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Talk:Skyquake (EU)

2026-05-15T10:13:23Z

Jalaguy:

I brought this up in Discord, but I'm not seeing why this is a separate article to G1 Skyquake while Blackarachnia using Animated's design goes to (BW). [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 03:21, 15 May 2026 (EDT)
:I think the logic was just him being "TFP Skyquake but G1", ala [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]. Blackarachnia was probably because IDW repurposed it before.[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 05:21, 15 May 2026 (EDT)
::Prime Knock Out is not similar to Micromaster Knockout at all and Breakdown is a separate guy because IDW already had G1 Breakdown. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 05:34, 15 May 2026 (EDT)
:::Yeah, in a world where Hasbro added swathes of G1 Skyquake details to a new Prime Skyquake toy because they seem them as the same guy, I'm not sure there's really a need for this to be a separate article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:13, 15 May 2026 (EDT)

Hot Wheels

2026-05-12T19:29:18Z

Jalaguy:

{{disambig2|the [[Mattel]] mega-brand|the mobile game story arc|Two Hot Wheels}}
[[File:HW logo.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|So hot, they're cool.]]
'''''Hot Wheels''''' is a brand of scale model cars produced by [[Mattel]]. Although long seen as rivals to Hasbro in the toy industry, in 2023, the two companies entered into a partnership to produce co-branded toys and games based on each other's respective intellectual properties.<ref>[https://corporate.hasbro.com/en-us/articles/mattel_and_hasbro_enter_into_licensing_agreements_article Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements to Launch Monopoly: Barbie Edition, Transformers Hot Wheels, and Transformers UNO]</ref> Among these are several ''Transformers''-themed ''Hot Wheels'' toys.

==''Hot Wheels x Transformers'' products==
===2024===
====1:64 scale model cars====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|1/5 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWCustom|Custom Volkswagen Beetle]] (Bumblebee)}}
{{Bp-a1|2/5 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Corvette C7.R]] (Crosshairs)}}
{{Bp-d1|3/5 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Hot Wheels|Ford Mustang GT]] (Barricade)}}
{{Bp-a1|4/5 [[Drift (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Bugatti Veyron]] (Drift)}}
{{Bp-d1|5/5 [[Stinger (AOE)#Hot Wheels|Pagani Huayra]] (Stinger)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''HW Screen Time'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|9/10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Bumblebee]] (standard yellow release)}}
:{{Bp-a1|9/10 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Bumblebee]] (gold variant)}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Track Fleet'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWTrackFleet|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Hot Wheels Transformers Ford Mustang GT.jpg|thumb|200px|''Transformers'' Ford Mustang GT]]
|}
{{note|There are two versions of the Ford Mustang GT. The first, sporting the number "984" and the "to punish and enslave..." slogan, was recalled after a short window of time. The second version, sporting the number "643" and no slogan, has since replaced it as the standard release of the car.}}

====Others====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Hot Wheels Skate'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#HWSkate|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Mattel Creations'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Hot Wheels Mattel Creations Optimus Prime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Mattel Creations Optimus Prime]]
|}

===2025===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''HW Screen Time'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|6/10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Track Fleet'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#HWTrackFleet|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Color Shifters'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|1980 Chevy Corvette]] (Tracks)}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|}

====Others====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Mattel Creations'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Hot Wheels|Nemesis Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}

==''Transformers Collaborative''==
In a reversal of the Mattel line, the Hasbro ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line makes new ''Transformers'' characters out of some of the most popular and long-running ''Hot Wheels'' original car designs. In a rarity for ''Transformers'' product in the 2020s, the figures are sold in vehicle mode on a blister card to evoke the packaging of ''Hot Wheels'' toys.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Twin Mill]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Bone Shaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|04 [[El Segundo Coupe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[GT-Scorcher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]] exclusive'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Twin Mill#red|Twin Mill]] (red)}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:Collab-toy BoneShaker.jpg|thumb|200px|''Collaborative'' Bone Shaker]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

==Notes==
* The [[Go-Bot (G2)|''Generation 2'' Go-Bots]] and the [[Spychanger|''Robots in Disguise'' Spychangers]] were designed to be compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' (and then-rival Matchbox) 1:64 scale racetracks and playsets.
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]'s season 1 ''T. rex'' model was recycled for the [[Mainframe Entertainment]] produced movie ''{{w|Hot Wheels: World Race}}'' as a rock statue.
* Well before official collaborations with Hasbro, Mattel released their own lines of transforming robot ''Hot Wheels'' cars with [[wikia:hotwheels:Robo Wheels|''Robo Wheels'']] in [[2001]] (designed by {{gb|PLEX}}), and again with [[wikia:hotwheels:Modifighters|''Modifighters'']] in [[2007]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|Hot Wheels}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Mattel properties]]

Transformers Collaborative

2026-05-12T19:24:04Z

Jalaguy: /* Toyline */

[[File:Collaborative.jpg|200px|center]] 

'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is a [[subline imprint|subline]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[franchises|franchise]] that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate entertainment properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it. However, this line has a much, ''much'' broader scope, with most of the crossovers being with properties not owned or long-term-licensed by Hasbro. This has also led the line to have a very high percentage of original characters.

The first couple of ''Collaborative''... uh, collaborations received tie-in crossover comics during [[IDW Publishing]]'s time with the ''Transformers'' license.

{{quote|Transformers robots have always been—More Than Meets the Eye—but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality.|Collaborative marketing blurb}}

==Fiction==
* ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]: Ghosts of Cybertron'' (5-part miniseries)
:: Occurs in IDW's pre-existing ongoing ''Ghostbusters'' universe.
* ''[[Transformers/Back to the Future]]'' (4-part miniseries)

==Toyline==
{{note|Unlike most toy lists on this wiki, these are in chronological order, both in the order the crossovers are presented and and in the column contents. Items in the columns are alphabetized when toys are released simultaneously. There can sometimes be gaps between releases in a single crossover (sometimes years-long!), so if you see a jump in alphabetizing, that's a sign of a gap.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Ghostbusters]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (w/ [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ectotron#Afterlife|Ectotron]] (w/ [[Slimer#Afterlife|Slimer]] and [[Muncher]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Back to the Future]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gigawatt#Toys|Gigawatt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Gigawatt (40th Anniversary re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Top Gun × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)|Maverick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Maverick (Collaborative)#2022|Maverick]] (altered 2022 re-release)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[X-Men]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] (w/ [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:Collab-toy Ectotron.jpg|thumb|200px|''Ghostbusters × Transformers'' Ectotron]] [[File:Collab-toy CodeRed.jpg|thumb|200px|''Stranger Things × Transformers'' Code Red]] [[File:CollaborativeKurama.jpg|thumb|200px|''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers'' Kurama]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Jurassic Park]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93|Autobot JP93]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''J. Balvin × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Energia Buzzsaw]] & [[Stripes#Collaborative|Vibras Stripes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Universal]] Monsters × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dracula#Collaborative|Draculus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frankenstein's monster#Toys|Frankentron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine]] with [[Zartan#Collaborative|Zartan]] and [[Zarana#Collaborative|Zarana]] (w/ [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Ravage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Autobot Kup Triple "T"]] (w/ [[Sgt. Slaughter#Collaborative|Sgt. Slaughter]] and [[Leatherneck#Collaborative|Leatherneck]])}}</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Tonka]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tonkanator]] ([[Mega Dozer|Autobot Mega Dozer]], [[Power Digger]], [[Motor Load]], [[Skyhook|Autobot Skyhook]], [[Mega Hauler]], [[Motormix]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Hot Rod]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ken Masters|Ken]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Arcee]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Chun-Li]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Optimus Prime]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Volvo Trucks × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Volvo|VNR Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Stranger Things]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Code Red]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freakwency]] & [[8-Trax]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Knight Rider × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Naruto Shippuden × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kurama#Toys|Kurama]] & [[Gamakichi#Toys|Gamakichi]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: The Mandalorian × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[The Mandalorian#Toys|The Mandalorian]] / [[N-1 Starfighter#Toys|N-1 Starfighter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Hot Wheels]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Twin Mill#Toys|Twin Mill]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Bone Shaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Twin Mill#red|Twin Mill]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[El Segundo Coupe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[GT-Scorcher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[NFL]] × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[KC-59]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Starblitz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Steelsmash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tundra Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blizz-Herd]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Goldrush]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skolgrin]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''US Soccer Federation × Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Breakaway (Collaborative)|Breakaway]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Hot Wheels wave 2, NFL wave 2}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Many of the toys released under the ''Collaborative'' banner had "Project" code-names with varying degrees of bizarreness:
{{collist|3|
::* Ectotron: "Project Mullet"
::* Gigawatt: "Project Future"
::* Maverick: "Project {{w|Tom Cruise|Cruise}}"
::* Ultimate X-Spanse: "Project {{w|Blackbird (comics)|Bird}}"
::* Tyrannocon Rex/JP93: "Project Park"
::* J. Balvintron/Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes: "Project Jam"
::* Draculus: "Project Bat"
::* Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank: "Project Trooper 1"
::* Bumblebee A.W.E Striker: "Project Trooper 3"
::* Tonkanator: "Project Yellow"
::* Dilophocon/JP12: "Project Island"
::* Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine: "Project Jojo"
::* Code Red: "Project {{w|Eggo|Waffles}}"
::* Frankentron: "Project Francis"
::* Party Wallop: "Project Renaissance"
::* Agent Knight: "Project Knight"
::* Kurama & Gamakichi: "Project Tails"
::* The Mandalorian: "Collab 6"
::* Wingtail & Blue Booster: "Collab Blue"
::* Freakwency & 8-Trax: "Collab Hawk"
::* Breakaway: "Collab Kick"
}}

* As of [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]], only the second Ectotron, the Ultimate X-Spanse and Gigawatt figures have been released in [[New Zealand]]. Ectotron was available through Toyworld and Mighty Ape, while Gigawatt was only available through Mighty Ape. Ultimate X-Spanse on the other hand had ''almost'' received a full retail release, being sold through The Warehouse, Toyworld and Mighty Ape (three of the five major New Zealand ''Transformers'' toy distributors).

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The Transformers: End of G1 Universe

2026-05-06T09:53:52Z

Jalaguy:

[[File:End of G1 logo.png|center|300px]]

'''''The Transformers: End of G1 Universe''''' (トランスフォーマーエンドオブG1ユニバース) is a series of comic strips setting out to chronicle, rather ambitiously, the conclusion of the massive [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. Initially debuting in [[2022]] to promote a specific toy in [[TakaraTomy]]'s high-end ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toyline, the comic then lay dormant for several years before being revived in [[2026]] to serve as the primary accompanying fiction for the ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' line. Unlike its predecessor, ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' (where the comics were published in the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] listings for the toys themselves), ''End of G1 Universe'' is directly published on TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' website.

{{chapters
|title=''End of G1 Universe''
|prev=Generations Selects Special Comic
|align=center
|content=
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|#1.1]]
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|#1.2]]
*[[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|#2]]
*[[Mystery of Speedia 500|#3]]
}}

==Overview==
''End of G1 Universe'' follows the journey of the surly youth [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] following his mysterious birth in the twilight of the [[G1 World]]. Born of the corpse of the legendary warrior [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] and the last dregs of the dark god [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy|foul essence]], time will tell what he chooses to make of his legacy and his dying universe.

The players so far:

*Dark Amber Leo Prime
*The hopeful student of history [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]]
*The cannibal scavenger [[Untite]]
*(spoilers) the ghost of Leo Prime
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], a team of venerated [[Maximal]] elder statesmen turned explorer/diplomants seeking aid from the wider [[Multiverse|multiverse]]<ref>Yes, those Stunticons. It's amazing how far seniority can get you.</ref>

==Creative team==
Helmed by veteran writer/artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]], ''End'' thus far sees the return of quite a few of his ''Selects'' collaborators:

{{collist|3|
* [[Kouji Nimura]] (series editor)
* [[Josh Perez]] (color)
* [[Gufu Kandagawa]] (color)
* [[Lebanon Sugi]] (color)
* [[Yuki Ohshima]] (color)
* [[Tai Koshii]] (color)
* [[Rakurai Tsunetaka]] (color)
* [[Ricken]] (color)
}}

==Continuity and timeline==
Set as it is at the ostensible end of time, the events of ''End of G1 Universe'' are, naturally, set some time after [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|E V E R Y T H I N G]] in this chart.

==References==
*[[:Category:End of G1 Universe issues translated|Complete archive of ''End of G1 Universe'' translations]]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of G1 Universe}}
[[Category:End of G1 Universe| ]]
[[Category:Manga]]

Transformers New Legends

2026-05-06T09:50:28Z

Jalaguy: Reworked this now we have a clearer picture of what this line's fiction looks like.

[[File:New Legends logo.png|center|400px|]]

'''''Transformers New Legends''''' (トランスフォーマーニューレジェンズ ''Toransufōmā Nyū Rejenzu'') is a [[2026]] [[TakaraTomy]] toyline.

The line is styled as a 10-plus years later nostalgia play after the fan-favorite ([[Transformers Legends (comic)#Reception|in Japan anyway]]) [[2014]]-[[2019]] ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' franchise, though whether ''New Legends'' will live up to the mammoth size of its namesake or maintain the more conservative scope of its immediate contemporaries like ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' remains to be seen.

==Fiction==
{{main|The Transformers: End of G1 Universe}}

The primary accompanying fiction for ''New Legends'' thus far is the continuation of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|End of G1 Universe]]'', an online comic that had debuted way back in [[2022]] to promote the release of a single ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy before lying dormant for years. Fittingly, ''End of G1 Universe'' is written and drawn by [[Hayato Sakamoto]], lead creative of the original ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic, and continues his long run of connected stories across series like ''Legends'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' and ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' which dig into the minutiae of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] to connect dots and explain the unexplained.

Additionally, the day before the first new ''End of G1 Universe'' issue, TakaraTomy released a bonus one-page Sakamoto gag comic via social media, which checks back in with the [[Transformers Legends (comic)#Cast|chibi critter protagonists]] of the original ''Legends'' comic:

*"[[We're Back!]]"

==Toys==
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|NL-01 [[Lio Convoy (BW)#New Legends|Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver.]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|NL-02 [[Menasor (G1)#New Legends|Menasor G2 Color Ver.]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#New Legends|Drag Strip]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#New Legends|Breakdown]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#New Legends|Motormaster]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#New Legends|Wildrider]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#New Legends|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|NL-03 [[Nemesis (G1)#New Legends|Nemesis Star Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-New-Legends-Legendary-Green-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|NL-01 Lio Convoy]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl TakaraTomy product website]
*[https://x.com/TF_pr/status/2008376727526142440 Announcement tweet by TakaraTomy]

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Legends}}
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Void Rivals issue 29

2026-05-04T17:05:43Z

Jalaguy:

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Void Rivals]]'' #29
|prev=Void Rivals issue 28
|next=Void Rivals issue 30
|image=Void Rivals 29 Cover A.jpg
|caption=Looks like the Void Rivals have nothing but contempt for this court!
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[April 22]], [[2026]]
|coverdate=April 2026
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Dee Cunniffe]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''Darak and Dulin experience first-hand the Quintessons' brand of justice.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Vector Theta]] reawakens! [[Beta (G1)#Energon Universe|Zerta Trion]] has decided it is time for her to join the fight, and requests the supercomputer repair her legs. Vector Theta promises it will be done.

[[Pythona]] runs through the streets of [[Zertonia]] towards the crashed [[Leviathan (Cobra-La)|Leviathan]], taking out a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on the way. She is spotted by [[Proximus]], who tries to stop her and ask some questions, but Pythona has no time for a "machine" and sends out tendrils to scramble his circuits. But Proximus is ''not'' a machine, and the tendrils instead form a psychic connection, showing Proximus everything in her mind, including her current mission. Proximus, his questions answered, merely implores her to complete her mission.

The forces of the [[Quintesson]]s have breached the capital of [[Agorria]]. [[Dulin]] tries to rally his remaining forces, but is cut off by the arrival of the [[Tribunal]]. The War Judge requests the Agorrians surrender, but Dulin isn’t having any of it. Meanwhile, [[Darak]] is attempting to save his father—by sending a [[Jump Jet]] into the atmosphere and then turning right back around and crashing it into the Tribunal! Darak survives the collision thanks to an [[Energon]] boost, but unfortunately the Tribunal is completely unfazed and merely knocks the Agorrian unconscious. Darak wakes up in a massive prison cell, alongside Dulin and what Agorrians survived the Tribunal’s assault. Dulin assures his son not to lose hope.

Pythona approaches the crash site, and is greeted by [[Grakula]] and "[[Borr]]", the final dog-like mutation of Grakula’s old armor, who immediately impresses Pythonia by going after nearby Sharkticons. Elsewhere in Zertonia, the [[Unifier]]s are saved by the appearance of [[Zalilak]] and [[Solila]], who make quick work of the [[Allicon]]s. Unfortunately, Solila hasn’t heard anything from Darak about Agorria.

In the Tribunal’s flagship, Dulin and Darak are put on trial before the War Judge. The verdict? Innocent! Dulin and Darak discover what that means as they are dropped into the Sharkticon pit…

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Dulin]] (6)
* [[Dukan]] (8)
* [[Darak]] (10)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Proximus]] (5)
* [[Kanela]] (13)
* [[Zalilak]] (15)
* [[Solila]] (16)

|h6=Others|c6=
* [[Vector Theta]] (1)
* [[Beta (G1)#Energon Universe|Zerta Trion]] (2)
* Red [[Handroid]] (9)
'''[[Cobra-La]]'''
* [[Pythona]] (3)
* [[Borr]] (11)
* [[Grakula]] (12)
'''[[Quintesson]]s'''
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s (4)
* The [[Tribunal]] (7)
* [[Allicon]]s (14)
* [[Quintesson Prosecutor|Prosecutor]] (17)
* [[Quintesson Bailiff|Bailiffs]] (18)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
{{issuestub}}

===Transformers references===
* The Quintessons’ trial is obviously a huge reference to [[The Transformers: The Movie]].
** The Prosecutor quotes verbatim the “beg for your lives” line from the film (albeit subbing in “esteemed Tribunal” for “imperial magistrate”).

===Errors===
*

===Other notes===
* Energon Experience: Presented by Skybound Executive Editor Ben Abernathy
** '''Character Spotlight:''' Dukan
** '''Trion real hard!:''' Will we be getting a Zerta Trion/Tribunal battle?
** '''Creator Spotlight:''' Ben asks artist [[Andrei Bressan]] which Quintesson face is most fun to draw. Bressan responds Dominion; the Roman aesthetic makes the Italian in him happy.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Darak and Dulin wish to be spared this mockery of justice, by [[Lorenzo De Felici]]
* '''Cover B:''' Grakula and Borr, by [[Andrei Bressan]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover C:''' Dulin, by [[Ben Oliver]]
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Darak battles Sharkticons, by [[Crom Carpenter]]
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Pythona, by [[Chuma Hill]]

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals 29 Cover A.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 29 Cover B.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 29 Cover C.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 29 Cover D.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 29 Cover E.jpg|
</gallery>

===Reprints===
* '''''Void Rivals Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' ([[July 21]], [[2026]]) ISBN 1534332515 / ISBN 978-1534332515 
** Collects issues #25-30.
** Trade paperback format.

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals V5.jpg|'''''Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' - cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Void Rivals issues]]

Void Rivals issue 28

2026-05-04T17:05:22Z

Jalaguy:

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Void Rivals]]'' #28
|prev=Void Rivals issue 27
|next=Void Rivals issue 29
|image=Void Rivals 28 Cover A.jpg
|caption=Looks like the Void Rivals are facing a Roman centurion!
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[March 25]], [[2026]]
|coverdate=March 2026
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Dee Cunniffe]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''The dreaded Quintesson Tribunal arrives to tip the scales in the enemy’s favor.'''

==Synopsis==
''[[Proximus|Polada]] has decided to join the [[Zertonia]]n High Guard, to the horror of his sister [[Solila]]. The soldiers are letting him say goodbye, but as he leaves, Solila cries out to him, begging him not to leave her…''

Proximus dons his helmet once more and steels himself for the coming fight.

Elsewhere, [[Agorria]]n Minister [[Dulin]] is remotely coordinating troops to repel the invading [[Quintesson]]s. He takes a moment to check in on [[Darak]], who is now fighting [[Sharkticon (species)|Skarkticons]] alongside Grand General (and Uncle) [[Dukan]].

Meanwhile, [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Judge]] [[Makmun]] is not happy with the reports from the front lines. Fortunately for them, the [[Tribunal]] has arrived; a three-faced war judge that immediately makes his mark on the battlefield. He pontificates for a minute and shows off his Elite Sharkticons, leading the nearby platoon of Agorrians to surrender…only for them to take a shot at the Tribunal while his guard is down! This proves to be a mistake, however, as the Tribunal eviscerates them all. Distraught, Dulin declares that the time comes near for them to make a final stand, right there in Agorria.

Aboard the [[Leviathan (Cobra-La)|Leviathan]], [[Grakula]] has donned a (somewhat revealing) backup skin, as her normal armor is mutated, though still alive. Suddenly, their vessel is hit! From the surface of the [[Sacred Ring]], [[Pythona]] watches in horror as the Leviathan goes down!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Dulin]] (3)
* [[Dukan]] (4)
* [[Darak]] (6)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Proximus|Polada/Proximus]] (1)
* ''[[Solila]]'' (2)

|h6=Others|c6=
* Red [[Handroid]] (5)
'''[[Cobra-La]]'''
* [[Bola]] (13)
* [[Grakula]] (14)
* [[Vipria]] (15)
* [[Pythona]] (16)
'''[[Quintesson]]s'''
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] (7)
* [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Judges]] (8)
* Judge [[Makmun]] (9)
* [[Allicon]]s (10)
* The [[Tribunal]] (11)
* Elite Sharkticons (12)
}}

==Quotes==
“You now face '''The Tribunal!''' War Judge of the Quintessons! I come to '''pass judgement''' for the '''war crimes''' you have committed! Count one: you are '''weak'''. Count two: you are '''afraid'''. Count three: you are '''bad at war!'''
:—You don’t have to be a dick about it.

“My judgement is singular. My vision—'''focused.''' War, Death, Rage, Doubt, and Wisdom—'''I do not require five faces! Only War!''' '''Only Death!''' '''ONLY DOMINION!'''
:—The '''Tribunal''' does a bit of an [[introdump]].

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Tribunal was first alluded to [[Void Rivals issue 27|last issue]].
* Makmun identifies the Agorrians and Zertonians as the creations of [[Beta (G1)#Energon Universe|she-who-shall-not-be-named]]. The Quint’s intel is incorrect, however; per [[Void Rivals issue 17|#17]], Zerta Trion did not ''create'' the two races, but she ''did'' influence their development, and likely has something to do with their [[Mind Eye]]s and [[Energon]]-receptive physiology.
* Grakula’s armor has been mutating since [[Void Rivals issue 14|#14]].
* Pythona was last seen aboard Makmun’s [[Quintesson Cruiser]] last issue, where she expressed a desire to jump ship. She evidently did just that between issues.

===Transformers references===
* The Tribunal rattles off the five faces of a typical Quintesson Judge: [[Quintesson Judge (G1)#Faces|War, Death, Rage, Doubt, and Wisdom]]; all pulled from pre-existing terms for the faces, though the sources for each vary. The Tribunal’s three faces are stylized renditions of War and Death, plus a new one called “Dominion”.

===Errors===
* In the Energon Experience segment (see below): “…the arrival of the powerful and ruthless the Tribunal could spell the end of the Sacred Ring!” has an extra “the” in the sentence…unless it’s not a title and his name is literally “the Tribunal”.

===Other notes===
* Energon Experience: Presented by Skybound Executive Editor Ben Abernathy
** '''Character Spotlight:''' Solila
** '''All Hail Tribunal!:''' The powerful Tribunal may just be the doom of the Sacred Ring!
** '''Creator Spotlight:''' Ben asks Ben Oliver who his favorite ''Void Rivals'' character to draw is. It’s Proximus! That half-metal skull was fun for him to paint.
* In the letters page, a reader asks about the possibility of [[Octane]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] or [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] appearing, to which Kirkman responds that one of them is going to pop up “very soon…somewhere”. We’ll go ahead and guess that it’s not going to be in ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''. Probably.
* Okay, we know the Tribunal is supposed the bad guy and all, but…false surrender actually ''is'' a war crime. Point Tribunal.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' The Tribunal confronts [[Zalilak]], by [[Lorenzo De Felici]].
* '''Cover B:''' Darak and Dukan battle Sharkticons, by [[Andrei Bressan]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover C:''' Proximus, by [[Ben Oliver]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Pythona, by [[Lesley Li]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Proximus and Solila surrounded by Sharkticons, by [[Cliff Rathburn]].
* '''Cover F (Invincible Month Variant):''' Thragg from ''{{w|Invincible (comics)|Invincible}}'' hovering ominously over the Sacred Ring, by [[Conor Hughes]]

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover A.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover B.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover C.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover D.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover E.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 28 Cover F.jpg|
</gallery>

===Reprints===
* '''''Void Rivals Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' ([[July 21]], [[2026]]) ISBN 1534332515 / ISBN 978-1534332515 
** Collects issues #25-30.
** Trade paperback format.

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals V5.jpg|'''''Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' - cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Void Rivals issues]]

Void Rivals issue 27

2026-05-04T17:04:58Z

Jalaguy:

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Void Rivals]]'' #27
|prev=Void Rivals issue 26
|next=Void Rivals issue 28
|image=Void Rivals 27 Cover A.jpg
|caption=Looks like the Void Rivals are getting some help!
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[February 25]], [[2026]]
|coverdate=February 2026
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Patricio Delpeche]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''The inhabitants of the Sacred Ring may stand more of a chance against the Quintessons than either side thinks.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Solila]] uses her mastery of the [[Sacred Ring]] to transport [[Darak]] through the planet itself to the [[Agorria|Agorrian]] Capital, in the midst of the planet-wide invasion of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. Meanwhile, aboard a [[Quintesson Cruiser]], [[Cobra-La]] operative [[Pythona]] eavesdrops on the [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] [[Makmun]] reporting to their superiors. Makmun’s report is a positive one for them; the Sacred Ring should soon be under complete Quintesson control, with no need to even bother sending in their [[Quintesson Bailiff|Bailiffs]] or [[Quintesson Executioner (G1)|Executioners]]. Not even the soon-to-arrive [[Tribunal]] will wind up being needed. Pythona decides she isn’t going to spend any more time amongst this technological race, and makes her way through the ship, dispatching a [[Quintesson Prosecutor]] along the way.

At the Agorrian Capital, Darak and Solila emerge from the ground in front of [[Dulin]], to his unexpected delight. Unfortunately, the news isn’t all good: the Agorrian forces aren’t doing well against the invaders. However, Darak hits upon the idea of using [[Energon]] to enhance their strength and healing abilities, which proves to be a ''massive'' help. Dulin attempts to contact [[Zalilak]] to inform him of this, but Solila volunteers to deliver the message in person with her powers. She emerges from the surface in the middle of another argument between him and [[Proximus]].

Aboard Makmun’s cruiser, the Judge is shocked to see fellow Judge [[Naven]] having abandoned his own vessel; but it’s been destroyed! Naven frantically informs his comrade that the natives are far more dangerous than they planned for, and advocates throwing everything they have at them. Soon Bailiffs and [[Allicon]]s join the battle, but they fare just as poorly against the Energon-powered [[Zertonian]]s… when suddenly, the Energon’s healing properties restore Proximus’ damaged memories. He is Solila’s brother!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Darak]] (4)
* [[Dulin]] (9)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Solila]] (1)
* [[Zalilak]] (10)
* [[Proximus]] (11)

|h6=Others|c6=
* Blue [[Handroid]] (2)
* Red Handroid (3)
'''[[Cobra-La]]'''
* [[Pythona]] (6)
'''[[Quintesson]]s'''
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s (5)
* [[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Judge]] [[Makmun]] (7)
* [[Quintesson Prosecutor|Prosecutor]] (8)
* Judge [[Naven]] (12)
* [[Quintesson Bailiff|Bailiffs]] (13)
* [[Allicon]]s (14)
}}

==Quotes==
“Is this going to hurt? You know what, maybe just don’t tell me.” 
“It will feel strange, but it shouldn’t hurt. '''Much.'''” 
“I told you not to tell—“
:— '''Darak''' and '''Solila'''

“I am the First Chosen of—“ 
“Please don’t. I need not hear your titles again.”
:— '''Zalilak''', who wants to boast, and '''Proximus''', who is sick and tired of hearing it.

“I am restored. I…remember '''everything.''' Solila… '''my sister.'''”
:— '''Proximus''' confirms the fan theories

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Back in [[Void Rivals issue 10|#10]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] explained that the [[Agorrian]]/[[Zertonian]] physiology was receptive to Energon, and used it to heal Solila’s impalement wound. This issue, however, is the first time we’ve seen the inhabitants of the Sacred Ring use Energon to enhance their strength.
* Pythona snuck aboard one of the Quintesson Cruisers leaving for the Sacred Ring in [[Void Rivals issue 24|#24]].
* Judge Makmun makes mention of an individual known as the [[Tribunal]]. Just what this individual means for the Sacred Ring remains to be seen…
* He also name drops Executioners and Bailiffs among their forces, though no Executioners appear on-panel when they send out the, quote-unquote, “big guns”.
* Judge Naven got his jaw punched off [[Void Rivals issue 26|last issue]].
* We first learned that Solila had a brother back in [[Void Rivals issue 8|#8]], where a flashback told us that the siblings’ mother sold them to the military. That very same issue, Proximus wondered aloud if he knew Solila, and the implication back then was that Solila knew exactly who he was. See Other Notes for more.

===Transformers references===

===Errors===

===Other notes===
* Energon Experience: Presented by Skybound Executive Editor Ben Abernathy
** '''Character Spotlight:''' Darak
** '''COBRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-SSAULT:''' Pythona may just be the key to victory over the Quintessons!
** '''Creator Q&A:''' Ben asks…himself…who his best friend and worst enemy in ''Void Rivals'' would be. He answers Handroid and [[Goliant]], respectively.
* Proximus being Solila’s brother is a conclusion many people came to back when it was first revealed that Solila had a brother in #8. Looking back on that issue, it was ''pretty'' heavily hinted at, to the point of it barely being a twist. A reader in ''this very issue’s'' letters page even makes mention of the theory!
* Also in the letters page, Robert Kirkman confirms that the [[Skuxxoid]] will not be appearing in ''Void Rivals'' until [[Void Rivals issue 31|#31]], for fear he would take over the narrative of the Quintesson War.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' A swarm of Bailiffs watched by Pythona, by [[Lorenzo De Felici]].
* '''Cover B:''' Proximus battles Sharkticons, by [[Andrei Bressan]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover C:''' Pythona, by [[Ben Oliver]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Proximus on his bike, by [[Lesley Li]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Proximus standing amongst scrap, by [[Toni Fejzula]].

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals 27 Cover A.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 27 Cover B.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 27 Cover C.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 27 Cover D.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 27 Cover E.jpg|
</gallery>

===Reprints===
* '''''Void Rivals Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' ([[July 21]], [[2026]]) ISBN 1534332515 / ISBN 978-1534332515 
** Collects issues #25-30.
** Trade paperback format.

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals V5.jpg|'''''Volume 5: Quintesson War''''' - cover art by Lorenzo De Felici
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Void Rivals issues]]

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-04-29T15:11:02Z

Jalaguy: Per: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/transformers-cyberworld-armored-cyber-change-wave-4-case-8/hsg0747d

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In what has become a rarity in the two decades since the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] ended, the toys ''aren't'' based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first, which serve as the basis for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the five environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean, jungle, and arctic. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], which sees figures and their weapon accessories sporting clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]]; the year's large flagship Bumblebee toy features a hollow, illuminated chest cavity that can then "energize" other figures placed inside.

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]] (redeco)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]] (redeco)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All ''Energon Surge'' product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#armoredcyberchangers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]] (redeco)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]] (redeco)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 4}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride. The pricepoint debuted in 2025 with a [[Walmart]]-exclusive Megatron toy (see [[#Exclusives|below]]), retooled from a ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toy, but returned the next year as a proper assortment with new molds. For ''Energon Surge'', Ultimate Cyber Changers feature chests that spring open to reveal Energon crystal details, as well as the theme's standard clear-plastic weapon and armor accessories.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
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{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock Chomp and Battle]]}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Soundwave Deep Sea Explorer]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Bumblebee Power Spark]]}}
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{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Ultimate Cyber Changer [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}

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==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Rodimus Jr. Does His Part! Defeat the Beast of Legend

2026-04-26T22:08:07Z

Jalaguy:

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]''
|prev=Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (comic)
|next=The Young Headmaster Warrior Trio Arrive!
|title="Rodimus Jr. Does His Part! Defeat the Legendary Evil Beasts"
|japanese=ロディマスJr.が大活躍! 伝説の魔獣をやっつけろ
|romaji=Rodimus Jr. ga Daikatsuyaku! Densetsu no Majū o Yattsukero
|image=2010 Rodimus Jr comic.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|published in=''[[Super BomBom]]'' #1
|date=May 1987
|manga by=[[Ikuo Miyazoe]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 continuity family]]
|pagecount=
}}

'''Rodimus Jr. must follow a prophecy to defeat the Decepticons.'''

==Synopsis==
After a survey out in space, [[Rodimus Convoy Jr.]] and [[Yūji]] initiate a warp back to [[Earth]]. In the meantime, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] commands a spaceship nearing the planet. With the vessel's [[Dimensional Cannon]], the [[Decepticon]] leader seeks to bring Earth to chaos and finally succeed against the [[Autobot]]s. But when the cannon fires, Rodimus Jr.'s spaceship completes its warp just in time to catch the full brunt of the beam, enveloping its inhabitants with a strange light. Galvatron is baffled at nothing happening while an underling notes that something must have got in the way. It'll take three hundred hours to recharge the cannon's energies before it can fire another shot. Rodimus Jr. doesn't feel anything out of the ordinary until he turns and sees Yūji gone... and his voice comes from within Rodimus—the strange light must have merged [[human]] into the [[Transformer]]'s body! They finally notice the gigantic Decepticon ship, awed by its size.

Seeing [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] fly out, Rodimus Convoy Jr. realizes they must be in the midst of the enemy's headquarters and decides to stick closely to the battleship, lest they be spotted. Galvatron orders the battleship to fly out, promising to attack again once the cannon is recharged. Rodimus Jr.'s smaller ship, however, ends up being dragged to [[giant alien planet|a planet]] by its gravity when the Decepticon ship flies nearby. Rodimus Jr. comes to underwater, only to find that he's actually in the boiling cauldron of absolutely gigantic aliens! Seeing the robot, the aliens immediately kowtow to the Transformer and Rodimus Jr. turns on his translator to understand their constant utterances of "piki", finding that he's regarded as the "small giant" and a "messenger from god". While Rodimus Jr. is seated on a fancy chair (that's too big) and served some fine food, the elder of the giant alien tribe introduces legendary stone tablets passed down through the generations. Yūji notices the tablet is adorned with the visage of Rodimus Jr. and even their ship—legend states that when suffering comes to the tribe, a "small giant god" would come to their aid. When asked what ails them, the elder explains that devils calling themselves the Decepticons have been taking members of their tribe as slaves thanks to their planet having raw materials like [[energon cube]]s that the villains require. Rodimus Jr. can't let this stand and asks about the other figure on the tablets, who is said to be a demonic monster who spurns god and possesses five faces. The Autobot figures that if he defeats this beast, peace will return, but the elder isn't too sure how to bring that about and brings their supposed savior to the entrance of a small cavern shrine that serves as a shortcut to the Decepticon base—the giants are too big to enter it themselves.

Inside the cavern, Yūji finds the scenery creepy, but Rodimus Convoy Jr. reassures the boy, promising that he'll be safe as long as he's still inside him. He's nevertheless startled by a humanoid figure caked in dirt like a fossil, who's quickly felled by a quick shot. Before he can mull further on this enemy, Rodimus is suddenly grasped by a gigantic bug! Struggling for a second, Rodimus Jr. expands his spoiler to free himself from the insect's grasp and blasts a hole clean through it with [[photon rifle|his rifle]]. He concludes that his opponents so far have been primitive robots that took up residence underground and isn't too impressed by what he assumes to be the legendary villains. He's soon attacked by [[Sharktron]] and his flail, but the Autobot makes short work of the marine robot with some strength and his blasters.

Rodimus Convoy Jr. comes to a fork in the tunnel, so he breaks a stalactite and flips it, following the direction it points when it hits the ground. Deep into the darkness of the right tunnel, Rodimus Jr. turns on his optic lights, and reveals harmless [[giant bat]]s that frighten Yūji. The two soon have good reason to fear as [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] attack, but Rodimus Jr. manages well against the beasts. [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] voices concern for his teammate, but is shot at and forced out of hiding. [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] commends the Autobot on being a formidable opponent, but warns him that he's up against the guardians of the [[energon]] deep underground—the most powerful of the Decepticons, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]! All five Predacons combine into the mighty [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], who Rodimus Jr. recognizes as the legendary monster from the stone tablets. His usual weaponry is no match for the combined Decepticon and Rodimus Convoy Jr. is knocked into a ravine, falling into darkness.

At the bottom, Rodimus Convoy Jr. awakens to find himself surrounded by crystals. Also nearby is a sword and shield, which the Autobot draws from the ground. Activated, the sword speaks to Rodimus Jr., declaring it has bestowed upon the Autobot a mighty power. With legendary strength, Rodimus again faces off against Predaking, who is shocked that his opponent is still alive. Rampage detaches, believing that he can handle the intruder by himself and is summarily bisected for his trouble. Rodimus Jr. buries the sword deep into Predaking's chest and activates his Rodimus V-Flash attack to cause the Predacon combiner to explode. In the aftermath, he spots a hole in the ceiling and passes through, finding himself in the Decepticon base.

Flying through, Rodimus Convoy Jr. bumps into Galvatron, who has powered up and become giantic. As the Decepticon is about to crush him, Rodimus Jr. calls upon the legendary god, and is divinely grown to massive size, bursting through the Decepticon ship. The Decepticons are sent fleeing. The gigantification has the side effect of Yūji finally separating from Rodimus Jr.'s body. Rodimus bemoans to his friend about being even larger than the aliens, but soon takes it in stride when he sees peace has returned to the planet.

==Featured characters==
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|c1=
*[[Rodimus Convoy Jr.]] (1)

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{{collist|2|*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (3)
*? (4)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (5)
*Fossil robot (8)
*Bug robot (9)
*[[Sharktron]] (10)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (12)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (13)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (14)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (15)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (16)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (17)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (18)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (19)}}

|c3=
*[[Yūji]] (2)

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*[[Giant alien]]s (6)
*Giant elder (7)
*[[Giant bat]]s (11)
}}

==Notes==
*"Rodimus Jr. Does His Part! Defeat the Legendary Evil Beasts" is likely just a tagline for the title page, but we need a better title than "Transformers 2010", so.

===Errors===
*Upon arriving in the Decepticon base, Rodimus Convoy Jr. calls it an Autobot base.

===Real-world references===
*Galvatron's ship is visually based on the Jawa Sandcrawler from ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''.
*The "giant aliens" are blatantly based on the Tusken Raiders, also from ''Star Wars''.

[[Category:Generation 1 issues]]
[[Category:Manga]]

Delta Seeker

2026-04-20T16:31:19Z

Jalaguy:

{{factions|autobot|eliteguard}}
:''Delta Seeker is an [[Autobot]] [[Cyberjet]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:DeltaSeeker-GTF.jpg|right|227px|thumb|Leave me alone, Robin van Persie!]]

'''Delta Seeker''' (デルタシーカー ''Deruta Shīkā'') is one crafty [[Cyberjet]]. He has been nicknamed "the battlefield magician", due to his [[teleportation]] ability and other unique skills. He hopes to convince his former friend [[X-Gunner]] to return to the [[Autobot]]s. Unfortunately, X-Gunner has become obsessed with the idea of crushing Delta Seeker in combat so he can take his former ally's "Gauntlet Frame" missile launcher to upgrade his own, so a switch back to the side of the "good guys" would seem... unlikely.<ref>''Robotmasters'' Delta Seeker bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Robotmasters'' comic====
[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Wingstun]], and X-Gunner approached the patrolling Autobots [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], [[R-Blade]], and Delta Seeker, and apparently wanted to have a test of air-speed. Leaving Optimus in their wake, the five jet-form Transformers took off, with the Decepticons ahead. R-Blade used a special spinning technique to get ahead of the Decepticons, and generated a smokescreen, giving Delta Seeker the chance to knock all three out of the sky. {{storylink|Through Sea and Sky: The World's Fastest Race}}

====Metrowars====
While Delta Seeker was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] during its rebuilding following an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the Decepticons attacked again. With fellow [[Cyberjet]]s [[R-Blade]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Delta Seeker helped defend the city. He came into personal confrontation with X-Gunner himself, who succeeded at taking his Gauntlet Frame. At the battle's conclusion, Delta Seeker swore he would get revenge on X-Gunner for his mutilation. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

===''Robotmasters'' 3D diorama comic===
Delta Seeker was sent to Space Point X near [[Earth]] to investigate mysterious radio signals, where he found what seemed to be a simple artificial satellite. However, Delta Seeker was in for a surprise when it fired a beam that barely missed and [[X-Gunner]] emerged. X-Gunner revealed that the satellite was a secret Decepticon base and fired a stock of his new homing missiles. Using some ingenuity, Delta Seeker led the missiles to the satellite, where they destroyed it upon impact. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 6}}

===''TransTech''===
Delta Seeker is one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===''Wings Universe''===
'''Delta-Seeker''' was a member of the [[Elite Guard]] [[Recon Team]] under [[Roadfire]]'s leadership. Highly unsatisfied with his present assignment, Delta-Seeker made repeated requests to [[Sentinel Major]] to transfer him to the [[Stealth Team (G1)|Stealth Team]].

On one of his recon assignments, he was evaluating conversations overheard at a local bar when he picked up on an over-eager and overly loud Decepticon named [[Take-Off]] hunting for a starship. The boasting flunkie talked about how his leader, [[Decepticon Warlord]] [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]], was going after a [[Nucleon (substance)|meteor of incredible power]] entering Cybertronian space. Despite being spotted by Take-Off and his contact, [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], Delta-Seeker managed to bring the information back to Elite Guard headquarters. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

Delta Seeker was present to defend Elite Guard headquarters with Sentinel Major when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s returned leading [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s troops. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} He was apparently killed along with the vast majority of Elite Guard members by the new combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:LonelyPillarOnThePlain-forgottenskirmish.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Delta Seeker fought X-Gunner in the skies of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] during the [[Battle of Junkion]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:DeltaSeeker-toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Delta Seeker vs. X-Gunner''' (Two-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the fifth wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Delta Seeker is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'' [[Cyberjet]] [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]], transforming into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-117A Nighthawk]] stealth jet. His right claw-arm fires his missile using a simple pressure-launch system, which ends up on the top of his jet mode. His wings each have a "clip" on the underside to store Cyberjet missiles.

: He was only available in a two-pack with the Decepticon [[X-Gunner#Toys|X-Gunner]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/DeltaSeeker/deltaseeker.htm More information on Delta Seeker at TFU.info]''
{{G2SkyjackMold}}

==Notes==
*While the official [[Japanese language#Romanization|Romanization]] obscures the fact a little, Delta Seeker does use the same "letter-word" name format as his fellow ''Robotmasters'' Cyberjets R-Blade and X-Gunner: you could alternatively Romanize his name as "Δ-Seeker".

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberjets]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

User talk:BLazerstreak

2026-04-19T22:08:27Z

Jalaguy:

{{welcome}}
==Editing==
Hi, please note that you should not be editing pages to add random personal opinions, or creating pages for fanfic concepts or projects. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:08, 19 April 2026 (EDT)

Lost Light

2026-04-19T22:06:42Z

Jalaguy: Reverted edits by BLazerstreak (talk) to last revision by Powermetal

{{featured}}
{{disambig2|the starship|the comic series named after it|The Transformers: Lost Light}}
:''The ''Lost Light'' is a starship from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Mtmte28-cover-lost-light.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The name is in ''no way'' an indication that tragic events, melancholy proceedings, momentously wrong decisions, and sorrowful beings will be found aboard it. Not at all.]]
Originally an experimental vessel built on a pre-war Cybertron, the '''''Lost Light''''' is now the starship utilized by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and about 230 other assorted [[Transformer]]s on a quest to find the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]].

Though apparently unremarkable by Transformer standards, the ship is quite large—described by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as 15 miles in length, and 10 miles wide, and large enough for an entire extra chamber to be attached to it in secret without anybody onboard noticing. It contains numerous habitation suites for its crew, various offices and workshops for those who require them, a bar redubbed "[[Swerve's]]" after the ship's launch, and a large [[oil]] reservoir where introspective bots sometimes go to ponder. The ship's hangars carry at least half a dozen shuttlecraft, including the ''[[Leading Light]]'', ''[[O Fortuna]]'', and the [[Rodpod]]. Rodimus upgraded the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armament with a batch of [[proton missile]] launchers after a visit to [[Hedonia]].

The ''Lost Light'' is a "hop ship" which utilizes insanely advanced [[quantum generator|quantum engines]] to travel almost instantaneously across vast distances, though those distances can be limited by the amount of power available to the ship. (You don't want to be standing next to these engines when they activate, as they break the laws of physics in ways that can be very unhealthy.) On top, the ship carries a group of "fuel quills", essential to its operation. Deep within its bowels are the ship's fuel furnaces, powered or at least partly dependent upon nucleon rods, and manned by the [[Pyrobot]]s.

The ship was known by its [[Lost Light's former owners|previous owners]] as the '''''Unitrex-1'''''.

In [[Functionist Universe|another universe]], the ship was painted purple and rechristened ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
The ''Unitrex-1'' was constructed in the city of [[Unitrex]] five million years ago, the first ship outfitted with new experimental generator on board. A crew had been selected for the vessel, including the [[Duobot]]s, but before it could launch, it was infiltrated by two very unexpected visitors: a time-travelling [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], who had come from five million years in the future and wound up stranded when their [[time case|time machine]] ran out of power. Seeking to recharge the device, Rodimus used [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]'s knowledge of future quantum science to upgrade the ''Unitrex-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s generator so that it could perform the task, in the process retroactively creating the very first quantum generator. As he worked, Cyclonus fought off the ship's sole guard, blasting him with a [[Sparkeater Gun]] and locking him in one of the ship's chambers. Once the time case was fully charged with quantum energy, a reaction between the case and generator caused the unmanned ''U1'' to quantum jump away through time and space, its fate unknown to anyone. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:Mtmte-01-liarsatod-p19-panel345-boom.jpg|thumb|left|"Farewell, my friend. Though we die, at least our enemies are taken with us. Well, [[Overlord (G1)|one of them]], anyway."]]
The ''Unitrex-1'' was eventually discovered drifting near [[Vela Pulsar]] by a group of [[Mortilus]]-worshipping [[NAIL]]s who had left Cybertron during the war. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Finding the guard, who had mutated into a ravenous [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], they kept it alive and docile using [[turbofox]] meals. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} The NAILs subsequently returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] following the end of the war, where the present-day incarnation of Rodimus was in search of a ship he could use in his quest to find the Knights of Cybertron, having been denied use of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] crossed paths with the U1's owners during the [[Festival of Lost Light]], and purchased the vessel from them for one billion [[Shanix]], renaming it the ''Lost Light'' after the festival, {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} and gifting it to Rodimus. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Rodimus successfully convinced around 200 Transformers to join him on his quest, which involved following a map that had been discovered within the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was appointed second-in-command, with Drift as third; [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] joined as chief medical officer, Perceptor and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] as science officers, and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as security director, vetting the crewmembers. Rodimus, Drift, and Brainstorm conspired with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to smuggle the captive Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] aboard the ship for study and interrogation, {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} but this was not the only "addition" Prowl ensured to the ship: he ordered his agent [[Ore]] to plant a tracker on the vessel's quantum engine, but unfortunately for everyone aboard, Ore tried to do so just as the ship was taking off. The quantum generator activated and Ore became "mashed into it," causing an explosion that preemptively warped the ship across the universe. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

The accident appeared to teleport the ''Lost Light'' to a random point in space, but in truth, the ship's fate was far more complicated. The malfunction of the quantum engines had narrowed its choice of destination not to a single point in space, but to ''two'' points: the location to which the ''Lost Light'' had ''intended'' to warp, and a random one. The ship responded to this impossibility by teleporting to ''both'' points—creating two identical duplicates of itself, and everyone and everything on board. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

====On-course ''Lost Light''====
[[File:Mtmte32-p1-lost-light-shattered.jpg|thumb|Look close! You can count the number of decks the ship has, as well as seeing the hexagonal corridor tubes running through the ship. Those hexagon-shaped passageways actually show up in interior scenes elsewhere in the series, because Milne is ''just that good''.]]

The ''Lost Light'' that arrived at its intended destination was temporarily crippled by the explosion of one of its rear thrusters. In addition to causing the loss of [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], this blast freed the Sparkeater trapped in the bowels of the ship; Rodimus used the "brightest spark" aboard—[[Animus]]—as bait, luring the beast to its death by mashing it into one of the quantum engines. Unfortunately, Rodimus miscalculated and met the same fate. His dead body was interred in a coffin made from parts of the ship's engine case, and Ultra Magnus succeeded him as captain. Now no longer feeling beholden to Rodimus, Drift confessed to Magnus about Overlord's presence on the ship. Unfortunately, Magnus was not the only person to whom this information was revealed: unbeknownst to the crew, Brainstorm was a Decepticon sleeper agent, who informed the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] that Overlord was aboard the ''Lost Light'' and invited them to come and get rid of him. The DJD caught up to the ''Lost Light'' near [[Ofsted XVII]], and though they had initially promised to leave everyone else on the ship alive to maintain Brainstorm's cover, the discovery that Drift—a former Decepticon and high-ranking target of theirs—was aboard set off their murderous instincts, and they began slaughtering their way through the crew. They murdered the whole crew and Overlord, with only Rewind escaping their rampage, and the ship was left to float derelict in space. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Seventeen months later, a massive battle occurred around the derelict ''Lost Light'' between the [[Black Block Consortia]] and the [[Galactic Council]] over the quantum engines. The ''Lost Light'' was ripped to pieces by the fighting, its quantum foam left drifting through space among its shattered chunks, while the coffin containing Rodimus's body broke free and drifted off into space. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} {{storylink|Births, Deaths, and Interventions}}
{{-}}

====Off-course ''Lost Light''====
[[File:MTMTE2 Lost Light.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|'''''Silence.''''' ''For over <s>four</s> six milllion years, nothing disturbed the crypt-like atmosphere within that dormant structure.'']]
The version of the ''Lost Light'' sent off-course by the explosion at launch appeared over an unknown planet. The explosion of the rear thruster caused a tear in the hull through which forty Autobots were blown, so Rodimus ordered the ''Lost Light'' to be set down on the planet's surface so the lost Autobots could be recovered. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} While repairs and rescues were being carried out, the ship's crew were joined by the amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Mtmte-03-lost-light-quantumjump.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''The Autobots labored to purchase a craft to propel them into the void... a craft dubbed -- the '''Lost Light.''' '']]
No sooner was the ''Lost Light'' airborne again than it had to contend with the threat of the Sparkeater, released from the bowels of the ship by the explosion at launch. Rodimus used the "brightest spark" aboard—Rung—as bait, luring the beast to its death by mashing into one of the quantum engines. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} During the chaos, Skids helped [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] find the ship's bar, which Swerve decided to take ownership of. The soon-to-be-christened "[[Swerve's]]" became the go-to destination for crewmembers looking to drink and relax. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

The crew of the ''Lost Light'' continued to grow with the arrival of staff and patients from the Autobot medical facility [[Delphi]], including [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], who was tapped to become the next chief medical officer following Ratchet's supposedly-impending retirement. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Soon after their arrival, the ship was damaged when it was unexpectedly struck by a piece of space debris that turned out to be the severed thumb of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The thumb was brought aboard, but this only drew the attention of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, who boarded the ship while the entire crew was accidentally frozen in place by one of Brainstorm's inventions. Only quick thinking by Trailbreaker (still active due to his forcefield's protection) kept the Decepticons from making off with the Metroplex fragment. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-The Benign Intervention.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Yes, even by our Autobot standards, the '''''Benign Intervention''''' is '''very''' large..."]]
The ''Lost Light'' finally reached its first major destination, the planet of [[Theophany]], where the crew expected to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Instead, however, all that remained was the razed and deserted ruins of the Circle's Crystal City. The [[Galactic Council]]'s enforcement ship, ''[[The Benign Intervention]]'', also appeared on the scene, giving the Autobots one hour to explore the planet's surface. Rodimus's exploration team discovered a slumbering Titan beneath Crystal City... but Chromedome's attempts to hack into the behemoth's mind caused it to reactivate and fire a blast of energy into space, damaging the ''Benign Intervention'' and incurring the full wrath of its troops. The ''Lost Light'' was contained in an [[incineration shell]] and was seconds away from total annihilation when Rodimus's team freed the Titan, who in turn teleported the ''Lost Light'' and her crew away from Theophany. Theorizing that the Decepticons were behind the destruction of Crystal City, Rodimus decided to take the ''Lost Light'' near the [[Argon Nebulae]], where Decepticon activity had been reported. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

The Decepticon group that the crew engaged turned out not to be linked to the disappearance of the Circle of Light. Several members of the crew were injured fighting the group—including Rewind, whose misfortune was leveraged by Drift to convince Chromedome to help with the Overlord project. {{storylink|Before & After}} The days that followed were relatively peaceful, and included a trip to [[Hedonia]] for some shore leave {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} and a visit from the legendary Autobot [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who was ''also'' looking for the Knights of Cybertron, {{storylink|Little Victories}} but it was not to last. During one of Chromedome's [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] incursions into Overlord's mind, the Decepticon escaped his cell {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and went on a killing spree through the ship that left multiple dead and Ultra Magnus critically injured. Rewind sacrificed himself to ensure that Overlord was safely jettisoned into space. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Drift volunteered to take the fall for Rodimus, allowing himself to be banished for bringing Overlord on board. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Mtmte17-p11-lost-light-luna-one.jpg|thumb|left|"Anything strange happen to you guys?" 
"I live on this ship. Something strange always happens."]]
When the comatose Ultra Magnus somehow departed the ''Lost Light'' aboard a shuttle, Rodimus had the ''Lost Light'' pursue him. The chase led them to an most unexpected destination: Cybertron's long-lost moon, [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where the crew became embroiled in the insane plans of Magnus's superior officer, the unhinged [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who had remotely summoned Magnus to him. Tyrest arrested the entire crew with the help of his army of [[Legislator]] robots, {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} but the ''Lost Light'' was liberated when Tailgate shut down all the Legislators by repealing the code of law that controlled them. Eager to put the depressing detour behind them, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' soon departed from Luna 1, leaving behind Red Alert and Fortress Maximus to keep watch over the rogue moon. Stopping Tyrest's schemes had also resulted in the destruction of Rodimus's crucial Matrix-map, so the next plan was to find and join forces with Thunder Clash. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} An effort to get the Circle of Light survivors to join the quest did little except persuade them to go find Thunder Clash themselves. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Some time later, Rodimus's guilt over the Overlord incident got the better of him, and he came clean to the crew about his role in the fiasco. Invoking the [[Crisis Act]], he had the ship's crew vote on his leadership. Though the majority favored him remaining in command, a large minority voted against him. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

[[File:Rid23-p23-lost-light-underwater.jpg|thumb|You can hem and haw about "off-model designs" and "inconsistent art", or you can bask in the glory of "artistic interpretation". Your choice.]]

The ''Lost Light'' next answered a distress call from none other than Orion Pax, the once and former [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself, rescuing his ship the ''[[Skyroller]]'' from the gravity well of the planet [[Gorlam Prime]] as it collapsed into a portal to the [[Dead Universe]]. Learning that the Dead Universe was also menacing Cybertron, {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Pax and a small team ventured through the portal to investigate, while the ''Lost Light'' was charged with taking up Pax's mission in his absence: hunting down the mad scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. Before they could really get underway on their new mission, however, they were ''literally'' pulled off course by Metroplex's thumb, which began levitating and pushing against the ship's bulkhead. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} The ''Lost Light'' followed the pull of the thumb to the ocean world of [[Hydrophena]], where they discovered Metroplex himself, heavily wounded and under attack from the alien robot [[Ammonite]]s. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} The crew used a portion of their ship's quantum engines to recharge the damaged Titan, and, thus revitalized, Metroplex teleported himself and the ''Lost Light'' back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} just in time to defeat the undead [[Necrotitan]] with which [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] was menacing the planet. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:Rid27-p6-lost-light-amonites.jpg|thumb|left|"That... '''thing''' you wouldn't have me put down sealed itself inside the main engine room... and started tearing stuff apart!"]]

As the combatants basked in this victory, the ''Lost Light'' served as both a medical center and as a place of relaxation, as Transformers from both factions found their way to Swerve's for drink and recuperation. This downtime was short-lived, however, as Shockwave's final endgame revealed itself with the arrival of seventy billion Ammonites and the incipient collapse of space-time. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Amid swarming masses of foes, the ''Lost Light'' frantically lifted off, but soon set down again to discharge Megatron, Bumblebee, and a small team, with the intent of taking the fight to Shockwave. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} After dropping off the strike team, the ship took to the air once again, its weapons picking off some 10,000 Ammonites as the battle raged. The Ammonite army were subsequently destroyed thanks to the efforts of the strike team, and the ship's crew used the ''Lost Light'' as a battering ram to smash [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]—the last combatant still standing—into his component Transformers. Finally, the ship swooped down in time to rescue the strike team from the collapsing singularity that resulted from the successful derailment of Shockwave's plans. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

In the wake of the great battle, [[Atomizer]] oversaw having the ship's name painted on the sides, while Perceptor and the crew restored the ship to full functionality. The ship's departure was stalled, however, by the trial of Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} The ''Lost Light'' was used to transport many Transformers to Luna 2 for the trial. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:Mtmte30-p23-lost-light-disintegrates.jpg|thumb|"'''Fact:''' the ''Lost Light'' is by far the best trans-stellar transporter on Cybertron, making it the optimum choice, regardless of its condition."]]
Six months after the defeat of Shockwave's plans, the ''Lost Light'' finally departed Cybertron once more. A number of new faces had joined the crew... including its new co-captain, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]! {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Among other changes, Swerve assigned the reprogrammed Legislator "[[Ten]]" as his new bouncer, Whirl was appointed as "Entertainments Officer", bringing on a large cache of Earth movies, and Bluestreak became the latest bartender at Swerve's.

As the ship headed towards its next destination, it encountered a coffin floating in space. Megatron had it brought aboard; right about then, things began to disappear—a batch of nucleon rods, one of Swerve's Engex vats, bits of signs, doors, bulkheads, even whole crew members. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Rodimus was shocked when Megatron showed him the contents of the coffin: it was his own deceased body! His shock was soon compounded as the ''Lost Light'' itself began to disintegrate, more and more pieces vanishing into thin air. The crew evacuated aboard the ship's shuttles, as the ''Lost Light'' disappeared completely. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Soon, all of her original crew would vanish as well, leaving only those who had joined after the return trip to Cybertron. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Those few remaining soon discovered the grisly remains of the quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', with Rewind as the only survivor among the murdered crew. Eventually, Nautica worked out what had happened, explaining how the two versions of the ship split during the original quantum jump. Once she directed Megatron and Rewind to deactivate the duplicate ship's quantum drums, the intact ''Lost Light'' and its vanished crew were restored to existence, while the shattered duplicate and its slaughtered inhabitants—with the exception of Rewind and Brainstorm's briefcase—ceased to be.

Celebration aplenty could be found on the restored ship... until Brainstorm arrived in Swerve's, opened his mysterious briefcase, and knocked everybody out. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Well, everyone but Rung and Ultra Magnus, since Brainstorm had been spiking the engex, which they didn't drink. After disabling Magnus, Brainstorm used his briefcase to escape through time, since as it turned out his briefcase was in fact one of ''many'', all part of a single time machine connected remotely to the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s engines. Naturally, Rodimus gave the command to give chase him down, using their own command case, the one Nightbeat found on the duplicate ship. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Armed with whatever Whirl could steal from Brainstorm's lab, and a "time phone" to keep in touch with the ship, they set off. The strain of carrying around two different time-travelers quickly began to drain the ship's engines. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] had brought a model of the ''Lost Light'' with him during the Autobots' trip through time, {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} and was casually putting it together during another stop in their journey at roughly four million years ago. He was observed by the local timeframe's [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Quark]] {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} as well as Brainstorm, who—realizing he'd been followed back in time—promptly fled the scene. After another engaging another jump to Maccadam's, the day Megatron was arrested, Perceptor noticed that the ship had become the only temporally active event in the entire universe, with less than an hour left before the total collapse of the timeline. Then, when Brainstorm made one last jump, Megatron realized where he'd really been going—to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} However, it turned out Brainstorm couldn't bring himself to actually kill Megatron. Then Rewind took the shot instead; justifying the pre-emptive murder on the grounds that, while that the reality it would create was awful for Cybertronians, it was better for everyone else. And then Whirl implanted a Point One Percenter spark in Megatron's body, restoring the timeline. It was then that Tailgate came up with a plan to use the "time phone" to contact Cybertron in their past and try and change the future. It didn't work.

With enough juice left for one last teleport, Rodimus and Cyclonus were teleported to somewhere under Unitrex, to find an experimental set of engines. With ''some'' help from Perceptor, Rodimus upgraded the engines so as to use them to fuel the trip home, accidentally causing the origin of the ''Lost Light'' itself. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

A few days after this excitement, the ship set down on Scarvix to recharge, and Mirage opened his own bar, "Visages", which quickly caught on (that it turned out Swerve had been watering down his drinks ''may'' have played some part in this). Meanwhile, for his being a double agent, Brainstorm was summoned up before the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee|L.L.I.L.A.C.]] (Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee), the first such instance on the ship's journey. Ratchet discovered Ten had made a makeshift quarters for himself in one of the boiler rooms (no. 10, natch), and after a short reign as the favored place for post-war relaxation, "Visages"'s popularity crumbled when Megatron began an impromptu poetry session, causing all the bar's patrons to flee back to Swerve's. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Around this time, the ''Lost Light'' crossed paths with the [[Cosmic Carnival]]. Though they only intended to stay overnight, the crew wound up staying with the travelling show for three weeks, learning how to juggle in the process. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some time after, the crew received a joyous announcement from Rodimus: They'd actually accomplished something, in that they'd found Thunderclash, and he was dying! In a move prompted by unshakable grief, and most definitely not petty glee, Rodimus told the entire crew they'd been invited to Thunderclash's "pre-wake". Six hours later, near-all of the crew attended the wake, the only ones left out being the co-captains, as they "took stock". Afterward, a few crewmembers declared their intention to stick around for the actual funeral, while Rodimus went shopping at the nearest starhub. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} As it transpired, Thunderclash's ship was suffering from a nasty case of [[personality tick]]s. Luckily, [[Skater]], [[Flex]], and [[Borer]] managed to summon Rodimus and Megatron, ridding the ''Vis Vitalis'' of them. Unfortunately the encounter destroyed Thunderclash's map to Cyberutopia, but with Thunderclash healed thanks to the ticks, he was able to leave his ship. Later, the crew held an "Earth Dance" party, and the ''Lost Light'' gained a new crewmember in [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], one of Nautica's sorority friends. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

Shortly after the dance party, as First Aid prepared to temporarily leave the ship, having been summoned by Optimus Prime for important reasons, the ''Lost Light'' found itself being chased by a planet. In their careful investigations, the bridge crew found only one signal coming from it: a catchy tune advertising Swerve's. Further analysis showed it was made of holomatter, and being projected by Swerve himself, even as the little guy lay unconscious and dying in the medibay. A few phone calls later, and Rodimus rustled up several 'bots to project themselves onto the planet, find Swerve and figure out what was ailing him. Fortunately, they did, and the projected peril was soon no more. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Then it turned out the reason for Swerve's ailment was an infection, caused by a bullet shot at him by the enigmatic Agent 113, as the agent's means of transmitting data to his fellow Autobots. Examining what was left of the data the crew found a message to the planet of the mysterious [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. Spurred by a heartfelt argument by Rewind, and his own desire not to find the Knights of Cybertron ''too soon'', Megatron allowed a detour. Meanwhile, Rodimus discovered the doodles on his desk had in fact been his way of transcribing his own map to Cyberutopia. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Elsewhere, Getaway and Atomizer had been planning. With the help of Whirl, they had been trying to either get Megatron killed or thrown of the ship, and thanks to Getaway carefully working his magic over Tailgate, the little 'bot had been tricked into provoking Megatron, unaware Megatron's reaction would cost him his life. Thanks to some last minute second-thoughts from Whirl, though, Cyclonus became aware Tailgate's life was in danger. Cyclonus prevented Megatron from attacking Tailgate, but set off the already very twitchy security forces, who attacked him. This set off an unusual surge of energy from Tailgate, which washed the entire ship in a brilliant burst of light. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} The only immediately apparent side-effect of which was that it woke Thunderclash from his coma.

Wondering what was going on, Rodimus had Chromedome examine Tailgate's memories, leading to Getaway and Atomizer being imprisoned. Overjoyed to have Thunderclash up and about, the crew celebrated. Meanwhile, [[Froid]] appeared in a shuttle carrying the infamous serial killer [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} Thanks to Froid, Sunder was set loose, and went on a rampage, using his mnemosurgery skills to make crewmembers involuntarily turn themselves inside out. Acting quickly, Megatron had the entire crew hide in their rooms, while he, Rodimus, and Thunderclash chased after Sunder (at least until Rodimus ran on ahead and met the guy). The chase ended with Sunder running into the shuttle bay and combining with the corpse of his brother, Sceptre. Fortunately, Sunder's rampage was ended when Tailgate suddenly displayed Outlier powers, and crushed the killer with the Rodpod. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} In the aftermath, both Froid and Sunder were placed in the brig. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Around December 24 of that year, the ship entered Mauler territory, and the entire crew had to hide in specially prepared [[Biometric Envelopment Device|B.E.D.]]s, to prevent the Maulers detecting them. Fortunately, they didn't. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Months passed, and the ''Lost Light''ers began doing heroic deeds, saving organics from problems. Then, after a skirmish on [[Miliarium]], several crewmembers were subject to a psychic attack. Tracing the attack's origin, they set off in the Rodpod to find who was responsible. Eventually arriving at [[Necroworld|the Necrobot's stomping grounds]], they were attacked by Decepticons. The attack had been part of a trap. It turned out the majority of the crew weren't happy with Megatron being around and in charge, or with the 'bots who'd been "supporting" him, so they lured them off the ship, and let Getaway out. The Special Ops bot merrily filled the stranded Rodimus in on the details, before cutting off all contact, not just with Rodimus and the others, but absolutely everyone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} The majority of the crew however had not been aware of Getaway's promise to turn the stranded crew over to the Galactic Council, destabilizing Getaway's leadership. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Three weeks later, Optimus Prime, seeing the recorded last wills and testament of the stranded crewmembers, demanded Jetfire get in contact with the ship, only for the scientist to point out they either weren't responding or couldn't. And either way, it was too late. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} When the broadcast reached the ''Lost Light'', the crew's faith in Getaway was shattered, prompting him to release Froid and Sunder to telepathically rein in the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Even later on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] discussed the message sent out by the stranded crewmembers and how any attempt the two had made to contact them or the ''Lost Light'' had failed. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] had set up a scanner for information on the ''Lost Light'', but when it buzzed the group on Luna 1 just dismissed it as gibberish. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Under Getaway's command, the ship actually began making progress towards finding Cyberutopia, now that they had a schedule to adhere to and rules as well as ceasing all the side-quests to help out aliens. The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] eventually caught up with the ''Lost Light'', where Getaway explained the radio silence was to avoid the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} The only crew member spared the telepathic reconditioning was [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], who confessed to the Protectobots what had happened to Team Rodimus. The Protectobots attempted to escape the ship and tell Optimus Prime what had happened, but were captured by Getaway's brainwashed troops and placed in memory loops, while Riptide was shoved into the [[scraplet]] infested oil-reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Riptide's natural immunity to the nudge gun allowed him escape the predators and he quickly freed the Protectobots so [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] could reclaim the ship. Though the combiner initially gave a good account of himself, he was felled by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], with only First Aid, Riptide, and a heavily wounded Thunderclash managing to escape. Despite their escape, Getaway continued on course with trips through the [[Warren]], eventually taking the ship directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

It was all for naught however, as Cyberutopia soon revealed itself to be nothing more than an elaborate illusion created by the ancient medical moon of [[Mederi]], which failed due to the crew having no fixed idea about what Cyberutopia was meant to look like. The ''Lost Light'' then came under attack from the [[Phantom Fleet]], using all but one of its [[proton missile]]s to defend itself, before Getaway swore fealty to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], allowing the Architect's insignia to be painted on the ship's underside, and the crew to be turned ''en masse'' into Sparkeaters. When [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] arrived at Mederi, Getaway baited Rodimus aboard the ship, intending to detonate the fuel furnace and kill them both. Before he could, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]'s domesticated [[Scraplet]]s devoured him, placing the ''Lost Light'' back under Rodimus's control. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} When a massive tear in the Warren opened up above Mederi, Rodimus directed everyone to board the ''Lost Light'', only for its engines to prove insufficient to match the gravity of the rift. Unwillingly dragged to the [[Benzene Cluster]], the ''Lost Light'' soon found itself impounded aboard the Architect's Worldsweeper. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

Using one of Tyrest's recall triggers, Rodimus managed to teleport himself to the ''Lost Light'' and break the ship free, reuniting the crew before charging at the [[Functionist Council]]'s avatar of [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unrembering}} After properly allying themselves with the Architect's forces, the ''Lost Light''ers opened ''twelve'' [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices of Leadership]], one at each of Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, the energy surge overloading [[Vector Sigma]] and vaporizing the [[Functionist Council]] merged with it. In the aftermath, the ''Lost Light'' touched down on Cybertron, its mission complete. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 Lost Light Disassembled.jpg|thumb|left|"Captain. I have orders from [[Starfleet]] command. We're to put back to spacedock immediately... to be decommissioned."]]
Prowl soon arrived to take stock of "New Cybertron", where he decided that the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s uniquely powerful [[quantum generator]]s would be removed from the ship so they could double the universally displaced planet's [[energon]] reserves. Before the ship was due to be decommissioned however, Prowl allowed the crew the reward of one "victory lap" around the galaxy. Before the ship jumped back home, the science team proposed recreating the malfunctioning launch and then shunting the quantum duplicate into a parallel universe so that their adventures would never truly end. When the time for the jump came, the ''Lost Light'' wound up back on Cybertron. As the crew said their last goodbyes, construction cranes began disassembling the ''Lost Light''.

And far away, in some distant corner of the multiverse, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' materialized, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
[[File:LL25 It Never Ends.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|center|"Second star to the right... and straight on 'till morning."]]

==Crew==
===Initial Crew===
Its crew at launch included:
{{collist|3|
*[[Ammo]]
*[[Animus]]
*[[Aquabat]]
*[[Aquafend]]
*[[Aquastar]]
*[[Atomizer]]
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]]
*[[Borer]]
*[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]
*[[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]
*[[Deftwing]]
*[[Dipstick]]
*[[Doubletap]]
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] ("Former Third-in-Command")
*[[Fervor]]
*[[Fizzle]]
*[[Flex]]
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]]
*[[Kindle]]
*[[Lancet]]
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]
*[[Lockstock]]
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]
*[[Ore]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]
*[[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]]
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]
*[[Pointblank]]
*[[Polaris]]
*[[Powerflash]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]]
*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] ("Former Chief Medical Officer")
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (''Former Director of Security'')
*[[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (Co-Captain, former Captain)
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]]
*[[Shock (G1)|Shock]]
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]]
*[[Skater]]
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Spoke]]
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]
*[[Toaster]]<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309015#309015 The James Roberts Q&A, IDW forums]</ref>
*[[Toxin]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker/Trailcutter]]
*[[Tripodeca]]
*[[Turbine]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus]] ''(Second-in-Command)''
*[[Waverider]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]
}}

===Additions after launch===
Joining the crew after their journey was underway:
{{collist|3|
*[[Ambulon]]
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]
*[[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Getaway]]
*[[Schema]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
}}

===Additions after return to Cybertron===
Joining the crew after [[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|their return to Cybertron]] or after their subsequent second departure:
{{collist|3|
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]]
*[[Grotusque]]
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Are all the Protectobots on the Lost Light now?|link=https://twitter.com/ultrabadass64/status/461567599495884801|name=UltraBadass64|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=04|day=30|(defunct=)}}
 {{citesocial|quote=Sure looks like it :-)|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/461576635947708417|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=04|day=30|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (Co-Captain)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]
*[[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]
*[[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]
*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]]
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]
*[[Ten]]
*[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]
*[[Tiretread]]
*[[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]
}}

===Additions post-mutiny===
Joining the crew after Getaway stranded [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] on [[Necroworld]].
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (Briefly)
*[[Froid]]
*[[Rook (CW)|Rook]] (Briefly)
*[[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]

===Additions on the second quantum duplicate===
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
*[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]]
*[[Fulcrum]]
*[[Nickel]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]]
*[[Clicker]]
*[[Anode]]
*[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]]

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The ''Lost Light'' was exploring a distant planet when it came under attack by mysterious forces. [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] went to investigate and faced off against the [[Ammonite]]s along with a group of Decepticons from another starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

==Notes==
*According to Roberts in an online interview, [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] intended to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'' but was talked out of it at the last minute by "someone with a vested interest".<ref>http://www.craveonline.com/comics/interviews/182693-james-roberts-and-the-transformers-renaissance</ref>
*At least one member of the ''Lost Light'' crew was the result of artist error. In [[The Gloaming|issue #16]], a misdrawn Chromedome was transformed into the unofficial [[Unofficial conventions|TFCon]] fan-character "[[Toxin]]" by colorist [[Josh Burcham]] via an edit to the character's lineart and colors. Additionally, a scripted appearance for Generation 1 Landmine in ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'' was drawn instead as [[Landmine (Energon)|''Energon'' Landmine]], although this wiki currently treats this as an appearance for the G1 character.
*A panel in [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|issue #2]] of ''More Than Meets the Eye'' makes clear that the bridge is located at the front tip of the ship, in the huge band of windows. An observation deck is located there as well.
*Speaking of huge, the 10x15 mile dimensions of the ship given in "Into the Abyss" don't jibe with almost any of the artwork. (For comparison: This is about the same size as Manhattan Island.) While the ship is clearly ''big'', the given size would make characters invisible alongside it, but they are commonly visible next to it throughout the ''Dark Cybertron'' event. When set down on a planetary surface, the ship's upper reaches, presumably 5 or more miles up, should fade off into the stratosphere. Its huge size certainly would not lend itself to the shuttle-like tasks that it undertakes in ''Dark Cybertron'', either.
* One possible plot point from the cancelled ''[[Transformers: Collision Course|Collision Course]]'' miniseries would have followed up on the duplicate ''Lost Light'' following the end of the [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|final issue]] of ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]''.<ref>James Roberts at TFcon 2023</ref>
*In IDW's ''More than Meets the Eye'', Fortress Maximus was originally intended to perish battling Overlord aboard the ''Lost Light'', and the ship would be renamed the ''Maximus'' in his honor. This plotline was scrapped.<ref>James Roberts's ''MTMTE Notebooks''</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lost Light-gō''' (ロスト・ライト号 ''Rosuto Raito-gō'')
*''Swedish:'' '''Förlorade Lyktan''' ("Lost Lantern")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobot starships]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) starships]]

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:TF-Alliance03 Cover Nizzi.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hi, kids! I'm the new face of ''Transformers''! Hope you enjoy!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most trusted lieutenants. Although he is not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of luck, determination and bravery. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticon]]s.

