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Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-16T16:26:48Z

Joefan:

Question: If the Thunder Arrow pilot is identical to Skystalker, has no specific name, and has never been used or seen in fiction, why are we assuming it's a different character than Skystalker? Wouldn't Occam's Razor suggest that they're the same guy? This seems like an article just for the sake of having an article. For that matter, why is the Thunder Arrow at a different page than the interstellar shuttle? Aren't they essentially the same thing? We don't have separate pages for, say, Scorponok and Megazarak, and they seem far more different than the Thunder Arrow and the interstellar shuttle. --[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 19:18, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:I think this is a pretty compelling argument for a couple of merges.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 19:55, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:I assume the reason is that from ''Chōjin Masterforce'' onward, the Japanese characters are given their own character pages as a general rule. [[Holi]] is on a different page than [[Stakeout (G1)]] for example. I think it makes sense. The Japanese fiction splits pretty far and nobody seems to be the same character in Japan somewhere around ''the Headmasters'' era. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:46, 13 November 2012 (EST)
::We do sometimes assume that. I get Masterforce, where they have different names, origins, often colors. But with Micromasters, we tend to assume they're the same guy unless the name or faction changes. [[Wheel Blaze]], for instance, isn't split up.--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 12:13, 14 November 2012 (EST)
:The two are incompatible with opposing functions. One is a shuttle transport for little Micromasters, the other is a Decepticon-sized mobile base of operations. The Thunder Arrow is a full-sized, specific vessel, while the smaller shuttle is more of a generic craft. The toys are the same because Takara [[repurposing|repurposed]] the Micromaster ship into a Decepticon headquarters. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 13:33, 14 November 2012 (EST)
::Technically, the toy was not repurposed ''in Japan''. It looks to me like the Japanese toy was never anything other than the Thunder Arrow. I oppose the merging of the vehicle pages for the reasons you give. Also, it would be very misleading towards the nature of the US toy if the article name was "Thunder Arrow." I don't have a strong opinion about merging the Micromasters. If he is, he should have a note after the intro paragraph similar to Wheel Blaze's. Something like, {{note|In Japan, this toy was the unnamed, toy-only pilot of the ''Thunder Arrow''.}} - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 21:35, 14 November 2012 (EST)
:::Assuming that's an accurate statement of events, I support the merge. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:43, 15 November 2012 (EST)
::One is big, one is small? But we don't have separate articles for Fortress Maximus (Marvel) and Fortress Maximus (Sunbow). One is the same size as Optimus, the other is a city. Thunder Arrow / unnamed shuttle are both powerful extremely powerful ships used to transport Decepticons from one place to another. We've in the past given articles names based on Japan when there is no US name. Brigadoon comes to mind. To say one is repurposed seems like an odd assumption. I'd just assume they gave it a cool name.--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 02:19, 15 November 2012 (EST)
:::It's not simply that one's big and one's small. The Thunder Arrow is meant to be a very specific vessel, one that serves the purpose of being a base of operations. The Interstellar Shuttle is just a random craft used simply as a means of transport. And this case differs from Brigadoon as "Interstellar Shuttle" (as generic as that name sounds) is that shuttle's official U.S. name. But it doesn't fit with the Thunder Arrow because the Thunder Arrow is not a measly shuttle, but a full-fledged starship. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 15:31, 15 November 2012 (EST)
::::Maybe I'm being naive, but how do you know any of that? As for the name, it's not called that in the tech spec or in the instructions. See [http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/1989-decepticons-44/skystalker-339/] and [http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/attach/1/skystalker_1191380003.jpg]. It doesn't call it that on the box either. As far as I can tell, it's labeled interstellar shuttle in one place only, the Dreamwave profiles books. Even then it's all lower case, which argues against that being a proper name but instead a description. The tech spec also states that it's both heavily armed and "fearsome" which implies to me that it's not just a "random craft used simply as a means of transport." It also "rockets across galaxies" which sounds to me like a full-fledged starship.--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 21:14, 15 November 2012 (EST)
:::::I concede on jumping the gun on the shuttle's "official" U.S. name. That was a mistake on my part. However, a shuttle is not a starship, no matter how fearsome it is. All that talk in the bio about shuttle being this awesomely powerful thing that can go across galaxies was likely originally meant [[to sell toys|to sell the toy]] since kids liked/like that kind of sci-fi stuff. Such exaggerations [[Solar system#Those poor, confused writers|are not unheard of]] in TF media,. But still, the two are of an entirely different class of spacecraft. Shuttles are a lower class than starships. Like, one wouldn't consider the Enterprise a shuttle, right? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 21:50, 15 November 2012 (EST)
::::::The Maximals flew the Ark's emergency shuttle all the way from Earth to Cybertron. I would promote caution in over-relying on the semantics of the word "shuttle". -[[User:LV|LV]] 22:33, 15 November 2012 (EST)
:::::::What he said.
:::::::Seriously, though, I definitely wouldn't consider the Enterprise a shuttle, but it seems to me that you're being very selective by dismissing virtually everything that's every been published about the craft and focusing entirely on the word "shuttle." The tech specs and More Than Meets The Eye both talk about how fearsome and well armed it is. The Micromasters miniseries features it (barely) as transporting Skystalker to many different solar systems, at the very least. None of those are what I'd consider the actions of a "shuttle", which Bing defins as ''route taken or vehicle used: the route taken or the aircraft, bus, or train used to travel frequently between two places, often relatively near each other.'' Wouldn't it be more sensible to assume that "shuttle" is the misnomer here and it is, in fact, the fearsomely armed starship that bios and fiction alike depict it being?--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 22:36, 15 November 2012 (EST)
::::::::: One major thing here. You brought up Fortress Maximus as an example because of his drastically different interpretations between the cartoon and the Marvel comics, but the thing about that is: he's still Fortress maximus. Those are just different interpretations of the same character, that take place in different continuities, but they are still Fortress Maximus. The "Thunder Arrow pilot" has no fiction to support him being Skystalker. And Skystalker's ship has never been identified or done any of the jobs that the Thunder Arrow did. The Thunder Arrow was Deathsauras's ship in the Victory cartton and the Decepticon base in that cartoon, Skystalker's vessel has flown around with maybe 2 or 3 micromasters as passangers, and has never shown indication of ever being used by an Emporer of Destruction. Yes, I agree that "Thunder Arrow pilot" has no fiction or personality, but it is better for the Wiki to er on the side of caution and keep him seaperate from Skystalker. He is most likely a seaperate character for one simple reason. Skystalker commands his vessel, while "Thunder Arrow pilot" just drove it around for Deathsauras. [[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 08:45, 16 November 2012 (EST)
::::::::::I guess the question is, why is one a different interpertation of the same character but the other not? If you don't like my Fortress Maximus example, how about Megazarak / Scorponok? They have different names, radically different sizes, different origins, different species... but they share a toy. Now, you say "Thunder Arrow pilot" just drove around the "Thunder Arrow"... but why would you say that? Because we named him "Thunder Arrow pilot"? That name never appeared anywhere except here, and yet you find yourself making assumptions about his role because of it. "Thunder Arrow pilot" never did anything ever.
::::::::::Maybe I'm wrong. I'm newish here. But it seems like the default assumption should be that, if two characters share a toy in two different market, the default assumption should probably be that they're the same guy. Now, if there's a good reason why they can't be the same guy, then it makes sense to split. A good example is all the Masterforce characters who have different names, origins, and often colors. A slightly less good example is the Decepticon Micromasters who became Autobots in Zone. Generally they share a name and a body but not a faction. But the Thunder Arrow and associated Micromaster (again, "pilot" was a word we applied which is already influencing how Stevo percieves his roll) we have the same toy, the same faction, and the same general role. There isn't even a name contradiction as Skystalker's ship isn't named, and Thunder Arrow's Micromaster isn't named. It seems to me that Skystalker and the Thunder Arrow Micromaster share more in common than Marvel Comics Scorponok and Headmasters Megazarak.
::::::::::I'll grant that it's a judgment call. But, that being the case, it seems like it'd be a more useful judgment to combine them. I don't really see the case for erring "on the side of caution." Neither one is more or less accurate, but it seems more useful to combine them, get rid of clutter, and consolidate the information all in one place.--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 11:26, 16 November 2012 (EST)

Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-16T03:36:40Z

Joefan:

Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-16T02:14:34Z

Joefan:

Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-15T07:19:12Z

Joefan:

Thunder Arrow

2012-11-14T17:16:10Z

Joefan:

{{merge|interstellar shuttle}}
:''The ''Thunder Arrow'' is a starship from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Victory Thunder Arrow.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

While [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s main vessel, the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]], was imprisoned in the [[Dark Nebula]], the '''''Thunder Arrow''''' (サンダーアロー ''Sandā Arō'') was his mobile base on his quest to gather enough energy to free his mighty fortress. It was a huge vessel that could swallow up an entire oil tanker with ease.

It was impressively armed, with four main cannons on the nose, guns on the deck and numerous smaller gun ports all along the side. Despite this impressive armament, however, it often wound up being damaged by the Autobots in battle.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
===''Victory'' comic===
==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:SkystalkerToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
* '''''Thunder Arrow''''' (1989)
**''Accessories'': Micromaster pilot, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

: The ''Thunder Arrow'' was sold only as a mail-away exclusive, and did not have its own [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]]. It came with an unnamed [[Micromaster]] [[Thunder Arrow pilot|pilot]] identical to [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car. This pilot did not appear in any ''Victory'' fiction. The ''Thunder Arrow'' transforms from a compact vessel with a detachable piggybacked ship, into a land base with towers and guns. Modular ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases.

: The toy was available in [[Hasbro]]'s markets as Skystalker and his [[interstellar shuttle]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on the ''Thunder Arrow'' (well, Skystalker's interstellar shuttle) at TFU.info]''

{{stub}}

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Interstellar shuttle

2012-11-14T17:15:38Z

Joefan:

{{merge|Thunder Arrow}}
:''The interstellar shuttle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] base from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Interstellarshuttle-mtmte.jpg|right|300px|thumb|What is this... "Aerodynamics" you speak of?]]
[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] compensates for his physical weakness with sheer ruthlessness... and the power of his '''interstellar shuttle'''. This massive craft is heavily armed with lasers, missiles, bombs, and more. It carries a supersonic jet pod that can detach as a separate ship. Both vehicles combine on land to form a fearsome assault base.

With ramps, of course.

