations, this reconnaissance expert can keep himself going while leaving lingering damage on his enemies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222151004/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/doubletake Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|When it comes to Doubletake... seeing is believing.|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Glenn Wrage]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-DoubletakeVehicle.png|left|thumb|250px]]
Doubletake was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}
==Notes==
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Assail Laser Rifle]], [[Solo SMGs]], and [[Badlands Saws]]. His [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] comes equipped with a rocket launcher.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Plasma Taser''' — Nearby enemies get infused with periodic plasma damage, and any of them who currently have system interference get a plasma shock to the shields.
**'''Bulletproof''' — provides Doubletake with a [[force field]] which reduces incoming damage.
**'''Cyber Warfare''' — nearby enemies get system interference, while Doubletake and his nearby allies get system boots.
*His active subsystem is "Silent Counter", which leaves lingering plasma damage on nearby enemies when he receives a critical hit.
*Doubletake is one of the six Founders Pack exclusive characters for Transformers Universe.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Anomaly

2023-06-28T00:24:53Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Anomaly is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Anomaly.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Too bad we’ve already used [[Toxitron (Universe)|one Toxic Avenger reference]] before this guy.]]
'''Anomaly''' by name and nature, the young and feisty [[Autobot]] is a strange mix of both scientist and soldier; to his allies, he’s a benefactor who can remove even the most virulent effects from enemy weapons… but to any enemies on the battlefield, he is walking fallout, leaving anyone who crosses him infected and quarantined. And as he is always spoiling for a good fight, you’ll always find someone on the battlefield affected by his gifts, in one way or another.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061842/http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/anomaly Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|As lethal as he is resourceful - a complete Anomaly!|[[Vectorium]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Akie Kotabe]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-AnomalyVehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Anomaly was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Transformers Universe Anomaly banner.jpg|thumb|right|400px|These aren't even my default weapons!]]
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Lambda Pulse Blaster]], [[Atomic Axe]], and [[Positron Shotgun]]. His [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] comes equipped with a [[grenade launcher]].
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Hazardous Waste''' — dumps his toxic payload, i.e. coats nearby enemies in plasma which damages them over time, but also does the same to him, though weaker.
**'''Virus Recycler''' — removes any viruses from Anomaly and his nearby allies, and gives Anomaly gradual repairs by turning the viruses into lead sulfide.
**'''Spark Flux''' — when activated creates an aura. Enemies within the aura have their sparks mutated, so repairs actually damage them, while Anomaly and his allies receive a damage-absorb when they get repaired.
*His active subsystem is "Radiation Leak" which damages nearby enemies in proportion to the amount of damage he has received.
*The Web-Route S-tech on his Atomic Axe also makes Anomaly immune to damage, though this isn't mentioned in the game description.
*The S-tech on his pulse blaster, Nuclear Attraction, was given a 50% miss chance for vehicles because it was not being used as it was intended.
*Anomaly's vehicle mode weapon can also create a field which applies/refreshes a virus upon an area.
*Anomaly is one of the six Founders Pack exclusive characters for ''Transformers Universe''.
*Anomaly originally had a difficulty rating of "hard," but was changed to "medium."

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Catapult

2023-06-28T00:22:56Z

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:''Catapult is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Catapult.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Many don’t even realize '''Catapult''' exists at all. A mysterious loner who moves through the shadows, she struts with the confident swagger of a true gunslinger. And it’s not unjustified; this [[Autobot]] assassin has the skills to take down any enemy on the battlefield every time, moving effortlessly over any terrain to find the right vantage point and able to read cross-winds with ease. The only clue to her presence in the fight is the tag she scratches into the chassis of every [[Decepticon]] she offlines.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222213043/http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/catapult Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|Catapult always makes the shot.|[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-CatapultVehicle.png|thumb|left|250px]]
Catapult was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. She survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Her in-game weapons are the [[Nimbus Blaster Rifle]], [[Xeno Shotgun]], and [[Cygnus Sniper Rifle]]. Her Baja buggy [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] comes equipped with a gatling gun that damages spark.
*Her in-game abilities are:
**'''Phase Chamber''' — when active, Catapult's weapons bypass enemy shields and damage them directly.
**'''Neural Motivator''' — increases the damage Catapult deals by optimizing her focus.
**'''Energon Transfusion'''— turns the damage she does to enemies into healing for her.
*Her active subsystem is "Spark Dispersal" which heals nearby Autobots whenever she takes out an enemy.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Front-Line

2023-06-28T00:21:59Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Front Line}}

:''Front-Line is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Front-line.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]

Before the war, '''Front-Line''' was a vigilante known for getting to the scene of a crime first, crashing through the gates and smashing together criminal heads. Bad guys that met him were more likely headed to a scrap pile or a critical med bay than to a jail cell. Now he puts all that combat skill and power to work as an Autobot close combat specialist, annihilating Decepticons close up and personal on the front line of the battlefield.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061604/http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/front-line Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|As the first bot in line, Front-Line stands alone.|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Front-LineVehicle.png|thumb|left|250px]]
Frontline was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*His in-game weapons are the [[Orbital Minigun]], [[Riot Hand Axes]], and [[High-Rise Hammer]]. His vehicle mode can fire a shockwave cannon that damages spark.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Reduction Inducer''' — slows down enemy movement and reduces their damage resistance as a result of Front-Line's [[Circuit (circuit)|morale circuits]] emitting an interference signal.
**'''Deflection Grid''' — projects a "defense matrix" which negates incoming ranged attacks and some melee attacks.
**'''Infantry Overdrive''' — increases the movement speed of Front-Line and his nearby fellows by rerouting power from his morale circuits to his articulators.
*His active subsystem is "Critical Absorption" which positively fuels his Energon flow and S-Tech Gauge when he takes a critical hit.
*Frontline was previously known as "Vanquish" in the 2012 beta but in the 2014 beta his name was changed as well as a couple of his weapons.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

General Freeman

2023-06-28T00:21:14Z

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:''General Freeman is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Kavi-mewa-generalpresentationshot.jpg|thumb|right|220px|its time for me to live up to my family name and face full life consequences]]
'''General Freeman''' is a [[United States military]] officer aiding the [[Autobot]]s in their fight on [[Earth]].

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
General Freeman was contacted by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] on Earth. He provided the Autobots with a base of operations in exchange for their help battling the [[Decepticon]]s. He also failed at attempting to clear out the Decepticons in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

==Notes==
*General Freeman's place in the story was originally occupied by [[William Fowler]], but with the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon ending, the game moved away from that continuity and created a new human to take his place.
*In closed beta of Transformers Universe, Central City had a jet that looked extremely similar to [[Fowler's V-tol]] that appeared to have crash landed. However in the coming updates Central City was altered and the jet was removed and replaced with a downed {{w|Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing CH-47 Chinook}}. On the side of the helicopter in small writing is the word "Freeman" further indicating Freeman was intended to replace Fowler.
*General Freeman model was only intended to be used in a quick shot in the intro video, hence why the model was made fairly quickly according to Lead Character Designer, Kavi Mewa.<ref>http://www.artstation.com/artwork/general-freeman</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game characters]]
[[Category:United States military personnel]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Meltdown (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:19:49Z

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Meltdown}}

:''Meltdown is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Jagex Meltdown Full Robot.png|thumb|upright=1.67|Don't have a meltdown, HAVE a meltdown!]]

'''Meltdown''' despises war but wouldn't dream of leaving a fellow Autobot behind to face it alone. His specialty is using beam weapons for repair or, if absolutely necessary, combat. It is rumored that he cares "too much" and has some emotional issues with combat, even closing his eyes rather than watching his missiles hit a living target. Still, those issues aside he is the best kind of health insurance to have on a battlefield. An Autobot "Guardian," he is designed to absorb massive amounts of damage and outfitted with everything needed to repair himself and other robots around him. Meltdown is all about controlling the battlefield and in addition to his durability and repair capabilities he can also paralyze and repel opponents.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061807/http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/meltdown Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|If an Autobot is in trouble, Meltdown puts it all on the line.|[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-MeltdownVehicle.png|thumb|left|250px|The only time his arms aren't crossed is when he's in vehicle mode.]]
Meltdown was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{--}}
==Notes==
[[File:Tfuniverse meltdown robot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Meltdown's monocle is perfectly happy to stay in one place.]]
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Protex Rocket Launcher]], [[Boraya Beam Gun]], and [[Starstream Beam Gun]]. His multipurpose-utility-vehicle mode can fire long-ranged rockets that damages shields.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Beam Polarizer''' — when activated, Meltdown's Starstream Beam Gun boosts the damage of allies he's using it on, or dampens the damage inflicted by enemies he's shooting with it.
**'''Repulsor Probe''' — drops a thumper probe which periodically causes vibrations which repel enemies.
**'''Beam Protector''' — when active, if Meltdown fires either of his beam guns, his defenses are boosted.
*His active subsystem is "Positronic Conduit" which repairs him for a percentage of damage.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:Medics]]

Dispatch

2023-06-28T00:18:41Z

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{{bigquote|Each faction has a base of operations which is surrounded by hostile terrain. These locations are rich in Energon deposits, but they are also prone to incursions by enemy troopers, and Terrorcons. The terrain must be patrolled to recover resources and ensure continued security.|Game Guide Description}}

'''Dispatch''' (originally '''Free Roam''') is a PvE "open-world" mode (1-10 players) in [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]

==Rules==
*Access Dispatch mode by heading into the outer base area from the exit in the inner base.
*There are a wide selection of rotating missions which vary in size and scope, involving item collection, killing and repairing NPCs, and fighting bosses.
*Dispatch missions award players independently, introducing a competitive element, though some missions also require teamwork.
Locate Energon deposits and mine them to accrue more Energon

==Maps==
*[[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]
*[[High Grand]]

==Tips==
*Scan for Energon deposits by pressing the 7 key while driving around the map, then press the F key at a site to deploy a mining probe. Mining may awaken Terrorcons, so be on your guard.
*There is a limit to how much Energon you can carry, and you will lose it if you die - remember to deposit your collected Energon at the Deposit Points located around the map.
*Use the Hangar Uplink points to quickly access your Hangar and deploy a different warrior.
*Use Energon to activate Repair Stations if you need to heal.
*Equip your warrior with higher-grade mining probes to maximize your Energon haul.
*Dispatch missions are an ideal place to hone your skills and learn the abilities of your warriors

==Notes==
*Tips and rules are directly from the Game guide on the official Transformers Universe website

==See also==
*[[Elimination]]
*[[Meteor Storm]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Crisis (Prime)

2023-06-28T00:11:51Z

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{{disambig3|Crisis}}
{{bigquote|Both factions were forced to surrender forward positions due to virulent Terrorcon outbreaks. Now the vast Energon deposits left behind are sought after by both sides to help fuel their war efforts. But securing them means braving hordes of Terrorcons...|Game guide description}}

'''Crisis''' is a PvE Objective-based co-op mode (2-4 players) in ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]''.

==Rules==
*Access Crisis mode from the portals in the outer base areas. (In the last update Crisis mode could be accessed from within the base areas)
*Fulfill various objectives to remove the shield barriers that obstruct progress through the map.
*Survive against hordes of Terrorcons.
*Travel through the map to confront the final boss, which must be defeated to complete the mode.

==Maps==
*[[Akota Reservoir]]
*[[Stillwater Wharf]]

==Tips==
*Ensure you have at least one healer on your team.
*Stay close to your teammates to avoid being overwhelmed by the Terrorcons.
*Press the 7 key to scan for mining sites when you need to deplete the shield barrier's fuel, then press the F key at a site to deploy a mining probe.
*There is a limit to how much Energon you can carry, and you will lose it if you die - remember to deposit your collected Energon at the Deposit Points located around the map.
*Use Energon to build Turrets and Repair Stations at the construction nodes, to help your team survive against the Terrorcons.
Equip your warrior with higher-grade mining probes to maximize your Energon haul.

==Notes==
*Tips and rules are directly from the Game guide on the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.
*There were numerous exploits, one that enabled players to skip directly to the boss from the start in both maps. Another exploit of harvesting "score" to climb the leaderboard from grinding Terrorcons.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Swindle (FOC)

2023-06-28T00:06:20Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:FOC-SDCC-Swindle-packagingart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Who's got two thumbs and loads of personality in his box art?]]

Unlike his fellow Decepticons, '''Swindle''' doesn't really care about the fate of the universe. No, the war for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is actually a pretty good business opportunity! While he's acting as the leg of [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], Swindle thinks only of what he'll get in trade for [[Autobot]] bodies he's stomping once the current battle ends.

{{bigquote|''The money machine is on the move!|Swindle, [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]}}

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==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Swindle and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons had the ability to merge into the mighty Bruticus! It is not known whether they followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark or if they remained behind on Cybertron, as they had yet to have been seen adopting an Earth vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Steve Blum]] (English)
[[File:FOC-Swindlecap.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Eh, I didn't want to be in the [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] anyway...]]
[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s with intercepting an [[Autobot]] transport. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] tasked Swindle with patrolling the area to take out any scouts who might give away their operation. Though they successfully destroyed the bridge, the diverted transport still had plenty of anti-air defenses to keep Starscream's aerial forces at bay, so Swindle was sent in. Driving underneath, he destroyed the transport's wheels before taking on a pair of titans. The transport converted to a flight mode, so Swindle grappled on board and started taking out the transport's anti-aircraft cannons by blowing up their ammo. Working his way around to the other side of the ship, he discovered that the Autobots had destroyed the controls for the shields so he couldn't blow them up, so instead he had to join the other Combaticons on their drop ship so they could take it out. The team combined into Bruticus and stormed through the rest of the Autobot defenses, though in the process they damaged the transport so badly that it crashed. The enraged Starscream ordered the Combaticons arrested.

Swindle and the Combaticons were later freed once [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was resurrected and defeated Starscream. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and Swindle took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s before floating free of the Ark. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Swindle also appears as a playable character in the Escalaton map, 'Downfall'. He appears alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]. Swindle serves as the team's [[Ammo Supplier]].}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)''===
{{charstubgame}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art swindle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Swindle was in charge of the production of Megatron's armada as well as supplying the Decepticons with weapons and ammunition.
{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Swindle-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px|For one week only, get up to 125 of my cores! Only 30 minutes each core!]]
Swindle (FoC) 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 first appeared in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 25 cores of this character, which could be obtained from missions during that event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=3|My [[:File:Alternators Swindle toy.jpg|Alternators Swindle head]] makes [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] SO ANGRY!]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: The first version of Swindle released was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset|gift set]] that contains all five Combaticons in [[show-accuracy|game-accurate colors]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Swindle's [[alternate mode]] is an SUV-like [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] Assault Transport vehicle with large wheels, with the main color being a muted ocher. His "auto-neutron turret" weapon accessory can be attached to the roof using the same [[5 mm post|5mm post]] post also used as a handle for holding the weapon in robot mode.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Swindle can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the right leg. (He features hands attached to his legs via hinges which are not addressed by the instructions, but ''are'' required for his [[retool]] [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Toys|Roadbuster]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s right arm.) Although a fairly sturdy leg, Swindle fares somewhat poorly as an arm, due to the lack of anything to secure his robot mode's arms and his vehicle mode's hood in place while in arm mode. His "auto-neutron turret" weapon can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: Swindle suffers from a [[design flaw]]: The small tabs used to attach the robot mode's chest section to the legs in vehicle or gestalt limb mode (using different slots for the tabs) are prone to showing stress marks, and eventually breaking.<ref name="tabs">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88154 "Bruticus, PSA: Be the F Careful"] thread at The Allspark.</ref>

: A [[redeco]] of Swindle in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Swindle (G1)#Amazon|Swindle]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Roadbuster, as mentioned above.
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailSwindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro Version Pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG06-Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember folks, always stay gold. With a bang. (''TakaraTomy Version Pictured'')]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#005'''
**'''PART 4 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]-[[2013]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG06'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Swindle from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Swindle replaces the ocher from his gift set release with a bright shade of yellow.

: Aside from the colors, mass retail Swindle is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.
:The Takara release of Swindle has the yellow plastic from Hasbro's release covered in a gold paint. He features more game-accurate colors, including a painted purple visor, more detailed shoulderpads, and silver feet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on retail Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
[[File:FOC Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right]]
* Someone at [[High Moon Studios]] was evidently looking at [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Alternators.2FBinaltech|''Alternators'' Swindle]] when designing this Swindle's head. Which is funny, because ''Alternators'' Swindle's head was designed to look like [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], meaning that ''this'' Swindle's head looks less like of a ''Generation 1'' update than his fellow Combaticons', lacking the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style cube shape and ''G1'' Swindle's characteristic square "sunglasses".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スィンドル ''Swindoru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Fingal''' (Фингал, "Black Eye")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàpiàn''' (诈骗, "Swindle")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]

Elimination

2023-06-28T00:05:17Z

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{{bigquote|The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons has reached Earth's surface, with both factions attempting to seize the initiative. Key locations have been identified, which will provide a strategic advantage to the faction that can eliminate their rival's troops and secure the battlefronts.|Game guide description}}

'''Elimination''' is a PvP Deathmatch mode (4v4) in [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]].

==Rules==
*The first team to score 20 enemy kills, or the team that has the most kills when the timer expires, wins.
*You can choose to Surrender from the Options menu to initiate a surrender vote for your team, after eight minutes of the match have elapsed.

==Maps==
*[[Old Jasper]]
*[[Santa Vega]]
*[[Angelino District]]
*[[Drummond Gorge]]
*[[New Mesa]]

==Tips==
*Ensure your team has a balance of warriors in play that cover the three main combat roles: tank, damage, healer.
*Stay close to your teammates.
*Target the enemy healers and prevent them from repairing their team.
*Withdraw from a fight before your health gets critically low, since dying will help the enemy towards victory.
*Familiarize yourself not only with your faction's warriors, but also the enemy's - this will allow you to anticipate their strategies and counteract them. Be particularly aware of enemy warriors that can impair movement, as this can allow their entire team to focus on you.
*Watch out for the enemy's long-range damage dealers and use the terrain to escape from their sights.

==Notes==
*Tips and rules are directly from the Game guide on the official Transformers Universe website.
*Elimination is the most popular Transformers Universe mode. Mainly due to it having a separate leaderboard from the other gamemodes.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Arclight (ship)

2023-06-28T00:01:57Z

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{{disambig3.5|the ship from ''Transformers Universe''|the Junkion from ''Exiles''|Arclight (Junkion)|Ark|similarly named ships}}
:''The ''Arclight'' is a starship from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Arclight.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|To its credit, it has a different name from the [[Ark (disambiguation)|others]]....]]

The '''''Arclight''''' is an [[Autobot]] starship.

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
The ''Arclight'' traveled to [[Earth]] to refuel, as the Autobots had stockpiled vast amounts of energon on Earth during the war on Cybertron. However, the Autobots were ambushed by the [[Decepticon]]s and the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' destroyed the ''Arclight''. With the ship torn apart, its surviving crew members took to the escape pods and crashed into the planet. The debris of the ''Arclight'' showered over the North America continent. Energon from the ship's exploding fuel cells fused with meteoroids, causing [[Meteor Storm]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

[[Category:Autobot starships]]
[[Category:Prime starships]]

Terrorcon (Prime)

2023-06-27T23:57:53Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

{{factions|decepticon|predaconprime|unicron}}
{{disambig3|Terrorcon}}
:''The Terrorcons are [[Decepticon]]-created [[zombie]]s from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:DarknessRising4-beholddarkenergon!.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''It's like a movie, it's a B-movie show!'']]

Born from dead [[Transformer]]s infused with [[Dark Energon]], the '''Terrorcons''' are [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s greatest asset—an undead army under his thrall. Each is powerful and relentless in its own right; ''en masse'', their persistence and Dark Energon they radiate can sap the strength of their Autobot prey until they can pull it down and tear it apart. Thankfully, they are not invulnerable. Energy blasts of sufficient force can deter them, though the best method is to use bladed weapons to slice them to pieces—the smaller the better—as the Dark Energon charge cannot sustain itself within the smaller, disparate components. Simply slicing them in half doesn't seem to be sufficient, though the method of irradiation may be a factor: The [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|one case]] known to be prodigiously active despite total bisection was the product of a direct implantation of crystallized Dark Energon; all others to date have been created by absorbing energies emitted over a wide area by a shattered crystal. Unlike other Cybertronians, Terrorcons possess a unique anti-[[spark]] that can even survive the destruction of their physical body.

{{quote|That is no longer an Autobot, just a mindless beast. Its only instinct: to destroy anything in its path.|[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|''Watch yourself.'' ''Don't fall off of the shelf.'']]
After [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was killed after a battle against the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], his body was saved by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] for use in experiments. When [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] returned, he wished to test the then-theoretical property of [[Dark Energon]] to revive the dead. It worked, to an extent. Cliffjumper was reborn as a screaming beast, and he promptly destroyed two Vehicons before leaping at Megatron. Megatron commented that the creature before him was no longer an Autobot and sliced the Terrorcon Cliffjumper in half with his claw. The half with the head remained alive, and it attacked [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] when she tried to rescue it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:Shadowzone-alone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|''It's too late - we've got to operate!'' ''Just try to relax, it's a house of wax!'']]
Megatron realized the potential for brutal, undead warriors from the encounter with Cliffjumper and decided to use the Dark Energon more extensively. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] realized that the substance they were dealing with was Dark Energon, he and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] put two and two together and realized Megatron was up to something, that something being raising the dead. Eons ago, there had been a war on Earth after the smuggling of Energon to the planet. Since Cybertronian bodies do not decompose, there were some still buried in the ground. Megatron appeared to Optimus Prime and Ratchet in a large canyon and threw a chunk of Dark Energon into the ground, which promptly began to glow bright purple, as did Megatron himself. The ground opened up, and undead robots crawled out from the cracks, brandishing the same deadly weapons they'd carried in the previous war. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Despite being outnumbered, Optimus and Ratchet were able to dispose of the Terrorcon horde after a great deal of time but, only to be informed by Megatron that this was merely the prelude to his main event. That event, they soon discovered, was raising the countless dead on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:ThristEpisodeConZombie.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|''Who will go to the cellar down below?'' ''Trouble is a-bubbling in [[Dark Energon|the]] [[Synthetic Energon|brew]]...'']]
Unfortunately for the Autobots, Megatron was already a step ahead of them in implementing his plan, since he already had a working [[space bridge]] and a ship to get to it. The Autobots used their [[GroundBridge]] to reach the space bridge, but failed to stop Megatron from throwing his supply of Dark Energon through, raising the entire deceased population of Cybertron. Before the Terrorcons could pass through the bridge, the Autobots managed to reverse the power flow, causing the bridge to explode, taking the zombies and Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} Megatron inside Bumblebee's body would however return to that same site, passing over deceased Terrorcons to retrieve the Dark Energon shard used to create them to revive himself. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Thirst1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|''There goes the sun'' ''Here comes the night'' ''Somebody turn on the light'' ''Somebody tell me that fate has been kind!'']]
Starscream later used a shard to attempt to revive the slain [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. While he successfully raised the mighty Decepticon, due to a series of unexpected events the revenant Skyquake was left trapped in an [[Shadowzone (dimension)|alternate dimension]]. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Megatron would find out about Skyquake's Terrorcon transformation from Soundwave and tried to terminate Starscream in a mine for it. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Skyquake's brother [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] would also find out about Skyquake's Terrorcon transformation and attempt to kill Starscream for it. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingPredZombie.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|''You can't go out'' ''You are out of your miiind...'']]
The addition of Dark Energon to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[Synthetic Energon]] formula turned [[Silas|Cylas]] into a new form of Terrorcon which craved [[energon]]. His bite passed on the infection, causing a brief plague in the Decepticon Vehicons, the only way of destroying them was a shot to the spark. Starscream and Knock Out attempted to handle the plague themselves but Megatron would soon find out. The plague was quelled by the Decepticons but at the cost of over half the Vehicons being destroyed. [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], however, was freed from her stasis lock imprisonment and infected by Cylas before she killed him but she was space bridged to Cybertron's moons. Airachnid presumably spread the plague to the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] she fed upon. {{storylink|Thirst}}

Aiming to destroy [[Primus]], Unicron raised an army of Terrorcons from the many remains at a Predacon burial ground. The horde marched to the [[Well of All Sparks]] soon facing the Autobots in the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' and the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]], and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. The Terrorcon horde headed into the Well, almost reaching the core before Unicron's anti-spark was trapped and the Terrorcons all disintegrated. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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==Games==
===Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense===
Whenever the Autobots failed to prevent Vehicons from entering a Dark Energon mine, they would emerge from the mine as Terrorcons, and were much more difficult to vanquish before they ultimately escaped the battlefield. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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===Vector Sigma Bot Builder===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderTerrorcon.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4| Hey, hey, look at me! I mean, really! Barf, barf, barf! I'm a [[Ratchet (WFC)|medic]], a [[Megatron (WFC)|gladiator]] and a [[Starscream (WFC)|Seeker]]! Oh-ho-ho-ho! God! I'm a mish-mash!]]
Under unknown circumstances, the process of creating a bot can be corrupted by [[Dark Energon]] resulting in a Terrorcon that must be destroyed. {{storylink|Vector Sigma Bot Builder}}

===Transformers Universe===
Packs of Terrorcons sometimes showed up to menace both Autobots and Decepticons in [[High Grand]] and [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], sometimes ambushing squads of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s or [[Autotrooper (Prime)|Autotroopers]]. They were often accompanied by bulky [[Terrorcon Gladiator|Gladiator]]s and the very powerful [[Terrorcon Reckoner|Reckoner]]s. After killing them, their anti-sparks could be collected for further research.

{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

On October the 10th 2014, several artworks were available to download on the official site.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/1004396-transformers-universe-character-art-galore.html</ref> One of them included what appears to be a Terrorcon combiner.

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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''This is weird, it's much worse than I feared!'']]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, [[2012]]-[[April 28|04-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''
**''Accessories:'' "Jida" Arms Micron

: This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]] infused Cliffjumper is available only in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, and was released in the second assortment. "Terrorcon" Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the "First Edition" Terrorcon Cliffjumper mold, with several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] trunk and hood. He features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily rotate up to 90 degrees.

: As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, including the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Jida]].

: Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1499.html Terrorcon Cliffjumper at Alfes's blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1500.html Terrorcon Cliffjumper at Alfes's blog (part 2)]''

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[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''I'll close my eyes and make it disappear!'']]
*'''Rust In Peace Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, "embedded" Dark Energon shard

: A [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], "Rust In Peace" Terrorcon Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" retool of the "First Edition" Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but was eventually released as an Asian market and [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]. Whew! His [[paint operation]]s have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two Dark Energon accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an "energy splash" that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to "life."

: He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!

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[[File:Prime-toy BumblebeeTerrorcon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Yes, it's strange!]]
*'''Terrorcon Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2012-[[August 10|08-10]])
**''Accessories'': "Terrorcon Zori" Arms Micron

: Meant to represent Bumblebee turned into a vicious monster after being infused with [[Dark Energon]], "Terrorcon [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Terrorcon|Bumblebee]]" is the [[Arms Micron]] Bee molding done in black, gray, and clear-purple. Rather than his nominal Arms Micron partner, [[B.B.]], he instead comes with [[Zori#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Zori]], a clear-purple version of [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s Micron partner. This set was available as an Ion stores [[exclusive]] in Japan.

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[[File:PrimeEZCollectionDecepticonSet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''It ain't home on the range!'']]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blade

: Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy]] series, '''Terrorcon [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Cliffjumper]]''' is a translucent-purple redeco of his [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] toy. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]].

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====''First Edition''====
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[[File:Primetoy-FETerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''You just tell St. Pete'' ''That you got cold feet!'']]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' toys, Terrorcon [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Cliffjumper]] is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of ''First Edition'' Cliffjumper, with purple translucent parts, a new, bashed-up head, and "Dark Energon" battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him with silver-painted wheel rims.