Badly damaged in battle, Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over [[Inter-Autobot radio|inter-Autobot frequencies]] (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a usable but more distant and less personal means of interaction). He can also communicate with the Autobots' human allies and his friend, [[Sam Witwicky]], by playing audio clips from popular media on his radio. Though he has these stable forms of communication, Bumblebee would love nothing more than to finally get his voice back someday.

As the battles on Earth have raged on and more of their old friends have perished in the fighting, Bumblebee has found himself forced to step up as acting Autobot leader whenever Optimus isn't around. This stint at leadership isn't exactly going that well, as not only are there barely any surviving Autobots around to lead, not many of them respect his authority. Bumblebee's trying his best, but he shows all the signs of a young 'bot forced to grow up too fast, with his impulsiveness sometimes giving the Autobots as much trouble as their adversaries.

He is also known as '''N.B.E.-02''', '''ZB-7''', '''B-127''', and has operated under the codename '''Goldwheels'''. He is also partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], and is brothers-in-arms with fellow Autobot [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].

{{quote|If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.|Bumblebee quoting ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}'' to Sam|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English), [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] (Japan radio voice), [[Akio Kato]] (Japan normal voice)|[[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Patrick Béthune]] (European French), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]], [[Marisol Romero]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voices), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian radio voice), [[Saverio Indrio]] (Italian), [[Shanu Dev]] (Hindi), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish), [[Choi Jeong-ho]] (Korean), [[Kim Ki-heung]] (Korean)}}
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee dealership.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Out with the old, and in with the new.]]
When the Autobots scattered to the stars in search of the lost [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee made his way to the planet [[Earth]], where he connected the trail of the lost relic to the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]] family line. In 2007, disguised as a battered 1970s Camaro, Bumblebee followed [[Ron Witwicky]] and his son [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] to [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo|a second rate car dealership]] and slipped himself amongst the vehicles, intending to have the boy purchase him so that he could get close to the family. When proprietor [[Bobby Bolivia]] couldn't agree on a price, however, it looked like Sam would wind up buying another car, so Bumblebee used a high-frequency sound wave to blow out the windows of every other vehicle in the lot, leaving Bolivia with no choice but to sell him.

[[File:Movie Bumblebee winner.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|YOU BIG WINNER, HAHAHA.]]

The next day, Sam and his friend [[Miles Lancaster]] drove Bumblebee down to a party at the lake, where the disguised Autobot decided to do the boy a favor, playing "Drive" on his radio to subtly convince Sam to kick Miles out and offer his crush [[Mikaela Banes]] a ride home. When he neared a romantic spot overlooking the city, Bumblebee turned off his engine and began playing romantically suggestive songs; this didn't have the intended effect, and Bumblebee had to abruptly turn himself back on again when Mikaela started to walk off. After they returned Mikaela home, Bumblebee drove off during the night; Sam, believing it to be a car theft, followed him to a junkyard and witnessed the robot-mode Bumblebee sending a beacon into space to summon his fellow Autobots. Apparently unaware that he had been spotted, Bumblebee then scared off the junkyard's two guard dogs when they menaced Sam.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee 2009 camaro.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Out with the new, and in with the newer.]]

When Bumblebee returned to the Witwicky home the next day, a terrified Sam fled from what he dubbed "Satan's Camaro", only to wind up being attacked by the Decepticon [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who was also on the trail of the AllSpark. While fleeing this new threat, Sam ran into Mikaela, and Bumblebee then snatched the pair up and drove them away, with Barricade in hot pursuit. Taking refuge at a deserted chemical plant, Bumblebee revealed his robot form to the two humans so he could engage Barricade in combat, eventually knocked the Decepticon out after a brawl. Afterward, Bumblebee—able only to communicate in sound bites broadcast over his radio—properly introduced himself to Sam and Mikaela, and drove them to nearby [[Griffith Observatory]] to watch as the other Autobots he had called upon arrived in the sky overhead. Along the way, when Mikaela wondered aloud why a super-advanced robot turned into a "piece of crap Camaro", a mildly insulted Bumblebee scanned a passing 2009 Camaro, taking on its sleek and shiny form himself.

[[File:Movie BumblebeeCC guardian.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|I may be your guardian, but I will not carry you through a crowd to the music of Whitney Houston.]]

Bumblebee took his friends to a secluded alleyway, where Sam and Mikaela met the other Autobots, including their leader, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Medical officer [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] explained that Bumblebee's inability to speak was a result of an old injury to his [[processor|vocal processor]], which Ratchet then treated with a regenerative plasma beam.<ref name="Orci">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=12054 Post-movie Q&A with screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman]</ref> Prime explained that Sam had been targeted because he owned [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a set]] of [[glasses]] belonging to his grandfather, [[Archibald Witwicky]], which had the location on the AllSpark inscribed on their lenses, and the entire group returned to the Witwicky home so they could obtain them.

[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"They should change my name to Bumble-PEE!!!" Ba Dum Tss! I'll be here all night!]]

Though the glasses were soon found, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] soon descended upon the house and apprehended Sam and Mikaela. The Autobots wasted no time in rescuing them, but when the interrogation of [[Seymour Simmons]] went nowhere, Bumblebee became so annoyed with his attitude that he released lubricant onto the agent. When Sector Seven reinforcements arrived, the Autobots were forced to hide; unfortunately, Sam and Mikaela fell from their hiding place beneath a bridge, and Bumblebee had to reveal himself to save them. Harpooned and frozen by Sector Seven agents, he was captured by the organization, with Optimus Prime regrettably unable to intercede as he knew the Autobots could not do so without harming the humans.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee captured.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"I WAS FROZEN TODAY!"]]
Taken to Sector Seven's base at [[Hoover Dam]], Bumblebee was continually doused with cryoblasts to keep him subdued while experiments were performed on him, until Sam and Mikaela (with some armed persuasion from [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]) convinced S7 to let him go. Upon his release, Bumblebee almost lashed out at his human oppressors until Sam calmed him down, informing him of the presence of the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in the facility, and that the Decepticons were coming for both. Following the humans to the AllSpark's chamber, Bumblebee hesitantly reached out to the life source of his people and reformatted it, shrinking the cube until it was a size that the humans could manipulate. Cube in hand, Bumblebee and a military escort fled to [[Mission City]], meeting the Autobots en route.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee gives sam allspark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"]]
Soon after Bumblebee and the Autobots arrived in the city, the Decepticons descended in force, with a missile attack from Starscream blowing off Bumblebee's legs. To get him to safety, Mikaela and Sam hoisted Bumblebee onto an abandoned tow truck, but Bumblebee pushed the AllSpark into Sam's hands, urging him to run while he still could. As Sam reluctantly left, Mikaela drove Bumblebee away from the fighting to relative safety, but she was soon overcome with guilt for leaving Sam and the battle. With Bumblebee's assent, she turned headed back in, driving the truck in reverse so that Bumblebee could fire his weapons at [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], helping take the tank Decepticon out. Subsequently, Sam used the AllSpark to destroy Megatron, and in the aftermath, Bumblebee found that his voice had returned,<ref name="Orci"/> and he used it to request permission to remain with Sam. Optimus and Sam agreed, and after his legs were repaired, Bumblebee allowed Sam and Mikaela to make out on top of him as Optimus sent his message to space calling other Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]," "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In several, Bumblebee has his own [[Moustache Man]] hologram driver, which does not appear in the finished film.}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English, promo video)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Bernard Bollet]], [[Jean-Philippe Puymartin]], others (European French radio voices), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Kim Ki-heung]] (Korean)}}
[[File:ROTF bumblebee opens fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Fixing [[Appliancebot|broken appliances]] the most effective way.]]
Two years after the battle of Mission City, his voice still not properly repaired, Bumblebee was dozing in the Witwicky garage the day Sam was packing for [[Princeton University]] when a scream from Sam saw him called into action to blast the [[AllSpark Mutation]]s a surviving sliver of the AllSpark had made of the Witwicky kitchen appliances. Shrugging off [[Judy Witwicky]]'s complaints that he had blown up much of their house, 'Bee returned to the garage, where he was dismayed to learn that Sam was not planning on taking him to college with him, as just he wanted a normal life.

[[File:ROTF bee makes trouble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Phew, turned the alarm off before it started playing "Imma Be".]]
Hoping that Sam could serve as an ambassador of sorts to help convince the [[President of the United States]] that it was important the Autobots stay on Earth to fight off the Decepticons, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee pick up Sam from college so he could talk to him. 'Bee caused trouble for Sam right away, disrupting a frat party he was attending, then wound up with an unwanted passenger in [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]], about whom he could tell something wasn't right. Bonking her head off his dashboard and spraying her in liquid to get rid of her, he then took Sam to meet Optimus, but the boy turned down the Autobot leader's offer. Unfortunately, Sam soon proved to have little choice in whether or not he would be involved in the Transformers' war, when a resurrected Megatron captured him, and Bumblebee and Prime had to come to his rescue. 'Bee took Mikaela and Sam's roommate [[Leo Spitz]], to safety, but Optimus died protecting the boy.

[[File:ROTF bumblebee puppdogeyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|''You tell me that you open your eyes...'']]

Bumblebee, together with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], took the three humans to an abandoned prison where they would be safe, but soon, the Decepticons' master [[The Fallen]] struck across Earth, demanding Sam he turned over to them. Bearing Sam no grudge for Optimus's death, Bumblebee promised to help his fugitive friend in any way, though he advised against Sam turning himself in. At Leo's suggestion, the group went to [[New York City]] to meet his internet rival, the Robo-Warrior—in actuality, Bumblebee's old lubrication post Seymour Simmons, who provided evidence that [[Seeker (ROTF)|a group of Decepticons]] had been on Earth thousands of years ago. Following this information, the group located and reactivated the ancient [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who teleported them to [[Egypt]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which Sam hoped could be used to revive Optimus.

[[File:ROTF Bumblebee twin bash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Respect my authoritah!]]

Bumblebee transported the humans to [[Petra]], the supposed location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]], but when it appeared to be a dead end, the Twins got into an argument over why they were following Sam around. The argument turned into a brawl which threatened to crush the humans in the close quarters, so Bumblebee picked his two subordinates, slammed them together, and threw them out of the temple. However, the Twins' brawl had managed to unearth the Tomb of the Primes, and Bumblebee further opened the hole with his plasma cannon, where they found the Matrix...which instantly turned to dust. Gathering up the dust in hopes it would still work, the team headed back to Egypt, but were [[Operation: Firestorm|assaulted]] by Starscream on the way. 'Bee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins led Starscream and the Decepticons away while Sam and Mikaela went on ahead, and when it became apparent that Starscream was no longer pursuing them, Bumblebee left to rejoin the pair.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Move your body Rampage! Yeah, like that, gymnastics are really easy when you have two legs. Oh wait...]]

Arriving in the abandoned town Sam and Mikaela were hiding from the Decepticons in, Bumblebee found that Sam's parents were being held captive by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. Sam distracted the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] long enough for Bumblebee to jump him, but while they were grappling, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ambushed Bumblebee. The plucky Autobot managed to fight off Ravage and ''rip out his spine'', then overpowered and killed Rampage. At Sam's instruction, Bumblebee took the boy's parents to safety, returning in time to see Sam apparently be killed by a blast from Megatron, upon which he broke down in grief. However, Sam miraculously survived the attack, and with the reformed Matrix of Leadership, resurrected Optimus Prime. Together, the assembled Autobots and humans watched as Optimus combined with the remains of Jetfire, destroyed the harvester and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Bumblebee’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]"; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Bumblebee speaks—with difficulty—in his own voice several times, a story element that was cut from the finished film.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese)|[[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]], [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice; ''Revenge of the Fallen''), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}
[[File:DOTFfilm-BumblebeeStealthForce.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''Stealth'' Force? Right...]]
Three years after the defeat of the Fallen, Bumblebee no longer lived with Sam, having been put back on active NEST duty now regularly engaged in top secret missions with the rest of the Autobots, mostly to prevent human conflict. Alongside [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], Bumblebee investigated an illegal nuclear facility, employing his [[Stealth Force]] mode to destroy it. Upon returning to the [[NEST]] base, he assisted in teaching soldiers how to fight Decepticons.

[[File:DOTM bumblebee vs brazos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Grumpy Bee is not impressed.]]

Having received information from his co-worker [[Jerry Wang]] that suggested a conspiracy of humans collaborating with the Decepticons, Sam and his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]] went to NEST headquarters to share what Sam had learned, but when the guards would not let him enter, he grabbed a radio and called for Bumblebee to "convince" them. The guards quickly backed off when Bumblebee burst out of the building, but the reunion wasn't an entirely happy one, as Sam made clear to his big 'bot buddy that he was upset that he wasn't around much any more. National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] had no interest in Sam's conspiracy theories, so Sam left with Bumblebee to investigate the matter himself. To "repay" Sam's boss eccentric [[Bruce Brazos]] for a few leads he was able to provide them, Bumblebee play-fought with the man, who tried some karate moves on him.

[[File:Dotm-sam&bumblebee-ahhh!-1-.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Here comes another Flight of the Bumblebee joke...]]
After Sam, [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] and [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] learned that the Autobots' recent actions—recovering their lost former leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s from the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' they had discovered on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]—had actually been orchestrated by the Decepticons, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Dino escorted the humans and Sentinel back to the NEST base. En route, they were attacked by the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], and Bumblebee was forced to execute an impressive mid-air transformation to avoid a crashed truck, tossing Sam into the air as he switched modes, before transforming back to vehicle mode around the boy. When the group arrived back at NEST, Sentinel revealed he was in league with Megatron, and Bumblebee was unable to prevent [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] from being killed and the base from being destroyed as Sentinel retrieved his pillars.

[[File:DOTM-bumblebeesamsfriend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee good.]]
Sentinel used his pillars to open a space bridge in the heart of Washington, and Bumblebee and the Autobots were vastly outnumbered by the Decepticon forces that poured through and had to retreat. When Sentinel forced the humans to exile the Autobots on their ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Bumblebee was allowed a short time to say goodbye to Sam, and assured him he was always going to be his friend, before helping the others prepare the ship for launch. However shortly after lift-off, the ''Xantium'' was destroyed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were presumed dead.

[[File:DOTM bee and carly in ship.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Carly is not liking the in-flight movie.]]
In actuality, the Autobots had hidden in a rocket booster that was jettisoned before the Xantium's destruction, and arrived in the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]] in time to help Sam, [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of soldiers in finding the kidnapped Carly. Bumblebee piloted one of the downed Decepticon fighters to get Sam into the building in which Decepticon conspirator [[Dylan Gould]] was holding Carly, and used it to both rescue the pair and blast off [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]'s head. He rejoined his fellow Autobots in attacking the Decepticon forces, and arrived in time to save Sam and Lennox from falling to their deaths after Sam managed to kill Starscream.

[[File:830px-Dotm-helluvarun-1-.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|He's right behind me, isn't he?]]
Unfortunately, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino, Ratchet and Que were soon captured by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his troops, and Bumblebee could only watch as Que was executed. He had barely a moment to mourn before he was pulled forward, sharing what seemed to be a final, heartfelt look with Sam... before [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] suddenly started dropping Decepticon fighters from a Decepticon warship above. With Soundwave distracted, Bumblebee attacked his would-be executioner, and after a short but intense battle, killed the Decepticon spy-master by punching straight through his chest and blasting his head to bits. Subsequently, Bumblebee joined the final battle, and with Ratchet's help, he tackled and destroyed the space bridge's control pillar, shutting the bridge down. After the defeat of the Decepticons and Sentinel Prime, Bumblebee produced a selection of gears and washers from inside his body so that Sam could use one as a ring to propose to Carly with, but Sam just told him that he needed to slow it down. He was then commended for his bravery in battle by Ratchet.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]," the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]] and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics," and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Ben Schwartz]] (English radio voice, see notes), [[Kōichi Yamadera]] (Japanese radio voice)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Vincent Ribeiro]], [[Tristan Petitgirard]], [[Frédéric Souterelle]], [[Cédric Dumond]], others (European French radio voices), [[Marc-André Bélanger]], [[François L'Écuyer]] and [[Frédéric Zouvi]] (Canadian French radio voices), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin American Spanish radio voice), [[Moisés Ivan Mora]] (Latin American Spanish radio voice)}}
[[File:AOEBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|After a wild bender, Bumblebee woke up in the desert, stripped of his 2011 Camaro kibble.]]
At some point in the past, Bumblebee had a phase where he became extremely insubordinate and disrespectful to Optimus Prime.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Chicago, Bumblebee remained on Earth with the other Autobots, but they were all soon forced to go on the run when the U.S. government disbanded [[NEST]], and [[Harold Attinger]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce began hunting down Transformers. Disguised as a beat-up 1967 Camaro, Bumblebee even found himself having to take command of the remaining Autobot refugees when Optimus Prime disappeared, even though the others saw him as brash and inexperienced.

[[File:AOE bee and stinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee shares the same feeling with [[Stephanie Sheh|Usagi Tsukino]] when it comes to clones.]]

Five years after Chicago, Optimus returned and Bumblebee relinquished command, but this did not stop [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] from complaining about Bumblebee's leadership skills. Indignant at being called a "child" by the Autobot samurai, Bumblebee briefly brawled with Drift, but greater matters soon demanded the Autobots' attention. Following information provided by Optimus's new human ally [[Cade Yeager]] that revealed Cemetery Wind was delivering the bodies of the Transformers they captured to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]], the Autobots prepared to infiltrate the company's Chicago headquarters; Bumblebee falsified ID cards to get Cade and [[Shane Dyson]] into the building, then drove them to the site, masquerading as a non-sentient vehicle being brought in for [[scanning]]. Upon seeing the company's display of [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], a drone based on his own design, as well as several videos and posters claiming that he was inferior to the human-made Transformer, Bumblebee flipped out and knocked over the prototype, then left Shane to take the blame for the accident.

[[File:AOE bumblebee missiles.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hi Tom!]]

The information Cade brought out of KSI revealed to the Autobots that the captured Transformers were being melted down for their raw [[Living metal#Live-action film series|transformium]] metal. Learning that Ratchet had suffered this grisly fate, Bumblebee joined the Autobots in attacking the building, though not before scanning a newer 2014 Camaro along the way, as well as taking on a sleek new appearance based on Stinger. He got a lift from Drift's helicopter mode to the building's upper levels and was able to rescue Cade from Attinger's clutches, having no regard for damaging the building to avenge Ratchet. The Autobots then withdrew, but were pursued by Stinger and KSI's premiere creation, Galvatron; 'Bee attempted to cover Optimus and the humans by blasting Galvatron with a cluster of missiles, but was left in utter shock when the drone disintegrated and reassembled himself to avoid the attack.

[[File:AOE-BeeIsTheBest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Never mind the fact we should be ripped to shreds by the shattered glass from this skyscraper, you're the best, Bee!]]
When Optimus was captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], Bumblebee and the Autobots infiltrated the [[Knight Ship|bounty hunter's ship]]. Bumblebee helped their human allies escape from several [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s, and though he could not stop the ship's anchors from being detached, causing the humans to fall towards Chicago, he still managed to save them by swinging down on the cables and grabbing them out of the air. Given a lift by [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] in a stolen gunship, 'Bee had to take over piloting the craft while Crosshairs engaged Lockdown's pursuing henchmen, and although he managed to lose the ships chasing them by diving into an underground roadway, he then promptly crashed the gunship into the city streets.

Bumblebee and the humans regrouped with the other Autobots at a disused train yard, where they learned from Brains that Galvatron was, in actuality, a reborn Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to KSI head [[Joshua Joyce]] by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. The team immediately headed for China, but upon arrival, their ship was shot down, and Bumblebee, [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and the humans fell out and had to escort the seed out of the city. [[File:CheapKnockOffs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|But how does he feel about the length of his toy page?]] Bumblebee and Hound acted as a defensive line against Galvatron's forces, and though they destroyed many drones, they slowly became overwhelmed by the onslaught. Salvation came in the form of Optimus Prime and the newly recruited [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]; their airborne member [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] partnered himself up with Bumblebee, and together, they took out Stinger, who 'Bee "eulogized" by calling him a "cheap knockoff" and let Strafe gnaw on his head. With the battle reaching fever pitch, Bumblebee was tasked by Cade with taking his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and Shane out of the city, but the pair soon convinced him to turn around and help Optimus and Cade fight the returned Lockdown. Bumblebee quickly found he was no match for Lockdown, but his intervention gave Tessa and Shane enough time to help Optimus recover, and the Autobot leader slew the bounty hunter. Bumblebee, alongside the other Autobots, was tasked with protecting the Yeager family from any threats when Optimus left Earth to confront Lockdown's employers, the mysterious [[Creator]]s. With Optimus off-world, Bumblebee was left in charge of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Erik Aadahl]] (English), [[Masato Obara]] (Japanese)|[[Atsuo Hasegawa]] (Japanese, radio voice), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Raúl Anaya]] (Latin American-Spanish, radio voice), [[José Luis Miranda]] (Latin American-Spanish, radio voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian)}}
[[File:TLK Bumblebee versus Nazis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|He shot fifty men.]]
During [[World War II]], Bumblebee, then known as ZB-7, and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] fought alongside Allies, during which the two met and befriended a young [[Edmund Burton]]. After the war however, Bumblebee resumed his search while Hot Rod remained behind. As the decades passed, Bumblebee would not come to remember World War II as a particularly noteworthy conflict.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee snags Santos.jpg|thumb|300px|If it's a Super Saiyan you're looking for, I can fill the part.]]
In the years since Optimus Prime's departure into space in search of the Creators, Bumblebee retook command of the remaining team of Autobots on Earth. He accompanied Cade and Hound to the Chicago No Go-Zone: a hotspot of Cybertronian artifacts that landed on Earth since the Battle of Chicago. He and Cade came to the aid of [[Izabella]] after her Autobot companion [[Canopy]] was killed with Bumblebee himself destroying one of the attacking Sentinels. When Cade was held up by the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], Bumblebee came to his assistance, albeit in an unorthodox manner. He blew himself apart, only for his individual pieces to piece back together and reassemble himself in order to dispose of the TRF forces, giving their side the advantage. If it weren't for Lennox's intervention, Bumblebee would very likely have killed TRF Commander [[Santos]]. With Cade easing the standoff to prevent any collateral damage and Hound arriving at the scene, he urged the TRF to lower their weapons and allow them to leave, but not without the TRF tagging Bumblebee with a tracker.

Back at the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] where the other Autobots camped, he struggled to keep the team in order, with Grimlock stealing the local sheriff's cruiser and Crosshairs questioning his leadership skills, with whom he engaged in a small brawl. It wasn't helped by the arrival of the unscrupulous [[Daytrader]], who brought with him more of his shady trinkets, which included a [[Vatti Bot]] (which Bumblebee angrily crushed) and the deceased Starscream's head. The next morning, however, a convoy of Decepticons were heading towards at the junkyard. While Hound and [[Trench]] held the line, Bumblebee and others fled to a nearby town where Drift discovered and disabled the tracker the TRF had placed on Bumblebee. After the Decepticons had been lured into a trap, Bumblebee personally slew [[Mohawk]] before a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] by the name of [[Cogman]] arrived on the scene to escort Cade to England to meet Sir Edmund Burton. Bumblebee accompanied Cade as extra muscle.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Ah, I was wondering what would break first! Your spirit -- ''or your body!'']]
At the castle, they were initially greeted by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer suffering from "robot-dimentia"]] attacking them before Sir Edmund scolded him for firing at guests. Burton then expressed joy at seeing Bumblebee despite the Autobot not remembering him. It was then that Bumblebee was reunited with Hot Rod, who had sort of kidnapped a woman named [[Viviane Wembly]]. When the TRF arrived, Bumblebee served as a getaway car for Cade and Vivian, depositing them at her flat before he took the two to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']], during which he managed to get his Decepticon nemesis Barricade off his tail by blasting him aside. Leaving Hot Rod behind, Bumblebee took hold of the massive femme as she submerged and took the humans to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|submerged Cybertronian ship]]. Inside the ship, however, the group was forced to split as ocean debris had made the path accessible to humans but inaccessible to Bumblebee. He caught up with the two soon after Viviane had found the [[Staff of Merlin]] and seconds before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived to demand the staff. After threatening Viviane's life for it, Nemesis walked out and Bumblebee, spurred on by Cade, followed Nemesis to try and reawaken his true personality.

On the deck of the ship, Nemesis promptly beat Bumblebee into submission only for the sound of Bumblebee's true voice to reawaken Optimus Prime. Allying with the [[Guardian Knight]]s, the Autobots flew to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to confront and destroy [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] while Viviane removed the staff from the [[ignition chamber]] to halt her plan. Though Cybertron's reconnecting and shifting geology proved an obstacle, the Autobots made it to the area of the ignition chamber only to be faced by a Decepticon army backed up by a gun emplacement and [[Infernocus]]; they were eventually destroy by Optimus and [[Sqweeks]]. Salvation came when the [[British Armed Forces|British military]] caused a nearby chunk of Cybertron to swing and impact the ignition chamber. In the temporary state of zero gravity, Bumblebee took the opportunity to kill [[Nitro Zeus]] by blowing up his head. Optimus then distracted Quintessa allowing Bumblebee to blast her from behind (with a quippy one liner) and Viviane to remove the staff saving Earth. on the surface of Earth, Optimus had felt that Cybertron had healed enough that the Autobots could return home and Bumblebee, after thanking the humans for saving Optimus, boarded the [[Knight Ship]] as it blasted off for Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Dylan O'Brien]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Julien Allouf]] (European French), [[Louis-Philippe Berthiaume]] (Canadian French), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Rajesh Kava]] (Hindi), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Ivan Zaytsev]] (Italian), [[Shin Yong-woo]] (Korean), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Spain Spanish), [[Emilio Treviño]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Levan Gorozia]] (Russian), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:Bumblejeep.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Maybe if I look like this, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] will think I'm [[Swindle (G1)|a part]] of [[Combaticon (G1)|his brigade]]!"]]

A scout under the command of Optimus Prime, B-127 was part of the final battle for Cybertron — a battle that ended with the Autobot position overrun by the Decepticons and necessitating a full-scale Autobot evacuation of Cybertron. As part of this evacuation, Prime tasked him with a reconnaissance mission to the distant planet of [[Earth]]—its location hidden from the Decepticons—in the hopes that the scout could establish a base for the Autobots to regroup and strike back. Launched off-planet aboard an [[Autobot escape pod|escape pod]], B-127 crash-landed in [[California]] in the year [[1987]], having the bad fortune to land in the woods where [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Jack Burns]] had been conducting a training exercise.

Trying to flee the hostile humans, B-127 quickly [[scanning|scanned]] a jeep alternate mode to make his escape and fled through the woods until he was cornered outside of an abandoned mineshaft. Despite his best intentions to assure the humans of his good intentions, the Autobot scout found himself attacked by the Decepticon [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]. Believing that B-127 knew the whereabouts of Optimus Prime and his forces, the Decepticon grappled with the little Autobot in an attempt to get him to speak; when his foe retorted that he would never disclose Prime's location, Blitzwing "made it official" by ripping out B-127's voice box and grievously injuring him by hurling him off a cliff. Before the Decepticon could execute him, however, B-127 emerged triumphant by jamming one of Blitzwing's missiles into the Decepticon's superstructure, blowing Blitzwing to smithereens.

His [[voice box]] damaged, his memory cells offline, and his body failing, the critically wounded B-127 was able to limp to a nearby riverbank, and before entering stasis he was able to scan a new disguise: a Volkswagen Beetle. It was in this form that B-127 remained for some time while he recovered, and at some point the derelict car found its way to a run-down [[Hank's Marine Repair and Parts|salvage yard]] in [[Brighton Falls]], where it was sheeted and left to rust.

[[File:VWBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|"Do [[Sam Witwicky|you]] have your [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather]]'s [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|glasses]]- wait, sorry, [[Charlie Watson|wrong human]]."]]

In August of that year, B-127's derelict form caught the attention of [[Charlie Watson]], and while trying to start the car she triggered the Autobot's radio, broadcasting a signal that inadvertently reached the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] on [[Saturn]]. Several days later, on her eighteenth birthday, yard owner [[Uncle Hank|Hank]] allowed Charlie the car as a birthday present if she could get it to start. After fixing the engine, Charlie drove her new car home, and while repairing the car her investigations inadvertently revealed B-127, still wounded, mute, and amnesiac from his battle on Earth. Inspired by the buzzing noises of his broken voice box, Charlie named him "Bumblebee."

The next morning, [[Sally Watson]] used her daughter's car to drive [[Conan|the family dog]] to the vet, with Bumblebee almost revealing himself to a panicked Charlie as she tried to catch up with him. That afternoon, Charlie took him to a nearby beach to teach the Autobot that he couldn't reveal himself to other [[humans]], and during a subsequent walk in the woods Charlie wound up activating a garbled hologram of Optimus Prime, jolting Bumblebee's memory and reminding him of Prime's final battle on Cybertron. His continual attempts to communicate with his broken radio inspired Charlie to replace it with the radio from her late father's Chevrolet, and Bumblebee's curiosity about her old diving tapes and records prompted Charlie to open up about the passing of her father and her difficulty coping with his death.

[[File:Bumblebee vs sofa.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee's first (and last) couch gag.]]
As Bumblebee played with his radio, the noise attracted the attention of Charlie's neighbor [[Memo]], and after swearing him to secrecy the pair went for a drive in Bumblebee, with the two humans realizing that Bumblebee was trying to use the radio to communicate. Following an antagonistic encounter with [[Tina Lark]] at a cliff-diving party hosted by [[Tripp Summers]], the trio decided to get revenge by pranking her house; Bumblebee got carried away while egging her car, however, and wound up destroying it entirely. Their hasty escape caught the attention of [[Sheriff Lock]], and Bumblebee was able to easily evade the sheriff's police cruiser during the subsequent police chase.

Realizing that she couldn't drive Bumblebee the next morning, Charlie left him in the garage while she went to work, though Bumblebee's curiosity soon got the better of him, and his clumsy exploration of the Watson home had him inadvertently destroy the house's interior in the process, while his experiments with an electrical outlet led to a massive [[energon]] surge. His destruction of the house caught the attention of Memo, who called Charlie home from work to deal with the problem. Though Memo was able to coax Bumblebee back to the garage to lie low, they were unable to clean up the house before Charlie's parents arrived, and the ensuing argument led to Charlie leaving home in Bumblebee... running into a Sector Seven ambush in the process, the agency having tracked Bumblebee thanks to his energon surge.

[[File:BBfilm-interrogation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee finds himself in [[Megatron (Movie)#Alternate timeline|yet another]] Decepticon BDSM dungeon.]]
Bumblebee transformed to robot mode to carry Charlie to safety, and although he was able to outmaneuver the humans he was ambushed by Shatter and Dropkick, who took the little Autobot prisoner. Their interrogation revealed Prime's hologram; armed with the knowledge that the Autobots were on their way to Earth, the two Decepticons left to call in their army to finish off their foes—but not before blasting their prisoner.

Thanks to Charlie and Memo jury-rigging one of Sector Seven's electrical guns, the two were able to blast enough electricity into Bumblebee's systems to bring him back online, the reboot restoring his memory cells in the process. Cornered by Sector Seven agents, a weakened Bumblebee only found the strength to fight back after watching Agent Burns manhandle Charlie, blasting the humans until Charlie was able to talk him down; despite his human friend's belief that they needed to hide, Bumblebee set out to stop the Decepticons, bringing Charlie with him.

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bee-underwater.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''[[W:The Shape of Water|The Shape of Metal]]'']]
The pair raced through the streets of Brighton Falls, accompanied by Charlie's family and pursued by more Sector Seven agents, until they reached the radio antennae that Shatter and Dropkick had repurposed into a makeshift Cybertronian relay to contact the Decepticon fleet. Bumblebee leapt into action immediately, killing Dropkick by tearing him apart with a chain and rescuing Agent Burns's disabled helicopter from crashing. As Charlie tried to manually disable the Decepticon relay, Bumblebee was able to narrowly prevent Shatter from taking her down, and as the pair battled in the dry dock below Bumblebee was able to blast the dam holding back the ocean, allowing the rush of water to fatally crush Shatter against a ship. With the Decepticons vanquished, Charlie dove into the water to guide Bumblebee back to shore, and as the pair recovered from their ordeal Agent Burns, having realized the error of his ways, allowed them to leave before his reinforcements arrived.

His memories restored and his body healed, Bumblebee drove Charlie to the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] to say his goodbyes so that he could reunite with the other Autobots and continue his mission on Earth. After thanking his human friend for helping him find his voice, Bumblebee scanned a passing Camaro and drove off, meeting up with Optimus Prime on the bridge and driving away. In the woods that night, Prime commended the scout for his bravery as the pair watched more Autobots arrive on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
Seven years after Optimus Prime and the other Autobots had arrived on Earth, Bumblebee was laying low in New York, maintaining a low profile until the Autobot leader sent an order for Bumblebee and all of the other Autobots to meet up at their base of operations. Bumblebee arrived at the same time that Arcee had arrived, seeing that fellow Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] had in fact taken a human, [[Noah Díaz]], to their location and revealed himself to the human. Optimus Prime arrived shortly thereafter and made the plan for the Autobots to rely on Noah and Mirage to get the [[Transwarp Key]] in order to head home to Cybertron, the young Autobot was placed in the same position as Optimus and Arcee to wait around the mainland to the Museum on Ellis Island.

While waiting for Noah to retrieve the Transwarp Key, Bumblebee spoke to Optimus on the matter of humans, the young Autobot in belief that not all humans are bad. While Optimus would agree that [[Charlie Watson|one human]] had treated Bumblebee well, Optimus stood firm on his belief and added he did not want Bumblebee going to drive-in theaters anymore after the young Autobot said that Optimus "{{w|A Few Good Men|can't handle the truth}}."

Bumblebee's wait was cut short when the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived on the scene, and he rushed into battle alongside the other Autobots to face the threat. When Optimus was overpowered by the Terrorcon leader, [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] and [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]], Bumblebee rushed in with Optimus's battle axe, but the young Autobot was impaled on Scourge's arm blade, and soon was blasted by Scourge's cannon, the Terrorcon leader shortly ripping Bumblebee's insignia off his head.

Bumblebee's body was carried away from the Museum by the other Autobots, and was kept hidden until the Autobots would enlist the help of [[Stratosphere]] to get to their next location, Peru. Arcee looked over the body alongside Optimus, suggesting an Energon transfusion could revive the young Autobot. Bumblebee's lifeless body was kept in the care of Stratosphere for the time being, eventually being placed in a village nearby the city of Cusco with the [[Maximal]]s.

The leader of the Maximals, [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], revealed that there was Energon in the area, but it was currently inert and would not be of use to revive Bumblebee .The Autobot remained lifeless until the arrival of [[Unicron]] through a transwarp gate. The activation of the gate caused the Energon in the area to ignite and flow, reviving Bumblebee in time for his arrival to the final battle.

[[File:Bumblebee Comeback ROTB.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"He's still alive?!" "Well, he's not as dead as we would've hoped.."]]
Bumblebee arrived in time to reinforce the Autobots, skydiving out of Stratosphere as he would shoot at the multiple Terrorcon pods containing [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponoks]] as well as the multiple [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweeps]] that had pinned Optimus to the bridge. His fall was intercepted by the Terrorcon [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]], but he overpowered her, initially using the Terrorcon as a shield against Scourge's shots before the young Autobot impaled Nightbird's spark with one of her own wings, destroying her as he landed.

Bumblebee assisted Noah in the final battle, and upon the defeat of Scourge, Bumblebee's insignia was returned to him by Optimus, though Optimus soon ordered Bumblebee and all the others to escape as the Autobot leader prepared to destroy the Transwarp Key. Bumblebee drove off in his upgraded off-road Camaro alternate mode, carrying [[Elena Wallace]] in him as he and the other Autobots and Maximals escaped.

Bumblebee then returned to America alongside the other Autobots via Stratosphere.
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{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the book "[[Mission at the Museum]]".}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Bumblebee was part of the crew of the [[Ark (Movie)|''Ark'']], searching through space for the lost AllSpark. In 1969, Earth-time, the crew encountered an alien ship, the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', in an abandoned solar system. After the ship turned tail and headed for one of the local planets, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee down after it. Bumblebee located the ship, and was about to approach it when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, and he was forced to retreat under the Decepticon's superior firepower. Shortly after Bumblebee discovered some apparently artificial pillars, the ground gave way beneath him, and 'Bee found himself plunged into a cave system. With his radio damaged, he explored the caves, and was attacked by giant, monstrous worm creatures, whose organic nature did not make them any less challenging as opponents. Fortunately, Optimus arrived in time to save him.

Prime and Bumblebee had a brief encounter with Starscream and the ''Ghost 1'', the crew of which had been persuaded by the Decepticon that the Autobots were the aggressors in the Transformer war. The pair retreated back below ground, and later found the ''Ghost 1'' in a battered state, having been abandoned by Starscream. Bumblebee made contact with its crew, a species known as "humans", and the earlier misunderstanding was soon cleared up. When more of the worm creatures turned up, Bumblebee acted as a diversion so Optimus could blast a way out of the caves, and everyone escaped intact. They returned to the ''Ark'' in time to fight the Decepticons once more. Bumblebee joined Ratchet in attacking Barricade, though the Decepticon gave them more than enough trouble. When the ''Ghost-1'' and its crew were lost during the battle, the Autobots turned their attention toward the planet from which it had hailed... Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
Following the battle of Mission City and the destruction of the AllSpark, Bumblebee's guardianship of Sam Witwicky meant that he was not an activate participant in any missions carried out by the forces of NEST. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified'' novels====
[[File:Tfc-switchinggears.jpg|right|thumb|Psst, down here!]]
After the defeat of The Fallen, NEST resumed their regular business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Bumblebee was at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] with Ratchet when they received word that two Cybertronians in transition forms had landed near [[Hurley's Crossing]]. The pair went there by helicopter and encountered [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], who claimed to be a Decepticon defector hunting down another Decepticon who was after the technology at [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. Though Bumblebee was highly skeptical, he followed Ratchet's lead, and they took Reverb to the depot. When they reached it, [[Kevin Bowman]] let them know that [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] was an Autobot and in reality trying to protect an ancient weapons cache. The warning came too late, as Reverb turned the weapons on Bumblebee and Ratchet, who were unable to penetrate the personal forcefield Reverb had acquired. Despite this, Bumblebee lasted out Reverb's defeat with minimal damage. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

When Bumblebee and Gears were left at base, they received word from [[Douglas Porter]] that the Decepticon [[Blowback (Classified)|Blowback]] was heading up to [[Battle Mountain]] where a storehouse of Cybertronian artifacts had been discovered. The pair were compelled to travel to Battle Mountain with Kevin and Douglas, though Bumblebee made a detour to a [[Kwiki-Burger]] on the way. On arrival, they were attacked by Blowback and his men, and by the time they'd dispatched the four Decepticons, Kevin and Douglas had found the storehouse. They were subsequently picked up by Ironhide and taken back to face Optimus Prime's anger at them having gone off on their own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

When the Battle Mountain cylinder was in danger of activating, Bumblebee and Gears took part in a convoy to transport the device to a NEST vault near [[Yucca Mountain]]. The trip was cut short when the convoy was ambushed outside [[Beatty]] by Reverb and some stolen [[Hyperdynamix]] autonomous tanks. They caught a break when Reverb was called away to the nearby Hyperdynamix Aerospace facility, and while Gears and Kevin followed the Decepticon, Bumblebee remained to protect the remains of the convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance1 Cliffjumper Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Tell Hasbro that [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|I]] don't want to be a [[repaint]] of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|you]] anymore!"]]

Bumblebee was born over 10,000 years ago, one of the second generation of Cybertronians spawned by the [[AllSpark]] since its rediscovery and the revitalization of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} He and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were guardians of the AllSpark at the [[Simfur Temple|Temple]] of [[Simfur]]. One day, when the AllSpark suddenly began giving off energy spikes, a nervous Bumblebee was troubled by the fact that planetary leaders Optimus and [[High Protector]] Megatron were more concerned with a nearby archaeological excavation than with the source of the spikes, but Cliffjumper reassured him that they could handle whatever came their way. He would soon regret those words when [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the nearby [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked Simfur. The pair were seeking cover inside the temple when Lord Megatron swooped in, berated them for not taking the fight to the enemy, and destroyed their opponent. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Instructed to stay out of the military's way, Bumblebee was concerned that the attack signalled the start of something ''big'', but Cliffjumper was unconcerned on the basis that two lowly guards wouldn't be part of whatever it was. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] agreed, ordering them to stay at their posts, after which he quizzed them on how the AllSpark had reacted during the battle. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:Defiance3 Optimus Bumblebee orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Well, that's one way to make a first impression.]]

His ambition ignited by the [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] discovered at the archaeological dig, a power-hungry Megatron sought to have Optimus disposed of, and sent a team led by Prowl—including Bumblebee—to apprehend him on charges of treason. When Optimus angrily demanded to know what he had done, Bumblebee pointed his weapon at the science leader and said they were just following orders, which seemed to satisfy Optimus. What 'Bee and the other security officers didn't know, however, was they were being led into a trap; on the way to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], they were ambushed by a soldiers loyal to Megatron, who had been ordered to kill them all, save Optimus. Bumblebee helped haul [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to safety after the group was hit by an explosive round, and Optimus ordered them all to withdraw to [[Burthov]] while he took care of their attackers personally. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[File:Defiance Bumblebee vehiclemodes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|My alt mode is Pac-Man!]]

After it was learned that Megatron had rebuilt his Defense Force as an army known as the "Decepticons", Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime'', embracing his destiny—organized Bumblebee and the others loyal to him to stand against Megatron's forces as the "Autobots". While on an apparent scouting mission, Bumblebee and Arcee discovered the Decepticon starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' while it was under construction; some time later, when the vessel was complete, they also observed as the majority of the Decepticon forces boarded. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Returning to the camp at Burthov, they and all the assembled Autobots watched at the ''Nemesis'' took off. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} With the bulk of the Decepticons gone, the Autobots launched their first strike against the Decepticons, and the war between the two factions truly began. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

[[File:MovieMegatron Bumblebee torture comic.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's attempt at a "Give me your arm!" meme didn't really take off...]]

After years of war, with no end in sight, Bumblebee participated in an assault on Simfur Temple to activate the "[[pillar|torch]]" [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had created, which Sentinel had promised would end the conflict. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Alas, Starscream blew up Sentinel's [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], and Bumblebee retreated with the rest of the Autobots. However, the battle had weakened Decepticon forces to the extent that the Autobots were soon able to steal the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} After moving the relic around the planet, Optimus Prime finally made the desperate decision to launch the AllSpark into space to put it beyond Megatron's reach. This decision took Bumblebee by surprise, but he supported Optimus. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Bumblebee was placed in command of a small Autobot unit at the AllSpark's hiding place in [[Tyger Pax]], on the assumption that the Decepticon would focus their attention on Simfur; unfortunately, Megatron sensed the AllSpark's true location, and Bumblebee and his men found themselves under attack by the Decepticon leader and his troops. [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] tried and failed to torture the AllSpark's precise hiding spot out of Bumblebee, forcing Megatron to take up the task, but even 'Bee did not know ''exactly'' where it was—moments later, both he and Megatron could only watch as the cube was blasted into space from a launch site nearby. A furious Megatron crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor beyond repair in a petty act of revenge and took off after the AllSpark; although the young bot survived and was dubbed a hero for his actions, he feared that all the Autobots had done was potentially spread their war to other worlds. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

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In time, the Autobots left Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' in search of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} After years of questing, in 2003, Bumblebee traced the AllSpark to Earth's [[Solar System]], first touching down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where his image was captured by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and passed to human organization [[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Landing on Earth in the state of [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], 'Bee quickly evaded S7 by scanning a battered old Camaro and making for [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. There, he used a remote link to a coffee shop computer to search [[Shwiggle]] for any signs of extraterrestrial sightings, and discovered the story of Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]], who claimed to have seen an "Ice Man" that Bumblebee recognized as a frozen Megatron. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} Bumblebee's followed Witwicky's trail to an [[Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane|asylum]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], where the late captain had been committed, {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} then headed downtown to [[asylum|another asylum]] that had computerized records he could scan. Having thus obtained a list of Witwicky's descendants, Bumblebee set course for [[Springfield]], Missouri, in search of his son [[Clarence Witwicky|Clarence]], evading an attack by Sector Seven along the way. In Springfield, he found records of Clarence's children and started out to track them down, starting with his eldest son [[Ben Witwicky|Ben]] in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. Ben proved a dead end, so 'Bee took off for [[Tucson]], only to be again attacked by Sector Seven, evading their helicopters by blinding them and rocketing off at high speed. Not long after, he learned the Decepticons had followed him to Earth when he was attacked by Barricade in the desert. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|Interlude (Movie Prequel)|Interlude}}

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Escaping his various pursuers, a damaged and smoking Bumblebee stopped by the roadside on the way out of Colorado to rest and recover. Suddenly detecting a burst of AllSpark energy, he trace the source to [[New Mexico]], where Barricade tracked him down and attacked once again. Other Decepticons, meanwhile, attacked the energy source and found it to be a Sector Seven ruse; consequently, assuming Bumblebee would have further leads they could exploit, Barricade let 'Bee escape so that they would be able to covertly track his movements. Eventually, Bumblebee's search took him to [[Tranquility]], [[Nevada]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} where he would soon encounter Sam Witwicky, whom he befriended and allied with during the subsequent battle for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}}

[[File:Alliance2 Bumblebee takecove-rrk.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Why do they always aim for the throat!?"]]

Immediately following the battle in [[Mission City]], Bumblebee had his legs reattached by Ratchet, then he and the other Autobots rolled out to avoid Sector Seven's inquiries. 'Bee remained behind to guard Sam when the other Autobots were summoned to a meeting with Lennox a month later, {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} but then took part in the mission Lennox requested their help with: transporting the dead Decepticons' body to a navy base in [[San Diego]], [[California]] for disposal at sea. Before departing Sector Seven's [[Nevada]] base with the convoy, Optimus Prime gave the surviving AllSpark sliver to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts about his decision partway into the mission and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to the facility to retrieve it. Racing ahead, Bumblebee was greeted with an unexpected sight: the base aflame, and Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream brawling in the midst of it all. 'Bee disarmed Wreckage with a well-aimed blast and Starscream finished him off, then turned his firepower on the humans; Bumblebee dived in front of them and took the blast, damaging his vocal processor once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Ironhide praised him for his bravery and selflessness, Bumblebee regretted not being able to save everybody. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance3 Ironhide Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I see dead people, I mean it, look there's one right over there."]]

Two weeks later, Bumblebee was present for the burial at sea of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and the Decepticons, following which it was announced that the Autobots and Lennox's team would be working together as a new special unit, dedicated to protecting the Earth from threats posed by the remaining Decepticons. They began training on the island of Diego Garcia, but it took time for the humans and Autobots to learn to work together; during a training exercise on a shooting range, when Bumblebee instinctively fired on a target, he only narrowly avoiding blasting Epps in the process. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and 'Bee's old opponent Swindle. Bumblebee and Lennox chased Swindle onto the deserted [[Golden Gate Bridge]], where the Decepticon was amused upon realizing who it was he was facing once again. When Swindle turned on Lennox, however, he learned the folly of underestimating Bumblebee, who blasted his one-time torturer through the back, killing him. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

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Concerned that Sam Witwicky would become the target of the Decepticons again, Optimus selected Bumblebee to act as Sam's guardian again and sent him to live with the boy. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} However, Bumblebee's attempts to integrate himself into Sam's life were not as smooth as he had hoped. Without the team structure of the Autobots, Bumblebee tended to act upon instinct, taking revenge on Mikaela's ex-boyfriend [[Trent DeMarco]] for his previous humiliations of Sam by wrecking his truck, smashing a would-be car thief with the door he was attempting to unlock, and inadvertently giving Sam traffic tickets by not observing the rules of the road. When Bumblebee was alone, he attempted to learn as much as he could about human culture, feeling that he owed it to his friend. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}} Though no longer on active NEST duty, Bumblebee very occasionally helped his Autobot allies out; in November 2008, he came on-scene to assist his team-mates after [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had... demolished a sizeable amount of human property in [[Uruguay]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

Soon, the problem of Sam's impending departure for college arose: 'Bee intended to follow Sam wherever he went, but Sam feared that he might not be able to bring his car along with him. Not thrilled the prospect of Bumblebee continuing to live with them, Sam's father Ron decreed that once Sam had gone to school, Bumblebee would have to leave. However, unexpectedly, Ron came to Bumblebee seeking aid when Mikaela reported that Sam had never made a rendezvous with her. Speeding out of the garage without Ron (and without waiting for the garage door to open), Bumblebee searched for clues to Sam's whereabouts and eventually found a message from his old foe Barricade, who demanded the AllSpark in exchange for the boy. Finding the pair at an car wrecking yard, Bumblebee attacked Barricade, but was considerably outmatched, with the Decepticon gloating that Earth had made the Autobot soft, and their last encounter was down to pure luck. Eventually, with a distraction from Sam, Bumblebee was able to force Barricade into a pool of gasoline. With the Decepticon hardly down for the count, Bumblebee told Sam to run and ignited the gasoline, causing a tremendous explosion that sent both Transformers flying. In the aftermath, Bumblebee told Sam he had a feeling they hadn't seen the last of Barricade. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

[[File:After fight with Soundwave Nefarious 1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|If you have a problem... if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you can hire... The Bee Team.]]

In the wake of the Autobots' battle with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} with more new Autobots arriving on Earth regularly, Bumblebee was brought back onto active duty and placed in charge of a team made up of rookies [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]. Bumblebee's team responded to Decepticon activity at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] in [[Florida]], but 'Bee and the other ground-based team-members arrived too late to save Breakaway from dying at Soundwave's hands. The Decepticons soon fled, as did a mysterious group of humans also active at the sight, leaving Bumblebee mystified as to what was going on. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He and his team returned to [[Edwards Air Force Base]], where Galloway was annoyed that he hadn't been notified about the arrival on Earth of some of the members of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

After Optimus managed to capture Soundwave in [[Utah]], Bumblebee's team was assigned to escort the captive Decepticon to a NEST base in [[Odessa]], [[Texas]]. Decepticon. En route, their transport plane was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], and when they attempt to continue the mission on the ground, they were soon obstructed by Soundwave's "mini-militia". Bumblebee tussled with [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], but quickly realized that his team was outmatched. Rather than a repeat of the loss of Breakaway, Bumblebee opted to release Soundwave. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Subsequently, Soundwave chose to ally himself with the Autobots to bring down the [[Initiative]], the human organization who had also been at Kingdom Petrochemicals, who were conspiring against the Transformers. Bumblebee's team were part of the NEST unit that follow Soundwave to the supposed location of the [[Initiative base|Initiative's base]] in [[Inyokern]], but the mobile facility had already relocated to [[Crater Lake]], [[Oregon]], by the time they got there. Pursuing it, 'Bee's team was sent to assault the base from the north, but when Bumblebee broke through the base wall, he was confronted by a most unexpected set of opponents: Initiative-controlled Transformers! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The damage he took from the initial blast knocked him out of the fight, but he had recovered in time to help during the clean-up. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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While Bumblebee was picnicking with Sam and Arcee, a small earthquake, followed by the emergence of a Transformer energy signature, prompted the trio to investigate. Tracing the signal to a nearby cave, they were attacked by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], who had been freed from his subterranean prison by the 'quake, and who promptly brought the cave down on top of the threesome. {{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Separated from Arcee in the cave-in, Bumblebee managed to hold up the collapsed ceiling, but could not get any transmissions out through the rocks, and found his strength slowly ebbing as the weight pressed down. 'Bee's mind drifted back to a recent encounter he and Sam had with Starscream, and remembered how the boy had aided him by using downed power lines to electrocute the Decepticon. Reminded that friendship meant trying your hardest and not letting your friends down, Bumblebee dug deep, and when a crack of light appeared overhead, managed to wrench the rocks clear. The pair were lifted to safety by Ratchet, who had been digging for them, and who was amazed that Bumblebee had had the strength to carry the weight for as long as he had. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}}

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While visiting Sam at college in [[Philadelphia]], Bumblebee was parked at the roadside waiting for him while he grabbed lunch when he was approached by "[[Brains]]", a Decepticon brain unit who had just recently come online and escaped from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]]. Believing him to be an ordinary Earth vehicle, but not understanding that said vehicles were not alive, Brains tried asking Bumblebee for help; naturally, Bee did not break cover by replying, but when an angry Brains then kicked him, 'Bee's temper got the better of him and he transformed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} Sam and Bumblebee brought Brains back to his college, but this only made them targets for a force of Decepticons heralded by 'Bee's recurring opponent, Barricade. Vastly outnumbered, Bumblebee nearly met his maker at the end of [[Sonar (ROTF)|Sonar]]'s blaster, but was saved when NEST reinforcements [[Dino|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] arrived. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} As the battle intensified, Bumblebee and Barricade squared off once more, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} but as more Autobot backup came to join the fight, Bumblebee got the better of his old enemy and defeated him yet again. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Concurrently with the battle in Philadelphia, Shockwave had staged a devastating attack on NEST's Diego Garcia base, necessitating a restructuring of the organization. NEST's [[Charlotte Mearing|new director]] removed Bumblebee from his position as Sam's guardian, and placed him on full-time NEST activity. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Some time later, the Autobots faced the return of Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee and Sam were reunited to thwart his space bridge plot. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon movie adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:MoviePrequel bumblebee seeks allspark.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|It's a great big universe, and we're all really puny We're just tiny little specs about the size of Mickey Rooney]]
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]]}}

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] entrusted Bumblebee with the secret that the AllSpark would be sent into deep space to prevent Lord Megatron from possessing and corrupting it. Just after the launch, Megatron attacked Bumblebee in rage at losing the AllSpark and shattered the Autobot's voice capacitor beyond repair.

Bumblebee arrived on Earth and, sensing the AllSpark was near, took on local camouflage to search for the artifact. He immediately attracted the attention of Sector Seven agents and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
While searching for Decepticons, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. They traced its source to a [[Schick]] R&D department and gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots by knocking over [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]. With help from Hiroshi's [[Energy-field razor|control set]], Bumblebee released a shock burst towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, the Autobots gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells, but Bumblebee knew that he would return one day. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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====''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''====
{{note|Bumblebee Movie Prequel follows along with the continuity twist regarding Bumblebee's arrival on Earth that was established in [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]], yet is incompatible with the Bumblebee film itself.}}
During the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee was friends with the Autobot [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]], at one point battling alongside her in the [[smelting pool]]s of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}} Unbeknownst to Bumblebee, Diabla was a Decepticon mole who had infiltrated the Autobots to destabilize them from within; when Diabla's treachery was revealed, Bumblebee maintained that Diabla had ''always'' been an Autobot, albeit one who had gone bad and joined the Decepticons.

After arriving on Earth and serving in World War II, Bumblebee — prior to the loss of his voicebox — fell in with [[Sector Seven]] at some point after the end of the war. At some point during the early 1960s the organization traded him to [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]], Bumblebee joining the ranks of Britain's elite counterintelligence agency [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] Partnered with the not-so-suave superspy [[David Reeve]], {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} and taking pointers from intelligence specialist [[Diana Lux]], {{storylink|The Living Headlights}} Bumblebee and Reeve embarked on a series of globetrotting adventures, battling against the forces of [[Konrad Gotell]]'s [[E.I.D.O.L.O.N.]] crime syndicate. In [[1964]], the duo tracked Gottell to [[Germany|East Berlin]]. Though Reeve discovered that Gotell had already been killed, and his office booby-trapped rigged to blow, Bumblebee was forced to evade the German police before he could rescue his partner from [[Wild Rider|Wildrider]], killing him by throwing him into the [[Berlin Wall]] and crushing him with a chunk of rubble.

Some time later, the duo returned to the United Kingdom to rendezvous with their handlers at [[Maundy Gregory Studio]]; though initially put out about being left in the rain, his position allowed him to realize that [[Pelham|the agency's director]] had been killed, his car coopted as a disguise for the Decepticon [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]]. Bee was barely able to warn Reeve and Lux before the blast from Pelham's explosive-rigged body took out the studio, shielding his human friends from Runabout and Diabla's attacks. At Reeve's suggestion, Bumblebee fell back, deploying an oil slick to trip up the Decepticons while he made his escape. Regrouping on [[Victoria Embankment]], Reeve was barely able to recontact [[B.A.S.E.S.T.A.T.I.O.N.]] on a secure line: learning that P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. had been potentially compromised by a human collaborator, the trio were sanctioned to do whatever it took to eliminate the compromised agent. {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} Reeve was unaware that Bee and Lux had tapped the call, and though Lux briefly wondered if Reeve would kill ''them'' based on that suspicions, the sight of his partner raising his gun caused the Autobot to flee... until it became clear that Reeve was aiming at the Decepticon duo who had tailed them, and the subsequent chase took them across London until Bumblebee transformed to tangle with Diabla atop [[Tower Bridge]]. When it became clear that Diabla wouldn't listen to her old comrade, and that the Decepticon had him phsycially outmatched, Bumblebee escaped death by diving into the [[Thames]] so that he could meet up with his human contacts at a secret P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. safehouse.

To meet with Gottell's old contact [[Vladimir Vladek]], the two humans disguised themselves as a photographer and a model, staking out [[Carnaby Street]] in the process and using Bumblebee's vehicle mode to block the road from Diabla so that the two humans could break into Vladek's headquarters. In the ensuing battle, Bumblebee attempted to talk down his old friend; this time, the Decepticon agreed, and the pair retreated to the roof to converse. Despite his best efforts, Bumblebee was unable to convince Diabla to reveal any information about her human connections, and the entire conversation was quickly revealed to be a distraction, so that [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] could tie up another loose end by killing Vladek while [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] eliminated the Autobot. {{storylink|The Living Headlights}}

Left to the mercy of Diabla and Blitzwing, Diabla's brief moment of mercy — when she briefly considered giving Bumblebee a quick and painless death — allowed Bumblebee to take on Blitzwing, though it quickly became clear that the Autobot was outmatched. Instead, Bee fired at a nearby gas main, using the explosion as cover to scoop up his human allies before transforming and fleeing into the [[London Underground]]. Pursued by Diabla, Bumblebee was able to outmaneuver his Decepticon foe by deploying his meager rear-mounted weaponry, baiting her into getting hit by an oncoming train while he re-emerged in south London.

Having eluded their pursuers, Reeve made contact with an "old friend" who promised more news regarding the activities of their foes. That evening, the group headed to [[Hyde Park]] to meet up with Reeve's ally; though momentarily surprised by a Decepticon ambush, their opponents were taken offline by [[Heath Donovan]], a Sector Seven agent in charge of keeping tabs on Bumblebee. New information revealed the full extent of the Decepticon's plans, including the extinction of humanity by turning the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] hot, but thanks to the homing device he'd tagged Diabla with in the Underground Bumblebee revealed that he was able to take them to their base of operations. Hitching a ride aboard a [[Jetfire (Movie)|stealth jet]], the trio parachuted into an abandoned castle, with Bumblebee dropping [[Darksteel (DOTM)|a guard]] before fighting their way into the complex... and discovered the diminutive Decepticon [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] as the mastermind behind the conflict. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Having revealed his role in recent events, gloating about his plans to push the nations of Earth into a nuclear war, Bumblebee begged Diabla for help one last time — only for Lux to reveal that she had previously turned Bumblebee's homing rounds into explosive devices, and detonated Diabla's, causing a momentary distraction that allowed the three heroes to slip their bonds. Deploying an underwater mode, Bumblebee was able to dive into the castle waterways, using his oil slick to blind the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s that pursued him. When it seemed like his luck had run out, however, he was unexpectedly rescued... by ''Diabla'', who assured him that she had saved him only so that ''she'' could kill him, as revenge for his killing of the humans of E.I.D.O.L.O.N., siccing Dead End on the yellow Autobot. Though Reeve was able to kill Malignus, his missile had already launched, and the three spies were unable to do anything about it — only becoming aware that the conflicted Diabla had already climbed aboard to defuse it too late to stop her. Momentarily throwing Dead End off balance by using a falling Sharkticon to crush the red Decepticon, Bumblebee was too focused on preventing Diabla from killing herself to notice the arrival of Blitzwing and Dead End, but a shout from Reeve caused Bee to duck, and Blitzwing's shot to blow Dead End apart. Grabbing his two-human allies, Bumblebee leapt into the ocean as the disabled missile plummeted back into the castle, destroying it and all of its occupants.

In the aftermath, Bumblebee and his two-human allies survived, but were unable to determine if Diabla had done the same. Bumblebee spied one of her tires, which led her to believe that his old friend had survived the battle. Ferrying his partners back to shore, the Autobot vowed to find her... and, if he couldn't find her, than to kill Blitzwing. Over the next twenty years, Bumblebee left his human friends behind to pursue his new mission, travelling across the globe and eventually dedicating himself to eliminating Blitzwing instead. Eventually, Bumblebee tracked Blitzwing down, and the pair prepared to do battle once more... {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}

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===Titan movie comics===
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Bumblebee was part of a mission to trick Megatron into looking in the wrong place for the AllSpark{{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Reprint of Prequel #1}}, in which he was the only one who knew the truth (not even team leader [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] knew!) {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Recap in #2}} He lost his voice when Megatron crushed his vocal processor upon witnessing the launch of the AllSpark. The Decepticon leader immediately discarded his body and took off after the cube {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} and it was a long while before he was recovered. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_3#Items of note|Prelude: Ratchet}}

Rendered voiceless, he continued to fight on Cybertron and would encounter [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] when the two were about to be thrown into a Decepticon smelting pool. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} In 2003, he travelled to Earth while tracing the AllSpark and would spend years evading Decepticons and Sector 7 alike. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Reprint of Prequel #3}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Reprint of Prequel #4}}

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Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots would ultimately follow the AllSpark to the planet Earth, where Bumblebee befriended the human Sam Witwicky. Some time after the battle of Mission City, Bumblebee was driven by the Witwickys to [[Princeton University|Sam's college]], where he quietly endured their bickering while scanning everything around him for potential threats. When he picked up radio transmissions from two new Autobots, he drove off into battle, and saved [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] from being slaughtered by [[Ransack (ROTF)|the Decepticon Ransack]]. But with the villain threatening a long game, Bumblebee knew that trouble was on the horizon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} 'Bee brought Skids and Mudflap to meet with the other Autobots at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] in California, but no sooner had he turned his back than the pair snuck off to find Optimus Prime on their own, insisting they had a message for his ears only. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

[[File:Titan2-6 aimedatyourheart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|There's only room for ''one'' kid-appeal character...]]

Some time later, Bumblebee was hanging out in Sam's garage when he received an emergency call from NEST: the twins, having apparently fallen in with the Decepticons, had abducted Sam! 'Bee tore out of the garage, tracked down the twins, and demanded they stop immediately. When they didn't, he launched suppressive fire and began ramming Skids, which soon convinced them to release Sam. As Bumblebee held the twins at gunpoint, ready to eliminate if necessary, Mudflap's tried to explain that they hadd been framed and there was a bigger threat coming... but before 'Bee could hear any more, he was gunned down in a surprise attack from Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} The "bigger threat" the twins had warned of soon arrived, in the form of The Fallen, but the Autobots were able to defeat the ancient Decepticon. Afterwards, back in the field in [[Beverly Hills]], Bumblebee was part of a unit assigned to captured [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]; Jolt messed the mission up, but Bumblebee saved the day by ''ramming'' the bike head-on. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

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Later, with Lennox and his crew searching for [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], Bumblebee was left with only [[Robert Epps]] to investigate an attack on Malmstrom Air Force Base and the disappearance of Optimus Prime. Epps worked out that Optimus had been victim of an electromagnetic bomb, and Bumblebee tracked his leader to where he was being held (Poor Epps had to ride in Bumblebee jumping a ravine, and almost spewed up his breakfast). After locating Prime, they found he was a captive of the [[Free Men]] militia. At Epps command, Bumblebee hit the Free Men compound with his full firepower, swiftly defeating the militia. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Titan18 Bumblethumbsup.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It's true!]]

Bumblebee selected [[Death Valley]] as the site for a survival exercise for raw recruits Jolt, Dune Runner, and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}} Later, he was summoned as back-up by NEST [[South Africa]] alongside [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] and Gears due to a Decepticon jailbreak led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], but Optimus ordered him to let the Decepticons leave to prevent civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}

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Ultimately, this failure left the Autobots' reputations in the toilet, and with concerns that public fights risked alienating humans, Bumblebee was tasked to head a covert unit with [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] and [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]]. They were charged with operating under NEST's radar, monitoring Decepticons and waiting for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, before hitting hard and fast. In practice, this meant allowing Decepticons like [[Crankstart]], [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], and [[Trenchmouth]] to run amok in cities, with Bumblebee restraining his desire to stop them and keeping his men from taking action. After an uncomfortable period of hoping nobody would be killed, the Decepticons went to an isolated stretch of road: now free to act, Bumblebee led his men in a vicious ambush and personally drove ''through'' Crankshaft. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

Information obtained from the Decepticon unit Bumblebee's covert squad had brought in allowed the Autobots to trace the location of Bludgeon's Decepticons' base to [[Arkhangelskaya Oblast]] in [[Russia]]. Regrettably, while strategizing together, Bumblebee and Ironhide made the mistake of dismissing Wheelie when he offered to help; insulted and angry, the little scrap drone sold the Autobots out to Bludgeon's Decepticons, who were able to ambush 'Bee and the Autobots when they moved to attacked their base, with Springer being shot out of the sky following an air strike by [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]] and [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]], Slap Dash being killed by Bludgeon, and Hubcap being subsequently killed/wounded as well. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} Fortunately for the Autobots, Megatron himself soon arrived and slew Bludgeon for his transgressions, meaning Bumblebee and the others did not have to battle the rogue Decepticon at all. In the wake of the two Decepticons' brawl, Bumblebee discovered the shattered remains of Wheelie, who had been torn to bits. Unaware of his treachery, 'Bee gathered up his parts to take back to Ratchet for repair... unaware that the cannibalistic Decepticon [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was on his trail! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

Intrigued by the human ritual of "[[Christmas]]", Bumblebee convinced Sam to let him secretly observe the Witwicky family during the festive proceedings. Unfortunately, Dead End tracked the Autobot to the Witwickys' house and attacked on Christmas Eve, tearing bits of Bumblebee's mechanisms out to integrate into his own body. Luckily, 'Bee managed to shock the zombie-con into submission before their fight awoke Sam's parents, and he was even able to get into the gift-giving on Christmas morning, buying Judy Witwicky car wax. Sam's present was particularly timely: a new traction bearing to replace the one Dead End had torn out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.19|The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas}}

{{note|"The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas" reads like it was meant to go '''after''' "Divided Loyalties" and "A Short, Sharp Lesson!" despite that story being released '''before''' the other two: it's the Russian battle that turns Dead End back into a monster, and he turns up at the Witwickys' because he's following Bumblebee.}}

When the Autobots were summoned to [[Fiesole Cathedral]] in [[Fiesole]], [[Italy]] to examine a mysterious object discovered there by an archaeology professor, Bumblebee accidentally smashed the cathedrals shrine to Saint Donatus. Determined to prevent the Autobots from getting ahold of the object—actually a piece of Sentinel Prime's ''Ark''—Starscream attacked the cathedral, blasting Bumblebee through a wall with a volley of missiles. Recovering, 'Bee joined Optimus Prime in pursuing Starscream to the cathedral's belltower, but the Decepticon then brought the tower down on top of them and escaped with the ''Ark'' component. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

At some point, Bumblebee uncovered some intel, pointing towards Soundwave working in conjunction with the [[Tanto Gang]], and passed on the information to Lennox. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Gold And Blood}}

[[File:AcceptNoSubstitutes bumblebee vs stinger.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Can ''you'' tell which is the real Bumblebee out of the guy who can talk and the one who can't?]]

Bumblebee was later teamed with Robert Epps to hunt down Soundwave in the Spanish [[Sierra Nevada]] mountain range, but NEST's intelligence regarding the Decepticons' operational status was flawed: Soundwave's weapons systems were in perfect working order, and Bumblebee was badly damaged by his attacks. Luckily, Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

After the return of Sentinel Prime and the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] tracked three Decepticon survivors of the conflict to [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When the Decepticons retreated and Crosshairs tracked them to [[Pulau Bidadari]], Bumblebee monitored the ranger and relayed the events to Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

Not long after, Bumblebee was shocked to see a news report claiming that he had attacked a human power plant. Though 'Bee was eager to hunt down his mysterious doppelgänger, Optimus Prime encouraged him to wait until he had the Autobot leader to back him up. The choice was soon taken out of Bumblebee's hands, however: responding to a fire at a remote human homestead, he was attacked by his mysterious duplicate, who introduced himself as "[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]", and promptly welded 'Bee's battle mask shut so they would be totally indistinguishable from one another. Optimus Prime soon arrived and had to train his guns on the two identical Bumblebees... but the standoff was brief, as the real 'Bee revealed himself when he dived to save a human who had fallen from the burning building. Prime quickly sent Stinger packing, and he and Bumblebee rolled out together, wondering where Stinger had come from... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}
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====Alternate timeline====

[[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Why is he apologizing, you ask? Look where his left hand is.]]

In an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]], the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Megatron killed Sam, captured Optimus, and obtained the AllSpark. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Bumblebee—his voice still functional—and Mikaela Banes went underground, working with [[Tom Banachek]] to fight a guerilla war against the Decepticons.

Considering Optimus their last, best hope for victory, Bumblebee and Mikaela went on a mission to rescue him from the old Sector Seven base in Hoover Dam, which the Decepticons were now using as their headquarters. Mikaela quickly shot down Bumblebee's concerns about her safety, though she ''did'' almost get squished when 'Bee took out the bunker guard Swindle. Entering, the pair quickly located Optimus, but in a most unexpected condition: frozen solid in the old cryo-system previously used to contain Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} Stalked by Megatron, Bumblebee kept the Decepticon leader busy while Mikaela attempt to deactivate the freezing system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but was baited into revealing himself when the tyrant threatened to kill Mikaela. Bumblebee made a desperate attack, only to be beaten aside with ease, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} but he remained defiant to the end and refused to beg for mercy. Luckily, Autobot reinforcements arrived; although even they were no match for Megatron, their added distraction provided Mikaela time to thaw out Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} While Prime and Megatron battled, Mikaela arrived with Phase Two of their plan: a Sector Seven nanovirus that targeted AllSpark energy. Loading the virus into himself, Bumblebee charged Megatron, forcibly transmitting the nano-virus into him via a light-beam from his headlights. The virus killed Megatron once and for all, but Bumblebee did not celebrate too loudly, as he knew too well that this just left a [[Starscream (Movie)|power vacuum]]... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

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Bumblebee and the Autobots [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], to survey the damage done by the Decepticons' AllSpark cyberforming project. He took Mikaela to a nearby refugee camp, but as Optimus Prime had feared, the humans the were fearful of him, viewing all Cybertronians as an unwanted presence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} In apparent further validation of this fear, the Autobots soon came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit while attempting to defend the camp from a Decepticon attack, but intel from Banachek suggested something was not right. Spotting the human in charge of the unit, Bumblebee and Mikaela ran a gauntlet of human and Decepticon firepower, blinding the former with his headlights and roasting the latter with his fiery exhaust, in order to get to the man. Having got in close enough, Bumblebee was able to detect a mind-controlling Decepticon [[cerebro-strip]] on the man, and Mikaela freed him from its effects, ending the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} Following this battle, the Decepticons continued their attacks on human infrastructure; Bumblebee was part of a unit defending an oil pipeline in [[Crooked Creek]], [[Alaska]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertronpt2 ironhide restrained.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Leave it, mate, 'e's not worf it!]]

Bumblebee was part of a unit under Ironhide's command that was sent back to Cybertron in order to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] in hopes it could be used to repair the damage inflicted upon the Earth by the AllSpark. Touching down on their homeworld, Bumblebee was sent on recon and discovered a strange satellite dish, but when the team investigated it, they were jumped by a team of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. The revelation that Stockade's "New Decepticons" were in control of the planet's Nucleon supply, followed by the appearance of a strange energy anomaly in Cybertron's orbit, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} convinced Bumblebee to try talking, rather than fighting; after convincing Ironhide to stop throwing his face at Stockade's fists, he learned from Stockade that the anomaly was a living entity the Decepticons had deliberately summoned, believing it would rejuvenate Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Not trusting this entity and wanting to stop all the Nucleon being used up, Bumblebee had the Autobots create a distraction while he turned the Nucleon transfer off, and sent a distress call to Optimus Prime on Earth. His efforts to prevent the arrival of the entity failed, and it revealed itself to be [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]], as it began to possess Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} In the resulting chaos, Bumblebee had to rescue Ironhide when the satellite dish collapsed on him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Optimus soon arrived in response to Bumblebee's summons, brokered an alliance with Stockade, and came up with a plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron's body was using for power. Bumblebee and Armorhide were dispatched to drain the Nucleon seam, but were not able to siphon all of the fuel off fast enough, so Ratchet came up with a quicker alternative: blowing it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebeereunion.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|OTP!]]

Upon returning to Earth, the Autobots found the Decepticons had pinched their base and all 600 square miles around it. They retreated, leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands; Bumblebee was distraught over this. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} He would be part of the raid to get her back, perfectly aware it was an obvious trap, but not caring due to how much they owed Mikaela. The raid was successful and the two were reunited, awwww! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

The pair's time together was short, as soon, the Decepticon-blackmailed American government ordering the Autobots off the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Knowing that the Decepticons were behind, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee and Ironhide prepare a decoy ship; {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} the following day, after Bumblebee said his farewells to Mikaela (and beat up the Decepticon [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] as an "up yours" gesture), the Decepticons had the ship blown up shortly after takeoff. [[File:Revolutionpt3 the end.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Believed dead, Bumblebee and the Autobots hid themselves on Cybertron, where they readied their final weapon against the Decepticons: a teleportation system that would trap the Decepticons on the dead planet, then teleport ''it'' off to the far reaches of the universe. When all was in readiness, the Autobots returned to Earth; Mikaela was ''not'' happy to find out they had not told her of their plan, but Bumblebee denied that it was because they didn't trust her—they had simply had to minimize any possible exposure. In the final battle that followed, Bumblebee tagged Megatron with the teleport tech, and the Decepticon leaders and his followers were soon exiled forever.

