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User talk:Jtarvin

2016-11-22T23:42:19Z

Jtarvin: Blanked the page

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-11-22T23:22:17Z

Jtarvin:

M Sipher, you just started a FLAMEWAR!

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-11-22T23:17:09Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-11-22T23:16:05Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

== Cool it with the Brave references ==

I can tell you're a fan of Brave, but please keep your contributions relevant and to the point. The Victorion thing is cool to note, but it doesn't need to be on other pages like the Combiner Wars Prelude. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 21:02, 6 September 2016 (EDT)
:A minor video game from a tangentially-connected franchise which has never come up in interviews is not a definite connection. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:56, 9 September 2016 (EDT)
:Were YOU the one who erased my edits?! --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::Some of them, yes. I did try to keep some stuff, just clean it up a bit. But on the whole, a lot of it was unnecessary (and in the case of your Crazybolt edit, immature.) --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 13:16, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Do you know why I went "CoCo" with the Brave Refrences? I just wanted to let everyone know about the source of Victorion, and remind everyone about Brave Saga 2 since the Brave series video games have gone obscure. Check Google. Please don't get snippy with a wiki admin.
::::Okay, but this isn't a Brave wiki. This is a Transformers wiki. And whether Victorion's name actually did come from Brave or not is unconfirmed. It was just as likely a coincidence. Noting the fact that the Energon Autobots combined similar to Multiforce was something we kept, but we didn't need to keep the info about Magna and Spark. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 14:20, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Flash, buddy. And Brave was inspired by Transformers, so it deserves a teeny bit more credit than TFWIKI Brave series article currently gives it. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::::Lots of things were "inspired by Transformers". That doesn't mean we go nuts with non-TF stuff. Dial it back. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:55, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
::::I will put those references back. But this time, I'll dial it down. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::I put the Victorion references back and kept them subtle. Don't erase them. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 10:55, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::As you have already been told, we have literally no idea whether the name was actually borrowed from Brave or if they came up with it independently. I've stripped the reference from the Victorion, and kept it on the Brave article, but reworded to just say 'they have the same name' rather than 'CW Victorion was named after this'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:14, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Okay, buster. Go to YouTube and find a Victorion video posted by Vachidra. If you see a video that looks like it has a mostly white robot (with some black and red) in the middle of transforming titled "Victorion", click on it and watch it. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::::Please don't get snippy with a wiki admin, mate. Nobody is ''questioning'' that there's a robot in Brave called Victorion. We're just saying that we can't go around acting like CW Victorion is ''definitely'' named after it. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:35, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
::::If you do anything more with Brave on this wiki, I will remove you. Find something else to do. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:37, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I! GIVE! UP! I'm sorry for badgering everyone. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 11:49, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:And I didn't know you were an admin, Jalaguy. I guess I did get carried away.
::Why aren't you responding? I said I was sorry.

You were told repeatedly to knock it off. You didn't. So bye. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 15:18, 22 November 2016 (EST)

At least I kept it to the Victorion page and added a link to a video! And I altered Denny clay and Akira Serikawa's articles too!

Brave (franchise)

2016-11-22T18:58:19Z

Jtarvin:

{{disambig2|the franchise that uses designs from ''Transformers''|the ''Car Robots'' character|Emissary (RID)}}
[[Image:Fighbird groupshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Transformers, except every robot has a face plate, something long sticking out of its head, and a gold chest. And they [[Wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|look like]] [[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].]]

'''Brave''' (勇者, Yūsha) is a non-Transformers [[franchise]] that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] created after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] anime ran its course in Japan. The Brave Series consists of eight individual series that were released one after the other from 1990 to 1998 with corresponding TV shows in Japan. The last show in the series received a follow-up OVA beginning in 2000.
Although none of the series storylines are connected to one another<ref>Although the storylines are not interconnected, there are some small connections between the series. For example, the reason Fighbird joined the Space Guards is that he admires Exkaiser. (This connection is stated in the ''Encyclopedia of Fighbird'', published by Keibunsha.) Also, there are some small cameos of human characters between shows, and some [[Character model]]s, such as Draias and Guard Diver, are reused in subsequent series. Lastly, the ''Brave Saga'' video games [[retcon]] the storylines of the shows so that they link up.</ref> the basic format of each series is similar. Usually a kid befriends/creates/becomes a sentient robot, and together they fight a great evil threatening the Earth. The main robots combine with other vehicles and robots to become larger robots, and additional teams of sentient robots combine amongst themselves to form larger robots as well. This structure had been established in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]'' and would be reproduced almost beat-for-beat in every Brave series. The Brave franchise has been described as a cross between Transformers and the [[wikipedia:Super Robot|Super Robot]] genre of the late '70s and early '80s.

The Brave series consisted of:

* 1990: [[wikipedia:Brave Exkaiser|Brave Exkaiser]]
* 1991: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird|Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird]]
* 1992: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn|Brave Fighter of Legend: Da-Garn]]
* 1993: [[wikipedia:The Brave Express Might Gaine|The Brave Express: Might Gaine]]
* 1994: [[wikipedia:Brave Police J-Decker|Brave Police: J-Decker]]
* 1995: [[wikipedia:The Brave of Gold Goldran|Brave of Gold: Goldran]]
* 1996: [[wikipedia:Brave Command Dagwon|Brave Command: Dagwon]]
**1997: [[wikipedia:ja:勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年|Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes]]
* 1997: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar]]
** 1999: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FINAL]]
* The Saint Of The Braves: Baan Gaan (Cancelled, later made into a video game.)

Toys for these robots were created in two sizes: DX ("deluxe") versions that contained more gimmicks and more complicated transformations, and STD ("standard") versions that contained fewer [[gimmick]]s and more limited transformations (often resorting to [[Partformer|partsforming]]), but often also higher [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] in reproducing the look of the robot from the anime series. Generally, the transformation of the robots was created by Takara, while the look of the robots was created by [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]], a legendary Sunrise mecha designer.

==Relationship to ''Transformers''==
The initial concept designs for ''Brave Exkaiser'', the first Brave Series, were intended to be Transformers designs. While the Brave robot Ultra Raker was very far along at this stage, the Max team and King Exkaiser bore little resemblance to their final designs.

The Brave toys also have design elements similar to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Transformers, which were released around the same time as the Brave toys. For example, many of the ''Brave of Legend'' toys have [[Light-piping|light-piped]] eyes thanks to transparent pieces of plastic in their heads, a design element which many ''Generation 2'' Transformers share. The ''Goldran'' DX toyline contains many projectile launchers, something Generation 2 shared as well. In particular, the ''Goldran'' toy "Advenger" contains a rotor-launching gimmick identical to that of the [[Rotor Force]] from ''Generation 2'', and the "Captain Shark" figure has a Gatling-gun style launcher, the same as ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. Lastly, the elbows of Leon from DX Leonkyzer contain ball joints, a design element that gained much broader use during ''Generation 2'' and even more so during the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.

[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And to think, Red Geist's toy doesn't even have any remolding.]]The Brave Series also reused character designs and toys from previous ''Transformers'' series. It was not uncommon for the recycled designs to appear in a Brave TV show, but not in toy form. These designs were often significantly augmented to distinguish them from their Transformer counterparts. For example, the four Geister henchmen in ''Exkaiser'' use character models of four of the five Dinobots (minus Grimlock), but with all-new faces, body detail and color schemes. Of the designs that did appear in toy form, some of them were remolded to reflect these changes, whereas others were simple recolors. (A complete listing of the reuses follows in the section below).

Similarly, subsequent ''Transformers'' lines have also been influenced by the Brave Series. The Japanese [[Mini-Con]] [[Kingbolt]]'s coloration and characterization are [[homage]]s to the Brave series ''Exkaiser''. Also, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured many homages to the Brave series ''King Of Braves GaoGaiGar'', most notably the way [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], which is similar to the way GaoGaiGar combines with Goldymarg and Stealth Gao respectively. This similarity is also evident in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s transformation sequence being almost identical to Volfogg's. The cinematography for ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime's stock-footage combination sequence with his [[Prime Force]] limbs is also very reminiscent of Brave series stock footage. The [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] characters [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are similar to Enryū and Hyōryū from ''GaoGaiGar'', both with respect to their elemental motifs and method of combination. ''Animated'' also has a brief cameo appearance by ''Dagwon'''s [[Dug Base|Dag Base]]. ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]]'s color scheme is based on Red Geist, a redeco of [[Esmeral (Victory)|her ''Victory'' counterpart]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|husband]].

Despite the Brave Series' reuse of many Transformers molds and character designs, Brave toys have never been reused in a Transformers toy line. This is likely because the characters that the toys represent are owned by Sunrise. That said, a Brave mold was finally reused in 2008, when Might Kaiser's trailer was modified and included in TakaraTomy's ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Force|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force]]'' as part of the toy Zero Fire.

One striking difference between the Brave Series and ''Transformers'' toy lines is that very few villain robots were released in the Brave Series. This is in sharp contrast to most of the ''Transformers'' series, in which heroes and villains are released in relatively equal numbers (with the exception of ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''). Generally speaking, the lack of villain toys is more the norm for such toylines in Japan, with the various ''Transformers'' lines (save for the aforementioned two) being the exception.

[[Victorion]] shares her name with a robot from the ''Brave Saga 2'' video game.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-4aSbqFg_Y</ref>

==Toys and character designs recycled from ''Transformers''==
'''Note:''' ''Italicized names'' are non-toy characters.

===''Exkaiser''===
* [http://youtu.be/pCoGs3mQcl4 Green & Blue Raker] — Originally designed with [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/toyark/98174-brave-386.html#post5402246 Transformers in mind] but released under the Brave banner as Transformers had been phased out at the time.
* ''[http://youtu.be/54Onss3GyaY Armor Geist]'' — [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rmPP2kRP5DM Horn Geist]'' — [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rRY8gky0PQE Ptera Geist]'' — [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/kuJTrWuy68Y Thunder Geist]'' — [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

===''Da Garn''===
* [http://youtu.be/_37zYGQow00 Red Geist] with Red Breaster — [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Tigerbreast]] (no [[Eaglebreast]])

===''Might Gaine''===
* ''Atlas Epsilon'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''Atlas Mk.II'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* [http://youtu.be/E89XiJOWzIo Gōryū] with Oowashi — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Speeder]]
* [http://youtu.be/PBkMnRnv3pw Hiryū] with Hayabusa — [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]]
* ''Mega Sonic 8823'' — [[Sonic Bomber]]

[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|thumb|250px|One ninja is deadly. A bunch of ninjas are cannonfodder. Two ninjas are... um...]]

===''J-Decker''===
* [http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire] — Transformation very likely based upon [[Hot Rod/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]].
* ''Kagerō'' (literally ''Mirage'') — [[Sixshot]]
* [http://youtu.be/ZLYgYX7IxLA Shadowmaru] — [[Sixshot]] (featured a new head, chest, chest fins, beast head, and entirely new set of weaponry to incorporate a ninja motif; also has slightly more articulation since the bar connecting the lower legs to each other was removed)
* The Micromaster Stations [[Fire station|1]][[Construction station|2]][[Gas station|3]][[Airport|4]] (sans Micromasters and including non-transformable Brave Police figures; never appeared in the show)

===''Goldran''===
* [http://youtu.be/xMZgEc78A6Y Death Garry Gun] with Missile Gear — [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Shotbomber]] (cannibalized trailer launchers)
* ''[http://youtu.be/z0ObWFgDfls Revibaron]'' — [[Sonic Bomber]] with parts from [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/uE7caCCFWKc Zazorigun]'' — [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]

===''Dagwon''===
* Dag Base — [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (significant remolding, cannot combine with Star Convoy)
* [http://youtu.be/ei2MgBwc8Iw Thunder Dagwon] — [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (significant remolding, including an additional motorcycle/robot that combines for the shuttle's robot mode)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was asked whether or not ''Brave'' was a part of the Transformers [[multiverse]]. Unfortunately, the Prime seemed to have misinterpreted the question. He did, however, express a fondness for the [[Wikipedia:Brave (2012 film)|adventures of Princess Merida and Queen Elinor]].

The events of the ''Brave'' anime were later established to take place in the [[Cymond]] Cluster, which bordered the [[Megaverse]] and only possessed a tangential connection to the goings-on elsewhere in the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Note==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave Series at Wikipedia]]

*[http://www.yusha.net/ Official Sunrise Brave Series website]

*[http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/GaoGaiGar-Betterman_Wiki The GaoGaiGar-Betterman Wiki].

*[http://mamao2.cside.com/ MAOMAO2's Room (Japanese)]

*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=98174 The TFW2005 forum Brave thread]

{{stub}}

[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]
[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]

Team Bullet Train

2016-11-22T18:52:42Z

Jtarvin: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Team Bullet Train is an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TeamBulletTrain.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I hear them trains a comin'. They's rollin' 'round the bend... Left to right: Rapid Run, Midnight Express, Railspike]]

'''Team Bullet Train''' is a trio of... well, bullet trains. Deep-cover Autobot protectors sent to [[Earth]], they shuttle [[human]] passengers around until duty calls. When called into battle, the trio is capable of holding their own against the [[Megatron (RID)|best]] [[Ruination (RID)|of]] [[Scourge (RID)|them]].

The members of Team Bullet Train are...

*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], the leader
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

The three can also combine to form the mighty [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
[[File:BulletTrainRescue single file link-up.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.]]
Team Bullet Train were first called on when the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was under threat from the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s. Dumping their carriages, some of which contained indignant commuters, the trio caught up with the Linear RFG. With the train out of control thanks to [[Dark Scream]]'s sabotage, they set about working out a way to stop it. They used their single file link-up maneuver and, with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s help, brought the train to a halt just short of a bridge that the Predacons had destroyed. When [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] arrived to show his men how it was done, the team combined into Rail Racer and battered him into a retreat. The train saved, Team Bullet Train returned to their regular civilian duties. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

[[File:SecretoftheRuins RapidRun Railspike thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
The team was called in to [[Metro City]] when Megatron and his three goons attacked it. Though they found the streets difficult to negotiate in their large robot modes, the team located the Predacons and started battling them. Megatron eventually joined the fight as well, and the Autobots combined into Rail Racer, at which point Megatron simply left. The fight had only been a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] investigated the [[Payuma ruins]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

When the aging steam train "[[Grandpa]]" needed protecting, Team Bullet Train was the obvious choice, though Midnight Express seemed to believe the train was sentient. They successfully fended off a series of attacks from Sky-Byte and his three Predacon cohorts, but once the train reached its destination, the Predacons successfully snatched it. Team Bullet Train gave chase, and Midnight Express snatched the train back right before Megatron could grab hold of it. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Team Bullet Train was standing idle at Autobot headquarters when Koji voiced his concern that the Predacons would attempt to steal the world’s largest ruby, currently on display in the city. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

In an attempt to track down the rogue Autobot [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], Team Bullet Train entered the [[International Grand Prix]], but their contribution to the mission came to a halt when a Predacon-induced rock slide blocked their path. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], another new Autobot, was corrupted by a Predacon disk, and began towing away the other Autobots including Rapid Run. After Rapid Run suffered the indignity of being scraped along buildings and was dumped down a hole with [[X-Brawn]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], Tow-Line was brought to his senses, and the three bots rescued in time to enact some revenge on the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Railspike Rapidrun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Rapid Run caught [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] interfering with a [[Buddha|Buddhist]] statue, leading the Autobots to discover the Predacons believed that the [[Cave of the Dragon]] harbored a statue that transformed into a [[dragon]]. In an attempt to scare the Predacons off, Rapid Run and Railspike disguised themselves as a dragon, while Optimus and Midnight Express played the part of the statue, but it all went a bit topsy turvy when Midnight fell over. The plan succeeded nonetheless. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

After practising their link-up manoeuvre, Team Bullet Train returned to the Autobot base to review footage of previous adventures in an attempt to find the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}} After the creation of the [[Decepticon]]s by Megatron, the team was sent to [[Sherman Dam]], where they combined into Rail Racer and fought [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} When the Predacons were following Side Burn around in an attempt to find the Autobot base, Team Bullet Train took part in an ambush at [[Pier 7B]], though they largely stood back while Optimus fought [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} In their Rail Racer form, they fought off the Decepticons at [[Crestline power plant]]. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

[[File:Landfill Bullet Trains exit bridge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|''Got bad grades?'' 
''I like trains!'' 
''Awkward date?'' 
''I like trains! 
''Don't like trains...? 
''I like trains!'']]
Due to a [[Global Space Bridge]] malfunction engineered by the Decepticons, Team Bullet Train accidentally ended up on a busy city street. Rapid Run later got into a fight with [[Wedge]] over whose fault it was, and the other team members had to restrain him. A later attempt to use the bridge resulted in the three trains ending up in similarly unlikely places. Once the Global Space Bridge was fixed, they accompanied the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and other Autobots to the north energy research facility to fight the Decepticons, though they allowed [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] to deal with Megatron as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Bullet Trains searching.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|"They must be somewhere in this completely empty field."]]
On one occasion, Rail Racer kept Ruination busy while [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] stole back the energy which the Decepticons had been pilfering. The Decepticons were mighty angry at the Build Team and began attacking construction sites, promptly fleeing whenever the other Autobots, including Team Bullet Train, turned up. After the whole matter was sorted, the Autobots enjoyed a hot oil bath on an island. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}} The team helped the rest of the Autobots test the Global Space Bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}} They were also sent looking for the [[Autobot Brothers]], who had disappeared while tracking [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], a recent arrival to Earth. They were approached by Magnus himself, who informed them that Optimus was being led into a trap, and the three trains rushed to help the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

When the Autobots were on the verge of locating [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], Team Bullet Train were dispatched to the location under Metro City to protect the Build Team. While Midnight Express became disorientated in the tunnels, Rapid Run and Railspike faced [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] and [[Movor]]. Ultra Magnus's misguided attempt to help unleashed a flood which washed all three Team Bullet Train members into the huge cavern housing Maximus. They formed Rail Racer to defend the giant robot from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} They later battled Ruination while the Build Team concealed Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FortressMaximus Rail Racer stockfootage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Team Bullet Train also attempted to defend Maximus from the Decepticons once his location was exposed. Scourge managed to successfully activate Maximus, but proved unable to control him. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} When Scourge magnified the human portion of his bio-signature in another attempt to control Maximus, Team Bullet Train was sent into the desert with Build Team and a thousand children to halt the titan. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Gathering at a predetermined location, the Bullet Trains and the rest of the Autobots ambushed the Decepticon forces. The team combined into Rail Racer to fight Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', but the battle station was eventually felled by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to gain control of the world's children, the Autobots were forced to retreat into the space bridge and were followed by the Decepticons. Galvatron ruptured the tunnel during the battle which followed, flooding it with molten lava which the Autobots were only narrowly able to escape. They were prompt seized by a powered-up Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Team Bullet Train reformed Rail Racer in order to protect Optimus Prime, and were subsequently held in a paralysed state by Galvatron until the Decepticon leader's defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
Rail Racer was seen via [[T-AI]]'s viewscreen, presumably on a mission since the Autobots had spread their forces thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some [[universal stream]]s, such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], the members of [[Dominus Trannis]] were the result of Team Bullet Train being reformatted by the [[Robo-Smasher]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Railspike]]
[[File:RID Midhight Express Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Midnight Express]]
*'''Team Bullet Train''' (Mega, 2000/2001)

:[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
:[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
:[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

:The Team Bullet Train were only sold separately in Hasbro markets, whilst in Japan they were also available as a box set.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*"There's something about [[Brave (franchise)|Liner Dagwon]] in them...

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Team Shinkansen''' (チーム新幹線)
*''Italian:'' '''Turbotreni'''

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) subgroups]]

Akira Serikawa

2016-11-22T18:36:54Z

Jtarvin:

:''Akira is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Zone akira.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dora the Explorer wants her outfit back.]]
'''Akira Serikawa''' (芹川アキラ ''Serikawa Akira'') is an [[Earth]]ling who befriended the [[Autobot]]s during an attack by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. His(/her?) father knows a lot about the [[Zodiac]]. (S)He enjoys frolicking in meadows, catching butterflies, holding hands, blushing and picking flowers. He is ''very'' good friends with [[Cain]] and his pink bunny-bird [[Emusa]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages===
{{voiceactor|[[Naoko Watanabe]]}}

[[File:Zone akiracain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|If that's a sunset, then they're literally gay as the day is long.]]

On the planet Earth, the planet of his birth (hey, that rhymes), Akira was collecting butterflies. Akira loved to collect butterflies and just generally run around through fields of flowers and such.

Suddenly the air was filled with the sounds of giant robot monsters—which Akira didn't hear until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was close enough to step on him. Fortunately the Autobot Micromasters arrived and rescued Akira (and the other humans around) from a fate the same as death.

The Micromasters and their friend Cain introduced themselves to Akira, and Akira hung out with them while the Decepticon Generals attacked Earth. After Dai Atlas showed up to save the day, retrieving the Zodiac energy, Akira proved himself quite knowledgeable about it. After all, Akira's father is a geologist. Of course he'd know about a crystallized heart in the depths of the Earth which is one of the greatest sources of power in the universe. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

[[File:Zone12FinalPage.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The rainbow says it all!]]

Later, Cain, Akira and Emusa were present on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] when [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] attacked the "Zone City" stationed there in defense of the planet. As Metrotitan obliterated both the base and [[Galaxy Shuttle]], the three escaped the destruction in [[Rabbicrater]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #8}}

Returning to Earth, the three felt the effects of Metrotitan's new weapon, the "Freeze Beam Gun". [[Roadfire|Road Fire]] made short work of Metrotitan, ending this threat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #9}}

[[Violen Jiger]] himself then came to Earth, intent on stealing the Zodiac. He plowed through the Powered Masters to grab the Galaxy Rocket, both obtaining the Zodiac and abducting Emusa, Cain, Akira and Moonradar in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #10}}

The Powered Masters followed Violen Jiger to the mysterious [[Tenth Planet]], where Violen Jiger split into three insect monsters. Roadfire defended the Galaxy Rocket from Lenja, saving the captives inside. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #11}}

After the Powered Masters defeated Violen Jiger's final form with their Zodiac-fueled Rainbow Powered Attack (no, really), sunlight returned to the Tenth Planet. The Zodiac rainbow remained in the sky, causing the world to sprout greenery and flowers. Though Cain, Akira, Emusa and the Transformers all came from different worlds, they realized they'd need all their strength and each other's help to make this new world a peaceful one. As Cain and Akira ran through a field of flowers together, holding each other's hands, Emusa placed one in Akira's hair. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #12}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Earlycainakiraemusa.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|DOESN'T IT?]]
* Akira's last name, Serikawa, was not mentioned in either the cartoon or comic versions of ''Zone''. It only appears once, as part of a story page advertisement for the ''Zone'' OVA, describing Akira as the child of "Earth physicist Professor Serikawa".
* Akira and his ''Zone'' chums looked quite different between the ''Zone'' story pages and anime, as you can see at right.
* It is heavily implied that Cain and Akira are romantically attracted to one another, making them the first gay characters in ''Transformers'' media.
*But seriously, Akira ''has'' to be a girl!

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serikawa Akira}}
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Zone characters]]

Akira Serikawa

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:''Akira is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Zone akira.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dora the Explorer wants her outfit back.]]
'''Akira Serikawa''' (芹川アキラ ''Serikawa Akira'') is an [[Earth]]ling who befriended the [[Autobot]]s during an attack by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. His father knows a lot about the [[Zodiac]]. He enjoys frolicking in meadows, catching butterflies, holding hands, blushing and picking flowers. He is ''very'' good friends with [[Cain]] and his pink bunny-bird [[Emusa]].
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages===
{{voiceactor|[[Naoko Watanabe]]}}

[[File:Zone akiracain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|If that's a sunset, then they're literally gay as the day is long.]]

On the planet Earth, the planet of his birth (hey, that rhymes), Akira was collecting butterflies. Akira loved to collect butterflies and just generally run around through fields of flowers and such.

Suddenly the air was filled with the sounds of giant robot monsters—which Akira didn't hear until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was close enough to step on him. Fortunately the Autobot Micromasters arrived and rescued Akira (and the other humans around) from a fate the same as death.

The Micromasters and their friend Cain introduced themselves to Akira, and Akira hung out with them while the Decepticon Generals attacked Earth. After Dai Atlas showed up to save the day, retrieving the Zodiac energy, Akira proved himself quite knowledgeable about it. After all, Akira's father is a geologist. Of course he'd know about a crystallized heart in the depths of the Earth which is one of the greatest sources of power in the universe. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

[[File:Zone12FinalPage.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The rainbow says it all!]]

Later, Cain, Akira and Emusa were present on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] when [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] attacked the "Zone City" stationed there in defense of the planet. As Metrotitan obliterated both the base and [[Galaxy Shuttle]], the three escaped the destruction in [[Rabbicrater]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #8}}

Returning to Earth, the three felt the effects of Metrotitan's new weapon, the "Freeze Beam Gun". [[Roadfire|Road Fire]] made short work of Metrotitan, ending this threat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #9}}

[[Violen Jiger]] himself then came to Earth, intent on stealing the Zodiac. He plowed through the Powered Masters to grab the Galaxy Rocket, both obtaining the Zodiac and abducting Emusa, Cain, Akira and Moonradar in the process. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #10}}

The Powered Masters followed Violen Jiger to the mysterious [[Tenth Planet]], where Violen Jiger split into three insect monsters. Roadfire defended the Galaxy Rocket from Lenja, saving the captives inside. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #11}}

After the Powered Masters defeated Violen Jiger's final form with their Zodiac-fueled Rainbow Powered Attack (no, really), sunlight returned to the Tenth Planet. The Zodiac rainbow remained in the sky, causing the world to sprout greenery and flowers. Though Cain, Akira, Emusa and the Transformers all came from different worlds, they realized they'd need all their strength and each other's help to make this new world a peaceful one. As Cain and Akira ran through a field of flowers together, holding each other's hands, Emusa placed one in Akira's hair. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #12}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Earlycainakiraemusa.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|DOESN'T IT?]]
* Akira's last name, Serikawa, was not mentioned in either the cartoon or comic versions of ''Zone''. It only appears once, as part of a story page advertisement for the ''Zone'' OVA, describing Akira as the child of "Earth physicist Professor Serikawa".
* Akira and his ''Zone'' chums looked quite different between the ''Zone'' story pages and anime, as you can see at right.
* It is heavily implied that Cain and Akira are romantically attracted to one another, making them the first gay characters in ''Transformers'' media.
*But seriously, Akira ''has'' to be a girl!

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serikawa Akira}}
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Zone characters]]

Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''Transformers: Zone'' ep 1
|prev=Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!
|title="Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!"
|japanese=新総司令官ダイアトラス登場!
|romaji=Shin Sōshireikan Dai Atlas Tōjō!
|translation=
|image=ZonePoster1.jpg
|caption=Zone is the Enders
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Columbia Music Entertainment|Nihon Columbia]]
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Hiromichi Matano]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 21|21 July]] 1990
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''When nine of the most powerful Decepticons are gathered together under the rule of Violen Jiger, Autobot Powered Master Dai Atlas must step forward to prevent them from acquiring the power of the mystical Zodiac.'''

{{--}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Victorysaber feminia destruction.jpg|left|thumb|200px|If only he's a [[Star Saber (Victory)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|hideous zealot]] in this clip.]]

Seeking to conquer the universe, the mysterious, demonic [[Violen Jiger]] gathers together the [[Decepticon]]s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. To remove the threat the [[Autobot]]s pose to his goal, he has the generals devastate the planet [[Feminia]], drawing the attention of Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] and his troops, who arrive to save the planet's populace. Victory Saber saves the life of a young boy named [[Cain]], but is unable to escape the planet's destruction himself and is left missing in action when Feminia explodes.

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Ha ha, I have stolen the prop from [[wikipedia:My Science Project|My Science Project]]!"]]

With the Autobots in disarray following the loss of Victory Saber, Violen Jiger charges his generals with obtaining the Autobots' new energy source [[Energon Z]], and the [[Zodiac]], the enigmatic energy force responsible for the creation of the universe, which he intends to fuse together to create the super-energy that will fuel his dreams of conquest.

Meanwhile, Cain and his pet [[Emusa]] are brought to [[Micro|Planet Zone]], the fortified defence base of the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s, where [[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]] and [[Rabbicrater]] give him the lowdown on its history. Zone was created by the [[Powered Master]]s, early Transformer pioneers of space, and the [[Zone Base]] is powered by [[Energon Z]]—which makes the planet the next target for the Demon Generals. Overlord, Menasor, Bruticus, and Abominus attack the planet and steal the Energon Z, escaping into space as Moonradar leads the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and the [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]] in pursuit. Their way is barred by BlackZarak, who impedes their progress with an energy net. The [[Jet Patrol Team]] free their companions, and [[Sunrunner]] tracks the Generals with his radar, discovering that the capsule of Energon Z has been handed off to the other half of the group, who are on their way to Earth.

[[Image:CainAkiraPetals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And as the cherry blossoms lowered, so did our expectations.]]

Back on Zone, as the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] cleans up, the Powered Masters [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]] return from their search for Victory Saber, bringing the wounded commander back safely. The two Powered Masters briefly watch over Victory Saber in the infirmary, then set out for Earth, where Devastator, King Poseidon, Trypticon, and Predaking are already wreaking havoc. The Micromasters, meanwhile, have already arrived on the planet, just in time to save a young boy named [[Akira Serikawa|Akira]], who... ''befriends''... Cain as the Micromasters do the best they can to hold off the Generals. In the nick of time, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrive, and the battle goes underground as Devastator and Dai Atlas race to find the Zodiac, buried in a cavern beneath the Earth's surface. As Devastator is dispatched by a river of lava, King Poseidon attempts to escape with the Zodiac, but is stopped by Sonic Bomber, and tosses it to his fellow Generals. Dai Atlas is able to snatch it from their grasp, but the enraged Trypticon then unleashes a beam of Energon Z from the capsule directly at him. Sonic Bomber valiantly takes the hit for Dai Atlas and is nearly killed by the beam, but Trypticon simply fires off another shot. In desperation, Dai Atlas holds aloft the Zodiac and petitions it for help, and as the Energon Z washes over it, its power is unleashed. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber are transformed into "Zone Modes", heavily-armed base forms that dispense with King Poseidon and Trypticon. Attempting to flee, Predaking is cleaved in two by Dai Atlas's Zone Sword Cutter attack, and the Zodiac is retrieved.

The Autobots, Cain and Akira then discuss the nature of the Zodiac amongst themselves, with Akira revealing that he learned about the existence of Zodiac from his father, but he wants to know more about space and the Transformers. Conversely, Cain and Moonradar want to learn about Earth, and they all agree to teach each other about their respective subjects. Emusa then invites Akira to Zone, and Dai Atlas approves; Akira is ecstatic, but stops to pull something from his backpack — he presents Cain and Emusa with some flowers, and wants to bring plenty along for the trip!

Returning to Zone, Victory Saber appoints Dai Atlas as the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots. The flying Emusa throws a bouquet into the air that falls apart, and as the petals rain down on the laughing boys and nearby Autobots, the crowd cheers Dai Atlas's name.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] (6)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (7)
*[[Holi]] (8)
*[[Pīpō]] (9)
*[[Fire]] (10)
*[[Boater]] (11)
*[[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]] (17)
*[[Rabbicrater]] (18)
*[[Star Cloud]] (20)
*[[Windrim]] (21)
*[[Big Shot]] (22)
*[[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]] (23)
*[[Nightflight (Zone)|Nightflight]] (24)
*[[Sidetrack]] (25)
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] (26)
*[[Gingham]] (27)
*[[Black Heat]] (28)
*[[Sunrunner]] (29)
*[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] (31)
*[[Sonic Bomber]] (32)
*[[Tailspin]] (33)
*[[Swindler]] (34)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (35)
*[[Deadhour]] (37)
*[[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]] (38)
*[[Road Caesar]] (39)
*[[Grand Maximus]] (40)
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] (41)
*[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] (42)
*[[Lander]] (43)
*[[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] (44)
*[[Ranger]] (45)
*[[Road King]] (46)
|c2=
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (3)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (4)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Violen Jiger]] (12)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (13)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (14)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (15)
*[[King Poseidon]] (16)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (30)
|c3=
*[[Akira Serikawa|Akira]] (36)
|c4=
*[[Cain]] (1)
*[[Emusa]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"The Autobots' Supreme Commander, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]], has vanished into space like dust." 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer]" 
"I shall take control over the entire universe to create a Decepticon Zone!" 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer again]" 
"[Changes face] Find the Super Energy that is needed." 
"[Changes face again] And retrieve it by any means necessary!"
:—'''Violen Jiger's''' only speaking lines.

==Notes==
*Opening song is "[[Transformer Z no Theme]]" and ending song is "[[Ashita no Kimi e]]".
*The episode was produced by [[Kenji Yokoyama]], who also produced ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: Headmasters]]''.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*During Star Saber's repair operation, his battle helmet is blue.
*When Devastator goes underground after trying to attack Dai Atlas from behind, the part of his cape on his shoulders is colored green instead of purple.

===Continuity notes===
*During Dai Atlas's coronation, [[Grand Maximus]], the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], [[Lander]], [[Road Caesar]], and [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] can be seen at Star Saber's side.

===Transformers references===
*The Transformers previously visited Planet Feminia in [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|issue #5]] of the 1986 manga, ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]''. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] also mentioned it in "[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]".
*Planet Zone is an overhauled, upgraded version of [[Micro]], seen previously in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' animated series.
*The core of the Zone Base, referred to as the "Rocket Base" in the toyline and ''[[TV Magazine]]'' spreads, is identical to the Shuttle Base from ''Victory''. While it is unclear if the Shuttle Base and the Rocket Base were originally intended to be the same structure, ''[[Transformers: The Ark II|The Ark II]]'' has declared them to be so.
*The [[fire station]], [[gas station]], [[airport]], and [[construction station]] Micromaster Bases belonging to [[Hot House]], [[Glasspit]], [[Overair]], and [[Ironworks]], respectively, all appear as part of the Zone Base, although their Micromaster owners do not.

===Trivia===
[[Image:ZoneOPCreatures.jpg|thumb|right|200px|What the hell?]]
*According to an interview featured in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'', ''Zone'' was to receive a second episode in the form of a TV special. However, production was cancelled due to unspecified circumstances (likely declining interest in the ''Transformers'' brand, a factor that brought about the end of the American toyline the same year ''Zone'' was released), making "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!" the only episode of ''Zone'' to be animated.
*Although [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumors]] have always circulated that as many as five could have been completed, only this first episode was released, and serves as the final animated installment of the Japanese ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*The episode is an adaptation of the single chapter of ''Zone'' [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|manga]], or perhaps vice-versa—the manga was released three months before the OVA, although it's not totally clear which media the story was first conceived for. There are some small differences between the anime and the manga: most notably, in the manga, Predaking is blasted by Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber's Zone Modes along with King Poseidon and Trypticon, while the anime sees him make a run for it and wind up getting bisected. [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Story pages]] in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' would later establish that all three generals survived the Zone Mode blast in the manga, whereas they rather definitively died in the anime. As such, the story pages are, in the strictest sense, not in-continuity with the anime, although the official 2007 [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|timeline]] established that their events, in broad strokes, also occurred in animated continuity.
*The ''Zone'' VHS came packaged with the [[exclusive]] figure, [[Rabbicrater]].
*The ''Zone'' [[title sequence]] features Sonic Bomber fighting a strange blue winged creature and Dai Atlas fighting a huge pink bear-esque creature, both of which end up destroyed by the Autobots. Just who or ''what'' these things are is never explained in any extant ''Zone'' fiction.
*Four complete Micromaster teams appear in this episode: the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], the [[Battle Patrol|Battle Patrol Team]], the [[Jet Patrol Team]], and the [[Super Car Patrol Team]]. The latter two use the molds from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Sports Car Patrol]], who were Decepticons in the West.
*Only three members of the [[Race Car Patrol|Race Car Patrol Team]] appear in this episode—in cameos from behind, nonetheless. The missing member is [[Free Wheeler]], who can briefly be spotted in the opening sequence.
[[Image:CainAkiraBlush.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cain really looks like he stepped out of ''[[wikipedia:Saint Seiya|Knights of the Zodiac]]'', doesn't he?]]
*So, Cain and Akira are pretty gay. Aside from both being very effeminate in design, there's a scene in the story where, during Predaking and Trypticon's attack on the base-mode Galaxy Rocket, Akira is shaken up and falls back into Cain's arms, and they linger on the pair in close-up as both of them blush. Then, the whole closing sequence is about them running through a field of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveBubbles shōjo bubbles] and watching the sunrise together. It's a sudden, dramatic moment of inclusivity not seen in Transformers cartoons before or since, even if it's all done through implication. Unless Akira's a girl...
*Devastator totally knocks down the World Trade Center. That dastardly terrorist.
*As Predaking's freshly sliced halves separate, what appears to be [[:File:PredaBrain1.jpg|an organic brain]] is briefly visible inside. Which is odd.
*Much like the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization|Scramble City]]" OVA, [[Shout! Factory]] was outright denied the distribution license for the ''Zone'' OVA in the United States by co-producers [[Toei]]. Precisely why Toei would not permit the OVA to be released in the United States has never been made public.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
[[Image:Columbia Zone DVD.jpg|thumb|100px]]
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1990 — ''Transformers: Zone'' ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Zone'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection ([[Metrodome]]) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)
{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BCZ ''Transformers Zone'' article at the Japanese Wikipedia]

[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon episodes]]
[[Category:Zone media]]

Victorion

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{{faction|autobot}}
:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]]
*[[Stormclash]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
*[[Dust Up]]
*[[Jumpstream]]
*[[Rust Dust]]

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity. Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#IDW Generation 1 continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, [[Sterling]], [[Aileron]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The Torchbearers were able to pull themselves back together during the subsequent cleanup effort, and formed Victorion to interfere with an EDC strafing run. On Jetfire's orders, she used her gravity powers to safely extract the Autobots and their prisoners.{{storylink|White Heat}}

Some months later, Victorion, Optimus Prime, and Soundwave travelled to [[Oregon]] to the besieged [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Arcee, who had been targeted by attack from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]]. Believing the Transformers to be behind the destabilization of [[Ore-13]], the Joes weren't inclined to talk things out; in the ensuing fight, Soundwave lauched an electromagnetic pulse to disrupt the human technology, and Victorion caught and safely set down the planes that had been knocked out of the air by the attack to prove their goodwill. Then, a [[Rom|mysterious silver alien]] intervened and began slaughtering the Joes, so Optimus ordered his troops to pursue the mechanical interloper. Victorion used her gravitational powers to airlift her Cybertronian allies away. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|The New Colossus}}}}
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Anna Akana]]}}
[[File:PreludeToCombinerWars-victorion.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'm sorry, that was musical murder.]]
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Victorion was one of many on Cybertron who attempted to stand against [[Thunder Mayhem]]. She failed. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager-class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Victorion is only available as a box set, initially via Target.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, as well as online retailers Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The final product featured a more muted green compared to the prototype pictures.

:Victorion also comes with a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art.

:This mold-set was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg||right|thumb|upright=1.5|Listen to me. You are not six people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience.]]
*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan Built Bot|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" (Galvatronus won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, her first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City style combiner, the honor of first combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (SL)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
*Victorion is one of the largest Transformers action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other ''Combiner Wars'' combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 combiner toy hands.
*Victorion is also the name of a racecar/space shuttle robot from Brave Saga 2.

==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]
*"The ''real'' Victorion" at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-4aSbqFg_Y /Youtube]

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[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Victorion

2016-11-22T18:21:55Z

Jtarvin: /* External links */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]]
*[[Stormclash]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
*[[Dust Up]]
*[[Jumpstream]]
*[[Rust Dust]]

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity. Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#IDW Generation 1 continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, [[Sterling]], [[Aileron]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The Torchbearers were able to pull themselves back together during the subsequent cleanup effort, and formed Victorion to interfere with an EDC strafing run. On Jetfire's orders, she used her gravity powers to safely extract the Autobots and their prisoners.{{storylink|White Heat}}

Some months later, Victorion, Optimus Prime, and Soundwave travelled to [[Oregon]] to the besieged [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Arcee, who had been targeted by attack from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]]. Believing the Transformers to be behind the destabilization of [[Ore-13]], the Joes weren't inclined to talk things out; in the ensuing fight, Soundwave lauched an electromagnetic pulse to disrupt the human technology, and Victorion caught and safely set down the planes that had been knocked out of the air by the attack to prove their goodwill. Then, a [[Rom|mysterious silver alien]] intervened and began slaughtering the Joes, so Optimus ordered his troops to pursue the mechanical interloper. Victorion used her gravitational powers to airlift her Cybertronian allies away. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|The New Colossus}}}}
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Anna Akana]]}}
[[File:PreludeToCombinerWars-victorion.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'm sorry, that was musical murder.]]
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Victorion was one of many on Cybertron who attempted to stand against [[Thunder Mayhem]]. She failed. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager-class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Victorion is only available as a box set, initially via Target.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, as well as online retailers Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The final product featured a more muted green compared to the prototype pictures.

:Victorion also comes with a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art.

:This mold-set was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg||right|thumb|upright=1.5|Listen to me. You are not six people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience.]]
*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan Built Bot|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" (Galvatronus won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, her first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City style combiner, the honor of first combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (SL)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
*Victorion is one of the largest Transformers action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other ''Combiner Wars'' combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 combiner toy hands.
*Victorion is also the name of a racecar/space shuttle robot from Brave Saga 2.

==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]
*"The ''real'' Victorion" at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-4aSbqFg_Y]

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[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

Scramble City: Mobilization

2016-11-21T20:46:31Z

Jtarvin: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Scramble City}}
{{episode|
|seriess=[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]
|prev=Day of the Machines
|next=The Transformers: The Movie
|title="Scramble City: Mobilization"
|japanese=スクランブルシティ発動編
|romaji=Scramble City Hatsudō Hen
|image=Scramblecity title.jpg
|caption=
|production code=
|production company=
|written by=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|directed by=
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|release date=April 1986
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megatron is determined to halt the completion of Metroplex, the Autobots' new transforming city. To do the deed, he throws every combiner team the Decepticons have at them. The Autobots counter with their own combiners and things get ugly.'''

==Synopsis==
In a secret subterranean factory, the [[Autobot]]s and their [[human]] allies work diligently on their "Scramble City" project, constructing a giant mobile fortress under the direction of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s detect magnetic fluctuations emanating from the concealed base, however, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|cassettes]] investigate; despite resistance from Blaster and his tapes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] manages to penetrate the cavern and discovers the construction work.

[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] dispatches [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to attack the factory, but their way is barred by an Autobot contingent led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Ultra Magnus, monitoring the battle from the base, sees the Constructicons merge into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], he sends the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to join the fight. Their added firepower fells Devastator and sends the Decepticons retreating, and in retaliation, Megatron deploys the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. The Autobots roll out to confront them, and the battle soon escalates as the two combiner teams form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Using Scramble Power, the two super robots shift their limbs for optimum power, but after a few reconfigurations, [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] gets confused and attempts to connect as the wrong limb, crashing into his team-mates and falling off. Menasor seizes the opportunity and disengages [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], who attaches as Superion's leg, with painful results for the air warrior. Optimus Prime takes action, blasting Wildrider off and allowing Fireflight to recombine with his team, at which point the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] arrive to tip the battle in the Decepticons' favor as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

Back in the Autobots' factory, Scramble City has finally been completed, and Ultra Magnus has it transform to mobile fortress mode and sends it to join in the battle along with the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Menasor and Bruticus have already defeated Superion as the team arrives, but as [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], they protect the other Autobots as Scramble City transforms into its [[robot mode]]—[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]! A single blast from Metroplex's cannon defeats the two Decepticons, but as the Autobots celebrate their victory, the nearby ocean parts, and from its depths arises [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]!

==Featured characters==
(''For the purposes of this list, the portion of this OVA that is composed of clips from other episodes is not counted.'') 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (4)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (5)
* [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (9)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (10)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (11)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (12)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (17)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (18)
* [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (19)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (28)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (29)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (30)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (31)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (32)
* [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (33)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (35)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (36)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (37)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (38)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (39)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (45)
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (53)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (54)

|c2=
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (14)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (15)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (16)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (17)
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (20)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (21)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (22)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (23)
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (24)
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (25)
* [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (26)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (27)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (28)
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (34)
* [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (40)
* [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (41)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (42)
* [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (43)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (44)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (46)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (47)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (48)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (49)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (50)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (51)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (52)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (55)

|c3=
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (3)
* [[Carly]] (6)
* [[Chip Chase]] (7)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]](8)
}}

==Other notes==
===Animation and technical glitches===
The concept of the whole combiner-limb-switching thing is practically the whole point of "Scramble City", and is completely wrecked by repeated coloring errors.
*When Menasor reconfigures his limbs for the first time, Wildrider becomes his right arm and Breakdown his left, while Dead End becomes his left leg, and Drag Strip his right. However, as soon as they connect, their colours change back to those of the limbs as if they were in their traditional positions (Breakdown is coloured maroon like Dead End, Drag Strip is off-white like Breakdown, etc.). Though frustrating, it is at least understandable how the error occurred; some of the errors that will follow it are real head-scratchers, however.
*The original colouring error continues into the next shot, as Superion kicks Menasor.
*In the very next shot, as Menasor falls over from the kick, he is both ''drawn'' and coloured with his traditional limb configuration, as if no switching had occurred.
*Next, when he catches the lunging Superion, his right arm is correctly drawn and colored as Breakdown. While not fully visible, so we can't tell who it's ''drawn'' as, we can see his right arm is incorrectly colored as if it were Drag Strip.
*Immediately after ''that'', as Menasor swings Superion around, his arms are correctly drawn as Breakdown and Wildrider, except they're on the wrong sides... ''and'' they're colored like Drag Strip and Dead End (so in this shot, we get a yellow Breakdown). Drag Strip and Dead End are drawn in their correct positions as his legs, but are of course miscoloured as Breakdown and Wildrider.
*''Then,'' as Menasor looms over the fallen Superion, his left arm is correctly drawn and colored as Breakdown, while his right arm is correctly drawn as Wildrider, but colored like Dead End.
*When Menasor launches his arm to replace Superion's leg, the arms are drawn correctly as Breakdown and Wildrider, but are ''both'' colored like Dead End! Wildrider is in the correct colours when he attaches to Superion, however.
*As Menasor fires on Fireflight in the next shot, we return to the original error, as his limbs are drawn in their correct, reconfigured positions, but colored as if in their traditional arrangement.
*This error ''still'' in place as approaches the fallen Superion, but when he lifts his gun, his left arm is correctly drawn and colored as Breakdown. It snaps back to a maroon Lamborghini when he clocks Superion one.
*As Superion strikes back, Breakdown (left arm) and Drag Strip (right leg) are drawn and colored correctly, while Dead End (left leg) and Wildrider (right arm) have their colors swapped.
*When the angle changes and Menasor falls over, his right arm is Breakdown once again colored like Dead End, while his right arm is... well, it's ''colored'' like Drag Strip, but it's hard to tell exactly who it is. It has a visible spoiler, so it's either Drag Strip himself or a miscolored Wildrider, but in another unusual goof, whoever it is, they're attached ''upside down'', because that spoiler is up at Menasor's shoulder instead of his wrist.
*For the rest of the episode, his limbs are drawn as being in their alternate configuration, but are colored like their standard configuration, up until Metroplex dispatches Menasor, at which point it's Breakdown (left arm), Wildrider colored as Dead End (right arm), Dead End colored as Wildrider (left leg) and Drag Strip (right leg).
*Throughout all of this, Superion undergoes several similar errors, but ultimately, they're far less noticeable; the four smaller Aerialbots are virtually identical in limb-form, making it hard to tell if they've changed positions, or if they've been colored wrong. Probably most noticeably, when the Aerialbots undergo their second reconfiguration, the 'bot attaching as Superion's right arm is colored red like Fireflight, but the leg that falls off is ''explicitly'' Fireflight; once he reconnects, he's coloured like... look, I dunno, whichever Aerialbot normally goes there. Nobody knows that!
*My head hurts.

