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Jetstorm (BM)

2016-12-23T04:04:35Z

JDDJS: /* Beast Machines cartoon */

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:''Jetstorm is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:JetstormBMfull.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Air superiority complex.]]
Arrogant and cocky with the skills to back up all his big talk, '''Jetstorm''' leads [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Aero Drone]]s in his bid to remove the last vestiges of resistance on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He is distinguished from the other drones as having a more purple colour scheme and yellow markings on his body. The only thing Jetstorm likes more than cracking wise is cracking heads. He takes great pleasure in tormenting the [[Maximal]]s and lets them know at every opportunity how much better than them he is. He has a nasty temper that is barely hidden behind a thin veneer of cool indifference, and it really doesn't take much to set him off. Like that [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] chick, what's she staring at?

Despite his smarm, bravado and temper, Jetstorm knows when to cut his losses and run for it. He may have a whole load of personality flaws (and a load of aero-drones to back him up), but he's not stupid. Despite early rivalries, he has also developed a camaraderie with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], even though the idea of being friends with anyone initially came as something of a shock.

Jetstorm is in actuality a programmed shell personality given life by the [[spark]] of the Maximal [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].

His [[Activation code|command code]] is "afterburn".

{{quote|Get it through your CPU! That program has been deleted. I'm Jetstorm. ''PERIOD!''|Jetstorm getting sick of Blackarachnia's attempts to appeal to Silverbolt|"[[Savage Noble]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]], [[Scott McNeil]] (as [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]) (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese)|[[Marcus Jardym]] (Brazil), [[Riccardo Rossi]] (Italian), [[Eberhard Prüter]] (German)}}

[[File:Vehicons Fires of The Past.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"We're like the Mitchell Brothers, only not bald, ugly, and shit."]]

Jetstorm came online alongside fellow generals [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], when [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that controlling his vast armies of Vehicon drones directly was beyond even his mental capacities. In order to more efficiently guide his forces, he created the [[Vehicon general]]s to serve as field commanders answering directly to him. Showing a twisted sense of humor, Megatron summoned the familiar sparks of two captured Maximals and one Predacon from the Beast Wars to be his puppets, installing personality shell programs to make them unrecognizable by their former comrades and foes alike. For the bombastic and cruel Jetstorm, he used the spark of the noble and chivalrous [[Fuzor]] called Silverbolt. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

Silverbolt would later admit that he was aware of Jetstorm's sociopathy... and ''revelled'' in it, and being free from his code of chivalry. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}

[[File:Jetstorm Fires Of The Past.JPG|thumb|Wonder who would call their child "Problem"?]]
Jetstorm made his entrance alongside Thrust and Tankor, with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] as his audience. When the spider lady noted that three mindless drones shouldn't be a problem, Jetstorm stunned the Maximals by replying that one, they weren't drones; two, they weren't mindless; and three, "Problem" was his middle name. Jetstorm teamed up with Thrust against Blackarachnia, strafing her from the air and obliging her with a ride through the skies after she webbed herself to him. When they initially lost the Maximals' signatures, Jetstorm was the first to detect them inside the spaceport terminal building, and the chase resumed, ending with a firefight between the generals and Optimus Primal and Cheetor that caused the destruction of the Autobot shuttle Omega-Delta. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

[[File:Mercenary Pursuits Jetstorm jet.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|So BAE Systems said "if everyone loves the UK's bendy ''buses'', how about...".]]
Berated by Megatron after his team's failures, Jetstorm protested that he'd almost captured the Maximals, only for the "lugnuts" to screw him up. Unsurprisingly, Megatron didn't buy it. After a couple of painful jolts and a promise of either reward or suffering, the three generals hit the road to find the Maximals. When Thrust stopped and began to brood, Jetstorm confronted him and demanded to know what the problem was, instigating a fight with the Cycle Commander. While they were dueling, the two picked up the Maximals' signatures and took off, only to find Tankor had beaten them to the prize. Teaming up with Thrust, Jetstorm attacked Tankor, landing a solid hit on him but ultimately getting himself knocked out when Tankor's counterattack blew up a fuel tank which walloped everyone but him. Later, Jetstorm angrily told Thrust he never wanted to see "that slagging turret-head" again—right before they were blasted back and then crushed by a falling Tankor. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}}

A sub-surface scan picked up [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s Maximal signature, and Jetstorm brought some Aerodrones to play. He went right for the new guy, hoping to teach [[Nightscream (BM)|Bat Boy]] some new lessons in pain. [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] shook him off, though, and the beasties made a run for it. Jetstorm pursued with a homing bomb, setting it to lock onto the Maximals before zooming in to detonate at close range. Nightscream scrambled its locking mechanism with some hypersonics, however, and the bomb went after the Aerodrones instead! One big plume of flame later, Nightscream pressed his advantage by sonic-scrambling the drones up close, getting them to fire on each other ''and'' their general. Jetstorm was fuming, and swore to return with a full battalion to fry the animals. He tried out a new activation code as he took off, too..."Jetstorm: Adios!"

