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Cybertron's Most Wanted

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' #11
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|title="Cybertron's Most Wanted"
|image=Timelines11-BotConCover.jpg
|caption= "Why would you want to save Axiom Nexus?" "Because I'm one of the idiots who lives in it!"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[June 18]], [[2015]] ([[BotCon 2015]]) [[January 13]], [[2016]] (Diamond Edition)
|writers=[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Pete Sinclair]] (see Errors)
|pencils=[[Matt Frank]]
|inks=Matt Frank
|colors=[[Thomas Deer]] with [[Wade Alexander]]
|letters=Jesse Wittenrich
|managing editor=[[Pete Sinclair]]
|editor in chief=[[Brian Savage]]
|art direction=[[Lanny Lathem]]
|price=
|continuity=''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]''
}}

'''When the Waruders threaten to consume TransTech Cybertron, its most infamous criminals must step up to save the planet.'''

==Synopsis==
It is a normal, peaceful day in [[Axiom Nexus]]. Mostly. On the run from the law after a botched theft, wanted criminals [[Battletrap]], [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]], [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]], [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]], [[Boombox]], [[Heavyweight]], and their leader [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] lead the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|local police force]] on a chase through the offworlder zone. Finding themselves cornered in [[Seeker-Shinai]], C-81 transforms into robot mode and attempts to scatter the crowd of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s through intimidation. The sight of a "Megatron" on Axiom Nexus serves only to petrify the crowd, however, and C-81's gang is apprehended by [[Hound (G1)|Sergeant Hound]] and his squad.

The criminals are taken to the offworlder maximum security prison, where Sergeant Hound, [[Stungun (TransTech)|Officer Stungun]], [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|General Optimus Prime]] discuss whether or not C-81 truly could be a "Megatron" who slipped through Axiom Nexus's security. Though the rest of the group is ready to dismiss C-81 simply as a Megatron lookalike, Optimus retains his suspicions.

Meanwhile, C-81's gang first meet [[Oilmaster]] and then [[Packrat]] within the prison. Though they get off to a rough start, the lot of them soon come to be on somewhat-amicable terms. C-81 reveals to Packrat that their botched theft was the last raid they needed to pull off to assemble their own interuniversal gate, which C-81 plans to use to provide an off-the-books travel agency. The criminals then team up in order to execute an escape plan. Just as Oilmaster's aerial component succeeds in placing a [[magne-current amplifier]] on the prison's generator, the power for all of Axiom Nexus goes out, leading the prisoners to believe their plan is going off without a hitch. "Cybertron's most wanted" fight their way through [[Autorooper]] and [[Blastcharge Strika Drone]] guards and manage to breach the prison's walls, finding the city outside completely depowered. Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, the criminals make their way to the city's underground tunnel network.

Within the prison, General Optimus Prime and Sergeant Hound learn from Cheetor and Stungun that all other TransTechs have been shut down due to a surge in the planet's global net. The General and the Sergeant are tasked with finding the power outage's source and remedying it.

Underground, [[Burn Out]] and [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]] use [[Spy-Eye (Diaclone)|Spy-Eye]] to try and track down a nearby [[Waruder]] hive, the cause of the planetary shut down. C-81's group bump into them, prompting the Burn Out, Lift-Ticket, and Spy-Eye to flee. Stepper and Battletrap assume that the fleeing "'bots" are off to report their whereabouts to the O.Z.S.A., and so the criminal gang decides to give chase. They soon lose their trail, and find themselves in the middle of the aforementioned [[Waruder]] hive. The hostile invaders engage the group. Though the criminals are initially successful and fighting back against the Waruders, the invader leader [[Zaptrap]] appears with supplementary soldiers, and forces C-81 and the others to flee. Cybertron's most wanted are soon overtaken, and crash through an unstable floor as more Waruders converge upon them. With several of their members badly damaged, things look grim... But General Optimus Prime and Sergeant Hound, soon followed by Lift-Ticket and Burn Out, arrive to lend a hand. Lift-Ticket explains to Optimus and C-81 that the Waruder hive's venom caused the planetary surge, and that the TransTechs' condition can be reversed if he can collect a sample of this hive's venom. Lift-Ticket is then badly damaged by a Waruder soldier, revealing him to in reality be a mech piloted by the human [[Cline]]. This turn of events gives C-81 an idea, and the Decepticon rips [[Beet-Chit]] out of Zaptrap. Holding the Waruders' leader hostage, he forces the bug to negotiate with Optimus and himself. The Waruders agree to provide the Cybertronians with a venom sample in exchange for safe passage to an abandoned Cybertron via C-81's interuniversal gate. Though Optimus impounds C-81's gate after the deportation is completed, he allows C-81's group to "slip away" in recompense for their aid in thwarting the Waruder invasion. Sergeant Hound apologizes to Cline and [[Dia]] that he can't aid them further in their war against the Waruders due to the TransTechs' non-interference policy. The humans understand and leave the Autobots on good terms.

The General later reports to [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]], [[Prowl (TransTech)|Prowl]], and the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]], as the TransTechs are slowly recovering. The General tells Starscream and Prowl that the rumors surrounding C-81 were only rumors, assuring them the TransTechs could never mistakenly allow a "Megatron" on-planet. The TransTechs are satisfied, but the rest of the Convoy is savvy to the General's lie. They nonetheless accept to cover up C-81's identity, with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Beast Prime]] stating that if the General trusts C-81, so does the rest of the Convoy.

General Optimus Prime later enjoys some off time with Spy-Eye, looking on as Axiom Nexus returns to normalcy, and contemplating how "everyone has the capacity for change."

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Rhinox (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Rhinox]] (3)
*[[Silverbolt (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Silverbolt]] (4)
*[[Cheetor (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Cheetor]] (6)
*''Generation 1'' [[Fizzle]] (16)
*[[Stampy (BWN)|''Beast Wars Neo'' Stampy]] (17)
*''Beast Wars'' [[Ramulus]] (18)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 Grimlock]] (19)
*[[Clipper (Victory)|''Victory'' Clipper]] (20)
*[[Primal Prime]] (22)
*[[Tap-Out (Universe)|''Universe'' Tap-Out]] (23)
*[[Windblade (G1)#Thrilling_30|''Generations'' Windblade]] (25)
*[[Windblade (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Windblade]] (28)
*[[Nebulon (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Nebulon]] (29)
*[[Stepper (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Stepper]] (30)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 Strongarm]] (44)
*[[Prowl II|''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Prowl]] (45)
*[[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]] (46)
*[[Prowl (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 Prowl]] (48)
*[[Stungun (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Stungun]] (49)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] (50)
*''Generation 1'' [[Doublecross]] (53)
*[[Packrat]] (57)
*[[Blastcharge Strika Drone]]s (58)
*''Kiss Players'' [[Autorooper]]s (59)
*[[Scrounge (G1)|''Kre-O'' Scrounge]] (64)
*[[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] (80)
*[[Sentinel Maximus]] (81)
*[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] (82)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hero Prime|Hero Prime]] (83)
*[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Ignition Prime]] (84)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]] (85)
*[[Prowl (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Prowl]] (86)

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (disambiguation)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Starscream (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Starscream]] (7)
*[[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Hailstorm]] (9)
*''Alternators'' [[Decepticharge]] (10)
*[[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (11)
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)|''Reveal the Shield'' Lugnut]] (12)
*[[Scalpel (Animated)|''Animated'' Scalpel]] (13)
*[[Overbite (Classics)|''Classics'' Overbite]] (14)
*''Generation 1'' [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] (15)
*[[Antagony (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Antagony]] (21)
*[[Battletrap]] (26)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Henkei.21_Henkei.21|''Henkei'' Skywarp]] (31)
*[[Nacelle (G1)|''Timelines'' Nacelle]] (32)
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|''Universe'' Acid Storm]] (33)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|"Action Master" Thundercracker]] (34)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Thundercracker]] (35)
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|''Timelines'' Sunstorm]] (36)
*[[Hotlink (G1)|''Timelines'' Hotlink]] (37)
*[[Bitstream (G1)|''Timelines'' Bitstream]] (38)
*[[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|"Movie series" Megatron]] (39)
*[[Red Wing]] (40)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Skywarp]] (41)
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Scalpel]] (42)
*[[Boombox]] (43)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|"Police-Type" Ransack]] (47)
*[[Hellbat (Victory)|''Victory'' Hellbat]] (51)
*[[Oilmaster]] (56)
*[[Heavyweight]] (60)
*[[Bruticus (RID)|''Universe'' 2008 Bruticus]] (61)
*[[Blight (Prime)|''Beast Hunters'' Blight]] (62)
*[[Straxus (G1)|''Kre-O'' Straxus]] (63)
*[[Fearswoop (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Fearswoop]] (65)
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Undermine]] (67)

|h3=[[Waruder]]s|c3=
*[[Storm Rider]]s (71)
*[[Paralyzer]]s (72)
*[[Parasite]]s (73)
*[[Mudfighter]]s (74)
*[[Buzzer (Diaclone)|Buzzer]] (75)
*[[Zaptrap]] (75)
*[[Beet-Chit]] (78)

|h4=[[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]]|c4=
*[[Burn Out]] (68)
*[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]] (69)
*[[Spy-Eye]] (70)
*[[Cline]] (77)
*[[Dia]] (79)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''TransTech'' [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] (1)
*''TransTech'' [[Heinrad (TransTech)|Heinrad]] (2)
*"[[Dalung Master]]" (5)
*[[Rattrap (TransTech)|''TransTech'' Rattrap]] (8)
*[[:File:Anotheruniodentifiedoffworlder-CMW.jpg|Crowd member]] (24)
*[[:File:UnknownoffworlderandWindblade-CMW.jpg|Crowd member]] (27)
*[[:File:Offworlderprisoners-CMW.jpg|Thuggish looking prisoner]] (52)
*[[:File:Offworlderprisoners-CMW.jpg|Kamen Rider V3]] (54)
*[[:File:Offworlderprisoners-CMW.jpg|Kamen Rider Agito]] (55)
*Kamen Rider Amazon (66)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned include: [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]], ''TransTech'' [[Cryotek (TransTech)|Cryotek]], [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwaves]], [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnuses]], [[Primus]], [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]], [[Xal]], [[Constructicon (disambiguation)|Constructicons]], and [[Insecticon (disambiguation)|Insecticons]].
* Characters mentioned in General Optimus Prime's profile include: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Sgt. Hound, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], the Convoy, and Cheetor.
** General Optimus Prime's home dimension mostly involves toys either late or outright cancelled from the ''Generation 2'' toyline. Both he and Sgt. Hound are based on unreleased toys redecoed from [[Auto Roller]]s [[Dirtbag]] and [[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]]. Megatron and Starscream are described as being in their "ATB" toys redecoed from [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]], which had only a ''very'' limited test market release. Jazz and Soundwave are described as being in their cancelled [[Laser Cycle]] bodies, redecoed from [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]]. And Jetfire, Air Raid, and Strafe are all in their [[Cyberjet]] bodies. The Autobots mentioned in this profile are all part of the "Autobot Firestorm Squadron"; the Firestormers were a group of Autobots from the Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic.
** Sector 49G is named for Sector 7G from ''{{w|The Simpsons}}'', squared. (So "G2", get it?)
** Megatron had [[Destronium]] missiles; Destronium is a substance seen in ''Animated'' episode "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]".
** Prime and his Megatron's final battle took place on [[Mirtonia]]. Mirtonia was the home planet of ''G.I. Joe'' [[Lunartix|Lunartix Empire]] alien [[Carcass]]. The planet of Mirtonia is presumably connected to the [[Mirtonian constellation]], mentioned in the tech specs of ''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime.
** Optimus has a Phazon heavy blaster; phazon is a substance from the ''{{w|Metroid}}'' video games.
* Characters mentioned in Battletrap's profile include: [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and Megatron.
** The idea that the Duocons were attempts by Shockwave to create Triple Changers comes from Dreamwave Productions' ''Generation 1'' comics...though the Triple Changers' history in that continuity was a bit contradictory and never particularly well explained.
** The [[Axiom Nexus Cybernet Infocore]] was previously mentioned in the ''[[Transformers I.Q.]]'' feature from the Club magazine, itself named for the [[Cybernet Space Cube]] from the ''Generation 2'' cartoon and the [[Cybertron InfoCore]] from ''Beast Machines''.
** Battletrap's sword is called a "Night-Fire Blade", name for Nightfire Island, an archaeological site where ancient stone arrowheads were found.
* Character's mentioned in Beet-Chit and Zaptrap's profile include: [[King Waruder]], [[Kuwagatrer]], and the [[Guts Blocker Multiforce]] team.
** The Warudres receive a faction symbol here, based on the one seen in the ''Diaclone'' catalogs.
** Zaptrap is revealed to actually be the ''Transformers'' incarnation of the character. Sold in a [[e-HOBBY]] three-pack, he was a "redeco" of [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], based on the original ''Diaclone'' Insecter Robot colorscheme. Zaptrap, in particular, was based on Kuwagatrer, who is mentioned in the profile.
** The Cymond cluster was originally mentioned in the Facebook run of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''.
** The leader of the Waruders, King Waruder, is mentioned, although technically the Waruder leaders is known as "Emperor Waruder".
** Beet-Chit is noted to fear the Guts Blocker Multiforce. Guts Blocker was a 14-component combiner from the ''Diaclone'' toyline. During Takara's initial attempts to sell ''Diaclone'' in the United States, Guts Blocker was re-released as the Multi-Force 14 Robot in ''[[Diakron]]''.

===Continuity notes===
* This comic takes place in the ''TransTech'' universe. Inspired by the aborted ''Beast Machines'' sequel line, scrapped in favor of ''Armada'', the "[[Transcendent]]" storyline published in the Club magazine and the online prose stories told the story of ''TransTech''; on this Cybertron, the war never escalated to an all out fight between factions, and the Transcendent Technomorphs, or "TransTech" devoted themselves to guarding the multiverse, picking up Cybertronians across the multiverse lost in [[transwarp]]. To prep for this, Fun Publications set up three Facebook pages-''[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]'', ''[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]'', and ''[[Axiom Nexus News Editor]]''-which told the story of Cybertron's most wanted criminals, and gave set up for the Waruder invasion. Additionally, a three-page mini-comic, "[[Collections]]", was published on BotCon's Twitter account, which told how Packrat made his way into Axiom Nexus.
* Most of the ''TransTech'' concepts seen her came from the "Transcendent" storylines and the prose stories, including: the idea that Primes, Megatrons, and any other leaders are banned from entering Axiom Nexus; ID bolts; the bureaucracy involved in returning to one's home universe; the split between the TransTech area of Axiom Nexus and the Offworlder Zone; and the universal stream concept. The specific name for the leader ban, "Dux non Intruitus", came from a post on the ''Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist'' page.
* The [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]] are a group of Primes brought in by the ''TransTech'' [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus]] to help protect the multiverse. The group was introduced in "[[Invasion Prologue]]", where Hero Prime, Ignition Prime, Sentinel Maximus, Leo Prime, and Beast Prime all were shown to be part of the group. Those codenames were given in a post on ''Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter'', where it revealed that Black Convoy and Primal Prime were also members of the group. General Optimus Prime is introduced as a member of the group here.
* Cryotek, who is mentioned several times in the story, previously appeared in the ''TransTech'' prose stories.
* Nemesis Prime, also known as Black Convoy, is seen here visually after being mentioned in the aformentioned ''Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter'' post. He is the same Nemesis Prime seen in the "[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Balancing Act]]" and "Revelations" storyline, where he was imprisoned by the Autobots after attempting to kill Primus. A few years later, he would receive an ''Alternity'' toy, which told how he eventually was inducted into the [[Alternity]], the evolution to the higher-dimensional state healing his warped mind. After the events of "[[Alternation]]", most of the former Alternity members returned to their homes...but with no home to go to, it looks like Nemesis has continued to protect the multiverse.

===Transformers references===
* Aside from the toys available at BotCon 2015, offworlder cameos in this story include:
** ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Decepticon Hailstorm.
** [[BotCon 2014]] exclusive Decepticon Flamewar.
** ''Alternators'' Decepticon Decepticharge.
** ''Reveal the Shield'' Decepticon Lugnut.
** ''Generation 1'' Autobot [[Sparkabot]] Fizzle.
** ''Classics'' Mini-Con Overbite.
** [[BotCon 1998]] exclusive Predacon Antagony.
** ''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 Autobot Grimlock.
** [[Micromaster]] Autobot Clipper, from the ''Victory'' anime.
** ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal 2]] Maximal Ramulus.
** [[BotCon 2002]] exclusive Autobot Tap-Out.
** ''Beast Wars Neo'' Maximal Stampy.
** ''Animated'' Decepticon Scalpel.
** ''Generation 1'' Decepticon Slugfest.
** Two Windblades, including her ''Generations'' "Thrilling 30" toy, and her ''Legends'' toy.
** ''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 Autobot Strongarm.
** ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 Autobot Prowl.
** ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Maximal Prowl, in the colors of his white-feathered release.
** ''Cybertron'' Decepticon Ransack, in the colors of his ''Galaxy Force'' "Gasket Police-Type" toy.
** ''Generation 1'' Autobot [[Monsterbot]] Doublecross.
** ''Victory'' Decepticon [[Breastforce]] member Hellbat.
** A group of Blastcharge Strika Drones (the customization class figure from BotCon 2013) and Autoroopers (semi-sentient Transformers employed by the [[Earth Defense Command]] from ''Kiss Players'').
** ''Robots in Disguise'' 2001 Bruticus, in the body of his ''Universe'' 2008 toy, redecoed from ''Cybertron'' [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]].
** ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Predacon Blight.
** ''Kre-O'' Straxus and Scrounge, based on [[Straxus (G1)|their]] [[Scrounge (G1)|counterparts]] from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
** ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Decepticon Fearswoop, part of the [[Walmart]]-exclusive "The Fury of Fearswoop" three-pack.
** ''Cybertron'' Decepticon Undermine.
* There are, of course, a lot of Seekers in Seeker-Shinai (all from the ''Classics'' Seeker mold), including:
**''Henkei! Henkei!'' Skywarp. The versions of him and Thundercracker are recognizable by the colors of their missile launchers-in this case, Skywarp's are silver.
** [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 3.0 exclusive Nacelle.
** 2008 ''Universe'' Acid Storm.
** BotCon 2011's ''Shattered Glass'' [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]], representing the ''Generation 1'' character in his [[Action Master]] colors.
** BotCon 2007 Thundercracker, recognizable by his blue missile launchers with black tips.
** BotCon 2013 Sunstorm, Bitstream, and Hotlink.
** Red Wing, a character from the BotCon 2013 comic "[[Termination]]".
** ''Classics'' Skywarp, recognizable by his purple missile launcher.
* New faces visually depicted amongst the Convoy include:
** ''Beast Machines'' Primal Prime.
** ''Universe'' 2003 Nemesis Prime, in his ''Alternity'' body.
* On page 1, Starscream is seen walking with ''TransTech'' Rattrap, based on his ''Beast Machines'' [[Rattrap (BW)|counterpart]]; this is a reference to their relationship in IDW Publishing's [[2005 IDW continuity|original comic continuity]], where Rattrap was depicted as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s chief crony in the pages of the concurrently-running [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'']] and ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' comics.
* Primal Prime is seen hanging out with Ramulus and Tap-Out; the three were all members of the [[Wrecker]]s in 3H Productions' ''The Wreckers'' comic series.
* Also seen in the offworlder zone on the first page are two Seekers. They're in the Cybertronian "tetrajet" forms from the first Sunbow ''The Transformers'' episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
* Packrat has a [[Matrix of Leadership]] in his stash, specifically based on the "twisted fractal" version seen in the live-action movies ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
* ''Robots in Disguise'' Bruticus is seen as a prison guard; he was characterized in his original tech specs as the warden of the Predacons's dungeon.
* During the riot, ''Kre-O'' versions of Straxus and Scrounge, original characters from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic, can be seen; Straxus has removed Scrounge's arm, as their counterparts did in issue [[The Smelting Pool!|#17]] of the comic. The two are based off of unused proposals for Kreon toys by Greg Sepelak. Straxus' pick-axe is made from a few building set parts, while his helmet is taken from the ''Kre-O'' ''G.I. Joe'' range, specifically that of [[Major Bludd]]. Scrounge, meanwhile, has the helmet for ''Kre-O'' [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], place on backwards with his two red eyes painted on, to simulate his odd, wedge-shaped head.
* Scalpel calls the smaller Waruder pilots "the little ones", the prejorative term he used when ordering [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] ripped apart for use as spare parts in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film.
* Cybertonium is an element found on Cybertron, vital to the construction and maintenance of Transformer bodies. It was seen in the two-part Sunbow ''The Transformers'' episodes, "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]" and "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2|Part 2]]".
* Scalpel uses vorns, a unit of time mentioned in issue #17 of the Marvel Comic that is equivalent to 83 Earth years.
* Dia remarks that she "hates quantum;" this was a running gag in the original ''TransTech'' prose stories, which itself was likely inspired by a similar running gag in the ''{{w|Discworld}}'' novel series.
* Battletrap swears by Xal, an entity mentioned in issue [[Swarm (issue)|#9]] of the Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic.