===Transformers references===
*Although Hasbro cartoon continuity would specifically not have Trypticon created until 2005, previous installments of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga]] detail the early stages of the construction of both him and Metroplex.

===Trivia===
[[File:ScrambleCityPoster1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Metroplex poster artwork, or half of it, anyway]]
*The [[title sequence]] for "Scramble City" is newly created for the OVA, and features segments of the second season opening and clips from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Similarly, the closing sequence combines clips of the season 2 closing, "More than Meets the Eye" and "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]".
*The first seven minutes of the 23-minute-long "Scramble City" consist of a series of clips from "More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1" and "The Master Builders", retelling the Transformers' struggles on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], their departure for and awakening on [[Earth]], and the creation and importance of Devastator, followed by the title card for the OVA.
*The [[cliffhanger]] that "Scramble City" is left dangling on was never resolved, as no further installments were produced. Although a "Scramble City 2" is often referenced by fans, this is, in actuality, an extended stop-motion toy commercial that's also named "[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]", which merely retells the animated episode with the added inclusion of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]].
*Chronologically, "Scramble City" features the first animated appearances of Ultra Magnus, Ratbat, Ramhorn, Steeljaw, Metroplex and Trypticon.
*Both Metroplex and Trypticon have different [[character model]]s in "Scramble City" that were later replaced with new designs for the third season of the cartoon. Where Trypticon's "Scramble City" model is not particularly toy-accurate and would be updated to better reflect the appearance of his action figure, Metroplex actually looks ''more'' like his toy in "Scramble City", down to the angling of his limbs and positioning of his accessories in his alternate modes. Trypticon's early model would also be used for his appearances in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]], but "Scramble City" was the only notable appearance of Metroplex's original look.
*This OVA marks the first time Chip and Carly are seen in the same episode. What took them so long?
* Trypticon's roar is that from the kaijū [[wikipedia:Baragon|Baragon]].
* This OVA could easily take place after the [[Alternity (franchise)|''Alternity'']] franchise.

===Trouble with Toei===

*[[Toei]], the Japanese animation studio that co-produced "Scramble City", has been unwilling to license the OVA to third party distributors outside of Japan. In 2006, [[Sony]] was unable to secure the rights to the audio track from Toei and were forced to replace it with a non-optional commentary track. [[Metrodome]] and [[Madman Entertainment]] circumvented dealing with Toei altogether by releasing a low-quality, fansubbed version of the OVA (with burnt-in subtitles, of course). [[Shout! Factory]] attempted to negotiate professionally with Toei, but were outright denied in their requests, forcing them to leave the OVA off their releases of American and Japanese ''Transformers'' cartoons. They were likewise snubbed in their attempts to release the ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'' OVA, which Toei also co-produced. Despite Toei's outright refusal to cooperate with foreign distributors (their reluctance runs deeper than just OVAs, as they routinely offer incomplete masters of their other shows to foreign distributors), the OVA has been released multiple times in its complete form in Japan by [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer/Geneon]].

==Home video releases==
;[[Wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1995 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''The Transformers: The Movie'' — 20th Anniversary Special Edition ([[Sony]]) — Audio commentary by [[Rik Alvarez]] and [[Alex Weiner]] only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Ultimate Edition ([[Metrodome]]) — Japanese audio with burnt-in English subs and optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''Transformers: The Movie'' — Special Edition ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio with (optional?) English subs.

[[Category:Generation 1 media]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that acts as the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Set years after its predecessor, the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905]. The series subsequently debuted on Cartoon Network in numerous countries before the first 26-episode season finally premiered in the US on [[March 14]], [[2015]]. A second season of thirteen episodes began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, followed by a six-episode "mini-series"/"TV event" later in the year that was referred to as "season 3" by some sources,<ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team]</ref> causing some confusion among audiences over how to count the seasons. A full third season was confirmed in October 2016, planned for broadcast in 2017 under the subtitle ''Combiner Force'',.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2016/10/06/exclusive-transformers-robots-in-disguise-renewed-for-season-3 "Transfrormers: Robots in Disguise rewned for season 3" at ComicBook.com]</ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[The Fallen|Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features more frequent references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of multiple regulars from ''Prime'' in special guest appearances: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]], and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], still accompanied by [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season, with at least one appearing in every episode.

Season 2 proper was followed by a "mini-series" of sorts, referred to as Season 3 by several official sources before the announcement of a full third season. This six-episode run sees the return of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who seeks the mysterious Mini-Con Weaponizers, who have reluctantly partnered with a group of Decepticon [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|Scavengers]] searching Earth for abandoned Cybertronian relics. In one of the show's most extensive ''Prime'' tie-ins to date, the fate of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] is also revealed in an extended [[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|flashback]] to the events of the [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|''Predacons Rising'' TV movie]].

==Main cast==
(Recurring characters only, listed in order of first appearance.)
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Roger Craig Smith)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Roughedge]]
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Tricerashot]] ([[Robbie Rist]])

|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
**[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] (Steve Blum)
**[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] (Jim Cummings)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 2½===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
#"[[Worthy]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot. The "season 2½" or "miniseries" episodes will also be broadcast as part of the ''Prime of Micron'' series.

''Prime of Micron'' includes a newly cobbled together title sequence (comprised of clips from episodes), but maintains the same theme song as ''Adventure''. Likewise, the end credits sequence and song are the same.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**"History Lessons" through to "Worthy" then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*A) This series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]]. B) This show has a rule-obssessed police-bot, a young delinquent whose name begins with "Side", a green Grimlock who can talk normally, a father and son, and 2 [[Hank|other]] [[Butch (RID)|kids]] that complete the boy with a 2 males-1 female thing. Coincidence or legacy?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Victorion

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{{faction|autobot}}
:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]]
*[[Stormclash]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
*[[Dust Up]]
*[[Jumpstream]]
*[[Rust Dust]]

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity. Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#IDW Generation 1 continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, [[Sterling]], [[Aileron]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]'s [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The Torchbearers were able to pull themselves back together during the subsequent cleanup effort, and formed Victorion to interfere with an EDC strafing run. On Jetfire's orders, she used her gravity powers to safely extract the Autobots and their prisoners.{{storylink|White Heat}}

Some months later, Victorion, Optimus Prime, and Soundwave travelled to [[Oregon]] to the besieged [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and Arcee, who had been targeted by attack from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I.Joe]]. Believing the Transformers to be behind the destabilization of [[Ore-13]], the Joes weren't inclined to talk things out; in the ensuing fight, Soundwave lauched an electromagnetic pulse to disrupt the human technology, and Victorion caught and safely set down the planes that had been knocked out of the air by the attack to prove their goodwill. Then, a [[Rom|mysterious silver alien]] intervened and began slaughtering the Joes, so Optimus ordered his troops to pursue the mechanical interloper. Victorion used her gravitational powers to airlift her Cybertronian allies away. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|O Ship of State}} {{storylink|The New Colossus}}}}
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Anna Akana]]}}
[[File:PreludeToCombinerWars-victorion.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I'm sorry, that was musical murder.]]
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A War of Giants}} {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Victorion was one of many on Cybertron who attempted to stand against [[Thunder Mayhem]]. She failed. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager-class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Victorion is only available as a box set, initially via Target.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, as well as online retailers Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The final product featured a more muted green compared to the prototype pictures.

:Victorion also comes with a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art.

:This mold-set was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg||right|thumb|upright=1.5|Listen to me. You are not six people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience.]]
*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan Built Bot|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" (Galvatronus won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, her first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City style combiner, the honor of first combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (SL)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
*Victorion is one of the largest Transformers action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other ''Combiner Wars'' combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 combiner toy hands.
*Victorion is also the name of a racecar/space shuttle robot from Brave Saga 2.

==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]

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[[Category:Combiner Wars]]
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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]

File:Pilot2 Denny is upset.jpg

2016-11-21T20:26:41Z

Jtarvin:

{{RID2015cap|[[Denny Clay]] and his headphones are upset at the damage to their stuff.|Pilot (Part 2)|5}}

Pilot (Part 2)

2016-11-21T20:25:18Z

Jtarvin: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 2
|image=RID2015 Underbite chases autobots.jpg
|caption="Hey, I didn't order this dinner to go!"
|prev=Pilot (Part 1)
|next=Trust Exercises
|title="Pilot (Part 2)"
|airdate=[[February 21]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[March 14]], [[2015]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Duane Capizzi]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[David Hartman]]
}}

'''Bumblebee and his new team must stop Underbite from reaching nearby Crown City.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PilotPart2 Underbite Grimlock square off.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Walking with Beasts: Hasbro Edition'']]
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] prevents [[Russell Clay|Russell]] from pursuing [[Underbite]], insisting it's too dangerous, but [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] points out the incoming [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], who transforms to dino mode. Though Bumblebee's braced to fight Grimlock off, the Dinobot simply sniffs at them and then dashes off into the woods after Underbite. Telling the others to stay put, Bumblebee gives pursuit, however when Russell runs off as well, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] uses it as an excuse to follow suit. Also [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s jabbering results in Sideswipe going after them. Grimlock intercepts Underbite at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] and the pair begin grappling. Though Underbite suggests that they're on the same side and therefore don't need to fight, Grimlock disagrees and they continue to toss each other around, while an oblivious (due to listening to loud music) [[Denny Clay]] puts away the [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] statues he's bought. Bumblebee arrives and prepares to subtly intervene, however the element of surprise is spoiled by the arrival of the rest of his team, who dive straight in. After tossing Grimlock aside, Underbite starts chowing on the Beaver statues, until Strongarm manages to attract his attention.

[[File:PilotPart2 Denny is anguished.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Yeah, Fowler had that reaction too the first time we broke something of his."]]
Sideswipe and Russell find Denny in the old diner, and Russell points his dad to the Autobots and Decepticon rapidly bearing down on them. Grimlock jumps on Underbite and begins punching him repeatedly. While the Decepticon is thus busy, Bumblebee suggests Denny take his son somewhere safe and complains about his team not following orders. Underbite again manages to get the better of Grimlock, and begins chowing down on the junk, however he soon spots [[Crown City]] in the distance, and immediately sets out for it. With the Autobots gathering themselves together, Grimlock again springs to his feet, only to find his foe has gone. Realizing where Underbite is headed, Bumblebee prepares to give chase, and the others insist on going too. Strongarm scans a new vehicle mode on Bumblebee's insistence that they maintain a low profile. Fixit also arrives with the news that he's got a single [[stasis cell]] back online, and some capture devices which he distributes to the team. Bumblebee, Strongarm, Denny, and Grimlock soon roll out, leaving Sideswipe to take care of Russell.

[[File:PilotPart2 Bumblebee Strongarm vs Underbite.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], and [[William Fowler|Fowler]] were right, this ''is'' tingly!]]
Driving along, Underbite is slowly weakening from the lack of sustenance — organic material being unsuitable for him to consume. Meanwhile, Sideswipe finally finds a car to scan, and Russell has the idea to take along the rest of the Beaver statues. The rest of the team has already caught up with Underbite at the bridge to Crown City and start using Fixit's capture tools on him, however the tools swiftly fail. They attempt to block Underbite's way, though a fight proves unnecessary as Sideswipe arrives and lures Underbite away with the trailer-load of Beaver statues. They lead the Decepticon to the edge of the quarry, and the team starts trying to push Underbite over the edge. Unfortunately when Sideswipe joins in, it allows Underbite to grab some statues from the Autobot's trailer and powers himself up. Tossed aside, the Autobots can only watch in alarm as Underbite picks up Denny's truck and begins crushing it.

[[File:PilotPart2 Optimus ex Machina.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Did you really think Hasbro would let him [[To sell toys|stay]] [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]]?]]
At which point [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] suddenly grabs Underbite and tosses him into the quarry. After revealing that Denny is fine, Optimus admits he's not quite sure whether he's alive or not. After complimenting the team Bumblebee has put together, Optimus gives a stirring speech and tells them he does not know what fate has in store for him, before dematerializing. Some time later, Underbite is resecured in the working stasis cell as the Autobots move the equipment salvaged from the ''[[Alchemor]]'' in to the scrapyard. Grimlock's concerned that they'll put him back into a stasis cell too, but Bumblebee instead puts him on probation. The inevitable team squabbling begins.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (4)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (6)
*[[Underbite]] (8)

|c3=
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
*[[Denny Clay]] (7)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh mercy, his dad's in there!" <pause> "What's a dad?" 
"Um...it's an older member of this planet's dominant species that shares genetic material with the younger member and assists in the rearing and education of that member." 
"Oh. Why didn't you just say that?"
:—'''Fixit''' gets a brief lecture on [[relatives]] from '''Bumblebee'''.

"I'm no fighter either, I'm a lover. Let's see if ol' Fixit can find something to help out with these fugitives. Maybe some weapons... gear... I can tell we're going to be great friends, Sideswipe. Hey, do you have a nickname? No no, wait, let me guess. Scooter? Rumblejack? Bill? Mine is M.C. It's actually a loooong story... Sideswipe? Hello?"
:—'''Fixit'''

"We got a dance to finish skrud!" 
"You're from the prison ship too. I'm not gonna eat the whole planet. Just the crunchy parts. So why're you botherin' me?" 
"I like to pick on things my own size. And just because we rode here together, doesn't make us travel buds." 
:—'''Grimlock''' picks a fight with '''Underbite'''.

"Fixit, you are my favorite Mini-Con." ''[Capture device breaks]'' "Fixit, I'm rethinking my rankings."
:—'''Bumblebee'''

"Together you will confront many challenges. The forces facing Earth are immense and formidable, but I am certain you will accomplish great things. As you did today." 
"But we needed your help, Optimus. We always will." 
"You are ready to lead, Bumblebee, do not doubt yourself." 
:—''' Optimus Prime''' talks to '''Bumblebee''' and gives Team Bumblebee the pep talk.

"YEAH! I'm on probaaaation. Yes on probaaation."
:—'''Grimlock'''

"I... we... won't let you down Optimus. And if I say it enough, maybe I'll actually believe it."
:—'''Bumblebee''' has high hopes for his new team.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* In this and part 1, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods". This change appears to have been made due to the amount of spitting the term "stasis cell" produced in the recording booth.[https://twitter.com/sonnova/status/576869010010075136]
* The capture devices Fixit brings are:
**A device Bumblebee uses which looks like the [[Decepticon Hunter]] introduced in "[[As the Kospego Commands!]]". It's unclear if this is actually meant to be another Decepticon Hunter, and it doesn't function the same way.
** A crossbow claimed by Strongarm, which malfunctions in this episode, but she'll be seen using it in later episodes.
** A sword, which goes unclaimed but can be seen being used by Sideswipe in later episodes.
* When the Autobots confront Underbite near the bridge, Underbite is so low on energy that he can barely walk. However, even after being attacked by Bumblebee and Strongarm, he somehow has the energy to run after Sideswipe and then transform and chase after him. It's ''possible'' that the weapons Bumblebee and Strongarm used somehow energized Underbite, but there's nothing in the scene to suggest this.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Underbite]]
* ''On probation'': [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* Fixit's nickname M.C. could stand for [[Mini-Con]].

===Real-world references===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Trivia===
*The first thirteen episodes of the series, this included, first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Piloto - Part 2 '''" ("Pilot - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]], 2015

'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dìqiú Rènwù (xià)'''" (地球任务（下）, "Mission Earth (Part 2)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - Del 2'''" ("Pilot - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilotti - Osa 2'''" ("Pilot - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le dévoreur'''" ("The Devourer")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission Erde - Episode 2'''" ("Mission Earth - Episode 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 4]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Robotok álruhában'''" ("Robots in Disguise"; both pilot episodes shared the same title with no numbering, despite being aired separately)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più di quanto non sembri, parte 2'''" ("More than how it looks like, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 28]], 2015 (preview in select cinemas); [[March 7]], 2015 (TV airing)

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Team Bumblebee, Tanjō'''" (チーム・バンブルビー、誕生, "The Birth of Team Bumblebee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 22]], 2015

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - Del 2'''" ("Pilot - Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - część druga'''" ("Pilot - part two")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 17]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 3]], 2015

'''Spanish (Latin American)'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Piloto. parte 2''" (Pilot, part 2)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]] (Along with "Pilot, Part 1")

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pilot - Del 2'''" ("Pilot - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Пилот, часть 2'''" (Pilot, Part 2)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 3]] (Along with "Pilot, Part 1")

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

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Denny Clay

2016-11-21T20:23:45Z

Jtarvin: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

:''Denny Clay is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RID Denny Clay.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Basically, he's what Dean from ''The Iron Giant'' would have been had he grown up in the 60's.]]

'''Denny Clay''' lives up to the saying that growing old doesn't necessarily mean "growing up". Owner and proprietor of the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist]] outside [[Crown City]], Denny is a consummate collector of... well, junk. Junk he ''insists'' will be worth a fortune to the right people, someday, but in the meantime isn't it ''cool''? (Doesn't [[fandom|sound familiar at all]], does it?)

In some ways, Denny is less mature than his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. He wears his heart on his sleeve, still geeks out to [[Rear Axle|cheesy glam-rock]], and was flabbergasted to find out that professional wrestling is scripted... and he only learned that in the months following the arrival of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s to his scrapya- er, salvage dept. But that childlike manner of his is also a boon to the Autobots. He's more than ready to bend the rules and harmlessly break a few laws to help keep the presence of the Cybertronians on [[Earth]] a secret, quick with a disguise and a fake name (almost always the ''same'' name but still) to keep the local authorities distracted. And sometimes he even shows his "good dad" cred in helping Bumblebee better deal with his young, inexperienced team's personal problems. Add in a real know-how for mechanical work, enabling him to work with Cybertronian technology alongside [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], and Denny's a major asset to the team.

Just... don't let him eat while inside an Autobot's passenger compartment. The results are not pretty.

{{bigquote|He's the closest thing to a responsible adult!|Bumblebee sums up Denny's status among the team, "[[The Champ]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ted McGinley]] (English), [[Masamichi Kitada]] (Japanese)|[[Riccardo Lombardo]] (Italian),[[Hani Abdulhai]] (Arabic), [[Thomas Schmuckert]] (German), [[Juha Haukka]] (Finnish, episodes 1 - 14), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish, since episode 15)}}
[[File:Pilot2 Denny is upset.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Some dad. Shops at the same consignment stores as Glenn Quagmire.]]
In his youth, Denny was an avid fan of the band [[Rear Axle]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

Denny welcomed Russell- who was visiting his dad while his mom was in Copenhagen- to the scrapyard, though Russell was less than enthusiastic. When an apparent meteorite crashed nearby, Denny was too busy closing a deal on some [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] figures to investigate. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Denny succeeded in making the purchase, but while he was putting the figures away (with his earphones on), the scrapyard was unexpectedly the scene of a giant robot fight. He aided [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team in trying to prevent [[Underbite]] from reaching [[Crown City]], and ended up being saved from the [[Decepticon]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:WWOD Nevada Flieber and McPlank.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Denny left his son under the care of the Autobots while he went to get supplies. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} When Russell complained about the dull time he was having, Denny suggested he check out a nearby football field. As the team tried to track down [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], Denny helped out by aiding [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as they infiltrated a manufacturing park. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When a stasis pod ended up in [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|the museum]], Denny got the Autobots in by pretending to be noted archaeologist "Nevada Flieber". He assisted the Autobots in maintaining their cover by pretending Bumblebee was an ordinary animatronic, and in the capture of [[Terrashock]]. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee instructed Denny and Russell not to sell a generator to some weirdos who said they were working for the [[Kospego]], as they were building a [[space bridge]] that could potentially destroy [[Earth]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} After an unwelcome visit to the scrapyard by [[Larry LaRue]], Denny helped the Autobots by keeping other humans out of their hair as they tried to capture the Decepticon [[Filch]]. Unfortunately Filch mistook Denny for something valuable and carried him off to her nest at the top of a statue, and he had to be rescued by [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} Denny began clashing with Fixit over the former's participation in the repair of the Cybertronian weapons they'd found, leading to an all-out feud between pair until Russell succeeded in getting them to work together. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

[[File:Sideways Denny with Hunters.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Denny Clay. Cybertronian technology. You can practically hear the terror alert being raised to the next highest level.]]
During the attempt to capture [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], Denny used a piece of construction equipment to batter the Decepticon and to extract the Autobots from a pit Ped had dug. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Denny came to the decision not to let Russell go along on any more missions. After the Decepticon [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] set his sights on collecting the bounty on Bumblebee and kidnapped Denny, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Grimlock, Denny decided to change his mind. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Fixit and Denny finally succeeded in reproducing two more Decepticon hunters, presenting them to Strongarm and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

After going on an energon scrounging mission with Fixit and Bumblebee, Denny found himself caught up in the hunt for the Decepticon [[Nightstrike]] and was temporary trapped in a cocoon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} Denny was alarmed by his son repeatedly standing up to Drift and suggested Russell not hassle the giant alien robots. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

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Denny was unimpressed when Fixit managed to flood the scrapyard while [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] the other Autobots to an undersea location. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} While the other Autobots were indisposed, Denny was forced to pretend to be Grimlock's driver so they could enter the giant robot fights at the [[Rumbledome]], however they successfully managed to defeat [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]. {{storylink|The Champ}} Denny was surprised when Fixit insisted he conduct a diagnostic on the Mini-Con, however he accidentally revived Fixit's guard programming. After Fixit chased everyone around the scrapyard, Denny was able to disable him and restore him to normal. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

After purchasing a roller coaster for the scrapyard, Denny reflected on how insignificant humans seemed alongside their robot friends. When [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s Decepticon team took over the scrapyard and trapped the Autobots outside using a subsonic field, Denny and Russell managed to fight back using the scrapyard's resources. Though Denny was recaptured by the Decepticons, once the Autobots had succeeded in regaining access to the yard and Denny helped reclose the stasis pods, he felt more useful in the Autobots' ongoing fight. {{storylink|Lockout}} After his snoring kept Russell awake, Denny tried to fix up an RV for his son to sleep in, but only succeeded in destroying the RV. He and Russell later managed to fix up another vehicle and celebrated with some disco. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} The pair returned to the scrapyard soaking wet after a disastrous camping trip. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While the Autobots went to rescue Sideswipe and Strongarm from the Decepticons, Denny and Russell kept themselves busy organizing the scrapyard's sock of bicycles. They were almost captured by Fracture, but instead were saved by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime, whom they accompanied to the battleground near Crown City. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Posing as filmmakers, the pair attempted to persuade a police officer to evacuate the area and eventually succeeded just before the battle reached its climax. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Denny played Go Fish with Fixit. They had to deal with the fallout after the GroundBridge exploded, and when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] invaded the scrapyard, he and Russell had to run for cover. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} While cleaning up, Denny watched Russell throw trash at Fixit's head. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}} Denny and Russell helped deal with the security guards at the steel mill when the Autobots tracked [[Saberhorn]] there. When Russell was taken hostage by the Decepticon, Bumblebee made sure Denny was safely out of harm's way. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Despite the destruction of his collection of gnomes at her hand, Denny attempted to help the others encourage Strongarm when she became demoralized. Though an attempt to give her some confidence using the scrapyard's systems went badly, Denny and Fixit later helped her go to the aid of some bird watchers trapped by fire. {{storylink|Suspended}} Denny bought a collection of vintage toasters for Russell's college fund, but sadly Grimlock sat on them. He later helped Fixit deliver the cure after Grimlock gained super-genius from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], a process which had left the Dinobot's brain in danger of degrading into mush if not reversed. {{storylink|Brainpower}}

He, Russell and Fixit were captured in a subsonic force field when Steeljaw managed to infiltrate the scrapyard, however the trio were rescued by Strongarm before the shrinking field could crush them. {{storylink|Misdirection}} When Bumblebee had to stake out a Rear Axle concert, Denny was unfortunately unable to go as he had a prior appointment with [[Crackpot Carl]]. Russel was sent to accompany Bumblebee instead, and returned from the show with a T-shirt for his dad. Denny was ecstatic that the shirt was dirty from spilled concert snacks when he received it. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} When Bumblebee and Strongarm got themselves impounded during a chase, Denny and Russell had to go and rescue them. While his son disabled the lot's security measures and distracted its guard, Denny sawed off the boots keeping the Autobots stationary. The four of them then drove out without being noticed. {{storylink|Impounded}} When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]], Denny, Russell and Fixit donned some makeshift armor and tried to fight the Decepticon as well as they could. Their first attempt ended in failure. However, Bumblebee, then observing from the shadowzone, was inspired to formulate a plan of his own after seeing the clash. Denny was made to distract Soundwave long enough for Fixit to regain access to the GroundBridge, allowing Bumblebee to return to normal space. Afterwards Denny succeeded in whacking Soundwave back into the shadowzone using his crane. {{storylink|Portals}}

Having obtained a lead regarding the colony of Decepticons, the Autobots headed to the harbor to try and infiltrate the Decepticon base. Denny and Russell stayed on shore with Fixit. Though mostly the entire team participated in the raid, included Bumblebee's old friend [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], Denny had his doubts whether a handful of Autobots had any chance of winning against an entire army of Decepticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} While the two humans were preparing disguises in case anyone turned up, Fixit left them to try and free the Mini-Con slaves in the base. The Autobots wound up being victorious, and the Decepticon crisis finally came to an end. Though many Autobots decided to head back to Cybertron, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream were not among them; instead this team decided to stay behind to set up a permanent base of operations on Earth. Before speeding off, Bumblebee assured his human friends that the junkyard would always be another home to them. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

When Strongarm wanted to take Fixit with her on a mission, Denny and Russell volunteered to operate the command center. It was a disaster, culminating in them accidentally bridging the team to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Bumblebee bounced their apologies in their faces. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Bumblebee regretted giving Denny a ride after the human made a mess of his interior. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Denny counciled Grimlock on the search for his signature weapon. {{storylink|Perfect}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
After restricting Russell to the scrapyard, Denny joined Bumblebee in the hunt for [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]. This took them to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, where they found Russell had sneaked out with Sideswipe for some fun. Once the Decepticon was captured, Denny helped maintain the Autobots' cover with the park staff. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} Denny listened to Bumblebee grouse about how badly his team did in combat situations, and Bumblebee later confided that he'd learned that other members of [[Team Prime]] were secretly on Earth. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Denny aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by posing as a bus company official so that the humans Transit had on board his bus mode could be unloaded. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} Aiming to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they believed was monitoring the team, Denny, Russell and Sideswipe went on a tour of nearby storage facilities and Denny bought a ton of junk at auction, much to Sideswipe's annoyance. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} Denny and Russell tried to help [[Clipshade]] coach the Autobots on their acting. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

When Decepticon activity was detected at [[Fort Tucker]], Denny again took on the identity of Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber so the Autobots could work undetected, only to discover that all the humans on the base were unconscious anyway. Following the ensuing battle with a pair of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], Denny rang for medical help for the unconscious soldiers shortly before they received a message from Steeljaw informing them that he had Fixit and Russell as hostages. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to the scrapyard, Denny and the Autobots found trashed stasis pods and the computer system busted—Denny didn't think he could fix it without Fixit's help. Fortunately the Autobots succeeded in rescuing Fixit and Russell, reuniting Denny with his son. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Denny took Russell to [[Doug's Den]] where he picked up some vintage pinball machines. When they were attacked on their way back by [[Scuzzard]], Denny's driving saw them make it safely to the scrapyard where they told Bumblebee about the Decepticon on the loose. Denny set about repairing the surviving pinball machine. After Filch escaped, Denny was able to help recapture her by snaring her with his electromagnet. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} When three of Russell's jerky schoolmates invaded the scrapyard, Denny offered to let them use it as a hangout so long as they paid the real estate taxes. His attempt to convince them that Grimlock was a Japanese movie plot was somewhat stymied when the dinobot reacted to a boy's cat tattoo. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Denny had his sleep interrupted when Bumblebee held a nighttime Decepticon drill. The next morning, he woke to find Drift had deserted and the Autobots were interrogating the Mini-Cons for info. After the Autobots were drawn away by a trick, Denny was captured by the Decepticon [[Ronin]] who took over the scrapyard. He was locked up until Drift managed to free everyone and the Ronin were defeated. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

While the Autobots played football (or at least tried), Denny was busy cataloging some 80s barbarian toys he'd purchased online. He later disguised himself as a police officer in an attempt to clear [[Crown City Bridge]] while the Autobots fought [[Skinkbomb]] beneath it. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Denny and Russell had to deal with Bumblebee's team after they fell victim to [[Brakepad]]'s lethargy-inducing power. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Denny Clay and Rusty helped Bumblebee and Sideswipe recapture Springload at the Crash Cragster movie set. {{storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Denny was present when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] from the [[Legends Universe]] suddenly appeared before the Autobots. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Denny''' (デニー ''Denī'')

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Russell Clay

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{{disambig3|Russell}}
:''Russell Clay is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RID Russell Clay.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
'''Russell "Rusty" Clay''' never expected a visit to his father's junkyard to have so much adventure. Sure, he expected [[Denny Clay|Denny]] to possibly obsess over his scrapy-sorry, "vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist," all day, but upon meeting [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], as well as [[Strongarm (RID)|the]] [[Bumblebee (WFC)|rest of]] [[Fixit (RID)|the]] [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|team,]] Rusty has made it part of his duty to provide a place for the [[Autobot]]s to stay alongside his dad, who he had been recently getting to know better.

== Fiction ==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Stuart Allan]] (English), [[Tomo Muranaka]] (Japanese)|[[Andrea Oldani]] (Italian), [[Hamdi Abbas]] (Arabic), [[Luisa Wietzorek]] (German), [[Akira Takaki]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:Pilot1 Russell shocked.jpg|thumb|left|220px|"They did ''what'' with the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' movie?!"]]
While his mother was in [[Copenhagen]], Russell unenthusiastically arrived at [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|Denny's scrapyard]] to stay. After he and his dad heard an explosion, Russell investigated what they'd thought might be a meteorite, and instead ran into [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] and [[Underbite]]. After he witnessed a battle between Underbite and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team, Russell realized the Decepticon was heading for his dad's scrapyard. {{Storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} After Russell alerted his dad to the danger, Underbite became distracted by the sight of Crown City and started heading there. The Autobots and Denny set off in pursuit, leaving Sideswipe to look after Russell, however Russell had an idea and helped Sideswipe lure Underbite to a quarry, where the Decepticon was defeated. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:WWOD McPlank.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Russell came up with a plan to disguise Sideswipe as a Decepticon, allowing them to rescue [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] from [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] after she was kidnapped. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Bored with life in the scrapyard, Russell reluctantly went to a nearby football field where he befriended some of the local kids. Though he initially didn't feel included, [[Hank]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] managed to persuade him to persevere, and once he found he had some skill at kicking a ball, he enjoyed playing football with the kids. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Denny needed to pretend to be an archaeologist so they could get the Autobots into [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|the museum]], Russell insisted on going too, and adopted the identity "McPlank". Once they got in, he immediately ran off and encountered [[Terrashock]], but went on to help the Autobots capture the Decepticon and maintain their cover. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee instructed Denny and Russell not to sell a generator to some weirdos who said they were working for the [[Kospego]], as they were building a [[space bridge]] that could potentially destroy [[Earth]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} When [[Larry LaRue]] turned up wanting to put Denny's scrapyard on television, Russell thought it was a good idea. Not so much when Larry later sneaked back in and Russell had to try to prevent him discovering Fixit and Grimlock. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} When Grimlock suddenly turned on his teammates, Russell figured that the Dinobot was being controlled. He and Fixit determined it was the Decepticon [[Minitron]] and were able to warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:BumblebeeSitting bored Russell.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Russell found himself having to try to mediate between his father and Fixit when the pair fought over who was fixing what in the scrapyard. He eventually managed to get them to work together by sabotaging a piece of Cybertronian technology with a kazoo. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} Russell helped guard the Autobots' energon supply, and also provided a diversion during a later attempt to trap [[Ped]]. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} After Bumblebee was regressed to immaturity, Russell figured that babysitting the Autobot leader would be easy. He and Sideswipe were left to keep Bee occupied, and pretty much failed to do so. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

Denny forbade Russell from going on any more missions. When [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] kidnapped Denny and the other Autobots in an attempt to capture Bumblebee, Russell tried unsuccessfully to bluff the Decepticon into thinking there were a fleet of warships on their way. Denny later reversed his decision and said Russell could go on missions again. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} He wouldn't let Russell have a [[Decepticon Hunter]] however. There are limits. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

Russell proved impossible for the Autobots to scare. When the Autobots and Denny were all captured by the Decepticon [[Nightstrike]], Russell bravely went into the cave after them and managed to mount a rescue. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} After [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] returned to Earth claiming he wanted to be Russell's student, Russell stuck up for the Mini-Con against Drift as they tracked down [[Springload]] and [[Quillfire]]. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:Lockout Russell football.jpg|thumb|right|220px]]
Russell had to help clean up after Fixit accidentally flooded the scrapyard. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} He also helped his dad and Grimlock enter the giant robot fights in the [[Rumbledome]] so they could capture [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]. {{storylink|The Champ}} Russell and the others briefly found themselves on the run from Fixit after Denny accidentally reactivated the Mini-Con's guard program. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Russell attempted with little success to teach the Autobots about football. After the Decepticons managed to take over the scrapyard, he and his dad worked using the scrapyard's resources to help the Autobots recapture it and make sure the prisoners were secure. {{storylink|Lockout}}

Irked by his father's snoring keeping him up all night, Russell decided he needed somewhere of his own to sleep, however when Denny insisted on fixing up an RV, Russell soon realized he was going to be stuck with "Denny Style". The RV ended up a wreck, so the pair instead fixed up another vehicle and then celebrated with some disco. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} The pair returned to the scrapyard soaking wet after a disastrous camping trip. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While the Autobots went to rescue Sideswipe and Strongarm from the Decepticons, Denny and Russell kept themselves busy organizing the scrapyard's sock of bicycles. Following a visit by Hank, Russell inadvertently let Fracture into the base, however they were saved by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime, whom the two humans accompanied to the battleground near Crown City. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Posing as filmmakers, the pair attempted to persuade a police officer to evacuate the area and eventually succeeded just before the battle reached its climax. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Russell helped out by buffing Grimlock. After the GroundBridge exploded, Grimlock returned the favor by drenching him with water while putting out the fire. He and his dad had to run for cover when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] attacked the scrapyard. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Russell paused while cleaning up to throw a piece of trash at Fixit's head to break the Mini-Con out of a vocal skip. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}} Russell found a display case to store some of his souvenirs from the Autobots fights in, however his determination to get a trophy from their battle with [[Saberhorn]] led him to be taken captive by the Decepticon and almost resulted in Bumblebee getting melted down. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Russell helped Fixit provide Grimlock with a study guide to improve the Dinobot's intelligence, but when it all went wrong and gave Grimlock super-genius but a limited life span, he had to help Fixit come up with a solution and then help Grimlock try to help capture [[Simacore]]. {{storylink|Brainpower}} On his father's insistence, Russell performed a magic show for the Autobots, where demonstrated an illusion and then explained the concept of misdirection to them. He, Denny and Fixit were later captured in a subsonic force field when Steeljaw managed to infiltrate the scrapyard, however the trio were rescued by Strongarm before they could be crushed by the shrinking field. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

He reluctantly accompanied Bumblebee along on a stakeout at a [[Rear Axle]] concert, and stumbled on [[Bisk]] attempting to steal a sound board. With Russell's help (who posed as the son of Rear Axel's drummer), Bumblebee was able to capture the Con and smuggle him out of the venue. After the adventure, Russell gained a new appreciaton for his father's favorite band. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} When Bumblebee and Strongarm got themselves impounded during a chase, Denny and Russell had to go and rescue them. The pair sneaked into the impound lot, and Russel then disabled the lot's security measures and distracted its guard. Denny removed the boots keeping the Autobots stationary in the meantime, and the lot of them drove out without being noticed. {{storylink|Impounded}} When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]], Russell helped Denny and Fixit fight the Decepticon, mainly by acting as distraction. Though their first attempt at tackling the Decepticon ended in failure, the clash inspired Bumblebee, then trapped in the shadowzone himself, to formulate a more effective battle plan. The humans distracted Soundwave long enough for Fixit to regain access to the GroundBridge, allowing Bumblebee to return to normal space, and forcing the Decepticon back in his other-dimensional prison. {{storylink|Portals}}

Having obtained a lead regarding the colony of Decepticons, the Autobots headed to the harbor to try and infiltrate the Decepticon base. Denny and Russell stayed on shore with Fixit, at the ready should the Autobots call on them for help. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} While the two humans were preparing disguises in case anyone turned up, Fixit left them to try and free the Mini-Con slaves in the base. The Autobots wound up being victorious, and the Decepticon crisis finally came to an end. Though many Autobots decided to head back to Cybertron, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream were not among them; instead this team decided to stay behind to set up a permanent base of operations on Earth. Before speeding off, Bumblebee assured his human friends that the junkyard would always be another home to them. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

When Strongarm wanted to take Fixit with her on a mission, Denny and Russell volunteered to operate the command center. It was a disaster, culminating in them accidentally bridging the team to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Bumblebee bounced their apologies in their faces. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Once when looking for Fixit, Russell discovered that the Mini-Con was stuck to Grimlock's foot. His attempts at rescue were less than successful. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Russell and Sideswipe goofed off running circles around the scrapyard until Bumblebee found out. Despite being restricted to the scrapyard by Denny, Russell talked Sideswipe into taking him to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, where it turned out the other Autobots had tracked [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} Russell was annoyed to learn he'd missed out on a training session, and attempted to accompany Sideswipe on a mission. He later guessed where [[Spinhead]] was headed, and used the knowledge to get himself on the mission to capture the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Russell aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by covering up a fight at the Crown City Transportation Center. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} Aiming to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they believed was monitoring the team, Russell, Denny and Sideswipe went on a tour of nearby storage facilities. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} Denny and Russell tried to help [[Clipshade]] coach the Autobots on their acting. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

After another incident-filled football practice session, Russell returned to the scrapyard dejected over the fact all his role models were giant robots. When the Autobots had to head to [[Fort Tucker]], Russell opted to stay at base, and hence was kidnapped along with Fixit by Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] while the Autobots were distracted. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Thanks to Fixit's drilling, the pair were able to escape the cave they'd been imprisoned in, only to run into Fracture. They almost got past him were it not for Russell accidentally kicking a piece of energon, however just as all seemed lost, Bumblebee's team arrived and Russell and Fixit were helped to safety by Drift's Mini-Cons. Russell was subsequently reunited with his dad. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During spring break, Russell went with his dad to [[Doug's Den]] to pick up some old pinball machines. They were attacked on the way back by [[Scuzzard]], but managed to make it back to the scrapyard. Later he played football with Grimlock, resulting in the clumsy Dinobot accidentally freeing Filch. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Russell's jerky schoolmates [[Joey (RID)|Joey]], [[Johnny (RID)|Johnny]], and [[Steve (human)|Steve]] paid a visit to the scrapyard, but were scared off by the Autobots. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Russell was woken in the middle of the night when Bumblebee helf a nighttime Decepticon drill. The next morning he woke to find Drift had gone and the Autobots were interrogating the Mini-Cons. He was able to get the needed information by winning the pair over with a game of tag. After the Autobots were drawn away by a trick and the scrapyard was taken over by Decepticon Ronin, Russell managed to escape with Jetstorm and find Drift. They returned to the scrapyard with Russell and Jetstorm masquerading as Drift's prisoners so Drift could pretend to be a Decepticon, and eventually free the captive Autobots. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Russell attempted to play football with the Autobots, only for Grimlock to puncture the football. After Fixit mangled the ball further in an attempt at repair, Russell figured he could probably just get a vintage football off his father. He and Denny later dressed as policemen and made sure [[Crown City Bridge]] was cleared while the Autobots fought [[Skinkbomb]] underneath it. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

While watching ''[[Beyond the Mysterious Unknown with Loren Fortean]]'', Russell saw footage of what [[Loren Fortean|Fortean]] claimed was a "[[Yeti]]" and, recognizing it as a Decepticon who turned out to be [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]], had Fixit alert the away team. In the meantime, he and Denny had to cope with Bumblebee's half of the team falling victim to [[Brakepad]]'s lethargy-inducing power. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
{{Charstubfiction|{{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Russell was present when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] appeared before the Autobots, claiming to be from another world, and wondered what world they were talking about. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/16}}}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Russell''' (ラッセル ''Rasseru'')

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Denny Clay

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:''Denny Clay is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RID Denny Clay.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Basically, he's what Dean from ''The Iron Giant'' would have been had he grown up in the 60's.]]

'''Denny Clay''' lives up to the saying that growing old doesn't necessarily mean "growing up". Owner and proprietor of the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist]] outside [[Crown City]], Denny is a consummate collector of... well, junk. Junk he ''insists'' will be worth a fortune to the right people, someday, but in the meantime isn't it ''cool''? (Doesn't [[fandom|sound familiar at all]], does it?)

In some ways, Denny is less mature than his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. He wears his heart on his sleeve, still geeks out to [[Rear Axle|cheesy glam-rock]], and was flabbergasted to find out that professional wrestling is scripted... and he only learned that in the months following the arrival of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s to his scrapya- er, salvage dept. But that childlike manner of his is also a boon to the Autobots. He's more than ready to bend the rules and harmlessly break a few laws to help keep the presence of the Cybertronians on [[Earth]] a secret, quick with a disguise and a fake name (almost always the ''same'' name but still) to keep the local authorities distracted. And sometimes he even shows his "good dad" cred in helping Bumblebee better deal with his young, inexperienced team's personal problems. Add in a real know-how for mechanical work, enabling him to work with Cybertronian technology alongside [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], and Denny's a major asset to the team.

Just... don't let him eat while inside an Autobot's passenger compartment. The results are not pretty.