Jetstorm and his Vehicons tracked the Maximals to an underground orchard soon afterwards. Jetstorm gunned down the mouthy punk bat as revenge for earlier, but then Optimus Primal [[Reformatting|reformatted]] Nightscream into a techno-organic. The blasted kid now had sonic blasts, and he shot down Jetstorm's wingmen, then Jetstorm himself. Weakened from the fight, Jetstorm initiated an evacuation sequence in his remaining drones, to live to blight another day. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

The generals met up with the Maximals again at a Vehicon manufacturing plant. Cheetor and Nightscream were in the process of leading Jetstorm and Tankor into a trap when Rattrap bungled into the picture. Of course, his bungling still knocked the two generals for a loop. After a power surge knocked out at least three quarters of Megatron's power, the backwash also took Jetstorm and the others off-line for the remainder of the solar cycle. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

[[File:Jetstorm with extractor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
In another chase, Jetstorm and the Vehicon generals attacked the Maximals near the spark extraction facility where Cybertron's populace was broken down for parts. Jetstorm's greatest nemesis during this battle was not the Maximals, but the randomly backfiring coolant vents that littered the area. He just had no luck with those things at all. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}} Next, Jetstorm and Thrust responded to Nightscream and Blackarachnia blatantly causing a distraction in the midst of [[Cybertropolis]]. Jetstorm toyed with the fruity bat boy for a while before the brat fanged him. He soon confronted Thrust about how he was clearly ''not'' shooting at Blackarachnia. Thrust finally took the shot, but Jetstorm used the power of peer pressure to push him into finishing the job. Nightscream intervened, only to take himself and Thrust temporarily out of action. Jetstorm stepped in with style and used the portable [[spark extractor]] to steal the spider-babe's spark for himself. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Once he had her spark, Jetstorm took off to bring his prize to Megatron, and maybe earn a prize of his own. Nightscream was right behind him, though, and he swiped back the spark extractor. Jetstorm was so furious about losing the spark that his jovial mask slipped briefly, and he tore after the Maximal in an absolute rage. Pursuing Nightscream into a building, Jetstorm thought he'd cornered the punk in an elevator shaft until Nightscream dropped the car down on top of him. It hurt, but nowhere near as much as the pun. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

When Megatron's [[Diagnostic Drone]] suggested Nightscream might hold the key to eliminating his eminence's [[beast mode]], Megatron sent Jetstorm and the Vehicons to accompany the drone on a Maximal hunt. Jetstorm faced off against Blackarachnia, taking a few shots at the little lady before being caught up in her cyber-webs, giving her time to confront Thrust. The two of them stared longingly into each other's optics until Jetstorm blasted her from behind...he just couldn't ''stand'' the suspense. They caught Nightscream only to lose him again, and Jetstorm and Thrust chased him down to Cybertron's organic dirt layers. The other maximals caught up with them, and Blackarachnia looked to even the score with Jetstorm. He teased her for a kiss; she dropped a boulder the size of a car on him. All's fair in love and war. {{storylink|Survivor}}

[[File:Silverboltjetstorm.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jetstorm and Thrust briefly appeared offering to hunt down the Maximals after they stole a [[Vehicon Mole|Mole drone]], but Megatron informed them he already had plans for the "mole" among the heroes. {{storylink|The Key}} After Tankor went off-line, Megatron held a funeral of sorts to learn what happened to his General. Jetstorm poetically sang the praises of his fallen comrade-in-arms, but managed to put aside his grief long enough to ask for power over the [[Tank Drone]]s. Jetstorm and Thrust were then sent out with the Diagnostic Drone to locate a Maximal test subject to apply the [[key to Vector Sigma]] on. They soon chanced upon Blackarachnia, despite the Drone's curiously poor directions. Jetstorm got knocked for a loop when the spider-bot's "tickle torture" proved to have more of a charge than he bargained for. He managed to track down her and Thrust, but lost consciousness for a while after a canister bounced off his head. When he woke up, the Maximal ''femme'' was looking at him all dopey-like. Then she started calling him [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], which was just downright unnerving. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

As both sides geared up for the endgame, Jetstorm and Thrust prepared for the fiesta at hand. The struggle escalated, and Jetstorm found himself face-to-face with Blackarachnia. He made it clear to her in no uncertain terms that Silverbolt "had left the building" when he summoned some Tank Drones to techno-ize her with the power of their Keys. The final blow was put off, however, when Megatron and Optimus Primal unleashed their respective doomsday weapons, threatening to tear the entire planet asunder. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

In the aftermath of the energy backlash created by the Key and the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Cybertron was off-line and Tankor, Megatron and Primal were believed dead. Jetstorm and Thrust attempted to continue the fight with the remaining Maximals because, well, they had nothing better to do. And besides, the spider-babe was ''really'' getting on Jetstorm's nerves by pining away for Silverbolt, and not recognizing the glorious perfection of his Vehicon form. Although they called off the fight, Jetstorm couldn't stand the idea of following the spotted furball, and took off with Thrust to make their own way on the lifeless world. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

They didn't get far. Mere hours later, the Vehicons were under fire from a horrendous dragon creature they nicknamed "[[Savage Noble|Savage]]". Believing the beast to be another Maximal, they attacked Cheetor and crew when they next crossed paths. Already on a short fuse, Jetstorm practically exploded when Blackarachnia called him Silverbolt ''again''. Once they realized the Maximals weren't behind Savage, Jetstorm and Thrust tried working with them, but that kitty cat was just too big for his britches. When Cheetor demanded they keep the creature alive for questioning, Jetstorm volunteered to bring back several large pieces for Cheetor to chat with as much as he liked. Bravado aside, Jetstorm was quickly crispy-fried and knocked into the distance by Savage's fireballs. {{storylink|Savage Noble}}