{{quote|As two jets I can double my firepower! With the aid of my supersonic jet pod, I'll turn that Autobot base into molten metal. Prepare to meet your doom, Autobots. Jet pod, fire one!|Skystalker}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics===
The interstellar shuttle ferried Skystalker, [[Skyhopper]], and their unit across the galaxy to various worlds on their interstellar assault mission, including the planet [[Paradron]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing|Destined for Nothing}}

Later, it carried them back to Cybertron after the conclusion of the mission. {{storylink|The Gray Race|The Gray Race}}

After contacting their erstwhile Decepticon allies, Skystalker and Skyhopper used the shuttle as a base of operations as they plotted to overthrow [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate|Recipe for Hate}}

==Commercial appearances==
The interstellar shuttle was captured by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who hauled it into an Autobot base. Skystalker promptly transformed the base and attacked. Sneaky! {{storylink|Commercial|Micromaster Micro Base Commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:SkystalkerToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"You're not getting a Porsche because I will not have Interstellar jets on my grass!"]]
* '''Skystalker''' (Micromaster Rocket Base, 1989)
**''Accessories'': [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] Micromaster car/commander, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

: The interstellar shuttle was sold in a large boxed package, along with Skystalker. The shuttle transforms from a compact vessel with a detachable piggybacked ship, into a land base with towers and guns. Aside from becoming the recon tower, the jet pod (in vehicle mode) can dock with the white landing pad on the side of the base. Modular ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases. The instruction sheet suggests that in shuttle mode the large lasers be mounted on the nose, but are molded to accommodate a slot on the wings.

: The main shuttle can often be found missing its right wing, as one of the wing's connectors is mismolded slightly and tends to break. This may have been corrected by the end of the run.

: The toy was released without changes in Japan as the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. It is unknown whether it retains the same mold error.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on the interstellar shuttle (with Skystalker) at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Discovery'''

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Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-14T17:14:16Z

Joefan:

{{merge|Thunder Arrow pilot}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Skystalker}}
:''Skystalker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SkystalkerDWMM.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"No, Mr. Hat, I won't do that!"]]

'''Skystalker''' is a bit of a wimp physically, but makes up for it by being a conniving schemer with his eye on total control of the Decepticons. So far, he has total control of an interstellar shuttle that turns into a heavily armed base.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Golddendisk paradron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Really, there should be enough Golden Disks to go around.]]

Skystalker was among the Transformers who chose to become smaller and more energy-efficient once the war began depleting the planet's resources, then became an interstellar assault leader who led a group of Decepticons into space to conquer while most others were locked in battle on their home planet. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} One of the planets they assaulted was [[Paradron]], where they massacred the locals and discovered a [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|Golden Disk]] before Skystalker was defeated by the Autobot [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and left to die. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} He eventually returned to Cybertron with his second-in-command [[Skyhopper]] to get the disk back from Countdown and conquer the planet while he was at it. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

Skystalker's varied experiences in outer space had left him thinking of Decepticon leaders as petty, arrogant and unable to see the big picture, and thus he quickly moved to overthrow the current leader, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Since the war had drained the "[[guzzler]]s" of most of their energy, his plan was as simple as walking up to Shockwave and beating him up. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} The next phase of Skystalker's plan was to improve Cybertron by ridding the planet of all the resource-draining guzzlers, leaving it populated by Micromasters under his rule. Using Shockwave's severed head to direct orders to the Decepticon army, he ordered them into a full-scale assault on the Autobot forces in the hopes that the massive battle would destroy both sides. Before his plan could come to fruition, Skystalker was again confronted by Countdown and forced to flee Cybertron. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy_Skystalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
* '''Micromaster Decepticon Jet Command Center''' (Micromaster Base, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Space Shuttle, "Jet Pod", dual laser, 2 large lasers, 2 small lasers, 2 ramps

: Skystalker transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Porsche 959 sports car]]. He was sold with an [[interstellar shuttle]] (with jet pod), which can transform into a base and connect with other [[Micromaster]] bases via modular ramps.

: This toy was released in Japan without changes as the unnamed [[Thunder Arrow]] [[Thunder Arrow pilot|pilot]].

: This mold was used to make [[Metrobomb]] and [[Rabbicrater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on Skystalker at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Not the least bit suggestive, no sir.]]

*Like all Micromasters, Skystalker's toy came too late to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] series. Therefore his sole appearance in animated footage is in a toy commercial from 1989, where he yells "Decepticon Micromasters, attack!"

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Pourchasseur''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Discovery'''

==References==
<references />

[[Category: Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Thunder Arrow pilot

2012-11-14T17:13:32Z

Joefan:

{{merge|Skystalker (G1)}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
{{noname-nickname}}

:''The ''Thunder Arrow'' pilot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1-toy_Skystalker.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

The '''''Thunder Arrow'' pilot''' is the pilot for the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''.

==Toys==
===Victory===
* '''''Thunder Arrow''''' (1989)
**''Accessories'': Micromaster pilot, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

: The ''Thunder Arrow'' was sold only as a mail-away exclusive, and did not have its own [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]]. It came with an unnamed [[Micromaster]] pilot identical to [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car. This pilot did not appear in any ''Victory'' fiction.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into [[Metrobomb]] and [[Rabbicrater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skystalker/skystalker.htm More information on the ''Thunder Arrow'' (well, Skystalker's interstellar shuttle) at TFU.info]''

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Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-14T17:13:02Z

Joefan:

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2012-11-14T17:06:40Z

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== G.I. Joe wiki - a little help? ==

Hello, all. I just wanted to add a request for some help for what should really by this wiki's sister site, Joepedia, the G.I. Joe Wiki. Now, I posted a similar request on some other sci-fi themed wiki, but the only answer I got was being told that the rules forbid a request from another wiki to be made. Well, I think that was kind of stupid, considering the communal attitude the whole wiki concept represents. BUT, ANYWAY, the Joepedia has been growing over the years, but it's mostly frequented by a small dedicated group of contributors. Since Transformers and G.I. Joe are so closely linked, I hoped some folks on here would like to help.

I will add that I have no authority over on that site, and I don't really contribute much, mostly because of the time spent my own website. I'm just a concerned geeky citizen drumming up some support. --[[User:JMM|JMM]] 10:26, 7 September 2012 (EDT)
:Well, I would, but I really don't know jack shit about G.I. Joe. And when I think about it, I'm not sure this post belongs here. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]] 17:36, 7 September 2012 (EDT)
::Just looking around for a little help. This seemed like the closest thing to a G.I. Joe wiki out there, and I figured it was worth a try. --[[User:JMM|JMM]] 13:23, 13 September 2012 (EDT)
::I don't see a problem with a polite request for assistance or notification that a Joe wiki exists, since there IS some crossover interest. I just don't know how much ''useful'' crossover interest for the Joe wiki there is from this end outside of what we've already done. I mean, we've got extensive coverage of the parts of Joe directly involving TFs... I'd say that's probably going to be the most useful thing we have for you. But, if others wanna try it out...<br>
::...unless you're on Wikia.... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 13:27, 13 September 2012 (EDT)
:::Yeah, it was just a quick heads up so people who may be interested are aware. I know a number of people who are equally obsessed with TF and Joe. :) Oh, and yes, it is on Wikia! --[[User:JMM|JMM]] 14:22, 13 September 2012 (EDT)
::::We did at one point approach a partnership with Joepedia, and even had a template that cross-linked articles we shared. It was just a little premature at the time (which was years ago) as Joepedia was just starting out and often our articles were more complete than theirs, or theirs were just stubs. It looks like they've gotten off the ground a bit more now.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 15:30, 13 September 2012 (EDT)
:::::Yes, their wiki got started later than this one. They have a small group of dedicated contributers, but the site's yet to attract the kind of interest this one does. --[[User:JMM|JMM]] 16:34, 13 September 2012 (EDT)

== New stub templates ==
=== Video game stub template ===
Does anybody have any objections to a video game stub template? It would look something like this:
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If anybody knows of a better picture that would go well with this, please upload it so it can be put in. Thanks! -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 15:52, 2 October 2012 (EDT)

:How about a pic from the story where Prime dies in a video game? Heh if only Beta had ever been in a game, that'd be perfect. --[[Special:Contributions/76.28.76.206|76.28.76.206]] 16:03, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
::What story was that? And yeah, that woulda been great. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 19:53, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
:::That would be [[Afterdeath!]]. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:56, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
::::Well if people really want a picture from that, someone else will have to upload it, as I don't have access to it. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 21:59, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::[[:Image:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|Right here, dude.]]--[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:34, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
::::::Thanks, man. It's on the ''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime: The Game]]'' page if you want to see it. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 22:50, 2 October 2012 (EDT)

In addition to the video game stub, I'd like to suggest adding several templates, such as "section stub" and "fiction stub". Right now, we only have "characer stub fiction" for pages only missing fiction section, but no templates for non-character page missing fiction appearance. While "section stub" can use for articles only missing one or two sections. --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 22:05, 2 October 2012 (EDT)
:Ok, so I'm gonna go ahead and make the video game one, and TX, if I get around to it later, maybe the others. If not, well, someone else will. Oh, and if I miss an article that the video game one should go on, put it here. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 22:31, 2 October 2012 (EDT)

=== Novel stub template ===
Ok, who has an idea for a picture for a novel stub template? I'm not good with coming up with pictures for these templates. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 22:11, 20 October 2012 (EDT)

It would look like this like this:
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-- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 10:23, 21 October 2012 (EDT)

== Megatron Barcode Battler Card ==

Hi, I was wondering if anyone here had come across this Megatron card for the Barcode Battler, or knows where in the Wiki it should go:
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It seems to have been released by Toys R Us in 1992 as a promo for the Barcode Battler (which they were trying to sell in store), and was (as far as is known) the only such Transformers card, probably given away with two [http://barcodebattler.co.uk/scans/UK/ToysRUsF.jpg blank] [http://barcodebattler.co.uk/scans/UK/ToysRUsB.jpg cards] (the bottom scan - the middle is from the Barcode Battler box) to add your own barcodes to, and a card wallet.

The text ("Clad in steel, armed to the teeth, nobody toys with us good guys when this moody cool deadly-dudey is around.") is probably enough to make you want to forget this was ever made (is it really calling Megatron a good guy?), but it's cropped up in enough eBay sales (occasionally found in Barcode Battler lots with the seller unaware that they've got something rare) to make it likely to be genuine.