===Diaclone references===
* The big thing about this comic is that it's one of the first appearances in ''Transformers'' fiction of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' concept. ''Diaclone'' was one of two toylines, along with ''[[Micro Change]]'', from which the original ''The Transformers'' toylines were sourced. The Waruders, as told in the pack-in fiction sold with the toys, were the main villains of the line, voracious alien insects who invaded Earth. Three of the Waruder toys, the Insecter Robos, were sold in 1985 in America as the Decepticons [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the three smaller [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. This combination is evident here, with Beet-Chit's mech, Zaptrap, being based on the Insecticon clone sold by [[e-HOBBY]], itself in the colors of the original ''Diaclone'' release. Additionally, Starscream notes in the epilogue how some Insecticons have been emboldened by the Waruder invasion.
* Burn-Out and Lift-Ticket, meanwhile, are based on the ''Diaclone'' Car Robos, specifically the toys that would become Autobots [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. Unlike the Transformers, the mechs in the ''Diaclone'' toyline were non-sentient, piloted by a small humanoid figure-either a human, or a Waruder.

===Real-life references===
* The basic concept of the story is obviously inspired by the then-recent 2014 film, ''{{w|Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy}}'', where a group of criminals are required to save the day from an invading threat bent on destruction.
* Megatron's alias, C-81, is inspired by professional football player [[Megatron (human)|Calvin Johnson]], number #81 on the {{w|Detroit Lions}}. He received the nickname "Megatron" from his teammate {{w|Roy Williams (wide receiver)|Roy Williams}}, which quickly caught on with fans.
* On the first page in the TransTech portion of the city, a large, mechanical, ''[[Godzilla]]''-like creature is visible. This is "Dalung Master", a toy created by Leader Shrine that was...oh, how do you say, ''suspiciously'' similar to the original ''The Transformers'' toy of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], with organic parts to make him look like the infamous kaiju.
* Battletrap mentions "[[servo-snail]]s", which, according to Wittenrich, are named after the Silver Snail Comics store in Toronto.
* Seeker-Shinai's name comes from a slightly blunt transliteration of the Chinese word "Shì nèi", meaning "city", in the same vein as Chinatown.
* On page 4, prisoners based on the titular characters from ''{{w|Kamen Rider V3}}'' and ''{{w|Kamen Rider Agito}}'' are seen arm-wrestling. Later, on page 9, a prisoner based on the titular character from ''{{w|Kamen Rider Amazon}}'' is seen amongst the chaos. Artist Matt Frank previously drew a Cybertronian version of V3 in IDW Publishing's ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]''.
* The Blastcharge Strika Drones wield [[vibro-mace]]s, a type of weapon from ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''.
* In a holdover from Sepelak and Troop's outline Zaptrap's and Beet-Chit's speech patterns are inspired by the early synthesized speech clips from arcade games such as ''{{w|Wizard of Wor}}'' and ''{{w|Gorf}}''.

===Other trivia===
*The Primal Prime and Tap-Out on the first page of the story were originally intended to come from [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'', whose [[Wrecker]]s had last been seen falling into a wormhole anomaly in "[[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur]]". Unfortunately, a coordination error resulted in Primal Prime's original body design being used in this story, necessitating that a tie-in ''Andromeda'' Facebook post identify them as hailing from [[Primax 700.0 Beta]], the reality of Primal Prime's ''Beast Machines'' toy bio.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135573-wings-universecannonball-loose-ends/?p=3406288 Post by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich) on the Allspark Forums, 2016/12/23]</ref>
* Stampy and Fizzle are hidden by text bubbles in the final comic.
* Since Sgt. Hound doesn't meet Dia and Cline until the end of the comic (and by all appearances they can't transform), he has no weapons of his own to wield. Instead, he's drawn with some of General Optimus Prime's weapons-specifcally, Prime's missile launcher and rifle.
* The Diamond Edition includes profiles for [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]], [[Battletrap]], and [[Zaptrap]] and [[Beet-Chit]].

===Errors===
* Though the comic credits the writing to "Greg Sepelak & S. Trent Troop with Jesse Wittenrich", the comic was actually written by Jesse Wittenrich and Pete Sinclair. Only the basic outline of the closing battle and various lines used within it remain from an earlier script written by Sepelak and Troop, whose credit as primary writers was kept in the comic against their wishes.
** The Diamond edition properly credited only Wittenrich and Sinclair.
* Hellbat is colored wrong on page 4; he's purple and teal, instead of blue and gray.
* On page 5, Battletrap calls Packrat Cybertron's "Number Five Mosted Wanted", although that could very well be intentional, given his speech pattern in the comic.
* Blight is colored solid black on page 9.
* In one instance on page 14, Scalpel's dialogue misspells cybertonium as "cybert'''r'''onium".

===Covers===
* '''BotCon Edition:''' Cybertron's Most Wanted are cornered by the Waruders.
* '''Diamond Edition:''' The [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]] observes a holographic display of Cybertron's Most Wanted.
<gallery>
File:Timelines11-BotConCover.jpg|"There. Y'happy? We're all standing up now. Bunch'a jackasses standing in a circle."
File:Timelines11-RetailCover.jpg|"What a bunch of a-holes."
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Timelines issues]]
[[Category:TransTech issues]]

Astrotrain (G1)

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:''Astrotrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Astrotraing1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choo Choo Rocket]]
'''Astrotrain''' loves to sow confusion. To this end, his [[Triple Changer]] abilities serve him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can. He wants more from life, but it's either fly the other Decepticons around, or get scrapped by them.

He also craves having power over a massive [[Astroforce|army of train drones]]. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.

{{bigquote|It's always the same thing. I fly them to points unknown, exhaust all my fuel, and they get to have all the fun.|Astrotrain on his eternal role as the Decepticons' ride|"[[The Gambler]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Zhang Mingyu]] (Chinese), [[Jorge García]] (Latin American), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Hoist Goes Hollywood'' & The Movie), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''The Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''The Killing Jar'' Generation 1 Dub & ''Triple Takeover'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, ''The Big Broadcast of 2006''), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''The Burden Hardest to Bear''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, ''Prime Target'' Generation 2), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine'' Generation 2 Dub), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|It doesn't matter if you're grey or white... if you're a boy or a girl...]]
Astrotrain arrived on [[Earth]] during the second year of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s campaign to conquer the planet and its energy resources. His activities prior to that point remain unclear, but he was first seen guarding human slaves in an energy mine following the Decepticon takeover of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. When the Autobots returned from a brief exile in space, Astrotrain and his comrades were defeated and sent packing. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

He once transported Megatron to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where he and the Decepticons' leader attempted to jam Earth's radio waves. The attempt was interrupted by the arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Astrotrain engaged in a bad pun, accused Omega Supreme of being too outdated to catch him, and then was the victim of a Cybertronian's impression of a sandworm (see image) before being thrown a few planetary diameters. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Behold my mighty hand!]]
Typically one of the more easy-going among the Decepticons, even Astrotrain isn't above letting a little power go to his head. While tracking [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], he shot down the Autobot, who had been on a fuel scouting mission, and managed to trick the [[Titan (species)|people]] of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] into believing that he was one of their [[Sky God]]s, so that they would mine [[energy crystal]]s for him and the Decepticons. Astrotrain used [[Jero]], a corrupt High Priest who was as fanatical as he was ruthless, to further his ends. However, the Autobots [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] arrived aboard Omega Supreme looking for Cosmos. Omega Supreme was virtually out of fuel after the trip, but the Autobots soon managed to refuel him using the energy crystals. Knowing that he, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] alone couldn't beat Omega Supreme, Astrotrain destroyed the crystals in a fit of pique before flying off, leaving Jero to die like the worm he was. Harsh, Astrotrain, harsh. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Gambitastro&crystals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Astrotrain was used by Megatron to transport energy rich asteroid ore being mined by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in high orbit. Astrotrain maintained his shuttle mode so that [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] could load him with cargo. He apparently did not have very keen sensors in that form, as the Autobot Cosmos was able to very clumsily swipe some ore from his open cargo bay, then loudly fell over Astrotrain's side without the Decepticon even reacting. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Astrotrain later transported [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to the planet [[Monacus]] to check up on Decepticon sympathizer [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]]. When they learned that Gyconi had captured a number of Autobots and brainwashed them into mindless slaves, the Decepticons tried to stow them aboard Astrotrain to take them back to Megatron. However, their plan was stopped by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] and [[Slizardo]], and the latter two followed Astrotrain into space as he escaped with his comrades. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

When [[Deceptitran]] sent word for assistance in overcoming [[Tlalakan]] rebels, Astrotrain transported Megatron and his warriors to that distant world to protect their energon horde. The rebellion gained Transformer aid of their own, though, and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and friends drove off the Decepticons and led the Tlalakans to freedom. {{storylink|Sea Change}}

[[File:TripleTakeover-ThrustAndAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|"What have you got there, Astrotrain?" "Go away, Thrust. Nobody likes ''your'' style!"]]
However, the incident on Titan had given Astrotrain a taste of power, and he decided he liked it. With the help of [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in a sewer system in order to take over the Decepticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. Although he managed to amass a surprisingly large amount of [[energon cube]]s, the productive day ended with him flooding the entire city after bursting a water main. Worse, Megatron thawed out. The embarrassment of these incidents forced Astrotrain to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly... at [[fusion cannon]] point. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

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[[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] used Astrotrain's likeness as a lure to capture [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Megatron later sent the real Astrotrain (as well as Blitzwing) to go negotiate with Chumley so they could team up to annihilate the Autobots. The Triple Changers arrived in time to see Optimus refuse to rescue a distressed young woman. Astrotrain was curious, but Blitzwing fell for the ruse and got stuck, so Astrotrain was left with no other option but going to the castle to free him. On his way there, Astrotrain found Chumley using a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic scorpion]] to fight Optimus Prime, and proposed Megatron's deal. Chumley responded by flinging the Decepticon away, hanging him up to the walls, and defusing his weapons. Astrotrain was frustrated and explained himself, but Chumley rejected the notion and claimed he'd rather have the help of an aardvark. But as Prime inched closer, Chumley panicked and freed the Decepticons, who promptly made their getaway. He learned that day, to never trust Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:HoistGoesHollywood-AstrotrainClaws.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|No razors here, folks.]]
Megatron dispatched Astrotrain, Starscream, Ramjet, and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] in order to catch the [[Female Autobots]], making up for Shockwave's failure. Running into their leader, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], Astrotrain and Ramjet grabbed her and took her prisoner. When Optimus Prime arrived to rescue Elita, she kicked Astrotrain in the face, forcing him to lose his grip. He recovered and was able to celebrate Prime's apparent disintegration, later got zapped by the duo of [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]], and in shuttle mode he transported the retreating Decepticons away. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} Megatron's next mission for Astrotrain was to go with Thrust and Ramjet to salvage Dirge and his cargo, who crashed in a swamp near a movie set. When they arrived, Astrotrain deployed a pair of claws to haul Dirge back, while a nearby [[Attack of the Alien Robots director|director]] filmed them. Once they returned to headquarters, Astrotrain informed Megatron of the film crew that was watching them as they carted the device, and the enraged Megatron set out to destroy the film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Astrotrain transported Megatron, Starscream and Rumble to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], where they discovered the entire civilization had been wiped out by the deadly [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Not heeding a holographic warning from the Autobots, Megatron ventured further into the colony and seized an [[Lightning Bug|advanced heat ray weapon]] from its storage chamber. As they left Antilla, a Cosmic Rust spore-filled asteroid appeared to chase after Astrotrain, prompting Megatron to test out of the power of the 'Lightning Bug' weapon on the space rock. The blast obliterated the asteroid, but the shrapnel from the explosion pierced Astrotrain's hull and punctured Megatron's chest plate, infecting him with Cosmic Rust. Oddly enough, Astrotrain was never infected. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:TFTM-AstrotrainCoronation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|I guess you could say it's his... ''crowning moment''! Gah ha ha ha!]]
Astrotrain witnessed Starscream throw a fit over Megatron's obsession with Shockwave, and was surprised as everyone else when the Seeker shot Megatron in the back. But when Megatron overpowered his subordinate, Astrotrain was disgusted and allowed Starscream to be humiliated. He was then present for a battle with Starscream's new team of [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], but didn't contribute anything in particular. At the end of the day, Megatron ordered Astrotrain to take the traitorous Starscream and the Combaticons to an asteroid floating through space, where they would be banished forever. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} Astrotrain could be glimpsed on the simulation of Megatron's [[orbit disruptor cannon]], but did not get to actually see it in person. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In the year [[2005]], he transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections [[Battle of Autobot City|handed to them]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. He couldn't make it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|some]] [[Insecticon (G1)|dead]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|weight]] overboard. After that, Astrotrain served as the ring for the subsequent fight among the Decepticons to replace the ejected Megatron, where the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] formed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] inside him (slag, Astrotrain is big!) and Rumble and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] used their piledrivers (slag, Astrotrain is sturdy!) Apparently, they all made it back fine, and Astrotrain was the one to crown Starscream during his coronation as the new [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Astrotrain’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:FFOD1 Cyclonus Astrotrain energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When the Decepticons lost their hold on Cybertron, Astrotrain went with the rest of them to [[Chaar]], where he was seen trying to deliver Energon cubes to the starving army. When he tried to take a cube for himself while the Constructicons were fighting amongst themselves for the energy, they merged into Devastator and kicked him aside. Devastator was then distracted by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and Astrotrain made another move for the cube, only to be shot by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Such is life. When Cyclonus insulted the Decepticons for their behavior, Astrotrain somewhat notably mentioned that he knew [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and Megatron "were the same guy". Cyclonus later stated that he needed energon as it was needed to revive Galvatron, and Astrotrain gave him the rest of his supplies. He got an inspirational speech in return. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

When the Quintessons offered the Decepticons energon, Astrotrain joined his cohorts in the feasting, and when the Quintessons made a proposition, he agreed to go with it and went to battle the Autobots with everyone else. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} He later participated in a battle in space under unknown circumstances. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos-astrotrain-swisscheese.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Astrotrain then helped Galvatron and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] with the plan to destroy Cybertron with a [[death crystal cannon]], supervising the loading of the cannon with the deadly crystals. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:GhostInTheMachine-AstrotrainPossessed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Starscream! This is ''[[Furmanism|the worst case of indigestion I've ever had!]]'']]
Later on, when [[Scourge (G1)|intruders]] found their way inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Astrotrain responded to the alarm but ended up being possessed by Starscream's [[Spark|ghost]] because of his useful cargo space. Starscream flew his body most of the way to [[Unicron]]'s head, then left it when he closed in on Cybertron, leaving Astrotrain to be shot down by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Astrotrain was then captured and interrogated by the Autobots, but was as confused as they were about why he had been flying so close to Cybertron all by himself. He was later released as a way of thanking Scourge for revealing Unicron's plans to them. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

Later, Astrotrain stumbled upon [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in space and battled him until the two were suddenly interrupted by a laser barrage from the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] and retreated. Astrotrain returned to Chaar to report this to Galvatron, who punched him in the face, insulted him and stated that he didn't care. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

Astrotrain was later seen participating in a Decepticon attack on Japan, trying to ram a bullet train head-on, before being driven off by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:SRLF4 astrotrain snaps metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in an assault on Autobot HQ in [[Arizona]]. This acted as a cover for Soundwave's covert operations in [[Japan]] (which were ultimately foiled).{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Later, when the Autobots began construction of the battle fortress [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], Astrotrain was assigned to carry out surveillance of the project with [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Using Reflector's camera mode to capture images of Scramble City's transformations, Astrotrain brought the images back to Megatron so he could deduce whether or not it was powerful enough to stand up to their own near-complete battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
[[File:SGB1 giant astrotrain.jpg|thumb|275px]]
In the mid-1990s, Astrotrain ferried the Decepticons through space for their attack on the orbital interstellar teleportation platform known as the ''[[Trigger]]'', created as part of a joint effort between the Autobots and the American government. His shuttle mode serving as the perfect disguise to allow the villains to draw in close before striking, he raised brief suspicion by not matching any known Earthly spacecraft, but when Starscream and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] deployed from within him and flew on ahead, the impossible sight of jets flying in outer space led the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to believe Astrotrain and his passengers were Autobots. This fatal mistake led to the deaths of three of the four-man crew at the Decepticons' hands before the Autobots arrived to rout the villains. Astrotrain transformed for battle ''without'' changing size and entered the fray as a gigantic robot, but even his huge size couldn't win the day, and the Decepticons withdrew. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Several months later, Astrotrain was employed by Starscream to carry the large payload of energon cubes he had gathered through a deal with the Prime Minister of Japan back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]]. When the Decepticons came under attack by the Autobots, Astrotrain took flight, but his escape was barricaded by the time-displaced ghost of Starscream from the future (yes, really), {{storylink|Activation}} who spirited the present-day Starscream and the energon cubes away to the ''Trigger''. Astrotrain nervously reported this baffling turn of events to his leader, then joined with all the other Decepticons and Autobots in attacking the twin Starscreams, who had fused their body with the ''Trigger''. The battle ended when Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their power to destroy Starscream's new body, but the backwash from the explosion was so powerful that Astrotrain and all the other Transformers were sent hurtling down to Earth in uncontrolled re-entry, and were not heard from again for many months. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:FMYOVM Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left]]
Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and [[Octane]] were amongst the troops serving under [[Sixshot]] in Trypticon on Earth in the year 2011. Together, they helped Sixshot distract [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his warriors from assisting the Autobots' forces on Cybertron when Galvatron staged a major attack on the planet. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three were later dispatched to protect Trypticon from an attack by the Autobot Triple Changers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], unaware that it was just a distraction to allow [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to infiltrate the base. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} He also served as Galvatron's personal transport to the planet [[Praum]], where the Decepticons had set a trap for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} He also transported Galvatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] to Earth from Chaar, where they prepared their strike on Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Astrotrain then went into Earth's orbit to help steal the energy-gathering satellite known as [[Sol 1]], {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} and much later he witnessed [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] reveal his gigantic [[transtector]] at [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Astrotrain joined the rest of the Decepticon forces in the [[Arctic]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s final assault on the Earth. When the Autobots proved victorious, he and the rest of the Decepticons were driven from the Earth and into the reaches of space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
When [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] attempted to overthrow Megatron in the 1980s, he blasted Astrotrain and some other Decepticons to establish dominance. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons who fell in a pitfall trap prepared by [[Twin Twist]], but being Decepticons, they simply flew back out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

Under Scorponok's command, Astrotrain was battling [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces in space when Scorponok detonated a nearby [[black hole]], infecting Autobots and Decepticons alike with [[blackball|miniature black holes]] that doomed their bodies to shrink into nothingness. They only survived by giving up their bodies and converting their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Astrotrain traveled to the [[Legends World]] and worked for [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]], but was hard pressed to transport much of anything in his tiny new form and ended up losing his job as cargo transporter to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Fortunately, he encountered roboticist and fugitive [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and blackmailed him into building him a [[transtector]] in exchange for protection from the police, after which his ambition grew and he made plans to conquer the world. By forming the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] and promising new employees free copies of his transtector, he lured in other bodiless Headmasters, then used restrain devices in the transtectors to enslave them and make them his personal army. The plan failed when his egotistical refusal to share energon with his soldiers led to the deactivation of the restraint devices, and he was buried in trains as the freed Headmasters sent their transtectors crashing into him. In the end, Astrotrain settled for using his train mode to run a commuter service instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}}

During [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s rampage across [[Akihabara]], he picked up Astrotrain's train and swallowed all its occupants whole, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} His train was later seen traveling across a bridge over the rebuilt "Neo Akihabara City", {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and he was among the victims of [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]'s [[anti-electron]] assault. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}} After an evening of drinking with Blitzwing and putting up with his boasting, Astrotrain was caught up in a Quintesson attack on the Legends World and used his transtector to shoot down one of the attacking [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], allowing Blitzwing to modify it into a body for himself. He was surprised to learn that another Overcharge had been Blitzwing himself from the distant past, but the novelty quickly wore off and he was soon getting sick of his buddy's stories again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

When the Legends World was threatened by plasma energy bombs, Astrotrain was one of many transports used to evacuate the population back to the OG World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Arriving first in 2023, Astrotrain joined the Autobots and Decepticons on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. He helped their old allies the [[Beastformer]]s in their conflicts against the [[Laser Beasts]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
"Astrotrain" joined several legendary Decepticons in battle against [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]]. "Astrotrain" was ultimately revealed to be nothing more than a holographic illusion created by [[Giga]]. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. As the Autobots evacuated off-planet, Astrotrain was one of the many space-worthy Decepticons who pursued them into orbit and attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Prowl and Astrotrain.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who were defeated by the Autobots after a battle in a city. When the city was subsequently invaded by [[Martian]]s, the Decepticons attempted to team up with them, only to be double-crossed. The Decepticons instead formed an alliance with the Autobots to see off the Martians, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] even saved Astrotrain from one of the Martian war robots, though they agreed to continue hating each other. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[gbwiki:Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] got together for a little mischief, they spiced up the [[Battle of Autobot City]] with some [[GoBot]]s. In this new timeline, Astrotrain participated in the assault on [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City and killed [[gbwiki:Apollo|Apollo]]. Megatron battled [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and fell in battle, and the Decepticons retreated aboard Astrotrain.