[[File:DarknestKnight Jetstormsideon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This is a side of him I've not seen before!]]
After Megatron came back on-line and reassumed control over Cybertron, Jetstorm and Thrust got their old jobs back as hired muscle. They caught Nightscream alone in the ruins and were toying with their prey when the other Maxies showed up. As always, Blackarachnia paired off against Jetstorm, but this time she had a trick up her eight sleeves: a spark extractor rigged to a DNA scanner. She slapped it on the unwitting Jetstorm's back and goaded him into chasing her. Eager to deal with her "crush" once and for all, Jetstorm pursued the spider at full speed underground, bobbing and weaving through the catacombs until she caught him in a net of cyber-webbing. This sent Jetstorm crashing into a pool of organic ooze from Cybertron's core, and a miraculous transformation began to take place. The spark extractor pulled his essence free from his Vehicon shell, as the DNA scanner began acquiring a beast mode based on the fossilized remains around them. The ooze then reformatted his body so that his new beast shell was automatically modified into a techno-organic hybrid. The radical reconstruction of his physical frame deleted the personality shell program that created Jetstorm as well. Therefore, mere moments after the Vehicon general named Jetstorm crashed into the organic ooze, a techno-organic Maximal once again called Silverbolt arose from where he had fallen. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}

Thrust would refer to Silverbolt as "Jetstorm" from this point on, bitter and viewing the Maximal as Jetstorm having turned traitor.
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], Megatron similarly created Jetstorm, commander of the Aero drones, from the spark of Silverbolt, a free agent who had been captured by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspscream]]'s crew. Waspscream and his crew, however, ended up liberating Silverbolt from servitude as Jetstorm. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
When Rhinox was turned into Tankor one day, Silverbolt and Waspinator similarly woke up in the bodies of Jetstorm and Thrust, respectively. Seeing a kinship between them, Tankor asked the two if they'd join him in turning the world into a paradise of [[The Transformers (franchise)|original ''Transformers'']], but the young Jetstorm disagreed, since in his eyes "Transformers" equaled "[[Michael Bay]]". The pair's refusal angered Tankor, and a battle broke out between the three Vehicons. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Jetstorm was one of Megatron's generals after the Predacon conquered Cybertron. When the Maximals returned to the planet, he, Thrust, and Tankor were sent to take care of them, but failed. {{storylink|Beast Machines (Legends)|Beast Machines}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Machines''===
*'''Jetstorm''' (Deluxe, [[2000]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles
[[File:BM deluxe Jetstorm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Er, right... I'm who now?]]
:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Machines'' Deluxes, Jetstorm transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet. His jet mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving him a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and [[robot mode]]s feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. He also has an alternate robot mode, which folds his legs into a "flight cone" and reveals jet thrusters.

:Note that, in the photo to the right, Jetstorm is slightly mis-transformed. In [[robot mode]], the chest panels have holes in the back designed to pop over the yellow nubs on the collar plate, thus locking together the collar and the two halves of the torso. Further, in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], his wings should be swept forward (like the Ultra-class toy below).

:There is an exceptionally good chance that Jetstorm's cockpit was meant to be transparent at some point, as it has technological detailing sculpted into the underside. This detailing is completely hidden by the opaque cockpit windshield of the final figure.

:This mold has been [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Aero Drone|Sonic Attack Jet]], [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] [[Storm Jet (RID)|Storm Jet]] and [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]], and [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]] [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Skywarp]]. This toy was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Jetstorm/jetstorm.htm More information on Jetstorm (deluxe) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BM ultra Jetstorm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dancing on air!]]
*'''Jetstorm''' (Ultra, 2000)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 drones

:Part of the first wave of Ultra-class ''Beast Machines'' toys, Jetstorm is also the first Ultra-class toy since the beginning of the "[[Beast Era]]" to feature electronics. He was also the ''largest'' Ultra-class toy yet. Like the Deluxe version, he transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet, but in this incarnation the jet mode looks far more like the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] CGI model, even if the robot mode bears only a slightly stronger resemblance. His jet mode cockpit/neck is geared up with the pop-up gun turret on his back so that both turn in the same direction when moved. This turret has a light-up feature plus two spring-loaded missiles. Like the small toy, he has both a "normal" bipedal robot mode and a "flight robot mode" with pop-out thruster engines. As with the [[Transmetal]] figures before him, sadly, Jetstorm's chrome is exceptionally prone to cracking in a web pattern and flaking off.

:This mold was redecoed into the [[BotCon 2002]] exclusive [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Expanded Universe|Cyclonus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/UltraJetstorm/jetstorm.htm More information on Jetstorm (Ultra) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Jetstorm''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
[[File:BM Mcdonalds Jetstorm.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
:The McDonald's Happy Meal toy's robot mode was very close to the CGI model — ''from the waist up''. Below the waist, the jet nose splits into two halves. Legs? Feet? Who knows? The toy's front torso is made of translucent plastic to simulate his slender TV show model, despite being quite fat. He also features a light piping gimmick which causes the spark crystal on his chest to light up when he's held up to the light. In jet mode his cockpit also has limited light piping.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/McJetstorm/jetstorm.htm More information on Jetstorm (Mcdonald's) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Jetstorm''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, [[2001]])

:The McDonald's Happy Meal Jetstorm was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant chain. Like the other three toys, it came in four colors: the original colors (with opaques replacing the transparents), red, green, and very light blue. It was retooled from the original version, losing the light piping. To make up for this it has (sloppily) painted on 'eyes' for its jet mode.