In the aftermath, after it became clear the Autobots had just exiled ''themselves'' to Earth forever—"Hey, there are worse fates," said Bumblebee—Mikaela forgave Bumblebee. Both had a lot of clean-up work to do, but also a brave new world to explore together...! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part 3}}
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===Toy bios===
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Bumblebee learned hand-to-hand combat at the most prestigious combat training center on Cybertron, where he received his converting energon blade as a reward for his skills. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartRace|''Dark of the Moon'' Walmart-exclusive Bumblebee}} It was on the battlefields of Cybertron that Bumblebee first met the Decepticon Starscream, who he would meet again and again in combat. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee/Starscream}}

Bumblebee repeatedly crossed paths with fellow elite spy Decepticon [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]; initially a professional rivalry, the relationship between the two 'bots slowly evolved into a personal vendetta that saw the pair battle across the galaxy. It was a crack shot by Hardtop that damaged Bumblebee's vocal processors, causing the Autobot pain when he tries to speak. {{storylink|Hardtop (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Hardtop}}

Bumblebee was sent to Earth ahead of the other Autobot by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007_76deluxe|Deluxe Bumblebee ('76 Camaro)}} During [[World War II]], Bumblebee teamed up with [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] to provide serious firepower during an assault on an enemy stronghold they infiltrated, during which they unleashed the war machines within. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|''Studio Series'' WWII Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Hot Rod (DOTM)#Studio Series|WWII Hot Rod}}

Prior to his arrival on Earth, Bumblebee cared little for the appearance of his alternate mode, simply scanning the first vehicle he saw, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#evoofhero|Evolution of a Hero}} but that changed upon befriending Sam Witwicky. At the boy's urging, Bumblebee scanned a new Concept Camaro form, and came to appreciate how stylish he looked. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCamaro|Deluxe Bumblebee (Concept Camaro)}} His shiny new form was soon badly damaged, however, during the battle of Mission City—with his legs blown off, Bumblebee had to be towed to safety by the newborn [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TowedToSafety|Towed to Safety}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed, Bumblebee was briefly empowered by its radiation, and put the new power to use hunting down the straggling Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AllSparkPower|AllSpark Power Bumblebee}} One such Decepticon was [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], who he hunted across the [[Middle East]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Bumblebee vs. Scorponok}} Then, with the initial threat over, Bumblebee decided to kick back and relax. Transcanning a rally car, he began hanging around at race tracks, pitting himself against the human racers. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Rally Rocket Bumblebee}}

Following this, Bumblebee volunteered to be Sam's guardian. It was a pretty swank deal: he got to hang with Sam and Mikaela all the time, got lots of [[oil]], and could join Ironhide in killing Decepticons whenever he wanted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFdeluxe|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee}} Peacetime afforded him the luxury of becoming meticulous about his alternate mode; he even had Ratchet learn a little about the cosmetic side of repair work. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|Premium Series Bumblebee}}

In time, Bumblebee came to realize that with pictures of him all over the internet, ''everyone'' recognized him... including newly arriving Decepticons, which put Sam and others in danger! With Mikaela's help, Bumblebee recolored himself to help restore his disguise and make it easier to sneak up on the enemy. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007Stealth|Stealth Bumblebee}} With the Decepticon forces constantly growing, he also decided to upgrade his arsenal and modified his vehicle mode so he could use weaponry in it, deciding he'd been caught off guard too many times before. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee}} When the battle shifted to the deserts, he threw himself into the fray, upgrading himself for desert combat and wielding the mighty ''sand blast''! {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SandAttack|Sand Attack Bumblebee}}

Following the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee returned to active NEST duty, hunting down the Decepticons hiding across Earth; Sam even began joining him in the field. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFHumanAlliance|Human Alliance Bumblebee}} Discovering that [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] had secreted himself inside NEST itself, Bumblebee teamed with [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] and [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] to ferret him out. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Alliance|Alliance Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Evac (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Evac (Deluxe)}} He had a particular dislike for [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]], who really got under his metal skin. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsVsShadowStriker|Bumblebee vs Shadow Striker}}

At some point, Bumblebee took on Soundwave, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee vs Infiltration Soundwave}} and brought his battle blade to bear in combat with Ravage and [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee}} His experience fighting fliers also meant that he was fully equipped to deal with [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CrashLandingAttack|Crash Landing Attack}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BombingRunBattle|Bombing Run Battle}}

Bumblebee was the first Autobot try out the new [[MechTech]] weapons developed by NEST, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DOTM|''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Bumblebee}} and also began toting a Mobile Battle Bunker around. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CyberverseActionSet|Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker}} Like several other Transformers, he took to inscribing [[Cyberglyphics]] on his armor before significant battles, out of a superstitious racial belief that they granted good luck. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|"Cyberglyph" Bumblebee}}

Hating how Soundwave always seemed to track his movements, Bumblebee put together a plan to take care of him once and for all. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus}} He also found time to form the Autobot Daredevil Squad together with Sam and [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Daredevil|Autobot Daredevil Squad}} and battle Shockwave alongside Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Streetside Bot Brawl}}

Following the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee had to disguise himself as a super-charged muscle car to avoid detection in a world where all Transformers are in danger of being hunted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee}} When his allies were in danger, he dropped his disguise and charged into battle. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Bumblebee showed up as the representative for the "Movie" era of the franchise. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Anderson]], [[David Kledzik]], [[Tony Gialluca II]], [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Alexandre Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

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Some time after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing some [[datatrax]] that Optimus Prime had made for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]] when they detected an explosion outside their base. Bumblebee remained to lock down the most important data tracks while Ironhide went to investigate [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|the cause]] of the explosion. However, that turned out to be just what the Decepticons wanted, as moments later, Soundwave burst into the base, overwhelming Bumblebee with a sonic attack. Bumblebee attempted to counter with a shot from his shoulder cannon, but Soundwave absorbed the sonic boom and sent the acoustic energy back at him, bragging about his mastery of sound. Bumblebee decided to put his sonic skills to the absolute test, and unleashed a barrage of automatic weaponsfire at the Decepticon. At ten thousand rounds per minute, Soundwave was faced with too many sonic booms to absorb, and was soon flat on his back. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} [[File:CyberMissions8 bumblebee in the arctic.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] Bumblebee enclosed the defeated Soundwave in an electromagnetically sealed bubble, cut off from all sound. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}

Ironhide, meanwhile, had gone missing in the jungle; Bumblebee reported the problem to Optimus, who had 'Bee perform a scan of the area. Bumblebee discovered several rich deposits of [[energon]] ore, which Prime pinpoint Ironhide's location. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Reunited, Bumblebee and Ironhide went on a training exercise in the Arctic, where the bigger 'bot put 'Bee through his paces. As Bumblebee was frequently singled out as a target by the Decepticons because of his small size, Ironhide taught him the importance of staying on guard and being mindful of his surroundings. As the pair sparred, Bumblebee learned another benefit of being aware of everything around him when Ironhide stopped their fight after they nearly crushed a strange little plant growing through the ice... a plant, Ironhide implied, that could well be sentient. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}

[[File:CyberMissions9 Bumblebee.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|BUUU!]]

When Decepticons [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Chopster]] set fire to a building [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Bumblebee and Ratchet were dispatched to the scene by Optimus Prime. A menacing look from Bumblebee sent the diminutive Chopster running off in terror; 'Bee called after him to tell Smolder they would "like a word", hoping they could perhaps talk the situation out rather than fight, but Smolder wasn't interested. Bumblebee grappled with the pyromaniac Decepticon while Ratchet powered up his EMP blaster, which he then used to knock Smolder offline. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}}

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Optimus reported finding Megatron and Starscream in the Arctic regions of Earth, and Bumblebee was summoned to aid his leader in battle alongside Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe. Leaving Megatron to handle Prime, Starscream attacked all the Autobots at once, but the combined fire of the four heroes was enough to ground the Decepticon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

Optimus later laid a trap to lure the Decepticons to a final confrontation with a hologram of Soundwave, and Megatron indeed walked right into it. Bumblebee, Ironhide, and Ratchet arrived to join the battle, and in the ensuing fight, Bumblebee took on Mindwipe. The Decepticon tried to hypnotize Bumblebee into not fighting, but Bumblebee blocked out his voice and kept up the attack. An army of humans soon arrived and surrounded the combatants, and the day went to the Autobots. Optimus instructed the Decepticons to leave Earth to be destroyed, and after they had fled, Bumblebee stamped a huge Autobot symbol in the dirt, a marker visible from far away that let all Decepticons who saw it know that the Autobots protected the planet. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Bumblebee charged to Sam's defense when Starscream tried to abduct the boy, but proved no match for the Decepticon, and was flung around the yard. As Starscream started making off with Sam, Bumblebee made another attempt to stop him, and was brushed aside. Luckily Optimus arrived to help, and Starscream soon fled, but the Witwicky's yard was in ruins. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
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During NEST's ongoing worldwide hunt for the Decepticons after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee paid a visit to NEST's regional headquarters in [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]]. As he entered the facility, Decepticon spy Ravage was able to quickly sneak through the closing door behind him, but Bumblebee spotted him in his rear-view mirror and quickly went on the attack. When Ravage pounced on him, Bumblebee triggered his headlights, blinding the feline Decepticon and sending him fleeing, leaving Bumblebee confused as to the point of the infiltration... unaware that an airborne nano-virus Ravage had carried with him had already picked NEST's computers clean of information regarding [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Bumblebee met up with Optimus, Ironhide and Sideswipe in a desert to train. He raced Sideswipe, only for their training to be interrupted by a large boulder tumbling towards a nearby town. The two Autobots destroyed the boulder before resuming their race. They met back up with Optimus and Ironhide afterwards, and Optimus revealed the they had encountered a "natural disaster" as well. The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Bumblebee and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

Bumblebee and Sideswipe had a nasty run-in with the Decepticons, leaving Bumblebee pinned under a massive metal bar. Thankfully, Ratchet came to their rescue, and repaired them both. Bumblebee later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}

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Bumblebee was out for a drive with Wheelie, Sam and Mikaela one day when Starscream swooped down and began to attack them! Bumblebee suggested to Wheelie that they gun for Starscream's wings to defeat the Decepticon. Wheelie disagreed, saying that they had to outsmart Starscream to defeat him. The two Autobots began to argue, becoming oblivious to Starscream attacking their human companions. Thankfully, Optimus Prime showed up to knock out Starscream. Optimus then chastised Bumblebee and Wheelie for allowing their feelings get in the way of protecting Sam and Mikaela. Bumblebee realized he was in the wrong, but was still too worked up to make his apologies to Wheelie. Instead, he stormed off. But he didn't get far before Starscream regained consciousness and resumed his attack. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to work with Wheelie to stop Starscream. The pair managed to do so by outwitting Starscream and destroying his wings, making the Decepticon crash into a nearby tunnel and crippling his flying abilities. With Starscream down, Bumblebee and the rest of the group celebrated another victory over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
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Sam witnessed the Decepticons [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] tear up a human city, while Soundwave declared that the Autobots had abandoned the humans. Refusing to believe the Decepticon's lies, Sam and Bumblebee set out to find Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. It turned out that the Autobots had been tricked by Soundwave to go to the wrong location when they rolled out to engage the Decepticons. Sam and Bumblebee led Optimus and his troops to the scene of the conflict, where Optimus quickly dispatched the Decepticons. Afterwards, Optimus thanked for Sam's part in the day's events, while Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots cheered. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}

===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Bumblebee helped Optimus chase down Megatron to an old warehouse. There, Bumblebee duked it out with Starscream. The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that ensued would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''How to Ride your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-1-bumblebee-yikes.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|I'VE CHANGED INTO WILE E. COYOTE.]]
Bumblebee had never ridden a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] before, and decided to start by trying to mount [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. Guided by a kind but astonishingly unhelpful narrator, Bumblebee's attempts to mount Strafe left something to be desired. After many failed efforts, Bumblebee simply destroyed the instruction manual to riding Dinobots before storming off in annoyance, much to the narrator's surprise.
{{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 1: Getting on a Dinobot|Getting on a Dinobot}}
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====Comic====

When Optimus Prime asked the Autobots to accompany him into the depths of a Chinese forest, Bumblebee was sure that their objective was important... but he never expected that the Autobot leader was taking them to learn the fine art of Dinobot riding! When Hound's tough-talking approach failed to win the Dinobots' hearts, 'Bee tried a kinder, gentler method, offering the Dinos a little snack. This worked a bit ''too'' well, and he would have been crushed when the Dinobots mobbed him to get the goodies had Strafe not lifted him into the air. Bumblebee pushed his luck when he climbed onto the flying Dinobot's back, however, and Strafe promptly threw him back to the ground. Subsequently, when Grimlock caught the scent of Decepticons nearby, Strafe and the other Dinobots relented and allowed Bumblebee and the Autobots to saddle up so they could all ride out to face the villains together. {{Storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===

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Bumblebee was hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] when [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] came crashing into the building. The evil Prime initially mistook Bumblebee for a cosplayer, only to realize that the little yellow Autobot was the real deal when he attacked him alongside the two versions of Optimus Prime also visiting the show. Nemesis soon got himself some backup in the form of a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Nemesis Grimlock]], but before they could all do much more than glare at each other, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, because why not—suddenly began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channeled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

All together, pretty odd. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Bumblebee and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:QTransformers the cast.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]
In this world, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Bumblebee occasionally changed his look to one more reminiscent of [[Bumblebee (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hung out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

[[File:QTransformers1 Lockdown's bishonen fantasy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee suddenly realized, much to his horror, that he was trapped in an anime high school AU.]]

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans. Bumblebee suggested that another way to tap that market would be to create "Zodiac Transformers", based on all the different animals of the Chinese zodiac, but Lockdown had a different idea: a humanized Transformers "Boys Love" romance, where he and Optimus competed for Bumblebee's affection. Bumblebee was not impressed. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} The trio went on to talk about the original ''Mystery of Convoy'', and Bumblebee got a telling-off from Optimus when he pointed out that it was a famously terribly game. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Bumblebee suggested that an RPG already completed when you started would be pretty awful. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}} When Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound, Bumblebee didn't understand the expression. Optimus explained, and they all tried to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to; taking it a bit too far, Bumblebee suggested getting pooped on by bird, then looking up to discover that a meteor was about to crash into the Earth. {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

[[File:QTF bumblebee explorer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Bumblebee suggested a handsome young man cooking a nice meal... for his mother. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey—Bumblebee thought a nice pillow would be just the thing. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, segueing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Bumblebee was concerned about the potential of such powers to interfere with television. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, with Bumblebee mentioning motion-control. {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]

Bumblebee had changed his look when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in, to one resembling his Generation 1 self but with a Daihatsu Copen alternate mode. They talked about the constantly changing looks of Transformers through history, and how Bumblebee used to be called "Bumble" in Japan. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Still sporting his Daihatsu Copen form, Bumblebee dropped in on a conversation between [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the star of ''Mystery of Convoy''. He told them how Optimus and Lockdown would argue over the crappy's games merits—but to be reminded of the games shortcomings only sent Magnus into floods of shameful tears. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]; seeing this, Bumblebee also switched from his ''Age of Extinction'' form to his Daihatsu Copen body. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade using staples of Japanese media, and Bumblebee proposed a "sports day"-style version. {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

[[File:QTransformers15-Bumblebee's sports uniforms.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Bumblebee had to reveal that the show's budget had been slashed for the second season and that they were going to find ways to make Q-Transformers more popular. Optimus's suggestion that they turn the franchise into a Transformers version of [[Mito Kōmon]] led Bumblebee to dub him "Mito Convoy". {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} While they were discussing ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'', Lockdown complained that it was too hard to tell who was an Autobot and who was a Decepticon, to which Bumblebee suggested they could wear sports uniforms. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

For the first installment of Q-Transformers Radio, Optimus and Bumblebee brought in guest star [[Yukimura Sanada]] for an interview, during which Bumblebee suggested that Transformers could guest star in the ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' game series. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}} When Lockdown was confused by the jump from ''Transformers'' to ''Transformers 2010'' due to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' not being released at the time, the group decided to brainstorm ways to better explain the changes. Bumblebee and the others were mostly just confused by the concept for an abridged movie that Optimus came up with. {{storylink|The Road to Smoothly Conveying the Content of the Movie}}

[[File:QTransformers19-Bumblebee Inner Self.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8]]
Optimus next brought in [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to cover the later Japanese Generation 1 series, only for him and Bumblebee to have to field a series of complaints from Lockdown. During the ensuing discussion of potential new types of Transformers, Lockdown came up with pop idol Transformers, which Bumblebee seized on and suggested that the singing could transform their inner selves. His demonstration of the idea startled Optimus. {{storylink|The Road to Newer Transformers}} When they had [[Kazumi Araiwa]] on Q-Transformers Radio, Bumblebee asked their guest for advice on the fact that Optimus was very unreliable, and asked him to say "roll out". {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Cooking Papa}}

For the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and associated cartoons, Optimus brought [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in to provide explanations, with him and Bumblebee providing context. This led to a discussion about ideas for a dark but funny ''Transformers'' show. {{storylink|The Road to Dark and Comical Transformers}} While [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described more ''Transformers'' cartoons, Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves defending the changes in the various shows to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Road to These Definitely Failed Sequels}}

Still seeking ways to increase their popularity, Optimus dragged Bumblebee along to [[Sanrio Puroland]] to get ideas, only to run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and have an enlightening discussion about the Decepticons' idea of a theme park. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}} After Bumblebee announced that the second season was coming to an end, he and Optimus reflected that they had not actually learned much. They decided making ''Q-Transformers: The Movie'' would be a good idea, though discussion of what should be in it meandered.
{{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers: The Movie}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Bumblebee was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When [[Rhinox (Legends)|Rhinox]] turned into [[Tankor (Legends)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, [[Rattrap (Legends)|Rattrap]] attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the ''Q-Transformers'' incarnation of Bumblebee. {{storylink|LG05 Whirl}}

After [[Blackarachnia (Legends)|Blackarachnia]] bought a [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|''Q-Transformers'' Bumblebee toy]], [[Megatron (Legends)|Megatron]] was inspired to visit a ''Q-Transformers'' event held at the Deckss Tokyo Beach shopping center to try and impress her. Bumblebee had a big presence, and between Megatron, Rattrap, and [[Optimus Primal (Legends)|Optimus Primal]], they saw a standee of him, a statue, an exclusive sticker, and even a themed "Bumblebee Mango" drink. At the neighboring Joypolis amusement park, his voice actor Ryōhei Kimura attended a Q&A! {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}}

''Q-Transformers'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Q-Transformers|Nazo Nazo Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Q-Transformers|Nazo Nazo Bumblebee]] were prizes up for grabs at [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]'s shooting gallery. {{storylink|LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy}}

When the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] invaded their home dimension, the toys of the Legends World revealed themselves to be real Transformers. A toy of Bumblebee as seen in the first three movies and a toy of Bumblebee as seen in ''Bumblebee'' helped defend the people of America, like [[Josh Perez]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

The release of the ''Bumblebee'' movie turned out to be the great leveller for Rattrap and friends. Rattrap enjoyed how cute the title character was, Rhinox enjoyed its 80s nostalgia, and [[Silverbolt (Legends)|Silverbolt]] enjoyed it like the rest of the [[live-action film series]]. Rattrap exited the cinema playing with a [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Bumblebee|BB-01 Bumblebee]] toy, Rhinox had a magazine with Bumblebee on the cover, and [[Waspinator (Legends)|Waspinator]] excitedly held a boxed ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS18|SS-16 Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|"Epiloge"}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], Bumblebee survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s massacre and joined Optimus Prime along with fellow Autobot survivors [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]] and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] as well as the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]. Initially skeptical of the Decepticons, the Autobots learned to appreciate Wild Rider, but Axel tried and failed to betray them to Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

===Bee's Backtalk===
[[File:Ask Vector Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left]]

With [[Vector Prime]] still missing in action, Bumblebee became the fourth guest contributor to Vector Prime's [[Ask Vector Prime|column]]. He renamed the column to "Bee's Backtalk", answering questions from readers through patched-together audioclips.

Bumblebee gave us some more details about the state of the Autobots and their allies following the Chicago crisis. When asked about the fate of Sam following the rise of Cemetery Wind, Bumblebee became upset, and declined to comment. He noted that the Autobots were still searching for any more survivors of Cemetery Wind. A comment about the workmanship of KSI's Stinger units was enough to make him hopping mad, although he immediately apologized for his behavior. When someone asked Bumblebee why things in the [[Tyran|Tyran Cluster]] are prone to exploding, he suddenly found himself in the middle of a battleground as everything around him exploded. The Axiom Nexus News team lost contact with him (disappointing the editor, who was pleased that Bumblebee was able to stabilize ratings). As Andromeda was the one who found Bumblebee, she was tasked with finding his replacement: someone who, in contrast to Bumblebee's cryptic radio answers, could speak their mind in a straightforward manner.

[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|And look how ''that'' turned out]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Bee's Backtalk|Bee's Backtalk}}

===''TV Magazine stories''===
As Megatron fought against several Autobots including Drift and Hot Rod, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrived in the battlefield, only to be shocked by Megatron's towering size. However, Optimus immediately though of a plan: transferring his Energon (along with Drift and Hot Rod's) to Bumblebee, giving the yellow scout a new ability called "Energon Charge", and defeats Megatron with a single punch. While victorious, Bumblebee is still considered as problematic for the napping Autobots as the glowing Energon effect is still on. {{storylink|The Explosive Birth of Energon Charge Bumblebee}}
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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===''Sector 7 Adventures''===
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===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}
*Bumblebee was resting in vehicle mode in Al's Chevrolet car dealership, getting caught on tape while the dealership's owner filmed a commercial. The place's squirrel mascot playfully bashed Bumblebee's hood with a foam hammer, provoking Bumblebee into transforming and tossing him away. Bumblebee then sped away in a huff. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Chevy|Dark of the Moon Super Bowl XLV Chevrolet Camaro TV Spot}}
*Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}
*Bumblebee dazzled a group of Valero patrons by showing up at the gas station in his vehicle mode and... popping his fuel filler flap. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Valero|Age of Extinction Valero tie-in commercial}}
*While driving about town, Bumblebee crossed paths with a little boy in possession of a Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy. Impressed by his miniature likeness, he paused to admire it, then gave the boy a fist bump. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Flip and Change|1-Step Optimus Prime & Flip and Change Grimlock toy commercial}}
*Bumblebee was one of many pop culture icons who were hanging out at Paramount Mountain and saw the arrival of the water bucket from ''{{w|Flashdance}}''. Once they finished reenacting the movie's famous scene, [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] got crushed to death by the giant bucket.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWRkBv4zJpU A Mountain of Entertainment | Storm l Paramount+]</ref>
*Bumblebee was one of [[Keegan-Michael Key|Mr. Garvey]]'s students during a roll call at Paramount Mountain, with his classmates being various cartoon characters from different [[Nickelodeon|Nick]] shows.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdNAzv1LD8 A Mountain of Entertainment | Mr. Garvey's Mountain Survival Skills | Paramount+]</ref>
*Bumblebee was seen in an ''{{w|United Airlines}}'' commercial, alongside characters from other series, such as Thrall from ''{{w|World of Warcraft}}'', ''{{w|Peppa Pig}}'' and her family, and ''{{w|Crash Bandicoot}}''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiYqwZaOKfA United — A New Era of Inflight Wi-Fi]</ref>
*After becoming {{w|Shaquille O'Neal}}'s car, Bumblebee recieved a small dent from an accident, causing him to act up. Fortunately, {{w|The General (insurance)|The General}} had them covered.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm7tLdfz380 Acting Up | The General Insurance]</ref>

==Games==
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
===Classic Camaro===
*According to an article on [http://web.archive.org/web/20071013122820/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y Edmunds.com], the film makers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1976 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers.
*The same article indicates that the 1976 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000 each, one for less than $2000. That one didn't run.
*One of the 1976 Camaros was sold on eBay. The bidding ended on July 18, 2007; the final price was $40,100.01.

===Modern Camaro===
*The 2008 Concept Camaro used for Bumblebee in the first movie was built by Saleen in 30 days, using a heavily modified 2006 Holden Monaro chassis as the basis. The '08 Camaro was not in production at the time that the first film was being made, hence an identical mock-up was needed to fill the role.<ref>[http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm Saleen article about the construction of the Barricade and Bumblebee vehicles]</ref>
*In ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', Bumblebee scans a working, driveable new generation Camaro — conveniently with the same paint job as his classic Camaro disguise at that time — that wouldn't be released until some time in the year 2009. However, it is possible that the Camaro in question was being road-tested by GM engineers, like they were doing in the real world.
*Although unexplained in the films, Bumblebee's vehicle mode changes appearance subtly between ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is probably because of product placement: Bumblebee's old [[alternate mode]] was an unavailable concept Camaro, while in ''Revenge'' he uses what seems to be the new Z/28 Camaro... whose mass production was later canceled. Oops. However, it is perfectly reasonable to assume that it is the Camaro ZL1 that uses the same design.
*He changes models again between ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and becomes a production Camaro SS (rather than the previous two movies GTO-Based mock-ups); the movie prop car changes include the addition of a rear spoiler, the black racing stripes now being further apart while at the same time losing the outer pinstripes, the racing stripes now also covering the roof and Autobot badges in the front fenders.
*After the end of production of their respective films, the Camaros from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' through to ''The Last Knight'' were simultaneously sold for $500,000.

===Robot mode and CG model(s)===
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*An early concept art featuring a significantly different looking, more G1 inspired Bumblebee sporting his classic Camaro kibble was drawn by [[Don Figueroa]], as revealed through the artist's Twitter account.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A VERY early character study of BB for the first #Transformers movie.|link=https://twitter.com/SketchyFig/status/1524542496847458304|name=Don Figueroa|site:Twitter|year=2022|month=May|day=12}}</ref> This or a related concept art most likely served as a basis for Bumblebee's [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Deluxe Class 1976 Camaro figure]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]. The two designs have noticeable similarities in their forearms and feet.
*The Bumblebee computer-generated model consisted of 7608 individual parts, 1,511,727 polygons, 19,722 rig nodes, and 8094 texture maps. The volume of all the pieces came to 1069.01 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>
*Bumblebee's character animation is based on the performance of {{w|Michael J. Fox}} in the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies.<ref>From ''Cinefex'' magazine, issue number 111, published October 2007.</ref>
[[File:MovieBumblebeeStinger.jpg|thumb|He uses it once, then dies.]]
*Bumblebee is equipped with a pair of arm-mounted electrical "[[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]."<ref>Bumblebee's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> While designed, the stingers were ultimately not featured in the movies, though they may have influenced [[Bumblebee (Animated)|other]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|media]].
*Speaking of weapons, for someone whose main job is being subtle, Bumblebee is quite well armed, with a [[plasma cannon]] powerful enough to rattle [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], [[Mohawk]], and [[Nitro Zeus]], a blade capable of disabling [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]'s jet thrusters, and a ring-shaped light missile launcher in each shoulder. He is also a capable close-combat fighter, as seen in his fights against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]].
**Despite this, he has a [[Fireblast]] rating of ''three''. Also, he lost his blade while fighting [[Shatter]], requiring him to use his environment to his advantage.
[[File:ROTFBumblebeeAltColorsConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|But will we ever '''get''' an orange Bumblebee? No, we'll just keep getting slightly different yellow ones.]]
*According to designer [[Paul Ozzimo]] on his website, at one point there were plans to make Bumblebee into a Z/28 convertible for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and the possibility of changing his color to orange or black with yellow was also discussed. While none of these alterations happened, concept art for both appeared on the "25 Years of Transformers" feature on the ''Revenge'' DVD... though the black version is only seen from behind.
*Bumblebee stands approximately 16 feet tall, according to the [[Transformers The Game|official game]] strategy guide.
*In 2011, Bumblebee appeared in a Super Bowl XLV-related commercial, parodying car dealers by tossing a squirrel mascot knocking his hood to literally hammer the point of low prices. The TV spot also revealed ILM's modifications to his design for ''Dark of the Moon'', namely more pronounced shoulders and ribs ala his [[Bumblebee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RttT4jC7_10 Chevrolet Super Bowl spot]</ref>
*Despite his Camaro alternate mode used for ''Dark of the Moon'' no longer sporting the outer pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, the CG robot model still has them. Whoops.
*Similarly, in the first movie, after he gains the modern Camaro alt mode, Bumblebee's robot mode still features the scratches and dirt on his paint job of his original 1976 Camaro alt mode.
*In ''Age of Extinction'', Bumblebee's concept Camaro robot model sports a [[death-lock pincer]] similar to that of Megatron's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body.
*Bumblebee's arm cannon in ''The Last Knight'' undergoes a slight visual tweak. Using his original trilogy's cannon design, the main barrel has a narrow barrel as the main firearm.
*In a profile image posted by the Movie series' Facebook page, Bumblebee is depicted to retain his battle mask from his ''Age of Extinction'' body, while the final cut features a variant of his original battle mask seen in the first 3 films.
*Meanwhile, although Bumblebee transforms into a regular, unarmored Mercedes-Benz 770 cabriolet in ''The Last Knight''{{'}}s World War II flashback sequence, his robot-mode kibble is that of a {{w|Humber Scout Car|Humber Scout Car}}, and his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy based on the scene is yet ''another'' Humber model, specifically a {{w|Humber Light Reconnaissance Car}}.
*The design for Bumblebee's Cybertronian and Volkswagen bodies in ''Bumblebee'' draws heavy influence from his Generation 1 [[Bumblebee (G1)|namesake]].
*While on Cybertron, Bumblebee does not have the black 'wings' on his back as Cliffjumper does. However, when he lands on Earth they can clearly be seen on him.

===License plates===
Bumblebee sported several different [[license plate]]s between the movies, the video games and the toys:

*'''489 PCE''', registered in [[California]], was the 1976 Camaro's license plate in the first movie, which was kept consistent between the car prop and the CG model for the robot mode. The license plate was later auctioned off in 2008.<ref name="plate1">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebees-license-plate-for-sale/12255/ Movie Bumblebee (1976 Camaro edition) license plate for sale], Seibertron.com, January 2008.</ref> The same license plate was later used again in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' when Bumblebee upgraded from a Volkswagen Beetle to a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro. Of note, "PCE" is frequently used for license plates in film and TV productions because the California DMV does not issue that combination to the public. For example, another [[fandom:lostpedia:Hurley's Camaro Camaro|camaro]] seen several times in the television show ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' had the license plate "429 PCE", Phil Coulson's 1962 Chevrolet Corvette "[[fandom:marvelcinematicuniverse:Lola|LO.L.A.]]" in the TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' had the license plate "381 PCE" (or "681 PCE" in early epiodes), and [[fandom:strangerthings:Billy Hargrove|Billy Hargrove]]'s Camaro from the TV show ''[[Stranger Things]]'' had the license plate "PCE 235".
*'''900 STRA''', without a state-specific registration, was the new license plate for the Concept Camaro car prop, which was kept for the production models used for all three subsequent movies. It was also used when the modern Camaro prop cars from the movies were on display at car shows and other events. Finally achieving consistency between both modes, Bumblebee also sported this plate in robot mode in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Furthermore, Hasbro started to use this license plate number with the Leader Class Bumblebee and Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee toys from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'' toy line]] (both sporting ''sculpted'' license plate inscriptions in both modes), and the [[Activision]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|''Dark of the Moon'' video game]] also uses it for the vehicle mode. The license plate used in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was auctioned off in October 2009.<ref name="2009auct">[http://www.icollector.com/Hero-Bumblebee-license-plate-from-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen_i8633011 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee license plate auction], icollector.com</ref> In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', he even uses this license plate in his 1967 Camaro disguise, and still keeps it when he upgrades to his new 2014 Camaro concept form.
*'''4NZZ454''', registered in California, is probably the most well-known license plate number due to being used on the CG model for the robot mode in the 2007 movie and ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="proctercg">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/PROJPAGE_Trans_06.html Official Hasbro promo shots of the finalized CG model for Bumblebee] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref> This number was also used for a lot of Hasbro's toys from the first two movies' toy lines (in robot mode and often also in vehicle mode), including the Deluxe Class Classic Camaro.
*'''4NZZZ454''', with a red line indicative of a California registration, was an erroneous version of the above number with an extra "Z", used on some of Hasbro's toys, namely the Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first movie's toy line]] (including several [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s) and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee.
*'''5LKZ213''' can be spotted on some photos of the life-sized robot prop from the Hoover Dam set from the first movie.<ref name="procterprop">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_24.html Life-sized Bumblebee prop] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref><ref name="unicubb">[http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/toypix/ultimate_bumblebee.html Review of Ultimate Bumblebee] at Unicron.com, including a set photo of the life-sized Bumblebee prop used for the movies.</ref>
*'''BUMBLBE''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits in 2007.<ref name="premiere">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_karol/archives/date-taken/2007/06/27/ Transformers Movie premiere in Westwood Village, California], Flickr photostream of Candid Photos</ref><ref name="18foot">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/pictures-18-foot-bumblebee-transformer-invades-la "18 Foot Bumblebee Transformers invade LA"] at Techeblog</ref>
*'''FXPERTS''' (registered in California), a reference to the special effects company that built the life-sized robot prop,<ref name="fxperts">[http://www.fxpertsinc.com/trans.html Building the life-sized Bumblebee prop] at Fxperts</ref> was used on various exhibits in 2008.<ref name="dolby">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/ces-2008-giant-bumblebee-transformer-invades-the-dolby-booth "CES 2008: Giant BumbleBee Transformer Invades the Dolby Booth"] at Techeblog</ref><ref name="holloman08">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/61043118@N00/archives/date-taken/2008/09/22/ Transformers on display at Holloman Air Force Base in September 2008], Flickr photostream of snakebite000.</ref>
*'''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits from 2009 to at least 2011.<ref name="sydney">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebee-prop-appears-in-sydney-australia/17305/ Life-sized Bumblebee prop in Sydney, Australia] at Seibertron.com</ref><ref name="vegas">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltamike/archives/date-taken/2009/03/30/ Transformers on display at the Las Vegas Strip], Flickr photostream of Mike Renlund</ref><ref name="childmuseum">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77515 "Bumblebee coming to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis"] at The Allspark, March 2011</ref> A variant of this, "KDM 814" minus the "0", had been previously used as the license plate of [[Twins (ROTF)|the Twins]]' combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*'''5BBM2''' (registered in California), mirrored on the other side, is used by Activision for the robot models used in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games.<ref name="nextgen">[http://www.nextgn.com/2009/05/15/transformers-2-playable-characters-and-soundtrack-revealed/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game models] at Next Gen News</ref><ref name="actidotm">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-the-game-hands-on-171673/ Activision trailer and promo stills for Dark of the Moon video game] at TFW2005.</ref> Due to its partially mirrored nature, this plate wouldn't actually be legal.
*'''4N7 454''' (registered in California), another erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films, was seen on a hand-painted prototype used for early official stock photos of the ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bumblebee figure.<ref name="mpmsbb">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/10/shadow-spark-optimus-masterpiece-movie-bumblebee-official-images-330837 "Shadow Spark Optimus and Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee Official Images"] at TFW2005.com.</ref> Samples on display at both Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair 2017 and [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]] 2017, on the other hand, sported a regular "900 STRA" license plate.
*'''ANZZ454''', ''another'' erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films that mistakes the first "4" for the letter "A", was used for the redeco of ''Transformers'' (2007) Deluxe Class Classic Camaro Bumblebee from the ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]].
*'''MM''', an easter egg put on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Robot Heroes figure]] by its designer, [[Marcelo Matere]].
*'''WH 218 371''', a license plate used by Bumblebee in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in a flashback set during [[World War II]] that showed him infiltrating the Nazis in the disguise of a Mercedes-Benz 770.
*'''RWM4V15''', registered in California, the license plate used by Bumblebee in his disguise as a Volkswagen Beetle in ''Bumblebee''.

===Lack of voice===
*For [[Transformers (film)|the first movie]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] had originally preferred the Transformers not to talk ''at all'' throughout the movie, a notion Hasbro heavily contested.<ref name="tfwtour">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/139273-botcon-2007-botcon-2007-hasbro-tour-updated-friday-12-45pm.html BotCon 2007 Hasbro tour report.]</ref> Bumblebee still ended up being mute throughout most of the movie, which, according to Orci and Kurtzman, was inspired by [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''{{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}}'' and is supposed to signify that his friendship with Sam transcends words.<ref name="mtv">[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1554426/20070312/story.jhtml MTV.com interview with Kurtzman and Orci.]</ref>
*According to the [[Movie Prequel issue 1|prequel comic]] by IDW Publishing, Megatron ripped out and crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor during the battle at [[Tyger Pax]] back on Cybertron. [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]'s toy bio claims the damage came from a shot fired by Hardtop. In the film itself, Ratchet only states to Sam that Bumblebee's "vocal processors were damaged in battle" and he was "still working on them". Ultimately, the most canon explanation of his loss of voice occurs during the events of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when his voice box is ripped out by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]].
*By the end of all the conflict (the climax of the first film proper), Bumblebee has regained his ability to speak. Although it was not confirmed on-screen, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] did confirm ''off''-screen<ref name="Orci"/> that Ratchet's (regenerative) beam fired at Bee's throat was indeed the reason. Just as well, Roberto Orci ''also'' admitted that Bumblebee's brief contact with the AllSpark would be an equally valid (and even more "in-continuity") explanation.<ref name="Orci"/>
*The first known mention of Bumblebee losing his voice in Tyger Pax is from an early draft of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] called the ''Prime Directive'', where Ratchet reveals this information to Sam and Mikaela.
*When asked, Orci admitted there had been plans to have Bumblebee speak in ''Revenge of the Fallen''; however, ultimately they liked his "musical ability" too much, and [[Michael Bay]] wanted to focus more on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], since he thought kids would like the two characters.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref>
*In the ''Dark of the Moon'' novel adaptation, it is stated that Bumblebee never fully recovered from the damage to his voice box, implying that the injury wasn't fully healed even back at the end of the first movie. It is further explained that while Bumblebee can indeed talk, it takes a great amount of effort for him to do so while talking through the radio takes no effort at all.
**In the same novel, according to Bumblebee's inner thoughts, there is seemingly always something on the radio available for him to use to be able to communicate his mind. This appears to imply that Bumblebee uses live broadcasts while talking through the radio and not broadcasts he recorded beforehand.
*When Bumblebee finally did speak in the first movie, he had a slightly British accent. However, in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', it appears he in fact has an ''American'' accent. This was carried over to ''Bumblebee'' as well, albeit with a younger-sounding voice to reflect the film's status as a prequel. As of yet, no explanation for this discrepancy has been made.
*In several foreign-language dubs, namely Japanese and Spanish, Bumblebee is dubbed over by only one voice actor. This choice has been criticized for creating an obvious contradiction ("If his voice box was damaged, how can he talk perfectly?"). However, in others, such as French, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, Bee is voiced by multiple uncredited voice actors, and all of their voices have certain audio effects. That's some good respect for the source material.

===Arrival on Earth===
*While the 2007 movie never states how long Bumblebee has been on Earth, all the prequel materials (in particular IDW's comic books) establish that he arrived only a few years prior to the movie's present-day events. For many years, this was never explicitly contradicted by any other media...
*However, ''The Last Knight'' suddenly established that Bumblebee had been active on Earth as early as [[World War II]], fighting on the side of the Allies alongside [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and several other Autobots. The [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] follows along with this backstory, chronicling Bumblebee's adventures during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]].
*However, the events of ''Bumblebee'' depict Bumblebee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering both the WWII flashback and ''Bumblebee Movie Prequel'' inconsistent with the films themselves.
*Therefore, we can either assume that all prequel materials are considered null and void at this point, or there is a live-action counterpart to [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] running around. The latter would likely explain how Bumblebee has no recollection of being a WWII veteran or knowing Sir Burton, as well as where his big hammer came from.

===Other===
[[File:BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Bumblebee: Year One"]]
*Bumblebee is a big fan of Earth cartoons! Some of his favorites include ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''{{w|Ren and Stimpy}}'', ''{{w|Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law}}'', ''{{w|Futurama}}'', ''{{w|Voltron}}'', and ''{{w|Rick and Morty}}'', as noted in [[Ask Vector Prime]].
*Bumblebee's ability in ''The Last Knight'' to blow himself apart and magnetically reassemble himself came seemingly out of nowhere; with no explanation, having never demonstrated this ability before, and with no mention of this ability at any point in any other media whatsoever. The closest thing to an in-universe explanation for this ability would be that he was somehow able to mimic (for repairs and as a battle strategy) a similar ability shown by the man-made KSI drones in ''Age of Extinction'' to disintegrate and re-materialize for repairs and transformation (but even that's a ''huge'' stretch).
*Bumblebee's alternate mode in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] is a mixture of an {{w|Aston Martin}} and a {{w|Volkswagen Karmann Ghia|Karmann Ghia}}.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=It's actually sort of a blend of that with an Aston Martin.|link=https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1014997829775917059|name=Andrew Griffith|site=Twitter|year=2018|month=07|day=05|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*Bumblebee attended ''The Voice'' to watch [[Hailee Steinfeld]]'s performance of "Back To Life", the single from their movie.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJveg86lUWE Hailee Steinfeld - Back To Life (Live from The Voice / 2018) via YouTube]</ref>
*Almost nine years since the release of ''Age of Extinction'' in May 2023, comedian [[Ben Schwartz]] revealed on the ''{{w|Game Grumps}}'' web series that he provided lines for Bumblebee's radio voice in the film. Schwartz was hired by Bay to create original dialogue for the character's radio communication. While most of his work was in the finished movie, a portion of his radio voice was omitted and replaced by lines from various media.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwL2b4UEGU&t=8349s Ben Schwartz OBLITERATES Super Castlevania IV - Youtube]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Czech:'' '''Čmelák''' (first movie's first dub only) (Bumblebee)
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bumblebee''' (범블비 ''Beombeulbi'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Daai Wong Fung''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrdongó''' ("Space Bumblebee"), '''Dongó''' ("Bumblebee", ''Rise of the Beasts'' dub only)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (Taiwan, 大黃蜂, "Bumblebee"), '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Spanish:'' '''Abejorro''' ("Bumblebee")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Bdzhilka''' (Бджілка, "Bee")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=bumblebee&f_type=exact&Submit=Search Galleries of various different Bumblebee toys from the Movie]
*[https://www.instagram.com/p/BXNxtLPBtnK/], [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYQ1Rej_e8/] Concept art for Bumblebee's World War II body by Josh Nizzi on Instagram

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Scavenger (G1)

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:''Scavenger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ScavengerG1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Pooper-scooper butt action!]]

You can't help but feel sorry for '''Scavenger'''. He wants so badly to be liked and needed, to feel like a useful and valuable member of his team. His self-esteem is so low he'd do just about anything to get the approval of the others, but his simpering, doting eagerness to please just reinforces the other Decepticons' opinion of him as a worthless loser. He's constantly excavating everywhere he goes in the attempt to find something of worth and prove his value, but it's invariably just some piece of garbage or scrap he excitedly finds, and that just sets him up for more derision and mockery. If it wasn't for his shovel's unique ability to detect needed materials, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the others would likely have dumped the poor scrub long ago—Scavenger is sadly not the sharpest shovel in the shed.<ref>Scavenger's [[Tech Spec]]s give him a whopping 2/10 in Intelligence.</ref>

Scavenger combines with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], where he serves the useful function of right arm.

{{bigquote|Everything is worth something, even me.|Scavenger's [[bio]] quote}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Masashi Ebara]] ("The Core"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Movie")|[[Wang Wèi]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Rauscher]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Heavy Metal War" & "The Core"), [[Crock Krumbiegel]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "The Master Builders"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Pierre Garin]] (European French, "The Core"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Master Builders"), Unknown actors (European French, "Microbots" & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese), [[Older Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "City of Steel"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "The Core" & "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "The Master Builders"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Microbots"), [[Ronaldo Magalhães]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub)}}

Millions of years ago, the evil Scavenger and the Constructicons built [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Out of gratitude, Megatron would later turn the Constructicons evil with his [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] device, {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} and eventually built them on Earth. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

{{note|Nothing in the preceding statements is confusing. These aren't the droids you're looking for.}}

[[File:HeavyMetalWar Scavenger.jpg|left|thumb|"This shovel of mine glows with an awesome power!"]]
For their first mission on Earth, the Constructicons raided an experimental power plant for the energy disc components and power converter on-site. The humans were using the components to tap into Earth's magnetic field for an infinite power supply and all the energy they'd ever need. Such a simple-minded (and straightforward) scheme was too unimaginative for the mighty Megatron, however—he had the Constructicons (1) build a strength transfer machine so that he could (2) utilize the powers of his fellow Decepticons to (3) best [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in personal combat and (4) force the Autobots into exile in deep space as a matter of honor, which would (5) leave Earth's resources open for plunder by the Decepticons in order to get (6) all the energy they'd ever need. An evil scheme without at least five unnecessary steps is fodder to Megatron.

To ensure his treachery went undetected, Megatron sent the Constructicons to destroy [[Teletraan I]], and prevent the super-computer from alerting the Autobots to his strength transfer. While all the Autobots left the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to watch the combat, Scavenger and friends tunneled into the volcanic caverns underneath [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Using his shovel's sensors, Scavenger pinpointed Teletraan I's location so that [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] could burn his way through the floor of Autobot headquarters. They thought the mission would be as simple as destroying a computer console...but nothing is simple when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are on guard duty. The dim-witted but battle-hardened Dinobots forced the Constructicons outside and away from Teletraan I. To compensate, the Constructicons assumed their [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] mode and turned the tide. With Teletraan I still active, though, the Autobots quickly uncovered Megatron's deception, and came to lend their dino-buddies a hand. [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] used his holograms to distract Devastator long enough for Optimus Prime to blast him to pieces. Fleeing from the Dinobots' wrath, Scavenger and his teammates tumbled into a lava fissure opened up earlier by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s groundquakes, and were temporarily deactivated. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:CityofSteel Scavengerwreckstheceiling.jpg|thumb|"But Megatron, sir, we just built this base—" "Shut up and SMASH!!"]]
During a plan to turn [[New York City]] into New Cybertron, Megatron employed the Constructicons for...urban renewal. Several landmark buildings in Manhattan were loosened at their foundations and lowered into underground caverns by the Decepticons, allowing Cybertronian towers to be raised in their place. While [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] argued over whose creative contribution was greater to the overall plan, Scavenger dutifully used his shovel to break the foundation of the [[Empire State Building]], and quickly jumped to safety as the building fell onto the lowering platform. When the Autobots arrived to stop the Decepticon plan, Megatron arranged to kidnap Optimus Prime with Scavenger's help. After [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] reported the Autobots would be at a rendez-vous in Central Park, Megatron and Scavenger travelled to that location in their underground lair and, reviving the trick he used on Teletraan I earlier, Scavenger pinpointed when they were directly underneath Optimus Prime in the park above. Scavenger then slammed his shovel with enough force to shatter the ground under Prime's feet, causing the Autobot leader to fall into Megatron's awaiting arms. Later on, Scavenger and the Constructicons joined forces to form Devastator, but were once again taken down by a single shot from Optimus Prime's laser rifle. And his arm wasn't even attached this time! {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

When next employed by the Decepticons, Scavenger and the Constructicons built a [[transfixatron]] for Megatron to freeze the Autobots in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. After rendering the Autobots helpless, a second (and elaborate) Constructicon device would crush the Autobots into chunks. In a turn of events no one could possibly see coming, the initial plan failed and Megatron was forced to rely on his back-up strategy: initiate Devastator and crush everything. This time, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] defeated Devastator by turning the transfixatron on its own creators, causing Scavenger and friends to lose their "transformation identity" and revert helplessly back to vehicle mode. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:TheCore ConstructiconsMegatronPoint.jpg|left|thumb|"I thought I told you kids to clean out the gutters!"]]
In their next endeavor, the Constructicons were charged with building a drill to tunnel down to [[Earth's core|Earth's molten core]], unleashing the energy for Megatron's use and consumption. Scavenger nearly upset the entire project, however, after a malfunction in his geological sensors guided the drill to an unstable part of the mantle—the resultant rock fracture nearly upset the entire drill site. What's worse, when Scavenger was having his circuits checked out by Mixmaster on the surface, they were spotted by a group of Autobots. This in part led to the Autobots temporarily gaining control over the Constructicons and Devastator, although Megatron would tell you that was part of his plan all along. In the end, Megatron's plan inevitably went wrong and threatened all life on Earth. Devastator was the only one who could fly to the center of the earth to stop the drilling in time. In their group huddle before combining, Scavenger actually started tearing up, telling his fellow Constructicons how great it was being part of the team. [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] essentially told him to grow a robo-spine, and then they saved the world. {{storylink|The Core}}

Sometime later, Scavenger and the Constructicons exploited [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s artistic nature for their own ends. Grapple had designed a solar power tower that could produce limitless energy, but couldn't get the plan approved by Optimus Prime without an explanation of how he'd keep it from the Decepticons. The Constructicons came upon [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and the distraught Grapple, and offered their services for the "greater glory of art." Scavenger was right there with the other Constructicons, manipulating Grapple's pride as an engineer. The Autobots eventually destroyed the tower and saved Grapple and Hoist after the Constructicons turned on them, but this outing proved that—despite his easy-to-please nature and team player attitude with his fellow Constructicons—Scavenger was ultimately a Decepticon at heart. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

[[File:Microbots RumbleScavenger.jpg|thumb|"Nice shootin'... if you were aimin' for the sky!"]]
When searching for the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' after it was unearthed in Central America, Scavenger and the Constructicons aided the Decepticons in clearing a path to the lost ship. Scavenger enjoyed some bonding time with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], destroying the foliage and making fun of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Later, he used his sensors to track down the ship's stardrive by locating the [[Cybertroid alloy]] inside. {{storylink|Microbots}}

When [[Shawn Berger]] announced [[Decepticon Day]] after getting the Autobots ostracized, Scavenger was the ''only Constructicon'' not seen participating in the parade. Guess not even Megatron's edited propaganda could make people like him. When the Autobots returned to Earth, Scavenger was seen <s>lying in a smoking wreck</s> courageously battling alongside his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Nearly all the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth began suffering from a [[Cybertonium]] deficiency, losing their fine motor control and proper operating status without this necessary element. Scavenger and the Constructicons were among the few Transformers on Earth unaffected (which actually makes sense under any of their origins), and were awaiting a shipment of Cybertonium from [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] via the [[space bridge]] when the Dinobots attacked. Scavenger missed the call-to-arms to become Devastator, though, and was knocked aside by Sludge before he could merge with the others. This left Devastator a handicapped southpaw, and the Dinobots made their way through the space bridge to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[File:DesertionDinobots1 ScavengerDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|Scavenger was listening to his iPod while digging, and didn't hear the call to battle. Look what happened. Remember, kids—don't excavate and iPod.]]
While mining an asteroid in low orbit for Megatron, Scavenger and the Constructicons confronted Omega Supreme for the first time since leaving Cybertron. They only managed to avoid his vengeance because Optimus Prime forced Omega Supreme to put his duty before revenge—it was clear that a mad Omega Supreme would easily outmatch Devastator in a fight any other day of the week. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

When [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] became temporary co-leader of the Decepticons, Scavenger helped build his "zone defense" in the form of a highway maze. According to Scrapper, he later got lost in said maze, along with most of the other Constructicons. When Blitzwing refused to uphold his end of the deal and share Decepticon leadership, Scavenger and the Constructicons combined into Devastator and began to beat him up. Unfortunately, Devastator was distracted by the arrival of Astrotrain and several tons of water, allowing Blitzwing to topple him over. A chaotic mess of a battle between the Decepticons then ensued, with Devastator threatening Blitzwing, then tossing aside Megatron after trying to usurp him, then swatting Starscream out of the air, then grabbing Megatron again and absolutely ''dunking'' him into the ground, then somehow getting plastered by Megatron off-screen so hard he de-combined. After Megatron told everyone their place, the Constructicons re-combined for some reason before flying home. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Scavenger and the Constructicons built Megatron an [[energy transductor]] on top of his [[Sky Platform]]. Unfortunately, it would only work if Megatron could glean the energy formula from [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|some human woman]]. It didn't go very well. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

Scavenger's sensing abilities enabled the Decepticons to precisely locate and excavate the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. His digging uncovered the Pearl and its weather-altering powers for Megatron. Shortly afterward, he joined almost a dozen of his teammates in surrounding and firing on three Autobots who had captured the Pearl. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:TFTM Scavenger.jpg|thumb|"I'm tired of being a doormat! It's time for Scavenger to shine!"]]
After Starscream finally engaged in open rebellion against Megatron, the Decepticon commander gathered Scavenger and the other Constructicons to his side in order to battle the traitor and his brigade. Megatron considered Devastator his ultimate weapon to use against Starscream, but Starscream had prepared his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] with a combined form of their own: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Bruticus made remarkably short work of the Mighty Devastator. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

The Constructicons built Megatron's next weapon, the next in a [[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|long]] [[B.O.T. (episode)|list]] of super-powerful beams, which required several stolen components: laser lenses, an experimental generator, and the world's largest, most perfect ruby. After the weapon had been completed, the Constructicons were dismissed and flew back home. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:TFTM Daniel rams Decepticons.jpg|thumb|left|"Welp, back to the doormat!"]]
In preparation for the [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon assault]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Constructicons helped Megatron and Starscream board an [[Autobot shuttle]]. [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], one of the crew members, attacked Scavenger, who returned fire and killed him with a single shot. And he ''still'' gets no respect. The Decepticons subsequently flew the shuttle to Autobot City, where the Constructicons wrecked things both separately and as Devastator until Megatron was defeated and Starscream called for a retreat. On the [[Astrotrain (G1)|train ride]] home, a fight for leadership broke out, but the Constructicons didn't win. Instead the victory went to Starscream, and Scavenger and his comrades were content with playing horns at his coronation. However, Starscream was soon killed by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], a reborn Megatron who immediately took back control of his troops. Scavenger followed Galvatron to the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] to hunt down [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], but ended up being knocked over by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] alongside [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scavenger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:ScavengerFFOD1.JPG|thumb|""Cannot answer now?" Son of a-"]]
Following Galvatron's defeat, the Decepticon army was forced to live on the barren world of [[Chaar]], where they fought each other over the small scraps of [[Energon]] they could find. When Astrotrain arrived with a shipment of three or four [[energon cube]]s, Scavenger punched Bonecrusher in the back and grabbed his share, despite Bonecrusher calling dibs on it. Scavenger doesn't care for the rule of dibs. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the Quintessons arrived with more Energon, Scavenger was among the Decepticons who dogpiled onto it after seeing it was safe. While gorging themselves, the Decepticons heard out the Quintessons' offer: Destroy the Autobots, and they get unlimited Energon forever. Scavenger was presumably among the overwhelming majority who accepted the offer. Upon arriving on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]], the Decepticons began firing on the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Scavenger was at the tail end of this assault, albeit [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Animation and technical errors|colored all white]]. After being fired upon by Galvatron, the Decepticons quickly switched back to his side. During Rodimus Prime's Matrix flashback, Scavenger was seen with the other Constructicons creating Megatron. Remember, it's not confusing. Oddly enough, Scavenger was not present when the other Constructicons built and activated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scavenger watched with the other Constructicons as Trypticon destroyed [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]]. They then watched Trypticon advance on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and fired on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when he entered the atmosphere, though Trypticon was the one who hit him. Scavenger, Mixmaster, and Bonecrusher tried to grab [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], but were outpaced. Scavenger was then knocked offline by Galvatron back on Cybertron, then quickly returned to normal. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Scavenger and the Constructicons later constructed a giant engine on an asteroid, in order to send the giant rock crashing into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. When a group of Autobots came to destroy the engine, Scavenger formed the right leg of Devastator, which should not be possible. Regardless, Devastator was immediately defeated by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and the Constructicons soon crashed onto the planet [[Eurythma]]. There, Scavenger stole Scrapper's position on the combiner ''again'', and Devastator was defeated by a single blast from [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]. ''Perceptor''. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

When the rest of the Constructicons participated in the attack on [[Paradron]], Scavenger was again nowhere to be seen. They must really not like him. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} As part of Devastator, he later helped [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] fight [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the sea of [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Alongside the other Constructicons, Scavenger was very briefly seen joining in on the attack on the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Scramble City''=====
When the Decepticons learned of the Scramble City project being secretly assembled by the Autobots, Megatron sent his henchmen to interfere with their work. The Constructicons joined Starscream and his flying partners in an attack on the Autobots. Optimus Prime and a task force of Autobots held their position until Scavenger and the Constructicons inevitably joined forces into Devastator. The Aerialbots gave Devastator a good whippin', though, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Scavenger and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in [[2011]], under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. They attempted to prevent Ultra Magnus from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off Galvatron's siege on [[Vector Sigma]]. Scavenger and his squad were ganging up on the [[Trainbot]]s until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived and shooed them off with his superior firepower. Having failed to stop the Autobot reinforcements from departing, the Constructicons followed them to Cybertron. As Devastator, they tried to shoot [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hit [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Devastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] arrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Scavenger and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticon [[space bridge]] on Earth, but failed miserably when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] single-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Around the year 2021, the Constructicons rebuilt the Crystal City on Earth and tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and some other Autobots into helping out. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

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

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
On an island paradise, Scavenger and the Constructicons were performing excavation work for Megatron's new fortress, at the cost of the natural resources and precious animals. The Autobots arrived to stop the Decepticons. Despite their vast power, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the combined Devastator failed to defeat the Autobots due to their lack of teamwork, and the Constructicons were knocked back into their component parts. The Autobots forced Scavenger and his comrades to undo the damage they had done to the island. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Nine million years ago, Scavenger was a member of the construction team that built [[Crystal City]]. It was during this project that he and his fellow Constructicons were introduced to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} The Constructicons rose to prominence thanks to their immense architectural skills, and formed their own faction under the leadership of Hook. They were forced to align themselves with the Decepticons in order to maintain access to Kaon's smelting pools, which granted him access to the raw building material they needed to continue their work. Unhappy with this arrangement, seven renegade Constructicons went underground, building Megatron in an attempt to take power for themselves. Unfortunately for them, Megatron turned on them and formed his own group of Decepticons, eventually brainwashing Scavenger and the others into his service with the Robo-Smasher. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Devastator's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} Among their first acts as Decepticons, the Constructicons destroyed Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Scavenger was part of Hook's team when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] ordered the creation of Devastator. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator was blasted apart by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s team. Scavenger and the other Constructicons began pursuing the Autobots, gunning down [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in the process. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

====''Cloud''====
The Scavenger of "OG001 Spacetime" was ordered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to combine with his fellow Constructicons into Devastator to face off against the [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]]. The foreign Decepticon easily defeated the combiner, sending his components fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In a universe created by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City by forming Devastator. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|thumb|Scavenger is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Scavenger and his Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online: to construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truck stop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Scavenger and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

[[File:Soundwave scavenger dinobot hunt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
''With both Shockwave and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] out of action, Scavenger fell under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command and assisted him in capturing the rogue [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] as well as the hapless [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. By setting Sludge against [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in the [[human]] town of [[Doonstown]] and booby-trapping their own [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots when they arrived, Soundwave, Scavenger and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] managed to inflict significant casualties on the enemy and won the day for the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''Scavenger and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After tracking the boy down to a demolition derby, and merging into Devastator to fend off the Autobots they found there, the Constructicons' attack was suddenly called off. While Devastator battled, Soundwave had discovered that Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head, and considered this too great a revelation to proceed as initially planned.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s retaking of Decepticon command, Scavenger and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defenses around [[Wyoming base|their headquarters]] located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed; data on the Constructicons' combining process. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''While the Decepticons were searching for their errant captive [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot Master]], Soundwave picked up a signal of [[Joy Meadows]] appearing on ''[[Between the Lines]]'' threatening to expose the truth of the Transformers' war on Earth. Following [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] thanks to a [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple I]] tracer, Megatron, Soundwave, Scavenger and the rest of the Constructicons located the human reporter being sheltered by the Dinobots and proceeded to beat the snot out of them. The battle was turned against the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] and so Soundwave decided to end it by incinerating the humans' footage. Once more victorious, Scavenger and the others left the Dinobots to lick their wounds.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

[[File:MarvelUS41 ScrapperScavenger.JPG|thumb|]]
''When the [[time travel]]ling [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] returned to the past, he incapacitated Megatron and Soundwave and had the Constructicons build a giant weapon for him, though this would ultimately be destroyed thanks to the efforts of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the similarly time travelling [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
Scavenger and the other Constructicons were called upon to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the Autobots. Forming Devastator once again, they brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[File:Scrapper hook long haul toy soldiers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|They call me "Hell" They call me "Stacey" They call me "her" They call me "Jane"]]
During [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s command, Scavenger and the Constructicons (without Mixmaster, oddly) raided a building site in downtown [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]] for raw materials such as girders. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} He was then seen aboard the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island base]] in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] when it was attacked by the Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] looking to rescue Buster Witwicky. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Ratbat ordered an attack on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock dueled for leadership. Under cover of battle, Scavenger and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Movie future timeline=====
[[File:Scavenger shrapnel daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7]]
When Megatron launched an all-out offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Scavenger was among the troops who besieged the outpost. He and the other Constructicons combined into Devastator at Megatron's command to breach Autobot City's outer defenses. When the Decepticons were eventually forced to retreat inside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], the Constructicons were relatively unscathed from the battle. As such, they voted that all injured Transformers be jettisoned when Astrotrain complained he didn't have the energy necessary to carry them all back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

After a brief substitution in leadership, the Decepticons fell back under the command of Megatron, now reborn as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Scavenger and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] accompanied him when he traveled to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch away the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Scavenger and Shrapnel went after an easy target in Magnus's group, attacking the young human [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. The boy managed to outpace the pair by converting his [[exosuit]] into its vehicular mode and driving off. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Scavenger, like most of the Constructicons, served under Megatron's command during the Earthforce saga. He was first seen talking to [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] from Shockwave's camp during the [[Enclave]], a peace-talk called for when the fighting between Megatron and Shockwave's factions reached its zenith. He was presumably swept into the brawl that resulted from the Autobots faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, he was present when Soundwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] successfully took over the factions and united the Decepticons. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} Scavenger joined the majority of the Decepticon forces in a major attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]] under Soundwave's command, hoping to draw attention away from Starscream's raid on an off-shore [[oil tanker]]... and maybe kill a 'Bot or two. Instead, they ended up with no [[oil]], and Scavenger got roasted by [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]'s flame breath. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Scavenger was seen on board the [[Warworld]] among the Decepticons rallied by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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Thanks to partial schematics culled from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s data-tracs, Megatron was able to rebuild Scavenger and the Constructicons in his efforts to rebuild his power base. As a side effect of Megatron's reconstruction work, the meek Scavenger was now the largest of the Constructicons. Scavenger and his team assembled aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to help Megatron lay claim to a source of [[Rarified Energon]]. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

Facing the Autobots in battle over the new energon, Scavenger and the Constructicons merged into their new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] form. Devastator was tougher than [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in battle, but also proved tougher than the ground beneath his feet. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Only the individual Constructicons emerged from the cave-in, and they proved the definition of "gestalt" by being incapable of beating Grimlock as five when they succeeded as one. Scavenger and his teammates dogpiled on Grimlock, but could not hold him back. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Where strength failed, Scavenger and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] tried guile. Scavenger struck down Grimlock in a surprise attack using his shovel, but the Dinobot commander still managed to overpower the Constructicons. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Under the guise of the [[Global Corporation]], Scavenger and his fellow Constructicons created sophisticated buildings all around the world. Within each building, however, was hidden a mechanism that would trap underground all within the structure. When the scheme was put into motion and the Autobots responded with an attack, Scavenger and his fellow Constructicons merged to become The Devastator. Though in this form, the Constructicons were able to overpower the Autobots, that changed when the Dinobots arrived. Scavenger and Mixmaster died when Swoop sliced through both of The Devastator's legs with his sword. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

As Devastator, Scavenger and the other Constructicons stumbled upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in the wilderness, and managed to capture the vain Autobot. The group revealed their individual components to their prisoner once he was safely locked up within Decepticon headquarters. They rejoined forces to combat an Autobot rescue party that attempted to storm Decepticon base, and captured [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, putting them in Sunstreaker's cell. The Constructicons were once more prompted to combine into Devastator to contemplate an Autobot peace offering; a life-sized statue of the gestalt! The peace offering turned out to be an Autobot ruse, and reinforcement burst forth from within the statue. The Autobots forced Devastator to break up into his component pieces by thoroughly dividing his attention, and so Scavenger joined the fight against the Autobots as an individual. The Decepticons ultimately lost the battle to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
{{note|In "The Autobots' Secret Weapon," Scavenger is never portrayed in any of the illustrations, nor is he called out by name in the text. However, he must be present for Devastator to be formed. Besides, the narration specifically refers to there being six Constructicons, despite only ever showing five.}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
Shockwave led the Constructicons in an attack on a human village, intent on razing the town and building a fuel plant in its place. The Constructicons, blindly loyal to Shockwave, obeyed all his orders as he dispensed them. As he worked, Scavenger boasted that the Autobots wouldn't learn about the Constructicons' handiwork until it would be too late. Little did the Decepticons know, they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Cosmos relayed what was happening to his teammates, who rolled into action to put an end to the Decepticons' plot. Scavenger was attacked by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], who made the Constructicon "go crunch" by shoving him down a pit. After the rest of the Decepticons had been made to join Scavenger in his pit, the Autobots pored quick-drying cement on them to hold them in place, keeping them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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In one possible scenario, the Constructicons were responsible for building the Decepticons’ command centre in the evil robots’ latest plot of taking over the Earth. They also were responsible for stocking Astrotrain with explosives and weapons before the Decepticon shuttle launched into space to further sabotage Earth's satellites.

In a different possible scenario, the Constructicons joined Galvatron on his campaign to retrieve an ancient cybertite sphere containing the secret of an ancient Autobot power-booster. Discovering that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
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In one possible scenario, Scavenger accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Scavenger and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Scavenger and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Scavenger and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon's walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Scavenger and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In yet another alternate scenario, the Decepticons were to first to make contact with Sarah Sanders. While the rest of his squadron dragged her spacecraft away, Scavenger himself held Sarah captive.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger was at first ready to fight them off, but upon seeing how outnumbered he was, he dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, the Decepticon still managed to rejoin his squadron of Decepticons. He quickly informed them of his situation, and pointed them towards his pursuers. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Scavenger and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now greatly outnumbered, Scavenger quickly fell to the Autobots’ firepower. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Nine million years ago, Scavenger was involved in the early days of the Decepticons, and specifically Megatron's plan to turn the planet into a cosmic dreadnought. He eagerly defended the project from Autobot invaders... right up until the point [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] shot him in the face. Without looking. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} He and the other Constructicons later created the gestalt process, giving them the power to merge into Devastator. After the technology was widely distributed, however, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] came down banning the use of Special Teams as too dangerous. The Constructicons were the first to break the Accords during the Dark Ages, joining up with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and his [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Escalation}} As Devastator, they attempted to seize control of the [[Tagan Heights]] from the [[Wreckers]], and also had an epic battle with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Ultimately, Devastator was taken down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] who overloaded him with electricity. This not only shut Devastator down, but also forced him to split into his component 'bots. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Although they were apparently not part of the crew of the ''Nemesis'', Scavenger and the Constructicons did somehow wind up on Earth in the 1980s, fighting alongside Megatron and his crew against the Autobots. In 1998, Scavenger was captured and deactivated along with the rest of the Decepticons following [[Operation Liberation]]. Roughly a year later, after the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'', Scavenger's body was recovered by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who attempted to reprogram many of the Transformers into controllable soldiers. Once Megatron overcame this programming, however, he freed his fellow Decepticons and they began to terrorize the Earth once more. Scavenger and the Constructicons attacked a city in [[California]] shortly after being freed, using their Devastator form to cause horrendous amounts of property damage. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} It took some daredevil maneuvering by Optimus Prime himself to bring them down. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Scavenger and the Constructicons were later reactivated by Starscream, during a time when Megatron was missing and Decepticon leadership was changing hands. They took up residence in [[Las Vegas]], converting the city for Decepticon use. Needless to say there was some resistance, and a small army of humans and Autobots led by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] soon invaded the territory. Scavenger did not personally engage in battle, although he may have been responsible for pulling four of his deactivated teammates to safety while [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] distracted the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Scavenger and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] when those aliens took over Las Vegas and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Scavenger and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, Bonecrusher dug a tunnel out beneath the force field and Scavenger excavated it, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular [[robot mode]], leaving him unable to split back into Scavenger and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in stasis lock, drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

The pieces of Scavenger and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their [[Roswell]] facility for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Spinister]] whistled up the four Constructicons to form Devastator, to help with the robbery of the [[Autobot City Bank]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} As the Decepticons worked to make [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] a grilled cheese sandwich, Scavenger carried energon around. He and the other Constructicons were later splattered with molten cheese and tied up in a net by the Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

When Mixmaster received a yellow card during a soccer game, Scavenger and the rest of the team merged to form Devastator, so the combiner could block [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s penalty kick. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Scavenger and his fellow Constructicons infiltrated the construction site of the Autobot base and promptly started wrecking it and stealing energy blocks. Once the ruse was up they combined into Devastator to menace the Autobots, but were felled when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] led a tickle attack on the underside of the giant's foot. The Constructicons were subsequently subjected to "special training" by Megatron, who had them tied up and tickled repeatedly to rid them of their weakness. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} Scavenger was later responsible for unearthing the legendary [[Red Bucket]] for [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}} He was among the Decepticons who attacked and conquered the completed Autobot base, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened just as [[Doctor Mindbender]] expressed surprise at the Constructicons' meticulousness. Scavenger kindly offered to "meticulously" tear the doctor to pieces. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

He ultimately didn't get to have any fun with maiming, as Soundwave arrived and took Mindbender for his own purposes before ordering the Constructicons to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] controls from the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that were assaulting [[Cobra Island]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Scavenger and his comrades went outside and formed Devastator, but were defeated by the attackers soon after killing [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Scavenger watched on in horror as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ gestalt form, dispatched Predaking in one sword strike. Brought out of his stupor by Onslaught, Scavenger joined with the other Constructicons to form Devastator. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]; [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''Transformers: All Hail Megatron'' #1]] (modern era)
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After getting laid off due to the [[Senate]] "reforms" being championed by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Scavenger and the other Constructicons sought out new work—with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. The secrecy necessary for operating the underground [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator sports]] of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] meant that the combat arena needed to be mobile. As a result, the Constructicons were given the unique and challenging job of building a new arena from scratch before every battle, using only the scrap and other materials on-site. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} They also worked with repairing Megatron and other injured gladiators after their battles. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

The Constructicons witnessed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] recruit an army of Autobots to overthrow the Decepticon tyranny of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

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In modern times, Scavenger and the Constructicons came to Earth for Megatron's major offensive against the planet. Using the newly acquired gestalt technology, they merged into [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] and easily swept aside the Autobot forces, leaving Earth ripe for conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Constructicons were involved in the opening strike on [[New York City]], bringing down buildings and causing massive civilian casualties. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} Later, they formed Devastator and destroyed all the underground tunnels leading in and out of the city, cutting it off from the outside world. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}

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Scavenger joined [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s side during the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s revolution, combining with the other Constructicons to form Devastator and attacking Megatron. Megatron put up a good fight, but was eventually defeated and only survived due to the arrival of human jets from the [[European Union]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} After spending some time swiping at the attacking planes, Devastator was attacked by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}, who defeated him by shooting him through the chest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Following the Decepticons' defeat, Scavenger was separated from the other Constructicons and went on the run from [[Skywatch]]. Two years later, after he had successfully avoided capture for a while, the humans decided to focus on hunting down [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] instead. Apparently, not even Skywatch considered Scavenger particularly important. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} In an attempt to escape from Skywatch, Scavenger painted himself in less conspicuous colors and spent a week trying to sneak aboard a cargo ship going out of the country. However, he was found by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], who wanted the Autobots and Decepticons to work together in order to prove to the humans that they were equals. This enraged Scavenger, who strictly considered the "meat bags" lesser beings to be ruled over, and lashed out at Bumblebee with his shovel. As the Autobot fled, Scavenger taunted him and went back into hiding. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

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After the war ended, Scavenger worked for the Autobots on Cybertron until he spotted [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] being chased by the Autobots. Coming to Bombshell's defense, the Constructicons beat up Blurr and fought with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up, threatening to detonate their [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]]. They just taunted him since [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had disabled their chips, but Prowl used a secret passcode to override the disabling and detonate them anyway, seemingly killing all the Constructicons. {{storylink|Devisive}} In fact, the Autobot had fallen under Bombshell's mind-control, allowing the Insecticon to fake the Constructicons' deaths and hide them away for the purpose of perfecting Devastator. {{storylink|The Verge}} Once Megatron returned from a long absence, Scavenger combined with his fellows into the new Devastator—with Prowl serving as the head—who was then deployed to conquer [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was taken apart when Prowl fought back and rejected the combiner, which would have allowed Megatron himself to take his place had the Decepticon leader not been defeated in the process of combining. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

The Decepticons were exiled from Iacon following their defeat, but Scavenger and the Constructicons, impressed by the terrible things they'd seen in Prowl's mind, left the others to join their new idol in the similarly exiled Autobot forces. After a brief battle with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], they were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they promptly picked a fight with Arcee before the Dinobots calmed them down with camaraderie and energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} They were caught in the [[Necrotitan]]'s "death wave", but were healed from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} As the Transformers got together to celebrate the defeat of the Necrotitan, Scavenger and his teammates only had praise for Prowl, much to his discomfort. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As Cybertron was attacked by 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s sent by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Constructicons followed Prowl into battle and convinced him to form Devastator again for the sake of defeating [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Convinced that the Constructicons were a useful resource, Prowl made them his own personal strike force and took them with him on a mission to Earth. On arrival they saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human drone-missiles, then formed Devastator to fight [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} When the Autobots located where [[Earth Defense Command]] was holding [[Alpha Trion]], Prowl had Scavenger become a double agent and leak the information to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} He and the Constructicons subsequently participated in the attack on the EDC base, using stealth paint to sneak into the battle zone before forming Devastator and destroying the base. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Back aboard the ''Ark-7'', Prowl and the Constructicons listened in on Optimus Prime's conversation with Alpha Trion. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl and the Constructicons went in serach of Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Feigning a truce with their mutual nemesis, the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator ultimately went berserk due to his loathing of Spike and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. The team was forced to retreat to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Superion and Defensor ultimately brought down Devastator, and the Constructicons were sent to a secret prison - Starscream wasn't done with them yet. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control. After [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] and his fellow combiners felled the giant, the Constructicons went back to jail. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Although the individual Constructicons were still considered criminals, Starscream made allowances for releasing his own loyal combiner when necessary. The Constructicons reformed Devastator at Starscream's command to thwart a group of Decepticons commandeering the space bridge, {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} and to siege the colony ship [[Vigilem|Carcer]] when [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] refused to transform her Titan in defense of Cybertron from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[zombie]] fleet. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

Following the impeachment and arrest of Starscream, the Constructicons received pardons, and later watched from a nearby rooftop as [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived on Cybertron and joined Optimus and his retinue for a meeting in the [[Spire]]. Though the other Constructicons initially laughed off off Scoop's renewed faith in his "Chosen One," who had seemingly foreseen this series of events, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} the team wound up forming Devastator to break an indignant Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

With Onyx Prime unmasked as none other than [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Constructicons wound up battling against [[Victorion]] on Starscream's orders. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} Though they were initially able to withstand her gravity powers, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}} this was soon revealed to be the work of Liege Maximo, using supplies of [[Ore-4]] to buffer them against Victorion's attacks. When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] destroyed this ore, Victorion was able to unleash a devastating gravitational onslaught which fatally crushed Scavenger and the other Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scavenger and the other Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Devastator was blown back into his components when [[Wild Bill]] rammed the other module straight into him. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

Later, once the Decepticons and [[Cobra]] had merged to become "Decepticobra," Scavenger participated in a coordinated, multi-front attack on the Autobots' city of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. He and his allies were eventually forced into a tactical retreat by the combined efforts of G.I. Joe and the Autobots. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Scavenger, Long Haul and Scrapper all battled Megatron in the ruins of an old coliseum, but he easily overpowered them all. Upon overhearing Windblade say that Starscream possessed the [[Enigma of Combination]], Long Haul signaled a plan to Scavenger and the other Constructicons, and they later formed Devastator in an attempt to take the Enigma for themselves. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Scavenger was among those assisting with the reconstruction efforts. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} He died when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] shot him off of Devastator. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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Half of the original Constructicon team survived the Great War, including Skavenger. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] helped reform the team in the days after the [[Armistice]], creating a two-thirds Autobot roster and convincing the Constructicons to undergo [[Micromaster]] downsizing, losing social hierarchy among the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s but retaining their mobility in the energon-depleted era. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

During the [[Grand Uprising]], Skavenger and the Constructicons served the Builders against the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]. They ran a prisoner transport through [[Proximax]] to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when they were attacked by Resistance fighters. The prisoner, [[Snapper]], escaped, but Skavenger's team found themselves in a prolonged battle with the Resistance which lasted over a day. They retreated to the [[Sights & Sounds]] casino for defense. Meanwhile, one of their members—[[Buckethead]]—had formed an alliance with Snapper and a motley crew of other bots to deal with the alien threat of the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. Buckethead and [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] of the Resistance eventually reached both sides and got them to join forces against the Renegade invaders.