{{bigquote|He's the closest thing to a responsible adult!|Bumblebee sums up Denny's status among the team, "[[The Champ]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ted McGinley]] (English), [[Masamichi Kitada]] (Japanese)|[[Riccardo Lombardo]] (Italian),[[Hani Abdulhai]] (Arabic), [[Thomas Schmuckert]] (German), [[Juha Haukka]] (Finnish, episodes 1 - 14), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish, since episode 15)}}
[[File:Pilot2 Denny is upset.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Some dad. Shops at the same consignment stores as Glenn Quagmire.]]
In his youth, Denny was an avid fan of the band [[Rear Axle]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

Denny welcomed Russell- who was visiting his dad while his mom was in Copenhagen- to the scrapyard, though Russell was less than enthusiastic. When an apparent meteorite crashed nearby, Denny was too busy closing a deal on some [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] figures to investigate. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Denny succeeded in making the purchase, but while he was putting the figures away, the scrapyard was unexpectedly the scene of a giant robot fight. He aided [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team in trying to prevent [[Underbite]] from reaching [[Crown City]], and ended up being saved from the [[Decepticon]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

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Denny left his son under the care of the Autobots while he went to get supplies. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} When Russell complained about the dull time he was having, Denny suggested he check out a nearby football field. As the team tried to track down [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], Denny helped out by aiding [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] as they infiltrated a manufacturing park. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When a stasis pod ended up in [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|the museum]], Denny got the Autobots in by pretending to be noted archaeologist "Nevada Flieber". He assisted the Autobots in maintaining their cover by pretending Bumblebee was an ordinary animatronic, and in the capture of [[Terrashock]]. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee instructed Denny and Russell not to sell a generator to some weirdos who said they were working for the [[Kospego]], as they were building a [[space bridge]] that could potentially destroy [[Earth]]. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} After an unwelcome visit to the scrapyard by [[Larry LaRue]], Denny helped the Autobots by keeping other humans out of their hair as they tried to capture the Decepticon [[Filch]]. Unfortunately Filch mistook Denny for something valuable and carried him off to her nest at the top of a statue, and he had to be rescued by [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} Denny began clashing with Fixit over the former's participation in the repair of the Cybertronian weapons they'd found, leading to an all-out feud between pair until Russell succeeded in getting them to work together. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

[[File:Sideways Denny with Hunters.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Denny Clay. Cybertronian technology. You can practically hear the terror alert being raised to the next highest level.]]
During the attempt to capture [[Ped (RID)|Ped]], Denny used a piece of construction equipment to batter the Decepticon and to extract the Autobots from a pit Ped had dug. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Denny came to the decision not to let Russell go along on any more missions. After the Decepticon [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] set his sights on collecting the bounty on Bumblebee and kidnapped Denny, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Grimlock, Denny decided to change his mind. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Fixit and Denny finally succeeded in reproducing two more Decepticon hunters, presenting them to Strongarm and Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

After going on an energon scrounging mission with Fixit and Bumblebee, Denny found himself caught up in the hunt for the Decepticon [[Nightstrike]] and was temporary trapped in a cocoon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}} Denny was alarmed by his son repeatedly standing up to Drift and suggested Russell not hassle the giant alien robots. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:TheChamp Denny trapped in cage.jpg|thumb|right|240px]]
Denny was unimpressed when Fixit managed to flood the scrapyard while [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] the other Autobots to an undersea location. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} While the other Autobots were indisposed, Denny was forced to pretend to be Grimlock's driver so they could enter the giant robot fights at the [[Rumbledome]], however they successfully managed to defeat [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]]. {{storylink|The Champ}} Denny was surprised when Fixit insisted he conduct a diagnostic on the Mini-Con, however he accidentally revived Fixit's guard programming. After Fixit chased everyone around the scrapyard, Denny was able to disable him and restore him to normal. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}}

After purchasing a roller coaster for the scrapyard, Denny reflected on how insignificant humans seemed alongside their robot friends. When [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]'s Decepticon team took over the scrapyard and trapped the Autobots outside using a subsonic field, Denny and Russell managed to fight back using the scrapyard's resources. Though Denny was recaptured by the Decepticons, once the Autobots had succeeded in regaining access to the yard and Denny helped reclose the stasis pods, he felt more useful in the Autobots' ongoing fight. {{storylink|Lockout}} After his snoring kept Russell awake, Denny tried to fix up an RV for his son to sleep in, but only succeeded in destroying the RV. He and Russell later managed to fix up another vehicle and celebrated with some disco. {{storylink|Similarly Different}} The pair returned to the scrapyard soaking wet after a disastrous camping trip. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While the Autobots went to rescue Sideswipe and Strongarm from the Decepticons, Denny and Russell kept themselves busy organizing the scrapyard's sock of bicycles. They were almost captured by Fracture, but instead were saved by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime, whom they accompanied to the battleground near Crown City. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Posing as filmmakers, the pair attempted to persuade a police officer to evacuate the area and eventually succeeded just before the battle reached its climax. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Denny played Go Fish with Fixit. They had to deal with the fallout after the GroundBridge exploded, and when [[Overload (RID)|Overload]] invaded the scrapyard, he and Russell had to run for cover. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} While cleaning up, Denny watched Russell throw trash at Fixit's head. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}} Denny and Russell helped deal with the security guards at the steel mill when the Autobots tracked [[Saberhorn]] there. When Russell was taken hostage by the Decepticon, Bumblebee made sure Denny was safely out of harm's way. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}}

Despite the destruction of his collection of gnomes at her hand, Denny attempted to help the others encourage Strongarm when she became demoralized. Though an attempt to give her some confidence using the scrapyard's systems went badly, Denny and Fixit later helped her go to the aid of some bird watchers trapped by fire. {{storylink|Suspended}} Denny bought a collection of vintage toasters for Russell's college fund, but sadly Grimlock sat on them. He later helped Fixit deliver the cure after Grimlock gained super-genius from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], a process which had left the Dinobot's brain in danger of degrading into mush if not reversed. {{storylink|Brainpower}}

He, Russell and Fixit were captured in a subsonic force field when Steeljaw managed to infiltrate the scrapyard, however the trio were rescued by Strongarm before the shrinking field could crush them. {{storylink|Misdirection}} When Bumblebee had to stake out a Rear Axle concert, Denny was unfortunately unable to go as he had a prior appointment with [[Crackpot Carl]]. Russel was sent to accompany Bumblebee instead, and returned from the show with a T-shirt for his dad. Denny was ecstatic that the shirt was dirty from spilled concert snacks when he received it. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} When Bumblebee and Strongarm got themselves impounded during a chase, Denny and Russell had to go and rescue them. While his son disabled the lot's security measures and distracted its guard, Denny sawed off the boots keeping the Autobots stationary. The four of them then drove out without being noticed. {{storylink|Impounded}} When [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] escaped the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]], Denny, Russell and Fixit donned some makeshift armor and tried to fight the Decepticon as well as they could. Their first attempt ended in failure. However, Bumblebee, then observing from the shadowzone, was inspired to formulate a plan of his own after seeing the clash. Denny was made to distract Soundwave long enough for Fixit to regain access to the GroundBridge, allowing Bumblebee to return to normal space. Afterwards Denny succeeded in whacking Soundwave back into the shadowzone using his crane. {{storylink|Portals}}

Having obtained a lead regarding the colony of Decepticons, the Autobots headed to the harbor to try and infiltrate the Decepticon base. Denny and Russell stayed on shore with Fixit. Though mostly the entire team participated in the raid, included Bumblebee's old friend [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], Denny had his doubts whether a handful of Autobots had any chance of winning against an entire army of Decepticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} While the two humans were preparing disguises in case anyone turned up, Fixit left them to try and free the Mini-Con slaves in the base. The Autobots wound up being victorious, and the Decepticon crisis finally came to an end. Though many Autobots decided to head back to Cybertron, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift, Jetstorm, and Slipstream were not among them; instead this team decided to stay behind to set up a permanent base of operations on Earth. Before speeding off, Bumblebee assured his human friends that the junkyard would always be another home to them. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

When Strongarm wanted to take Fixit with her on a mission, Denny and Russell volunteered to operate the command center. It was a disaster, culminating in them accidentally bridging the team to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Bumblebee bounced their apologies in their faces. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Bumblebee regretted giving Denny a ride after the human made a mess of his interior. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Denny counciled Grimlock on the search for his signature weapon. {{storylink|Perfect}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
After restricting Russell to the scrapyard, Denny joined Bumblebee in the hunt for [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]]. This took them to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, where they found Russell had sneaked out with Sideswipe for some fun. Once the Decepticon was captured, Denny helped maintain the Autobots' cover with the park staff. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} Denny listened to Bumblebee grouse about how badly his team did in combat situations, and Bumblebee later confided that he'd learned that other members of [[Team Prime]] were secretly on Earth. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Denny aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by posing as a bus company official so that the humans Transit had on board his bus mode could be unloaded. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} Aiming to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they believed was monitoring the team, Denny, Russell and Sideswipe went on a tour of nearby storage facilities and Denny bought a ton of junk at auction, much to Sideswipe's annoyance. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} Denny and Russell tried to help [[Clipshade]] coach the Autobots on their acting. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

When Decepticon activity was detected at [[Fort Tucker]], Denny again took on the identity of Major Thaddeus Q. Flieber so the Autobots could work undetected, only to discover that all the humans on the base were unconscious anyway. Following the ensuing battle with a pair of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]], Denny rang for medical help for the unconscious soldiers shortly before they received a message from Steeljaw informing them that he had Fixit and Russell as hostages. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to the scrapyard, Denny and the Autobots found trashed stasis pods and the computer system busted—Denny didn't think he could fix it without Fixit's help. Fortunately the Autobots succeeded in rescuing Fixit and Russell, reuniting Denny with his son. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Denny took Russell to [[Doug's Den]] where he picked up some vintage pinball machines. When they were attacked on their way back by [[Scuzzard]], Denny's driving saw them make it safely to the scrapyard where they told Bumblebee about the Decepticon on the loose. Denny set about repairing the surviving pinball machine. After Filch escaped, Denny was able to help recapture her by snaring her with his electromagnet. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} When three of Russell's jerky schoolmates invaded the scrapyard, Denny offered to let them use it as a hangout so long as they paid the real estate taxes. His attempt to convince them that Grimlock was a Japanese movie plot was somewhat stymied when the dinobot reacted to a boy's cat tattoo. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Denny had his sleep interrupted when Bumblebee held a nighttime Decepticon drill. The next morning, he woke to find Drift had deserted and the Autobots were interrogating the Mini-Cons for info. After the Autobots were drawn away by a trick, Denny was captured by the Decepticon [[Ronin]] who took over the scrapyard. He was locked up until Drift managed to free everyone and the Ronin were defeated. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

While the Autobots played football (or at least tried), Denny was busy cataloging some 80s barbarian toys he'd purchased online. He later disguised himself as a police officer in an attempt to clear [[Crown City Bridge]] while the Autobots fought [[Skinkbomb]] beneath it. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Denny and Russell had to deal with Bumblebee's team after they fell victim to [[Brakepad]]'s lethargy-inducing power. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
Denny Clay and Rusty helped Bumblebee and Sideswipe recapture Springload at the Crash Cragster movie set. {{storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Denny was present when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] from the [[Legends Universe]] suddenly appeared before the Autobots. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Denny''' (デニー ''Denī'')

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Bumblebee (WFC)

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeBee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... and, from the Planet of the Mimes, the Copper Kidd!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is a young and eager Autobot, a member of the last generation to be created before the loss of the [[AllSpark]]. He's full of energy and determination to do the right thing, and can always be counted on to volunteer for action. His small size, matched with his impressive speed, made him an excellent scout and messenger on war-torn [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Grievously injured and rendered mute by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] during the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee was haunted by the loss of his [[voice box]] for many years, creating a ruthless streak at odds with his otherwise friendly personality. Determined to prove himself, Bumblebee kept fighting even after the Transformers' age-old war spilled over to [[Earth]].

Earth was a far cry from the ravaged wasteland of his birth, and Bumblebee adapted to his new home faster than any of his fellow Autobots. He's grown to like and understand [[human]]s, particularly [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay]]. In befriending the natives, Bumblebee also developed a love for human culture, be it the historical exploits of Earth's cowboys or [[Rear Axle|cheesy hair-metal bands]]. In some ways, he considers the planet to be his adopted homeworld.

Towards the end of the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] would officially promote Bumblebee to a full-fledged warrior. Years later, Lieutenant Bumblebee would wind up in charge of his own team. In his new role as commander, Bumblebee's old gung-ho enthusiasm has been tempered by his newfound maturity and the burdens of leadership... and doubts about whether or not he can fill the shoes of his mentor. That said, he's learning through trial and error to lead in his ''own'' way, and slowly but surely Bumblebee is stepping out of Optimus's shadow to become a capable leader in his own right.

{{quote|Bumblebee, it wouldn't kill you to exercise caution.|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Bumblebee was part of the last generation of Cybertronians that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after it had stopped producing life in a lull at the beginning of the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war. Like all born during the war, he joined the Autobots. He became part of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner circle with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], and also befriended [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], learning first aid skills from him in the few battles they fought together.

When Optimus ejected the [[AllSpark]] from the Well into space, Bumblebee distracted [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] at [[Tyger Pax]], and paid the ultimate price when the tyrant destroyed his vocoder. Ratchet repaired it, but Bumblebee was only able to speak from time to time. When Megatron stole the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]], Bumblebee followed him to the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below the ruins of [[Crystal City]] and witnessed him use it to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] with [[Dark Energon]].

Bumblebee informed Optimus of what he saw, but first he had to serve as part of the extraction unit in Optimus's rescue of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Afterwards Optimus, Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] journeyed to the core through the Well. Due to the heavy buildup of Dark Energon, Bumblebee found it a distressing experience and lost it when they reached the core, silently tearing out the protruding Corruption Spikes. Though fearful of what would happen, Optimus was able to remove the Chamber and begin Cybertron's healing.

Back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Optimus announced [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]] to evacuate Cybertron, for the planet could not sustain a fraction of the life it currently supported if it were to survive. Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with the other elite Autobots and drew out and entered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Avoiding Trypticon's corridor drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] they blew up the Dark Energon Facility, causing him to crash. Bumblebee boarded the ''Ark'', which flew him and his friends through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] with the AllSpark detected nearby. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

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

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Bumblebee and the Autobots met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] and his ever-busy people, the Junkions, who maintained an entire planet made of derelict ships and space junk that gravitated together over time. Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of [[Solus Prime]], fabled artifacer of the [[Thirteen]]. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]], most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands.

Returning to Junkion, Bumblebee joined the other Autobots in a struggle with the Decepticons aboard the newly arriving ''Nemesis''. The Requiem Blaster was uncovered inside a ship at the planet's core. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and the rest of the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

As the ''Ark'' travelled deeper into unknown space, the Autobots came across the mysterious planet of [[Aquatron]]. Along with [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], Prowl, and [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], Bumblebee was part of the initial away team aboard the ''Ark'''s dropship, sent to scout out the planet. They discovered a civilization of benevolent amphibious robots skilled in the art of processing Energon, and made contact with [[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]], who claimed to be an emissary sent to welcome the to Aquatron. When Optimus Prime and some other Autobots arrived as a larger greeting envoy, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to a nearby medical center for diagnostics. Rodimus, Kup, and Bumblebee set off on the dropship to see if the Aquatronians were as benevolent as they claimed. Their dropship malfunctioned and sank, stranding them in a large underwater complex. Bumblebee used his navigational skills to try and plot a safe route back to the surface, and on the way up the trio stumbled across an armada of dormant [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s. Before they could report their find to Optimus, they also encountered the [[Hydratron]], which hypnotized them into submission. They were then restrained while the Curator tampered with their minds, and subsequently released on the surface without any memories of the event.

When the Aquatronians revealed themselves to be servants of the [[Quintesson]]s and arrested both Autobots and Decepticons, Bumblebee was one of the Cybertronians called to testify against his leader in the Quintesson's kangaroo court. The Curator's tampering caused Bumblebee, Kup, and Rodimus to denounce Optimus Prime as a warmonger and a tyrant. Bumblebee eventually snapped out of his trance when the Autobots and Decepticons were forced into an uneasy alliance in their battle to escape from Aquatron. In the aftermath, the Autobots and Decepticons, still in a temporary truce, peacefully departed Aquatron to continue their search for the Allspark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the war on Cybertron in [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Bumblebee caught Optimus's attention by distinguishing himself at the [[Tagan Heights]] stalemate and the Autobot victory at [[Kalis]].

He attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plans to keep the AllSpark from Megatron by launching it into space. Bumblebee was uneasy with this course of action, but did not argue after Ironhide told him to trust in Optimus.

When they neared the Well of AllSparks, Optimus, Bumblebee, and the others learned that Megatron was moving in much earlier than expected. Bumblebee volunteered to act as the group's secondary line of defense should Megatron get past the Wreckers. Optimus granted Bumblebee's request, though he had Cliffjumper join him. On their way to their post, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper ran afoul of Barricade. They engaged the Decepticon, and after a brief tussle, left him behind beaten and unconscious. In doing so, they helped disrupt the Decepticons' entire field position.

When the Decepticons' main force arrived at the Well's brim, Bumblebee gunned for Megatron until the AllSpark was launched. Bumblebee then laughed in Megatron’s face over the Decepticons' failure to secure the artifact. Megatron responded by telling Bumblebee that he would never mock anyone else again, and crushed his voice box with a squeeze to the throat. Bumblebee was left to rejoin his team, mute and crippled, only because Megatron abhorred creating another martyr for the Autobots to rally around. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Coloring pages===
Bumblebee was the first Autobot to arrive on [[Earth]], having been sent there to scout things out.<ref>Bumblebee's [http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/specials/transformers-prime-downloadables/printables/tprime-bumblebee-coloring-page.pdf online coloring page] at hubworld.com</ref>

===IDW ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:PrimeComicBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I have a mouth?!]]
Bumblebee and Optimus were on [[Earth]] when they detected [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s arrival and went to their rescue. After Optimus crushed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], Bumblebee sent the Decepticon flying with a single punch, and escorted the others back to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English),<ref>''Frank Welker records actual words written for Bumblebee which are later replaced with sound effects.'' -- Revealed in "The Autobits Edition" of [[Darkmount, NV|episode 53]].</ref> [[Will Friedle]] (English, "[[Deadlock]]", "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]")|[[Su-jin Gang]] (Korean), [[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish, "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]"), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish, "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]")}}

[[File:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey Cliff, aren't you supposed to be a red version of me?]]
During the Great War, Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]]. The interrogation by Megatron was brutal, but he was later found and a [[Ratchet (WFC)|field medic]] saved his life, though his [[voice box]] was a loss. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s lair to rescue Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Bumblebee blasted a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, but they were too late to save Tailgate. They carried Arcee out as she told them she'd been unable to save her partner. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Years later, after the war, Bumblebee was stationed on [[Earth]] under Optimus Prime's command. He was patrolling a desert area when Optimus ordered everyone back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] so that they could use the [[GroundBridge]] to provide Cliffjumper with backup. They did so, but arrived at the battle site too late—Cliffjumper had been taken by the Decepticons, and apparently killed. The Autobots held a brief memorial for their friend.

[[File:Bumblebee Bulkhead Arcee Darkness Rising 1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|''Voice actor:'' [[R2-D2]] (English)]]

When Arcee and [[Jack Darby]] were pursued by Decepticons, Bumblebee joined in the chase as it moved onto the freeway. After a brief attempt to slow the Decepticons, he joined Arcee in facing the foe in a drainage canal, accidentally crushing a toy car belonging to [[Raf Esquivel|Rafael Esquivel]]. During the fight Bumblebee was knocked to the ground, and only Raf's timely distraction allowed him to temporarily get the better of the Decepticons, until [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrived and helped them scare the Decepticons off.

Optimus was disappointed that humans had gotten involved, and had Bumblebee and Arcee bring them back to the base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] detected Cliffjumper's signal, Bumblebee was part of the team that went to try and rescue their comrade. Though he and the others valiantly fought through the multitudes of Decepticons at an energon mine, their mission was ultimately a failure, and they had to return to base hastily as the mine exploded. Prime later assigned him to watch over Raf to keep the boy safe from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-BumblebeeArceevehicles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Drive on the right side of the road, Bumblebee!]]

The next day, Bumblebee discovered that he was a lot better than Raf at computer games, though Raf blamed it on Bumblebee's greater experience in driving. When they reached the base, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly went out on patrol, taking Bumblebee with her and leaving Bulkhead in charge. As they drove through the Nevada desert, Bulkhead reported that [[William Fowler|Fowler]] had been abducted by the Decepticons. When it turned out there was no one left at base to bridge them back, Arcee and Bumblebee were forced to drive back. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:DarknessRising4-Bumblebeeshoot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Sting like a bee = die by fire]]

Bumblebee and Arcee arrived at the Decepticon ship in time to rescue Raf and Jack from a pair of Decepticons. They quickly located Bulkhead and [[Miko Nakadai]], also moving through the ship, but after it became obvious that the humans were in too much danger as they fought their way through the ship, the Autobots cleared out the ship's bridge for the kids to hide out in. They eventually reached the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Once the Autobots had located the whereabouts of the Decepticon [[space bridge]]—Earth orbit—Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee used the GroundBridge to reach it. They were spotted by Megatron and Starscream, who sent a force of flying Decepticons to attack them. While they battled, Ratchet determined a way to destroy the space bridge, so Bumblebee and Bulkhead covered Arcee while she followed his instructions. They committed the necessary act of sabotage before Megatron fired on them, hitting Arcee. As the Autobots jumped back into the GroundBridge, Bumblebee collected Arcee's drifting body and carried her back to base where she recovered enough to stand on her own. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:Masters&Students-BeeQuake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblebee comes up with his own version of punch buggy blue.]]
Bumblebee helped Raf with his science project, building a small replica of a volcano while they discussed how Bumblebee had not yet risen to the rank of Warrior. As Optimus pointed out, Bumblebee still had much to learn before he could reach that level. Optimus subsequently picked Bumblebee to go on a mission to investigate Decepticon activity, but warned the smaller Autobot to hold back. When Optimus came to blows with [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], Bumblebee decided to disregard the earlier order and charged into battle. Though he was no match for Skyquake, he and Optimus led the Decepticon into a trap and seemed victorious, until Skyquake [[scanning|scanned]] Fowler's jet. Bumblebee managed to end the fight by jumping onto Skyquake's jet form and causing critical damage, jumping to Fowler's jet as Skyquake crashed to the ground. After some repairs, Optimus commended him on his performance. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. When the kids arrived at base, Bumblebee was keen to play some video games with Raf, but he and Bulkhead were roped into helping Ratchet repair the GroundBridge, which broke shortly after Optimus and Arcee used it to go to the Arctic. The cause of the problem was revealed when Raf found a [[Scraplet]], which started gnawing on Bumblebee. Raf killed it with a crowbar before it could do much more damage, but Bumblebee ended up having to search the base with Raf for more of the Scraplets. After finding quite a lot of Scraplets, they returned to the control room, where another mass of them overwhelmed Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Ratchet. Though the kids were able to get rid of the attacking Scraplets, Bumblebee was out of it for the rest of the incident, and ended up on a repair bed, being tended to by the kids. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] landed on Earth, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee turned out to welcome him and arrived in time to see him trash some Vehicons. The Autobots celebrated their new friend's arrival, and Bumblebee and Raf danced The Robot to Miko's guitar playing. Bumblebee also stood around a lot while Bulkhead proved that "Wheeljack" was a Decepticon spy and the real Wheeljack turned up. After everything was resolved, the Autobots had another party to welcome the real Wheeljack, and Bumblebee got to bust out some more dance moves. He and Arcee turned out with Bulkhead to see Wheeljack off when the Autobot returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[File:Convoy-Bumblebeeboxing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Jazz (Movie)|YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?! YOU WANT A PIECE?!]] And please don't say you want two, because I know you're not Megatron. ]]

Bumblebee took part in the Autobot convoy to transport Fowler's [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across the US countryside. When [[MECH]] attacked them, he bashed into one of the cars they were using, flipping it over. The Autobots successfully passed the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but were shortly after confronted by a squadron of flying Vehicons, and were forced to return to their [[robot mode]]s to fight. Bumblebee got to try out some boxing moves on a Vehicon, but while the Autobots were occupied, MECH made another attempt to obtain the D.N.G.S. which was foiled by Optimus. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. Bumblebee was hit by a missile, sending him tumbling, and then by Arcee who'd just missed catching another missile. He, Arcee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I want a new dance partner.]]
When Arcee refused to go street racing with Jack, Bumblebee was more receptive, though they asked Raf's permission beforehand. Unfortunately also participating in the race was Knock Out, who started firing on Bumblebee. After calling base and letting them know what was up, Bumblebee used an oil slick to slow down Knock Out, and hid under a bridge. They would have escaped detection had another human, [[Vince]], not confronted Jack about apparently pulling out of the race, and Vince was subsequently captured by Knock Out. After Arcee and Bulkhead arrived, the three Autobots pursued Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bumblebee and Bulkhead were ambushed by Breakdown. They defeated Breakdown and caught up with Knock Out. The other 'Con had already been stopped by Optimus, who was very interested in some explanations. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

When Optimus was infected with [[Cybonic plague]], Bumblebee and Arcee GroundBridged to the ''Nemesis'' to find a cure. Bumblebee discovered Megatron had survived their last battle and was recovering in sickbay. Unable to find the cure on the Decepticons' computer, Bumblebee offered to use the [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter Megatron's mind and locate it. Finding himself in a [[Kaon (polity)|Kaonian]] dreamscape, Bumblebee saw Megatron killing Optimus repeatedly. Megatron realized he could not harm Bumblebee and demanded to know why he was intruding on his mind. Bumblebee reminded him of the space bridge explosion and implored him to give him the cure, playing on his desire to kill Optimus for real rather than have him succumb to a virus. Megatron showed him the cure but demanded Bumblebee help him out of his stasis lock. Ratchet was recording what Bumblebee saw though, and because they had the cure, Arcee disconnected Bumblebee and GroundBridged back to base. However, Megatron's spark had left his body and escaped into Bumblebee's... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|He is no longer the boy you once knew, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan]].]]
Bumblebee began to experience visions of Megatron, causing him to stop dead during a [[basketball]] game with Bulkhead. After Megatron forced him to crush one of Ratchet's devices, Bumblebee told Ratchet about the visions, and Ratchet induced a power down to give Bumblebee's mind time to recover. Bumblebee reactivated, under the control of Megatron, and, retrieving a piece of Dark Energon from an old battlefield, bridged to the Decepticon warship over the Arctic. Although Ratchet and Raf tried to stop him, even managing to get Bumblebee to reassert control for a few moments, Bumblebee successfully brought Megatron back online and transferred his mind back to his body. Free of Megatron's influence, Bumblebee beat a hasty retreat with Ratchet and Raf. Later at base, Ratchet checked Bumblebee was completely free of Megatron, and the small Autobot thanked Raf for coming to help him. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

After a Dark Energon signature was detected, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to investigate. They instead found Starscream trying to resurrect Skyquake. During the ensuing conflict, the Autobots discovered their human friends had followed them to the battlefield, and the three kids were caught in a freak GroundBridge accident, causing them to disappear.The Autobots returned to base to try and locate their friends, but it wasn't until Bumblebee suggested trying to ring the kids that they found Miko's cellphone, and the kids were able to send a text to it. Ratchet subsequently engineered a portal to rescue the kids from the other dimension they'd become trapped in. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Bumblebee and the others were more than happy to leave them to it, but Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon to avoid Cybertronian technology falling into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and Bumblebee spotted some vehicle tracks, but they opted instead to follow the energon signal Ratchet had detected. After they escaped the bomb that the trace led them to, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Arcee and Bumblebee were in the middle of a fight with some Vehicons when Arcee got a call informing her she had to be in Jack's garage ASAP. After checking if Bumblebee could handle it, Arcee left. Evidently he was able to, as he was later in the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee turned up with [[June Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross}}

[[File:Partners-BeepunchesAirachnid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[wikipedia:Cyborg (comics)|Boo-yah]]!]]
Bumblebee was part of the team that investigated the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]] and found Airachnid and Starscream. He guarded the bound Starscream while the others decided what to do with the Decepticon. Prime, Bulkhead and Bumblebee went to check out the rear half of the ship, crashed some distance away, and were ambushed by Airachnid who had found an experimental weapon named the [[Immobilizer]]. She froze Prime and Bulkhead, but Bumblebee managed to trick her by kicking up a dust cloud with his guns, and then pretending to be frozen after she fired the Immobilizer into it. Once she turned her back, he crept up and sucker punched her before blasting the Immobilizer. After she fled, Bumblebee went back to find Arcee, and interrupted her when she was about to offline Starscream. They returned the pieces of Immobilizer to base, along with Bulkhead and Optimus, and Ratchet was able to repair the device and unfreeze their comrades. {{storylink|Partners}}

Bumblebee accompanied Prime and Arcee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Bumblebee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, though the Autobots were excited to find that the equations being scrawled by Bulkhead were a set of formula for synthetic energon. Unfortunately it later turned out that the data was eating Bulkhead's brain. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and were present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead with her guitar. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to stop Knock Out and Breakdown who were transporting energon, Bumblebee, Prime and Bulkhead were separated from Arcee. They caught up to find that Ratchet had already dealt with the Vehicons who'd been attacking Arcee, and they returned to base where Ratchet revealed he'd taken the synthetic energon he'd been working on. Ratchet, amped up on the substance, insisted on going on their next mission, which meant Bumblebee got left at base operating the GroundBridge. The other Autobots returned minus Ratchet, who had gone to tackle Megatron on his own. Once they'd gotten a fix on Ratchet's signal, they left Bumblebee at base again. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-BumblebeeRaf.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I didn't mean to break it]]
Bumblebee was taking Raf to play with Raf's remote-control car when he was called on to join the battle at a military base. Unfortunately Megatron found them before he could drop Raf off, and Bumblebee was hit by a blast from Megatron's cannon. Though Bumblebee himself was mostly unaffected, Raf was gravely injured. Bumblebee arrived at the battle and had to be restrained from attacking Megatron so he and Arcee could take Raf back to base. Bumblebee watched helplessly as Ratchet and June Darby tried to save the boy. At one point, the frustration became too much, and he knocked a chunk out of the wall with his fist, but Arcee talked him down, and eventually Ratchet worked out that an energon infusion would save Raf. Bumblebee gave some of his own energon for the procedure, which was ultimately successful. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

After the other Autobots saved Optimus from Megatron, Bumblebee bridged them back to base. June decided to take Raf to the hospital, and didn't intend to bring him back, so Bumblebee had to sadly watch them drive from the base. When it transpired that the Dark Energon volcano was causing global disasters, he went to find June and Raf, and managed to save them from a tornado by grabbing the front end of their car. After he returned to base with them, the assembled Autobots and humans worked out that [[Unicron]] was at the center of the Earth. He and the other Autobots began investigating the sites of the earthquakes Unicron had generated. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until to their surprise, help came in the form of Megatron. When Optimus gave the other three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to [[Earth's core]], Bumblebee opted to go for Raf's sake. He, Arcee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him. Before long, they stepped through the GroundBridge once again, this time into [[Earth's core]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they made their way through Unicron's internals, they encountered [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]] which aggressively attacked them. When during the fight Bulkhead almost fell to his doom, Bumblebee grabbed his arm and held him long enough for Optimus to help. He, Bulkhead and Arcee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to hold off the antibodies, but after Unicron's defeat, they entered to find Optimus had lost his memory. The trio had to GroundBridge back to base without their leader. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Autobots puzzled over how to get their leader back but made little progress. When Fowler warned them of an attack on a military base, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee went to try and deal with it, but Knock Out and Breakdown succeeded in getting away with the power source they needed. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Bumblebee and the others fruitlessly searched for the space bridge until a breakthrough came in the form of information from Starscream. Using said information, the Autobots stormed the mine containing the space bridge and secured it so they could send Jack and Arcee through to Cybertron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee monitored Jack's progress from the Earth end of the space bridge. When Megatron arrived to take back control, Bumblebee was grabbed by the head and tossed aside. Luckily it all turned out, and Bumblebee and the others returned to base with Optimus Prime restored. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's new ride.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Privacy please"]]
During a mission to retrieve a Cybertronian artifact, Bumblebee followed Megatron into the Decepticon GroundBridge and snatched the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] right out of his hand. Responding to another signal, Bumblebee was ambushed by MECH, who took his [[transformation cog|T-cog]]. Unable to transform, he became more and more testy despite the attempts of Raf to cheer him up. Bumblebee finally talked Bulkhead into taking him along on a mission to find another artifact, only for his lack of a T-cog to become a liability as he tried to chase Knock Out. The pursuit ended when Bumblebee plunged out-of-control off a cliff. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Bumblebee damaged T-cog.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|My precious...]]
When he came around back at base, Optimus restricted him to base. After an attempt to transplant Ratchet's T-cog into him was aborted, Bumblebee was pointed in the direction of the MECH base and opted to go on a one-bot assault. Though he floored Starscream and MECH in the process of getting the cog back, the vital component was blasted by Starscream. After some repair work by Ratchet, the T-cog was reinstalled in Bumblebee, and his ability to [[transformation|transform]] restored. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Bumblebee and the others came to Wheeljack's aid when he returned to Earth to battle [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Bumblebee was part of an Optimus-led mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Though they trashed a bunch of Vehicons, Megatron and Dreadwing escaped them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

When Fowler was attacked by a truck resembling Optimus, Bumblebee caught his car as it plunged from a bridge. Returning to base, they established the truck was a MECH-created clone of Optimus, and began searching for the MECH base. Bumblebee found the hideout, but after alerting the other Autobots, was knocked out by [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. Following Optimus's defeat of MECH, the Autobots returned to base for repairs. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Bumblebee went with Optimus and Arcee to investigate some Decepticon activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons. He and Optimus ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had stasis-locked. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Bumblebee took part in an attack on it with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]], only to be put into stasis by its weapons. He recovered back at base once the kids disabled the ship. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} Bumblebee was sent to [[New York City]] with Arcee, Jack and Miko to look for one of the Iacon relics. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} {{storylink|Toxicity}} In the subway, they ran into Knock Out and an Insecticon, the latter of which temporarily floored Bumblebee. He recovered in time to pursue Knock Out, catching up with the Decepticon and getting the relic back. The relic turned out to be a [[phase shifter]], which saved Bumblebee from being hit by an out-of-control sweeper train. After they chased Knock Out off, Bumblebee and Arcee were introduced to [[Vogel]]. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}}

They returned to base to find Bulkhead critically injured after his mission, and Bumblebee and Arcee helped get the Wrecker to the medical bay. {{storylink|Hurt}} During Bulkhead's recovery period, Bumblebee arrived back at base to find Miko was upset at her friend's lack of progress. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Bumblebee was part of Optimus's team investigating a crashed escape pod when they encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. When Raf discovered the presence of [[Red Energon]] on Earth, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee headed to a dock to retrieve it, only to run into Starscream and the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to scale the crane but were attacked by Starscream, and Smokescreen had to come to their rescue using the phase shifter. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} During an energon hunt, Bumblebee tried to stop Smokescreen harassing a human, resulting in them both getting their picture on the net. Bumblebee later accompanied Optimus on a search for another Iacon relic, which turned out to be a Decepticon hoax, and helped secure the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:HardKnocksBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's not a couch, but... it'll have to do.]]
After Optimus received a message from [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] revealing the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead were happy that they might soon be able to restore Cybertron, but quickly realized there would be a downside in that they would have to leave their friends on Earth behind. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Bumblebee was sent with Arcee to retrieve one of the keys, but they encountered Knock Out. Bumblebee was significantly damaged by the [[Resonance Blaster]] before the Decepticon got away with the key, and had to undergo repairs when the two Autobots returned to base. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the Omega Keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering a trade for the fourth and final key. Bumblebee guarded the base with Smokescreen and Arcee, but using Red Energon, Starscream was able to infiltrate the base and steal their three keys anyway. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron in a last-ditch attempt to stop the Decepticons from using the [[Omega Lock]], Bumblebee took the [[polarity gauntlet]] from storage. During their battle with the Decepticons, he used it to reclaim the Omega Keys. The Autobots subsequently found the Omega Lock, only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Bumblebee was forced to hand over his Omega Key in exchange for Raf. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Bumblebee returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Bumblebee and Raf bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

[[File:DarkmountNV-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Fired?]]
After changing his paint scheme to foil the searching Vehicons, Bumblebee headed back towards Jasper with Raf. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} When Raf discovered a photo of Ratchet on a conspiracy website, the pair tracked him down in a junkyard and tried to convince him to help them use the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> systems. Apparently failing, Bumblebee and Raf went to the derelict ship themselves, and were joined shortly afterwards by Ratchet, who had had a change of heart. {{storylink|Scattered}} They managed to get some of the ship's systems working before Bumblebee spotted a starship incoming, which turned out to be [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] with most of the rest of Team Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Bumblebee and Arcee joined the attack on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], acting as a "stealth team" and infiltrating the citadel under cover of a diversion. Unfortunately they ran into heavy resistance and were taken captive, but when Optimus Prime arrived to join the assault, they renewed their attack on the Decepticons. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Autobots assembled at a human military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

When it turned out the Decepticons were aiming to clone more Predacons, Optimus took Bumblebee and Smokescreen with him to [[Texas]] to investigate Decepticon activity. Despite the trio's best efforts, they were unable to prevent Shockwave and Soundwave obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Bumblebee and the others took time out from hunting for Predacon fossils to secure some energon supplies, unaware it was part of a Decepticon plan to deceive the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} He became upset when Smokescreen suggested that his broken voicebox was his "signature", as he would prefer to have his own voice back. He and the other Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons from executing a series of raid on human technology, and were caught in a fire fight at the [[Solaris particle collider]] in Antarctica. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though they fought their way through the Decepticons, they were ultimately unable to stop the Decepticons stealing the needed technology, and on top of this, when they returned to base it was to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}} They launched the probe and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Bumblebee and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp bee down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://www.toonzone.net/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ "When we kill a character, we kill a character."]]]
Bumblebee joined Arcee and Smokescreen in heading for the Omega Lock control room, though Smokescreen left them for a mission of his own. Despite encountering heavy resistance from Starscream, Arcee and Bumblebee made it to the control room, and when Smokescreen arrived with the Star Saber, Bumblebee attempted to pass the weapon to Optimus. As he jumped, he was hit by three blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] and died, however, he fell into the Omega Lock's energy field which restored him, including his damaged voice box.

Bumblebee took the opportunity to impale Megatron with the Star Saber, killing the Decepticon leader. With the ''Nemesis'' secured, the Autobots were able to take the ship to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to restore their home world. Bumblebee gave Raf a sad farewell before he and the other Autobots returned home. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

In the aftermath of Cybertron's rebirth, Bumblebee was promoted to warrior, shortly before Optimus went off to find the AllSpark. With the discovery that there were two new Predacons on the loose, Bumblebee led a team of Autobots to find Predaking, but was unsuccessful in persuading him to help them. After encountering Unicron, in possession of Megatron's rebuilt form, the Autobots realized that the dark god intended to destroy their world. After foiling an attempt by Starscream to retake the warship, the Autobots attempted to defend the Well of All Sparks from Unicron's onslaught. It was only when Optimus returned that Unicron was defeated, and Bumblebee was later present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.3 Bumblekick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|BUMBLEKICK!]]
Bumblebee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly developed [[Safe]]. After Bulkhead uncovered a nuke which attracted the attention of some Vehicons, Bumblebee, Optimus and Arcee went out to deal with the 'Cons. As Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Optimus and Arcee blasted them, though Bumblebee was less than happy with the arrangement as he wanted to get to shoot them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Optimus took the other Autobots, including Bumblebee, on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Bumblebee was playing video games with Raf when Fowler reported that the Decepticons had commandeered a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]] near [[Antarctica]]. Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet GroundBridged to the ship, but on arrival Ratchet was knocked out by Starscream's [[static lance]]. Bumblebee attacked the Decepticon, dodging a swipe of the [[lance]] and then delivering a kick. Once he had possession of the lance, Bumblebee threw it to Optimus, who used it to defeat Megatron. After guiding the ship to its destination, the trio returned to base, which had been turned into an ice rink by Arcee and Bulkhead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Raf and Bumblebee stopped off at [[Plug and Play]] to pick up Raf's copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]''. Later at the base, Bumblebee found that Raf had let a bunch of Vehicons into the base, and was about to shut the [[GroundBridge]] down, when Raf stopped him. Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised by the game, instead shut the bridge down in a way that sucked the remaining Vehicons back through and kept the location of the base concealed from the enemy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

[[File:Titan4.9 Bumblebee and Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I R serious Bee. this is serious wiki.]]
After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped, the Autobots traced the culprit, Starscream, to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Bumblebee and Arcee teamed up to take out the cannons manned by Vehicons that Starscream had brought along. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}} Bulkhead and Bumblebee retrieved Knock Out's [[neuron refractor]] from China, unaware that a MECH agent had stowed away in it. After [[Novo|Agent Novo]] kidnapped Miko, the Autobots searched for the two humans, and located the MECH base in time for Novo, now occupying a mechanoid body, to return Miko. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Bumblebee was on a team which went to the [[Deep Driller]] oil rig and fell into [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]]'s trap, finding themselves facing soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. Bumblebee was able to defeat a couple of them by tricking them into bringing a crane down on themselves. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After Bulkhead was abducted by the Decepticons following a solo mission, Bumblebee accompanied team Prime to the ''Nemesis'' to rescue him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

During a battle in [[The Wave]], Bumblebee tried to protect the three kids, only to be knocked down by a projectile from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Ratchet patched him up and sent him back to base with Raf, but after the pair fell asleep watching a horror cartoon, Soundwave's disembodied hand crawled out of Bumblebee's chest wound and tried to kill them. Raf helped Bumblebee dispose of the hand by strapping it to a firework from [[Miko's Party Kit]], leaving their next task to explain to the arriving Autobots why the base was in such a mess. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Bumblebee and Prime went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron destroying the [[Statue of Liberty]], but it wasn't long until they were spotted by the enemy. As Megatron immediately began climbing the statue, Optimus left Bumblebee to deal with the other Decepticons on his own. Despite Optimus's misgivings on doing so, Bumblebee claimed he was brave enough to handle the task at hand. As Megatron was about to decapitate the statue, Bumblebee threw one of the Vehicons at him, almost knocking him off. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Bumblebee accompanied Miko, Jack and Raf to Devil's Cove when Raf surmised that sightings of a "monster" there might actually be a Decepticon. As he kept watch on the kids, he noticed a large object heading for them underwater and jumped in to save them, only to find himself face-to-face with the Decepticon [[Piranacon (Prime)|Piranacon]]. He engaged him in battle, but was quickly defeated by the mighty combiner, escaping when a boulder from the kids' escape plan fatally wounded Piranacon. He then made a successful attempt to save the trio from a watery grave, and relaxed on the beach for the remainder of the day {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.16|Fury from the Deep}}
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===Mega-Mouth===
One of Arcee's nicknames for Bumblebee is "the Big Buzz". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|Mega-Mouth #14}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Nicole Dubuc]],<ref>Like in ''Prime'', Bumblebee's speech in the first two seasons was replaced with sound effects in the episodes themselves.</ref> [[Will Friedle]] (English, "[[Uninvited Guest]]" onwards)}}
[[File:Bttr bumblebee blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|My name is Bumblebee, and I approve this crossover.]]
Bumblebee tracked a meteor to [[Wayward Island]], and ran into the [[Rescue Bot]]s and their attendant humans during his search. After joining up with them to find the meteorite, he returned with them to [[Griffin Rock]] and reported back to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who ordered him to spend some time with the team. When three of the Rescue Bots were stricken with a strange virus, Bumblebee helped out in a rescue, following which he accompanied the humans back to Wayward Island to deal with the meteorite. He ended up stuck in an undersea trench after rescuing [[Graham Burns]], and was himself rescued by [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. Faced with an out-of-control bomb, the two Bots used it to destroy the meteorite, but were infected by the virus themselves. Luckily Bumblebee had picked up a sample of the meteorite which was used to find a cure to the virus, and after some photos, Bumblebee returned home. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

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When the Rescue Bots were sent back in time to [[1939]], Bumblebee and Optimus went to Griffin Rock to embark on a journey back in time to help. They arrived in time to rescue the four Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] and returned with them to the [[Temporal Station|time machine]]. Back in the present, however, they found themselves in a Griffin Rock overrun with [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots, the team was ready to return to 1939, where they rescued [[Dither]] from Morocco, restoring the timeline to normal, before traveling back to the present. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Optimus and Bumblebee visited Griffin Rock as part of a relic hunt. Bumblebee found himself teamed up with [[Dani Burns]] after her pilot license expired, resulting in a blossoming jealousy on Blades's part, however once Bumblebee saved Dani from some quicksand, Blades was happy he'd been there. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}

Several years later, Bumblebee had his voice back, along with a new team and mission. While on a solo mission in [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s ship, Bumblebee hit a meteor and had to crashland at the new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] on the mainland. As the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, it turned out that the meteor he'd hit had contained an [[energon eater]]. Bumblebee ended up teaming up with Blades and [[Cody Burns]] to capture the creature as it tried to hunt them through the center. Before leaving with the energon eater in a stasis pod, he invited Blades to join his team on a mission. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
After successfully halting a Decepticon attack, the Autobots drove into a GroundBridge opened by Raf, only for the bridge to malfunction. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Separated from the other Autobots, Bumblebee splashed-down in a lake and was promptly pulled out by Breakdown and Knock Out. Aiming to settle [[Speed Metal|a score]], Knock Out challenged Bee to a race around a disused paint factory with Breakdown as referee. Aware that he'd be finished off afterwards, Bumblebee belted Breakdown halfway through the race and then knocked yellow paint on Knock Out. While the dazed Breakdown attacked his own comrade, Bumblebee took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|King of the Road}} Bumblebee later joined in a battle in space to stop Soundwave hijacking [[COMSAT-1]]. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} He was also around when Ratchet had to repair Bulkhead's T-Cog. {{storylink|Cell}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Searching for a way to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Bumblebee stumbled on data stored with an Iacon relic pointing to the location of a derelict starship containing a cache of weapons, hidden in the [[asteroid belt]]. He contacted [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} and the pair blasted off in the [[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} After finding the ship and the weapons it contained, the two Autobots discovered that they'd been followed by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] soon came to their aid via GroundBridge {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and was able to keep the enemy busy long enough for Bumblebee and Wheeljack to escape with some of the weapon crates. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} Bumblebee was nonetheless left injured and unable to go on further missions. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}}

When Bumblebee finally recovered, Ratchet assigned him to light duties patrolling with [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]. Resenting the fact that everyone else was off fighting Predacons, Bumblebee was almost resigned to the most boring mission ever when Megatron turned up. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} Bumblebee didn't get to take part in the fight though, because Prowl opted to let Megatron duke it out with the swarm of Predacons which promptly attacked the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
As part of preparations to fight back against the new Predacon, Bumblebee was given an [[Eagleshot Bow]] constructed by Ratchet. He, Ratchet and Bulkhead went out into a [[New Mexico]] desert to test the Autobots' new weapons, and Bumblebee used his bow to hit a target 2.76 miles away. When the trio were joined by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee suddenly detected a signal incoming, which turned out to be no less than six Predacons. Luckily the new weapons gave the Autobots the edge they needed, and Bumblebee was able to use his bow to take out [[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]]. The enemy soon fled, though Optimus was pessimistic about the victory. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Beast Hunters'' comic===
Bumblebee, Arcee, and Bulkhead encountered [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], who lead them back to the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] as well as the Autobots who escaped the quakes which had accompanied the revival of Cybertron, scaring off a Predacon upon arrival. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}} Bumblebee then assisted the other Autobots in dealing with the remaining [[Forged]]; the Dinobots then proposed to go back to Kaon while the 'bots from Earth filled in on what happened during their stay on Earth and Optimus Prime's sacrifice. After the Predacon attacked again, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] came up with a plan to trap it underneath a Decepticon bunker; when the plan was successful Bee asked why Grimlock didn't kill it, to which he replied he had seen enough destruction. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Will Friedle]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian),[[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Riku Korhonen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:RID-CybertronianBumblebeeStrongarm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oh, joy. [[Rattrap (BW)|Cyber-puberty]].]]