Then reality changed again, and the Decepticons now co-existed with the [[Renegade]]s. Astrotrain ordered his passengers to jettison weight, and they promptly did so. The group then turned their attention to nominating the next leader of the Renegade-Decepticon alliance, which quickly turned into a free-for-all. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a universe where Megatron didn't survive his duel with Optimus, Astrotrain ferried the defeated Decepticons off of Earth and back to Cybertron, pausing only to jettison the casualties of the battle. Unsurprisingly, Starscream seized the title of Decepticon leader, and Astrotrain was present for his coronation on Cybertron... a coronation that was interrupted by Unicron. When Starscream pledged allegiance to Unicron and became "Megascream", Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who received an upgrade as part of the deal.

During Unicron's final attack on Cybertron, Astrotrain accompanied Megascream when the Decepticon leader tried to steal the Matrix. Astrotrain's new upgrade allowed him to merge with his leader, and the five Decepticons transformed into a massive combiner that flattened Optimus. Astrotrain was presumably killed when Hot Rod opened the Matrix shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Astrotrain was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors on Cybertron, operating out of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] in [[Polyhex]]. At [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s demand, he [[Communicube|called]] a group of Decepticons back from a planned assassination attempt on [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and the Autobot leaders, leaving all the Decepticons unaware that it was actually a ploy by the Autobots to wipe them out.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Some time later, Megatron was teleported to Cybertron alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Straxus came to see Megatron as a liability and sought to take control of his more powerful body. Astrotrain witnessed the mind-swapping process, unaware that it had gone awry upon its completion, leaving both Megatron and Straxus trapped within the same frame.''{{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Ratbatcratercritters.jpg|left|thumb|"Thus, my new fuel economy plan will increase fuel efficiency. Any other questions, Astrotrain?" "Yeah. What the hell did you just say, Ratbat?"]]
Later still, Astrotrain and his fellow Triple Changers were commissioned by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] that had arrived on Earth via a low-cost freighter, but hadn't checked in as scheduled. Additionally, while on Earth, the trio were tasked with enlisting the aid of a human with access to many "bucks" and connections to the automotive industry, to further help the Decepticons acquire fuel. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, Astrotrain and his companions were infected with [[Scraplet]]s, and began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster {{storylink|Crater Critters}} and took him prisoner. The group then holed up inside the ship, and Astrotrain updated Ratbat on their situation, urging him to send them a cure for the Scraplets. Instead, Ratbat sent over the captured [[Throttlebot]]s with canisters of acid, instructing them to eliminate all of the infected. Lucky for them, Blaster's friends had managed to re-discover the [[Water|strange and wondrous chemical]] that acted as a cure for Scraplets, and prepared to use said cure instead. But Blaster, who had gotten himself infected as well during his fight with the Triple Changers, instructed the Autobots not to use the cure: he would rather die than be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined to form a monster, and the only ones with enough firepower to take it down were the Decepticons. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Triple Changers made short work of the remaining Scraplets. Following their victory, Astrotrain showed quick thinking when he identified a nearby [[G.B. Blackrock]] as a useful asset and [[stroboscopic opticon|hypnotically gained control of him]], thus ensuring the viability of [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Ratbat's greatest plan]]. The Triple Changers then beat a hasty retreat, hauling away Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Astrotrain joined the Decepticons in an assault on the Autobot crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and [[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]] on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Astrotrain was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s armies temporarily came to blows thanks to [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] manipulating both sides, Astrotrain was seen rolling over [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] in the melee. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Once the Decepticons united against a nearby Autobot regiment, Astrotrain again saw action when he ionically-disrupted the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]. Both factions quickly learned they were both victims of Starscream's manipulations, and united to stop the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from attaining the power of the legendary [[Underbase]]. Through their efforts, Starscream was prevented from taking in all but a tiny fraction of the Underbase's energies. Unfortunately, this was still enough to endow the Seeker with unimaginable might. Three squads were formed to tackle Starscream as he attacked three different Earth cities, with Astrotrain being assigned to look over [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. He was destroyed, alongside the other Decepticon triple changers, in a blast of cosmic power. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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When [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] was completed in [[2004]], Astrotrain was one of several Decepticons brought by Shockwave to attack the opening day festivities. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

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[[File:Astrotrain space pirates.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can't stop the Train, baby!]]
''In [[2005]], after the [[Battle of Autobot City]] went pear-shaped, Astrotrain acted as emergency escape transport for the Decepticons. However, he wasn't properly fueled for such a flight, and requested his passengers jettison some weight for the flight home.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} ''He was present when Megatron returned as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to overthrow the usurper, Starscream, and joined the returning Decepticon leader in another attack against the Autobots on Earth.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

In [[2008]], the Decepticons were tipped by the [[Quintesson]]s to an opportunity for wiping the Autobots off the face of Cybertron. Astrotrain acted as point-man for the invasion, not only leading the air force of flying [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Triple Changers and [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], but also acting as transport for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Commander Soundwave]] and the legion of ground troopers in his cargo hold. Things turned sour when the Quintessons ambushed the Decepticons on their way to [[Autobase]], though: Astrotrain was forced to dump the soldiers in his hold and quickly transform in order to greet their adversaries. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Astrotrain discovered that the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] appeared to all be hypnotized. He flew to [[Chaar]] and timidly approached [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] with his report. Galvatron angrily hit him into a rock face and declared that he cared nothing about what the Junkions were up to. He told Astrotrain he should leave, so he did. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate version]] of [[2009]], Unicron had destroyed Cybertron and the Decepticons (under [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s command) controlled America. Astrotrain and Octane were seen defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] from one last, desperate Autobot assault. They shot down the [[Pretender]] [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], when he was disrupting the base's force field. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Astrotrain happily worked for Shockwave's faction in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], along with his fellow Triple Changers. He took the time to slug it out with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] after the [[Enclave]] between Shockwave and Megatron went sour. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Thanks to an inside informant, Astrotrain and the other Triple Changers joined Shockwave in surprising Megatron at an energon shipment rendez-vous point, overpowering him with blaster fire until the Decepticon leader fell off the side of a cliff. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

With [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] in command, Astrotrain joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} Later, Astrotrain and Blitzwing received an SOS from their fellow Triple Changer, Octane, who had somehow driven himself into the middle of a military testing range. After they fended off some live ammunition that threatened to set off their tanker truck comrade, Astrotrain and Blitzwing learned that Octane had been "playing" again, attacking human vehicles for sport, when [[Jazz (G1)|one of them]] led him on a merry chase right into his current predicament. Infuriated by the idiot's antics, Astrotrain happily buggered off and left him. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Astrotrain showed up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the [[Cybertronian (faction)|armies]] of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], just before they pretty much got slaughtered. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Astrotraincrossingovershuttle.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Astrotrain is relieved he only has to carry five Constructicons now.]]
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Astrotrain's carcass lay undiscovered at the bottom of the sea for ten years until [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] managed to find him. His remains were excavated piece by piece by enslaved [[human]]s and transported to Megatron's base of operations within the wrecked [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in northern [[Canada]]. Using incomplete schematics and Megatron's memories of Astrotrain's old body, Astrotrain was finally reconstructed. Astrotrain was immediately put in charge of finding the remnants of the rest of the Decepticons who fell at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream, plus the unpleasant task of carting them back to their headquarters. This morbid job took its toll on Astrotrain, who yearned for real battle. He at one point snapped upon discovering a human space station in Earth's orbit, his last refuge from the organic vermin, and went on a two-day long rampage, sending several satellites raining down onto the planet's surface. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Astrotrain's profile in Club magazine #14}}

After the appearance of the mysterious crossdimensional Decepticon [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], Astrotrain and the other rebuilt Decepticons under Megatron's command traveled to [[South America]] to investigate an equally mysterious power source that seemed to share traits with Landquake. En route, they were attacked by [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]'s [[Armored Robot Hunters|RUNT]] squad. {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 2}} Astrotrain managed to shake off these interlopers just before [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots arrived in search of this same power source, and a new battle between the factions began in the jungles surrounding the power source. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 3}} As the battle escalated, Astrotrain joined with some of his peers in surrounding [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus]], {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 5}} but ultimately, Megatron was forced to call for a withdrawal. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}

Megatron soon granted the mysterious [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] and his rogue group of Decepticons an audience. However, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons under Megatron's command were forcibly implanted with reverse-engineered [[cerebro-shell]]s. Bug Bite's plan was cut short when a jammer activated by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] disabled the shells, and a fight soon erupted between Megatron's Decepticons, Bug Bite's Decepticons, and the Autobots under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' command. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

When Megatron ended the [[Decepticon Civil War]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], Astrotrain was stationed aboard Starscream's warship. He informed his captain when the fortress below began powering down their weapons, thanks to the [[Seacon (G1)|traitors]] in Bludgeon's ranks eliminating the [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ohh, for God's sake! He's got an arm off!]]
Years after being killed by an Underbase-powered Starscream, Astrotrain was reanimated by Megatron and further lobotomized so that he would unquestioningly follow orders. Pressed into service as part of Megatron's [[zombie]] army in [[2012]], Astrotrain was part of a detachment ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s. When [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] managed to subdue Kup, Astrotrain was ordered by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to return him to Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} He and the other zombified Cybertronians were offlined permanently once [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Regeneration One|Circuit Smasher]] frizzle-fried the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} After Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

====''Transformers '84''====

As the war raged on Cybertron, Astrotrain was one of many Autobots and Decepticons seen in battle with one another. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Autobot Alert!====
[[File:AutobotAlertAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"You win this round, squirrel!"]]
Astrotrain took part in a Decepticon ploy to take over Earth's communication satellites. Ferrying troops and weapons from Earth to the Decepticons’ ships in orbit, Astrotrain may have unknowingly been infiltrated by Hot Rod and Bumblebee. If so, Hot Rod may have commandeered Astrotrain's military controls to fire upon Cyclonus.

In another possible scenario, Astrotrain was sent into a wild spin out into space when the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ computer systems. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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Astrotrain was stationed at the Decepticons’ lab, charged with guarding the [[Brain Drain device]], with which the Decepticons planned to syphon away the Earthlings’ intelligence and transmute it into energy. In one possible scenario, he was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron to desert his post when a squad of Autobots stormed the lab. He was unsuccessful in fending them off. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Astrotrain warwithin.jpg|thumb|Finally, I get to fight instead of carry people.]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] needed a major distraction to infiltrate the subsectors of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and establish Cybertron as a living war world, he sent Shockwave to command a full frontal assault against the Autobot capital. Astrotrain was among the many Decepticons who aided Shockwave in this siege {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} and aided several of his fellow airborne Decepticons in destroying bridges leading out of the Autobot stronghold. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} As the Decepticons managed to breach the Autobots' final defenses, Astrotrain came down to the ground to help in mopping up the last of the enemy soldiers. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons evacuated the area when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed the place. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

Later on, after Megatron's disappearance led to a factioning of the Decepticon army, Astrotrain began serving with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Astrotrain and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

The Predacons remained the only major hold out among the factions when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] negotiated a great peace between the Autobots and Decepticons due to low energon reserves planet-wide. Astrotrain and the Predacons attempted to prevent the peace treaty and the consolidation of their opponents, but their efforts were in vain until the surprise return of Megatron with his new [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], thousands of super-charged warriors grown from [[Quintesson]] cloning technology. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

The Decepticons managed to establish an [[Age of Internment]] until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] finally returned to free the Autobots and equalize the sides once more. After the disappearance of the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] and its crew, Astrotrain and his fellow future Triple Changers, Octane and Blitzwing, began serving directly under Shockwave's command. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Some time into Shockwave's reign, [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks. Astrotrain was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} During what was meant to be a suicide mission, the Decepticons nearly claimed victory against the Autobots... until both factions' Micromasters turned up to put an end to the conflict. After the miniature 'bots began brandishing about Shockwave's decapitated head, the Decepticon forces got spooked and fled the battlefield. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

When Shockwave learned how to perfect his Triple Changer process after the [[Great Shutdown]], due to [[Unicron]]ian technology he pilfered from [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Astrotrain was one of the first to benefit from the procedure.

In 2003, Astrotrain, along with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Blitzwing, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and Octane arrived with Shockwave on [[Earth]] to place the Earth-bound Transformers under arrest for war crimes and take them back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|New World Order}} {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} They took Optimus Prime and most of his troops into custody, ferrying them back to the homeworld. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But Optimus and his followers were soon freed from their cells, leading to an Autobot insurrection of Shockwave's regime. Astrotrain guarded Shockwave's tower during the uprising, keeping Kup, Prowl, and Arcee from breaching its perimeter. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Despite his best efforts, the Autobots were victorious, and the bulk of the Decepticon forces were taken prisoners. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Despite Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain and Blitzwing remained his loyal servants, and helped him set up a base of operations in Cybertron's wastelands. While on monitor duty, the pair spotted what appeared to be a derelict wandering about their perimeter. Shockwave sent out both triple-changers to investigate, and they made short work of the [[Air Warrior]] they found. While they were puzzling over what it was doing on Cybertron, they were ambushed by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], who informed them that Megatron had returned to retake control of his troops! This news caused Astrotrain to switch loyalties, while Blitzwing was destroyed. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I choo choo choom you! And there's a picture of a trai...er, space shuttle]]
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces on Cybertron, Astrotrain attacked an Autobot peace ceremony alongside [[Sixshot]], Blitzwing and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. The Autobots responded by activating [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who blasted Astrotrain out of the air. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} When he opted to fight on ground level instead and wounded a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] landed on top of him after falling from the sky, then proceeded to pummel the Triple Changer into the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Astrotrain participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. During its initial stages, the battle swayed in the Decepticons’ favour, and Astrotrain fired away at Powerglide as the Decepticon triple-changer stood atop the defeated Red Alert. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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When [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wanted to have a peaceful chat with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in the early days of the Decepticon revolt, Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] held [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] hostage to make sure Orion didn't get any funny ideas. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} This went well until Autobot reinforcements arrived, at which point Astrotrain was punched out by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}} He later transported the Decepticons back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] after they saved Orion Pax from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s attack on [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Choices}} Astrotrain later dropped Orion Pax and Megatron into Zeta Prime's citadel and after Zeta Prime's death, Megatron broke the alliance between him and Orion's unit. {{storylink|Overthrown}} When Megatron was defeated in combat with Orion-turned-Optimus Prime, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought him to safety him by flying past on Astrotrain and grabbing him off the ground. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Looking to punish Megatron for leading the Decepticons into defeat, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had Astrotrain carry his damaged leader into space and drop him off near [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following a failed attack on [[Starsreach Spaceport]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s troops retreated on board Astrotrain, who brought them to the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery|Toraxxis crater]] on Scorponok's orders. {{storylink|Unleashed}} Astrotrain then took [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to the planet of [[Canis Tor]] in order to recruit the wayward [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] back into the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

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In the wake of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s world-ending rampage, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}, Cybertron left was unable to support life and as the Cybertronian race fled to the stars Astrotrain fell under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} In the mid-19th century, Starscream formed a brief alliance with a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]]s led by [[Vekktral]] in the hopes of stealing an [[energon synthesizer]] that had been developed by the [[Solstar Order]] to nourish their Cybertronian recruit [[Stardrive]]. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

Astrotrain adopted a new [[alternate mode]] based off a [[Galactic Council]] shuttle and used it to ferry the Wraiths, disguised as Council representatives, to the Solstar Order station ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' over the icy world of [[Xetaxxis]]. Vekktral soon revealed himself as a Wraith imposter and Astrotrain transformed into robot mode and opened fire on the [[Space Knight]]s, killing [[Auxin]], before he himself was pinned down by [[Sata]]. The situation quickly worsened when the Autobots arrived, {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 1|Shining Armor #1}} and an attempt by the Dire Wraiths to assimilate [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] turned him into an uncontrollable monster. Deciding to use the chaos to his advantage, Starscream told Astrotrain to aid him in retrieving the synthesizer, which was cut short when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] sabotaged the station and sent it tumbling towards the planet below. Starscream ordered Astrotrain to evacuate the Dire Wraiths in his shuttle mode; as the Decepticons and Wraiths regrouped, Vekktral used Astrotrain's sensors to deduce that the Wraith/Cybertronian hybrid had survived reentry.
{{storylink|Shining Armor issue 2|Shining Armor #2}}

[[File:ShiningArmor3-AstrotrainAndVekktral.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|[[Vekktral|He]]'s goin' off the rails on a crazy train.]]

The Decepticons caught up with the monster as it rampaged through a [[Xetaxxan|Xetaxxian]] village and eventually burned itself out, though Vekktral was enthusiastic about trying again, Starscream made it clear that it wouldn't be his men that Vekktral sacrificed. While Starscream and the [[Conehead]]s headed off to retrieve the synthesizer from the wreckage, Astrotrain hung back with Vekktral and his Wraiths to spring a trap for the Autobots. When a group of Xetaxxans — preying on [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] 's sympathy for the natives — revealed themselves as Wraiths, Astrotrain crashed through a wall to ferry Vekktral into battle, forcing Magnus to fight a rearguard action while Bumblebee and Sata made a beeline for the station. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 3|Shining Armor #3}}

In the ensuing melee, Astrotrain wisely stuck to the sidelines and merely watched as Magnus battled — and eventually succumbed to — the swarm of Wraiths, observing with some discomfort as Vekktral used his [[magic]] to merge with the Autobot into another monstrous fusion. Astrotrain rejoined the other Decepticons as the Wraith-Magnus led the charge against the Autobot-Knight alliance... but was unprepared for Vekktral to backstab his mechanical allies, intending to turn them into more Wraith hybrids. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 4|Shining Armor #4}} Ensnared by Wraiths, Astrotrain was rescued by Blitzwing; the two Triple Changers joined Starscream as he announced a new plan: to grab the synthesizer and get off world as fast as possible. Stardrive tailed them and managed to rip off Starscream's wings, forcing Astrotrain to carry their humiliated leader offworld as the Seeker detonated the energon synthesizer so that the Autobots couldn't have it either. {{storylink|Shining Armor issue 5|Shining Armor #5}}

[[File:Infiltration5 AstrotrainImwaiting.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Not even alien invasions can stop Astrotrain from updating his blog.]]

A century later, Astrotrain was still a part of Starscream's squad, now operating under the [[infiltration protocol]]. They arrived and worked covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. Astrotrain oversaw the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} but despite having sampled its power, he was unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

Later on, he took Starscream's place as the Earthbound Decepticon Infiltration Unit's second-in-command under Megatron, and continued to oversee the Ore-13 research. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} During Megatron's scheme to escalate the tensions between [[Brasnya]] and [[Russia]], Astrotrain served as air cover for their ground forces, but was severely damaged by [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and later retreated.