:Due to the lack of translucent plastic the toy's profile is different to the McDonalds version, looking somewhat fatter. This version of the toy isn't as well balanced as the McDonalds version, either. They fall down a lot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/McJetstorm/jetstorm.htm More information on Jetstorm (Little Red Rooster) at TFU.info (scroll down)]''

===''Beast Wars Returns''===
*'''Vehicon Jetstorm''' (Ultra, [[2005]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''ID number:'' '''BR-07'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 drones

:A redeco of the U.S. market Ultra figure, released as part of the Toys R Us exclusive ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' line in Japan. It is one of the less drastic redecos of the line, and is fairly similar to the U.S. release, substituting most grey parts for a secondary shade of greyish blue, and replacing some of the yellow and all the gold highlights with both a silvery grey and more blue, most notably on his cheek plates. It gives the figure a darker, more sombre and overall ''blue'' appearance, in order to have greater [[show-accuracy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/UltraJetstorm/jetstorm.htm More information on Beast Wars Return Jetstorm at TFU.info (scroll down)]''

==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot heroes primal jetstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey! You! Get offa my cloud!]]
*'''Optimus Primal vs. Jetstorm''' ([[2009]])
:*''Series:'' Beast Machines Series

:This adorable and rather show-accurate (well, as show-accurate as a ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' toy can get) figure of Jetstorm would have been packed with Optimus Primal. Sadly, the line was cancelled before these came out, but some trickled out into the wild, as seen in this picture which came from an [[eBay]] account.
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==Notes==
[[File:BMJetstorm-Concept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Jetstorm's summer wear.]]
*Jetstorm was originally called '''Skybolt''' during development, and that name was even recorded for some early episodes. Trademark problems (likely with now-defunct manufacturer Skybolt Toyz) forced a name change. [[Bob Skir]] professed gratitude for the circumstances, feeling that "Skybolt" had given away his identity too readily.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080819150616/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Tue_07_Mar_2000.html March 7th, 2000 Beast Machines FAQ on bobskir.com]</ref>
*Early concept artwork showed Jetstorm as being red instead of blue.
*Jetstorm was prone to making pop culture references, including "[[Pokeformers|Gotta Catch 'em All]]!" (the slogan for the Pokémon franchise) and "zwing batty-batty!" (a baseball pun intended to nark off [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]).
*In the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|show]], Jetstorm has no feet and never walks. He only touches the ground when he is prone/disabled.
*In jet form, as shown above, Jetstorm can ''bend'' his fuselage like a bird's neck, with no discernible effect on his flight performance. Also, his flaming jet contrails cast shadows.
*The Japanese dub completely eliminated the mystery and ambiguity of Jetstorm's former identity by giving him all of Silverbolt's vocal and personality quirks, such as being agonizingly polite (ending each sentence in a loud, stressed, "DESU!", for example).
*An unrealized [[Fun Publications]] exclusive was a redeco of [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|''Generations'' Armada Starscream]] into ''Beast Machines'' Jetstorm with a [[retool]]ed head and legs.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetstorm''' (ジェットストーム ''Jettosutōmu'')
*''French:'' '''L'Orageux''' (Canada, "The Shadow")
*''Mandarin:'' '''P<sup>h</sup>ēn-shè-chī''' (Taiwan, 噴射機, "Jet Plane"), '''Lìjiàn Fēichuán''' (China, 利剑飞船, "Sword Spaceship")
*''Spanish:'' '''Aluvion''' (toy)

==References==
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[[Category:Fast food exclusives]]
[[Category:Legends characters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Vehicons]]

Grimlock (RID 2001)

2015-08-25T19:49:12Z

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{{disambig3.5|the Build Team member from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon|the Dinobot from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon|Grimlock (WFC)#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|Grimlock}}
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rid grimlock.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Everybody samba!]]

'''Grimlock''' is the second-in-command of the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]], and a seasoned warrior. Though harsh-looking, he is rather calm and upbeat, and is actually the team's best tactician. Despite every other version of Grimlock being a dinobot, this one is not.

Sometimes he is known as '''Build Hurricane'''.