During the war, Bumblebee took part in an operation which resulted in the capture of the Decepticon spy [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], but was badly injured. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

When Bumblebee [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|first arrived on Earth]], he frequently felt homesick for Cybertron. He managed to overcome his grief by learning about and adopting various Earth customs. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} He maintained a video diary for for a time, {{storylink|History Lessons}}, and as he learned more about Earth he developed an interest in Earth cowboys, {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}, exercise videos, {{storylink|History Lessons}}, and the band [[Rear Axle]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

After the end of the war, Bumblebee was effectively given the role of a beat cop once Cybertron was repopulated with Autobots, though he was still renowned as a war hero for his part in Cybertron's restoration. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} While patrolling Kaon City, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} with his parter, Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], Bumblebee was responding to a criminal act on the part of [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] when he experienced a vision of Optimus telling him to go to Earth. With the unwelcome company of Strongarm and Sideswipe, Bumblebee made illegal use of a space bridge in the [[Cybertron History Museum]] to reach Earth, where they discovered [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and the remains of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'', which had crashed and scattered its Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Pursuing the Decepticon [[Underbite]], Bumblebee found his team joined by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and the humans [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay]]. They managed to prevent Underbite reaching nearby [[Crown City]] and lured him to a quarry, where Optimus Prime unexpectedly manifested to aid them in capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

When the Autobots received a distress call from the oil tanker ''[[Windward]]'', Bumblebee took Grimlock with him to investigate. The pair tussled with [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and though their first encounter didn't go well, they subsequently tracked him to a nearby oil refinery and managed to catch him in a barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

[[File:WWOD Bumblebee's Prime impression.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Auto... Auto... Auto... AUTOBOTS, ROOOOOOOOOLL!]]
After the successful capture of [[Bisk]], Bumblebee and his team went in search of a Deception at an airfield. They were unprepared for [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s ability to split into component bugs and during their next encounter, the Decepticon claimed Fixit as a replacement arm. The team eventually tracked him to his hideout where Bumblebee managed to get Fixit to fight back against the Decepticon, resulting in (most of) Chop Shop being captured. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} As Bumblebee had more and more trouble commanding his team, he attempted to emulate Optimus Prime, with little success. He and his team visited the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], where they tangled with [[Terrashock]]. A vision from Optimus inspired Bumblebee to lead in his own way, and the team managed to track down and capture the Decepticon, cowboy style. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee's attempts to deal with [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], a Decepticon who was attempting to build a space bridge, was complicated by Sideswipe's laziness. The pair managed to overcome Thunderhoof and destroy his space bridge before it could threaten Earth by creating a black hole. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Bumblebee and his team later encountered [[Filch]], who complicated matters by being flight capable. When Strongarm felt particularly out of place on Earth, Bumblebee told her about his first time on the planet, hoping to cheer her up. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

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After Grimlock turned on the other Autobots and stole Underbite's stasis pod, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm tracked him to the [[Crown River Dam]], where they discovered he had been under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} Bumblebee let Strongarm go on a solo mission, but then followed her anyway much to her dismay. He insisted on accompanying her as "an observer", and ended up helping her capture [[Springload]]. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} A visit from [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] was interrupted by Bumblebee and his team having to pursue the Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]]. Ped's digging almost caused part of Crown City to collapse, forcing Bumblebee and Strongarm to prop it up. They later successfully captured Ped. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}}

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee sees TV.jpg|thumb|right|360px|Bumblebee watches "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]"]]
A run-in with [[Quillfire]]'s toxic spines caused Bumblebee to regress in maturity, and he began playing elaborate pranks on his team mates. Drawn to a nearby carnival, Bee enjoyed the rides and inadvertently helped capture Quillfire in the process. Fortunately for all concerned, Quillfire's toxin eventually wore off and Bee returned to normal, although he had no memory of his escapades. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] arrived on Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Bee saved Drift's life and found the Autobot now owed him a life debt. That mostly meant Drift followed him around constantly, however when Fracture captured the other Autobots, Bee reminded Drift that honor also meant helping friends. After Fracture's defeat, Drift considered the debt repaid. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Bumblebee attempted to find his calm place as his team continued bickering during the pursuit of [[Malodor]]'s [[Skunkticon]] gang, and was eventually able to use a mantra to clear his mind enough to find a solution to the problem and capture the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

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Feeling anxious at the lack of Decepticon activity, Bumblebee got the action he craved when their attempt to capture [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] led the Autobots to tangle with Steeljaw's gang. Though the gang ultimately got away, Bumblebee found a carwash to be relaxing. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}} One night, Bumblebee, Denny, and Fixit headed out in search of more energon. On returning to the scrapyard, they discovered multiple Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system; believing it to be Steeljaw's gang Bumblebee and his team headed there. The signal turned out to belong to [[Nightstrike]] and his hostage Chop Shop. Nightstrike captured the Autobots and immobilized them with his fear-inducing scream- Bumblebee experienced a nightmare about disappointing Optimus Prime. Bumblebee was able to escape with the unexpected help of Chop Shop and managed to capture Nightstrike after deactivating his audio receptors. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Bumblebee and the other Autobots headed to Crown City's subway system after Sideswipe scouted it out. On arriving, they discovered that the mad scientist [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] had hijacked Sideswipe's body. Thanks to Sideswipe's guidance, Bumblebee and the team managed to knock Vertebreak unconscious, and captured him after outrunning an oncoming train. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Jetstorm returned to Earth and claimed Russell as his new sensei, Bumblebee was left in an awkward predicament as he tried to negotiate with Drift and Slipstream. The escape of Quillfire and Springload complicated things further. Bumblebee and his team chased the duo, who had stolen a human tank, across a local highway and eventually managed to bring them in. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

Bumblebee oversaw a training exercise for his teammates. Later, the team went underwater in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who was planning to steal an abandoned Cybertronian spaceship. After fighting off the ship's various security measures, Bumblebee and Grimlock went up against Octopunch himself, and managed to best him by knotting his tentacles together. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Bumblebee and the team, minus Grimlock, went after [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and his cheating manager [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], who were posing as remote-controlled robots in the [[Rumbledome]]'s demolition derby. Unfortunately, the GroundBridge malfunctioned, first stranding the team in the Arctic and then depositing them outside the city limits. Bumblebee and the others were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit versus Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|350px|In hindsight, Bumblebee shouldn't have bought Fixit those Flintstones DVDs.]]
Fixit's glitches began worsening, and Bumblebee had no choice but to order repairs on the damaged Mini-Con. Denny's attempts to repair Fixit only reactivated his sentry protocol. Bumblebee was forced to deal with the scrapyard's various security measures and the escaped Chop Shop, but with Denny's assistance he managed to force Fixit to stand down after the Mini-con incapacitated Chop Shop. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Bumblebee and the Autobots helped Denny set up a rollercoaster he had purchased on the scrapyard. The job was cut short after they detected [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], who had been captured by Steeljaw to serve as bait for the Autobots. After returning to the scrapyard, Bumblebee discovered that Steeljaw and his crew had taken over the scrapyard and set up a subsonic pulse to prevent them from entering. While Denny and Russell distracted the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Drift built a catapult and launched Slipstream and Jetstorm into the scrapyard. Bumblebee tangled with Steeljaw again and managed to see him off. {{storylink|Lockout}}

Bumblebee welcomed Grimlock back from a routine patrol, only for Grimlock to break down and confess that he had let the Decepticon [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] walk away free. After searching up Scowl's extensive criminal record, the Autobots tried to track him down. Instead, Scowl flattened them with a tree and headed out to wreck a train station. Bumblebee tried to talk Scowl down, but the Dinobot would have none of it and began smashing the tracks. Bumblebee's attempts to shore up the destroyed structure were unsuccessful, and eventually the Autobots were forced to grab the train and redirect its path. After Grimlock prevented Scowl from attacking a local spa, Bumblebee consoled Grimlock, who had hoped he could change Scowl's ways. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

Bumblebee listened to Strongarm's presentation about the dangers of horses, although he was skeptical of its significance. The newly arrived [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] won over most of his team, and even impressed Bumblebee by coming up with a catchy motto. Along with Windblade, Bumblebee and his team worked together to re-capture [[Zizza]] and safely redirect human aircraft away from Zizza's brainwashed human pilots. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} When his team felt homesick for Cybertron, Bumblebee tried to cheer them up by reminding them of Earth's many interesting locations, and offered to take the team on a vacation. Since an erupting volcano proved unpopular, the team visited the abandoned town of [[Edmondville]]. After scaring off a busload of human tourists, Bumblebee and his team ran afoul of [[Pseudo]], who first tried to off Bumblebee and Grimlock with a cart of dynamite. Bumblebee and his team chased Pseudo into the town's old mines, and temporarily cornered him. Pseudo managed to escape again, but Bumblebee and the team chased him down. {{storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

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When Strongarm and Sideswipe were taken hostage by the Decepticons, Bumblebee realized that they'd have to mount a rescue mission. This was made easier by the reappearance of Windblade, and together the group prepared to raid the Decepticon's steel mill base. After Windblade was also taken out of the fight, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Drift headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]], where Steeljaw's portal was nearing construction. The trio arrived too late, and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was freed from his dimensional prison. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

Bumblebee's team was reinforced by the arrival of a reborn Optimus Prime; while Optimus dueled with Megatronus, Bumblebee and the other Autobots worked to stave off Steeljaw's gang. After Optimus was badly injured and sent flying, Bumblebee tried to help him come round. Fortunately, Bumblebee's [[Decepticon Hunter]] gave him, Sideswipe, and Strongarm an additional boost of power. Working with Optimus, the group managed to pin Megatronus beneath the Colossus's severed arm, and a concentrated burst of energy destroyed Megatronus's body. Back at the scrapyard, Bumblebee told his team that they were free to return to Cybertron, although all of them opted to stay. Prime congratulated Bumblebee on his leadership skills, and also agreed to stay on Earth — as Bumblebee's equal, rather than his leader. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

After the Primes took back Optimus's extra power, Bumblebee attempted to sideline Optimus without success. Optimus joined the team Bumblebee assigned to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. While the away team was away, Overload arrived at the scrapyard, and despite the best efforts of Bumblebee and the others, they were unable to stop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After tracking Overload to a parking lot, Bumblebee assumed a recent battle there had been between Overload and the two missing [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons, and sent the others off while he continued after Overload on his own. As it turned out, Overload and the Mini-Cons were still together, however Bumblebee managed to convince [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] and [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] to turn on the Decepticon and captured all three. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Bumblebee and his team pursued [[Saberhorn]] and discovered the Decepticon didn't appear in the ''Alchemor'' database. They proved unable to capture him after Bumblebee was almost melted down thanks to Russell getting taken hostage. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} When Strongarm became demoralized during the pursuit of [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] and [[Slicedice]], Bumblebee failed to encourage her by getting her to help Fixit. He and Grimlock attempted to deal with a fire caused by the two Cons, and managed to get Strongarm out of the scrapyard to join them in saving some humans. {{storylink|Suspended}}

Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Grimlock captured the Mini-Con [[Torpor]], though the mission was nearly botched when Grimlock stumbled in on the other two Autobots as they strategised, tipping their target off to their whereabouts. After Grimlock gained super-intelligence from a data cylinder, Bumblebee was reluctant to let him join on a hunt for [[Simacore]], only agreeing to it after Grimlock pointed out that the mission had a low chance of success without him. During the attempt to capture the Con, Bumblebee and Strongarm were placed in peril by being restrained against a particle accelerator. However Fixit was able to restore Grimlock's brain to normal, and the Dinobot rescued them through brute force, taking down Simacore in the process. {{storylink|Brainpower}} When a wounded Steeljaw turned up at the scrapyard, Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock followed the trail of energon he'd left behind to a disused drive in. There, the Autobots saw [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], Crazybolt, and Slicedice arrive, and by eavesdropping on their conversation, Bumblebee discovered that Steeljaw had been feigning to gain access to the scrapyard. Bumblebee sent Strongarm back to the base while he and Grimlock took care of the Decepticons, and Bumblebee managed to distract his opponents long enough with a magic trick he'd learn from Russel for Grimlock to pummel them. However, he returned too late to prevent Steeljaw from freeing a bunch of the prisoners and escaping with them once more. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

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After weeks of trying to track down the new group of Decepticons, Bumblebee accidentally shot Grimlock during an encounter with Springload. With the entire team mentally taxed, Denny suggested the Autobots take a break, but Bumblebee was unwilling to do so while there were still Decepticon plots to foil. Fixit suggested that Bumblebee could do both; another lead pointed towards soundboards being stolen, the Decepticons' next likely target being a Rear Axel Concert. Bumblebee staked out the show with Russell, which led to him fighting Bisk on stage while the band played. Luckily the audience assumed it was part of the show, and Bisk was apprehended alongside the Mini-Cons [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} Following a near disaster, where Grimlock was spotted by several children at a carnival while trying to apprehend [[Silverhound]], Bumblebee banned Grimlock from being part of their field missions. Subsequently, Bumblebee and Strongarm attempted to capture Quillfire, only to be knocked out by his quills. They awakened dazed and booted in an impound lot, requiring Denny and Russell to bust them out. The Autobots resumed pursuing the Decepticon and his two new Mini-Con partners, [[Back]] and [[Forth]]. Upon catching up with them, Bumblebee was flabbergasted to see Grimlock out in the field, sporting a construction crane disguise for his dino mode. Having no time to argue with his teammate, Bumblebee and the others once more engaged Quillfire. With Grimlock's help, the Decepticons were captured before they could retrieve the auto parts they were after, and Bumblebee gave his approval of the Dinobot's new disguise, allowing him once more to go out on missions. {{storylink|Impounded}}

After the newly repaired GroundBridge malfunctioned, Soundwave returned to Earth and trapped Bumblebee in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. Bumblebee was still able to communicate with the rest of his team by radio and tried to dissuade Denny, Russel, and Fixit from taking on Megatron's former right-hand-bot, thinking the Decepticon was out of his team's league. However, a fumbled first attempt at destroying a long-range communicator Soundwave was building inspired Bumblebee to come up with a plan of his own to defeat Soundwave. Using the fact that Soundwave was out of practice in creating portals to their advantage, Bumblebee coordinated his team to create another door to the shadowzone, escaped back to normal space through it, and returned both Soundwave and Laserbeak to their other-dimensional prison. {{storylink|Portals}} After returning from a mission in an area that interfered with Fixit's communication equipment, Bumblebee learned that Optimus and the away team had been pinned down by [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]'s troops and sent Grimlock to assist them. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

Though the Autobots were reunited as a single unit once the stealth team returned to the scrapyard, Bumblebee found his orders were being double-guessed by Optimus at every turn. Despite Strongarm's insistence that he should talk it out with the Prime, Bumblebee found no time to do so, as events began to unfold more and more quickly around him. A chance encounter reunited the team with Ratchet, and soon afterwards the Autobots got help in the form of the Mini-Con [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots used a ruse to infiltrate the crash of the rest of the ''Alchemor'', separated from Fixit's section upon its arrival on Earth, and since taken over by its prisoners. Though they made good headway at first, Optimus and Bumblebee strained for leadership at a crucial juncture during the infiltration; Optimus wanted to pause and liberate several more Mini-Cons kept as slaves, whereas Bumblebee wanted to press on to disable all of the Decepticons with a stasis bomb. This hiccup stalled the Autobots long enough for the Decepticons to take notice of them, and Bumblebee's team soon found themselves surrounded by Steeljaw and his troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

Optimus and Bumblebee began to argue once more, with Bumblebee wanting them to stay their ground and fight while Optimus wanted to allow themselves to be taken prisoners to plan for a counter-strike. The choice was taken out of their hands by Windblade, who flew up and provided the rest of the team with the distraction necessary for them to slip away. The Autobots then split up into smaller groups, with Bumblebee taking Optimus and Toolbox to fix a [[cryo-gas]] bomb to the ship's ventilation hub. After sorting out their leadership issues, Optimus agreed to allow Bumblebee to helm the rest of the mission on his own. Before they could set up their bomb however, they were confronted by Steeljaw, who used three Decepticon hunters to greatly empower himself. Bumblebee and Optimus held off against their opponent long enough for the now freed Mini-Cons to come to their assistance and wrestle the Decepticon Hunters from Steeljaw's grip. Bumblebee then took hold of the weapons himself, and used them to melt Steeljaw into the floor, leaving him unable to escape as the cry-bomb detonated. Bumblebee, Optimus, and the Mini-Cons escaped just in time to be outside of the bomb's range, before it froze everyone on the ship.

In the aftermath of the Decepticon threat being dealt with, several Autobots decided to return to their homeworld. Bumblebee was not among them, as he announced it was time to establish a permanent base on Earth. Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift, Jetstorm, Slipstream, and Grimlock joined him in this endeavor, and the team sped off together. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

With the Decepticons no longer a problem, Bumblebee took his team on a tour of Earth, ending up in a visit to the remains of Output Omega One where they stumbled on a bomb. The team split up, and Bumblebee and Sideswipe stumbled on the scavengers [[Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], who were trying to find useful artifacts. Though Bee was knocked out cold after being controlled by Buzzstrike, he managed to prevent the bomb from doing any major damage. Unfortunately Sideswipe found his old diary, which included the exercise video he'd made. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

After it became clear that an unknown group was looking for, Bumblebee split up the team to search Cybertronian sites and personally went to western [[Africa]]. He and the rest of the team were accidentally GroundBridged back to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]] because Denny and Russell couldn't work the controls. And when they apologized, he wasn't very understanding.{{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however when Thermidor threatened to bring down a ski lift, Bumblebee's impatience resulted in him being defeated by the scavenger and it was down to Grimlock to retrieve the artifact. Bumblebee later worked on learning patience from Brother [[Gunter]]. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} {{storylink|Worthy}}}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Bumblebee watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} He tried into the night to think up a new catchphrase, but couldn't find a rhyme for orange. {{storylink|To Catch a Phrase}} He regretted giving Denny a ride after the human left him covered in food. He washed off in the car wash, only to be promptly covered in mud by Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Bumblebee electrified a would-be car thief. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

He was present with the rest of his team when Fixit picked up the signal of an open stasis pod, formerly containing the [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]. [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] called "dibs" on capturing the Cyclones, which concerned Bumblebee, as it seemed a big job for a lone Mini-Con. Drift assured him that he was okay with Slipstream taking on the task. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID1 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|290px]]
During his time as a street cop on Cybertron, Bumblebee arrested the crime boss [[Clipshade]]. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} Unbeknownst to Bumblebee, Clipshade was really an Autobot double agent under the employ of Ultra Magnus; the entire operation had been staged. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

When Grimlock and Strongarm were tracking a Decepticon whom Fixit identified as [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]], Bumblebee headed out to join them with Denny. They tracked Flamefeather to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park where they managed to capture their quarry before the morning crowds showed up. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} After their squabbling compromised a training session, Bumblebee send Strongarm and Sideswipe out to investigate a destroyed transformer. After they returned empty-handed, Bumblebee came up with a new plan, having the team appear completely disorganized and taking [[Spinhead]] by surprise. In the aftermath of the battle, Bumblebee was shocked to learn that Arcee and Bulkhead had been secretly spying on him and his team. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Following the capture of [[Transit]], Bumblebee asked Fixit for a report on investigations into Team Prime, only for Ultra Magnus, Arcee and Bulkhead to arrive, wanting to question prisoners over the whereabouts of Clipshade. Bumblebee insisted on his team taking part in the capture, however afterwards Magnus announced they were taking Clipshade back to their ship. Bumblebee subsequently had a vision from Optimus telling him to trust his instincts regarding his old team. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

Fixit's investigation of Clipshade resulted in Bumblebee and his team capturing [[Overhead]], another [[Cybercomrade Sect]] member. She supplied them with a distress beacon she claimed would attract the leader of the sect, however when Bumblebee and Grimlock used it, Clipshade turned up. After a brief fight, it turned out Clipshade was an Autobot double-agent who'd been trying to find out the real sect leader, who it turned out was Overhead herself. They soon returned to Strongarm to find that Overhead had escaped, and Ultra Magnus arrived to provide some explanations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus argued for a while about their priorities and the competence of Bumblebee's team, but Magnus eventually relented and invited Team Bee to join forces with his own team. The group headed to the abandoned [[Petrosynthesis Chemical Plant]] to bring in Overhead and stop her plan to build a new space bridge. While Ultra Magnus's team handled [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille]], Bumblebee grappled with Overhead. Overhead detonated the bridge out of desperation, creating a miniature black hole. Although Bumblebee tried to shut it down, Overhead revealed that only she possessed the means to turn it off; taking the direct route, Bumblebee smashed Overhead into the control panel and shut down the space bridge.

With Overhead and the rest of the Cybercomrade Sect now recaptured, Bumblebee bid farewell to Ultra Magnus and his team, noting that he and the others still had unfinished business on Earth. Magnus congratulated Bumblebee on his leadership skills and noted that he was on the way to becoming an accomplished leader. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Bumblebee's brief moments of relaxation were interrupted when Optimus and Windblade took off on a mission from the Primes, and Decepticon signals were detected at [[Fort Tucker]]. Bumblebee and his team found themselves battling a pair of Vehicons, only to discover the whole thing had been a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Bumblebee attempted to wrestle a bomb away from Steve, until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Bumblebee's team was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During training, Bumblebee had to contend with Sideswipe and Grimlock playing lob-ball with Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, Bumblebee came up with a plan which, despite going slightly wrong, still netted them Scuzzard. The Decepticon was snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Despite falling foul of [[Sneak]]'s underarm odor, Bumblebee helped Grimlock take down Underbite, and the team subsequently managed to capture Slink and her gang. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Despite a failed attempt at running a drill, Bumblebee was able to lead his team in the capture of [[Forager]], whose comments led him to suspect that Drift might be a Decepticon. Bumblebee and his team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Bumblebee began seeing strange visions of Optimus Prime claiming to have become a Decepticon, distracting him during a mission to capture [[Skinkbomb]] and resulting in Sideswipe becoming seriously injured. Fixit thought that Bumblebee might have developed brain rust, but Bumblebee was sure that it was a trick intended to distract him. The next time the false Optimus appeared, Bumblebee was able to keep ordering his team and capture Skinkbomb, and the real Optimus later filled him in on events. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Bumblebee, Grimlock and Strongarm attempted to arrest the Decepticon [[Brakepad]], only to fall foul of his lethargy-inducing powers. After they returned to the scrapyard empty-handed, Denny and Russell had to force them to go back out into the field and capture Brakepad. {{Storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Bumblebee was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. He encountered Starscream, who wasn't fooled by Bubmblebee's vehicle disguise. He later participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. He was wounded on the battlefield, and tended to by Ratchet. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Bumblebee appeared on an advertisement for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers Adventure]]'' during [[Christmas]] season. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} In one of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s dreams, Bumblebee and his friends responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

Later in the real world, Bumblebee was shocked by Rattrap and [[Tigatron]]'s sudden appearance among his Autobots. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===''Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee''===
Bumblebee was attempting to prepare to fight [[Phantomjaw]] with the assistance of Drift. He was having little luck until one of Drift's sword strikes sent him flying into mud, the dark color of which hid him from the samurai. There was little time to contemplate this, though, as Phantomjaw himself arrived, quickly putting Bee on the defensive. Thinking quickly, Drift told him to scan a nearby black car, and his new "Black Knight" coloration hid him from the Decepticon much as the mud had previous hidden him from Drift. Thus cloaked, Bumblebee made short work of Phantomjaw. {{storylink|Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
{{Charstubfiction}}{{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Bumblebee was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an [[wikipedia:Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker]] singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}
*Bumblebee leapt into a theatre to watch some family movies alongside various other cartoon characters. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Family Movie|Hub Family Movie commercial}}
*Fowler summoned the Autobots for a vague special mission, where they would be backed up by [[Batman]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}
*Bumblebee received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, and then proceeded to use his shoulder-mounted guns to mow down some Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers commercial}}
*Ratchet took Bumblebee through a tour of the Autobots' armory which culminated in Ratchet presenting [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]. The two of them then rode the mech into battle, plowing through ranks of Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Optimus Maximus|Optimus Maximus commercial}}
*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]] and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}
*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], Bumblebee, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*Optimus and Bumblebee joined the Rescue Bots in response to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Bumblebee energized his jackhammer, and used it to clear away some rubble. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*When a child holding a Bumblebee toy came under threat from Steeljaw, Bumblebee rushed to the boy's rescue. Bumblebee tossed the Decepticon into a nearby body of water, telling him to "cool off" before turning to his admirer and giving him a "thumbs up." {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise One-Step and Three-Step toy commercial}}
*Bumblebee dueled against Steeljaw once more, but this time as "Super Bumblebee!" Towering over his opponent, Bumblebee picked him up and transformed the Decepticon into his vehicle mode as though he was just a toy. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Super Bumblebee commercial}}

==Games==

===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Renato Novara]] (Italian)}}

[[File:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The time has come and so have I... I'll laugh last 'cause you came to die.]]
During the Decepticons siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Bumblebee volunteered to be a message courier when communications became unreliable. Bumblebee was searching for the one called [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] when he was caught by a pair of Decepticons, only to be saved by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Informing Optimus of the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Ratchet to a command center where they were contacted by [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], who was leading the aerial counterattack and wanted Zeta to activate the [[planetary gun]]s. After informing Jetfire of Prime's death, Bumblebee helped Optimus and Ratchet make their way to the orbital defenses control room, where they activated the guns. Their next stop was the [[Decagon]], where they could reestablish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. They hit serious Decepticon resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s, but ultimately, with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], the three made their way to the Decagon, where they faced the last obstacle: [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Beating the traitorous Seeker, Bumblebee witnessed a desperate communication from Zeta Prime, who was being held in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] [[Kaon Prison Complex|Prison Complex]]. Optimus resolved to rescue Zeta, and Bumblebee accompanied him.

[[File:WFC Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Autobots... [[Johnny Yong Bosch|It's Morphin' Time?"]]]]
Bumblebee, Optimus, and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured raiding supplies outside Kaon, and taken to the prison within the city. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ordered them taken to recycling. Bumblebee didn't think that sounded bad, until Sideswipe told him to consider ''what'' they were recycling. As they made their way through the prison, Bumblebee's horror grew, until he was in a near panic when they placed against the firing wall. Fortunately, [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] finally arrived and killed the [[Heavy Soldier]]s about to execute them. Air Raid was forced to let himself be captured to let the others escape. Finally finding some weapons, the three made their way to a [[wall crawler]] and descended into the prison. Bumblebee asked if this was good or bad, and Optimus replied that it was purely a matter of perspective, while Sideswipe said he was enjoying himself. Soon, they reached a room where Megatron revealed that he had allowed Zeta's message to be broadcast simply to lure Optimus into a trap. After they fought off some Decepticons, Megatron simply teleported them to a prison cell without their weapons. Fortunately, Optimus managed to break the wall with his axe, freeing them. Optimus then explained he could not open the other prisoners' cells, despite Bumblebee's pleas. Heading to retrieve Air Raid, the three Autobots rescued the flier, who took them to the control which would open all the prison's hard locks. Unfortunately, Zeta was trapped under the facility, so the control wouldn't release him. While Air Raid took the freed Autobots back to Iacon, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Sideswipe underground to free Zeta, racing through the caverns as the Decepticons blew out the ground. Reaching Zeta Prime's cell, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe had to fight through Soundwave's minions to rescue the Autobot leader, but Soundwave stole some of Zeta's life energy and fled, killing the Prime. Taking his body back to Iacon, Bumblebee and Sideswipe bore witness to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] declaring that Optimus was now Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], leader of the Autobots.

During the evacuation of Cybertron, Megatron used Trypticon Station to fire on the Autobots' escape pods. After the Aerialbots destroyed Trypticon's conversion cog and sent him plummeting to the planet's surface, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus Prime and Ironhide to look for the crash site. Once Trypticon was found to still function, Bumblebee assisted in fighting him, overloading his shoulder cannons with energon batteries and destroying his heat vents. After greatly damaging Trypticon, Optimus Prime declared Trypticon had lost and knocked him into an energon lake with his axe. Afterward, Bumblebee was present at the unveiling of the Ark, where he reminded Optimus Prime that Megatron was "still out there". {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)}}
{{quote|Watch out, Decepticons! I'm kind of a big deal!|Bumblebee}}
[[File:WFCDS Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|89px|Small, but noisy.]]
When a distress call from Zeta Prime was received by the Autobots, they sent Bumblebee to find Optimus so they could repair the communications system. Bumblebee and Optimus were seen battling Decepticons together by an Autobot rookie when he arrived at the Autobot base. When Optimus was later disabled by [[laser guard]]s, Bumblebee was instrumental in reviving him, and helped him defeat [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]]. After the Autobots retook [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Bumblebee exploded verbally at Ironhide, complaining that they'd already lost the war. Optimus told him that that attitude was just what Megatron wanted.

Prime's transmissions led the Autobots to infiltrate Kaon Prison, a place Bumblebee found terrifying to the point where Ironhide had to try and calm him and Optimus told them both to quiet down. They eventually found Zeta Prime, in time for their leader to expire. After Optimus was made the new Prime, the Autobots tried to enlist the help of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]. Bumblebee slyly goaded Grimlock into challenging Optimus to a contest, however instead the Autobots ended up rescuing Swoop who'd been kidnapped by the Decepticons. The Autobots were forced to venture down to Cybertron's core to disable the Dark Energon corruptors, so that Cybertron's core could begin repairing itself, however the planet was left unable to sustain Transformer life.

As the Autobots began to evacuate in arks, Trypticon station began firing on them. Optimus prepared to take a team to the station to attack it from the inside, and Bumblebee was the first to volunteer to go along. They infiltrated the station and destroyed its power core, causing it to plunge from orbit. To the Autobots' surprise, the station transformed into a monster which Bumblebee found terrifying, but he still took part in the battle to destroy it. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Renato Novara]] (Italian)}}

In order to find out more about "Trypticon", Bumblebee and Ironhide were ordered to infiltrate a Decepticon datacore and extract the info stored inside it. Looking for a back way in, Ironhide uncovered a transit shaft, but it was too small for him to reconnoiter. Splitting up, Bumblebee took the shaft while Ironhide circled around to find another way in. Inside the datacore, they retrieved the intel on Trypticon, but were unable to escape without being noticed. The ruckus they raised in Kaon caught Megatron's attempt, and he arrived to fell both Autobots before they made it out of the city-state. Megatron subjected Bumblebee to a neural scanner to forcibly extract Autobot secrets from his mind. Bumblebee struggled to resist the scanner, but still unwillingly gave up some intel before Ironhide broke them both free. They eventually made it out of Kaon in one piece, thanks in part to the air support provided by Air Raid.

After the power supply was cut off to Trypticon from the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge, the Autobots began to prep supplies for their evacuation of the planet. On one such supply convoy, Bumblebee ran defensive reconnaissance to protect the convoy from Decepticon attack. Bumblebee blamed himself for allowing the Decepticons to access his mind using the neural scanner, and was extra dedicated to the mission in his effort to redeem himself, even if only in his own eyes. He uncovered an ambush plot on the roadway, and alerted Optimus to the threat. Taking point, he intervened on several other ambush attempts along the way.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime and Ironhide in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (PC/PS3/PS4/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One)===
{{Note|Bumblebee is available in Escalation Mode and has the Ammo Supply Core as his default ability.}}

Bumblebee waited with Optimus at the train station for Ironhide and Sideswipe to retrieve the [[Dark Spark]]. When the first train came, Bumblebee was the only one who made it on board, due to it having a timer. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!]]
As the Autobots worked towards preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch, the Decepticons attacked the city. Bumblebee was helping out [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] with the wounded when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived, and helped with an injured soldier. He was part of the bridge crew when the ship launched, and when they were intercepted by the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', defended the bridge alongside Optimus. Prime left to tend to the engine room, and Bumblebee was sent to replace a [[moleculon fuse|fuse]] so they could get the defense systems back up and running. He succeeded, allowing the ''Ark'' to start returning fire on the Decepticon ship, and began heading for the engine room. By the time he got there, Optimus and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] were engaged in a ferocious battle, with Optimus losing. As Megatron fired off a killing shot, Bumblebee threw himself in the way and took the shot to the chest. Enraged, Optimus renewed his assault on Megatron, but a short time later both ships were sucked through the [[space bridge]] portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
When an earthquake unearthed an Energon mine, Bumblebee was deployed to stop the Vehicon hordes from plundering it. Even after he successfully defended the mine, one of the Vehicons escaped. Bumblebee followed it to an abandoned building that the Decepticons were using as an Energon processing plant. He fought off the Vehicons here as well. He then accompanied Arcee in order to help her stop the Vehicons from reaching an abandoned military base.

Bumblebee could summon "Cannon Turrets," "Corrosion Turrets," and "Energy Beam Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid him in his fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I should probably say something...but that might be difficult.]]
The Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed toward Earth, and intercepted the ''Nemesis'' crew attempting to retrieve the asteroid when bridging to the location. At the climax of the battle, the asteroid began to split apart and exploded. Team Prime fell to Earth and scattered across the country.

Bumblebee was captured by the Decepticons at some point, likely by Knock Out. However, when Raf had detected Bumblebee's life signal on Earth, he had come to rescue his friend. Freed by the human, Bumblebee followed Raf's directions in order to escape. Eventually, Bumblebee encountered Knock Out and Raf was kidnapped by the Decepticons while he was distracted.

Optimus dispatched Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate a part of the asteroid that landed on Earth being checked by a Decepticon signal, though Bumblebee scouted ahead and found that the signal was Dreadwing unearthing one of Thunderwing's missing components. Arcee helped Bumblebee in grounding Dreadwing, though he was the one who did the work in defeating him. Later, Arcee joined Bumblebee in bridging to the Nemesis to save Ratchet and the children, who had been captured by the Decepticons over this period of time. He was met yet again by Knock Out, and through trial & error had defeated him by driving him off the Nemesis.

The team regrouped, though missing Optimus, and Ratchet dispatched Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Arcee to chase Thunderwing in order to give him time to create a device to corrupt his Dark Energon core. Bumblebee was pretty shaken up by Megatron. Bumblebee later joined the rest of the team in watching the sun set after a day's hard work. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Bumblebee and the Autobots countered it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris. While the dish was under construction, Bumblebee and Raf could help out by causing more power-ups to drift towards the dish. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===Transformers Universe===
[[File:Tu-character-art bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblecat?]]
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{{Note|Concept art of Bumblebee was produced, but he did not appear in the game prior to its cancellation.}}
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Bumblebee is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time.}}
*''unlock Titan Guardian'' — 200 Energon Cubes or 4 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion Night'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion Clash'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step Night'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Hero'' — 3000 Energon Cubes or 60 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior Night'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior Clash'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Changer'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero Night'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero Clash'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Super Titan'' — 10000 Energon Cubes or 160 Ultra Sparks
When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe and Grimlock captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

===Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker===
Bumblebee was a spectator for a soccer match between Autobots and Decepticons. He enjoyed whenever players would tackle one another. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Bumblebee-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Bumblebee (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward in the "Cybertron: Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBumblebee.jpg|thumb|Cheddar-flavored.]]
*''War for Cybertron'' Bumblebee was designed by [[Jim Daly]], and it's that specific character concept art that won [[Hasbro]] over on giving [[High Moon Studios]] the game.
*Bumblebee's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Runner-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Recon-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*[[Alex Irvine]] wrote the short story ''[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]'', expanding on how Bumblebee lost his vocoder in ''Exodus''.
*In the end credits for WFC, Bee drives up, and '''HALF''' of the Autobots get out. Weird. Guess his father was a clown car.
*Bumblebee's [[license plate]] in "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''936 SOH'''".
*Unlike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|that other mute Bumblebee]], who cannot directly communicate at all, and who splices together radio signals as a primitive method of conveying his thoughts, the beeps and tones produced by ''Prime'' Bumblebee seem to be a language of their own, which is fully understood by other Cybertronians (and, oddly, Raf).
*Bumblebee's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Bumblebee parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. Unlike most of his peers, who were hue-shifted into different colors, Bumblebee seems to look exactly the same as he always does.
*Bumblebee is a guest on the DVD/Blu-ray commentary for "Shadowzone". [[Dave Hartman]] apparently shares Raf's ability to understand him.
*According to the Autobits version of [[Darkmount, NV]], [[Frank Welker]] records words for Bumblebee, which are then replaced with the character's normal beeping sounds.
*Prior to Will Friedle's casting on a interview with ''[http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/07/25/will-friedle-on-playing-transformers-primes-bumblebee-ultimate-spider-mans-deadpool-and-his-thoughts-on-girl-meets-world IGN]'', he had originally gone in to audition for a character called "[[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]," but was later given the role of Bumblebee when they were ready to supply him with a voice.
*For [[Christmas]] [[2013]], [[The Hub]] aired a special "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" video yule log. This hour-long special consisted of music and cameo appearances by several characters or pieces from Hub properties in addition to the ponies themselves. Among the characters who made cameos were Beast Hunters Bumblebee (who beeped as he drove across the screen), [[Blades (RB)|Rescue Bots Blades]] (who stumbled onto the screen before being pulled back off), Strawberry Shortcake, Lil' Bat (mascot for The Aquabats), a Sorry! game piece, a character from "Pound Puppies", the main lead from "SheZow!", and several characters from the "Littlest Pet Shop" cartoon. This special was aired back-to-back for four hours on Christmas morning, possibly as a means of giving the bulk of the network staff a chance to spend Christmas morning with their families.
*A running gag in the first season of ''Robots in Disguise'' was Bumblebee's inability to come up with a decent command for his team to mobilize, in the vein of Optimus Prime's famous "[[roll out|Autobots, transform and roll out]]". He tried out roughly a dozen rallying cries at the beginning of missions, all greeted with reactions ranging from unimpressed stares to open laughter, his team convinced he was joking, before finally coming up with "Rev up and roll out" in [[Battlegrounds, Part 2]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Bumblebee''', '''Űrdongó''' (''Rescue Bots'' cartoon, "Space-Bumblebee")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (大黃蜂, "Hornet")
*''Russian:'' '''Shershen'''' (Шершень, "Hornet") - FOC & ROTDS only

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Rise of the Dark Spark Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

User talk:Daniel Adkins

2016-09-19T18:29:05Z

Jtarvin:

Good work on adding the Revolution stuff, but please keep in mind that fiction sections are in past tense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:57, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
:Oh, sorry about that. Thanks for the reminder. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 13:04, 27 July 2016 (EST)
::DannyBoy, it's Jtarvin. I apologized to everyone on my usertalk page.

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2016-09-19T18:27:01Z

Jtarvin: /* Two Things */

{{preview bastard}}

--I'm deeply sorry

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==Paxs ship==

Can I ask what splash page you're on about? The one of him exiting the ship doesn't even show his feet? Also, the shadow clearly shows he's below the ship.
: The very next page. He's standing on top of the ship. Same reason everyone's having to look straight up in the air instead of, you know, directly in front of them. He's just standing on top of the dang ship. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:01, 6 January 2014 (EST)

==Things to say to you==
[[Image:Ttoc.GIF|right|thumb|We approve this message.]]

Just some thing I've been wanting to say to David...

First off, you're a monumental asshole. You have an ego the size of a small planet and it's irritating watching you act like an important SOB when you're basically just a nobody.

Second, your webcomics aren't funny. They're boring tripe that makes Penny Arcade look good(and believe me, Penny Arcade is garbage). Cyanide and Happiness is a funny webcomic, yours is not. Your "jokes" are painful, about like watching Michael Richards yell the n-word as a routine. You don't draw a comic, you draw an opinionated blog. I'm not sure which name suits your crap better, "ShitPacked" or "ShortDicked".

Your liberalism and your love of Indiana get on my nerves. You jab at Mallard Filmore? Yeah, one shitty comic making fun of another shitty comic. Or are you just pissed that his gets in newspapers while you're JUST a webcomic? As to Indiana, I live here, and if it were up to me, the state would be walled off and none of the freaks living there allowed to interact with the rest of the planet. The state is about 3 decades behind the times. But something tells me even you know this otherwise you'd still live here. I sure as hell do not live here by choice and as soon as I can, I'm moving far away from this joke of a state.

And your brand loyalty is typical fandom crap. You have Aaron Archer's rod so far down your throat it's unreal. And Aryan fucktard Michael Bay's rod has apparently joined it. I'd say soemthing abotu Don Murphy but he was born without one. Actually, I can say something- he's Kevin "unfunny asshole" Smith with more body fat. Hasbro didn't give the film to a competent director, just a cheap one. And neither Speilberg or ILM have done anything useful in years. Give WETA, or even Tom Savini a chance and we wouldn't be getting Bionicle bots. You're afraid to not like a Hasbro product. No wonder they don't have to go out of the way to please the "fans"- you'll accept it no matter what. But hey, you personally have been sucking off incompetent British bonehead Simon Furman and his shitty stories for years. There are no gods in Transformers. Unicron was built by a monkey, little man. Furman is dog shit.

And go figure this TF wiki is a joke full of misinformation, insults or outright lies- you're a mod here. You're never right. You're more of an incorrect pompous jerkoff than Defunct is. Right, ban me from editing, as if it would somehow matter, any info you don't agree with is pulled. You only have friends because people feel sorry for you. Me, I have no need. People are a commodity to be used and their wants only get in the way of what I'm out for. Use them and drop them.

Who am I? Go look who added a note about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica's Allspark page if you're not too lazy. As well as past AS, Kalidor, FIRRIB and Hooks entries(the hooks entry especially true). Oh, and just info on white people in general and that idiotic Nintendo Wii. I'm not making it that easy for you.
: Is it my birthday? This stuff ''feeds'' me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
: Duuuuude. Walky may be a dick, but I still ''like'' him for some inexplicable reason. You, on the other hand, are just one sore drama queen.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 17:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: This is some of the most funny stuff I've seen in a while. Comedy PLATINUM. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: Bwa ha ha ha ha. Priceless. I think someone needs to get off the internets for a few minutes. [[User:Chip|Chip]] 02:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: Wait, you mean I didn't get drunk and write this? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 05:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

: I wish lame puns happened to me. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:08, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Why do I get the feeling that guy has been permanently banned?[[User:Florky Man|Mr. Florky]] 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Wow, an Encyclopedia Dramatica troll. No need to be so harsh on Walky. I, too, like the Baybots, and, I happen to like Bionicle. Also, his Webcomic is one of my favorites. So, if you have nothing nice to say, never ever EVER come back here.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 16:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

:Woah dude calm down. Don't cuss too much either. Don't get me wrong though, Itswalky can be quite a jerk at times. Itswalky is not a dick, though. He just becomes somewhat of a control freak at times. But he's still somewhat "likeable". --[[User:TheHappyTruckShunter|TheHappyTruckShunter]] ([[User talk:TheHappyTruckShunter|talk]]) 15:56, 25 August 2014 (EDT)

==BANNED==

What the hell did I do to warrant a ban, exactly? As far as I'm aware, I don't even think I broke any rules, and if I did, an official warning would be appropriate. I received no such warning. I was not here for trolling and you know that - you use that bullshit excuse to get people to ignore arguments you can't handle. But you, personally, who made this decision, know I'm not a troll.

This is fucking low. I had little enough respect for you down to your ranting against the fanbase, Willis, but this is a whole new level of buggery. If you're going to use your comic to rant against and discredit people you don't like, the least you can do is suck it up when people rant at you back, and not act like a control-freak child.

I really don't think you're aware of your own actions anymore.
*Do the words [[Wikipedia:WP:NPA|no personal attacks]] mean anything to you? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 00:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
:: Do the words "warning before ban" mean anything to you? Rulemongering doesn't justify a decision anyway, since Walky is one of the people making the rules. There were plenty of personal attacks leveled at me, but I did not report them officially.

::I really find it hard to believe that you think it's completely on a rational level of discourse to claim that the comic strip I draw is about child pornography. If I'm not mistaken about your identity, you've been banned from almost every single Transformers web board you've had an acquaintance with, and I'm only doing this place a favor by getting rid of you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:22, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

::: That's not an excuse. I will openly admit I HAVE been banned from several forums, but only because I repeatedly opposed the staff on each and every one of them; and with good cause, they all have roughly the same problem. People bully others either into liking the movie or to agree with the kind of views you promote - and since nobody can directly attack or discredit anyone, these people(and you are) are left to their methods.
::: For your current decision to be validated, the admins of those boards, boards which are influenced in turn by your anti-fan attitude, would have to be near 100% correct in their decisions, and those decisions would have to occur within a context that would map exactly onto here. Any rational moderator does not base their decisions so much off performance on other boards, especially when it's not even a messageboard they're operating. Two different media. I have openly said I despise all active Transformers boards for their level of authoritarianism, yet level of tolerance towards the pushing of certain viewpoints.

::: Not to mention that you're still operating under the fallacy of Appeal to Majority - that alone means I shouldn't really even have to counter you.

::: And don't even use the "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY" thing as an excuse. Again, any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban, I personally reversed that edit even though it was obviously intended to be a joke as anyone reading this knows what pile'o'bile already is. You have no justification for what you did, but your ego is too big to realise you can actually do wrong with your power. You'll never admit it, but I wouldn't be surprised if some part of you is pissed that I defeated some of your ramblings, whether they were directly written by you or encouraged by you, it's still the kind of guff you normally blew, and I managed to defeat it. You, and the mods of the big sites will always have your ban buttons - but you will NEVER be able to justify your actions to me. That's how I know that I'm in the right, at least in situations like this - solidly backed justification is almost always absent.
:::: Personal attacks + deleting comments in response to you = banno --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
:::: P.S. Sign your posts. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:36, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

::::: I have never intentionally deleted comments in response to me. I just moved one recently as it was in the middle of a paragraph of text. Not to mention that happened after you banned my original IP. Personal attacks alone are not grounds enough for a ban, especially when you're doing an awful, awful lot to be mercilessly torn into.
Need I point out that once again, you are unable to defend yourself properly? When does the "You're insane?" come? Ganging up of all your little friends since a majority always means you're right?
Do you even realise what a fascist shithead you sound like? Just because you're an admin of a place doesn't give you a free pass to be a dick with it. There's a difference between what you can do and what you should do that you don't seem to have learned yet. [[User:67.159.44.88|67.159.44.88]]

: YOU BAN PEOPLE BECAUSE ****YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE

TRUTH****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111twelve FUCKING FASCIST PIGCOP NAZI WIKIPEDO '''ASSHOLE''' [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:: My gosh, now that I have seen someone mock the notion, it MUST be untrue. Please, where can I learn these 1337 debating skills?

:::Dude, I've been banned from twice as many forums as you, guaranfuckingteed, but they still let me post here because I'm not as goddamn retarded as you are. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:::: And can you demonstrate exactly how I'm more retarded than you? Or are you just, Walky style, dropping weighted terms to discredit someone's point of view without even trying?

:::::1. Hoop doesn't delete other people's comments on talk pages. 2. He actually signs his posts, which you've been asked to do many times, but haven't caught on. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

:::::: I didn't delete anything. If I did, it was an accident because someone posted right in the middle of text it wasn't meant to be in the middle of. Not signing my posts doesn't make me retarded since it's blatant when I'm saying something. --[[User:67.159.44.88]]

Actually - come to think of it, you make fun of the idea that anyone running a site can be Nazi, yet you still mention you got banned from many forums. Does that perhaps mean that you genuinely got banned for being an asshole and not opposing the staff/local clique like I did?