So does anyone else have any information on it, and whereabouts should this go? [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 12:26, 16 October 2012 (EDT) <small>EDIT: 13:10, 16 October 2012 (EDT)</small>
:I definitely don't know anything about it, besides that it's awesome, but if it's from 1992, then the only Megatron it could be is Megatron (G1), and so it should probably be on his toys/merchandise page.
:It's also plausible that someone who knows something about Barcode Battlers should make a short article on them for the wiki, since we have a lot of those "this broader thing had a TF thing released under it" pages. -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:31, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
::Or...this isn't anything to do with a licensed Transformers thing? I sort of blindly assumed Hasbro was the entity selling the Barcode Battler in the UK, but the packaging doesn't seem to support that. It's hard to believe it's not intended to be TF Megatron, but I'm also not sure it's an official product. Especially since this Megatron guy seems to be the boxfront "main character" for the UK Barcode Battler release. -[[User:LV|LV]] 12:37, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
:::Ah, that's a possibility, but Barcode Battler was being distributed in most of Europe by Tomy, so they probably gave Toys R Us rights to use Megatron. Perhaps they couldn't get the rights to use his picture though (as you say, it's Tomy's Barcode Battler cover on the card, so anyone who used the card probably wouldn't think it was supposed to be Megatron). I should also say that 1992 is more of an educated guess than fact, but it's bound to be somewhere around that.
:::If it's offical I don't mind making a Barcode Battler article (though I'll have to check out some of the other examples you mention first). [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 13:02, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
::::Wait, I just re-read Wikipedia, and Tomy was rivals with Takara who owned Transformers at the time. Still, I wonder if such big companies would risk a lawsuit over using Megatron, when they had all sorts of other franchises they could use instead; more likely Toys R Us arranged the deal with Hasbro, who they no doubt were one of the biggest retailers for at the time. [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 13:04, 16 October 2012 (EDT) <small>EDIT: 13:12, 16 October 2012 (EDT)</small>
:::::Unlikely to be a Hasbro/TF related thing. In 1992 TFs weren't even being made in the US and the UK line didn't have a Megatron, the Decepticons were led by Skyquake at that time. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:14, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::Well, this is sort of like with Yu-Gi-Oh's Space Megatron, Hasbro's trademark just didn't apply to things like gaming cards, so Tomy, just like Konami later, was in a safe zone. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:20, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
::::::Ah, that would explain the "good guys" text as well. It seems to be a U.K. only thing, and though there may not have been Megatron toys there (is there a reference to them not being released in the U.K. on this on the wiki?) the name would have been familiar from the the film. Is there anywhere for similarly unofficial merchandice here, or should it be cast back into the purgatory of its makers' device? [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 15:11, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::::While I never played it, I distinctively remember Barcode Battlers as well, so it's not a UK-only thing. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 15:15, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
::::::::My bad, I mean the Megatron card, which uses the Tomy box art (the U.S. version was by Irwin, and Japan by the developer, Epoch). [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 15:22, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::::::See [[The Transformers (toyline)]] and [[Generation 1 (European toyline)]] for lists of what was released in the US and Europe each year of the original toyline. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:37, 16 October 2012 (EDT)
::::::::::Also, in answer to your question about unofficial merchandise, we only cover official products from Hasbro, Takara and their license holders. About the only place that this could really go on this site is the [[trademark]] page, in a similar use as the "Space Megatron" card from Yu-Gi-Oh! --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 07:53, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::::::::Thanks to all of you for the info. I've added it to the [[Talk:Trademark#Old example: .22Megatron.22 Barcode Battler promo card|trademark talk page]], but will leave it up to you whether it's a notable enough example to be added to the article or not. [[User:Xensyria|xensyria]] 15:55, 19 October 2012 (EDT)

==Recent spamming==
Granted, I haven't been here all that often, but the recent spamming has me wondering if the perpetrator(s) are using some form of IP hopping. It's feeling rather hydra-ish at the moment. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 07:22, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:I still suggest you add a recaptcha for edits that add external links, at least for new accounts.[[Special:Contributions/192.249.47.177|192.249.47.177]] 14:09, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
::If that's possible, I like that idea. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 18:34, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:::What IP guy said. Also, if we disabled all "Talk:/Talk" pages, that'd help a bit. Either way, the latest spambot assault is obliterating the recent changes page. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 08:21, 24 October 2012 (EDT)
::::The "Talk:/Talk" thing has been mentioned numerous times in the past, I was actually surprised to see these still popping up. I'm guessing some other wikis have already implemented this, as there seems no other reason for the several "Talk:T/alk" (note order of characters) pages that have popped up recently. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:03, 24 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::I don't care what we do, but we need to do something, and we need to do it now. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:09, 24 October 2012 (EDT)
::::::What McFeely said. This crap needs to stop. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 08:47, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::::Looking at the recent changes, this is getting worse. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 18:20, 25 October 2012 (EDT)

According to McFly, anon editing has been eliminated. This kills a lot of it, plus a chunk of human-born vandalism. The next step is that new accounts will get an automated confirmation email with a link that will unlock the new account, which should hopefully take out the other major spambot problems. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:30, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
:Leaving those that make accounts just to spam. Well, one step at a time. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:29, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
::Well, there's not much we can do with dedicated human antagonists. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:43, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
:::And, the worst problem was the spambots anyway. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 06:45, 26 October 2012 (EDT)
::::Rather than blocking all IP editing, did you guys ever try out recaptcha for new accounts or articles?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 20:27, 9 November 2012 (EST)

== Universe/UT Micromaster combiners ==

There isn't any general page for these, so I'm putting this here.

Given our treatment of the ROTF/Universe (2008) Bruticus Maximus and Superion sets, I wonder if the Universe (2003) Micromaster combiners whose European releases were branded as Energon ([[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]]) or Cybertron ([[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]]) should be considered Unicron Trilogy characters. It's the same basic situation, except that the nature of Universe (2003) means that just because the European versions are Energon/Cybertron doesn't mean they're different guys. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 11:00, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:Aren't they already listed that way? Defensor and Constructicon Devastator have "Energon Autobot" and "Energon Decepticon" categories and Superion and Rail Racer are in the category "Cybertron Autobots". I haven't checked the individual team members yet. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:59, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:Just checked the team members and found only one that was not categorized as Energon or Cybertron characters (Long Haul), I added the appropriate category. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:04, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
::I guess he's talking about the continuity identifier at the top? [[Special:Contributions/24.211.29.87|24.211.29.87]] 13:24, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
:::Ah, that makes sense. I could see something like the one used for [[King Atlas]]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:49, 18 October 2012 (EDT)
::::Yeah, I meant the continuity identifiers (and in the case of some components, like [[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]], the "relation unknown" bio notes). The categories honestly never occurred to me. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] 12:36, 19 October 2012 (EDT)

== Election Day ==

Perhaps the [[President of the United States]] should be the featured article... just for today.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 10:41, 6 November 2012 (EST)
:Much as I like the idea, it doesn't have much of an intro paragraph, which makes it hard to front-page it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 12:20, 6 November 2012 (EST)
::Transtech Optimus and Megatron might also be good choices.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 13:02, 6 November 2012 (EST)
:::[[Democracy]]? --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] 13:06, 6 November 2012 (EST)
::::Yeah, that's got a proper intro paragraph and is actually a fairly nice article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 13:08, 6 November 2012 (EST)
:::::We've used it on Election Day before, s'why. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:23, 6 November 2012 (EST)

== Aligned ==

Can we... can we just disambiguate WFC/FOC/Prime stuff like we do everything else on this wiki, please? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:51, 11 November 2012 (EST)

:I am still not clear as to why WFC and FOC are treated as franchises of their own rather than specific iterations of the Prime franchise. I would support changing all the disambigs of WFC/FOC/Prime to Prime. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:03, 11 November 2012 (EST)

::WFC and FOC have their own franchise branding. For example, the Fall of Cybertron comic is branded as Fall of Cybertron, not as Prime. When you have a series of related properties with "Transformers: ________" as a shared title with its own logo, that's a more often than not a franchise. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:26, 12 November 2012 (EST)

:::And for that matter, WFC and FOC encompass even our most strict definition of franchise, as each of them is at minimum a game, a comic, and a toyline.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 03:54, 12 November 2012 (EST)

:So what are you asking for, here, Walky? For [[Optimus Prime (Prime)]] to be at "Optimus Prime (WFC)"? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:05, 12 November 2012 (EST)
::::Yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:15, 12 November 2012 (EST)

::Frankly, I'd love to see Optimus Prime (WFC), Optimus Prime (Prime) and Optimus Prime (RB). --'''[[User:TX55|<span style= "color:#00FA9A">TX55</span>]]'''<small><SUP>''[[User talk:TX55|<span style= "color:#0000CD">TALK</span>]]''</SUP></small> 12:31, 12 November 2012 (EST)
:::Why would we part out a character's page by separate franchises within the same continuity family? --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:00, 12 November 2012 (EST)

:I agree that some of the disambig'ing is getting pretty mad. Like Aligned Bruticus being at (Prime) due to a piece of concept art for a foreign-market MMO that isn't even used on the page, for instance. Given that the original reason for overriding (WFC) disambigs was to avoid confusion, it seems pretty ridiculous. I understand the original intention was to help people looking for the show characters, but the same could be said of, say, [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], who is disambig'd based on a less well known first appearance rather than a starring cartoon role, and we haven't changed him. My opinion's that we should either, as Walky says, abandon the 'Prime takes precedence for disambigs' thing, or come up with a more concrete set of guidelines than 'the moment they appear in anything the tiniest bit ''Prime''-y, change the disambig'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 13:36, 12 November 2012 (EST)
::As someone who initially advocated for our current methodology, I'd really only intended it for show characters or characters in the Prime toyline. That's my only real hang-up here, that if a new user comes here after watching the show or picking up a toy, they shouldn't get tangled up by the fact that we're insisting on putting (WFC) on the end of something because it debuted in the game. Parentheticals are for ease of use, not dogmatic technicality.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 14:59, 12 November 2012 (EST)