At the trans-hyperwave caster the Renegades seized, Skavenger and the Constructicons joined Buckethead's "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bot]]s" in attacking the invaders. The Constructicons formed Devastator, fighting the Monster Renegade combiner [[Monsterous]]. After the fight, all Cybertronians retired to Sights & Sounds for a summit. The Ex-Bots ultimately convinced Skavenger and the Constructicons to leave the Builders and act as part of an independent faction to protect the innocents of Proximax and defend the city from the horrors of war. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

A year later, the Ex-Bots prevented [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] from using a [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to brainwash all the people of Proximax. They also recovered the Autobot-turned-Maximal [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from his control. As the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, the Ex-Bots chose to get involved with the other armies of the [[Proto-former|proto-races]]. Skavenger and the Constructicons salvaged a lobotomized [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] and retrofitted and detailed it as the team's new [[Ex-Jet]].

On the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire a massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator pushed Magnaboss out of the way. Magnaboss lost an arm, a fifth of his gestalt mind, but Devastator suffered worse. Half his components were damaged beyond repair, and the Builder combiner was out for the rest of the fight.

Although the war was won, and peace finally came to Cybertron, the Constructicons were in mourning. With the death of [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], Long Haul, and Bone Crusher, Skavenger was the last survivor of the original team. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Time marched on. The Constructicons emerged as heroes of the Vehicon Apocalypse, and so it was decided to hold auditions to fill the gaps in their roster. [[Rubbish's Scrapyard]] in [[Hexima]] became the Constructicon training grounds as Skavenger, Buckethead, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] supervised the new potential recruits. Eventually, [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], and [[Steam Hammer]] were chosen. Devastator, champion of the Builders, would live again! {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}

Scavenger was forged at or around the end of the War of the Threefold Spark. An era of rebuilding and renewal, Scavenger came together with five other newly forged 'bots to form the Constructicons and help shape the Cybertron to come. They were recruited by the visionary architect [[Termagax]] to help build in the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Scavenger was incredibly eager to please, quickly looking for approval from Termagax and his team. They promptly clashed with Termagax's conservative second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]—for while Wheeljack sought to merely ''rebuild'' Iacon, Termagax saw the potential for something bigger and better to take its place. While excavating in [[Rivets Field]], Scavenger detected an object of immense power trapped beneath the surface. The team had inadvertently discovered the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Urged on by Termagax, Scavenger and his team agreed to expose themselves to the energies of the artifact, transforming themselves into a new combiner: raw power which Termagax hoped to harness and reshape into the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

Despite this new strength and power, Scavenger and his team struggled to master their combination, fighting against a seventh, destructive personality that surfaced whenever the team combined... and whose love of indiscriminate destruction jeopardized their reconstruction efforts. Finally, however, Termagax encouraged the team to work ''with'' this anger, rather than against it, and harness the powerful emotion to unite them in their shared purpose of rebuilding Iacon. Although the team would eventually complete their goal of turning the ravaged cityscape into a beautiful metropolis, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor for long—Wheeljack brought his concerns to the attention of [[Nominus Prime]], and the Prime arranged matters so that the team would be reassigned to the distant colony of [[Mayalx]] to oversee the construction of a new [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} There, the Constructicons labored for many years, deliberately kept under-fueled and tired so they couldn't combine, while they grew increasingly resentful of the world that had abandoned them while reminiscing about their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

With their future on Cybertron uncertain, Scrapper eventually came to believe that the team's future lay elsewhere and began training his teammates in the ways of combat, holding regular sparring sessions in an improvised gladiatorial arena. Long Haul and Scavenger struggled to adjust to being warriors, mixing with Scrapper's patient advice and Bonecrusher's brutality in the ring. During one particular session, the team was interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who, after a brief misunderstanding, told them ''his'' story: like the Constructicons, Nominus Prime had ''also'' banished the Insecticons for fear of their unique matter-eating abilities. Knowing that the team could be of use to [[The Rise]], Bombshell manipulated the team into unknowingly aiding the cause, encouraging them to recapture their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

After some deliberation, the six builders agreed to help the Insecticons, and after filling up on Bombshell's provided [[energon cube]]s the team combined for the first time since their banishment—but instead of uniting based on their shared urge to create, the Constructicons combined to destroy Mayalx and everything it represented to them, a spiteful, destructive rampage that ended with every 'bot in the colony slaughtered and the statue of Nominus Prime toppled. Unaware that the Insecticons had deliberately goaded them into such wanton slaughter so that the energon they processed from the many remains could be secretly shipped back to Cybertron to fuel the rise, Scrapper told his team that, for the first time in their lives, they were finally free to do and build whatever they wanted. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Eventually, Shockwave called the Constructicons back to Cybertron and the Rise. When they arrived, however, Shockwave's former superior [[Exarchon]] had laid claim to the Rise and their bases. The Threefold Spark was eager to take a new body as powerful as Devastator, and tried to usurp the combiner. Together, Scavenger and the Constructicons were strong enough to prevent Exarchon from possessing their collective spark or sparks, though the effort forced them apart and left them out of action. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} With Exarchon soon destroyed, the Rise were fully absorbed into the Decepticons, and Shockwave provided the Constructicons to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s cause. Scavenger and the others were happy to be home, and to be wanted as Devastator. They saw themselves as heroes destined to end the war, and were happy to oppose the legacy of Nominus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===Energon Universe===
Scavenger and the other Constructicons were revived by [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] to destroy the Autobots attempting to retake the [[Ark (G1)#Energon Universe|Ark]] from Decepticon control, Scavenger in particular chopping off [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]]'s leg with his scoop in excavator mode. Starscream then commanded them to merge into [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]].{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

Devastator was eventually defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]], and separated into his individual components. Scavenger then retreated with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} Scavenger, along with the other Constructicons, was present for the fight between [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] over leadership of the Decepticons. He and the other Decepticons cheered Soundwave's name to honor him after he won. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

{{ongoing}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Scavenger and his teammates were masquerading as construction vehicles, when they suddenly decided to horrify their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*After being upgraded into their "Generation 2" bodies, the Constructicons went about causing "really big destruction" by driving through a construction site and then merging into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their fun came to an end when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] emerged from the ground and trounced the combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}

==Games==
===Transformers Legends===
At some point [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was friends with the Constructicons, but they had a falling out. Years later, the Decepticon team took over an asteroid orbiting Earth, however when Omega Supreme got wind of it, he launched a massive attack. Hook and Scavenger escaped his initial wrath when a space beast was released from the asteroid, however once the Autobots had saved [[San Diego]] from the creature, they captured the pair. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[André Sogliuzzo]]}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scavenger.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I'm too low-ranked and the easiest Construction to obtain to be of use to anyone...]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scavenger-(G2).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I'm marginally more useful.]]
Scavenger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Scavenger''—This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal.
*''Scavenger (G2)''—This Rare character could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScavengerEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|I'm useful! Don't mind that I'm short!]]
Megatron tolerates Scavenger for one reason: on rare occasions, he unearths something of real importance. Most of the time, however, his obsessive excavation yields little of practical value, doing nothing to help his already fragile self-esteem. Driven by a manic need to prove himself, he sees recycle potential in every scrap of junk he encounters, and will do anything it takes to obtain it, in the hopes that it'll be something of use. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scavenger|Scavenger bio}}

He combined to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to destroy Autobots bases. He is very useful in his arm mode, seeing as it shoots out a GIANT LASER.

*'''Added:''' June 2, 2016
*'''Class:''' Special (Scout)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scavenger uses a "Stun gun" of the same make as [[Bumblebee (G1)|that short yellow runt]] and [[Rust Dust|that motorcycle chick]] which he uses to shoot and stun enemy defenses. And he can also usefully dodge Cannon and Mortar Fire.
*'''Ability:'''Artillery Support: Calls in an incendiary artillery strike and deals damage in a large area over 10 seconds. This is probably one of the few times Scavenger is ''actually'' useful!!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points +4 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': The range of Scavenger's AOE is increased.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Bot Specific Power Cores:'''
**'''G1 Scavenger:''' Applies a cell-shaded look. Increases ability damage. Every enemy unit killed by ability heals Scavenger 4% of his health.
*'''Skins:'''
**'''G2 Scavenger:''' Gives Scavenger the colours of the yellow-and-purple version of the G2 Constructicons.
*'''Collection Group:''' Constructicons
*'''Combiner:''' Devastator

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scavenger Scavenger at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki ]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scavenger was a member of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
{{main|Scavenger (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scavenger (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] features two descriptions of Scavenger, one typed with the name "Scavenger" and one with "'''Scrounge'''". Oddly, "Scavenger" is the one that's crossed out by hand and relabeled "Scrounge".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref> This would make it onscreen once, when Scrapper referred to him as "Scrounge" in their introductory episode. Writer [[Bob Budiansky]] would apparently later reuse the name for the comic-only character [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]].
* Scavenger's [[character model]]s have a couple of discrepancies due to poor toy references:<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSbNSWxwEihhwWRKWQVq-qD773U6fK3s/view 1985 Hasbro briefing binder scans]</ref>
** The first is the rear view of his vehicle mode. The toy reference photos used to design the model had his robot head left flipped out, thus resulting in a green block protruding from the rear of his vehicle mode animation model.
** The second is his gun. The toy references had [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s gun in the toy's hand, thus leading to Scavenger's animation model having a gun based on Hook's toy gun. Additionally, Hook's reference photos ''also'' used this gun, meaning that both characters' animation models have different takes on Hook's gun, while Scavenger's gun design is left unused due to it not being present in any reference photos. Scavenger doesn't mind though; his pistol kills in [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|ONE SHOT]].
* On the subject of the animated movie, Don Messick, who did the voice for both Scavenger and the Autobot Gears, was credited for the wrong character in the movie. Gears did appear near the beginning of the film sitting next to Ironhide on Moon Base I, but Gears himself did not speak, yet Messick was still credited for voicing the character. However, Scavenger DOES have a line in the movie, when he encounters Daniel on the Planet of Junk. Yet, he was not credited as Scavenger.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scavenger''' (スカベンジャー ''Sukabenjā'')
*''French:'' '''Excavo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dögevő'''
*''Italian:'' '''Braccio''' ("Arm")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ch'īng-tào-fū''' (Taiwan, 清道夫, "Street Cleaner"), '''Qīngsǎojī''' (China, 清扫机, "Sweeper")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Vingador''' (Portugal comic), '''Predador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Musorshchick''' (Мусорщик, "Garbage Collector")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TFTM Constructicon trumpets.jpg
File:IDW-AHM-Mixmaster-Scavenger-Guidi.jpg|IDW ''All Hail Megatron'' concept art (right)
File:EW-skin-Scavenger-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
File:Transformers 2023 20 2nd Ptg Cover A.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Scrapper (G1)

2026-04-19T22:06:12Z

Jalaguy: Reverted edits by BLazerstreak (talk) to last revision by TheLastGherkin

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:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Scrapper.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"By my own standards, Metroplex is the awesomest thing ever."]]

'''Scrapper''' is the engineer of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. While the other Constructicons put their masterpieces together, Scrapper is the one who designs everything for them. Though his designs are among the best in Transformer history, Scrapper is a modest Decepticon who quickly shrugs off the praise he receives. In that respect he is the polar-opposite of his frequent second in command, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], who is an egomaniacal glory-hound.

Though modest, Scrapper is still a total nutcase. One of his favorite artistic liberties with his designs involves taking living [[Autobot]]s and using them as raw materials. This vicious act is something [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] finds admirable, as he considers Scrapper the most valuable of the Constructicons.

Scrapper combines with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Heavy Metal War"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Movie")|[[Zhu Zhunzun]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "The Autobot Run"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 - 5"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub & ''Generation 2'' "Triple Takeover"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, "Generation 2" season 1), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "City of Steel" & "The Master Builders"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Surprise Party" & "Webworld"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese), [[Isaac Schneider]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "The Master Builders" & "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), [[Amaury Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Magalhães Graça]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Ronaldo Artinic]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Choi Byung-sang]] (Korean, ''The Movie'' KBS dub)}}

[[File:Scrapperg1cartoon.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|My continuity makes me dizzy.]]
Scrapper, who was evil, helped build [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Later, Megatron used the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to make Scrapper, who was good, evil. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} Finally, Megatron built Scrapper. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} It all makes sense.

Regardless of all that, Scrapper and the Constructicons were active among the Decepticon forces on [[Earth]] in [[1984]]. They attempted to infiltrate [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] to destroy the Autobot computer [[Teletraan I]], but failed and ended up having a lava bath. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} The Constructicons were later vital in transforming [[New York City]] into the Decepticon city of "New Cybertron", and in the process Scrapper got to recycle [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

[[File:MasterBuilders Scrapper Grapple plans.jpg|thumb|"Truly you are a master of structural engineering, Grapple. I could never hold up a map with a stump for a hand."]]
The Constructicons later built a drill leading into [[Earth's core]], in order for Megatron to tap its energy. While working on it, Scrapper had a [[dominator disk]] snuck onto him by [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]], allowing the Autobots to control the Constructicons when merged into [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. The combiner fought his fellow Decepticons for a while before the disks were overloaded and they returned to normal. Scrapper then provided a peptalk for his team before they saved the Earth from their own drill, which had gone out of control. {{storylink|The Core}}

The Constructicons built Megatron a [[transfixatron]]. When it was finished, Scrapper reported as such to Megatron and was praised for his efforts. After the successful test-run, Megatron commanded the Constructicons to begin building a second device. After the device—a huge car crusher—was completed, Megatron brought the Autobots, trapped in their vehicle modes by the transfixatron. Megatron commanded Scrapper and Long Haul to make [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] their first victim. When the other Autobots tried to rally, the Constructicons stopped them, with Scrapper fending off [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]. Scrapper and Long Haul then pushed Ironhide into the claw of the crusher and watched as he was carried into it. When the Autobots were freed from their alt modes, the Constructicons merged into Devastator and began to wipe the floor with them. However, Devastator's robot mode was "canceled out" by their own transfixatron. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

At one point, Scrapper convinced [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] that the Constructicons wanted to aid the two Autobots in a construction project to build a [[Solar Power Tower]]. Scrapper claimed to have admired Grapple's work back on Cybertron. When Megatron found out, the Constructicons had to explain (at gunpoint) that they were still loyal to him, and once the tower was completed they would turn it over to him. The plan initially succeeded, but the tower was soon destroyed in a battle between the Autobots and Devastator. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

When the Autobots were forced to leave Earth after Megatron made them look like villains, Scrapper participated in the "[[Decepticon Day]]" parade. He was then dumpstered by the Autobots when they returned. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:MakeTracks Scrapper sword.jpg|left|thumb|"I dub thee Drone #24601. Now rise up and go forth in Megatron's name!"]]
Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, Scrapper and the Constructicons worked fine, having been built on Earth. They delivered a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} When faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], long out for revenge against the Constructicons, Scrapper repeatedly taunted and insulted him. In return, Omega Supreme beat the slag out of Devastator, but couldn't finish the job due to a surprise visit from an [[asteroid scorpion]]. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

When the Constructicons were tasked with building a [[drone]] army out of human cars, Scrapper was seen slicing the machines apart with a sword. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} Scrapper's nasty side was later shown when he worked under [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], who had temporarily overthrown Megatron. Scrapper used the [[Skids (G1)|remains]] [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of]] [[Bluestreak (G1)|damaged]] [[Tracks (G1)|Autobots]] to make a throne for himself... nasty! {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} Scrapper then helped make an [[energy transductor]] that would've worked if not for that [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|human woman]]. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}

When Megatron instructed Scavenger to dig for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Scrapper was standing next to him. He later began to remove the engine in [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car before being blasted away. Scrapper then participated in the subsequent battle. When the Pearl was exposed to the atmosphere, Scrapper and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} Scrapper listened to Megatron's rant about Starscream, and watched as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] refused the call to arms. When the Decepticons battled Starscream and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Scrapper merged into Devastator, only for the Combaticons to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and sorely kick their behinds. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} The Constructicon's next project was a super-powerful cannon. After it was completed, the Constructicons flew off, missing the fight between two Menasors. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:TFTM Soundwave insults Constructicons.jpg|thumb|]]
Scrapper and Constructicons were part of the Decepticon forces during the [[Battle of Autobot City|great battle]] of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2005]], and Devastator was integral in breaching the city's defenses. However, Megatron was defeated and the Decepticons were forced to retreat onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Megatron was subsequently thrown out into space, and Scrapper wasted no time in nominating his Constructicons to be the next [[Decepticon leader]]s. [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] disagreed, and within minutes every Decepticon in the ship was fighting the rest for that precious leadership position. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] won out in the end, and the Constructicons provided music during his coronation (Scrapper doesn't let minor things such as [[mouthplate]]s get in his way of playing the trumpet). {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Scrapper’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|left|thumb|"This vehicle is so cool, it makes me feel like a [[Action Master|Master of Action]]!" "[[Fantastic Four|Say that again...]]"]]
In the remainder of 2005 and throughout the following year, Scrapper and the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army. While living on [[Chaar]], Scrapper tussled with the other Constructicons for the measly Energon Astrotrain retrieved. When they noticed Astrotrain was reaching for a cube, they assembled into Devastator and kicked him away, before being disassembled by Menasor. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When the [[Quintesson]]s made them an offer—destroy the Autobots for free Energon forever, Scrapper fell in with them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} They later lent their talents to the Decepticon/Quintesson alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Scrapper watched Trypticon destroy [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], denying Mixmaster's request to join, correctly stating it wouldn't be necessary. Later, at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Scrapper spotted [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] and opened fire. He then tried to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], but failed. When Galvatron activated the [[large switch]], Scrapper was frozen mid-shot, but was restored when the switch was destroyed. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
When the Decepticons learned of the Scramble City project being secretly assembled by the Autobots, Megatron sent his henchmen to interfere with their work. The Constructicons joined Starscream and his flying partners in an attack on the Autobots. Optimus Prime and a task force of Autobots held their position until Scrapper and the Constructicons inevitably joined forces into Devastator. The Aerialbots gave Devastator a good whippin', though, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
Scrapper and the Constructicons were stationed on Earth in [[2011]], under the command of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. They attempted to prevent [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from sending reinforcements to Cybertron to help the Autobots fend off [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s siege on [[Vector Sigma]]. Scrapper and his squad were ganging up on the [[Trainbot]]s until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] arrived and shooed them off with his superior firepower. Having failed to stop the Autobot reinforcements from departing, the Constructicons followed them to Cybertron. As Devastator, they tried to shoot [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in the back, but Optimus Prime foiled their aim, making them hit [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Devastator was involved in a combiner shootout on Cybertron until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] arrived and annihilated the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Scrapper and the Constructicons were guarding the Decepticon [[space bridge]] on Earth, but failed miserably when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] single-handedly fought them off and stole a ride on the bridge. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Grapple Scrapper.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Scrapper and the Constructicons decided to rebuild the Crystal City on Earth, and tricked Grapple, Omega Supreme and some other Autobots into helping them. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

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

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When the [[Waspinator (Legends)|Waspinator]] of the [[Legends World]] retold Megatron's life story, he started with his creation at the hands of Scrapper and the Constructicons. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron}}

When Megatron returned to 2038 from the Legends World, Bonecrusher and Scrapper were on hand to greet him. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

In [[2039]], Scrapper was present on [[Micro|Planet Z]] when a new generation of Cybertronians were born. A combination of [[Beast Power]] and [[protoform]]s, these Maximals and Predacons were a scientific curiosity that many Autobots and Decepticons came to study. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Scrapper and the other Constructicons started constructing Trypticon on a small island paradise, destroying the flora and fauna in the process. When the Autobots found out, they sent [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to put a stop to them, and the Constructicons responded by forming Devastator. Unfortunately, the newly activated Trypticon, who wanted the challenge of fighting Superion by himself, grabbed Devastator and threw him into the ocean. After all was said and done, the Autobots put Scrapper and the rest of the Constructicons to work, restoring the island to its former natural splendor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

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

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years ago, Scrapper was a member of the construction team that built [[Crystal City]]. It was during this project that he and his fellow Constructicons were introduced to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} The Constructicons rose to prominence thanks to their immense architectural skills, and formed their own faction under the leadership of Hook. They were forced to align themselves with the Decepticons in order to maintain access to Kaon's smelting pools, which granted him access to the raw building material they needed to continue their work. Unhappy with this arrangement, seven renegade Constructicons went underground, building Megatron in an attempt to take power for themselves. Unfortunately for them, Megatron turned on them and formed his own group of Decepticons, eventually brainwashing Scrapper and the others into his service with the Robo-Smasher. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Devastator's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}} Among their first acts as Decepticons, the Constructicons destroyed Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Scrapper was part of [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s Constructicon team when it was augmented with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Combiner]] technology and turned into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator was blasted apart by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s team. Scrapper claimed the Autobots had merely gotten lucky, and he and the other Constructicons began pursuing them, gunning down [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in the process. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an amalgamated universe engineered by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City by forming Devastator. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Cloud''====
The Scrapper of "OG001 Spacetime" was ordered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to combine with his fellow Constructicons into Devastator to face off against the [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]]. The foreign Decepticon easily defeated the combiner, sending his components fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====''Deviations''====
In a reality where Optimus killed Megatron in 2005, Scrapper was one of the many Decepticons who retreated aboard Astrotrain. He was shocked to learn that his leader hadn't made it out alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Scrapper is the green and purple one.]]
Early in the Transformers' war on [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] used the stolen power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the first of a new generation of Decepticon warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Scrapper and the other Constructicons were immediately given a mission upon their coming online — construct a communications tower to transmit a message to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A truckstop was raided for raw materials, which attracted the ire of trucker [[Bomber Bill]], who, with the aid of the [[Autobot]]s, managed to destroy the tower Scrapper and the other Constructicons had built. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

''Scrapper and the Constructicons, after troubleshooting their union as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were sent by Shockwave to abduct [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After tracking the boy down to a demolition derby, and merging into Devastator to fend off the Autobots they found there, the Constructicons' attack was suddenly called off. While Devastator battled, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had discovered that Buster held the rest of the Creation Matrix in his head, and considered this too great a revelation to proceed as initially planned.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

After [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s retaking of Decepticon command, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were charged with building perimeter defences around [[Wyoming base|their headquarters]] located at the base of a coal strip mine in eastern [[Wyoming]]. Devastator's services were again required when the Autobots staged a surprise attack, but they retreated once they had what they needed; data on the Constructicons' combining process. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Snarl scrapper soundwave in the national interest.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Snarl beat him so hard, he knocked the green off of him.]]
''Megatron, Soundwave, Scrapper and the Constructicons went to track down [[Joy Meadows]] after seeing her on ''[[Between the Lines]]'' threatening to expose the truth of the Transformers' war on Earth. Thanks to an [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple I]] tracer they followed [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and found the reporter and her crew with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. A battle ensued, with the Decepticons coming out on top until the arrival of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] turned the tide against them. Soundwave decided to bring the situation to a conclusion by incinerating the humans' footage, which dispirited the Dinobots and humans and the Decepticons left victorious.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

''Later, Scrapper and the Constructicons fell under the control of the [[time travel]]ling [[Decepticon leader]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after he incapacitated Megatron and Soundwave. He set them to building a giant weapon for him, though once his plans were thwarted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|three]] [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Autobots]] from the [[Blurr (G1)|future]] the Constructicons returned to Megatron's command.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:MarvelUS41 ScrapperScavenger.JPG|thumb|"Constructicons—slump into vehicle mode!"]]
Scrapper and the other Constructicons were called upon to defend the Decepticons' [[Club Con|base in the Florida Keys]] from a joint attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the Autobots. Forming Devastator once again, they brawled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] until a blast from Superion's rifle caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links and he broke up into his components. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] then assumed leadership of the Earthbound Decepticons and had Scrapper and the rest of the Constructicons except Mixmaster raid a building site in downtown [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]] for raw materials such as girders. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} They would go on to participate in an attack on the combined Autobot forces on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] while [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fought a duel for command. Under cover of battle, Scrapper and the other Constructicons retrieved the remains of several fallen and captured Decepticons. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

{{note|Scrapper and the other Constructicons seem to just disappear from the ranks of the Decepticons after this point.}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Soundwave scrapper mixmaster secrets.jpg|thumb|left|"Scrapper, is Soundwave listening to us?" "''What''? Probably not."]]
Scrapper worked for Megatron during the Earthforce saga, as did most of his fellow Constructicons. He was first seen telling stories to [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] in the [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|Decepticon base's hallway]] while [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was mentally searching for traitors... and blackmail information. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} With Soundwave in command, Scrapper joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''When Megatron launched an all-out offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Scrapper was among the troops who besieged the outpost. He and the other Constructicons combined into Devastator at Megatron's command to breach Autobot City's outer defenses. When the Decepticons were eventually forced to retreat inside [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], the Constructicons were relatively unscathed from the battle. As such, they voted that all injured Transformers be jettisoned when Astrotrain complained he didn't have the energy necessary to carry them all back to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''With Megatron having been deposed, Starscream took over leadership of the Decepticons. He held for himself a coronation ceremony, which Scrapper attended. The procession was interrupted by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who revealed himself to be Megatron reborn before reducing Starscream to a pile of scrap. Scrapper and the others present cheered as their former master retook his place as their leader.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:SpacePiratesSoundwaveLeader.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb]]
By [[2008]], Scrapper was supplanted as leader of the Construction by Mixmaster. He was seen with a Decepticon strike team on-board [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons planned to attack [[Autobase]], just before they were attacked themselves by the [[Quintesson]]s. Previous information that Decepticon commander Soundwave had received, informing him that the Autobots were mostly off-world, turned out to be a ruse orchestrated by the aliens to ambush his troops. The Decepticons were forced to call upon the Autobots for assistance in thwarting the Quintessons' forceful colonization of their homeworld. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] helped construct a thermal bomb perimeter around the Autobot/Decepticon encampment which was entrenched on Earth awaiting arrival of the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Scrappercrossingover.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Finally, Scrapper gets some "facetime."]]
In the fifteen years since the battle on [[Klo]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was resurrected and had reclaimed portions of his previous army, including Scrapper and the other Constructicons. When the Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] mysteriously appeared and claimed to be from another timeline, his body was scrutinized by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and Scrapper. Scrapper's research led him to believe Landquake was telling the truth, noting that study of [[Unicron]] pointed towards the existence of parallel worlds and that Landquake's makeup was unlike any Transformer construction he was familiar with.

Furthermore, he announced to Megatron that an anomaly in [[South America]] radiated identical wavelengths as Landquake, something that might merit further inspection. Scrapper's only mistake was suggesting the hypothetical help of Shockwave would be appreciated, resulting in violence upon his person from Megatron. Regardless, Megatron agreed that the anomaly demanded his attention, and while Scrapper was instructed to pry deeper into Landquake's energon readings, the Decepticon commander accompanied the rest of his troops to South America. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}}

Scrapper and the other Decepticons arrived at their destination, where they met the Autobots in battle. Megatron ordered him and the Constructicons to merge into Devastator, which they did. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] attempted to take on Devastator singlehandedly, and did meet with some success when Devastator stepped into a sinkhole and fell apart into his component Constructicons. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} Now separated, the Constructicons were being beaten ruthlessly by the Dinobot Commander, and so Scrapper ordered the Constructicons to flee and regroup. Grimlock "helped" them along by picking up Scrapper and throwing him into the others. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} Eventually, as a group, the Constructicons were able to subdue Grimlock, but by then the battle was over and the Decepticons had no choice but to retreat. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
[[File:Constructicons-ASW.jpeg|thumb|Scrapper is unsarcastically the green and purple one.]]
Under the guise of the [[Global Corporation]], Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons created sophisticated buildings all around the world. Within each building, however, was hidden a mechanism that would trap underground all within the structure. When the scheme was put into motion and the Autobots responded with an attack, Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons merged to become The Devastator. Though in this form, the Constructicons were able to overpower the Autobots, that changed when the Dinobots arrived. Scrapper and Hook were the first ones to die by Swoop's hand, when the Dinobot bombardier released missiles in Devastator's face at point-blank range. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

As Devastator, Scrapper and the other Constructicons stumbled upon [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] admiring his reflection in the wilderness, and managed to capture the vain Autobot. The group revealed their individual components to their prisoner once he was safely locked up within Decepticon headquarters. They rejoined forces to combat an Autobot rescue party that attempted to storm Decepticon base, and captured [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] as well, putting them in Sunstreaker's cell. The Constructicons were once more prompted to combine into Devastator to contemplate an Autobot peace offering; a life-sized statue of the gestalt! The peace offering turned out to be an Autobot ruse, and reinforcement burst forth from within the statue. The Autobots forced Devastator to break up into his component pieces by thoroughly dividing his attention, and so Scrapper joined the fight against the Autobots as an individual. The Decepticons ultimately lost the battle to the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}

===Marvel coloring books===
When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scrapper and Bonecrusher used their [[alternate mode]]s to dig up the area. They engaged the Autobots in battle when they inevitably showed themselves. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
When the Decepticons discovered that the [[black coral]] in [[Dolphin's Bay]] could be processed into a limitless supply of superfuel that would make them more powerful than ever, Scrapper was charged with building all the equipment necessary to make it happen. To prevent any Autobot spies from learning of Operation Black Coral and making it back to the Ark, he booby-trapped an obvious trail through the woods at the base of [[Mount Lomas]] with a tripwire that would cause the ground to give way, dumping its victims into a cell in his supermodern underground lab. (It's unknown if any other [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] besides [[Gravedigger]] assisted him).

If [[you]] made enough bad choices, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] became his first guests. Scrapper consulted his blueprints, looked at Bumblebee with an evil smile as he mentioned needing more materials to finish the power plant, politely thanked the pair for volunteering to assist him, then reduced them to scrap metal in 10 minutes. One by one, '''all''' the Autobots came looking for their missing friends and fell into Scrapper's trap, allowing him to build the entire plant out of their parts. Scrapper named his creation the [[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]], and laughed at having made them look so ''fuelish''! (get it?) {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Earthquake====
In one possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by Buzzsaw who immediately tore into Beachcomber. Buzzsaw was helped by Scrapper into disassembling the Autobot. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber's memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}

====Autobot Alert!====
In one possible scenario, the Constructicons were responsible for building the Decepticons’ command centre in the evil robots’ latest plot of taking over the Earth. They also were responsible for stocking Astrotrain with explosives and weapons before the Decepticon shuttle launched into space to further sabotage Earth's satellites.

In a different possible scenario, the Constructicons joined Galvatron on his campaign to retrieve an ancient cybertite sphere containing the secret of an ancient Autobot power-booster. Discovering that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, the Constructicons merged into Devastator in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===The Official ''Transformers: Generation 2'' Annual===
At Megatron's command, Scrapper constructed a pair of giant rocket engines on [[Clarke Atoll]], digging deep into the Earth. The Decepticons planned to turn the planet itself into a mobile base of operations, destroying human civilization as they propelled it through space. Despite Scrapper's desire to give his project a trial-run, Megatron insisted the engines were turned to full power immediately. Scrapper complied rather than risk enraging his superior, and begun the ignition sequence. But before the engines were fully operational, the Autobot flyers [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Deftwing]] swept in and overloaded their plasma coils. The resulting lava swell destroyed Scrapper's magnificent creation, forcing the Decepticons to flee from the resultant volcanic eruption. {{storylink|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Scrappertww.jpg|thumb|Construction vehicles are green on Cybertron, too.]]
Nine million years ago, a young [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] staged a Decepticon uprising and sieged [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to smokescreen his true designs. Long-buried [[planetary engine]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s similarly buried past were to be refitted by Scrapper and his Constructicons in order to convert their planet into a galaxy-faring war world. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} While Megatron had gone briefly missing during battle, Scrapper was ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to accelerate the process, despite the Constructicon's misgivings. Their hasty actions could tear the planet apart! In the end, Starscream gave Scrapper a choice: mechaform Iacon, or get mechaformed by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} As Scrapper predicted, the region went under a major upheavel, and he and the other Transformers in the area were forced to abandon their work as everything exploded. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

The war entered a [[Dark Ages|Dark Age]] when both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were presumed lost forever in a space bridge accident. During this time, the technology of combining (and thus Devastator himself) was invented, but Devastator and other super robots were declared non-allied by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] to stave off an arms race that would escalate the war to frightening levels. Despite this, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s secretly enlisted Scrapper and his Constructicons. {{storylink|Escalation}} Devastator was unleashed upon the [[Wreckers]] in the [[Tagan Heights]], but was defeated by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] by overloading him with electricity. This not only shut Devastator down, but also forced him to split into his component 'bots. {{storylink|Devastation}}

During the Age of Internment, Scrapper was active at the Autobot detention block in [[Internment Camp Pi]] at [[Praxus]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Millions of years later, after a subset of the Transformers war awoke on [[Earth]] in 1984, the Constructicons somehow found their way from Cybertron to Earth. They were defeated along with the other Decepticons in 1999, and subsequently lost for years following a [[Ark II|shuttle explosion]]. When they awoke in 2002, the Constructicons combined into Devastator and rampaged through [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} Optimus Prime shot them in the head. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''After their defeat in California, the Constructicons were secretly rebuilt by Starscream, and Devastator became his personal enforcer after Megatron was kidnapped by the alien [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]], leaving Decepticon leadership up for grabs. Scrapper and many of the other Decepticons joined Starscream on a venture to assume control over the human city of [[Las Vegas]]. Their occupation was interrupted by a renegade human army and a trio of Autobots: [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. Scrapper prepared for their invasion by booby-trapping a Michelin Tire Store. When that turned out to be a dumb idea, he decided to just shoot at the Autobots instead. Scrapper was taken out fast during the fight, however, when Grimlock knocked him into a pool of molten slag created by Mixmaster's chemical powers. The acidic heat knocked him off-line, and Scrapper had to be dragged to safety by his partners.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron eventually returned to Earth, but Scrapper and the Constructicons owed Starscream for reconstructing them, and so remained loyal to him when the Decepticons split into two factions. Of course, this only meant they were among the first to be captured by the Keepers when those aliens took over [[Las Vegas]] and turned Starscream into their puppet. Trapped behind an impenetrable force dome, Scrapper and the Constructicons attempted to batter their way out as Devastator using sheer brute force, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] offered a better idea. Reconverting into their separate modes, the Constructicons dug a tunnel out beneath the force field, enabling Starscream's faction to join the final battle against the Keepers. Acting as Devastator, they were too far away from Optimus Prime and his [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced force shield when the American nuclear assault was dropped on the Keepers, and were blasted into pieces.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''The nuclear blast left Devastator fused into his singular [[robot mode]], leaving him unable to split back into Scrapper and his other components. Eventually, Devastator fell into the Void along with [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] in the final conflict with the Keepers, and was left in stasis lock, drifting in the vacuum of space, after the Sentinel destroyed the Keepers' power source and shattered the Void back into real space-time. The starship ''[[Bounty]]'', on a secret space mission from Earth, came across Devastator's remains and planned to tow him back to Earth.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

The pieces of Scrapper and the Constructicons fell under the control of [[Earth Defense Command]], and were held in their [[Roswell]] facility for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Scrapperdevilsdue.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Scrapper calls Mindbender on a [http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26329 hockey foul].]]
The ruthless terrorist organization known as [[Cobra]] dug dozens of Autobots and Decepticons out of their four-million-year resting place and began rebuilding them into a Cobra-controlled army. However, with [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s help, the mind-controlled Transformers were awakened, and the very cheesed-off Constructicons, including Scrapper, descended upon their previous captor, [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Scrapper and Hook decided to kill Mindbender by dropping him into Mixmaster's mixing drum, but they were interrupted by Soundwave, who needed the doctor to work the [[SPS Satellite]] for him. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Their surroundings were soon under attack by Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] forces, requiring Scrapper and the other Constructicons to combine into Devastator. Ultimately, Devastator was brutally defeated after the Decepticon fatally wounded [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], sending the fallen Autobot's friends into a berserker rage. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a brutal all-out Decepticon offensive, Scrapper battled Sideswipe. He and his fellow Constructicons were blown away by an explosion. Then, Scrapper joined with the other Constructicons to form Devastator in order to combat [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}

[[File:MegsOrigin2 Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Scrapper and his team of Constructicons were apparently put out of work due to the labor shortages masterminded by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Rather than sitting idly by and collecting roboto-unemployment checks, the Constructicons became involved with the [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal fighting ring]] operating in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], dedicating their talents to quickly creating a combat arena at each new site of the tournaments, modifying scrap on hand for their needs. Scrapper witnessed firsthand the level of brutality [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] could reach outside the ring when he executed the Autobot surveyors, [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} The Constructicons also worked on the fighters themselves, repairing them after fights and installing new weapons on them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, Scrapper and the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. Four million years ago, Scrapper was part of a convoy along with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Octane]] and his fellow Constructicons bringing energon to the war effort. They were intercepted and captured by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

The Constructicons battled against the Autobots when they made an assault on the [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}
As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:Scrapperburns.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|But seriously, folks—*Boom!*]]
Millions of years later, the Constructicons arrived on Earth. Having obtained combiner technology, Scrapper and his team merged into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and made short work of the Autobot unit on the planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} With those goody-two-shoes out of the way, the Decepticons moved on to conquer the planet, starting with [[New York City]]. As the Constructicons transformed and revealed themselves in the middle of the city, Scrapper told the humans that they were aliens from another world, who had come to spread a message of peace and unity. A confused Hook looked at Scrapper, then they shared a laugh and proceeded to kill things. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} After a good while of random destruction, Scrapper ordered his team to combine so they could take out the tunnels leading in and out of New York. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} When the city had fallen, Scrapper listened to Megatron's victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

The Constructicons later joined [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s rebellion against Megatron, as the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s logical arguments had apparently appealed to them. Scrapper mocked Megatron with a sarcastic "All hail Megatron" before forming Devastator and attacking him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Before Devastator could kill his former leader, however, he found himself under attack by human jets. He managed to get rid of those, only to be attacked by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] instead. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The battle ended when Omega blasted Devastator straight through the torso, defeating the Constructicons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:IDWongoing2 Scrapper Tankor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|D-I-I-I-I-I-E MAXIMA— I mean, AUTOBOTS!!]]
In the two years that followed, Scrapper was separated from his fellow Constructicons. He joined up with a rag-tag group of Decepticons left behind on Earth, and helped rescue [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] from the ruins of New York. Scrapper was seemingly hoping that the elite Seeker would lead their little group, but Thundercracker was not interested, and instead leadership fell to [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Seeking revenge on Omega Supreme for the Constructicons' earlier defeat, Scrapper and Swindle led their group into battle with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] and the Autobots who had gathered around the defense base. After Scrapper was briefly strangled by an invisible [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the battle ended on an oddly peaceful note when Swindle suggested that the Autobots and Decepticons join forces to get off Earth together. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

Together with the newly liberated Hook and Mixmaster, Scrapper began building a starship for the mixed Cybertronians to use, but unfortunately, Hot Rod would not allow them to free any more Constructicons. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] turned up to investigate [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]'s death and subsequently fired upon Swindle, Scrapper transformed in response to defend his his group leader. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

As the Decepticons ultimately turned against their Autobot "friends", Scrapper gleefully tried to crush [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] with his bare hands until Thundercracker blasted the Constructicon for a loop. After the new gestalt [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was defeated, Swindle escaped from Autobot and Skywatch custody along with some Constructicons, including Scrapper. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:TheTransformers8 Scrapper pinned down.jpg|upright=1.5|left|thumb|I get a spotlight like the popular characters and you kill me off [[Mike Costa|Costa]]?! Wait, what do you mean it's not a spotlight? DAMMIT!]]
Scrapper hid in a construction site, but [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] knew about his hiding place. In reaction to Devastator killing [[Tim Simmons|a friend of his]] when he destroyed the New York tunnel, Spike tracked Scrapper down, blinded him with acid and trapped him beneath some steel beams. Scrapper tried to surrender, but Spike explained that he wasn't there to take him in, but rather to prove that a single human could defeat a Transformer and to put a stop to the threat of Devastator forever. He then used the helpless Scrapper's gun to blow his head off. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

When the Decepticons captured by Skywatch were broken out by the Decepticons who left Earth, Blitzwing was seen carrying Scrapper's body away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} They subsequently scanned his mind and viewed his final memories in life. In a confrontation with Optimus Prime, Megatron mentioned Scrapper's fate and used Witwicky's execution of a surrendered combatant (and the cover-up that followed) as a reason why no humans could be trusted, not even Prime's closest comrades. After the battle, Optimus ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] to investigate Scrapper's murder, apparently seeking truth and justice. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Kings Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Every day is now Leg Day.]]
The other Decepticons brought Scrapper's corpse with them when Megatron summoned them to Cybertron, where the other Constructicons still proved capable of combining with it (sorry Spike). However, Devastator was left with a paralyzed right leg, which led to his defeat in a battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

Even after the Constructicons were rebuilt into a more modular design with Hook replacing Scrapper as Devastator's right leg, Scrapper still lived on in the minds of his old team members—literally, as part of the gestalt process erodes the participants' individuality. As such, Prowl, who had become the sixth member of Devastator's components, had been unintentionally referring to other Constructicons as "Scrapper" after combining with them a few times. When Devastator saw Spike again, he was immediately overcome with homicidal rage at how Spike had killed Scrapper, "killing" Devastator's gestalt mind. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

Later, Starscream used the [[Enigma of Combination]] to upgrade the Constructicons and include his follower [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] into the mix, resulting in Hook regaining his head and shoulders position and Scoop taking Scrapper's place as the [[:File:YouMeAndTheUniverse-Scoopcolors.jpg|(sometimes discolored)]] right leg. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Spinister]] whistled up the four Constructicons to form Devastator, to help with the robbery of the [[Autobot City Bank]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} After an attempt to make [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] a grilled cheese sandwich, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were splattered with molten cheese and tied up in a net by the Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

When Mixmaster received a yellow card during a soccer game, Scrapper and the rest of the team merged to form Devastator, so the combiner could block [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s penalty kick. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Scrapper and his fellow Constructicons infiltrated the construction site of the Autobot base and promptly started wrecking it and stealing energy blocks. Once the ruse was up they combined into Devastator to menace the Autobots, but were felled when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] led a tickle attack on the underside of the giant's foot. The Constructicons were subsequently subjected to "special training" [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], who had them tied up and tickled repeatedly in hopes that they'd get used to it. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} Scrapper later played the trumpet during the unveiling of a statue of Starscream. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Scrapper and the other Constructicons formed Devastator to attack the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] starship ''[[Defiant (G.I. Joe)|Defiant]]'', successfully destroying one of its two modules. Devastator was blown back into his components when [[Wild Bill]] rammed the other module straight into him. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Scrapper, Long Haul and Scavenger all battled Megatron in the ruins of an old coliseum, but he easily overpowered them all. Upon overhearing Windblade say that Starscream possessed the [[Enigma of Combination]], Long Haul signaled a plan to Scrapper and the other Constructicons, and they later formed Devastator in an attempt to take the Enigma for themselves. {{storylink|Unforgotten}} In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Scrapper was among those assisting with the reconstruction efforts. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} He died when Rodimus Cron shot him off of Devastator. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged Scrapper and the other Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the team formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart. The six Constructicons promptly made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZvsTransformers-Constructiconscombine.jpg|thumb|left]]

Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot, Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons tried to battle [[Gozer]], but found themselves outmatched and fatally ripped in half. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Born before the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Scrapper and five other promising young builders formed the Constructicons, an ambitious construction team recruited by the visionary architect [[Termagax]] to help rebuild the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Eager to make a name for themselves, the team promptly clashed with Termagax's conservative second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]—for while Wheeljack sought to merely ''rebuild'' Iacon, Termagax saw the potential for something bigger and better to take its place. While excavating in [[Rivets Field]], the team inadvertently discovered the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Urged on by Termagax, Scrapper and his team agreed to expose themselves to the energies of the artifact, transforming themselves into a new combiner: raw power which Termagax hoped to harness and reshape into the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

Despite this new strength and power, Scrapper and his team struggled to master their combination, fighting against a seventh, destructive personality that surfaced whenever the team combined... and whose love of indiscriminate destruction jeopardized their reconstruction efforts. Finally, however, Termagax encouraged the team to work ''with'' this anger, rather than against it, and harness the powerful emotion to unite them in their shared purpose of rebuilding Iacon. Although the team would eventually complete their goal of turning the ravaged cityscape into a beautiful metropolis, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor for long—Wheeljack brought his concerns to the attention of [[Nominus Prime]], and the Prime arranged matters so that the team would be reassigned to the distant colony of [[Mayalx]] to oversee the construction of a new [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} There, the Constructicons labored for many years, deliberately kept under-fueled and tired so they couldn't combine, while they grew increasingly resentful of the world that had abandoned them while reminiscing about their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}}

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With their future on Cybertron uncertain, Scrapper eventually came to believe that the team's future lay elsewhere and began training his teammates in the ways of combat, holding regular sparring sessions in an improvised gladiatorial arena. During one particular session, the team was interrupted by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who, after a brief misunderstanding, told them ''his'' story: like the Constructicons, Nominus Prime had ''also'' banished the Insecticons for fear of their unique matter-eating abilities. Knowing that the team could be of use to [[The Rise]], Bombshell manipulated the team into unknowingly aiding the cause, encouraging them to recapture their glory days. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

After some deliberation, the six builders agreed to help the Insecticons, and after filling up on Bombshell's provided [[energon cube]]s the team combined for the first time since their banishment—but instead of uniting based on their shared urge to create, the Constructicons combined to destroy Mayalx and everything it represented to them, a spiteful, destructive rampage that ended with every 'bot in the colony slaughtered and the statue of Nominus Prime toppled. Unaware that the Insecticons had deliberately goaded them into such wanton slaughter so that the energon they processed from the many remains could be secretly shipped back to Cybertron to fuel the rise, Scrapper told his team that, for the first time in their lives, they were finally free to do and build whatever they wanted. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Eventually, Shockwave called the Constructicons back to Cybertron and the Rise. When they arrived, however, Shockwave's former superior [[Exarchon]] had laid claim to the Rise and their bases. The Threefold Spark was eager to take a new body as powerful as Devastator, and tried to usurp the combiner. Together, Scrapper and the Constructicons were strong enough to prevent Exarchon from possessing their collective spark or sparks, though the effort forced them apart and left them out of action. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}} With Exarchon soon destroyed, the Rise were fully absorbed into the Decepticons, and Shockwave provided the Constructicons to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s cause. Scrapper and the others were happy to be home, and to be wanted as Devastator. They saw themselves as heroes destined to end the war, and were happy to oppose the legacy of Nominus Prime. As Devastator, the team besieged Autobot-controlled [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], but [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] spearheaded a spirited Autobot counterattack and bought time for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his followers to escape Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===

[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

The Constructicons were present on Cybertron during [[King Sombra]]'s invasion, but a stranded [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] was unable to contact them. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
In a Decepticon-ruled 2015, Scrapper ordered [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] to get back to work before a time-travelling [[Doc Brown]] zapped him with an [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}
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===Energon Universe===
Scrapper was one of the many Decepticons on board the ''[[Ark (G1)#Energon Universe|Ark]]'' when it crashed on Earth. It'd be some time before [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] was able to obtain the means of reviving them, but he did eventually revive them. During the Autobots' counteroffensive to retake the ''Ark'', Scrapper sent [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] and [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] flying with his bucket. Starscream then ordered the [[Constructicon (G1)#Energon Universe|Constructicons]] to merge into [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] would eventually take down Devastator in combat, forcing the combiner to split. Scrapper landed on his side and told the incapacitated Starscream they'd get him to safety, as he and the other Constructicons retreated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} Scrapper, along with the other Constructicons, was present for the fight between [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] over leadership of the Decepticons. He and the other Decepticons cheered Soundwave's name to honor him after he won. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Scrapper and his teammates were masquerading as construction vehicles, when they suddenly decided to horrify their human operators by revealing their true nature. As their human drivers bailed out and fled, the team combined into Devastator, who crashed his fists together, creating a surge of energy that crackled all the way through his gigantic body. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}
*After being upgraded into their "Generation 2" bodies, the Constructicons went about causing "really big destruction" by driving through a construction site and then merging into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their fun came to an end when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] emerged from the ground and trounced the combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Constructicons and Dinobots|Generation Constructicons and Dinobots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Scrapper is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was friends with the Constructicons, but they had a falling out. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

The Constructicons, including Scrapper, ambushed an Autobot rescue team that was attempting to rescue [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. For a short while, Scrapper found himself discussing construction techniques with [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], until a squad of Decepticons arrive to remind him he was supposed to be shooting the Autobots, not being friendly with them. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}}

The Decepticon team took over an asteroid orbiting Earth, however when Omega Supreme got wind of it, he launched a massive attack and Scrapper was among the casualties. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Scrapper and the Constructicons built a [[Transfixatron]], which they used to trap the Autobots in their alternate modes during a charity race. Unfortunately it turned out that the Autobots were still capable fighters even as cars, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Autobot Run}}
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]]}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scrapper.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Scrapper-(G2).jpg|thumb]]

Scrapper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Scrapper''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Devastator's Demolition" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character.
*''Scrapper (G2)''—This Super Rare character first appeared in the "Devastator's Metal War" event, and could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ScrapperEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Scrapper is truly the best at what he does, able to construct fortresses and power plants that can blend into any environment, whether it be metallic or organic in nature. Megatron values the loyal Scrapper greatly, a fact which he enjoys. His carbon-steel scoop is capable of lifting over 30 tons, and his Levitation Wing allows him to glide swiftly through the skies.{{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Scrapper|Scrapper Bio}}

With Hook, Scrapper was on an operation with Starscream to claim a piece of the [[Fractal Map]] but failed to do so when Bludgeon stopped the operation under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

When the rest of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] came through the Space Bridge, Megatron eagerly combined the Combiner team to form DEVASTATOR!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}
*'''Added''': [[August 7]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart''': [[Jumpstream #Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Star Ratings:''' 1 - 4 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Scrapper uses his pistol on a target, then closes in and smashes it with his fists.
*'''Ability:''' '''Defensive Rush''' - Gain a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for 9.6 seconds and gain 80% health, then charge the target, taunting nearby defenses upon reaching the target.
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +1 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Increases health boost and shield duration.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Melee
**Shield
*'''Collection Group''': Constructicons
*'''Combiner''': Devastator

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:scrapper Scrapper at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Scrapper was a member of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
{{main|Scrapper (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Scrapper (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] contains a description of Scrapper typed with the name "'''Gravedigger'''", then crossed out by hand and rewritten "Scrapper". This name would [[Gravedigger|actually appear in fiction]], though applied to [[Long Haul (G1)|a different Constructicon]].
*The name "Payload" was used for Scrapper in the script for "[[Day of the Machines]]" (in a scene that didn't make it into the finished episode), but that may have been a misreading of his profile page from the briefing binder, rather than a legitimate pre-production name. His profile in the binder features the description for his alternate mode, "tractor shovel", crossed out with "payloader" written in its place, but the "-er" blends into the redaction line, and might have been overlooked by the writer in haste, leaving him to think the character's name was "Payload".
*As noted above, Scrapper's original toy has a third mode called "Attack Payloader", formed by sticking the purple "Super Wing" that forms Devastator's chestplate on top of Scrapper's payloader mode. As his [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Marvel ''Universe'']] entry notes, this allows him to fly at 60 mph over a range of 250 miles, although Scrapper has never used this ability in fiction, though it was mentioned by his bio in the Transformers: Earth Wars mobile game, which calls it a "Levitation Wing", though he never uses the ability in-game.
*Despite being the (nominal) leader of the Constructicons, Scrapper forms one of Devastator's legs, rather than his head and/or body. This contravenes the pattern established with most subsequent Transformers combining teams.
*In the 2000s, Hasbro had lost the toy trademark for "Scrapper", hence the ''Universe'' Micromaster incarnation of the character being named "[[Buckethead]]" instead. By the 2010s, Hasbro had since regained it, albeit needing to add the prefix "'''Decepticon''' Scrapper" or "'''Constructicon''' Scrapper".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scrapper''' (スクラッパー ''Sukurappā'')
*''French:'' '''Bricolo''' (Canada, Generation 1 toy),<ref>"Bricolo" is a play on "bricoleur", the French term for "handyman" or "tinkerer".</ref> '''Bagaro''' (Canada, Generation 2 toy)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Boxoló'''
*''Italian:'' '''Ringhio''' ("Growl")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chǎn Tǔ Jī''' (铲土机, "Scraper")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Despedaçador''' (Portugal comic), '''Retalhador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Skrebok''' (Скребок, "Scraper")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Smittyar''' (ICTV dub, Сміттяр, "Trasher")

==Gallery==
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File:IDW-AHM-Long Haul-Scrapper-Guidi.jpg|IDW ''All Hail Megatron'' concept art
File:EW-skin-Scrapper-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
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The Transformers: End of G1 Universe

2026-04-14T15:28:09Z

Jalaguy:

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'''''The Transformers: End of G1 Universe''''' (トランスフォーマーエンドオブG1ユニバース) is a series of comic strips setting out to chronicle, rather ambitiously, the conclusion of the massive [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. It was initially published online to promote [[TakaraTomy]]'s more exotic [[redeco]]es in the high end ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toyline before pivoting to support 2026's ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' line after the shuttering of ''Masterpiece''. Unlike its predecessor, ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' (where the comics were published in the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] listings for the toys themselves), ''End of G1 Universe'' is directly published on TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' website.

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*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|#1.1]]
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|#1.2]]
*[[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|#2]]
*[[Mystery of Speedia 500|#3]]
}}

==Overview==
''End of G1 Universe'' follows the journey of the surly youth [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] following his mysterious birth in the twilight of the [[G1 World]]. Born of the corpse of the legendary warrior [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] and the last dregs of the dark god [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy|foul essence]], time will tell what he chooses to make of his legacy and his dying universe.

The players so far:

*Dark Amber Leo Prime
*The hopeful student of history [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]]
*The cannibal scavenger [[Untite]]

==Creative team==
Helmed by veteran writer/artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]], ''End'' thus far sees the return of quite a few of his ''Selects'' collaborators:

{{collist|3|
* [[Kouji Nimura]] (series editor)
* [[Josh Perez]] (color)
* [[Gufu Kandagawa]] (color)
* [[Lebanon Sugi]] (color)
* [[Yuki Ohshima]] (color)
* [[Tai Koshii]] (color)
* [[Rakurai Tsunetaka]] (color)
* [[Ricken]] (color)
}}

==Continuity and timeline==
Set as it is at the ostensible end of time, the events of ''End of G1 Universe'' are, naturally, set some time after [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|E V E R Y T H I N G]] in this chart.

==References==
*[[:Category:End of G1 Universe issues translated|Complete archive of ''End of G1 Universe'' translations]]

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Silverbolt (G1)

2026-04-10T23:02:00Z

Jalaguy: /* The Transformers */ I think citing a 1986 Scramble City animation model as evidence of anything to do with toy design is probably a little goofy, given how made-up most of them are.

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{{disambig3|Silverbolt}}
:''Silverbolt is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] and later [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Silverbolt magnificent six.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''It's not the car or the bus or the train, it's the plane'' ''When we hit top speed, it's always the same'' ''Sweating red hot but chilled to the bone'' ''Side to side, bouncing round the ozone'' ''Tranquilise me! Hypnotise me!'' ''Techno-fear has paralysed me'' ''All around me, people grinning'' ''Laughing while my head is spinning'' ''Shaking like a leaf from my head to my feet'' ''Strapped to a seat at 20,000 feet'']]

'''Silverbolt'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s character is defined by his extreme {{w|acrophobia|fear of heights}} and by his refusal to bow to it. He constantly struggles to project the image of a brave, determined soldier to hide his fear from others. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] named him leader of the Aerialbots in the hopes that worrying about them would give him something else to focus on besides his own phobia. This has proven true and, not surprisingly, the mature, responsible Silverbolt makes an excellent commander.

He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. In the future of some timelines, he will join forces with other veterans of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] to form [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], the final Autobot combiner.

{{quote|"Our mission is accomplished. Further risk would be foolish."
"How come they made you Aerialbot leader, Silverbolt? You've got no sense of adventure."
"Exactly."|'''Silverbolt''' and '''[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'''|"[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese), [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth'')|[[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 - 3" & "Fight or Flee"), [[Erhard Hartmann]] (German, "Forever is a Long Time Coming"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Starscream's Ghost" & "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon" & "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Klaus Kessler]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "War Dawn"), Unknown actors (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", "Aerial Assault" & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" to "War Dawn" & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 - 3"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming" to "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006" & "Fight or Flee")}}

[[File:G1Silverbolt Key1.jpg|left|thumb|"So long, cruel world!" Actual episode quote. Seriously.]]
Silverbolt was constructed out of a low-flying cargo transport vessel, which was modified to resemble an Earthly Concorde. He was later given life by [[Vector Sigma]], along with the other [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], then returned to [[Earth]] with the Autobots via [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. It was soon discovered that Silverbolt had a crippling weakness: an intense fear of heights, due to his low-altitude origins. Conversely, he was the only Aerialbot who wasn't a complete jerk. Because of this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] made him commander of the Aerialbots, reasoning that it would give him something to worry about other than his acrophobia. He proved worthy of this role when he persuaded his mutinous teammates to help the Autobots protect humanity, by showing them how [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] was able to disregard his fatigue at will due to his concern for Omega Supreme's well-being, something robots cannot do.

[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|thumb|"Has anyone seen my [[Humanization#Lips|lip balm]]?"]]
As the combined forces of the Autobots and Aerialbots sent the Decepticons into retreat, Silverbolt bravely went after [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and destroyed the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], despite his great fear of heights. As he fell, he was saved at the last moment by [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], who was impressed by his courage. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt led his Aerialbots to the Middle East to discover why aircraft had been mysteriously disappearing from the area. As they flew over a canyon, Silverbolt detected a call from help down below, only to discover it was a Decepticon trick. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus Prime showed up, and Silverbolt pitched in to rescue Slingshot, who had been buried by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. Later on, Silverbolt and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] fought the Decepticons and their drones. When the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Silverbolt (after expressing disdain for [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]'s late arrival) ordered his team to become [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. After a bit of combiner-on-combiner action, the Aerialbots separated and ignited the oil that had spilled all around the Decepticons, scattering them. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:WarDawn-SilverboltAndOP.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|"In the future, you'll be a great Autobot leader." "Sweet!" "And I'm the key to your success." "GET OUT."]]

When the Seekers captured half of the Earth's leaders, Silverbolt seemed to be the only one concerned, and he valiantly rescued the humans when [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] dropped them. Back at the base, Ratchet and Silverbolt couldn't believe the other Aerialbots' admiration of the Decepticons, but that was cut short when strange energy readings were detected on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Boarding Omega Supreme, Silverbolt went with the other Autobots to check it out, but when they arrived, the other Aerialbots were more interested in tagging along with Starscream. Rushing in to help his teammates, Silverbolt was placed with the others into the [[Kronosphere]], where they were sent to Cybertron's past, before the Great War. There, he met a worker named Orion Pax, and Silverbolt was again frustrated by his fascination with Decepticons. When Orion Pax was injured by Megatron, Silverbolt and his team brought him to Alpha Trion, and at Silverbolt's insistence, the damaged Orion was rebuilt into Optimus Prime. Following that, the Aerialbots destroyed the Decepticons' fuel, and Wheeljack managed to repair the Kronosphere and return them to their time. Upon their return, Silverbolt ordered the Aerialbots to combine into Superion and take down a [[guardian robot]] Megatron had sicced on the Autobots. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

The Aerialbots were tasked with applying [[corrostop]] to the [[Statue of Liberty]], but Perceptor was captured by Stunticons, leaving it up to the Aerialbots to locate him. They followed the Stunticons' [[Blitzwing (G1)|escape vehicle]], but Dirge and Ramjet scared Silverbolt's squad off by using their [[Lightning Bug]]. When Megatron offered to let Perceptor free at [[Fox Creek Canyon]], Silverbolt was among the many Autobots to come with Prime to rescue their comrade. Later, Silverbolt commanded the formation of Superion, and in this combined form the Aerialbots defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. By 2006, Silverbolt was showing far more confidence as a leader, and effectively coordinated the entire rescue operation. Briefly, he even [[scale|grew so large]] that all the Autobots trapped on Quintessa's surface were able to board him. Whattaguy. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Silverbolt and the rest hurtling through space. They eventually impacted on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo #8739B]]. That planetoid was so sticky, Silverbolt couldn't even blast free of its surface in jet mode. They were eventually rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

{{Note|In the episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", several jets in the Autobot Fleet resembling the Aerialbots' alt modes were destroyed by the Quintessons. Repeatedly. Since the Aerialbots unquestionably survived the attack, it would seem their character models were merely used to build up the size of the fleet, and the casualty figures.}}

[[File:ForeverLongTime Air Raid Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|"Why are you the leader, Silverbolt? I've got a nicer paint job." "[[Inferno (episode)|Yes, but... a Concorde is bigger.]]"]]
As a leader, Silverbolt was something of a killjoy to his fellow Aerialbots, encouraging moderation and self-control over daredevil flying and adventuring. During a battle against the Quintessons, Air Raid was eager to chase after the Quintessons and give them what-for, but Silverbolt insisted they stick with the mission and secure the asteroid base the Quintessons had been operating from instead. When Air Raid gave him some backtalk that basically amounted to "Pussyyyyy!", Silverbolt shrugged it off and reminded his comrades that THIS was why Prime put him in charge. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] into an asteroid field where Silverbolt and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Silverbolt and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots tried to stop the Decepticons' abduction of [[Octane]], and later showed up to stage an ambush for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly get serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Sure enough, Silverbolt and Skydive were later present at the former site of Fort Knox, investigating Trypticon's handiwork on behalf of the [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|King of Kings]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in Carbombya was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Silverbolt was ''definitely'' stationed at Autobot City, though, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and Starscream stole Metroplex's eyes. The massive Autobot was nearly driven mad with pain when the Decepticons set off a bomb in his brain, and Skydive, Silverbolt and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had to keep him contained so that his thrashing didn't destroy anything irreplaceable. Like Portland. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:BigBroadcast Silverbolt jet mode.jpg|left|thumb|No one tell him that space is really really high up.]]
After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Normally, Silverbolt is the pinnacle of self-restraint and professionalism. One day, though, he congratulated [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] on strategically getting himself set on fire by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and then personally flew down the monster's throat, throwing out laser bolts and imaginative taunts all the way down his gullet. Someone slipped a little too much caffeine into Silverbolt's oil that day. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Silverbolt turned out for the celebration of [[Power Platform Alpha]]'s activation. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

During the Decepticon invasion of [[Japan]], the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague|hate plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Silverbolt and the others were eventually cured of the Hate Plague along with the entire planet when Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Silverbolt's team was taken down in a matter of seconds, with him being personally shot down by Cyclonus, wielding Sixshot in gun mode. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} As the battle on Cybertron neared its conclusion, Silverbolt was shot down AGAIN by [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] then took his [[power pack]] to use as fuel for the giant rocket engine they were constructing for Galvatron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Silverbolt the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Silverbolt and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Silverbolt was among the Autobots defending their base when the Decepticons attacked to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:JHeadmasters01SmokescreenEtc.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in 2011. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Silverbolt and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce, it eventually carried them to the Arctic, where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:HM6 warped Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
Silverbolt and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce magnetic warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Silverbolt and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Silverbolt and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Silverbolt was stationed at Autobot City when a volcano erupted in [[Peru]], threatening a nearby town. Ultra Magnus sent out the Protectobots and [[Trainbot]]s, but they ran into trouble with the Headmasters and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. Silverbolt pleaded with Ultra Magnus to send his men in as reinforcements, but Magnus was worried about leaving the base unguarded by sending out too many of his troops. As Ultra Magnus wracked his brain trying to deal with the problem, the Autobot Headmasters had time to ''fly from [[Athenia]]''. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Silverbolt participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====Metrowars=====
As part of Superion, Silverbolt was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Silverbolt Cooking Energon.jpg|200px|thumb]]
In the 2030s, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots deployed from Metroplex to put a stop to the Stunticons' latest bout of mischief. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}} This led to a battle in which Superion was seized by [[Grand Scourge]] but saved by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], allowing the Aerialbots to escape. They went on to accompany Broadside to the [[Legends World]] and help him defeat [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who then started living with them on Broadside's giant [[transtector]]. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}} The Aerialbots later visited Metroplex, another visitor to this world. They hosted their annual barbecue party on his city mode together with their old friend, [[Jumal|King Hassan]], with Silverbolt being in charge of cooking. {{storylink|Today Is Energon BBQ!}} {{storylink|LG-EX Metroplex}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], the Autobots chose to support the [[Selector]]s in their revolution against their human creators and masters. As a result, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots abandoned their friend [[Jumal]] in the Middle East to reunite with the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] confronted Menasor at a baseball stadium, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots arrived as back-up. They formed Superion to engage Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] was injured, Superion targeted the Decepticon combiners' legs, shaking them loose and giving the smaller Protectobots a chance to link up with the Decepticon gestalts and override control of their bodies. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} After the Autobots discovered a utopia island paradise, it was besieged by Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who wanted to build an impregnable fortress. [[Kenji]] radioed for help, and Optimus Prime sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to the rescue. As Superion, they fought off [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], using their smarts to outthink the evil warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
In 2010, Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to utilize his skills and improve the Decepticons' combiner technology. Silverbolt and the Aerialbots joined the Protectobots in assaulting Trypticon, in hopes of rescuing the hostage scientist. Silverbolt and his team formed Superion for a first strike, but the Decepticon combiners countered with their deployment modes, launching the Stunticon and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] troops with enough force to tear Superion apart. The Protectobots stood guard over [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] as he performed battlefield triage on the Aerialbots in his repair bay mode, bringing them back online. Silverbolt then transformed into launcher mode and unleashed the Aerialbots in their own scramble attack, blinding Menasor and Bruticus long enough for the Autobots to escape safely with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons, up to their usual tricks, threatened to plunder Earth's resources. Silverbolt asked Optimus Prime to allow his Aerialbots to deal with the Stunticons, currently attacking a power plant. Optimus was hesitant, as the other Autobots pointed out that the Aerialbots were too young and inexperienced to go out into the field for such daunting a task. Silverbolt pleaded his case, stating that the Stunticons were the Aerialbots' bitter rivals. After briefly contemplating the situation, Optimus allowed Silverbolt and his team to deal with the threat. The two teams met, and quickly combined into their gestalt forms to do battle. Though Superion was initially crippled by the [[Omega Wave Cannon]], a new weapon controlled by the Decepticons, Superion held his own until the Autobots dispatched enough reinforcements to send the Decepticons fleeing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Thanks to his previous connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made without even being consciously aware of it.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''Silverbolt's coming was then foretold in a Matrix-induced vision shared between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Buster.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''In this prophetic vision, the par witnessed the Aerialbots coming to the Protectobots' aid to defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Combaticons and the Stunticons. All four teams merged into their gestalt forms throughout the clash.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''It was this vision which allowed Optimus Prime and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to then conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

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The Aerialbots were then created when [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] filmed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combining sequence. Using the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime gave the Aerialbots life. While the Aerialbots were being tested, Prime ordered them to stop the Decepticon assault on the [[Hoover Dam]].

The fight went well, but [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] used his super-sonic ability to bring out a Transformer's deepest fear; it warped Silverbolt's fear of heights (ironic for an Aerialbot) and forced him to land. The Aerialbots prevailed in the fight, however, and as the Decepticons fled, Silverbolt combined them all to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], trying to stop a Decepticon drill from absorbing all of the Hoover Dam's electricity.

Superion's reflex was to strike out and kill [[Ricky Vasquez|the human]] who held [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in his gun form, but Silverbolt mentally stepped in and prevented him from doing so. He forced the Aerialbots to disassemble. The human fired Megatron's gun at the drill, winning the day for the Autobots. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

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Nonetheless, Silverbolt's mind was wiped along with his fellow Aerialbots shortly afterwards, due to Optimus Prime's dissatisfaction with the mission. Optimus then gave them life once more with the Creation Matrix, hoping their second activation would yield better results. Later, when [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] was transporting the human [[Donny Finkleberg]] on a scouting mission, they came under fire from the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were sent to do battle with the new enemy team. Both combiners fused, creating [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Superion. The fanatical robot-hating [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]], also known as Circuit Breaker, fired upon Superion during the clash, crippling him heavily and leaving Menasor the victor. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} Silverbolt and the Aerialbots, left unconscious in the battle's aftermath, were captured by Circuit Breaker and the government's anti-robot militia, [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]]. As these humans' prisoners, the Aerialbots' bodies were disassembled for study, while their faces were mounted on Circuit Breaker's wall as trophies. They were only released, along with several other Autobot captives, after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''The Autobots several failures during one of Optimus's recent absences convinced the Autobot leader to fake his own death, in order to teach his soldiers how to survive without him. Silverbolt was among the Autobots who happened upon the remains of a facsimile construct of Prime, torn to shreds after a staged solo mission the later had taken on in Decepticon territory.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''A funeral was held for the Autobots' fallen leader, attended by all. At least, until Optimus spontaneously reappeared on Earth standing atop his headstone, and the whole matter was quickly forgotten.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

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Optimus Prime sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to back up Bumblebee as he investigated possible Decepticon activity at the unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]]. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding the power station and combined into Superion in an attempt to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Upon learning that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission, Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Silverbolt was one of the several Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair Optimus Prime's body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held a funeral service for their leader, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Later, the Autobots united with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. Silverbolt and the Aerialbots entered the battle and once more formed Superion, this time to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

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''They would battle Menasor again at a Blackrock plant, and this time the fusion worked so well everyone found out the others' weaknesses and neuroses. Horrified at his fear of heights being found out, Silverbolt drove Superion into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Following this, Silverbolt and the other Aerialbots would come under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command to investigate enemy activity in a small East Coast town. Little did the group suspect that Jetfire had been tasked with undermining them throughout the mission in order to test their psychological limits. Early on, Skydive and Air Raid teased Silverbolt over his displacement as team leader, unaware on how deep their words cut. Silverbolt became convinced that he was going to be stripped of his rank permanently.''