: The second wave of ''First Edition'' toys was initially only released in the Asian market in mid-2012. Terrorcon Cliffjumper was noticeably absent in this particular release, and was believed to be canceled. ([[TakaraTomy]] would then do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see above.) In late 2012, Wave 2 was finally released in its entirety in Hasbro's Asian markets, and Toys"R"Us picked up these toys, along with most of the ''First Edition'' line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market exclusives for the holiday season.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* The term Terrorcon was first used in "[[Loose Cannons]]" when Arcee was describing Skyquake's zombie revival.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Terrorcon''' (テラーコン ''Terākon'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xíng Shī Zǒu Ròu''' (China, 行尸走肉, "Walking Dead")
*''Brazilian Portuguese:'' '''Terrorcron'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[category:Prime Predacons]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Transformers]]
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Technetium

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'''Technetium''' is a substance of some sort. It is apparently desirable to Autobots, as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Meltdown (Prime)|Meltdown]], and [[Showdown (Prime)|Showdown]] all searched for it at some point.

==Fiction==

===Transformers: Universe===

At some point, Optimus Prime, Meltdown, and Showdown were searching for technetium. [[General Freeman]] warned them that their efforts were attracting too much attention, and stated that the desert contained nothing of value to the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

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==Notes==

*In real life, technetium is the 43rd element, and is the lightest element to have no stable isotopes; basically, it's always radioactive. ''Why'' the Autobots want it is not entirely clear; although it has applications, its radioactivity kind of puts a damper on that.

Tomb

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:''Tomb is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Tomb 2012 TFU.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Given where he [[Transformers Universe|came from]], it is an ironically fitting name]]
'''Tomb''' wields a sword and healing beam. He is a hybrid class capable of healing his allies and dealing damage.

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tomb portrait 2012.jpeg|left|thumb]]
Tomb was among the Decepticons who took part in a series of conflicts soon after the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war reached [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Tomb only appeared in the 2012 closed beta, although he is present in the game files of the 2014 client.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Tomb

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{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Tomb is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Tomb 2012 TFU.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Given where he [[Transformers Universe|came from]], it is an ironically fitting name]]
'''Tomb''' wields a sword and healing beam. He is a hybrid class capable of healing his allies and dealing damage.

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tomb portrait 2012.jpeg|left|thumb]]
Tomb was among the Decepticons who took part in a series of conflicts soon after the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war reached [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Tomb only appeared in the 2012 closed beta, although he is present in the game files of the 2014 client.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Hound (Prime)

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{{disambig3|Hound}}
[[File:FoC Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"After 20 years, I'm coming back with ''style''!"]]
:''Hound is a [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Hound''' is an Autobot who was on sentry duty once. Yep, that's all we know about him.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Hound was on sentry duty before the Autobot exodus from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Shifter [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] jumped him, knocked him out and dragged him down a maintenance tunnel. Makeshift then proceeded to masquerade as the Autobot, and upon being discovered, insisted that he did not kill the real Hound. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Over [[Aquatron]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] reflected that [[Hubcap (Prime)|Hubcap]] was the best scout left to him with [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] captured and Hound lost back on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Hound was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|While not seen in the game's story mode, Hound's components are available as part of the downloadable 'Massive Fury Pack', which unlocks them for use creating a custom character for multiplayer mode.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{Note|Hound does not appear in the campaign of ''Rise of the Dark Spark''. However, he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art hound.jpg|250px|thumb|right]]
{{Note|It's unknown where Hound would appear in Transformers Universe. Only his concept art was released in the Artwork fansite download on the official site, little else had been mentioned of Hound before the game shutdown.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Russian (games only):'' '''Ohotnik''' (Охотник, "Hunter") - FOC & ROTDS only

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]

Wheeljack (Prime)

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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
[[File:PrimeWheeljack-HowToDraw.jpg|thumb|325px|"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"]]

'''Wheeljack''' is one of the roughest Autobots around. As one of the last surviving [[Wreckers]], he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up [[Decepticon]]s with his swords or inventing new gadgets to blow up Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (who calls him '''Jackie''').

Wheeljack doubts [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision, which ''immediately'' puts him and the authoritarian [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] at odds. That's why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own.

{{bigquote|If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.|Wheeljack|"[[Con Job]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Wheeljack emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Age of Origins]]. As civilization began to rise on Cybertron, many pockets of settlement were less developed or protected than others. Wheeljack, his buddy [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and several others organized themselves as the [[Wreckers]], freelance peacekeeping agents helping to protect the peaceful settlements from bandits, gangs, and other marauders.

Wheeljack presumably remained a member of the Wreckers as Cybertronian society developed. During the [[Age of Wrath]], the Wreckers refused to serve as legitimate law enforcers under the [[Quintesson]] regime, preferring to act as lawless vigilantes under their own terms. The Wreckers later joined the popular uprising against the Quintessons and became official peace officers during the [[Golden Age]].

Many of the Wreckers, including Wheeljack, remained behind on Cybertron as the Autobot resistance to the Decepticons after the Ark and Nemesis blasted off in search of the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black ops. After the [[Great Exodus]], the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside [[Crystal City]]. They took him in, with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] theorizing that he had escaped from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.

Eventually, Wheeljack, along with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]] approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating [[space bridge]] technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilizing the remaining energies of the [[Well of All Sparks]] and the damaged consciousness of [[Vector Sigma]]. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called [[Chaindrive]] was sent, equipped with a device to track the [[Matrix of Leadership]], a piece of the [[Blades of Time]], and a warning for Optimus regarding the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Shockwave finally made his move against Alpha Trion, arresting the sage from the [[Hall of Records]]. With Alpha Trion's neutrality no longer permitted, Ultra Magnus planned a rescue op. Wheeljack joined Magnus's team of Wreckers to infiltrate Iacon, access the [[Shockwave's Tower|Tower of Shockwave]], and retrieve Alpha Trion. They were provided support by the recently reactivated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who would act as a suitable...distraction for their op. Wheeljack was uncomfortable working alongside [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], a former Decepticon who was still untrustworthy in his eyes.

Inside Iacon's walls, Wheeljack and the Wreckers came to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], who was secretly working with the Autobot resistance. [[Maccadam]] still shared the occasional oil with his Decepticon overlords, gathering intelligence. One of his patrons was an engineer who provided information on the Tower's mag-lev elevator, allowing the Wreckers to access it underground. The Wreckers were nearly accosted by [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]] and the Decepticon city garrison, but Magnus radioed Omega Supreme who began long-range bombardment of the city, drawing away the Decepticons.

The Wreckers infiltrated Shockwave's secret lair and recovered Alpha Trion, but the situation was direr than they anticipated. Shockwave had been trying to access [[Vector Sigma]] using Alpha Trion's systems, but the [[Quintesson]]s had secretly tapped into that same circuitry to reactivate the long-dormant Space bridge, beginning a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] invasion of Cybertron. The Wreckers raced to the Archives, where Alpha Trion intended to detonate the remaining articles of Cybertronian history that the Quintessons could claim. They were interrupted by General [[Tyrannicon]] of the Sharkticons, who jammed Alpha Trion's detonator. Fortunately, light-years away, Megatron had claimed the Sharkticon Matrix and therefore ended the Quintesson control over their slaves. Tyrannicon's troopers turned on him and each other, causing the all-but successful invasion to collapse in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[James Horan]] (English), [[Yūki Tai]] (Japanese)|[[You Jun]] (Chinese), [[Dennis Schmidt-Foß]] (German), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Raúl Anaya]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Emilio García]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ricardo Sawaya]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish), [[Philippe Allard]] (French)}}

[[File:ConJob-Wheeljackgun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"[[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]]! I built a machine that builds guns that shoot Vehicons. Come see!"]]
Wheeljack was a member of the [[Wreckers]] alongside [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Con Job}} [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]], [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]], [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]], [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] and [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.{{storylink|Con Job}} Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on [[Sandokan]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}. However, early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wreckers to join [[Team Prime]] while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]], where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. {{storylink|Con Job}} Wheeljack left the Wreckers when [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] was assigned as its leader. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Wheeljack was later approached by the Wrecker [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] at [[Alfes Station]], who was hoping to bring him back to the Wreckers. Wheeljack revealed to Kup that he had been scavenging the wreckage of Decepticon heavy-troops and had discovered that they were clad in nano-crystal lattice armor that had been created in his old lab at [[Ankmor Park|Ankmor]], and convinced Kup to help him infiltrate the lab to retake it from the Decepticons.

After sneaking into Ankmor, the two Autobots discovered the Decepticons [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] in the middle of experimenting on their fellow Decepticons [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]. The two Autobots discovered that Shockwave was planning to extract the two [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s' sparks and place them in [[Laser core]]s, allowing them to permanently switch between bodies. Wheeljack and Kup attacked, but Thundercracker released Rumble and Frenzy to back them up. However, Wheeljack revealed to the Decepticons that he had previously laid explosives throughout his lab for just such an occasion, forcing the Decepticons to engage in melee, rather than utilizing weapons. After Shockwave managed to disarm the Wreckers, he ordered Rumble and Frenzy to execute the Autobots, but Wheeljack and Kup took the Minicons' abandoned data disc bodies, gambling that the two wouldn't be willing to harm their old bodies. They were correct and began beating the two smaller 'cons with their own bodies, before throwing the bodies out of a window into Ankmor's waste canals. As Rumble and Frenzy pursued their discarded bodies, Shockwave called for a retreat, deciding that he couldn't risk Wheeljack detonating the explosives, and fled with Thundercracker, never realizing that Wheeljack had been bluffing. {{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}}

When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] went dark, he began traveling the stars alone in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]''. Eventually, he reached [[Earth]]'s [[Solar System]] and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], his ship was attacked and shot down by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. Wheeljack emerged from the ''Jackhammer'' and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.

[[File:ConJob-Wheeljackswords.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeljack: determined to make [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] redundant.]]
An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]]. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair duelled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.

Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. {{storylink|Con Job}}

When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] she mentioned Wheeljack and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together before he left. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

[[File:LooseCannons Wheeljack fires back.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Who shoots first?]]
During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] only for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.

[[File:LooseCannons Wheeljack undergoes repairs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|After Arkham City, Wheeljack Ryder gets fixed by a Doctor.]]
Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually, he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new [[alternate mode]] and drove off to explore the planet. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} He also used the time to become quite familiar with the location of key Decepticon Energon mines. {{storylink|Hurt}}

As the Autobots split up to retrieve the four new Iacon relics, Optimus told Ratchet that he'd need Wheeljack's help for the mission ahead. Remembering his past experiences with the Wrecker, Ratchet was naturally reluctant to go through with the idea, but Optimus reminded the medic that he would need a capable warrior like Wheeljack to watch his back. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[File:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|After this, you wanna go build a [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]?]]
Ratchet rendezvoused with Wheeljack by the ''Jackhammer'', and they headed out in the ship to find the relic. Wheeljack quickly got on Ratchet's nerve by calling him "doc" and "sunshine" but soon encountered [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. The Wrecker engaged Soundwave in a dogfight using some fancy aerial flight moves, but against the advice of Ratchet, Wheeljack let Soundwave go and attacked [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. After a lengthy dogfight, Wheeljack shot the [[Mini-Con]] down, but the ''Jackhammer'' was also disabled. On the ground, Wheeljack found Laserbeak and suggested planting a grenade inside of the Mini-Con to kill Soundwave, but Ratchet had a better idea: A virus which would download the entire Iacon database into their systems.

While Ratchet set about implanting the virus into Laserbeak, Wheeljack went after Soundwave, soon locating and attacking the Decepticon. Though he almost got the upper hand, Soundwave hit him with the [[Resonance Blaster]], and Wheeljack barely had time to warn Ratchet before falling unconscious. Despite the damage, Wheeljack refused to return to base for treatment and instead set about fixing his ship. But before Ratchet left, Wheeljack finally acknowledged the doctor by name. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}}

[[File:Hurt-WheeljackHardshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Wheeljack learns the ''hard'' way that giving Hardshell some [[James Horan|5-Hour Energy]] wasn't a very good idea.]]
Wheeljack was called into the base when Bulkhead turned up critically injured. While he had full confidence in Ratchet's abilities, he decided to go find the responsible parties. Joined by Miko, he attacked an energon mine to draw out [[Hardshell]]. This succeeded, and Wheeljack left Miko in the ship while he faced the Insecticons. Unfortunately, Hardshell was too much for him to handle, but as he was about to be killed, Miko interceded in the fight, blasting Hardshell with the ''Jackhammer''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> missiles. After losing the rest of the Insecticon swarm by throwing a box of grenades at them, Wheeljack welcomed Miko to the ranks of the Wreckers. The pair returned to base, though Wheeljack didn't want to see his friend lying comatose and left. {{storylink|Hurt}} Ratchet held a grudge over Wheeljack's revenge stunt, and when Arcee suggested calling the Wrecker in to cover for Bulkhead, Ratchet objected. When new arrival [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was integrated into the team, Bulkhead was hurt and said that they should have asked Wheeljack to replace him. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

[[File:Prey-PredakingWheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Goddamn Dracula]]
After picking up the [[Omega Lock]]'s immense energy surge, Wheeljack returned to the Autobot base to find it under attack by Decepticon forces. He joined Fowler in attempting to hold the Decepticons off until his ship was eventually shot down by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} Pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer'', Wheeljack was taken into the Decepticon citadel and interrogated by Starscream. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} When even a [[cortical psychic patch]] failed to yield any information, Starscream planted a tracking device on Wheeljack and ordered his execution. Wheeljack, of course, promptly escaped during the execution and salvaged as much as he could from the wreck of his ship. After joining Bulkhead and Miko, he used the tracking device he'd found to trap a number of Decepticons. {{storylink|Scattered}} He, Miko and Bulkhead were preparing to destroy an energon mine when they were attacked by a [[Predaking (Prime)|giant metal dragon]]. Even Wheeljack luring it into the mine before detonating didn't slow it down. Fortunately, the three Wreckers were rescued by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and soon reunited with most of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Bulkhead and Wheeljack provided a diversion at the base of [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], lobbing grenades and destroying Decepticons while the other Autobots attacked by other means. The pair were eventually captured by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], but when Optimus Prime returned and joined the assault, they renewed their attack on the Decepticons. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Autobots assembled at a human military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

[[File:ChainOfCommand unhappy Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67| Maybe if I pretend he's not there, he'll go away... is he still there?]]
Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus returned to the Autobots' old base to scavenge what they could from the wreckage. He was excited to find the Wreckers' old [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing ball]], but when he lobbed it at Bulkhead without warning, it nearly crushed Miko. After a stern talking-to from Ultra Magnus and an intense staredown between the two of them, Wheeljack stormed off. He was later teamed with Bulkhead and Magnus to respond to a Decepticon sighting in [[Scotland]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Wheeljack took Miko along, concealed in his chest. That fact and his continued refusal to follow protocol continued to rub Ultra Magnus up the wrong way as they infiltrated the Decepticon mine. Finding themselves up against the Predacon once again, Wheeljack attempted to throw a grenade into its mouth, but this backfired and instead brought the cavern down on them. The failure of the mission brought even more tension but Magnus, upon seeing Miko using the Apex Armor to beat the scrap out of the Decepticons, admitted that Wheeljack may have been right to bring her along. At this, Wheeljack opted to leave the team, saying that he wanted to remember the Wreckers as they were at that moment, before "the rust set in." {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

[[File:PlusOne-surrounded.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Does anyone actually still think [[Vehicon (Prime)|these guys]] are threats?]]
However, Wheeljack returned to [[Hangar E]], where he was immediately requested to retrieve another Predacon bone with Arcee. Wheeljack grudgingly agreed. When they reached the location of the bone, they were ambushed by Vehicon troopers, but easily dispatched them. While they were searching the area, Arcee took the opportunity to grill Wheeljack on why he liked to act like a loner, citing the fact that if he truly liked being alone, he would not have ground bridged back to base, but would have simply hit the road. Wheeljack admitted that he didn't leave the Wreckers just because of Ultra Magnus, but also because he could not bear to see Bulkhead go soft on him. Arcee convinced him not to push Bulkhead away, because if something were to happen to him, Wheeljack would never forgive himself. After retrieving the Predacon remains, Arcee received a call from Jack, who was afraid that his mother had gotten into trouble while retrieving a Predacon bone. Sure enough, Arcee and Wheeljack found June and Agent Fowler in the clutches of the Decepticon Knock Out. After dealing with some Insecticons sent to aid Knock Out, Wheeljack managed to save June and Fowler. Upon returning to base, Wheeljack went to talk to Bulkhead. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

[[File:EvolutionMagnusWheeljacktogether.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Charge of the Light Brigade]]
Perhaps hoping to win over Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack recalibrated the engines on Magnus's ship. When the team went on a mission to secure some energon, Wheeljack and Magnus discovered Shockwave's cloning operation in an abandoned mine. They blew it up, only to discover that the sole existing Predacon had become intelligent and was now after them. The pair fought [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] at length but lost despite their efforts. They were only saved by the intervention of Optimus, who took them back to base for repairs. {{storylink|Evolution}}

When the Decepticons started stealing technology, Wheeljack was part of a team which was called out to a location but arrived too late to prevent the Vehicons escaping with the tech. They were able to capture Soundwave though. Wheeljack persuaded Ratchet to let Ultra Magnus come along on their next mission to the [[Solaris particle collider]]. The team entered the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] base to encounter heavy resistance from a group of Vehicons. {{storylink|Minus One}} With the aid of one of Wheeljack's grenades, they caught up with Shockwave, only for the Decepticon to be whisked away by Predaking. Returning to base, the Autobots found that Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave, however, Wheeljack and Raf used a piece of Laserbeak to construct a [[Chip|small aerial drone]] which they hoped would lead them to the Decepticon warship. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

[[File:Deadlock-WheeljackMagnusSmokesalute.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|See you 'round, [[William Fowler|tiny]].]]
They launched the probe and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Wheeljack and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} The three Wreckers were ordered to take the bridge, however, no sooner did they reach their target than Soundwave bridged them to another part of the ship. By the time they reached the bridge again, it had already been captured by Jack and Miko. With the warship until their control, the Autobots flew it to Cybertron and used the Omega Lock to restore their homeworld. After Optimus's obligatory speech, Wheeljack and the others shared a mutual salute with Fowler before returning home. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Following a ceremony to promote Bumblebee to Warrior, Wheeljack accompanied Optimus Prime as a pilot in a search for the [[AllSpark]]. They tracked it down to [[Theta Scorpii]] where Optimus was able to retrieve it, and Wheeljack set course back to Cybertron. They arrived to find [[Unicron]] had returned and was attempting to use an army of undead Predacons to destroy Cybertron's core. The ship was shot down, though Wheeljack survived and was helped from the wreck by Bulkhead. Following Unicron's defeat, he was present as Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====''Little, Brown, and Company'' books====
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{{Storylink|Decepticon in Disguise}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
{{Charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}} {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider Scope}}}}

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====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
After Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Wheeljack was constructed in his honor. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, when a new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came into power, Wheeljack was blacklisted for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee later recounted to his [[Bee Team (RID)|unit]] the story of how Wheeljack was used by Makeshift to gain entry into their base. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Wheeljack was contacted by [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who had located a potential cache of weapons in the [[asteroid belt]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} The pair soon blasted off in the ''Jackhammer'' {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} and despite Wheeljack's skepticism, found the derelict starship in question. As they were about to start loading up with weapon crates, they were soon faced with [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} Wheeljack was able to get a distress call off, resulting in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] coming to their aid via GroundBridge. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} Prime was able to hold the enemy off long enough for Wheeljack and Bumblebee to make off with a number of crates. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Wheeljack was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. He was towed to safety by Hoist during the battle as the two factions duked it out. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Wheeljack was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===
[[File:WheeljackFOC-artcloseup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Never bump foreheads with this guy.]]
{{Note|Wheeljack does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, he does make an appearance in one of the Escalation maps and he is in multiplayer if the Havoc DLC pack is downloaded. Wheeljack makes an appearance as a playable character in the Escalation map, 'Ancients'. He fights alongside [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]. He is able to build sentries that hover in the air and fire at enemies.}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Yea, I've been working out. You got a problem with that?]]
Wheeljack had concept art produced for the game [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] by [[Jagex]].{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''Cyberverse''====
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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Vehicle-Wheeljack-Spaceship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He gets all the ladies with this thing.]]
*'''''Star Hammer'' with Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''2 / 001'''
**''Takara name:'' '''Spaceship Star Hammer with Wheeljack'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-10'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Vehicles, this smaller, simplified version of Wheeljack comes with two translucent blue swords, which he can hold using 3mm ports in his hands. These swords are also capable of storing on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]'s roof, although the downward-curving orientation shown in the stock photo at right is not actually possible due to a [[design change|change]] as to where the pegs are located.

: This version of Wheeljack was only available with the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)#Toys|Star Hammer]]'', in which he can be seated in the opening cockpit. In the ''Star Hammer's'' battle platform mode, Wheeljack can man one of three battle stations using flip-down handlebars (which also allow other Cyberverse figures to man them).

: In Japan, the set was released under the name "'''Spaceship Star Hammer'''", but there are no notable physical differences from the Hasbro release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1543.html Wheeljack & Star Hammer at Alfes's Toy Blog]''

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[[File:Primetoy-HyperspeedWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|That's what ya get!]]
*'''Hyperspeed Wheeljack''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/number:'' '''2 / 010'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Gravimetric weapon|Gravimetric blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Legion Class toys, this version of Wheeljack is a single-carded release of the figure previously available with the Star Hammer vehicle, [[redeco]]ed as an [[homage]] to the ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[pre-Transformer]]s [[retool]] of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]] toy that would later inspire [[Exhaust]]. He comes with a "gravimetric blaster" which, in varying colors, was also used by ''Cyberverse'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)#Cyberverse|Arcee]], [[Evac (Prime)#Cyberverse|Evac]], [[Tailgate (Prime)#Cyberverse|Autobot Tailgate]], the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseBattlesuit|redeco]] of Bumblebee that comes with the [[Bumblebee Battle Suit]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegHWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Hyperspeed Wheeljack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFP-EZ-SP1-Autobot-Set-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012)
**''Release date:'' [[November 24]], 2012
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP1'''
**''Accessories'': 2 swords

: Available only to this set, this version of Wheeljack features pearl-white plastic, rather than his usual white. He was released as a six-pack along with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#EZ6pack|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee (WFC)#EZ6pack|Arcee]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)#EZ6pack|Ratchet]].

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====''Robots in Disguise''====
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:PrimeRIDtoy-WheeljackDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.]]
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-WheeljackArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Just when you thought you were going to escape this page without a reference to ''[[Phil LaMarr|Samurai Jack]]''...]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number:'' '''1 / 003'''
**''Takara release date'': [[October 27]], 2012
**''Takara ID number'': '''AM-23'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords, Arms Micron "Wuji" (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack transforms into a combination of the [http://www.carenthusiast.com/frankfurt2005.html?article=924 2005 Lancia Fenomenon Stratos Concept] and the [http://www.new-stratos.com/en/#/downloads 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept]. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In [[robot mode]], Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders (both via [[5 mm post|5mm post]]), or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.

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

: The TakaraTomy version of Wheeljack, part of the seventh wave of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, has some significant differences from the Hasbro release. The most obvious is that a great many of his [[paint operation]]s -including all of his racing stripes- have been dropped in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s from a separate sheet, plus he has been [[retool]]ed with extra 5mm posts and holes on his spoiler and hood/legs, respectively. Less obvious is a number of small changes in plastic colors: he has a warmer shade of white plastic, his warm light-gray plastics are darker and cooler, his cool-gray plastics are lighter and warmer, his wings, knee spikes, and swords are cast in a much softer plastic. Yes, swords. Unlike other Arms Micron releases, Wheeljack retains his original twin sword accessories, albeit unpainted, and he additionally comes with his Arms Micron partner [[Wuji#Prime|Wuji]], who transforms from a humanoid robot into... a rather bulky weapon that vaguely sort-of resembles his normal sword, if you squint.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and retooled into [[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrider]], and [[Chromedome (G1)#Timelines|Chromedome]], while his pair of swords were reused for ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Convobat#Legends|Convobat]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDWheeljackMold}}

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[[File:PrimeDEtoy-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's here to [[Slicer (G1)|slice]] and dice.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
**''Number'': '''002'''
**''Accessories'': Two battle swords
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Wheeljack is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of Deluxe Class Wheeljack, and is cast in translucent-blue, gray, and black plastics with copper and red accents, as an [[homage]] to [[Slicer (G1)|Slicer]].

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/DEWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Dark Energon Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDWheeljackMold}}
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====''Beast Hunters''====
{{anchor|BHDeluxe}}
[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Mmm, prestige classes...]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 004'''
**''Accessories'': Falcon Spear, disc
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Wheeljack is a redeco and an extensive retool of "Robots in Disguise" Wheeljack, transforming from a spiky, heavily modified 2011 Lancia New Stratos. He features a scaly, spiky dragon "spine" on his vehicle rear/robot back, and his wings are now larger and more elaborate. The two peg-holes on his rear sides have been removed, and he gains a peg-hole on his roof. The special tabs at the front of the vehicle, used to mount the swords he no longer has, are still present and functional.

:He now comes with the "[[Falcon Spear]]", a large pole-arm he can wield with both hands. The spearhead is sculpted to resemble a dragon's head, and can launch a disc via pressure launch when in spear mode. The spear can fold up and store on his back/roof, and the disc can be pulled open for some reason.

:The windshield pieces on his arms are ''extremely'' fragile, so one should use caution when transforming him.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4|fourth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

:This mold, with ''Prime'' Dead End's head, was also used as the basis of [[Geckobot]]'s body in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDWheeljackMold}}
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===''Go!''===
[[File:TF-GO-G16-Hunter-Wheeljack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Hunter Wheeljack''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Release date:'' '''[[April 27]], 2013'''
**''ID number:'' '''G16'''
**''Accessories'': "Capture Ring" spear, disc

: Part of the first (huge) wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' toyline, "Hunter Wheeljack" is a redeco of the "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Class Wheeljack toy, hewing closely to the non-armored Wheeljack color scheme. The red on his spear and wings is now gold, the spear-shaft is now black, and his plastic lacks the swirly, mixed-color "marbled" effect of the Hasbro release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Wheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Hunter Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
{{PrimeRIDWheeljackMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Wheeljack''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #23'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Wheeljack was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Wheeljack figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Shockwave (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]] and an [[Insecticon (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Insecticon]].

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===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
*At [[BotCon 2011]], it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it was never quite explicitly mentioned in-series.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79724 Botcon 2011 Transformers Prime Panel!] on the AllSpark</ref> On the other hand, he seems to do his own repair work on both the ''Jackhammer'' and himself, and he's gotta get those explosives ''somewhere''....
**If one does the math, after Ratchet returned to base in "[[Triage (episode)|Triage]]", Bulkhead came through a few seconds later. When Arcee, Bumblebee, and the kids return from New York, Ratchet is just reviving him. A short while after Optimus returns, Arcee has contacted Wheeljack and Agent Fowler has yet to leave. Wheeljack arrives shortly after Fowler and Miko leave. So it's a possibility that Wheeljack repaired the ''Jackhammer'' in a timeframe anywhere between ''3 hours'' and '''''20 minutes'''''. How's that for a mechanic?
*The Japanese dub of ''Prime'' gives Wheeljack a traditional samurai speech pattern to go with his swords.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Wheeljack]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Boss (G1)|Boss]]. The Wheeljack mold was also almost used for [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Pirate Cannonball]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Wheeljack (disambiguation)
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*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], the crackpot Autobot scientist from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (aka Que), the [[facial hair]]-sporting Autobot scientist from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
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[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]

Ratchet (WFC)

2023-06-27T23:37:04Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

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{{disambig3|Ratchet}}

:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Pour one out for our hopes and dreams of getting Jeffrey Combs versus [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lance Henriksen]].]]

The [[Autobot]]s' medical officer, '''Ratchet''' has a dry wit, often giving his wounded comrades a hard time for taking hits he somehow avoids. With the Energon supplies becoming less and less, he works to find new ways to make do, and he'd ''really'' prefer if the Autobots didn't risk injury (or worse) to protect [[human]]s. He'd also prefer the humans weren't brought back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] but since ''he'' is unfamiliar with human tech, he needs [[Raf Esquivel]] to help him out. However, for all his views on humans, deep down Ratchet ''admires'' what the tiny fleshies bring to the fight. Maybe he'll even warm up to them.