After being humiliated in battle with Optimus Prime, Megatron ordered [[Sixshot]] to come to Earth several phases before his presence is normally requested. Upon hearing this, the wire in Astrotrain's forehead nearly exploded, but Megatron told him to shut up. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

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Astrotrain was involved in Megatron's plot in the country of Latveria. He helped supercharge his fellow Decepticons with energy siphoned from [[Spider-Man]] as part of the Decepticons' "[[Mirror response mode]]." {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} While other Decepticons helped fend off the combined forces of the Autobots and the Avengers, Astrotrain remained within the Decepticons' Latverian installation at Megatron's side. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} When Megatron headed outside to deal with the opposition personally, Spider-Man broke free of his restraints, and Astrotrain attempted to subdue the super-hero once more. Unexpectedly, he was stunned by [[Doctor Doom]], the human villain being spiteful over Megatron's recent betrayal. After Earth's heroes managed to destroy the "Psycho-Prism" integral to Megatron's scheme, the Decepticon leader recognized that the current mission no longer served a purpose. Megatron warped Astrotrain and the rest of his troops away from the battlefield before retreating himself. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

Witnessing his leader straying further from protocol every nano-klik but knowing none of them would dare tell Megatron he was wrong, Astrotrain decided to do the unthinkable, something no sane Transformer would ever do except as a very last resort: deliberately reactivate Starscream so he could do it ''for'' them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}}

[[File:Devastation6 shownomercy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.95|Don't cross the streams, Blitzwing!]]

When the alien [[Reaper]]s suddenly attacked their headquarters, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Astrotrain left his post (forcing Blitzwing to cover for him) to plot how to exploit the situation with Starscream (though he was openly concerned if the plan failed they'd be dead). The plan worked: Starscream successfully removed Sixshot from the board and attacked the Reapers, at which point Astrotrain popped up in the command bunker to go "look at how brave Starscream is bravely attacking the Reapers by himself!". Megatron deduced what was going on behind his back, but instead of punishment, led the Decepticons into battle. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} After the destruction of the Reapers, Astrotrain expressed surprise at their victory and callously declared that the deaths of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were acceptable losses. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:AHM3 Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.5|right|thumb|Somebody didn't mind the gap.]]

A year later, the Decepticons on Earth, including Astrotrain, defeated the Autobots on the planet in a mighty battle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons subsequently began conquering the planet, Astrotrain carried on being by-the-book and tactically minded in the attack on [[New York City]], suggesting they send the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to handle ground forces to avoid ballistic attacks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] would watch as Astrotrain and his fellow Decepticons went on a rampage through the city. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}

He also took to the subway lines in locomotive form to eradicate the humans hiding in the subway stations. Inexplicably, his train mode was seen to resemble an outdated steam locomotive instead of the diesel freight engine it had been a year earlier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} Astrotrain was one of many Decepticons to listen to Megatron's speech about conquest. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} He later watched Starscream try to take control of the Decepticons using [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], although the revolt was interrupted by the arrival of human jets from [[Europe]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This was soon followed by the return of the exiled Autobots, at which point Astrotrain wrestled with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and laughed at the Autobots when they were seemingly retreating (in reality, they were just [[Omega Supreme (G1)|making room]]). Astrotrain was then tackled into a building by Roadbuster, who commented that the Decepticon was a "lightweight". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Megatron and his army were defeated, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} and Astrotrain served as their escape vehicle as they fled Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Three years later, Astrotrain was stationed on the desolate asteroid base where Starscream was in charge. He responded to [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration of the base, but ended up running straight past the intruder without noticing. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} When Megatron finally returned to take back command, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons watched him brutally punish Starscream for his actions. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} They then followed Megatron back to Earth for revenge. There, Astrotrain was present when Megatron was approached by a lone Optimus Prime, and was ordered to stop the Autobot when he apparently tried to escape. As it turned out, Prime was only getting some distance away from the imminent impact of a satellite he had arranged to be dropped on the Decepticons from space. Astrotrain and his comrades were blown sky high from the ensuing explosion. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

Megatron then let himself be captured by the Autobots and taken to Cybertron, where he used the [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Astrotrain and the other Decepticons who were waiting on Earth. {{storylink|The Question}} At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} After the war, Astrotrain was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. After following Starscream underground, they witnessed [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], a dying [[Titan (group)|Titan]], declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. Astrotrain and the other Cybertronians celebrated by carrying Starscream on their shoulders through Iacon. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

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In spite of his support of Starscream, Astrotrain's true loyalty lay with Shockwave and Soundwave, who were secretly in contact with Megatron. As part of Megatron's plan, he and the other loyalists were captured by a mind-controlled Prowl and taken to the [[Black Room]], {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} where they were upgraded into new forms in preparation of their leader's return. {{storylink|The Verge}} Astrotrain then proceeded to aid Blitzwing in capturing a mixed group of Autobots and [[NAIL|neutrals]] sent to investigate Prowl, running over [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and breaking off his arm in the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While it looked like the Decepticons had the upper hand, Astrotrain was taken off guard along with the others when [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] revealed her true loyalties to the Autobots and killed [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. In the Decepticons' resulting escape from the Black Room, Astrotrain helped provide covering fire. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The Decepticons went on to fight the Autobots over control of Iacon, but the battle ended with Megatron defeated and Starscream rising to leadership of the neutrals. Starscream's first action was to exile all Autobots and Decepticons who refused to abandon their factions, including Astrotrain. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:Winners&Losers-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Astrotrain lost his caboose.]]

Out in the wilderness, Soundwave declared that he would lead the Decepticons to hunt down the deserted Shockwave, but Astrotrain and Blitzwing were sick of listening to him after their recent failure and rebelled. They attacked the communications expert and fought his cassettes until the fight was broken up by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and Soundwave left to confront Shockwave alone. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} He soon returned and tried to rally Astrotrain and the other Decepticons again, claiming they had to save all Cybertron from Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} As the Decepticon forces converged on Shockwave's newly arrived [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]], they ran into the exiled Autobots and a battle broke out. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} They were rudely interrupted when the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that gravely wounded soldiers on both sides, among them Astrotrain. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

Having lost his legs and an arm to the death wave, Astrotrain was carried to safety and guarded by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. He let his defenders borrow his binoculars, explaining he had bad eyes but kept this secret so Megatron wouldn't consider him a liability. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Astrotrain wound up at the Autobots' wasteland camp, and when the Necrotitan was defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], he and the other death wave victims were cured from its corruption. He also got his limbs back somehow. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} He celebrated the victory by going to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The celebrations came to an end when Shockwave put his final plan into action and summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to Cybertron, forcing all Autobots and Decepticons to fight back. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

[[File:TheMindBomb-SpaceBus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|In case that "Astrotrain" trademark falls through.]]

Following Shockwave's defeat, Astrotrain fell under the command of new Decepticon leader Galvatron, who took his troops to Earth under Soundwave's advice of starting a new approach to peace there. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} When an enraged Galvatron went on a rampage in their ship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Astrotrain tried to calm him down only to end up redirecting the rage at himself. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} When the ''Nemesis'' was brought down by Prowl during the Autobots' attack on the [[Earth Defense Command]]'s [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] base, Astrotrain was injured and had to be pulled out of the wreckage by Blitzwing. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

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Astrotrain then ended up taking Galvatron to a swamp for a secret meeting with Arcee. Astrotain was a little stupefied when Galvatron offered to kill him after Arcee expressed annoyance at his not coming alone, and was also not happy about the bugs infesting the area; his intake manifolds got full of them, and a rather large one startled him when it flew up to his face. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} Astrotrain next transported some tanks of oxygen, along with a group of Decepticons and humans, to the Decepticons' [[Jupiter]] commune, which was in the midst of being constructed (and which he considered to be a much better place to visit than a swamp). He thought the docking process could have been a little gentler, but didn't hold any ill feelings against the [[Stockbridge|human crew member]] responsible. {{storylink|South of Heaven}}

As the Decepticons made preparations to board the Autobots' [[Ark-7|ship]] and seize its space bridge, Astrotrain wondered how long it would be before the craft's power ran out and the force field surrounding it was gone. He also expressed confusion at the idea that Galvatron had ever been young. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

Soon after, Astrotrain and the Decepticon elite were summoned to Shanghai, China by Galvatron, as the Decepticon invasion of Earth was to begin. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}. When Optimus Prime and his forces arrived in Shanghai, Astrotrain and the rest of the Decepticons present engaged with them. He was one of the Decepticons teleported away from the battle when the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]] attacked the battling Cybertronians. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He dropped Galvatron off at the Copahua volcano for his "appointment" with Arcee, then later picked him up. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

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He was once again among Galvatron's Decepticons fighting forces defending the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' at the bottom of the ocean. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Astrotrain was forcibly combined with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] into [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]] (Astrotrain formed the left leg). Galvatronus punched [[Victorion]] and grappled with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with support from two [[Seeker clone]]s. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} After Superion disabled the Earth Enigma, Galvatronus was disassembled into his components. Galvatron ordered Astrotrain to carry him away from the battle while under fire from [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], leaving the rest of the Decepticons behind. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:NoFairFight-AstrotrainDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Then there was trouble..."]]

The two fled in the direction of [[Sanctuary Station]], but were pursued into space by [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and Arcee. Galvatron shot and disabled Cosmos, who was then able to shoot Astrotrain in the engine, forcing him to enter Jupiter's atmosphere. They were pursued further into Jupiter's atmosphere, but could not land due to Jupiter being a gas giant. Astrotrain tried to convince Galvatron to let him retreat to the space station, claiming he would be able to get free somehow, but Galvatron told him he was not yet through serving the Decepticon cause. Galvatron sacrificed Astrotrain by flinging him in his disabled shuttle mode at Arcee, who trisected him with her swords. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

His divided body was subsequently infected by an alien organism that altered his physiology, keeping his [[brain module]] alive, and seemingly moved him back to Earth where the three pieces crashed in different locations. They were targeted by [[V.E.N.O.M.]] and [[Destro]], who sought to use the organism as a genetic weapon, but [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] put a stop to their plan by retrieving them first. {{istorylink|The Deathstone}}

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====Spotlight: Mirage====
With the Autobots reduced to a small rag-tag rabble, Astrotrain accompanied Starscream's small strike team to the [[Pegasus Star Cluster]]. Astrotrain and Blitzwing both attacked Optimus Prime after the mercenary [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] destroyed the Autobot bunker's security system, allowing the Decepticons in. Astrotrain avoided death when Mirage forced Prime to lower his weapon in exchange for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s life. He could barely hold Prime back as Mirage executed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], losing his grip when the furious Autobot leader attacked the mercenary.

But it was all Mirage's dream... or was it? {{storylink|Spotlight: Mirage}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Astrotrain HOS.jpg|left|thumb|That's Mister The Astrotrain.]]
Referred to as ''the'' Astrotrain, he was a black-and-purple locomotive, with a retracted propeller on the front and batwings along the side.

The Decepticons built (or modified) the Astrotrain to be the locomotive engine pulling their battle train to [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} En route he rammed through an Army blockade undamaged, but ended up driving off a cliff thanks to [[John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and apparently falling to his destruction... despite having wings. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Astrotrain loaned out his right hand to serve as a prop for [[BotCon 2006]]. Though he hoped to get it right back after the convention, it didn't seem that would be the case. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Astrotrain was one of the Decepticons who accompanied Megatron in his attacks on Earth in the 21st century. He was first seen going on a rampage in the Japanese district of [[Shinjuku]], forcibly pushing a train along from behind while in his own train mode, threatening to derail it. [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Mirage]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Grimlock]] arrived to save the train, prompting Astrotrain to switch to shuttle mode and take off through the city, shattering windows and forcing [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bumblebee]] to shield human bystanders from the rain of glass with their own bodies. He then transformed into [[robot mode]] and began battling the Autobots, who were unaware he was merely staging a diversion so the other Decepticons could raid a power plant. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} The powerful Triple-Changer had the Autobots on the ropes until their newest ally, [[Hot Rod (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Rodimus]], arrived to join the fight. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
When the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of another universe attempted to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Astrotrain and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] defended their leader. However, Starscream possessed Onslaught and used his body to knock out Astrotrain. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bun Bun manga===
Astrotrain was among the small group of Decepticons serving under [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] who departed Cybertron in pursuit of the [[Energon Cube]]. When the Cube crash-landed on Earth and shattered into fragments, Astrotrain and the other Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and machinery to remain hidden while searching for the shards.

Eleven years after the crash of the Cube, when [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] and [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] found themselves battling the Autobots in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], Ramjet put in the call to Astrotrain. Astrotrain passed the message on to Megatron, who departed the Decepticons' warehouse base to join the fight. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}}

Some time later, Astrotrain joined Starscream and Ramjet in attacking a hydroelectric power plant, and easily fended off the leaderless Autobots who resisted them, as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] was incapacitated at the time. Astrotrain took down [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Mirage]] single-handedly, then transformed to shuttle mode so the other Decepticons could load the [[energon cube]]s they had gathered. When the revived Optimus Prime came speeding onto the scene soon after, Astrotrain quickly took off in a bid for escape, but was struck by a powered-up blast from Prime's [[ion blaster]] and disappeared in a colossal explosion. However, he was barely able to make it back to the Decepticons' undersea base to deliver the stolen energon cubes, but was denied any usage by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} Astrotrain did not reappear again throughout the Transformers' battles on Earth.

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===''Cloud''===
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
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Astrotrain was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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The Astrotrain, "the Hell Ride", was an old foe of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} and shuttled captured prisoners down the Polyhex Killway and to the horrifying [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. These passengers included some squishy humans, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Scarlett]], who sneaked aboard him. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} Shortly after, just before the destruction of Earth, Astrotrain engaged Omega once more and was soundly trounced. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Astrotrain was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Darkmoon]], who granted him cloaking ability, {{storylink|#TitansReturn|''Titans Return'' Darkmoon/Astrotrain toy bio}} Astrotrain was part of a group of Decepticons dispatched to [[Eukaris]] in the hopes of intercepting [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]]. While the other Decepticons set up an ultimately bungled ambush, Astrotrain swooped down to try and capture the two Autobots. Later, Astrotrain was present for a Decepticon attack led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Astrotrain battle against both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As more Autobots joined the fray, Astrotrain feigned a retreat in his locomotive mode, only to take to the air and double back in his shuttle mode as the busted rails came to an end. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Triple Changers and Perceptor|Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial}}
*Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] had the Autobots [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] pinned down, until [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] arrived to turn the tide of battle. Though the Decepticon triple-changers attempted to flee, their Autobot counterparts were able to keep pace by rapidly shifting through all three of their modes. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
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{{bigquote|Astrotrain, the triplechanger! With space shuttle and train engine forms, this is the ultimate transporter. He carries the logistical burden of the Decepticons' evil plans!|The [[narrator]]|''[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]''}}
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

====Autobot story====
Megatron sent Astrotrain to collect the energy they had drained from the [[Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station]]. When Astrotrain was almost at the generator, he had caught up to a squad of Autobots who had come to stop the Decepticons. Astrotrain got the Autobots' attention by blowing his train whistle and approached them in his train form. When he reached the Autobots, he transformed to robot form and announced that all the energy at the power station belonged to the Decepticons. He told the Autobot squad his orders, warned them that he would destroy the Autobots if they got in his way, and threatened to show them the true power of a triple changer. Optimus Prime requested that Astrotrain leave, but the locomotive/space shuttle Transformer brushed this off with a "whatever", and engaged the Autobots. Despite his best efforts, Astrotrain was defeated. Optimus told the triple changer to fly back on his prized wings, back to Megatron. Realizing that he was defeated, Astrotrain decided to retreat, transforming to his space shuttle form and blasted off. He faced off the Autobots once again outside ELTA. Despite having already fought Snapdragon, Apeface, and countless Decepticon foot soldiers in between them all, the Autobots managed to overcome the triple changer once again.

====Decepticon story====
Astrotrain was a member of a team that Megatron sent to investigate a mysterious UFO that was spotted in the area of [[Zel Samine]]. Something caused the team to lose contact with the main Decepticon forces, and they found out that they could not leave the planet, as Zel's sun, [[Paradius]], emitted electromagnetic rays that was harmful to them. Unable to contact Megatron and with no way to leave the planet safely, Astrotrian and the others scattered across Zel.

The Decepticon forces went to Zel in order to investigate, and Astrotrain found the Decepticons while they were at the hydroelectric power station. He called out to them in his train mode and blew his whistle. He rolled up to them and transformed to robot mode once he was close enough, expressing relief for finding them as his energon supplies had been getting low. When Megatron announced that he was sure Astrotrain would be useful, Astrotrain assured him that he was great in fighting, not just for transporting. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Astrotrain, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Astrotrain was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Astrotrain participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 100 units of Cybermetal, 50 units of Transmetal, and 30 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Astrotrain was sent to the [[Enigma of Combination|Enigma]] battlefield to grab the Enigma so the Decepticons could make combiners. But he ran into [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. The two had some banter, until Astrotrain left, saying they would settle it later, Triple-changer to Triple-changer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Weapons''': Astrotrain dual wields large laser rifles to deal damage to whatever he targets.
*Abilities: Being a triple changer Astrotrain is available to two abilities!
**'''Defensive Perimeter''': Bombard all nearby targets with 8 missiles that deal 27 damage. Also puts up a defensive shield that attracts defensives!
**'''Aerial Support''': Rush to a friendly bot healing heath in a wide area when landing.

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Astrotrain (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:AstrotrainCharacterModel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|That ass be fly, yo.]]
*In an early Japanese sales catalog from 1985, the black and white Astrotrain was listed as an '''Autobot''' with the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] 16, with [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] being #17 (when released, Megatron was #16, while Astrotrain was #48). In fact, the more realistic black and white deco ''does'' look more like an Autobot...
*Astrotrain's [[character model]] is a bit of a confused collection of contradictions.
**As noted above, the model was based upon an early prototype of his toy, with a different head design and color scheme. However, like most of the new season 2 characters, it is apparent that this character model was created with only a front-facing photo of the toy for reference—a ''mistransformed'' photo, in Astrotrain's case, which did not have his shuttle tailfin unfolded into its chestplate form, leading to that feature being missing from Astrotrain's cartoon and comic book appearance. Further, since his rear-view character model was then created working only from this design, the designers, unware of where it was ''supposed'' to go, wound up placing the tailfin on his back. Due to the prominence of the animation model, Astrotrain is typically depicted without a chestplate in fiction, but the feature was retained for the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
**However, an ''earlier'' version of his model exists that has a different rear-view design that does ''not'' have the tailfin on his back. This version, which also features much more detailed wings (incorporating circular shapes that might be based on where his train-wheels end up in robot mode on the toy), can be seen in the original [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the toy, and also appears in a few scenes of "[[Triple Takeover]]," drawn very inconsistently.
**Speaking of "Triple Takeover", it, along with any other episodes animated by either [[AKOM]] or the [[unknown Generation 1 animation studios]], consistently uses the alternate ''colors'' from this early model for all Astrotrain's appearances, giving him a toy-accurate grey helmet, and mostly-grey shoulder wheels, when the finished animation model uses purple.
**Both early and finished models also gave Astrotrain two eyes, even though the original toy had a visor. The separate eyes were also used for subsequent depictions of the character in fiction, as well as the 2006 ''Classics'' toy.
*According to "The God Gambit", Astrotrain believes that [[Fandom|those who worship Transformers]] are fools.
[[File:TheTransformerTheMovie-Astrotrainexcaping.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Not shown: Thomas and the stationmaster's house.]]
*Astrotrain, along with Cosmos and Omega Supreme, was one of three space-faring characters added to the cartoon in 1985. In addition to the usual voice flanging given to the show's robotic characters, all three had an echoing reverberation applied to their voices, presumably to play up the "outer space" aspect.
*Astrotrain's voice in the G1 cartoon contained a peculiarly-modulated flange effect, mixing a normal voice with a higher-pitched version of the same recording.
*While Astrotrain does not appear in the [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'' comic series]] (due in part to him being on Earth at the time), the trade paperback includes a design sketch for a Triple Changer which appears to be intended as Astrotrain's pre-Earth Cybertronian form.
*In the [[2005 IDW continuity]] during [[Simon Furman]] and [[E. J. Su]]'s run, Astrotrain's space shuttle is essentially a ''far'' more realistic rendering of a space vehicle, but his third mode has been upgraded to a diesel-electric six-axle locomotive resembling a {{w|GE U28C|General Electric U28C model}}, along with custom features like red and purple headlights and an all-purple paint-job. It also has a Big F**king Gun mounted on the engine cowling. That's badass.
*From ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' onward, Astrotrain's design has been reworked to resemble his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toy in robot mode, minus some of the train kibble. However, he transforms into a purple D62 steam locomotive once more, like his original toy. There is probably a [[Trukk not munky|good reason]] for that.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astrotrain''' (アストロトレイン ''Asutorotorein'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrvonat''' ("Space Train"), '''Űrmozdony''' ("Space Engine", first ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Uno''' ("Triplex One")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tàikōng Huǒchē''' (Taiwan, 太空火車, "Space Train"), '''Dà Huǒchē''' (China, 大火车, "Big Train")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Astro-Comboio''' (Portugal, "Astro-Train")
*''Russian:'' '''Astropoyezd''' (Астропоезд, "Astrotrain")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Astrotyag''' (Астротяг, "Astrohauler")

==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html Original Hasbro Astrotrain, original Takara Astrotrain and Takara reissue Astrotrain at TF-1.com]
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html e-Hobby Astrotrain and original Astrotrain at TF-1.com]

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Third party

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{{disambig2|''actual'' licensed third parties|unlicensed toys based on ''Transformers''|IP infringing item}}

A '''third party''' is a non-[[Hasbro]] or [[TakaraTomy]] company that produces Transformers-branded product under a license from either Hasbro or TakaraTomy.