{{bigquote|Respect builds great warriors.|Grimlock's motto}}

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Tom Wyner]] (English), [[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)|[[Rafael Pacheco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Wedge's Short Fuse Grimlockvehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who wants sno-cones?]]
When the [[Autobot Brothers]] encountered the Build Team in an unfinished tunnel, Grimlock was slightly chagrined at his teammates' enthusiastic endorsement of team leader [[Wedge]]. When Wedge secured the team a chance for combat, Grimlock similarly warned [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] not to get Wedge's hopes up before the young bot had even gotten into battle. On arriving at the site where the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] were trying to steal diamonds, he and [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] helpfully began transporting the goods. After the Predacons captured Wedge, Grimlock warned Heavy Load that turning the disk containing the space bridge map over would be treason and subsequently ended up chasing a penguin which had snatched the disk — fortunately the disk turned out to be a decoy. The Build Team were triumphant! {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[File:Landfill Grimlockcomputer.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock fix computer.]]
After the completion of the Arctic link, Wedge was spoiling to do some more combat practice, and sent the more-diligent Grimlock to program the data into the main space bridge terminal computer. Unfortunately he was tracked by [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]], who led the rest of the [[Decepticon]]s to the terminal. Once the space bridge was fixed, he and the rest of the Build Team combined into [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] in order to chase off [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] from the north energy research facility. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

After [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]], Wedge helped to hold it up, but the rest of the Build Team were forced to stay back. They defended the tower against Scourge's attack and formed Landfill in order to dig a new foundation for the tower, allowing the safe release of the hostages. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

On discovering that the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]] had been attacking construction equipment, the Build Team decided to face the Decepticons alone, and Hightower sabotaged the space bridge to keep the other Autobots away. On confronting the Decepticons, Grimlock grappled unsuccessfully with [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. Build Team soon formed Landfill and eventually narrowly defeated [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Afterward they enjoyed a soothing oil bath with [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

Grimlock and the Build Team helped test the space bridge (even though they obviously knew it would work). {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

[[File:Fortress Maximus Grimlockwedge.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Grimlock?! What happened to you?" "Me Grimlock not know, but me Grimlock think beer, 3 hookers, and a midget were involved."]]
Sent to dig at a site beneath [[Metro City]] where they'd worked before, the Build Team began to experience hallucinations as they had last time. Grimlock tried to reason with Wedge, but soon fell prey to the hallucinations himself. Eventually they broke through to a cavern containing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and formed Landfill to fight the Decepticons who then arrived. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Grimlock and the rest of Build Team subsequently hid Fortress Maximus in a huge building in the middle of the city. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:A Friendly Contest Grimlockmegaoctane.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Supermegahyperultra Robo Headsmash Attack of Doom, go!]]
With [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] recovered, the Build Team and [[Autobot Brothers]] began a race to locate the last five [[O-Part]]s. Grimlock successfully dug up the second O-Part. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

The Build Team accompanied the Autobot Brothers on a mission to find [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] beneath an ancient temple. This was fortunate, as the Decepticons caved the temple in on top of them, and the Build Team were able to dig the Autobots out. They subsequently helped to guard Fortress Maximus. To no one's surprise, the Decepticons attacked, and Build Team formed Landfill to help see them off. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

When Scourge made a second attempt to control Maximus in the [[Sahara|Sahara desert]], the Build Team and Team Bullet Train picked up a large number of children and took them to the site via the global space bridge. There the children were able to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

When the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base, the Build Team was called to a predetermined location with the rest of the Autobots to spring a trap on their foe. When the [[Megastar]] joined the fight, they formed Landfill, who was promptly blown apart by the battle station's firepower. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After the defeat of the Megastar, Landfill was formed again to fight the Decepticons while [[Omega Prime]] engaged in combat with Galvatron. Galvatron unleashed his cyber-bats, causing Prime to call a retreat, and the Autobots found themselves trapped in a space bridge tunnel rapidly filling with molten lava. Although they escaped, Galvatron soon had them at his mercy again. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

As Galvatron attempted to attack Optimus Prime, Landfill and the other Autobots blocked his attack and were paralysed by Galvatron's power. They remained in this state until Omega Prime was able to defeat Galvatron in the [[Earth's core]]. Afterward, just for fun, the Build Team did some more work on the space bridge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[universal stream]] [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Build Hurricane was [[Robo-Smasher|robo-smashed]] by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] into [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
{{anchor|DeluxeGrimlock}}
*'''Build Hurricane''' (Deluxe, 2000)/'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-019'''
**''Accessories'': Hoe-claw

[[File:RID Grimlock Toy.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|If you squint real hard I almost look like a dinosaur...]]
: Grimlock transforms into a green backhoe which, in contrast to his teammates, has relatively realistic proportions. His shovel arm is articulated at the connection joint to the body and the bucket itself, while his cabin can be rotated. In [[robot mode]], Grimlock is armed with his shovel arm, which has a flip-out pincer claw. Combined with his team, he can form either the upper body (and arms) or one of the legs of Landfill.

: He was initially released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line as Build Hurricane. The [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' version adds several small [[Paint operation]]s to him for detail.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Build King''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-022'''

: In Japan, the Build Team was also available in a gift set. The toys included were identical to the individual Takara releases.

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*'''Landfill''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A mainly-yellow [[redeco]] of the entire Build Team was released as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in November of 2003, as a multi-pack released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]", the day after Thankgiving, the most hellishly overcrowded shopping day of the year. The set cost considerably less than four individual deluxes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/WalGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Universe'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Build Hurricane''' (ビルドハリケーン ''Birudo Harikēn'')
*''Korean:'' '''Build Cane''' (빌드케인 ''Bildeu Kein'')

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Autobots]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Cyber Key

2014-07-11T17:02:57Z

JDDJS: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Cyber Keys are personal devices from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''
'''Cyber Keys''' are devices that give Transformers power-up abilities. Each one contains a fragment of the power of a [[Cyber Planet Key]]. A Transformer can use one to boost their abilities for a duration of time before the Cyber Key is used up.