[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s best friend, and ''de facto'' second-in-command, you'd be hard-pressed to find another Autobot who loves his leader as much as he does. Yet this is not to say Ratchet has blind faith in him; Ratchet resents Optimus' lack of action over the years regarding ending the war and many missed chances to kill [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. He's as flawed as any normal being would be, and a huge vice is his Cybertronian pride. At least once, it's nearly cost him the life of a friend. Furthermore, his grief for his destroyed [[Cybertron (planet)|home world]] is what drives him. He didn't take the loss of Cybertron very well, and would do almost anything to get it back some day.

He works with the [[Mini-Con]] [[R.A.]], and has recently struck up a partnership with the taciturn [[Undertone]]. He is also [[Medix (RB)|Medix's]] uncle.

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

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ratchet emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] before the [[Age of Wrath]]. In his youth, Ratchet left his primitive village behind, and embarked on a pilgrimage to the newly founded city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. There, he applied as a student to Iacon's medical units, and learned medical science from the then-current chief of surgery [[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]]. Over time, Ratchet slowly climbed the ranks, and eventually became a junior medic in one of Iacon's many medical clinics.

One day, Ratchet was interrupted from his studies by the arrival of [[Coldwelder]], a working-class [[Energon]] miner who claimed to have been abducted and experimented on by [[Quintesson|aliens]]. Ratchet was skeptical of his claims, but ordered his intern [[Crankhandle]] to help run a diagnostic on the frightened victim. While examining his patient with his colleague [[Cogwheel]], Ratchet discovered a probe of unknown origin had indeed been planted in Coldwelder's cranium. Ratchet was more than happy to let Cogwheel deal with the fallout of this strange discovery but felt guilty afterwards for passing the matter off to her to deal with.

Much later, the outbreak of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ratchet chose to join the Autobots under Optimus Prime. After the Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] was grievously wounded by Megatron, Ratchet attempted to patch up Bumblebee. Although the medic was able to repair Bumblebee's leg, he was unable to save his voice box, rendering Bumblebee mute.

After the great exodus from Cybertron, Ratchet was one of the handful of Autobots who travelled to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus}}

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

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

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

On board the ''Ark'', Ratchet figured out that the hologram projected by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] was a star map, and pointed out the "you are here" symbol. He then wondered why it was in the Matrix in the first place, thus getting into a minor skirmish with [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] about whether or not the Matrix was sentient/magical. When the Autobots figured out where exactly they were, Ratchet marvelled at the fact that anyone came that far.

Ratchet was on the second landing party to [[Velocitron]] with "[[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]]", [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe,]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]. He commented that a Velocitronian's only limit to racing a million times was how often they could be put back together. He "answered" Optimus' question about whether the Velocitronians would surrender their identity to survivve by saying it was a gloomy question. He was participant in meetings with Optimus, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and later Hound. He was also working on repairing the [[Space bridge]] near Velocitron, and acting as Bumblebee's translator.

Ratchet was the first to leap into action and ask what happened when 777 sabotaged the ''Ark'', and the engines exploded. But they got it repaired, and left Velocitron. Ratchet wanted to just hurry up and go through the Space Bridge, since he didn't fix it for nothing. When they went through, they were at [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. Ratchet commented that another Space Bridge in the area hadn't been used since before its records began. But it was working. Apparently, he never would have guessed that Bots built the Space Bridge. He, not unlike [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], suggested that they make additional repairs on the planet.

Ratchet was on the first landing team to Junkion, with Optimus, Hound, and Ironhide. They all died. Or at least, they would have, if Optimus hadn't shown off the Matrix to the Junkions who were scavenging them, starting with Ratchet. He was the one who figured out that [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] wanted to know what the Matrix was. He noticed that Hound was gone. Hmm... but he was distracted when he had to tell a random Junkion that it couldn't have his leg.

Optimus noted to himself that even though Ratchet had [[Corrostop]], he didn't want an outbreak of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust.]]

Ratchet correctly assumed that Wreck-Gar thought Optimus was making up the stuff about the Matrix and the AllSpark so that he'd feel bad and help them.

Once more, when 777's second bomb exploded, Ratchet was the first to give a verbal reaction. He scanned for [[Spark]]s on the Ark, but had too much interference to get an accurate reading. The best he could come up with was "Lots of survivors." He, Jazz, [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]], and [[Mainspring]] were the damage assessment team. He and Ironhide were also put in charge for when Optimus went to the tomb of [[Solus Prime]]. Before that, though, he examined Optimus after the Matrix told him to jump into a furnace (seriously).

He analyzed the body of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] named [[Shearbolt]] to determine that he died before Prowl talked to him, leading to the realization that their traitor was a [[Shifter]]. He then had the unpleasant task of explaining to Wreck-Gar that a Shifter was responsible.

Ratchet told Optimus about the distress signal from [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] about how Velocitron was now at full-out war.

When the Decepticons arrived on Junkion, Ratchet helped his colleagues give Optimus a status report. But that was overshadowed by the [[Blades of Time]] all coming together. Ratchet and Optimus simultaneously realized that it was a gateway. He escaped what was left of Junkion with the rest of the Autobots on the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Ratchet was one of Optimus Prime's senior advisors on the Ark when the Matrix led them to [[Aquatron]]. Although the planet seemed like a godsend, Optimus confided in his old friend and physician that he felt adrift from the Matrix, a deep disconnect down to his spark that told him something was wrong with him or the Matrix. Ratchet joined the main Autobot force when it touched down on the planet, making contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]] and his Aquatronians. When Optimus experienced an unexplained seizure, the Autobots were forced to bring him to Doctor [[Xeros]] at an Aquatronian medical facility. Although Ratchet monitored the doctor's treatment, he failed to recognize the deep scans their hosts were performing on the Prime and his Matrix.

The Curator was revealed as a [[Quintesson]] with a grudge millions of years old against the Cybertronians, and Ratchet was among the Autobots who were captured and forced to face trial on ridiculous trumped up charges. The Autobots and Decepticons escaped during the trial and met up with their comrades aboard the Ark and Nemesis to fend off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] hordes and ultimately escape the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ratchet was present for a meeting amongst [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s most trusted lieutenants about [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]'s plan to launch the [[AllSpark]] into space to keep it from [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and then took part in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:PrimeComicRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't worry, you won't see me as dirty later. Except [[Stronger, Faster|that one time]]...]]
Ratchet was stationed at the Autobot base on [[Earth]], opening the [[GroundBridge]] for Optimus to retrieve [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. He reattached her arm after [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] had blown it off. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jeffrey Combs]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Sun Ye]] (Chinese, Season 1), [[Shen Lei]] (Chinese, Season 2 & 3), [[José María Carrero]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jon Ciriano]] (Castilian Spanish, ''"Predacons Rising"''), [[Seong-yong Ha]] (Korean), [[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German), [[Mario Arvizu]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jarosław Boberek]] (Polish), [[Luiz Antônio Lobue]] (Brazilian Portuguse), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish), [[Peppino Capotondi]] (French)}}

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

[[File:DarknessRising1-Ratchettragedy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|You're drawn to his eccentric charm.]]
Ratchet was on patrol in a snowy region when news came in that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was battling a platoon of Decepticons solo. Ratchet and the other Autobots returned to base to [[GroundBridge]] to his location, but they were too late: Cliffjumper was nowhere to be found, and Ratchet confirmed that his lifesigns had ceased. It was Ratchet's belief that continuing to operate on Earth and aid humans would only result in more tragedy, and as such, it was no surprise that he vehemently objected to the Autobots becoming protectors for [[Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] soon after—though the kids' incessant questions didn't help their case, either. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Ratchet's mood was not improved when [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] accidentally crushed an important piece of lab equipment, and things got even worse when he was instructed to stay at base and watch the children while the other Autobots investigated the reappearance of Cliffjumper's lifesign. He did, however, start to see the value in the kids' presence when Raf helped him in his continuing struggle to master the inferior human computer systems the Autobot base ran on. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:Optimus Prime Ratchet Zombies Darkness Rising 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He performs surgery with these. Carefully.]]

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

[[File:Masters&Students-Ratch-animator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know and what would a note say, Dan? "Cat dead, details later"?]]
Ratchet was initially dismayed to learn that the kids were working on their school science projects in the Autobot base, but changed his tune in short order and actually turned down combat duty to stay and help them. Unfortunately for the kids, he completely took over their projects, building a large volcano for Raf, a model of Cybertron for Miko, and an advanced engine for Jack. None of the projects went down well at school, much to Ratchet's disappointment. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:Scrapheap-Ratchetinfected.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|My kingdom for a [[Charlie Fong]]!]]
Ratchet found another reason to be grateful to have the kids around when a [[Scraplet]] infestation in the base left the GroundBridge disabled, and Ratchet at the mercy of the metal-eating monsters. Jack used a fire extinguisher to freeze the creatures, saving Ratchet's life, but the medic remained too badly wounded to effect repairs to the GroundBridge, and had to entrust the job to the humans. They succeeded, and Ratchet was able to patch up himself and his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} Problems with the GroundBridge lingered, however, and Ratchet continued working on it during a visit by Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], while trying to ignore the distractions caused by the other Autobots partying and Wheeljack and Bulkhead [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|Lobbing]]. The delays caused by Ratchet's repairs resulted in "Wheeljack" being exposed as [[Makeshift (Prime)|a Decepticon imposter]]. Unfortunately this also meant that when the real Wheeljack turned up, Ratchet was subjected to another round of partying. {{storylink|Con Job}}

Ratchet continued to play the role of tech support over the Autobots next few missions. He remained in the base to monitor the Autobot convoy as they transported the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across country, alerting them to an incoming Decepticon attack and—under protest—working with Raf to GroundBride Miko and Jack onto a moving track so they could stop the forces of [[MECH]] from stealing the device. [[File:SickMind-RatchetOP.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"I've heard that humans quite often wake up late with black eyes. They call the condition 'a hangover'."]]{{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}} The episode burnt Raf's laptop out, but Ratchet later helped fix it. {{storylink|Raf's Notes|Raf's Notes #5}} When the Decepticons stole an [[Energon Harvester]] from a human museum, Ratchet manufactured a replica to replace it, despite Bulkhead breaking his frame welder. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

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

[[File:OutHead-RatchetMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I hope you've been practicing "The Man Who Sold the World", Megatron, because you're about to be ''unplugged!'']] While Optimus was given a clean bill of health, Ratchet was more concerned about Bumblebee; learning that the scout was seeing visions of Megatron following their psychic link-up, Ratchet induced a shutdown to give his systems time to recover. The other Autobots soon left the base on a mission, and Ratchet was left with Raf, who was sitting by the unconscious Bumblebee's beside. Trying to explain to the boy that this was unnecessary only resulted in Ratchet being subjected to pictures of Raf's family. The discussion was cut off when Bumblebee suddenly reactivated, leading Ratchet to realize that Megatron had taken over his comrade's body. Unable to stop the Decepticon leader from escaped through the GroundBridge, Ratchet and Raf followed Bumblebee to the Decepticon ship. There, they tried fruitlessly to stop Bumblebee from restoring Megatron to life, and had to retreat under Vehicon fire after Megatron's resurrection. They found Optimus's team on the ground below and returned to base where Ratchet checked over Bumblebee's processor for any lingering traces of Megatron's influence. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

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

[[File:StrongerFaster-Ratchetvehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|A rare sighting.]]

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

[[File:StrongerFaster-crouchbehindrock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Stronger, faster, squatter]]

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

[[File:OneShallRise2-Ratchethumans.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Professionals never look directly into the camera, Ratchet]]

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

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

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

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 delirious Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"And if you think that's bad, you should see what I did to Injector!"]]
Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal and tangled with Megatron in the process of retrieving the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. After another altercation, Ratchet discovered that Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]] was missing. Ratchet was therefore forced to pick Raf up after school, and told the boy the story of how Bumblebee's voice box was damaged. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Guilty at his inability to do anything, Ratchet offered his own T-cog and, after talking Optimus into letting him do it, selected Arcee to perform the procedure. When he woke up, it was to find that the operation had been aborted, and Bumblebee had gone after MECH. Bumblebee returned with his lost cog, though in a damaged state, and Ratchet was able to repair it enough to restore Bumblebee's ability to transform. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

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

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

[[File:Prime-TriageRatchet&Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"Hey Wheeljack, do you think it looks weird when I cross my legs? I mean, I can't help if I have such girly legs."]]
When Optimus decided they would need to secure all four relics at once, Ratchet pointed out that they were short-manned as it was. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} He was unimpressed when Optimus decided that Wheeljack would be called in to help him on his part of the mission since he was a capable warrior. {{storylink|Triangulation}} Ratchet disapproved of Wheeljack's behavior as they set off in the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', particularly being called "Doc". He also was far from impressed with his methods when attacking Soundwave and Laserbeak before they crashed landed. When they noticed the downed Laserbeak nearby, he struck on the idea of implanting a virus into the disabled Laserbeak, which would upload the Iacon database to the Autobots. With Raf's help, Ratchet managed to do so while Wheeljack kept Soundwave occupied, and managed to keep out of sight when Soundwave arrived to retrieve his pet. He attempted to convince Wheeljack to return to base for repairs, and thanked him for his back-up. When he returned to base, he found the virus was downloading the Iacon database into the Autobots' mainframe, but his joy was short-lived, as Bulkhead came flying through the GroundBridge with a smoking back {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} after being shot by [[Hardshell]] {{storylink|Toxicity}}

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

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

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

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

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

[[File:DarkestHour-Ratchetleaves.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"And Optimus, before you come back to life, be sure to tell Cliffjumper he still needs to pay his medical bills!"]]

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

[[File:Scattered-Bigfoot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"If I have to kill humans for beef jerky one more time..."]]
Despondent, Ratchet hid in a scrap yard outside Woodland Park. He was caught on camera, enabling Bumblebee and Raf to track him down, but they were at first unable to convince him to help them fight back. After experiencing a change of heart, he followed them to the ''Harbinger'' to help get the ship working. {{storylink|Scattered}}
He was able to get the ship's GroundBridge working and used the Decepticon frequencies to contact Fowler. The trio were shortly after joined by most of the other surviving Autobots, accompanied by the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Ratchet utilized the GroundBridge and communications systems to lure the Decepticons away from [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], with the help of the kids. He monitored the Autobot attack on the fortress from the ''Harbinger'', and was thus able to detect the incoming Optimus Prime, shortly before their leader turned up to save the day. The Autobots later assembled at a human military base, and Ratchet assured Smokescreen that he'd made the right choice in repairing Optimus with the Forge. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} As the others salvaged technology from their old base, Ratchet set about getting it working in their new one and was able to make the GroundBridge functional again. He also restarted his work on Synthetic Energon, though he warned Optimus not to expect too much. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Upon Wheeljack's return to base after a failed mission, Ratchet asked him to accompany Arcee on another errand, lest Ratchet be forced to abandon his work and venture out of his comfort zone. Though Ratchet was later willing to go out to fetch yet another Predacon bone from a museum (albeit grudgingly), agent Fowler informed him that this was unnecessary, as he was more than capable of retrieving it himself. Things went wrong once more, unfortunately, and the Decepticons acquired the fossil once more. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

[[File:PersuasionFaceoff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Look, if you've kidnapped me to ask about Char Gar Gothikon, let me tell you, this is not the craziest thing the fandom has done!]]
While he continued his work, he also had to take time out to repair the other Autobots, such as when Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack came off second-best against [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} He did his best to replace Magnus's hand, but was only able to manage a claw. When the Decepticons began stealing technology, the Autobots captured Soundwave, but were unable to make him talk. Ratchet decided he would have to open the Decepticon up to examine his hard drives directly, but Soundwave merely erased the drives and crashed himself. A Decepticon attack on the [[Solaris particle collider]] led Ratchet to believe that the Decepticons intended to repair the Omega Lock, but while the ramifications were still sinking in, Laserbeak reactivated Soundwave with new orders to capture Ratchet. {{storylink|Minus One}} Ratchet awoke on the ''Nemesis'' and was subjected to a cortical psychic patch. Once the Decepticons realized that he had not completed the Synthetic Energon formula, Megatron revealed to him the reason why he had been captured. The threat of harm to the other Autobots was not enough, but when Megatron explained that the Synth-En was needed to restore Cybertron, and showed off the Omega Lock they'd restored, he reluctantly agreed to help. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

[[File:TFP-Synthesis-PredakingandRatchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ratchet: "Sean Connery called, he wants his title back." Predaking: "But I ''am'' the last dragon!"]]
With the help of Decepticon engineering, Ratchet completed the formula, but rather than hand Megatron the power to recreate Cybertron, he attempted to destroy it and escape. Unfortunately he was stopped by Megatron, who handed him over to Predaking as a plaything. Though Predaking was keen to avenge his lost species, Ratchet revealed what he'd overheard—that Megatron had allowed the Autobots to find Shockwave's lab. During Predaking's resulting rampage, Ratchet dropped the warship's shields and made contact with the other Autobots to let them know Megatron was planning to cyberform Earth. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Ratchet made his way to the Omega Lock control room, where he did his best to keep Shockwave occupied. He and the others present witnessed Bumblebee kill Megatron, and he was overjoyed to discover that Bumblebee's voice box had been restored as the result of exposure to the Omega Lock. The Autobot took control of the warship and used the Omega Lock to restore Cybertron, however Ratchet opted to remain on Earth to help the humans. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Ratchet was called to Cybertron to tend to Ultra Magnus, after the Wrecker was wrecked by some new Predacons. When Unicron arrived on the planet using Megatron's body, Ratchet was able to use the ship's sensors to pinpoint Unicron's location, and reveal that the dark god was raising an army of undead Predacons with which to destroy Primus. He was kept out of the battle to save Cybertron, but was present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.1 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Optimus! Check out my giant shoulder pads!!!]]
In the lower levels of Outpost Omega One, Ratchet constructed a training room he dubbed the [[Safe]], though the inferior Earth materials he was forced to use meant it wasn't as good as it could be. Indeed, Bulkhead began tearing his way merrily through it, only to uncover something Ratchet hadn't found—a nuclear missile which promptly activated. Ratchet and Raf were assigned to deal with the bomb, however as Raf was the expert on Earth technology, Ratchet deferred to him. Luckily Raf managed to reverse the bomb's timer, and Fowler arrived with some scientists to take care of the rest. After Bulkhead apologized to Ratchet for smashing up the room, Ratchet suggested he and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

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

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

[[File:Titan4.4 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|270px]]
As Raf was playing ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' at the base, Ratchet observed that the alien robots he was fighting in the game looked a lot like Autobots. After the game hypnotised Raf into operating the GroundBridge and letting in Vehicons, Ratchet initially blamed Bulkhead, but helped hold off the Decepticons until Raf recovered and reconfigured the bridge to suck the Vehicons back in. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

Upon hearing that several schools in Jasper County had mysteriously exploded, Jack came to suspect something was afoot. Ratchet approved of the way Jack was starting to sound as paranoid as him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped by Starscream, Ratchet and the Autobots tracked the Decepticon to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Ratchet and Bulkhead protected [[Air Force One]] while the others rescued the President. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

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

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

Agent Fowler managed to intercept a Decepticon broadcast, which alerted Ratchet and the rest of the Autobots to the Decepticons' next plot; the desecration of the [[Statue of Liberty]]. But as Liberty Island, now occupied by the Decepticons, was too small to launch a full frontal assault against, Ratchet stayed behind while Optimus and Bumblebee led a stealth operation against Megatron's troops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

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

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
When three of the [[Rescue Bot]]s were stricken down with a mysterious virus, Optimus consulted Ratchet, who suggested that one of the antidotes from the Rescue Bots' ship would cure it. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Ratchet later gave the Rescue Bots energon transfusions after they used up their own supply powering the [[Mayor Luskey Dome]]. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jeffrey Combs]] (English), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese)|[[Shen Lei]] (Chinese), [[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Peppino Capotondi]] (French), [[Olivier Francart]] (French, ''Enemy of My Enemy'' & ''Freedom Fighters''), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Jan Spitzer]] (German, first voice), [[Stefan Bergel]] (German, second voice), [[Roberto Garcia]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:RIDBeePrimeRatchet.jpg|thumb|300px|"Ah, the years! So many memories, so many strange fluids gushing out of patients' bodies."]]
Ratchet remained on Cybertron after Prime's sacrifice and the rebirth of Cybertron, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} with a statue of him built in his honor. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, Ratchet was blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} and was assigned the job of hunting down any remaining war criminals. Knowing that this was effectively a banishment, and that protesting would only land him in prison, Ratchet reluctantly accepted. Partnered with the [[Mini-Con]] [[Undertone]], he tracked down and captured rogue Decepticons.

[[File:DecepticonIsland2 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Back in action!"]]

Ratchet eventually tracked a Decepticon to Earth, where he ran across [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]]. Shortly afterwards, he encountered Bumblebee and the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], including a reborn Optimus Prime. Making his way back to the scrapyard base, he explained the circumstances of his mission to the team, only to be interrupted by the arrival of [[Toolbox]], an escaped Mini-Con. Along with the other Autobots, he decided to take part in the raid on the Decepticon base. He also privately counseled Optimus about whether or not the former Autobot leader should re-take command. The team slipped into the base by masquerading as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s captives, although they were eventually spotted and surrounded by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s new army of Decepticon fugitives. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Thanks to Windblade providing the team with a distraction, the Autobots were able to make a break for it and slip away from Steeljaw's troops. They then split up into smaller teams, and Ratchet found himself fighting alongside [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and his Mini-Con students against [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] to free [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] from a stasis pod. Ratchet was overpowered by the hulking Decepticon and thrown into another nearby pod, although [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] managed to escape when Drift was similarly imprisoned. [[File:FreedomFighters Ratchet vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|250px|MEDIC!]]The Mini-Cons released the medic and Windblade, giving them another shot at defeating their opponent. Drift escaped from his pod in due course as well, and together the Autobots were able to put Overlord in stasis, after deliver a decisive blow to the narcissist's face.
Ratchet and Undertone then escaped with the other Autobots after Bumblebee and Optimus detonated a [[stasis bomb]] inside the ship, freezing all those still within. In the aftermath, Ratchet and Undertone decided to return to Cybertron with Windblade to help Optimus investigate Cybertron's government. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

During a visit to the remains of Outpost Omega One, Grimlock stepped on an old armor buffer discarded by Ratchet, and mistook it for a mine. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

While investigating the High Council, Ratchet was also studying ShadowZone particles. After one of the particles registered on Earth, indicating something traveled from the ShadowZone to Earth. He informed Optimus of his discovery, who promptly headed to Earth to investigate.{{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

Ratchet was able to fit ''[[Prime Force One]]'' with a more advanced cloaking device, shortly before he accompanied Optimus and the rest of the team to Earth to recruit Bumblebee's team. While the Bee Team traveled to Cybertron, Optimus, Jazz, Ratchet, Windblade and Bulkhead remained on Earth temporarily. They soon found action when a signal led them to the steel mill that had just been burgled by a Cybertronian advance force. Within, they found a list of items pointing to the fact the advance force was building a space bridge receiver, and also a bomb which promptly exploded. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} [[File:RIDAllStarsNewHighCouncil.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|So thas it? What? We some kinda...Suicide Squad?]]The group was saved by Ratchet's [[Triage Shield]]. They continued to follow the trail to the [[Crown City]] docks, where Ratchet again deployed the Triage Shield in order to conceal the ensuing battle from any human eyes. Following the destruction of the space bridge portal that had been opened, the team returned to Cybertron where Optimus nominated the rest of the group as a provisional council. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times when he was part of Team Prime with Ratchet. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Todd Perlmutter]] (English)}}
[[File:RBA Ratchet.jpg|thumb|200px|"Welcome to medical school, kids! I look forward to leaving you in debt for the next two decades!"]]
Ratchet's nephew [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] speculated that he might be the new teacher at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center|Rescue Bot Training Academy]]. The other recruits were both excited and impressed upon learning of Medix's famous relative. {{storylink|Tyrannosaurus Wrecked}}

Ratchet developed the [[Aptitude Analyzer]], which after putting the recruits through a series of tests, he was able to use to match them all with appropriate mentors. {{storylink|Back to School}} He additionally designed a new set of rescue simulations for the recruits, which he delivered to them personally. After [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]] recovered a crashed spaceship, Ratchet set about accessing the cargo in its vault. {{Storylink|Mission Dinobot}} Ratchet developed some echo-location goggles. The demonstration of this new tech was hampered by the fact Medix had brought a [[Mister Flappy|live bat]] with him. {{storylink|Medix Steps Up To The Bat}} After extracting the vault from the crashed spaceship, Ratchet had trouble opening it and let the recruits try. This led to him becoming trapped in an ancient sim until the recruits were able to rescue him. Once the vault opened, Ratchet found it contained an ancient artifact. {{storylink|The Vault Of The Primes}}

Ratchet attended the opening of the [[Museum of Future Tech Art]] in [[Griffin Rock]]. {{storylink|Museum Mystery}} He had Perceptor check the artifact recovered from the vault to confirm it was the [[Sparksayer]]. After the relic bestowed new rescue tools on the recruits, he had them run through a sim exercise to test them. {{storylink|Power Up And Energize}} After Medix accidentally activated Ratchet's diagnostic tools, resulting in chaos across the academy, the young bot confessed everything to his uncle. {{Storylink|Good Advice}}

Though the Mul-T-Cogs also found in the vault were inactive, Ratchet was able to get Hot Shot to use his cog to activate them. Ratchet cautioned Hot Shot that the devices would need testing before use, but Hot Shot got the other recruits to try them anyway, resulting in Hot Shot having to drain his own cog to restore the other recruits' ability to transform. Fortunately Ratchet was able to come up with a solution that had the other recruits reactivate Hot Shot's cog using theirs. {{storylink|Small Cogs}}

Ratchet set the recruits up with access to the Rescue Network in their quarters, warning Whirl to be careful what she put online. When it later turned out she'd uploaded an embarrassing video of Hot Shot, he revealed that the system wasn't properly online yet, so the video hadn't been seen far and wide. {{storylink|Bot Blog}} During Whirl's ''Wizard of Oz'' inspired dream, Ratchet appeared in the form of a squirrel. {{storylink|Wizard Of Botz}}

Ratchet was among the observers as the recruits undertook their final test of year two. He later attended the party aboard [[Citadel Secundus]], and was put into stasis lock when an asteroid hit the Titan and created an anti-energon field. {{storylink|Space Party}} He and the rest of the teaching staff were revived after Secundus was landed safely on Earth, and attended the recruits' graduation ceremony. {{storylink|Crash Of The Titan}}

====Japanese continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime'' nor the final season of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}
=====''Go!'' toy bio=====
Ratchet was captured by the Decepticons and exposed to [[Dark Energon]], becoming Hunter Ratchet. {{storylink|#Go!|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet toy bio}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] ran into trouble in the [[asteroid belt]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] had Ratchet overload the GroundBridge so that he could come to their aid. Despite protesting, Ratchet succeeded in bridging Optimus to the derelict ship the others were on. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} Once the team successfully returned with mysterious Cybertronian weapons, Ratchet was put to work in his lab trying to make them function. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] managed to retrieve some [[data disc]]s from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s lab, which Ratchet found contained information on Shockwave's cloning process and the weapons Bumblebee had retrieved. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}} He eventually managed to unlock the secrets of the weapons and power them up. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} When Bumblebee recovered from the earlier mission, Ratchet assigned him to light duties patrolling with [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Full of Fire!''===
[[File:FullofFire BB Ratchet and Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Ratchet constructed a number of new Beast Hunters weapons for Team Prime, including a [[Dragonshredder Drill]] for himself. He, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went out into a [[New Mexico]] desert with Optimus Prime to test the weapons, and were attacked there by no less than six Predacons. Ratchet quickly brought all of the weapons online, and they proved capable of making the Autobots more than a match for the Predacons. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Ratchet Ultimate Pop-Up Universe.jpg|thumb|upright=0.96]]
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Ratchet was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*After having already been weirded out after Bulkhead broke into a scat in the middle of a carol, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers (First spot)}} Ratchet was dismayed as the [[Joker]], a criminal, stole the chorus of "{{w|Jingle Bells}}" as it was being performed by a group of carolers. This group included [[Bulkhead (Prime)|other]] [[Megatron (WFC)|Transformers]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an {{w|Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker}}. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers2|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

*Fowler summoned the Autobots for a vague special mission. When Ratchet inquired if they were to receive back-up, Fowler informed them that [[Batman]] had agreed to team up with them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}

*Ratchet presented Bumblebee and Optimus with new secret weapons that the two of them used to mow down legions of Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers Commercial}}

*Ratchet took Bumblebee through a tour of the Autobots' armory which culminated in Ratchet presenting [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]. The two of them then rode the mech into battle, plowing through ranks of Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Optimus Maximus|Optimus Maximus commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Vladimir Antonik]] (Russian), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian), [[Philippe Dumond]] (French), [[Roberto Cuadrado]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Piotr Urbaniak]] (Polish)}}
[[File:RatchetWFCScreenshotAttack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Just let me patch you up with my [[Energon repair ray|ENORMOUS HEALING CANNON]]!"]]
During the [[Decepticon]]s' siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Ratchet was assigned to Optimus, and helped him rescue a courier named [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who informed Optimus that with the presumed death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], the Council was putting him in command. The three of them headed back to the command center, receiving a message from [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] that the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] were being overwhelmed and needed support. It was decided that the planetary guns, disabled earlier by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron's]] forces, needed to be brought back online. Informing Jetfire that he was taking temporary command, Optimus took Ratchet and Bumblebee with him on the mission, though when Ratchet questioned the "temporary" part, Optimus brushed it aside.