==Examples of licensed third parties==
*[[Diamond Select Toys]]
*[[Fun Publications]]
*[[IDW Publishing]]
*[[The Loyal Subjects]]
*[[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]]
*[[Flame Toys]]
*[[Simba Dickie]]
*[[Kidrobot]]

==See also==
*[[IP infringing item|What you were probably thinking of.]]

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Iguanus (G1)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon who does not transform into an iguana|the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who may or may not be the same guy and also does not transform into an iguana|Iguanus (BW)}}
:''Iguanus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Iguanus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Pretenders hide the recon bike inside!]]
'''Iguanus''' practices self-love—specifically, his love for his outer shell. He has become obsessively fascinated by reptiles since becoming a Pretender, and can often be found mooning over his shell whenever he has a spare moment. He has even convinced himself that he has a special rapport with lizards and other scaly creatures. Iguanus often wonders if he could somehow become even closer to the reptiles than he already is. If only there was some way to combine Beast and 'Bot, and keep the action hot...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Decepticonpretenders-behold.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Lizard-bot, lizard-bot...!]]
After commandeering a genetics research lab on [[Earth]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Iguanus was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. But soon after the process was completed, the Decepticons took notice of someone infiltrating their computer systems. After tracing the intruder to [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], Scorponok sent out his newly recreated troops to test their might against the spies. But, having gained access to the Pretender process themselves, the Autobots were able to manufacture heroic counterparts to Scorponok's troops. The Autobots' tactician proved too cunning for the Decepticons, and Iguanus and his kin were soon driven back. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Scorponok's troops, Iguanus included, then met with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces. Distrust between the two leaders led to an all-out battle between the two groups, till they realized that [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had manipulated them both to battle while he made his escape to acquire the [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} After Starscream gained the power of the Underbase, Iguanus was part of a wave with the other Decepticon Pretenders and the Predacons that tried to take him down in [[Tokyo]]. Starscream's power was too much for the Decepticons, and the Predacons were destroyed. However, the Pretenders were spared thanks to their partially-organic biology. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:Chaingang-giantmen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Already practicing their Dreamwave poses.]]
''Iguanus teamed up with [[Skullgrin]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] to capture the [[Keeler Oil Terminal]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], looking to use a [[Transmuter (G1)|transmuter]] to convert the [[oil]] into a more refined form of [[energon]]. Before Skullgrin could complete the device they were ambushed by three [[Autobot]] Pretenders and in the ensuing battle a stray laser blast clipped a human jet, sending it on a collision course with the [[oil rig]]. While [[Cloudburst]] and Bomb-burst collaborated to prevent the destruction of the rig, Iguanus and Skullgrin were subdued and captured by [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Splashdown]].'' {{storylink|The Chain Gang!}}

[[File:TFUS KingCon Iguanus.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|left|-does whatever a lizard ought!]]
Following the destruction of their [[Semper Tyrannis|mobile starship headquarters]], the Decepticons established a new [[New Jersey base|base]] hidden under the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. Installing the [[Stormmaker Station]] in the New Jersey swamps, they engineered a massive storm over the surrounding area, then wired then island of [[New York City|Manhattan]] in order to collect energy for them. Iguanus's task was to attach an [[electrostator]] to the top of the [[Empire State Building]] when the storm reached critical intensity, channeling and amplifying the electricity down through the building and out through the wired infrastructure of the island, feeding the Decepticons' conductors and destroying half the city in the process.

[[File:KingCon-Skullgrin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's just pissy because he knows [[Monstercon from Mars!|"Iguanus mania"]] would never catch on.]]
The Pretenders quickly ran into trouble at the Stormmaker Station, where they were confronted by the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. After a brief skirmish, Iguanus left Skullgrin to deal with them while he proceeded on to the Empire State Building. He ran into even more Micromasters while climbing the building, though, and their leader [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] blasted the electrostator off the building's antenna just before the lightning strike. Iguanus leapt off the building in a desperate attempt to replace the electrostator, only to take the full lightning force into himself on contact with the device. His damaged body crashed into the Earth and the Decepticons were left with no accumulated energy. {{storylink|King Con!}} His prone body was investigated by the Micromasters and human onlookers. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

Iguanus was up and about again really quickly, escorting Scorponok to [[MacDill Air Force Base]] to deal with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Most of the Autobots were made to retreat by Optimus and the battle between Optimus and the Decepticons was put on hold when the resurrected Starscream attacked. {{Storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

Some time later, all Earth-bound Transformers were teleported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on the planet. Upon seeing the enormity of his opponent, Iguanus could do little more than cower in terror. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Iguanus was among the Decepticons when they unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York (it is unknown whether Iguanus was ALSO King Con); however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Iguanus war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I have a mouth. I can scream. But it doesn't do me a lick of good."]]
Iguanus was present on Cybertron around 20 years after Unicron's attack when the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature made its play for domination. Along with more or less the entire population of the planet, Iguanus was converted into a [[shadow-leech]] and attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s returning group of Autobots. He was trapped by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to be analysed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and presumably perished shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
{{-}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====A Tale of the Pretenders====
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Iguanus was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and Iguanus afterwards pursued the remaining two with [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] while the other Decepticons followed. They were about to do bad things to the humans when [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] leapt to the rescue. Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and the Decepticons were fought off. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

====''The Battle of the Star Gate''====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Iguanus was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
It is implied that Iguanus and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] are one and the same. Who would've guessed? {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:Stormbringer3 Iguanus dying.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" "Why? I can't find your fraggin' legs! I can't find your legs!"]]
Iguanus was a member of the "Proto-Pretenders" cult gathered in secret by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Using knowledge of the [[Regenesis]] project Bludgeon had procured from [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s files, they concocted a plan to utilize the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] to revitalize [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his bio-mechanical grafting process for themselves. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

After raiding Earth for Ultra-Energon, they spent nearly twenty years in seclusion on Cybertron to revive the awesomely powerful Decepticon scientist under their control, and perfect the bio-carapaces so that they could be used safely. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Unfortunately, their timetable was accelerated uncontrollably when first the Autobot crew of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' and later [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s interrupted their work. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} When the Wreckers besieged their compound, Iguanus retreated to find Bludgeon and warn him of the assault, only to find his leader had jumped the gun and undergone the grafting before it was ready. He dismembered Iguanus before collapsing into madness. When the Autobots arrived in the chamber, Iguanus reached out to Optimus Prime, who dropped his weapon and offered comfort to the dying Decepticon. Iguanus tried to explain what had happened before expiring from his wounds, Optimus then considered that Bludgeon got off lightly by comparison. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Iguanus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Reptilesss shall inherit the earth, [[Spider-Man|Ssspider-Man]]!]]
*'''Iguanus''' (Pretender, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Hurricane Blaster", belt, wheels/blades

:Iguanus transforms into a Cybertronic recon bike. His rather ''cost effectively''-designed wheels are fake, are hollow on top and are both part of a single strut that attaches to the bottom of the bike. As such, he has no rolling wheels in this mode. The strut attaches to his torso mid-section with a peg, which leaves a giant gaping hole there in robot mode. His Hurricane blaster mounts on the rear of the bike. His outer [[Pretender]] Shell is a giant bipedal iguana with a slightly articulated lizard tail extending from his spine. He is armed with the detachable wheelbase, which acts as some kind of blade weapon or something, and the Hurricane blaster.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Iguanus at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Iguanus had the preliminary name '''Snakeskin'''.
*[[Don Figueroa]] designed a pretender shell for Iguanus's idw incarnation but it never appeared in fiction<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky BotCon 2010 Panel Coverage]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Iguanus''' (イグアナス ''Iguanasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sárkánygyík''' ("Dragon Lizard")
*''Italian:'' '''Squamos''' ("Scalos")

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Iguanus (G1)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon who does not transform into an iguana|the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who may or may not be the same guy and also does not transform into an iguana|Iguanus (BW)}}
:''Iguanus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Iguanus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Pretenders hide the recon bike inside!]]
'''Iguanus''' practices self-love—specifically, his love for his outer shell. He has become obsessively fascinated by reptiles since becoming a Pretender, and can often be found mooning over his shell whenever he has a spare moment. He has even convinced himself that he has a special rapport with lizards and other scaly creatures. Iguanus often wonders if he could somehow become even closer to the reptiles than he already is. If only there was some way to combine Beast and 'Bot, and keep the action hot...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Decepticonpretenders-behold.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Lizard-bot, lizard-bot...!]]
After commandeering a genetics research lab on [[Earth]], [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Iguanus was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. But soon after the process was completed, the Decepticons took notice of someone infiltrating their computer systems. After tracing the intruder to [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], Scorponok sent out his newly recreated troops to test their might against the spies. But, having gained access to the Pretender process themselves, the Autobots were able to manufacture heroic counterparts to Scorponok's troops. The Autobots' tactician proved too cunning for the Decepticons, and Iguanus and his kin were soon driven back. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Scorponok's troops, Iguanus included, then met with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces. Distrust between the two leaders led to an all-out battle between the two groups, till they realized that [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had manipulated them both to battle while he made his escape to acquire the [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} After Starscream gained the power of the Underbase, Iguanus was part of a wave with the other Decepticon Pretenders and the Predacons that tried to take him down in [[Tokyo]]. Starscream's power was too much for the Decepticons, and the Predacons were destroyed. However, the Pretenders were spared thanks to their partially-organic biology. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:Chaingang-giantmen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Already practicing their Dreamwave poses.]]
''Iguanus teamed up with [[Skullgrin]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] to capture the [[Keeler Oil Terminal]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], looking to use a [[Transmuter (G1)|transmuter]] to convert the [[oil]] into a more refined form of [[energon]]. Before Skullgrin could complete the device they were ambushed by three [[Autobot]] Pretenders and in the ensuing battle a stray laser blast clipped a human jet, sending it on a collision course with the [[oil rig]]. While [[Cloudburst]] and Bomb-burst collaborated to prevent the destruction of the rig, Iguanus and Skullgrin were subdued and captured by [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Splashdown]].'' {{storylink|The Chain Gang!}}

[[File:TFUS KingCon Iguanus.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|left|-does whatever a lizard ought!]]
Following the destruction of their [[Semper Tyrannis|mobile starship headquarters]], the Decepticons established a new [[New Jersey base|base]] hidden under the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. Installing the [[Stormmaker Station]] in the New Jersey swamps, they engineered a massive storm over the surrounding area, then wired then island of [[New York City|Manhattan]] in order to collect energy for them. Iguanus's task was to attach an [[electrostator]] to the top of the [[Empire State Building]] when the storm reached critical intensity, channeling and amplifying the electricity down through the building and out through the wired infrastructure of the island, feeding the Decepticons' conductors and destroying half the city in the process.

[[File:KingCon-Skullgrin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He's just pissy because he knows [[Monstercon from Mars!|"Iguanus mania"]] would never catch on.]]
The Pretenders quickly ran into trouble at the Stormmaker Station, where they were confronted by the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. After a brief skirmish, Iguanus left Skullgrin to deal with them while he proceeded on to the Empire State Building. He ran into even more Micromasters while climbing the building, though, and their leader [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] blasted the electrostator off the building's antenna just before the lightning strike. Iguanus leapt off the building in a desperate attempt to replace the electrostator, only to take the full lightning force into himself on contact with the device. His damaged body crashed into the Earth and the Decepticons were left with no accumulated energy. {{storylink|King Con!}} His prone body was investigated by the Micromasters and human onlookers. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

Iguanus was up and about again really quickly, escorting Scorponok to [[MacDill Air Force Base]] to deal with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Most of the Autobots were made to retreat by Optimus and the battle between Optimus and the Decepticons was put on hold when the resurrected Starscream attacked. {{Storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}}

Some time later, all Earth-bound Transformers were teleported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on the planet. Upon seeing the enormity of his opponent, Iguanus could do little more than cower in terror. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Iguanus was among the Decepticons when they unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York (it is unknown whether Iguanus was ALSO King Con); however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Iguanus war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I have a mouth. I can scream. But it doesn't do me a lick of good."]]
Iguanus was present on Cybertron around 20 years after Unicron's attack when the Dark [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] creature made its play for domination. Along with more or less the entire population of the planet, Iguanus was converted into a [[shadow-leech]] and attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s returning group of Autobots. He was trapped by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to be analysed by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and presumably perished shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
{{-}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====A Tale of the Pretenders====
With other Decepticon Pretenders, Iguanus was active in ancient [[Japan]]. One day, they came across three [[human]] siblings and threatened them. The oldest managed to escape and Iguanus afterwards pursued the remaining two with [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] while the other Decepticons followed. They were about to do bad things to the humans when [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] leapt to the rescue. Other Autobot Pretenders soon followed and the Decepticons were fought off. {{storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}

====''The Battle of the Star Gate''====
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Iguanus was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
It is implied that Iguanus and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] are one and the same. Who would've guessed? {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:Stormbringer3 Iguanus dying.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" "Why? I can't find your fraggin' legs! I can't find your legs!"]]
Iguanus was a member of the "Proto-Pretenders" cult gathered in secret by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Using knowledge of the [[Regenesis]] project Bludgeon had procured from [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s files, they concocted a plan to utilize the [[Ore-13|Ultra-Energon]] to revitalize [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his bio-mechanical grafting process for themselves. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}}

After raiding Earth for Ultra-Energon, they spent nearly twenty years in seclusion on Cybertron to revive the awesomely powerful Decepticon scientist under their control, and perfect the bio-carapaces so that they could be used safely. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Unfortunately, their timetable was accelerated uncontrollably when first the Autobot crew of the ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' and later [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s interrupted their work. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} When the Wreckers besieged their compound, Iguanus retreated to find Bludgeon and warn him of the assault, only to find his leader had jumped the gun and undergone the grafting before it was ready. He dismembered Iguanus before collapsing into madness. When the Autobots arrived in the chamber, Iguanus reached out to Optimus Prime, who dropped his weapon and offered comfort to the dying Decepticon. Iguanus tried to explain what had happened before expiring from his wounds, Optimus then considered that Bludgeon got off lightly by comparison. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Iguanus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Reptilesss shall inherit the earth, [[Spider-Man|Ssspider-Man]]!]]
*'''Iguanus''' (Pretender, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Hurricane Blaster", belt, wheels/blades

:Iguanus transforms into a Cybertronic recon bike. His rather ''cost effectively''-designed wheels are fake, are hollow on top and are both part of a single strut that attaches to the bottom of the bike. As such, he has no rolling wheels in this mode. The strut attaches to his torso mid-section with a peg, which leaves a giant gaping hole there in robot mode. His Hurricane blaster mounts on the rear of the bike. His outer [[Pretender]] Shell is a giant bipedal iguana with a slightly articulated lizard tail extending from his spine. He is armed with the detachable wheelbase, which acts as some kind of blade weapon or something, and the Hurricane blaster.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Iguanus at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Iguanus had the preliminary name '''Snakeskin'''.
[[Don Figueroa]] designed a pretender shell for Iguanus's idw incarnation but it never appeared in fiction<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky BotCon 2010 Panel Coverage]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Iguanus''' (イグアナス ''Iguanasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sárkánygyík''' ("Dragon Lizard")
*''Italian:'' '''Squamos''' ("Scalos")

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Apache (BW)

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{{disambig2|the Takara-original mandrill|his visually-identical Hasbro counterpart|B'Boom}}
:''Apache is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:NewForces Apache.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Mandrill Sergeant]]

Second-in-command of the Maximals stationed on [[Gaia]], '''Apache''' (アパッチ ''Apatchi'') is a short-tempered, no-nonsense sort of officer. A perfectionist, he demands nothing but the best from his troops... and ''even more'' from himself. Apache takes failure hard and tends to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders; if something goes wrong, it's all ''his'' fault. He's especially loathe to lose face in front of [[Lio Convoy]], whom he looks up to with awe and reverence.

Rigid and disciplined, Apache doesn't suffer reckless youths such as [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Lio Junior]] particularly well, and he absolutely cannot ''stand'' the buffoonish antics of the [[Jointron]] brothers. His attempts to suppress his anger have combined with his own self-doubts, creating a subconscious dark side within the Maximal. On occasion, Apache will slip into his special third mode, a sort of artillery platform called "Angry Combat Mode", and explode into a destructive berserker. When he recovers, he has no memory of his third mode or any of the havoc it wrought.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Sanryō Odaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Bwiie06 apache fuel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's dead Jim]]

As a trainee, Apache fell on the battlefield during a live-fire exercise. A fellow trainee, [[Lio Convoy|Convoy]], ignored their hot-blooded instructor's command to leave behind their fallen comrades, who had washed out of the program and should be left to die. Despite being almost out of fuel himself, Convoy shared what he had with Apache, and the two of them, greatly weakened, supported one another through the final leg of the exercise. Both warriors made it to the checkpoint and neither washed out. Since then, Apache vowed to protect Convoy as his deputy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

[[File:ApacheAnime1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What is your major malfunction!?!]]

Having received a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Apache and Convoy went to investigate in small, one-man scout ships. Confident in his ability, Apache split off on his own, only to encounter a massive planetoid-ship on a collision course with his vessel. Convoy opened fire on the planetoid, causing a massive explosion that sent Apache's ship hurling through space while Convoy himself vanished.

Returning to the Maximal Space Station where he and his friends were stationed, Apache blamed himself for their commander's disappearance and drowned his sorrows in cheap [[oil]]. When the other Maximals voiced their concerns that Convoy probably wasn't coming back, Apache assured them that he would, then named himself commanding officer in Convoy's absence and passed out. [[Bighorn]] took command instead and took the team with him to investigate an abnormal energy reaction on the planet [[Gaia]]. They flew off in the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'' before Apache had a chance to wake up, leaving him to freeze in space as he held onto the outside of the vessel.