For what it's worth, I still think that we should do our disambiguations by continuity families. We still have one article per character per continuity family, so it seems the most logical to me to call that the disambiguation and only go deeper when we have two different characters from the same continuity family with the same name. After all, when you go to the current disambiguation pages, that's how we describe the character in text.
It would avoid this entire mess. Basically, the principal I think we should employ is to use the highest possible level when disambiguating characters. If a character is unique, no disambiguation necessary. If only one guy named 'Optimus Prime' shows up in Aligned, then call him Optimus Prime (Aligned). I realized that that means that the Unicron Trilogy and movie franchises, with their rampant name reuse, will tend to go one level deeper... but since that's what we're doing today, it shouldn't be too big of an issue.
As we've seen, the lines between franchises are only getting blurrier, and we have every reason to believe this trend will continue. In maybe 95% of cases, we really will have only one character per name per continuity family, and then we (and our readers) won't have to try to figure out where Aligned Prime first popped his head up. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 18:33, 12 November 2012 (EST)
:I find myself agreeing with this. As someone who was not to long ago just a reader, I can say that disambiguating by continuity family would probably help ''a lot'' of people. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 20:00, 12 November 2012 (EST)
::If you do that, may I suggest you take the opportunity to come up with a less confusing name for the G1 continuity family that isn't the same as the franchise. That way there won't be a bunch of Beast Wars characters with (G1). How about the "inaugural continuity family"? Optimus Prime (Inaugural)
::Cons
::*Continuity family names are unofficial for the most part.
::*Fiction-only dimension hoppers are a bit of a problem. Do they go in their "home" continuity family or the continuity family of the piece of fiction they originated in?
::*Pros
::*I would personally feel better about the IDW original characters if they were disambiguated by the G1 continuity family (or the inaugural continuity family) instead of the G1 franchise. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:17, 12 November 2012 (EST)
:If it's a choice between having (WFC) disambigs on Prime characters or radically changing how we organize the wiki and having to move thousands of articles (who's going to have time to even do that?), I prefer the former as a solution. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:36, 12 November 2012 (EST)
::In full agreement there. But I do think redirects with other franchise disambigs would be helpful to newcomers. Like someone who may have watched Cybertron but not be aware of the Armada toy who might try to search for "Thundercracker (Cybertron)", for example. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:49, 12 November 2012 (EST)
:''For what it's worth, I still think that we should do our disambiguations by continuity families.''
:Agree. The only reason we don't for the Unicron Trilogy is because of the absolutely rampant name reuse, but Prime hasn't seen that problem. I think that (in principle) everyone should be disambig'd (Aligned).
:That or you have to more Breakdown (Prime) to Breakdown (WFC).
:...also Rescue Bots. Aligned they are. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:45, 13 November 2012 (EST)
::I strongly feel we should stick to using official terms and abbreviations thereof in our disambiguation, and "aligned" is not really official (it was from a Hasbro guy describing their aim as a "new aligned continuity" ISTR). Unless we renamed it to the "Prime continuity family", but that way possibly lies madness. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:33, 13 November 2012 (EST)
:::I bet you anything that if we looked around we could find someone official referring to it as Aligned. (If only because we do.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:36, 13 November 2012 (EST)
::::Not that I want to do everything by continuity family, because I absolutely do not, but even "Generation 1" started out as a fan term, and "Unicron Trilogy" was based on something Aaron Archer said once but became widespread because the Wiki used it. "Aligned," another thing said once by Hasbro, is no different. But again, argh, no, disambiging by continuity family raises more headaches than it solves. UT isn't the only continuity family where name reuse is rampant. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:08, 14 November 2012 (EST)
:::::Yeah, ''colossal'' headaches if we tried to smoosh the various comic and toy characters from each movie's ancillary franchise together.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:22, 14 November 2012 (EST)
::::::Would it be? If they're different characters, they're different characters. So, Sentinel Prime would go from Sentienl Prime (ROTF) to Sentinel Prime (Movie). He's a good example of a confusing disambiuation. He's the villain in movie 3, but is at movie 2 because of an unnamed montage sequence. Someone like movie Devastator, who is two separate characters, would remain exactly as they are.--[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 12:06, 14 November 2012 (EST)

Talk:Skystalker (G1)

2012-11-14T00:18:20Z

Joefan: New page: Question: If the Thunder Arrow pilot is identical to Skystalker, has no specific name, and has never been used or seen in fiction, why are we assuming it's a different character than Skyst...

Battlesuit

2012-11-10T17:12:31Z

Joefan: Fixing the continuity note--UK and Regeneration One are both subsets of the Marvel continuity so this is the smallest note that fits.

:''Battlesuits are technology from the ''[[Marvel Comics]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Robot Buster! Buster and battlesuit.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Only one year later, Buster would be [[Headmaster (technology)|mercilessly]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|one-upped]] by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|his big brother]].]]
'''Battlesuits''' are [[Transformer]]-sized robotic suits that can be piloted by [[human]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK Generation 1 comics====
[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] combined their efforts to create a battlesuit (featuring [[Ability|ablities]] such as limited range [[flight]] and echo cells) for their ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] so that he could defend himself the next time the [[Decepticon]]s attacked.

Once the battlesuit was ready, Ratchet called [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to show them the newest Autobot warrior. Optimus Prime was not as enthusiastic about the project as its three participants, but rather astonished that two experienced soldiers would knowingly involve an outsider in their war. Though each of the three believed Buster was already involved and that this would simply help him survive, Optimus ordered the battlesuit destroyed. Devastated, Buster left the repair bay and Wheeljack and Ratchet decided to postpone the disassembly until the next day.

Later that night, Buster concluded that all he had to do was prove Optimus Prime of the battlesuit's use, and thus sneaked back to the repair bay. He flew his battlesuit to the abandoned [[Fortress Sinister]], hoping to find a device of value to appease Optimus with. Coincidentally, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] also had chosen that time to search the fortress for useful materials. Buster encountered Frenzy outside and attacked him, figuring a captive Decepticon was even better evidence of the battlesuit's use. Frenzy was less than pleased that he was attacked by a human and unleashed a powerful sonic attack. Buster accidentally activated his echo cells and returned the attack to Frenzy, KO'ing him. Reflecting on the battle, Buster decided that if he needed luck to beat one of the weaker Decepticons, Optimus had been right. Yet before he could leave, Shockwave discovered him and attacked. Buster fought back as well as he could improvise, but only succeeded to severely tick off Shockwave. When morning came, Buster saw a chance to hit the Decepticon with the strongest blast his battlesuit was still capable off. Shockwave recovered from the attack mere moments later, whereas Buster barely survived the recoil at all. His battlesuit was rendered unsalvageable, so it was fortunate the Autobots had found both Buster and the battlesuit missing, put two and two together and come to save him. {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Members of the human resistance against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] at [[Argus Base]] had access to a number of battlesuits that they could deploy to defend themselves against his [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] weaponry.

In [[2012]] after the [[Wrecker]]s crash-landed on [[Earth]], they were brought to Argus Base for a meeting with [[Gordon Kent]], [[G.B. Blackrock]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. Seeing the base's battlesuits, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] formulated a plan to attack Megatron's power base at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with a joint human-[[Autobot]] strike team. The Wreckers [[Rack'n'Ruin|Rack 'n' Ruin]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] fought their way through the Ark's defences alongside the battlesuit-armoured humans Gordon, [[Rob]], [[Paula]] and [[Nel]], only to be confronted by a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

==Notes==
*While designed in [[homage]] to Buster's battlesuit from the UK comics, the origins of the ''Regeneration One'' battlesuits are unclear — though Argus Base is a former [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] facility, so perhaps they built them.

[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Mechanical suits]]

Buster's battlesuit

2012-11-08T14:42:49Z

Joefan:

{{merge|battlesuit}}
:''Buster's battlesuit is a product of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Robot Buster! Buster and battlesuit.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Only one year later, Buster would be [[Headmaster (technology)|mercilessly]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|one-upped]] by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|his big brother]].]]
The product of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s combined efforts, "'''Buster's battlesuit'''" is a robotic body the size of a [[Transformer]] with a cockpit fit for a [[human]]. It is designed for the [[Autobot]]s' ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], so that he can defend himself the next time the [[Decepticon]]s attack. For this purpose, the battlesuit has access to a number of [[Ability|abilities]], such as limited range [[flight]] and echo cells.

==Fiction==
===Marvel UK Generation 1 comics===
Once the battlesuit was ready, Ratchet called [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to show them the newest Autobot warrior. Optimus Prime was not as enthusiast about the project as its three participants, but rather astonished that two experienced soldiers would knowingly involve an outsider in their war. Though each of the three believed Buster was already involved and that this would simply help him survive, Optimus ordered the battlesuit destroyed. Devastated, Buster left the repair bay and Wheeljack and Ratchet decided to postpone the disassembly until the next day.

Later that night, Buster concluded that all he had to do was prove Optimus Prime of the batlesuit's use, and thus sneaked back to the repair bay. He flew his battlesuit to the abandoned [[Fortress Sinister]], hoping to find a device of value to appease Optimus with. Coincidentally, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] also had chosen that time to search the fortress for useful materials. Buster encountered Frenzy outside and attacked him, figuring a captive Decepticon was even better evidence of the battlesuit's use. Frenzy was less than pleased that he was attacked by a human and unleashed a powerful sonic attack. Buster accidentally activated his echo cells and returned the attack to Frenzy, KO'ing him. Reflecting on the battle, Buster decided that if he needed luck to beat one of the weaker Decepticons, Optimus had been right. Yet before he could leave, Shockwave discovered him and attacked. Buster fought back as well as he could improvise, but only succeeded to severely tick off Shockwave. When morning came, Buster saw a chance to hit the Decepticon with the strongest blast his battlesuit was still capable off. Shockwave recovered from the attack mere moments later, whereas Buster barely survived the recoil at all. His battlesuit was rendered unsalvageable, so it was fortunate the Autobots had found both Buster and the battlesuit missing, put two and two together and come to save him. {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}

==Notes==
*''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'''s human resistance cell is equipped with [[battlesuit]]s that strongly resemble Buster's.

[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Mechanical suits]]

Battlesuit

2012-11-08T14:42:11Z

Joefan:

{{merge|Buster's battlesuit}}
{{Disambig2|the human technology from ''Regeneration One''|the Autobot technology from the Marvel UK comics|Buster's battlesuit}}
:''Battlesuits are [[human]] technology from the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

Members of the human resistance against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] at [[Argus Base]] have access to a number of '''battlesuits''' that they can deploy to defend themselves against his [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] weaponry.

==Fiction==
===''Regeneration One''===
In [[2012]] after the [[Wrecker]]s crash-landed on [[Earth]], they were brought to Argus Base for a meeting with [[Gordon Kent]], [[G.B. Blackrock]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. Seeing the base's battlesuits, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] formulated a plan to attack Megatron's power base at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with a joint human-[[Autobot]] strike team. The Wreckers [[Rack'n'Ruin|Rack 'n' Ruin]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] fought their way through the Ark's defences alongside the battlesuit-armoured humans Gordon, [[Rob]], [[Paula]] and [[Nel]], only to be confronted by a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

==Notes==
*The battlesuits are an [[homage]] to [[Buster's battlesuit]] from "[[Robot Buster!]]".
*Argus Base is a former [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] facility, so perhaps they built the battlesuits.