:''any rational moderator would warn several times before a ban''
:Not true, some things are auto-ban. I don't think you ''did'' any of them, but I'm just saying.
:Dude- you got an expedited ban because you showed no signs of contrition, argued every point, used personal insults, refused to sign your posts even when '''repeatedly asked to''' (I had to go back into history and dig out which incoherent chunks of text where yours, because the posts weren't hierarchied properly so the debate was really hard to follow. This is why signin posts is important dumbfuck.)
:And ultimately you got banned because you were making a major nuisance of yourself in ''without'' any correlating '''contribution''' to justify keeping you around. You're a negative. You edited 3 articles- Fandom, Shortpacking and Ruined Forever- and ''all' of those edits got reverted because they either flames or crappy jokes that make the articles ''worse''. Even if I were to (generously) believe you didn't intend to start a fight, you picked the 3 flamebaitiest articles you could find and masturbated across them. ''Allah forfend'' you should write an ''episode summary'' or something.
:Unrelated- Walky can Talk:Fandom be semi-protected instead of full? Loserbot isn't registered. -[[User:Derik|Derik]]01:06, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

==On an unrelated note: Thank you.==
I know this is an odd place to say it, but I figured if I only said it once, it wouldn't be a bother so here goes: Thank You. Shortpacked is hilarious, and when not laughing, I'm agreeing with alot of the statements the main character makes. (and feeling like I was the only one who noticed some of them, like the one about General Discussions.) I also noticed your a Hot Shot fan, which is also awesome. I also noticed its due to the efforts of you and other people here that the move was made from Wikia to Tfwiki, which was a good idea so I also want to say a long overdue thank you for doing that as well, and finally: thanks for doing what you can for this site, because without this site, I'd be out of the loops on Club Exclusive things, and other Misc. Transformers related content. I go here frequently for information (or lolz) and I'm quite sure not only me but many others are grateful to you and all others who help contribute to this place.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]
:Thanks, and we do our best! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:08, 4 January 2010 (EST)
I love it too. Ive been going through the archives and im up to the part where amber gets a bit of a makeover and ive loved every second of it --[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 17:25, 14 January 2012 (EST)
only webcomic I read daily.--
[[User:Mojotron|Mojotron]]

==Tulsa, Oklahoma==
Sorry to bother you (I tried to avoid saying something again sense I already did the 'Thank you' earlier, but I HAD to ask about this). Had nothing better to do so I've been reading shortpacked's full archive beginning to end today. (Well I'm currently on July 6 2009 to be fair) and I noticed something that I just HAD to ask about. I've noticed once you mentioned Oklahoma. I ignored it the first time but then later you said "Tulsa". Now you got me curious, because I live in Tulsa and thus wondered what made you decide to choose to mention here of all places, sense basically nothing ever happens here. (Aside from the occasional Convention and the recent BOK center. Granted I may be moving to Florida in a few years..I really hope so. Been here my whole life and its boring) Just thought I'd ask, before curiosity drove me nuts. Keep up the good work on the comic, peace.--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

EDIT: haha on second thought..maybe I should've said this at Walkypedia..or do you even go there? (I'd assume you do.) Oh well, my mistake I guess. Hope you'll still answer my question regardless. lol--[[User:Chipmonk328|Chipmonk328]]

== WfC Starscream ==

You said: "We revert that back to Starscream every time you change it for a reason."
:Well that's just great since that is my first contribution to that page. And the picture itself says Skywarp so I was just making both consistent. I'll change the pic to Starscream as well.--[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:22, 14 January 2010 (EST)
:: Ah, sorry. Got you confused with Blackout, who was also changing it to Skywarp. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:28, 14 January 2010 (EST)
::: No prob. Just re-uploaded the image with starscream in the name rather than skywarp. The old one now has the delete tag. Thanks. --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] 11:33, 14 January 2010 (EST)

== Quick Report ==

More vandalism, on Nekomimi A/B, section animated..I think? caption didn't seem right..
I heard you're supposed to report to an Admin, right?
-[[User:SlamBolt|Danny LeFox]] 23:37, 20 January 2010 (EST)
: The caption is okay. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:10, 21 January 2010 (EST)

== Independent Wikis ==
Hello Walky. This is Archaic, webmaster of Pokémon fansite Bulbagarden, and its associated wiki Bulbapedia. I sent you an email about 2 weeks ago (to the address linked on both your webcomics) regarding an idea I've recently been playing around with of a co-operative of independent wikis. I understand that you've been rather busy recently, so I just wanted to check if you had received that email or not, and if you might be interested in contributing your thoughts to the matter? --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:24, 25 January 2010 (EST)
: I did receive it! I'm sorry for not answering swiftly. Our answer depends on how much interaction you are looking for. Part of the appeal of leaving Wikia was breaking free of the mandatory link chain to "related wikis" that they put at the bottom of our frontpage. Our frontpage is now our own. That's not something I think we're interested in. We are, though, all in favor of people starting up their own wikis instead of depending on those lying Wikia assmongers. (to coin a phrase) But, I can't speak for the people here who help maintain this wiki and how much they would be willing to lend a hand. So, uh, the answer to your question at the moment is: "I don't know?" Um. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:47, 25 January 2010 (EST)
::Heh, no worries. We're all fairly busy at this time of year. For now, we're going full steam ahead with a limited version of this idea, focusing specifically on wikis linked to Nintendo franchises, which we're likely to launch within a couple of weeks. Perhaps it might be easiest if I'm able to show you what we're doing there? While we're doing quite a bit of integration between the partner wikis for this limited network, I'd imagine that any more general grouping of independent wikis would have to be a lot less so, if only for logistical reasons. As I mentioned in the email, it's all fairly up in the air right now. A lot of brainstorming, but not a lot of actual action at this point. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 15:15, 26 January 2010 (EST)
:::If I may weigh in... basically, while I wager most (if not all) of us are individually supportive of any wikis that break free of Wikia, when it comes to linking on this wiki we generally only stick to links that add information to our articles, such as TFU.info, Marvel Universe TF profiles, Wookieepedia and GI Joe sites for Star Wars and GI Joe crossovers, etc. So unless there's some crossover connection between Pokemon and TF that we missed, I don't see that we can help, because we don't have anything that would need a link to your wiki. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 15:35, 26 January 2010 (EST)
::::What, not even with that page you have on Pokéformers? ;) Seriously though, I think you might have misunderstood what I was suggesting. I'm not looking at a 2-way affiliation or link here. Instead, what I've been investigating is much closer to what Walky has in Blank Label Comics for his webcomics. An alliance of wikis united by a common purpose. Exactly how far one would take that is the real question. I certainly wouldn't expect a link to every wiki in such a network on the front page of any wiki in it. As you've rightly pointed out, you value the independence you've regained after breaking from Wikia, and any such network would have to be very careful to maintain that for all sites while still offering something meaningful. *shrugs* Like I said, all very much pie-in-the-sky kind of vague ideas right now, just exploring possibilities. --[[User:Archaic|Archaic]] 20:47, 26 January 2010 (EST)

:::::I don't know if you've heard, but wikia has decided to make a change (mandatorily!) that is 100 times worse than what drove you guys to a new server. I am interested in finding info on how you guys actually performed your move, and what would need to be done before, during, and after to make it work. If you could give me even a link (so that I can show others), that would be hugely helpful.
:::::If you could message me on my wikia talk page (yes, I know), that would be most appreciated. Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 10:18, 28 September 2010 (EDT)

==Yeaaaaaaaah==
:: ''Hey, were you the [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Fallen_issue_5&diff=414380&oldid=413827 guy who called a dude a schmuck for no real reason], and so then he [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/593224.html?thread=14980936#t14980936 quit this wiki] because he was treated like shit? You don't get a vote. Especially since you think Florida and Cuba are separated by a friggin' river. (Anyway, I vote against rhyming in the Headmasters section.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:07, 8 February 2010 (EST)''
Yes because he was considering the entry was as bare and snarky as possible (You're hardly the soul of discretion all the time yourself sir) . And remarkably, being from a good distance across the planet, I don't know where everything is situated on that side of the world so the assumption of he ran into a river instead of the atlantic ocean, while my own fault I'll admit, is fairly understandable. But if I'm not aloud to voice my opinion cause a guy you don't know told you something about another guy you don't know, then tell me now please, save me trying to vote on something again. (I'm being completely serious by the way, if that's the case, I want to know). All the best. [[User:Eire]] 01.33 Feb 09 2010 (UTC)
::: When your opinion is "the guy who created this page is a schmuck," then you're probably going to get some flak for said opinion. It's not like the page was horribly put together. It was just abbreviated and snarky. It wasn't called for. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:52, 8 February 2010 (EST)

== Guess who's back..... ==

[[User:Masterman666]]
--[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 12:45, 11 February 2010 (EST)
: Remind me who he is, again? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:54, 11 February 2010 (EST)
::[[User:Masterman555]]. Banned for flaming and using a sockpuppet. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:01, 11 February 2010 (EST)
:::Then bye-bye, then! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:15, 11 February 2010 (EST)

== Breakaway image caption ==

Isn't Topspin the one with no personality? (Or was it a ref to Breakaway being Mister Likes-Everyone-Nice-Guy?) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:13, 11 February 2010 (EST)
: Topspin doesn't like being used, and ripped Kickback's spark out of him in angry fury. That's more than Breakaway ever emoted. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:16, 11 February 2010 (EST)
::Plus, his utter devotion to Alpha Trion was also more characterization than Breakaway got. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:19, 11 February 2010 (EST)
:::Fair enough... it's just that since Topspin was always the one with the "No personality" cracks in his page (and the one who's profile specifically says he's had his personality and will crushed out) it seemed potentially out of place, so I figured I'd ask.
:::(Personally I admit I wouldn't claim Breakaway (who did a fair bit of pep-talking everyone) has no personality any more than Heatwave, who's equally easy-going, friendly, and optimistic, can be said to not have one, but I was more checking for possible mistakes than taste...) --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 13:47, 11 February 2010 (EST)

== RE: Divebomb ==
Hup, my bad. Thanks for catching that! [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 11:06, 22 February 2010 (EST)

== Red Alert image ==
Thanks for color correcting it, looks much better. My desktop bit the dust last week, and my netbook chokes on photoshop. [[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 01:22, 30 March 2010 (EDT)

==Mainpage logos==
I'm shocked you haven't put up BC Breakdown yet. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
:I just put up *a* Breakdown. Really, I'd prefer to stick to art rather than toy images. Spark was an adrenaline rush exception. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:34, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

== I can't think of a suitable title to put here right now..... ==

[[Special:Log/block&page=User:Jeysie|This seems rather uncalled for.]]

Thank you for your attention. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:38, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
: Maybe you should have brought it up during the twenty-four hours in which she was banned, and not like a few minutes before it expired. And it was certainly called for, considering the disrespect she was showing other users. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:15, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::You called her a bitch. Was that not disrespectful as well? - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 16:43, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::I think that was just me making an obvious point about her having talk page conversations ''entirely about other posters''. As usual, I make my points through sarcasm. Jeysie wasn't being sarcastic or trying to illustrate a greater point when she told me to stop "mouthing off." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::I'm not upset about being banned. What I am upset about is that the reason it's so irritating trying to have a conversation with you is that you are constantly responding to people trying to make reasonable points with mocking rude responses, often ones that illustrate that the point was missed. So, I don't like ''your'' disrespectful attitude any more than you like mine.
:::Considering you actually make good points on the few occasions you turn off the mocking attitude and take the time to understand the points being made, it'd make dealing with you a whole lot less frustrating if you'd keep the attitude turned off all the time. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:57, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::Ahahaha Jeysie is telling me to stop having a mocking attitude! I will mark that on my Jeysie-is-condescending calendar OH WAIT THERE IS NO ROOM --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:21, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::Can we stop this? Both of you? You're both highly devoted editors to this wiki and we don't need a long lasting feud. Pretty Please? --[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] 17:28, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::The kids don't like it when mommy and daddy fight.... --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:36, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::Seconded. This is time and energy better spent on working on articles, and I've seen enough from both of you to know that it would benefit the wiki greatly if you did that. -- [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] 17:40, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::If Walky drops the attitude problem, there won't ''be'' a feud, because I'll have nothing to comment on to him, which will make me very happy.
:::::::The only reason I say anything at all is because I'm tired of his attitude always making trying to discuss something on the wiki a stressful chore instead of something productive. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 17:44, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
::::::::This is silly. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:48, 9 April 2010 (EDT)
:::::::::Response to Walky: Maybe you're not aware, but I am on a different continent than you are. Different continent = different time zone = inability to respond at the same time as you Americans. And don't even TRY to shift the blame. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 05:07, 10 April 2010 (EDT)

==New bot==
Can I get a bot tag for [[User:DNAVI]] please? abates said you were the man for the job. - [[User:Magnus Maximus|Magnus Maximus]] 02:25, 15 April 2010 (EDT)

== Regarding TG Studios and the guy you banned ==

[[Talk:TG Studios|You may want to check this out.]] --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 14:33, 29 April 2010 (EDT)

Can you make Timelines sharkticon on wirte and put on a image ?

== Squiggles! ==

If by "squiggles", you mean "Japanese", toss me a copy of that translation, eh, my fine fellow? For the annotations, don'tcha know! :) - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:30, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
: In the filecard for Primal Major and Alpha Supreme, Maggie translated the two non-English characters at the end of it, which mean "Shanghai." That's all she's done (per my specific request), so I don't have anything else to tell you. :) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:35, 5 July 2010 (EDT)
::Ahh, that's still cool! I wouldn't have figured it out on my own! I have spotted at least one or two other bits of Japanese in there and was going to pester Spengler about them anyway. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 10:40, 5 July 2010 (EDT)

== King Starscream's bounty ==

So, do I get it if I turn myself in? - [[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 12:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

== Look! ==

You suck! Along with most of the other administartors on this wiki. I can't believe you treat people the way you do. I've been watching for a while, and I will tell you, that you're just an asshole! Why don't you grow up, and quit being a dick to everyone! Banning people for ridiculous reasons! Telling people their work is shit! In fact, I created this account just to confront you! GROW UP AND QUIT BEING A DICK! YOU"RE AN ASSHOLE! {{unsigned|Generations123|17:32, 11 August 2010 (EDT)}}
:The irony is staggering. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:40, 11 August 2010 (EDT)
:: I think this guy deserves a Shortpacked! comic in his honor.--[[Special:Contributions/65.11.250.113|65.11.250.113]] 19:26, 29 August 2010 (EDT)

== My sandboxes ==

Hiya David, I was wondering if you will take a look at my improved Primes sandbox (not that I'm suggesting to retitle the article or anything, it's just the whim of my user space). I hadn't realized Marvel never uses the number 13, as it's been years since I read "Legacy of Unicron" or "Primal Scream", one takes these things for granted now. Also, regarding Alpha Trion, I finally have a response again to yesterday's chat, I feel we can compromise on this: the only thing bugging people about him being a multiversal singularity is SG. As you suggested, we should wait: we should wait to see if Forest or Hasbro explain his actions in that continuity or if multiversal singularities don't apply to mirrorverses like SG and that Alpha is truely unique from the original Prime who's more likely than not the one from G1/RID/UT/TA/ROTF/WFC. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:08, 12 August 2010 (EDT)

== Scan request ==

Since I can't find my copy of it at the minute, and since I know you had it out recent to scan that image of Rodimus Prime that's on the main page at the moment, might I trouble you to scan the panel from the third issue of the Marvel movie adaptation that features Hot Rod with a handful of energon sticks? On Junkion, when he's trying the universal greeting. Thanks! - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 04:59, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

== Ultra Magnus ==

I think we need to rewrite the Dreamwave section. It's kind of old TFwiki there with the super-condensed summary and lack of links to individual issues. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 16:04, 30 September 2010 (EDT)

== Daleks ==

Listen, if you want behind the scenes proof, When the Daleks first appeared in Doctor Who, they were called Daleks, Davros calling the casing Mark 3 Travel Machine never happed until the time of the Forth Doctor. The information on the page is WRONG.
[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:19, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

Oh, and by the way, Davros if a Doctor Who character. Detour is giving us information from fiction too. The comment is wrong.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 16:22, 16 October 2010 (EDT)

== Something that might be of interest to the TFWiki... ==

I think you'll find [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-g1-scripts-designs-other-items-on-heritage-auction/20162/ this] to be rather interesting, as it may contain certain materials that would be decent additions to this Wiki. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 19:39, 8 November 2010 (EST)
: Thanks. I took some screencaps where I could. We should tell [[Jim Sorenson]] these exist and maybe he has a million dollars. (Or maybe just a hundred. Not many bids on these, and who the hell even knows this auction site exists?) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:33, 8 November 2010 (EST)
::That site had some of the live-action movie props being auctioned either last year or earlier this year, IIRC. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 22:45, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:Should I/we let him know in his [[User talk:Jimsorenson|User Talk page]] about this? --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 14:09, 9 November 2010 (EST)

==Question & request==
How come we should keep "Junkion trader"? I wouldn't know of a source that makes it a canon designation and before the article even had the noname-nickname template. So, why keep a made-up name that's no longer needed?
: Also, if you have ''The Complet Ark'', could you add an image of adult Chip Chase to his article? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:15, 14 November 2010 (EST)
:: Isn't "Junkion trader" from a magazine or something? I don't think we made it up. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:43, 14 November 2010 (EST)
:::I can't say anything about magazines (though I'd wonder which magazine would bother to mention such an obscure "character"), but mostly, Derik, who made the article, had it marked as "nickname" from the start and left a reason for naming Junkion 1 "Junkion trader" on the Omniverse talk page. Altogether, I think it's not canon in any capacity. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 13:49, 14 November 2010 (EST)
::::*clenches fist* ''Derik''!! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:50, 14 November 2010 (EST)

==Another request (Junkion related)==
I figure that before I completely lose my sight looking for Junkion models in a sea of red & random, I should ensure someone will move the Junkion articles (currently 3) I've been writing to their proper location. Would you be so kind? If the articles aren't clear enough on which model/character is described, there's a small extra description in the mainpic temapltes (that I just figured out don't show up on the actual page). Pretty please? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:40, 17 November 2010 (EST)
: I don't own the Complete Ark, so it will have to wait for someone to divulge that information. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:49, 17 November 2010 (EST)
:: :( Well, I guess I could try pestering Sorenson about it. Sorry for bothering you. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 15:55, 17 November 2010 (EST)
::: I have the Complete Ark, but I'm finding your descriptions a little vague. I think I'd need screen shots or comic panels or whatever to work out who you're talking about. - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 17:06, 17 November 2010 (EST)
::::As I said, the mainpic template contains a "screenshot description" that should make it possible to track who is who. Otherwise, [[:Image:TFTM Junkions.JPG|the three most in front in order are: kisser, double-eye and mouthplate]]. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:09, 17 November 2010 (EST)

== Talk:Bulkhead (Prime) ==

But every other kind of comment is allowed including swearing. The whole point of discussion pages is to discuss despite whether you think it's a waste. If it was in the wrong place then you should have said. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 09:46, 29 November 2010 (EST)
: "He looks kind of purple when he's under certain lighting" is not something that's worth discussing. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:43, 29 November 2010 (EST)
Or is it? [[User talk:Top Shots]]

== This might silence those who question the WFC/Exodus/Prime continuity ==

We finally have [http://www.unicron.com/news_item/2462/ official word] straight from the mouth of Hasbro itself that War for Cybertron, Exodus, and Prime are indeed in the same aligned continuity. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:16, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::Yeah, but, now we can point nonbelievers to the words directly, instead of them having to just take our word for it. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 16:33, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::So... exactly what we had BEFORE. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 16:39, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::On this very wiki: [[Hasbro_Q%26A/September_2010:_Answers]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:06, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== I Am Sorry ==

Hey look, I am here to apologize for the crap I have been saying. I was acting like a jerk for a while to you and It has really been haunting me recently. I know I need to work on my grammer, and I actually shouldn't posting anything since I am only in my second year in High School, and to be honest, I have only been a fan of TF for 9 years. I have really been a jerk recently and I just want to have a clean start now. I hope you understand. I am sorry, in other words, for all the crap I put you and this sight through.[[User:LordDalek|LordDalek]] 14:02, 22 December 2010 (EST)

== Walky..... ==
Care to tell me why you have blocked my IP? --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 06:11, 23 January 2011 (EST)
:ItsWalky blocked your IP because of that Goldbug (IDW) toy deal of a few days ago. He may not have realized you were a regular contributor, but regardless, you should've started a third/fourth debate rather than declare the first two void because their results don't strike with your view on "reality". [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:20, 23 January 2011 (EST)
:: I blocked the anonymous IP who got into the edit war over removing Goldbug's toy info, which was just fucking obnoxious. If that was you, then whoops. Don't be a dickwad. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:16, 23 January 2011 (EST)

== You have Lugnut? ==

I've heard about you reviewing him, did you obtain him at a Brick & Mortar store like Walmart or Target? If so, which one (so the hunt may go on). Or was it through eBay/"specialty" store, or overseas? Moreso I'm wondering if the "not yet released" tag should still be applied to the Hasbro version on [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|his page]]. [[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 23:28, 11 February 2011 (EST)
: I got him from Big Bad Toy Store. He has been seen in stores, but like many other toys these days, he's having trouble hitting saturation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 07:45, 12 February 2011 (EST)

==Aw look==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/David_Willis_(cartoonist)_(2nd_nomination) Your Wikipedia page is up for deletion].

-Blackout-
:Yeah, a nomination you started. Big effing whup. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 04:04, 9 March 2011 (EST)
::Which is why it got a SpeedyKeep and the deletion tag is already gone. Nice try. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:52, 9 March 2011 (EST)

== Generations Scourge ==

Ohhh, yes, I see now. I didn't realise that his head could extend so far up. I thought it was just the normal extension for his robot mode. Bit of a pain to push back down, though...

Anyway, I apologise.

[[Special:Contributions/24.143.42.51|24.143.42.51]] 16:40, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for backing me up on the bolded-comma issue. I knew all those things people said about you couldn't be true! [[User:JW|JW]] 16:24, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

Thank for letting me know about the talk page deal. [[User:Top Shots]]

==A week?==
Don't you think that's a bit long for a regular editor to be banned? Far as I can tell, he didn't even get a warning. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 12:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)
: It's not his first week-long ban. And he's been warned (and banned) about this behavior before. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:07, 29 April 2011 (EDT)
::Don't you think that's a bit short since that's about the only thing he does? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:11, 29 April 2011 (EDT)

==Iacon Archives==
Looking through the history of "Laserbeak (Cybertron)" and "Revelations Part 3", I see you were the one who called the archives the 'Iacon Archives'. Where did you get this name from, as it is not in the comics? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:45, 20 May 2011 (EDT)
: The archives appeared to be in Iacon. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:17, 20 May 2011 (EDT)
:: Could you elaborate on "appeared"? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 03:02, 21 May 2011 (EDT)
::: Everything in the story happened in Iacon. Or under Iacon. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:43, 21 May 2011 (EDT)
:::: Not really, since Vector Prime and co. first hang out at Kalis and Kaon also gets namedropped at some point. So... I guess that means the Archives' location can't be pinpointend any better than "somewhere on Cybertron". Thanks for helping me! [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 16:14, 21 May 2011 (EDT)

==New User==
There I did everything you said also I don't know how to use user pages so I hope i'm doing this right.[[User:Chubzhac|Chubzhac]] 23:35, 20 May 2011 (EDT)

==External Links==
Is it ok to use external links for titles such as ''Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor''? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 00:15, 31 May 2011 (EDT)
: In what context? I'd really rather prefer most external links remain in the External links section. I kinda hate when I click on a link in the body of an article, thinking there'll be something relevant on this site, only to be taken elsewhere. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:16, 31 May 2011 (EDT)
::That's a little contradictory since there are external links all over this site that isn't in the External Links section. So what specifically don't you like about it? Being misled into thinking you're going onto Lindsey Lohan's Wikipedia article, but instead go to Mandy Moore's? (or something like that) What I meant exactly was that in almost every issue's page there's an Advertisment section showing what else is from the same publisher (that's why I used ''Star Trek'' as an example). So could some of those advertisments have an external link to another wiki site that would specialise (or have more insight) in that particular title. I hope that was a little more straight foward and maybe a little easier to understand. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 13:16, 1 July 2011 (EDT)

== Probation appeal ==

So, the incident that led to my probation was proposing that [[Dead End (Animated)]] move to "Dead End (Timelines)" on the basis that that was his franchise-of-origin. I brought the issue up on the Allspark's "Major Wiki work" thread because I had no idea why it was reverted and I couldn't talk about it here (because of the probation thing). [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=51208&view=findpost&p=1825571 The conclusion seemed to be] that I was ''technically'' correct, but the Wiki just didn't want to do it that way.
{{quote|The idea of moving the BotCon-exclusive Animated characters to a "Timelines" disambig is just one of those occasional instances where the instruction to "[[Help:Ignore all standards|ignore all standards]]" comes into play. Sometimes, it's just easier, more aesthetically pleasing, or just feels RIGHT to do things a certain way that may not be the way everything else is done.|[[Chris McFeely]]}}
I went about everything the right way, as far as I know. I put one move proposal tag on one page so it could be talked about. I gave a technically correct reason, "Franchise of origin. Like [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur (Timelines)]]". I do my best to remember to not do what I have been hollered at for doing in the past, but seriously, I had no way of knowing I was stepping into an instance of "ignore all standards". All you really had to do was revert my one move proposal with a big "We are ignoring all standards you moron!" in the change log. You would have felt better for hollering at me and I would have been clued in on what was going on and that would have been the end of it. So, can I please have my probation lifted? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 18:59, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

==When the past comes to haunt you==
[[Vector Sigma Chamber]] - I have no clue how it could be written so that it's significantly different from the Vector Sigma page. You've stated you believe it could be an article with its own worth. If you have time, would you please give the page its long needed update? 
Meanwhile, I have never been able to track down the source that the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' is Shockwave's underwater base in the Marvel comics. You and Derik talked about the source being one of the letters pages, but would you have any idea which issue's letters page? 
As an aside, [[TFWiki.net 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Entries|this page]] is locked, which would be all fine and stuff if not for the handful of article links that can not be fixed anymore. Could you please remove all of them? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 02:32, 15 June 2011 (EDT)

== New and ticked off ==

I'm new here. I have taken your suggestions into account, but there is one thing that still bothers me: no one else wants to help me. Can you lend a hand? --[[User:Ibreakthingz|The Breaker]] 19:24, 15 June 2011 (EDT)
:Nope - Random IP number
::What do you need help with? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 12:54, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
Let me tell you, I am SUPER excited to help the guy who starts off by telling me he's ticked off. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:03, 20 June 2011 (EDT)

== Oh man, sorry ==
I don't see any comments, only some guy asking about how the info and description of Cybertron should be. Sorry about the confusion. I actually don't think that I ever reverted it back O.o I don't remember that, I must have clicked on some wrong place or something. Again, sorry fellow Transformer-fan :) [[User:Luka1184|Luka1184]] 11:15, 29 June 2011 (EDT)

== Dark of the Moon: Ship? ==

What exactly did they use to explore the moon then? Just wondering, thanks. [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 02:22, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
: The novelization calls the ship Ratchet and Optimus Prime take to the moon the "Atlax X," a human-built craft. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
:Whoops, what I meant to say was what did Optimus and Ratchet use to recover the comatose (boy I love that word after seeing it on Tfwiki) body of Sentinel? [[User:Autow1ngz|Autow1ngz]] 03:00, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
::No, in the finished film, they ''do'' use the Xantium to go to the moon. Prime announces in a voiceover at the beginning of the scene, "Xantium approaching Tranquility base". - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 05:42, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
:::It feels weird, then, that they only really introduce the ship much later in the movie.--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:34, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Quite agreed. Seems fairly obvious that it was originally going to be a human-built endeavour (it's the "Ares V" in the comic), but then someone said "Why do they need a human rocket if our script already features a pre-existing Autobot spaceship as a plot point?", and it got shoved in earlier without any real reworking of the later intro scene. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 11:38, 5 July 2011 (EDT)

== Evac (Prime) ==

At SDCC announced two new figures for a character called Evac, from the Prime franchise, should we wait until he makes an appearance in the show to create his own article? --[[User:Metroplex|Metroplex]] 20:58, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
:Remember, one doesn't have to appear in the show to get a toy. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 21:03, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
::I could have sworn that Evac was supposed to be a character for the new Transformers ride...[[Special:Contributions/98.209.73.178|98.209.73.178]] 21:28, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
:::He's not from Prime, correct. He's a new character created for the movie-based Transformers ride at Universal. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:23, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

== I need to tell you something. ==

Hi. There's something that I've been feeling a bit guilty about for a long time. You see, on a different account (which I will reveal the name of after you respond to make sure there are no hard feelings) I was quite rude. I was irrational, confused and upset. Afterwards, I left this site in guilt, and ashamed because I wasn't thinking rationally a few times while on my account. Do you think you can maybe accept my apology for my actions, because I feel like a horrible person for the silly things I brought up and got into. Would you please accept my apology? If you can't, well, that's okay too. If you don't get this, well, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for being such a horrible person on such a good website. :(
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.16|74.82.64.16]] 15:27, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

== Guilt ==

Sorry, I was thinking about my previous heading "I need to tell you something" and I reliezed that although I ment it in a kind way, I thought it's possible that you could believe that to mean that I had some cruel things to say, which I did not. The message is still the same though! If it means anything, I would like to say you can be sure nothing like that could happen again with me.
[[Special:Contributions/74.82.64.17|74.82.64.17]] 16:05, 28 July 2011 (EDT)
: I don't know who you are, but I guess we're all right. It's hard to refuse an apology from an anonymous dude. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

== Harrison Ford ==

Was it rude? Horrifying even? Why did you undo my edit? An external reference isn't to much to ask for. Is it? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:39, 13 October 2011 (EDT)
: I addressed this on the talk page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:55, 13 October 2011 (EDT)

== Files on user pages ==

I removed the images from my user page because of fair use, but nobody had removed them in the meantime because of this. So did I do right by taking them off or can I put them back? -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 19:46, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
: I don't really understand what you're asking. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:35, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
::Let's try this again. On another wiki I added a pic to [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&oldid=39022 my user page] and it was [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Anythingspossibleforapossible&action=history removed]. [http://youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Thailog#Using files on your own user page This is the reply I got when I inquired further]. If you still don't understand I'll just put them back. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)
:::Over here, you're allowed to upload one pic specifically for your userpage. On top of that, from what I gather, you can add other pics that already exist for article, but obviously don't go overboard. Hope that helps! --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 18:10, 24 October 2011 (EDT)
:::::Thank you. -- [[User:Anythingspossibleforapossible|Anythingspossibleforapossible]] 18:11, 24 October 2011 (EDT)

== I noticed the BotCon Europe 2002 talk page ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selective_deletion]

Just being helpful. :) --[[User:Krafty|K-K-Krafty!]] 10:22, 11 November 2011 (EST)

== About the caption bastard template... ==

I do not understand why you added that (mean-spirited) template. It's only two captions, and if you looked at my contributions, you would have noticed that I added a lot of information. I thought captions were supposed to be a reward for all that work. Adding a twist on an overused joke is at least an attempt to make it fresh, rather than stating some variation of "this joke sucks now", which is ''just'' as overused as plainly using an overused joke. [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 19:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)
: I apologize for using the template. I was going to write a more personal note, but remembered we had the template, forgetting how sharply worded it was. You have not been a bad editor. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:42, 6 January 2012 (EST)

==A massive favour to ask==
Ive just started getting into your webcomics (im up to date on shortpacked and it wasnt until this morning i realised about you're earlier ones) but i have a huge favour to ask of you. I am currntly stuck with this stupid school laptop for a home computer which includes a school blocking system. While Shortpacked and Joyce and Walky sites are unaffected when i try to open dumbing of age it comes up with
[[Image:Examplepagetoshowwalky.jpg|left|500px|thumb|]]
Is there anyway you could perhaps email me copies of the files for each update + all the ones so far. I can understand if you say no but i though there was no harm in asking--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 06:15, 17 January 2012 (EST)
: I'm sorry, but I cannot email you all my comics. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:12, 1 March 2012 (EST)
Oh well, it was a long shot anyway--[[User:Mrgalvaprime|Mrgalvaprime]] 03:47, 30 May 2012 (EDT)
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== Prime toys ==

You wouldn't happen to know when exactly the ''Transformers: Prime'' toys are scheduled to be released, would you?[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 19:59, 1 March 2012 (EST)
: Transformers toys that aren't the first wave of product for a blockbuster movie don't tend to have release dates. Stores will receive them and put them out at some point after that. So I have no date for you. However, I've seen them out at some stores here for weeks, so the answer is "some time in the past, perhaps now, perhaps not until the future." --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:10, 1 March 2012 (EST)
I haven't seen any toys in the stores, but thanks anyway.[[Special:Contributions/71.255.172.244|71.255.172.244]] 21:44, 1 March 2012 (EST)

The other convention-exclusive pink Arcee figure, they are availible on the web. How would I be able to get it without getting lead into a scam. I was hoping you or someone on this wiki would know how I would be able to get that toy. I didn't go to the convention.[[Special:Contributions/71.162.106.122|71.162.106.122]] 19:24, 4 March 2012 (EST)
: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-prime-bumblebee-and-arcee-set?BR=496&ID=29273 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:58, 5 March 2012 (EST)
::Wow! Only $29.99. Thanks.
:::On Ebay, it costs $80.00.

== what you said to me ==

i will make sure i learn more english when i go to school today
: Mostly I hope they teach you about capital letters and punctuation. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:02, 19 March 2012 (EDT)

It's kind of hard to do that all when you're using a wii like I am [[User:Jacktransformerdude|Jacktransformerdude]] 02:08, 19 March 2012 (EDT)
: If you're editing the wiki with something that makes it nigh-impossible to edit the wiki, you probably shouldn't edit the wiki. I've tried it on my cellphone before, and it's extremely difficult to get all of the various coding right, but if I can't edit the wiki correctly, I just don't edit the wiki. Leaving a bunch of stuff that has to be deleted or completely overhauled is worse than not contributing at all. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:54, 19 March 2012 (EDT)

== The Fallen/Megatronus Prime artwork ==

I wanted to have someone verify this before I uploaded it, but is [http://t4ak.roblox.com/daaf9f4eb9b33f115661eb4a7c849007 this] the concept art for the ''Aligned'' pre-Fallen version of Megatronus Prime, and if so is is usable? --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 15:23, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
: That's not exactly what we saw at Hasbro's panels. It's not in the same style. (It'd look more like the Aligned Prima art, which is way more painterly.) This looks like an artist's recreation from memory to me. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:07, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
::Thanks, just what I needed to know. Off to search again. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 16:53, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
:::Pictures were not allowed of those guys. If you somehow manage to find one, we wouldn't be able to use it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
::::Gotcha. Thanks anyway. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 21:37, 17 April 2012 (EDT)

== Prime Hot Shot toy image ==

Not really sure why you replaced the photos that I already took for the toy with your own, (which are kind of faded, especially with the red) but whatever. Just kind of wondering why, though. Well, there go my efforts... :/ [[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 23:19, 7 May 2012 (EDT)
: M Sipher overwrote my Kick-Over photos. It happens. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:33, 7 May 2012 (EDT)

== Reno Wilson ==

If I sound impatient, I'm sorry, but I've explained the reasoning behind my edit to the Mudflap controversy several times over, and nobody has disagreed with me. A couple users explained what it's supposed to mean, but it turns out that it's based on an incorrect assumption to begin with. Both times that I've I changed it, though, the edit has been reverted without an explanation. If this is about my spate of edits to my own comments, then I'm sorry, but I'm just editing a minor note to be more factually accurate and less obtusely "snarky". How can I get it to stick? - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 17:00, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
: "Nobody has disagreed with me" is a pretty bold complaint, considering everyone on that talk page disagrees with you. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:08, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
::In my defense, that's a recent development. Nobody ''had'' disagreed with me when I wrote that. If anyone can prove me wrong or show that this is a special case, I'll shut up right now. However, while I understand if it became personal at some point, I have to admit I don't see the point in defending the wording of one note so closely to begin with, at least not unless it's funnier than I thought. - [[User:Caswin|Caswin]] 18:12, 13 May 2012 (EDT)
:::"Prove me wrong" is a red herring. The entire discussion is a "Yeah-huh"/"Nuh-uh" dynamic. You didn't understand the joke. Everyone else did. There's nothing left to prove or discuss. Please, please, please move on to something else. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:31, 13 May 2012 (EDT)

==IDW==
Ok. Fine but can you edit Ratchet then if I do my edits too long because I've been on it for quite awhile. Ed

===IDW Whirl==
Hi there, I'm not sure how else to get in touch with you.
Please don't include speculative conclusions to the Wiki. All that was written in MTMTE #6 regarding Whirl is that he was at one point an instructor, and that he changed his names a few times. Until it has been confirmed that Whirl IS or is not Jetstream, please don't state as such. (apple pie)
: I don't think you grasp the difference between speculative conclusions and the Whirl/Jetstream deal. Don't mess with those pages again. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:03, 27 June 2012 (EDT)

===Nightracer Changes===
I got a note from you and am not sure the proper method for messaging or response to you, so I'll just say it here? You needn't have so drastically changed both entries for Nightracer. I deliberately created a new page for the cloned Nightracer so once more was known about both, they could both be altered accordingly. You seemed to edit both pages until they were to YOUR liking, rather than letting them evolve as needs be. Really, you created a lot of work for yourself, so please don't get upset and send me condescending messages when you could have simply fixed the new entry, and let me know how they work. It's not exactly easy to find instructions on how to "discuss" things, so assuming you know EXACTLY how everything should work and then talking down to a newer user doesn't really make you look very good.
: YOU needn't have so drastically changed Nightracer's entries. That is my problem. I am trying to revert. As a new user, when you make many many changes to a page, to the point of moving the page itself, without asking about it first, I don't think you have a lot of room to get mad at someone else changing it a whole bunch to put it mostly back the way it was. Next time, ask. Certainly, at least, until you have a better grasp of how the wiki organizes information. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:08, 7 September 2012 (EDT)

===Reverting All My Edits==
Okay, so maybe I should quit adding captions. But why do you keep undoing my major edits to character bio pages too? Okay, it shouldn't be an essay. But this is a Wikipedia, and it's the Transformers Wikipedia to boot; people come here for specific information. On Transformers.
[[User:Harley Quinn hyenaholic|Harley Quinn hyenaholic]] 10:49, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
: You are not adding specific information. You are saying in fifteen paragraphs what the page is already saying in three paragraphs. It is not only unnecessary, but makes the page worse. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:52, 21 September 2012 (EDT)

==Secretary joke==
:I have no problem with acknowledging Arcee's less intense role in HM (note: I have yet to see about half of HM, so as for HM context I hardly have anything to say), but I question what is the joke's target: The Headmasters's writing... or secretaries and Japanese people? It's not just that joke, it's that this wiki has a small web of jokes and remarks relating to Arcee's job change that go beyond fair critique and into, well, bigotry. I'm trying to imagine how the way the wiki trashes on Arcee's job change must read to someone who is a secretary. As the child of a (once) secretary, I do see it as an attack on the job itself. You can't really deny that - just look at the image description I've changed that felt the need to specify the job warrior with "brave" as if being a secretary means you can't be brave (if this is HM context, it fails to specify that). Airazor's page used to have the same problem in her writeup about her gender in Japan. This also makes the joke gendered, given the usual associations of who does which job contrasted with the idea which job deserves more appreciation. For the other element of the joke that bugs me, I invite a look at BW Blackarachnia's note section. There's one at best humorous, at worst neutral treatment of an absolutely disgusting post on Blackarachnia's design process. The next note about Blackarachnia in Japan is written with much more condemnation while failing to convince me I'm reading about something worse than the previous note. And then there's that eternal remark about Arcee in HM again that again fails to offer a proper and coherent story rather than inside-crowd cover-aggression. I could also talk about the 'joke' showing up on TFA Arcee's page, which is kinda bull considering TFA had a bad-to-horrendous treatment of most of its female cast, Arcee included, but that's not commented on. No, what is commented on is a lesser worse treatment of G1 Arcee decennia ago in that awful country known as Japan.
:That's why I want the joke changed. Not because the wiki shouldn't talk about the job change and sexist/gender stereotypical script motivations, but because I don't think a small cover-aggressive caption will be enough to do that without being sexist itself. And in the context of the entire wiki, because I feel critique on Japanese writing is handled considerably bolder than critique on American writing.
:All that said, I'm taking a step aside from the above to thank you for the Arcee captions you've added. They're a great addition to her article. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 07:09, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::I've yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it. To that I say bullshit, and that's stupid. You're not going to win that argument. Making fun of stupid Transformers crap is what this wiki does, and "historically bad treatment of female characters" is not magically exempt from that.
:: The way to fix this is not to dial back on the criticism of stupid crap. If there are things you think we should lampshade but we are not, by all means, fix that. Animated Arcee already has a caption on her page talking about how she's just a prop. I added one to G1 Arcee's page last night about her less-than-stellar introduction into IDW continuity. (Both those are English fictions, btw.)
:: The "In Japan, I'm a secretary!" is a caption that is as old as her page, and originally belonged to a screencap from her then-only appearance in which her leg had gotten blown off in the line of duty. I don't think it's appropriate for the stock image for which it has substituted and could stand to be changed to match the image better. But if you're going to level the pretty incendiary charge of "bigotry," I think you could at least meet that serious charge with the footwork to determine the source and context of the content you're leveling the claim at. Again, this is part of my concern that you assume the worst of others' intentions without first attempting to understand them. Is a caption "bigotry" when it merely survived an earlier version of the page from a time when Animated Arcee didn't have the history she does now? Or do you just like throwing that damn word around because it's easy? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:34, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
:::You know what I don't get? That I can't simply say "this caption makes me uncomfortable" and that that is enough reason to change it (I could also add to that "these captions have ''always'' made me uncomfortable but I've been too scared and confused to do something about most of them earlier"). Also I don't get why you keep making this as if I am attacking individuals. The only reason I contacted you and M Sipher is because you both returned something that makes me uncomfortable and rather than start an edit war with an admin or two because I'd like to get a few things done before ever getting banned, I'm trying to talk this over. Yes, I'm using words as "bigotry" and "sexism", because I don't think they're big words that should be reserved for the most extreme, clearly visible of cases. The moment it plays into a system (that makes the extreme cases possible), it qualifies. But I don't call ''anyone'' any of those words, because I don't believe these jokes/critiques are bad on their own, but bad in a system, and I don't hold anyone of this wiki responsible for that system. Why I don't look up histories of page jokes/remarks - I'm not interested in who put it there and the reasons for it aren't really important either. All I'm concerned about is what is there now and how it connects with other such comments all over the wiki. Individual excuses are just going to cloud the systematic problem's presence.
:::And believe me, it's ''not'' easy using those words, because they're words that are likely to cause unwarranted defensiveness that blocks out the entire function of those words of pointing out systematic problems. If I'd go for easy, I'd be ass-kissing my way into your good graces right now.
:::I hope you'll excuse me that I'll give a specific reply to "I've yet to be convinced that you can tell the difference between making fun of bigotry and bigotry itself. You seem to constantly believe one is the other, and suggest that just dealing with the subject directly is embracing it." (only). There's two things I know of that are important in this, and those are all needed: that ironic sexism ís a form of sexism and that femmephobia is a terrible way of 'battling' sexism. That indeed puts a number of jokes and remarks around here in the same vein of bad as what they try to criticize. Call it a 'belief' if you want to, I'll keep calling it 'What is Sexism 101'. And lastly, it's nonsense that a caption can 'deal with a subject directly'. Nearly all captions rely on background knowledge, but do not provide it themselves. That's why a number of them criticizing content fail. Notes and elaborate sections tend to provide better 'deal with a subject directly'-stuff, but they're rare.
:::The thing is that I'd love to rewrite/write about some of the problematic content and 'deal with the subject directly' but I sincerely doubt that it would be appreciated. There was, for example, the matter of Override Prime's Primehood about a year ago that did not go down well. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 17:36, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::::The problem is that you have a definition of "femmephobia" that others do not share, and so your claims of it aren't getting any traction. I still can't comprehend how pointing out that Arcee's function in America is "Warrior" but her function in Japan is "Go-fer" is in any way being hateful of ladies. Hear me out: I in no way want to diminish your feelings on a topic that you have a inside take on. As a female, you will always have a better understanding of the experience, and as dudes the best we can do is listen and understand. However, the problem is ''you are just one female.'' You don't represent all of them. I've been doing webcomics about ladies and gay folks for forever, and if there's anything I've learned over and over again it's that nobody agrees on what's offensive or sexist or bigoted. I've gotten yelled for jokes being construed as insensitive by a minority, while simultaneously a bunch of other folks from that same minority saying that other guy or gal is wrong and it was fine. If commentary could be vetoed by one person who didn't like it, there wouldn't be any commentary ever. And so while your word carries more weight on this topic due to circumstance of birth, your word will not always be Final. It can't work that way.
::::You can make a plea for why that caption is dumb, and if others agree we can certainly yank it out, but other people can outvote you. This wiki is a collaborative project and no one person can veto the decisions of the community, lest I remind you that we don't have an all-encompassing Sideways page. Your best course of action is to find others who agree with you and get them involved here. I bet you that on this topic the wiki would be willing to listen to a vocal minority (that is, consisting of more than one person). --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:37, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
::::At any rate, I've asked around: http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/32361010306/a-question-to-the-ladies-who-follow-me-so (I want to emphasize through this exercise that while I may not agree with your take, I do take it seriously.) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:17, 26 September 2012 (EDT)
:::::Oh, I am familiar with your work and the controversies it causes. If I recall correctly, it was one of your comics that introduced me to the term "ableism". Came in handy when the D-drama in the MLP: Friendship is Magic fandom started.
:::::I am also well-aware I am not the chosen representative of all of womanhood, nor did I present myself as such. I very much appreciate you asking others for their opinions, even though I didn't have to look to know what the general attitude would be. It's commendable you took the time to do this for me. Thank you.
:::::That said, you unintentionally brought up another possible 'both be happy'-solution for this matter that doesn't require too much change I think. I don't know much about Arcee's role in HM, as said already, but if her role is so small that her job can be described as "gofer", then all I request is that word to be used on the wiki instead of "secretary" for me to be, well, a lot more okay with the situation, and definitely the caption. Would that be possible (I accept 'no')? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:05, 27 September 2012 (EDT)
::::::"Go-fer" is fine. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:43, 27 September 2012 (EDT)

== Question ==
Alright, I probably seem like a little kid for asking this, but how do you think I did on the ''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game|Prime - The Game]]'' page? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:19, 31 October 2012 (EDT)

== "Home in" ==

I don't understand how the merriam link disagrees with jalaguy; it specifically gives "a missile honing in on its target — Bob Greene" as an example.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:01, 27 November 2012 (EST)
: Yes, it gives examples of usage, but then spends a whole paragraph belaboring how it shouldn't be used. The page defines it, but then tells you not to use it. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:34, 27 November 2012 (EST)
:: I hadn't expected to start a mini-edit war with that note. Thanks for the support! [[User:JW|JW]] 10:35, 28 November 2012 (EST)

== Predacon bird ==

I Looked it up and can't find anything on the Predacon bird from Car Robots. Can you please tell me where I can find the picture of the Predacon bird?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:50, 9 December 2012 (EST)
: I seriously have no idea what the hell you are talking about. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:25, 10 December 2012 (EST)
::He seems to be talking about some random shot cut from an [[The Decepticons|RID episode]]... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 20:29, 10 December 2012 (EST)
:::Then I am of no help. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:21, 11 December 2012 (EST)

== NOOOOO.jpg ==

: [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] has had [tfwiki.net/wiki/File:NOOOOO.jpg this] marked to be moved since May. No one's done so, so I'd like to see if I you'd approve of the move?--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] 18:29, 27 July 2013 (EDT)

== Question. ==

EDIT-Thank you.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 17:06, 19 August 2013 (EDT)

== Apologies ==

Hey ItsWalky,

Just saw your message. Just got rid of the link. Sorry about that.