When that mission was completed, they decided their next stop was the [[Decagon]], in order to re-establish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. Hitting serious resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s and more than a few damaged lifts which Ratchet puzzled out a way around, they nonetheless prevailed with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], before reaching the Decagon itself, where they encountered the former Autobot [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. They managed to defeat him as well and retook the Decagon. He boosted the signal of a message from the captive Zeta Prime and cautioned Optimus not to act as it was clearly a trap.

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

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

[[File:WFC Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Standing ''near'' ze point does nothing! Get ''on'' ze point, dummkopf!"]]

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

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

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
Ratchet was deeply hurt by the torment of having to watch his home planet power down around him. He recorded several audio logs in order to acknowledge and reflect on the cause of the planet's slow demise, hoping that a future generation would never have to endure such a sight. Ratchet came to fear the very likely reality that the Transformers' war would not end when "all were one" - but rather, due to their own extinction from lack of Energon. It was this need for Energon that forced the Autobots to begin to siphon power from [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s inert, but still alive body; a gruesome last resort that shook Ratchet to his core, praying that there was some justification to be found for the Autobots' desperate act.

During the preparations for the Ark's launch, Ratchet worked with Optimus Prime, [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], and the other Autobots to recover the energon necessary for lift-off. In addition, he and Optimus tended to a wounded [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]. Grimlock later identified a space bridge for the Autobots to use to escape Cybertron, but upon its' destruction, Ratchet reported that it was becoming unstable and they needed to launch as soon as possible. Thanks to the sacrifice of [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], they were able to do so immediately, but they came under attack by the ''Nemesis''. When cornered while trying to treat Bumblebee during the initial assault, Ratchet slyly used a flashing beacon to disorient the Decepticons while feigning submission. Ratchet guided Bumblebee through the ''Ark'' until he found the dueling Optimus and Megatron.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Ratchet also appears as a playable character in the game's 'Escalation' mode, on the 'Ignition' map. Ratchet fights alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|medic]].}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:Transformers prime the game ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeffrey Combs]] (English)|[[Philippe Dumond]] (French), [[José María Carrero]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

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

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

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

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

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

{{note|Ratchet is only playable in a single stage of Story Mode: "The Escape!". He is available as a playable character in the game's multi-player battle modes from the start, however. 
In this game, Ratchet oddly does not have his blades. Instead, when he enters his "upgrade" mode, he deploys a massive wrench from his left wrist socket (seriously, it's as big as his forearm!) which he uses to clobber opponents. This is also the only time we see Prime-cartoon-era Ratchet employ a blaster for combat.}}
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===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
Ratchet enlisted [[you]] for a top secret mission; you were to infiltrate Shockwave's lab and retrieve data on Shockwave's experiments, the Predacons. Ratchet instructed you to scour the lab for the data, and report back to him immediately upon its discovery. Throughout your investigation, Ratchet would aid you to overcome many obstacles with his instructions, such as how to rewire the controls to a busted lift, or turn on the Energon stabilization protocols. Once the data on the Predacons has been gathered, Ratchet informed you that the Autobots would prepare for the looming threat of the Predacons with new weapons called "[[Beast Gear]]." He then uploaded data on the Autobots to keep you informed on their Predacon-battling capabilities, and thanked you for your service. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Ratchet discovered a way to send Autonomous Defense Turrets through the Ground Bridge. He shipped these out to the battle whenever other Autobots in combat situations requested them. He also walked through the other Autobots through their missions while he stayed behind at Autobot headquarters, coordinating their efforts. He would also occasionally send Energon to the Autobots in the field when he detected an incoming threat that was particularly imposing. {{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Ratchet and the Autobots countered it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris. While the dish was under construction, Ratchet could help out by repairing damage dealt to the dish by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art ratchet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Either he has an identity crisis, or he still doesn't know which medical center this vehicle form belongs to!]]
Prowl revealed that Ratchet built the groundbridge in [[High Grand]]. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe Autobot tutorial}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|Ratchet is one of the few bots not to have his own Starter character.}}
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game}}

==Toys==

===''Prime''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Cyberverse legion ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's go practice medicine.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 004'''
**''Takara release date: '' [[March 31]], 2012
**''Takara Number:'' '''EZ-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle blade
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

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

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

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

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[[File:TFP-EZ-SP1-Autobot-Set-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Doctor is credit to team!]]
*'''Autobot Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP1'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blade

: This version of Ratchet was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#EZ6pack|Bulkhead]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee (WFC)#EZ6pack|Arcee]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)#EZ6pack|Wheeljack]].

: This release utilizes the version of the mold with a face.

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====''Robots in Disguise''====
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[[File:PrimeRID-RatchetDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And that's how he lost his medical license.]]
[[File:Prime-toy RatchetTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|With all those craters on him, he'll probably need to see a dermatologist.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 006'''
**''Japanese release date:'' [[March 31]], 2012
**''Japanese number:'' '''AM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Battle Blades (Hasbro only), "R.A." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

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

:He comes with a pair of battle blades that can mount/be held via 5mm post, and his hands can be swung down at the wrist to give the appearance of the blades sprouting out of his wrists, as seen in the cartoon. The blades can mount into the peg-holes on his front bumper, creating a battle mode, and the blades can store on tabs underneath his vehicle. One must be wary of his knee joints, however, as they're made of a soft rubber and have the potential of snapping off. The ball joint at the leg also has a tendency to snap off and break, so caution is advised when is it as well.

:His [[instructions]] depict an alternate head apparently intended for an as-yet-unreleased Gears. The sculpt was used as the basis for ''Prime'' [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]].

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

: Ratchet was redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]] and retooled into [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]], and he would've been made into [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]] with a new head.

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

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

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====''Beast Hunters''====
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[[File:BHtoy Deluxe Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Alright, who's ready for some <s>precision</s> surgery?"]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 010'''
**''Accessories:'' Dragonshredder Drill
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

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

: His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13|thirteenth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

: This toy is also the basis for the fiction-only "[[Alone Together]]" version of [[Jawbreaker (BW)|Jawbreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Command Center''' (2013)
**''Set number'': '''A5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': [[Arcee (WFC)#AutobotHQ|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#AutobotHQ|Bumblebee]], Ratchet, [[Shockwave (Kre-O)#AutobotHQ|Shockwave]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#Autobot HQ|Knock Out]] mystery figure

:The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Autobot Command Center]] set comes with a Ratchet [[Kreon]] with paint details based on ''Prime'' Ratchet.

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[[File:KreO-toy RatchetKW Gladiator.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Yeah, I time-travelled to the Roman Empire, killed a lion or two in the arena, good times.]]
*'''Gladiator Ratchet''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, tech sword, tower shield

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] Warriors, Ratchet has been re-imagined as a Roman-style Gladiator. His legs feature peg-on non-spinning wheels resembling wooden chariot wheels.

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy RatchetKW Pirate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Blades (RB)|Blades']] new hero.]]
*'''Pirate Ratchet''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0945'''
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on cannon, flag

: Also part of the first wave of Kreon Warriors, Pirate Ratchet is a bit more of a commandant-style bot, with his chest-windshield replaced by a sailing ship's captain's cabin window. His flag is ''supposed'' to peg onto the top of his hat, but wow is that silly. The "flame" on his clip-on old-timey cannon piece serves double-duty as a hat-plume.

: All the aggravation of the blind-bagged, non-US distribution above applies to this one as well.

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===''Go!''===
[[File:Transformers-Go-G09-Hunter-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I healed ze man who vill kill you!]]
*'''Hunter Ratchet''' (2013-[[August 31|08-31]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G19'''
**''Accessories:'' Drill

:Part of the fourth wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Ratchet is a green, black, and translucent-red redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Ratchet toy. Unusually, he's identified as a Decepticon, complete with [[insignia]]! According to a translated version of the bio, Ratchet was captured by the Decepticons, and forcibly exposed to Dark Energon thus mutating him into a Decepticon.

:This toy was repurposed as [[Green Megatron]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/HunterRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Hunter Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}
[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess they didn't teach you to duck in Doctor school!]]
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*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Legion, 2016)
:Legion Class Ratchet is a retool of [[Strongarm (RID)#Legion Class|Legion Class Strongarm]], sporting a new head and torso. Curiously, these new parts are based on his ''Prime'' character model, rather than his new on-screen ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' design.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his drivers-side door in vehicle mode, becoming his left arm in robot mode. As of the figure's release, the insignia when scanned incorrectly unlocks a randomised power-up or amount of currency rather than the playable Legion Ratchet. Unlike Strongarm, Ratchet has no retooled indent on his left arm.

:His included instructions are different from Strongarm's; The instructions depict that you should fold the legs first before rearranging the arms while converting to vehicle mode.

:This figure has been released twice: First in the original ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging design, and then again in the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the eighth wave of One-Step Changers toys and wave 2 of "Mini-Con Weaponizers" product, Ratchet changes from ambulance to robot in a single step...and then a few smaller ones. Like all of his other ''Robots in Disguise'' toys, this figure is heavy retool of [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Due to how the legs are molded, Ratchet cannot ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]].

:Ratchet's scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his vehicle front, accessible while still in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the first of the new RID do-it-yourself customization kits! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV59-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"How many [[Chrome-alloy pie]]s have you eaten in your life?" ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Warrior, 2016)
**''Japanese release date'': [[2016]]-[[October 29|10-29]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV59'''
**''Accessories'': 2 pistols
:Warrior Class Ratchet is a retool of [[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior Class|Warrior Class Strongarm]], giving him an entirely new ambulance alternate mode and a significantly altered robot mode. He includes a pair of 5 mm pistol accessories. Ratchet also features a faux front window on his robot mode chest.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot-mode chestplate, accessible while still in-package.

:The ''Adventure'' release of Ratchet features additional show-accurate details, and features a different insignia sticker compatible to the ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. Unfortunately, both versions have a severely bland vehicle mode that looks less like an ambulance and more like a stock truck.

:Ratchet was only ever available in one wave of Warrior Class figures. For unknown reasons, this wave apparently only saw release in the United States and Canada.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV49-Legion-Class-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I can't operate the scrap out of you without getting closer.]]
*'''Autobots vs Clampdown''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2016-[[May 31|05-31]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV49'''

:A redeco of the Legion Class figure above. Ratchet features a deco somehow closer to his animated appearances.

:Ratchet was released along with Drift, Optimus Prime, and Clampdown. Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

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===''Rescue Bots Academy''===
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' ([[2021]])

:''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' Ratchet is a new-head retool of the [[2016]] [[Medix (RB)#Rescan|Rescan Medix]] toy. He transforms into an ambulance in a single step when his roof is slid down.

:This mold was given a ''different'' head as [[Medix (RB)#RBAAmbulance|''Rescue Bots Academy'' Medix]] to more closely match his appearance in that show.
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==Merchandise==
===Mcdonald's===
[[File:Primetoy-RatchetHappyMeal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The stickers are good practice for the Arms Micron version.]]
*'''Ratchet''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''7'''
:Happy Meal Ratchet is a non-transformable emergency vehicle! Pushing on the back of his roof reveals the base of a cannon, and pressing the Autobot symbol on the roof causes the short barrel of the cannon to pop out. Ratchet (not "Autobot Ratchet", despite claim of trademark!) also comes with a sheet of stickers to complete his deco. Since the cannon gimmick and the "mCODE" coupon use up both sides of the usual instructions sheet, the sticker placement instructions are printed on the back of the sticker sheet itself. Efficient, but not terribly user-friendly!
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Ratchet mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.

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===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Ratchet''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #8'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Ratchet was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Ratchet figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Starscream (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Thrilling 30|Bulkhead]].
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===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderRatchet.jpg|thumb|I'm feeling sad and blue.]]
*Ratchet's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Medic Rig-type chassis for [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Mercenary-type components for [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyer]]-class characters.
*''Transformers'' alumnus [[Michael Bell]] originally auditioned for the part of Ratchet in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but ultimately lost the role to [[Jeffrey Combs]].
*His license plate number in "[[Stronger, Faster]]" is "449 EPQ".
*Ratchet's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Ratchet parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*Ratchet's [[evergreen]] design in ''Rescue Bots Academy'' strongly resembles [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Ratchet]]. The two also have voices similar to [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]].
*The ''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet toy had a cameo in the e-HOBBY comic "[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]", but [[Hayato Sakamoto]] later retconned in the [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|''Generations Selects Special Comic'' finale]] that the appearance of the toy was in fact a new body for [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 Megatron]], as hard as it may be to believe.
*The ''Prime'' Ratchet design is so popular that it has influenced various new incarnations of Generation 1 [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. The ''Prime'' design was recycled wholecloth for the [[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers|''X-Files'' crossover comic]], strongly influenced [[:File:Ratchet-Alex Milne-MtMtE-LL.jpg|his 2016 IDW redesign]], and even [[:File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|briefly appeared]] as Ratchet's alt-mode in [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|''Lost Light'' #19]].
*Ratchet's [[#Go!|''Go!'' toy]] also partly inspired the homage-laden Generation 1 character [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]].

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

[[File:DarknessRising4 CybSat-RatchetAntiTerror.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I am ze ÜBERMENSCH!"]]

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

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

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

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Racsni''' (''Rescue Bots Academy'', "Ratchet")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiùhùchē''' (救护车, "Ambulance")
*''Russian:'' '''Ratchet''' (''War for Cybertron'', Рэтчет), '''Khrapovik''' (Храповик, "Ratchet")

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Ironhide (WFC)

2023-06-27T23:35:50Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

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:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"And that's the bottom line, 'cause Ironhide said so."]]

'''Ironhide''' is a battle hardened veteran, one of the toughest amongst the Autobots. As one of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus']] oldest and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be.
{{quote|Always happy to get more ammo.|Ironhide|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Ironhide emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Golden Age]]. He was present during the torch lighting which signified the kindling of a new Well on the first colony of [[Archon]]. Ironhide became bridgemaster for the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] Port [[space bridge]] connecting to other colony worlds established throughout the galaxy. When the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] struck the colonies, Ironhide was ordered to destroy the space bridge in order to prevent the infection from spreading back to the homeworld. Still, he gently gave [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] time to say goodbye to his friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], who was quarantined on Archon, and refused to break quarantine and risk infecting Cybertron. Ironhide pressed Prowl when it was time, and they destroyed the space bridge, cutting off their cousins on other worlds for all time.

As war broke out between Autobots and Decepticons, Ironhide joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Ironhide first met Optimus Prime during the prolonged stalemate at [[Praxus]]. Furious at the loss of his home, Ironhide joined the Autobots despite his cynicism regarding Optimus's leadership. It was at Praxus that Optimus was first showed a preference to stand and fight rather than make strategic withdrawals, and Ironhide slowly but surely began to trust in Optimus. [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] commented that Ironhide's "pitiless edge" gave the Autobots a necessary advantage in defeating [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

When Megatron invaded [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Ironhide made an uncharacteristically emotional display of anguish when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s Seekers shot down [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who attempted to ferry the Chamber to safety. As [[Decepticon]]s attempted to claim the Chamber, Ironhide fought one but fell into the crater caused by Omega's impact. He defeated two more who jumped after him, and Optimus lifted him out of the pit, but he fell in again when another Decepticon struck him in the face with a hooked chain. Megatron blasted Optimus, causing him to fall on top of Ironhide, but he ordered his commander to ignore him and stop Megatron.

After the battle, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] welded Ironhide's face back together. When Optimus proposed leaving Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Ironhide boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with him to distract the Decepticons. Realizing Megatron had a beam aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]], Ironhide and the Autobots boarded the ship and blew up its [[Dark Energon]] Facility, causing it to crash. He then boarded the completed ''Ark'' and escaped Cybertron through the last [[space bridge]] to the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable space bridge, Ironhide and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Ironhide was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial team. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in one of the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]], they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. This time, Ironhide joined Optimus, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and [[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]] as they touched down on the planet's heterogeneous surface. The Autobot envoys were attacked shortly after landing, as the local Junkions decided they looked like spare parts in the making. With Optimus Prime's blessing, Ironhide unleashed a volley of plasma rockets to help convince the Junkions that these parts weren't for sale just yet.

During the Autobots' stay on Junkion, Ironhide assisted [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] with his investigations, and later interrogation, of the shifty Decepticon-turned-Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. He defended the ''Ark'' from attack when the ''Nemesis'' finally caught up with them, and remained with the crew when they finally left Junkion on a new heading towards the [[AllSpark]] itself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to the planet [[Aquatron]], Ironhide performed pre-flight checks on Prowl's dropship before the scouting team left to survey the planet. Once it was secured, Ironhide joined Optimus and many of the other Autobots as they flew down to make contact with the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], Aquatron's regional governor. Optimus ordered Ironhide to remain with the ships in case of trouble.

After Optimus experience an inexplicable seizure during the tour, however, many of the Autobots became suspicious of their hosts. [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and Bumblebee wanted to take the dropship to explore the reportedly underwater cities of the Aquatronians. Ironhide was suspicious as well, but he didn't want to buck the chain of command by sending them off without Prowl or Jazz's approval while Optimus was receiving treatment. Once his fellow old-timer [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]] spoke up in favor of the recon, though, Ironhide let himself be convinced.

This seemed to be a mistake when Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee broke contact during their deep-sea exploration, and couldn't be located. Ironhide was forced to report his men and dropship were missing to Prime, and took responsibility when confronted by Jazz and Prowl. The recon trio seemingly resurfaced without a scratch, but soon after the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. Ironhide also learned during the proceedings that Kup, Rodimus and Bumblebee ''had'' been captured during their exploration, only to be brainwashed to provide false testimony against Optimus during the trial. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Ironhide ripped open the Autobots' cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Ironhide had been very skeptical towards Optimus's capabilities as a leader early in the war. This changed as their battles against the Decepticons raged on.

Ironhide attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach by launching it into space. Bumblebee protested the idea, but Ironhide told him to trust in their leader.

When the Autobots neared the Well of AllSparks, they learned from Jetfire that the Decepticons were already on their way, much sooner than anyone had expected. Ironhide warned Optimus that if Megatron got into the Well, he'd be sure to destroy the mechanism necessary for launching the AllSpark. Optimus posted him as a lookout within the Well while he and Arcee focused on launching the artifact. Ironhide left his post to assist the Wreckers battling the Decepticons on the Well's rim. During the battle, he saw Megatron unleashing his fusion cannon on Bumblebee, and feared the worst. After the AllSpark had been successfully launched, Ironhide tried to establish contact with Bumblebee while the Decepticons retreated. Though Bumblebee was alive, he could not reply to Ironhide's calls after having gotten his vocoder crushed by Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Ironhide is one of the oldest Autobots still functioning. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RID Ironhide Blacklisted.JPG|thumb|upper_left|150px]]
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Ironhide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)| [[Alexandr Novikov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Pascal Casanova]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jan Kulczycki]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFC-Ironhidepromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You sissified maggot scum have just signed your death warrants!]]

Ironhide led a squad of Autobots to defend the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. With the loss of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Ironhide's old friend Optimus was forced to take command of the Autobots, an act that the old soldier approved, as he was glad that Optimus was finally stepping up to take his rightful place in the Autobot hierarchy. After helping Optimus and his team by clearing a path for them to the Decagon (and taking down two [[Brute (WFC)|Brute]]s, tearing one in half), he continued to lead the others to (successfully) push the Decepticons into retreat.

After Optimus became Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] joined him on the mission to clear the core of Cybertron that was infected with [[Dark Energon]]. Ironhide constantly rebuked the young, aggressive Warpath's shoot-first attitude. Heading to the [[Omega Gate]], the three Autobots found [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] being tortured with Dark Energon. Freeing the massive Autobot, Ironhide joined Optimus and Warpath in protecting [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] long enough to repair Omega to the open the Gate. Heading underground, the three Autobots found [[space slug]]s working to clear the Dark Energon crystals. When they were sealed off in a cavern, another slug came in and killed an attacking Decepticon, to which the old, knowledgeable Ironhide offered the [[universal greeting]], but the slug simply ignored them and moved on with its task. The three Autobots then found a trio of slugs with [[Ion Displacer]] turrets on their backs, and provided cover fire for the slugs as they made their way through Cybertron. Unfortunately, a corrupted space slug attacked the trio, knocking them underground and killing the slugs. Regrouping at the core, they were attacked by the corrupted slug, and managed to defeat it. Unfortunately, the Dark Energon corrupted the [[Primus|Core]], which could only purge the corruption by shutting down all systems, leaving Cybertron uninhabitable and forcing the Transformers to leave Cybertron. Before departing, Ironhide and Warpath witnessed Optimus receive a part of the Core's essence, the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[File:WFC-Ironhidevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|That was an amazing killing spree...BY THE OTHER TEAM!!]]

As the evacuation went underway, Megatron used his orbital station to attacking fleeing transports. A group of [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] under [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to shut down the station's cannon, only to learn that the station itself was a Cybertronian named [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Ironhide joined Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in finishing off the monster. Though many Autobots managed to escape, a number of them, Ironhide included, stayed behind to fight against Megatron's schemes. Optimus commissioned the building of a new starship, the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', to take the Autobots from Cybertron, [[Earth|wherever they may go]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Ironhide.jpg|thumb|120px|You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!]]
When the Decepticons started sniffing around an Autobot base, Ironhide sent an [[Autobot rookie]] to find out what they were looking for. Unfortunately, the rookie was killed by Megatron while letting Ironhide know he'd gotten the data links back up and running. Ironhide was captured by the Decepticons at some point and used in Kaon prison to fight Dark Energon-enhanced Decepticons, but presumably later escaped.

Sometime later, Ironhide was contacted by Zeta Prime, who was trying to get hold of Optimus. With the loss of the communications system, Ironhide sent Bumblebee to find Optimus, and a rookie to help Ratchet and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]. Once the rookie had gotten the communication system up and running, Ironhide let him know that he was being reassigned to [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]]'s care. Ironhide then directed Optimus around the base, guiding him to areas the Decepticons had taken over.

Optimus announced they needed to retake Iacon, and Ironhide eagerly told him to lead the way, to which Optimus replied that he was no leader. Despite that, the Autobots retook the Decagon, and Ironhide reported that the defenses were back online. When Ironhide rebuked Bumblebee's suggestion that Zeta Prime's transmissions were leading them into a trap, Bumblebee exploded at him that they'd already lost the war. Optimus's team infiltrated Kaon, where Ironhide was more keen to bash Decepticons than rescue Zeta Prime, until Optimus reminded him of their mission. They found Zeta Prime, but their leader died, and Optimus was subsequently appointed Autobot leader. Optimus sought the services of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], whose slow processor and reluctance to help irritated Ironhide, almost leading to a fight between the two of them and forcing Optimus to tell him to stand down. The Autobots rescued [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], which helped sway Grimlock in favor of their cause, though Ironhide still wasn't sure it was a good idea. He took part in a mission to the core, to free it from the Dark Energon harvesters that were irradiating it.

With Cybertron no longer capable of supporting life, the Autobots began to evacuate the planet in Arks, but were attacked by Trypticon Station. Optimus intended to take a strike team up the space bridge to directly assault it, which Ironhide regarded as a suicide mission. Still, he joined the mission, and the station was brought down, but as Bumblebee celebrated their escape, Ironhide pointed out the station was transforming. Trypticon's size gave even Ironhide pause, but he still joined the team that headed for the crash site to take the giant on. At one point, he was pinned down by enemy fire, which the other Autobots helped suppress so he could reach a security access panel. He joined them in defeating Trypticon, and later left Cybertron along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
Ironhide and Bumblebee were tasked with retrieving information from a Decepticon datacore about the "Trypticon" weapon. They nearly managed to make a successful getaway from Kaon before Megatron and Soundwave arrived, dropping the Autobots in the streets. Ironhide was shackled and imprisoned, whie Bumblebee was scheduled for interrogation under the neural scanner. A lucky power outage during an Autobot raid freed Ironhide from his bonds, and he raced through the detention facility to rescue Bumblebee before the scanner forced him to reveal military secrets. He found the kid, but not before some data was lost to the scanner. On the way out of the prison, the duo were radioed by Air Raid, who offered to provide air support during their escape. Thanks to his creative use of firepower, they were able to escape down a road that had previously been a dead end.

Later, Ironhide returned the favour by providing comm support to Air Raid, who was using the data recovered on Trypticon to block the power supply running between Trypticon and the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge. He plotted Air Raid's course through the Decepticon controlled tunnels near the Bridge.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. Ironhide was ready to kick back with some lubricant, but Optimus reminded him that the war was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor| [[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide is one of the many Autobots involved in the construction of the Ark. During the invasion of Iacon he led a squad of soldiers to defend the Ark's fuelling station which was being attacked by tanks. The battle was not in his favour until Optimus took control of a Neutron Gun turret and later activated Metroplex, destroying the tanks. After Metroplex defeated Megatron, Ironhide was dismayed to learn the Energon saved for the Ark was gone. Later, Jazz reported that he, Cliffjumper and Sideswipe had found an entire reservoir of pure energon that was sufficient to power the Ark. Ratchet then inquired as to how to transport it. After Optimus denied having Metroplex carry it back Ironhide suggested using an old refinery transport. Perceptor argued that the transport guzzled too much energon and Ironhide rebutted that it had the firepower they would need and thus his plan was approved. When the Decepticons attacked the Ark on its way to the portal opened by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Space bridge|Spacebridge]], Ironhide took part in the battle. At one point he called for air support, saying that one of the blasts fired from the Decepticons had, "Taken a toll on Optimus". {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English)}}
Ironhide was assigned, alongside Sideswipe, to retrieve the Dark Spark before the Decepticons could. Once they retrieved the Dark Spark, Ironhide and Sideswipe raced through the underground subways of Cybertron, battling off Insecticons all the way, until they reached the rendezvous point where Optimus and Bumblebee were waiting for them. Ironhide helped Optimus and Bumblebee fend off the Insecticons as Sideswipe called a train to evacuate them. When the train arrived, Bumblebee was the first on board, but the train was in a timer, and left before Ironhide, Prime, and Sideswipe could board. They were forced to wait for the next train, fighting off swarming Insecticons while doing so. When the next train arrived all of the Autobots managed to successfully board, but we're not able to escape, as the Decepticons blew up the train as it was departing. Optimus assigned the Dark Spark to Ironhide to protect, while he stayed behind to draw the Decepticons' fire. This plan proved futile as the Decepticon [[Sharpshot]] saw Ironhide take the Dark Spark, and, together with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], beat down Ironhide and took the Dark Spark from him. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Ironhide TFU.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
{{voiceactor|[[Allan Corduner]]}}
Ironhide updated Autobots with new missions around their base whenever there was something he didn't like the look of. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:FOC trailer Ironhide punches Starscream.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*On a large battlefield, Ironhide and Jazz protected Optimus, who was carrying an injured Bumblebee, from any Decepticon attackers. As Starscream descended in to attack, Ironhide intercepted and punched him, breaking the Seeker's face. He, along with Optimus and Jazz, looked on from the edge of a peak towards the battle below as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to advance towards them. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Ironhide shot a downed Decepticon near what appeared to be an Autobot ship from close range.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Cyberverse}}
[[File:Prime-toy IronhideCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Water bottle delivery truck.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 26]], 2012
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''EZ-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a 4x4 pickup truck. He features translucent blue plastic on his windshield-chest so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with two [[Ironhide (Movie)|Movie-style]] translucent blue cannons which each feature three [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two peg-holes, allowing them to combine with each other to form a longer weapon, peg in into his hands, forearms/doors, and truck bed, as well as be pegged and stored on his robot back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailcutter]] and [[Huffer (Prime)|Huffer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Cyberverse Ironhide at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:Primetoy-IronhideArmsMicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''NEW!'' "Orange [[Blastification]]" flavor! Available in extra-large.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Release date'': [[September 29]], 2012
**''ID number'': '''AM-20'''
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron "Iro"

: Part of the seventh wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''Prime'' toys, and [[exclusive]] to said toyline, Ironhide is a... well, he's ''kind-of'' a redeco of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Kup (WFC)|Sergeant Kup]], whose mold was originally designed to be Ironhide, and was originally solicited as such in the Hasbro line. ''Yeah.'' He transforms into a modified Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, and much of his color detail is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s. He features peg-holes for [[5 mm post]]s on his forearms/doors, hands, and truck bed. Instead of the combining cannons he was originally designed with, he comes with the [[Arms Micron]], [[Iro#Prime|Iro]], who transforms into one of the cannons. Just one. Sorry. (He is, of course, completely compatible with Kup's cannons, if you want to complete his look that way.)