[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Mechanical suits]]

Talk:Battlesuit

2012-11-08T14:41:26Z

Joefan: New page: This tech has the same name and the same look as Buster's battlesuit. Why are they two separate pages? Shouldn't they be merged? --~~~~

This tech has the same name and the same look as [[Buster's battlesuit]]. Why are they two separate pages? Shouldn't they be merged? --[[User:Joefan|Joefan]] 09:41, 8 November 2012 (EST)

Prowl (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:28:12Z

Joefan:

The name '''Prowl''' has been applied to several Transformers:

{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], the [[Autobot]] police car (and later [[Maximal]] lion) from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For toys of this character, see [[Prowl (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Prowl II]], the Maximal owl from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and Prowl / [[Chip Chase]] hybrid from ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], the Autobot police car and [[Autobot Brothers|brother]] to [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[X-Brawn]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|[[Prowl 2]], the Autobot [[Spy Changer]] police car from ''Robots in Disguise'' who may or may not be one of the previous two Prowls.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Prowl-Bot]], the [[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]] police car from ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]], the [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] police car/pistol from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. A possibly-alternate-universe version of this Prowl is the partner to [[Magna Stampede]] and [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]] from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Prowl (Micromaster)|Prowl]], the [[Micromaster]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobot]] police car and chest to [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] from ''Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Prowl (Spychanger)|Prowl]], the Autobot [[Spy Changer]] fire chief's car from ''Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], the Autobot Cybertronic police vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], the Autobot motorcycle from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]], the Autobot from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]], the Autobot police officer from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Prowl (Kre-O)|Prowl]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Prowl (SG Animated)|Prowl]], the evil Autobot with an army of clones from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Dent]], the Autobot originally called Prowl from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Prowl (BS)|Prowl]], the spring-loaded Autobot from the ''[[Bot Shots]]'' game.}}

Prowl should not be confused with:
*[[Pral]]
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]].
*[[Growl (ROC)|Growl]], the Autobot Micromaster.

{{disambig}}

Prowl (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:27:46Z

Joefan:

The name '''Prowl''' has been applied to several Transformers:

{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], the [[Autobot]] police car (and later [[Maximal]] lion) from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For toys of this character, see [[Prowl (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1999]]|[[Prowl II]], the Maximal owl from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and Prowl / [[Chip Chase]] hybrid from ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], the Autobot police car and [[Autobot Brothers|brother]] to [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[X-Brawn]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2001]]|[[Prowl 2]], the Autobot [[Spy Changer]] police car from ''Robots in Disguise'' who may or may not be one of the previous two Prowls.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Prowl-Bot]], the [[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]] police car from ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (franchise)|Go-Bots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]], the [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] police car/pistol from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. A possibly-alternate-universe version of this Prowl is the partner to [[Magna Stampede]] and [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|Stockade]] from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Prowl (Micromaster)|Prowl]], the [[Micromaster]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobot]] police car and chest to [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] from ''Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Prowl (Spychanger)|Prowl]], the Autobot [[Spy Changer]] fire chief's car from ''Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], the Autobot Cybertronic police vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], the Autobot motorcycle from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]], the Autobot from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]], the Autobot police officer from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Prowl (SG Animated)|Prowl]], the evil Autobot with an army of clones from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Prowl (Kre-O)|Prowl]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Dent]], the Autobot originally called Prowl from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Prowl (BS)|Prowl]], the spring-loaded Autobot from the ''[[Bot Shots]]'' game.}}

Prowl should not be confused with:
*[[Pral]]
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]].
*[[Growl (ROC)|Growl]], the Autobot Micromaster.

{{disambig}}

Ratchet (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:26:54Z

Joefan:

The name '''Ratchet''' has been applied to multiple Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], the [[Autobot]] medic from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2002|Ratchet the Japanese ''Micron Legend'' name for ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]].}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]], the Autobot "emergency" SUV from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from the [[live-action film series]]. For toys of this character, see [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], the evil deranged Autobot "medic" from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], the Autobot medic from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], the Autobot brick-based being and [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Ratchet (SG Animated)|Ratchet]], the demented genius from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Ratchet (BS)|Ratchet]], the spring-loaded Autobot from the [[Bot Shots]] game.}}

Ratchet should not be confused with...
* [[Hatchet]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Dread (DOTM)|Dread]] from the [[live-action film series]].
* A [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]] is also a type of joint used in the construction of ''Transformers'' toys.
* ''[[Transformers: Ratchet]]'', a comic about the films' character.

{{disambig}}

Bumblebee (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:25:32Z

Joefan: Undo revision 765263 by Joefan (Talk)

The name '''Bumblebee''' can refer to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For a while he was known as '''Goldbug''' before going back to Bumblebee. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys]]. For a summarization of his cartoon continuity activities, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the silent yellow <strike>one-man franchise</strike> kid-appeal character from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]]. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys]]. For merchandise, see [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]], later known as '''Goldbug''', the evil Autobot spy/[[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] commander from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. Partially yellow, definitely ''not'' kid-appeal.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'', an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic mini-series set in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee]], the white backstabber from the ''Animated'' BotCon 2011 Attendee Lithographs.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], the Autobot brick-based kid-appeal being from [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bumblebee (BS)|Bumblebee]], the spring-loaded kid-appeal car from the [[Bot Shots]] game.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bumblebee Sword]], the Autobot [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}

"Bumblebee" (French: Bourdon) is also the Quebecois French name for [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s original toy.

Bumblebee should not be confused with:

* [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], the one [[Goldbug (disambiguation)|Goldbug]] who was never Bumblebee.
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], who all had very similar molds and colors to the original ''Generation 1'' Bumblebee, leading to confusions.
* The [[Wireless Automated Sales Person]] (or WASP for short), the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' Autobot whose appearance is based on the ''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee toy]].
* Any other [[Kid-appeal character]], especially the [[Cheetor (BW)|yellow]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)|ones]].
* [[Stumble Bee]]

{{disambig}}

Bumblebee (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:25:17Z

Joefan:

The name '''Bumblebee''' can refer to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=1984|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. For a while he was known as '''Goldbug''' before going back to Bumblebee. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys]]. For a summarization of his cartoon continuity activities, see [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the silent yellow <strike>one-man franchise</strike> kid-appeal character from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 film]]. For toys of this character, see [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys]]. For merchandise, see [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]], later known as '''Goldbug''', the evil Autobot spy/[[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] commander from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''. Partially yellow, definitely ''not'' kid-appeal.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee]]'', an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic mini-series set in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee]], the white backstabber from the ''Animated'' BotCon 2011 Attendee Lithographs.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], the Autobot brick-based kid-appeal being from [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|Bumblebee ]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bumblebee (BS)|Bumblebee]], the spring-loaded kid-appeal car from the [[Bot Shots]] game.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bumblebee Sword]], the Autobot [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}

"Bumblebee" (French: Bourdon) is also the Quebecois French name for [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s original toy.

Bumblebee should not be confused with:

* [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], the one [[Goldbug (disambiguation)|Goldbug]] who was never Bumblebee.
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], who all had very similar molds and colors to the original ''Generation 1'' Bumblebee, leading to confusions.
* The [[Wireless Automated Sales Person]] (or WASP for short), the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' Autobot whose appearance is based on the ''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee toy]].
* Any other [[Kid-appeal character]], especially the [[Cheetor (BW)|yellow]] [[Hot Shot (Armada)|ones]].
* [[Stumble Bee]]

{{disambig}}

Bulkhead (disambiguation)

2012-11-02T03:23:50Z

Joefan:

The name '''Bulkhead''' can refer to:

{{disamb|y=2004|[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the [[Autobot]] helicopter and old coot from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], the Autobot S.W.A.T. van and lummox from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Bulkhead (vehicle)|Bulkhead]], the car type produced by [[Powell Motorworks]] in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], the Autobot all-terrain vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bulkhead (SG Animated)|Bulkhead]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Shattered Glass]] Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Bulkhead Knuckle]], the Autobot [[Arms Micron]] from ''Prime''.}}

"[[Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead]]" is also the title of an episode from the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].

Bulkhead should not be confused with

*[[Bulk]], the [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]' name for "full sized" Transformers.
*[[Buckethead]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.
* [[Bulge]], the Decepticon-allied [[Mini-Con]] helicopter from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''

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Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B

2012-11-02T03:21:04Z

Joefan: /* Notes */

: ''Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B are characters from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nekomimi-1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Virtual robot catgirl maids. Goddamn it, Japan.]]

'''Nekomimi A''' (ネコミミA, the "brunette") and '''Nekomimi B''' (ネコミミB, the "blonde") are robotic [[Wikipedia:Catgirl|catgirl]] celebrities whose exploits are apparently enjoyed by both humans and Transformers. Between appearing in cafeterias to meet-and-greet with scientific minds, guest-hosting virtual reality battle tournaments, and starring in comic books detailing their (presumably) fictional adventures, they get around quite a bit.

Meow.

{{TOCclear}}
==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===

:''Nekomimi A voice actor:'' [[Jocelyne Loewen]] (English), [[Masumi Asano]] (Japanese)
:''Nekomimi B voice actor:'' [[Chiara Zanni]] (English), [[Yukiko Tagami]] (Japanese)

[[Image:NekoMimiOpSup01.jpg|left|200px|thumb|You're gonna wanna enlarge this.]]

The Nekomimis attended a real-world cafeteria at the same time as the [[Kicker Jones|Jones]] family, who were present there for a meal. The pair could be seen chatting with several human scientists, though one can only imagine what the two of them would have in common with scientists. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}}

[[Image:Nekomimi-2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Nekomimi A (backache queen) and Nekomimi B ("I LOVE YOU, HOT SHOT"), respectively.]]

Nekomimis A and B reappeared within a video game-cum-virtual battle training simulator used by the Autobots. The duo acted as announcers and referees for a series of tournament fights held between the Autobots at a low point during their war for [[energon]], which included digital clones of the deceased and the previous bodies of characters who had been upgraded, as well as several Decepticons, who hacked into the system in order to join the fun.

Nekomimi B seemed to be infatuated with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], calling him "dreamy" twice. Unlike Nekomimi B, Nekomimi A thought Hot Shot was "scrawny" and had her sights set on [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. However, perhaps changing her mind after witnessing Galvatron's brutal takedown of [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], she joined Nekomimi B in calling Hot Shot "dreamy" near the end of the tournament.

[[Image:GalvatronTerror-NekomimiComic.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Having no hands won't stop Six Shot from reading about catgirls.]]