It may look like the Transformers have just the one Key per person, but there are actually ''countless'' Cyber Keys throughout space and the Transformers summon a different one each time: their awesome power burns bright for just a short while, and is then used up.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

{{bigquote|Is that going to happen ''every'' time we need extra power?|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Hidden]]''}}

The Cyber Keys are a small piece of the divine power of [[Primus]] {{storylink|Haven}} and are even capable of turning up if you invoke Primus' name. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} That said, even ''Primus himself'' has used Cyber Keys to boost his power. {{storylink|Titans}}

The Cyber Keys first turned up when [[Vector Prime]] used '''CYBER KEY POWER!!''' to drive back [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he then gave the Autobot team the power to summon Keys of their own (both [[Earth]] Keys and [[Autobrand]] Cybertron Keys, depending on the bot). The Autobots had not seen or heard of the Cyber Keys before. {{storylink|Haven}} Soon after, the Keys showed the ability (much to Vector Prime's surprise) to turn up ''before'' the Transformers called them forth. The Autobots considered that this might happen any time they needed extra power. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Soon, the Decepticons gained the power to summon Cyber Keys from somewhere. [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] had an Earth Key, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] had Decepticon-branded Cybertron ones. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

The descendents of the ancient Transformer colonists have easy access to Cyber Keys: several of the Earth-based Transformers like [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] wielded Earth Cyber Keys {{storylink|Trap}}, while almost ''everyone'' on [[Velocitron]] {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}, [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] {{storylink|Search}}, and [[Gigantion]] {{storylink|Giant}} seemed to have access to them. Why the ancients had Cyber Keys but the modern-day Cybertronians didn't (and had no record of them) is unknown.

As first noted by [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}, different Cyber Keys on different worlds have different colours. Due to the effect of the Prime's Matrix and [[Rhisling|sword]], the original Autobot team had different coloured Keys. Velocitron, Jungle Planet, and Gigantion, by comparison, all had red, green, and mauve (respectively) Keys. Red Alert also theorised that different Keys would produce different results, and that they could [[reformatting|reformat]] Autobots. {{storylink|Savage}}

Hot Shot was somehow able to summon a Velocitron Cyber Key through his [[Burning justice|desire to go even faster]], though he initially couldn't handle the power. {{storylink|Speed}} On [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] could upgrade his beast mode into a three-headed form with his Key power, and used it to (successfully) intimidate Megatron. Contact with the Keys would also reformat vehicular Transformers into beast-mode ones; feats of extreme bravery and courage, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul's]], could cause a foreign robot to contact the [[Cyber Planet Key]] and be granted access to this world's Keys. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} When Starscream was wielding the Omega Lock's power, Megatron's sheer rage was able to tap into it and Earth's Cyber Planet Key, giving him a new Cyber Key that unlocked a hideously powerful firearm. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

Once revived by the combined powers of the [[Omega Lock]], [[burning justice]], and some energy... wave... ''thing'' from Cybertron, Red Alert, [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] and Hot Shot were given new bodies; with these came new ''Cybertron'' Planet Keys, marked with a prominent Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Critical}} This same Key is used by Primus himself {{storylink|Titans}}, so if you're a Decepticon I guess God hates you.

Agents of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], such as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], wield orange Cyber Keys with prominent Decepticon insignias on them. As they're not actually Decepticons (though they started hanging with them), it's not clear why the insignia is there. {{storylink|Ship}}

===Force of Habit===
{{stub}}
[[Brushguard]] is of the opinion that Cyber Keys are more powerful than [[Energon star|Energon chip]]s. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===Types and Powers===

Each Cyber Key derives its power from the [[Cyber Planet Key]] of its respective world (in the case of Cybertron's keys, their power comes from Primus himself). A Transformer does not have to be a planetary native to tap into the power of that world's Cyber Planet Key, nor do they have to be on-planet to call upon its power. Although visually distinct, the individual types of keys do not really have any kind of unified theme in the powers and abilities they bestow upon the Transformers who summon them; they all simply unlock a hidden weapon or supply a power boost for an existing one. These weapons are mostly fairly ordinary (if powerful) lasers, projectile launchers and melee weapons, but some Transformers have more esoteric accoutrements unlocked, like forcefields, high-power wind-fans or speed-enhancing "accele-wings".

*Cybertron's Cyber Keys are clear with silver detailing, with either an Autobot or Decepticon symbol in the middle.
*The Cyber Keys of [[Velocitron]] are red with silver accents and decorated with the symbol of a speedometer needle. In addition to the inhabitants of Velocitron, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] also uses a Velocitron key.
*[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]'s Cyber Keys are green with a silver border, marked with a clawed paw print. After transforming into Leobreaker, Overhaul gained a new Jungle Planet Cyber Key.
*[[Earth]]'s Cyber Keys are blue with silver edging and bear the image of a sunrise. Several of the Autobots and Decepticons from Cybertron used Earth Cyber Keys, including Landmine, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]], as did the ancient Autobots and Decepticons who came to the planet ages ago.
*[[Gigantion]]'s Keys are purple with silver detailing, bearing a gear symbol.
*The keys employed by the inhabitants of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] are orange in color with silver accents and bearing a Decepticon symbol (despite the unaligned nature of these Transformers). These keys presumably derive from the power of Unicron, the secret benefactor of the Planet X survivors, given that the planet was not a colony world.
[[image:Combatron Cyber Key.jpg|right|100px|thumb|A Combatron key.]]
*The planet [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]] has red keys with silver metal frames that resemble a grenade (complete with pull ring) and a symbol resembling a mushroom cloud.