I didn't mean to break any rules, I just wanted to know what to do with the info.

--[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 01:00, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

Wait until it airs? Which is why the Predacons Rising page is LOCKED? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:02, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

Will do. Thanks again for the info. Also, as a side note, that's an ''awesome'' profile image you've got on your page. Plus your art is awesome too; just checked your blog page. --[[User:Dean3|Dean3]] 02:48, 17 September 2013 (EDT)

== Possible Second Alt Mode.... ==

Does perceptor in fall of cybertron transform into a microscope?
[[User:Hyruk]]
: I dunno, maybe read [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]'s page to find out. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:40, 1 November 2013 (EDT)

== Recordicons 16 ==

Are the guys in the background besides Injector meant to be anybody? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:23, 26 February 2014 (EST)
: The only other real background guy is Ravage. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:50, 26 February 2014 (EST)
: Though the robot in the extreme foreground is [[:File:Maccadams bartender marvel uk 82.jpg|this person]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:52, 26 February 2014 (EST)

== Dark Cybertron ==

Hi Walky,
Can I ask why exactly my edits to DC #11 are just NO? They're perfectly valid points;
1) Prowl did remove the head from Powlistator in RID, and seeing though he hated it, had no reason to fix it back onto himself. So the combined mode SHOULD have no head in that issue.
2) Brainstorm HAS been dead all this time, and as it was established all the way back in the -Ations, anybody who has can't die again. He should not have been affected by the kill switch.
Looking forward to finding out just WHY I am incorrect,
-Drift
:The Brainstorm thing will OBVIOUSLY be explained later. Like, super-obviously. It is not an error. It's what Roberts DOES. It's been planned for YEARS. And if the Prowl head actually belongs to Prowl, he sure doesn't seem to be missing any mass. I mean, that head must be made out of some parts of him, right? So it either belongs to one of the other Constructicons or the creation of the altmode kibble is magical -- in either case, it's not an error. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 15:12, 24 March 2014 (EDT)
:: I tweeted Roberts about it as soon as it came out. Normally when it's going to be explained in a few issues he sort of gives a sly wink nod tweet back, and he didn't say anything, making me think that for once he didn't think about that. Also, if you look, Prowl HAS lost mass between the first time Griffith drew him and the times he has in DC. Even if he hasn't that would be an artist error, which doesn't change to fact it HAS happened. Even if it did come from a Constructicon, they too haven't had the time to fix that either as they left Iacon, meaning they wouldn't have had time to have it re-attached and I doubt it would have been high up their priorities. I'd possibly give you Brainstorm, but I think you're wrong about Devastator.{{unsigned|Drift1998}}
::: If the Devastator head thing must be mentioned, I would put it in notes. I don't think it's an outright error in the way we classify errors. There's too many ways to explain it. And, yes, Prowl is drawn smaller now... by other artists, particularly Rojo, who draws EVERYONE kind of tiny and skinny. That isn't really what I meant by missing mass -- I meant missing parts of himself. I didn't mean he, y'know, lost weight.
::: And there's way too many conspicuous things going on with Brainstorm to call that an error. He's the only one who's shot before the Killswitch is flipped, and this same shot (again) conspicuously unlinks his briefcase from his arm. There is stuff afoot here. If it is mentioned on the page, it should not be as an error, but as... speculation? But we don't really do that, so no. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 16:06, 24 March 2014 (EDT)

==AOE Screencaps==
they are from the digital version, which is an official release of the movie which was released yesterday, not a pirated version. would never post pics from a pirated version. or does the digital version count as pirated? --[[User:Eagc7|Eagc7]] ([[User talk:Eagc7|Eagc7]]) 17 September 2014
:Yeah, Walky, the film came out on iTunes yesterday. The screenshots people are uploading are legit. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:45, 17 September 2014 (EDT)
::Durr, I am stupid sorry. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 15:05, 17 September 2014 (EDT)

== Character appearance stubs ==

Yo, here's my deal with removing those stubs to the IDW Megatron page (and others). Take for example adding a Megatron appearance for RID # 7 "Dinobot Hunt". Megatron shows up in that montage that accompanies Prowl's analysis of the war. Does that really count as part of MEGATRON's history? "Prowl mentioned Megatron to Bumblebee" or some such would have to be the write-up. It doesn't show us any new information about Megatron- it is just a visual aid for the reader.

And does that mean that every time someone shows up in a montage and not some actual image in-fiction that it belongs in that section? Like the montage of events spanning the entire IDW continuity in Chaos Theory, Part 1? Does that count as a Verity Carlo appearance that needs to be recorded on her page? Seems to me that stuff like that is best left referenced on the actual issue's page, or at best...in the history of the character actually making the recall.

I removed those stubs because I don't think the person who added them looked at those issues to see what the appearance listed actually WAS. If you've got some better reasoning that they should stay, I would, with respect, like to hear it. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 15:02, 10 February 2015 (EST)
: Yes, every time a character appears in a story, it should have a mention in the fiction area, even in flashbacks and recounted information. If "Prowl mentioned Megatron once in a conversation with whoever" doesn't work, merely move that storylink to where that original occurrence happened, right behind the storylink of what's being referenced. A fiction section's goal should include a storylink to every appearance. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 18:29, 10 February 2015 (EST)
::That seems a little TOO meticulous to me, even for this wiki, but I won't argue the point any further. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 19:48, 10 February 2015 (EST)

== PNGs ==

Yes, for filesize reasons. But that only applies to screencaps/comic scans/etc, since there's no benefit to saving them as PNGs rather than JPGs.

On the other hand, it's the only practical way to get a transparent-backed logo and in the case of the Angry Birds Megatron pic, I took the file directly from the Angry Birds Transformers website, and it was only something like 40kb and not worth the quality reduction. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 17:39, 4 April 2015 (EDT)
: PNGs are good for transparently-backed logos, yes. That's one of the few allowed reasons we have them on this site -- also for stuff that needs to be crisper for readability. But a simple artwork off a website should be JPG. That is our policy. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 18:22, 4 April 2015 (EDT)

== Question ==

I guess you would be the one to talk to. Could you please answer the question I put on The Gathering #1's talk page? Also, I'm a big fan of Shortpacked. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 18:57, 8 April 2015 (EDT)

Never mind, apparently Ascendron took notice and fixed it. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 22:36, 8 April 2015 (EDT)
: No probs. Though I'm not even sure I have the Gathering to check, so I wouldn't have been the best to ask anyway! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:19, 8 April 2015 (EDT)

== MTMTE 39 ==

I think we all know who wrote this issue. (psst it's buckets of blood guy) [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 11:34, 14 April 2015 (EDT)

==Things that don't exist==
Sorry. I was going by how the category seemed to be used. I think I've eliminated every instance where there is some Ask Vector Prime fiction. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 10 September 2015 (EDT)

== Battle Masters ==

I created pages for Battle Masters characters simply because I thought [[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] was an admin, I mean to me he speak so admin-ish here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Talk:Battle_Masters. (I'm not saying it's Giggidys fault.) You see I don't know who's admin or not in this site. Sorry for creating those Battle Masters pages.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:10, 13 September 2015 (EDT)

==Blocking Dr. Vadam==
Awwwww...You blocked Dr. Vadam. That guy was friggin' comedy gold. I mean... did you see [[User talk:Dr. Vadam#Daddy to the rescue!|the part where he was pretending to be his dad]]? That was ''hilariously'' pathetic.

In all seriousness though, I'd like it if you could leave up his contributions page so I can look through it and maybe undo some more of that micro-editing crap he did on some of the live-action film series pages. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 08:12, 13 December 2015 (EST)
: 1) I mentioned the dad thing in the banning message.
: 2) I did not delete his contributions. You ''can't'' delete somebody's contributions. Just, like, find the last time he edited something on the Recent Changes page and click the (contribs) link next to his name.
:--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:42, 13 December 2015 (EST)

== Request to delete user page ==

I would like to request you to delete my User Page,
I do not feel like using the Wiki much,I would he grateful if you carry out this little request of mine.
[[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 06:16, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== Spammers ==

There's more of 'em -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 12:25, 4 February 2016 (EST)

== Article Creation Question ==

Hey there! Was looking at the broken links in [[Sins of the Wreckers issue 3]] and was curious about what to do with Nome. For a real-world location with very, very little Transformers-related fiction set in it, might it be more fitting for me to simply link it to Alaska's page (with appropriate mention added to that article)? [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 16:47, 16 February 2016 (EST)
: [[Fallon|Cities get their own page.]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:16, 16 February 2016 (EST)
:: Okey-doke. [[User:RevTibe|RevTibe]] ([[User talk:RevTibe|talk]]) 19:19, 16 February 2016 (EST)

== Two Things ==

1. When looking at a pages history, what do the green plus' and red minus' mean? 2. When I edited a caption on Under-3 to change the reference from Arby's to a Happy Meal (the logic being that Under-3s original toy was sold with a Happy Meal, so it made more sense to reference that), you edited it back and said "no that's not the godbeep joke." So, what ''is'' the joke? I was under the impression that the joke was that he goes on this dark depressing rant, and then immediately follows it up with a standard cheery cashier catchphrase. [[User:Legotron123|Legotron123]] ([[User talk:Legotron123|talk]]) 20:04, 19 June 2016 (EDT)
:The + and - indicate how many letters were added or removed. The joke on Under-3 is specifically a reference to the [https://twitter.com/nihilist_arbys Nihilist Arbys Twitter]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:19, 19 June 2016 (EDT)

== Apology ==

This is Jtarvin. Did you see my usertalk page? I apologized. [[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 13:24, 19 September 2016 (EDT)

User talk:Jalaguy

2016-09-19T18:25:37Z

Jtarvin: /* National Toy Hall of Fame */

==Prime writers==
I hope I'm not bothering but, who is going to write the new episodes in TFP? [[User:Joybells|Joybells]] 09:57, 15 October 2012 (EDT)Joybells
:In response to your question, we only find out the writers for specific epiodes of Transformers Prime once the episodes air, so there's no way of predicting upcoming writers. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 12:55, 15 October 2012 (EDT) Duplicated from [[User talk: Joybells]]
Thanks for helping me with that question though. I'll just wait.[[User:Joybells|Joybells]] 23:27, 15 October 2012 (EDT)Joybells

==Constructicon shovel==
Hi, welcome to TFWiki. Whilst your enthusiasm is appreciated, step by step transformation images isn't something we do, not least because it'd clutter up pages. Additonally, when uploading images, please use JPEGs instead of PNGs, as they take up less space.[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 12:44, 8 December 2012 (EST) Duplicated from [[User talk: Constructifan]]
:I understand, but I made more images of the Constructicon shovel from TF2 ROTF and I planned to upload them to that page.--[[User:Constructifan|Constructifan]] 12:48, 8 December 2012 (EST)
:Ok, I'll try my best. :)--[[User:Constructifan|Constructifan]] 12:49, 8 December 2012 (EST)

Now what? I just started adding jpg images and you go ahead and take them off. (sigh) Why?--[[User:Constructifan|Constructifan]] 13:49, 8 December 2012 (EST)
:What I said about the wiki not doing anything like step-by-step transformations still stands. With the images, I meant for future reference. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:14, 8 December 2012 (EST)

== Predacon bird ==

Do you know anything of the "Predacon bird"? Where can I find a picture of it?[[User:Transfan 1992|Transfan 1992]] 19:10, 11 December 2012 (EST)
:Beyond advising searching the internet for the Car Robot episode in question, I'm afraid I can't help. Sorry. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 19:36, 11 December 2012 (EST)

== Maintenance ==

Hey, if they're a new user who's spamming right away, feel free to block them and delete all of their content. We can always revert if it was a mistake, and the rest of us play a zero-tolerance game with the spammers. Thanks for your help!--[[User:McFly|McFly]] 15:48, 18 January 2013 (EST)
:I can blank their spam pages, sure, but I can't block them, don't have sysops... [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 15:53, 18 January 2013 (EST)
::Well then, keep it up! Your efforts keep this wiki clean! Thank you!--[[User:McFly|McFly]] 16:43, 18 January 2013 (EST)

== Ghosts of Yesterday ==

I did, I just didn't see any indication that disagreement had formed in the meantime. What did I miss?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:20, 28 May 2013 (EDT)
:I wasn't around back then, but it seems wiki policy on article names has changed in the meantime. I vaaaaaguely recall there being a big 'add Transformers back into titles' initiative from a while back. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 16:25, 28 May 2013 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 16:31, 28 May 2013 (EDT)
:::[[Transformers Wiki talk:Community_Portal/Archive51#When to omit .22Transformers.22 from an article title|Here]] and [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Archive52#.22Transformers: .22|here]]. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 16:59, 28 May 2013 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

I know I uploaded an image with an unusual file name. I saw the picture and decided to save it on my computer. Then I realized that the name had numbers and I didn't change the it. My mistake. I'm sorry. [[User:Movie09|Movie09]] 08:01, 29 May 2013 (EDT)

== Edit summaries ==

Just to point out... "Ditto" is fine if you're looking at Recentchanges on the day the edit's made (and you don't have the "Enhanced" RC turned on), but look at the history of the individual page: http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Darksteel_(Prime)&action=history - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 14:34, 19 July 2013 (EDT)
:Good point, thanks. I'll keep it in mind in the future. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:36, 19 July 2013 (EDT)

==Meansor in Shockpoint==
Right, I know the issue is set a couple AFTER Menasor's creation, however surely they still shouldn't have holograms of him because they left before he was made and so, assuming nobody contacted them, they should be oblivious to the happenings on earth. {{unsigned|Drift1998}}
:Well, there's no reason ''to'' assume that they weren't in contact with any of the Decepticons on Earth. And if making an assumption creates an error, then it probably isn't a correct assumption. Megatron's internal monologue in #7 even seems to indicate that he's aware of the Autobots allying themselves with humans, so there's that, too. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 04:45, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
::It's also a recent addition to continuity and possibly the product of an error, but things now suggest that Skywarp made it from Eath to the asteroid, so he could have brought that info with him too. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:25, 13 October 2013 (EDT)

== Tense ==

I noticed that while editing, and I did try to keep it in past tense. Apparently it wasn't quite enough.

-[[User:Toa 95|Toa 95]] ([[User talk:Toa 95|talk]])

==Understandable==
After editing the entire Beast Hunters and you editing it to chop a part of (the reception section), I read the file history and understand what you are going with, so thus perhaps one day when the figures are officially released then we'll talk about the reception proper (besides, I did it after analyzing the forms and other reviewers and thus coming to conclusion that it had to be done).

Go(toby070)bots.

==Sorry==
My apologies for not being a very productive member of this community lately, I guess I got a little carried away. Just wanted you to know. Thank you, though, because I, myself was beggining to consider how much I could have been contributing rather than goofing off. Also, I'm kind of new to the whole chat thing, so if I'm doing it wrong I apologize (again)-[[User:WaffleZ|WaffleZ]], 7:08, June 30, 2014
:No worries, everyone's new at some point, and it's easy to get carried away having fun with captions. Happy editing! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:23, 1 July 2014 (EDT)

==Response==
While I'll leave the discussion on what is proper article introduction for another day, and article should not have a "question and answer" sentence arrangement in them either.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 16:56, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

==Sorry==
Im just getting used to this I don't mean to hurt you or anything I just wanna express my ideas of what should be wrote sorry hope you respond. The caption's thing,NEVER AGAIN WITH THE GOOFY STUFF JUST beginning middle end plot details conclusion.P.S im just new here
[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 19:48(BST),23/07/14
:That's fine. Just remember that this TFwiki.net, not funnyTFcaptions.net. Writing funny captions is a bonus perk to make factual editing more entertaining, not an ''alternative'' to factual editing. Happy editing! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 15:14, 23 July 2014 (EDT)

==Double User Pic==
Thank you for telling me that, I wanted to combine them into one photo but I don't how. Would you happen to know how to? --[[User:TheHappyTruckShunter|TheHappyTruckShunter]] ([[User talk:TheHappyTruckShunter|talk]]) 20:24, 12 August 2014 (EDT)
:If you have access to Microsoft PowerPoint, a quick method is to open a new presentation, paste the two photos in and arrange them next to each other, select both images at once by holding CTRL and clicking them both, and then finally right-clicking them and choosing 'Save as picture'. Otherwise, you can use a basic image editor like MS Paint - drag the corner handle to make the white image area really big, paste in the photos and arrange them, and then drag the image area smaller again to fit around them before saving. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 03:47, 13 August 2014 (EDT)

:Thank you so much! Yes, I do have access to Microsoft PowerPoint, and I tried your advice. It worked! Thank You.
P.S: Remember my edits on "Dinobot (AOE)"? I have the links of the Slash, Slog, and Snarl's concept art. I'll post them in about half an hour or two. --[[User:TheHappyTruckShunter|TheHappyTruckShunter]] ([[User talk:TheHappyTruckShunter|talk]]) 20:09, 13 August 2014 (EDT)

==Camrips==
Thanks for clarifying the issue of camrips. However, when I checked up on the images guidelines it seems a bit unclear about cam rips. Should a statement about these cam rips be added? Thanks. Also this applies even for imageless characters, right? [[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 08:59, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, the wiki avoids anything illegal (camrips, stolen pre-release toy samples, etc.) regardless of circumstances. I'll update the image policy a little for clarification. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:15, 27 August 2014 (EDT)
Thanks a lot! [[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 09:27, 27 August 2014 (EDT)

== Help please? ==

Can you use your mod powers to fix StarWars Jedi's whole mess of movements? I can't work them.

Also Walky said no to the Universe thing, so could you move it back to (Universe 2008)? I can't get it working. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:47, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
:SWJ's stuff is sorted, but what specific articles are we talking about with regards to (Universe 2008)? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 08:56, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
::He means the Universe Mini-Con, but that's already at a page that actually takes account of Willis's... objection. The discussion was with respect to ''further'' moves. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 08:59, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
:::It's she. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:00, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
:::Plus Walky basically owns this site, so if he says we're not doing it, we're not doing it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:04, 30 August 2014 (EDT)

== Micro Fun-Pack comics. ==

Do you have all of these? I saw you did Spotlight: Shockwave's, and wondered. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:52, 30 August 2014 (EDT)
:Drift is actually the only one I own, but the back of the poster shows you the stickers, etc. for all the other packs. The only stuff I don't know is the covers in the back of the Optimus and 'Bee books (I found them out for Grimlock by asking around). [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:58, 30 August 2014 (EDT)

== Question on Yuki Ohshima ==

I'm sorry if this was already declared somewhere and I didn't see it, but why can't <strike>pervert</strike> be used on the page? Is that too snarky? I would think considering the content of Kiss Players that would be acceptable.[[User:1MegaMan10|1MegaMan10]] ([[User talk:1MegaMan10|talk]]) 12:48, 1 September 2014 (EDT)
:Firstly, it's possible to overdo it - the wiki's already swimming in 'lololol Kiss Players is peverted' jokes - and secondly, we ask that new users spend time making factual edits before adding captions/humour, to avoid this place becoming TFjokes.net rather than TFwiki.net. Thanks! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 13:07, 1 September 2014 (EDT)
::Okay, I understand. I really just signed up to revert to that old joke I saw years ago. If it's unacceptable, eh whatevs. I really don't do a good job adding anything ever, so I'll just lurk. Thanks for the work you put into this fantastic wiki.[[User:1MegaMan10|1MegaMan10]] ([[User talk:1MegaMan10|talk]]) 13:29, 1 September 2014 (EDT)
On an unrelated note. Is there a way to change my username/delete my account?[[User:1MegaMan10|1MegaMan10]] ([[User talk:1MegaMan10|talk]]) 14:29, 1 September 2014 (EDT)
:I'm afraid I'm not very clued up on the technical end of wiki things. You might try asking one of the other admins, like [[User:Abates]]. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 15:20, 1 September 2014 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

Thanks for fixing the image I added :) [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] ([[User talk:Combaticons4ever|talk]]) 08:56, 9 September 2014 (EDT)
:No problem! In future, if you're having trouble wrapping your head around image templates (I don't blame you!), an easy solution is to find an image from a similar source, (another issue of MTMTE, in this case), copy the code from there, and then go through and change the little details like issue number, title, etc. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:02, 9 September 2014 (EDT)

== Termination Diamond? ==

Do you have the Diamond edition of Termination? If so, is there any additional information in Thundercracker's (or anybody else') bio that can be added to the page? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:38, 3 October 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, there's some worthwhile tidbits in the bios. I'll try and update articles accordingly if I get time this weekend. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:44, 3 October 2014 (EDT)

== attention deflector ==

"Welcome (belatedly) to the wiki! You wound up redirecting your attention deflector article to the Main Page somehow, so I fixed it for you. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 08:19, 11 October 2014 (EDT)"

Thanks for the welcome. However the redirect was entirely intentional. It's an attention deflector, it's meant to divert your attention away from the page! [[User:SleepIsTheBrotherOfDeath|SleepIsTheBrotherOfDeath]] ([[User talk:SleepIsTheBrotherOfDeath|talk]]) 08:54, 11 October 2014 (EDT)
:Ah, okay, I see, but the redirect prevents you from actually reading the page without going in to edit it, so it's not really feasible. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:15, 11 October 2014 (EDT)

== are you the boss of this site? ==

are you the boss of this site?[[User:Convoy278|Convoy278]] ([[User talk:Convoy278|talk]]) 13:50, 11 October 2014 (EDT)
:I'm not the singular "Boss", but I am one of TFWiki's administrators. See [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|here]] for a full list of admins. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:05, 11 October 2014 (EDT)

== Cheetos ==

Cheetos is doing a cross-promotion with Age of Extinction in Russia, apparently. The [http://www.cheetos.ru/ web site] has a brief two-page comic on it. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:14, 16 October 2014 (EDT)
:Oh boy, that's a pretty amazing crossover. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:25, 16 October 2014 (EDT)

I need some help. How do you add character boxes? [[User:Warpath1251lWarpath1251]] ([[User talk:Waroath1251]])
==Why?==
Comedy is my life, and delete my works. Whenever I try to add something factual, some other guy beats me to it. The only things I can do is edit captions. Plus the steeljaw joke I wrote is way better then the other stupid caption.
Warpath is the one who sent this message.
:This is the Transformers Wiki, first and foremost, not the Transformers Funny Image Captions Website. Being funny is a perk and side-effect of adding factual information, not something to do instead of adding factual information. And by changing existing captions, you're deleting something written by a user who actually put work into the article. If you genuinely think a caption isn't very good, you can bring it up on the article talk page and see if other people agree, but you can't justify overwriting stuff just because you personally don't like what's there. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:18, 24 January 2015 (EST)

Well then how bout we get rid of stinking funny captions.
Warpath sent this message

== upright ==

Upright only works if you include the "thumb" parameter. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:21, 28 February 2015 (EST)

==RID pages==
Could you also delete "Bombshell (RID)" (would be at [[Hardshell (Prime)]], anyway), "Shrapnel (RID)" (wrong spelling and would be at [[Sharpshot]]), and "Lockdown (RID)". (Along with "Adams (RID)" and "Adams (G1)", I guess.) StarWars Jedi made them a while ago, but nobody noticed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:21, 14 March 2015 (EDT)
:Done! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:37, 14 March 2015 (EDT)

Dude, "Phantomjaw", isn't spelled as one word. It's spelled as two separate words, "Phantom Jaw" Check it out on Sieberton. [[User:Bonekil|Bonekil]] ([[User talk:Bonekil|talk]]) 14:41, 21 May, 2015 (EDT)

Never mind, you were right, idk Siebertron would screw up. [[User:Bonekil|Bonekil]] ([[User talk:Bonekil|talk]]) 15:07, 21 May, 2015 (EDT)

==Bee in the City 2: Electric Boogaloo==
It seems that this is the only script reading to not have a page. I've tried to find a recording of it, but it just doesn't seem like it exists on the internet. Would you, by chance have or know anyone that has a recording or the script for the reading?[[User:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|Optimus Prime (Convoy)]] ([[User talk:Optimus Prime (Convoy)|talk]]) 21:35, 23 June 2015 (EDT)
:Afraid not, sorry. All the work I've done on script readings is just working from stuff I've found on YouTube. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 08:45, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

==Background Decepticons==
Seeing that the vehicons, insectiocn etc seen in metal meltdown, are decepticons on the Alchemor, and are lart of Glowstrikes group, would it not makes sense to keep them on the page? [[User:junkheap117|junkheap117]] ([[User talk:Junkheap117|talk]])
:They appear, but are basically just decoration for the scene - they don't serve as characters in any real way. They don't need to go on the main article's cast list for the same reason that crowdfillers like, say, [[Lickety-Split]] and [[Bumper (Animated)|Bumper]] don't go on ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cast list. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:42, 20 March 2016 (EDT)
Is it okay if i chnage the remianing one character, that being windblade to a screen cap? i will also put the artwork in as well. - Junkheap117

==RID2015 Fracture==
You said that the artwork images were better than screen caps, so why did you rmove Fracture's, Drift's and Jazz's pictures? [[User:junkheap117|junkheap117]] ([[User talk:Junkheap117|talk]])
:In this case, it was because they were (A) PNGs rather than JPGs, which was already mentioned to you, and (B) had a ton of whitespace around them which made them look daft in the articles. I didn't have the time to go around cropping them and reuploading them as JPGs, so I reverted so the articles aren't looking bad in the meantime. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 15:53, 20 March 2016 (EDT)

== AoE Cyclonus ==

The [[Transformers Annual 2015|''Age of Extinction'' annual]] name-dropped him. He doesn't exist any other way, but he exists, doesn't he? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 18:22, 7 May 2016 (EDT)
:Oh, huh, I was unaware of that being a thing. Ta! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 05:20, 8 May 2016 (EDT)

== What to do? (Transformers Online 2016) ==

Hey, the reason why I didn't link the characters' name to their G1 pages is cuz I'm deliberating on whether or not they need a separate page as a TFO profile page, which includes their character stats and weapons' stats. What do you think? [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 01:03, 7 September 2016 (EDT)
: Separate pages shouldn't be necessary. It would be entirely fine to include stats in a bullet-pointed list or simple table in the section for TFO on each character's main article. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 05:33, 7 September 2016 (EDT)

Ok. So I added roughly translated info to the section regarding Optimus's (movie version) appearance in TFO 2016 (on the games page of course). How can I cite this site? (http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero1.shtml) [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 08:34, 7 September 2016 (EDT)
:I tidied up and added the reference to what you wrote - check it out for an example of how to add reference. As a note for future, you should generally try to avoid writing just a direct translation, and instead summarise the information a bit. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 09:32, 7 September 2016 (EDT)

Hey, Jalaguy, remember when you told me not to do a direct translation of the Chinese information? I've done that for the story summaries of each character, and also for the weapons. However, my main concern is that Saix goes around correcting my roughly translated weapon page names to the direct Chinese translations, some of which are unappealing (such as a Cosmic "Shark" and "Fated Death") and would be better off with synonymous terms instead (to appeal to English speakers). What do you think? I just want to talk with you over about this b4 I address my concern to Saix. (Also, just so you know, I'm a bilingual Mandarin & English speaker behind the screen) [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 16:08, 13 September 2016 (EDT)
:I don't usually work so much on foreign-language material, so I sought the opinion of some other editors, and the consensus seems to be it's better to keep to more literal translations for names of things (or even just transliterating it without doing ''any'' translation). [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:13, 13 September 2016 (EDT)
::I am not sure if we have a policy directly addressing this subject, but unappealing or not, it is not the role of the wiki to decide upon an arbitrary translation. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:09, 13 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Well, I mean, we do do it all the time for Japanese episode titles. We even use our own translations ''over'' official ones. I share the concern Jim voiced on the Allspark of transliterated-Chinese articles names being spectacularly inaccessible. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 20:13, 13 September 2016 (EDT)

== National Toy Hall of Fame ==

Hey, the National Toy Hall of Fame has an online poll for the next toy to be added, and Transformers are on the list. Is that something that we'd be linking to somewhere on the wiki? Here's the link: http://www.toyhalloffame.org/
--[[User:Battlemaster|Battlemaster]] ([[User talk:Battlemaster|talk]]) 17:21, 15 September 2016 (EDT)
:That would probably fit nicely on the [[Transformers brand]] article! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:44, 15 September 2016 (EDT)

== Apology ==

This is Jtarvin. Did you see my usertalk page? I apologized. [[User:Jtarvin|Jtarvin]] ([[User talk:Jtarvin|talk]]) 13:24, 19 September 2016 (EDT)

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-09-19T18:18:39Z

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User talk:Jtarvin

2016-09-14T17:13:54Z

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User talk:Jtarvin

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User talk:Jtarvin

2016-09-14T16:49:32Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

== Cool it with the Brave references ==

I can tell you're a fan of Brave, but please keep your contributions relevant and to the point. The Victorion thing is cool to note, but it doesn't need to be on other pages like the Combiner Wars Prelude. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 21:02, 6 September 2016 (EDT)
:A minor video game from a tangentially-connected franchise which has never come up in interviews is not a definite connection. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:56, 9 September 2016 (EDT)
:Were YOU the one who erased my edits?! --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::Some of them, yes. I did try to keep some stuff, just clean it up a bit. But on the whole, a lot of it was unnecessary (and in the case of your Crazybolt edit, immature.) --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 13:16, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Do you know why I went "CoCo" with the Brave Refrences? I just wanted to let everyone know about the source of Victorion, and remind everyone about Brave Saga 2 since the Brave series video games have gone obscure. Check Google. Please don't get snippy with a wiki admin.
::::Okay, but this isn't a Brave wiki. This is a Transformers wiki. And whether Victorion's name actually did come from Brave or not is unconfirmed. It was just as likely a coincidence. Noting the fact that the Energon Autobots combined similar to Multiforce was something we kept, but we didn't need to keep the info about Magna and Spark. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 14:20, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Flash, buddy. And Brave was inspired by Transformers, so it deserves a teeny bit more credit than TFWIKI Brave series article currently gives it. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::::Lots of things were "inspired by Transformers". That doesn't mean we go nuts with non-TF stuff. Dial it back. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:55, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
::::I will put those references back. But this time, I'll dial it down. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::I put the Victorion references back and kept them subtle. Don't erase them. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 10:55, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::As you have already been told, we have literally no idea whether the name was actually borrowed from Brave or if they came up with it independently. I've stripped the reference from the Victorion, and kept it on the Brave article, but reworded to just say 'they have the same name' rather than 'CW Victorion was named after this'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:14, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Okay, buster. Go to YouTube and find a Victorion video posted by Vachidra. If you see a video that looks like it has a mostly white robot (with some black and red) in the middle of transforming titled "Victorion", click on it and watch it. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::::Please don't get snippy with a wiki admin, mate. Nobody is ''questioning'' that there's a robot in Brave called Victorion. We're just saying that we can't go around acting like CW Victorion is ''definitely'' named after it. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:35, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
::::If you do anything more with Brave on this wiki, I will remove you. Find something else to do. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 12:37, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I! GIVE! UP! --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 11:49, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-09-14T16:27:08Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

== Cool it with the Brave references ==

I can tell you're a fan of Brave, but please keep your contributions relevant and to the point. The Victorion thing is cool to note, but it doesn't need to be on other pages like the Combiner Wars Prelude. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 21:02, 6 September 2016 (EDT)
:A minor video game from a tangentially-connected franchise which has never come up in interviews is not a definite connection. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:56, 9 September 2016 (EDT)
:Were YOU the one who erased my edits?! --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::Some of them, yes. I did try to keep some stuff, just clean it up a bit. But on the whole, a lot of it was unnecessary (and in the case of your Crazybolt edit, immature.) --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 13:16, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Do you know why I went "CoCo" with the Brave Refrences? I just wanted to let everyone know about the source of Victorion, and remind everyone about Brave Saga 2 since the Brave series video games have gone obscure. Check Google.
::::Okay, but this isn't a Brave wiki. This is a Transformers wiki. And whether Victorion's name actually did come from Brave or not is unconfirmed. It was just as likely a coincidence. Noting the fact that the Energon Autobots combined similar to Multiforce was something we kept, but we didn't need to keep the info about Magna and Spark. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 14:20, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Flash, buddy. And Brave was inspired by Transformers, so it deserves a teeny bit more credit than TFWIKI Brave series article currently gives it. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::::Lots of things were "inspired by Transformers". That doesn't mean we go nuts with non-TF stuff. Dial it back. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:55, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
::::I will put those references back. But this time, I'll dial it down. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::I put the Victorion references back and kept them subtle. Don't erase them. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 10:55, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::As you have already been told, we have literally no idea whether the name was actually borrowed from Brave or if they came up with it independently. I've stripped the reference from the Victorion, and kept it on the Brave article, but reworded to just say 'they have the same name' rather than 'CW Victorion was named after this'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:14, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Okay, buster. Go to YouTube and find a Victorion video posted by Vachidra. If you see a video that looks like it has a mostly white robot (with some black and red) in the middle of transforming titled "Victorion", click on it and watch it.

User talk:Jtarvin

2016-09-14T16:26:19Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

== Cool it with the Brave references ==

I can tell you're a fan of Brave, but please keep your contributions relevant and to the point. The Victorion thing is cool to note, but it doesn't need to be on other pages like the Combiner Wars Prelude. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 21:02, 6 September 2016 (EDT)
:A minor video game from a tangentially-connected franchise which has never come up in interviews is not a definite connection. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:56, 9 September 2016 (EDT)
:Were YOU the one who erased my edits?! --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::Some of them, yes. I did try to keep some stuff, just clean it up a bit. But on the whole, a lot of it was unnecessary (and in the case of your Crazybolt edit, immature.) --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 13:16, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Do you know why I went "CoCo" with the Brave Refrences? I just wanted to let everyone know about the source of Victorion, and remind everyone about Brave Saga 2 since the Brave series video games have gone obscure. Check Google.
::::Okay, but this isn't a Brave wiki. This is a Transformers wiki. And whether Victorion's name actually did come from Brave or not is unconfirmed. It was just as likely a coincidence. Noting the fact that the Energon Autobots combined similar to Multiforce was something we kept, but we didn't need to keep the info about Magna and Spark. --[[User:DannyBoy|DannyBoy]] ([[User talk:DannyBoy|talk]]) 14:20, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Flash, buddy. And Brave was inspired by Transformers, so it deserves a teeny bit more credit than TFWIKI Brave series article currently gives it. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]])
::::Lots of things were "inspired by Transformers". That doesn't mean we go nuts with non-TF stuff. Dial it back. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 17:55, 11 September 2016 (EDT)
::::I will put those references back. But this time, I'll dial it down. {{unsigned|Jtarvin}}
::I put the Victorion references back and kept them subtle. Don't erase them. --[[User:jtarvin|jtarvin]] ([[User talk:jtarvin|talk]]) 10:55, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::As you have already been told, we have literally no idea whether the name was actually borrowed from Brave or if they came up with it independently. I've stripped the reference from the Victorion, and kept it on the Brave article, but reworded to just say 'they have the same name' rather than 'CW Victorion was named after this'. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 12:14, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:::Okay, buster. Go to YouTube and find a Victorion video posted by Vachidra. I you see a video that looks like it has a mostly white robot (with some black and red) in the middle of transforming, click on it and watch it.

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2016-09-14T15:55:30Z

Jtarvin: /* Cool it with the Brave references */

Brave (franchise)

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{{disambig2|the franchise that uses designs from ''Transformers''|the ''Car Robots'' character|Emissary (RID)}}
[[Image:Fighbird groupshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Transformers, except every robot has a face plate, something long sticking out of its head, and a gold chest. And they [[Wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|look like]] [[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].]]

'''Yūsha''' (勇者, also known as the '''[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave]]''') is a non-Transformers [[franchise]] that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] created after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] anime ran its course in Japan. The Brave Series consists of eight individual series that were released one after the other from 1990 to 1998 with corresponding TV shows in Japan. The last show in the series received a follow-up OVA beginning in 2000.
Although none of the series storylines are connected to one another<ref>Although the storylines are not interconnected, there are some small connections between the series. For example, the reason Fighbird joined the Space Guards is that he admires Exkaiser. (This connection is stated in the ''Encyclopedia of Fighbird'', published by Keibunsha.) Also, there are some small cameos of human characters between shows, and some [[Character model]]s, such as Draias and Guard Diver, are reused in subsequent series. Lastly, the ''Brave Saga'' video games [[retcon]] the storylines of the shows so that they link up.</ref> the basic format of each series is similar. Usually a kid befriends/creates/becomes a sentient robot, and together they fight a great evil threatening the Earth. The main robots combine with other vehicles and robots to become larger robots, and additional teams of sentient robots combine amongst themselves to form larger robots as well. This structure had been established in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]'' and would be reproduced almost beat-for-beat in every Brave series. The Brave franchise has been described as a cross between Transformers and the [[wikipedia:Super Robot|Super Robot]] genre of the late '70s and early '80s.

The Brave series consisted of:

* 1990: [[wikipedia:Brave Exkaiser|Brave Exkaiser]]
* 1991: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird|Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird]]
* 1992: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn|Brave Fighter of Legend: Da-Garn]]
* 1993: [[wikipedia:The Brave Express Might Gaine|The Brave Express: Might Gaine]]
* 1994: [[wikipedia:Brave Police J-Decker|Brave Police: J-Decker]]
* 1995: [[wikipedia:The Brave of Gold Goldran|Brave of Gold: Goldran]]
* 1996: [[wikipedia:Brave Command Dagwon|Brave Command: Dagwon]]
**1997: [[wikipedia:ja:勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年|Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes]]
* 1997: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar]]
** 1999: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FINAL]]
* The Saint Of The Braves: Baan Gaan (Cancelled, later made into a video game.)

Toys for these robots were created in two sizes: DX ("deluxe") versions that contained more gimmicks and more complicated transformations, and STD ("standard") versions that contained fewer [[gimmick]]s and more limited transformations (often resorting to [[Partformer|partsforming]]), but often also higher [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] in reproducing the look of the robot from the anime series. Generally, the transformation of the robots was created by Takara, while the look of the robots was created by [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]], a legendary Sunrise mecha designer.

==Relationship to ''Transformers''==
The initial concept designs for ''Brave Exkaiser'', the first Brave Series, were intended to be Transformers designs. While the Brave robot Ultra Raker was very far along at this stage, the Max team and King Exkaiser bore little resemblance to their final designs.

The Brave toys also have design elements similar to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Transformers, which were released around the same time as the Brave toys. For example, many of the ''Brave of Legend'' toys have [[Light-piping|light-piped]] eyes thanks to transparent pieces of plastic in their heads, a design element which many ''Generation 2'' Transformers share. The ''Goldran'' DX toyline contains many projectile launchers, something Generation 2 shared as well. In particular, the ''Goldran'' toy "Advenger" contains a rotor-launching gimmick identical to that of [[Rotor Force]] from ''Generation 2'', and the "Captain Shark" figure has a Gatling-gun style launcher, the same as ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. Lastly, the elbows of Leon from DX Leonkyzer contain ball joints, a design element that gained much broader use during ''Generation 2'' and even more so during the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.

[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And to think, Red Geist's toy doesn't even have any remolding.]]The Brave Series also reused character designs and toys from previous ''Transformers'' series. It was not uncommon for the recycled designs to appear in a Brave TV show, but not in toy form. These designs were often significantly augmented to distinguish them from their Transformer counterparts. For example, the four Geister henchmen in ''Exkaiser'' use character models of four of the five Dinobots (minus Grimlock), but with all-new faces, body detail and color schemes. Of the designs that did appear in toy form, some of them were remolded to reflect these changes, whereas others were simple recolors. (A complete listing of the reuses follows in the section below).

Similarly, subsequent ''Transformers'' lines have also been influenced by the Brave Series. The Japanese [[Mini-Con]] [[Kingbolt]]'s coloration and characterization are [[homage]]s to the Brave series ''Exkaiser''. Also, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured many homages to the Brave series ''King Of Braves GaoGaiGar'', most notably the way [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], which is similar to the way GaoGaiGar combines with Goldymarg and Stealth Gao respectively. This similarity is also evident in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s transformation sequence being almost identical to Volfogg's. The cinematography for ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime's stock-footage combination sequence with his [[Prime Force]] limbs is also very reminiscent of Brave series stock footage. The [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] characters [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are similar to Enryū and Hyōryū from ''GaoGaiGar'', both with respect to their elemental motifs and method of combination. ''Animated'' also has a brief cameo appearance by ''Dagwon'''s [[Dug Base|Dag Base]]. ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]]'s color scheme is based on Red Geist, a redeco of [[Esmeral (Victory)|her ''Victory'' counterpart]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|husband]].

Despite the Brave Series' reuse of many Transformers molds and character designs, Brave toys have never been reused in a Transformers toy line. This is likely because the characters that the toys represent are owned by Sunrise. That said, a Brave mold was finally reused in 2008, when Might Kaiser's trailer was modified and included in TakaraTomy's ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Force|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force]]'' as part of the toy Zero Fire.

One striking difference between the Brave Series and ''Transformers'' toy lines is that very few villain robots were released in the Brave Series. This is in sharp contrast to most of the ''Transformers'' series, in which heroes and villains are released in relatively equal numbers (with the exception of ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''). Generally speaking, the lack of villain toys is more the norm for such toylines in Japan, with the various ''Transformers'' lines (save for the aforementioned two) being the exception.

Victorion from Brave Saga 2 was the namesake for the ''[[Victorion|IDW G1 combiner.]]''

==Toys and character designs recycled from ''Transformers''==
'''Note:''' ''Italicized names'' are non-toy characters.

===''Exkaiser''===
* [http://youtu.be/pCoGs3mQcl4 Green & Blue Raker] — Originally designed with [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/toyark/98174-brave-386.html#post5402246 Transformers in mind] but released under the Brave banner as Transformers had been phased out at the time.
* ''[http://youtu.be/54Onss3GyaY Armor Geist]'' — [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rmPP2kRP5DM Horn Geist]'' — [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rRY8gky0PQE Ptera Geist]'' — [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/kuJTrWuy68Y Thunder Geist]'' — [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

===''Da Garn''===
* [http://youtu.be/_37zYGQow00 Red Geist] with Red Breaster — [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Tigerbreast]] (no [[Eaglebreast]])

===''Might Gaine''===
* ''Atlas Epsilon'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''Atlas Mk.II'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* [http://youtu.be/E89XiJOWzIo Gōryū] with Oowashi — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Speeder]]
* [http://youtu.be/PBkMnRnv3pw Hiryū] with Hayabusa — [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]]
* ''Mega Sonic 8823'' — [[Sonic Bomber]]

[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|thumb|250px|One ninja is deadly. A bunch of ninjas are cannonfodder. Two ninjas are... um...]]

===''J-Decker''===
* [http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire] — Transformation very likely based upon [[Hot Rod/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]].
* ''Kagerō'' (literally ''Mirage'') — [[Sixshot]]
* [http://youtu.be/ZLYgYX7IxLA Shadowmaru] — [[Sixshot]] (featured a new head, chest, chest fins, beast head, and entirely new set of weaponry to incorporate a ninja motif; also has slightly more articulation since the bar connecting the lower legs to each other was removed)
* The Micromaster Stations [[Fire station|1]][[Construction station|2]][[Gas station|3]][[Airport|4]] (sans Micromasters and including non-transformable Brave Police figures; never appeared in the show)

===''Goldran''===
* [http://youtu.be/xMZgEc78A6Y Death Garry Gun] with Missile Gear — [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Shotbomber]] (cannibalized trailer launchers)
* ''[http://youtu.be/z0ObWFgDfls Revibaron]'' — [[Sonic Bomber]] with parts from [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/uE7caCCFWKc Zazorigun]'' — [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]

===''Dagwon''===
* Dag Base — [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (significant remolding, cannot combine with Star Convoy)
* [http://youtu.be/ei2MgBwc8Iw Thunder Dagwon] — [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (significant remolding, including an additional motorcycle/robot that combines for the shuttle's robot mode)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was asked whether or not ''Brave'' was a part of the Transformers [[multiverse]]. Unfortunately, the Prime seemed to have misinterpreted the question. He did, however, express a fondness for the [[Wikipedia:Brave (2012 film)|adventures of Princess Merida and Queen Elinor]].

The events of the ''Brave'' anime were later established to take place in the [[Cymond]] Cluster, which bordered the [[Megaverse]] and only possessed a tangential connection to the goings-on elsewhere in the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Note==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave Series at Wikipedia]]

*[http://www.yusha.net/ Official Sunrise Brave Series website]

*[http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/GaoGaiGar-Betterman_Wiki The GaoGaiGar-Betterman Wiki].

*[http://mamao2.cside.com/ MAOMAO2's Room (Japanese)]

*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=98174 The TFW2005 forum Brave thread]

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[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]

Victorion

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{{faction|autobot}}
:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]]
*[[Stormclash]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
*[[Dust Up]]
*[[Jumpstream]]
*[[Rust Dust]]

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity. Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#IDW Generation 1 continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, Sterling, Aileron, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with Soundwave and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the EDC's [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}
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===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Anna Akana]]}}
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A War of Giants}}}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager-class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Victorion is only available as a box set, initially via Target.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, as well as online retailers Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The final product featured a more muted green compared to the prototype pictures.

:Victorion also comes with a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art.

:This mold-set was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia]].

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==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg||right|thumb|upright=1.5|Listen to me. You are not six people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience.]]
*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan Built Bot|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" (Galvatronus won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, her first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City style combiner, the honor of first combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (Super Link)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
*Victorion is one of the largest Transformers action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other Combiner Wars combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 Combiner toy hands.
*Her namesake was a robot from the Brave Saga 2 video game.

==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]

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Powerlinx

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:''Powerlinx is a technology from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg|right|270px|thumb|]]

'''Powerlinx''' is a technology that allows [[Transformer]]s to combine together in order to become more powerful.

==Fiction==
{{picsneeded|Pictures of powerlinked Transformers}}
===Armada===
The [[Mini-Con]]s are small Transformers that Powerlink with normal-sized Transformers, which they call "[[Bulk]]s". Once Powerlinked, the Transformer gains extra power and [[weapon]]ry. Because of their utility, the Mini-Cons are highly sought after by both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. Whichever side collects the most could potentially win the war.