Following Hot Shot and [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]'s victory by ring-out against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Supreme]] in the final round, Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B presented the winning team with trophies—shortly before they announced that Hot Shot and Rodimus would now take on the "special guest fighter", a pint-sized virtual incarnation of [[Unicron]]. As this last battle commenced, the two announcers wished the audience goodbye. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Some time after the tournament, [[Six Shot]] was seen reading a humorous, Transformer-sized comic book featuring the two of them. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:NekomimiStationaryAlmanac01.jpg|250px|thumb|'''Attention'''. The following are '''not''' good stripper names: Celia Sextion. Baron Ovaries. General Herpes. Patches. That is all.]]
*Though they were not named in either the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon or the original Japanese dialogue, the Japanese ending credits to the episode identified them with the designations used in this article. "''Nekomimi''" is roughly Japanese for "kitty ears", and is a term generally applied in Japan to "catgirls".
*In the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' universe, the Nekomimis appear to be "Hello Kitty"-style mascots called "Hello Nekomimi Pop-Star". Notebook paper used by [[Sari Sumdac]] to recount the events of [[The Return of the Headmaster|the Autobots' second clash]] with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] and [[Sari, No One's Home|her own battle]] with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] features [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|illustrations of them]].
*In the [[Shattered Glass]] Animated universe, the role of the Nekomimis are filled by "So Long Inumimi Rock-Star", dog themed girls.

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Energon characters]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]

My Little Pony

2012-11-02T03:17:18Z

Joefan: /* Fiction */

[[Image:Movie littlegirl.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!]]

'''''My Little Pony''''' is a girl's toy brand, involving representations of cartoon horses.

==Fiction==
===Live-action movie continuity===
====''Transformers'' film====
When a hopeful [[little girl (Movie)|little girl]] encountered what she thought was the [[Ironhide (Movie)|Tooth Fairy]] climbing out of her family's swimming pool, she took her My Little Pony Pinkie Pie plushie with her. {{storylink|Transformers (film)}}

====''Transformers: The Movie Storybook''====
[[Image:StorybookGlen.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Dwayne Johnson|Just bring it, Ja-Brony!]]]]
As [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]] crack the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] code, a small ''My Little Pony'' figure can be seen sitting atop Glen's computer. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Storybook|Transformers: The Movie Storybook}}

{{note|This is a leftover from the original artwork, where artist [[Marcelo Matere]] was under the impression that Glen was a girl. Though Glen was eventually redrawn to be a boy, the Pony remained.}}
{{-}}
===Shattered Glass Animated===
====The AllSpark Almanac Addendum====
In a page from her diary, [[Sari Sumdac (SG Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] sketched a pony labeled "Rainbow Dark" and a "Poison Apple" cutie mark. {{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac Addendum}}

===Aligned continuity===
====Commercial appearances====
A My Little Pony named Pinkie Pie shared the spotlight with [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and a guy named [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] to sing a cheery song about summertime. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}

Another My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash, was apparently studying at Hub High School, as she peeked out of a wall created by Megatron, who was in detention for anger issues. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Hub Detention Hall}}

Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and a third pony, Applejack, joined Megatron and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} These ponies and Transformers later sung "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] joined Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie at a movie theater to watch family-friendly fare. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Hub Family Movie}}

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron's]] favorite song is the theme song to ''My Little Pony Friendship is Magic''.
{{storylink|Transformers Prime 26-Hour Takeover}}

==Games==
===''The Fabulous Ponymaker''===
[[Image:PonyMakerOptimus01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And thus the fandom was presented with a new argument: "Trukk not Pony!"]]

Available as an online game on The Hub's website beginning in summer of 2012, ''[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlpfim-ponymaker The Fabulous Ponymaker]'' allows you to "build your own custom pony" based on the series ''[[Wikipedia:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''. One of the options allows you to build a pony using [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]-styled parts like a helmet, chestplate and boots. (Despite the presence of The Aquabats' logo in the cutie marks, there is no [[Autobot]] symbol. Sad.)

{{--}}

==Notes==
* Many veteran ''Transformers'' voice actors from numerous series have lent their voices to many different generations of ''My Little Pony'' cartoons, including [[Frank Welker]], [[Susan Blu]], [[Charlie Adler]], [[Victor Caroli]], [[Venus Terzo]], [[Brian Drummond]], [[Tabitha St. Germain]], [[Tara Strong]], and [[Peter Cullen]].

*[http://joeguide.com/interviews/buzzdixon.shtml In an interview], [[Buzz Dixon]] claimed that his initial "punch-up" of the script for ''My Little Ponies: The Movie'' would have featured the ponies encountering characters from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', among other Hasbro franchises.

:''At one point one of the Little Ponies had to go looking for...something or someone, I forget. I suggested she encounter some of the Transformers and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] in her search, specifically, a scene where she flies up to [[Shipwreck]] who is drinking some amber fluid from a bottle.''

:''Shipwreck would just stare at her in bug-eyed disbelief and she’d fly on, then Shipwreck would smash the bottle, take his cap off his head, put his left hand over his heart and raise his right hand in an oath, muttering frantically under his breath. [[Hasbro]] said, "Very funny. No."''

*[http://buzzdixon.com/media/the-many-faces-of-hector-ramirez/ In another interview], Dixon revealed that the globetrotting pony would have encountered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] before meeting the drunken Shipwreck.

:''I suggested one of the Ponies go look for help against the menace facing them. The first person she would have asked would have been [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the second would have been Shipwreck (who would assume he was suffering from DTs & pour out the beer he was drinking).''

:''Alas, <strike>humorless spoilsports</strike> cooler heads prevailed and those scenes were never animated…''

* According to [[Aaron Archer]] at the [[BotCon 2008]] Hasbro Commentary viewing of the live-action ''Transformers'' film, the ''My Little Pony'' prop carried by the little girl had to come from the personal collection of a Hasbro employee, as that particular style of figure ceased production prior to the beginning of the movie's filming. She never got it back, as it was later auctioned for charity, and whether she was ever able to replace it is uncertain.

* In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Professor Princess]]'s flying [[unicorn]] doll [[Powdered Sugar]] is a [[homage]] to ''My Little Pony'' toys.

==See also==
*[[Transformers names in other Hasbro lines]]

==External links==
* [http://www.mylittlepony.com/ Official website]
* [[Wikipedia:My Little Pony|My Little Pony on Wikipedia]]

[[Category:External properties]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Megatron (WFC)

2012-11-02T03:04:35Z

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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|400px|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
[[Image:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish)}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits either not ready to mine {{storylink|Masters & Students}}. After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. Returning to Earth and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[Image:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|250px|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|250px|left|In the end, you will always kneel.]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[Image:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|right|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the Earth's core, and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[Image:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (Prime)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[Image:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[Image:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]]]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[Image:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
Intending to find what Starscream really intended, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

{{spoiler|Regeneration (Prime)|18:00 November 2, 2012}}
Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

===Commercial appearances===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]], a pony, sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <strike> nuts</strike> nights?|Megatron}}

At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub promo}}

He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2; and doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercials breaks during the marathon. One of which showing [[The Transformers (G1)|his home movies]] claiming [[Megatron (G1)|he looked so young back then]].

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[Image:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|230px]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principal of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which [[universal stream]] he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[Image:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (Prime)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (Prime)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[Image:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|Right|thumb|300px|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!"<br>"''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[Image:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]
Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[Image:Megatron_FOC.png‎|thumb|left|230px|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failiure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Desolating the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[Space Bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his alternate form: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (Prime)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=October 30, 2012}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': clear purple missile, [[Fusion Cannon]]

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers Generations|''Generations'']] toys, Cybertronian Megatron is a toy is based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank, or in a horizontal hover-tank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (Prime)#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.

: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|Megatron Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Nobody makes fun of Megatron's lovely skirt. Not more than once, anyway.]]
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, missile

:A [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron with purple parts, a translucent purple cannon and purple and red paint details resembling the effects of [[Dark Energon]], available in a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] to the right has his vehicle mode mis-transformed. His treads are left almost untransformed as his arms, but with his hands folded inside the treads, and the top panel on his left shoulder hasn't been rotated and pegged between his shoulders/tank front. His robot mode is also mis-transformed, with his back panel not being pegged into his back and being left hanging behind his thighs.

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (First Edition 5 figure gift set, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: Part of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'', this Deluxe Class version of Megatron transforms into his alien ship mode. He comes with his Fusion Cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head. It is also in this latter configuration for the cannon that the otherwise useless groove and tab on the cannon and its handle can be pegged onto the tab and otherwise useless socket on his right arm, giving him the classic, arm-mounted, yet ''strangely undocumented'' Fusion Cannon configuration shown in his [[stock photography]]. Funny enough, the blade from the Cyberverse Commander figure of the character can fit in the hole of the fusion cannon's mouth, which enables it to reenact fighting scenes with his sword.

: Speaking of undocumented features, his [[instructions]] show a noticeably different "completed" vehicle mode when compared to his stock photos. Specifically, the instructions completely neglect the extra steps to flip his wings out and form a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] vehicle mode, opting instead for a more slender, wingless vehicle mode. To achieve this undocumented form, his underside leg panels must be opened, flipped around and over to the top of the ship, be pegged onto a tab on the side of his intakes, and his pointy wingtips must be flipped out from underneath. He also has some clearance issues when transforming. His intakes and the panel that surrounds his head in vehicle mode tend to collide when the intakes are snugly angled into and out of the panel, often resulting in the intakes popping off the (detachable) plastic hinges that they're on. He also comes somewhat mis-transformed in the package, with the positions of the intakes and the panel on his back being switched around, with the panel being placed ''after'' the intakes, instead of ''before''.

: He comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai#Prime|Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]], as well as a DVD of the "Series Premiere" episode "[[Masters & Students]]".

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*'''Megatron''' (First Edition Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: The Japanese release of Deluxe Class Megatron was packaged by itself on a card. The instructions show the proper vehicle mode, how to attach his fusion cannon to his arm, and the figure is transformed correctly in the box.

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===Prime===
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[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
** ''Series / Number'': '''02 / 004'''
**''Accessories'': "Cyber sword"

: [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Cyberverse]] Megatron features translucent purple plastic on his entire torso (although with the chest panels covering a portion of it) so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with a translucent "cyber sword" weapon which features two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and a peg-hole in-between, allowing it to combine with other Cyberverse weapons, peg in two different ways into either his hands, into the hole just above his right wrist, or onto the top of his Fusion Cannon, or be pegged and stored on his back. Rare for a Hasbro product, his sword is both hard plastic and pointy. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card, and his initial first wave release additionally comes with a mini DVD featuring the Transformers Prime episode, "Masters & Students".