: He also has a "dramatic head reveal," wherein his head rises up from within his torso when his abdomen panel is [[Slide joint|slid]] up. He also features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake kibble]] windshield on his chest, with the real front windshield ending up on his back.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him in a magenta-ish shade of red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Arms Micron Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1680.html Ironhide and Iro at Alfes's toy blog]''

===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''781'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon Ironhide and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''Prime'' incarnation of the character, itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.
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==Notes==
*He greeted the [[space slug]] with the [[universal greeting]]. [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] had no idea what it was.
*Ironhide was intended to be part of the initial line-up in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but he was replaced by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the writers deemed their characterization closer to him. Later, on a featurette on the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' Blu-ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of Ironhide in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide.<ref>[http://tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/ Transformers Prime Season One Blu-Ray review at TFW2005]</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons. Later, [[Jeff Kline]] said that despite having a toy, there were no plans to feature Ironhide in the show... yet.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref> It was even later said at [[BotCon 2012]] that Ironhide would not appear in the show, but that he might show up in other places.<ref>[http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=5a0a882ed2/ipod=y]</ref>
*Ironhide's ''Prime'' design was based on concept art submitted by [[Ken Christiansen]] to Hasbro Studios early in the show's development.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/transformers-prime-ironhidetoy.html The Bad Flip Blog] and [https://www.facebook.com/214146041944051/photos/a.2350847944940506/2952531634772131/ Ken Christiansen's artwork on Facebook]</ref>
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[#Deluxe|''Prime'' Ironhide]] into the Generation 1 [[Turbomaster]] [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Arms Up Modes===
*'''Protector Mode''' (プロテクターモード ''Purotekutā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Iro, O.P., R.A.
: Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Ironhide holding the [[Burst Cannon]] Combo Weapon, continuing the trend of barely trying with the Arms Up Modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, China, "Iron Hide")

==References==
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Triage (Prime)

2023-06-27T23:34:45Z

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:''Triage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Triage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Dammit man, I'm a doctor not an ambula-- Oh, wait...]]
'''Triage''' doesn’t seem the medic type at first glance. When the battle’s raging, this short fused [[Autobot]] is just as likely to take a few shots at [[Decepticon]]s with his built-in defibrillator as he is to heal up his allies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142814/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/triage Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|An accident waiting to happen.|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Glenn Wrage]]}}
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Triage was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Triage was first revealed during [[Jagex|Jagex’s]] Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Autobots you can choose, alongside [[Overclock (Prime)|Overclock]] and [[Monsoon]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
*His in-game weapons are the [[Phalanx Pulse Blaster]], [[Defibrillation Pistol]]s, and [[Cerrian Beam Gun]]. Transforming into an ambulance, Triage's [[alternate mode]] is armed with a [[grenade launcher]] that damages both shield & spark.
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''G-Remedy''' — the repairs he does are boosted with [[G-Metal]], strengthening the patient's hull.
**'''Emergency Routine''' — increases the chance attacks will miss Triage.
**'''Hull Cure''' — Triage reflects a portion of the damage he takes back at his attacker.
*His active subsystem is "Siren Stabilizer"; the Cerrian Beam Gun has a chance to remove a movement-impairing effect from an ally he heals with it.

==References==
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Optimus Prime (WFC)

2023-06-27T23:16:29Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

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:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Optimus Prime-Prime-stock-render-alternate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' was the last born of the original [[Thirteen]] Transformers. His spark was the most like their progenitor [[Primus]], its frequency nearly identical. He was the mediator and visionary of the group, passing among them all as a calm, inspiring, thoughtful, unifying and well-liked friend. It was his unique spark and his inspiring reassurance that "All are One" that allowed the Primes to rally and succeed in their battle against the Chaos Bringer [[Unicron]]. When tragedy at last ended the era of the Primes and brought forth the new race of lesser descendant Transformers, he alone chose to be reborn in the [[Well of All Sparks]] as one of them, that he might know them and their needs more completely.

All memory of his past life gone, he took the name '''Orion Pax''' and sought his way like any other robot on the new world. Eventually, he found his place as a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. He was always anxious of the inequality amongst Cybertronians and thus, after gaining inspiration from an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society, took a stand to rid the oppressive [[caste system]] which hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his instructor, the master archivist [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], was also one of the Thirteen and knew of the secret within the data clerk. Once Pax and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. With the claiming of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Orion Pax became Optimus Prime once more, regaining his memory and rising to lead his people.

Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closest friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.

{{quote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
[[File:TheVisionary.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I used to be a god!]]
Optimus Prime was created as the last of the [[Thirteen]], the first generation of Transformers, each created directly by Primus as a band of unique warriors to combat and defeat Unicron. Upon his creation, Optimus united the Thirteen by his greeting: "All are one." While all of the other members of the Thirteen each possessed unique abilities and artifacts, Optimus wielded no special powers or weapons. It was only through his vision and encouraging words that allowed the Thirteen to finally defeat Unicron.

In the era that followed, Optimus served as the mediator and voice of reason among the increasingly argumentative group of Primes. When these conflicts and power plays finally boiled over after the death of [[Solus Prime]], the Primes descended into full-on conflict against one another. Optimus emerged mostly unharmed from the final conflict that split the Thirteen. However, upon the activation of the [[Well of All Sparks]], Optimus chose to enter into the Well and be reborn as a lesser Cybertronian, in order to know them and their needs better. Before doing so, he asked [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to remove all references to his name from the [[Covenant of Primus]], so that he could not be found unless in the most dire of circumstances.

[[File:COP-OrionPax.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
Carrying the damaged body of [[Onyx Prime]] and accompanied by [[Micronus Prime]], Optimus bid farewell to his brothers, and announced that the era of the Primes had ended. The three of them entered and activated the Well, which began producing new mechanical life. Among the many humanoid Cybertronians that emerged from the Well was Orion Pax, a humble bot with no memories of his previous life. Alpha Trion recognized what had once been his fellow Prime, and made a note to keep an eye on him later.

Orion Pax was implied to have originally lived out in the wilds of Cybertron, before eventually moving to the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Orion found work as an archivist in the newly established [[Hall of Records]], under Alpha Trion's watchful eye. During the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax became Alpha Trion's aide. Orion eventually became friends with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], a member of the underground resistance movement that had formed against the [[Quintesson]]s. When the Cybertronians finally rebelled against the Quintessons, Orion confided to Alpha Trion that there may be more than one variety of Quintesson. Alpha Trion told him that he needed to keep this knowledge a secret to aid the war effort, and that he needed to pass on these orders to every officer in person. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] served as his bodyguard. Although the duo faced many hardships along the way, Orion Pax eventually fulfilled his mission.

When the Quintessons were finally routed from the system, Orion was present to witness the activation of the first [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, which heralded the arrival of Cybertron's [[Golden Age]].

After the Golden Age, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]'s [[caste system]] became increasingly oppressive and stifling. Orion developed a friendship with a [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]ian gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. The two sought to revitalize Cybertron's rigid caste system, although they differed in their ideals. They remained friends until a fateful meeting with the High Council, in which Orion was named the next Prime- "Optimus Prime". Consumed by jealousy, Megatron and his "[[Decepticon]]s" declared war on Optimus and his "[[Autobot]]" followers.

Over the course of the war, Optimus eventually discovered the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after Megatron poisoned Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. The Matrix cast all doubt from Optimus's mind about his worthiness as a Prime, and once on the surface he asked Alpha Trion to help build a starship- the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' so that the Autobots could evacuate the planet while it recovered. They were pursued by Megatron aboard his own ship, and the two factions traveled through the last working space bridge, scattering them across the galaxy.

Over the course of the journey, Optimus's crew visited several lost Cybertronian colonies and ran afoul of the Quintessons once again. They also encountered a tribe of nomadic Cybertronian mutants named [[Mutacon]]s; their leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] temporarily aided the Autobots in battle against both the Decepticons and the [[Star Seeker]]s.

Eventually, the ''Ark'' reached an organic planet known as [[Earth]], where Optimus and a small group of Autobots took up residence. The Autobots secretly allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government and set up a permanent base in [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===

Orion Pax was put to work in the [[Hall of Records]] soon after emerging from the Well of All Sparks. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At some point in the distant past, the first Quintessons arrived in gigantic silver ships, the first alien life-forms ever to contact Cybertron. Orion Pax was present to see the first Quintessons emerge from these ships and give the gift of [[transformation]] to the assembled Cybertronians by reactivating their dormant [[transformation cog]]s. Throughout the [[Age of Wrath]], Orion Pax continued to work in the Hall of Records, but like many other Cybertronians he chafed under the Quintesson's increasingly oppressive rule and their vicious, circus-like courts that dispensed a twisted brand of justice. The Quintessons were eventually defeated by the incumbent [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] of the [[Elite Guard]] and an energon miner named D-16, and Orion—who had no part in the revolution—eventually suppressed his traumatic memories of the alien invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

During the era of the [[caste system]], Orion would read and index information in the [[Hall of Records]] from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze it. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]].

Orion made his first trip to Kaon to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.

[[File:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]
When "Decepticons" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "Autobots" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons.

Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards, Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle, Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]].

Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards, Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz, and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus a Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon.

After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was there that a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an "age of unimagined wonders". Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.

But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].

Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vicinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus traveled with a young Velocitronian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge, they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artificer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings, the [[Blades of Time]], and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].

The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. Optimus and Megatron dueled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus received the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Sometime after the battle over Junkion, the Matrix of Leadership began to behave erratically, transmitting strange visions the further the ''Ark'' traveled into deep space and causing Optimus Prime to doubt his own leadership capabilities. The ''Ark'' eventually discovered the world of [[Aquatron]], rich with Energon. Prime ordered an away party to land and investigate the planet's surface. The friendly Aquatronians eventually invited Optimus himself to one of their cities, where he met the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], who claimed to speak on the behalf of all Aquatronians. Before Optimus could explore any further, he was struck with another vision of himself, in his Orion Pax state, being menaced by a sinister figure. Crying out Megatron's name, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to the nearest Aquatronian medical center for diagnostic investigations. Doctor [[Xeros]] took a particular interest in his Matrix and scanned it, clandestinely transmitting its schematics back to the Curator to further their own plan.

Later that evening, at yet another welcome celebration, Ratchet privately confided in Optimus that Optimus may be suppressing traumatic memories from his days as Orion Pax. Ironhide interrupted the conversation to tell him that [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], and Bumblebee had gone missing somewhere beneath Aquatron's deep oceanic trenches. Optimus immediately ordered a search party to find the missing Autobots, even though the Curator warned Optimus that Aquatron's deepest depths were inhabited by vicious, less-evolved creatures. Before the search party could begin its task, Sideswipe warned Optimus of the approaching ''Nemesis'', who had been trailing the Ark and also chanced upon Aquatron. Optimus asked the Curator for help, worrying that the ''Ark'' would be shot down, and the Curator responded by cutting power to both ships, angered that the Cybertronians had chosen to fight their war over a neutral planet. He invited both Optimus and Megatron—forced into a temporary truce—to a peace talk, apparently in the hopes of forging a true peace treaty to permanently ending the war. When both sides had arrived and temporarily disarmed, the Curator revealed his true allegiance... that he was, in fact, a Quintesson. A skeptical Optimus, who had studied the Quintesson occupation of Cybertron (although he did not personally remember his own time under Quintesson rule) found it hard to trust the Curator, even when the Quintesson claimed that his formerly violent race had reformed into a peaceful federation. Even so, Optimus decided to play along until he could find some way to escape.

The Curator visited Prime that night, promising him the current location of the Allspark if he cooperated the next morning, and also mentioning that the Aquatronians could subliminally influence Megatron's mind to make the Decepticon leader more suggestible and easier to manipulate—although Prime steadfastly refused the latter option. Optimus and Megatron prepared to negotiate the next morning. However, Megatron took the opportunity to backstab Prime by siccing six Vehicon troopers on him. Before either side could finish their fight, Skywarp—acting on Starscream's orders—detonated a bomb beneath the building, flooding it. Optimus—who had to shut off his Matrix to quell the tide of Quintesson visions—and Megatron temporarily put aside their differences and helped one another to escape from the rapidly sinking building... only to be met with a horde of angry [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s and their general [[Tyrannicon]], who placed Optimus, Megatron, and all the other Autobots and Decepticons under arrest for public mayhem and blasphemy.

Transported underwater and by rail, the defeated party of Cybertronians eventually arrived at Aquatron's capital of Hydratron. Once there, the Quintessons sent Optimus to stand trial for his numerous crimes against the Quintesson Imperium, including treachery and blasphemy against his creators. The Quintessons claimed that they had colonized Cybertron long ago and built the first Transformers, who subsequently revolted against them. Optimus, initially swayed by the stories—and partially remembering his own time spent under Quintesson rule—sadly pleaded guilty to his imagined crimes. However, he suddenly recalled ''more'' memories, including his life before the Quintesson invasion, and denounced the Quintessons as self-serving and manipulative egotists. Even though his brainwashed troops decried him as a maniac and a warmonger, Megatron, his memories also jogged, corroborated Optimus's testimony. The Quintesson judges considered this, and eventually declared Optimus and the assembled Cybertronians innocent. Being Quintessons, they immediately began executing the Cybertronians by pushing them into a Pirhanacon pit, while forcing Optimus and Megatron to fight one another in hand-to-hand gladiatorial combat.

Unbeknownst to either party, the Quintessons harvested the energy exerted by Optimus to power up an abandoned space bridge located beneath Aquatron, from which they eventually launched a Sharkticon invasion force to retake Cybertron, intending to re-colonize it and enslave its inhabitants once more. With Optimus and Megatron no longer needed, they too were plunged into the execution pit. In the fight for survival, Optimus reactivated his Matrix, giving both him and Megatron additional power, even though the Quintessons once again launched a stream of propaganda to further destabilize him. The two managed to escape and came face-to-face with the [[Gamekeeper]] and a mysterious set of carvings depicting a Megatron-like being surrounded by Sharkticons. Megatron killed the Gamekeeper, but Optimus had doubts about the carving's veracity. The temporary alliance fractured as soon as Megatron discovered the decoy Matrix hidden in Xeros' inner sanctum. He plunged the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] into his chest, transformed into a Sharkticon-like form, and hurled Optimus down the elevator shaft.

As Prime fell to certain death, he was briefly visited by [[Thirteen|thirteen mysterious figures]], who informed him that it was not yet his time to depart from this realm. Indeed, Optimus's fall was broken by a recently freed [[Leviacon]], who carried him to the Curator's fortified command bubble hidden deep beneath the surface. Optimus arrived to find Megatron —who had usurped control over the Sharkticons—fighting Tyrannicon over control of the Matrix. Although Tyrannicon soon gained the upperhand and stole Megatron's new Matrix, he was eaten by Hydratron, who had transformed into a monstrous beast that the Curator intended to unleash on Cybertron. Even as the Curator attacked him with its powerful control wand, Optimus managed to ignite the Energon beneath the space bridge and cause a colossal explosion. Despite the Leviacon's misgivings, Optimus stopped to rescue the unconscious Megatron from the explosion as well, and the three of them headed up to the surface of the planet. With the Matrix free of Quintesson interference, Optimus and the Autobots departed to resume their search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} after the Autobots barely emerged victorious in a battle at [[Kalis]], Optimus visited Alpha Trion. Within the Iacon archives, he expected to find a more hopeful atmosphere than on the battlefield. Instead, he learned that the Covenant of Primus foretold of a dire threat looming towards the AllSpark. Alpha Trion suggested launching the AllSpark from Cybertron to protect it, and Optimus reluctantly agreed to do so.

Optimus then called a meeting of his most trusted lieutenants: Jazz, Ratchet, Ironhide, Ultra Magnus, and the young Bumblebee, and laid out his plan to keep the AllSpark out of Megatron's reach for the duration of their war. When the group, accompanied by the Wreckers and Jetfire, approached the Well of AllSparks, they learned that the Decepticons were moving in on their position much earlier than anticipated. Optimus modified his plan accordingly, having Jetfire provide his grounded soldiers with a distraction, while the Wreckers were posted as their first line of defense against Megatron's troops. At Bumblebee's insistence, he and Cliffjumper were granted permission to back up the Wreckers.

Within the Well, Optimus had Arcee activate the mechanisms needed to launch the AllSpark, as it could not be activated by a Prime. She did so, and with the AllSpark now away, the Decepticons fell back. Optimus and his troops were then set out to finding Bumblebee out on the battlefield after he had been left crippled and mute by his encounter with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

Optimus Prime and the [[Earth Protection Taskforce]] unsuccessfully attempted to capture [[Starquest]] and [[Thundertron]]. {{Storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]
During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. Optimus attempted to reign in Grimlock when the latter attempted to defend Autobot City by himself. {{storylink|Fall}} On another one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's reckless missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

[[File:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Manga is the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Wei]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Season One), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Season 2), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish), [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|One does not simply see a strong friendship between a bully and a nerd.]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by Alpha Trion. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertronian history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} But soon Megatronus' ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|If you squint, I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]
Both Megatronus—now "Megatron"—and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his [[Great War (Prime)|conquest]], which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} With the help of Alpha Trion, Optimus fired the [[AllSpark]] into space to hide it from Megatron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]

After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]

Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace, and Ratchet consoled the Autobot leader. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee went to investigate, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake from stasis. Optimus tried to appeal to the two Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Starscream merely mocked his request and Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, with some assistance from Fowler, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]
After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

[[File:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"This here's [[Rubber Ducky|Rubber Duck]] and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]
When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into maximum overdrive, grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]
Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescue a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard.]]
While investigating a [[Autobot plague ship|crashed Autobot spacecraft]], Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly plowed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|:D]]

Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}


[[File:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]

Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]

Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slap slap.]]

Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

[[File:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Kiss kiss.]]

He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to [[Earth's core]], Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap."]]

Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however, Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What did I do last night?]]

Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use then. However, Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realized he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This scene is even funnier if you imagine "Mahna Mahna" playing on the radio.]]

When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}

After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

[[File:NemesisPrime Nemesis vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"Optimus Prime, slavery is the right of all sentient beings!" "Wow, am I really that annoying?"]]
Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

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With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

[[File:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|By the power of Iacon, I HAVE THE POWER!]]
During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding Alpha Trion convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}} When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead, they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Optimus assigned Jack to help Smokescreen adapt to Earth. He had almost finished decoding another set of Iacon coordinates when a signal led him and his team on a wild goose chase. Despite this, they found the location of the real relic, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], and Optimus managed to wrest control of it off the Decepticons. Through the sword's power, he received a message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past." "But you flung all of the artifacts from the past onto Earth!" "... right, right, sorry. [[Five Servos of Doom|Wrong script]].]]
Trion told him of the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s on Earth, and Prime immediately set about decoding the four final coordinates from the Iacon database. After Arcee returned from the first set of coordinates with news that Megatron had invited Prime to come get the first key, Optimus went to [[Egypt]] to find that Megatron had grafted the arm of a Prime onto himself and forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though Megatron's new weapon shattered the Star Saber, with Smokescreen's help Prime returned to base with the first Omega Key and resumed his decoding work. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

He soon decoded more coordinates decoded though in both cases the Autobots failed to secure the Omega Keys. Smokescreen was hit hard by the failure, and Optimus told the other Autobots to allow the upset rookie space. When the final coordinates he decoded turned out to be an image of Smokescreen, he took the team to find their comrade, only to arrive too late as Smokescreen was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering the final key in exchange for surgical help. Optimus took Bulkhead and Ratchet out to Starscream's location, only to realize too late that they'd been tricked, and Starscream got away with all three of the Autobots' three Omega Keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After Dreadwing returned the Forge of Solus Prime to the Autobots, Optimus used it to modify the GroundBridge into a space bridge. Believing that Megatron would use the keys to restore Cybertron for political points, Optimus took the Autobots to their home world, and kept Megatron busy with the reforged Star Saber while the others took back the keys. Though they succeeded, and reached the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron revealed he had taken the Autobots' human friends hostage. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"...Nothing ever dies we will rise again."]]
With no other choice, Optimus had everyone hand over the Omega Keys in exchange for the kids, however when it turned out Megatron intended to use the Omega Lock on Earth as well, Optimus was compelled to use the Star Saber to destroy the lock. He and his team returned to Earth, only to find that the Omega Lock had created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] on their doorstep, and he ordered the others to evacuate. Prime himself stayed behind to destroy the GroundBridge, and was caught in the explosion as the Decepticons destroyed the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Optimus was salvaged from the wreckage by Smokescreen, who sheltered Prime in an underground cavern. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Though Smokescreen was unable to find any medical supplies for his badly-damaged leader, Optimus asked after the Forge of Solus Prime. {{storylink|Scattered}} Smokescreen retrieved the relic from the Decepticon warship, however Optimus refused to use it on himself, believing the power should be conserved for later use in repairing the Omega Lock, and that the Autobots needed a new leader—Smokescreen. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Here's your damn beef!]]
As his life faded, Optimus had a vision of approaching Alpha Trion and the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. His journey to the afterlife was cut short, as Smokescreen used the Forge to revive him, bestowing on him a new, more powerful body. He flew to [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], where he rescued [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] from Megatron's tender mercies, and proceeded to throw the Decepticon leader into the power core for the fortress's [[fusion cannon]]s. His efforts allowed Fowler's squadron to destroy the fortress, and the Autobots reassembled at a military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

After [[scanning]] a new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] provided by Fowler, Optimus scouted some Decepticon activity and found some Insecticons digging up a skull. He managed to secure the skull, which turned out to be [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains, leading the Autobots to conclude [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was planning to clone more. After reports of Decepticon activity in [[Texas]], Optimus took Smokescreen and Bumblebee there, but faced with Shockwave and Soundwave, the trio proved unable to prevent the Decepticons obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

A lull in Decepticon activity made Optimus suspect that their enemy had collected sufficient fossils. He and the others went on a mission to secure more energon, only for Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack to find and destroy the Decepticon cloning laboratory. When the pair were attacked by the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus arrived in the nick of time to save them from termination and flew them back to base. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:MinusOne-staredown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Imagine waking up to this one day... *squeals with excitement*]]
When the Decepticons started raiding technology from the humans again, Optimus wondered what they were up to this time. He led a team to one of the thefts, and though they were unable to prevent the Vehicons from getting away, Optimus managed to shoot down Soundwave and take the Decepticon captive. Their attempts to interrogate Soundwave were unsuccessful, and Optimus took his team to the [[Solaris particle collider]] in response to another Decepticon attack. He found himself facing Predaking, and though he initially gained the upper hand, Predaking turned the tables and sent Prime plunging to the ground. {{storylink|Minus One}} Optimus continued to fight, but was only saved by the fact that Predaking was called away to rescue Shockwave. He and the rest of the team returned to base to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Autobots launched [[Chip|a probe]] containing Laserbeak's transponder and Optimus followed it in the hopes it would lead him to the Decepticon warship. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by Starscream and some Seekers along the way, and though he dealt with the Vehicons, Starscream destroyed the probe and escaped, leaving him none-the-wiser as to the warship's location. He continued to fly around until Ratchet contacted the Autobots to reveal the location of the warship, and Optimus ordered the others to storm the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingOptimusPrimeFinalGlance.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Um, Luna? Do you have time to sing a 'Goodbye Song' before you go?]]
Optimus himself reached the ship by air, only to be immediately attacked by Megatron wielding the Dark Star Saber. With his [[jet pack]] damaged, Optimus still managed to climb onto the ship and eventually make his way to the Omega Lock on its underside, allowing him to briefly attack Shockwave before Megatron caught up with him to resume their duel. After Bumblebee's death, Optimus found himself dangling from the ship. Before Megatron could deal a final blow, the warlord was terminated by Bumblebee, who'd been resurrected by the Omega Lock's power. Optimus took command of the warship and flew it to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to resurrect their home world.