When the Maximals arrived at Gaia, the ''Yukikaze'' was shot down by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], so Apache and his team had to flee to Gaia's surface in escape pods. The planet's atmosphere proved lethal to Transformers, however, so Apache [[Scanning|scanned]] a local mandrill to protect himself. After joining up with the rest of the team, Apache went to investigate a mysterious black fog that was killing the flora and fauna around them. They discovered [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his troops, who had earlier blasted the ''Yukikaze'' out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Predacons rather easily paralyzed Apache and his friends, and were prepared to kill them when a white lion came to their rescue. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}}

The lion led them back to the crashed ''Yukikaze'' and revealed itself to be Convoy, now going by the name of "Lio Convoy". While the other Maximals were taken aback by the lion's true identity, Apache had already figured it out. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have his commander back, and he cried tears of happiness when Convoy took back control of the troops. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!|White Lion, Run!}}

Unable to locate the ''Galvaburg II'' again, Lio Convoy and Apache dispatched their soldiers to find the Predacon base. Somewhat haplessly, the Maximals lured Megastorm out into the open, and Apache and Lio Convoy arrived to back up their subordinates. Apache balked when Bighorn refused to stand down from battle with Megastorm at Lio Convoy's order, but Convoy allowed the buffalo to continue venting his rage on Megastorm. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Always a stickler for rules, Apache bristled at [[Tasmania Kid]], [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] failing to report back to base at the appointed hour. When the swimmers returned alone, Kid radioed in that he would have a special surprise for everyone soon. Apache chastised him for going off on his own to get the glory, and unwittingly continued dressing down Kid long after the transmission cut out. Sure enough, Kid was caught in a trap by the Predacons, and Apache and the other Maximals had to help rescue him. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] emerged for the first time on Gaia. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Apache and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.{{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

When the Maximals went to investigate a strange energy reading, Apache rigged a "draw straws" competition so that he could go with Lio Convoy. To his embarrassment, his commander noticed him cheating, and Apache confessed of his private vow to protect Lio Convoy ever since they were trainees together. When [[BB]] carpet-bombed the jungle to flush out the Maximals, Apache took a near-hit and collapsed, forcing Lio Convoy to drag him into the nearby ruins for safety. Apache lamented he was nothing but a burden, but Lio Convoy disagreed — pointing to a tunnel leading deeper into the ruins which they otherwise would never have found. Exploring deeper they were separated when Apache triggered a trap and was attacked by the [[Insectron]] [[Mantis]], who strung him up as bait for his commander. Mantis attacked Lio Convoy and was about to kill him when Apache called upon [[Burning justice|previously-undiscovered inner strength]] to transform into a powerful weapons platform which caused the ruins to collapse. Afterward Apache had no memory of what he had done, but was pleased that Lio Convoy credited his performance. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

With the [[Insectron]]s as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Apache and Bighorn were teamed together and were the first to encounter the Insectrons. Unfortunately, Starscream of the Predacons had already filled the Insectrons with false information about the "evil Maximals", and so [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] came out swinging. Apache tried to adhere to Lio Convoy's wishes, but the constant missile-fire made non-violent dialogue difficult. He and Bighorn held out until Lio Convoy and Kid arrived. When Lio Convoy started to talk with the Insectrons, though, a hidden Starscream and BB opened fire on the lot of them to avoid any peace. Apache and the Maximals saved the Insectrons from a rockslide by protecting them with their own bodies, leading to a temporary cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Soon after, several Maximals were tricked into another fight with the Insectrons by the Predacons. Apache helped Lio Convoy and Scuba save their friends from an opportunistic Predacon attack after the Maximals were low on energy. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}} When Starscream drugged the Insectrons with special oil, Apache and the Maximals arrived to help stop the Insectrons from fighting amongst themselves. The two groups then teamed up against the revived Galvatron, and made peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} After Bigmos and Tonbot refused to aid the Maximals in battle with the Autorollers, Apache approached them as a friend to find out what had changed. He came under fire from the Autorollers again, and soon learned [[Autostinger]] had called in a life-debt against Bigmos to tie his hands. Once Bigmos saw the opportunity to repay the favor and save Autostinger from and attack, however, he rejoined Apache and the Maximals in defending Gaa from the Predacons' exploitation. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Apache and the Maximals intercepted the [[Autoroller]]s after they captured Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]], freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} Apache and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on [[Angolmois Energy]]. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois Energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Apache and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

The Maximals were soon met by a trio called the [[Jointron]]s, who arrived on Gaia's Eastern continent and demonstrated their powerful [[Tripledacus]] combination. Thinking they could take on the entire Predacon army by themselves, the Jointrons flew into battle, followed by Bighorn, Diver, and Kid, who were worried the Jointrons would take all the credit for a victory, or possibly get themselves killed. As the dust settled, Apache looked to Lio Convoy for a response, and the commander sighed (''deeply'') before acknowledging they should follow and keep the younger Maximals out of trouble. Apache and Lio Convoy soon joined Scuba in helping Tripledacus escape the ''Galvaburg II'' when he bit off more than he could chew. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

[[File:ApacheMexican1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|¡Vamonos, Muchachos!]]

The Jointrons remained an annoyance for the Maximals in the days to come. They barged into the Maximal scout ship and decorated it for a fiesta, dressing up Apache and Diver in ponchos and sombreros. Apache's rage only increased when the Jointrons launched into a half-baked scheme to lure the Predacons to the Maximals advance ship and then...do something clever they hadn't thought of yet. Diver and Apache couldn't stop the Jointrons from turning off the cloaking field, and sure enough Dirge and Thrust soon entered the ship and got the drop on them all. The unconcerned Jointrons invited the Predacons to the fiesta and got them ''really'' drunk, so they couldn't fight back when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to retake the ship. But when the Jointrons tried to call Maximal HQ to report their victory, they forgot the communications system was down and let Dirge and Thrust escape, making the whole day a wasted ordeal. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, the Jointrons were exposed to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. Apache and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Apache and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals worked to recover the kidnapped Jointron brothers, Lio Convoy and Apache made short work of the Autorollers back at the fortress, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid found a [[Copy Machine]] that scanned objects to create three-dimensional duplicates of the subject. Believing the machine could be used to bolster the Maximals' ranks, Kid shined the Machine's ray on Lio Convoy, creating "[[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]]". Unfortunately, the machine only created ''evil'' copies, and so Apache and the Maximals were forced to deal with a malevolent usurper that had all of Lio Convoy's knowledge and skills. He even captured the Copy Machine and used it to create "[[Copy Apache]]" and other copy Maximals. Fortunately, Diver's [[Niagara Base]] enhancements turned the tide in favor of the original Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

Alerted to a new arrival on Gaia, Apache and the Maximals traveled to the Sea Continent and discovered a [[Photon sailer|pirate ship from space]]. The Maximals were soon confronted by [[Halfshell]], captain of the [[Seacon (BWII)|Space Pirate Seacons]] who intended to plunder the world of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy had the idea of flipping the snapping turtle on his back, rendering him helpless, but Halfshell's beast mode was designed to counter that strategy, turning him into the Big Wheel Cutter that rampaged over the hills. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]]. Outmatched by the combiner's sheer power, Lio Convoy directed Diver and Scuba to seize control of the deserted pirate ship while the land-based Maximals kept God Neptune busy. The distraction worked, as God Neptune chased after his stolen ship, only to get caught in a detonation of Angolmois Energy the Maximals rigged before abandoning ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] compared the strengths of the Maximal and Predacon armies, Apache was evaluated as Lio Convoy's lieutenant next to Megastorm, Galvatron's lieutenant. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Apache and Lio Convoy cautioned the other Maximals not to antagonize the Seacons until they were sure the pirates were truly their foes. Later that day, Apache and Convoy were helping their subordinates escape a battle with God Neptune after they antagonized the Seacons against orders, because of course they did. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm and the Seacons teamed up, each of the Maximals was lured to a separate location by an Angolmois Energy signal transmitter. Apache came to some rocky shoals where he battled [[Terrormander]] until they were interrupted by Megastorm's ineptitude. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Tasmania Kid alerted Lio Convoy when Bighorn seemingly got a love letter from [[Scylla]], the Seacon. The other Maximals feared Bighorn was being lured into a trap, and they were right—Bighorn and Kid were set adrift on a rock when the Seacons sprang their ambush. Trapped on land, Lio Convoy used his jump jets to launch out over the water where his troops were being assaulted, but was attacked by Halfshell himself. Apache followed Lio Convoy out into the sea, and activated his Angry Fire third mode. Interestingly defining his love and devotion for Lio Convoy with the same line Bighorn used earlier about Scylla, Apache unleashed a barrage that drove Halfshell back. The Maximals regrouped, but were confronted by God Neptune. Fortunately, the Insectrons arrived and turned the tide for their comrades. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

After receiving word of more hijinks involving Bighorn, Lio Convoy and Apache rushed to the scene and found a showdown between Tripledacus and God Neptune already in progress. They helped their Jointron comrades flush the Seacons back into the sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is ''technically'' a "one". When Apache and the other Maximals heard about this technicality, they tried to race to the battleground, but were diverted by Dirge and Thrust. Apache made it through the blockade, but Lio Convoy survived the fight on his own anyway, and soon the Seacons departed the planet. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Apache was present when Lio Convoy first encountered the mysterious Maximal cub soon christened [[Lio Junior]]. The evidence indicated that Lio Junior was born out of the Angolmois Energy interacting with Lio Convoy's [[Energon Matrix]] when he first crashed on Gaia, effectively making Lio Junior his offspring. Apache gave his old friend and commander some serious side-eye as Lio Convoy refused to acknowledge even the possibility of Lio Junior being his son, but ultimately said nothing. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Apache also joined the Maximals in their first confrontation with the powered-up Megastorm, now the Angolmois-Energy-infused [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Apache was part of a Maximal plan to destroy Gigastorm. The Archduke of Destruction was lured into a mountain pass where the Maximals destroyed the ground under his feet, then set off a natural gas explosion. Unfortunately, even this amount of devastation wasn't enough to deal with Gigastorm. The conflict was interrupted by the arrival of Scuba's new vehicle, the [[Tako Tank]], which helped turn the tide against Gigastorm when the initial plan fell apart. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Apache and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Apache was in the middle of discussing strategy with Lio Convoy, [[Santon]], and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] when they learned Lio Junior had led an impulsive raid on a Predacon Angolmois Energy facility. Fearing their younger colleagues had bitten off more than they could chew, Apache and the elder Maximals raced to support their comrades. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}} When Tasmania Kid got caught in the out-of-control Tako Tank, Apache and the others chased him down until Scuba could disable the tank. This also led them into a battle with Starscream and BB, who were reborn by Angolmois Energy exposure into [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} After Tasmania Kid and Bighorn were attacked by the reborn [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], they radioed in to Apache at their base. Apache passed on a warning to Lio Convoy that these new warriors seemed to be after him specifically. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

When a mysterious ship crashed on Gaia, the Maximals prepared to investigate. Lio Junior volunteered to lead the expedition, but Apache and many of the others teased Junior for his youth and inexperience, saying a more seasoned Maximal should be in charge. Tasmania Kid stepped up to support Lio Junior and volunteered to assist him on the mission, leading to Lio Convoy's approval. The mission revealed the crashed ship was a teleport gate, able to summon warriors from anywhere in space and time. Although the Maximals captured the command key for the gate, the gate itself was seized by the Predacons and Tasmania Kid was seriously injured defending Lio Junior. Apache and the Maximals blamed Lio Junior for Kid's injuries, leading Junior to take on the Predacons alone. Kid finally climbed off his sickbed to tell Apache and the others to leave Lio Junior alone, as he was only trying to show them he was a worthy comrade, and win their trust.

With Lio Junior's command key, the Predacons summoned an apocalyptic beast known as [[Majin Zarak]], and lay siege to Gaia. Apache and the Maximals were unable to get close enough to defeat Majin Zarak, but Lio Junior summoned [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] using the gate to supplement their forces. The Maximals lured Majin Zarak into a box canyon, where Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal combined the power of their Energon Matrixes to defeat the great beast. Apache watched on as Optimus Primal returned to his personal war through the gate. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Apache and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} The Maximals' next plan to foil the Predacons involved upgrading an artillery cannon from the Niagara Base and then feeding it with Angolmois Energy to blast Nemesis out of the sky. To divert the Predacons, Apache led Tasmania Kid, Diver, and Bighorn in brazenly transporting a decoy cannon to the target site, while Scuba transported another decoy underwater. Their actions delayed the Cyborg Beasts, but Galvatron and Gigastorm caught the Magnaboss team with the real cannon atop the volcano firing position. The cannon overloaded on Lio Junior's pure Angolmois Energy and self-destructed before its beam reached Nemesis. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Apache was planning further action against Nemesis with Lio Convoy when the commander suddenly showed signs of pain. Convoy abruptly asked for a status report on Lio Junior's mission before making excuses to leave and "scout around" for a while. Apache knew about the sympathetic connection between Lio Convoy and Lio Junior through their Energon Matrix, but made no comment to his friend and commanding officer. He merely smiled knowingly to himself and returned to his duties.
{{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

The Maximals were working on breaking down the ''Yukikaze'' for Lio Convoy's latest plan against Nemesis when a UFO robot crashed nearby. NAVI determined the robot was sent by automatic signal from a Gaian colony temple on Mars in response to Nemesis's arrival. The emissary robot claimed it could stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy, and so Lio Convoy and Apache went to investigate. They found a mother computer in Gaia's ruins which relayed the history of the planet and how its people fled Gaia when they realized Angolmois Energy could be corrupted by the potential for evil. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Unfortunately, it turned out the robot planned to stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy by crashing the moon into Gaia and destroying everyone on it. Apache and the united Maximals attacked the mother computer to break through its defenses so that NAVI could reprogram it, saving the moon, Gaia, and everyone on both. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Apache and Lio Convoy worked with NAVI and the Insectrons to finish construction on a launch tunnel to send their modified spaceship out to confront Nemesis. With Drill Nuts supervising construction, they worked in secret in the caves beneath the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]] to construct the launch track without the Predacons noticing and attempting sabotage. When Hellscream became suspicious of activity at the mountain, half the team was dispatched to stage a diversion at their Niagara Base. The track was finished, but Drill Nuts cautioned Apache and Lio Convoy that they had to leave imminently, else the launch window to intercept Nemesis would be closed. Many distractions and obstacles slowed the rest of the team from returning to the Rock Mountains, and so Apache and Lio Convoy prepared to confront Nemesis alone. Fortunately, the other Maximals leapt aboard the craft at the last moment, and the Maximal team broke free from Gaia's gravity to proceed into space. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Apache and the crew were cut down in their flight to Nemesis by the Seacons, who had been mesmerized into Galvatron's service. They crashed on an asteroid and battled God Neptune and his component parts. After God Neptune was defeated and the Seacons restored to normal, they offered the Maximals their energon to recharge their ship, and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] led the Maximals through a slingshot maneuver around the moon that got them back on track to Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Apache and the others gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Apache and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After Galvatron pulled the full force of Gaia's Angolmois Energy into Nemesis, he emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Apache and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Apache and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
An illusion of Apache was used to lure [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and [[Tasmania Kid]] into a trap set by [[BB]], after which they were taken to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' to be brainwashed into being [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. In the meantime, the real Apache was at the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'', where the [[Maximal]]s were attacked by [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. [[Lio Convoy]] shot them down and the ensuing shock to their systems made them think they were Maximals as well. When Diver and Tasmania Kid eventually turned up, Apache joined the other Maximals in investigating, but they were in for a surprise when their brainwashed comrades attacked them. Apache fought valiantly against Diver and Tasmania Kid, but, in the end, it was an errant shot from [[Megastorm]] that sent the Predacons fleeing and restored Diver and Tasmania Kid's original personalities. Not remembering any of their time as Predacons, Tasmania Kid and Diver were angry at Apache for "ambushing" them. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Apache returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he slept during a meal hosted by [[Artemis]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
When the rainy season rolled around, most of the Maximals used the foul weather as an excuse to not go out on their regular patrols, infuriating Apache to the point that he fired on them! The troops were quick to snap to attention when Lio Convoy came on deck however, leading Apache to demand why the others didn't show him the same courtesy. Tasmania Kid bluntly informed the sub-commander that he simply didn't have as much class as their leader. The lot of them were forced into action soon enough, as Diver then reported that the Predacons were approaching their headquarters aboard [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank|an enormous tank]]. Apache and Big Horn led the Maximals' primary offensive while Lio Convoy and Tasmania Kid tried to infiltrate the vehicle. But Apache and Bighorn's attacks had little effect on the tank's impenetrable armor, and the pair changed tactics to running away! The pair led the tank into a nearby river, where Scuba and Diver were lying in wait. The aquatic Maximals planted bombs on the juggernaut's more vulnerable underside once it had splashed down, crippling it. Lio Convoy then took over the battle, and defeated Megastorm, making the Predacon accidentally trigger the tank's self-destruct mechanism in the process. Following the tank's spectacular detontion, the overcast sky cleared up, signaling an end to the rainy season. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:BWAscendApacheCybertronmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
He looks almost identical to [[B'Boom|another guy]].

Lio Convoy's deputy officer even back before the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, Apache continued to serve him as a member of the covert special ops unit known as the [[Pack]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}
Apache was regaling his fellow Pack members with a tale of his recent encounter with a Predacon when Mach Kick received [[Razorbeast]]'s distress signal. Lio Convoy ordered Apache and the other Pack members to prepare to travel to Earth in order to rescue their comrade. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}
[[File:Ascending3 apache bboom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Apache (lower left) and the near-identical B'Boom (upper right). ''I think I'm a clone now...'']]

En route to Earth's prehistory, Apache and the rest of the Pack adopted [[beast mode]]s. Upon arrival, they stumbled upon the Earth-bound Maximals and Predacons fighting it out, and so joined in the brawl. Apache himself grappled with the Predacon [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

A greater threat arose, however, when Razorbeast became infected by Angolmois by the recently arrived Blendtrons. Apache helped restrain the crazed Razorbeast before being ordered back to Cybertron to confront the greater threat; [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Though their shuttle was shot down upon travelling back to their homeworld, Apche and the rest of its passengers made it out, and met up with [[Big Convoy]] and [[Colada|Cohrada]]. Engaging their enemy, Apache was able to live to see another day, Shockaracter barely missing the Maximal with a blast from his mechanical claw-cannons. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Apache was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW2Apache toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tonto! Jump on it! Kemosabe! Jump on it!]]
*'''Apache''' (1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: This toy is identical to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Mega Class [[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]], transforming into a mandrill. His beast mode face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He has a third "artillery station" mode that a Basic-sized toy can pilot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Apache/apache.htm More information on Apache at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown of Artillery: Apache VS Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Apache was also available in a two-pack with the Predacon [[Megastorm#VsApache|Megastorm]]. Both toys in this set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: A special contest-prize version of Apache in a kind of camo-green was given away as a prize from ''Comic Bom Bom'' magazine, as part of a "design a Cybertron" contest, along with new-color versions of all five main Maximals from the series. How many of these Apaches were awarded is unknown.

==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars Gum===
*'''Apache''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A snap together model kit of Apache was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.
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===Beast Fighters===
*'''Apache''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Apache was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.
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==Notes==
*The notion that Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype is [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|untrue]]. While ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' is not above having [[Starscream (BWII)|horrible]] [[Jointron|stereotypes]], this isn't one of them. Apache does get drunk in the first episode of the cartoon... but that's in grief because he believes his actions have caused the death of [[Lio Convoy]]. He never gets drunk again in the cartoon, and never ''at all'' in the manga.
*As B'Boom had already been well established in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', when Apache was set to appear, [[Don Figueroa]] drew Apache with the shoulder cannons retracted. Furthermore, he was given a lighter coloration and made less stocky to distinguish him from [[B'Boom]]. This is especially apparent in the scene where both have to help secure an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-infected [[Razorbeast]]. This was not the only time a [[Injector|design]] [[Rartorata|adjustment]] was necessary.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Apache''' (Taiwan, 阿帕契 ''Āpàqì''; China, 阿帕奇, ''Āpàqí'')

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:''Apache is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:NewForces Apache.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Mandrill Sergeant]]

Second-in-command of the Maximals stationed on [[Gaia]], '''Apache''' (アパッチ ''Apatchi'') is a short-tempered, no-nonsense sort of officer. A perfectionist, he demands nothing but the best from his troops... and ''even more'' from himself. Apache takes failure hard and tends to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders; if something goes wrong, it's all ''his'' fault. He's especially loathe to lose face in front of [[Lio Convoy]], whom he looks up to with awe and reverence.

Rigid and disciplined, Apache doesn't suffer reckless youths such as [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Lio Junior]] particularly well, and he absolutely cannot ''stand'' the buffoonish antics of the [[Jointron]] brothers. His attempts to suppress his anger have combined with his own self-doubts, creating a subconscious dark side within the Maximal. On occasion, Apache will slip into his special third mode, a sort of artillery platform called "Angry Combat Mode", and explode into a destructive berserker. When he recovers, he has no memory of his third mode or any of the havoc it wrought.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{voiceactor|[[Sanryō Odaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Bwiie06 apache fuel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's dead Jim]]

As a trainee, Apache fell on the battlefield during a live-fire exercise. A fellow trainee, [[Lio Convoy|Convoy]], ignored their hot-blooded instructor's command to leave behind their fallen comrades, who had washed out of the program and should be left to die. Despite being almost out of fuel himself, Convoy shared what he had with Apache, and the two of them, greatly weakened, supported one another through the final leg of the exercise. Both warriors made it to the checkpoint and neither washed out. Since then, Apache vowed to protect Convoy as his deputy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

[[File:ApacheAnime1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What is your major malfunction!?!]]

Having received a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Apache and Convoy went to investigate in small, one-man scout ships. Confident in his ability, Apache split off on his own, only to encounter a massive planetoid-ship on a collision course with his vessel. Convoy opened fire on the planetoid, causing a massive explosion that sent Apache's ship hurling through space while Convoy himself vanished.