===Energon===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[Image:Optimus Prime combining with Fire-1.jpg|right|thumb|What happens between a robot and a consenting vehicle is none of our business.]]
Powerlinxing is an ability given to some of the Transformers by [[Primus]] through the gift of [[Spark of Combination|Sparks of Combination]]. This allows the Autobots to combine with each other to become more powerful. Just receiving a Spark of Combination doesn't automatically make someone an expert at it, however. It takes practice and the partners have to learn to synchronize their breathing. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

There are four types of Powerlinxing:
#Similarly-sized Autobots can Powerlinx together with one forming the top half and one forming the bottom. The combined form is called by the name of the Autobot serving as the top half. By all appearances, the personality of the bottom-half Autobot is completely absent.
#[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is able to Powerlinx with his [[Prime Force]] drones, [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], forming a [[Optimus Prime Super Modes|super mode]]. Optimus Prime remains himself and is still called "Optimus Prime", but Omega Supreme can continue to communicate with him. This may be because his head, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Omega|Omega]], is stored in his shoulder.
#Some Autobots can Powerlink with parts of their [[alternate mode]] to form a [[Super Mode|brute mode]].
#The guardians of the [[Super Energon Temple]] are super robots formed by teams of five Transformers Powerlinxed together. However, the limb Transformers don't appear to have individual personalities.

====Dreamwave comic continuity====
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==Toys==
===Armada===
Mini-Cons had Powerlinx ports—circular 5mm holes with single plastic pins at their centers—that could plug into appropriate Powerlinx hardpoints (hollow [[5mm post]]s) on the larger Transformers figures. All of the ''Armada'' toys, Deluxe class and upwards, had at least one "active" hardpoint that, when a Mini-Con figure was attached, would activate some kind of [[gimmick]]. The majority of other Powerlinx ports on figures were "dead"—sculpted details not linked to any gimmick, simply there for attaching Mini-Cons. Some of the [[Size class|larger toys, such as Super Base]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Gigacon [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]] and [[Unicron]] had several active Powerlinx ports linked to different gimmicks.

===Energon===
Powerlinx was no longer associated with Mini-Cons and larger robots linking together, but with the Autobots (Combat/Deluxe class and upwards) combining with one another or with some auxiliary drones that were packaged with them to create larger robot toys. Combat/Deluxe and Mega Combat/Voyager class Autobot toys could combine with one another, Commanders/Ultra class Autobots could only combine with whatever auxiliary unit was included in their package, while the Leader class Optimus Prime could combine with his included [[Prime Force]] drones, the Mega Combat class [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and the Supreme class [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]].

Toys came with different color Powerlinx symbols to indicate how they combine:
* [[Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|25px]] Used by Optimus Prime and his partners.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|25px]] Used by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|25px]] Used by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|25px]] Used by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a [[Super Mode|brute mode]].

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|25px]] Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].
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==Notes==
*[[Cyber Planet Key]]s do not Powerlinx. Well, except [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor's]]. And deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]].
* The Energon Autobots' Powerlinx feature recycles a gimmick originally used by the [[Multiforce]], and the brothers from Brave Saga 2. When Magna was on top, they'd form Magnum Bomber. And when Flash was on top, they'd form Flash Kaiser.

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Multiforce

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:''The Multiforce is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] team from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Multiforce''' (マルチ戦隊 ''Maruchisentai'') is the name for a young group of Autobots serving in the [[Galactic Peace Alliance|Galactic Defense Force]] Sector One unit. Originally working under [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] on [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]], the group transferred with him to Earth where they began training under the elite unit known as [[Brainmaster]]s. Despite being the new bots on the block, Multiforce members were often sent out on missions solo, though for some sensitive missions they would be assigned a senior officer to command them. Each member is possessed of the power of an element. Multiforce served as a counterpoint to the Decepticon unit known as [[Dinoforce]].

The '''Multiforce''' consists of:

*[[Wing (Victory)|Wing]] (leader) — the warrior of the ''wind''
*[[Waver]] — the warrior of the ''water''
*[[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] — the warrior of the ''Sun''
*[[Tacker]] — the warrior of the ''fire''
*[[Mach (Victory)|Mach]] — the warrior of the ''Moon''
*[[Tackle]] — the warrior of the ''earth''

These robots can combine in pairs, with each one able to form either the top or bottom of the resultant robot, whose names are formed simply by combining the names of their component parts, top-first. The team can assume thirty potential combinations, but the primary three configurations the Multiforce operate in are:

*[[Wingwaver]] (leader)
*[[Dashtacker]]
*[[Machtackle]]

The six robots can all also combine to form [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
Dashtacker and Machtackle served about the Sector One space station under [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] and the [[Brainmaster|Car Trio]] while Wingwaver served directly under Star Saber on the Planet V. After the destruction of the Lunar Energy Plant and Space Station it was decided to transfer all survivors and the Sector One troops to Earth for the time being. While Wingwaver was transferring from Planet V to Earth he came under attack by the Dinoforce but was saved by the Brainmasters. At their next engagement, Multiforce was able to employ their own secret weapon, Landcross, to combat the Dinoforce combiner [[Dinoking]]. Time after time the Multiforce has been called upon to detect hidden energy plants, uncover Decepticon plots, and defeat superior Decepticon forces.

After the end of the conflict, they were collectively appointed governor of [[Vega Sector]].
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====''Micromaster''====
[[File:Metrobase and multiforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Multiforce were testing new stealth technology on Earth (presumably at some point before their appointment to the Vega Sector) when they suddenly found themselves sucked through a rift in time and space. Deposited on Earth in the early 1980s, the team discovered that they had arrived at the foot on [[Mount St. Hilary]] prior to its eruption. The volcano was being protected by a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s, and the six Multiforcers cautiously approached their headquarters, [[Metrobase]], in their stealth modes. When the base's sensors finally detected them, they decloaked and introduced themselves to the Micromasters, forming a fast alliance. The group was soon attacked by the Micromasters' Decepticon enemies, but the Multiforce quickly combined into Wingwaver, Dashtacker and Machtackle to fend off [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]], then merged into Landcross to send [[Sixwing]] packing. Landcross wondered if it was destiny that they had been pulled back in time to this point, so that they could help protect the Transformers slumbering within Mount St. Hilary and thereby safeguard their own future. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Multiforce followed the normal flow of time to return to their native period, making sure to not interfere with events they knew had to transpire. To this end, they avoided the other Transformers and explored the [[Skomiloch Territories]], eventually clashing with the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]. Their journey enabled them to be able to stop the [[Praetorian]] from using the corrupted [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to rewrite all robotic life in the [[Vega Sector]] into loyal [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], and at some point in their battles they evolved into [[Gaiacross]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 1/6/2015}}

===''Victory'' manga===
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==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Wingwaver''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-316'''
: This set came with Wing and Waver.

*'''Dashtacker''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-317'''
: This set came with Dash and Tacker.

*'''Machtackle''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-318'''
: This set came with Mach and Tackle.

*'''Landcross''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-319'''
: A giftset of Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle. In addition to transforming separately into robot and vehicle modes and combining into Landcross, the six toys could also be combined in two-robot pairs, with one robot forming the head, upper torso, and arms and the other forming the lower torso and legs. The six robots' guns could be combined into a single large weapon.

:Although they were typically depicted in the fiction as Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle, any two Multiforce members could be combined with either robot on top (similar to ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Powerlinx]] [[Autobot]]s), allowing combinations such as Tackerdash, Machwing, or Tacklewaver. (...What? What's so funny?)

===Micromaster===
*'''Multiforce''' (Micromaster, 2004)

:In 2004, the entire Multiforce was re-released as part of the ''Micromaster'' toyline (despite having never previously been considered Micromasters), in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were replaced with paint applications. Landcross could only be assembled by buying all six components individually; he was never offered as a complete set.

:In every case of twelve Multiforce "Micromasters," two of them were solid-black-plastic "stealth mode" variations. All six toys were available in this manner, and could be combined into a black "stealth mode" Landcross.

==Notes==
*Although the word "Multiforce" is spelled out in English on the team's toy [[packaging]], the group breaks Japanese Transformers convention by not actually being referred to by this English name in the animated series, where they are identified as the ''Multisentai'', using the Japanese translation of "force".
*While the relationship between the ''Micromaster'' versions of [[Sixliner]], [[Sixturbo]], Sixwing, [[Sixbuilder]], and [[Sixtrain]] and their counterparts in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (or ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' in the case of Sixliner) is unclear, the ''Micromaster'' Multiforce are explicitly the same as the ''Victory'' Multiforce.
*The Multiforce have the interesting distinction of being the first instance in Transformers of a combiner team made up of several smaller combiner teams.
*The Multiforce seem to be the precursors to the [[Powerlinx]] concept used in ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and the Magna and Flash brothers from the Brave Saga 2 video game. Magnum Bomber was when Magna was on top, and Flash Kaiser was when Flash was on top.

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Pyra Magna (G1)

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:''Pyra Magna is a [[Caminus|Camien]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PyraMagna-modelsheet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
A tough, serious, thoughtful commander, '''Pyra Magna''' excels at making the hard choices and transforming challenges that would break others into advantages. Though she has been shaped by the hardships of the Rust Sea, her true strength comes from deep within her Spark. Pyra Magna's soul burns with a powerful flame that fuels her absolute, relentless will to survive. She is the leader of a group of [[Torchbearer]]s. These "Rust Renegades" from [[Caminus]] are explorers who seek out Cybertronian artifacts for preservation. She is dedicated to her job and the [[Mistress of Flame]].

Pyra's internal water system has been compromised by corrosive gasses. She utilizes this unfortunate circumstance to power her Corrosion Cannons, weapons that weaken enemy armor and jam up their gears.

Following the recovery of [[Enigma of Combination|one ancient artifact]], she gained the ability to [[combiner|combine]] with her teammates to form the goliath [[Victorion]].

{{bigquote|Okay, Torchbearers! Let's light the way!|Pyra Magna [[To Catch a Phrase|slings a good catchphrase]]|"[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-PyraMagnanowords.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In the past, the Torchbearers once visited the village where [[Aileron]] lived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

Soon after Caminus entered the [[Council of Worlds]], her team was sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to search for the remains of [[Crystal City]]. While combing the [[Rust Sea]], Magna was alerted to a bunch of other Transformers entering the area. Curious, she ordered her team to investigate and fought [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] attacking [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Attacking ''a [[Cityspeaker]]''?! Windblade told them to leave it but an angry Pyra Magna ordered her team to intervene. She also tried to hold Windblade back when Arcee threatened to destroy some object, as she couldn't allow a Cityspeaker to risk herself for it, until that object turned out to be the legendary [[Enigma of Combination]]. One accident later, and Pyra Magna was part of a new combiner!

After a new and angry Victorion was convinced to stand down and separate, Magna apologized to Windblade for their brief rampage. She also apologized to Arcee, but told her not to call their new state an "abomination"; while she sympathised with Arcee's fear that people would be forced into becoming gestalts, she said they ''had'' become one and had the right to be "what we are". {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

The Torchbearers opted to remain in the Rust Sea for a time, still learning to control their new powers. The inhabitants of the wasteland soon learned to avoid them. On one occasion, Pyra Magna and her team appeared to scare off a group of zombified [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

They remained in exile until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] - seeking answers about what it ''truly'' meant to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], decided to visit the group. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Merging into Victorion, the Torchbearers tested Optimus's physical and spiritual resolve. Optimus's agnosticism about the [[Matrix of Leadership]] prompted Victorion to lay claim to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and vow to build Optimus into a worthy Prime. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-killthehumans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|It's always polite to ask permission.]]
Pyra Magna led the Torchbearers back to Iacon, where they combined and joined Starscream's forces in quelling a Decepticon riot at the space bridge. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} After Optimus declared [[Earth]] a member of the [[Council of Worlds]], the Torchbearers- still combined- took part in a skirmish against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter force of Decepticons, but had to fall back after [[China]] deployed its anti-Transformer weaponry. As the Autobots regrouped at [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old house, Pyra Magna argued with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

As a show of good faith, the Autobots began patrolling impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers defended a Middle Eastern girl's school from religious fanatics. The Torchbearers would later travel to the [[White House]] after Aileron went rogue, forming Victorion and extricating the Autobots from the White House lawn. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} {{storylink|White Light}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-PyraMagna.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, [[2016]])
:''Accessories:'' Cudgel

:Pyra Magna is a [[retool]] of ''Generations'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]], with a new head, forearms, chestplate, and some different ladder-boom parts. She transforms into a fire truck resembling a modified Rosenbauer Panther 6x6, with a working ladder-boom. She can also form the torso to super-robot [[Victorion]], though in this mode she can also use any combination of ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars]]'' or ''Unite Warriors'' limb-bots. Her cudgel forms the hilt of Victorion's sword.

:Many (if not all) samples of Pyra Magna come with [[Misassembly|misassembled]] knee struts. They are reversed on both legs, preventing her knee assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. This issue was shared with [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|''Generation 2'' Bruticus]].

:She was available only as part of a box set with her teammates [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], [[Dust Up]], [[Jumpstream]], and [[Rust Dust]].

:This version of the mold was also used to make ''Unite Warriors'' [[Megaempress]].
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==Notes==
*"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire".
*"Magna" was the name of Flashes brother in Brave Saga 2. And PM combines with the other Torchbearers to make another Brave Saga 2 reference. What else do fans take for granted?

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Victorion

2016-09-09T19:44:48Z

Jtarvin: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot}}
:''Victorion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victorion-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|400px|''All I wanna do'' ''Is see you turn into'' ''A giant woman (a giant WOOOman)'']]

'''Victorion''' was created after the [[Torchbearer]]s—a team of explorers who seek ancient Cybertronian artifacts—were accidentally exposed to the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. As all six of her components are devout followers of the [[Mistress of Flame]], the religious head of [[Caminus]], Victorion gets a leeeeeeetle bit tetchy when someone threatens sacred relics. And by "tetchy" we mean "summons the wrath of god upon their heads". Between her whirling blade weapons, gravity-control powers, and the ability to fly under her own power, the collection of Rust Renegades is more than capable of some righteous smiting.

Victorion is formed from:
*[[Pyra Magna]]
*[[Stormclash]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
*[[Dust Up]]
*[[Jumpstream]]
*[[Rust Dust]]

{{bigquote|Heretics and defilers must pay for their crimes!|Victorion is not happy, "[[An Uneventful Night]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:AnUneventfulNight-victorionattacks.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant! Controlled! Surgical! Graceful! And powerful! But yes, occasionally, I am known to smash."]]

When [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] stole the [[Enigma of Combination]] and fled to the [[Rust Sea]], she ran across the Torchbearers. During a standoff between the team, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], Arcee threatened to destroy the artifact, only for Rust Dust to make a grab for it, activating the Enigma and fusing the Torchbearers into Victorion.

The gestalt focused its energies on protecting the artifact of its birth... by trying to obliterate Arcee. Windblade and Chromia saved her, unwilling to let anyone die. Victorion proved more than a match for the three physically, but Windblade was ultimately able to talk sense to Victorion, reminding her of the Torchbearers' devotion to [[Solus Prime]], who created rather than destroyed. Accepting that honoring the legacy of the Primes must also include not engaging in unnecessary destruction, Victorion separated into her component individuals, much to Arcee's shock. {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

She later confronted Optimus Prime, after a brief scuffle with him as her component Torchbearers. After combining, Optimus stated that he didn't think Caminus had combiners. Victorion replied that it didn't—that she was something new, then turned the conversation towards Optimus, asking him what ''he'' was. He told her that he had come to ask her opinion on the subject. She then pinned him to the ground with her gravity control powers, and demanded that he tell her what he knew about the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix of Light]]. Struggling to move, he recounted the legend of its creation and ended with his stated belief that it was technology, nothing more. Victorion sarcastically responded that ''this'' was the universe they lived in—where one carrying the holiest of objects on the planet didn't even believe in its divinity. Asking him how many had died during his carrying of the Matrix, he solemnly replied that too many had, and that death and war were the legacy of the Primes. She then told him that on Caminus, everyone learns the names of all the Primes, save for those of two: "[[The Fallen#IDW Generation 1 continuity|The Fallen]]" and "The Arisen". Her components left Caminus, and The [[Mistress of Flame|Mistress]]'s service, because of the latter's belief that she knew who The Arisen was—sacrilege to the combiner. Victorion claimed that the Matrix rightfully belonged to her, as a disciple of [[Solus Prime]], and she said she would one day possess it. Until then, however, she decided to use her talents as a builder to build up Optimus. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:AHO-earthannexed.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me!'']]

Victorion later accompanied Optimus and her fellow combiner, Superion, to help put down the Decepticon takeover of the Spacebridge. She used her gravity powers to end the clash between Windblade and Dreadwing, and greeted Chromia and Windblade. She then went through the spacebridge to Earth, with Optimus, Sterling, Aileron, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Chromia, Ironhide, and Wheeljack to stop Galvatron's takeover of the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-Victorion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hey Steven, want to see something cool?"]]

Victorion took part in the pitched battle that ensued after Optimus Prime forcefully annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], using her gravity powers to take down some of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. With the Decepticons weakened thanks to [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]'s [[mindbomb]], the Autobots pushed the advantage, routing the Decepticons and the [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force]]. When Optimus's forces extracted their wounded back to Cybertron through the spacebridge, Victorion and Superion covered the retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

After Aileron struck out on her own and aggressively arrived at the [[White House]], Victorion carried Optimus Prime and Sunstreaker to the White House lawn in order to defuse the situation. Victorion used her gravity powers to warp a satellite blast intended for Optimus Prime, then warped the light around the Autobots, turning them invisible and allowing them to escape. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

During the preparation for the attack on Galvatron and his Decepticon followers, Victorion questioned the Autobots' alliance with Soundwave and his Decepticons, as they didn't have a very deified view of the title of "Prime". After they began the attack, underneath the [[Indian Ocean]], Victorion and Superion held their own quite well against the EDC's [[Seeker clone|clone combiners]]. In response, Galvatron used the power of the Onyx Code version of the Enigma of Combination to merge a handful of his troops into the combiner [[Galvatronus]]! The Decepticon gestalt immediately grappled with Victorion, landing a punch on her before Galvatron used the Enigma again to forcibly separate her into her component Torchbearers, weakening the team. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Following the disbanding of the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Victorion stepped forth to lead her people towards unity and peace, and proclaimed herself savior of the galaxy. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Victorion}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A War of Giants}}}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CW-Victoriontoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''I can see you hate the way we intermingle'' ''But I think you're just mad 'cause you're single'']]
*'''Victorion''' (Giftset, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Left & right hands, 2 feet, buildable broadsword

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars]]'' series, Victorion is made up of Voyager-class [[Pyra Magna]] as the torso, with [[Rust Dust]] forming her chest, and [[Dust Up]], [[Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]], and [[Jumpstream]] each forming a limb. Pyra Magna has been [[retool]]ed to give Victorion a new head. Having the copter-twins Skyburst and Stormclash as legs puts her in "flight mode". Her broadsword is the combined mode of her components' weapons, with the base of the sword resembling the [[Lightning Bug]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]".

:Unlike earlier ''Combiner Wars'' gestalts, Victorion uses dedicated hand and foot parts, rather than the "can be either hand or a foot or a gun" parts that come with the rest of the limb-bots in the series. This is because her components aren't sold separately, resulting a reduced need for flexibility in the hand/foot-part department.

:Victorion is only available as a box set, initially via Target.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, as well as online retailers Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The final product featured a more muted green compared to the prototype pictures.

:Victorion also comes with a poster and a collector card based on her packaging art.

:This mold-set was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megatronia]].

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerHunters victorion.jpg||right|thumb|upright=1.5|Listen to me. You are not six people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience.]]
*Victorion was the result of the 2015 [[Fan Built Bot|Fan Built Combiner]] polls. Fan-voting determined:
**Her gender
**Her name
**The molds used
**Her color scheme
**Her special power (Gravity control)
**Her origin ("Rust Sea" won, so while the components are from Caminus, Victorion proper was "born" in the Rust Sea in-fiction.)
**Her "rival" (Galvatronus won, and on his first formation in IDW continuity, he immediately grapples with Victorion.)
**Her attitude ("doesn't take instruction well" won, and yeah, her first forming, she's kind of a loose cannon until Windblade talks her down.)
*Though she is the first female "traditional", Scramble City style combiner, the honor of first combiner to be referred to as female goes to [[Heavy Metal (Super Link)|Heavy Metal]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] 3-bot [[Mini-Con]] combiner.
*In her first fictional appearance, she is drawn without any obvious integration of [[Rust Dust]], who forms her "chest armor" in toy form. Similarly, in his first appearance in IDW continuity, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] is also drawn without ''his'' chest armor component, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]]. Given that [[Pyra Magna]] is a retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], both of whom form the torsos of their respective combiners, it seems an odd omission to make twice.
*Victorion is one of the largest Transformers action figures to have [[heel struts]]. She also has hands that are ''much'' smaller than any other Combiner Wars combiner, even without the knuckle-guns that other figures have. They're close to the size of original G1 Combiner toy hands.
*Her namesake was a robot from the video game, Brave Saga 2. That Victorion was formed by a space shuttle and another robot that turned into a racecar. Another (yet unintentional) Brave Series reference.

==External links==
*"Female Transformers Come to the Fore" at [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/04/23/transformers-female-characters/26236633/ USAToday.com]

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Brave (franchise)

2016-09-06T22:57:54Z

Jtarvin: /* Dagwon */

{{disambig2|the franchise that uses designs from ''Transformers''|the ''Car Robots'' character|Emissary (RID)}}
[[Image:Fighbird groupshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Transformers, except every robot has a face plate, something long sticking out of its head, and a gold chest. And they [[Wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|look like]] [[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].]]

'''Yūsha''' (勇者, also known as the '''[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave]]''') is a non-Transformers [[franchise]] that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] created after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] anime ran its course in Japan. The Brave Series consists of eight individual series that were released one after the other from 1990 to 1998 with corresponding TV shows in Japan. The last show in the series received a follow-up OVA beginning in 2000.
Although none of the series storylines are connected to one another<ref>Although the storylines are not interconnected, there are some small connections between the series. For example, the reason Fighbird joined the Space Guards is that he admires Exkaiser. (This connection is stated in the ''Encyclopedia of Fighbird'', published by Keibunsha.) Also, there are some small cameos of human characters between shows, and some [[Character model]]s, such as Draias and Guard Diver, are reused in subsequent series. Lastly, the ''Brave Saga'' video games [[retcon]] the storylines of the shows so that they link up.</ref> the basic format of each series is similar. Usually a kid befriends/creates/becomes a sentient robot, and together they fight a great evil threatening the Earth. The main robots combine with other vehicles and robots to become larger robots, and additional teams of sentient robots combine amongst themselves to form larger robots as well. This structure had been established in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]'' and would be reproduced almost beat-for-beat in every Brave series. The Brave franchise has been described as a cross between Transformers and the [[wikipedia:Super Robot|Super Robot]] genre of the late '70s and early '80s.

The Brave series consisted of:

* 1990: [[wikipedia:Brave Exkaiser|Brave Exkaiser]]
* 1991: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird|Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird]]
* 1992: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn|Brave Fighter of Legend: Da-Garn]]
* 1993: [[wikipedia:The Brave Express Might Gaine|The Brave Express: Might Gaine]]
* 1994: [[wikipedia:Brave Police J-Decker|Brave Police: J-Decker]]
* 1995: [[wikipedia:The Brave of Gold Goldran|Brave of Gold: Goldran]]
* 1996: [[wikipedia:Brave Command Dagwon|Brave Command: Dagwon]]
**1997: [[wikipedia:ja:勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年|Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes]]
* 1997: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar]]
** 1999: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FINAL]]
* The Saint Of The Braves: Baan Gaan (Cancelled, later made into a video game.)

Toys for these robots were created in two sizes: DX ("deluxe") versions that contained more gimmicks and more complicated transformations, and STD ("standard") versions that contained fewer [[gimmick]]s and more limited transformations (often resorting to [[Partformer|partsforming]]), but often also higher [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] in reproducing the look of the robot from the anime series. Generally, the transformation of the robots was created by Takara, while the look of the robots was created by [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]], a legendary Sunrise mecha designer.

==Relationship to ''Transformers''==
The initial concept designs for ''Brave Exkaiser'', the first Brave Series, were intended to be Transformers designs. While the Brave robot Ultra Raker was very far along at this stage, the Max team and King Exkaiser bore little resemblance to their final designs.

The Brave toys also have design elements similar to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Transformers, which were released around the same time as the Brave toys. For example, many of the ''Brave of Legend'' toys have [[Light-piping|light-piped]] eyes thanks to transparent pieces of plastic in their heads, a design element which many ''Generation 2'' Transformers share. The ''Goldran'' DX toyline contains many projectile launchers, something Generation 2 shared as well. In particular, the ''Goldran'' toy "Advenger" contains a rotor-launching gimmick identical to that of [[Rotor Force]] from ''Generation 2'', and the "Captain Shark" figure has a Gatling-gun style launcher, the same as ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. Lastly, the elbows of Leon from DX Leonkyzer contain ball joints, a design element that gained much broader use during ''Generation 2'' and even more so during the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.

[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And to think, Red Geist's toy doesn't even have any remolding.]]The Brave Series also reused character designs and toys from previous ''Transformers'' series. It was not uncommon for the recycled designs to appear in a Brave TV show, but not in toy form. These designs were often significantly augmented to distinguish them from their Transformer counterparts. For example, the four Geister henchmen in ''Exkaiser'' use character models of four of the five Dinobots (minus Grimlock), but with all-new faces, body detail and color schemes. Of the designs that did appear in toy form, some of them were remolded to reflect these changes, whereas others were simple recolors. (A complete listing of the reuses follows in the section below).

Similarly, subsequent ''Transformers'' lines have also been influenced by the Brave Series. The Japanese [[Mini-Con]] [[Kingbolt]]'s coloration and characterization are [[homage]]s to the Brave series ''Exkaiser''. Also, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured many homages to the Brave series ''King Of Braves GaoGaiGar'', most notably the way [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], which is similar to the way GaoGaiGar combines with Goldymarg and Stealth Gao respectively. This similarity is also evident in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s transformation sequence being almost identical to Volfogg's. The cinematography for ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime's stock-footage combination sequence with his [[Prime Force]] limbs is also very reminiscent of Brave series stock footage. The [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] characters [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are similar to Enryū and Hyōryū from ''GaoGaiGar'', both with respect to their elemental motifs and method of combination. ''Animated'' also has a brief cameo appearance by ''Dagwon'''s [[Dug Base|Dag Base]]. ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]]'s color scheme is based on Red Geist, a redeco of [[Esmeral (Victory)|her ''Victory'' counterpart]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|husband]]. And did anyone not notice that the idea behind Team Bullet Train is similar to Liner Dagwon? 3 bullet trains that form a bigger robot?

Despite the Brave Series' reuse of many Transformers molds and character designs, Brave toys have never been reused in a Transformers toy line. This is likely because the characters that the toys represent are owned by Sunrise. That said, a Brave mold was finally reused in 2008, when Might Kaiser's trailer was modified and included in TakaraTomy's ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Force|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force]]'' as part of the toy Zero Fire.

One striking difference between the Brave Series and ''Transformers'' toy lines is that very few villain robots were released in the Brave Series. This is in sharp contrast to most of the ''Transformers'' series, in which heroes and villains are released in relatively equal numbers (with the exception of ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''). Generally speaking, the lack of villain toys is more the norm for such toylines in Japan, with the various ''Transformers'' lines (save for the aforementioned two) being the exception.

In Combiner Wars, Victorion is named after the Brave Saga 2 robot!

Speaking of Brave Saga 2, there are these brothers named Magna and Flash who can Powerlink just like the Multiforce and ''Energon'' Autobots. With Magna on top, they're Magnum Bomber! With Flash on top, they're Flash Kaiser! Plus, Magna is part of Pyra's name! How brave can you get, Hasbro?!

==Toys and character designs recycled from ''Transformers''==
'''Note:''' ''Italicized names'' are non-toy characters.

===''Exkaiser''===
* [http://youtu.be/pCoGs3mQcl4 Green & Blue Raker] — Originally designed with [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/toyark/98174-brave-386.html#post5402246 Transformers in mind] but released under the Brave banner as Transformers had been phased out at the time.
* ''[http://youtu.be/54Onss3GyaY Armor Geist]'' — [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rmPP2kRP5DM Horn Geist]'' — [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rRY8gky0PQE Ptera Geist]'' — [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/kuJTrWuy68Y Thunder Geist]'' — [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

===''Da Garn''===
* [http://youtu.be/_37zYGQow00 Red Geist] with Red Breaster — [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Tigerbreast]] (no [[Eaglebreast]])

===''Might Gaine''===
* ''Atlas Epsilon'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''Atlas Mk.II'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* [http://youtu.be/E89XiJOWzIo Gōryū] with Oowashi — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Speeder]]
* [http://youtu.be/PBkMnRnv3pw Hiryū] with Hayabusa — [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]]
* ''Mega Sonic 8823'' — [[Sonic Bomber]]

[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|thumb|250px|One ninja is deadly. A bunch of ninjas are cannonfodder. Two ninjas are... um...]]

===''J-Decker''===
* [http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire] — Transformation very likely based upon [[Hot Rod/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]].
* ''Kagerō'' (literally ''Mirage'') — [[Sixshot]]
* [http://youtu.be/ZLYgYX7IxLA Shadowmaru] — [[Sixshot]] (featured a new head, chest, chest fins, beast head, and entirely new set of weaponry to incorporate a ninja motif; also has slightly more articulation since the bar connecting the lower legs to each other was removed)
* The Micromaster Stations [[Fire station|1]][[Construction station|2]][[Gas station|3]][[Airport|4]] (sans Micromasters and including non-transformable Brave Police figures; never appeared in the show)

===''Goldran''===
* [http://youtu.be/xMZgEc78A6Y Death Garry Gun] with Missile Gear — [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Shotbomber]] (cannibalized trailer launchers)
* ''[http://youtu.be/z0ObWFgDfls Revibaron]'' — [[Sonic Bomber]] with parts from [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/uE7caCCFWKc Zazorigun]'' — [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]

===''Dagwon''===
* Liner Dagwon — Concept later used (accidentally) for [[Rail Racer (RID)|JRX/Rail Racer.]]
* Dag Base — [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (significant remolding, cannot combine with Star Convoy)
* [http://youtu.be/ei2MgBwc8Iw Thunder Dagwon] — [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (significant remolding, including an additional motorcycle/robot that combines for the shuttle's robot mode)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was asked whether or not ''Brave'' was a part of the Transformers [[multiverse]]. Unfortunately, the Prime seemed to have misinterpreted the question. He did, however, express a fondness for the [[Wikipedia:Brave (2012 film)|adventures of Princess Merida and Queen Elinor]].

The events of the ''Brave'' anime were later established to take place in the [[Cymond]] Cluster, which bordered the [[Megaverse]] and only possessed a tangential connection to the goings-on elsewhere in the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Note==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave Series at Wikipedia]]

*[http://www.yusha.net/ Official Sunrise Brave Series website]

*[http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/GaoGaiGar-Betterman_Wiki The GaoGaiGar-Betterman Wiki].

*[http://mamao2.cside.com/ MAOMAO2's Room (Japanese)]

*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=98174 The TFW2005 forum Brave thread]

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Rail Racer (RID)

2016-09-06T22:55:18Z

Jtarvin: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Autobot combiner|the ''Universe'' Railbot combiner|Rail Racer (Universe)}}
:''Rail Racer is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded|Toy}}

[[File:Rail Racer-anim.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Train, train, take me on out of this town....]]
'''Rail Racer''' is the combined form of [[Team Bullet Train]]. He's basically kickass and you can't hope to beat him.

Rail Racer is composed of:

*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] (leader)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[David Lodge]] (English), [[Hisashi Izumi|Shōji Izumi]] (Japanese)|[[Jorge Ornelas]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Bullet Train Rescue Optimusrailracer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Optimus shows Rail Racer the secret combiner handshake]]
Team Bullet Train formed Rail Racer for the first time to fight [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] after saving the Linear RFG train. As the [[Autobot Brothers]] watched in awe, Rail Racer proceeded to see Megatron off, stating that he can't stand anyone who blows up railway tracks. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}} Rail Racer saw Megatron off again when the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader attacked [[Metro City]], although on that occasion it turned out that the attack had been a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] carried out a mission elsewhere. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

Team Bullet Train formed Rail Racer for the highly important task of watching Grandpa steam off into the distance. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

When Rail Racer attempted to fight the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], they responded by forming [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]], much to the surprise of all Autobots present. Ruination quickly took the upper hand, but the Autobot Brothers lent a hand and Rail Racer was then able to use their Ultra Blast to blow Ruination apart. {{storylink|Commandos}}

[[File:The Fish Test Rail Racer.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|DOOJ!]]
Rail Racer also defended a power plant against the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Fish Test}} but the second time he faced Ruination was when the Commandos stole some energy from the East Power Station. While the pair were grappling, the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] siphoned off the stolen energy and let Rail Racer know it was safe to retreat. The Decepticons were not pleased. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

After the Autobot Brothers had been taken hostage, Optimus was led to a remote location, where the Decepticons told him his troops were being held. Predictably enough, it was a trap, and the Decepticons attacked the Autobot leader once he was alone. Team Bullet Train rushed in to help their leader, combining into Rail Racer once on location. However, Scourge warned that if the Autobots were to resist, harm would come to the three brothers. Rail Racer was forced to do nothing as he and Optimus took the full brunt of the Decepticons' assault. Thankfully, Ultra Magnus rescued the brothers and came in to help fight Megatron and his troops.{{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Rail Racer.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I can't see my own feet. :(]]
Landfill and Rail Racer finally fought side-by-side in order to protect [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] from the Decepticon forces {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} and later fought Ruination at length while the Build Team hid the giant robot in Metro City. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} They again fought a protracted battle when the Decepticons located [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] and activated Maximus. The Autobot forces were finally able to see the Decepticons off when [[Koji Onishi]] commanded Maximus to halt. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:Final Battle Landfill Rail Racer.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Wait, is that an explosion or just streaky anime lines?"]]
After the Decepticons located the Autobot base, they were lured to a predetermined location where the entire Autobot force was waiting in ambush. The arrival of the "[[Megastar]]" turned the tide in favour of the Decepticons, and Rail Racer attempted to attack it from below but was blown back by a barrage of missiles. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} His attempts to prevent Galvatron drain energy from Fortress Maximus also failed, and Team Bullet Train separated in order to beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The final formation of Rail Racer came when the Autobots moved to defend [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from the Decepticons. They were able to shield Optimus from Galvatron's paralysing ray long enough for their leader to recover and return with [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|reinforcements]]. During the decisive battle between [[Omega Prime]] and Galvatron, all of the Autobots were held in a paralysed state by the Decepticon leader, but were freed when Galvatron was defeated by Omega Prime. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===
Rail Racer was seen via [[T-AI]]'s viewscreen, presumably on a mission since the Autobots had spread their forces thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some [[universal stream]]s, such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Dominus Trannis]] was the result of Rail Racer being reformatted by the [[Robo-Smasher]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 28/7/2015}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDRailRacer Toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I'm the Hasbro guy, not the Takara guy. I got a proper name and all.]]
*'''JRX''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-015'''

: Rail Racer combines Railspike as the upper torso and arms, Rapid Run as the mid-torso and backpack, and Midnight Express as the legs of one large robot. He carries Rapid Run's shield/launcher as well as a large cannon formed from both Railspike and Midnight Express' weapons. Rail Racer (or rather, JRX) could be assembled by buying the three individual Bullet Trains, though all three members of Team Bullet Train were also available in a complete box set in Japan.

: There are significant differences between the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[Hasbro]] versions of Rail Racer. The Takara version has several portions cast in transparent plastic to give him clear windows, requiring extensive [[Paint operation|paint applications]] to blend in. The Hasbro version released in 2001 replaced the transparent plastics with opaques to cut back on the number of needed paint applications. There were also several smaller changes made to the individual components (detailed on their individual pages).

: Rail Racer holds the unique distinction of being the first [[combiner]] to have no external combiner [[kibble]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/RailRacer/railracer.htm More information on Rail Racer at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=621&Sprache=0 More information on Rail Racer at Transformers-Universe.com]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The Takara versions of the Bullet Trains appear to have had a particularly bad run of quality control regarding the paint applications, with many having sloppily-applied decos. While the individually-packaged Bullet Trains came in clear-window packages to see the toys, the box set was completely windowless, so it was kind of a crap shoot as to the quality of paint you got with the set.
*Reportedly, the Bullet Trains, which were developed with Takara's very flexible pricing structure, really did not fit into Hasbro's more rigid existing price-points, budget-wise. They cost too much to be sold as Deluxes, but weren't really up to Mega-costs.
*In the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|cartoon]], Rail Racer sometimes refers to itself as "we", which opens up questions on how much of an emergent personality this combined form has compared to previous Generation 1 [[combiner]]s.
*Coincidentally, Rail Racer was released around the same time as the Grand Liner, a set of trains that combine into a massive robot in the competing ''Super Sentai'' line. (''Power Rangers'' fans may know it as the Supertrain Megazord.)
**3 bullet trains that combine into a giant? [[Brave (franchise)|How brave.]]
*His individual component's names (J-5, J-7, and J-4) are based on their respective bullet train models ([[wikipedia:500 Series Shinkansen|J500 Series]], [[wikipedia:700 Series Shinkansen|J700 Series]], and [[wikipedia:E4 Series Shinkansen|E4 Max Series]]).
*An abandoned [[OTFCC 2004]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Rail Racer would have been named "[[Dominus Trannis]]". While not the same character as the original [[Trannis]], his name was inspired by that character. "[[Astrotrain (RID)|Astrotrain]]" and "[[Steamhammer (RID)|Steamhammer]]" were decided upon as names for two of the components and "[[Loco (RID)|Loco]]" or "Cowcatcher" were considered for the third. Both [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]] and [[Starcatcher|Cowcatcher]] went on to inspire names for later official toy releases.
**In 2015, the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would canonize these characters in fiction.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''JRX'''<ref>Acronym for "Japan(ese) Rail Express".</ref>
*''Korean:'' '''J.R.X''' (제이.알.엑스 ''Jei.Al.Ekseu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Skorostnoy Poezd''' (Скоростной Поезд, "Bullet Train")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Autobots]]

Team Bullet Train

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Team Bullet Train is an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TeamBulletTrain.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I hear them trains a comin'. They's rollin' 'round the bend... Left to right: Rapid Run, Midnight Express, Railspike]]

'''Team Bullet Train''' is a trio of... well, bullet trains. Deep-cover Autobot protectors sent to [[Earth]], they shuttle [[human]] passengers around until duty calls. When called into battle, the trio is capable of holding their own against the [[Megatron (RID)|best]] [[Ruination (RID)|of]] [[Scourge (RID)|them]].

The members of Team Bullet Train are...

*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], the leader
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

The three can also combine to form the mighty [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]].

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:BulletTrainRescue single file link-up.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.]]
Team Bullet Train were first called on when the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was under threat from the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s. Dumping their carriages, some of which contained indignant commuters, the trio caught up with the Linear RFG. With the train out of control thanks to [[Dark Scream (RID)|Dark Scream]]'s sabotage, they set about working out a way to stop it. They used their single file link-up maneuver and, with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s help, brought the train to a halt just short of a bridge that the Predacons had destroyed. When [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] arrived to show his men how it was done, the team combined into Rail Racer and battered him into a retreat. The train saved, Team Bullet Train returned to their regular civilian duties. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

[[File:SecretoftheRuins RapidRun Railspike thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
The team was called in to [[Metro City]] when Megatron and his three goons attacked it. Though they found the streets difficult to negotiate in their large robot modes, the team located the Predacons and started battling them. Megatron eventually joined the fight as well, and the Autobots combined into Rail Racer, at which point Megatron simply left. The fight had only been a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] investigated the [[Payuma ruins]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

When the aging steam train "[[Grandpa]]" needed protecting, Team Bullet Train was the obvious choice, though Midnight Express seemed to believe the train was sentient. They successfully fended off a series of attacks from Sky-Byte and his three Predacon cohorts, but once the train reached its destination, the Predacons successfully snatched it. Team Bullet Train gave chase, and Midnight Express snatched the train back right before Megatron could grab hold of it. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Team Bullet Train was standing idle at Autobot headquarters when Koji voiced his concern that the Predacons would attempt to steal the world’s largest ruby, currently on display in the city. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

In an attempt to track down the rogue Autobot [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], Team Bullet Train entered the [[International Grand Prix]], but their contribution to the mission came to a halt when a Predacon-induced rock slide blocked their path. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], another new Autobot, was corrupted by a Predacon disk, and began towing away the other Autobots including Rapid Run. After Rapid Run suffered the indignity of being scraped along buildings and was dumped down a hole with [[X-Brawn]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], Tow-Line was brought to his senses, and the three bots rescued in time to enact some revenge on the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Railspike Rapidrun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Rapid Run caught [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] interfering with a [[Buddha|Buddhist]] statue, leading the Autobots to discover the Predacons believed that the [[Cave of the Dragon]] harbored a statue that transformed into a [[dragon]]. In an attempt to scare the Predacons off, Rapid Run and Railspike disguised themselves as a dragon, while Optimus and Midnight Express played the part of the statue, but it all went a bit topsy turvy when Midnight fell over. The plan succeeded nonetheless. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

After practising their link-up manoeuvre, Team Bullet Train returned to the Autobot base to review footage of previous adventures in an attempt to find the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}} After the creation of the [[Decepticon]]s by Megatron, the team was sent to [[Sherman Dam]], where they combined into Rail Racer and fought [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} When the Predacons were following Side Burn around in an attempt to find the Autobot base, Team Bullet Train took part in an ambush at [[Pier 7B]], though they largely stood back while Optimus fought [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} In their Rail Racer form, they fought off the Decepticons at [[Crestline power plant]]. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

[[File:Landfill Bullet Trains exit bridge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|''Got bad grades?'' 
''I like trains!'' 
''Awkward date?'' 
''I like trains! 
''Don't like trains...? 
''I like trains!'']]
Due to a [[Global Space Bridge]] malfunction engineered by the Decepticons, Team Bullet Train accidentally ended up on a busy city street. Rapid Run later got into a fight with [[Wedge]] over whose fault it was, and the other team members had to restrain him. A later attempt to use the bridge resulted in the three trains ending up in similarly unlikely places. Once the Global Space Bridge was fixed, they accompanied the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and other Autobots to the north energy research facility to fight the Decepticons, though they allowed [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] to deal with Megatron as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Bullet Trains searching.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|"They must be somewhere in this completely empty field."]]
On one occasion, Rail Racer kept Ruination busy while [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] stole back the energy which the Decepticons had been pilfering. The Decepticons were mighty angry at the Build Team and began attacking construction sites, promptly fleeing whenever the other Autobots, including Team Bullet Train, turned up. After the whole matter was sorted, the Autobots enjoyed a hot oil bath on an island. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}} The team helped the rest of the Autobots test the Global Space Bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}} They were also sent looking for the [[Autobot Brothers]], who had disappeared while tracking [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], a recent arrival to Earth. They were approached by Magnus himself, who informed them that Optimus was being led into a trap, and the three trains rushed to help the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

When the Autobots were on the verge of locating [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], Team Bullet Train were dispatched to the location under Metro City to protect the Build Team. While Midnight Express became disorientated in the tunnels, Rapid Run and Railspike faced [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] and [[Movor]]. Ultra Magnus's misguided attempt to help unleashed a flood which washed all three Team Bullet Train members into the huge cavern housing Maximus. They formed Rail Racer to defend the giant robot from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} They later battled Ruination while the Build Team concealed Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FortressMaximus Rail Racer stockfootage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Team Bullet Train also attempted to defend Maximus from the Decepticons once his location was exposed. Scourge managed to successfully activate Maximus, but proved unable to control him. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} When Scourge magnified the human portion of his bio-signature in another attempt to control Maximus, Team Bullet Train was sent into the desert with Build Team and a thousand children to halt the titan. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Gathering at a predetermined location, the Bullet Trains and the rest of the Autobots ambushed the Decepticon forces. The team combined into Rail Racer to fight Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', but the battle station was eventually felled by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to gain control of the world's children, the Autobots were forced to retreat into the space bridge and were followed by the Decepticons. Galvatron ruptured the tunnel during the battle which followed, flooding it with molten lava which the Autobots were only narrowly able to escape. They were prompt seized by a powered-up Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Team Bullet Train reformed Rail Racer in order to protect Optimus Prime, and were subsequently held in a paralysed state by Galvatron until the Decepticon leader's defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===
Rail Racer was seen via [[T-AI]]'s viewscreen, presumably on a mission since the Autobots had spread their forces thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some [[universal stream]]s, such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Dominus Trannis]] was the result of Team Bullet Train being reformatted by the [[Robo-Smasher]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Railspike]]
[[File:RID Midhight Express Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Midnight Express]]
*'''Team Bullet Train''' (Mega, 2000/2001)

:[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
:[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
:[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

:The Team Bullet Train were only sold separately in Hasbro markets, whilst in Japan they were also available as a box set.

==Notes==
*3 bullet trains that form a bigger robot? [[Brave (franchise)|How brave.]]
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Team Shinkansen''' (チーム新幹線)
*''Italian:'' '''Turbotreni'''

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) subgroups]]

Team Bullet Train

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Team Bullet Train is an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TeamBulletTrain.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I hear them trains a comin'. They's rollin' 'round the bend... Left to right: Rapid Run, Midnight Express, Railspike]]

'''Team Bullet Train''' is a trio of... well, bullet trains. Deep-cover Autobot protectors sent to [[Earth]], they shuttle [[human]] passengers around until duty calls. When called into battle, the trio is capable of holding their own against the [[Megatron (RID)|best]] [[Ruination (RID)|of]] [[Scourge (RID)|them]].

The members of Team Bullet Train are...

*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], the leader
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

The three can also combine to form the mighty [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]].