: While the transformation-related post on his arm-mounted Fusion Cannon may seem 3mm-compatible, it is actually slightly too big, and mounting the sword onto it may cause the sword's peg-hole to crack. Fortunately, the transformation-related hole under his left arm can hold the sword and other 3mm posts just fine.

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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-MegatronPowerizer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And it's like the sky is new.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 28|7-28]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-15'''
**''Accessories'': "Cannon" & "Combat Claw" (Hasbro only), "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns (TakaraTomy only)

: Like the Cyberverse version, ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Megatron has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, and a similar general design to his other ''Prime'' toys of the line in both modes, although the plastic is a little more matte than in the stock photo. He comes with two weapons; the arm cannon is a MechTech-like weapon, where pushing a plunger at the back swings two blades out from either side and pushes a third one forward, combining to make a larger one below the cannon's mouth. At the same time, a red LED swings out and activates, shining through the plastic blades. The cannon can be mounted on either arm, either in the classic elbow port or from one on the wrist, and the blade can be locked in place by manually swinging the blades out while holding the plunger back.

:He also comes with a combat claw, which mounts on the wrist point on either hand and has a piece which rests in the hand to appear more as if it's being held. The claw can also be mounted in front of the cannon, which does not interfere with the cannon's blade gimmick. Both weapons can also be stored on the back when not in use, and it is possible to trigger the cannon's LED gimmick and lock it on while on the back without unfolding the blade much, resulting in the LED shining through and making the inner chest glow red.

[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkness.jpg|right|thumb|300px|More like an Arms ''Macron'', amirite???]]

: The TakaraTomy release of Voyager Megatron sports many differences. '''Megatron Darkness''', part of the fifth wave of Japanese ''Prime'' product, is said to be Megatron's reborn form, having "come back from Hell" (aka the events of "[[Sick Mind]]" and "[[Out of His Head]]"). His base plastics are shades of cold-gray as opposed to the [[Hasbro]] warm-grays, and his chestplates, shoulderplates and head have been given a silver [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal]] finish. He comes with a silver-foil [[sticker]] sheet that adds a lot of purple filigree designs to him in a matter similar to the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]]. The Hasbro accessories have been replaced with a pair of [[Arms Micron]] kits; [[Gora#II|Gora II]], a gorilla that becomes Megatron's fusion cannon, and [[Hades]], a massive bat that becomes a winged backpack or a giant scythe weapon. In addition, both Microns CAN combine in an unofficial way that approximates the show-accurate "sword" emerging from the base of the fusion cannon configuration. However, it is both unsightly, ungainly, and a complete and utter royal mess.

: People who purchased Megatron Darkness from Ion stores on his release date got a free [[Gul#Hellflame|Hellflame Gul]] Arms Micron (while supplies last). Those who preordered Megatron Darkness through Amazon Japan got a free [[B.2#Shining|Shining B.2 Arms Micron]] with their order.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1623.html Megatron Darkness at Alfes's Toy Blog]''

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[[Image:Prime-toy_MegatronTakTomDx.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron tries to get the monkey off his back.]]
* '''Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-[[2012|12]])
** ''ID number:'' '''AM-05'''
** ''Accessories:'' "Gora" Arms Micron

: As part of the first wave of the Japanese ''Prime'' line, this toy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the First Edition Megatron toy. He has had some of his [[paint operation]]s replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s (mostly the silver bits on his pelvis). His "backpack" has also been retooled to add [[5mm post]]s and post-holes as part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] gimmick. Rather than coming with his original fusion cannon, he instead comes with [[Gora]], a gorilla-like robot who transforms into the fusion cannon, complete with flip-out blades.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1469.html Arms Micron Megatron at Alfes's blog]''

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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"So, they think can outdo [[Hasbro|us]] by giving [[TakaraTomy|their]] [[black repaint]] chrome, eh? We'll show them! Give him more translucent plastic!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)
**''Accessories'': "Cannon" & "Combat Claw"

:A [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of Prime RID Megatron in translucent purple, black, and violet. Though he came in an individual box, he was only sold as part of a Voyager-class set with [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Dark Energon Optimus Prime]].
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*'''Darkest Megatron''' (Voyager, ???-2013)
**''ID number'': '''AM-33'''
**''Accessories'': Arms Micron

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==Merchandise==
===Mcdonald's===
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''2'''
:Happy Meal Megatron is a nontransformable space jet! A spring-loaded paddle is launched when his robot mode head is pressed down, and when the fusion cannon on the back of the vehicle is pushed forward, a yellow LED shines out the front of it. An on/off switch on the jet's underside enables or disables the light feature.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Green with evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his alternate mode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
* Megatron's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
* According to the [[Transformers Prime 26-Hour Takeover]], his favorite song is the theme song to ''[[My Little Pony]] Friendship is Magic''.

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

*'''Crusher Mode''' (クラッシャーモード ''kurasshāmōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora
: Megatron's "Crusher Mode", as seen on his box-back photo, uses a combined-weapon made up of Gora in "extended-cannon" mode, with [[Balo]] in drill-mode at the end, attached to Megatron's arm.

*'''Darkness Mode''' (ダークネスモード ''dākunesumōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo (x2), Gora II, Gul, Hades, Igu, Jida, Noji, Zori
: This is one heavy loadout! Megatron Darkness's Arms Up Mode has him wearing [[Hades]] as wings, with [[Noji]] and [[Igu]] in weapon modes in the inner part of each wing, and a pair of [[Balo]]s in shield/shuriken mode, one on each wingtip. (Presumably, Balo G will work as a substitute for one of them.) He carries [[Jida]] in scissors mode in his left hand, and wields the [[Planet Bowgun]] in his right.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Prime the Game Decepticons]]

My Little Pony

2012-11-02T03:01:02Z

Joefan: /* Commercial appearances */

[[Image:Movie littlegirl.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!]]

'''''My Little Pony''''' is a girl's toy brand, involving representations of cartoon horses.

==Fiction==
===Live-action movie continuity===
====''Transformers'' film====
When a hopeful [[little girl (Movie)|little girl]] encountered what she thought was the [[Ironhide (Movie)|Tooth Fairy]] climbing out of her family's swimming pool, she took her My Little Pony Pinkie Pie plushie with her. {{storylink|Transformers (film)}}

====''Transformers: The Movie Storybook''====
[[Image:StorybookGlen.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Dwayne Johnson|Just bring it, Ja-Brony!]]]]
As [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]] crack the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] code, a small ''My Little Pony'' figure can be seen sitting atop Glen's computer. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Storybook|Transformers: The Movie Storybook}}

{{note|This is a leftover from the original artwork, where artist [[Marcelo Matere]] was under the impression that Glen was a girl. Though Glen was eventually redrawn to be a boy, the Pony remained.}}
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===Aligned continuity===
====Commercial appearances====
A My Little Pony named Pinkie Pie shared the spotlight with [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and a guy named [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] to sing a cheery song about summertime. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}

Another My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash, was apparently studying at Hub High School, as she peeked out of a wall created by Megatron, who was in detention for anger issues. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Hub Detention Hall}}

Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and a third pony, Applejack, joined Megatron and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} These ponies and Transformers later sung "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] joined Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie at a movie theater to watch family-friendly fare. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Hub Family Movie}}

[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron's]] favorite song is the theme song to ''My Little Pony Friendship is Magic''.
{{storylink|Transformers Prime 26-Hour Takeover}}

==Games==
===''The Fabulous Ponymaker''===
[[Image:PonyMakerOptimus01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And thus the fandom was presented with a new argument: "Trukk not Pony!"]]

Available as an online game on The Hub's website beginning in summer of 2012, ''[http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlpfim-ponymaker The Fabulous Ponymaker]'' allows you to "build your own custom pony" based on the series ''[[Wikipedia:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''. One of the options allows you to build a pony using [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]-styled parts like a helmet, chestplate and boots. (Despite the presence of The Aquabats' logo in the cutie marks, there is no [[Autobot]] symbol. Sad.)

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==Notes==
* Many veteran ''Transformers'' voice actors from numerous series have lent their voices to many different generations of ''My Little Pony'' cartoons, including [[Frank Welker]], [[Susan Blu]], [[Charlie Adler]], [[Victor Caroli]], [[Venus Terzo]], [[Brian Drummond]], [[Tabitha St. Germain]], [[Tara Strong]], and [[Peter Cullen]].

*[http://joeguide.com/interviews/buzzdixon.shtml In an interview], [[Buzz Dixon]] claimed that his initial "punch-up" of the script for ''My Little Ponies: The Movie'' would have featured the ponies encountering characters from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'', among other Hasbro franchises.

:''At one point one of the Little Ponies had to go looking for...something or someone, I forget. I suggested she encounter some of the Transformers and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] in her search, specifically, a scene where she flies up to [[Shipwreck]] who is drinking some amber fluid from a bottle.''

:''Shipwreck would just stare at her in bug-eyed disbelief and she’d fly on, then Shipwreck would smash the bottle, take his cap off his head, put his left hand over his heart and raise his right hand in an oath, muttering frantically under his breath. [[Hasbro]] said, "Very funny. No."''

*[http://buzzdixon.com/media/the-many-faces-of-hector-ramirez/ In another interview], Dixon revealed that the globetrotting pony would have encountered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] before meeting the drunken Shipwreck.

:''I suggested one of the Ponies go look for help against the menace facing them. The first person she would have asked would have been [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the second would have been Shipwreck (who would assume he was suffering from DTs & pour out the beer he was drinking).''

:''Alas, <strike>humorless spoilsports</strike> cooler heads prevailed and those scenes were never animated…''

* According to [[Aaron Archer]] at the [[BotCon 2008]] Hasbro Commentary viewing of the live-action ''Transformers'' film, the ''My Little Pony'' prop carried by the little girl had to come from the personal collection of a Hasbro employee, as that particular style of figure ceased production prior to the beginning of the movie's filming. She never got it back, as it was later auctioned for charity, and whether she was ever able to replace it is uncertain.

* In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', [[Professor Princess]]'s flying [[unicorn]] doll [[Powdered Sugar]] is a [[homage]] to ''My Little Pony'' toys.

==See also==
*[[Transformers names in other Hasbro lines]]

==External links==
* [http://www.mylittlepony.com/ Official website]
* [[Wikipedia:My Little Pony|My Little Pony on Wikipedia]]

[[Category:External properties]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Destro

2012-10-28T14:52:21Z

Joefan: /* Fiction */

{{faction|cobra}}

:''Destro is an affiliate of [[Cobra]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Destrog2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cobra Commander is a world class buffoon!]]
'''James McCullen Destro XXIV''', Laird of Castle Destro, is an international arms dealer. He wears a [[beryllium steel]] mask that has been passed down from generation to generation; it is a symbol of his heritage. It's also shiny. Like, REALLY shiny.