After a final visit back to Earth, and a farewell to both their human friends and Ratchet, Optimus and his team finally departed back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}} Optimus held a ceremony to promote Bumblebee to the rank of warrior, shortly before taking the [[Iron Will]] and heading off to find the AllSpark. He and Wheeljack located it near [[Theta Scorpii]], and managed to retrieve it, but arrived back on Cybertron to find Unicron had taken control of Megatron's body and was trying to destroy the planet. Optimus merged the AllSpark with the Matrix of Leadership, allowing him to use the container that had held it to trap Unicron's anti-spark. Unfortunately, this also meant that his own spark was inextricably merged with the AllSpark, and he was forced to sacrifice his own life to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
After dealing with a Decepticon incursion, Prime contacted Raf at base to request a GroundBridge. Unfortunately the bridge collapsed as the Autobots went through, scattering them to the four corners of the Earth. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Optimus landed up in an Amazon jungle, where he stumbled on a Vehicon sinking in quicksand, having been left there by Starscream. After rescuing the Vehicon, Optimus found himself webbed to a tree by Airachnid. She was about to start cutting him when the Vehicon saved him, and leaving Airachnid in the quicksand, Optimus took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|Friend or Foe?}} When the Decepticons hijacked [[COMSAT-1]] so they could broadcast warning worldwide and terrify the earthlings, Optimus and his team GroundBridged up to stop them. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} When Bulkhead was hit mid-transformation, trapping Miko inside, Optimus said cutting him open to get her out would be a last resort, as he had confidence Ratchet could fix the problem. {{storylink|Cell}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Optimus and Miko.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Except when I'm making air-quotes."]]
As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Many years later, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

[[File:Titan4.3 Optimus ready to roll out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MUNKY ARMS! MUNKY ARMS!]]
On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead tried to cover for Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised into opening the GroundBridge. But his denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring into the base, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

Upon hearing of several schools in Jasper County mysteriously exploding, Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about something being afoot. He had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the buildings came under attack by [[MECH]], and Optimus helped fend off the organization. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

[[File:Titan4.6 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]
Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons with the help of an [[The Claw|excavator]]. With the drones bested, they then returned to the refractor to reverse its effect. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off Knock-Out and the remaining Decepticons. He later drove Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realized his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Optimus and his team took part in a battle against the Decepticons in [[The Wave]]. Unsurprisingly, they survived and returned to base to find Bumblebee and Raf had made a mess in their absence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} Optimus and Bumblebee went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron attacking the [[Statue of Liberty]], though they found the Decepticon forces there to be more than they expected. Optimus pursued Megatron up the side of the statue, and managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, but did substantial damage to the statue in the process. He later promised Fowler that the Autobots would fix it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] specifically demanded Optimus and Bulkhead come after the two Decepticons took over a TV studio. The Autobots found themselves forced to run the ''[[Down and Out]]'' course, lest the Decepticons' hostages be harmed. Though Optimus was confused by the inaccurate nature of the ''Down and Out'' set, he and Bulkhead managed to get through the course and rescue the hostages, leading to Knock Out and Breakdown's defeat at the hands of Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

Upon hearing of strange seismic movements throughout the Northen hemisphere, Optimus ordered a mission to a military base which had been hit by a quake, and contained a Particle Accelerator, and travelled there along with Wheeljack, Bulkhead and Arcee. Upon discovering the Decepticons' intent to use the Particle Aceelerator to open a permanent [[space bridge]] to Cybertron, Optimus changed into his Beast Hunters body for no readily apparent reason and ordered Arcee to clear the area of humans. After failing to stop [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] from opening the space bridge and releasing [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Optimus flew up to the plant's reactor core with the intention of deactivating it, but Predaking blew it up instead. He, Bulkhead and Wheeljack then reflected on their chances of ever returning home. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider-Scope}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===
Optimus Prime sent a special message to the [[Rescue Bot]]s on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], calling on them to come to [[Earth]]. He met them on arrival with the news they would be working with [[human]]s to improve inter-species relations. He accompanied them to [[Griffin Rock]] where he introduced them to his friend [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]], before leaving to help other Transformers. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}} Once [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Sawyer Storm]] joined the team, Chief Charlie asked Optimus about the other two Rescue Bots, but only got an enigmatic response. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} Following another rescue conducted by [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]], Optimus talked [[Walker Cleveland|Walker]] and [[Jack Tracker|Hunter]] into joining the team. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Péter Barbinek]] (Hungarian), [[Jacek Mikołajczak]] (Polish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish), [[Wellington Lima]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]
Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}

After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[File:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]
When [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Guest starring in an all new ''Tiny Titans'' comic book.]]
Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Alerted to the presence of energon beneath the island of Griffin Rock, Optimus journeyed there with a trailer to retrieve the substance. When Chief Burns's brother [[Woodrow Burns|Woodrow]] became trapped in a cavern deep underground with Cody, it turned into a rescue mission, and Optimus carried the team to the cavern on his trailer. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of [[Mount Magma]], and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

[[File:OddBotOut Optimus Matrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Are we being flashed?]]
The time eventually came, when Optimus ordered Heatwave to the mainland. Rendezvousing at a military base, Optimus trained Heatwave on focusing his energies, so that Heatwave could take on a second [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Changes}}

On a relic-finding mission, Optimus and Bumblebee searched near Griffin Rock for a [[Liquefier|liquefying relic]]. Optimus enlisted [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]'s help to reach the relic at sea, and successfully used the Matrix of Leadership to shut it down before it could destroy the island. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}

When Doctor Morocco kidnapped the Rescue Bots, he showed them some photos of Optimus and claimed that Optimus had assigned him as the Rescue Bots liaison on Earth. {{storylink|Double Villainy}} The amnesiac Rescue Bots later tried to contact Optimus but received no response. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

[[File:BigGame Dinoptimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Just imagine the look on [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s face when he sees this coming at him.]]
Optimus made another routine inspection to Griffin Rock, and when a pterodactyl mysteriously appeared on the island, took the opportunity to observe the rescue team on an investigation mission to [[Wayward Island]]. When the Rescue Bots ran into trouble in the form of some [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], Optimus was forced to intervene and ended up scanning robo-dino [[Trex]] to gain a third ''tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. With this, he was able to earn the trust of the dinosaurs and discover they were merely protecting their young. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} Staying on at Griffin Rock to acclimatise to his new dino-mode, a lack of [[energon]] resulted in Optimus becoming feral. The out-of-control Autobot was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]], who spirited Optimus away to [[Quarry Safariland]] and began hunting him through the jungle. With the help of Cody, Optimus evaded Quarry long enough for [[Boulder]] to manufacture a cure for his condition. Optimus was returned to normal, and helped Boulder rescue the rest of the rescue team from Quarry. {{storylink|Big Game}}

After capturing an [[Energon eater]], Chase and Boulder dropped it off with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Chief Burns again called in Optimus when Quarry kidnapped [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]] and demanded five dinobots as ransom. Optimus and the four Rescue Bots were turned over to Quarry, who took them back to his island and subjected them to physical tests, before imprisoning them ready to be sold. Blades was able to knock out the Q-Drone restraining Optimus and the others, and Quarry was swiftly arrested. {{storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} Optimus alerted the Rescue Bots to a faint energon signal on Wayward Island. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:ANewHero Optimus laser hand.jpg|thumb|left|290px]]
When some water rescues were imminent, Optimus called [[High Tide]] to Earth to train the Rescue Bots. Later, after High Tide and Heatwave had a fight, Heatwave contacted Optimus to inform him that he was dropping out. Optimus encouraged him to return and he did. After the mission was complete, High Tide contacted Optimus informing him of the mission's success and Optimus requested that High Tide stay on the island to help out, following the destruction of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]]'s [[floating lab]]. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

When the Autobots [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] were discovered on Wayward Island, Optimus visited Griffin Rock to welcome them to Earth and assign them to be trained by Heatwave's team. With Doc Greene's help, he uncovered the fact that Blurr had been less than truthful about his past. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Optimus was disappointed to hear that Blurr had stolen the ''[[Sigma]]'' and tried to contact the ship. After Blurr saved the day in Griffin Rock, Prime presented him and Salvage with Rescue Bots insignias, announcing that they would be assigned to a location elsewhere on Earth. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

After being contacted by High Tide, {{storylink|Now and Then}} Optimus Prime rushed to the location where Griffin Rock had been and helped clear the crater so the island could be flown back from where it had teleported in the [[Arctic]]. He, Blurr and Salvage helped it fly the remaining distance after the rocket engine gave out, and Optimus later decided that the Rescue Bots could let the whole town know that they were Cybertronians. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

At some point during the next several years, [[Madeline Pynch]]'s activities gained Optimus's attention, and he dispatched [[Quickshadow]] to spy on the tycoon. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

Several years later, Optimus contacted Heatwave with plans for a [[Rescue Bot Training Center|new base]] on the mainland. When Heatwave admitted he still hadn't revealed the Rescue Bots' secret to the humans, Optimus said he'd know when it was time. {{storylink|New Normal}} Optimus also ordered Quickshadow to work with the Griffin Rock rescue team, {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}} and she later recorded a report for Optimus on events at the training center. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Unknown to the Rescue Bots, Optimus had also been involved in the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]]. When the project's lab in [[Faxian]] was imperiled by runaway [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]], Optimus observed the Rescue Bots response, and subsequently appeared to them via hologram to give them new assignments protecting the project. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Following the defeat of the [[Morocco virus]], Optimus turned up at the Training Center and assigned the Bots all to separate missions around the world. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
As [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] hunted for weapons to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], they ran into trouble and sent a distress call. Optimus had [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] GroundBridge him into a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. On arrival, he attacked Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} He managed to buy Bumblebee and Wheeljack the time they needed to get away with some of the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

With the Autobot forces falling before the Predacons, Optimus took the [[Firebreath Cyclocannons]] and set out into the desert in search of Predaking. He found his target, just as Ratchet managed to unlock the power of their new weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} With his newfound power, Optimus was able to instill fear into Predaking for the first time in millions of years. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18}} The battle ended in Optimus's victory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Go!'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Go ep 1 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|Hi, this is all of my frontal shots.]]
Optimus Prime was a warrior of justice who fought the Decepticons for many years. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} Somewhere off [[Earth]], Optimus Prime was alerted to the awakening of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[Four Oni]]. He soon detected [[Swordbot|six individual signals]] that he recognized. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}

[[File:TFGoSamurai5 Optimus Exprime modes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Those six signals turned out to be the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai]] and [[Swordbot Shinobi Team|Shinobi]] teams. Both teams came in contact with Optimus Prime, and the Autobot commander set to analyzing the [[Legendisc]]s. Optimus contacted both teams in their newly built bases and let them know of the Legendiscs' number, locations, and their ability to travel through time. He tasked [[Isami Tatewaki]] and [[Tobio Fūma]] with acquiring the Legendiscs and protecting Earth at all costs. {{Storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}} He later warned the Samurai teams that it was only a matter of time before Dragotron awoke, and they needed to find all the Legendiscs. {{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}}

When he detected Dragotron's awakening, he was spurred to adopt a new body with dragon and train alternate modes, and as '''Optimus Exprime''', head to Earth to help the Swordbots in battle against the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Depart! Optimus Exprime!}} {{storylink|Enter! The New Warrior!}} Even with him as added reinforcements, Dragotron proved too much for him. When the Predacon abducted Tobio Fūma and Isami Tatewaki, the young humans who had been helping the Swordbots, Optimus and the Swordbot teams pursued him to [[Mount Fuji]], only to find he had absorbed the boys and the Legendiscs, gaining the power to Cyberform the mountain. Though the two boys manage to resist and escape the Predacon, the power of the Legendisc and the Four Oni which Dragotron also absorbed meant Optimus and the Swordbots had no chance of beating him.

Until, that is, it turned out that Tobio and Isami had duplicated the power of the Legendiscs in their [[burning justice|hearts of justice]], empowering Optimus to combine with [[Kenzan]] and [[Gekisoumaru]]. The Autobots' new combined form was powerful enough to take down Dragotron and use the Legendiscs to once again seal the Predacons away. The de-combined Autobots promised that if the Predacons ever returned, they would be there to again defend the Earth. {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiKenzan!}} {{storylink|Final Battle! Link-Up Triple Combination DaiGekisou!}}

{{note|The Samurai and Shinobi ''Go!'' series have near-identical finales, with differences such as Kenzan forming the top of the Optimus combiner in the Samurai Chapter and Gekisoumaru forming the top in the Shinobi Chapter. A generalized retelling of events is presented here for simplicity's sake.}}

===Full of Fire!===
[[File:FullOfFire Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I'm [[Batman]].]]
Optimus joined Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead who were testing new Beast Hunters weapons in a [[New Mexico]] desert. When they were attacked by Predacons, Optimus took the opportunity to test out his [[Firebreath Cyclocannons|Dragon Cannons]], and successfully countered Predaking's flame. But as the Predacons retreated, Optimus told the others he believed this was just a test so the Predacons would know the Autobots' comparative strength. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once known as Orion Pax, Optimus is now inspirational leader and friend to the Autobots under his command. He carries within him the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Seung-uk Jeong]], [[Ki-hyeon Kim]] (Korean), [[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Robert Dubois]] (French, ''Moon Breaker''), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

During the great war, Optimus led an operation to capture the Decepticon spy [[Overload (RID)|Overload]]. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

Before [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|he could join with the Allspark]], Optimus was saved from death by the Primes, {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and brought to the [[Realm of the Primes]]. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Optimus was constructed in his honor, and he also had a bust of his head in the [[Cybertron History Museum]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, when the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came to power, Optimus Prime was blamed for the destruction of the planet caused by the war {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} and, along with his [[Team Prime|team]], the [[Rescue Bot]]s, and countless other Autobots that supported him, Optimus was blacklisted by the council. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:OPS1EP01.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|I still exist.]]
One day, while Bumblebee and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] were chasing down [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in a vision in an [[Energon]] pool pointing to a map of Earth inscribed at the nearby [[Cybertron History Museum]]. He later appeared again to Bumblebee, directing him to a decommissioned Space Bridge with Earth's coordinates already programmed in. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} When Bumblebee and his makeshift crew cornered the Decepticon [[Underbite]], they were forced to fall back after Underbite unwittingly took a hostage in the form of [[Denny Clay]]. Before Underbite could devour the truck that Denny was trapped in, Optimus Prime manifested himself to the entire group, then easily trounced the Decepticon and rescued Denny. After complimenting Bumblebee's team, Optimus admitted he wasn't sure whether he was alive or not, nor what fate had in store for him, and then disappeared. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}
[[File:RID2015Optimusreturns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|He's gonna die and come back here too. I give it a week.]]
Bumblebee continued to worry about his inability to control his troops when compared to Optimus's own command style, and tried calling upon him for guidance- to no avail. Bumblebee later tried to emulate Optimus's authoritative leadership approach while his team tracked down the Decepticon [[Terrashock]], which failed to impress anyone. Eventually, Optimus appeared to Bumblebee in another vision, though Prime disappeared before he could clarify his statement that Bumblebee was not him. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} [[Russell Clay]] bluffed a mind-controlled Grimlock into thinking Optimus Prime was about to turn up, resulting in Grimlock fleeing. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:OptimusOutOfFocus.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|"Say Cheese!"]]
Optimus began training with the other Primes in the [[Realm of the Primes]], who began testing him in preparation for a new mission on Earth. In one such test, [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] served as Optimus Prime's mentor, and Micronus challenged Optimus to climb a hill. At the same time, Micronus also manifested a group of humans and a threatening robot to attack them. Optimus tried to defend the humans and begged Micronus to help, although Micronus declined. Eventually, Optimus realized that he needed to climb the hill first, which would activate his [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]] and allow him to defeat the robot. At the end of the test, Micronus revealed that the humans were merely illusions, and the Minicon congratulated Optimus for his accomplishments. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

When suffering nightmares as the result of [[Nightstrike]]'s abilities, Bumblebee saw Optimus Prime being disappointed in him. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} The real Optimus made a brief appearance to Bumblebee to warn him of an evil soon to appear. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

[[File:Battlegrounds1 Optimus has arrived.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Guess who's back. Back again.]]
Optimus continued his training in the Realm of the Primes with Micronus but still wasn't meeting the skill level Micronus expected of him, to make matters worse the realm was shrouded in darkness which signaled that the threat he was training for was finally about to arrive and he was not ready. Regardless Micronus took Optimus to the ones who ordered his training, the [[Thirteen|Primes]], and Optimus was able to persuade them to allow him some of their power. Reformatted into a new body, he was sent to Earth, arriving in time to save Denny, Russell and Fixit from [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Informed of events, he headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]] when he tried to destroy the gateway [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s team had constructed, however he was too late to prevent [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s arrival on Earth. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Optimus and Megatronus fight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Prime is back. Tell a friend.]]
Optimus engaged Megatronus but the latter's nearly invincible armor and even telekinesis left him at a disadvantage. A blow from Megatronus left Optimus unconscious, and he Optimus eventually came around to see Megatronus using a [[spark fuser]] to attempt to combine the AllSpark with what remained of the Anti-Spark from Earth's core. Optimus returned to battle with Megatronus until Bumblebee tried to get him to move Megatronus in front of the statue. As the AllSpark neared them, Optimus destroyed Megatronus's spark fuser and, with Grimlock's help, got Megatronus into position so the others could drop the statue's arm on him. Following Megatronus's defeat, Optimus intended to leave Earth, but Bumblebee persuaded him otherwise; Optimus agreed to stay but as Bumblebee's equal rather than his leader. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 28 Optimus Prime Polar Stealth.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I just got done racing a polar bear down a mountain. Stepped on some weird orange bandicoot or something on the way, though.]]
Optimus spent several weeks in the scrapyard, recounting war stories to Strongarm to pass the downtime. The Primes reclaimed the additional power which they had bestowed upon Optimus, leaving him in a severely weakened state. Despite this, Optimus insisted on joining the "away team" Bumblebee assigned to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. When going on a mission to the Arctic, Optimus's changed biology caused the GroundBridge to explode after he passed through it. Optimus and his team started tracking a Decepticon hiding on a mountain, but Optimus continued to have trouble, and was knocked off the patch by a chunk of ice. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After his rescue by his teammates, Optimus taught the others a trick he'd learned from the Primes, allowing them all to take on the color scheme of a vehicle they scanned. He was also able to come up with a plan on the fly that enabled them to capture [[Polarclaw]] by luring him underwater, and they took the Decepticon to be safely stored away. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

[[File:TRID E 31 Optimus Prime Desert Stealth.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What happened to you? I joined the Army.]]
Though he was still weakened, Optimus and his team went hunting a Decepticon in the desert. Optimus became aware that the Decepticons they were hunting were preying on the weakest, and so feigned being more injured than he was so that he could take [[Razorpaw]] unawares. Noting that Prime was apparently performing poorly in the field, Windblade began acting overly protective towards him, leading to her getting injured. When the Autobots wound up facing up against Razorpaw and his Mini-Con accomplices, Windblade became their opponents' primary target, yet still interfered with Optimus's attacks so that she could keep him out of harm's way. Prime pretended to be completely disabled during the battle so that the Decepticons' attentions would shift back to him, and managed to defeat all three of the Decepticons in quick succession. He then tasked himself with freeing Sideswipe, Drift, and the Mini-Cons, who had gotten trapped by the enemy during the fight... though Drift told him to take his time, as Sideswipe's blabbermouth had gotten covered up in the process. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]], Fixit tried to contact Optimus and the away team, but received no reply. {{storylink|Portals}} Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Optimus and Windblade were temporarily trapped in a bunker, but escaped with Sideswipe's help in time to take down the Decepticon. They subsequently GroundBridged back to the scrapyard with their new captives. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

[[File:OPS2EP12.jpeg|thumb|lright|250px|I'm combat ready!]]
Once both teams were reunited, Optimus found himself increasingly questioning Bumblebee's orders and felt under the circumstances that he should take the lead. After a chance encounter reunited them with Ratchet, the Autobot medic tried to discuss the situation Optimus found himself with his former scout, only for Optimus to dodge the conversation. Soon after, the Autobots got help in the form of the Mini-Con [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots used a ruse to infiltrate the crash of the ''Alchemor,'' being used as a base by a group of Decepticons. Unfortunately, Optimus second guessed Bumblebee's leadership at a crucial stage of their infiltration; whereas Bumblebee wanted to press on to plant a stasis bomb as quickly as possible to disable their enemies, Optimus felt that they should instead pause to rescue several Mini-Cons being kept as slave. The Autobots were stalled while Optimus and Bumblebee argued, and were found out by the Decepticons. Steeljaw was alerted to the security breach, and Optimus and his team soon found themselves completely surrounded by the enemy. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} [[File:OPS2EP15.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|It's only been two episodes...]] Optimus and Bumblebee began to agree once more, with Optimus wanting to willingly be taken prisoner to prepare a counter-strike. Windblade took the choice out of their hands by flying up and acting as a distraction, allowing the rest of the team to make a break for it and split up. Optimus accompanied Bumblebee and Toolbox to attach a [[cryo-gas]] bomb to the ship's ventilation hub. They were able to work out their leadership issues on the way and, after a fight with a [[Decepticon Hunter]] empowered Steeljaw, succeeded in freezing the Decepticons on the ship. With the Decepticon threat on Earth dealt with, Optimus announced he intended to return to Cybertron on the repaired ''Alchemor'' and investigate the new government there. He said his goodbyes to Bumblebee, telling him that he could always call on him should the need arise. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:TRID E 43 Optimus Prime Signaute Red & Blue.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This better be an emergency...]]
The need arose and Bumblebee called Optimus to inform him about the new threat. Sporting a new paint job, Optimus told Bumblebee that he did the right thing by calling him and that he would be there soon. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} He eventually turned up in [[Prime Force One|a ship]] {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} and found that Bumblebee had been abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] along with the team's Mini-Cons. Optimus had the team split up to search and they found the seven Mini-Cons Starscream was hunting. As their leader, Aerobolt, recognized Optimus, the two groups joined forces, only to come up against a group of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] who managed to get the better of the Optimus's group. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}

[[File:TRID E 45 Optimus Prime Aerobolt Power Surge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Oh sun, source of all life and energy, give me greater strength.]]
Despite the capture of the Mini-Cons by Starscream, Optimus's team was able to overcome the Scavengers and track down Starscream's ship. After Starscream merged with the Mini-Cons, Optimus linked with Aerobolt and gained enough power to go toe-to-toe with the super-powered Decepticon. Optimus then loaded the comatose Starscream, his bounty hunters, and the Scavengers onto his ship to take them back with him. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:OPS3EP5.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|Have you tried turning it off and on again?]]
Bumblebee contacted Optimus to see if he knew anything about the odd sphere they'd found. Optimus thought it looked like the [[Sphere of Doradus]], something he believed was a myth. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}}

Having gained enough information to know the council were up to something, Optimus returned to Earth to recruit Drift. As Drift was unwilling to leave the Bee Team until the conclusion of their current mission, Optimus opted to join them on a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He and Fixit separated from the rest of the team to deal with a weapon-laden satellite which had been knock out of its orbit during their space battle with the Stunticons, and the pair were forced to disable its heat shield so it would explode before it hit anything on the ground. They rejoined the rest of the team to find that the Stunticons had been defeated, so Optimus and Drift took the Decepticons with them. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

[[File:CollateralDamageOptimusAndHiTest.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Optimus gets hit by lightning a lot.]]
Ratchet's detection of Shadowzone readings again sent Optimus to Earth, this time by space bridge. Optimus and the Bee Team soon discovered that Soundwave was back and planning to try and contact Megatron, using a [[trans-galactic beacon generator]] which would also irradiate Earth as a side effect. Optimus ended up tangling with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] and, with the help of a power-up from [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], managed to defeat the Mini-Con. He later returned the defeated Soundwave and Laserbeak to Cybertron. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} With more information gathered on the council, Optimus ordered [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to head to Earth. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}}

[[File:OptimusPrimeFreedomFighters.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|"[[Mark Hamill|See you around, kid]]."]]
Intel gathered by Drift pointed Optimus to the conclusion that the council were mind-controlling the population of Cybertron. He and the team he had gathered traveled to Earth to enlist the help of Bumblebee's team—as Optimus's group were too well known on Cybertron, they would defend Earth while 'Bee's team exposed the council. Optimus and his team soon discovered council forces stealing tech from a warehouse that could be used to build a space bridge receiver, however before they could act on this, a bomb left in the warehouse exploded. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} The team fortunately survived thanks to Ratchet's [[Triage Shield]] and tracked the council forces to the [[Crown City]] docks. Though they failed to prevent the council forces from opening a space bridge portal, Optimus was able to throw the receiver into the portal, causing a feedback loop that destroyed the space bridge.

Optimus and his team returned to Cybertron where Bumblebee's team had exposed the council as Decepticons. Optimus turned down the opportunity to be leader of the planet, opting to take a break for a while and instead appointing the other members of his team as a provisional council. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}

===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsBizTrip5 TFs of today.jpg|thumb|right]]

During [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Tankor]]'s battle to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers such as Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}} Rattrap later had a dream in which he met Optimus Prime in the form of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV21|latest toy]]. Prime explained that he could play 200 different sounds and phrases, including the names of everyone in Bumblebee's team, though doing so dried out his throat and forced him to have a glass of water. He went on to show off his truck mode, get surprised yet intrigued by a third "base mode" Rattrap invented for him, and dance with the other Autobots to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
As Bumblebee looked into the sea while at the docks, Optimus Prime momentarily appeared to give him an inspirational speech. After his team captured [[Slink]] and her gang, Optimus appeared briefly to give Bumblebee a proud smile. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

During his training, Optimus found that the challenges were getting harder and harder, but hid some of the damage he sustained for fear it would impact his chances of returning to Earth. When it became obvious that Micronus was not behind the raising intensity, the pair investigated further. They determined that [[Liege Maximo]] was behind the trickery, and once Optimus was able to dismiss the apparitions of Bumblebee's team conjured by the rogue Prime, he and Micronus were able to overcome the foe. Optimus was then allowed to communicate with Bumblebee and gave his former scout some words of encouragement. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was at a disadvantage while hunting [[Shocksprocket]], being too big to use the trees to avoid the electrified ground. Likewise when the away team headed to [[Chomolungma|Mount Everest]] to hunt [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]], Optimus's bulk did not do him any favors coping with an avalanche. He and the rest of the team fell afoul of one of Abominus's boobytraps, resulting in the Decepticon capturing them until Slipstream came to their rescue and the team was able to turn the tables on Abominus. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID5 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|280px|right|"I regret now I have the power of the Primes, I am unable to give a straight answer to any question you may pose."]]
While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times under Optimus's leadership. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}} Optimus later appeared to Bumblebee in a vision to tell him to trust his instincts about the visit by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

After joining Team Bee following the defeat of Megatronus, Optimus received a directive from the Primes which sent him with Windblade to the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} The pair searched various caves until they stumbled on Predaking. The Predacon escaped, but left behind a piece of Starscream. Optimus and Windblade took the arm back with them and were able to use it to convince some Vehicons who'd teamed up with Steeljaw that Starscream was dead and the Decepticon army defeated. Though Optimus offered to allow the Vehicons to peacefully return to Cybertron, they turned down his offer and went back into hiding. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jake Foushee]], [[Hiro Diaz]] (Eps 1-2 only) (English)|[[Erwin Grunspan]] (French), [[Victor Covarrubias]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}
[[File:RBA - Recruits Part 1 - Recruitment Pitch.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Keep your pants dry, your dreams wet, and remember, hugs not drugs."]]
[[File:RBA Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Though [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] was created as a Decepticon, Optimus found him and successfully encouraged him to become an Autobot. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (RBA)|More Than Meets The Eye}} Looking for new recruits for the Rescue Bots, Optimus Prime approached [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] while the young bot was playing [[Cube (sport)|Cube]]. Hot Shot agreed, so Optimus accompanied him on a space bridge journey to Earth and left him at the Rescue Bot Training Center. {{storylink|Recruits Part I}} Optimus later returned to find Hot Shot on the verge of giving up. Though he said Hot Shot was free to give up and return to Cybertron, he first presented the recruit with an ancient Cybertronian relic, the [[Mul-T-Cog|Mul-T-Cog Badge]], which gave Hot Shot the confidence to stick with training for a while longer. {{storylink|Recruits Part II}}

After calling Heatwave for a mission, Prime was invited to see the new recruitment video [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]] made, and gave her some advice when she came depressed with the results. Luckily, her fellow recruits made a miracle out of her footage, and an amused Optimus saw them off to complete the film.{{storylink|Rescue Promo}} Optimus was among the bots featured on the [[Heroes of Cybertron (cards)|Heroes of Cybertron]] trading cards which Wedge owned. {{storylink|Battle of the Bots}}

On the eve of the recruits' graduation from year one, Optimus paid them a visit and brought Hot Shot's old friend [[Scorch (RBA)|Scorch]] along. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 1}} Optimus was later disappointed to learn that Hot Shot had abandoned his Rescue Bot training, and went to return to Cybertron to retrieve the Mul-T-Cog so it could be presented to another student. The space bridge malfunctioned as a result of tampering by the recruits, trapping Optimus and the other teachers in a slowly-expanding energon bubble until the recruits were able to free them. Optimus later attended the recruits' graduation. {{storylink|Best Bots Forever Part 2}}

Optimus paid the academy a visit at the start of year two, bringing [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] with him to get the students matched with appropriate mentors. {{storylink|Back to School}} After the [[Sparksayer]] was recovered, Optimus approved the students to be the first to make use of its power. {{storylink|Power Up And Energize}} Optimus contacted Heatwave regarding the fact that Hot Shot had still not mastered use of his Mul-T-Cog enough to be able to use more than one form in a day. He later congratulated Hot Shot when the young Bot finally succeeded. {{storylink|Mul-T-Change of Pace}} Optimus visited the academy to give the recruits their reviews. {{storylink|Wizard Of Botz}}

Optimus attended a party on [[Citadel Secundus]] to celebrate the end of the recruits' second year, and was rendered out-cold along with almost everyone else on board when the Titan was struck by an asteroid which created an anti-energon field. {{storylink|Space Party}} Wedge tried unsuccessfully to revive him with a shield emitter which turned out not to be powerful enough given Optimus's size. Those aboard Secundus were eventually revived after the danger was over, and Optimus presented the year two graduation, during which he invited the recruits friends to become a new class, even making Laserbeak an Autobot in the process. {{storylink|Crash Of The Titan}}
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===Precursor World===
[[File:Adventure Optimus Prime Selects.jpg|thumb|left|80px]]
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a scintillating Optimus Prime was a member of the [[Red Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He cheered on [[Yokohama Convoy|the Order's dimunitive cannoneer]] when their commander [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Precursor World|Red Sentinel Prime]] bade him fire the Order's holy [[Matrix Buster]] at the marauding [[G1 World|interdimensional]] [[Seacon (BW)|pirate]] [[Terrormander]] in defense of the [[Red Planet]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==

{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]]}}

*Bulkhead received a phone call from {{w|Strawberry Shortcake}}, juvenile provider of baked goods, inviting him to the Berryfest Princess Parade in which he would be extremely glittered. When Optimus asked who the caller was, Bulkhead stated that it was for Optimus. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake and Bulkhead}}

*Optimus was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an {{w|Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker}} singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}

*Optimus participated in a conference call with Fowler, who informed the Autobots that [[Batman]] was to backup the team for a mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}

*Optimus received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, and then proceeded to use his shoulder-mounted guns to mow down some Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers commercial}}

*Optimus was lifted by an ant who had engaged in a proper nutrition regiment, yet eats Happy Meals. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Happy Meal|McDonald's Happy Meal}}

*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]], and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}

*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}

*Optimus, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}

*Optimus and Bumblebee and the Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Optimus energized his saw weapon to better deal with the situation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}

*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed Optimus into rescuing Chase, who had been pinned under a boulder. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

*Optimus came upon [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] and his two Mini-Cons in a parking lot. Though Fracture believe nothing could stop him, Optimus proved him wrong by first ramming the two smaller 'bots, then clobbering their boss in the jaw. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Mega Optimus Prime toy commercial}}

*At a [[Toys"R"Us]] somewhere in a [[Quadwal]] universe, sentient versions of toy baby {{w|Baby Alive|Snackin' Sara}} and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|toy Optimus]] have a discussion involving the store's Price Match guarantee that concludes with toy Optimus getting distraught at the existence of an entire shelf with clones of himself. {{storylink|Commercial#2015 2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Piotr Dobosz]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]
In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet.