Red Alert was the first to notice the different color-coding of the Cyber Keys and further speculated that the unique keys employed by Optimus Prime and Vector Prime were created due to a normal Cyber Key being affected by the objects of power the two wielded, namely Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Rhisling]], Vector Prime's sword. Although Red Alert did not comment on the unique key wielded by Megatron, presumably his is created through the power of the [[Armor of Unicron]] that he wears.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:JunglePlanet_CyberKey.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A Cyber Key of [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]].]]
Just about every single toy came with at least one key, the only real exceptions being the Mini-Cons. In the US, the keys had [[Cyber Key Codes|codes printed on the back]] for an interactive feature on Hasbro’s Transformers toy website. Takara’s website did not incorporate this feature however, leaving the Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' keys (referred to in ''Galaxy Force'' as "Force Chips" along with the greater "Planet Force") without the code tampo. The toy packaging refers to all keys as [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. This differs from the cartoon which only refers to the four colony keys as Cyber Planet Keys, and the other, everyday keys as simply [[Cyber Key]]s.

Any Cybertron toy that was originally released in the Armada toyline often included a Cyber Key instead of their partner Mini Con. In order to still activate the toy's gimmicks, these keys were remolds that had a Mini Con port on the back of the key.

===Other toylines===
Cyber Planet Keys (most often simply called "Keys") were included in later toylines with toys that were [[Redeco|redecos]] from the Cybertron line. There is presumably no cosmic technology underlying them. Examples include the [[BotCon 2006]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' promo toys, which came with [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] keys, and several [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] toys that featured [[Sector Seven]] keys.

==Notes==
* In "[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]" and "[[Force of Habit]]", the Cyber Keys are treated somewhat differently than they were in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. Here, they are depicted as tangible objects that must be manufactured from crystals, while they are portrayed as energy-ish manifestations of a Transformer's [[Burning justice|burning heart of justice]] in the cartoon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Force Chip''' (フォースチップ ''Fōsu Chippu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/cybertron/forcechip.htm Force Chip catalog] (Japanese)

[[Category:Cybertron technology]]

Cyber Key

2014-07-11T17:01:46Z

JDDJS: /* Cybertron cartoon */

:''Cyber Keys are personal devices from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''
'''Cyber Keys''' are devices that give Transformers power-up abilities. Each one contains a fragment of the power of a [[Cyber Planet Key]]. A Transformer can use one to boost their abilities for a duration of time before the Cyber Key is used up.

It may look like the Transformers have just the one Key per person, but there are actually ''countless'' Cyber Keys throughout space and the Transformers summon a different one each time: their awesome power burns bright for just a short while, and is then used up.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

{{bigquote|Is that going to happen ''every'' time we need extra power?|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Hidden]]''}}

The Cyber Keys are a small piece of the divine power of [[Primus]] {{storylink|Haven}} and are even capable of turning up if you invoke Primus' name. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}} That said, even ''Primus himself'' has used Cyber Keys to boost his power. {{storylink|Titans}}

The Cyber Keys first turned up when [[Vector Prime]] used '''CYBER KEY POWER!!''' to drive back [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]; he then gave the Autobot team the power to summon Keys of their own (both [[Earth]] Keys and [[Autobrand]] Cybertron Keys, depending on the bot). The Autobots had not seen or heard of the Cyber Keys before. {{storylink|Haven}} Soon after, the Keys showed the ability (much to Vector Prime's surprise) to turn up ''before'' the Transformers called them forth. The Autobots considered that this might happen any time they needed extra power. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Soon, the Decepticons gained some Cyber Keys from somewhere. [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] had an Earth Key, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] had Decepticon-branded Cybertron ones. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

The descendents of the ancient Transformer colonists have easy access to Cyber Keys: several of the Earth-based Transformers like [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] wielded Earth Cyber Keys {{storylink|Trap}}, while almost ''everyone'' on [[Velocitron]] {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}, [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] {{storylink|Search}}, and [[Gigantion]] {{storylink|Giant}} seemed to have access to them. Why the ancients had Cyber Keys but the modern-day Cybertronians didn't (and had no record of them) is unknown.

As first noted by [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}, different Cyber Keys on different worlds have different colours. Due to the effect of the Prime's Matrix and [[Rhisling|sword]], the original Autobot team had different coloured Keys. Velocitron, Jungle Planet, and Gigantion, by comparison, all had red, green, and mauve (respectively) Keys. Red Alert also theorised that different Keys would produce different results, and that they could [[reformatting|reformat]] Autobots. {{storylink|Savage}}

Hot Shot was somehow able to summon a Velocitron Cyber Key through his [[Burning justice|desire to go even faster]], though he initially couldn't handle the power. {{storylink|Speed}} On [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]], [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] could upgrade his beast mode into a three-headed form with his Key power, and used it to (successfully) intimidate Megatron. Contact with the Keys would also reformat vehicular Transformers into beast-mode ones; feats of extreme bravery and courage, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul's]], could cause a foreign robot to contact the [[Cyber Planet Key]] and be granted access to this world's Keys. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} When Starscream was wielding the Omega Lock's power, Megatron's sheer rage was able to tap into it and Earth's Cyber Planet Key, giving him a new Cyber Key that unlocked a hideously powerful firearm. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

Once revived by the combined powers of the [[Omega Lock]], [[burning justice]], and some energy... wave... ''thing'' from Cybertron, Red Alert, [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] and Hot Shot were given new bodies; with these came new ''Cybertron'' Planet Keys, marked with a prominent Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Critical}} This same Key is used by Primus himself {{storylink|Titans}}, so if you're a Decepticon I guess God hates you.