''Decepticon signatures were detected in short order, but any hope of forming an organized battle plan was dashed when Slingshot rushed a surprise attack. Silverbolt grumpily urged the others to join in, knowing full well that their teammate would find himself out of his depth if allowed to charge in alone. The Autobots were met with Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp siphoning electricity into energon cubes. The Decepticons' cache was detonated by a stray shot, and both Thundercracker and Skywarp managed to escape. Desperate to prove his worth, Silverbolt pushed himself to catch Starscream before Jetfire could. He got more than he bargained for, as Starscream shot Jetfire down, sending him into the nearby waters. Silverbolt was forced to call upon the other Aerialbots to combine into Superion, but the combiner proved as destructive and slow-witted as ever, and his target escaped. Despite the mission ending on a sour note, Jetfire gave the Aerialbots a positive review, having been unconscious during Superion's poor showing.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

''Silverbolt eventually admitted his acrophobia to his fellow Autobots, but found support where he had expected ridicule. With his comrades assisting him, he eventually managed to overcome his fear of heights.'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

After the death of Optimus Prime, Silverbolt was among several Autobots gathered to determine who would next lead their forces. The meeting was interrupted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who demanded that command was handed to him. The other Autobots dismissed him at first, but when Grimlock proved himself a worthy leader against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], they reevaluated their opinion of the Dinobot. After Trypticon was driven off, Silverbolt and the rest of the Autobots voted Grimlock to take command. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

As Grimlock took over the Autobots, Silverbolt and the other Aerialbots took an extended leave of absence from the war, since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander focused Autobot resources on repairing their fallen comrades and prepping the Ark to become spaceworthy again. The Autobot craft launched into orbit in pursuit of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who had been partaking in overtly mutinous behavior. Though the Autobots managed to capture Blaster's [[Blast Off (G1)|spaceship]], within it they only found a [[Spacehikers|quartet of small human children and a stuffed bear]]. In order to draw out his real target, Grimlock put the humans on trial, a procession which Silverbolt attended. He was visibly displeased when Grimlock sentenced the kids to death for aiding Blaster, though thankfully this was all a ruse on Grimlock's end to draw Blaster into the open. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

Silverbolt disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where he and the other Autobots witnessed a battle for leadership between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Silverbolt and the others on the moon's surface. Though the Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, Blaster and Grimlock managed to temporarily put aside their differences in order to lead their troops together. Though many Autobots were severely damaged, the Decepticons were successfully pushed into a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

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''When an battle between [[Getaway]] and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] resulted in a human getting critically injured, a life-support system was put together to keep the injured party alive. But when [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] stole the power cell needed to power said system, Silverbolt sent out Fireflight and Skydive to chase him down and retrieve the battery. The two Aerialbots botched the mission, with [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], Throttle's vehicle, winding up on the ocean floor along with the thief's loot. A team headed by Optimus was forced to take on the arduous task of heading underwater, and battle the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to retrieve the power cell before the human in their care succumbed to his injuries. Upon their success, Silverbolt flew over to their location and gave them a lift back to dry land.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

When an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]," Silverbolt was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. He didn't get much of a chance to battle the villain, as he was blasted out of the sky upon his initial approach, resulting in his death. {{storylink|Dark Star}} ''Silverbolt was kept in stasis aboard the Ark with the other Underbase casualties and a resurrected Optimus Prime considered reviving Silverbolt with a fragment of the Matrix, before ultimately deciding to give the gift of life to the planet Earth instead.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

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After obtaining [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from [[Hydrus Four|Hydrus 4]], Grimlock indiscriminately pumped the restorative substance through the Ark's life support chambers, reviving Silverbolt along with other fallen Autobots. Silverbolt and the others were immediately shoved into battle against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Following Unicron's defeat, it was discovered that Cybertron had only avoided being devoured to crumble apart anyways; Primus's consciousness had been sundered during the battle, and without it, Cybertron was losing its cohesion. Silverbolt attended a meeting where it was decided that the now allied Autobots and Decepticons would evacuate the planet. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The Decepticons, having quickly given up on the alliance, tried to strand the Autobots on Cybertron as it self-destructed, but Grimlock had hidden away a small fleet of Decepticon warships. Silverbolt, suffering Prowl's impatient badgering, piloted one of the warships to [[Klo]] for a last stand against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Unfortunately, the Autobots stumbled into an ambush as soon as they made landfall. Silverbolt was among the many casualties of this battle, his battered-up corpse seen littering the battlefield afterwards. He was presumably resurrected by the [[Last Autobot]], who arrived alongside a revived Optimus Prime to turn the tide and send the Decepticons running off into exile. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Kept in inactive rest after his destruction at the hands of Starscream, Silverbolt was revived by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] when the future Decepticon infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and attempted to reprogram several Autobots into working for him, using their darker impulses as a focus. Galvatron succeeded in reactivating Silverbolt and several others, but failed to command their loyalty, and they turned his own [[mind bug]] technology against him. {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} When Optimus Prime took the Ark out into space shortly thereafter, leaving [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] in charge of Autobot activity on Earth, Silverbolt joined the new Earthforce in opposing the remaining Decepticon factions, led by Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} Although Grimlock had promised Optimus Prime that he would show restraint on Earth, Silverbolt was present at the first meeting of the Earthforce where their leader ''literally'' threw the [[Autobot Code|rule book]] out of the window. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}}

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Perhaps at Silverbolt's request, the other Aerialbots were also revived in short order, and joined Earthforce as well. When Wheeljack's new defense grid for the Earthbase went awry, Silverbolt assembled the Aerialbots to fly air support for Prowl as he attempted to re-enter the base and shut down the system from the inside. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

Sometime later, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots were operating as Superion when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] zapped them with a [[cerebro-shell]], causing the super-robot to rampage through the countryside. A human named [[Irwin Spoon]] eventually managed to climb inside and remove the shell from Superion's cerebral circuitry. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}

Optimus selected six of his finest warriors, Silverbolt among them, to travel to the [[Acid Wastes]] and investigate the ruins of the [[Underbase]] located there. With [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] approaching their homeworld, Optimus hoped to use the Underbase's connection to Cybertron's core as a substitute for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in battling the evil planet. Though Silverbolt was eager to do his part, [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] made excuses not to go. Frustrated over this apparent show of cowardice, Optimus sent them all along despite their objections. As they traveled through [[Stanix]], Silverbolt found himself needing to prod along his hesitant companions. However, all attempts to move them forward failed once they reached [[Yuss]]. Silverbolt puzzled out that the others had lived through a traumatic experience in the town, but was accosted by a swarm of mutated mechs before he could inquire the subject. The leader of the mutants revealed himself to be [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], the Decepticon responsible for the others' past trauma. Silverbolt was knocked out and the group was taken captive.

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When he awoke, Silverbolt found that the others' disposition had yet to improve. In an attempt to shock them out of their self-pity and despair, he mocked his compatriots, calling them "the Autobots' resident losers." This actually worked, and the others told him how, early in the war, Megadeath had tortured and humiliated them to their breaking point. When they had finally managed to escape, they crippled Megadeath and left him to die. Regrettably, they failed to disarm the Neutronic bombs that went on to transform the area into the Acid Wastes and mutate its inhabitants. Silverbolt convinced his comrades that they were stronger than they thought, and the group's confidence slowly returned.

While Silverbolt freed the mutant mechs from Megadeath's psychological control and guided them out of the area, Prowl and the others sought to excise their demons by confronting their torturer. After his task was done, Silverbolt returned to witness his teammates' battle, fearing they would break the Autobot code if left unsupervised. The Autobots stopped short of delivering a killing blow, but Megadeath committed suicide instead of allowing himself to face justice for his war crimes. Having found closure, the Autobots continued on with their mission, and reached the former site of the Underbase with their new wards in tow. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}
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=====Another Time & Place=====
Silverbolt was part of the Autobot force who travelled to [[Hydrus Four]] to rescue the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Along with his fellow Aerialbots, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], he performed a bombing run on the Decepticon-held medcenter where they were trying to revive Megatron. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that [[Quintesson|strange goings-on]] were happening around the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent the Silverbolt and the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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After the defeat of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe. Once Optimus Prime and Grimlock learned of the threat posed by the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian army]], though, the Autobot forces reconsolidated under their command. Slingshot and the other Aerialbots were first seen after the Autobots had retreated to an asteroid sanctuary for retraining. They were, um, outsmarted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] during the war games, and led into a Dinobot ambush. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

Later, when Grimlock decided to countermand Prime's orders and come to his aid against the Decepticons on Earth, Silverbolt was part of the rescue team he assembled. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} Optimus recuperated from his injuries for a few days afterwards, only for Megatron to burst into the medical bay following a brief off-world absence. Silverbolt rushed to Optimus's aid, only to find that Megatron had come to forge an alliance. Optimus accepted, but the Autobots were soon called to the planet [[Ethos]] to repel invaders, a conflict Megatron refused to involve himself in. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} The Autobots found the culprit behind the invasion once more to be [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s army, and Silverbolt helped in staving off an impeding genocide. The Autobots found themselves outmatched, but managed a victory when Megatron decided to have the Decepticons join the fray after all. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Silverbolt was also involved in the major offensive against the Cybertronians at Autobase Earth. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====''Classics''====
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Deciding that there was no more room for rogue heroics among the Autobot ranks after he had been given command of Cybertron, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Prowl]] traveled to [[Azure]] alongside Silverbolt and [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity#Classics|Ironhide]] to reel Grimlock back into the Autobot forces. The trio tracked down Slag and Sludge and arranged through them a meeting with their leader. This meeting wound up being cut short by a distress call from Earth, and Grimlock agreed to accompany the Autobots aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' to respond to it. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Grimlock's profile in Club magazine #50}}

During their journey, the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' was pulled into the [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] universe and deposited near that universe's prehistoric [[Earth]]. After being shot down by the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'', the Autobots adopted organic alternate modes to survive the ambient [[Energon radiation]], with Silverbolt taking the form of an eagle. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} After discovering that three [[stasis pod]]s were missing from the ship, the Autobots went in search of them, only to find Megatron had found them first. Silverbolt, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were bombarded by the newly activated [[Autojetter]], and it was only the arrival of [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]] and the recovery of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that saved them. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

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The Autobots retreated across a rock bridge, and watched as Magnus faced off against Megatron, dealing their foe a temporary defeat. Back at the ''Graviton'', Depth Charge gave the "Maximals" more of an explanation regarding his presence. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} When they located their missing energy purifier, the Maximals went out to fetch it. Despite the new ability of Ironhide, Prowl, and Silverbolt to merge into [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], they were trounced by [[Piranacon (G1)#Classics|God Neptune]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Returning to the ship, the Maximals fueled up before joining Depth Charge, who had located the Matrix he was seeking. The Maximals kept a security system occupied long enough for Magnus to retrieve the Matrix in question, however a short time later they were confronted by Megatron piloting a giant mech. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Silverbolt again took part in merging into Magnaboss, but the combiner was soundly defeated by Megatron's [[Gigastorm Armor]]. The Maximals were moments later pulled into a dimensional rift created by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

Silverbolt and his comrades arrived on modern-era negative-polarity Cybertron, where the [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] of their reality brought them up to speed. {{storylink|Falling into Place}} After being retrofitted with technological alt modes again by [[Needlenose (SG)|Needlenose]] and [[Spinister (SG)|Spinister]], Silverbolt traveled to positive-Earth to bolster the forces against the evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] and his [[Terminus Blade]]. {{storylink|Distant Fissures}} They survived Magnus's attacks thanks to the timely arrival of [[Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|Restoration}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Following the infusion of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] into his systems, Silverbolt blacked out during a hypersonic burn and shot away into space, only being saved by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]'s fast reactions. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Sometime around [[2007]], he was being kept in stasis in the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]] alongside [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Once Grimlock had returned from [[Nebulos]] with technology developed by the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], new bodies were constructed for Silverbolt, Blaster, Inferno and Huffer and they were kept in the maxi-malady (secure) unit known as "[[Garage|The Garage]]" for testing, though Silverbolt and the others railed against this inactivity.

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Soon enough, Blaster hacked into [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s communications grid, alerting the Neo-Decepticon commander to the recuperating Autobots' interference and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were dispatched to eliminate them. They defended themselves admirably, though Silverbolt was wounded by [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s napalm during the battle, only being saved by Inferno's quick reactions. Having proved themselves, they rejoined the Autobots proper. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

Reunited with the rest of the Aerialbots, Silverbolt was sent on a mission to investigate a Neo-Decepticon threat but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] called them back before they encountered any resistance. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Soon afterwards, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' attacked Cybertron and Silverbolt, along with pretty much every other flying Autobot, was deployed in response. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} This massed attack proved to be a feint to distract the ''Warworld'' from the [[Wreckers]], who successfully boarded and neutralised the Decepticon mothership. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} Once Rodimus Prime had sealed off their universe from the multiverse to defeat the Matrix entity, all surviving Cybertronians were rendered mortal, presumably including Silverbolt, who eventually died of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===The Special Teams===
Silverbolt was created on Cybertron, where Vector Sigma first ignited the spark of life within him. Silverbolt, and the rest of the Aerialbots were nearly convinced to join the Decepticons upon their initial alliance with the Autobots. This was due to a fault in the Aerialbots’ programming, present due to a sudden drop in the mega-computer when they were being created. Silverbolt was capable of stripping electrons from air particles as he flew, and then discharging the build of energy as a weapon. The Aerialbots were sent over by Optimus to help the Protectobots defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Decepticons. Happening upon Bruticus and Menasor teaming-up to take on Defensor, the Aerialbots combined into Superion to even the odds. Bruticus fell early in the battle, prompting the Aerialbots to separate and give chase to Starscream while Defensor took over the fight with Menasor. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Silverbolt and his fellow Aerialbots became one of the first Autobot "[[Special Teams]]" several million years ago, adopting the process used to create [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in order to become Superion. The unchecked destructive power of these super-robots was eventually recognized by the Autobot and Decepticon factions, however. By the time of the [[Dark Ages]], the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] had been ratified, strictly forbidding Special Teams from operating together on any given faction, in order to prevent these titans from tearing the planet apart. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

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Although they were apparently not part of the Ark's original crew, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots somehow arrived on Earth and were part of Optimus Prime's unit in the 1980s. The war on the human homeworld raged until 1998 when the Decepticons were finally defeated, and in the following year, the ''[[Ark II]]'' was constructed to take the Transformers home. However, the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they lay immobile in the Arctic waters until reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} When Megatron failed to convince Optimus Prime to join his cause, Silverbolt and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, Silverbolt and the others battled the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, they came under fire from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Trenches}} eventually succumbing to his firepower, and were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===The Beast Within===
Silverbolt participated in a massive battle between Autobot and Decepticon forces that did not end well. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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Before the war, Silverbolt was a law enforcer and member of captain [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s team, serving as their eye in the sky and participating in the capture of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} During their hunt for the Decepticon spy [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], he reported to Orion where their target was headed and the failed attempts of the other Autobots at taking him down. Once everyone else was defeated or distracted, Silverbolt went after Soundwave on his own, only to crash when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] ripped off his port stabilizer. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} He later participated in the search for the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], but was unable to assist his teammates after they entered the maze-like [[Acropolex]]. {{storylink|Ruins}} After Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, Silverbolt and his Aerialbots responded to his rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in the battle over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] began his rampage across Cybertron, Silverbolt first provided aerial surveillance and later led the Aerialbots in an attack that served to collapse a building on top of the beast. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Four million years ago, Silverbolt attended a victory celebration on Cybertron after the Autobots stopped a Decepticon energon convoy from reaching its destination. He was seen chatting with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] at the party. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Silverbolt.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|His bedside manner could use some work...]]
Silverbolt was one of the Autobots who took part in a battle for [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] under the command of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. The skirmish went nowhere and both sides were forced to abandon the world when their war tore it asunder. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

In the modern era, with Optimus Prime leading the Autobots in the field, Silverbolt became Operation Commander on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]]; [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was one of his senior officers. He was involved in trying to find the attempted assassin of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], deducing the assailant had to be an Autobot. To catch the would-be killer, Silverbolt and Blaster concocted a plan where the Autobot morale-booster set himself as bait. Silverbolt and his men waited as backup while Blaster dealt with the assassin (who turned out to be a mind-controlled [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]), but he nearly stormed into the room when he saw that "the Voice" was not armed with a weapon. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several years later, Silverbolt was mentioned as being on Earth by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

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Most of the Autobots eventually left Earth, returning to Cybertron to fight [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army. When Galvatron began to fire at the planet's surface using [[Kimia Facility]]'s particle cannon, Silverbolt led all available flying Autobots in an attack on the facility. Though he didn't know what Galvatron was targeting, he knew the barrage had to be stopped, and volunteered to destroy Kimia by tossing explosives into its barrel. He didn't need to, as it was soon blown up by Autobots on the inside. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

After the Chaos war, Silverbolt's fellow Aerialbot [[Barrel Roll]] died in an explosion and Silverbolt, unable to trust any Decepticons after four million years of war, blamed the survivor, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and would've killed the Decepticon if not for Wheeljack spoiling his aim. Shortly after the incident, Bumblebee agreed to accept [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] into the government, which made Silverbolt even more furious. He attacked Bumblebee and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] before announcing that he and his Aerialbots were leaving Bumblebee's government. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

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Shortly after leaving Iacon behind and traveling into the untamed wilderness Cybertron had become, the Aerialbots were the first to fall victim to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s experiments with a [[combiner]] energy that influenced their minds and made them turn on each other. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Silverbolt's comrades teamed up to attack him, though he himself remained immune for a time, something he believed to be a side effect of him never truly feeling like part of the team. He avoided their attacks for three days before he too began to feel the effects and made a recording of his experiences as a warning to whoever came next. {{storylink|Night and the City}} [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], sent out to find the lost Aerialbots, first discovered a broken wing belonging to their Silverbolt, {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} but by the time he tracked the warning message to its source, he found the Aerialbot leader had succumbed to the influence and, to cope, merged with his team into a single being: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Leading the motley group of Autobots back to Iacon, Superion took part in the ensuing battle against Megatron's resurgent Decepticons, but fell in battle against a Prowl-controlled Devastator. The surviving Aerialbots, still combined, were left comatose and reliant on life support, {{storylink|Three Monologues}} and remained that way for some time until [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], hoping to recruit a combiner of his own, got his hands on the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Thanks to the efforts of [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], the team was brought back online, with two new members to replace the fallen Slingshot. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

As part of Starscream's larger political games, Silverbolt and the new Aerialbots were deployed to the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to stop Menasor, who Starscream had deliberately unleashed on the planet to cause chaos. Silverbolt was less than enthusiastic about having to combine again, although Superion was able to dispatch the Stunticon combiner. The team was easily able to dispatch the Stunticons, {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} and remained on Caminus to use their combined strength to help with the subsequent cleanup. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Following another clash with Prowl's Devastator form, Superion was bested and collapsed into his components. Starscream thought otherwise and used the Enigma to forcibly reintegrate them back together. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

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As the [[Council of Worlds]] took shape, Optimus Prime expressed concern that Superion hadn't separated back into his original components. Prowl, having experienced the addictive power of combination firsthand, remarked that Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Though the Aerialbots were evidently happiest as Superion, they disassembled themselves from time to time after Superion joined Prime's peacekeeping forces on Earth. In one such instance, Silverbolt and the Aerialbots performed a horticultural "bombing run" in the Middle East, releasing fast-growing plants to help feed the local humans. Silverbolt and the Aerialbots then fled the air resistance they faced, reluctantly holding to Prime's orders to not engage any human counter-strikes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

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As Optimus and Soundwave moved to take out [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s rogue Decepticon cabal, Superion and [[Victorion]] provided support for the alliance. They discovered, however, that the Decepticon conqueror had managed to co-opt the source code of the Enigma, granting him the power to merge and separate Cybertronians at will. Able to resist its deleterious effects, Superion managed to nullify Galvatron's weapon by copying a fraction of the interconnected code into his neocortex and splitting himself apart. Unable to re-combine for fear of restoring the power of Galvatron's enigma, Silverbolt announced that Superion was "dead." {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} He and the other triumphant Autobots were subsequently evacuated from the battle. {{storylink|White Light}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots returned to Cybertron and took to the skies when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] descended on their homeworld in his [[Nemesis (BW)|personal vessel]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} He was also part of Optimus Prime's fleet that confronted [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the [[Maximal]] army in orbit above [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} Silverbolt engaged Unicron's forces again when the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Our Finest}} On Earth, he combined with his fellow Aerialbots into Superion to help defeat Unicron for good. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Silverbolt was present at [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

The Aerialbots responded to another attack on Metroplex by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], though Silverbolt refused to fight in plane mode because of his fear of heights and had them form Superion instead. The Decepticon combiners exploited his weakness by tossing Superion into the air, scaring him too much to fight, but the Aerialbots separated and recombined on ground level where Superion could safely dispatch the Decepticons by rolling at their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
As the Great War drew to a close, Silverbolt, Prowl, and Ironhide received news that, in a final and terrible confrontation, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had perished. These three, and the rest of the Autobot high council, divided leadership duties over the Autobots between themselves, and took on the post of "Primal Council" in the process. Prime's death hit Silverbolt especially hard, and he proposed to the other council-members that they take the time to recover from this blow to their morale. He was overruled by Prowl, who proposed they extend an olive branch to the remaining Decepticon troops in an effort to end the war without further bloodshed. The rest of the council agreed to try out Prowl's plan, much to the frustration of the [[Under-3|last surviving member]] of "Unit-3." Despite this upstart's aggressive protests, an [[Tigatron (BW)|operative from Unit-2]] was sent out to approach the remaining generals in the Decepticon army amicably. But other troubles loomed ahead, including a report from the late [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] that transwarp reactions had been detected en-masse recently.

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One general in the enemy force refused the Autobots' call for peace. Having renamed himself "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]," he led [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], among others, on a rampage. This forced SIlverbolt and the other members of the council to intervene personally. Silverbolt joined forces with Prowl, Ironhide, Unit-3, and Tigatron to form the gestalt [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], and pushed back as transwarp energy rained down on Cybertron, turning all those it struck into a fluctuating quantum state. Thankfully, the higher-ups in the Decepticon hierarchy then arrived on the battlefield, and elected to surrender to the Autobots. Thereafter, the Pax Cybertronia was signed, ushering an era of peace on Cybertron. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

Though Silverbolt's aerial insecurities became mostly a thing of the past, he still muttered a short prayer or mantra every time he took flight. Though taking to the air might bring about some queasiness in him still, Silverbolt believed that courage was not the absence of fear, but the ability to overcome it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Some time into the Pax Cybertronia, Silverbolt became a member of the Maximal counterpart to the [[Tripredacus Council]], presiding over the [[Maximal Imperium]] alongside former Autobot teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. The three of them sent [[Ikard]] to request a report from Big Convoy, but he refused, citing his need to investigate the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-fueled murders. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

===Bot on the Street===
Silverbolt was asked if he'd like to change his alternate mode, and contemplated picking something more ground based. {{storylink|Bot on the Street issue 1}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Silverbolt was one of the many Autobots that found his 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}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Silverbolt was the leader of the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Silverbolt (G1)#Combiner Wars|Silverbolt's bio}} At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Wheeljack]] helped rebuild them. The expertise gained by this endeavour was a factor in his later inclusion in [[Sky Reign #Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}

[[Slingshot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Quickslinger]] fell in battle at some point, and [[Alpha Bravo#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Alpha Bravo]] was subsequently recruited to replace him. As Aerialbot leader, Silverbolt presumably had a hand in this decision. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Alpha Bravo's bio}}

The Aerialbots were involved in the fight on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Skydive's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Firefly's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Quickslinger's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Alpha Bravo's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Air Raid's bio}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
During his invasion of Cybertron, [[King Sombra]] used his magic to enslave many Cybertronians, including Silverbolt and the other Aerialbots. As Superion, the Aerialbots attacked the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, but [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] broke through Sombra's mind control and forced them to de-combine. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

===Energon Universe===
Part of the ''Ark'' crew and the leader of the Aerialbots, Silverbolt was revived ahead of his team so he and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] could rescue [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from the [[Pacific Ocean]]. By the time they returned, the other four Aerialbots had been restored. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}}

When the Decepticons launched an all-out attack on the ''Ark'', Silverbolt led his team into battle, combining into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to meet [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Silverbolt and the rest of the Aerialbots flew over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Stunticons. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*Silverbolt and the Aerialbots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Aerialbots combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
*After being upgraded to their "Generation 2" bodies, the Aerialbots flew over some suburbs, greatly impressing a young boy. In response to the boy's cry of "Jet formation!" Silverbolt transformed into robot mode, slamming down on the ground before the boy, and exclaming "Jet transformation!" The Aerialbots then merged into Superion to duel against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
*Silverbolt was part of a massive battle between Kreons. He got to kick over [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and blast [[Headstrong (G1)|Headlock]] before [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] joined the fight. Silverbolt was rather miffed about this turn of events, and accused the combiners of being "show-offs." {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to create a new batch of Decepticons, the Autobots responded by returning to Cybertron and building the Aerialbots. Both they and the Stunticons were brought to life at the same time before Vector Sigma, and Silverbolt and the Aerialbots fought to defend the supercomputer from the Decepticons. Though it seemed that the Decepticons might win thanks to the power of Menasor, the Aerialbots managed to rout the Decepticons and chase them away. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Silverbolt and the rest of the Aerialbots clashed against the Stunticons once more on Earth, when the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet into a new Cybertron. He and his teammates merged into Superion, and they were ultimately victorious. Though the Decepticons attempted to flee with the key, Silverbolt gave chase, and was able to destroy the device, ending its treat to Earth. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt and his Aerialbot team managed to drive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] into a retreat after this twisted creation of [[Doctor Arkeville]] was unleashed on the world. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}} They had similar success intercepting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s convoy, which was trying to deliver part of a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The Aerialbots' attack resulted in the Decepticons destroying their own weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}} The Aerialbots were trapped by the Decepticons and sent back through time through a [[Chronogon]] portal. Encountering the archivists Orion Pax and Ariel, the team took the injured pair to [[Alpha Trion]] following an attack on the [[Iacon Archives]]. Trion helped the team return to present day, where Silverbolt told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] about their adventure. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|400px|He's smiling because he doesn't have to fly. And has unique animations.]]
Silverbolt 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 was first available as a reward in the "Superion's Guard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Though Silverbolt projects the image of a brave, grimly determined warrior - as befitting his role as Aerialbot Commander - he's actually afraid of heights, a phobia he masks but has never quite conquered.
The illusion of aerial ease is helped by his sleek, aerodynamic jet form, making him seem a natural-born flyer.
Rather than show any emotional weakness, Silverbolt keeps his eyes firmly on the horizon. Never down.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt Bio}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Star Rating:''' 1 star - 5 star
*'''Weapons:''' Silverbolt dual wields Miniguns to steadily deal damage to the target.
*'''Ability: EMP Bomb''' Drops an EMP bomb on the target dealing some damage, and stuns the target for several seconds.
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points. +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:silverbolt Silverbolt at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}} *BW Silverbolt

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Optimus Prime personally appointed Silverbolt to be the leader of the Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The Aerialbots were among the many Transformers summoned to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], where they provided air support and covering fire for other heroes. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1 Silverbolt toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So afraid of heights he made himself a makeshift ground-based alternate mode. (''Chest plate not pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverbolt''' (Aerialbot, [[1986]]/[[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number:'' '''A5'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-50'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electrostatic discharger rifle|Electrostatic Discharger Rifle]]", "Blast Shield" chest plate, Superion's head, 2 fists (left & right), 2 foot stands (left & right), ramp and "Blast Deflector" crotch-guard
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (second in most of Europe and Japan), Silverbolt was originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' subline ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), and then finalized and released in ''Transformers'' when it proved the stronger seller. He transforms into a Concorde SST jet liner, and also has a third "launching ramp" mode that serves as a base/platform for smaller toys. He was designed with a spring-loaded launching mechanism in this mode, but the [[Hasbro]] releases of this toy removed the spring and latch entirely, leaving the launcher lever to just kinda slide around pointlessly when the "Blast Shield" chest plate isn't attached. The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the figure retains this feature, however; the launcher is activated by pushing in on the nosecone landing gear.
:[[File:G1-toy Silverbolt Takara base.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|Get off me! (''Takara version, showing off the spring-loaded launcher'')]]

: As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style toy, he can also form the torso of a super robot, completely interchangeable with the smaller compatible limb-bots in the series. His nominal position is as [[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion's]] torso; arguably, ''any'' combination of limbs is ''some'' iteration of Superion.

: Completely undocumented from the instructions: the "Blast Shield" chest plate piece is ''also'' intended for Silverbolt's robot mode, not just Superion's combined mode, as evidenced by the molded crotch-guard, the designated sticker details that are covered up by Superion's own separate crotch-guard piece in combined mode, and his [[package art]]. This—combined with the fact that all of the other combiner torso-bots don't use their respective combiner chest plate pieces as parts of their individual robot modes—has led many to believe that Silverbolt's midriff is just a flat, detail-less ramp. In another undocumented feature, Silverbolt's "Electrostatic Discharger Rifle" can also attach to a peg hole on the underside of the chest plate piece, presumably to create a drone of some kind to function with his ramp mode, much like [[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]'s "[[Roller car]]". As the original four "Scramble City" combiner teams were intended for the ''Diaclone'' toyline, it is entirely possible this was a left over feature from [[prototype]]s based directly on ''Diaclone'' concepts, in a similar vein to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Powered Convoy's/Ultra Magnus's]] chest-plate-and-head vehicle intended for the pilot figures of the ''Diaclone'' toyline.

:A particular weakness of Silverbolt's design is the way both his legs are connected to his hips by a long pin going through several ''very'' small (and weak) plastic hinges that are put under a lot of stress, as the immediate joint underneath this assembly is a swivel used during transformation.

: In Japan, the entire "Airbot" team were later offered (as individual purchases) as mail-order items in US packaging during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' in 1991. Silverbolt cost 2000 yen and three [[Robot Point]]s, and did ''not'' include the spring in the base mode launching mechanism, unlike the original Japanese release (possibly because it may have been part of the production run of the Hasbro ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line, see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Silverbolt at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-55'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electrostatic discharger rifle|Electrostatic Discharger Rifle]]", "Blast Shield" chest plate, Superion's head, 2 fists (left & right), 2 foot stands (left & right), ramp and "Blast Deflector" crotch-guard

: Silverbolt was also available with the other Aerialbots as part of a Superion giftset released in many markets. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases for the same markets (i.e., the Takara version of Silverbolt included the functional launcher).

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverbolt''' (Classic, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electrostatic discharger rifle|Electrostatic Discharger Rifle]]", "Blast Shield" chest plate, Superion's head, 2 fists (left & right), 2 foot stands (left & right), ramp and "Blast Deflector" waist plate

: Silverbolt was reissued as part of the European/Australian [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'']] toyline in 1990, with his base-mode launcher feature still removed.

: It is very likely this run of toys was used for Takara's concurrent mail-away Aerialbots offer, as that release lacks the launching gimmick the prior Japanese releases kept.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Silverbolt-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Silverbolt''' (Aerialbot, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''A5'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, chest plate, Superion head, Superion hip plate, left & right fists, left & right feet, ramp

: Released in the second year of the US ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline (and ''only'' in the US line), Silverbolt's toy was [[redeco]]ed in silver(!), blue and red-orange. His wings were [[retool]]ed to hold a new pair of spring-loaded missile launchers (reused from the ''Generation 2'' versions of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ramjet]]).

: Much like the original releases of the toy, the instructions neglect to show the chest plate being used for his individual robot mode. This version also lacks the spring in the launching mechanism.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Generation 2 Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:Silverbolt-bw-magnaboss-toy2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|House the people living on the street. Shoe the children with no shoes on their feet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1997)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}
{{note|The eagle Silverbolt toy represents both the original Autobot and a [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|latter-day Maximal]].}}

: Released in the second year of the Hasbro ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Silverbolt transforms from an eagle into a robot, with portions of his wings turning into a pair of [[sword]]s. Each wing also contains a spring-loaded missile launcher. He is able to combine with his pack-in companions [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Prowl]], forming part of the torso and helmet to the giant robot [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]].

:Silverbolt most certainly suffers from the dreaded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Thankfully he is not one of the more common cases and most Silverbolts have survived many years of playwear. Unlike, say, [[Slingshot (G1)#Generation 2|Slingshot]].

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Skywarp (BW)#Toys|Skywarp]].

: The Magnaboss toy included no information about its three components beyond their names. The toy was established in [[2007]] by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] to represent the Generation 1 character Silverbolt a decade after its release. By contrast in [[2016]], ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' characterized this toy as an independent Maximal, [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silver Bolt]]. In [[2021]], the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game would follow suit in depicting eagle Silverbolt as a separate individual from jetliner Silverbolt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Beast Wars Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Silverbolt toy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Will the new [[size class]] solve his long-running [[scale]] problems? Only time will tell...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverbolt''' (Ultra Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': "Electron Bolt Rifle", "Electron Bolt"
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Ultra-class toys, Silverbolt transforms into a stylized XB-70 Bomber.<ref name="fb129">The [[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)|Skyfall]] redeco of Silverbolt identifies the alternate mode as the (fictional) "FB-129" via markings located in the same position on the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Skyjack toy (which represents the same character as ''Universe'' Skyfall), whose [[alternate mode]] is based on an F-117A Nighthawk and sported "FB-117" markings.</ref> As an Ultra Class toy, he comes with various light and sound [[gimmick]]s (exactly the same ones as Universe [[Powerglide (G1)#Universe (2008)|Powerglide]]), including a machine gun type sound when one presses the big red button on the fuselage, and different classic transformation sound effects depending on whether he is being transformed from vehicle mode to robot mode or vice versa. His spring-loaded missile-launching blaster features a B-2 Stealth bomber as a decorative shape. His '''BOLT-25''' markings reference both his name and the twenty-fifth (silver) anniversary of the Transformers brand.

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] version of Silverbolt was released in American ''Universe'' packaging as a "[[USA Edition]]" toy. He is redecoed to more closely resemble his appearance in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon, with most of his grey plastic parts now cast in a bright shade of off-white. The red paint applications on his chest are now a match for his red plastic parts, resulting in a unified look as opposed to the two-tone chest of the ''Universe'' version.

:This mold was also used to make [[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)|Darkwind]] and [[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)|Skyfall]], and was the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' version of [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Ultra) at TFU.info]''
{{picsneeded|Japanese version}}

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[[File:TFU08-toy SilverboltLegend.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Silvercracker.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Special Team Leaders''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)#LOC|Thundercracker]] toy, Silverbolt transforms into a Sukhoi Su-37 fighter jet.

: He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] gift set along with Legends-class versions of [[Hot Spot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hot Zone]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hun-Grrr]], and [[Razorclaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Razorclaw]].

:This mold was also used to make Legends Class ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#ClassicLegend|Jetfire]] and 2008's ''Universe'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFULegendsSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Legends) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008 Silverbolt combiner.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|The other guys think I'm acrophobic, but I'm not scared of [[wikia:aceattorney:Acro|some guy in a wheelchair.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series

: Available only as a component of ''Universe'' [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], this version of Silverbolt is a white and black redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]], transforming into a futuristic supersonic jet similar to an SR-71 Blackbird or [[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]]. As a toy derived from the ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]"s, he can attach any ''Energon'' combiner limbs to the Powerlinx ports located on his arms and legs, though nominally he combines with his fellow Aerialbots to become Superion.

: Like the Storm Jet version of the sculpt, Silverbolt features several instances of [[misassembly]]: The more obvious one affects his inside legs, which are swapped so that the knee joint faces the wrong way. Although an easy quick swap (involving the unscrewing of exactly eight screws) fixes this, at least a few specimens reportedly had one leg assembled correctly, and the other one incorrectly, making repair impossible.

:Furthermore, his shoulders are also misassembled, since there is a sculpted chevron...in his armpit. A fix for this requires removing metal pins, which is at least easier than on the original Storm Jet version of the sculpt, since Silverbolt's pins have the ridged section on one end, rather than in the center. Nonetheless, the sculpted chevrons are an ''extremely'' minor detail and attempting to remove the pins needed to correctly reposition them may not be worth the risk of damaging/breaking the figure.

:The Superion five-pack, despite being initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], was only released in ''Universe'' packaging in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American Target stores (and Zellers stores in Canada) received an unchanged version of the toy in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging, still named [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]], with all the individual components, including [[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]], retaining their names as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Universe Silverbolt (Multi-pack) at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Silverbolt.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Voted "Most Likely To Be Retooled Into Other Characters".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A2226'''
:*''Pieces'': 75
:*''Accessories'': Bazooka
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Silverbolt is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a small buildable figure that can be re-built into a jet-like configuration. His chest deco omits the original toy's add-on chestplate, womp womp.

: He can also contribute his parts to form the super robot [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]]; his torso goes into the super robot torso, and his legs form the robot's right "hand".

: He was only available as part of a "complete" Superion set in the first wave of Micro-Changer Combiner sets, packed in with [[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]] (AKA Fireflight), and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Skydive]]. ([[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Slingshot]], aka "Quickslinger" in ''Kre-O'', was sold separately as a single-pack Micro-Changer; you can figure out how to add his parts into the mix if you're feeling up to it.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Silverbolt at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' ([[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''???'''
:*''Pieces'': 245

: Three years later, the Micro-Changer Combiners Superion, [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] were re-released as a large "Mega Pack" sold exclusively through Dollar General stores for a mere $12, a real steal considering the originals were $10 each.

: All of the Kreons in the set now use the minor [[retool]]ing done to Kreon arms in 2014, making the rounded-off forearm cuffs a sharper cylinder that better serves as a stud to attach pieces to. Deco-wise, ''most'' of the toys were unchanged from their individual releases; Silverbolt remains the same as his prior release.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5pack Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66| Do I fly? I feel like I can! I believe I OH GOD I'M FALLING]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Air Force''' (Ultimate Battle Set, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''T015'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''735'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''377'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''508'''

: ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Silverbolt is a redeco of the [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jetfire]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode. His chest has a three-sided spinner, showing attack types and scores to be used in a [[rock paper scissors]] style game.

: He was only available in a five-pack with [[Slingshot (G1)#Bot Shots|Quickslinger]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Bot Shots|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Bot Shots|Autobot Firestrike]], and [[Air Raid (G1)#Bot Shots|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Silverbolt Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you tell him he's flying he'll fall to pieces.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverbolt''' (Scout, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': 39
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Scouts, Silverbolt is a buildable robo-skeleton that can be augmented with armor and vehicle parts that enable him to transform into a Cybertronian jet. All of his parts are cross-compatible with other ''Construct-Bots'' kits, allowing for some ''interesting'' builds.

: All of his parts are from ''Construct-Bots'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Shockwave]], minus his head, which is a retool of ''Construct-Bots'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Wheeljack]]'s (which has a friendly grin molded in between his battle mask segments). Unlike Shockwave, he does not feature any cannon parts but instead comes with an opaque blue recolor of the sword included with Ultimate [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Silverbolt Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...nope, obviously not.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverbolt''' (Voyager Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''3 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
:*''Accessories'': 2-pacrt rifle/shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Silverbolt transforms from a jet resembling a modified {{w|Concorde}} to a robot resembling his original form. He includes a larger-scale version of the original toy's rifle, which can be held in Silverbolt's or Superion's hands, or mounted to the sides of Silverbolt's forearm or underneath his nosecone in jet mode. The winged rear section of the rifle can be detached and used by Silverbolt as a shield, which can also be separately either held in Silverbolt's hand or mounted to the side of his forearm.

: He can also form the torso to the super robot [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]], combined with the Deluxe Class [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]] (or [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]]), [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Combiner Wars|Firefly]], and [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]] as the limbs. Of course, he's also cross-compatible with any Deluxe limb-style bot mold from ''Combiner Wars'' or ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''. Silverbolt also has an official confifuration as form the torso of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Magnaboss (BW)#Combiner Wars|Magnaboss]]; a sticker sheet was sold at [[BotCon 2016]] to enhance Silverbolt's resemblance to the original ''Beast Wars'' figure.

: Silverbolt includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Nemesis Rising]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

: Due to the way the head of Superion flips out, as well as the thinness of the plastic making up that joint, it is easy to push the wrong area when folding the head back into the body. This may cause stress lines and fractures if not properly addressed, and in the worst-case scenario Superion's head can simply snap off. On the bright side, it's still possible to secure Superion's head inside Silverbolt's torso, and the combined mode's chest clamps can still hold the head in place for the combined mode.

:Oddly, the hand-painted [[prototype]] on display at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 featured some coloring and detailing differences with the final product that are unique to that one sample. Even the hand painted prototype used for early [[stock photography|stock photos]] is closer to the final figure. Notably, Silverbolt's shoulders (which become Superion's hips) were painted ''red'', with the trapezoid sections in the center painted silver.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Silverbolt was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Cyclonus]] and [[Scattershot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Scattershot]], and [[BotCon 2016]] [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]]. Despite sharing the same toy designer and transformation scheme, ''Power of the Primes'' [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Hun-Gurrr]] is ''not'' a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' Silverbolt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Silverbolt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My head is fine in the clouds. It's just the combiner head you need to worry about!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2-part rifle/shield

: ''Combiner Wars'' Silverbolt was given a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco... but no extra missile launchers, booooo. Most copies of this Silverbolt did not use the retooled and improved combiner head's joint, so care must be taken while transforming him into torso mode. At least one copy with the retooled and improved combiner head's joint does exist.

: The Superion "Collection Pack" was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and [[Entertainment Earth]]) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSilverbolt/silverbolt.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Silverbolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW01-Silverbolt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]] / [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UW-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2015 / [[February 23]], 2019
:*''Accessories'': 2-part rifle/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Silverbolt is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy, with a more cartoon-accurate deco, which includes replacing the orange colors of the Hasbro release with a more golden yellow color. Strangely, this does not include replacing the cream-white color of the ''Combiner Wars'' release with the cartoon's grayish-white color. Due to the abundance of paint used in the deco, the Takara release features much tighter joints, which in some cases can prove inhibitive for articulation.

: He was only available as part of the full [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] box set alongside similarly-cartoon-deco'd versions of [[Air Raid (G1)#Unite Warriors|Air Rider]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Unite Warriors|Skydive]], and [[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sling]], the first set released in the line. The set was reissued without changes four years later.

:As with the Hasbro releases, this Silverbolt does not use the retooled and improved joint for the Combiner head. Unfortunately, the 2019 re-release did not fix this issue.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can juuuuuust make them out here.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager, 2017)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] comes with tiny unpainted Aerialbot jet [[slug figure]]s (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures) molded on a white sprue. Once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode via the various teeny posts nominally used to secure [[Titan Master]] figures (meaning you can attach them to ''any'' figures with said pegs).

: This mold sprue was also included in Broadside's redeco/retool [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], now cast in black plastic; what/who they represent was never officially established.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG53-Broadside.jpg|upright=1|thumb|You're gonna have to zoom in and squint for this one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadside''' (Voyager, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''LG53'''

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of [[Broadside (G1)#Legends|Broadside]] also includes the Airbot slug figure sprue, but now in a shade of gray that matches Broadside's deck color, making it ''very'' difficult to differentiate them from his deck.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Commander Silverbolt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Definitely not a ''Combiner Wars'' retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Aerialbot Silverbolt''' (Commander Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*'''3 of 5: [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Silverbolt''' (シルバーボルト)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' rifle, booster/Superion frame
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
: Revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'']] Silverbolt is a roughly Voyager-sized robot who turns into an unlicensed approximation of a Concorde in 44 steps. In his jet mode, his nosecone has the ability to be angled downwards to better resemble real-world plane and homage his transformation sequence in the original cartoon. The cockpit can also seat a [[Titan Master]], though sadly it cannot be closed with one inside. He features deployable landing gear, with the rear landing gear being built-in to his hip armor.

:Along with his own weapon, Silverbolt includes a collection of parts that can be assembled into a base mode or a booster for the jet mode. More importantly, however, it serves as a frame to build Superion. When he is in robot mode, he can use the parts as a shielded turret. Much like ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]] before him, Silverbolt himself only forms the core chunk of the chest, with the additional frame pieces creating a skeletal Superion capable of standing on his own, as advertised on his packaging. The four concurrently-released Deluxe Aerialbots can be attached to fill out the combiner. Unlike the ''Legacy'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Age of the Primes|Stunticons]], the Deluxe figures that form Superion's arms are capable of being attached to the left or right arm. <ref>[https://weibo.com/1918541453/P3Y0fgLlk Product photography] displaying Slingshot attached to Superion's right arm at the official [[Hasbro China]] Weibo acccount</ref> The leg bots, however, do not have the same split-in-half functionality as Slingshot and Fireflight, meaning they can’t properly Scramble City. Silverbolt, Motormaster, and Onslaught’s frame pieces are swappable, though the bots that attach to them are incompatible with the other combiner’s parts. Interestingly, Silverbolt’s arm frame pieces ''are'' compatible with the concurrently-released [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Vortex]]. Superion’s chest frame can also be used to build a combiner around ''Age of the Primes'' [[Nexus Prime]], who replaces Silverbolt as the chest core and head. Nexus attaches backwards, showing his own parts as a chestplate while Superion’s own forms the back. Additionally, Nexus' own jet mode can dock with the frame's booster form.

:When transforming Silverbolt to his robot mode, care must be taken with Superion’s horns; when Silverbolt’s chest folds into place, Superion’s head must be positioned very precisely so the horns can slit into their dedicated recesses on the inside of the chestplate. Thankfully, the horns are made out of a softer plastic so they likely won’t snap, but be careful anyway to avoid bending. They also detach easily, on pegs that are slightly larger than 3 mm.

:Silverbolt is capable of storing his gun on his back in robot mode via a rectangular tab. Undocumented in the instructions, Superion's rifle ''also'' can via the (otherwise unused) grey tabs on the side, though it's not as elegantly hidden as Silverbolt's blaster is from the front.

:The sides of Silverbolt's abdomen are not painted the same cartoon-accurate color as his thighs because they are made of [[unpaintable plastic]].

:Notably, Silverbolt is unusually light on 5mm ports for a post-''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figure, even lacking them under his feet.

:*''Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Silverbolt from Mark Maher on Instagram:''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DEWErYCMsk8/ Part I - Silverbolt]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DEvvzPhssBy/ Part II - Superion]''
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya_Transformers_Gum_Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Gumbiner Wars"? Is that anything?]]
*'''Silverbolt''' ([[1986]])
**''Accessories:'' "[[Electrostatic discharger rifle|Electrostatic Discharger Rifle]]", "Blast Shield" chest plate, Superion head component

:Essentially a downsized version of the original Silverbolt toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' kit is sculpted from black, red and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Collegeville Costumes===
{{anchor|costume}}
*'''Silverbolt''' (1986)
:Silverbolt was an odd choice for the second series of [[Collegeville Costumes]] [[Halloween]] costumes, keeping with most of the companies costme character choices. The costume was a two-piece set consisted of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Superion's [[package art]] and his name on it. A fairly common packaging error with this costume seems to have been the Silverbolt mask being swapped for a [[Superion(G1)#costume|Superion's]].

*'''Superion''' (1986)
{{anchor|mask}}
:Collegeville also immortalized Superion in their line of ''Transformers'' [[Face-Lift]] masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!
{{-}}

===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Silverbolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''2019'''
**''Card Number: '''''T38/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:"Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader" was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, "Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader" is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of "Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader" depicts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s head and torso, which (as usual) is formed by Silverbolt in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' Silverbolt toys' packaging art, and is based on said figure.

:"Silverbolt, Aerialbot Leader" can be used to form "Superion, Sky Protector" with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
{{-}}
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], Silverbolt, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:G1silverboltchestonoff.jpg|thumb|Sometimes Silverbolt just wants to naked it up.]]
[[File:SilverboltPrimeVisualworks.jpg|thumb|This is the most hardcore Silverbolt has ever been.]]

* Silverbolt's [[character model]] and [[package art]] is based on the toy with what is often misunderstood to be Superion's chest plate attached. Unlike most of the other Generation 1 combiners, the chest plate piece was ''also'' intended to be a part of Silverbolt's [[robot mode]] and actually features a molded crotch-guard on it, complete with designated sticker details—all of which get covered up with a completely separate crotch-guard piece for Superion. Despite this, the toy's instructions and the back-of-the-box art presents Silverbolt with his flat, detailless ramp torso. Silverbolt's [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] profile art also depicts him without the chest plate, despite the comics themselves featuring it, likely due to the artist being under the mistaken impression that the chest plate wasn't intended for him.
* Due to the size of his original toy's alternate mode, in that form he should be one of the biggest Transformers around (approximately 164 feet, 5 inches tall!). This means he's one of the most [[Scale|out-of-scale]] Generation 1 characters, both as a toy and in all of his depictions in fiction.
*''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' depicts Silverbolt with the eagle head for his robot mode head.
* A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] idea was a redeco of [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Silverbolt]] into [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]/[[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]] and [[King Atlas]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Silverbolt''' (シルバーボルト ''Shirubāboruto'')
*''French:'' '''Éclairo''' (Canada, ''Generation 1'', "Lightningo"), '''Vif-Argent''' (Canada, ''Generation 2'', "Quicksilver")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Kalíah Késsef''' (קליע כסף, "Silver Bullet")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ezüstnyíl''' ("Silver Arrow")
*''Italian:'' '''Radiant''', '''Freccia d'Argento''' (''Beast Wars'', "Silver Arrow")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yínshǎndìan''' (Taiwan, 銀閃電, "Silver Bolt"), '''Yínjìan''' (China, 银箭, "Silver Arrow")
*''Russian:'' '''Arbalet''' (Арбалет, "Arbalest")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WFCSilverbolt.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base for 2012 IDW robot mode
File:WFC-Silverbolt-render-vehicle mode.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base for 2012 IDW vehicle mode
File:EW-skin-Silverbolt-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin on ''Combiner Wars''-based robot mode in ''Earth Wars'' mobile game
File:Transformers 2023 20 2nd Ptg Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Marvel Earthforce]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Maximal leaders]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass refugees]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Blokees

2026-04-02T09:41:41Z

Jalaguy: /* Shining Version */

[[File:Blokees logo.png|right|thumb|upright=1|Let's face it, if they were allowed to make transforming figures then you'd never buy something from [[Hasbro]] again.]]
'''Blokees''' (布鲁可 ''Bùlǔkě''), sometimes known as '''Bloks''', is a [[China|Chinese]] toy company that produces a range of buildable action figures from different licensed properties including ''Ultraman'', ''Kamen Rider'', [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], ''[[Transformers Collaborative#Naruto Shippuden × Transformers|Naruto]]'', ''Sesame Street'', ''[[Evangelion]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and of course, most relevant here; ''Transformers''.

Their effort within the franchise launched in mid-2023 with the ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Classic Class'' lines of buildable figures. This product range has expanded rapidly ever since with numerous new waves, different sublines, and the introduction of kits based around vehicles as well, with new releases for all of these dropping every few months. Known for their solid quality, high poseability and, especially; for being ''astonishingly'' cheap, Blokees' figures have been broadly well-received by collectors, resulting in the toyline earning a small cult following of sorts that one probably wouldn't expect to see around a series of ostensibly non-transforming ''Transformers'' toys.

Outside of China, these figures have seen retail distribution across territories such as Southeast [[Asia]], [[South Korea]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States of America|United States]], as well as worldwide distribution via e-commerce sites like AliExpress and Temu. Release dates listed below reflect product debuts in China; other territories may see release simultaneously, soon thereafter, or wayyyy later.

==Product Lines==
===Classic Class===
Designed as easy-to-build entry-level model kits, ''Classic Class'' (sometimes mistakenly called "Champion Class", which only applies to human/oid characters from other franchises) offers detailed 4.5-inch figures of characters [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|across]] the [[Transformers (film)|gamut]] of the Transformers' cinematic history. Each figure features a torso that [[Light-emitting diode|lights up]] upon shaking, causing its chest and eyes to glow. Large stands are included with every release, alongside translucent stand effects that unfortunately do not light up. Some toys are also available as part of a set, usually with a new diorama, accessories, or decoes, but each toy still retains its box.

As of September 30, 2025, at least three kits from "Rise of the Beasts" were discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to be released.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Set A - 02 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2pack|Bumblebee]] & 03 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Scourge]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1m1|Set B - 01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Prime]] & 04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Primal]] & 05 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Primal Robot]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees ROTB|Optimus Prime]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees ROTB|Bumblebee]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-ter|03 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Blokees single|Scourge]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees beast|Optimus Primal Beast]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-m1|05 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees bot|Optimus Primal Robot]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Blokees|Mirage]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Arcee (Movie)#Blokees|Arcee]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Blokees|Nemesis Prime]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2007|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|10 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Optimus Prime (One)#Classic Class|Optimus Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|12 [[Megatron (One)#Classic Class|Megatron]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Elita-1 (One)#Blokees|Elita-1]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-multi|14 [[Sentinel Prime (One)#Classic Class|Sentinel Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Optimus Prime]] / 10 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|16 [[Starscream_(One)#Blokees|Starscream]] (''One'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|Bumblebee/B-127]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Shockwave (One)#Blokees|Shockwave]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (One)#Blokees|Soundwave]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|19 [[Ironhide (One)#Blokees|Ironhide]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-multi|20 [[The_Fallen/toys#Blokees|Megatronus Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|21 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ChampionJetWing|Jet Wing Optimus Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|23 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Bumblebee]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BlokeesChampionClassTFOneShockwave.jpg|upright=0.88|thumb|[[Shockwave (One)#Blokees|Shockwave (''Transformers One'' version)]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|24 [[Sentinel Prime (DOTM)#Blokees|Sentinel Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|25 [[Blitzwing (BB)#Blokees|Blitzwing]] (''Bumblebee'')}}

|}

===Galaxy Version===
''Galaxy Version'' is a series of buildable 4" figures released in nine-figure blind box waves. Focusing primarily on Generation 1 (with [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)|the]] [[2005 IDW continuity|occasional]] [[Transformers One (franchise)|detour]]), these snap-build kits are built on a standard body template, with 22 points of articulation.

Figures are shipped in cases of nine, with a fresh case containing one of each of the nine figures in the wave. A select figure in each wave also has a [[Chase figure|chase variant]] which appears in one out of every four cases, featuring extra accessories and a metallic redeco/paint job.

Wave 7 introduced additional standard points of articulation and eliminated the figure stands. The 8th wave also added new tooling on the upper thighs and the knee joints. Also, the 6th wave saw the phase out of the Autobot/Decepticon symbols.

As of September 30th, 2025, the first two Galaxy Version waves were discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to see release.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 01 - Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jazz]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Ironhide]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Ratchet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Prowl]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Blokees|Bluestreak]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Megatron]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Blokees|Skywarp]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thundercracker]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesMetallic|Optimus Prime (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=11|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-01-Roll-Out-Optimus.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Optimus Prime]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-02-Long-Haul.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Blokees|Long Haul]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV03-Slag-Dino.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Slug (Dino Mode)]]]]
[[File:BlokeesTarn.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Tarn (G1)#Blokees|Tarn]]]]
[[File:Blokees GV05 Sentinel.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#Blokees|Sentinel Prime]]]]
[[File:Blokees-toy Ratchet SG GV06.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Ratchet_(SG)#Blokees|SG Ratchet]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-07-Cogless-Elita-1.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Elita-1_(One)#Blokees|Elita 1 (Cogless )]]]]
[[File:Blokees-GalV8-UnicronHead.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Unicron/toys#Blokees|Unicron (Head)]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Arcee.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]]]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 02 - SOS'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees bot|Grimlock (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Grimlock (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Cliffjumper]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Blokees|Inferno]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Blokees|Grapple]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Blokees|Optimus Prime (IDW)]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Starscream]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Blokees|Mixmaster]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Long Haul]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees secret|Grimlock (Dino Mode) (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 03 - The Autobot Run'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Bumblebee]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Slag (Dragon Mode)]]<ref> Yes, we know Hasbro call him Slug now, but he's called Slag [https://blokees.com/en-gb/products/transformers-galaxy-version-the-autobot-run in this release.] Also called a "Dragon", as that's what the Chinese call dinosaurs.</ref> ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees bot|Slag (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Sideswipe]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Blokees|Red Alert]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Ultra Magnus (DW)]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Blokees|Scavenger]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Blokees|Bonecrusher]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Blokees secret|Soundwave (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 04 - Fractured Space-Time'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Blokees dino|Snarl (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Blokees bot|Snarl (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Blokees|Smokescreen]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Blokees|Tarn]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees|Nemesis Prime]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Blokees|Scrapper]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Blokees|Hook]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Blokees|Shockwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Blokees secret|Shockwave (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 05 - ''One'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#BlokeesOptimus|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|B-127]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Wheeljack (One)#Blokees|Wheeljack]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Blokees|Orion Pax]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Ironhide (One)#Blokees|Ironhide]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Hound (One)#Blokees|Hound]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#Blokees|Sentinel Prime]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|D-16 COG]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Tracker#Blokees|Death Tracker]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#BlokeesSecret|Optimus Prime (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 06 - Parallel Universe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|IDW-Megatron]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|IDW-Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Blokees|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Ratchet (SG)#Blokees|SG-Ratchet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Blokees|Kickback]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Blokees|Dirge]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Blokees|Wheeljack]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Blokees|Swoop]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Blokees|Swoop (Alternate mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|IDW-Orion Pax (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 07 - ''One'' Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (One)#Blokees|Shockwave]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (One)#Blokees|Soundwave]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (One)#Blokees|Starscream]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Blokees|Orion Pax COGGED]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Elita-1 (One)#Blokees|Elita-1]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|B-127 COGGED]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Blokees|Alpha Trion]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|D-16]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#BlokeesSecret|Megatron (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 08 - One Shall Fall'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#GV08|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Blokees|Metroplex]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Blokees bot|Sludge]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Blokees dino|Sludge]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Sharkticon (species)#Galaxy Version|Sharkticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Blitzwing]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Hot Rod]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#GV08|Shrapnel]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#Blokees|Unicron-Head]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#GV08Hidden|Optimus Prime (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 09 - Darkest Hour'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Blokees|Springer]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Mirage]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thrust]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Blokees|Trypticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#GV09|Bombshell]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesPlanet|Unicron-Planet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09Hidden|Megatron (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|}

===Shining Version===
''Shining Version'' launched in early 2024, with six blind-packed figures per wave each equipped with the light-up torsos of ''Classic Class'' figures. These figures consist mostly of parts from ''Galaxy Version'', boasting new decos and additional accessories. Starting in Wave 2, wholly new figures have been added to the mix—time will tell if these will be released in ''GV'' later.

Much like the Galaxy Version assortment, a fresh case contains one of each figure in the wave, although with Shining Version the chase variant only appears in one in ''six'' cases.

''New characters are in italics.''

New molds are in bold.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Cliffjumper]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Jazz]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Ratchet]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Acid Storm (G1)#Blokees|Acid Storm]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Metallic|Metallic Megatron]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 02 - Shining 1985'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesG1Toy|Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Grimlock (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Sideswipe]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Beachcomber (G1)#Blokees|Beachcomber]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Soundwave]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Sunstorm (G1)#Blokees|Sunstorm]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesG1ToyMetallic|Metallic Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 03 - Shattered Universe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ShatteredUniverseMiner|D-16/Miner Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ShiningPax|Orion Pax]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Bumblebee]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Shining Version|Tarn]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Blokees|Ramjet]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-sa|''[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Blokees|Ultra Magnus (SG)]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ShatteredUniverseChase|D16/Miner Megatron (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 04 - Spark of Deception'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SparkofDeception|IDW-Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ShiningStormbringer|IDW-Optimus Prime]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-sd|''[[Starscream (SG)#Blokees|SG-Starscream]] (1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Wheeljack]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Shockwave]] ''(1/6)''}}
{{bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SparkofDeceptionChase|IDW-Megatron Secret]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesRatchetShiningVersion.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|''Shining Version'' Ratchet]]]]
|}
{{-}}

===Action Edition===
Launched in 2024, ''Action Edition'' delivers a larger model kit with a more involved build experience compared to their other offerings, with accessories and features galore. A sneaky magnetic component in their faction symbol blocks activates their light features, so vigorous shaking is not required.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Optimus Prime (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Megatron (G1)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Soundwave (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Action Edition|Optimus Prime (''One'')]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn_(G1)#Action Edition|Tarn (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Blokees|Optimus Prime (Prime)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Optimus Prime Version 2.0 (G1)]]}}
</ul>
|

|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees-TF-Action-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Optimus Prime]] (G1 version)]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything in the TBA section}}
{{-}}

===Defender Version===
Launched in late 2024, the ''Defender Version'' line features downright adorable buildable figures that stand roughly half the height of ''Galaxy Version'' while retaining much of the articulation. In addition, Defender introduces buildable alt modes with compatible accessories and ports. In some cases, these vehicle mode releases are designed to combine into a gestalt using an accessory set distributed through ''Blokees Club'' on WeChat and the global Blokees app.

A Defender Version case includes a full set of the wave's twelve figures, but unlike the other blind-box assortments, ''every'' case contains a chase variant, from a pool of four – two "Special Galaxy Type" variants with improved decos that each appear in five out of every twelve cases, and two variants which also add extra accessories, each appearing in one out of every twelve cases.

As of September 30th, 2025, the first Defender Version wave was discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to see release.

In March 2026, the entire lineup was released in Japan as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, though the release of the Combiner add-ons remains to be seen.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 01 - Galaxy Shining<ref> Also labeled with the non-final name "Shattered Alliance" in the [https://blokees.com/products/transformers-defender-version-shattered-alliance product listing on the official page.]</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Brilliant Bumblebee]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Glittering Ironhide]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Blokees|Glittering Bumblebee Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRobot|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DefenderTruck|Optimus Prime Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Prowl]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Thundercracker]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#DefenderRobot|Scavenger]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees|SG Sideswipe]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Thundercracker (Vehicle)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Scavenger (Vehicle)]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Prime]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Optimus Prime 100% Firepower]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Megatron Fully Armed]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-DefendersV1-SG-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees|SG Sideswipe]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 02 - The Overthrow'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#TheOverthrowBB|Bumblebee]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Wheeljack]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Inferno]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/merchandise#Defender_Version|DW Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#BonecrusherRobot|Bonecrusher]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Brilliant Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Starscream]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Ironhide_(SG)#Blokees|SG Ironhide]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#InfernoVehicle|Inferno Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Blokees|Bumblebee Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Bonecrusher Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Hook Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Goldbug (SG)#Blokees|Special Galaxy Type SG Bumblebee]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Starscream]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Bumblebee (Fully Armed)]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 03 - Heavy Metal War'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Jazz]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Hot Rod]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Grimlock]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03Robot|Soundwave]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Skywarp]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Brilliant|Brilliant Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Glittering Shockwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Defender Version|SG Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Long Haul Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Scrapper Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Mixmaster Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#SGDefenderVehicle|SG Optimus Prime Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyRobot|Special Galaxy Type Grimlock]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03SpecialGalaxy|Special Galaxy Type Soundwave]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorRobot|Special Armor Type Grimlock]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03SpecialArmor|Special Armor Type Soundwave]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Hot Rod]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 04 - Tyrants Fury'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Brilliant Hound]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRodimus|Rodimus Prime]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#DefenderTRex|Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Megatron (SG)#Blokees|SG Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Blitzwing]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#TyrantsFury|Shockwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Scourge]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Rumble]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRodimusVehicle|Rodimus Prime Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Wheeljack Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl_(G1)#Blokees|Brawl Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#DefenderVehicle|Starscream Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderGalaxyTypeRodimus|Special Galaxy Type Rodimus Prime]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyTRex|Special Galaxy Type Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderArmorTypeRodimus|Special Armor Type Rodimus Prime]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTRex|Special Armor Type Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-04-Brawl-Vehicle.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Brawl_(G1)#Blokees|Brawl Vehicle]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe_(G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sideswipe]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorType|Special Armor Type Galvatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 06 - Brutal Fang'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Perceptor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#DV06|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Blokees|Cheetor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Primal]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Astrotrain]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rodimus (SG)#Blokees|SG Rodimus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Blokees|BW Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#DefenderStego|Snarl - Stegosaurus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Blokees|Vortex Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Blokees|Blast Off Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|BW Megatron - Tyrannosaurus rex]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Primal]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type BW Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type Optimus Primal]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type BW Megatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-06-Optimus-Primal-Gorilla.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]]]]
|-
</ul>
|}

===Blokees Wheels===
Launched in late 2025, Blokees Wheels features buildable 1/64 scaled vehicles based on the alternate modes of various characters from other media, mainly [[IDW Publishing]]'s long-running [[2005 IDW continuity|''Transformers'' comics]].

A Blokees Wheels case contains a full set of the wave's twelve kits. Each case contains a chase variant from a pool of four: two "special" variants with translucent/alternate color schemes, appearing in five out of twelve cases, and two metallic redeco variants, each appearing in one out of twelve cases. Each chase variant also comes with translucent blue Driver Figures that can ride on the vehicles, so many of them have opening roofs.

The cars are marketed as being partially constructed from Solidex, a magnetic "2.5x density new-generation compound"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=High-Density Materials — solid and substantial, crafted with precision and rich in detail!|link=https://x.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1987331808086679980|name=Blokees|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=09}}</ref> to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. Some of them also come with extra accessories. The small instruction card included with each kit lists their [[Tech Spec]]s as "HP", "ATT", "SPD" and "INT".

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''C01 - Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees_Wheels|Rodimus]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scamper#Blokees|Scamper]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound_(G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Hound]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Mirage]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Prowl]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve_(G1)#Blokees|Swerve]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Blokees|Gears]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Blokees|Dragstrip]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Blokees|Runabout]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees Wheels|Swindle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TitaniumEdition|Optimus Prime Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#TitaniumEdition|Rodimus Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HologramEdition|Optimus Prime Hologram Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#RadiantEdition|Rodimus Radiant Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
</ul>
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Prowl.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Prowl]]]]
|}
{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''C02 - Wreck & Rule'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Springer]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Roadbuster]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironfist (G1)#Blokees|Ironfist]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer_(G1)#Blokees|Huffer]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop_(G1)#Blokees|Scoop]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Blokees|Pipes]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Blokees|Cosmos]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees Wheels|Sideswipe]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overlord (G1)#Blokees|Overlord (Plane)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck_(G1)#Blokees|Runamuck]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overlord (G1)#Blokees|Overlord (Tank)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown_(G1)#Blokees|Breakdown]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#TitaniumEdition|Roadbuster Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#TitaniumEdition|Springer Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Blokees|Roadbuster Radiant Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#HologramEdition|Springer Hologram Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
</ul>
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Wheels-02-Radiant-Roadbuster.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Blokees|Roadbuster (Radiant Edition)]]]]
|}
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Special releases'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1| CT01 - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#CT01TrailerSet|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] (w/ [[Roller (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Roller]])}}
</ul>
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Wheels-CT-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=200px|thumb|[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/merchandise#CT01TrailerSet|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]]]]
|}
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==Exclusives==
===General Exclusives===
Distributed at conventions and online storefronts the world over, Blokees exclusives typically have highly limited runs, which we note below.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[2024]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|Optimus Prime (Pink)]]''' (999 pieces)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[2025]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees EX Elite|Classic Class Movie 7 EX Elite Bumblebee]]''' (5000 pcs)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesIllusionBlue|Soundwave - Illusion Blue]]''' (618 pcs)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesIDWTrans|IDW-Optimus Prime (Transparent Edition)]]''' (999 pcs)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#BlokeesTrans|Transparent Shockwave]]''' (999 pcs)}}
|[[File:Blokees Cybertron Con 2024 Pink OP.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|Optimus Prime (Pink)]]|upright=0.66|thumb]]
|}

===Blokees Figures Club===
Run as a mini-app on the WeChat mobile platform, the Blokees Figures Club (布鲁可积木人CLUB) is a China-exclusive service that provides news, a collection checklist function, and features exclusive product available only through scanning QR codes from the collector cards of the Chinese releases.

Products released this way have subsequently come out in other countries either as gift with purchase items or as standalone releases.

[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-Devastator-add-on.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - Devastator Combining Accessory]]'']]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|'''[[Tracker#Blokees|Galaxy Version - Silver Tracker]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A redeco of ''GV 05'' Death Tracker in silver, this figure requires QR scans of nine different figures from ''GV 07'' to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - Devastator Combining Accessory]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A special set of parts for combining the six Constructicon vehicles from ''DV 01'', ''02'', and ''03'', this set requires QR scans of those six specific toys to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|'''[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesClear|Unicron Head translucent version]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A redeco of ''GV 08'' Unicron head, this figure requires QR scans of nine different figures from ''GV 08'' to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Blokees Wheels - Nemesis Prime]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>

:A redeco of the Optimus Prime vehicle, this kit requires QR scans of twelve different figures from ''CV 01'' to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Bruticus (G1)#Blokees|Defender Version - Bruticus Combining Accessory]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A special set of parts for combining the five Combaticon vehicles from ''DV 04'', ''05'', and ''06'', this set requires QR scans of those five specific toys to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesWheelsTransparent|Blokees Wheels - Megatron Transparent Version]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>

:A Transparent redeco of the Megatron vehicle, this kit requires QR scans of twelve different figures from ''CV 02'' to redeem.

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===Blokees Figures Creator===
As part of their efforts to cultivate community creativity, Blokees regularly holds contests where toy customizers and photographers get to show their skill. Entries selected for display on the company's socials are rewarded with toys, some of them exclusive!

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesScanning|Scanning Color - Starscream]]''' (2000 pcs)}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===X Yearly Version===
Released every December starting in 2023, the ''X Yearly Version'' sets feature ''Galaxy Version'' figures slathered in delicious metallic gold paint in homage to the G1 episode [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|"The Golden Lagoon"]]. Light up torsos and extra accessories in the vein of ''Shining Version'' are also included. 2026's Dinobot Desertion set bucked the trend a bit by instead featuring a mix of ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Defender Version'' figures in a combination of metallic gold and silver, loosely based on the iconic deco of the Dinobots.

The first set was known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] in the joints. This was remedied in subsequent sets by changing the hinges to a mustardy plastic rather than gold.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2024 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Long Haul]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 - The Golden Lagoon · Defence'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2025 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 - Dinobot Desertion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp vehicle (Defender Ver.)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees Ironhide Yearly Edition.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|''Exclusive Yearly Version'' 2024 Ironhide]]]]
|}
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==Gift with purchase items==
===Product-specific items===
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Action Edition|Action Edition - Shockwave Alt Mode Accessory Pack]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:Available as a gift with Chinese pre-orders of ''Action Edition'' Soundwave, this is an accessory modeled after Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun alternate mode, scaled to fit into the hands of ''Action Edition'' characters.
{{-}}

===Sharkticon Storage Box===
Initially distributed as gifts with purchase with ''Action Edition'' Optimus, and given out in further GWP promotions thereafter, the Sharkticon Storage Boxes are a whimsical accessory storage solution in the form of a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. The Sharkticons in both sizes come in opaque blue, translucent blue, and translucent pink.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (opaque)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transblue|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (translucent blue)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (translucent pink)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (opaque)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large transblue|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (translucent blue)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (translucent pink)]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees SharktiBoxS TransPink.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (S)]] in translucent pink]]
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
* All pegs and peg holes are 3.4mm, which is 0.4mm larger than the regular 3mm ports/posts. This means any accessory with that peg size will be too large for Hasbro-produced ''Transformers'' with regular 3mm compatibility.
* In addition to the class types listed above, Blokees also released the "Starlight Edition" (or "Warrior Version") lineup, featuring characters that are half the size of the Galaxy/Shining Version kits and released exclusively for other franchises such as the ''Herospire'' and ''Kamen Rider'' line. To date, Blokees' ''Transformers'' line has yet to introduce this class type.
* Since the Defender Version kits included instructions on collectible cards starting with the third wave, it can be difficult to identify the correct parts due to the small image size. Fortunately, the official Blokees website provides separate, higher-quality instructions for each product.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://blokees.com Official English website]
* [https://bloks.com/ Official Chinese website]
* [https://linktr.ee/Blokees Linktree for English language social media accounts]
* [https://weibo.com/u/7790031436 Blokees Weibo page]

[[Category:Companies]]

Riggorus

2026-04-01T10:29:12Z

Jalaguy: /* Masterpiece */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Riggorus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]).''
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-56-Riggorus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Pizza Planet Delivery Shuttle. Serving your local star cluster.]]

'''Riggorus''' (リゴラス ''Rigorasu'') is a Decepticon combat surgeon.<ref>Presented on the ''Masterpiece'' packaging in Japanese as ''yasen gun'i'' (野戦軍医).</ref> He used to be part of the strategy division, but became so fed up with the high casualty rates and incompetent planning that he switched to the under-staffed rescue division. It's an odd choice for a Decepticon, especially with the idea of valuing the lives of ''others'' (ick), but he rationalizes it as being for the greater glory of the Decepticons.

Riggorus's medical capabilities have been boosted by [[Binaltech (technology)|an upgrade stolen from the Autobots]]. His arms are capable of turning into a variety of tools to help his patients, and he's equipped with a forcefield so he can protect patients as he works on them in the field. He's also capable of downloading more knowledge instantly via an ability plug-in, but this comes with a severe risk to Riggorus's psychology—it might turn him... ''good''.

He's well aware of his uncanny resemblance to the Autobot known as [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]; while they've never actually met, Riggorus still holds a grudge against him, having vowed to hunt down and destroy him.

==Fiction==
===''Masterpiece'' bios===
While on a mission to the planet [[Foreston]], to steal more of the mysterious G2 bodies the Autobots had been developing or destroy them if they could not, Riggorus witnessed a shuttle crash nearby, containing [[Garboil (G1)|Garboil]]. As he worked on the stricken Cobalt Sentry, Garboil inadvertently let slip about a mysterious group of "Liegemen", rogue Decepticons building [[Cybertronian (faction)|an empire]] on the fringes of known space, with whom the Cobalt Sentries had been providing with "recruits", a fact [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was being kept in the dark on. Patching Garboil up, Riggorus decided they would talk about patient-doctor confidentiality later, once the battle was won. {{storylink|#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Riggorus profile}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Riggorus''' (Masterpiece, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-56+'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 30]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': 2 shoulder "Xanthinator Cannons", 2 wrist "Repair Beam Emitter" guns, force barrier
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Riggorus is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-58 Hoist]], itself an extensive retooling of [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-56 Trailbreaker]], with the latter's camper attachment on its back, and a new head based on the [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Trailbreaker toy]]. Riggorus transforms into a fully-licensed Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux camper truck with an opening hood and doors, with coloration based on the yellow ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[:File:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|"4WD Hi-Lux"]] figure.

: Fitting in with the toy-based head, Riggorus comes with two double-barreled pistols which can mount over the hands and two shoulder guns, both based on the original ''Diaclone'' mold's accessories. Also included is a plastic "force barrier" effect part which pegs onto Riggorus's chest. In the proud ''Masterpiece'' tradition of packing additional cartoon accessories with redecoes, that last one is a screen-accurate reproduction of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s [[force field]] ability as seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Immobilizer]]", intended for use with [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|his own ''Masterpiece'' figure]].

: Riggorus also includes a sticker sheet recreating the original ''Diaclone'' Hi-Lux toy's decals, as well as both standard and ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon symbol options.

::*''[[Source:The Transformers: Masterpiece#MP56+|Complete translation of all story information included with ''Masterpiece'' Riggorus]]''

==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneTrailbreaker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Surprise! I'm a Decepticon!]]
*Back in [[1982]], Takara released the ''[[Diaclone]]'' mecha toy 4WD Hi-luxe (4{{ruby|WD|ダブルディー}}ハイラックス) in three decoes. In [[1984]], Hasbro used the black version to make Generation 1 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]. Long afterward, the blue version would become ''Generations Selects'' [[DK-3 Breaker]] in [[2022]]. Finally, in [[2024]], the yellow version came to fruition as ''Masterpiece'' Riggorus.
*Riggorus's name derives from "rig" and "rigorous".

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2014/03/diaclone-yellow-trailbreaker-quickie.html ''Diaclone'' "Yellow Trailbreaker" review] by Maz at TFSquareOne

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Medics]]

Autoceptor

2026-03-31T11:22:37Z

Jalaguy: /* Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Autoceptor is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] and [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]] (via the [[Kronoform]] toyline).''

[[File:Autoceptor-boxart.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|So ''that's'' what autocepting looks like.]]
'''Autoceptor''' is one of several [[Transformer]]s who turn into wristwatches. As an Intelligence Officer, he uses his unassuming wristwatch mode to secretly gather intel for the Autobots. He prefers to maintain his cover as a timepiece, but when the stakes are high he will join the fray in either his [[robot mode|robot]] or [[alternate mode|supercar mode]].<ref>1985 Takara mail-away flyer</ref>

He has been described as a "time machine",<ref>Packaging description ("An incredible robot car time machine!")</ref> but his specific abilities in that regard remain unknown.