Destro runs a weapons organization called [[M.A.R.S.]], and will often sell to either side of a conflict. As such, he is not an official member of Cobra, but he has a thing for the [[Baroness]], and vainly tries to talk the [[Cobra Commander]] out of his crazier ideas. What distinguishes him from his Cobra allies is that he actually has a sense of honor (albeit a skewed one), which has occasionally conflicted with Cobra's more ruthless agendas. Not much, mind you.

Occasionally he dresses in leopard-prints for no purpose other than to look ''awesome''.

{{quote|I ''like'' him.|[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] on Destro, [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' #3]]}}

==Fiction==
===Generation One===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
After disgustedly watching [[Serpentor]] and the [[Baroness]] flirt, Destro witnessed [[Doctor Mindbender]] seizing control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|Power Struggle|Power Struggle}}

Much, much later, while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was busy closing a deal with Cobra Commander, Destro and the [[Baroness]] were busy being snuck by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] out of his own castle, ultimately leaving [[Scarlett]] (pretending to have defected to Cobra at the time) seriously wounded. {{storylink|Unfoldings!|Unfoldings!}} Destro tried, awkwardly, to empathize with [[Snake-Eyes]], who had stabbed Scarlett himself to keep up appearances. Shortly thereafter he and Baroness reunited with [[Zartan]] at [[Cobra Island]] and, with [[Hawk]], deduced that Cobra Commander was planning to resurrect [[Doctor Mindbender]]. {{storylink|Realignments|Realignments}} With the help of Zartan, Destro retook his castle. {{storylink|Goin' South}}

====''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''====
[[Image:DDJvTF4-DestroZartan.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"If it's Frenzy, he kills you, if it's Rumble, he kills me!" "You're on!"]]
After learning of a [[Ark (G1)|crashed alien spaceship]], Destro passed the information on to Cobra. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} He then acted as financier and distribution manager for Cobra's development of the [[S.N.A.K.E.]]s and their hotwiring of [[Transformer]]s, and later went to [[Cobra Island]] in person to check up on their progress. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Destro was so impressed by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] that he decided he would lead Cobra's attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]]. This display of self-assertion even impressed the mighty [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but it irked [[Cobra Commander]]. Despite unexpected resistance from the newly formed [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team, the mission was a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly afterwards, Soundwave was released from his reprogramming and sent out [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to kill Destro and [[Zartan]], but they were saved by the [[Baroness]] and her S.N.A.K.E. squad. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

The creation of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] heavily compromised Destro's illegal activities, which made him even snarkier towards Cobra Commander when they met in [[Portugal]] two years later. By showing that he had [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] under his control, the commander tried to convince Destro to fund his attempts to hack the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] supercomputer [[Teletran 3]]. Realizing that the computer's [[teleportation]] technology would be invaluable to his arms dealing, Destro agreed and oversaw the process in [[Boston]]. Unfortunately, G.I. Joe struck down on them, damaging the computer and teleporting everyone present to Cybertron. After learning that their mucking-about with Teletran 3 had put Earth in severe danger, the Joes offered to travel through time and fix the damage, and Destro had Cobra troops help them out just in case. When Cobra Commander protested, Destro told him to shut up, since it was all the commander's fault to begin with. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

[[Image:BlackHorizon1-Destro.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Always read the fine print.]]

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked and took control of Teletran 3, Destro and the others hid in the crambed catacombs of Cybertron. They made a plan to save the day by sneaking back and accessing Teletran 3, but Destro wasn't up for the mission since his mask made it impossible to avoid metal detectors. Instead, he stayed behind and told [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] that he had always expected to die in Scotland instead of another planet. The plan was a success, and Destro returned to Earth after arguing with Cobra Commander some more. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

Several months later, Destro attempted to sell some spare S.N.A.K.E.s to [[Calandero|Mr. Calandero]] in [[Cuba]], but [[Eject]] destroyed all the Cobra machines on his own and Destro retreated. This was part of a larger scheme, sponsored by [[Cobra-La]]. The S.N.A.K.E.s were just the bait, and while on the boat, the Autobots were infected with an organic homing beacon that the [[Pretender Monster]]s used to track the Autobots back to their base.

Dealing with the serpents made Destro feel somewhat uneasy, but at least he had [[Mistress Armada]] to keep him company and make him feel so very good. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon Part 1}}
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====''Transformers/G.I. Joe''====
[[Image:TheLine-Destro.jpg|left|thumb|300px|HOBO DESTRO DEMANDS NICKELS]]
Destro was among Cobra's higher-ups in [[1939]], although he conspired with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to overthrow [[Cobra Commander]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. As part of this plan, he arranged for [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] to find a map of the [[Fera Islands]], where Cobra's headquarters lay. To look loyal, Destro still suggested to Cobra Commander that they strengthen their defenses on the Fera Islands just in case, but was shot down. {{storylink|The Line}} When G.I. Joe attacked a few hours later, Destro attempted to talk strategy with Cobra Commander, only to be repeatedly interrupted and insulted as the commander made his own decisions. {{storylink|Transformed}} He stood by Cobra Commander and the [[Baroness]] as Megatron tried and failed to rebel against Cobra. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}

As the battle went on, Destro and Starscream's secret plan went off flawlessly: G.I. Joe awakened the [[Autobot]]s, who allied with them and started taking out Cobra Commander's troops left and right. In the meantime, Destro and Starscream had put their heads together and constructed [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], a gigantic robot made from the combination of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology and Destro's knowledge of weaponry. When Cobra Commander was near defeat, they would unleash Bruticus to destroy him, Megatron, G.I. Joe and the Autobots in one fell swoop. {{storylink|Wolves}}

[[Image:DividedFront-DestroShipwreck.jpg|right|thumb|250px|You know I'm the real Destro because I casually volunteer what my mask is made of.]]

Before carrying out the final step of the plan, Destro betrayed and took out Starscream, revealing that his only ''true'' ally had been his secret lover, the Baroness. The treacherous couple then activated Bruticus, but their plan failed when the Autobots sacrificed themselves to destroy the giant. Destro was subsequently arrested by [[Scarlett]] and put on trial for crimes against humanity, but not before learning that the Baroness had been planning to betray him anyway. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

Decades later, in [[1986]], Destro operated a Cobra smuggling facility in [[New York City]]. When G.I. Joe attacked, he was punched in the face by [[Shipwreck]], but his beryllium mask allowed him to just shrug it off. The punch [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] delivered to his gut was a tad more effective. Destro and his loyal soldier [[Scrap-Iron]] were ultimately able to escape on a prototype [[Flight Pod]]. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{note|Because of the long period of in-story time between the two Dreamwave miniseries, it's possible that the title of Destro had actually been passed from the Destro we know and love to his son, Alexander. As Dreamwave went bankrupt after the first issue of ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'', we'll never know.}}

====San Diego Comic Con tech specs====

Destro has a swank deal with Shockwave: he'll give the Decepticon energon cubes and an upgrade in return for ££££s! He knows Shockwave's interests will clash with his soon, but he thinks he can deal with the Decepticon when that happens. [[:Image:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|Sure you can, Destro]]. <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml Destro v.28 page at yojoe.com]</ref>

===''Transformers Animated''===
Destro's likeness was used as a [[Halloween]] costume by a child in [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Along Came a Spider}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/83/destro.shtml Destro at yojoe.com]

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2012-10-26T22:51:03Z

Joefan: New page: YO JOE!

YO JOE!

Savage (disambiguation)

2012-10-26T22:50:45Z

Joefan:

The name '''Savage''' has been applied to multiple elements within the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

{{disamb|y=2001|[[Noble|Savage]], the alternate mode and ego of Noble from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2005|"[[Savage]]", episode #16 from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2006|"[[Sgt. Savage]]", the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] from [[The Art of War issue 5]].}}

The name '''Savage''' may also refer to the following real people involved in the creation of Transformers fiction:

* [[Brian Savage]], the owner of [[Fun Publications]], which gained the license for ''Transformers'' conventions and fanclub material in 2005.

Savage should not be confused with...

* [[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]
* [[Salvage (disambiguation)|Salvage]]

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Sgt. Savage

2012-10-26T22:49:52Z

Joefan:

{{disambig3|Savage}}{{factions|gijoe}}
:''Sgt. Savage is a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ironclaw artofwar.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He hates Nazis and Europeans in general.]]
Sergeant '''Robert Steven Savage''', AKA '''Sgt. Savage''', was a highly decorated U.S. Army soldier during World War II. On a fateful mission to destroy a secret enemy research bunker, his squad was betrayed by one of its own men — who was really the evil I.R.O.N. Army mastermind [[Kreiger|General Blitz]]! Captured, Savage was used as a guinea pig for a super soldier process, and ended up cryogenically frozen for decades. Unthawed in the modern era, he joined the team of heroes called [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]].

While he is courageous in battle, Sgt. Savage fears one thing and one thing only: [[Captain America]]'s lawyers.

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
After getting all whacked-out on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] saw a prophetic vision of the future, featuring [[Iron Klaw]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] battling Sgt. Savage and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

==Notes==
* Savage hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''G.I. Joe'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. The idea was dropped when the Kenner offices took over Hasbro's "boys's toys" brands and repackaged the franchise as ''G.I. Joe Extreme'': a redesigned Savage was transported over to ''Extreme'', leaving poor General Blitz behind (though an ex-I.R.O.N. Army scientist would appear in one episode). Savage's ''Art of War'' appearance uses his ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' character design rather than the design from his own series.
* Coincidentally enough, Savage was voiced by [[Scott McNeil]] in his one-shot direct-to-video featurette and [[Michael Dobson]] in ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. Voice crossover is fun!

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/bcsavage.shtml Sgt. Savage at Yo Joe.com]

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Savage (disambiguation)

2012-10-26T22:47:46Z

Joefan:

The name '''Savage''' has been applied to multiple elements within the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

{{disamb|y=2001|[[Noble|Savage]], the alternate mode and ego of Noble from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2005|"[[Savage]]", episode #16 from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2006|"[[Sgt. Savage]]", the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] from [[The Art of War issue 5]].}}

The name '''Savage''' may also refer to the following real people involved in the creation of Transformers fiction:

* [[Brian Savage]], the owner of [[Fun Publications]], which gained the ''Transformers'' license in 2005.

Savage should not be confused with...

* [[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]
* [[Salvage (disambiguation)|Salvage]]

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