Agents of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], such as [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], wield orange Cyber Keys with prominent Decepticon insignias on them. As they're not actually Decepticons (though they started hanging with them), it's not clear why the insignia is there. {{storylink|Ship}}

===Force of Habit===
{{stub}}
[[Brushguard]] is of the opinion that Cyber Keys are more powerful than [[Energon star|Energon chip]]s. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===Types and Powers===

Each Cyber Key derives its power from the [[Cyber Planet Key]] of its respective world (in the case of Cybertron's keys, their power comes from Primus himself). A Transformer does not have to be a planetary native to tap into the power of that world's Cyber Planet Key, nor do they have to be on-planet to call upon its power. Although visually distinct, the individual types of keys do not really have any kind of unified theme in the powers and abilities they bestow upon the Transformers who summon them; they all simply unlock a hidden weapon or supply a power boost for an existing one. These weapons are mostly fairly ordinary (if powerful) lasers, projectile launchers and melee weapons, but some Transformers have more esoteric accoutrements unlocked, like forcefields, high-power wind-fans or speed-enhancing "accele-wings".

*Cybertron's Cyber Keys are clear with silver detailing, with either an Autobot or Decepticon symbol in the middle.
*The Cyber Keys of [[Velocitron]] are red with silver accents and decorated with the symbol of a speedometer needle. In addition to the inhabitants of Velocitron, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] also uses a Velocitron key.
*[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]'s Cyber Keys are green with a silver border, marked with a clawed paw print. After transforming into Leobreaker, Overhaul gained a new Jungle Planet Cyber Key.
*[[Earth]]'s Cyber Keys are blue with silver edging and bear the image of a sunrise. Several of the Autobots and Decepticons from Cybertron used Earth Cyber Keys, including Landmine, [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]], as did the ancient Autobots and Decepticons who came to the planet ages ago.
*[[Gigantion]]'s Keys are purple with silver detailing, bearing a gear symbol.
*The keys employed by the inhabitants of [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] are orange in color with silver accents and bearing a Decepticon symbol (despite the unaligned nature of these Transformers). These keys presumably derive from the power of Unicron, the secret benefactor of the Planet X survivors, given that the planet was not a colony world.
[[image:Combatron Cyber Key.jpg|right|100px|thumb|A Combatron key.]]
*The planet [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]] has red keys with silver metal frames that resemble a grenade (complete with pull ring) and a symbol resembling a mushroom cloud.

Red Alert was the first to notice the different color-coding of the Cyber Keys and further speculated that the unique keys employed by Optimus Prime and Vector Prime were created due to a normal Cyber Key being affected by the objects of power the two wielded, namely Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Rhisling]], Vector Prime's sword. Although Red Alert did not comment on the unique key wielded by Megatron, presumably his is created through the power of the [[Armor of Unicron]] that he wears.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:JunglePlanet_CyberKey.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A Cyber Key of [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]].]]
Just about every single toy came with at least one key, the only real exceptions being the Mini-Cons. In the US, the keys had [[Cyber Key Codes|codes printed on the back]] for an interactive feature on Hasbro’s Transformers toy website. Takara’s website did not incorporate this feature however, leaving the Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' keys (referred to in ''Galaxy Force'' as "Force Chips" along with the greater "Planet Force") without the code tampo. The toy packaging refers to all keys as [[Cyber Planet Key|Cyber Planet Keys]]. This differs from the cartoon which only refers to the four colony keys as Cyber Planet Keys, and the other, everyday keys as simply [[Cyber Key]]s.

Any Cybertron toy that was originally released in the Armada toyline often included a Cyber Key instead of their partner Mini Con. In order to still activate the toy's gimmicks, these keys were remolds that had a Mini Con port on the back of the key.

===Other toylines===
Cyber Planet Keys (most often simply called "Keys") were included in later toylines with toys that were [[Redeco|redecos]] from the Cybertron line. There is presumably no cosmic technology underlying them. Examples include the [[BotCon 2006]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' promo toys, which came with [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] keys, and several [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] toys that featured [[Sector Seven]] keys.

==Notes==
* In "[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]" and "[[Force of Habit]]", the Cyber Keys are treated somewhat differently than they were in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon. Here, they are depicted as tangible objects that must be manufactured from crystals, while they are portrayed as energy-ish manifestations of a Transformer's [[Burning justice|burning heart of justice]] in the cartoon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Force Chip''' (フォースチップ ''Fōsu Chippu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External link==
*[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/cybertron/forcechip.htm Force Chip catalog] (Japanese)

[[Category:Cybertron technology]]