==Fiction==
[[File:HtF-AutoceptorandIronhidefightpirates.jpg|thumb|left]]
===''TransTech''===
Autoceptor somehow ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]] and was "processed". {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Autoceptor was hanging out at the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] in the [[Delta Prysmos Sector]] when a [[Tidal Wave (G1)|pirate ship]] appeared overhead and dropped a [[Intramoment Instabilizer|bomb]] on him and several other passersby. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Autoceptor was a member of [[Vector Prime]]'s [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warriors]] from [[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/12}}

===Legends World===
During his stay in the [[Legends World]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s plans escalated from stealing [[Mini-Con]]s to stealing rare toys, [[#Toys|the original blue Autoceptor]] among them. {{storylink|LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode}}

===''MPG'' toy bios===
Autoceptor hailed from a [[Kronoform|dimension]] where the faction of heroic [[Originator (Kronoform)|Originators]], to which he belonged, fought the evil [[Terminator (Kronoform)|Terminators]] in an eternal battle. Autoceptor and some of his fellow "time machines" were dispatched to another universe inhabited by the robot lifeforms known as the [[Transformer]]s, where they came to be allied with the similarly-heroic [[Autobot]] faction.

Some time later, Autoceptor received a communication from another Originator robot, named [[DK-2 Guard|DK-2]], who had ''also'' found his way to the world of the Transformers and was assisting the human fugitive [[Dia Cinders (G1)|Dia Cinders]]. Knowing that the Autobots had recently learned of the woman's innocence and wanted to clear the air with her, Autoceptor used his wristwatch mode to restrain Dia upon meeting up with her and DK-2, and called in his comrades [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spinout]] and [[Tigertrack]]. The two Autobots proceeded to explain to Dia that some of her ancestors had in fact been Originators from Autoceptor and DK-2's universe, explaining the precognitive abilities that had caused her to be mistakenly identified as a criminal in the first place. {{Storylink|DK-2 Guard#MPG|''MPG'' DK-2 Guard bio}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Autoceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Better name: "Rush Hour".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autoceptor''' (''Kronoform'', 1984)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Watchband

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Autoceptor is a functional "5-Function" digital wristwatch (month, day, hour, minutes, seconds... hell of a range there, huh?) from Takara’s ''[[Kronoform]]'' line, revived as ''Transformers'' merchandise. He transforms from a robot to a car of undetermined model (possibly a Trans Am or Camaro), and has a third watch mode for when he was attached to the plastic watch-band. He came in at least four different colors; gray, black, blue, and red.

: In Japan, Autoceptor was available as a mail-away item, listed as part of the "Watchbot" subgroup (a subgroup of one, apparently). He cost 6 [[Robot Point]]s and 2500 yen. It is unknown what range of colors he was made in for this release; the order booklet shows both blue and black.
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===''Chrono Label''===
[[File:Chrono Label mold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autoceptor''' (2010)}}</ul>

:Autoceptor's second toy was to be a working, transformable digital watch planned for release by [[TakaraTomy]] in cooperation with Japanese watch company [http://www.seahope.com/ Seahope]. He and his fellow ''[[Chrono Label]]'' watch [[Time Limit]] would have used the same mold, but their release was delayed indefinitely and was eventually cancelled. They would have displayed various emotions on their LED screens when the button to check the time was pressed, such as an annoyed face when used too often or a sleeping face when used at night. Autoceptor's LED color would have been red.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Autoceptor pack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8]]
* The original toy's packaging and instructions spell the name as both "Autoceptor" and "Auto Ceptor" in varying places. "Autoceptor" looks slightly less weird.
* The ''Kronoform'' version packaging shows (almost) the entire ''Kronoform'' line for the United States in 1984. It appears that only three toys in this assortment were sold as ''Transformers'': Autoceptor, [[Deceptor]] (who is missing from the cross-sell) and [[Kaltor]]. ''Kronoform'' also released the "[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]" and "[[Autobot (G2)|Robot Time Machine]]" watches in 1984, two items that would finally see ''Transformers''-branded release almost a decade later during ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''.
* The ''Kronoform'' packaging claims that Autoceptor "Transforms to hundreds of different vehicle and robotic forms." Riiiiiight.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Autoceptor''' (オートセプター ''Ōtoseputā'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Kronoform]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:Watches]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Spin-Out (G1)

2026-03-31T10:54:58Z

Jalaguy: /* Masterpiece and MPG toy bios */

{{disambig3|Spin-Out}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Spin-Out is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] and a [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] vehicle from the [[Diaclone]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Spinout-Masterpiece-card.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"You fragged up a perfectly good Diaclone is what you did. Look at it, it's got anxiety."]]

Once a lifeless, [[human]]-piloted mech of the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] force, '''Spin-Out''' (aka '''Spinout''') was reborn as a true robotic lifeform after falling through a dimension portal to the [[G1 World|world]] of the [[Transformer]]s. He still remembers his previous existence, which has given him a fierce loyalty to humankind, but has also left him with lingering worries that he may not be able to fight as effectively without a pilot. Despite this, he remains a hot-blooded warrior who will leap to the rescue without a second thought.<ref>''Masterpiece'' Spin-Out bio</ref><ref>His ''Masterpiece'' function is given as Autobot "assault and rescue", written in Japanese as ''kyōshū kyūjoin'' (強襲救助員).</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Spin-Out was the cook in a five hundred strong Autobot force but being the 49th highest ranking officer means you still become the commanding officer when forty eight other 'bots are dead! After a destructive, 17-cycle "holding action", the Autobots technically won but Spin-Out was left depressed by the wreckage, the amount dead, and the fact that people like [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] thought he should feel proud he "stepped up". And he couldn't even sit down in case it was on a corpse!

Things couldn't get worse.

Then his remaining men took a Decepticon called [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] prisoner... who turned out to be a walking acid spill who had intentionally been "captured". Everybody died, including Spin-Out, and the cook's rotting head was later used to let Toxitron falsely register as having an Autobot transponder.

So that's worse. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Masterpiece'' and ''MPG'' toy bios===
"Spinout" began life as Car Robot No. 1, or CR-01, of the [[Earth]] Defense Force, [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]], one of the piloted mechs used in the battle against their [[Waruder]] enemies, and capable of transforming into a Lamborghini Countach LP500S. On one occasion, CR-01 was deployed as part of a mission to capture an enemy battleship equipped with space-time technology, and during the ensuing conflict, the craft fired missiles which opened a singularity.

A wrecked Diaclone spacecraft, with CR-01 aboard, was pulled through time and space to a different universe, where it was recovered by the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybetronian]] space facility [[Diadem]]. The installation's artificial intelligence, [[Anterior Zeta]], learned of Diaclone and the Waruders from the ship's computers, and having identified CR-01 as the least damaged occupant, used programming derived from [[Vector Sigma]] to give life to the robot, encoding his body with [[CNA]]. The computer also replaced CR-01's multifunctional arm launcher with a heavy laser cannon that had originally been mounted on the robot's spacecraft. The "newborn" Spinout was subsequently placed into stasis within Diadem, while Anterior Zeta set about making contingency plans for the day the Waruders might threaten this universe.

More than ten million years later, Spinout found himself awoken from stasis by a party of [[Autobot]]s who had recently rediscovered Diadem. Initially baffled by how a Transformer with an [[Earth]] vehicle mode could have existed millions of years ago, the Autobots soon discovered the nature of Spinout from Anterior Zeta's records, and inducted him into their faction. While his unusual history warranted close supervision at first—carried out by [[Tigertrack]], a 'bot who Spinout came to consider a brother—he quickly proved himself a likeable and dependable Autobot.

To symbolize their trust in him, the Autobots presented Spinout with a "Spinizer" gun to wield, capable of cancelling friction (and thus potentially highly potent against ground-bound Autobot vehicle modes). Additionally, as a keepsake of his former life, Spinout held onto a beam rifle once wielded by a "New Countach" Car Robot he fought alongside. He also developed a particular fondness for those Autobots who look very similar to his former comrades from the ranks of Diaclone. {{storylink|#Toys|''Masterpiece'' Spinout bio}}

When a mass of liquid metal fell to Earth from a rift in space, Spinout was part of the team to investigate, and found that it registered as an ally to his internal systems. The object was, in fact, another Diaclone Car Robot from the same dimension as Spinout, and the Autobots proceeded to use G2 technology {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Dia Burnout bio}} recovered from [[Foreston]] {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Crosscut profile}} to restore it to its original converting robot form. However, following the procedure, it was discovered that the Car Robot, which had adopted the name [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] after being given an artificial personality, had been quantum-mechanically fused with its pilot [[Dia Cinders (Diaclone)|Dia Cinders]] in the dimensional accident that had brought them there.

Spinout and the other Autobots promised to help separate "Dia Burnout" and return the two to their home dimension, and launched a mission to [[Epsilon Ariadne]] to track down this dimension's version of Dia Cinders. "[[Dia Cinders (G1)|Mirror Dia]]" was a prolific interplanetary criminal, but her genetic code could serve as a template to reconstitute the fused Dia's original form. While a sample was successfully obtained from the other Dia's hotel room, Dia Burnout ultimately resolved to track down the criminal Dia before proceeding with the separation, unwilling to let her name be tarnished in this dimension. Spinout immediately agreed to accompany her to [[Velocitron]] to chase down the woman, leading Tigertrack to join them too. {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Dia Burnout bio}}

"Mirror Dia" ultimately evaded the team on that planet, but the Autobots subsequently learned from the hotel genetic sample that she possessed extradimensional heritage and precognitive abilities, revealing her seeming criminal acts as attempts to prevent tragedies that she had foreseen. When Spinout and Tigertrack followed a summons from [[Autoceptor]] to catch up with the woman on [[Earth]], they found her in the company of [[DK-2 Guard|DK-2]], a robot from the [[Diakron|universe]] of her otherworldly ancestors, and explained that the Autobots no longer sought to arrest her. {{Storylink|DK-2 Guard#MPG|''MPG'' DK-2 Guard bio}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-39+-Spin-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently not [[Tigertrack]]'s twin brother.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Spinout''' ([[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
:*''ID number'': '''MP-39+'''
:*''Accessories'': "N.C. Beam Rifle", "Heavy Laser Cannon", "Spinizer" gun

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-39+ Spinout is a red [[redeco]] of MP-42 [[Cordon (G1)#Toys|Cordon]], which itself is a [[retool]]ing of MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]], transforming into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S mode, only without Cordon's police light-bar. The toy is an homage to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' iteration of the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Sunstreaker toy]]; his license plates reading "CR-01" in reference the original mold being the first ''Diaclone'' Car Robot toy.

: The rear electronic propulsion engine cover can be folded into the rear of the car for a more realistic alternate mode, and the rear combination tail-lights can be switched between realistic and cartoon modes. The doors and hood open, and the front headlights can be popped up. His rear spoiler can also V-wing to reveal a rear-mounted (non-firing) blaster.

:To preserve cartoon accuracy, the windows on the chest are [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]], with the main panel of the chest being formed by turning the roof of the car mode inside out, with the extra windows folding out from inside.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/23/takara-mp-39-masterpiece-clear-pictures-designer-team-interview-translation-339374 TFW2005.com: Takara MP-39 Masterpiece Clear Pictures, Designer Team Interview Translation]</ref>

:Also included with Spinout is a sticker sheet including two separate sets of stickers: one set for Spinout himself to reproduce his livery in the ''Diaclone'' toyline, and another to convert Sunstreaker from cartoon to Generation 1 toyline style.

:Spinout was initially offered for pre-order as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] online exclusive, and a little later at other online retailers.
::*[https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/translation-masterpiece-spin-out-bio/ ''Masterpiece'' Spin-Out bio translation] at the TFwiki Community blog
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy SpinOut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Red Luigi to Tigertrack's Green Mario.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS20'''
:*''Accessories'': Rocket boosters/gun

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Spin-Out is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]], transforming from a robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (most conspicuously missing the spoilers, but also having 5mm holes back there ''just in case''). His engine block can be used as a pair of rocket boosters or as a gun.

: Spin-Out's chest is actually darker translucent plastic painted red on top, and silver underneath. Due to the pegs on the chest underside being painted, it can be very difficult to slot in place for car mode. This can be resolved by lightly sanding the front portions of the pegs until the gap can be cleanly closed.

: Though this mold shares much of its engineering and transformation scheme with ''Earthrise'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], it is not a [[retool]] of that mold.

: He was only available in a two-pack with mold-mate [[Cordon (G1)#Generations Selects|Cordon]]. They share a single instruction sheet, which nonetheless shows both individual toys' transformations in full... and swaps their names around. Oops.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 2 Spin-Out is a redeco of Series 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Sunstreaker]], an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Narrowly avoided the name "[[DK-3 Breaker#Generations Selects|DK-1 Streaker]]". (pre-Spin-Out pictured left.)]]
*Spin-Out got his start in [[Japan]] in 1982 as the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Countach LP500S Super Tuning", the first figure in the "[[Diaclone#Car Robots|Car Robots]]" portion of the toyline. As the first ever [[Play pattern|"real-world-thing" toy to transform into a humanoid robot]], it is in a very real sense the design ancestor of pretty much everything this wiki features. The later ''Masterpiece'' bio would indicate that Spin-Out is indeed this same ''Diaclone'' mecha, but given life as a Transformer after having crossed over to the Generation 1 cartoon universe.
*Before the debut of ''Transformers'', Takara released the Countach LP500S toy stateside in the short-lived ''[[Diakron]]'' line, using the same colors as the Japanese original. This mold was later released in yellow as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]] for the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline.
*[[Luke Thompson]] chose Spin-Out's name to homage the development history of the original [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] who, in the early days of the ''Transformers'' toyline, held it as a pre-production name<ref name="marvelage">[http://starlogged.blogspot.com/2012/03/transformers-arrive-in-marvel-age.html Article from Marvel Age #17], announcing the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|upcoming ''Transformers'' comic]].</ref> (also spelled "Spinout").<ref name="bible">[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#017 "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded."] From page 17 from the ''Transformers'' [[production bible|show bible]].</ref> However, as an updated version of the red "No. 1 Countach LP500S", the modern Spin-Out looks more like what the original ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was meant to be, before the two Lamborghini brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Notes|swapped molds]]. As initially planned, the Spinout/Sunstreaker figure would have bore more of a resemblance to [[Tigertrack]].
* Separately, Spin-Out's coloration was also used in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]] for some of the [[Machination]]'s [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spinout''' (スピンアウト ''Supin'auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Blog posts by [https://plasticmissile.com/2016/09/08/diakron-red-sunstreaker-takara-1983/ Plastic Missile] and [http://blog.kapowtoys.co.uk/tag/red-sunstreaker/ Kapow Toys] about ''Diaclone'' "Red Sunstreaker"

[[Category:Diaclone]]
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[[Category:Generations Selects toy Autobots]]
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[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Spin-Out (G1)

2026-03-31T10:54:01Z

Jalaguy: /* Masterpiece toy bios */

{{disambig3|Spin-Out}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Spin-Out is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] and a [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] vehicle from the [[Diaclone]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Spinout-Masterpiece-card.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"You fragged up a perfectly good Diaclone is what you did. Look at it, it's got anxiety."]]

Once a lifeless, [[human]]-piloted mech of the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] force, '''Spin-Out''' (aka '''Spinout''') was reborn as a true robotic lifeform after falling through a dimension portal to the [[G1 World|world]] of the [[Transformer]]s. He still remembers his previous existence, which has given him a fierce loyalty to humankind, but has also left him with lingering worries that he may not be able to fight as effectively without a pilot. Despite this, he remains a hot-blooded warrior who will leap to the rescue without a second thought.<ref>''Masterpiece'' Spin-Out bio</ref><ref>His ''Masterpiece'' function is given as Autobot "assault and rescue", written in Japanese as ''kyōshū kyūjoin'' (強襲救助員).</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Spin-Out was the cook in a five hundred strong Autobot force but being the 49th highest ranking officer means you still become the commanding officer when forty eight other 'bots are dead! After a destructive, 17-cycle "holding action", the Autobots technically won but Spin-Out was left depressed by the wreckage, the amount dead, and the fact that people like [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] thought he should feel proud he "stepped up". And he couldn't even sit down in case it was on a corpse!

Things couldn't get worse.

Then his remaining men took a Decepticon called [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] prisoner... who turned out to be a walking acid spill who had intentionally been "captured". Everybody died, including Spin-Out, and the cook's rotting head was later used to let Toxitron falsely register as having an Autobot transponder.

So that's worse. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Masterpiece'' and ''MPG'' toy bios===
"Spinout" began life as Car Robot No. 1, or CR-01, of the [[Earth]] Defense Force, [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]], one of the piloted mechs used in the battle against their [[Waruder]] enemies, and capable of transforming into a Lamborghini Countach LP500S. On one occasion, CR-01 was deployed as part of a mission to capture an enemy battleship equipped with space-time technology, and during the ensuing conflict, the craft fired missiles which opened a singularity.

A wrecked Diaclone spacecraft, with CR-01 aboard, was pulled through time and space to a different universe, where it was recovered by the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybetronian]] space facility [[Diadem]]. The installation's artificial intelligence, [[Anterior Zeta]], learned of Diaclone and the Waruders from the ship's computers, and having identified CR-01 as the least damaged occupant, used programming derived from [[Vector Sigma]] to give life to the robot, encoding his body with [[CNA]]. The computer also replaced CR-01's multifunctional arm launcher with a heavy laser cannon that had originally been mounted on the robot's spacecraft. The "newborn" Spinout was subsequently placed into stasis within Diadem, while Anterior Zeta set about making contingency plans for the day the Waruders might threaten this universe.

More than ten million years later, Spinout found himself awoken from stasis by a party of [[Autobot]]s who had recently rediscovered Diadem. Initially baffled by how a Transformer with an [[Earth]] vehicle mode could have existed millions of years ago, the Autobots soon discovered the nature of Spinout from Anterior Zeta's records, and inducted him into their faction. While his unusual history warranted close supervision at first—carried out by [[Tigertrack]], a 'bot who Spinout came to consider a brother—he quickly proved himself a likeable and dependable Autobot.

To symbolize their trust in him, the Autobots presented Spinout with a "Spinizer" gun to wield, capable of cancelling friction (and thus potentially highly potent against ground-bound Autobot vehicle modes). Additionally, as a keepsake of his former life, Spinout held onto a beam rifle once wielded by a "New Countach" Car Robot he fought alongside. He also developed a particular fondness for those Autobots who look very similar to his former comrades from the ranks of Diaclone. {{storylink|#Toys|''Masterpiece'' Spinout bio}}

When a mass of liquid metal fell to Earth from a rift in space, Spinout was part of the team to investigate, and found that it registered as an ally to his internal systems. The object was, in fact, another Diaclone Car Robot from the same dimension as Spinout, and the Autobots proceeded to use G2 technology {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Dia Burnout bio}} recovered from [[Foreston]] {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Crosscut profile}} to restore it to its original converting robot form. However, following the procedure, it was discovered that the Car Robot, which had adopted the name [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burnout]] after being given an artificial personality, had been quantum-mechanically fused with its pilot [[Dia Cinders (Diaclone)|Dia Cinders]] in the dimensional accident that had brought them there.

Spinout and the other Autobots promised to help separate "Dia Burnout" and return the two to their home dimension, and launched a mission to [[Epsilon Ariadne]] to track down this dimension's version of Dia Cinders. "[[Dia Cinders (G1)|Mirror Dia]]" was a prolific interplanetary criminal, but her genetic code could serve as a template to reconstitute the fused Dia's original form. While a sample was successfully obtained from the other Dia's hotel room, Dia Burnout ultimately resolved to track down the criminal Dia before proceeding with the separation, unwilling to let her name be tarnished in this dimension. Spinout immediately agreed to accompany her to [[Velocitron]] to chase down the woman, leading Tigertrack to join them too. {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Dia Burnout bio}}

"Mirror Dia" ultimately evaded the team on that planet, but the Autobots subsequently learned from the hotel genetic sample that she possessed extradimensional heritage and precognitive abilities, revealing her seeming criminal acts as attempts to prevent tragedies that she had foreseen. When Spinout and Tigertrack followed a summons from [[Autoceptor]] to catch up with the woman on [[Earth]], they found her in the company of [[DK-2 Guard|DK-2]], a robot from the [[Diakron|universe]] of her otherworldly ancestors, and explained that the Autobots no longer sought to arrest her.{{Storylink|DK-2 Guard#MPG|''MPG'' DK-2 Guard bio}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-39+-Spin-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently not [[Tigertrack]]'s twin brother.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Spinout''' ([[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2020
:*''ID number'': '''MP-39+'''
:*''Accessories'': "N.C. Beam Rifle", "Heavy Laser Cannon", "Spinizer" gun

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-39+ Spinout is a red [[redeco]] of MP-42 [[Cordon (G1)#Toys|Cordon]], which itself is a [[retool]]ing of MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]], transforming into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S mode, only without Cordon's police light-bar. The toy is an homage to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' iteration of the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Sunstreaker toy]]; his license plates reading "CR-01" in reference the original mold being the first ''Diaclone'' Car Robot toy.

: The rear electronic propulsion engine cover can be folded into the rear of the car for a more realistic alternate mode, and the rear combination tail-lights can be switched between realistic and cartoon modes. The doors and hood open, and the front headlights can be popped up. His rear spoiler can also V-wing to reveal a rear-mounted (non-firing) blaster.

:To preserve cartoon accuracy, the windows on the chest are [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]], with the main panel of the chest being formed by turning the roof of the car mode inside out, with the extra windows folding out from inside.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/23/takara-mp-39-masterpiece-clear-pictures-designer-team-interview-translation-339374 TFW2005.com: Takara MP-39 Masterpiece Clear Pictures, Designer Team Interview Translation]</ref>

:Also included with Spinout is a sticker sheet including two separate sets of stickers: one set for Spinout himself to reproduce his livery in the ''Diaclone'' toyline, and another to convert Sunstreaker from cartoon to Generation 1 toyline style.

:Spinout was initially offered for pre-order as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] online exclusive, and a little later at other online retailers.
::*[https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/translation-masterpiece-spin-out-bio/ ''Masterpiece'' Spin-Out bio translation] at the TFwiki Community blog
{{-}}

===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy SpinOut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Red Luigi to Tigertrack's Green Mario.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out''' (2-pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS20'''
:*''Accessories'': Rocket boosters/gun

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Spin-Out is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]], transforming from a robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (most conspicuously missing the spoilers, but also having 5mm holes back there ''just in case''). His engine block can be used as a pair of rocket boosters or as a gun.

: Spin-Out's chest is actually darker translucent plastic painted red on top, and silver underneath. Due to the pegs on the chest underside being painted, it can be very difficult to slot in place for car mode. This can be resolved by lightly sanding the front portions of the pegs until the gap can be cleanly closed.

: Though this mold shares much of its engineering and transformation scheme with ''Earthrise'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], it is not a [[retool]] of that mold.

: He was only available in a two-pack with mold-mate [[Cordon (G1)#Generations Selects|Cordon]]. They share a single instruction sheet, which nonetheless shows both individual toys' transformations in full... and swaps their names around. Oops.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 2 Spin-Out is a redeco of Series 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Sunstreaker]], an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Narrowly avoided the name "[[DK-3 Breaker#Generations Selects|DK-1 Streaker]]". (pre-Spin-Out pictured left.)]]
*Spin-Out got his start in [[Japan]] in 1982 as the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Countach LP500S Super Tuning", the first figure in the "[[Diaclone#Car Robots|Car Robots]]" portion of the toyline. As the first ever [[Play pattern|"real-world-thing" toy to transform into a humanoid robot]], it is in a very real sense the design ancestor of pretty much everything this wiki features. The later ''Masterpiece'' bio would indicate that Spin-Out is indeed this same ''Diaclone'' mecha, but given life as a Transformer after having crossed over to the Generation 1 cartoon universe.
*Before the debut of ''Transformers'', Takara released the Countach LP500S toy stateside in the short-lived ''[[Diakron]]'' line, using the same colors as the Japanese original. This mold was later released in yellow as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]] for the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline.
*[[Luke Thompson]] chose Spin-Out's name to homage the development history of the original [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] who, in the early days of the ''Transformers'' toyline, held it as a pre-production name<ref name="marvelage">[http://starlogged.blogspot.com/2012/03/transformers-arrive-in-marvel-age.html Article from Marvel Age #17], announcing the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|upcoming ''Transformers'' comic]].</ref> (also spelled "Spinout").<ref name="bible">[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#017 "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded."] From page 17 from the ''Transformers'' [[production bible|show bible]].</ref> However, as an updated version of the red "No. 1 Countach LP500S", the modern Spin-Out looks more like what the original ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was meant to be, before the two Lamborghini brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Notes|swapped molds]]. As initially planned, the Spinout/Sunstreaker figure would have bore more of a resemblance to [[Tigertrack]].
* Separately, Spin-Out's coloration was also used in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]] for some of the [[Machination]]'s [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spinout''' (スピンアウト ''Supin'auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*Blog posts by [https://plasticmissile.com/2016/09/08/diakron-red-sunstreaker-takara-1983/ Plastic Missile] and [http://blog.kapowtoys.co.uk/tag/red-sunstreaker/ Kapow Toys] about ''Diaclone'' "Red Sunstreaker"

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Tigertrack

2026-03-30T20:12:49Z

Jalaguy: /* Masterpiece and MPG toy bios */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tigertrack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tigertrack-card.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I must order you because God told me to.]]
A fierce and dedicated sentry,<ref>Tigertrack's function is given on the G1 and ''Masterpiece'' packaging in Japanese as ''hoshō'' (歩哨) and in English on the latter as "sentry".</ref> '''Tigertrack''' (タイガートラック ''Taigātorakku'') patrols Autobot installations with unmatched vigilance. His incredibly acute sensor packages enable him to spot approaching enemies through extreme low-visibility conditions, and can even see through camouflage screens and other optical illusions. Combined with powerful weapons and blazing speed, Tigertrack is one tough bot to get past!<ref>''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Tigertrack bio card</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Controverse TigertrackStripes.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Tiger, tiger, burning bright]]
====''Legends'' comic====
In the late 1980s, Tigertrack and [[Stripes]] tried to protect the [[Transform Super Cog]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' from being stolen by the [[Decepticon]]s, but the [[Battlecharger]]s were able to snatch it from right under their noses. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====Controverse====
In early [[2011]], as the trial of [[Primacron]] approached, Tigertrack and Stripes remained on guard outside the [[Galactic Court]]. Tigertrack's advanced sensor package detected multiple anomalies and suspicious attendees arriving for the trial. The subtle attack he was expecting never came. Instead, the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] did a bombing run on the walkways while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] made a door in his own unique style. {{storylink|Controverse}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2011, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Tigertrack was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

====''Masterpiece'' and ''MPG'' toy bios====
Following the induction of [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spinout]], a robot from another dimension, into the Autobots, Tigertrack was assigned as his supervisor, and came to be seen as a brother by the other bot. {{storylink|Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' MP-39+ Spinout profile}}

After one of Spinout's fellow [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] robots, [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], arrived in the Transformers' universe inadvertently fused with its pilot, [[Dia Cinders (Diaclone)|Dia]], Spinout joined the effort to separate the pair. As such, when a mission to [[Velocitron]] to track down [[Dia Cinders (G1)|Dia's native, criminal counterpart]] was planned, Tigertrack had no choice but to tag along with his supervisee. {{Storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' MP-53+B Dia Burnout profile}}

While this "Mirror Dia" ultimately evaded the Autobots on that planet, the team would subsequently learn that she possessed extradimensional heritage and precognitive abilities, revealing her seeming criminal acts as attempts to prevent tragedies that she had foreseen. When Tigertrack and Spinout followed a summons from [[Autoceptor]] to catch up with the woman on [[Earth]], they found her in the company of [[DK-2 Guard|DK-2]], a robot from the [[Diakron|universe]] of her otherworldly ancestors, and explained that the Autobots no longer sought to arrest her. {{Storylink|DK-2 Guard#MPG|''MPG'' DK-2 Guard bio}}

===''TransTech''===
Tigertrack was one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Tigertrack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sideswipe's Sunstreaker cosplay.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tigertrack''' (Cybertron, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''90'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Lazer homing SAM launcher]]", "[[pulse rifle|electron pulse gun]]", 3 [[missile]]s

:A mail-away [[exclusive]] through issue 60 of ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, Tigertrack is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe]] toy, transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lamborghini Countach LP500S]], with a color scheme based on the yellow version of the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New Countach LP500S" toy. As he was released only in Japan, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational. Several factory-applied decals on the original version were replaced by painted [[tampograph]]s, like his headlamps.

: Pre-orders for this toy closed on [[December 20]] of [[2002]], which shipped in November of the following year.

: The base mold was also used to make [[Clampdown (G1)#Toys|Clampdown]], [[Deep Cover#Toys|Deep Cover]], and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Tigertrack/tigertrack.htm More information on Tigertrack at TFU.info]''
{{G1SideswipeRedAlertMold}}
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece-MP12TTigertrack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seen here without his insignia sticker for maximum ''[[Diaclone]]'' goodness!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tigertrack''' (Masterpiece, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-12T'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Lazer homing SAM launcher", "electron pulse gun", 2 "screw driver" pile drivers

: Exclusive to [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2013 and [[TakaraTomy Mall]], ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Tigertrack is a redeco of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-12 Lambor]], while using the face of [[Red Alert (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-14 Alert]], Lambor's [[retool]]. He transforms into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S, and even features a Lamborghini-supervised paint scheme, such as glossy yellow [[Paint operation|paint]] covering the ''entirety'' of his vehicle mode panels and robot shoulders, various bits of black detailing to make it accurate to the real-life vehicle, as well as some toy-accurate paint details on his feet. Standing at around 6 1/4 inches (or 15 1/2 centimeters) from head to toe in robot mode, he is also in [[scale]] with MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Tigertrack lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.

: For accessories, he comes with his hand-held electron pulse gun, and his non-firing Lazer homing SAM launcher, which is jointed at the peg to allow it to pivot up and down, and can mount on either shoulder in robot mode. Both his launcher and gun can be combined and mounted on a self-covering peg-hole on his vehicle roof/robot back. He also comes with a pair of "screw drivers", which can snap onto the ends of his forearms when either hand is flipped in, and are based on the jackhammer-like pistons Sideswipe uses in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]".

: Tigertrack also comes with two differently-sized, customer-applied [[insignia]] [[sticker]]s for his hood-chest. He comes in a shiny monochrome box with monochrome [[instructions]], both of which have detail on the history of this obscure character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/MPTigertrack/tigertrack.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Tigertrack at TFU.info]''
{{MP12Mold}}
{{-}}

===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy Tigertrack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod needn't have worried.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Tigertrack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS18'''
:*''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, electron pulse blaster

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Tigertrack is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]], transforming from robot to Cybertronian car and back. He includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]: Sideswipe's (non-firing) missile launcher and missile, and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Alert]]'s gun. Tigertrack also features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

: Interestingly, the [[Hasbro Pulse]] write-up for the toy explicitly references the 2013 Masterpiece figure as the inspiration for the toy’s paint scheme, rather than the 2003 ''[[Figure Ō]]'' mail-away release.

: Tigertrack was made available for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse on [[June 26]], 2020, and was shipped out in early November.
{{WFCSiegeSideswipeMold}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Tigertrack's coloration is based on the [[Pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] ''Diaclone'' toy that would be redecoed into [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] but, during pre-production of the original ''Transformers'' line, said toy was originally intended for ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (then named "[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spinout]]"). The Lamborghini brothers evidently [[Sideswipe (G1)#Notes|swapped molds]] later in development, but not before Sideswipe's Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' bio was written, describing him with several features of the other toy. Tigertrack's "Electron Pulse Gun" takes its name from a handheld weapon mentioned in Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' profile, and given that the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|original Sunstreaker mold]] doesn't ''include'' such a weapon, it was almost certainly a designation for the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe toy's]] otherwise-unnamed rifle. It's funny how circularly that worked out.
*He's technically not part of [[e-HOBBY]], surprisingly!

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://tfsource.com/blog/2013/07/30/who-is-tigertrack-part-2/ TFSource history article on Tigertrack]

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Tigertrack

2026-03-30T20:12:24Z

Jalaguy: /* Masterpiece toy bios */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Tigertrack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tigertrack-card.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I must order you because God told me to.]]
A fierce and dedicated sentry,<ref>Tigertrack's function is given on the G1 and ''Masterpiece'' packaging in Japanese as ''hoshō'' (歩哨) and in English on the latter as "sentry".</ref> '''Tigertrack''' (タイガートラック ''Taigātorakku'') patrols Autobot installations with unmatched vigilance. His incredibly acute sensor packages enable him to spot approaching enemies through extreme low-visibility conditions, and can even see through camouflage screens and other optical illusions. Combined with powerful weapons and blazing speed, Tigertrack is one tough bot to get past!<ref>''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' Tigertrack bio card</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Controverse TigertrackStripes.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Tiger, tiger, burning bright]]
====''Legends'' comic====
In the late 1980s, Tigertrack and [[Stripes]] tried to protect the [[Transform Super Cog]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' from being stolen by the [[Decepticon]]s, but the [[Battlecharger]]s were able to snatch it from right under their noses. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====Controverse====
In early [[2011]], as the trial of [[Primacron]] approached, Tigertrack and Stripes remained on guard outside the [[Galactic Court]]. Tigertrack's advanced sensor package detected multiple anomalies and suspicious attendees arriving for the trial. The subtle attack he was expecting never came. Instead, the Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] did a bombing run on the walkways while [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] made a door in his own unique style. {{storylink|Controverse}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2011, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Tigertrack was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

====''Masterpiece'' and ''MPG'' toy bios====
Following the induction of [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spinout]], a robot from another dimension, into the Autobots, Tigertrack was assigned as his supervisor, and came to be seen as a brother by the other bot. {{storylink|Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' MP-39+ Spinout profile}}

After one of Spinout's fellow [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] robots, [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], arrived in the Transformers' universe inadvertently fused with its pilot, [[Dia Cinders (Diaclone)|Dia]], Spinout joined the effort to separate the pair. As such, when a mission to [[Velocitron]] to track down [[Dia Cinders (G1)|Dia's native, criminal counterpart]] was planned, Tigertrack had no choice but to tag along with his supervisee. {{Storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' MP-53+B Dia Burnout profile}}

While this "Mirror Dia" ultimately evaded the Autobots on that planet, the team would subsequently learn that she possessed extradimensional heritage and precognitive abilities, revealing her seeming criminal acts as attempts to prevent tragedies that she had foreseen. When Tigertrack and Spinout followed a summons from [[Autoceptor]] to catch up with the woman on [[Earth]], they found her in the company of [[DK-2 Guard|DK-2]], a robot from the [[Diakron|universe]] of her otherworldly ancestors, and explained that the Autobots no longer sought to arrest her. {{Storylink|DK-2 Guard#MPG|DK-2 Guard bio}}

===''TransTech''===
Tigertrack was one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Tigertrack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sideswipe's Sunstreaker cosplay.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tigertrack''' (Cybertron, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''90'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Lazer homing SAM launcher]]", "[[pulse rifle|electron pulse gun]]", 3 [[missile]]s

:A mail-away [[exclusive]] through issue 60 of ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine, Tigertrack is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe]] toy, transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lamborghini Countach LP500S]], with a color scheme based on the yellow version of the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New Countach LP500S" toy. As he was released only in Japan, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational. Several factory-applied decals on the original version were replaced by painted [[tampograph]]s, like his headlamps.

: Pre-orders for this toy closed on [[December 20]] of [[2002]], which shipped in November of the following year.

: The base mold was also used to make [[Clampdown (G1)#Toys|Clampdown]], [[Deep Cover#Toys|Deep Cover]], and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Tigertrack/tigertrack.htm More information on Tigertrack at TFU.info]''
{{G1SideswipeRedAlertMold}}
{{-}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece-MP12TTigertrack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seen here without his insignia sticker for maximum ''[[Diaclone]]'' goodness!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Tigertrack''' (Masterpiece, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-12T'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Lazer homing SAM launcher", "electron pulse gun", 2 "screw driver" pile drivers

: Exclusive to [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2013 and [[TakaraTomy Mall]], ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Tigertrack is a redeco of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-12 Lambor]], while using the face of [[Red Alert (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-14 Alert]], Lambor's [[retool]]. He transforms into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S, and even features a Lamborghini-supervised paint scheme, such as glossy yellow [[Paint operation|paint]] covering the ''entirety'' of his vehicle mode panels and robot shoulders, various bits of black detailing to make it accurate to the real-life vehicle, as well as some toy-accurate paint details on his feet. Standing at around 6 1/4 inches (or 15 1/2 centimeters) from head to toe in robot mode, he is also in [[scale]] with MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Tigertrack lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.

: For accessories, he comes with his hand-held electron pulse gun, and his non-firing Lazer homing SAM launcher, which is jointed at the peg to allow it to pivot up and down, and can mount on either shoulder in robot mode. Both his launcher and gun can be combined and mounted on a self-covering peg-hole on his vehicle roof/robot back. He also comes with a pair of "screw drivers", which can snap onto the ends of his forearms when either hand is flipped in, and are based on the jackhammer-like pistons Sideswipe uses in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]".

: Tigertrack also comes with two differently-sized, customer-applied [[insignia]] [[sticker]]s for his hood-chest. He comes in a shiny monochrome box with monochrome [[instructions]], both of which have detail on the history of this obscure character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/MPTigertrack/tigertrack.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Tigertrack at TFU.info]''
{{MP12Mold}}
{{-}}

===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy Tigertrack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod needn't have worried.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Tigertrack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-GS18'''
:*''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, electron pulse blaster

: A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Tigertrack is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]], transforming from robot to Cybertronian car and back. He includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]: Sideswipe's (non-firing) missile launcher and missile, and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Alert]]'s gun. Tigertrack also features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

: Interestingly, the [[Hasbro Pulse]] write-up for the toy explicitly references the 2013 Masterpiece figure as the inspiration for the toy’s paint scheme, rather than the 2003 ''[[Figure Ō]]'' mail-away release.

: Tigertrack was made available for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse on [[June 26]], 2020, and was shipped out in early November.
{{WFCSiegeSideswipeMold}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Tigertrack's coloration is based on the [[Pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] ''Diaclone'' toy that would be redecoed into [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] but, during pre-production of the original ''Transformers'' line, said toy was originally intended for ''[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'' (then named "[[Spin-Out (G1)|Spinout]]"). The Lamborghini brothers evidently [[Sideswipe (G1)#Notes|swapped molds]] later in development, but not before Sideswipe's Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' bio was written, describing him with several features of the other toy. Tigertrack's "Electron Pulse Gun" takes its name from a handheld weapon mentioned in Sunstreaker's ''Universe'' profile, and given that the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|original Sunstreaker mold]] doesn't ''include'' such a weapon, it was almost certainly a designation for the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe toy's]] otherwise-unnamed rifle. It's funny how circularly that worked out.
*He's technically not part of [[e-HOBBY]], surprisingly!

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://tfsource.com/blog/2013/07/30/who-is-tigertrack-part-2/ TFSource history article on Tigertrack]

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Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-03-15T10:57:17Z

Jalaguy: Primal seems to be out there now.

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In what has become a rarity in the two decades since the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] ended, the toys ''aren't'' based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first, which serve as the basis for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the five environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean, jungle, and arctic. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], which sees figures and their weapon accessories sporting clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]]; the year's large flagship Bumblebee toy features a hollow, illuminated chest cavity that can then "energize" other figures placed inside.

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All ''Energon Surge'' product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All ''Energon Surge'' product}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride. The pricepoint debuted in 2025 with a [[Walmart]]-exclusive Megatron toy (see [[#Exclusives|below]]), retooled from a ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toy, but returned the next year as a proper assortment with new molds. For ''Energon Surge'', Ultimate Cyber Changers feature chests that spring open to reveal Energon crystal details, as well as the theme's standard clear-plastic weapon and armor accessories.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock Chomp and Battle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Soundwave Deep Sea Explorer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Bumblebee Power Spark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Ultimate Cyber Changer [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}

</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Nova Storm (ES)

2026-03-12T00:13:49Z

Jalaguy:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Nova Storm}}
:''Nova Storm is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Nova Storm-Earthspark-Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.90|[[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Bet you didn't expect to see me again so soon?]]]]

'''Nova Storm''' was once part of the elite squad of Decepticons with jet alt-modes called Seekers. Following the war, however, she and her partner [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]] have fallen on hard times, and are doing whatever it takes to survive... including making some very bad deals with some very shady characters. Nova Storm isn't very thrilled about their current lot, but what else can she do? It beats being in [[G.H.O.S.T.]] custody, right?

...right?

{{bigquote|...is it too late to ''be'' Autobots?|Nova Storm considers her (bad) options|"[[Age of Evolution, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nicole Dubuc]] (English), [[Ami Koshimizu]] (Japanese)|[[Jessica Ángeles]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ana Esther Alborg]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Isabelle Rougerie]] (French), [[Thay Marciano]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Jo Hyeon-jeong]] (Korean)}}

Part of the Decepticon army that traveled to [[Earth]], Nova Storm fell under [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]'s command when [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] defected to the Autobots. When the Autobots attempted to return the [[AllSpark]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] hitched a ride on [[Skywarp (ES)|Skywarp]]'s jet mode. Though Nova Storm attempted to shoot the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] off, she instead caused Skywarp to crash. When Megatron claimed the AllSpark, Nova Storm and [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] tackled him down but failed to prevent him from launching the AllSpark through the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Warzone}}

Stranded on Earth following the destruction of the space bridge, Skywarp and Nova Storm fell into the employ of Dr. [[Mandroid]], being ordered to bring him Optimus Prime's left arm. The two attacked Optimus and Megatron at a public relations event at G.H.O.S.T. headquarters, the ensuing brawl being broadcast on live television. The two put up a very good fight, but ultimately ended up in the dirt, Nova staring down the barrel of Megatron's fusion cannon. Skywarp used a moment's distraction to teleport out from beneath Prime's axe, freeing Nova Storm and flying off. Upon returning to an angry Mandroid, the human decided that their next mission would be as bait.

Using [[hologram]]s to pass himself and his [[Arachnamech]]s off as G.H.O.S.T., Mandroid lured Megatron and [[Dot Malto]] to a rail yard where the Seekers were pretending to be prisoners. Skywarp once again teleported away with Nova in tow, and the Arachnamechs leaped and subdued Megatron, leaving the Seekers to tow him away to Mandroid's base. To bring Optimus Prime to him, Mandroid gave Skywarp Malto's badge to show to Optimus. Upon picking up Optimus' signal, the Seekers traveled to the [[Emberstone]]'s cave. As the humans and Terrans ran back into the cave, the Seekers unleashed a payload of Arachanmechs and took on Optimus and [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]]. Once again the pair were beaten, but Nova launched a salvo of rockets at the cave entrance, collapsing the tunnel. But it wasn't enough to stop Optimus from locking the pair in cuffs and leaving them for G.H.O.S.T. to pick up. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

[[File:Nova-Storm-death-pose.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Fell down the stairs the same way {{w|Peter Griffin}} once did.]]
Somehow, Nova Storm was able to evade custody, and eventually made her way to [[Philadelphia]] and its illegal underground "[[Bot Brawl]]" tournament. Ultimately she lost her bout and was hauled away to be stripped for parts. {{storylink|Home, Part 1}}

During a prison break at G.H.O.S.T. HQ, Nova Storm managed to escape along with [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] and Skywarp into an old cave system. They soon encountered the Malto kids, but also an energon-eating [[Dweller (ES)|Dweller]] which almost ate Nova Storm before the others could rescue her. When the Malto kids came up with a plan to trap the beast, Starscream talked the other two Seekers into helping, though unfortunately for them, the plan went wrong and Nova Storm and Skywarp ended up trapped in crystals in the creature's lair. They were later released once the Dweller was destroyed and teleported away with Starscream. {{storylink|What Dwells Within}} Learning of Mandroid's plan to wipe out all Cybertronian life, Starscream, Nova Storm, and Skywarp returned to aid efforts to stop the mad scientist. Ultimately, Mandroid activated the weapon, shutting down every Cybertronian in range only for everyone to be brought back online a short time later when [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto|Mo]] used their [[cyber-sleeve]]s to reverse the effects. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}

In the year following, the Decepticons initially cooperated with Optimus in attempting to collect the scattered shard of the Emberstone, and then went off on their own under Starscream's leadership. As the Autobots attempted to get away with a shard, Nova Storm shot down Robby and Twitch, only to be rammed out of the air by Nightshade. Nova Storm and the rest of Starscream's crew headed to the naval yard after gaining intel about the embershards there, and Nova Storm helped Starscream take out Megatron, only for them to discover that the embershards were fake and head back to base. {{storylink|Aftermath (ES episode)|Aftermath}}

Nova Storm and Skywarp were arm wrestling when [[Aftermath (ES)|Aftermath]] arrived with new Chaos Terran [[Spitfire (ES)|Spitfire]], and were unimpressed with the newcomer, but ultimately decided she wasn't even worth fighting. [[Soundwave (ES)|Soundwave]] was later briefing the two seekers on ambush locations when Spitfire stuck her nose in, insulted Starscream and then picked a fight with Skywarp, which Nova Storm kept out of. The two seekers joined Soundwave in carrying out the ambush, tangling with Optimus and Elita-1 but having to return to base empty-handed when it turned out Spitfire had stolen the [[Cyber Slayer]] already. {{storylink|The Imposters}} Spying laser fire, the two Seekers found [[Swindle (ES)|Swindle]] and [[Hardtop (ES)|Hardtop]] fighting with Robby and Hashtag over Optimus's trailer, allowing them to snag the trailer themselves. They took it to a [[Sal's Salvage|salvage yard]] to try to break it open, only for Robby and Hashtag to catch up and drop the trailer on them. They later caught up with the two Maltos again, however this time Robby simply switched the trailer to battle mode and used its firepower on them. {{storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

The Seekers were at Decepticon base when the Autobots turned up to demand the Decepticons turn over their Embershards and took part in the inevitably resulting fight. Starscream, thanks to some hostage taking, managed to obtain all of the shards, at which point the Decepticons headed out. They assembled on a nearby hill to watch as the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Terratronus]], now under Starscream's control, rose from the ground and sent them flying with a swipe of her hand. Reasoning that Starscream had betrayed them, Nova Storm and the other Cons opted to follow [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] instead, only to be trapped under the [[Chaos Dome]] that Robby and Mo erected to contain Terratronus. {{storylink|Witwicky, Part 2}}

As Bumblebee, Mo and Thrash proceeded through the Chaos Dome, they spied Skywarp and Nova Storm ineffectually blasting the dome with missiles before slamming into it face first and being struck by chaos lightning as they plummeted towards the ground. {{storylink|The Need for Read}} After [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]'s ship crashed within the Chaos Dome, Nova Storm and the other Cons turned out to claim it, only to be driven off by the ship's defenses. Their second attempt was more successful, and after a protracted battle with Optimus and Prowl, the Decepticons boarded the ship before launching. Skywarp and Nova Storm were slow to board and had to chase it in jet mode so they weren't left behind when it warped into space. {{storylink|No Soldier Left Behind}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition''===
{{voiceactor|[[Alex Cazares]] (English)|[[Sietske van Peursem]] (Dutch), [[Marie Nonnenmacher]] (French), [[Marcel Mann]] (German), [[Mary Giugliano]] (Italian), [[Agata Woźnicka]] (Polish), [[Anna Mestre]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition}}}}

==Toys==
===''EarthSpark''===
[[File:TF-Earthspark-BAF-Mandroid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2023) - ''Left Arm (Cybertronian)''
*'''[[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2023) - ''Left Arm (Cybertronian)''

:Nova Storm has the dubious honor of appearing in the ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' toyline solely as a dismembered left arm acting as a bonus configuration for the ''[[Build a Figure]]'' [[Mandroid#EarthSpark|Mandroid]] split into components across the first 3 waves of Deluxe Class figures. Nova Storm('s arm) is included with both [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] and is intended to act as a replacement for his human arm packed with [[Megatron (ES)#EarthSpark|Megatron]] in wave 1, presumably to reflect his increasing mechanization over the course of the show. Be warned, the ball joints on Mandroid are ''extremely'' tight and can snap if too much force is applied during assembly.
{{-}}
==Notes==
[[File:Nova Storm AskVectorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*Now, you didn't hear it from us, but Nova Storm's inclusion alongside Skywarp in ''Earthspark'' sure is weird, huh? Almost as if the writers wanted to include [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|a different character]] in a female role, but were told they couldn't.<ref>Mae Catt at TFNation 2023, "Earth is Where the Spark is", 2023/08/12</ref> Now, if that were the case, it seems pretty likely that's the ''second time'' in a row [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] was given a prominent cartoon appearance simply because [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|a more-famous Seeker]] was off-limits to have their gender changed from male to female.
*Rather than any previous onscreen incarnation, Nova Storm's colors are based on the art (seen at right) which accompanied the [[2015]] [[Ask Vector Prime]] post that originally coined the character's name.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nova Storm''' (ノヴァストーム ''Nova Sutōmu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Villámvihar''' ("Lightning Storm")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:EarthSpark Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

MediaWiki talk:Community Portal

2026-03-04T09:41:38Z

Jalaguy: /* So when are we splitting the Legends World characters off? */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The current tally stands at:

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

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

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

== International Sightings ==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Size of this page ==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Interwiki link request ==

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

== Skybound’s Marvel compendium edits ==

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Commentary trivia ==

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

== Mentioned characters ==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== The General commercial with Bumblebee and Shaq ==

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

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

== Maintenance heads up ==

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

== Coverage idea ==

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

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

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

== Proposing a comedic category for fraud ==

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

::that also sounds legally actionable in a way the wiki probably doesn't want to deal with. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 10:14, 4 November 2025 (EST)
:::Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeah nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooo let's not. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 14:01, 4 November 2025 (EST)
::::Sounds like a bad idea to me as well... - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 16:52, 4 November 2025 (EST)
:Joining in to say that yeah, I also agree that this is a bad idea. But I do think that the Mbilia Studios page needs a Controversy section at the very least, the Trivia portion is ridiculously cluttered and it feels like a lot of it would be more comfortably read as just part of a standard couple of paragraphs. ([[User:FortressMaxxing|FortressMaxxing]] ([[User talk:FortressMaxxing|talk]]) 07:45, 12 November 2025 (EST))
::Agreed. I don't think we need that much detailing of how bad the AI video is. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:19, 12 November 2025 (EST)

== Binder of Revelation Illustration Credits ==
Okay, don't kill me here, I'm just hoping that the artists who contributed to the Binder fifteen-ish years ago get their proper due since it's out in the open now. I got in touch with the art director of the Binder of Revelation and have a fairly complete list of credits for who did what illustration. Since this isn't actually a published work, how do we go about giving proper illustration credits? Do we even credit anyone? Considering the document itself has no credits, I feel like it's worthwhile that the artists get recognized, even if we aren't putting any images up ourselves. [[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 21:37, 25 November 2025 (EST)
:I don't think this is objectionable info to note at the least. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 23:03, 25 November 2025 (EST)
::For now, maybe put your raw info on a sandbox so we can get a better sense of it? Most of the Binder art I know of was by Ken Christiansen, for instance, so if all but a few pieces are by him, it would seem silly to list them all individually. But I'm guessing it's more varied than that. —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 00:26, 26 November 2025 (EST)
:::It's a pretty wide spread, surprisingly. A lot of the pieces are tag team works where Eric Siebenaler did roughs and other artists did the finals, but it's around 5-10 artists without me checking the exact notes at the moment. I'll start getting that together.[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 14:41, 26 November 2025 (EST)
::::All known credits added. On a side note, is it worth pointing out somewhere that the Binder itself is written in the style of a RPG manual instead of an actual franchise bible? It goes a long way in explaining why it was so quickly disregarded by other creative teams when comparing it to bibles from other franchises or just other series bibles within Transformers on the whole, and the pricetag attached to the project.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] ([[User talk:MCRG|talk]]) 15:23, 21 January 2026 (EST)

== What are we calling the new "Core" Transformers stuff? ==

So... what should we call the new generically branded "Transformers" toys that have been showing up? (Prime Changers, Smash Changers, Tiny Turbo Changers, maybe more in the future). Should it be a separate new thing or maybe part of [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']]? The Prime Changer [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Authentics|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Bumbleebee]], and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#PrimeChanger|Megatron]] were previously added under ''Authentics'', while someone just started using "Transformers (2026)" for the Tiny Turbo [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Tiny Turbo Changers|Arcee]] and [[Elita One (G1)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Elita]], which got me thinking that we should probably figure this out soon. From what I've gathered they all use "TRA Core" in their listing names, but their packaging design seems identical to current ''Authentics'' packaging design, also lacking a distinct subtitle and focusing on "Evergreen" characters to start off. Then again, Hasbro homogenizing all their packaging designs in the last year makes it hard to tell if this line is meant to be its own thing. Though it is notable that unlike prior ''Authentics'', this "Core" line is using bigger size classes and is available at bigger retailers like Target instead of dollar stores. –[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 18:24, 13 January 2026 (EST)

:I was JUST adding a section here and rather than rewriting... 
:Okay just kinda checking in, because thanks to Hasbro's goddamn infuriating thing about not promoting/announcing anything other than the expensive collector crap, the load of sub-line-less not-''Authentics'' "Core" stuff hitting Targets (at least, has anything popped up at Walmart?) is a bit of a "how do we handle this" deal. Both "how much product is there" and "do we treat this as a separate line, as an extension of Authentics despite it not being a 'discount' store line, or what". I'm leaning towards "just list it as its own line with G1 characters unless pretty explicitly otherwise". --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 18:30, 13 January 2026 (EST)
::Oh right, Walmart. Off memory they do have the ''Authentics''-styled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MegaSting|Mega Sting Bumbleebee]] (could also be considered a "larger price point" I guess). No clue if any listings gave it a separate name like "Core" has. Walmart also has a bunch of merch stuff in ''Authentics''-style packaging like big head helicopters, Dancing Transformers and a giant RC Bumblebee. –[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 18:57, 13 January 2026 (EST)

== Size of the page again ==

This page is getting pretty long again, so could someone archive the last year? [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 12:03, 22 January 2026 (EST)

== Idea for a page? ==

Perhaps a page discussing the various Transformers that have "base modes" as a third form, like Powermaster Prime, Motormaster, etc. It's a major recurring gimmick since G1. [[User:DrakeyC|DrakeyC]] ([[User talk:DrakeyC|talk]]) 09:09, 30 January 2026 (EST)
:I think a general "[[base mode]]" article would make sense, yeah. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:19, 30 January 2026 (EST)
::seconded. frankly shocked to learn there isn't one already --[[User:Arren1234 |Arren Meuchel]] [[User_talk:Arren1234 |(talk)]] 11:58, 30 January 2026 (EST)
:::I think base modes lend themselves better to a category page rather than a full-blown article. What would it even say? “Some Transformers have Base Modes. Here’s a list of all the toys, here’s a list of all the episodes/issues where a base mode appeared.” [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 16:51, 4 February 2026 (EST)
::::I don't see why not. We have articles specifically for [[Beast mode]], [[Super Mode]], [[attack mode]], and [[transportation mode]]. For such a prominent feature of Transformers since its early days I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a specific write-up about city/base modes anywhere, and not even as single mention on the main [[alternate mode]] page. Closest I can find is [[Titan (group)#Alternate modes]]. —[[User:BluJayWarrior|BluJayWarrior]] ([[User talk:BluJayWarrior|talk]]) 18:01, 4 February 2026 (EST)
:::::I attempted a [[User:MahXyme/Sandbox/Base Mode|sandbox for a Base Mode page]] long ago, but I stopped since I realized it would require an extensive amount of work to list all fiction usages & differentiate what counts/what does not count not (something I struggled with the [[Micromaster#The Transformers|Micromasters Transports]] assorments -[[User:MahXyme|MahXyme/MahXymal]] ([[User talk:MahXyme|talk]]) 17:53, 5 February 2026 (EST)
::::::Seems like a good start at least. I'd argue for listing "groups" of base modes (Micromaster Stations, Titans Return Leaders, etc.) rather than individual figures --[[User:Arren1234 |Arren Meuchel]] [[User_talk:Arren1234 |(talk)]] 20:36, 5 February 2026 (EST)

Agreed on the organizational aspects. And, that sandbox is a good start, though yeah, it'd need a lot of work to go through all the toylines and make a comprehensive list. There's also the fact that certain toys with base modes are intended to link to others, some universal and some just one specific bot, so it may be tricky to document when that play feature is prevelant. [[User:DrakeyC|DrakeyC]] ([[User talk:DrakeyC|talk]]) 10:35, 18 February 2026 (EST)

==About character name translations==
Um... I'm new here. I have a question, and I'm not sure if this question falls under [[Help:Official info]]...

That is, I want to add the translated names of some characters. But I want to know what basis this wiki uses to choose foreign translations. Must the foreign translations be ones used by Hasbro and/or TakaraTomy and their licensees in order to remain on this wiki? Can some of the names translated by fan Chinese translation groups be considered valid? Especially in cases where they were the first to provide a translation for a work (possibly the only one) and fixed certain character names.

There are also some characters (such as [[Sentinel Maximus]]) whose works may never be introduced by licensors in certain languages, but they do have a commonly used translated name. Should we include this translated name, or just keep it without a translation in that language?

For example, when IDW comic books were introduced in China, the translation team at the time translated [[Tarn (G1)]] as '''璇玑湖'''. So this would count as an authorized translation. However, because this translated name has nothing to do with the original meaning (as well as some other controversies surrounding that Chinese translation group), the more common and widely used Chinese translation for [[Tarn (G1)]] is the direct transliteration '''塔恩'''. '''璇玑湖''' has basically been abandoned. In this case, which translation should we choose?

:I suddenly realized that 塔恩 could be used. The packaging of Blokees does indeed call him 塔恩.

Also, does the foreign name used in the product titles by the Hasbro official flagship store count?

Uh, this question might seem a bit silly, or it might come across as a bit strange because I'm speaking English through a translator. But if the existing Wiki rules already cover this issue, please just tell me, thank you.[[User:Micheva|Micheva]] ([[User talk:Micheva|talk]]) 10:18, 12 February 2026 (EST)
:This is a fantastic question. I have no authority here so don’t take this as word of law, but I believe that Romanizations on this wiki (which I think is somewhat similar) are case-by-case. The first romanization of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] was “Deszarus”, but the page is still titled “Deathsaurus” because that’s what the name actually is supposed to be. (Deathsaurus’ name issues are actually pretty interesting, at least to me, and I’d recommend reading the wiki article’s section on it.) Conversely, [[Jallguar]] IS the first romanization used, and the article title, but in that instance I suppose that there isn’t really any convincing reason to use any of the other romanizations we’ve gotten over the years since none of them actually mean anything (it’s just the Japanese word for Jaguar with an extra syllable inserted). I’m rambling. What I would do for foreign names is, stick with the first official translation used, unless you think there’s a compelling reason to use a different one (like what you said with Tarn), and in that case bring it up on the discussion page for the article in question or in the Discord server. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 02:43, 15 February 2026 (EST)
::They need to be translations used in official material. That's just the easiest line in the sand we can make. If different translations are used officially, we note them all, barring obvious typos and the such. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 05:22, 15 February 2026 (EST)
:::Does the name used for the flagship store count? Those works that were not introduced have kept them without translations, right?[[User:Micheva|Micheva]] ([[User talk:Micheva|talk]]) 06:52, 15 February 2026 (EST)

Some publications that contain many translations (such as the Chinese version of DW's MTMTE) I actually don't have the resources for, which is a pity.
I have come to realize some issues. For instance, if the translation team used a certain translation term when translating a publication, but later discovered that this term was incorrect, they made the correction in their subsequent fan-based translations. However, since the publication was not re-released after its introduction, the translation term in the authorized merchandise could not be modified. Can we adopt the revised translation term provided by this translation team?

There is another less rigorous question: Does THE translation given by the authorized Chinese translation and introduction team of Chris McFeely's TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS count?[[User:Micheva|Micheva]] ([[User talk:Micheva|talk]]) 07:07, 15 February 2026 (EST)
:THE BASICS, while incredibly informative, is not official, so no, it would not count. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 15:52, 16 February 2026 (EST)
::I reiterate, official material only. Mistakes are unfortunate, but that's how it goes and we can't presume unofficial translations will make it into official material. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:42, 16 February 2026 (EST)
OK, I will do it this way. Strictly follow the official materials.

And one more question: Can the translation names used by Hasbro's official store be used in this Wiki?[[User:Micheva|Micheva]] ([[User talk:Micheva|talk]]) 23:40, 16 February 2026 (EST)
:Material from Hasbro is fine. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 01:50, 17 February 2026 (EST)

== So when are we splitting the Legends World characters off? ==

It made sense to keep them together when ''Legends'' first started as Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non-Jungle Situations, and this wasn't worth pursuing before now since it'd be just moving the furniture around. But the lore got deeper and now with ''New Legends'' as ongoing fiction I think it's worth looking at again. As much as Legends World is treated as its own dimension, it is fundamentally just a location easily accessible from the JG1 timeline populated with clones* of Transformers from the wider continuity that exists around it. And when we write pages for duplicate characters who co-exist, do we not typically split them off? If that's the yardstick, several Legends Worlders interact with or refer to their JG1 selves, including Rattrap, Rhinox, Waspinator, Arcee, and T-AI. Leo Prime even moves in with Lio Convoy, and keeping those same dudes on the same page is complicating the already complex timeline presented by "[[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes]]". — [[User:TheLastGherkin|TheLastGherkin]] ([[User talk:TheLastGherkin|talk]]) 12:44, 3 March 2026 (EST)
*"clones" is a simpler term for these guys than "magically created lifeforms in a telepathic dream world based on real people from 300 years in the future" but same diff
:It's always been strange to me that they weren't split off already. Having them on the same page is extremely confusing. I'd say go for it. --[[User:Arren1234 |Arren Meuchel]] [[User_talk:Arren1234 |(talk)]] 12:57, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:Personally I think this might be overthinking things. I'd agree that it's not quite 1 to 1 with other cross dimension stuff, but functionally Legends Rattrap is a version of the Beast Wars character even if he is in this weird pocket dimension type thing, and ever single "native" to the dimension we see is basically just a comedic version of a pre-existing character. And we've always kept cross dimensional stories with versions of the same character on the same page (Universe, TransTech, et cetera). It makes things complicated, sure, but JG1 stuff has been like that for nearly two decades now. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:00, 3 March 2026 (EST)
::For my money, there's just ''so much'' with the Legends idiots now, and there's going to keep being more of it, so we'd be best off siloing them into their own pages <s>and not having to think about them any more</s>. Universe and TransTech stories that had the characters interacting were generally one-offs or short runs. This is a Cloud or Galvatron II situation, to me. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 13:45, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:I am on the record as considering reader experience our prime directive and this would be such a drastic improvement to the readability of our coverage of the Legends rat's nest that I've been meaning to suggest it for years. Consider me emphatically in favor. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 20:12, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:I think I'm also generally leaning towards "this is already complicated and it's just going to get more complicated so let's detangle this shit sooner rather than later." -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:19, 3 March 2026 (EST)
::Fine with this idea. Are we using Japanese names since those characters have never shown up in material with Hasbro names? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:31, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:::That feels unnecessarily pedantic. --[[User:Broadside|Broadside]] ([[User talk:Broadside|talk]]) 22:16, 3 March 2026 (EST)
::::One could make the argument that it's too steeped in Japanese fan culture/terminology to use the Hasbro names, but I really only care about the human characters having Japanese names (because they're normal people living in Tokyo and wouldn't be named things like "T-AI"). [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:25, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:::::Also, I think Roadbuster, Whirl, and Windblade can stay as they are, since all three are meant to be the main JG1 versions of those characters anyway. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:37, 3 March 2026 (EST)
:Historically I've leaned more in the direction of "this feels like putting these dumb animals on too much of a pedestal", given the meta-importance that page splits tend to imply to the wiki's audience, ''but'' I find the "these are functionally clones who exist within JG1 continuity specifically, not just 'normal' alternate versions of the characters" framing pretty compelling, so I'm surprising myself by saying I wouldn't be opposed to a split at this point. Making stuff like multiple Lios Convoy interacting less insane to write about is definitely a bonus too. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 04:34, 4 March 2026 (EST)
::Oh, also, and I hope it would go without saying, but obviously the toys that technically represent Transformerised Legends World guys would need to go on both pages (which I think we're already doing anyway for cases like the Targetmasters that are actually technically Kiss Players and Beastformers and stuff). [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 04:41, 4 March 2026 (EST)

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Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)

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:''Skydive is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Skydive.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Bookish flying ace extraordinaire.]]
'''Skydive''', it has been said, would rather read about an aerial battle than take part in one. He's the Aerialbots' resident bookworm and is fascinated by the history and science behind aerial warfare. Within the limits of his design, he's capable of duplicating the flight patterns of anything he sees. His knowledge of aerial warfare and tactics is unmatched. Skydive is probably the most skilled Autobot flier in existence. All of that, and you're more likely to find him secluded in a cozy library than actually in the sky. He's simply too modest and bookish to realize how smart and skilled he really is. Thankfully the rest of the Autobots definitely do.

Skydive combines with his fellow [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or with other Transformers to form [[Ultra Prime]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Laurie Faso]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Ionei Silva]] (Portuguese), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, ''The Key to Vector Sigma'' & ''War Dawn'')}}

[[File:Skydive slingshot.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive tries to explain to Slingshot why his wrist-mounted sundial doesn't work in the shade.]]
At one point during the eternal war with the Autobots on Earth, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] grew fed up with how his opponents ruled the roads and created a group of Decepticon cars known as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. In order to give his new warriors life, he brought them to Cybertron and tracked down the ancient supercomputer, [[Vector Sigma]], to input cybernetic personalities into the Stunticons. Thanks to a series of traps and drones in their way, the Autobots failed to prevent Megatron from succeeding and returning to Earth. Seeking to even the playing field, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] conceived of the idea of retrofitting several broken-down Cybertronian ships into Earthly jets, and bringing them to life as a team of Autobot flyers. With the help of his technical savvy soldiers, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Wheeljack, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and Prime's own creator, [[Alpha Trion]], Optimus's plan was enacted and the Aerialbots were born. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Skydivewardawn.jpg|thumb|Pose by [[Pat Lee|Funana.]]]]
Because Optimus Prime specified to Vector Sigma that the Aerialbots be given personalities that required them to learn and grow, and make their own decisions, however, Skydive and his friends were not instantly bound to the Autobot cause. Their sense of pride in their flying ability caused many of them to look down on the other Autobots. Despite their personalities being like night and day, Skydive and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] were frequent flying partners and often on the same side of any argument. Skydive's eye for aerial maneuvering left him just as impressed as the more emotional Slingshot when it came to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' flight skills, and this innocent zest for knowledge led him and his partners into a Decepticon trap. Turning the [[Kronosphere]] on the hapless Autobots, Megatron sent the Aerialbots back in time nine million years. Their journey led them to the earliest days of the war, and they personally saw Megatron maliciously gun down unarmed Cybertronians in his quest for power. Skydive and the other Aerialbots returned to the present with an unshakeable commitment to seeing the Decepticon threat ended. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Skydive had to explain the exact nature of the [[Statue of Liberty]] to a confused [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] while the Autobots were spraying it with [[Corrostop]]. The Stunticons then arrived to kidnap [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the Aerialbots pursued their getaway jet [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] all the way back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]], where they were forced to retreat after the [[Lightning Bug]] was turned on them. The Aerialbots later managed to avoid being infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and combined into Superion to beat Menasor and destroy the Lightning Bug, saving the day. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Primesb&skydiveairassault.jpg|left|thumb|Better an arch than [[Triple Takeover|a throne]].]]
During a Decepticon ambush in the [[Middle East]], Slingshot was buried in a cave and Skydive served as...support to help dig him out. Skydive and Slingshot then went undercover to investigate a string of airplane thefts. They ended up carved up into pieces and put back together by a [[Jumal|street kid who also just happened to be a deposed royal prince]] who was also a mechanical genius. Convenient! Skydive later joined the Aerialbots in forming Superion to fight [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the [[Giant Purple Griffin]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Skydive and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and Skydive made the strafing run that took out the Quintessons' defensive [[proton cannon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Skydive and the rest hurtling through space. Although they clearly survived, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot were not seen after the explosion. They eventually impacted on [[Goo Number 8739-B]], and were rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} The Autobots were attacked by Decepticons while on Goo. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

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Skydive was present when Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, and gathered the Autobot Fleet for an attack on the Quintessons. He was also on the flagship with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] when they spotted Hot Rod and the others coming to warn the Fleet about the Quintesson trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

{{Note|In the episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", several jets in the Autobot Fleet resembling the Aerialbots' alt modes were destroyed by the Quintessons. Repeatedly. Since the Aerialbots unquestionably survived the attack, it would seem their character models were merely used to build up the size of the fleet, and the casualty figures.}}

Before long, history repeated itself (literally) as Skydive and the Aerialbots had another time travel adventure involving Alpha Trion, only this time it involved the ancient Autobot himself traveling into the present from the past, back from when he was merely A-3. The Quintessons were experimenting with [[Time Window]] technology when Perceptor and a group of Autobots came across their work. Summoned for reinforcements, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] arrived with Superion and the other Autobots to drive the Quintessons off the asteroid. As the time window was left open, a robot named A-3 materialized on the asteroid. It wasn't until after the Quintessons convinced the Autobots that the window needed to be closed for the sake of the universe, and A-3 returned to his own time, that Skydive and the Aerialbots realized they had once again been in the presence of "the father of the Autobots". {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Fireflightfightorflee.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] into an asteroid field where Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Skydive and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots tried to stop the Decepticons' abduction of [[Octane]], and later showed up to stage an ambush for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly got serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Sure enough, Silverbolt and Skydive were later present at the former site of Fort Knox, investigating Trypticon's handiwork on behalf of the [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|King of Kings]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Skydive and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in Carbombya was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Skydive and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Skydive was ''definitely'' stationed at Autobot City, though, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stole Metroplex's eyes. The massive Autobot was nearly driven mad with pain when the Decepticons set off a bomb in his brain, and Skydive, Silverbolt and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had to keep him contained so that his thrashing didn't destroy anything irreplaceable. Like Portland. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were working with Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe to fend off the latest wave of Decepticon attacks. When Trypticon arrived, they played the bi-planes to his King Kong. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Skydive made a brief appearance when the Autobots brought their new generator on-line after the creation of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} During the Decepticon invasion of Japan, the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Skydive and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Skydive and the others were eventually cured of the Hate Plague along with the entire planet when Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Despite his skill as an aerial ace, Skydive was matched move for move by Sixshot in his starfighter mode, and was blasted out of the sky. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} The Aerialbots were next seen retreating in disarray from an advancing [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the battle on Cybertron continued. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} The Aerialbots were ultimately defeated and had their [[power pack]]s removed to help fuel the rocket engine the Decepticons installed on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}
Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Skydive the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Skydive and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Skydive was among the Autobots defending their base when the Decepticons came to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm2 Skydive Air Raid.jpg|200px|thumb]]
Skydive and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in 2011. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Skydive and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce it eventually carried them to the Arctic where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:HM6 warped Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
Skydive and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce magnetic warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Skydive and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Skydive and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Skydive and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Skydive and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Skydive participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====Metrowars=====
As part of Superion, Skydive was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
In the 2030s, Skydive and the Aerialbots deployed from Metroplex to put a stop to the Stunticons' latest bout of mischief. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}} This led to a battle in which Superion battled and was defeated by [[Grand Scourge]], though he was saved by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], allowing the Aerialbots to escape. They went on to accompany Broadside to the [[Legends World]] and help him defeat [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who then started living with them on Broadside's giant [[transtector]]. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}} The Aerialbots later visited Metroplex, another visitor to this world, and hosted their annual barbecue party on his city mode together with their old friend, [[Jumal|King Hassan]]. {{storylink|Today Is Energon BBQ!}} {{storylink|LG-EX Metroplex}} When the world was flooded by [[Tigerburn]], Skydive watched from the safety of Broadside's ship mode as the [[Laser Beast]] took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG64 Seaspray & Lione}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], the Autobots chose to support the [[Selector]]s in their revolution against their human creators and masters. As a result, Skydive and the Aerialbots abandoned their friend [[Jumal]] in the Middle East to reunite with the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s confronted Menasor at a baseball stadium, Skydive and the Aerialbots arrived as back-up. They formed Superion to engage Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] was injured, Superion targeted the Decepticon combiners' legs, shaking them loose and giving the smaller Protectobots a chance to link up with the Decepticon gestalts and override control of their bodies. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} After the Autobots discovered a utopia island paradise, it was besieged by Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who wanted to build an impregnable fortress. [[Kenji]] radioed for help, and Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to the rescue. As Superion they fought off [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] using their smarts to outthink the evil warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
In [[2010]], Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to utilize his skills and improve the Decepticons' combiner technology. Skydive and the Aerialbots joined the Protectobots in assaulting Trypticon, in hopes of rescuing the hostage scientist. Skydive and his team formed Superion for a first strike, but the Decepticon combiners countered with their deployment modes, launching the Stunticon and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] troops with enough force to tear Superion apart. The Protectobots stood guard over [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] as he performed battlefield triage on the Aerialbots in his repair bay mode, bringing them back on-line. Silverbolt then transformed into launcher mode and unleashed Skydive and the other Aerialbots in their own scramble attack, blinding Menasor and Bruticus long enough for the Autobots to escape safely with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons, up to their usual tricks, threatened to plunder Earth's resources. The Aerialbots pleaded with Optimus Prime to allow them to deal with their bitter rivals, the Stunticons, currently attacking a powerplant. Though Optimus was hesitant at first, the Aerialbots being new and inexperienced, he allowed them this chance to prove themselves. The two teams met, and quickly combined into their gestalt forms to do battle. Though Superion was initially crippled by the [[Omega Wave Cannon]], a new weapon controlled by the Decepticons, he held his own until the Autobots dispatched enough reinforcements to turn the tide of battle, and send the Decepticons fleeing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Aerialbots second generation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Autobot planes will always be superior as long as there are wonderful bots like us in the cockpit. And German parts."]]
''Thanks to his previous connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made without even being consciously aware of it.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''By sharing his visions with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], Buster was able to clarify the images and understand the future of the evolution of the Cybertronian race—amalgam model robots like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], capable of a more-streamlined merging into a more powerful form. {{storylink|Second Generation!}} Together, Optimus and Buster witnessed a prophetic vision in which Skydive and the other Aerialbots assisted the Protectobots in defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Combaticons and the Stunticons by combining into their gestalt forms. {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} It was this vision which allowed Optimus Prime and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] to conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Aerialbots marvel 21.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Skydive wins the smallest gun contest!]]
Working on a plan to reverse engineer the gestalt technology the Decepticons used to create Devastator, Optimus Prime and the Autobots staged a daring raid on the Decepticon base of operations, giving [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] enough time to digitally record the Constructicons' electrical transformation pattern for study. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} Working off that blueprint, Wheeljack successfully created Skydive and the Aerialbots. During the new warriors' testing phase, however, the Autobots were alerted to a Decepticon operation at Hoover Dam. Only the Aerialbots were fast enough to reach the location in time, and so Prime was forced to send them into battle before their programming was completed.