Returning to the Maximal Space Station where he and his friends were stationed, Apache blamed himself for their commander's disappearance and drowned his sorrows in cheap [[oil]]. When the other Maximals voiced their concerns that Convoy probably wasn't coming back, Apache assured them that he would, then named himself commanding officer in Convoy's absence and passed out. [[Bighorn]] took command instead and took the team with him to investigate an abnormal energy reaction on the planet [[Gaia]]. They flew off in the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'' before Apache had a chance to wake up, leaving him to freeze in space as he held onto the outside of the vessel.

When the Maximals arrived at Gaia, the ''Yukikaze'' was shot down by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], so Apache and his team had to flee to Gaia's surface in escape pods. The planet's atmosphere proved lethal to Transformers, however, so Apache [[Scanning|scanned]] a local mandrill to protect himself. After joining up with the rest of the team, Apache went to investigate a mysterious black fog that was killing the flora and fauna around them. They discovered [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his troops, who had earlier blasted the ''Yukikaze'' out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Predacons rather easily paralyzed Apache and his friends, and were prepared to kill them when a white lion came to their rescue. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}}

The lion led them back to the crashed ''Yukikaze'' and revealed itself to be Convoy, now going by the name of "Lio Convoy". While the other Maximals were taken aback by the lion's true identity, Apache had already figured it out. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have his commander back, and he cried tears of happiness when Convoy took back control of the troops. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!|White Lion, Run!}}

Unable to locate the ''Galvaburg II'' again, Lio Convoy and Apache dispatched their soldiers to find the Predacon base. Somewhat haplessly, the Maximals lured Megastorm out into the open, and Apache and Lio Convoy arrived to back up their subordinates. Apache balked when Bighorn refused to stand down from battle with Megastorm at Lio Convoy's order, but Convoy allowed the buffalo to continue venting his rage on Megastorm. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Always a stickler for rules, Apache bristled at [[Tasmania Kid]], [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] failing to report back to base at the appointed hour. When the swimmers returned alone, Kid radioed in that he would have a special surprise for everyone soon. Apache chastised him for going off on his own to get the glory, and unwittingly continued dressing down Kid long after the transmission cut out. Sure enough, Kid was caught in a trap by the Predacons, and Apache and the other Maximals had to help rescue him. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] emerged for the first time on Gaia. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Apache and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.{{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

When the Maximals went to investigate a strange energy reading, Apache rigged a "draw straws" competition so that he could go with Lio Convoy. To his embarrassment, his commander noticed him cheating, and Apache confessed of his private vow to protect Lio Convoy ever since they were trainees together. When [[BB]] carpet-bombed the jungle to flush out the Maximals, Apache took a near-hit and collapsed, forcing Lio Convoy to drag him into the nearby ruins for safety. Apache lamented he was nothing but a burden, but Lio Convoy disagreed — pointing to a tunnel leading deeper into the ruins which they otherwise would never have found. Exploring deeper they were separated when Apache triggered a trap and was attacked by the [[Insectron]] [[Mantis]], who strung him up as bait for his commander. Mantis attacked Lio Convoy and was about to kill him when Apache called upon [[Burning justice|previously-undiscovered inner strength]] to transform into a powerful weapons platform which caused the ruins to collapse. Afterward Apache had no memory of what he had done, but was pleased that Lio Convoy credited his performance. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

With the [[Insectron]]s as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Apache and Bighorn were teamed together and were the first to encounter the Insectrons. Unfortunately, Starscream of the Predacons had already filled the Insectrons with false information about the "evil Maximals", and so [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] came out swinging. Apache tried to adhere to Lio Convoy's wishes, but the constant missile-fire made non-violent dialogue difficult. He and Bighorn held out until Lio Convoy and Kid arrived. When Lio Convoy started to talk with the Insectrons, though, a hidden Starscream and BB opened fire on the lot of them to avoid any peace. Apache and the Maximals saved the Insectrons from a rockslide by protecting them with their own bodies, leading to a temporary cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Soon after, several Maximals were tricked into another fight with the Insectrons by the Predacons. Apache helped Lio Convoy and Scuba save their friends from an opportunistic Predacon attack after the Maximals were low on energy. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}} When Starscream drugged the Insectrons with special oil, Apache and the Maximals arrived to help stop the Insectrons from fighting amongst themselves. The two groups then teamed up against the revived Galvatron, and made peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} After Bigmos and Tonbot refused to aid the Maximals in battle with the Autorollers, Apache approached them as a friend to find out what had changed. He came under fire from the Autorollers again, and soon learned [[Autostinger]] had called in a life-debt against Bigmos to tie his hands. Once Bigmos saw the opportunity to repay the favor and save Autostinger from and attack, however, he rejoined Apache and the Maximals in defending Gaa from the Predacons' exploitation. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Apache and the Maximals intercepted the [[Autoroller]]s after they captured Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]], freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} Apache and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on [[Angolmois Energy]]. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois Energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Apache and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

The Maximals were soon met by a trio called the [[Jointron]]s, who arrived on Gaia's Eastern continent and demonstrated their powerful [[Tripledacus]] combination. Thinking they could take on the entire Predacon army by themselves, the Jointrons flew into battle, followed by Bighorn, Diver, and Kid, who were worried the Jointrons would take all the credit for a victory, or possibly get themselves killed. As the dust settled, Apache looked to Lio Convoy for a response, and the commander sighed (''deeply'') before acknowledging they should follow and keep the younger Maximals out of trouble. Apache and Lio Convoy soon joined Scuba in helping Tripledacus escape the ''Galvaburg II'' when he bit off more than he could chew. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

[[File:ApacheMexican1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|¡Vamonos, Muchachos!]]

The Jointrons remained an annoyance for the Maximals in the days to come. They barged into the Maximal scout ship and decorated it for a fiesta, dressing up Apache and Diver in ponchos and sombreros. Apache's rage only increased when the Jointrons launched into a half-baked scheme to lure the Predacons to the Maximals advance ship and then...do something clever they hadn't thought of yet. Diver and Apache couldn't stop the Jointrons from turning off the cloaking field, and sure enough Dirge and Thrust soon entered the ship and got the drop on them all. The unconcerned Jointrons invited the Predacons to the fiesta and got them ''really'' drunk, so they couldn't fight back when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to retake the ship. But when the Jointrons tried to call Maximal HQ to report their victory, they forgot the communications system was down and let Dirge and Thrust escape, making the whole day a wasted ordeal. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, the Jointrons were exposed to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. Apache and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Apache and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals worked to recover the kidnapped Jointron brothers, Lio Convoy and Apache made short work of the Autorollers back at the fortress, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid found a [[Copy Machine]] that scanned objects to create three-dimensional duplicates of the subject. Believing the machine could be used to bolster the Maximals' ranks, Kid shined the Machine's ray on Lio Convoy, creating "[[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]]". Unfortunately, the machine only created ''evil'' copies, and so Apache and the Maximals were forced to deal with a malevolent usurper that had all of Lio Convoy's knowledge and skills. He even captured the Copy Machine and used it to create "[[Copy Apache]]" and other copy Maximals. Fortunately, Diver's [[Niagara Base]] enhancements turned the tide in favor of the original Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

Alerted to a new arrival on Gaia, Apache and the Maximals traveled to the Sea Continent and discovered a [[Photon sailer|pirate ship from space]]. The Maximals were soon confronted by [[Halfshell]], captain of the [[Seacon (BWII)|Space Pirate Seacons]] who intended to plunder the world of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy had the idea of flipping the snapping turtle on his back, rendering him helpless, but Halfshell's beast mode was designed to counter that strategy, turning him into the Big Wheel Cutter that rampaged over the hills. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal [[God Neptune (BWII)|God Neptune]]. Outmatched by the combiner's sheer power, Lio Convoy directed Diver and Scuba to seize control of the deserted pirate ship while the land-based Maximals kept God Neptune busy. The distraction worked, as God Neptune chased after his stolen ship, only to get caught in a detonation of Angolmois Energy the Maximals rigged before abandoning ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] compared the strengths of the Maximal and Predacon armies, Apache was evaluated as Lio Convoy's lieutenant next to Megastorm, Galvatron's lieutenant. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Apache and Lio Convoy cautioned the other Maximals not to antagonize the Seacons until they were sure the pirates were truly their foes. Later that day, Apache and Convoy were helping their subordinates escape a battle with God Neptune after they antagonized the Seacons against orders, because of course they did. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm and the Seacons teamed up, each of the Maximals was lured to a separate location by an Angolmois Energy signal transmitter. Apache came to some rocky shoals where he battled [[Terrormander]] until they were interrupted by Megastorm's ineptitude. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Tasmania Kid alerted Lio Convoy when Bighorn seemingly got a love letter from [[Scylla]], the Seacon. The other Maximals feared Bighorn was being lured into a trap, and they were right—Bighorn and Kid were set adrift on a rock when the Seacons sprang their ambush. Trapped on land, Lio Convoy used his jump jets to launch out over the water where his troops were being assaulted, but was attacked by Halfshell himself. Apache followed Lio Convoy out into the sea, and activated his Angry Fire third mode. Interestingly defining his love and devotion for Lio Convoy with the same line Bighorn used earlier about Scylla, Apache unleashed a barrage that drove Halfshell back. The Maximals regrouped, but were confronted by God Neptune. Fortunately, the Insectrons arrived and turned the tide for their comrades. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

After receiving word of more hijinks involving Bighorn, Lio Convoy and Apache rushed to the scene and found a showdown between Tripledacus and God Neptune already in progress. They helped their Jointron comrades flush the Seacons back into the sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is ''technically'' a "one". When Apache and the other Maximals heard about this technicality, they tried to race to the battleground, but were diverted by Dirge and Thrust. Apache made it through the blockade, but Lio Convoy survived the fight on his own anyway, and soon the Seacons departed the planet. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Apache was present when Lio Convoy first encountered the mysterious Maximal cub soon christened [[Lio Junior]]. The evidence indicated that Lio Junior was born out of the Angolmois Energy interacting with Lio Convoy's [[Energon Matrix]] when he first crashed on Gaia, effectively making Lio Junior his offspring. Apache gave his old friend and commander some serious side-eye as Lio Convoy refused to acknowledge even the possibility of Lio Junior being his son, but ultimately said nothing. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Apache also joined the Maximals in their first confrontation with the powered-up Megastorm, now the Angolmois-Energy-infused [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Apache was part of a Maximal plan to destroy Gigastorm. The Archduke of Destruction was lured into a mountain pass where the Maximals destroyed the ground under his feet, then set off a natural gas explosion. Unfortunately, even this amount of devastation wasn't enough to deal with Gigastorm. The conflict was interrupted by the arrival of Scuba's new vehicle, the [[Tako Tank]], which helped turn the tide against Gigastorm when the initial plan fell apart. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Apache and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Apache was in the middle of discussing strategy with Lio Convoy, [[Santon]], and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] when they learned Lio Junior had led an impulsive raid on a Predacon Angolmois Energy facility. Fearing their younger colleagues had bitten off more than they could chew, Apache and the elder Maximals raced to support their comrades. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}} When Tasmania Kid got caught in the out-of-control Tako Tank, Apache and the others chased him down until Scuba could disable the tank. This also led them into a battle with Starscream and BB, who were reborn by Angolmois Energy exposure into [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} After Tasmania Kid and Bighorn were attacked by the reborn [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], they radioed in to Apache at their base. Apache passed on a warning to Lio Convoy that these new warriors seemed to be after him specifically. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

When a mysterious ship crashed on Gaia, the Maximals prepared to investigate. Lio Junior volunteered to lead the expedition, but Apache and many of the others teased Junior for his youth and inexperience, saying a more seasoned Maximal should be in charge. Tasmania Kid stepped up to support Lio Junior and volunteered to assist him on the mission, leading to Lio Convoy's approval. The mission revealed the crashed ship was a teleport gate, able to summon warriors from anywhere in space and time. Although the Maximals captured the command key for the gate, the gate itself was seized by the Predacons and Tasmania Kid was seriously injured defending Lio Junior. Apache and the Maximals blamed Lio Junior for Kid's injuries, leading Junior to take on the Predacons alone. Kid finally climbed off his sickbed to tell Apache and the others to leave Lio Junior alone, as he was only trying to show them he was a worthy comrade, and win their trust.

With Lio Junior's command key, the Predacons summoned an apocalyptic beast known as [[Majin Zarak]], and lay siege to Gaia. Apache and the Maximals were unable to get close enough to defeat Majin Zarak, but Lio Junior summoned [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] using the gate to supplement their forces. The Maximals lured Majin Zarak into a box canyon, where Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal combined the power of their Energon Matrixes to defeat the great beast. Apache watched on as Optimus Primal returned to his personal war through the gate. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Apache and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} The Maximals' next plan to foil the Predacons involved upgrading an artillery cannon from the Niagara Base and then feeding it with Angolmois Energy to blast Nemesis out of the sky. To divert the Predacons, Apache led Tasmania Kid, Diver, and Bighorn in brazenly transporting a decoy cannon to the target site, while Scuba transported another decoy underwater. Their actions delayed the Cyborg Beasts, but Galvatron and Gigastorm caught the Magnaboss team with the real cannon atop the volcano firing position. The cannon overloaded on Lio Junior's pure Angolmois Energy and self-destructed before its beam reached Nemesis. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Apache was planning further action against Nemesis with Lio Convoy when the commander suddenly showed signs of pain. Convoy abruptly asked for a status report on Lio Junior's mission before making excuses to leave and "scout around" for a while. Apache knew about the sympathetic connection between Lio Convoy and Lio Junior through their Energon Matrix, but made no comment to his friend and commanding officer. He merely smiled knowingly to himself and returned to his duties.
{{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

The Maximals were working on breaking down the ''Yukikaze'' for Lio Convoy's latest plan against Nemesis when a UFO robot crashed nearby. NAVI determined the robot was sent by automatic signal from a Gaian colony temple on Mars in response to Nemesis's arrival. The emissary robot claimed it could stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy, and so Lio Convoy and Apache went to investigate. They found a mother computer in Gaia's ruins which relayed the history of the planet and how its people fled Gaia when they realized Angolmois Energy could be corrupted by the potential for evil. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Unfortunately, it turned out the robot planned to stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy by crashing the moon into Gaia and destroying everyone on it. Apache and the united Maximals attacked the mother computer to break through its defenses so that NAVI could reprogram it, saving the moon, Gaia, and everyone on both. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Apache and Lio Convoy worked with NAVI and the Insectrons to finish construction on a launch tunnel to send their modified spaceship out to confront Nemesis. With Drill Nuts supervising construction, they worked in secret in the caves beneath the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]] to construct the launch track without the Predacons noticing and attempting sabotage. When Hellscream became suspicious of activity at the mountain, half the team was dispatched to stage a diversion at their Niagara Base. The track was finished, but Drill Nuts cautioned Apache and Lio Convoy that they had to leave imminently, else the launch window to intercept Nemesis would be closed. Many distractions and obstacles slowed the rest of the team from returning to the Rock Mountains, and so Apache and Lio Convoy prepared to confront Nemesis alone. Fortunately, the other Maximals leapt aboard the craft at the last moment, and the Maximal team broke free from Gaia's gravity to proceed into space. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Apache and the crew were cut down in their flight to Nemesis by the Seacons, who had been mesmerized into Galvatron's service. They crashed on an asteroid and battled God Neptune and his component parts. After God Neptune was defeated and the Seacons restored to normal, they offered the Maximals their energon to recharge their ship, and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] led the Maximals through a slingshot maneuver around the moon that got them back on track to Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Apache and the others gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Apache and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After Galvatron pulled the full force of Gaia's Angolmois Energy into Nemesis, he emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Apache and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Apache and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
An illusion of Apache was used to lure [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and [[Tasmania Kid]] into a trap set by [[BB]], after which they were taken to the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' to be brainwashed into being [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. In the meantime, the real Apache was at the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'', where the [[Maximal]]s were attacked by [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. [[Lio Convoy]] shot them down and the ensuing shock to their systems made them think they were Maximals as well. When Diver and Tasmania Kid eventually turned up, Apache joined the other Maximals in investigating, but they were in for a surprise when their brainwashed comrades attacked them. Apache fought valiantly against Diver and Tasmania Kid, but, in the end, it was an errant shot from [[Megastorm]] that sent the Predacons fleeing and restored Diver and Tasmania Kid's original personalities. Not remembering any of their time as Predacons, Tasmania Kid and Diver were angry at Apache for "ambushing" them. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Apache returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he slept during a meal hosted by [[Artemis]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
When the rainy season rolled around, most of the Maximals used the foul weather as an excuse to not go out on their regular patrols, infuriating Apache to the point that he fired on them! The troops were quick to snap to attention when Lio Convoy came on deck however, leading Apache to demand why the others didn't show him the same courtesy. Tasmania Kid bluntly informed the sub-commander that he simply didn't have as much class as their leader. The lot of them were forced into action soon enough, as Diver then reported that the Predacons were approaching their headquarters aboard [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank|an enormous tank]]. Apache and Big Horn led the Maximals' primary offensive while Lio Convoy and Tasmania Kid tried to infiltrate the vehicle. But Apache and Bighorn's attacks had little effect on the tank's impenetrable armor, and the pair changed tactics to running away! The pair led the tank into a nearby river, where Scuba and Diver were lying in wait. The aquatic Maximals planted bombs on the juggernaut's more vulnerable underside once it had splashed down, crippling it. Lio Convoy then took over the battle, and defeated Megastorm, making the Predacon accidentally trigger the tank's self-destruct mechanism in the process. Following the tank's spectacular detontion, the overcast sky cleared up, signaling an end to the rainy season. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}} {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:BWAscendApacheCybertronmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
He looks almost identical to [[B'Boom|another guy]].

Lio Convoy's deputy officer even back before the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, Apache continued to serve him as a member of the covert special ops unit known as the [[Pack]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}
Apache was regaling his fellow Pack members with a tale of his recent encounter with a Predacon when Mach Kick received [[Razorbeast]]'s distress signal. Lio Convoy ordered Apache and the other Pack members to prepare to travel to Earth in order to rescue their comrade. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}
[[File:Ascending3 apache bboom.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Apache (lower left) and the near-identical B'Boom (upper right). ''I think I'm a clone now...'']]

En route to Earth's prehistory, Apache and the rest of the Pack adopted [[beast mode]]s. Upon arrival, they stumbled upon the Earth-bound Maximals and Predacons fighting it out, and so joined in the brawl. Apache himself grappled with the Predacon [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

A greater threat arose, however, when Razorbeast became infected by Angolmois by the recently arrived Blendtrons. Apache helped restrain the crazed Razorbeast before being ordered back to Cybertron to confront the greater threat; [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Though their shuttle was shot down upon travelling back to their homeworld, Apche and the rest of its passengers made it out, and met up with [[Big Convoy]] and [[Colada|Cohrada]]. Engaging their enemy, Apache was able to live to see another day, Shockaracter barely missing the Maximal with a blast from his mechanical claw-cannons. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Apache was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW2Apache toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tonto! Jump on it! Kemosabe! Jump on it!]]
*'''Apache''' (1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: This toy is identical to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Mega Class [[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]], transforming into a mandrill. His beast mode face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He has a third "artillery station" mode that a Basic-sized toy can pilot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Apache/apache.htm More information on Apache at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown of Artillery: Apache VS Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Apache was also available in a two-pack with the Predacon [[Megastorm#VsApache|Megastorm]]. Both toys in this set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: A special contest-prize version of Apache in a kind of camo-green was given away as a prize from ''Comic Bom Bom'' magazine, as part of a "design a Cybertron" contest, along with new-color versions of all five main Maximals from the series. How many of these Apaches were awarded is unknown.