They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the Kaon prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.

Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime.

[[File:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]]
For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[space slug]]s to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest.

Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the "space station" wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
[[File:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|124px|Origamimus Prime]]
Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.

He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.

Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].

Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}

Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift while the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.

When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]
As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the [[neutron cannon]] which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.

[[File:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"WFC Optimus will be so jealous!"]]
He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death.

When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Optimus Prime also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode, on the 'Ignition' map. He fights alongside [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]. Optimus serves as the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Optimus sent Bulkhead on multiple missions within a Decepticon Dark Energon Mine, the Nemesis Battle Cruiser and back to Autobot Headquarters after it had been infiltrated by Megatron himself. He would warn Bulkhead before he would face off against a particularly dangerous Decepticon foe. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Optimus Prime helped Arcee in stopping Starscream and his horde of Vehicons from escaping from an abandoned military outpost. Upon Megatron's arrival to the battlefield, he and Arcee defended Autobot headquarters. Though they were victorious, the Autobots swore to remain vigilant, as the future might bring innumerable threats yet!

Optimus Prime could deploy "Cannon Turrets," "Freeze Turrets," and "Missile Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid in destroying Vehicons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' home base was destroyed and Optimus was left in critical condition. Thankfully, Alpha Trion intervened, healed Optimus and granted him new flight capabilities. With renewed strength and resolved, Optimus fought his way through Megatron's troops until finally squaring off against the Decepticon leader himself. Once he defeated Megatron, Optimus returned to the other Autobots, and together they rebuilt their base in anticipation to the next Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Drop an' give me fifty. ''Now''.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Patrice Melennec]] (French), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

Optimus Prime and the Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed towards Earth, and used the GroundBridge to intercept the Decepticons aboard the ''Nemesis'' as they tried to retrieve the asteroid. During the battle, the asteroid broke up and Prime fell to Earth from orbit, and his team was scattered.

Optimus was located by Ratchet via the GroundBridge, where he lay buried beneath Dark Energon debris. The secret of the asteroid was revealed, as a powerful Cybertronian named [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] emerged, ready to claim the Matrix and destroy it on behalf of his master, Unicron. Optimus and Ratchet evaded the giant's attacks until the ''Nemesis'' intervened. Stray blaster fire sent Optimus through a GroundBridge to his rescue, but Ratchet was inadvertently left behind.

Learning that the Decepticons planned to full repair Thunderwing, Optimus and the Autobots raced to stop the 'Cons from collecting Thunderwing's missing pieces. Optimus and Bulkhead battled Megatron and Starscream for one of the pieces, but Megatron escaped with the prize, leaving Prime buried alive.

Prime rescued himself, and GroundBridged to join the other Autobots in finale battle with the repaired Thunderwing. Optimus Prime succeeded in fending off Megatron and, with the help of one of Ratchet's inventions, defeated Thunderwing as well. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

===''Transformers Online''===
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{{storylink|Transformers Online}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Optimus had the Autobots counter it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris, and defended the construction using the Star Saber. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers Universe'' ===
[[File:Tu-character-art optimus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}

During the journey back to Cybertron the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' was ambushed by the Decepticons. Ultimately the ''Arclight'' was destroyed, but Optimus along with the Autobots escaped the destruction of the ship and took refuge on Earth. Optimus Prime called upon [[General Freeman]] to provide his fellow Autobots with a base of operations and to hide Optimus Prime himself, just as Megatron ordered the Decepticons to search Earth for Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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File:TFUniverseJagex-Optimus Prime hologram.jpg|This is probably the most you'll ever see of him in-game
File:TFUniverseJagex-OptimusPrimeVehicle.jpg|The Flameless 379. It won't just rock your logistics, it'll transform them.
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|Due to one update, the original Power Surge Optimus Prime character is removed.}}
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|2000
|40
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|2000
|40
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|3000
|60
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|4000
|80
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|80
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|4000
|80
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|<s>4000</s>
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|80
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|4000
|80
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|6000
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|Hero Clash
|6000
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|8000
|140
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker''===
Optimus Prime was a spectator for a soccer match between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

===''Power Up for Battle''===
[[File:RID2015 Power Up for Battle gameplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
Optimus Prime engaged in battle against Starscream using a selection of Weaponizer Mini-Cons provided by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Power Up for Battle}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Optimus-Prime-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Optimus Prime participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Optimus Prime (WFC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Optimus Prime (FOC)'' — This Epic character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Callie]] considered herself an Autobot fan, declaring "Optimus Prime for life!" {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|It am [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHWeaponizer|BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]]]
*''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different interpretations of the same events. One could choose to view them as similar but different continuities within the same "continuity family" to explain their differences on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name. Although, [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. Furthermore, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events. In ''Fall of Cybertron'', the sequel to ''War for Cybertron'', the name "Orion Pax" is actually even used in that game, so it is entirely possible that, via a slight [[retcon]], Optimus did indeed go by "Orion Pax" in the games prior his ever first going by "Optimus".
*Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.
*Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.
*Optimus Prime's truck mode in ''Fall of Cybertron'' is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it."<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx Fall Of Cybertron: The New Optimus Prime]</ref>
*At [[BotCon 2012]], High Moon Studios stated that [[Path Blaster|"Optimus Prime's weapon"]] was designed to look like an earlier version of the rifles he wields in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series.
*Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in [[Hub Network|The Hub]] website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*Optimus' appearance after being repaired by the Forge of Solus Prime is fairly reminiscent of Optimus' "Super Mode" appearance in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]'', especially in regards to the wings, and how he holds his blaster in the show, slung under his hand.
*The initial and final colorations of Prime's robot modes in ''RID'' strongly resemble the original [[Action Master]] Prime.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu''), '''Optimus Exprime''' (''Go!'', オプティマスエクスプライム ''Oputimasu Ekusupuraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Supreme Commander Optimus"),<ref>''Robots in Disguise'' game, ''Rescue Bots Academy'', his correct G1 name</ref> '''Optimusz Prime''',<ref>mainline cartoons</ref> '''Optimusz Vezér''' ("Leader Optimus"),<ref>''Rescue Bots'' intro</ref> '''Orion Pax'''
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Optimeoseu Peuraim''), '''Orion Pax''' (오라이온 팩스 ''Oraion Paekseu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")

==References==
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December 16

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Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

<noinclude>{{cal-date|12|16}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1941]] —''' Journalist [[Lesley Stahl]] is born.
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American Spanish voice of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]) is born.
* '''[[1955]] —''' [[Angelo Maggi]] (Italian dub voice of [[Seymour Simmons]] in the Movieverse) is born.
* '''[[1956]] —''' Voice actor [[Vesa Hämes]] is born.
* '''[[1962]] —''' [[Jin Horikawa]] (voice of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Pounce]], [[Fracas]] and others in the Japanese dub of "[[The Rebirth]]") is born.
* '''[[1966]] —''' Actor [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish voice of [[Graham]] and [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] in the ''[[live-action film series]]'', but also [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'') is born.
* '''[[1968]] —''' Actress [[Nathalie Stas]] (French voice of [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'') is born.
* '''[[1972]] —''' Voice actor [[Peter Pihlström]] is born.
* '''[[1980]] —''' [[Boris Cabrera]] (actor of [[Marco]]) is born.
* '''[[1985]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[Masquerade]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is released on Laserdisc in Japan by [[Sohbi Kikaku]].
* '''[[1990]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episode "[[God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!|Battle for the Moon]]" premieres in Malaysia.
* '''[[1992]] —''' Designer [[Leandro Martinez]] dies in LA.
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' episode "[[Fly Out! Planet Gaia]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[1999]] —''' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Metals]] — We're Back!'' and ''Convoy Reborn'' are released on VHS in Japan by [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]].
* '''[[2005]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]] — Vol. 07'' is released on DVD in Japan by [[Victor Entertainment]].
* '''[[2008]] —''' Many children can expect their [[Christmas]] to be ruined when they receive a gift of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon Ultimate Collection]]'' DVD set, released today by [[Paramount Pictures]].
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' ]] [[The Hanging Sword|#1]], ''[[Transformers Animated Volume 12]]'' and [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'']] [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]] (U.S. west coast release only due to shipping delays) are released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''2009 —''' The Diamond-exclusive version of ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' #4, "[[Wings of Honor]]", is released by [[Fun Publications]].
* '''[[2011]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" premieres in [[Poland]].
* '''2011 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Sick Mind]]" premieres in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2014]] —''' The announcement is made of the imminent shutting down of ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]''.
* '''[[2015]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Robots in Disguise issue 5|#5]] is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2018]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episode "[[Awaken Sleeping Giants]]" makes its world premiere in [[France]].
* '''2018 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episode "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]" airs in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2020]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 3: All Fall Down'' HC is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2021]] —''' [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] (art director and lead character designer for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'') passes away.

Aligned continuity family

2023-06-27T23:13:25Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

[[File:Hasbrobible-OPrimedescription.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Optimus Prime's depiction in Hasbro's brand bible at the center of the Aligned continuity family.]]

The '''Aligned continuity family''' launched in 2010 with the intention of being the foundation of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand over the next decade.<ref name="decade">[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> Its core is the "[[Binder of Revelation]]",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2011-coverage-hasbro-intellectual-property-panel/21870/ Seibertron.com Botcon 2011 Coverage: Hasbro Intellectual Property Panel]</ref> a 354-page<ref>[http://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html Figures.com recap of Hasbro BotCon 2011 panel]</ref> [[production bible|brand bible]] co-written by [[Aaron Archer]], [[Rik Alvarez]] and other Transformer experts from [[Hasbro]] and the [[fandom]], charting billions of years worth of history for the Transformers.<ref>''[[Transformers Vault]]''.</ref> Aligned encompasses a variety of interconnected franchises—most prominently ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Robots in Disguise'']], and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]]''.

Early on, Hasbro consistently referred to all Aligned fiction as one "continuity". However, various elements of the fiction have separate creative teams with distinct, sometimes conflicting, visions. Indeed, Hasbro has referred to the concept as "a bit of an animal to define",<ref name="allspark2011botcon"/> and, for that reason, this wiki takes the more cautious route of calling it a "[[continuity family]]". The brand bible's description in ''Transformers Vault'' states it paints the Transformers history in broad strokes, so as to give creators the necessary flexibility when crafting their stories, a belief echoed by statements made at [[BotCon 2011]]: Archer spoke of a "squint test" where everything can be seen as one "family" of stories,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-hasbro-story-building-panel-172316/ TFW coverage of Botcon 2011 Hasbro Story Building Panel]</ref> akin to the many different reinventions of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]], and [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW comics]]. Hasbro has not given this family an official title, but we have derived the name "Aligned" from Hasbro statements referring to this as a new "aligned continuity".<ref name="aligned">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8189/20/ Hasbro continuity declaration]</ref><ref name="newaligned">[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024 TFviews.com Hasbro Q&A, July 2010]</ref>

==Major continuities==
===Video games===
[[File:War for Cybertron Next Gen Version Cover Art.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
* [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'']] (2010)
* [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']] (2012)
* [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|''Rise of the Dark Spark'']] (2014)

Set towards the end of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], ''War for Cybertron'' focuses on [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s quest to harness the mysterious substance known as [[Dark Energon]], a quest that ends with the corruption of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, leaving it uninhabitable for millions of years. These events overlap with a large portion of the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel, but events diverge in ways both large and small. Two years later, ''War for Cybertron'' received a sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''; 2014's ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' featured a crossover of sorts with the [[movie continuity]] to promote the recently released ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' film.

===Novels===
* ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'' (2014)

''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' overlaps with the ''War for Cybertron'' video game, providing a more detailed account of life on prewar Cybertron and the factors that led to the rise of the Decepticons, but individual story beats and plot points diverge from the video game. Author [[Alex Irvine]] also wrote the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic]] and the apocryphal short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]", then returned in [[2011]] to write ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'', which picks up immediately after the conclusion of ''Exodus'' (although 2012's ''Fall of Cybertron'' would, again, provide a differing account of how the Autobots escaped from a dying Cybertron). Finally, in 2014, authors [[David J. Williams|David J.]] and [[Mark S. Williams]] penned ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'', a story intended to bridge the gap between the novels and the ''Prime'' cartoon.

===Cartoons===
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010-2013)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' (2011-2016)
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' (2018-2020)

[[File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' debuted on the [[Hub Network]] in late 2010. Released five months after ''War for Cybertron'', it also featured [[Dark Energon]] as a major plot point, but individual depictions differed—while ''War for Cybertron'' depicted the substance as merely a powerful, dangerous fuel source, ''Prime'' made it a quasi-legendary substance with explicitly supernatural powers, such as the ability to [[Terrorcon (Prime)|raise the dead.]] At [[BotCon 2011]], the producers explained that this kind of leeway was allowed if it served the story;<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/ TFW coverage of Hasbro Studios panel at BotCon 2011]</ref> as the show went on, however, the writers eventually incorporated backstory from the Binder of Revelation that helped reconcile some events with the books and video games, including Prime and Megatron's shared history.

A [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|prequel comic]] written by [[Mike Johnson]] was itself adapted into [[Out of the Past|a season three episode]]; [[Titan Books|Titan Comics]] also published a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|magazine]] tied in to the cartoon. [[Activision]] developed a [[Transformers: Prime - The Game|tie-in video game]] for Nintendo gaming systems in 2012, which, with a little squinting, could slot somewhere into season two of the cartoon. The series wrapped up in 2013 with a direct-to-video movie, [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|''Predacons Rising'']]. In Japan, episodes were edited to include [[Arms Micron Theater]], showcasing the exploits of the larger robot's weapons, re-imagined as [[Mini-Con]]s to promote the exclusive toys in the Takara versions... but neither season three nor the ''Predacons Rising'' movie saw Japanese distribution (more on that later).

[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' was originally not intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity family,<ref name="See fan photos">Rik Alvarez panel, slide show on [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Season 3: Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112459/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131368170623/and-if-you-were-wondering-why-beast-hunters-was See fan photos]</ref> but wound up slotted into the continuity at the idea of the show's head writers. Deliberately set on an [[Griffin Rock|isolated island town]] in [[Maine]] so that ''Prime'' could do its own thing, the two shows featured infrequent "crossovers" where [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] would visit the protagonists.

Released two years after ''Prime'' ended, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'']] was a sequel-slash-spinoff focused on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and his return to Earth to battle [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and a new group of Decepticons with the help of Optimus Prime and the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. This show featured several crossovers with ''Rescue Bots''; [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] visited [[Griffin Rock]] in a [[The Need for Speed|2016 ''Rescue Bots'' episode]], and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] [[Blurred|returned the favor]] a year later.

Finally, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' is a direct sequel to the original ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, which focused on the next generation of Rescue Bot recruits and their adventures on Earth, Cybertron, and several other planets. With its final episode airing in summer 2020, and the release of the Generation 1-inspired [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Siege'' cartoon]] in the same year, it seems likely that this is also the ''last'' franchise to see release in this continuity.

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
* ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]'' (2013)
Released just after the conclusion of ''Transformers: Prime'', ''The Covenant of Primus'' is an illustrated hardcover book that purports to be the in-universe "[[Covenant of Primus]]" alluded to several times throughout ''Transformers'' fiction. The book is notable for releasing the full roster of the [[Thirteen]] and presenting an abridged history of the Cybertronian race, from the tragic tale of the Thirteen, to the rise of Transformer civilization, the Autobot-Decepticon war, an abbreviated recap of the ''Prime'' cartoon, and, finally, Optimus Prime's sacrifice to reignite the Well at the very end of ''Predacons Rising''.

==Minor continuities==
===Hall of Fame profiles===
In May 2010, before any Aligned franchises had launched, Hasbro announced a "Transformers Hall of Fame" honoring characters and people associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. The spot for one inductee was put to a fan-vote: [[Transformers Hall of Fame#Nominees|Five character profiles]] were published on Hasbro.com, and users could cast a vote for one of them. Most of them were described with a combination of traits from various continuities; for example, [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]] is pictured in [[Jazz (G1)|his Generation 1 form]] but described as a "[[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]]" like [[Jazz (Animated)|his ''Animated'' incarnation]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm Jazz's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]], also looking like [[Soundwave (G1)|his Generation 1 self]], is said to have a mysterious origin like [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|his ''Cybertron'' counterpart]], his partners are called "[[Mini-Con]]s" instead of "[[Mini-Cassette]]s", and he has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|his live-action movie incarnation]]'s vulnerability to simultaneous sonic booms.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm Soundwave's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> Later, a [[Hasbro Q&A]] answer stated that Jazz's entry is based on Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> [[Jazz (WFC)|The character does appear in ''War for Cybertron'' fiction]], but with no particularly Cyber-Ninja-like attributes.

===''Generations'' toy bios===
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|A handful of toys]] were created directly from ''War for Cybertron'' designs and sold as part of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]]. While lacking the phrase "War for Cybertron" on their packaging, the release of the first wave was timed within days of the games and novel,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s are basically in sync with that fiction as well. Megatron's, for example, focuses on his penchant for upgrading his body with "bleeding-edge" technology,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/cybertronian-megatron-011.jpg Cybertronian Megatron's on-package bio]</ref> which may be an allusion to his lustful utilization of Dark Energon. Bumblebee's says he was once a "chatterbox" but is now a "silent warrior",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/wfc-bumblebee-009.jpg Cybertronian Bumblebee's on-package bio]</ref> which appears to be a bridge between his ''War for Cybertron'' and then-upcoming ''Prime'' portrayals; however, it's not strictly accurate because in ''Prime'' he can still vocalize, just [[R2-D2|not in words]]. Later Generations toys made from ''Fall of Cybertron'' designs would feature the phrase "Fall of Cybertron".

===Comic books===
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*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2010)
*''[[Transformers: Prime (comic series)|Transformers: Prime]]'' (2011-2013)
*''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' (2012)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' (2012-2013)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' (2013)
*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
*[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comic]] (2011-2014)

Unlike many other ''Transformers'' continuities, the Aligned continuity never had an ongoing comic series of any kind, but [[IDW Publishing]] did support its video games and television shows through several of miniseries and one-shots. The first of these was the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', a loose adaptation of a chapter from ''Exodus''; the [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|''Transformers: Prime'' graphic novel]] served as a prequel to the cartoon. The closest thing to a dedicated ongoing were the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]'', and the ''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' miniseries, all of which focused on the adventures of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s on Cybertron while the events of ''Prime'' played out on [[Earth]].

Finally, the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' tied into the ongoing cartoon by featuring a short, self-contained storyline that featured several returning ''Prime'' characters interacting with the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Between 2011 and 2014, the UK-based [[Titan Magazines]] reinvented its [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|ongoing ''Transformers'' magazine]] to include original ''Prime'' comics.

===Online games===
*''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' (2014)
*''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' (2012)
The idea of an online game that would support the development of the Aligned universe had evidently been tossed around early in development; [[Jagex]] unveiled ''Transformers Universe'' as a ''Prime'' prequel in the form of an MMORPG at [[BotCon 2011]]. However, fluctuating creative teams took the game in a wildly different direction, and after years of delays and reinventions the game limped into open beta in 2014 as an online battle game—almost a year after ''Prime'' ended. The game never got off the ground and ultimately closed in December of the same year without ever having left beta; a similar fate befell the ''Universe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chinese counterpart, ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'', which launched in 2012 but only lasted a few months before [[NetDragon]] abruptly shuttered the game.

===''Transformers Go!''===
[[File:CCSwordbotSamuari Autobots and Isami.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
* ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Transformers Go!]]'' (2013)
While the first two seasons of ''Transformers: Prime'' were dubbed and released in Japan, the third season was not, and the Japanese ''Prime'' cartoon ended on an ambiguous cliffhanger. Instead, [[TakaraTomy]] launched ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', which followed the adventures of the new [[Swordbot]]s as they fought the revived forces of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], led by [[Dragotron]] for control of the [[Legendisc]]s throughout Japanese history. As it follows a backstory where the Autobots and Decepticons flee into space, it is incompatible with the events of ''Prime'' series 3 onwards, which did not air in Japan. Told purely through DVD releases in the [[TV Magazine]] and [[TV Kun]], it has not yet been released outside its home country.
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==Creative vision==
The Aligned continuity began as an attempt to synthesize a grand unified universe from of all of the previous lore that had preceded it. Indeed, early comments from [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Rik Alvarez]] suggested that the Aligned timeline was entirely separate from the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] and its many [[universal stream]]s.<ref name="allspark2011botcon">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726 AllSpark.com live transcript of Archer and Alvarez's 2011 BotCon panel]</ref> When asked about [[The Fallen]] and how his status as a [[multiversal singularity]] would relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied "anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity".<ref name="fallen">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=74182&view=findpost&p=1675011 Allspark.com Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]</ref> Following a crossover with the live-action films in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', shuffling creative teams, (and probably the Aligned universe not going as planned) this conceit would be quietly dropped, and by 2015 ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' and [[Ask Vector Prime]] confirmed that Aligned occupied the "[[Uniend]]" [[universal stream|universal cluster]] in the "normal" multiverse.

It is clear that the creative architects behind the Aligned continuity had a much more ambitious vision for their universe than what we ultimately got. At one point, for instance, Hasbro suggested that [[IDW Publishing]] could do a ''{{w|The New 52|New 52}}''-style "reset" of their [[2005 IDW continuity|current ongoing ''Transformers'' continuity]] to include ''Prime'' and ''War for Cybertron'' characters and backstories; IDW declined, arguing that they'd already laid too much groundwork for their upcoming "Phase Two" run to change their plans, and Hasbro dropped the issue.<ref>[[Rik Alvarez]] panel at TFcon Charlotte in 2015 - [https://web.archive.org/web/20160814060738/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131367083128/that-explains-a-lot-of-the-mess-that-was See fan photos] of the slides.</ref> A more outlandish concept would have seen the success of ''Prime'' kickstart ''[[Unit:E]]'', a crossover franchise that would've seen the Transformers team up with various other largely-forgotten Hasbro franchises, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', and, uh, ''Candyland''. However, the inherent difficulties in trying to coordinate several different production houses, combined with Hasbro's general ''laissez-faire'' approach to the kind of long-form storytelling Aligned aimed to recreate, quickly led to different creative teams pulling in different directions. Hasbro promised that "reasons for the confusion will be revealed"<ref name="decade" /> but this didn't really happen beyond some minor loose-end tying, the most notable of which being the amalgamation of "Sentinel Prime" from the novels and "Zeta Prime" from the ''War for Cybertron'' video game as the same guy, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

According to [[Rik Alvarez]], while [[High Moon Studios]] were on board with the idea, the ''Prime'' creators didn't want to be tied to previous material, and had previously stated a desire to move away from the [[Binder of Revelation]] and do their own thing.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/25/transformers-prime-producer-talks-beasts-mythology-michael-bay/ ‘Transformers: Prime’ producer talks Beasts, mythology, Michael Bay]: "We got that 300- or 400-page document and a good chunk of our time was spent trying to figure out what we wanted to use and how we wanted to use it. At some point we wanted to be done with that and go on our own path. We couldn’t have predicted where we started to do that"</ref> Between ''Prime'' quickly going overbudget, and Hasbro's ''Beast Hunters'' [[subline imprint]] forcing the creative team to throw out their proposed season three pitch and start over,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162414/http://sunnybutte.tumblr.com/post/131384199723/hey-all-getting-a-lot-of-questions-about-those Fan report of panel]: "Actual Maximals and Predacons were set to appear on a revitalized Cybertron in season 3 (he described it as a ‘taming the wild west’ setting)."</ref> a combination of bad blood, mutual misunderstandings, and financial woes led to ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cancellation.

Other tie-in endeavors developed similar problems. Jagex's tie-in MMORPG, for instance, fell apart due to constant team changes, and by the time that ''Universe'' launched in 2014—well after ''Prime'' had ended—its creators claimed that it was no longer a direct prequel to ''Prime'' as originally intended. ''Rescue Bots'' was never intended to be a part of the Aligned continuity, but wound up there anyway at the studio's idea. Meanwhile, Alvarez also claimed to have extensively rewritten the final draft of ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' to ensure that it lined up with other developments in the continuity; as the book revolved around the search for the [[Star Saber]], which was slated to appear in ''Prime'' the following year, the book features a haphazard final battle that awkwardly dances around the still-missing Star Saber, instead referring to the artifacts Optimus had gathered as pieces of the "[[Cyber Caliber]]". [[Andrew Hall]] has confirmed that this lined up with what he'd heard from other people and that much of this is part of the big ball o' fun that comes from working for large corporations.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/121416-everything-that-went-wrong-with-the-transformers-prime-show-panel-at-tfcon-charlotte/?p=3060551 AllSpark forum:] "No, the aspects of it that people are seeing as complaining was pretty much stuff I heard after he had left. So I just wanted to say that it's definitely not fabricated. ... I'm just sympathetic because I've seen very clearly that working in a large corporation can be like being wrapped up in a massive war, where you're only in control of your own little unit (if that), and not the entire battlefield. I know plenty of really talented people who had their careers swept away with the tide, due to no fault of their own. I'm not even being slightly dramatic here."</ref>

With the departure of both Archer and Alvarez from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' division, future creatives have evidently felt less pressure to draw directly from the Binder of Revelation and more freedom to introduce characters and concepts as they see fit. ''Robots in Disguise'' chose to disregard auxiliary works of fiction such as the ''War for Cybertron'' games in favor of a new narrative based solely on the ''Prime'' cartoon. Most prominently, this led to the introduction of a [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] whose appearance and personality varied wildly from the [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] introduced in the video games, an irreconcilable dichotomy that carried over to other characters who reused names such as [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (See [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Notes|Grimlock's page]] for more on this). While this change led to greater narrative freedom moving into the future, it also confused some fans, who had grown used to seeing Aligned as a single, more-or-less consistent universe.