Arriving to find a giant energy siphoning device being channeled through the [[space bridge]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] deferred to Skydive's strategic knowledge on how to deal with the target. Skydive's preliminary attack run failed to even damage the device, however, and before he could make a second pass the Decepticon jet [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] took the offensive, temporarily grounding Skydive with the disruptive power of his engines.

The Aerialbots eventually turned the tide on the Decepticons and drove them off, giving them time to focus on the energy siphon which was the core of the problem. At Silverbolt's command, they merged into Superion and began dismantling the drill device. A problem arose, however, when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] controlled pawn [[Ricky Vasquez]] pointed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (in his gun mode) at the giant Autobot. Because the majority of the Aerialbots were not programmed specifically to protect human life, Superion only saw a potential threat that needed to be eliminated. As the human fought against the Decepticons' control, Silverbolt too fought inside Superion's gestalt mind to protect the human. In the end, Silverbolt was forced to disengage Superion to keep him from destroying the human. Luckily, Ricky was more successful and managed to break the cerebro-shell's hold long enough to point Megatron at the drill and destroy it, ending the threat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Aerialbots minds wiped marvel 22.jpg|thumb|right|"Wait, we're standing here to be LOBOTOMIZED?? I thought we were standing for a group picture!"]]
After the near disaster at Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime had the Aerialbots shut down and their programming completely erased. Returned to a blank slate, he then input fully-programmed personalities for them with the Matrix before their next mission. It, uh... didn't help. In battle with [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Superion, the Aerialbots were attacked by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], deactivated, and captured by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} As these humans' prisoners, the Aerialbots' bodies were disassembled for study, while their faces were mounted on Circuit Breaker's wall as trophies. They were only released, along with several other Autobot captives, after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

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Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to back up Bumblebee as he investigated possible Decepticon activity at the unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]]. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding the power station and combined into Superion in an attempt to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Upon learning that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission, Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Skydive and the other Autobots aboard the Ark watched as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried and failed to save Optimus Prime. Their leader irreparable, the Autobots held funerary services for him, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Later, the Autobots united with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. Skydive and the Aerialbots entered the battle and once more formed Superion, this time to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

''The Aerialbots would battle Menasor again at a Blackrock plant, and this time the fusion worked so well everyone found out the others' weaknesses and neuroses. Silverbolt's shame over his fear of heights being found out by the others drove Superion into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Later, Skydive and the other Aerialbots fell under Jetfire's command, investigating enemy activity in a small East Coast town. Little did they suspect that Jetfire had been tasked with undermining each one of them as a means of testing their psychological limits. Early in the mission, Skydive and Air Raid teased Silverbolt over his displacement as team leader, unaware on how deep their words cut. When Decepticon signatures were detected within a power plant, Jetfire turned to Skydive for battle tactics, only to shoot down his plan upon hearing it. Though Fireflight spoke up to defend Skydive, Slingshot rendered the discussion moot by rushing into a surprise attack.''

''The Autobots were met with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] holding several humans hostage. Skydive's attempt at blasting the latter Decepticon met with failure when Skywarp teleported out of the way, causing the shot to impact an energon cache. The group managed to escape the ensuing explosion, and the Aerialbots merged into Superion to do away with Starscream, the other two Decepticons having already escaped. Superion proved destructive and slow-witted as ever, and his target managed to escape. Despite the mission ending on a sour note, Jetfire gave the Aerialbots a positive review, having been unconscious during Superion's poor showing.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

[[File:Aerialbots buster marvel 50.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive's there to make sure Air Raid doesn't take Buster's wallet as he ODs.]]

After [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken command over the Autobots and restored the Ark, the Autobot craft launched into orbit in pursuit of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who had been partaking in overtly mutinous behavior. Though the Autobots managed to capture Blaster's [[Blast Off (G1)|spaceship]], within it they only found a [[Spacehikers|quartet of small human children and a stuffed bear]]. In order to draw out his real target, Grimlock put the humans on trial, a procession which Skydive attended. He was visibly displeased when Grimlock sentenced the kids to death for aiding Blaster, though thankfully this was all a ruse on Grimlock's end to draw Blaster into the open. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:DarkStar-AirRaidSkydive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They remembered to color in my leg thingers!]]

Skydive disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and Blaster. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Slingshot and the others on the moon's surface. Though the Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, Blaster and Grimlock managed to temporarily put aside their differences in order to lead their troops together. Though many Autobots were severely damaged, the Decepticons were successfully pushed into a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''After the [[Nebulan]] [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] stole a power cell, Skydive and Fireflight were tasked with retrieving it. Their pursuit of Throttle's vehicle, the Decepticon [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], took them over the ocean, where they accidentally shot him down, sending craft, passenger, and power cell all plunging down into the drink.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

Sometime later, it was Skydive, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] who were the first to respond to a distress call from Buster Witwicky, the Autobots' old human ally who had been the Decepticons' prisoner for nearly a year. They found the boy nearly frozen to death on an iceberg, and brought him to the care of his older brother, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], and the latter's binary bonded partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. But the Autobots had been led into a trap laid out by Starscream, who had planted Buster outside the Decepticons' secret base. Though a brief fire-exchange ensued, the Autobots and Decepticon forces joined when they realized that Starscream, planning to acquire the nigh-infinite power of the [[Underbase]], posed a greater threat. Together, they were able to prevent him from absorbing most of the Underbase's power. Unfortunately, the fraction Starscream did manage to take into himself still bestowed him with unimaginable power. In an effort to protect the Earth from his rampage, the Aerialbots were Starscream's first victims, wiped out in a single blast of cosmic power in the skies over [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Fresh off the RE-assembly line, Skydive screwed up an Autobot mission by broadcasting the location of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and his hijacked Decepticon ozone rocket over an uncoded frequency. Luckily, Prowl managed to remove the poison gas canisters before the Decepticons got there, and the two 'Con factions ended up fighting over nothing of value. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

[[File:Skydive mystery.jpg|thumb|left|"Has anyone seen my right leg?"]]
A few nights later, Skydive was coming to relieve [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] from a late-night guard shift when he found signs of a skirmish. Wheeljack was gone, and some animal tracks he took for signs of [[Fantasy Predacon|Predacon]] activity were all over the place! Tracing them to the main base, Skydive found it had been forced open, and a shadowy figure was creeping through the halls. He leapt into action!...right on top of poor Wheeljack. It turned out Ol' Wheels had tripped over his lamp and heating unit at the guard post, run into a [[polar bear]], and scampered away out of sheer fright, forcing the door when he couldn't find his key.

This incident was mercifully left off the official duty logs. {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[File:Aerialbots the house that wheeljack built.jpg|thumb|Hail Luftwaffe! Hail Hi...Skydive!]]
Skydive was present with the entire Earthforce team outside Autobot [[Earthbase]] when Wheeljack unveiled his brand-new unbreachable defensive system. This was unfortunate, as Wheeljack had forgotten that, once activated, the system could only be turned off from the inside. Prowl elected to run the gauntlet and reach the shutdown console inside, and the Aerialbots provided air support for him. Skydive and his buddies gunned down the [[Acid Bat]]s at the entryway, giving Prowl his chance to get through. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

In a later battle, Skydive and his team formed Superion... and were quickly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. Still less embarrassing than "Mystery!" {{storylink|Inside Story!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Skydive was on monitor duty at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when he detected a "disappearing blip" on the radar screens. He alerted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], but before they could ID the contact, the contact ID'ed itself: [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft]] on bombing runs! Skydive was knocked out by the oncoming blast, but Blaster dragged him to a safe place. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons took control of the Nucleon supply at Hydrus Four, Skydive joined Air Raid and Silverbolt in bombing the medical center to announce the Autobots' imminent arrival. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that [[Quintesson|strange goings-on]] were happening around the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:AllorNothing-Skydive.jpg|left|thumb|Hey, remember when we watched Grimlock fight Blaster on the moon? No?]]
After the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe, Skydive was sent to Earth with a group of Autobots under [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'s command to deal with the re-emergence of Megatron. The Decepticon's new abilities and [[Cobra]] allies proved a considerable challenge, though. After half their number were killed and their transport destroyed, Skydive volunteered for a strategic play to get inside the enemy-controlled Ark. Shutting off his systems on a time-delay to appear as lifeless machinery to the sensors Megatron had set up in the ship, he was smuggled aboard the Ark by some disguised [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] soldiers. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Once inside, he received some surprise help from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had returned just in time to reconnect with his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. With Fortress Maximus sacrificing his life to distract Megatron and destroy the Ark, Skydive got to safety with [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the human scientist Megatron had taken prisoner. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

[[File:TheGatheringDarkness-SkydiveHawk.jpg|thumb|right|He's like the most famous one, Hawk!]]

While observing a Decepticon attack from the shadows, Skydive witnessed Megatron resurfacing with Starscream to resume command of the Decepticon army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} A full scale Decepticon assault on Earth soon followed, and Skydive sought out Optimus Prime for reinforcements. He returned with only the Autobot Commander in tow, {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} which failed to impress G.I. Joe leader [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], who had envisioned more than a solitary Autobot coming to their aid. Skydive tried to convince the human that Optimus was more than just an ordinary Autobot, and that his commander surely had a plan to deal with the situation at hand. Unfortunately, Prime's plan was to reason with Megatron, which didn't pan out. The Autobot leader was beaten near-death, and Matrix energy was siphoned from his body so Megatron could bring to life a new army. Thankfully, a group led by Grimlock arrived and saw the Decepticons off. Skydive soon afterwards left Earth duty to reunite with his fellow Aerialbots in the stars. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} He was later involved in the ill-fated defense of the planet [[Ethos]], {{storylink|Escalation!}} and the battle for Earth against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian armada]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After the Ark was crashed some time into the war on Earth, Skydive reported that none of its passengers, including [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], had survived. He was mistaken, as the Decepticons leader soon returned in a new body. {{storylink|War Zone}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Aerialbots destiny.jpg|thumb|At last, the Autobots' answer to the deadly [[Triangle formation]], the Pentagon Formation!]]
After Silverbolt was reformatted into a new [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-free body, he was reunited with Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots, flying scouting missions for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]]. They were recalled to base before they were able to stumble upon [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which may have been fortunate as Soundwave had [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] waiting for them. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Soon after that Skydive and the Aerialbots flew alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as he located Ultra Magnus, missing since his first bout with [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], and updated him regarding the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and its invading army of [[Blitz Engine]]s above Cybertron. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Skydive and the Aerialbots then joined Blades, [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in attacking the ''Warworld'' directly, providing a distraction so that the [[Wreckers]] could sneak aboard. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===The Special Teams===
Skydive was created on Cybertron, where Vector Sigma first ignited the spark of life within him. Skydive, and the rest of the Aerialbots were nearly convinced to join the Decepticons upon their initial alliance with the Autobots. This was due to a fault in the Aerialbots’ programming, present due to a sudden drop in the mega-computer when they were being created. The Aerialbots were sent over by Optimus to help the Protectobots defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Decepticons. As they flew towards the plant, Skydive and Fireflight crossed paths with Blast Off, and recognized that he was wearing a Decepticon badge. The Aerialbots then combined into Superion to even the odds against Menasor and Bruticus. Bruticus fell early in the battle, prompting the Aerialbots to separate and give chase to Starscream while Defensor took over the fight with Menasor. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-Slingshot+Skydive.jpg|thumb|left]]
Skydive and Slingshot assisted [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in apprehending the Battlechargers. The incident was captured on television.

When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. Skydive, Slingshot and Hot Rod were dispatched with the research team to investigate. On their way, the humans' research plane was shot down by a powerful laser, and the Aerialbots were unable to locate the craft in the terrible blizzard. They instead made their way to the on-site research team, only to happily discover that Hot Rod and their human friends had been saved by the [[city-dweller]]s themselves. While the [[Watcher]], leader of the city-dwellers, showed the humans and Autobots around their hidden home, monitor screens alerted the group that the Combaticons had arrived, and were investigating the crash site. The Aerialbots concluded that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s orbital firepower was responsible for the crash, and flew out to engage the Decepticons in battle. Eventually, however, Autobot and Decepticon alike learned that the city-dweller were the real threat, and joined forces to vanquish the strange but malevolent beings. Skydive rather reluctantly complied with the truce and allowed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the Combaticons to leave without incident once the fighting was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots became one of the first Autobot "[[Special Teams]]" several million years ago, adopting the process used to create [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in order to become Superion. The unchecked destructive power of these super-robots was eventually recognized by the Autobot and Decepticon factions, however. By the time of the Dark Ages, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] had been ratified, strictly forbidding Special Teams from operating together on any given faction, in order to prevent these titans from tearing the planet apart. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Being the Aerialbots' resident tactician, Skydive knows they can use Optimus's puffy proportions as cover.]]
Millions of years later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were active on [[Earth]] with Optimus Prime and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They did not arrive on that ship, however, and the actual manner of their arrival was never explained. The war on the human homeworld raged from the 1980s until 1998 when the Decepticons were finally defeated, and in the following year, the ''[[Ark II]]'' was constructed to take the Transformers home. However, the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they were reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Autobots were then tied up with steel girders while Megatron tried to convince Optimus to join him, purporting that humans were too morally bankrupt to be worth his efforts. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But thanks to the interference of some humans, Skydive and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, Silverbolt and the others battled the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, they came under fire from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Trenches}} eventually succumbing to his firepower, and were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|''Transformers vol. 1'' #26]]

Early in the war, the Aerialbots responded to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the Seekers in the battle that followed. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He later provided air support after the rise of the spawn of [[Mortilus]] known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:StickTogether-Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
Thousands of years later, Skydive was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Skydive calms crowd Stick Together.jpg|thumb|right]]
After the war ended, Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots worked crowd control on the Decepticons after Ratbat was murdered. He later followed Silverbolt's lead along with the rest of the Aerialbots in deserting Bumblebee's fledgling government. {{storylink|Stick Together}} After the Decepticon [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] was found murdered, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] initially asked if it was the Aerialbot, but was told it was just a Decepticon with the same name. That didn't stop him from referring to the victim as an Aerialbot AGAIN a few moments later. {{storylink|Devisive}}

Shortly after leaving Iacon behind and traveling into the untamed wilderness Cybertron had become, the Aerialbots were the first to fall victim to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s experiments with a [[combiner]] energy that influenced their minds and made them turn on each other. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Skydive eventually teamed up with the other Aerialbots and tried to do Silverbolt in, tracking him for three days. After Silverbolt finally succumbed to the influence of the signal, the team was forcibly merged into a single being: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]! {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Superion soon fell in battle against a Prowl-controlled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], leaving all the surviving Aerialbots comatose and on life support. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} They were eventually rebuilt and resuscitated through the efforts of Wheeljack and the [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}. As part of Starscream's political maneuvers, Skydive and the new Aerialbot team were deployed to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to stop [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Superion was able to dispatch the Stunticon combiner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Following a clash with Devastator, Superion was briefly reduced to his components, although Starscream thought otherwise and forcibly reintegrated the Aerialbots back into Superion. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion hadn't separated since the fight with Devastator; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

As Superion joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, he disassembled into his individual Aerialbot components from time to time. Skydive and the Aerialbots performed a "bombing" run in the arid desert, releasing payloads that caused dramatic botanical growth where they fell, providing food to support the local humans. Skydive and the Aerialbots then fled the air resistance they faced, reluctantly holding to Prime's orders to not engage any human counter-strikes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} He was later seen on a raft recuperating with the other Aerialbots while the remaining Decepticons were being taken into custody. {{storylink|White Light}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to Cybertron and took to the skies when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] descended on their homeworld in [[Nemesis (BW)|his personal vessel]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Skydive engaged [[Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] army when the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Our Finest}} On Earth, he combined with his fellow Aerialbots into Superion to help defeat Unicron for good. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Skydive 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}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Responding to an attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Skydive had the other Aerialbots cut the chatter about [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s acrophobia and focus on the battle. They attacked the evil combiners in the form of Superion and, after a brief setback brought about by Silverbolt's weakness, defeated their enemies by attacking them from ground level. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Before he enlisted in the Autobots, Skydive was the Cybertronian equivalent of an air traffic controller. This experience honed his multitasking ability and eidetic memory, and led to him assuming the position of chief aerial tactician for the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive's bio}}

At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Wheeljack]] helped rebuild the Aerialbots. The expertise gained by this endeavour was a factor in his later inclusion in [[Sky Reign #Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}

The Aerialbots were involved in the fight on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Skydive's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Firefly's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Quickslinger's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Alpha Bravo's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Air Raid's bio}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
During his invasion of Cybertron, [[King Sombra]] used his magic to enslave many Cybertronians, including Skydive and the other Aerialbots. As Superion, the Aerialbots attacked the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, but [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] broke through Sombra's mind control and forced them to de-combine. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

===''Energon Universe''===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots flew over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Stunticons. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*Skydive and the Aerialbots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Aerialbots combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
*After being upgraded to their "Generation 2" bodies, the Aerialbots flew over some suburbs, greatly impressing a young boy. They then merged into Superion to duel against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to create a new batch of Decepticons, the Autobots responded by returning to Cybertron and building the Aerialbots. Both they and the Stunticons were brought to life at the same time before Vector Sigma, and Skydive and the Aerialbots fought to defend the supercomputer from the Decepticons. Though it seemed that the Decepticons might win thanks to the power of Menasor, the Aerialbots managed to rout the Decepticons and chase them away. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots clashed against the Stunticons once more on Earth, when the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet into a new Cybertron. He and his teammates merged into Superion, and they were ultimately victorious. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt, Skydive, and Fireflight were sent to intercept [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s convoy, which was delivering part of a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. Their attack resulted in the Decepticons destroying their own weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkydive.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Skydive participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character first available as a reward in the "Superion's Guard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skydive-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| Lightning bolts not included.]]
Studious and thoughtful, Skydive knows more about air tactics than all of the other Aerialbots put together, but sometimes leans more towards theory than actual practice.
The trick is to get his nose out of the books and into the sky.
Once there, the others look to him for guidance and group strategy, something he finds - given his streak of extreme modesty - a little daunting.
Skydive just doesn't realize how smart he really is. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive Bio}}

Skydive had a few aerial dogfights with the Decepticon Seeker [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

He also combines to form Superion with the other Aerialbots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}
But he complained that being part of the Autobot's only combiner Superion was taking time away from his studies.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Breaking Point event}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 Star (2 star in beta)
*'''Weapons:''' Skydive wields dual miniguns to rapidly damage targets.
*'''Ability: Acid Bombs'''- Drop 6 acid bombs onto the target dealing high damage over time. Useful for taking out strong defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points, +3 reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skydive Skydive at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skydive was the Aerialbot's primary tactician. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The Aerialbots were among the many Transformers summoned to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], where they provided air support and covering fire for other heroes. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Skydive Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I dive from grey skies only]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1986]]/[[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''A2'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-51'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Nega-gun]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (second in most of Europe and Japan), Skydive transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet]]. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style toy, he can also combine with any Scramble City team leader as either an arm or a leg to a super robot, though his nominal position is as [[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion's]] right leg.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released. The following year, these toys instead had a randomly-packed [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] added to them; Skydive only came with Autobot Decoys.

:All five Aerialbots were also later made available as mail-away offers in Japan during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' in 1991. Skydive (like all the other limb-jets) cost 1000 yen and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-55'''
:*''Accessories'': "Nega-gun"

: All five Aerialbots were also available in many markets as a complete gift set. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''A2'''
:*''Accessories'': "Nega-gun"

: Skydive, along with his teammates, was re-released without changes in the 1990 European/Australian "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" reissue series.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Aerialbot-Skydive-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''A1'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Nega-gun#Generation 2|mega gun]]"

: Released in the second year of the US ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline (and ''only'' in the US line), Skydive was a [[redeco]] of the original toy. He's now a shiny silver with blue trim.

: While the card's stock imagery shows him in his original position as Superion's right leg, his instructions direct you to have him form the super robot's left arm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-AR-Skydive.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Airdive?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Aerial Rivals''' (multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]'s ''Legends of Cybertron'' figure, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Skydive transforms into a cargo plane with a color scheme based upon his ''Generation 2'' incarnation. In his plane form, the tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode.

:He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]]. The [[packaging]] back and the [[instructions]] swap Air Raid and Skydive's names, but since the deco used for "Air Raid" is very clearly based on ''Generation 2'' Skydive, this can be assumed to be an error.

:This sculpt was also used for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Legends Skydive (presumably mislabeled) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008 Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories:'' Shield/double-cannon, Autobot-type [[energon star]]

: Available only as a component of ''Universe'' [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], this version of Skydive is a lavender and grey redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]/[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]] mold, transforming into an A-10 "Thunderbolt" plane. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Superion. He comes with a shield/double cannon that can become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his [[spark crystal]].

:He shares his mold with fellow Superion pack-mate [[Fireflight (G1)#Universe (2008)|Fireflight]].

:Skydive was released, along with the others in this box set, in 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' packaging in Australia and Singapore. This set was released as a Target-[[exclusive]] set in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] packaging for North America. Thus, this toy doubles as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Skydive (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Skydive]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skyfall (Cybertron)#Toys|Skyfall]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Scoped pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Skydive is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a small buildable figure that can be re-built into a jet-like configuration.

: He can also contribute his parts to form the super robot [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]], ''mostly'' going into the combiner's right leg.

: He was only available as part of a "complete" Superion set in the first wave of Micro-Changer Combiner sets, packed in with [[Air Raid (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]] (AKA Fireflight), and [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]]. ([[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Slingshot]], aka "Quickslinger" in ''Kre-O'', was sold separately as a single-pack Micro-Changer; you can figure out how to add his parts into the mix if you're feeling up to it.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' ([[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''???'''
:*''Pieces'': '''245'''

: Three years later, the Micro-Changer Combiners Superion, [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] were re-released as a large "Mega Pack" sold exclusively through Dollar General stores for a mere $12, a real steal considering the originals were $10 each.

: All of the Kreons in the set now use the minor [[retool]]ing done to Kreon arms in 2014, making the rounded-off forearm cuffs a sharper cylinder that better serves as a stud to attach pieces to. Deco-wise, ''most'' of the toys were unchanged from their individual releases; Skydive remains the same as his prior release.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5pack Skydive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Air Force''' (Ultimate Battle Set, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''T015'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''128'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''714'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''768'''

: ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Skydive is a redeco of the [[Powerglide (G1)#Bot Shots|Powerglide]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode.

: He was only available in a five-pack with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Bot Shots|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)#Bot Shots|Quickslinger]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Bot Shots|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)#Bot Shots|Autobot Firestrike]], released in the third wave of "Ultimate Battle Sets" (or, the first wave of "Series 2" of the Sets if you really wanna be precise).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Skydive Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As featured on ''Pimp My Altmode''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''2 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Double barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Skydive transforms from a fighter jet roughly based on a {{w|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon}} (as evidenced by the nose cone shape, cockpit design, as well as the characteristic clipped delta wings), although with twin vertical stabilizers, to a robot that updates his original body. Skydive's gun is based on [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]'s [[photon displacer gun]], presumably as a direct or indirect result of his and Skydive's weapons being swapped in their [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[package art]].

: As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe, he is also able to form either an arm or leg for any compatible Voyager Class figure, or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] (which is not the same as his original placement, but that's what the instructions say!). He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], forming the right arm to both combiners.

:Skydive was intended to be packed in with an issue of the [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'' comic]] in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets, featuring art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Eagle Eyes]]". However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> The comics eventually surfaced at an unidentified comic convention in Taipei, Taiwan.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bios-for-first-wave-of-transformers-combiner-wars-deluxes-more-alpha-bravo-fiction/33738/ Bios for first wave of Transformers Combiner Wars deluxes, more Alpha Bravo fiction at Seibertron.com]</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Skydive was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

: Skydive was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]] and [[Windsweeper#Combiner Wars|Windsweeper]], and also retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]], ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], and ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Dreadwind (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dreadwind]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}

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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Huh. Pimp my Alt-mode actually worked.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Double barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot

: ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive was given a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco. This time, his instructions have him back as the right leg to [[Superion (G1)#GenerationsG2|Superion]].

: He was only available in a full Superion "Collection Pack" alongside similarly-''Generation 2''-deco'd versions of [[Silverbolt (G1)#GenerationsG2|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#GenerationsG2|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#GenerationsG2|Fireflight]], [[Slingshot (G1)#GenerationsG2|Quickslinger]], and new addition to the team [[Powerglide (G1)#CWG2|Powerglide]].

: This set was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW01-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2015 (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]])
:*''ID number'': '''UW-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Double barreled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Skydive is much more slavishly cartoon-colored than the ''Combiner Wars'' version, with blue tailfins, additional lightning patterns on his wings, and additional black trim around the chest and shoulders.

: He was only available as part of the full [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] box set alongside similarly-cartoon-deco'd versions of [[Silverbolt (G1)#Unite Warriors|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Unite Warriors|Air Rider]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]], and [[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sling]], the first set released in the line.
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can juuuuuust make them out here.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager, 2017)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] comes with tiny unpainted Aerialbot jet [[slug figure]]s (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures) molded on a white sprue. Once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode via the various teeny posts nominally used to secure [[Titan Master]] figures (meaning you can attach them to ''any'' figures with said pegs).

: This mold sprue was also included in Broadside's redeco/retool [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], now cast in black plastic; what/who they represent was never officially established.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG53-Broadside.jpg|upright=1|thumb|You're gonna have to zoom in and squint for this one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadside''' (Voyager, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''LG53'''

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of [[Broadside (G1)#Legends|Broadside]] also includes the Airbot slug figure sprue, but now in a shade of gray that matches Broadside's deck color, making it ''very'' difficult to differentiate them from his deck.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you put a gun to my head and asked me to name all the G1 Aerialbots... tell my family I love them.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Aerialbot Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Autobot Skydive''' (オートボットスカイダイブ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-18'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 27]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, tailfin
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, "Aerialbot Skydive" is a [[retool]]ing of [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]. He transforms into a rough approximation of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, with a robot mode based directly on his animation model from the original cartoon. He comes with a pair of identical black blasters that can be mounted under his wings in jet mode. His tailfin is attached by a [[5 mm post]], and is bundled with his blasters in the box.

: Skydive's main feature is his ability to transform into a leg that can attach to the frame included with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]], the line’s Commander, to help form [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]. His nominal place is as the combiner's right leg.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Skydive.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T39/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist depicts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s left arm, which is formed by Skydive in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive toy's packaging art, and is based on said figure.

:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist can be used to form Superion, Sky Protector with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], Skydive, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
* Skydive is the only standard member of the Aerialbot team to not follow its uniform white color, being primarily colored gray instead.
* Skydive's [[character model]] suffers a similar fate to that of both [[Superion (G1)#Character models and appearance|Superion]] and [[Fireflight (G1)#Notes|Fireflight]], in that his tailfins on his back are depicted spread out from the front view, yet from the back view they are folded back. This confusion led to the tailfins being drawn differently from scene to scene.
*Most modern Hasbro molds include a "pretooled" alternate head on the sprue, with ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive's alternate tooling being based on the Generation 1 Seeker leader [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]. For clarification, TakaraTomy's ''Unite Warriors'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]] uses this pretooled head and not a TakaraTomy-original element.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skydive''' (スカイダイブ ''Sukaidaibu'')
*''French:'' '''Parachuto''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǔchōng''' (China, 俯冲, "Dive")
*''Italian:'' '''Log'''
*''Polish:'' '''Nurek''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Diver")
*''Russian:'' '''Pikirovshhik''' (Пикировщик, "Diver")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:EW-skin-Skydive-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin on ''Combiner Wars''-based robot mode in ''Earth Wars'' mobile game
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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User talk:BerylRoll

2026-02-25T15:39:57Z

Jalaguy: /* Notes section ordering */

{{welcome}}
Just want to say thanks for all your hard work on improving our Japanese Beast Wars coverage. So much of the existing prose was written before we had wide access to fansubs available, and was both incomplete and littered with issues., It's been in desperate need of an overhaul for a long time, so it'll be nice to finally have that brought up to the rest of the site's standards, especially Neo; the fact that half of its episode articles are still missing plot summaries has been a problem for too long. Thank you again, and keep up the exceptional work! -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:43, 28 December 2025 (EST)
:I see I never replied to these kind words, so I hope it is okay to still do a month late. Thanks. I hope I can keep my momentum going to at least reach into BWN eventually. [[User:BerylRoll|BerylRoll]] ([[User talk:BerylRoll|talk]]) 01:48, 21 January 2026 (EST)

== "It is not known if" ==
Please don't use sentences like over on Magnaboss (BWII), or more speculative comments as to characters' fates. If it were known, it would be noted in the first place; it's redundant to note the absence of information. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 06:25, 30 January 2026 (EST)
:In my defense, as you've seen, some other pages on the wiki have lines like these too. But obviously, this is a can-do. Apologies for the misunderstanding and thanks for the notification. [[User:BerylRoll|BerylRoll]] ([[User talk:BerylRoll|talk]]) 17:43, 1 February 2026 (EST)

==Link-fixing==
Noticed you doing a ''lot'' of repairing redirect links, and thanks for that! It's something the wiki absolutely needs done and is also very boring (and man I know from tedious, unglamorous page-code tweaking), so glad you've taken on a good chunk of it! --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:02, 4 February 2026 (EST)
:Thank you kindly for the encouragement. It is indeed tedious work, but sometimes I'm not in the mindspace for the more substantial and creative work and/or I have 10+ YT tabs open that I can't watch away when I need to think, so then link updates are something to keep the wheels turning. I absolutely love the yellow highlight feature on here that makes it so much more efficient to do than on other wikis. [[User:BerylRoll|BerylRoll]] ([[User talk:BerylRoll|talk]]) 02:45, 7 February 2026 (EST)

==Notes section ordering==
Hey, just wanted to give you a quick heads-up RE: organisation of notes sections—the wiki's modern standard is generally to keep "Errors" subheaders towards the bottom. They used to be higher up (as a legacy of early documentation of stuff like the G1 cartoon that's absolutely lousy with, and famous for, animation errors) and it's possible there are still some articles out there organised like that, but these days we lean towards giving less prominence to that subheader since it most often contains, like, minor nitpicks versus actually notable information. Thanks! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:19, 25 February 2026 (EST)
:Alright, yeah, I've been following the order Continuity Notes -> Continuity Errors -> Animation/Technical Errors -> Transformer References -> Real World References -> Trivia as per the G1 and BWII examples and assuming the logic was "(diegetic) from most relevant to the story to least relevant to the story (meta)". If I've been doing this wrong, what should the order be? [[User:BerylRoll|BerylRoll]] ([[User talk:BerylRoll|talk]]) 10:24, 25 February 2026 (EST)
::There's not a totally firm rule on it, but generally speaking, continuity notes, TF references and real-world references should be the first three in that order. Then errors, general trivia and any other ad-hoc subheaders specific to that story/series can come afterwards, with flexibility on order depending on what works in terms of flow/layout. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:39, 25 February 2026 (EST)

User talk:BerylRoll

2026-02-25T15:19:24Z

Jalaguy:

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-02-23T14:27:09Z

Jalaguy:

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In what has become a rarity in the two decades since the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] ended, the toys ''aren't'' based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first, which serve as the basis for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the five environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean, jungle, and arctic. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], which sees figures and their weapon accessories sporting clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]]; the year's large flagship Bumblebee toy features a hollow, illuminated chest cavity that can then "energize" other figures placed inside.

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonSurge|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Future waves}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride. The pricepoint debuted in 2025 with a [[Walmart]]-exclusive Megatron toy (see [[#Exclusives|below]]), retooled from a ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toy, but returned the next year as a proper assortment with new molds. For ''Energon Surge'', Ultimate Cyber Changers feature chests that spring open to reveal Energon crystal details, as well as the theme's standard clear-plastic weapon and armor accessories.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock Chomp and Battle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Soundwave Deep Sea Explorer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Bumblebee Power Spark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Ultimate Cyber Changer [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}

</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-02-23T09:38:58Z

Jalaguy:

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In what has become a rarity in the two decades since the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] ended, the toys ''aren't'' based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first, which serve as the basis for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the five environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean, jungle, and arctic. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], which sees figures and their weapon accessories sporting clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]]; the year's large flagship Bumblebee toy features a hollow, illuminated chest cavity than can then "energize" other figures placed inside.

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonSurge|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Future waves}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride. The pricepoint debuted in 2025 with a [[Walmart]]-exclusive Megatron toy (see [[#Exclusives|below]]), retooled from a ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toy, but returned the next year as a proper assortment with new molds.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock Chomp and Battle]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Soundwave Deep Sea Explorer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Bumblebee Power Spark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Ultimate Cyber Changer [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}

</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Doryu (G1)

2026-02-21T00:51:41Z

Jalaguy: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his possibly heroic mirror universe counterpart|Doryu (SG)}}
:''Doryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oddly enough when considering his English dub name, he always seems to be smiling.]]

'''Doryu''' (ドリュウ ''Doryū'') is the guy in [[Dinoforce]] that everyone likes. He's a hard worker, he's always ready to put himself on the front lines and in harm's way, does favors for the others, and just generally keeps the sense of comraderie among the team. Unfortunately, all that enthusiasm and drive has a nasty tendency to blow up in his face, and in the faces of his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. It's not just that he's not terribly smart (not that ''anyone'' in the Dinoforce is), sometimes he's just plain unlucky. But with every failure he picks himself up and has another go at it. Usually to the same disastrous result, but he's trying, dangit.

Were he smarter, he could definitely make better use of his talents. He's capable of projecting three-dimensional images made up of "phorogram rays" to serve as decoys and lures, which can actually explode with force once an enemy gets close. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Stegosaurus'' shell, he can emit toxic gasses and slime to make anyone attempting close-range combat really regret that decision. He can combine that with a devastating tail-swipe, a move he calls the "Do-Stego Cutter".

Naturally, every one of these moves can and will backfire on him on a semi-regular basis. Doryu can combine with his teammates to form [[Dinoking]], who isn't much smarter than Doryu.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Hironaka]] (Japanese), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese, episode 31)}}
[[File:Victory2 Doryu Pretender Shell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Doryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Doryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Doryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Doryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Doryu made it to the [[Necroworld]], where he ended up being punched by a superpowered [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Doryu okay with this heavy recoil twin-barreled gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Doryu transforms into a bipedal sorta-wolf-monster-thing. He can also form either legs to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Stegosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking foot-plate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, and the silver turning uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint issues.

:Doryu's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Doryu/doryu.htm More information on Doryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hold on, Doryu supposed to sign up for the Operation Meteor thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rippersnapper's lost brother]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, back panel, scythe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Doryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], transforming into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. While he still has the sword that came with the original version of the mold, he also comes with an all-new scythe weapon; while neither one is the melee weapon he had in the anime ([[Rairyu]] had the sword and [[Yokuryu]] had the scythe), the spirit is there.

: Doryu also forms the right leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]; part of his back comes off and reattaches to cover up his arms while in leg mode. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His scythe becomes the main shaft for Dinoking's huge axe.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan through TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' line.

==Notes==
*''Doryū'' corresponds with 土竜, meaning "Soil Dinosaur" or "Earth Dinosaur", although that word is usually read as ''mogura'', referring to the {{w|Talpidae}}.
* Doryu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Gairyu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Scowl and [[Bristleback]]'s box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Doryu carries a trident, though he can shoot energy from the main tip like it was a gun, so.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Scowl''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ăijiǎoguài''' (China, 矮脚怪, "Short-legged Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Khmuryy''' (Хмурый, "Overcast")
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Gairyu

2026-02-21T00:50:43Z

Jalaguy: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
:''Gairyu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Gairyu.jpg|275px|thumb]]

The [[Dinoforce]] are not exactly known for brilliant strategy, but '''Gairyu''' (ガイリュウ ''Gairyū'') at least tries. He knows that simply charging into battle with berzerker rage isn't enough to win battles; you need defensive moves as well. Thus, he has taken almost solely to the strategy of ''counterattack'': his back-wings can absorb free-flying energy, using it to charge up and dramatically boost his own already-impressive strength when he eventually strikes back. His specialty is the "Gai-Ankylo Dash" he can perform when merged with his semi-autonomous ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, exploding into a heavily armored, spike-sided bullet on legs.

Thing is, he's so dedicated to the "defense" part of this plan that he holds off on powerful attacks until ''juuuuuuuuuust'' the right moment, and he is prepared to wait for that moment under all his nigh-impenetrable dino-armor. And wait. And wait.

And wait.

To the point where he'll pass up multiple perfectly good opportunities to strike, often resulting in attacks that are too late, ''much'' too late, much to his teammates' chagrin. A more cynical observer might consider these to be the (in)actions of a reluctant coward rather than an overly-careful strategist. Just saying.

As such, he is perhaps more useful as a component of the powerful (but unintelligent) combiner-bot [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yūki Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:FightVictoryLeo Landcross dinotoss.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Gairyu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Gairyu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Gairyu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

Gairyu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Gairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|My arms and legs won't [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|explode]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gairyu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-323'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Ankylo Gun", left Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Gairyu transforms into a spiked quadrupedal monster. He can also form either arm to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the combiner's left arm.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Ankylosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking fist. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the silver paint turning uneven and grody-looking. (The rubbery part of the shell lacks the gold paint that famously turns a nasty patina-green most of the other Dinoforce shells have.) While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Gairyu/gairyu.htm More information on Gairyu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Ankylo Gun", left Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Gairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|quote=When Shu san and I started to work on this, we also were having conversations with Hasui san on how best to implement it.|year=2022|month=10|day=02}}</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Gairyu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Skar (IDW)#Toys|Scarr]], transforming into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus'', with his colors based on his anime portrayal rather than the original toy. He has a newly-molded, longer beast mode tail that detaches to become a big cannon. Because of his transformation scheme, his robot arms can swing frontward, allowing him to double-wield some weapons with longer posts.

: Gairyu also forms the left arm to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. While he ''technically'' can form the right arm as well, his tail-gun forms his fist, and it's a left-handed fist, so.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*''Gairyū'' corresponds with 鎧竜, meaning "Armored Dinosaur". It is used to refer to the {{w|Ankylosauria}} suborder of dinosaurs in Japanese.
* Gairyu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Doryu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Bristleback and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Gairyu carries a scimitar, though he can shoot energy beams from it like a gun.
* Gairyu's animation model has his beast and robot limbs in black, rather than the actual toy's white; he's got white thighs, which are green on the toy.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Bristleback''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chángwěiguài''' (China, 长尾怪, "Long-tailed Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Shchotka''' (Щётка, "Brush")

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Bristleback

2026-02-21T00:46:26Z

Jalaguy: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
:''Bristleback is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1-Bristleback1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Crouching Tiger, Hidden [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|Fractures]]]]
'''Bristleback''' ''hates'' being a [[Pretender]]. He was forced into undergoing the process when he discovered, to his great dismay, that his steel skin was somehow inferior to other Transformers', corroding and [[rust]]ing upon contact with [[Earth]]'s atmosphere. Worse yet, his bulky and cumbersome Pretender shell has transformed him from a once-quick-footed fighter to one of the slowest movers in the Decepticon ranks. A ceaselessly foul-mouthed, bullying malcontent ''before'' these indignities, Bristleback has only become meaner since. His Pretender shell's one redeeming feature is the spikes on its back, which secrete a powerful corrosive acid upon contact. Bristleback dreams of being assigned to space missions, where his rust condition will no longer be an issue.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], curiously without any rust problems of note.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Bristleback and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Bristleback was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Bristleback was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Monstructor used his life-draining aura to take out [[Windmill (G.I. Joe)|Windmill]] and just generally stomped all over the rest of the attackers. However, the overconfident bot was felled by a long-range attack by Joe's [[Laser Squad]], who targeted his head with high-intensity beams until it blew up, forcing the monster to disassemble. Whether or not Bristleback and the other components survived this trauma is unknown. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Bristleback-optimusprimespotlight.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's ticked off about being so fragile.]]
Millions of years ago, Bristleback and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Bristleback and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allow the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Bristleback and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], Bristleback and the others lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then formed Monstructor to force Orion Pax's hand so that he'd reawaken the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Bristleback and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Bristleback was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Bristleback was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bristleback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bristleback's toy, miraculously not succumbed to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. (This was the owner's third Bristleback. Guess what happened to the first two. G'wan.)]]
*'''Bristleback''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''PM2'''
**''Accessories:'' [[electrostatic pulse rifle]], monster shell, shell backing, right Monstructor fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the penultimate year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.

:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:He is one of the Generation 1 toys most susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]... appropriate given his [[bio]]. It's most likely a complete coincidence, of course, but still simultaneously funny and distressing. His hands are particularly fragile, but the beast-mode legs are also attached so tight that it's possible to snap them off at the joint by trying to turn them. ''And'' the Monstructor fist attachment slot is susceptible. Overall, he's a nightmare best left alone and looked at but not touched, and not looked at very hard at that. In a second, less horrible design flaw, the [[sticker]]s on his robot legs are prone to being scraped off by his creature-mode legs.

:Bristleback's inner robot and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]].

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

==Notes==
*Bristleback's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Scowl]]'s dual-sonic disrupter gun, while Scowl's art depicts him with Bristleback's electrostatic pulse rifle.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tüskés''' ("Thorny")
*''Italian:'' '''Spettro''' ("Specter")

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Scowl (G1)

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{{disambig3|Scowl}}
:''Scowl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Scowl-mtmte.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I'm terrifying! No, really!!]]
There are many words that can be used to describe a Decepticon warrior, but {{w|Chibi (Japanese term)|"chibi"}} should NEVER, EVER be one. Imagine the horror of the terrible and mighty '''Scowl''' when he learned that not only didn't his fat, [[super deformed]] little werewolf alternate form scare anyone, but that it was considered actively "CUTE". ''shudder!'' [[Bristleback]] may hate his [[Pretender]] shell, but Scowl's was his salvation. Now suitably monstrous on the outside, he uses his powerful sonic screams and super-sensitive hearing to prove his bark is just as bad as his bite. His fellow Decepticons wish he'd take the shell off now and again, as it amplifies his already loud voice to an uncomfortable volume.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Scowl-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|thumb|He's like a walking pile of teeth.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Scowl and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Scowl was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Scowl-blackhorizon-cover.jpg|thumb|These people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... they wake up the next day and their mouth's on fire.]]
Scowl was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Scowl and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Scowl and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Scowl and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], Scowl and the others lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then formed Monstructor to force Orion Pax's hand so that he'd reawaken the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Scowl and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Scowl was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Scowl was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Scowl, [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Wildfly]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Scowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'll eat you with his pink nuclear mouth.]]
*'''Scowl''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''PM4'''
**''Accessories:'' dual-[[sonic disrupter gun]], shell, shell back plate, Monstructor foot
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the penultimate year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], [[Pretender Monster]] Scowl is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a bipedal kinda-werewolf-ish monster-thing. He can also form either leg of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the left leg.

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked rocklike monster with a HUGE fanged mouth. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor footplate. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:Scowl's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]].

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

==Notes==
*Scowl's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Bristleback]]'s electrostatic pulse rifle, while Bristleback's art depicts him with Scowl's dual-sonic disrupter gun.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Boxus''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Morcos''' ("Grouchy")
*''Italian:'' '''Raptor'''

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Rairyu

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:''Rairyu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rairyu.jpg|275px|thumb]]

Slow and steady, that's how '''Rairyu''' (ライリュウ ''Rairyū'') works. Patient, straightforward and unflinchingly honest, he strides into battle ready to take any [[Autobot]] head-on, confident in his strength and determination. He's possibly the most reliable of the [[Dinoforce]] members, though that's certainly damning him with faint praise. He's not smart, but he's not prone to the rashness most of his fellow not-smart Dinoforcers are, so his measured methods tend to mitigate his low intelligence and make him somewhat less failure-prone. ''Somewhat''.

When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Brontosaurus'' shell, his already-impressive strength is amplified to incredible degrees. He can create localized earthquakes that leave massive cracks in the ground, throwing enemies off-balance and sending them plummeting, a move he calls the "Rai-Bronto Hole". He's also the Dinoforce's aquatic specialist, capable of surprisingly quick movement when submerged; he can even spin his body in a devastating high-speed corkscrew-torpedo attack. The shell is also armed with a multi-missile rack as well as shoulder-cannons that fire stored-up water at intensely high pressures, quickly eroding and punching through enemy armor.

Where Rairyu falters, however, is his temper. He tries to keep it cool at all times, but once he's had enough, ''he's had enough'', and launches into an uncontrollable rampage. Which means his incredible strength and devastating attacks are just as likely to take out his teammates and himself as they are any unfortunate Autobots in range. Rairyu combines with the rest of his team to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Victory ep4 dinochase.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Why, hell-o there...]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Rairyu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Rairyu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Rairyu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

Rairyu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Rairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's a giraffe! (''Attempts to mitigate the green patina on the shell-paint were made. Only so much could be done.'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rairyu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-327'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Brontosaurus'' shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Rairyu transforms into a quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the middle torso to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]].

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Brontosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking hip assembly. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Rairyu/rairyu.htm More information on Rairyu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Brontosaurus'' shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Rairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Thunder thighs for a Thunder Dinosaur.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right missile pods
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Rairyu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]], transforming into a robotic ''Brontosaurus'', with his deco heavily favoring his anime portrayal; which actually works out better for him than most of the team since his bestial "shell" mode was already functionally off-white. He comes with a pair of all-new, massive non-firing missile pods that peg into his dino-mode hips, or onto his arms in robot mode. His Brontosaurus head still retains the asymmetrical sculpting that was present on Sludge.

: Rairyu also forms the lower torso to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. The twin missile pods clip into the "feet" of [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]] and [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]] in their leg modes as foot-plates, with the connectors having an ankle-tilt joint for extra stability.

: If you want an extra bit of anime-accuracy, you can give him the sword that comes with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]] for a melee weapon.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with Doryu, [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], Goryu, [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was late released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

==Notes==
*''Rairyū'' corresponds with 雷竜, meaning "Thunder Dinosaur". The term is a Japanese calque of ''{{W|Brontosaurus}}'', which means "thunder lizard" in Greek.
* Rairyu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Kakuryu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Birdbrain and [[Slog (G1)|Slog]]'s box art.
*Much like [[Zaur (G1)|Zaur]], his depiction of being skilled underwater, coupled with being paired with a ''Brontosaurus'', seems to be a reference to the erroneous idea that sauropod dinosaurs were semi-aquatic.
*The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Rairyu brandishes a sword, though he can shoot energy from its tip like it was a gun.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Birdbrain''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chángjǐngguài''' (China, 长颈怪, "Long-necked Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezmozglyy''' (Безмозглый, "Brainless")

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Kakuryu (G1)

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon Dinocon|Kakuryu (SG)}}
:''Kakuryu is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dinoforce]] member (and later [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]) from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Kakuryu.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In a former life he was Dumbheart Bear in Care-a-lot.]]

Nobody among the [[Decepticon]] [[Dinoforce]] is what anyone would call "smart". But '''Kakuryu''' (カクリュウ Kakuryū) is the idiot's idiot. He's the one all the other team members look down on and sigh with exasperation at. If ''anyone'' is going to bone up a mission, it's him. Stooge-like, hopelessly clumsy, and innocent in nature, he's very much the "Curly" to commander [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]]'s "Moe"; taking blow after angry blow from his leader but handling it all with a care-free stride. He likes to dance and play, would rather sleep than fight, and has a soft spot for cute little flesh creatures, especially bugs, which he thinks are cuddly-wuddly adorable. Why he's a Decepticon is anyone's guess. Regardless, Kakuryu is willing to form [[Dinoking]] alongside his teammates.

In his own weird way though, he's also the hardest worker on the team. With every failure, he just tries harder to make up for it the next time (once he's done crying). He's always enthusiastic about the next mission (well, once he wakes up, at least). He's eager to please his teammates. Give Kakuryu a motivation he can get behind and he'll perform... to the best of his abilities. Which, well. Luck is never exactly on his side.

Like most of the Dinoforce, he's a physical powerhouse with little actual skill at using his gifts. His massive feet can cause small earthquakes, and his arms are even capable of limited weather control. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Triceratops'' shell, he can create a nigh-impenetrable "Kaku-Tricera Field" that makes him impervious to damage (which probably helps considering how often Goryu beans him).

It is perhaps no great surprise, then, that Kakuryu did eventually end up switching sides, joining the [[Autobot]]s as a new member of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. He even participated in the [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] program, gaining the new cooler codename '''Grimmaster''' (グリムマスター Gurimumasutā). This didn't make him any less of a doof, but still, his heart's in the right place.

{{bigquote|I'm sorry!|Kakuryu's catchphrase}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}
[[File:Victoryep1 kakuryu falling behind.jpg|left|thumb|The least bad bad guy.]]
Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were responsible for the attack that claimed the life of [[Jan Minakaze]]'s parents. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} Several years later, in [[2025]], when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] targeted the planet [[Earth]], the Dinoforce served as the vanguard of his invasion. The ever-hapless Kakuryu lagged behind his teammates when they made their first strike against humanity by attacking Earth's [[Lunar Base (Victory)|Lunar Base]], but fared well in battle against the [[Autobot]] [[Brainmaster]]s, even if his choice of weapon—a puny six-shooter—left something to be desired. When [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived to join the fight, Kakuryu "generously" offered his commander [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] the chance to engage the Autobot leader in battle first, but was shouted down, and didn't last long against the galaxy's greatest swordsman. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} The base's human crew was relocated to the Autobots' [[Galaxy Base]], and a little later, Kakuryu sent his shell to join the other Dinoforce shells in attacking the station while he and the rest of the team ambushed [[Wingwaver]]. Over-eager, Kakuryu kept crashing into Goryu throughout the fight until the team combined into [[Dinoking]], and were then defeated by Star Saber. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

[[File:Victoryep6 kakuryu clobbered.jpg|thumb|Goryu and Kakuryu's audition to the ''batsu'' games.]]

Following the Autobots down to Earth's surface, the Decepticons' vessel, the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', concealed itself within a lake, causing Kakuryu to become very flustered when he was ordered to depart on a mission, as he couldn't swim. Goryu supplied him with an inner tube and goggles, enabling Kakuryu to join in the team's attack on Star Saber at the [[Schwimmbad School]]. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} Later, Kakuryu joined in the Dinforce's effort to capture a human energy plant, but during the attack, he wound up doused in oil and accidentally set on fire by Goryu's fire breath. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} Retiring to a desert island to train with his team, Kakuryu used a palm tree for a punching bag, but only wound up clonking himself on the head with coconuts and collapsing the tree on top of himself. He wound up in similar straits during the Dinoforce's subsequent attack on the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park when he accidentally collapsed some support columns onto himself while playing with the park's displays. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

Kakuryu's clumsiness made the Decepticon attack on the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] a particularly trying experience for Goryu, as he trod on his shell's tail, dropped a stack of uranium canisters on him, and clobbered him with his axe. Goryu returned the favor with his club. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} Kakuryu went on to help load and defend the Decepticons' energy base in the [[Amazon]] jungle with no major screw-ups (although he was pretty dejected when he had to be told not to fire his weapons around the energy). {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} He kept out of sight for a while afterwards, popping up only to fetch [[Leozack]] on Deathsaurus's orders. {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}}

[[File:Victory22 kakuryu flag.jpg|left|thumb]]

Kakuryu was part of the Decepticon team that invaded [[Marine City]] to plant a [[neutron bomb]], but while he was running around scaring the populous, Kakuryu happened upon a car that looked very familiar. Said car promptly transformed into [[Blacker]], who grabbed Kakuryu and forced him to spill the beans on their bomb plan before he was rescued by Goryu. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} Kakuryu was also the downfall of the Decepticons' next plan, when the villains captured Jan and [[Holi]], and he was assigned guard duty, only to wind up letting them escape when he was fooled by a drawing Jan placed in front of their cell's security camera. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} He had no more luck when he and the rest of the Dinoforce helped drain energy from captured human spaceships, struggling to open an access panel on one ship and accidentally bashing Goryu when he attempt to smash the panel open. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

Kakuryu and the Dinoforce accompanied Deathsaurus back to the [[Dark Nebula]] where his de-powered [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] lay for a test of the integrity of the fortress's systems. On the return trip, they crossed paths with the Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], and the Dinoforce tried to board the vessel, only to be repelled by the [[Rescue Patrol Team]]. In retaliation, the Dinoforce launched a bomb at the shuttle, but the Rescue Team sent it right back at them... but when it impacted, it didn't even explode, since Kakuryu had forgotten to install the ignition plug! {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} Upon their return to Earth, the Decepticons attacked the [[Schaeffer Energy]] Plant; during the loading of the captured Schaeffer Energy, Kakuryu tried to snack on some and got bonked by Goryu for his troubles. Undeterred, when the Autobots attacked, Kakuryu tried to make off with a case-full of Schaeffer Energy for himself but blundered straight into Blacker and got blasted out of the fight. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

[[File:Victory24 kakuryu foam.jpg|thumb|]]
When the Decepticons attacked an oil field, Kakuryu was given the task of guarding the captured human workers, which he managed to do even while spending most of his time asleep. To save the humans, the Rescue Patrol Team took the direct approach, blasting both robot and shell with [[fire-retardant foam]]; Goryu gave him some brushes and towels to clean off and rejoin the fight. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} Kakuryu also took part in a Decepticon raid on a solar power station, and was the first to spot the Autobots' approach in the installation. Although he dropped a case of energy on his foot in the process, he did successfully raise the alarm, but in firing upon the Autobots, he wound up knocking a satellite dish off a nearby tower and onto Goryu. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

Kakuryu was part of the failed Decepticon attempt to steal energy from a tanker on the [[Energy Road]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} The villains had more luck when they threatened the Earth with orbital missile bombardment, preventing the Autobots from acting while they stole energy. Carefree Kakuryu earned himself a scolding from Goryu when he goofed around carrying more energy than he could manage, and took particular delight in taunting the helpless Autobots, but when Star Saber combined with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] to gain the power to outrace the missiles, he got on the horn to Deathsaurus to warn him of the Autobot leader's new abilities. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[File:Victory31 kakuryu fountain.jpg|thumb|left]]
Kakuryu and [[Rairyu]] were tasked with staking out the Schwimmbad School as part of a plan concocted by Goryu, but the appearance of Jan's new mecha, the ''[[Illumina II]]'', threw a wrench into the works. At Kakuryu's urging, Goryu decided to table his plan in order to test the mech's abilities, resulting in a fight that ended with the Dinoforce's defeat at the hands of Star Saber. As Goryu attempted to protect his subordinates by offering his life to Star Saber, Kakuryu lunged forward and grabbed Star Saber's leg, trying to hold him back with the exclamation that he was the unimportant one, and that it was Goryu who should survive. The rest of the Dinforce followed his lead, and the impressed Star Saber let them be, telling them to heal up for their next encounter. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

The insect-loving Kakuryu was thrilled when [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] bred a swarm of [[Doriya]] in the ''Thunder Arrow'' bio-room, recalling a fun time when he went bug-catching on the planet [[Dammar]]. When the insects were presented to Deathsaurus, Kakuryu was the one instructed to open the canister containing them... at which point, the metal-eating monsters swarmed all over him and began munching their way through his armor! [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] scooped up a fallen piece of Kakuryu's arm and used it to lure the bugs off him, and the injured Kakuryu was taken to the infirmary. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[File:Victory37 kakuryus new job.jpg|thumb]]
When Deathsaurus raised [[Atlantis]] to raid its energy stockpiles, the Dinoforce loaded the ''Thunder Arrow'' with the recovered energy, but were then abandoned by Deathsaurus for their many failures and left to be washed away by a tidal wave when the continent sank back beneath the ocean. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} At first, Kakuryu thought this meant they could have a vacation, but Goryu refused to believe they had been deserted, and kept them busy stealing energy. When they were caught in the meteor bombardment of Earth carried out by Deathsaurus's reactivated fortress, however, they were forced to accept that their emperor had discarded them. Kakuryu begged his injured captain not to die, and allowed the Autobot Rescue Patrol Team to carry out first aid on him. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} Reawakening the Autobot base, Goryu called Kakuryu to his side and had him fetch an Autobot so he could pay Deathsaurus back by giving the Autobots' information on the fortress's weak spot. With this information, the Autobots triumphed and destroyed the Fortress and Deathsaurus with it. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

In the aftermath of Deathsaurus's defeat, while his fellow Dinoforcers went to work in construction, Kakuryu took a job at an amusement park, where he became very popular with children. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''United EX''====
[[File:UnitedEX5 dragon dues.jpg|left|thumb]]
Once, Star Saber saved Kakuryu's life under some undisclosed circumstances. Seeking to pay the Autobot leader back for his kindness, at some point over the ten years that followed Deathsaurus's defeat, Kakuryu left his theme park job behind and signed up to become a fully-fledged Autobot. Admitted to the ranks of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he spent a decade training on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to finally become strong and skilled, and even took part in the Autobots' [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] program, gaining control of four Dinobot drones built by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and the new code-name of "Grimmaster".

[[File:UnitedEX6 destruction regeneration.jpg|thumb]]
After a series of Decepticon attacks caused the loss of a team of Autobot drones and left [[Blaze Master (G1)|Choppermaster]] missing in action, the Autobots' human military ally [[Clouder|Major Clouder]] decided to call Grimmaster up to active duty and dispatched [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]] to Dinobot Island to tell him so. Grimmaster promised to fight his best for the Autobots and for Earth. {{storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}} On their return trip, while flying over a landfill, the pair were shot down by [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]], who proposed that Grimmaster return to the Decepticon ranks in exchange for great fiscal reward. Unswayed by the offer, Grimmaster attacked, but found that Roadmaster's regenerative abilities posed a challenge. {{storylink|Destruction and Regeneration}} Nevertheless, he was able to triumph over his seemingly-invincible foe, only to be ambushed by [[Grindcore (G1)|Tankmaster]], who had been hiding nearby. Fortunately, he was saved from execution at Tankmaster's hands by [[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster]]. {{storylink|Ocean Encounter}}

The Autobots were able to obtain the location of the Decepticons' base from Tankmaster, and Grimmaster took part in the subsequent attack. When the Autobots' human ally [[Clouder]], piloting the [[Assaultmaster]] mech, found himself on the losing side of a one-on-one struggle with [[Gravedigger|Buildmaster]], Grimmaster came to his aid and took over the fight. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

====Metrowars====
After an immense battle where [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and his comrades were sent fleeing, Grimmaster and his drones did clean-up so that [[Guard City]] could perform his emergency repairs. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Dinobots Legends Epilogue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]

In [[2039]], Grimmaster was on planet [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Dark Nova]]'s forces attacked. He cheered on his inspirational leader Star Saber, while [[Jan Minakaze]] rode the Illumina III drone. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} He was later was present at the unveiling of the [[Cybertron Alliance]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] shook hands. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In [[2050]], Grimmaster was late attending a meeting with the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and was made fun of for being late, to his annoyance. They were interrupted when a time gate opened to reveal the [[Quintesson]]s, who sought to subdue the Dinobots to sell as merchandise. To aid them in their endeavor, the Quintessons summoned [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], and Grimmaster tried to defend [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], only to be crushed under the combiner's foot. Grimmaster survived and tossed his [[Energon Matrix]] to the Dinobots, which allowed them to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. After the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and the Quintessons fled, Grimmaster watched on as the Dinobots got a call from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] requesting assistance with the [[Selector]] revolt. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
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===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Victorymanga4 kakuryu starsaber.jpg|thumb]]
When Deathsaurus launched his attack against the Earth, Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were at the forefront of the assault, riding their shells into action as they ransacked a city. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|If even Kakuryu can get laid, what's ''your'' excuse?]]
Kakuryu continuously underwent extensive personal training in order to earn the respect of his peers and his emperor—though that training evidently didn't extend to his mind, as he figured the best way to put his new skills to use would be to hide underground on the off-chance that Star Saber would wander by and he could ambush him. It took three days, but Star Saber eventually did happen by, so Kakuryu leapt out to assault the Autobot Supreme Commander. While grappling with his foe from behind, Kakuryu commanded his shell to gore Star Saber's chest with his horns, hoping to penetrate down to his [[Brainmaster]]. Star Saber was only momentarily caught off-guard, however, and in seconds he had the upper hand after unleashing his Saber Vacuum Tornado Pacifier attack. Kakuryu bounced across the landscape and nearly fell over a cliff thanks to the awesome maneuver. Hanging from the edge, Kakuryu was defiant to the end and told Star Saber to hurry up and kill him if he was going to do it. Instead, Star Saber pulled his opponent to safety, and congratulated Kakuryu on his effort. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were stationed aboard the Decepticon Space Stronghold when Deathsaurus turned its power against the Earth, but were scattered by a sudden, forceful Autobot invasion of the vessel. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. Kakuryu's a daddy! {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb]]
Kakuryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Kakuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We use "warrior" to describe Kakuryu in the same way we use "comedian" to describe Tom Green.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kakuryu''' (Dinoforce, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-324'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Triceratops'' shell, shell back, "Tricera Gun", "Dino Blaster" Dinoking gun, Dinoking head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Slog (G1)#Generation 1|Slog]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Kakuryu transforms into a squat pincher monster via a simple process similar to the [[transformation]] scheme of both Goryu and [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]]. The largest among the inner robots of the Dinoforce, he unfolds in a comparatively complex fashion to combine with them to form the shoulders and upper torso of Dinoking. His robot form fits inside his soft-plastic shell, an armored ''Triceratops'' (albeit one with three horns in a row, unlike the actual dinosaur), which mounts both his smaller "Tricera Gun"—which he wields in robot mode—and his larger "Dino Blaster", Dinoking's weapon. Dinoking's head stores on the rear of the larger weapon.

: The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Kakuryu/kakuryu.htm More information on Kakuryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Multi-pack, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Triceratops'' shell, shell back, "Tricera Gun", "Dino Blaster" Dinoking gun, Dinoking head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Moral of the story: switching sides nets you a sweet promotion.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grimmaster Prime Mode''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX 04'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 20]], [[2012]]
:*''Accessories'': Cross-Ryu Drone, Caesar-Ryu Drone, Illumina III Drone, Saber-Ryu Drone

:''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' Grimmaster is a slight [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]] toy, transforming into a robotic ''Styracosaurus''. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

: Grimstone's warm-gray and light-red plastics were changed to a more "Generation 1 Dinobot"-y cool gray and darker red. The gold paint color was changed and the red toes on the ''Pachycephalosaurus'' limb are now painted silver.

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs, redecos of the [[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobot]] drones. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the creatures automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snap back to creature mode when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')—Leg (Grimmaster's left)
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')—Leg (Grimmaster's right)
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')—Arm (Grimmaster's left)
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')—Arm (Grimmaster's right)

: The drones are all named after concepts from ''Victory'', specifically [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Road Caesar]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and Jan Minakaze's ''[[Illumina II]]''.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Kakuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Revolver unfortunately not included. (I'm sorry!)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail section, Dinoking head, large rifle, double-barreled gun, blade, weapon mount
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Kakuryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]], transforming into a robotic ''Triceratops'', with his deco heavily favouring his anime portrayal. He features the same thigh misassembly (they're swapped: the side with the slight slope should be facing forward, but it's an easy fix thanks to the ball-joints) and top-heavy design as the original figure.

: Like the original Slug figure, his beast-mode tail, which hides the Dinoking head piece, detaches and can be held in his hand as a weapon; however, the Dinoking retool means it looks significantly less like a gun than Slug's did, and the instructions don't mention its function as a weapon, instead directing you to store it on his robot-mode back. Kakuryu doesn't lack for weapons, though, coming with multiple new accessories: a large rifle, and an axe made up of three parts (a handle, blade, and twin-barreled gun that sits on top of the weapon) inspired by the one he uses in the cartoon. The rifle and axe can also be cludged together into a sort of "turret" that mounts on Kakuryu's dino-mode's back, though you have to open up his back to expose the connector point.

: Kakuryu also forms the upper torso and head to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. His hatchet forms the axe-head of Dinoking's massive poleaxe, while the two extra guns combine into a marginally bigger gun for Dinoking to wield.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] [[exclusive]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.
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==Notes==
[[File:VictoryKakuryuColorModel.jpg|thumb]]
*''Kakuryū'' is short for ''sankakuryū'' (三角竜, "three-horned dinosaur") in Japanese, referring to ''{{w|Triceratops}}''.
* Kakuryu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Rairyu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Slog and [[Birdbrain]]'s box art.
* Kakuryu's character model brightens him up with some notable color changes that owe nothing to either his toy or that of his Hasbro predecessor Slog, including a distinctive golden torso and arms that were likely inspired by the gold of Dinoking's torso, which Kakuryu becomes when combined in that form, though the gold chest can also be barely glimpsed on Kakuryu's box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with; Kakuryu carried an axe that could shoot blasts from its blade and handle, in addition to the [[:File:Victory1 kakuryu revolver.jpg|wimpy, ineffective pistol]] he was seen with in both "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]" and "[[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Slog''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiānjiǎoguài''' (China, 尖角怪, "Sharp-horned Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Prishibala''' (Пришибала, "Knock Out")

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Talk:Transformers Legends (comic)

2026-02-19T00:03:43Z

Jalaguy: /* Wholesale renaming of issues */

HQ scans of BTE #10-12 for those who want them: [http://i.imgur.com/0NxxkEq.jpg], [http://i.imgur.com/aO2H7am.jpg], [http://i.imgur.com/VgFYgiJ.jpg] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:55, 18 April 2015 (EDT)

== "Business Trip Edition" ==

I'm not sure this is the best translation. All of the dictionaries I've looked at translate "出張版" as [http://jisho.org/search/%E5%87%BA%E5%BC%B5%E7%89%88 "branch-off edition (of a series)"]. 出張 by itself ''does'' mean "business trip", but that's not literally what the kanji mean. It's like saying a getaway car is a car for vacations. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:35, 19 April 2015 (EDT)
:<nowiki>*poke*</nowiki> [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 05:20, 4 June 2015 (EDT)
::I guess nobody cares if I move the pages over to "Bonus Edition"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:49, 16 June 2015 (EDT)

== Broken link? ==

The page link at the bottom doesn't seem to be working anymore for some reason. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:11, 31 August 2015 (EDT)
:[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/legends/index.html The link on the TakTomy site's Legends homepage is broken, too.] Weird. Maybe they're planning a collection of the comics and want to take the free-to-view installments off the site? I dunno. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] ([[User talk:DrSpengler|talk]]) 15:23, 31 August 2015 (EDT)
::Grrr... Makes me wish I had gotten around to take more pictures for articles before this happened. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 17:16, 31 August 2015 (EDT)
:::I think you can probably find the comics uploaded on other sites. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:53, 31 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Well, now it's back. Weird. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:21, 3 September 2015 (EDT)

== Proposal to use Japanese character names ==

I know it's probably been debated countless times on the wiki to the conclusion of the wiki uses English-based names, but considering that the ''Legends'' comic often relies on English-original versus Japanese-original name jokes, I propose that this page use exact names wherever possible, such as referring to the main characters by their Japanese names. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:57, 6 December 2015 (EST)

== Splitting ==

Since this article is getting super long, maybe we should just bite the bullet and split out the chapters to their own articles? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:06, 28 July 2016 (EDT)
:<nowiki>*poke*</nowiki> [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:53, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
::Given how short some of the chapters are, my suggestion would be more of a sub-page setup, like [[Transformers Legends (comic)/Chapters 1-20]] (and so on) or something? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:01, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
:::I considered that, but it seems like a pain to set up and link to properly. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:35, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
::::[[User:Saix/example|Set up an example article.]] I think it looks adequate when it comes to article length, especially since now the trend is for longer and more continuity-dense strips. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:48, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
:::::I think I like individual articles. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:08, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
::::::I'll third the notion of giving each chapter its own article. (Though, as a sidenote, I also kinda wish we'd use "manga" instead of "comic" in this article's title since we've traditionally used such to differentiate between comics of Western origin and those of Japanese origin.) --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 21:19, 26 August 2016 (EDT)
:::::::I too think a split is for the best by now, since Legends shows no sign of ending any time soon. --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] ([[User talk:Apoc|talk]]) 01:09, 27 August 2016 (EDT)

== Article title and labeling ==
Why is it that we don't call this a manga? It's even written right to left. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 01:40, 27 August 2016 (EDT)
:Poke. Is there any opposition to re-titling the pages in accordance with our policies? The Bonus Editions even have "漫画" on the page! [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:05, 30 October 2016 (EDT)
::I'm opposed to the pointless usage of "manga" instead of "comic". But if that is what we've been doing....--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:35, 31 October 2016 (EDT)
::There's not much point to changing it outside of weebing. Manga is comics. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:47, 31 October 2016 (EDT)
:::Consistency and uniformity with other Japanese comic articles on this Wiki that use "manga" in their titles? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:22, 31 October 2016 (EDT)
::::Why not change them to "comic"? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 06:24, 1 November 2016 (EDT)
:::::''Why'' are they "manga" in the first place? Actual consistency would to have them all be "comic". We don't weeb it up and say "the Headmasters anime" or "Punch UFO is a seiyū". [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:59, 2 November 2016 (EDT)
::::::I dunno. That was decided before my time, but I like it. Suppose that ''Transformers'' was principally divided between the U.S. and Latin America, and ''Transformers'' TV series were either English-language serial dramas or telenovelas. In such a scenario wouldn't it be useful to delineate between works produced under English-language auspices versus Spanish-language auspices? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 12:09, 2 November 2016 (EDT)
:::::::I really can't see a need for that as a category level thing. The fact that the first line has the original language title listed is enough for me. And why does this article use the Japanese word "otaku"? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:16, 2 November 2016 (EDT)
:::::::I also can't understand why we need a [[manga]] article. I mean, we don't have a <nowiki>[[comic book]]</nowiki> article. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:29, 2 November 2016 (EDT)
::::::::Considering that even American companies use the word "Manga" to distinguish Japanese-original comics from Western ones (i.e. - Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, and other bookstores have an entire section for Japanese comics that's labeled as the "Manga" section), is it really so offensive that several of this Wiki's original contributors who devoted much of their time and effort into covering the Japanese side of the Transformers brand (i.e. - DrSpengler, Lonergamer78, Chris McFeely, etc.) opted to go with "manga" as the term to distinguish the Japanese TF comics covered on this Wiki from the Western TF comics? Whether ya'll like it or not, the word "manga" has been integrated into the English language to refer to Japanese comics in an official Western publishing capacity. It is not "weeabooish" for a Westerner to refer to Japanese comics as "manga". What ''would'' be "weeabooish" would be for a Westerner to refer to ''all'' comics of any national origin as "manga" (because "''that'' is the Japanese way!"). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:27, 10 November 2016 (EST)
::::::::::Although I don't maintain the manga sections of this site so much anymore, I figured I'd chime in since I helped shape the manga articles and indexes in the formative years of TFWiki. A lot has changed since 2007 when I started putting the manga info together for the site, so I'm not really sure if the divide between "comics" and "manga" stands as much now as it did then. And even then, it was muddy enough that we chose not to impose such a divide. Currently, we've got comics by Western artists and writers (Furman and Guidi) that have been published exclusively in Japan (so are they "manga"?), and comics by Japanese artists (Sakamoto, Tsushima) published exclusively in West (so are they "comic books"?). The dividing line between the two is murkier now than it was in 2007 because we have more cross-pollination going on. We decided early not to make such differentiations because even then it seemed asinine (remember when the Headmasters and Masterforce cartoons had "(anime)" clarifiers? How long did those last?). We maintained the [[manga]] article as a convenient index of all Transformers comics published in Japan by generation, and I always felt that was enough. If someone wanted to find something they felt qualified as "manga", they could use that page. Otherwise, it's all just comics same as it's all just cartoons. We didn't divide them 10 years ago because there was too much overlap to define what made a comic qualify as one or the other, and now there's even MORE overlap so it seems less reasonable to segregate them. We keep it up and we'll go back to "Headmasters (anime)" and "Masterforce (anime)" and I never thought that was a good idea. We don't ignore the existence of the term "manga" or that there are elements to it that makes it distinct from Western comics (again, that's why we had the [[manga]] article), but we don't make lines in the sand to arbitrarily impose our own criteria as to what makes something a manga and what makes it a comic. They're all just comics here. But that was 2007. Things have changed, so do what you will. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] ([[User talk:DrSpengler|talk]]) 09:56, 11 November 2016 (EST)
:::::::::::I gather from this discussion, "There isn't much point to it, but it is something which is so on the wiki." Hence, I favor changing this and associated articles to match our policy. Any objections? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:28, 29 November 2016 (EST)
::::::::::::Still feel like it's pointless furniture-shifting. Change them all to "comics" if it really bothers you. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:37, 29 November 2016 (EST)

== EX labeling? ==
There are a handful of LG-EX issues that all just look like the same EX on this list. Can we just name those after their toys? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:37, 1 April 2018 (EDT)

== Controversy section ==

We're almost two years out from Legends being over now, and with that hindsight in mind, I feel like we should probably add a "controversy" section a la Kiss Players. As it stands now we only have some snarky captions, but I do feel it's worth going into with more detail. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:23, 21 April 2021 (EDT)
:Well if there's not gonna be any objections, I'll just go ahead and do it myself. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:50, 22 June 2021 (EDT)
:: I'd agree with this - even if it cleaned up its act later on, Legends had some nasty stuff in there - but make a sandbox first before taking it live. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 07:06, 22 June 2021 (EDT)
On second thought: I don't have the emotional capacity to look through a bunch of grody stuff and write up about it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 07:39, 22 June 2021 (EDT)
:::I think I'm going to take a stab at it, if that's alright with everyone. I think it's worth including. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 10:57, 16 December 2022 (EST)
::::I would point out that the examples you use regarding Megaempress and her Guards came from ''Unite Warriors'', not ''Legends''. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 13:01, 16 December 2022 (EST)

Sorry Azimuth, our edits overlapped. I defer to your expertise on this issue. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 13:33, 16 December 2022 (EST)
:No biggie. As I kind of alluded to we were researching a "reception in Japan" type subsection for this amongst other things, I'll try to circle back to this when I can. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 13:46, 16 December 2022 (EST)
:::I know my original writeup (at least the second half) definitely got a little too...spirited. I appreciate the work of the other editors here in dialing it back and making it more presentable. It's a personal sticking point for me, so I hope my feelings on it are understandable. I think where it is now is definitely an improvement[[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 15:29, 16 December 2022 (EST)
::::Legends's treatment of female characters wasn't "women are weak", it was more "women are hot and sexy objects to be oogled and gawked at, and they do cutesy silly things because women being cutesy and silly is funny. Oh, and sometimes they get cranky and easily annoyed, because ''haha'' women, amirite?" Weakness wasn't much of a thing in Legends. Orthia got beaten and humiliated in Selects, but that's not Legends. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 15:47, 16 December 2022 (EST)
:::::I guess with giving Nightbird a clumsy switch, Arcee, and the later trends of characters like Orthia and other female characters just getting instantly defeated in Legends makes it overall seems that, while all your points are valid, it's more "fun" to have women be weak and easily humiliated than have them stand on their own as warriors or characters. Especially in contrast to other issues where we get legitimate character stories like Sixshot becoming Great Shot. I also realize my caption is snarky, but unless someone wants to discuss it being in bad faith enough to edit, I'd appreciate if we can leave it alone. Same with the original caption, it's been like that for years now. 16:14, 16 December 2022 (EST)
::::::I saw the edit was made by someone without an editor page, so I had assumed someone was just being arbitrary, I won't touch the image captions again. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:44, 16 December 2022 (EST) 16:43, 16 December 2022 (EST)
:::::::Can we please stop using Orthia as an example of anything because that comic is literally about the Terrorcons kicking everybody's ass (because they're the toys being advertised). And clumsy Nightbird isn't Nightbird in particular but duplicates made to be mass-market maid robots (which isn't great, but don't recharacterize what's happening). The Arcee critique being pushed here also doesn't make sense because it's a goofy office AU and not beholden to what other media across the ocean is doing; of course she's not going to be a "warrior" in this setting. There's critiques to be made, but you're hyperfixating on some points you've taken out of context and not really taking the entire series in consideration. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:13, 16 December 2022 (EST)
Circling back, I finally managed to dig up our current lead translator [[User:Star Spangled Sam|Star Spangled Sam's]] old notes on the subject so we're gonna start folding those in. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 17:16, 16 December 2022 (EST)

== Split the characters off ==

Like the Legends world natives should get their own page. It's confusing when I want to know about that Waspinator but have to read through a bunch of other stuff to get there.--[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 06:04, 23 December 2022 (EST)

== Wholesale renaming of issues ==

I'm convinced that the "Bonus Edition" issues need to be renamed to their toy ID numbers ("LG-EX Armada Megatron", "LG-31 Fortress Maximus", etc.).
#They're sensible titles
#They're easier to tell apart
#The stories are referred to as such by the online prologues and epilogues
I'll put in the legwork changing all the links, if consensus agrees (or if nobody really cares). [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:30, 17 February 2026 (EST)
:I'm in favor of this. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 21:58, 17 February 2026 (EST)
::This sounds much more navigable for readers, I approve. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 18:32, 18 February 2026 (EST)
:::Yeah, agreed—easier to find and work with, and also consistent with how a bunch of e-HOBBY comics and stuff are already titled. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:03, 18 February 2026 (EST)

Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)

2026-02-18T21:15:29Z

Jalaguy: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Age of Primes}}

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|title="Age of Primes"
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'''Lio Convoy returns to Cybertron, only to find it less than welcoming.'''