==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars Gum===
*'''Apache''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A snap together model kit of Apache was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.
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===Beast Fighters===
*'''Apache''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Apache was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.
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==Notes==
*The notion that Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype is [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|untrue]]. While [[''Beast Wars II'']] is not above having [[Starscream (BWII)|horrible]] [[Jointron|stereotypes]], this isn't one of them. Apache does get drunk in the first episode of the cartoon... but that's in grief because he believes his actions have caused the death of [[Lio Convoy]]. He never gets drunk again in the cartoon, and never ''at all'' in the manga.
*As B'Boom had already been well established in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'', when Apache was set to appear, [[Don Figueroa]] drew Apache with the shoulder cannons retracted. Furthermore, he was given a lighter coloration and made less stocky to distinguish him from [[B'Boom]]. This is especially apparent in the scene where both have to help secure an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]]-infected [[Razorbeast]]. This was not the only time a [[Injector|design]] [[Rartorata|adjustment]] was necessary.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Apache''' (Taiwan, 阿帕契 ''Āpàqì''; China, 阿帕奇, ''Āpàqí'')

[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
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Helicopter

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{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''The helicopter is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Helicopter-backofthebox.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Gestures never to make in your small helicopter unless you like being called "lefty".]]
[[Skyhopper]] likes to see things blow up, so just why he was given command of the '''helicopter''' is a bit unclear. It is a heavily armed and massive craft, equipped with a sonic cannon that destroys its targets with the power of sound... but that's not the same as blowing them up. The helicopter converts to a battle base with a circuitry-destroying molecular disruptor cannon... but destroying circuits and disrupting molecules aren't really the same as blowing them up, either. There's no fire, and no earth-shattering kaboom. Skyhopper's gotta be one frustrated 'bot.

==Commercial appearances==
The helicopter, along with the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]], was captured by Bumblebee and dragged into the Autobot base, where it promptly transformed and attacked the gullible Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster micro bases|Micromaster micro base commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:SkyhopperToy.jpg|upright=1.43|thumb|I got the top dropped down so my hair can blow.]]
* '''Skyhopper''' ([[Micromaster Base]], 1989)
** ''Accessories:'' [[Skyhopper]] Micromaster, ramps (3), radar dish, rotor blade, guns (2), front gun, figure stand.

: The helicopter was sold in a boxed package along with Skyhopper.

: The helicopter transforms into a large battle base, with a radar tower and multiple ramps that can connect it to other Micromaster bases. Twin gun emplacements can be "manned" by Micromasters.

:In Japan, the helicopter was redecoed into the [[Sky Hyper]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Skyhopper/skyhopper.htm More information on the Helicopter (with Skyhopper) at TFU.info]''

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

[[Category:Aircraft]]
[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]

Nautilator

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{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Nautilator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Lobclaw cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Doctor Zoidberg in Decepticon form.]]
'''Nautilator''' is a genuine card-carrying bungler in every conceivable way, shape and form. Anguished, rage-filled bellows of ''"Nautilatooooooooorrrr!!!"'' echo endlessly throughout the corridors of the Decepticon Headquarters, as both his peers and superiors struggle in vain to cope with his brand of oafish buffoonery. A total train-wreck of a soldier, Nautilator can hardly manage to ''swim'', much less follow complicated instructions within an aquatic environment (traits that aren't helped by his unfortunate tendency to rust if submerged for too long). It is often said that the only positive quality he brings to the table is his inexplicable ability to return from the ocean depths with objects of value... but only ''after'' he's sunk himself there and had to be rescued.

Of course, if one were to question Nautilator as to why he's such an incompetent doofus, he'd be quick to point a claw at anyone but ''himself''. After all, it's certainly not ''his'' fault that the pencil-pushing eggheads at Decepticon Command chose to turn him into a lobster when he ''clearly'' had no deep sea combat training of any kind (or at the very least, they could have issued him some floaties).

When he isn't sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, Nautilator can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Nautilatorenemyaction.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|As performed by Joey Lawrence, apparently.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Nautilator and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Nautilator managed to sneak up on Galvatron and grip his head in one of his pincers, only for Galvatron to break his grip and hurl him away. In the end, even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat Galvatron, and the Seacons were left laying unconscious on the sea bed.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''At some point, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Nautilator and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Prime ordered [[Hi-Q]] and the other [[Nebulan]]s to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] drown and rescued them instead.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission.'' The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the [[Caribbean Sea]] around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

With their headquarters relocated to the [[Arctic]], Nautilator and the other Seacons were the first to respond to the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]], even combining into Piranacon to attack the encroaching craft. After all involved realized they were on the same side, they attempted to join forces. Though relations between Ratbat and Scorponok's were tenuous at best, further manipulations by Starscream pushed them into entering a Decepticon Civil War. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Unfortunately for them, this was all part of a sequence of events orchestrated by the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in order to acquire the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Nautilator and the other "Small Targetmaster Seacons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
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When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Nautilator and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Nautilator and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Nautilator was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], much to Megatron's displeasure, and both Nautilator and Tentakil were sent outside to secure the area. The pair spotted a herd of buffalo, but before they could open fire, they were both incapacitated by [[energon radiation]]. Moments later, the herd trampled them to pieces. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar2 Nautilator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the judges say it's a 6.4]]
While making his way through the [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator found himself under attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were none too happy about the Seacon intruding on their territory. Nautilator retreated to his comrades and combined with them, leading to a fight between Piranacon and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Piranacon was defeated, but before the Predacons could finish the Seacons off, they were interrupted by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Piranacon, the Seacons helped capture the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that had followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then fought [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was defeated when [[Sixshot]] rammed into his face, and Nautilator and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] were subsequently assigned to guard the humans. Unfortunately, while the two were curiously inspecting [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]], the ninja prisoner hypnotized Breakdown into gunning down poor Nautilator. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:NautilatorInfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=0.5|Don't look at robot crab. He's shy]]
Like his fellow Seacons, Nautilator was awakened from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Before & After|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #12]]
[[File:Nautilator before & after.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Hello, is that Snap Trap? It's, er, Megatron calling. Give Nautilator a raise."|left]]
Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Snap Trap's group, including Nautilator, invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. They set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and began using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the natives into [[energon]]. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, Nautilator was on watch and called [[Blip]] in to show him what was happening. Blip was at first too distracted by the fact that Nautilator sounded exactly like [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to look at the monitor. During the fight, Nautilator had the misfortune of going up against [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and attempted to surrender. Whirl was likewise amused at Nautilator's voice and attempted to do an impression of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] before getting annoyed and blowing the Decepticon's head apart. {{storylink|Before & After}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Nautilator and the Seacons attacked a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine deep underwater. They then combined into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to wreak havoc in a city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Using a storm as cover, Nautilator and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}} Overbite and Nautilator attacked a coastal town, hoping to secure some research, but they were seen off by [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and his team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2|Why get Nautilator if we can get naughty ''now?'']]
Nautilator participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Tastes great with butter.]]
*'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, [[1988]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''SE3'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Triple crusher cannon]]", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
:Nautilator transforms into a robot lobster. He also has a third [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> a [[Torpedo cannon|heat-seeking torpedo cannon]] that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination; the instructions included with the individual Seacons depict Nautilator as the right leg of Piranacon, while most other art depicts him as the right arm. The instructions and boxart associated with the Piranacon giftset omit Nautilator entirely, since he himself was omitted from the set.

:Nautilator is cast from teal, gray, and black plastic, with golden yellow paint on his lobster-mode eyes and robot-mode face being the only paint applications on the figure. Nautilator shares his color scheme with [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], while lacking some of the more [[Neon|garish]] colors of his other teammates.

:His [[beast mode]] lobster-claws are not really meant to be separate accessories and are not listed as such in his instructions, but they are easily removable, and therefore often missing from loose samples.

:This exact toy was released in Japan as the [[Lobclaw]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Nautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Nautilatortimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the seafood lover in you!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2008]])
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Timelines]]'' Nautilator was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right arm of the combined super robot. He now transforms in his weapon mode into a [[Coral Cannon]].

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Nautilator's name would have remained Nautilator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Nautilator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|For all your nautilation needs.]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': "Triple crusher cannon", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
:Available exclusively as part of the [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive Piranacon set, this figure is essentially identical to the 1988 release. He comes assembled as Piranacon's right leg.

:Nautilator, along with Seawing, has the least amount of changes to their original plastic colors among this issue of Seacons, with a slightly greener shade of teal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on 2010 Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Nautilator.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Block Lobster!]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A4475'''
**''Pieces'': '''95'''
:Nautilator comes as part of the Piranacon [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a lobster. He can also contribute his bricks with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]] to form Piranacon. His helmet was originally used for [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] and his gun for [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]]. His [[beast mode]] legs and claws come from ''Kre-O Battleship''. For whatever reason, he uses the human-Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders rather than the blockier shouldered arms that most Transformers Kreons use.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
*''See [[Lobclaw#Generations]]''

==Notes==
[[File:Nautilatorsback.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Look, Ma, no backpack!]]
*How big a screw-up is Nautilator? Well, he was ''left out'' of the US/UK Piranacon gift set and he's the only Seacon not to be [[redeco]]ed for the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Seacon (BWII)|subgroup]]. He wasn't even drawn in the super-robot art.
*Poor Nautilator is ''so'' incompetent that his fellow Seacons prefer to relegate him into taking on the Targetmaster role when combining, since this means they don't have to mentally merge with him. They have discovered that when he does participate in the primary gestalt, Piranacon's effectiveness is noticeably impaired.<ref>Nautilator and Piranacon profiles from Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>
*Nautilator has the worst backpack [[kibble]] of the Seacons, but you wouldn't know it from reading the Marvel Generation 1 comic. Artist [[José Delbo]] must have only had art of Nautilator's front, since he drew Nautilator from the back twice, and not only are his lobster head and claws not there, but it's a different set of details each time.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Nautile''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa''' ("Jellyfish")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Seacons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Nautilator

2019-10-08T21:16:52Z

Jstf: /* Timelines */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Nautilator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Lobclaw cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Doctor Zoidberg in Decepticon form.]]
'''Nautilator''' is a genuine card-carrying bungler in every conceivable way, shape and form. Anguished, rage-filled bellows of ''"Nautilatooooooooorrrr!!!"'' echo endlessly throughout the corridors of the Decepticon Headquarters, as both his peers and superiors struggle in vain to cope with his brand of oafish buffoonery. A total train-wreck of a soldier, Nautilator can hardly manage to ''swim'', much less follow complicated instructions within an aquatic environment (traits that aren't helped by his unfortunate tendency to rust if submerged for too long). It is often said that the only positive quality he brings to the table is his inexplicable ability to return from the ocean depths with objects of value... but only ''after'' he's sunk himself there and had to be rescued.

Of course, if one were to question Nautilator as to why he's such an incompetent doofus, he'd be quick to point a claw at anyone but ''himself''. After all, it's certainly not ''his'' fault that the pencil-pushing eggheads at Decepticon Command chose to turn him into a lobster when he ''clearly'' had no deep sea combat training of any kind (or at the very least, they could have issued him some floaties).

When he isn't sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, Nautilator can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Nautilatorenemyaction.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|As performed by Joey Lawrence, apparently.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Nautilator and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Nautilator managed to sneak up on Galvatron and grip his head in one of his pincers, only for Galvatron to break his grip and hurl him away. In the end, even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat Galvatron, and the Seacons were left laying unconscious on the sea bed.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''At some point, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Nautilator and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Prime ordered [[Hi-Q]] and the other [[Nebulan]]s to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] drown and rescued them instead.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission.'' The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the [[Caribbean Sea]] around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

With their headquarters relocated to the [[Arctic]], Nautilator and the other Seacons were the first to respond to the arrival of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]], even combining into Piranacon to attack the encroaching craft. After all involved realized they were on the same side, they attempted to join forces. Though relations between Ratbat and Scorponok's were tenuous at best, further manipulations by Starscream pushed them into entering a Decepticon Civil War. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Unfortunately for them, this was all part of a sequence of events orchestrated by the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] in order to acquire the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Nautilator and the other "Small Targetmaster Seacons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Nautilator and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Nautilator and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

As the universe was obliterated, Nautilator was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]], much to Megatron's displeasure, and both Nautilator and Tentakil were sent outside to secure the area. The pair spotted a herd of buffalo, but before they could open fire, they were both incapacitated by [[energon radiation]]. Moments later, the herd trampled them to pieces. {{storylink|Shattered Time}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar2 Nautilator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|And the judges say it's a 6.4]]
While making his way through the [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator found himself under attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were none too happy about the Seacon intruding on their territory. Nautilator retreated to his comrades and combined with them, leading to a fight between Piranacon and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Piranacon was defeated, but before the Predacons could finish the Seacons off, they were interrupted by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Piranacon, the Seacons helped capture the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that had followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then fought [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was defeated when [[Sixshot]] rammed into his face, and Nautilator and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] were subsequently assigned to guard the humans. Unfortunately, while the two were curiously inspecting [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]], the ninja prisoner hypnotized Breakdown into gunning down poor Nautilator. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:NautilatorInfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=0.5|Don't look at robot crab. He's shy]]
Like his fellow Seacons, Nautilator was awakened from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

{{IDW HOS}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Before & After|Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #12]]
[[File:Nautilator before & after.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Hello, is that Snap Trap? It's, er, Megatron calling. Give Nautilator a raise."|left]]
Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Snap Trap's group, including Nautilator, invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. They set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and began using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the natives into [[energon]]. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, Nautilator was on watch and called [[Blip]] in to show him what was happening. Blip was at first too distracted by the fact that Nautilator sounded exactly like [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to look at the monitor. During the fight, Nautilator had the misfortune of going up against [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and attempted to surrender. Whirl was likewise amused at Nautilator's voice and attempted to do an impression of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] before getting annoyed and blowing the Decepticon's head apart. {{storylink|Before & After}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Nautilator and the Seacons attacked a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine deep underwater. They then combined into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to wreak havoc in a city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Using a storm as cover, Nautilator and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}} Overbite and Nautilator attacked a coastal town, hoping to secure some research, but they were seen off by [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and his team. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2|Why get Nautilator if we can get naughty ''now?'']]
Nautilator participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Tastes great with butter.]]
*'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, [[1988]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''SE3'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Triple crusher cannon]]", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
:Nautilator transforms into a robot lobster. He also has a third [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> a [[Torpedo cannon|heat-seeking torpedo cannon]] that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination; the instructions included with the individual Seacons depict Nautilator as the right leg of Piranacon, while most other art depicts him as the right arm. The instructions and boxart associated with the Piranacon giftset omit Nautilator entirely, since he himself was omitted from the set.

:Nautilator is cast from teal, gray, and black plastic, with golden yellow paint on his lobster-mode eyes and robot-mode face being the only paint applications on the figure. Nautilator shares his color scheme with [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], while lacking some of the more [[Neon|garish]] colors of his other teammates.

:His [[beast mode]] lobster-claws are not really meant to be separate accessories and are not listed as such in his instructions, but they are easily removable, and therefore often missing from loose samples.

:This exact toy was released in Japan as the [[Lobclaw]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Nautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''

===''Timelines''===
[[File:Nautilatortimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the seafood lover in you!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2008]])
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, [[''Timelines'']] Nautilator was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right arm of the combined super robot. He now transforms in his weapon mode into a [[Coral Cannon]].

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Nautilator's name would have remained Nautilator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Nautilator at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Nautilator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|For all your nautilation needs.]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': "Triple crusher cannon", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
:Available exclusively as part of the [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive Piranacon set, this figure is essentially identical to the 1988 release. He comes assembled as Piranacon's right leg.

:Nautilator, along with Seawing, has the least amount of changes to their original plastic colors among this issue of Seacons, with a slightly greener shade of teal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSNautilator/nautilator.htm More information on 2010 Nautilator at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Nautilator.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Block Lobster!]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A4475'''
**''Pieces'': '''95'''
:Nautilator comes as part of the Piranacon [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a lobster. He can also contribute his bricks with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]] to form Piranacon. His helmet was originally used for [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] and his gun for [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]]. His [[beast mode]] legs and claws come from ''Kre-O Battleship''. For whatever reason, he uses the human-Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders rather than the blockier shouldered arms that most Transformers Kreons use.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===Generations===
*''See [[Lobclaw#Generations]]''

==Notes==
[[File:Nautilatorsback.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Look, Ma, no backpack!]]
*How big a screw-up is Nautilator? Well, he was ''left out'' of the US/UK Piranacon gift set and he's the only Seacon not to be [[redeco]]ed for the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Seacon (BWII)|subgroup]]. He wasn't even drawn in the super-robot art.
*Poor Nautilator is ''so'' incompetent that his fellow Seacons prefer to relegate him into taking on the Targetmaster role when combining, since this means they don't have to mentally merge with him. They have discovered that when he does participate in the primary gestalt, Piranacon's effectiveness is noticeably impaired.<ref>Nautilator and Piranacon profiles from Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>
*Nautilator has the worst backpack [[kibble]] of the Seacons, but you wouldn't know it from reading the Marvel Generation 1 comic. Artist [[José Delbo]] must have only had art of Nautilator's front, since he drew Nautilator from the back twice, and not only are his lobster head and claws not there, but it's a different set of details each time.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Nautile''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa''' ("Jellyfish")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Seacons]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Grand Plan

2019-09-30T12:42:51Z

Jstf:

[[Primus]]' '''Grand Plan''' is a broad roadmap to [[Multiverse|all creation that]], if successful, will ensure him victory over [[Unicron]].

The Plan was formed in the earliest days of his conflict with Unicron, before Cybertron existed, and extends into the future of the [[Beast Era]] and beyond.

Primus created the Covenant to one day fight in the apocalyptic battle that would decide the fate of the Grand Plan known as [[Point Omega]].

{{bigquote|The framework of Primus' Grand Plan was an intricate and complex blueprint of possibilities and outcome, an evolving structure that needed the occasional delicate tweak to keep it viable.|[[Covenant (story)|Reaching the Omega Point: Covenant]], 1999}}

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[[Category:Primus]]

Capricun

2019-09-30T02:56:05Z

Jstf: /* 3H comics */

:''Capricun is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Capricun covenant.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

'''Capricun''' is one of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]].

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
When [[Primus]] created life out of the moon [[Protos]], the Covenant, including Capricun, were born. The Covenant were to seclude themselves on Protos and observe the universe till [[Point Omega]] arose. They did so for eons, only with one false alarm when the [[Chronarchitect]] appeared in [[2005]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] died.

The Chronarchitect appeared again again and gave everyone a terrifying vision of the future. By this point, Capricun had taken a vow of silence for 6,000 years, a great personal matter for him, but the vision caused him to collapse and mutter uncontrollably. ([[Leonicus]] left him alone so Capricun wouldn't lose face) Vague advice from the Chronarchitect was also dispensed and Capricun attended a [[zemstvo]] that gathered the Covenant. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

The Covenant finally called themselves into action when they discovered [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]]'s mission to safeguard the [[Dark Essence]] on prehistoric [[Earth]]. The Covenant used their personal [[transwarp]] technology to travel there. {{Storylink|Paradox}} The Covenant immediately jumped into battle with Shokaract, who had travelled back to personally ensure the existence of the Dark Essence. The Covenant were able to throw Shokaract off his balance, but the demigod was able to find sure footing and kill several of the Covenant. The remaining four Covenant members, including Capricun, were able to enter Shokaract's [[Matrix of Conquest]] and destroy the Dark Essence within. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Capricun was one of the constellations that existed in the Cybertron night sky. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

==Notes==
*Capricun is named after the astrological sign {{w|Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn}}.

[[Category:Covenant]]

Grand Plan

2019-09-28T21:54:41Z

Jstf:

[[Primus]]' '''Grand Plan''' is a broad roadmap to [[Multiverse|all creation that]], if successful, will ensure him victory over [[Unicron]].

The Plan was formed in the earliest days of his conflict with Unicron, before Cybertron existed, and extends into the future of the [[Beast Era]] and beyond.

Primus created the [[Covenant]] to one day fight at [[Point Omega]] an apocalyptic battle the would decide the fate of the Grand Plan.

{{bigquote|The framework of Primus' Grand Plan was an intricate and complex blueprint of possibilities and outcome, an evolving structure that needed the occasional delicate tweak to keep it viable.|[[Covenant (story)|Reaching the Omega Point: Covenant]], 1999}}

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[[Category:Primus]]

Grand Plan

2019-09-28T19:32:23Z

Jstf:

[[Primus]]' '''Grand Plan''' is a broad roadmap to [[Multiverse|all creation that]], if successful, will ensure him victory over [[Unicron]].

The Plan was formed in the earliest days of his conflict with Unicron, before Cybertron existed, and extends into the future of the [[Beast Era]] and beyond.

Primus created the group known as the [[Covenant]] to wait until [[Point Omega]] also called [[Shokaract]] an apocalyptic battle that would decide the fate of the Grand Plan.

{{bigquote|The framework of Primus' Grand Plan was an intricate and complex blueprint of possibilities and outcome, an evolving structure that needed the occasional delicate tweak to keep it viable.|[[Covenant (story)|Reaching the Omega Point: Covenant]], 1999}}

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[[User:Jstf|Jstf]] ([[User talk:Jstf|talk]]) 15:32, 28 September 2019 (EDT)