==Notes==
* Instead of giving this continuity family an official name, Hasbro has instead referred to it with brief descriptors such as "new aligned",<ref name="newaligned" /> "aligned",<ref name="aligned" /> "modern",<ref name="decade" /><ref name="fallen" /> and "War for Cybertron/Exodus".<ref name="newaligned" /> VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] said at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel that he had considered naming it "Epochs" but then decided not to.
* The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|subtitle-less ''Transformers'' toyline launched in 2010]] and its companion line, ''Generations'', share some of the Aligned spirit, since they likewise contain characters and concepts from previous franchises with little separation. But the only real connection between those toylines and Aligned material is the small number of [[#Generations toy bios|previously mentioned]] ''War for Cybertron''-inspired toys. Hasbro has referred to the [[Power Core Combiners]] subline as "exist[ing] in the modern world continuity",<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]]</ref> but the context of that statement doesn't suggest a specific reference to Aligned.
* The ''Hubworld Transformers: Prime'' TV special featured footage of BotCon attendees taking a ''Transformers'' quiz, with the questions being what Optimus Prime's original name was, what his job had been, and which soap opera was the Autobots' favorite. The soap opera (''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]'') is from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], but the "correct" answers to the first two questions were said to be "Orion Pax" and "data clerk". Aligned continuity is the only source where both of those ideas are true. This seems to reflect Hasbro's current policy of treating Aligned material as the default ''Transformers'' "truth". Something similar occurred during the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] era, where [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' treated that continuity as the default "truth", so this is not a completely new phenomenon.
* The Aligned continuity appears to have influenced the [[2005 IDW continuity|"Phase 2" of IDW Publishing's comic books]]; [[James Roberts]]'s work has featured concepts such as the Optimus-Megatron backstory, with Optimus as a public sector worker swayed by Megatron's rhetoric, a [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] starting to feel his advanced age, and the idea of [[alternate mode]] determining [[Functionism|social and racial position]], while both ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' incorporated designs from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|''War for Cybertron'' video game]]. Given how closely IDW and Hasbro worked together, some cross-pollination of ideas was unsurprising.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140816205614/http://www.newsarama.com/21865-big-boys-come-to-play-in-transformers-combiner-wars-crossover.html Newsarama: Big Boys Come To Play in TRANSFORMERS’ COMBINER WARS Crossover]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aligned timeline]]

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Jagex

2023-06-27T23:10:19Z

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[[Image:Jagex Logo.jpg|right|thumb|6/6/6 NEVER FORGET!!]]

'''Jagex''' is an independent developer and publisher of online games, based out of Cambridge in the [[United Kingdom]]. They are most known for developing the very popular browser-based {{w|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} ''Runescape''.

They developed ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'', a browser-based game set as an alternate take on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' universe, but after several changes—including a change in format—the project was ultimately forced to close down by a joint decision with [[Hasbro]].

==External links==
* [http://www.jagex.com/ Jagex official website]

[[Category:Jagex]]
[[Category:Video game companies]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Switchblade (Prime)

2023-06-27T23:09:33Z

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Switchblade}}
:''Switchblade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Tu-character-art switchblade.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forget Starscream. It's my turn now]]

'''Switchblade''' is a ruthless and brutal Decepticon Commander, Captain of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' and has his own armada of Flight Vehicons.
<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rzmiwb-fQE</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Transformers Universe SwitchBlade.jpg|thumb|left|As he appears in-game.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}<ref>https://www.transformersuniverse.com/en/news/2014/8/patch-notes-aug6-060814</ref>

Switchblade assisted Makeshift in infiltrating the Autobot ranks in an attempt to discover the whereabouts of Optimus Prime<ref>https://vid.me/sPsA</ref>. However not even the Autobots knew where Prime was.

Switchblade's ship, the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' followed the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' to Earth. Switchblade ambushed the Arclight, delivering the final blow with a bombing run by his armada of flight vehicons. However the Autobots along with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] managed to escape through pods bound for Earth. Switchblade determined to defeat the Autobots docked the Leviathan at [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] to deny the Autobots the vast amounts of energon stored underneath the city by the Autobots during the war on cybertron. Under [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s orders, Switchblade commanded the Decepticons to attack the humans to draw out the remaining Autobots. This led to "a national state of emergency and the total evacuation of eleven major cities" which successfully drew out the Autobots aside from the missing Optimus. After these events Switchblade continued to deploy Decepticon squads to fight the Autobots, and monitored their progress. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
{{note|Switchblade acts as commentator for the player's battles against the Autobots.}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Surprisingly Switchblade appears as [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]'s opposite number (a mentor to the player Commander on the Decepticon side), rather than his fellow police car [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]].
* Switchblade only appears in the tutorial and in PvP modes ([[Elimination]], Challenge, and [[Meteor Storm]])

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Astraea

2023-06-23T06:02:52Z

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{{Disambig2|the Decepticon|the planet|Astrea}}
:''Astraea is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe(Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Astraea.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A truck who is also a woman. Country music fans are going to ''love'' her.]]
It takes a special kind of 'Con to gain [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught's]] respect. '''Astraea''' is one of them. A risktaker who puts the lust in bloodlust, this woman of wreckage works with aerial support in the form of air to surface explosives to perform a dance of death from above. She's been compared to the end of the world for a reason.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222151003/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/Astraea Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|For Astraea, the bigger the odds, the better.|[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Monet Mazur]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-AstraeaVehicle.png|thumb|left]]
Astraea was part of the crew of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' when it shot down the Autobot ship ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. She and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
*Her in-game weapons are the [[Tornado Rocket Launcher]], [[Asteroid Heavy Grenade Launcher]], and [[Crater Mine Deployer]]. Her stormchaser pickup truck [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] comes equipped with a [[grenade launcher]].
*Her in-game abilities are:
**'''Shell Fragmentation''' — turns the shells fired by Astraea's guns into fragmentation grenades.
**'''Inner Vortex''' — reduces incoming damage to her spark by creating a micro cosmic-storm in her spark chamber.
**'''Energon Lust''' — boosts her systems so her attacks steal energon, filling her S-tech gauge.
*Her active subsystem is "Slave Drone", which removes debuffs from her if her shield falls.
*Astraea is named after a star-maiden of unsure heritage from Greek mythology. Ironically, the mythological Astraea was a personification of justice and attributed with the virtues of purity and innocence.
*Astraea is one of the six Founders Pack exclusive characters for Transformers Universe.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Prowl (WFC)

2023-06-23T05:35:15Z

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:ProwlTFU.JPG|mainpic|thumb|upright=1.67|Prickly prick.]]
An experienced militia and police officer, '''Prowl''' joined [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots in the war against the [[Decepticon]]s, contributing his knowledge of combat in urban areas. His weapon of choice is the [[Investigator Special]]—a electroconductive gel that's quite adept at redirecting internal signals, paralyzing his targets long enough for him to bring them in.

{{quote|"Are you asking me or [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]? Because he can barely talk." "Prowl. I don't think anyone here needs sarcasm right now."|noquote=true|Prowl and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]|''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Along with his close friend [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], Prowl played a vital role in overthrowing the [[Quintesson]]s during their rule of Cybertron. As engineers, the pair were given blueprints by their Quintesson overseers and instructed to decipher them. Realising that the Quintessons themselves had no idea how to go through the plans themselves (which the duo discovered by deliberately inserting inaccurate calculations), both young Cybertronians brought the matter to the attention of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] and his Council.

After Sentinel went through the plans (though [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] privately suspected the Prime could not make head-or-tails of them and was simply trying to put the young bots at ease), he thanked Prowl and Bluestreak and asked them to continue trying to gain as much information as they could without jeopardising themselves. Their information led to the horrifying conclusion that the Quintessons were planning to sell Cybertronians off-world as slaves, using the plans to create [[Space bridge|Space Bridges]] to make it possible.

When the Quintessons had been driven off-world, Cybertron entered a [[Golden Age]], where the Cybertronians were able to use the Space Bridges to create [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] for themselves. One of the first was [[Archon]], where Bluestreak decided to move to in order to become a Space Bridge operator. Meanwhile, Prowl himself remained on Cybertron as an operator as well.

Sadly, the Golden Age came to a sudden end with the advent of the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]], a virulent, seemingly unstoppable disease that rusted all metal, even Cybertronians, to nothing. When the increasingly desperate measures to stem the Plague failed, Sentinel Prime came to the grim conclusion that for the sake of Cybertron's safety, the Space Bridges had to be destroyed. The order was given to all Space Bridge operators to self-destruct their Space Bridges immediately. Any attempt to bring anyone through would be considered treason and subject to summary execution.

Despite this, Prowl desperately pleaded with Bluestreak to come home, offering to open his Bridge long enough for his dear friend to make it through. Bluestreak replied that the Plague had already reached Archon and that he couldn't risk bringing the Plague back with him. He offered Prowl the hope that perhaps the efforts of the Archon authorities to stem the Plague might work and that they would someday meet again, but both Transformers were aware this would likely be the last time they'd ever speak to each other again.

[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] had arrived to ensure Sentinel's orders were carried out, and at one point had to urge Prowl (as gently as he could) to initiate self-destruct. The two Cybertronians watched the Space Bridge, once their symbol of hope and the future, go up in flames.

Several centuries later, when the Decepticon uprising began, Prowl had joined the Autobot ranks and would later play several roles during the coming war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Prowl acted as go-between for the civilian [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] guards and various city-state militas. He allied with Optimus during Megatron's attack on [[Praxus]]. During the siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prowl informed Optimus that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Optimus feared Megatron had found a new weapon. Alpha Trion asked the Autobots what they knew about [[energon]]. Prowl tried to silence [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s jokes as he felt anything the Archivist had to say was significant, but even he laughed when Jazz felt Alpha Trion had not sufficiently explained what Energon was when he said it was the emanation of [[Primus]]. Alpha Trion then adequately explained Megatron had found [[Dark Energon]], the emanation of [[Unicron]].

Optimus ordered Prowl to lead a guerilla team to draw out the Darkened Decepticons, to waste the resource in chases, when Prowl received a communication from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] requesting a meeting. Prowl offered to go meet him in case it was a trap, but Optimus requested Starscream speak to him on a secure channel instead. When the Darkened Decepticons stole the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Prowl helped fight them off and got [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], whom Megatron almost killed. Afterwards, Prowl received a distress signal from Sentinel Prime. He traced it to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], as he recognized the signal blocking its source was used by gladiators to hide messages they didn't want on the [[Communication Grid]] from his pre-war days working in the [[Hydrax Plateau|Hydrax]]-[[Badlands (Cybertron)|Badlands]] circuit.

Prowl rescued Sentinel with Optimus and Jazz. While recovering, Optimus went to Cybertron's [[core]] to purge its Dark Energon corruption and returned declaring [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]]. Prowl became part of the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' crew, boarding Trypticon and sustaining heavy damage battling its drones and Minicons. He helped destroy its Dark Energon Facility, causing it to crash into the planet. He boarded the ''Ark'' with the other Autobots, journeying through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]]. Then Prowl detected the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable [[space bridge|Space Bridge]], Prowl and the Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. They located it in part thanks to a mysterious starmap projected outwards from Optimus Prime's chest by the Matrix itself. Prowl was assigned to Hound's second response team, as Optimus Prime made planetfall with his initial squad. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]], and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, Prowl uncovered evidence of a Decepticon agent on Velocitron. He overheard a secret meeting between a mysterious robot called "[[Makeshift (Prime)|777]]" and several Velocitronians, spreading Megatron's message of "Peace through tyranny". Prowl was unable to get a good fix on 777's face or voice, but after active sabotage temporarily disabled the ''Ark'', he came to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Prowl conferred with Optimus about the situation, but ultimately concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric spread by the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s traitor.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Prowl was on board the ''Ark'' during the initial landing again, and was therefore present when the engines blew out in another act of deliberate sabotage. At Prime's request, he kept an optic on the shifty Junkion named [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]], whom even Junkion Leader [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] didn't trust. Prowl got some intel on Axer from another Junkion named [[Shearbolt]], and learned that not all Junkions were natives—some came from Cybertron and other worlds, and Axer was among the most recent arrivals. Shearbolt seemed to be holding something back, and so Prowl resolved to keep both him and Axer under observation during their time on Junkion.

Unfortunately, Shearbolt disappeared soon afterwards. And when Prowl eventually located the Autobot—dead and stuffed inside a starship belonging to Axer—[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed via energon decay that Shearbolt had been dead before Prowl supposedly had a conversation with him. Shocking as it was, this confirmed the existence of a mythical "Shifter", one of the descendents of the [[Thirteen]]'s trickster, [[Amalgamous Prime]]. Tracking down Axer, he confirmed that the Autobot they thought was Hound was actually a Decepticon shifter named Makeshift. After securing Makeshift, Prowl and Ironhide oversaw the repair work on the ''Ark'' while Optimus Prime finished up his Matrix-driven quest on the other side of Junkion's Space Bridge. Makeshift's Decepticon comrades found them, however, forcing Prowl and the others to square off against the Seekers while waiting for Prime to return. He eventually did, and the situation became a bit too esoteric for Prowl's taste...[[Nexus Prime|multiformed legendary figures]] and [[Cyber Caliber|weapons out of myth]] threatening to [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|tear apart the planet]].

The situation resolved itself once Prime got a heading for the AllSpark in a flash of insight. Unfortunately, Megatron shared that insight, and the two Cybertronian forces began a race to acquire the prize. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When the Matrix led the Autobots to a planet called [[Aquatron]], Prowl led a recon unit down to the planet including [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], and Bumblebee. They established a beach-head on the northern continent and made contact with the seemingly friendly [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]], governor of the Aquatronians. Once Optimus Prime and the others landed, however, Optimus suffered a mysterious seizure requiring him to be treated by the Aquatronians, making many of the Autobots suspicious of their hosts. Soon after, the Aquatronians revealed their true nature as agents of the Quintessons when the Decepticons arrived. The Aquatronians disabled the Ark and the Nemesis in orbit before politely insisting that the Autobots and Decepticons engage in peace talks, with the Curator as moderator. Optimus skeptically agreed.

Indeed, the "peace talks" were a sham from the beginning, orchestrated by the Curator to fail and bring the Cybertronians before a kangaroo court of trumped up charges before executing them to harvest their energon for an invasion of Cybertron itself. When Optimus and Megatron were separated from the others during a single combat exercise, Jazz and Prowl led the Autobots in escaping from their cells to strike back against the Quintessons' Sharkticon guards. Alongside the Decepticons, they fought a holding action at [[Hydratron]] while Optimus and Megatron dealt with their true foes. Afterwards, the Autobots and Decepticons coordinated a joint effort to locate their missing leaders among the wreckage, and found Optimus Prime and Megatron side-by-side atop a friendly [[Leviacon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Prowl was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. Prowl chronicled the ongoing developments of the Cybertronian civil war in his datatrax. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Prowl was assigned to go out on patrol with the newly recovered [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. His attempts to make sure the patrol was nice and uneventful were almost stymied when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] turned up out of the blue. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} Fortunately the Decepticon leader was attacked a short time later by a horde of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], and Prowl stopped Bumblebee from getting involved on the grounds their enemies could conveniently destroy each other without any Autobots experiencing any danger or excitement. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Prowl was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Prowl was a member of the [[White Order]]. He was nearby on the [[White Planet]] when his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] was warned of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] by the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The old universe|eponymous supreme leader]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Skuby]] (English)}}
Prowl is an Autobot commander and adviser for PvP modes ([[Elimination]], [[Meteor Storm]], and Challenge). He will constantly update players about the battlefield in Meteor Storm as well as give advice on which points to capture and which to defend, while also giving motivational quotes in other modes when the Decepticons are losing or winning.

{{Note|During the tutorial Prowl reveals the Autobots along with himself were forced to flee to the mountains after the the ''Arclight'' was destroyed.<ref>[[:File:ProwlTFUArclightincident.JPG|TFU Screenshot]]</ref>}}
{{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
[[File:TFRIDgame Prowl.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Virtual Prick.]]
*''unlock Champion'' — 200 Ultra Sparks
Prowl was one of the Autobots who fought against hordes of Decepticon clones in and around [[Crown City]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{note|Prowl is a "premium" playable character, meaning that unlike regular characters, he can only be unlocked using the Ultra Spark currency. Accordingly, his gameplay stats are very high, comparable to or higher than those of the most expensive toy characters.}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:BHtoy Cyberverse Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's the hammer of justice! It's the bell of freedom! It's the song about the love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land! ... wait, that can't be right...]]
*'''Prowl''' (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013, 2017)
**''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 006'''
**''Accessories:'' Justice Hammer, lightbar
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Prowl is a [[redeco]] of Legion Class [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], transforming into a police car loosely based on a McLaren MP4-12C with an additional police lightbar on top. He comes with the "Justice Hammer", which is adorned with two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two holes, and can mount onto ports on Prowl's hands, and onto the sides of his vehicle rear/robot feet. The lightbar is pegged onto his roof/back and can be removed to reveal another 3mm mounting point.

:Smokescreen's mold was also used to make ''Prime'' [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]] (sans lightbar) and Prowl's police version for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legion Class|Barricade]]. The hammer, in various colors, was also used by [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]], [[Blight (Prime)|Blight]], and [[Rot Gut (Prime)|Rot Gut]]. in 2017, this Prowl also saw release as one of the 3 random free Legion Class gift for the Walmart exclusive Blu-Ray release of the four live-action movies.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybLegProwl/prowl.htm More information on Cyberverse Prowl at TFU.info]''

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====''Beast Hunters''====
[[File:BHtoy-ProwlDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So wait, we got Smokescreen in the show instead of him? You're serious?]]
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / 016'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher & Firelance Missile (combine to form Firelance Missile Launcher)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class toys, Prowl is a [[retool]]/redeco of Deluxe [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]], featuring a new light-bar, plus a new head and deco based on his ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' design (featured at the top of the page), but omitting Smokescreen's Shadow Quill Armor. He transforms into a McLaren MP4-12C police car, and comes with the [[Firelance Missile Launcher]], a redeco of Smokescreen's spring-loaded [[missile]]-firing [[Electronet Launcher]], but without the Electronet. The launcher can peg via [[5 mm post]] onto his hands, light-bar, and on either side of his spoiler.

: His [[packaging]] call-outs mistakenly mention snap-on armor that he doesn't have. Additionally, his [[instructions]] reuse the line-art of the Electronet Launcher to depict his Firelance Missile Launcher, Electronet and all, and the instructions use mis-transformed line-art of Smokescreen to depict Prowl. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24|twenty-fourth and final chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

: Prowl was later redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Barricade (WFC)#Timelines|Barricade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm More information on Deluxe Prowl at TFU.info]''

===''Adventure''===
[[File:Adventure Prowl toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
*'''Prowl''' (One-Step Changer, [[2015]]-[[March 21|03-21]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED-04'''

:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]]'' Prowl is a [[redeco]] ([[repaint]]?) of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' One-Step Changer [[Prowl (Movie)#Age of Extinction|Prowl]], being identical in coloring to the original toy but featuring additional paint details on his eyes, arms and groin. He has a scannable badge compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Adventure'' app, which when scanned will unlock Prowl in the collection list.

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==Notes==
[[File:ArtOfFoC-Prowl.jpg|thumb|"He's got no nose." "How does he smell?" "Horrible."]]
*Though Prowl is physically based on [[Prowl (G1)|Generation 1 Prowl]], his weapons and tactics—using stars and knives to fight Sentinel's prison guards—bear some similarity to [[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]], as do some aspects of his facial design and his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] background.
*Prowl did not appear in either of the [[High Moon Studios]] video games, but concept art for him was featured in ''[[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]].'' Unusually for a WfC/FoC design, it uses a ''Prime''-style noseless face.
*For some reason, Prowl appears in ''The Covenant of Primus'' depicting the finale of ''Predacons Rising'' (specifically Optimus Prime's speech to his troops before flying into the Core) in place of Smokescreen. His dialogue suggests he'd always been present, leading to the possibilities that (a) the chapter in question takes place in an alternate universe where Prowl was present instead of Smokescreen or (b) the author simply confused the two (the fact that Prowl's figure is a retool of Smokescreen's probably didn't help).
*In ''Robots in Disguise'', Prowl is depicted as a recolor of [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]].
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prowl''' (プロール ''Purōru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Portyázó''' ("Prowler")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:White Order]]

Meteor Storm

2023-06-23T05:33:06Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link.

{{bigquote|When the Decepticons destroyed the Autobot starship, Arclight, nearby meteoroids became infused with Energon from the vessel's exploding fuel cells. Now Energon meteors are falling to Earth, providing a vital source of fuel for the faction that can secure them first.|Game guide description}}

Meteor Storm is a PvP "Domination" mode (4v4) in ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]''. Even though in game guide, Meteor Storm is listed as a "king-of-the-hill" mode, which isn't true considering there are 3 control points rather then 1.

==Rules==
*Each team must capture meteor crash sites to accrue points.
*Capture a neutral site by standing within its perimeter when there are no enemy players nearby.
*Capture back an enemy-controlled site in the same way - this will return it to a neutral state, allowing your team to then capture it.
*A site can be captured faster when more allies stand within its perimeter.
*Sites are captured more slowly during combat.
*Sites change location approximately every five minutes.
*The first team to score 1000 points, or the team that has the highest score when the timer expires, wins.
*You can choose to Surrender from the Options menu to initiate a surrender vote for your team, after eight minutes of the match have elapsed.

==Maps==
*[[Angelino District]]
*[[New Mesa]]
*[[Drummond Gorge]]

==Tips==
*Focus on capturing sites rather than engaging players in other parts of the map.
*Organize your team so that there is always someone defending your captured sites, to prevent the enemy team from easily capturing them back.
*It is more important to engage the enemy and hinder their capturing of a site than it is to run away to avoid being killed.
*Sites are captured more slowly during combat, so harass an enemy that is trying to capture a site.
*Buddy up with a teammate to overwhelm the opposition and capture a site.

==Note==
*Tips and rules are directly from the Game guide on the official Transformers Universe website.
*Meteor Storm could easily be exploited in many various ways. Classes with long range weapons such as Flatline, Duststorm, Catapult and Outsider could stop enemies from capturing a point without standing on it by attacking from a long distance. Furthermore, it is possible to ignore the points and hunt down the enemy team as there was no limit to the amount of kills a player could receive. One player reported (with evidence) of a 60 killstreak in Meteor Storm.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Meteor Storm

2023-06-23T05:32:04Z

Inertiic: Fixed some grammar in the notes.

{{bigquote|When the Decepticons destroyed the Autobot starship, Arclight, nearby meteoroids became infused with Energon from the vessel's exploding fuel cells. Now Energon meteors are falling to Earth, providing a vital source of fuel for the faction that can secure them first.|Game guide description}}

Meteor Storm is a PvP "Domination" mode (4v4) in ''[[Transformers Universe]]''. Even though in game guide, Meteor Storm is listed as a "king-of-the-hill" mode, which isn't true considering there are 3 control points rather then 1.

==Rules==
*Each team must capture meteor crash sites to accrue points.
*Capture a neutral site by standing within its perimeter when there are no enemy players nearby.
*Capture back an enemy-controlled site in the same way - this will return it to a neutral state, allowing your team to then capture it.
*A site can be captured faster when more allies stand within its perimeter.
*Sites are captured more slowly during combat.
*Sites change location approximately every five minutes.
*The first team to score 1000 points, or the team that has the highest score when the timer expires, wins.
*You can choose to Surrender from the Options menu to initiate a surrender vote for your team, after eight minutes of the match have elapsed.

==Maps==
*[[Angelino District]]
*[[New Mesa]]
*[[Drummond Gorge]]

==Tips==
*Focus on capturing sites rather than engaging players in other parts of the map.
*Organize your team so that there is always someone defending your captured sites, to prevent the enemy team from easily capturing them back.
*It is more important to engage the enemy and hinder their capturing of a site than it is to run away to avoid being killed.
*Sites are captured more slowly during combat, so harass an enemy that is trying to capture a site.
*Buddy up with a teammate to overwhelm the opposition and capture a site.

==Note==
*Tips and rules are directly from the Game guide on the official Transformers Universe website.
*Meteor Storm could easily be exploited in many various ways. Classes with long range weapons such as Flatline, Duststorm, Catapult and Outsider could stop enemies from capturing a point without standing on it by attacking from a long distance. Furthermore, it is possible to ignore the points and hunt down the enemy team as there was no limit to the amount of kills a player could receive. One player reported (with evidence) of a 60 killstreak in Meteor Storm.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game]]

Vectorium

2023-06-23T05:25:44Z

Inertiic: Fixed the link for Transformers Universe (Jagex)

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Vectorium is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Vectorium.jpg|thumb|His Leftorium, is an emporium, of woe!]]
'''Vectorium''' seems to hold [[Anomaly]] in high regard.

==Notes==
*Vectorium has never appeared in any fiction. He is only known from the quote on Anomaly's profile on the ''Transformers Universe'' website.
*''Transformers Universe'' concept artist [[Jay Howse]] later posted the model for Vectorium on [http://jay_howse.artstation.com/portfolio/robot7?album_id=7416 his ArtStation portfolio].

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Anomaly

2023-06-23T05:24:29Z

Inertiic: Fixed link to Transformers Universe (Jagex)

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Anomaly is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Anomaly.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Too bad we’ve already used [[Toxitron (Universe)|one Toxic Avenger reference]] before this guy.]]
'''Anomaly''' by name and nature, the young and feisty [[Autobot]] is a strange mix of both scientist and soldier; to his allies, he’s a benefactor who can remove even the most virulent effects from enemy weapons… but to any enemies on the battlefield, he is walking fallout, leaving anyone who crosses him infected and quarantined. And as he is always spoiling for a good fight, you’ll always find someone on the battlefield affected by his gifts, in one way or another.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222061842/http://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/anomaly Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>

{{bigquote|As lethal as he is resourceful - a complete Anomaly!|[[Vectorium]]}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Akie Kotabe]]}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-AnomalyVehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Anomaly was among the Autobots who were on board the ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' when it was shot down over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He survived the crash and proceeded to take part in a series of battles against the Decepticons who had come aboard the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]''. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Transformers Universe Anomaly banner.jpg|thumb|right|400px|These aren't even my default weapons!]]
*His in-game Weapons are the [[Lambda Pulse Blaster]], [[Atomic Axe]], and [[Positron Shotgun]]. His [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] comes equipped with a [[grenade launcher]].
*His in-game abilities are:
**'''Hazardous Waste''' — dumps his toxic payload, i.e. coats nearby enemies in plasma which damages them over time, but also does the same to him, though weaker.
**'''Virus Recycler''' — removes any viruses from Anomaly and his nearby allies, and gives Anomaly gradual repairs by turning the viruses into lead sulfide.
**'''Spark Flux''' — when activated creates an aura. Enemies within the aura have their sparks mutated, so repairs actually damage them, while Anomaly and his allies receive a damage-absorb when they get repaired.
*His active subsystem is "Radiation Leak" which damages nearby enemies in proportion to the amount of damage he has received.
*The Web-Route S-tech on his Atomic Axe also makes Anomaly immune to damage, though this isn't mentioned in the game description.
*The S-tech on his pulse blaster, Nuclear Attraction, was given a 50% miss chance for vehicles because it was not being used as it was intended.
*Anomaly's vehicle mode weapon can also create a field which applies/refreshes a virus upon an area.
*Anomaly is one of the six Founders Pack exclusive characters for ''Transformers Universe''.
*Anomaly originally had a difficulty rating of "hard," but was changed to "medium."

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Universe (disambiguation)

2023-06-23T05:22:52Z

Inertiic: Fixed Transformers Universe (Jagex) link

The term '''universe''' may refer to the following:

{{disamb|y=The Big Bang|The [[universe (universe)|universe]], as it is known by the [[Transformer]]s in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|''[[The Transformers Universe]]'', a profile-book miniseries published by [[Marvel Comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=1986|[[Negative universe]]s, a weird phenomeon from "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]"}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', a [[Japan]]ese profile book published by [[Sony Magazines]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|''[[Transformers: Expanded Universe]]'', the toyline that inspired the next year's ''Universe'' line.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]],'' the 2003-2005 franchise of recolored, re-released toys from many previous franchises, with those characters united in a single storyline called the "[[Universe War]]".}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Alpha Q's universe]], the area within the [[Rift|rift in space]] containing the revived planets previously consumed by [[Unicron]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|The [[Dead Universe]], an alternate universe from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|''[[Transformers Battle Universe]]'', a defunct online fighting game featuring characters from various franchises}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]],'' the umbrella franchise that opened in 2008 by subsuming the ''[[Transformers: Classics]]'' and ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' toylines, with only a [[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|short-lived web cartoon]] accompanying it.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'']], renamed ''Transformers Universe'' from #22 to #25.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe]]'', a ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' profile book published by [[DK Publishing|Dorling Kindersley]].}}
{{disamb|y=2009|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Unite for the Universe]]'', a Japanese ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic story.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'', the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' {{w|multiplayer online battle arena}}.}}

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