==Synopsis==
Millennia after the end of [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]], it is the end of the [[Second Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as [[Lio Convoy]] (in the form of the Legendary Green Lion) and [[Big Convoy]] bring an end to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who has taken on [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s form. [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]], in gratitude, grants both Lio and Big the title of "[[Great Convoy]]", but the latter turns down the honor, preferring to roam the galaxy as a loner.

After Cybertron is rebuilt in the wake of Unicron's rampage, Great Lio Convoy announces to a gathering of [[Predacon (BW)|Destrons]] and [[Maximal|Cybertrons]] of the dissolution of the old factions, of the age of [[Convoy]]s, culminating in the foundation of a new unified faction, the Maximals—led by the [[Prime Leader]]s. [[Magmatron]] approves of the reorganization, noting that "[[Prime]]" was a title from before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that can apply to Cybertron and Destron alike while "Convoy" is an exclusively Cybertron title. After rechristening himself as "Leo Prime", the former Lio Convoy goes forth as [[Supreme Commander|Senior Commander]] to take on any threat, including the [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] of [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|another universe]].

In this other universe, [[Go Prime]] confronts the "interloper", explaining that he has split the timeline as part of an experiment to save it from a "crisis". Leo Prime and [[Moon (BW)|L.P.]] are distracted, however, by the fact that the [[quantum gate]] they have used is being used by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] of this world to travel to the [[G1 World]]! Returning to his native universe, Leo Prime meets up with [[Delta Magnus]], who handles the Predacon extermination with his [[Primal Vanguard]], and [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]], who has been upgraded into a [[Transformer]] in their own right by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]. Leo Prime gets chewed out by the [[Prime Council]] for allowing the Predacons to invade their universe, but [[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] lays words of gratitude for Leo Prime, who forgave him for [[Train Wars|his invasion of Cybertron from his own universe]] long ago, and grants him amnesty. The Fallen sends Leo Prime on his next mission: to investigate, with the [[Dimensional Patrol]], the [[Legends World]] created by the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. There, Megatronus explains, is [[spirit energy|an energy]] they can potentially use to counterbalance [[Angolmois Energy]]. Despite Leo Prime's reassurance that little remains of it, the Fallen is insistent—Angolmois Energy created this universe, and those that possess its power are capable of ending this universe, as happened to the [[Precursor World|previous universe]]. Thus, another energy to replace it for the G1 World is necessary. Leo Prime acquiesces. After Leo leaves, [[Quintus Prime]] and Megatronus set in motion the "[[Anti-Angolmois Energy Act]]" to rid the universe of Angolmois Energy.

In the streets of Cybertron, [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]] fall victim to the act, having their Angolmois Energy drained by the Primal Vanguard and reverted to their prior forms. [[Megastorm|Gigastrom]], [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]], and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] manage to flee. The Primal Vanguard finds the pure-Angolmois Energy Transformer known as [[Lio Junior]], but Quintus Prime keeps him as is to serve as bait for his father...

In the resurrected Legends World, Leo Prime catches wind of his son's capture and bids farewell to [[Lio Convoy#Legends World|his alternate self]] and [[Lio Junior#Legends World|his son]]. Concluding that the Zamojin's [[spirit energy]] will not impede the universe's decay, Leo Prime returns to [[Gaia]] with Bluebolt, where he uses the traces of Angolmois Energy there to retake the form of [[white lion|an old friend]], once again becoming Lio Convoy, the Legendary Green Lion. Throughout the universe, disasters unfold and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] take the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] to find alternate sources of energy.

Bluebolt and Lio Convoy return to Cybertron, finding it has been converted to a factory to make another form of energy. Confronting the two, Megatronus explains that, as Vector Sigma is the current self of the Oracle, a being of Angolmois Energy himself, they took the supercomputer prisoner. Lio Convoy accuses the Fallen of fearing the power that once defeated him, but the democratically elected Prime claims that he will never accept the energy of Unicron the destroyer. With the help of Bluebolt, Lio Convoy manages to take down Megatronus's accomplices, but the Fallen Prime reveals his new energy—the [[Allspark]] itself! Putting the energy of their race's lifeforce in a container, Megatronus seeks to move on to the next universe with said energy, bringing over their "finest citizens". His ranting is cut short as Lio Convoy stabs him, killing the villain. Lio Convoy swears to take Angolmois Energy to save the current world, giving up his life to revive the fallen Bluebolt. Distraught at his friend's death, they resolve to take his body to Gaia and use its Angolmois Energy to resurrect the lion.

Later, [[Untite]] sets a course for the Predacon base on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], moaning that [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] has eaten up all of the cargo on his ship. Suddenly, an image of Lio Convoy emanates from Dark Amber's [[Energon Matrix]] and the two selves of the lion finally meet in person. Lio Convoy enjoins Leo Prime to save the universe together, thus proving the righteousness of Angolmois Energy.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy/ Great Lio Convoy/ Leo Prime]] (3)
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (4)
*[[Break]] (5)
*[[Tonbot]] (6)
*[[Ikard]] (7)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (8)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (9)
*[[Sharp Edge]] (13)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (14)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (17)
*[[Bump]] (19)
*[[Santon]] (20)
*[[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]] (22)
*[[Randy (BW)|Randy]] (25)
*[[Apache]] (26)
*[[Rockbuster]] (27)
*[[Mach Kick]] (28)
*[[Survive]] (29)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (31)
*[[Colada]] (32)
*[[Scuba]] (34)
*[[Star Upper (BW)|Star Upper]] (35)
*[[Bighorn]] (36)
*[[Tripledacus]] (37)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (44)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (45)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (46)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (47)
*[[Go Prime]] (48)
*[[Delta Magnus]] (49)
*[[Primal Vanguard]] (50)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (52)
*[[Lio Junior]] (63)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (78)
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (80)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (81)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (83)}}

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
{{collist|2|*[[Archadis]] (10)
*[[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] (11)
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (13)
*[[Scylla]] (16)
*[[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] (18)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream/Starscream]] (21)
*[[Halfshell]] (23)
*[[Autolauncher]] (24)
*[[Autojetter]] (30)
*[[Autostinger]] (33)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (38)
*[[Guiledart]] (39)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (40)
*[[DNAVI]] (41)
*[[Magmatron]] (42)
*[[Saberback]] (43)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] (61)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] (62)
*[[BB (BW)|Max-B/BB]] (64)
*[[Ope]] (67)
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] (68)
*[[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] (69)
*[[Lawbhammer]] (70)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (71)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (72)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (73)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (74)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (75)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (76)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (77)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (79)
*[[Untite]] (82)}}

|h3=|c4=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (1)
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon/L.P.]] (15)
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (51)
*[[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] (52)
*[[Onyx Prime]] (54)
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] (55)
*[[Solus Prime]] (56)
*[[Prima|Prima Prime]] (57)
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] (58)
*[[Amalgamous Prime]] (59)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (60)
*[[Lio Junior#Legends World|Lio Junior]] (65)
*[[Lio Convoy#Legends World|Lio Convoy]] (66)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This comic bridges the end of the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon with the [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|previous]] [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|instalment]] of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|End of G1 Universe]]'', released four years prior to this one, incorporating the various multiversal adventures Lio Convoy is known to have gone on during that time, as previously established by both the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Transformers: Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' lines.
*The first three pages retell Unicron's attack on Cybertron at [[The Final Battle (BWN)|the climax]] of ''Beast Wars Neo''.
*Heinrad wearing a cloak might be a callback to his clothing in "[[Controverse]]".
*Up to this point, the factions known in English-speaking markets as the "[[Maximal]]s" and "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]" have always been known in Japan as the "Cybertrons" and "Destrons," the same names used for the Autobots and Decepticons before them. With this story, the Cybertron and Destron factions are disbanded, and a new, united one is formed, named... the "Maximals." This isn't helpful from our English-centric wiki-writing perspective, but the story point seems to have been foreshadowed by the previous chapter of ''End of G1 Universe'', in which Bluebolt used the [[activation code]] "Maximize," a term also not previously used in Japan (instead, the Cybertrons would used the Japanese word "henshin"), but the use of which now makes sense. Notably, Untite used the English-language Predacon transformation code "Terrorize," and in this chapter, is identified as a "Predacon" (not a "Destron"), indicating that that faction has somehow also come into being along with the Maximals in this future era; see below for more.
*"Leo Prime" is the Hasbro-market name for Lio Convoy, having been used on most toys of the character released by the company. In 2012, TakaraTomy used this name for their ''Transformers: Prime'' toy of the character, accompanied by a bio which explained that Lio Convoy had switched to using this name in-universe after the events of ''Beast Wars Neo''. Subsequently, in 2023, the bio for MP-48+ Dark Amber Leo Prime explained that he renamed himself because the Convoys had been replaced by the "Prime Leaders," a change we see enacted in this comic. The term "Prime Leader" itself was a previously ''very''-little-used rank that appears to originate in the ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' guidebook, derived from a misunderstanding of a line of dialogue from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Designs]]."
*Leo Prime's brief visit to the world of ''Transformers: Prime'' was established by the bio included with his ''Prime'' toy. This scene is set in the previously-unseen time-gap between ''Prime'' and ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', and depicts the arrival of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] on Earth, as described in the ''Go!'' backstory. The Autobots present—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]—are the figures who were available in the first wave of the ''Go!'' toyline.
*Speaking of ''Go!'': famously, TakaraTomy opted not to import the third season of ''Transformers: Prime,'' and instead produced ''Go!'' as their own, original continuation of the story. This comic provides an in-universe explanation for the timeline branch, revealing that it was the work of Go Prime, who used the time-twisting power of his [[Black Legendisc]] to split the timeline in two. Go Prime was introduced by ''Transformers Go!'', then later retconned into—as he explains here—a 'bot from [[Precursor World]] who had hopped dimensions into the ''Prime'' universe in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
*Some of the ''Prime'' Predacons make it through the portal back into the "G1 Universe"; is this intended to present a possible origin for the rise of the Predacon faction to which Untite belongs?
*Bluebolt started out life as the "Blue Bolts," a non-living weapon wielded by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] in ''[[Transformers: Car Robots (franchise)|Car Robots]]''. For the new toy of Magnus released through [[HasLab]] in 2025, the weapon was upgraded into a full Transformer with a robot mode, and appears in this form in this comic. By coincidence, around the time this toy being developed, a new character called "Bluebolt" was introduced in the previous chapter of the ''End of G1 Universe'' manga. This character was not originally intended to be related to the ''Car Robots'' weapon, but, riffing on the similar name, manga author Hayato Sakamoto imagined them to be the one and the same, and makes the connection explict in this chapter, showing the character reformatted from one form to the other.
*Megatronus's attempted invasion of Cybertron occurred in the ''[[Train Wars]]'' manga.
*The Fallen states that he and the other Primes were elected to their positions of authority, aligning with how the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]" established that Maximal leaders are democratically elected through secret ballot.
*Sakamoto's focus on the dangers of Angolmois Energy continues a plot point from the ''Generations Selects Special Comic''. Characters seen being hunted for the Angolmois in their systems include [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], the [[Cyborg Beast]]s, and [[Lio Junior]], who were all upgraded or created through the energy's power, as seen in the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]]. Lio Junior has been upgraded from his original form to a "[[virtual redeco]]" of his dad's original body.
*Leo Prime's trip to the Legends World and his friendship with the Lio Convoy and Lio Junior of that universe (which led to him being upgraded to the new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] body he has in this scene) was depicted in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|the manga packed with the ''Legends'' Leo Prime toy]]. He said goodbye to them in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].
*The "old friend" from Gaia that Lio Convoy speaks of is the [[white lion]] who rescued him when he crashed on the planet at the start of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, upon whom his alternate mode was based, as seen in "[[White Lion, Run!]]".
*The 'bots seen as disaster shakes Cybertron are mostly a collection of minor supporting 'bots from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' anime: [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], [[Randy (BW)|Randy]], [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], and Hydra's robot pal [[Ope]]. Also present is [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] leader [[Halfshell]], and his crewmate [[Lawbhammer]], a new addition to the group, introduced in [[God Neptune comic 2|God Neptune's chapter]] of the ''Generations Selects Special Comic.''
*The concluding caption ("Next Time: The Mystery of the Speedia 500!") indicates that the events of ''[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]'' take place after this story.

===Transformers references===
*Great Lio Convoy's cloak, with it's large furred ruff, appears to be based on his [[Lio Convoy#Flame Toys|Furai Model kit design]] from Flame Toys.
*Incidentally, Lio Convoy's reorganization of the Cybertron and Destron factions (so named in Japanese) into one unified "Maximal" faction is similar to the 2006 [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic continuity]], wherein "[[Cybertron (BW faction)|Cybertron]]" was a (failed) attempt to integrate the Maximals and Predacons into one united front, with the "[[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]" as a reactionary rebellion.
*It's not immediately obvious, but it's possible to tell from the particular panels and hinges being drawn that [[Delta Magnus]] is ''not'' based on his existing ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy, but is rather a hypothetical redeco of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus toy]]. It's possible this new form could be intended to imply that the mantle of Delta Magnus has passed on to a new bot by the future era of this story.
*The red virtual redecos of [[Beachcomber (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Beachcomber]] that make up the [[Primal Vanguard]] grunts are based on [[Powerdrive]], partner to the original Delta Magnus and later bearer of the title himself.
*The name "Prime Council" (プライム評議会) may be a counterpoint to the "[[Convoy Council]]" (コンボイ評議会) from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, set in a different continuity.
*The Stunticons and ''Nemesis'' are all drawn based on their ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toys; notably, they appeared together in those designs in the aforementioned ''Velocitron Speedia 500'' comic which ''End of G1 Universe'' looks set to revisit.
*Two moons appear orbiting Cybertron. Given the destruction of [[Moonbase One]] and [[Moonbase Two]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', might these be [[Moonbase 3]] and [[Moon Base Four]], which were pioneered by other continuities?
*The Quantum Gate is based on the [[Quantum Dial]] accessory included with [[Canon/Transformers]] [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers|Refraktor R5]].
*Megatronus's AllSpark is the accessory included with Canon/Transformers [[Nemesis Prime R5]].

===Other notes===
*The title of this chapter obviously ties in with the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, with the incarnations of the [[Thirteen]] featured in the story being based on their concurrent figures in the line.

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-01-web-comic Comic at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)

2026-02-18T12:21:19Z

Jalaguy: Pretty sure the PV guys are the POTP mould, note the two little divot details in the, uh, hood/panel thing over the top of Beachcomber's head.

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'''Lio Convoy returns to Cybertron, only to find it less than welcoming.'''

==Synopsis==
Millennia after the end of [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]], it is the end of the [[Second Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as [[Lio Convoy]] (in the form of the Legendary Green Lion) and [[Big Convoy]] bring an end to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who has taken on [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s form. [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]], in gratitude, grants both Lio and Big the title of "[[Great Convoy]]", but the latter turns down the honor, preferring to roam the galaxy as a loner.

After Cybertron is rebuilt in the wake of Unicron's rampage, Great Lio Convoy announces to a gathering of [[Predacon (BW)|Destrons]] and [[Maximal|Cybertrons]] of the dissolution of the old factions, of the age of [[Convoy]]s, culminating in the foundation of a new unified faction, the Maximals—led by the [[Prime Leader]]s. [[Magmatron]] approves of the reorganization, noting that "[[Prime]]" was a title from before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that can apply to Cybertron and Destron alike while "Convoy" is an exclusively Cybertron title. After rechristening himself as "Leo Prime", the former Lio Convoy goes forth as [[Supreme Commander|Senior Commander]] to take on any threat, including the [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] of [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|another universe]].

In this other universe, [[Go Prime]] confronts the "interloper", explaining that he has split the timeline as part of an experiment to save it from a "crisis". Leo Prime and [[Moon (BW)|L.P.]] are distracted, however, by the fact that the [[quantum gate]] they have used is being used by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] of this world to travel to the [[G1 World]]! Returning to his native universe, Leo Prime meets up with [[Delta Magnus]], who handles the Predacon extermination with his [[Primal Vanguard]], and [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]], who has been upgraded into a [[Transformer]] in their own right by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]. Leo Prime gets chewed out by the [[Prime Council]] for allowing the Predacons to invade their universe, but [[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] lays words of gratitude for Leo Prime, who forgave him for [[Train Wars|his invasion of Cybertron from his own universe]] long ago, and grants him amnesty. The Fallen sends Leo Prime on his next mission: to investigate, with the [[Dimensional Patrol]], the [[Legends World]] created by the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. There, Megatronus explains, is [[spirit energy|an energy]] they can potentially use to counterbalance [[Angolmois Energy]]. Despite Leo Prime's reassurance that little remains of it, the Fallen is insistent—Angolmois Energy created this universe, and those that possess its power are capable of ending this universe, as happened to the [[Precursor World|previous universe]]. Thus, another energy to replace it for the G1 World is necessary. Leo Prime acquiesces. After Leo leaves, [[Quintus Prime]] and Megatronus set in motion the "[[Anti-Angolmois Energy Act]]" to rid the universe of Angolmois Energy.

In the streets of Cybertron, [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]] fall victim to the act, having their Angolmois Energy drained by the Primal Vanguard and reverted to their prior forms. [[Megastorm|Gigastrom]], [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]], and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] manage to flee. The Primal Vanguard finds the pure-Angolmois Energy Transformer known as [[Lio Junior]], but Quintus Prime keeps him as is to serve as bait for his father...

In the resurrected Legends World, Leo Prime catches wind of his son's capture and bids farewell to [[Lio Convoy#Legends World|his alternate self]] and [[Lio Junior#Legends World|his son]]. Concluding that the Zamojin's [[spirit energy]] will not impede the universe's decay, Leo Prime returns to [[Gaia]] with Bluebolt, where he uses the traces of Angolmois Energy there to retake the form of [[white lion|an old friend]], once again becoming Lio Convoy, the Legendary Green Lion. Throughout the universe, disasters unfold and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] take the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] to find alternate sources of energy.

Bluebolt and Lio Convoy return to Cybertron, finding it has been converted to a factory to make another form of energy. Confronting the two, Megatronus explains that, as Vector Sigma is the current self of the Oracle, a being of Angolmois Energy himself, they took the supercomputer prisoner. Lio Convoy accuses the Fallen of fearing the power that once defeated him, but the democratically elected Prime claims that he will never accept the energy of Unicron the destroyer. With the help of Bluebolt, Lio Convoy manages to take down Megatronus's accomplices, but the Fallen Prime reveals his new energy—the [[Allspark]] itself! Putting the energy of their race's lifeforce in a container, Megatronus seeks to move on to the next universe with said energy, bringing over their "finest citizens". His ranting is cut short as Lio Convoy stabs him, killing the villain. Lio Convoy swears to take Angolmois Energy to save the current world, giving up his life to revive the fallen Bluebolt. Distraught at his friend's death, they resolve to take his body to Gaia and use its Angolmois Energy to resurrect the lion.

Later, [[Untite]] sets a course for the Predacon base on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], moaning that [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] has eaten up all of the cargo on his ship. Suddenly, an image of Lio Convoy emanates from Dark Amber's [[Energon Matrix]] and the two selves of the lion finally meet in person. Lio Convoy enjoins Leo Prime to save the universe together, thus proving the righteousness of Angolmois Energy.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy/ Great Lio Convoy/ Leo Prime]] (3)
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (4)
*[[Break]] (5)
*[[Tonbot]] (6)
*[[Ikard]] (7)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (8)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (9)
*[[Sharp Edge]] (13)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (14)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (17)
*[[Bump]] (19)
*[[Santon]] (20)
*[[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]] (22)
*[[Randy (BW)|Randy]] (25)
*[[Apache]] (26)
*[[Rockbuster]] (27)
*[[Mach Kick]] (28)
*[[Survive]] (29)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (31)
*[[Colada]] (32)
*[[Scuba]] (34)
*[[Star Upper (BW)|Star Upper]] (35)
*[[Bighorn]] (36)
*[[Tripledacus]] (37)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (44)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (45)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (46)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (47)
*[[Go Prime]] (48)
*[[Delta Magnus]] (49)
*[[Primal Vanguard]] (50)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (52)
*[[Lio Junior]] (63)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (78)
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (80)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (81)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (83)}}

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]/[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
{{collist|2|*[[Archadis]] (10)
*[[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] (11)
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (13)
*[[Scylla]] (16)
*[[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] (18)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream/Starscream]] (21)
*[[Halfshell]] (23)
*[[Autolauncher]] (24)
*[[Autojetter]] (30)
*[[Autostinger]] (33)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (38)
*[[Guiledart]] (39)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (40)
*[[DNAVI]] (41)
*[[Magmatron]] (42)
*[[Saberback]] (43)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] (61)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] (62)
*[[BB (BW)|Max-B/BB]] (64)
*[[Ope]] (67)
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] (68)
*[[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] (69)
*[[Lawbhammer]] (70)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (71)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (72)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (73)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (74)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (75)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (76)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (77)
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (79)
*[[Untite]] (82)}}

|h3=|c4=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (1)
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon/L.P.]] (15)
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (51)
*[[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] (52)
*[[Onyx Prime]] (54)
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen Prime]] (55)
*[[Solus Prime]] (56)
*[[Prima|Prima Prime]] (57)
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] (58)
*[[Amalgamous Prime]] (59)
*[[Quintus Prime]] (60)
*[[Lio Junior#Legends World|Lio Junior]] (65)
*[[Lio Convoy#Legends World|Lio Convoy]] (66)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This comic bridges the end of the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon with the [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|previous]] [[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|instalment]] of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe]]'', released four years prior to this one, incorporating the various multiversal adventures Lio Convoy is known to have gone on during that time, as previously established by both the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Transformers: Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' lines.
*The first three pages retell Unicron's attack on Cybertron at [[The Final Battle (BWN)|the climax]] of ''Beast Wars Neo''.
*Heinrad wearing a cloak might be a callback to his clothing in "[[Controverse]]".
*"Leo Prime" is the Hasbro-market name for Lio Convoy, having been used on most toys of the character released by the company. In 2012, TakaraTomy used this name for their ''Transformers: Prime'' toy of the character, accompanied by a bio which explained that Lio Convoy had switched to using this name in-universe after the events of ''Beast Wars Neo''. Subsequently, in 2023, the bio for MP-48+ Dark Amber Leo Prime explained that he renamed himself because the Convoys had been replaced by the "Prime Leaders," a change we see enacted in this comic. The term "Prime Leader" itself was a previously ''very''-little-used rank that appears to originate in the ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' guidebook, derived from a misunderstanding of a line of dialogue from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Dark Designs]]."
*Leo Prime's brief visit to the world of ''Transformers: Prime'' was established by the bio included with his ''Prime'' toy. This scene is set in the previously-unseen time-gap between ''Prime'' and ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'', and depicts the arrival of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] on Earth, as described in the ''Go!'' backstory. The Autobots present—[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]—are the figures who were available in the first wave of the ''Go!'' toyline.
*Speaking of ''Go!'': famously, TakaraTomy opted not to import the third season of ''Transformers: Prime,'' and instead produced ''Go!'' as their own, original continuation of the story. This comic provides an in-universe explanation for the timeline branch, revealing that it was the work of Go Prime, who used the time-twisting power of his [[Black Legendisc]] to split the timeline in two. Go Prime was introduced by ''Transformers Go!'', then later retconned into—as he explains here—a 'bot from [[Precursor World]] who had hopped dimensions into the ''Prime'' universe in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
*Bluebolt started out life as the "Blue Bolts," a non-living weapon wielded by [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] in ''[[Transformers: Car Robots (franchise)|Car Robots]]''. For the new toy of Magnus released through [[HasLab]] in 2025, the weapon was upgraded into a full Transformer with a robot mode, and appears in this form in this comic. By coincidence, around the time this toy being developed, a new character called "Bluebolt" was introduced in the previous chapter of the ''End of G1 Universe'' manga. This character was not originally intended to be related to the ''Car Robots'' weapon, but, riffing on the similar name, manga author Hayato Sakamoto imagined them to be the one and the same, and makes the connection explict in this chapter, showing the character reformatted from one form to the other.
*Megatronus's attempted invasion of Cybertron occurred in the ''[[Train Wars]]'' manga.
*The Fallen states that he and the other Primes were elected to their positions of authority, aligning with how the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]" established that Maximal leaders are democratically elected through secret ballot.
*Sakamoto's focus on the dangers of Angolmois Energy continues a plot point from the ''Generations Selects Special Comic''. Characters seen being hunted for the Angolmois in their systems include [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], the [[Cyborg Beast]]s, and [[Lio Junior]], who were all upgraded or created throug the energy's power, as seen in the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars II'' cartoon]]. Lio Junior has been upgraded from his original form to a "[[virtual redeco]]" of his dad's original body.
*Leo Prime's trip to the Legends World and his friendship with the Lio Convoy and Lio Junior of that universe (which led to him being upgraded to the new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] body he had in this scene) was depicted in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|the manga packed with the ''Legends'' Leo Prime toy]]. He said goodbye to them in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].
*The "old friend" from Gaia that Lio Convoy speaks of is the [[white lion]] who rescued him when he crashed on the planet at the start of the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, upon whom his alternate mode was based, as seen in "[[White Lion, Run!]]".
*The 'bots seen as disaster shakes Cybertron are mostly a collection of minor supporting 'bots from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' anime: [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], [[Randy (BW)|Randy]], [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]], and Hydra's robot pal [[Ope]]. Also present in [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] leader [[Halfshell]], and his crewmate [[Lawbhammer]], a new addition to the group, introduced in [[God Neptune comic 2|God Neptune's chapter]] of the ''Generations Selects Special Comic.''
*The concluding caption ("Next Time: The Mystery of the Speedia 500!") indicates that the events of ''[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]'' take place after this story.

===Transformers references===
*Great Lio Convoy's cloak, with it's large furred ruff, appears to be based on his [[Lio Convoy#Flame Toys|Furai Model kit design]] from Flame Toys.
*Incidentally, Lio Convoy's reorganization of the Cybertron and Destron factions (so named in Japanese) into one unified "Maximal" faction is similar to the 2006 [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)|IDW ''Beast Wars'' comic continuity]], wherein "[[Cybertron (BW faction)|Cybertron]]" was a (failed) attempt to integrate the Maximals and Predacons into one united front, with the "[[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]" as a reactionary rebellion.
*The red virtual redecos of [[Beachcomber (G1)#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Beachcomber]] that make up the [[Primal Vanguard]] grunts are based on [[Powerdrive]], the previous incarnation of the current [[Delta Magnus]].
*The name "Prime Council" (プライム評議会) may be a counterpoint to the "[[Convoy Council]]" (コンボイ評議会) from the ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga, set in a different continuity.
*The Stunticons and ''Nemesis'' are all drawn based on their ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toys; notably, they appeared together in those designs in the aforementioned ''Velocitron Speedia 500'' comic which ''End of G1 Universe'' looks set to revisit.
*Two moons appear orbiting Cybertron. Given the destruction of [[Moonbase One]] and [[Moonbase Two]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', might these be [[Moonbase 3]] and [[Moon Base Four]], which were pioneered by other continuities?
*The Quantum Gate is based on the [[Quantum Dial]] accessory included with [[Canon/Transformers]] [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers|Refraktor R5]].
*Megatronus's AllSpark is the accessory included with Canon/Transformers [[Nemesis Prime R5]].

===Other notes===
*The title of this chapter obviously ties in with the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-01-web-comic Comic at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

The Transformers: End of G1 Universe

2026-02-17T13:26:53Z

Jalaguy: Since this series is explicitly numbering its chapters on the page (unlike Selects), I figure this works fine?

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'''''The Transformers: End of G1 Universe''''' (トランスフォーマーエンドオブG1ユニバース) is a series of comic strips setting out to chronicle, rather ambitiously, the conclusion of the massive [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. It is published online to promote [[TakaraTomy]]'s more exotic [[redeco]]es in the high end ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toyline. Unlike its predecessor, ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' (where the comics were published in the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] listings for the toys themselves), ''End of G1 Universe'' is directly published on TakaraTomy's official ''Transformers'' website.

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|prev=Generations Selects Special Comic
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*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)|#1.1]]
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)|#1.2]]
*[[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|#2]]
}}

==Overview==
''End of G1 Universe'' follows the journey of the surly youth [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] following his mysterious birth in the twilight of the [[G1 World]]. Born of the corpse of the legendary warrior [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] and the last dregs of the dark god [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy|foul essence]], time will tell what he chooses to make of his legacy and his dying universe.

The players so far:

*Dark Amber Leo Prime
*The hopeful student of history [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]]
*The cannibal scavenger [[Untite]]

==Creative team==
Helmed by veteran writer/artist [[Hayato Sakamoto]], ''End'' thus far sees the return of quite a few of his ''Selects'' collaborators:

{{collist|3|
* [[Kouji Nimura]] (series editor)
* [[Josh Perez]] (color)
* [[Gufu Kandagawa]] (color)
* [[Lebanon Sugi]] (color)
* [[Yuki Ohshima]] (color)
* [[Tai Koshii]] (color)
* [[Rakurai Tsunetaka]] (color)
}}

==Continuity and timeline==
Set as it is at the ostensible end of time, the events of ''End of G1 Universe'' are, naturally, set some time after [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|E V E R Y T H I N G]] in this chart.

==References==
*[[:Category:End of G1 Universe issues translated|Complete archive of ''End of G1 Universe'' translations]]

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[[Category:Manga]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2026-02-17T08:54:51Z

Jalaguy: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|[[Multilingual packaging|Tri-lingual packaging]], kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced. These homages did have a tendency to get garbled, though, due to different names or significantly altered characterization.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:En-toy Strongarm.jpg|thumb|250px|Energon Class Strongarm]]
While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.

[[File:En-toy SuperionMaximus.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Superion Maximus, the combined form of the [[Air Team]].]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "The Powerlinx Battles" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.
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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|right|upright=1]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys. This series also had a lot of ".5" revision waves, where new toys were added to the cases in mid-run, sometimes resulting in short-run figures if the new toy or the replaced one didn't carry over into future waves.

{{note|Multiple figures in the ''Energon'' toyline were sold in both the standard and ''The Powerlinx Battles'' packaging. All of the cases where a figure was released in both packaging variants are marked with an asterisk below. Full waves under the banner are marked with '''TPB'''.}}

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December]] [[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January]] [[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy Cruellock.jpg|thumb|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]]][[File:En-toy Windrazor.jpg|thumb|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Hasbro|Windrazor]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', [[August]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TPB'', [[October]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A1 [[Treadshot (Energon)#Hasbro|Treadshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|A2 [[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Hasbro|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|C1 [[Sledge (Energon)#Sledge|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|C2 [[Duststorm (Energon)#Duststorm|Duststorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TPB'', January [[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A3 [[Terradive (Energon)#Hasbro|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|A4 [[Windrazor (Energon)#Hasbro|Windrazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D1 [[Stormcloud (Energon)#Stormcloud|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D4 [[Kickback (Energon)#Kickback|Kickback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (''TPB'', [[February]] 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|C3 [[Wideload (Energon)#Wideload|Wideload]]}}
{{Bp-d1|C4 [[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Hasbro|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D2 [[Blight (Energon)#Blight|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D3 [[Blackout (combiner)#Blackout|Blackout]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snow Cat (Energon)#Toys|Snow Cat]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[April]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Demolishor]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|thumb|Combat Class Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|thumb|Combat Class Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[July]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]*}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5''' (August 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (''TPB'', October 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|A5 [[Storm Jet (Energon)#Hasbro|Storm Jet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|C5 [[Steamhammer (Energon)#Steamhammer|Steamhammer]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (''TPB'', December 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5''' (''TPB'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D5 [[Barricade (Energon)#Barricade|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[November]] 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (April 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy Beachcomber.jpg|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5''' (''TPB'', [[September]] 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TPB'', October 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot (Energon)#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5''' (''TPB'', March 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|thumb|Command Class Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (''TPB'', September 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (''TPB'', February 2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}{{-}}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (December 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (''TPB'', November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}{{-}}

====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (January 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (June 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (''TPB'', November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword#Energon|Megatron Energon Sword]]*}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster#Energon|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]] (''The Powerlinx Battles'')}}
</ul>
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco''' (November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]] & [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]''' (September 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]''' (November 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team (The Powerlinx Battles) ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club''' (August 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsProwl|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|Combat Class Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]] (The Powerlinx Battles)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Energon|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Energon|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Energon|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Energon|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Energon|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Energon|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Energon|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Energon|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us & [[Walmart]]''' (February 2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Energon|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Energon|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Energon|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Energon|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Energon|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Energon|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team#MultiPack|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart''' (''canceled/used later'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Timelines|Piranhaking]] ("[[Skalor#Timelines|Archerbot]]", [[Nautilator#Timelines|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Timelines|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Timelines|Seawing]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Timelines|Snaptrap]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Timelines|Tentakil]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
{{anchor|Europe}}
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner, because the ''Universe'' branding was not used in Europe at all.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}{{anchor|Japan}}{{anchor|Takara}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:TF-Super-Link-Logo.png|300px|right|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus, plus numerous stores had exclusive-color energon weapons as [[campaign item|free giveaways]]. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-03 [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-04 [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-05 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-06 [[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-07 [[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-08 [[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-01 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-02 [[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-03 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-04 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-05 [[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-06 [[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-01 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxJ2pk|Hot Shot]] & [[Inferno (Energon)#EnDxJ2pk|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-02 [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] & [[Jetfire (Armada)#Roadbuster2Pack|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-09 [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-07 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-08 [[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-10 [[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-11 [[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-09 [[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Limited Desert Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-12 [[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-13 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-14 [[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-15 [[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-10 [[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-11 [[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-12 [[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-13 [[Blackout (Terrorcon)#Toys|Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-14 [[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-16 [[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-15 [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-16 [[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-17 [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-18 [[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-19 [[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-20 [[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-17 [[Dinobot Magma Type|Dinobot Limited Magma Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-18 [[Chromhorn|Chromhorn Limited Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-21 [[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-22 [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-23 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-24 [[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SC-25 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SC-26 [[Superion Maximus#Energon|Superion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-19 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-d1|SD-20 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SD-21 [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (Energon)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Quantum]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (Energon)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (Energon)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (Energon)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON|JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (Energon)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (Energon)|Seeker]], [[Trickshot|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (Energon)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 [[Arcee (Energon)#Paradron|Ariel Limited Paradron Type]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Energon|Sharkticon]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus (USA Edtion)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition]] / [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition]]}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition]] / [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>

;Unknown exclusives

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-unimc|MX-00 [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron Black Version]]<ref>The black version of ''Energon'' Unicron was released in [[Japan]] packaged inside the ''Legends of the Microns'' Unicron box with "20th Anniversary" stickers applied to the front and back. According to several Japanese sources, the toy was released in limited numbers. Just how many were made and whether or not the figure was exclusive to any stores, is currently unknown.</ref>}}
</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Core Class Megatron]]
|}
{{-}}

;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|thumb|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Scourge]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-02-16T16:38:11Z

Jalaguy: Okay so it does seem like that Megatron was Walmart exclusive in NA? Change back if disproven, obv.

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In something of a rarity for any toyline released after the so-called "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", the toys aren't just based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first and foremost, then embellished for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the four environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean and jungle. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], with a line-wide focus on clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonSurge|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride. The pricepoint debuted in 2025 with a [[Walmart]]-exclusive Megatron toy (see [[#Exclusives|below]]), retooled from a ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toy, but returned the next year as a proper assortment with new molds.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chomp and Battle Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Deep Sea Explorer Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Strike Battle Set Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Power Spark Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Strike Battle Set Scorponok]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Ultimate Cyber Changer [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}

</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-02-16T12:21:04Z

Jalaguy: /* Larger toys */

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In something of a rarity for any toyline released after the so-called "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", the toys aren't just based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first and foremost, then embellished for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the four environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean and jungle. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], with a line-wide focus on clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonSurge|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each year of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chomp and Battle Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Deep Sea Explorer Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Power Spark Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Strike Battle Set Scorponok]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)

2026-02-16T12:17:35Z

Jalaguy: ES Bull Megatron is confirmed in the Hasbro lookbook, ES Armored Bumblebee and Ratchet were on display on the show floor. Guessing Ultimates might be in waves for 2026, but hard to say right now.

{{Nav-cyberworld}}

First unveiled at [[Toy Fair|Toy Fair 2025]], the '''''Transformers: Cyberworld''''' toyline follows the trend of the last decade's worth of cartoon tie-in lines by primarily targeting a younger audience with simpler and easy-to-transform figures. Unlike those previous cartoon toylines, however, which tended towards each price point being its own separate uniquely-gimmicked range of figures with characters repeating across the different ranges, ''Cyberworld'' is marketed on the premise of having "cross-compatibility at every scale".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In CYBERWORLD, there are no limits on the stories kids can tell. They can choose the team ups, the battles, and the TRANSFORMERS stories they want to create as they play. That theme powers the CYBERWORLD kids toy line; created for cross-compatibility, fast action, and easy conversion at every scale.|link=https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-playing-win-2025-toy-fairr-slate-new-product-reveals-0|site=Hasbro|title=TRANSFORMERS Becomes Even More – More Than Meets the Eye – with CYBERWORLD|year=2025|month=03|day=01}}</ref> Evoking the [[play pattern]] of classic action-figure-and-vehicle ranges like ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', the toyline features a standardized four-inch scale for its core figures, thus allowing all of them to use the seats, gun turrets and other interactive elements found on the line's larger playset-style toys. In something of a rarity for any toyline released after the so-called "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", the toys aren't just based on pre-existing designs from a movie or cartoon; instead, the characters were designed as toys first and foremost, then embellished for their appearances in the cartoon.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Fun fact: The toys came before the show - the animation designs are based on the toys & the box art illustrations coupled with whatever changes we wanted/needed for their characters in the story.|link=https://x.com/HedlesChkn/status/1964360226133418246|name=Ali Lightfoot|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=09|day=06}}</ref>

Character factions are given less prominence on the line's packaging than is traditional for ''Transformers'', with each toy instead branded first and foremost with one of the four environments found on the titular "[[Cyberworld_(location)|Cyberworld]]": city, desert, ocean and jungle. Some characters sport atypical [[alternate mode]]s to tie in with their assigned environment, and when the same character has multiple figures within the toyline, they are given a unique design for each environment.

A [[subline imprint]] by the name of ''Energon Surge'' was later revealed at Toy Fair [[2026]], with a line-wide focus on clear plastic and [[glow-in-the-dark]] [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

==Toys==
===Cyber Changers===
The toyline's core assortment, these four-inch figures have articulation at the shoulders, hips, and knees. Their simple transformations make use of surprisingly complex [[autotransformation]] mechanisms in the torso to get you most of the way there in a single step.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberworld)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cyberworld)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)#Toys|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberworld)#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberworld)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (Cyberworld)#Toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (Cyberworld)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonCC|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Snarl]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Armored Cyber Changers===
This assortment packages a standard four-inch Cyber Changer figure with a large weapon that makes use of some kind of geared mechanism, and can break down using [[5 mm post]]s. For the ''Energon Surge'' refresh, the geared weapons were replaced with sets of static weapons and armor pieces, cast in transparent plastic as part of the linewide energon gimmick.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#Armored Cyber Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Cyberworld)|Airachnid]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves''' (2026, ''ES'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#EnergonSurge|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)#EnergonArmored|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Cyberworld)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CybW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Armored Cyber Changer Chop Shop]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Ultimate Cyber Changers===
Despite the name, these figures move away from the standard Cyber Changer format, standing six to seven inches tall and with alternate modes designed for regular Cyber Changers to ride.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Ultimate Cyber Changers|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Cyberworld)#Toys|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Larger toys===
In addition to the named Cyber Changer pricepoints, the line also features a number of larger toys simply named for their own play patterns. Thus far, each each of ''Cyberworld'' has featured a nine-inch tall figure with further expanded play features for interacting with standard Cyber Changers, and an even larger centerpiece toy standing over ten inches tall, with lights and sounds among its many gimmicks.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Chomp and Battle Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 9-inch figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cyberworld)#Toys|Deep Sea Explorer Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)#Toys|Scorponok Strike Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 electronic figure'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)#PowerSpark|Power Spark Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Strike Battle Set Scorponok]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}

===Exclusives===
The following exclusivity applies only to North America.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cyber Changer [[Mirage (Cyberworld)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cyber Changer Mirage]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

[[Category:Cyberworld]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Ratchet (G1)/toys

2026-02-16T11:50:30Z

Jalaguy: /* Swapticons */

{{suite}}

[[File:G1 boxart Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Thankfully, this look didn't last long.]]

'''Ratchet''' is the quintessential [[Autobot]] ambulance.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Ratchettoyg1.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why's everything so dark in here?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ratchet''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]]-[[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the initial assortment of Autobot Cars in the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline, Ratchet was originally a Onebox Ambulance Type toy from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, transforming from a Nissan Cherry Vanette SGL Coach ambulance to a robot and [[Onebox component|gun-station]]. Ratchet and his [[retool]]/[[redeco]] buddy [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]], like all Diaclones, were designed to be piloted mecha, which is why he has a seat instead of a head. The ''Transformers'' version applied a face [[sticker]] to the back of the seat in lieu of a real sculpted noggin. Unusually for toys of this period, the Static Laser Gun can actually store when Ratchet is in vehicle mode, plugging into his undercarriage (although the missiles for his launcher and the peg required to attach the laser don't go anywhere).

: A [[variant]] of the toy includes red crosses on the top and sides of the vehicle. It is currently unclear how rare either version actually is.

: Though he was discontinued at normal retail after 1985, he was made available as a mail-away item in 1986 in multiple offers, including the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $8 and two [[Robot Point]]s.

: In Japan, Ratchet was originally only available as a [[S.T.A.R.S.]] mail-away, costing 1700 yen and 4 robot points.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-ratchet/191/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Ratchet at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on Ratchet at TFU.info]''
{{G1IronhideRatchetMold}}
{{-}}

===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Ratchet''' ([[2001]])
**''ID number'': '''99'''
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

:In 2001, Ratchet was reissued in Japan as part of the [[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] series. It was [[exclusive]]ly available through [[e-HOBBY]], paired with Ironhide. As with his packmate, this version of the mold is the first to use metal pins for the shoulder connection rather than screws (something that all future reissues of this mold would adopt). This release also adds a rubsign above the vehicle mode windshield.
{{G1IronhideRatchetMold}}
{{--}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-RatchetDiE.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Maybe photographing him against a white backdrop wasn't such a great idea.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet & Flareup''' (BotCon 2005 Souvenir two-pack)
**''Accessories'': Lightbar/blaster

:One of two "souvenir" packages [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2005]], Ratchet is a retooling of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Autobot [[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]] with a new head, transforming into a large utility van. In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a [[Onebox component|mobile battle/repair platform]]. Ratchet can fold his legs back and up over his shoulders (wow!) and re-attach to this platform for a "battle mode". In this, ahem, ''position'', Ratchet can also form the top half of a two-robot "Powerlinx combiner" with any ''Energon'' Deluxe Autobot, and any of them can also use his platform for their own combination.

:The mold's standard "receiver dish" weapon was not produced; instead, he came with a new "light bar" that pegged onto his roof in much the same manner.

:He could only be purchased in an at-show "souvenir" two-pack along with [[Flareup (G1)#Toys|Flareup]]. This mold was also used to make [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ironhide]] for the same convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on BotCon Ratchet at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy-Ratchetwithhead.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|This looks... better?]]
* '''Ratchet''' ([[December]] [[2007]])
**''ID number'': '''06'''
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

:In mid-December 2007, Ratchet was reissued again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This particular version came with an illustration on one box flap depicting Ratchet's cartoon-design head and chest windshield. By punching out the image along the perforated edges, folding it just so and tucking it in behind the toy's windshield, one could give the toy a "real" head, just like in the TV series, instead of using the ''Diaclone''-original windshield face sticker. Sort of. This version of the toy was retooled to add a pair of "clips" to the mobile platform's gun-base, designed to keep Ratchet more securely attached when riding it. However, these clips are right where a pair of decals normally go.
{{G1IronhideRatchetMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|EmergencyGreen}}
[[File:Encoreratchetemergencygreen.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|To the Mystery Machine, gang!]]
*'''Ratchet Emergency Green''' ([[April]] [[2008]])
**''ID number'': '''06'''
**''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

:A redeco of his Encore reissue which [[homage]]s [[Ratchet (Movie)|the live-action movie Ratchet]], Ratchet Emergency Green (ラチェットエマージェンシーグリーン) is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''. After the book release on December 4, 2007, purchasers could mail in a ticket from the book and purchase either one (5200yen) or two (10,000 yen) of the item. Ratchet shipped to customers in April 2008. He comes in the same packaging as the regular Encore release, including packaging images, instructions, and the same white-headed cardboard torso punch-out.

:He's totally awesome.

:This toy inspired the separate character [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/EmergencyGreenRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Emergency Green Ratchet at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkeitoy-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Surprise, I'm colored like the cartoon!]]
*'''Ratchet''' ([[February 26]], [[2009]])
**''ID number'': '''C-14'''
**''Accessories:'' Converting Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Naoto Tsushima]] (packaging artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide toy]], ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Ratchet transforms into an "emergency" SUV. He has a red Japanese-style emergency lightbar, is cast in bright white plastic, and has a deco [[show-accuracy|resembling]] Ratchet's appearance in the original cartoon series, down to his dark gray head crest. Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] plastic, specifically his headlights and taillights, as well as his "Converting Cannon" weapon. Unlike his ''Universe'' counterpart, the [[license plate]] is blank. The lightbar was also used for ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]].

:Like Ironhide, ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet also carried a couple of flaws from the base mode; Due to a combination of three places on the figure having too much plastic, Ratchet's head assembly does not have the clearance to properly look up. However, with some heavy tinkering, the head can be raised to a more level, straight position [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transtopia-fix-universe-20-ironhides-low-self-esteem/14298/].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Ratchet25toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, not ''[[Ratchet (Universe)|that]]'' Universe Ratchet.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Series:'' Generation 1 Series
**''Accessories:'' Medical Dispenser/Combat Blade
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:Like ''Henkei'' Ratchet, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ratchet is a redeco and retooling of the ''Universe'' Ironhide toy, and transforms into an "emergency" SUV, cast in pearlescent white plastic with a rather generic "Ratchet" deco. He sports the American-style emergency lightbar previously used for ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]] (and later used again for ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generations|Red Alert]]) cast in translucent blue plastic (as opposed to ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Ratchet's differently sculpted red Japanese-style emergency lightbar).

:As usual, ''Universe'' Ratchet has a different approach to the ''Henkei'' release in terms of color scheme, forgoing [[show-accuracy]] in favour of more modernised details; for instance, the striped livery of the vehicle mode employs electrocardiogram details like [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] (and [[Ratchet (Movie)|the Ratchet of the live-action films]] before him). Similarly, he has a white head with a red crest—deviating from his main "Generation 1" media appearances, but seen again with ''Animated'' Ratchet and [[Ratchet (WFC)|''Prime'' Ratchet]] around the same time. In a fun detail, Ratchet has a yellow [[license plate]] which reads "H3L PU2"—a reference to the iconic cover from "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]"

:Like ''Universe'' Ironhide, the blue paint used for his opaque windows matches ''really'', '''''really''''' badly with his translucent blue plastic windows. Also, several of his parts are cast in [[unpaintable plastic]], causing Ratchet to have a rather conspicuous red patch on his otherwise-white roof.

:This mold was also retooled into [[BotCon 2012]] [[Soundwave (SG)#Timelines|Sir Soundwave]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFURatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Universe Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I LOVE MOI BRICK!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2011 / 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''30662'''
:*''Pieces'': '''197'''
:*''Kreons'': Ratchet, [[Medic (Kre-O)|Medic]]
:*''Accessories'': Pistol

:Part of the first [[wave]] of ''[[Kre-O]]'' figures, Ratchet can be built in either G1-inspired robot mode or an ambulance (with decals inspired by his [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' incarnation]]). He comes with two [[Kreon]]s to drive the ambulance, one of himself and one of a human medic.

: In 2015, Dollar General general stores in the US got numerous repackaged ''Kre-O Transformers'' and ''Cityville Invasion'' sets, including the original Ratchet set, sold at a much lower price tag than the originals. Weirdly though, the ''Transformers'' packaging and instructions omitted any mention or imagery of the robot-mode builds, even claiming a lower parts count, despite still coming with all the pieces to make those builds. No idea why this happened.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-ORatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Fixer
:*''Accessories'': [[Andorian]] blaster, syringe

: This version of Ratchet, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, though he keeps the cartoony head, of course. Oddly, he also has a [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack, despite neither the toy or cartoon version of Ratchet having wings. But hey, who can complain about extra parts in a customizing-heavy play pattern, huh?

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "Kreon Class of 1984". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-ORatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Class of 1984 Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy Ratchet BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B1507'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cobra Commander]] pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Battle Changer Ratchet is centered around a normal Kreon torso, with the limbs and backpack built up with bricks so he can transform into an ambulance mode ''without'' needing to be disassembled and reassembled. He seems to be equal parts based on the original Ratchet and [[Ratchet (WFC)|''Prime'' Ratchet]]. He uses a modified version of the Kreon pelvis with larger balljoints for extra stability.

: Also, by this time, the "Ratchet" helmet had been [[retool]]ed to widen the opening for the face, so the crest no longer completely obscured a Kreon's eyes.

: Ratchet was only available in a "Vs." pack with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Soundwave]], who ''also'' came with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangersRatchetVSSoundwave|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ravage]]. All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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===''Prime''===
[[File:PrimeRID-RatchetDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|How did I get here?]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 006'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' '''[[March 31]], 2012'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Battle Blades (Hasbro only), "R.A." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

{{note|[[Ratchet (WFC)|''Prime'' Ratchet]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Ratchet in ''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers]]''.}}

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

:His [[instructions]] depict an alternate head apparently intended for an as-yet-unreleased Gears. The 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 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)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]] and retooled into [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]].

::*''[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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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 B006 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"It was either [[Paint operation|painted]] [[Sensors#Optical sensors|optic]]s, or red gloves. These ''super-snazzy'' red gloves..."]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''720'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''290'''
***''Sword strength'': '''630'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, "Autobot Ratchet" is a teeny little emergency-response SUV with [[Autotransformation|a spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His robot body and elements of his vehicle mode are based on the [[Ratchet (Movie)|live-action movie Ratchet]], though his colors and head are based on the [[Ratchet (G1)|original Ratchet]].

:This mold would also have been used to make the unreleased ''Bot Shots'' [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Autobot Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_AmbulanceRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ambulance (Ratchet)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B02'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Ambulance" is a slight [[repaint]] of Ratchet's ''Bot Shots'' toy, featuring silver paint on his grill. Instead of game stats, his chest stickers display images of a syringe, a lightbar and a stethoscope.

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[[File:BeCool HighwayPatrolCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Highway Patrol Car (Patrol Ratchet)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B13'''

:"Highway Patrol Car" is a yellow [[redeco]] of the Ratchet toy with identical paint details, including the ''BeCool''-only grill. His stickers now depict a traffic cone, a street sign and a picture of his vehicle mode racing to the rescue.

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[[File:BotShots_BeCool_RescueCarBaseRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Someone]]'s going to envy my toys.]]
*'''Rescue Car and Rescue Base (Rescue Ratchet)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS02'''

:"Rescue Car" is a redeco of the Ratchet toy in red with white and silver paint details. He comes with the Rescue Base, a red redeco of the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Ironhide Launcher]], which can attach to him as a trailer or open up into a base with a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. It also has a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms and comes with a sticker sheet for decorating it as you please.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oops! Zat was not medicine.]]
*'''Ratchet''' ([[March 19]], 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-09'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Ratchet is a retool of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ironhide]] which transforms from a licensed [[super deformed]] Toyota HiAce with a lightbar to a cute little robot.
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===''Generations''===
*'''Autobot Warriors''' (Multi-pack, 2014)
:''Accessories:'' Gun/front spoiler
:''Universe'' Ratchet was re-released in a three-pack with ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]] and ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decoes. Ratchet, in particular, features considerably more red in his vehicle mode compared to both his ''Universe'' and ''Henkei! Henkei!'' versions. He retains the latter's Japanese-style emergency lightbar.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP-30 Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|He can hold a rifle, dual wield pistols, use a back-mounted missile launcher, heck, he can even fire weapons in vehicle mode! Oh, and yes, he's occasionally been known to brandish medical tools from time to time.]]
* '''Ratchet''' ([[April 23]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-30'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, static laser gun, 2 laser pistols, x-ray blaster, repair beam emitter, repair beam effect, 2 cyber spanners, magno-wrench, laser scalpel, arc-welder, repair bay, 2 faces, cardstock EKG image
: Transforming from a licensed Nissan Cherry Vanette SGL Coach ambulance to a robot, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Ratchet is a retool of ''Masterpiece'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ironhide]], with a new head, skirt armor, and lightbar.

:Ratchet shares several accessories with Ironhide: a pair of generic Autobot pistols (prominently dual-wielded by Ratchet in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), a static laser gun and missile launcher based on those included with his original toy (though, unlike Ironhide, not used by Ratchet in the cartoon), and an extra face. He also comes with multiple new accessories, mostly various kinds of medical tools he used in the show, including a "repair beam emitter" that plugs into his forearm (used occasionally throughout the series, but first seen in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]") complete with an attachable beam light effect, an "arc-welder" that replaces his hand (Ratchet used a tool like this regularly in the series, but this accessory is specifically based on the detailed one seen in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]"), a pair of "cyber spanners" (used in "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]"), a "magno-wrench" (from "[[The Autobot Run]]"), a hand-held laser scalpel (also from "The Autobot Run") and an "x-ray blaster" (from "[[Microbots]]"). Similar to how Ironhide included a cardstock image of dinosaur bones, Ratchet includes a cardstock image of an {{w|Electrocardiography|EKG}} reading that fits behind his windscreen.

:Ratchet has two options for his red cross stickers–placed on his shoulders, and the sides and top of his vehicle mode–both of which sidestep the [[trademark]] issues involving the [[Red Cross]] organization: one set places an Autobot insignia over the center of the cross, whilst the other adds a red square into each corner of the cross. You didn't hear it from us, but you can totally cut the squares off the latter set to give Ratchet his original plain crosses.

:If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, Ratchet includes a [[collector coin]] mounted in a card which resembles the front of his van mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/MPRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ratchetunpainted.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Nel Yomtov Crowd Scene Version]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe Class, Botcon 2016 Customization Class)
**''Accessories'': Combiner hand/foot, axe

:Exclusive to [[BotCon 2016]]'s customization class, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Ratchet is a redeco of Deluxe Class [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]] with a previously-unused pretooled head. Like all ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe toys, he can become an arm or a leg for any compatible Voyager-class figure (including ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' figures) or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs. His G2 bio invites you to use him as a member of the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] that doesn't exist, or as a member of [[Modulus]] who ''possibly'' exists.

:Class participants were given four deco options for the Ratchet head ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1]], [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon G1]], [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]], and [[Ratchet (SG)#Generations|''Shattered Glass'' Ratchet]]), and a fifth deco option for the automatically-included-in-the-sprues First Aid head as [[Medix (G1)#Generations|Medix]]. Four sticker sheets were available (with the two G1 decoes sharing a sheet), and class participants were given the G1 sheet and one other of their choice. Additionally, three stickers could be used on Ratchet's combiner peg, allowing you to recreate the sticker face of his original toy.

:Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusive [[Enigma of Combination]] accessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit into [[Ultra Prime]] or [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'s chest. Unpainted/unstickered versions of Ratchet with the Ratchet head were offered for sale during registration and at the convention, whilst the G1 sticker sheet was later offered for sale at the online club store, bundled with either a set of autograph cards or a pair of sunglasses.

:In 2017, the unpainted Ratchet was [https://www.toyarama.com/store/2016-botcon-exclusive-assembled-class-figure-unpainted-1-pc-p1573.php sold at the Club's site in ''very'' limited quantities].
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-EX-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Aren't you glad you didn't go to Botcon now?]]
*'''Lynxmaster''' (giftset, [[October 29]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Clamp weapon, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
:Released as part of the [[Sky Reign#Unite Warriors 2|Lynxmaster]] box set, Ratchet is a redeco of his [[#Combiner Wars|BotCon 2016 customization class figure]], making it the very first Japan-only release of the retool itself. Even though the set includes two versions of the axe weapon of the [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] sculpt, one of them is assigned to [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Trailbreaker]] (another retool of Offroad), and the other to [[Hound (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Hound]], while Ratchet's official weapon is instead the clamp weapon that was originally included with [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] and other figures reusing his version of the sculpt.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Deluxe-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Heard you were depressed you didn't get the BotCon 2016 toy."]]
*'''Ratchet''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S34'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' '''[[January 20]], [[2021]]'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''ARCWELDER'''
**''Accessories:'' "RT-15" laser cannon/robotic arm, "RT-5 Magno-Wrench", "RT-5 Laser Scalpel"

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Ratchet is an extensive [[retool]]ing of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ironhide]], featuring a new head, grill, shoulders, and weapons that transforms from robot to Cybertronian van and back. Despite the mold being a retool of Ironhide, the mechanical engravings featured across the parts' surface have largely been altered, leaving very few parts from the original figure unchanged. His instructions also include a third "repair mode" vaguely evoking the original toy's [[Onebox component#Toys|medical sled]]. He features multiple [[5 mm post]]-holes and 3mm hardpoints; the latter are to accommodate "Fire Blast" effects pieces from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Despite being classified as a Deluxe Class figure, Ratchet is actually a full head taller than the other Deluxe figures of the same line.

:Instead of the "W-35 LR Doomblast Forge Launchers" from his mold-mates, he features a set of all-new [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] accessories. The main one is a multi-jointed laser cannon/robotic arm, which forms the "RT-15 Protraction Magno Hoist" when combined with his "Magno-Wrench" (for use in repair bay mode), or the "RT-15 Protraction Laser Launcher" when combined with his "Laser Scalpel" pistol (attached to his back in robot mode).

:In an undocumented and possibly unintended feature, all of Ratchet’s accessories can be stored in a hollow compartment formed from his attached shins underneath his arms in vehicle mode, and the pistol and wrench can fit one each in either shin compartment in robot mode. This feature is retained by all iterations of this mold, should you choose to repurpose these accessories with any of those other figures.

:Due to the layout of his mold, Ratchet sports peculiar white wheels in his vehicle mode. Individual reports indicate he does not share Ironhide's leg panel problem, though some figures are reported to have warped molding in their ankle joints instead.

:Ratchet was a [[Walgreens]] exclusive in the U.S. (appropriate given it's a drug store), an EB Games exclusive in Canada, and a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hong Kong and Malaysia. In Japan, it was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Bravo, 2020)

:Released in the third wave of the "Bravo" assortment, [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] Ratchet is a roughly Scout-sized mold that transforms from a robot into an ambulance and back. Due to his simple transformation steps, most of his ambulance kibble hangs on his entire body, making him a [[shellformer]] of sorts. His shoulder kibble leaves him with clearance issues during posing, and unlike most Bravo class figures, he lacks knee articulation.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-SG-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Shattered Glass Ratchet & Optimus Prime''' (2-pack, 2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS17'''
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, roof/shield, lightbar

{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-corrupted form of [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic|Generation 1 Ratchet]] in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' "[[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]]" is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Paradron Medics Ratchet]] (see below), itself a retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]], featuring a BotCon-inspired color scheme with the delicious purple Autobot insignia.

:Ratchet is only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Generations Selects|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]], sold through multiple online retailers.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Galactic-Odyssey-Collection-Paradron-Medics-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If ''Generations Selects'' got really creative, they'd retool him into the "headless toy-accurate" variant.]]
*'''Paradron Medics''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-20'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, roof/shield, lightbar
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Bundled with fellow medic [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]] as Encounter 1 of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Galactic Odyssey Collection", Ratchet is a retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]], itself a heavy retool of ''Siege'' Ironhide, featuring a reuse of ''Earthrise'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]]'s lightbar and a new head. ''Earthrise'' Ratchet is a faithful (deco aside) representation of Ratchet's appearance in the cartoon, transforming into an unlicensed Nissan-esque van. His roof piece converts to a shield or (non-firing) rocket launcher for his robot mode, and he has a small pistol that can be stored away underneath the roof/shield in either mode. His shield and pistol are also shown in his instructions to be able to combine together into some sort of hovercraft. As with ''Earthrise'' Ironhide, Ratchet has feet sticking out of his alt mode's rear. Like the rest of the "Galactic Odyssey Collection", he lacks an ''Earthrise'' ID number, and comes in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-style box with a planet card featuring key details about [[Paradron]]. The roof/shield piece is the only part of the figure that has an Autobot symbol on it, leaving him completely devoid of any such symbols in robot mode.

:CG render and initially-released photos of Ratchet showcase his thighs and hip joints being cast in gray plastic, but the final release features them molded in white plastic.

:This two-pack was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-TFTM-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[:File:Huge_Ironhide_and_Small_Ratchet.jpg|Totally accurate scale]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Core Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-99'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref name=PulseCon2024>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Core Class figures, Autobot Ratchet transforms from a robot to an ambulance van in 15 steps and comes with two blasters which can either be held or stored on the sides of his ambulance mode. There is ample space to store the guns inside the van's rear. Ratchet features cartoon-inaccurate "Autobot sign of life" shoulder decals due to the Red Cross symbol being a heavily enforced [[trademark]].

:While handling the vehicle mode, be careful not to press down the upper and lower rear panels; doing so would likely disconnect its tabbing. Unfortunately, Ratchet's unpaintable parts are prone to slight [[photodegradation]].

:Despite the Core Class lacking the backdrops included with all other ''Studio Series'' [[size class]]es, the outside and insert of Ratchet's packaging is decorated with the artwork of the first "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop.

:This mold was retooled into [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#SSCore|Ironhide]].

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-23-Voyager-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aren't you glad this isn't a Walgreens exclusive?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-23'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-117'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 laser pistols, 2 lightbar halves, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop (1st version)
{{toydesigner|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name=PulseCon2024/>

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Ratchet is an inevitable retool of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Studio Series|the same line's Voyager Class Ironhide]], with a new head, new crotch, and a lightbar. Though he is a similar size to his ''Earthrise'' toy, the advanced transformation engineering means he doesn't have feet sticking out of the back of the vehicle mode and requires no [[Partformer|partsforming]]. Like his moldmate Ironhide, Ratchet's signature stripes on the sides of his vehicle mode are present as molded detail, though unpainted. His shoulders use cartoon-inaccurate "Autobot sign of life" shoulder decals for the same reasons as the above Core class.

:Ratchet comes with dual laser pistols, which can be stored on his back or under the van mode as exhaust pipes. His light bar consists of two pieces that use the same connection ports on his roof and can also be stored on his back, although they do not secure very well.

:Like [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' {{'}}86 Jazz]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Wheeljack]], Ratchet's white paint used on the translucent parts discolor in a slight yellowish tinge. This phenomenon is something that had not been observed on ''Transformers'' toys before the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' era, suggesting that a different form of paint has been used.

:Ratchet also includes a display backdrop depicting the scene from the '86 movie where he made his last stand against invading Decepticons aboard the Autobot Shuttle.

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[[File:TF-SS-Voyager-Dead-Ratchet.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|All I can tell you about zis next procedure is zat it vill be... <big>'''''excruciating!'''''</big>]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brawn / Autobot Ratchet''' (multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''ID number'': '''86-28'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, 2 lightbar halves, 2 large 3-part Fire Blast effects, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop (1st version)
{{toydesigner|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist))}}<ref name=PulseCon2024/>

:A redeco and partial retool of the above Voyager Class ''Studio Series'' Ratchet figure, Autobot Ratchet is a morbidly hilarious version of the character during his death in the 1986 movie. In addition to a new, distressed headsculpt, his chest has been retooled to include some rather nasty battle damage, including a 5 mm port for blast effects (although it's the same damage pattern used by the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|similarly-retooled Ironhide version of the mold]]).

:Much like his moldmate Ironhide, Ratchet trades his transparent plastic for a uniform white color (and better color matching in both modes) and finally acquires his red stripes in van mode along with additional "Autobot sign of life" decals. The silver paint on his face is swapped for a cartoon-based gray.

:He was available in a 2-pack with a similarly morbid [[Brawn (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Brawn]] retool, along with two purple recolors of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]'s [[Fire Blast effect]]s and larger version of the first "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop. It was properly unveiled on [[July 6]], 2024, as a part of [[Target]]'s Summer Geek-Out event. It went up for preorder on their website (with limited stock also made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]]) with a shipping date of July 21.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide / Autobot Ratchet''' (2026)}}</ul>

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Swapticons]]'' two-packs, ''Autobot Ratchet'' transforms into the front half of an ambulance. While his nominal placement is as the front half of a full ambulance with his pack-in partner [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Ironhide]], he can attach to any other Swapticon, front or back, to make whatever silly abomination you feel like unleashing.
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==Merchandise==
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[[File:G1-toy DecoyRatchet.jpg|thumb|Ratchet cosplaying as Ironhide, or Ironhide cosplaying as Ratchet? You, the viewer, decide!]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

:In Japan, a red rubber mini-figure of Ratchet was available in part of a [[Decoy|massive multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something.

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*'''Ratchet''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': '''6'''

:The [[Hasbro]] [[Decoy]] release of the Ratchet game piece is almost identical to the Japanese version, except the number on his back is a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on Decoy Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Super-action pose doctor!]]
*'''Ratchet''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Ratchet was available in "Act 6" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line, a slight [[retool]]ing of the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ironhide]] figurine (despite the fact that their two [[character model]]s have quite a few differences all over) with a new head, left hand and right-wrist-mounted welding tool he uses on several occasions in the cartoon. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: In eight out of ten cases, the pewter version of Ratchet came packaged with the left leg of the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]] collectible "build-a-figure". This part could be either full-color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color to two pewter.

: This Act was seemingly in shorter supply than the others before and since, and is not terribly common on the secondary market.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on SCF Ratchet (Pewter Version) on TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (2003)

:Ratchet's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released the following year by Hasbro as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Part of the fifth and final wave of ''Heroes of Cybertron'', Ratchet was, unlike the Japanese figure, sold on an individual blister card and came packaged with the right leg of the [[Metroplex (G1)#Heores of Cybertron|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

: Like all the figures in the series, Ratchet was given an attempt at a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers Mini-Bust===
[[File:Ratchet-DiamondSelectstatue.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb|Your choice of head! His choice of medical tools.]]
*'''Ratchet''' (2009)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Ratchet was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. The bust continues the tradition of giving all Ratchet merchandise (but not toys) the {{w|International Committee of the Red Cross|red cross}} insignia on their shoulders to better match the Animation model. Ratchet's Bio credits him and Wheeljack with creating the [[Dinobot (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Dinobots]]; effectively making him the cartoon version but he comes packaged with two heads for do-it-yourself retconning. Comic accurate red helmet with white chevron, or the cartoon accurate white helmet with grey chevron. Fans of the Universe 2.0 version (white helmet, red chevron) will have to buy some red paint when they pick their bust up. Three tools are also included with the Bust. One slightly resembling the [[power booster rod]], the other a Cybertronian version of an {{w|otoscope}} and the third is some sort of medical gear shaft. They are not sculpted on nor do they possess a magnet and are simply lodged in his hands for display.
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===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Ratchet''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #3'''
**''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 (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number: '''10/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Ratchet is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===Forever Clever===
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*'''"Soundwave"''' (2018)
:Exclusively released in [[Blindpacking|blind bags]] by [[Forever Clever]], ''Wall Walkers'' Ratchet has suction cups on its hands and feet so it can stick to walls. All its details are printed on, and besides its colors and printing, it is identical to the other Wall Walkers toys. It has somehow been misidentified as ''Soundwave'' on the packaging, but is visibly based on Ratchet in appearance.
===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|It's not that hard to make his helmet red.]]
*'''Ratchet''' (2019)
**''ID number:'' '''08'''

: Very subtly based on his [[evergreen]] design, Ratchet is part of the second wave of the 2018 [[Mighty Muggs]] relaunch. Surgically applying pressure onto his very white cranium will adversely affect his expression. He has three faces: party time, bar fight, and one too many drinks.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3SpecialistRatchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Specialist Ratchet, Engineering-Rescue & Repair''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T48/T48'''
**''Stars: ''8

:Specialist Ratchet, Engineering-Rescue & Repair is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's art reuses line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The artwork is recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Ratchet was slated to be one of the Rook pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''002/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{2}{W}''' (front), '''{1}{W}''' (back)

:"Ratchet, Field Medic" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Ratchet, Rescue Racer", representing Ratchet in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Ratchet]].

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===Blokees===
====''Galaxy Version''====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Ver-01-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I can't Transform- and no, it's not because of Lupus. (''Original run version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ratchet''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), Pistol, Blast Effect, spare peg-and-ball piece, spare ball-and-ball piece, black stand, 1 pair of White Autobot/Decepticon symbols

:Released in the first wave of the Galaxy Version line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Ratchet is a four-inch-tall, articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot Ambulance. Like many other Blokees figures, Ratchet uses a "Standard Body" as a skeleton, in which pieces are then attached to make it look like different characters. He also has a figure stand with either four studs (China release/Chinese logo) or two studs (Global release/English logo) on top, which he can plug into and connect to similar stands.

:A rare inclusion on Ratchet merchandise & toys is the ''Red Cross'' logos on his shoulders from the original Generation One cartoon, which surprisingly ends up on this toy. For reference, his latest ''Generations'' toy from [[#SSVoyager|''Studio Series'' 86]] opted to go for a fictional Autobot Medic insignia. However, later reruns of this wave since 2024 (or 2025) have eventually changed it into a pair of Autobot insignias.

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====''Shining Version''====
[[File:BlokeesRatchetShiningVersion.png|thumb|right|upright=1.66|This vexes me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ratchet''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), Pistol, Energon Cube, yellow stand, 1 pair of White Autobot/Decepticon symbols

:Released in the first wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line, this edition of the original ''Galaxy Version'' mold now features painted translucent face and chest parts, and a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least just ''lightly'' tap some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and the translucent chest window to glow for a limited time. In addition to his identical accessories from the ''Galaxy Version'' release, Ratchet also comes with a single Energon Cube, and a larger figure stand.
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===Yolopark===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ratchet''' (AMK Mini, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Fists/item-holding, splayed open-palm)

:Sold as part of the third wave of [[Yolopark]]'s AMK ''(Advanced Model Kit)'' Mini Series, this kit of Ratchet can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Unlike the same wave's Ironhide, he only comes with an extra pair of open-palm/splayed hands, making him unarmed...but hey, who needs weapons when he has the [[:File:G1 ChangingGears Ratchet karate.jpg|power of Autobot martial arts]]? As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features new articulation points, particularly the upwards-raising joints, the ball-and-socket jointed waist-to-torso, double-jointed elbows, slide-down hip joint axes, and nearly 100-degree knees. Additionally, his fists now have round peg holes instead of rectangular ones, making him incompatible with weapons from the previous two waves.

:Ratchet is sold as either an individually marked single or a blind box figure.

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==Notes==
*In later years, toys sporting the name "Ratchet" require an additional "Autobot" prefix for [[trademark]] reasons, hence making the official name "'''Autobot Ratchet'''".
*Ratchet's original toy is part of a matrix of cross-referencing [[redeco]]es:
**In 2008, the original 1984 Ratchet mold got a green redeco as "Ratchet Emergency Green" in obvious reference to [[Ratchet (Movie)|his movie counterpart]].
**Meanwhile, the movie counterpart's toys got a red and white "Rescue Ratchet" redeco... based on the original colors of the 1984 toy.
**Elsewhere, [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] includes elements from both characters, including Generation 1 Ratchet's chevron crest and coloration. (''Animated'' Ratchet later got a movie-based "Rescue Ratchet" redeco, to boot.)
**The Decepticon character [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] combines elements of "Ratchet Emergency Green" and Aligned Ratchet's [[Ratchet (WFC)#Go.21|''Go!'' toy]].

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