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:BulletTrainRescue single file link-up.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.]]
Team Bullet Train were first called on when the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was under threat from the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s. Dumping their carriages, some of which contained indignant commuters, the trio caught up with the Linear RFG. With the train out of control thanks to [[Dark Scream (RID)|Dark Scream]]'s sabotage, they set about working out a way to stop it. They used their single file link-up maneuver and, with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s help, brought the train to a halt just short of a bridge that the Predacons had destroyed. When [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] arrived to show his men how it was done, the team combined into Rail Racer and battered him into a retreat. The train saved, Team Bullet Train returned to their regular civilian duties. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

[[File:SecretoftheRuins RapidRun Railspike thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
The team was called in to [[Metro City]] when Megatron and his three goons attacked it. Though they found the streets difficult to negotiate in their large robot modes, the team located the Predacons and started battling them. Megatron eventually joined the fight as well, and the Autobots combined into Rail Racer, at which point Megatron simply left. The fight had only been a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] investigated the [[Payuma ruins]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

When the aging steam train "[[Grandpa]]" needed protecting, Team Bullet Train was the obvious choice, though Midnight Express seemed to believe the train was sentient. They successfully fended off a series of attacks from Sky-Byte and his three Predacon cohorts, but once the train reached its destination, the Predacons successfully snatched it. Team Bullet Train gave chase, and Midnight Express snatched the train back right before Megatron could grab hold of it. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Team Bullet Train was standing idle at Autobot headquarters when Koji voiced his concern that the Predacons would attempt to steal the world’s largest ruby, currently on display in the city. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

In an attempt to track down the rogue Autobot [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], Team Bullet Train entered the [[International Grand Prix]], but their contribution to the mission came to a halt when a Predacon-induced rock slide blocked their path. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], another new Autobot, was corrupted by a Predacon disk, and began towing away the other Autobots including Rapid Run. After Rapid Run suffered the indignity of being scraped along buildings and was dumped down a hole with [[X-Brawn]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], Tow-Line was brought to his senses, and the three bots rescued in time to enact some revenge on the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Railspike Rapidrun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Rapid Run caught [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] interfering with a [[Buddha|Buddhist]] statue, leading the Autobots to discover the Predacons believed that the [[Cave of the Dragon]] harbored a statue that transformed into a [[dragon]]. In an attempt to scare the Predacons off, Rapid Run and Railspike disguised themselves as a dragon, while Optimus and Midnight Express played the part of the statue, but it all went a bit topsy turvy when Midnight fell over. The plan succeeded nonetheless. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

After practising their link-up manoeuvre, Team Bullet Train returned to the Autobot base to review footage of previous adventures in an attempt to find the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}} After the creation of the [[Decepticon]]s by Megatron, the team was sent to [[Sherman Dam]], where they combined into Rail Racer and fought [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} When the Predacons were following Side Burn around in an attempt to find the Autobot base, Team Bullet Train took part in an ambush at [[Pier 7B]], though they largely stood back while Optimus fought [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} In their Rail Racer form, they fought off the Decepticons at [[Crestline power plant]]. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

[[File:Landfill Bullet Trains exit bridge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|''Got bad grades?'' 
''I like trains!'' 
''Awkward date?'' 
''I like trains! 
''Don't like trains...? 
''I like trains!'']]
Due to a [[Global Space Bridge]] malfunction engineered by the Decepticons, Team Bullet Train accidentally ended up on a busy city street. Rapid Run later got into a fight with [[Wedge]] over whose fault it was, and the other team members had to restrain him. A later attempt to use the bridge resulted in the three trains ending up in similarly unlikely places. Once the Global Space Bridge was fixed, they accompanied the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and other Autobots to the north energy research facility to fight the Decepticons, though they allowed [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] to deal with Megatron as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Bullet Trains searching.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|"They must be somewhere in this completely empty field."]]
On one occasion, Rail Racer kept Ruination busy while [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] stole back the energy which the Decepticons had been pilfering. The Decepticons were mighty angry at the Build Team and began attacking construction sites, promptly fleeing whenever the other Autobots, including Team Bullet Train, turned up. After the whole matter was sorted, the Autobots enjoyed a hot oil bath on an island. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}} The team helped the rest of the Autobots test the Global Space Bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}} They were also sent looking for the [[Autobot Brothers]], who had disappeared while tracking [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], a recent arrival to Earth. They were approached by Magnus himself, who informed them that Optimus was being led into a trap, and the three trains rushed to help the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

When the Autobots were on the verge of locating [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], Team Bullet Train were dispatched to the location under Metro City to protect the Build Team. While Midnight Express became disorientated in the tunnels, Rapid Run and Railspike faced [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] and [[Movor]]. Ultra Magnus's misguided attempt to help unleashed a flood which washed all three Team Bullet Train members into the huge cavern housing Maximus. They formed Rail Racer to defend the giant robot from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} They later battled Ruination while the Build Team concealed Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FortressMaximus Rail Racer stockfootage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Team Bullet Train also attempted to defend Maximus from the Decepticons once his location was exposed. Scourge managed to successfully activate Maximus, but proved unable to control him. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} When Scourge magnified the human portion of his bio-signature in another attempt to control Maximus, Team Bullet Train was sent into the desert with Build Team and a thousand children to halt the titan. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Gathering at a predetermined location, the Bullet Trains and the rest of the Autobots ambushed the Decepticon forces. The team combined into Rail Racer to fight Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', but the battle station was eventually felled by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to gain control of the world's children, the Autobots were forced to retreat into the space bridge and were followed by the Decepticons. Galvatron ruptured the tunnel during the battle which followed, flooding it with molten lava which the Autobots were only narrowly able to escape. They were prompt seized by a powered-up Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Team Bullet Train reformed Rail Racer in order to protect Optimus Prime, and were subsequently held in a paralysed state by Galvatron until the Decepticon leader's defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===
Rail Racer was seen via [[T-AI]]'s viewscreen, presumably on a mission since the Autobots had spread their forces thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some [[universal stream]]s, such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Dominus Trannis]] was the result of Team Bullet Train being reformatted by the [[Robo-Smasher]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Railspike]]
[[File:RID Midhight Express Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Midnight Express]]
*'''Team Bullet Train''' (Mega, 2000/2001)

:[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
:[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
:[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

:The Team Bullet Train were only sold separately in Hasbro markets, whilst in Japan they were also available as a box set.

==Notes==
*3 bullet trains that form a bigger robot? [[Brave(franchise)|How brave.]]
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Team Shinkansen''' (チーム新幹線)
*''Italian:'' '''Turbotreni'''

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) subgroups]]

Team Bullet Train

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Jtarvin: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Team Bullet Train is an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TeamBulletTrain.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I hear them trains a comin'. They's rollin' 'round the bend... Left to right: Rapid Run, Midnight Express, Railspike]]

'''Team Bullet Train''' is a trio of... well, bullet trains. Deep-cover Autobot protectors sent to [[Earth]], they shuttle [[human]] passengers around until duty calls. When called into battle, the trio is capable of holding their own against the [[Megatron (RID)|best]] [[Ruination (RID)|of]] [[Scourge (RID)|them]].

The members of Team Bullet Train are...

*[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]], the leader
*[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

The three can also combine to form the mighty [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]].

==Fiction==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:BulletTrainRescue single file link-up.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.]]
Team Bullet Train were first called on when the [[Linear RFG]] bullet train was under threat from the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s. Dumping their carriages, some of which contained indignant commuters, the trio caught up with the Linear RFG. With the train out of control thanks to [[Dark Scream (RID)|Dark Scream]]'s sabotage, they set about working out a way to stop it. They used their single file link-up maneuver and, with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s help, brought the train to a halt just short of a bridge that the Predacons had destroyed. When [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] arrived to show his men how it was done, the team combined into Rail Racer and battered him into a retreat. The train saved, Team Bullet Train returned to their regular civilian duties. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

[[File:SecretoftheRuins RapidRun Railspike thumbsup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
The team was called in to [[Metro City]] when Megatron and his three goons attacked it. Though they found the streets difficult to negotiate in their large robot modes, the team located the Predacons and started battling them. Megatron eventually joined the fight as well, and the Autobots combined into Rail Racer, at which point Megatron simply left. The fight had only been a diversion while [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] investigated the [[Payuma ruins]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

When the aging steam train "[[Grandpa]]" needed protecting, Team Bullet Train was the obvious choice, though Midnight Express seemed to believe the train was sentient. They successfully fended off a series of attacks from Sky-Byte and his three Predacon cohorts, but once the train reached its destination, the Predacons successfully snatched it. Team Bullet Train gave chase, and Midnight Express snatched the train back right before Megatron could grab hold of it. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Team Bullet Train was standing idle at Autobot headquarters when Koji voiced his concern that the Predacons would attempt to steal the world’s largest ruby, currently on display in the city. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

In an attempt to track down the rogue Autobot [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]], Team Bullet Train entered the [[International Grand Prix]], but their contribution to the mission came to a halt when a Predacon-induced rock slide blocked their path. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}} [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]], another new Autobot, was corrupted by a Predacon disk, and began towing away the other Autobots including Rapid Run. After Rapid Run suffered the indignity of being scraped along buildings and was dumped down a hole with [[X-Brawn]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], Tow-Line was brought to his senses, and the three bots rescued in time to enact some revenge on the Predacons. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Railspike Rapidrun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Rapid Run caught [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] interfering with a [[Buddha|Buddhist]] statue, leading the Autobots to discover the Predacons believed that the [[Cave of the Dragon]] harbored a statue that transformed into a [[dragon]]. In an attempt to scare the Predacons off, Rapid Run and Railspike disguised themselves as a dragon, while Optimus and Midnight Express played the part of the statue, but it all went a bit topsy turvy when Midnight fell over. The plan succeeded nonetheless. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

After practising their link-up manoeuvre, Team Bullet Train returned to the Autobot base to review footage of previous adventures in an attempt to find the Predacon base. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}} After the creation of the [[Decepticon]]s by Megatron, the team was sent to [[Sherman Dam]], where they combined into Rail Racer and fought [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. {{storylink|Commandos}} When the Predacons were following Side Burn around in an attempt to find the Autobot base, Team Bullet Train took part in an ambush at [[Pier 7B]], though they largely stood back while Optimus fought [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}} In their Rail Racer form, they fought off the Decepticons at [[Crestline power plant]]. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

[[File:Landfill Bullet Trains exit bridge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.34|''Got bad grades?'' 
''I like trains!'' 
''Awkward date?'' 
''I like trains! 
''Don't like trains...? 
''I like trains!'']]
Due to a [[Global Space Bridge]] malfunction engineered by the Decepticons, Team Bullet Train accidentally ended up on a busy city street. Rapid Run later got into a fight with [[Wedge]] over whose fault it was, and the other team members had to restrain him. A later attempt to use the bridge resulted in the three trains ending up in similarly unlikely places. Once the Global Space Bridge was fixed, they accompanied the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and other Autobots to the north energy research facility to fight the Decepticons, though they allowed [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] to deal with Megatron as a matter of honor. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

[[File:TwoFacesUltraMagnus Bullet Trains searching.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|"They must be somewhere in this completely empty field."]]
On one occasion, Rail Racer kept Ruination busy while [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] stole back the energy which the Decepticons had been pilfering. The Decepticons were mighty angry at the Build Team and began attacking construction sites, promptly fleeing whenever the other Autobots, including Team Bullet Train, turned up. After the whole matter was sorted, the Autobots enjoyed a hot oil bath on an island. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}} The team helped the rest of the Autobots test the Global Space Bridge. {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}} They were also sent looking for the [[Autobot Brothers]], who had disappeared while tracking [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], a recent arrival to Earth. They were approached by Magnus himself, who informed them that Optimus was being led into a trap, and the three trains rushed to help the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

When the Autobots were on the verge of locating [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], Team Bullet Train were dispatched to the location under Metro City to protect the Build Team. While Midnight Express became disorientated in the tunnels, Rapid Run and Railspike faced [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] and [[Movor]]. Ultra Magnus's misguided attempt to help unleashed a flood which washed all three Team Bullet Train members into the huge cavern housing Maximus. They formed Rail Racer to defend the giant robot from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} They later battled Ruination while the Build Team concealed Maximus. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FortressMaximus Rail Racer stockfootage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
Team Bullet Train also attempted to defend Maximus from the Decepticons once his location was exposed. Scourge managed to successfully activate Maximus, but proved unable to control him. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}} When Scourge magnified the human portion of his bio-signature in another attempt to control Maximus, Team Bullet Train was sent into the desert with Build Team and a thousand children to halt the titan. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

Gathering at a predetermined location, the Bullet Trains and the rest of the Autobots ambushed the Decepticon forces. The team combined into Rail Racer to fight Galvatron's ''[[Megastar]]'', but the battle station was eventually felled by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} After Galvatron used [[cyber-bat]]s to gain control of the world's children, the Autobots were forced to retreat into the space bridge and were followed by the Decepticons. Galvatron ruptured the tunnel during the battle which followed, flooding it with molten lava which the Autobots were only narrowly able to escape. They were prompt seized by a powered-up Galvatron. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Team Bullet Train reformed Rail Racer in order to protect Optimus Prime, and were subsequently held in a paralysed state by Galvatron until the Decepticon leader's defeat at the hands of [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?===
Rail Racer was seen via [[T-AI]]'s viewscreen, presumably on a mission since the Autobots had spread their forces thin. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In some [[universal stream]]s, such as [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Dominus Trannis]] was the result of Team Bullet Train being reformatted by the [[Robo-Smasher]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Railspike]]
[[File:RID Midhight Express Toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Midnight Express]]
*'''Team Bullet Train''' (Mega, 2000/2001)

:[[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]]
:[[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]
:[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]]

:The Team Bullet Train were only sold separately in Hasbro markets, whilst in Japan they were also available as a box set.

==Notes==
*3 bullet trains that form a bigger robot? [[Brave (franchise |How brave.]]
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Team Shinkansen''' (チーム新幹線)
*''Italian:'' '''Turbotreni'''

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) subgroups]]

Brave (franchise)

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{{disambig2|the franchise that uses designs from ''Transformers''|the ''Car Robots'' character|Emissary (RID)}}
[[Image:Fighbird groupshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Transformers, except every robot has a face plate, something long sticking out of its head, and a gold chest. And they [[Wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|look like]] [[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].]]

'''Yūsha''' (勇者, also known as the '''[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave]]''') is a non-Transformers [[franchise]] that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] created after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] anime ran its course in Japan. The Brave Series consists of eight individual series that were released one after the other from 1990 to 1998 with corresponding TV shows in Japan. The last show in the series received a follow-up OVA beginning in 2000.
Although none of the series storylines are connected to one another<ref>Although the storylines are not interconnected, there are some small connections between the series. For example, the reason Fighbird joined the Space Guards is that he admires Exkaiser. (This connection is stated in the ''Encyclopedia of Fighbird'', published by Keibunsha.) Also, there are some small cameos of human characters between shows, and some [[Character model]]s, such as Draias and Guard Diver, are reused in subsequent series. Lastly, the ''Brave Saga'' video games [[retcon]] the storylines of the shows so that they link up.</ref> the basic format of each series is similar. Usually a kid befriends/creates/becomes a sentient robot, and together they fight a great evil threatening the Earth. The main robots combine with other vehicles and robots to become larger robots, and additional teams of sentient robots combine amongst themselves to form larger robots as well. This structure had been established in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]'' and would be reproduced almost beat-for-beat in every Brave series. The Brave franchise has been described as a cross between Transformers and the [[wikipedia:Super Robot|Super Robot]] genre of the late '70s and early '80s.

The Brave series consisted of:

* 1990: [[wikipedia:Brave Exkaiser|Brave Exkaiser]]
* 1991: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird|Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird]]
* 1992: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn|Brave Fighter of Legend: Da-Garn]]
* 1993: [[wikipedia:The Brave Express Might Gaine|The Brave Express: Might Gaine]]
* 1994: [[wikipedia:Brave Police J-Decker|Brave Police: J-Decker]]
* 1995: [[wikipedia:The Brave of Gold Goldran|Brave of Gold: Goldran]]
* 1996: [[wikipedia:Brave Command Dagwon|Brave Command: Dagwon]]
**1997: [[wikipedia:ja:勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年|Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes]]
* 1997: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar]]
** 1999: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FINAL]]
* The Saint Of The Braves: Baan Gaan (Cancelled, later made into a video game.)

Toys for these robots were created in two sizes: DX ("deluxe") versions that contained more gimmicks and more complicated transformations, and STD ("standard") versions that contained fewer [[gimmick]]s and more limited transformations (often resorting to [[Partformer|partsforming]]), but often also higher [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] in reproducing the look of the robot from the anime series. Generally, the transformation of the robots was created by Takara, while the look of the robots was created by [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]], a legendary Sunrise mecha designer.

==Relationship to ''Transformers''==
The initial concept designs for ''Brave Exkaiser'', the first Brave Series, were intended to be Transformers designs. While the Brave robot Ultra Raker was very far along at this stage, the Max team and King Exkaiser bore little resemblance to their final designs.

The Brave toys also have design elements similar to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Transformers, which were released around the same time as the Brave toys. For example, many of the ''Brave of Legend'' toys have [[Light-piping|light-piped]] eyes thanks to transparent pieces of plastic in their heads, a design element which many ''Generation 2'' Transformers share. The ''Goldran'' DX toyline contains many projectile launchers, something Generation 2 shared as well. In particular, the ''Goldran'' toy "Advenger" contains a rotor-launching gimmick identical to that of [[Rotor Force]] from ''Generation 2'', and the "Captain Shark" figure has a Gatling-gun style launcher, the same as ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. Lastly, the elbows of Leon from DX Leonkyzer contain ball joints, a design element that gained much broader use during ''Generation 2'' and even more so during the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.

[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And to think, Red Geist's toy doesn't even have any remolding.]]The Brave Series also reused character designs and toys from previous ''Transformers'' series. It was not uncommon for the recycled designs to appear in a Brave TV show, but not in toy form. These designs were often significantly augmented to distinguish them from their Transformer counterparts. For example, the four Geister henchmen in ''Exkaiser'' use character models of four of the five Dinobots (minus Grimlock), but with all-new faces, body detail and color schemes. Of the designs that did appear in toy form, some of them were remolded to reflect these changes, whereas others were simple recolors. (A complete listing of the reuses follows in the section below).

Similarly, subsequent ''Transformers'' lines have also been influenced by the Brave Series. The Japanese [[Mini-Con]] [[Kingbolt]]'s coloration and characterization are [[homage]]s to the Brave series ''Exkaiser''. Also, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured many homages to the Brave series ''King Of Braves GaoGaiGar'', most notably the way [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], which is similar to the way GaoGaiGar combines with Goldymarg and Stealth Gao respectively. This similarity is also evident in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s transformation sequence being almost identical to Volfogg's. The cinematography for ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime's stock-footage combination sequence with his [[Prime Force]] limbs is also very reminiscent of Brave series stock footage. The [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] characters [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are similar to Enryū and Hyōryū from ''GaoGaiGar'', both with respect to their elemental motifs and method of combination. ''Animated'' also has a brief cameo appearance by ''Dagwon'''s [[Dug Base|Dag Base]]. ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]]'s color scheme is based on Red Geist, a redeco of [[Esmeral (Victory)|her ''Victory'' counterpart]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|husband]]. And did anyone not notice that the idea behind Team Bullet Train is similar to Liner Dagwon? 3 bullet trains that form a bigger robot?

Despite the Brave Series' reuse of many Transformers molds and character designs, Brave toys have never been reused in a Transformers toy line. This is likely because the characters that the toys represent are owned by Sunrise. That said, a Brave mold was finally reused in 2008, when Might Kaiser's trailer was modified and included in TakaraTomy's ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Force|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force]]'' as part of the toy Zero Fire.

One striking difference between the Brave Series and ''Transformers'' toy lines is that very few villain robots were released in the Brave Series. This is in sharp contrast to most of the ''Transformers'' series, in which heroes and villains are released in relatively equal numbers (with the exception of ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''). Generally speaking, the lack of villain toys is more the norm for such toylines in Japan, with the various ''Transformers'' lines (save for the aforementioned two) being the exception.

In Combiner Wars, Victorion is named after the Brave Saga 2 robot!

Speaking of Brave Saga 2, there are these brothers named Magna and Flash who can Powerlink just like the Multiforce and ''Energon'' Autobots. With Magna on top, they're Magnum Bomber! With Flash on top, they're Flash Kaiser! Plus, Magna is part of Pyra's name! How brave can you get, Hasbro?!

==Toys and character designs recycled from ''Transformers''==
'''Note:''' ''Italicized names'' are non-toy characters.

===''Exkaiser''===
* [http://youtu.be/pCoGs3mQcl4 Green & Blue Raker] — Originally designed with [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/toyark/98174-brave-386.html#post5402246 Transformers in mind] but released under the Brave banner as Transformers had been phased out at the time.
* ''[http://youtu.be/54Onss3GyaY Armor Geist]'' — [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rmPP2kRP5DM Horn Geist]'' — [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rRY8gky0PQE Ptera Geist]'' — [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/kuJTrWuy68Y Thunder Geist]'' — [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

===''Da Garn''===
* [http://youtu.be/_37zYGQow00 Red Geist] with Red Breaster — [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Tigerbreast]] (no [[Eaglebreast]])

===''Might Gaine''===
* ''Atlas Epsilon'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''Atlas Mk.II'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* [http://youtu.be/E89XiJOWzIo Gōryū] with Oowashi — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Speeder]]
* [http://youtu.be/PBkMnRnv3pw Hiryū] with Hayabusa — [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]]
* ''Mega Sonic 8823'' — [[Sonic Bomber]]

[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|thumb|250px|One ninja is deadly. A bunch of ninjas are cannonfodder. Two ninjas are... um...]]

===''J-Decker''===
* [http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire] — Transformation very likely based upon [[Hot Rod/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]].
* ''Kagerō'' (literally ''Mirage'') — [[Sixshot]]
* [http://youtu.be/ZLYgYX7IxLA Shadowmaru] — [[Sixshot]] (featured a new head, chest, chest fins, beast head, and entirely new set of weaponry to incorporate a ninja motif; also has slightly more articulation since the bar connecting the lower legs to each other was removed)
* The Micromaster Stations [[Fire station|1]][[Construction station|2]][[Gas station|3]][[Airport|4]] (sans Micromasters and including non-transformable Brave Police figures; never appeared in the show)

===''Goldran''===
* [http://youtu.be/xMZgEc78A6Y Death Garry Gun] with Missile Gear — [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Shotbomber]] (cannibalized trailer launchers)
* ''[http://youtu.be/z0ObWFgDfls Revibaron]'' — [[Sonic Bomber]] with parts from [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/uE7caCCFWKc Zazorigun]'' — [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]

===''Dagwon''===
* Dag Base — [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (significant remolding, cannot combine with Star Convoy)
* [http://youtu.be/ei2MgBwc8Iw Thunder Dagwon] — [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (significant remolding, including an additional motorcycle/robot that combines for the shuttle's robot mode)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was asked whether or not ''Brave'' was a part of the Transformers [[multiverse]]. Unfortunately, the Prime seemed to have misinterpreted the question. He did, however, express a fondness for the [[Wikipedia:Brave (2012 film)|adventures of Princess Merida and Queen Elinor]].

The events of the ''Brave'' anime were later established to take place in the [[Cymond]] Cluster, which bordered the [[Megaverse]] and only possessed a tangential connection to the goings-on elsewhere in the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Note==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave Series at Wikipedia]]

*[http://www.yusha.net/ Official Sunrise Brave Series website]

*[http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/GaoGaiGar-Betterman_Wiki The GaoGaiGar-Betterman Wiki].

*[http://mamao2.cside.com/ MAOMAO2's Room (Japanese)]

*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=98174 The TFW2005 forum Brave thread]

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[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]
[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]

Multiforce

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''The Multiforce is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] team from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Multiforce''' (マルチ戦隊 ''Maruchisentai'') is the name for a young group of Autobots serving in the [[Galactic Peace Alliance|Galactic Defense Force]] Sector One unit. Originally working under [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] on [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]], the group transferred with him to Earth where they began training under the elite unit known as [[Brainmaster]]s. Despite being the new bots on the block, Multiforce members were often sent out on missions solo, though for some sensitive missions they would be assigned a senior officer to command them. Each member is possessed of the power of an element. Multiforce served as a counterpoint to the Decepticon unit known as [[Dinoforce]].

The '''Multiforce''' consists of:

*[[Wing (Victory)|Wing]] (leader) — the warrior of the ''wind''
*[[Waver]] — the warrior of the ''water''
*[[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] — the warrior of the ''Sun''
*[[Tacker]] — the warrior of the ''fire''
*[[Mach (Victory)|Mach]] — the warrior of the ''Moon''
*[[Tackle]] — the warrior of the ''earth''

These robots can combine in pairs, with each one able to form either the top or bottom of the resultant robot, whose names are formed simply by combining the names of their component parts, top-first. The team can assume thirty potential combinations, but the primary three configurations the Multiforce operate in are:

*[[Wingwaver]] (leader)
*[[Dashtacker]]
*[[Machtackle]]

The six robots can all also combine to form [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
Dashtacker and Machtackle served about the Sector One space station under [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] and the [[Brainmaster|Car Trio]] while Wingwaver served directly under Star Saber on the Planet V. After the destruction of the Lunar Energy Plant and Space Station it was decided to transfer all survivors and the Sector One troops to Earth for the time being. While Wingwaver was transferring from Planet V to Earth he came under attack by the Dinoforce but was saved by the Brainmasters. At their next engagement, Multiforce was able to employ their own secret weapon, Landcross, to combat the Dinoforce combiner [[Dinoking]]. Time after time the Multiforce has been called upon to detect hidden energy plants, uncover Decepticon plots, and defeat superior Decepticon forces.

After the end of the conflict, they were collectively appointed governor of [[Vega Sector]].
{{groupstub}}

====''Micromaster''====
[[File:Metrobase and multiforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Multiforce were testing new stealth technology on Earth (presumably at some point before their appointment to the Vega Sector) when they suddenly found themselves sucked through a rift in time and space. Deposited on Earth in the early 1980s, the team discovered that they had arrived at the foot on [[Mount St. Hilary]] prior to its eruption. The volcano was being protected by a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s, and the six Multiforcers cautiously approached their headquarters, [[Metrobase]], in their stealth modes. When the base's sensors finally detected them, they decloaked and introduced themselves to the Micromasters, forming a fast alliance. The group was soon attacked by the Micromasters' Decepticon enemies, but the Multiforce quickly combined into Wingwaver, Dashtacker and Machtackle to fend off [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]], then merged into Landcross to send [[Sixwing]] packing. Landcross wondered if it was destiny that they had been pulled back in time to this point, so that they could help protect the Transformers slumbering within Mount St. Hilary and thereby safeguard their own future. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Multiforce followed the normal flow of time to return to their native period, making sure to not interfere with events they knew had to transpire. To this end, they avoided the other Transformers and explored the [[Skomiloch Territories]], eventually clashing with the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]. Their journey enabled them to be able to stop the [[Praetorian]] from using the corrupted [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to rewrite all robotic life in the [[Vega Sector]] into loyal [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], and at some point in their battles they evolved into [[Gaiacross]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 1/6/2015}}

===''Victory'' manga===
{{groupstub}}

==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Wingwaver''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-316'''
: This set came with Wing and Waver.

*'''Dashtacker''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-317'''
: This set came with Dash and Tacker.

*'''Machtackle''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-318'''
: This set came with Mach and Tackle.

*'''Landcross''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-319'''
: A giftset of Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle. In addition to transforming separately into robot and vehicle modes and combining into Landcross, the six toys could also be combined in two-robot pairs, with one robot forming the head, upper torso, and arms and the other forming the lower torso and legs. The six robots' guns could be combined into a single large weapon.

:Although they were typically depicted in the fiction as Wingwaver, Dashtacker, and Machtackle, any two Multiforce members could be combined with either robot on top (similar to ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Powerlinx]] [[Autobot]]s), allowing combinations such as Tackerdash, Machwing, or Tacklewaver. (...What? What's so funny?)

===Micromaster===
*'''Multiforce''' (Micromaster, 2004)

:In 2004, the entire Multiforce was re-released as part of the ''Micromaster'' toyline (despite having never previously been considered Micromasters), in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were replaced with paint applications. Landcross could only be assembled by buying all six components individually; he was never offered as a complete set.

:In every case of twelve Multiforce "Micromasters," two of them were solid-black-plastic "stealth mode" variations. All six toys were available in this manner, and could be combined into a black "stealth mode" Landcross.

==Notes==
*Although the word "Multiforce" is spelled out in English on the team's toy [[packaging]], the group breaks Japanese Transformers convention by not actually being referred to by this English name in the animated series, where they are identified as the ''Multisentai'', using the Japanese translation of "force".
*While the relationship between the ''Micromaster'' versions of [[Sixliner]], [[Sixturbo]], Sixwing, [[Sixbuilder]], and [[Sixtrain]] and their counterparts in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (or ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' in the case of Sixliner) is unclear, the ''Micromaster'' Multiforce are explicitly the same as the ''Victory'' Multiforce.
*The Multiforce have the interesting distinction of being the first instance in Transformers of a combiner team made up of several smaller combiner teams.
*The Multiforce seem to be the precursors to the Brave Saga 2 brothers Magna and Flash, and the [[Powerlinx]] concept used in ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Micromaster]]
[[Category:Multiforce| ]]
[[Category:Victory subgroups]]

Powerlinx

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:''Powerlinx is a technology from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg|right|270px|thumb|]]

'''Powerlinx''' is a technology that allows [[Transformer]]s to combine together in order to become more powerful.

==Fiction==
{{picsneeded|Pictures of powerlinked Transformers}}
===Armada===
The [[Mini-Con]]s are small Transformers that Powerlink with normal-sized Transformers, which they call "[[Bulk]]s". Once Powerlinked, the Transformer gains extra power and [[weapon]]ry. Because of their utility, the Mini-Cons are highly sought after by both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. Whichever side collects the most could potentially win the war.

===Energon===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[Image:Optimus Prime combining with Fire-1.jpg|right|thumb|What happens between a robot and a consenting vehicle is none of our business.]]
Powerlinxing is an ability given to some of the Transformers by [[Primus]] through the gift of [[Spark of Combination|Sparks of Combination]]. This allows the Autobots to combine with each other to become more powerful. Just receiving a Spark of Combination doesn't automatically make someone an expert at it, however. It takes practice and the partners have to learn to synchronize their breathing. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

There are four types of Powerlinxing:
#Similarly-sized Autobots can Powerlinx together with one forming the top half and one forming the bottom. The combined form is called by the name of the Autobot serving as the top half. By all appearances, the personality of the bottom-half Autobot is completely absent.
#[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] is able to Powerlinx with his [[Prime Force]] drones, [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], forming a [[Optimus Prime Super Modes|super mode]]. Optimus Prime remains himself and is still called "Optimus Prime", but Omega Supreme can continue to communicate with him. This may be because his head, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Omega|Omega]], is stored in his shoulder.
#Some Autobots can Powerlink with parts of their [[alternate mode]] to form a [[Super Mode|brute mode]].
#The guardians of the [[Super Energon Temple]] are super robots formed by teams of five Transformers Powerlinxed together. However, the limb Transformers don't appear to have individual personalities.

====Dreamwave comic continuity====
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==Toys==
===Armada===
Mini-Cons had Powerlinx ports—circular 5mm holes with single plastic pins at their centers—that could plug into appropriate Powerlinx hardpoints (hollow [[5mm post]]s) on the larger Transformers figures. All of the ''Armada'' toys, Deluxe class and upwards, had at least one "active" hardpoint that, when a Mini-Con figure was attached, would activate some kind of [[gimmick]]. The majority of other Powerlinx ports on figures were "dead"—sculpted details not linked to any gimmick, simply there for attaching Mini-Cons. Some of the [[Size class|larger toys, such as Super Base]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Gigacon [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]] and [[Unicron]] had several active Powerlinx ports linked to different gimmicks.

===Energon===
Powerlinx was no longer associated with Mini-Cons and larger robots linking together, but with the Autobots (Combat/Deluxe class and upwards) combining with one another or with some auxiliary drones that were packaged with them to create larger robot toys. Combat/Deluxe and Mega Combat/Voyager class Autobot toys could combine with one another, Commanders/Ultra class Autobots could only combine with whatever auxiliary unit was included in their package, while the Leader class Optimus Prime could combine with his included [[Prime Force]] drones, the Mega Combat class [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] and the Supreme class [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]].

Toys came with different color Powerlinx symbols to indicate how they combine:
* [[Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|25px]] Used by Optimus Prime and his partners.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|25px]] Used by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|25px]] Used by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|25px]] Used by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a [[Super Mode|brute mode]].

*[[Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|25px]] Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].
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==Notes==
*[[Cyber Planet Key]]s do not Powerlinx. Well, except [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor's]]. And deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]].
* The Energon Autobots' Powerlinx feature recycles a gimmick originally used by the [[Multiforce]] and by Magna and Flash in Brave Saga 2.

[[Category:Armada technology]]
[[Category:Energon technology]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]

Brave (franchise)

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{{disambig2|the franchise that uses designs from ''Transformers''|the ''Car Robots'' character|Emissary (RID)}}
[[Image:Fighbird groupshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Like Transformers, except every robot has a face plate, something long sticking out of its head, and a gold chest. And they [[Wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|look like]] [[Wikipedia:Gundam|Gundam]].]]

'''Yūsha''' (勇者, also known as the '''[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave]]''') is a non-Transformers [[franchise]] that [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and [[wikipedia:Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] created after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] anime ran its course in Japan. The Brave Series consists of eight individual series that were released one after the other from 1990 to 1998 with corresponding TV shows in Japan. The last show in the series received a follow-up OVA beginning in 2000.
Although none of the series storylines are connected to one another<ref>Although the storylines are not interconnected, there are some small connections between the series. For example, the reason Fighbird joined the Space Guards is that he admires Exkaiser. (This connection is stated in the ''Encyclopedia of Fighbird'', published by Keibunsha.) Also, there are some small cameos of human characters between shows, and some [[Character model]]s, such as Draias and Guard Diver, are reused in subsequent series. Lastly, the ''Brave Saga'' video games [[retcon]] the storylines of the shows so that they link up.</ref> the basic format of each series is similar. Usually a kid befriends/creates/becomes a sentient robot, and together they fight a great evil threatening the Earth. The main robots combine with other vehicles and robots to become larger robots, and additional teams of sentient robots combine amongst themselves to form larger robots as well. This structure had been established in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Transformers: Victory]]'' and would be reproduced almost beat-for-beat in every Brave series. The Brave franchise has been described as a cross between Transformers and the [[wikipedia:Super Robot|Super Robot]] genre of the late '70s and early '80s.

The Brave series consisted of:

* 1990: [[wikipedia:Brave Exkaiser|Brave Exkaiser]]
* 1991: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird|Brave Fighter of the Sun: Fighbird]]
* 1992: [[wikipedia:The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn|Brave Fighter of Legend: Da-Garn]]
* 1993: [[wikipedia:The Brave Express Might Gaine|The Brave Express: Might Gaine]]
* 1994: [[wikipedia:Brave Police J-Decker|Brave Police: J-Decker]]
* 1995: [[wikipedia:The Brave of Gold Goldran|Brave of Gold: Goldran]]
* 1996: [[wikipedia:Brave Command Dagwon|Brave Command: Dagwon]]
**1997: [[wikipedia:ja:勇者指令ダグオン水晶の瞳の少年|Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes]]
* 1997: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar]]
** 1999: [[wikipedia:The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL|The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FINAL]]
* The Saint Of The Braves: Baan Gaan (Cancelled, later made into a video game.)

Toys for these robots were created in two sizes: DX ("deluxe") versions that contained more gimmicks and more complicated transformations, and STD ("standard") versions that contained fewer [[gimmick]]s and more limited transformations (often resorting to [[Partformer|partsforming]]), but often also higher [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] in reproducing the look of the robot from the anime series. Generally, the transformation of the robots was created by Takara, while the look of the robots was created by [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]], a legendary Sunrise mecha designer.

==Relationship to ''Transformers''==
The initial concept designs for ''Brave Exkaiser'', the first Brave Series, were intended to be Transformers designs. While the Brave robot Ultra Raker was very far along at this stage, the Max team and King Exkaiser bore little resemblance to their final designs.

The Brave toys also have design elements similar to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Transformers, which were released around the same time as the Brave toys. For example, many of the ''Brave of Legend'' toys have [[Light-piping|light-piped]] eyes thanks to transparent pieces of plastic in their heads, a design element which many ''Generation 2'' Transformers share. The ''Goldran'' DX toyline contains many projectile launchers, something Generation 2 shared as well. In particular, the ''Goldran'' toy "Advenger" contains a rotor-launching gimmick identical to that of [[Rotor Force]] from ''Generation 2'', and the "Captain Shark" figure has a Gatling-gun style launcher, the same as ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]. Lastly, the elbows of Leon from DX Leonkyzer contain ball joints, a design element that gained much broader use during ''Generation 2'' and even more so during the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.

[[Image:DeathsaurusAndRedGeist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And to think, Red Geist's toy doesn't even have any remolding.]]The Brave Series also reused character designs and toys from previous ''Transformers'' series. It was not uncommon for the recycled designs to appear in a Brave TV show, but not in toy form. These designs were often significantly augmented to distinguish them from their Transformer counterparts. For example, the four Geister henchmen in ''Exkaiser'' use character models of four of the five Dinobots (minus Grimlock), but with all-new faces, body detail and color schemes. Of the designs that did appear in toy form, some of them were remolded to reflect these changes, whereas others were simple recolors. (A complete listing of the reuses follows in the section below).

Similarly, subsequent ''Transformers'' lines have also been influenced by the Brave Series. The Japanese [[Mini-Con]] [[Kingbolt]]'s coloration and characterization are [[homage]]s to the Brave series ''Exkaiser''. Also, the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]] featured many homages to the Brave series ''King Of Braves GaoGaiGar'', most notably the way [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] combines with [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], which is similar to the way GaoGaiGar combines with Goldymarg and Stealth Gao respectively. This similarity is also evident in [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s transformation sequence being almost identical to Volfogg's. The cinematography for ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' Optimus Prime's stock-footage combination sequence with his [[Prime Force]] limbs is also very reminiscent of Brave series stock footage. The [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] characters [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] are similar to Enryū and Hyōryū from ''GaoGaiGar'', both with respect to their elemental motifs and method of combination. ''Animated'' also has a brief cameo appearance by ''Dagwon'''s [[Dug Base|Dag Base]]. ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Esmeral (SG)|Esmeral]]'s color scheme is based on Red Geist, a redeco of [[Esmeral (Victory)|her ''Victory'' counterpart]]'s [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|husband]].

Despite the Brave Series' reuse of many Transformers molds and character designs, Brave toys have never been reused in a Transformers toy line. This is likely because the characters that the toys represent are owned by Sunrise. That said, a Brave mold was finally reused in 2008, when Might Kaiser's trailer was modified and included in TakaraTomy's ''[[wikipedia:Tomica Hero: Rescue Force|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force]]'' as part of the toy Zero Fire.

One striking difference between the Brave Series and ''Transformers'' toy lines is that very few villain robots were released in the Brave Series. This is in sharp contrast to most of the ''Transformers'' series, in which heroes and villains are released in relatively equal numbers (with the exception of ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]''). Generally speaking, the lack of villain toys is more the norm for such toylines in Japan, with the various ''Transformers'' lines (save for the aforementioned two) being the exception.

In Combiner Wars, Victorion is named after the Brave Saga 2 robot!

Speaking of Brave Saga 2, there are these brothers named Magna and Flash who can Powerlink just like the Multiforce and ''Energon'' Autobots. With Magna on top, they're Magnum Bomber! With Flash on top, they're Flash Kaiser! Plus, Magna is part of Pyra's name! How brave can you get, Hasbro?!

==Toys and character designs recycled from ''Transformers''==
'''Note:''' ''Italicized names'' are non-toy characters.

===''Exkaiser''===
* [http://youtu.be/pCoGs3mQcl4 Green & Blue Raker] — Originally designed with [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/toyark/98174-brave-386.html#post5402246 Transformers in mind] but released under the Brave banner as Transformers had been phased out at the time.
* ''[http://youtu.be/54Onss3GyaY Armor Geist]'' — [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rmPP2kRP5DM Horn Geist]'' — [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/rRY8gky0PQE Ptera Geist]'' — [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/kuJTrWuy68Y Thunder Geist]'' — [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

===''Da Garn''===
* [http://youtu.be/_37zYGQow00 Red Geist] with Red Breaster — [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Tigerbreast]] (no [[Eaglebreast]])

===''Might Gaine''===
* ''Atlas Epsilon'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''Atlas Mk.II'' — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* [http://youtu.be/E89XiJOWzIo Gōryū] with Oowashi — [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Speeder]]
* [http://youtu.be/PBkMnRnv3pw Hiryū] with Hayabusa — [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]]
* ''Mega Sonic 8823'' — [[Sonic Bomber]]

[[Image:BraveShadowmaruKagerouModels.jpg|thumb|250px|One ninja is deadly. A bunch of ninjas are cannonfodder. Two ninjas are... um...]]

===''J-Decker''===
* [http://youtu.be/xGFHTcC5tlo Duke Fire] — Transformation very likely based upon [[Hot Rod/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]].
* ''Kagerō'' (literally ''Mirage'') — [[Sixshot]]
* [http://youtu.be/ZLYgYX7IxLA Shadowmaru] — [[Sixshot]] (featured a new head, chest, chest fins, beast head, and entirely new set of weaponry to incorporate a ninja motif; also has slightly more articulation since the bar connecting the lower legs to each other was removed)
* The Micromaster Stations [[Fire station|1]][[Construction station|2]][[Gas station|3]][[Airport|4]] (sans Micromasters and including non-transformable Brave Police figures; never appeared in the show)

===''Goldran''===
* [http://youtu.be/xMZgEc78A6Y Death Garry Gun] with Missile Gear — [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Shotbomber]] (cannibalized trailer launchers)
* ''[http://youtu.be/z0ObWFgDfls Revibaron]'' — [[Sonic Bomber]] with parts from [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]
* ''[http://youtu.be/uE7caCCFWKc Zazorigun]'' — [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]

===''Dagwon''===
* Dag Base — [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] (significant remolding, cannot combine with Star Convoy)
* [http://youtu.be/ei2MgBwc8Iw Thunder Dagwon] — [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (significant remolding, including an additional motorcycle/robot that combines for the shuttle's robot mode)

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] was asked whether or not ''Brave'' was a part of the Transformers [[multiverse]]. Unfortunately, the Prime seemed to have misinterpreted the question. He did, however, express a fondness for the [[Wikipedia:Brave (2012 film)|adventures of Princess Merida and Queen Elinor]].

The events of the ''Brave'' anime were later established to take place in the [[Cymond]] Cluster, which bordered the [[Megaverse]] and only possessed a tangential connection to the goings-on elsewhere in the Transformers multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Note==
<references />

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Brave series|Brave Series at Wikipedia]]

*[http://www.yusha.net/ Official Sunrise Brave Series website]

*[http://gaogaigar.wikia.com/wiki/GaoGaiGar-Betterman_Wiki The GaoGaiGar-Betterman Wiki].

*[http://mamao2.cside.com/ MAOMAO2's Room (Japanese)]

*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=98174 The TFW2005 forum Brave thread]

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[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]
[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]

Crazybolt (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars Neo'' Predacon|Crazybolt (BWN)}}
:''Crazybolt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Crazybolt RID 2015 package art.jpg|400px|thumb|Don't stalk with your mouth full.]]
'''Crazybolt''' subscribes to a simple philosophy: speed. Everything in life should be about going as fast as you can and nothing should be slowing you down. On [[Velocitron]], this philosophy would allow Crazybolt to fit right in. But on planets such as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Earth]], there are too many obstacles in the form of cities, natural terrain, and people. And to Crazybolt, there is only one solution to dealing with all obstacles impeding his speed: destroying them with his fiery breath and burning exhaust.

His [[Mini-Con]] partner is the ever-loyal [[Slicedice]], who is as dedicated to Crazybolt as his master is to speed. He is also associated with [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]].

{{quote|Illumination through acceleration!|Crazybolt|"[[Suspended]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Roberto Accornero]] (Italian)}}

[[File:TRID E 30 Crazybolt Robot Mode.jpg|250px|thumb|left|If anyone tells me to lick my eyeballs...they're dead!]]
An ex-drag racer, Crazybolt and Slicedice were arrested after Crazybolt leveled [[Steel City]], claiming that the buildings impeded his mobility. He was placed in a stasis pod and sent away aboard the ''[[Alchemor]]'', only to be freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. The duo continued their high-octane rampage across Earth's highways, although [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team eventually tracked them down. The two fled; Crazybolt used a smokescreen to send Strongarm onto an overpass, distracting her while they made good their escape.

[[File:TRID E 30 Crazybolt Vehicle Mode.jpg|250px|thumb|right|I feel the need...the need for speed!]]
After some more driving, Crazybolt and Slicedice discovered a nature reserve. Slicedice, offended by the sign, goaded his partner into burning down the sign... and the entire forest, viewing it as an insult to their desire for unimpeded speed. Although Bumblebee and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] grappled with the Decepticons, they were unable to subdue either before the flames forced them to break off. The Decepticon duo took advantage of the fire and fled the scene. {{storylink|Suspended}}

[[File:TRID E 30 Crazybolt Firebreath.jpg|250px|thumb|left|That's a...spicy meat-a ball!]]
The pair met up with [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] in a disused drive-in, though the other Decepticon was swiftly irritated by their tardiness and their need for speed. They were about to come to blows when Bumblebee and Grimlock attacked. Aiming to end the fight quickly, Crazybolt blasted Bumblebee with flame, but was forced to stop when the Autobot used Slicedice as an impromptu shield. Bumblebee and Grimlock were able to overcome the Decepticons, and as a result Crazybolt and his companion were safely locked away in a stasis pod. {{storylink|Misdirection}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:Crazybolt Stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Get in mah belly! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-47-Crazybolt.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Crazybolt and Decepticon Hammer''' (Deployer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV47'''
**''Accessories'': Hammer Mini-con and armor sprue (Hasbro only), Ransack Mini-Con and armor sprue (TakaraTomy only)

:Crazybolt transforms from a horned lizard robot beast into some kind of monstrous muscle car. He includes a recolor of Wave 3 Mini-Con [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]. As a Deployer figure, Crazybolt is designed to launch Cyclone-style Mini-Cons from his huge gaping maw/vehicle rear. This launcher will not work if the small "safety" on his underside is not pushed in, either by setting him on a flat surface in vehicle mode, posing him low enough to the ground in robot mode, or by doing so manually in either mode.

:An undocumented feature is the ability to attach Mini-Cons to the rectangular tab on each of Crazybolt's shoulders.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version features a different paint scheme which is a little bit more show-accurate (but still off). Instead of Hammer, he includes a version of [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] which is slightly [[Retool|retooled]] to have a 5mm peg in place of the rectangular peg hole which all American releases of the mold have.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
[[File:TinyTitans-Series6-Crazybolt.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Crazybolt''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Number: '''11/12'''
: Part of the sixth [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this small, soft-plastic figurine comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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==Notes==
* Despite his primary partner being a Decepticon-aligned torpedo in the show, Crazybolt's toy is incapable of interacting with said variety of Mini-Cons.
* Crazybolt is female in the show's Hungarian dubbed version.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Crazybolt''' (クレイジーボルト ''Kureijīboruto'')
*Crazybolt was a Japanese-original name. If only Hasbro would ''acknowledge Japanese Transformers series and '''do stuff based on them a little more!'''''

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]