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March 14

2025-03-15T00:59:14Z

KaosuReido:

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* '''[[1929]] —''' [[José Santa Cruz]] (Brazilian voice of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 Megatron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|''Armada'' Megatron]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|movie Megatron]]) is born in João Pessoa.
* '''[[1942]] —''' [[Gilberto Baroli]] (Brazilian voice of [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Transformers cartoon|Soundwave]], [[Rampage (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Violência]] and [[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]]) is born.
* '''[[1966]] —''' [[Gary Anthony Williams]] (voice of [[Slicedice]] on ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'') is born.
* '''[[1967]] —''' [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian voice of [[Thrust (BM)|two]] [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrusts]], [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]) is born.
* '''[[1970]] —''' [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian voice of [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] and more) is born.
* '''[[1971]] —''' [[Yasuyuki Kase]] (Japanese voice of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]]) is born.
* '''[[1979]] —''' [[Wang Kai]] (Chinese voice of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]) is born.
* '''1979 —''' Artist [[Marcelo Matere]] is born.
* '''[[1983]] —''' [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin-American Spanish radio voice of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in the ''[[live-action film series]]'' and real voice of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'') is born.
* '''[[1986]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' episode "[[The Gambler|Monacus, the Planet of Gambling]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[1989]] —''' The ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon premieres in Japan with the episode "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]".
* '''[[1991]] —''' [[Thaís Dutra]] (Brazilian voice of [[Twitch]]) is born.
* '''[[1993]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode "[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)|The Last Battle on Earth, Part 2]]" airs in Malaysia.
* '''[[1997]] —''' [[André Filho]] (Brazillain voice of [[Windcharger (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|Windcharger]], [[Greene]], [[Rocksteady]] and more) dies at age 50.
* '''[[2001]] —''' ''[[Pony Canyon#Releases|Transformers: Car Robots—Vol. 9]]'' is released on DVD in Japan by [[Pony Canyon]].
* '''2001 —''' ''[[Pony Canyon#Releases|Transformers: Car Robots — Vol. 7]]'' and [[Pony Canyon#Releases|''Transformers: Car Robots'' — Vol. 8]] are released on VHS in Japan by [[Pony Canyon]].
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' episode "[[Underground (episode)|迷路 (ちか) - underground]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[2007]] —''' ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' Manga is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2009]] —''' The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' triple-length third season opening episode "[[TransWarped]]" premieres in the United States. Canada, however, gets only the first two parts.
* '''2009 —''' The ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' manga chapter "[[Optimus Prime's Secret]]" is serialized in Japan in [[Comic BunBun]]'s April 2009 issue.
* '''2009 —''' The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Autoboot Camp]]" premieres in [[Italy]].
* '''[[2011]] —''' [[Hasbro]] [http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8616/20/ officially announces] a ''Transformers'' online game for the English-speaking bits of the world co-developed with [[Jagex|Jagex Games Studio]], to be released sometime in 2012. (It wasn't.)
* '''2011 —''' [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada — Superbox]] is released in [[Germany]] by [[New KSM]].
* '''[[2012]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|#3]] and ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers Volume 7: Chaos]]'' are released by [[IDW Publishing]]. ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'' [[Ruins|#5]] is also released digitally.
* '''2012 —''' The last day of [[Cybertron Con 2012]] at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore.
* '''[[2013]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[Walk on the Wild Side]]" premieres in [[Brazil]].
* '''[[2015]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episodes "[[Pilot (Part 1)]]" and "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]" premiere on Cartoon Network in the US, three weeks after their English premiere in Australia.
* '''2015 —''' The ''Robots in Disguise'' episode "[[True Colors]]" premieres on Cartoon Network in Australia.
* '''2015 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[All Bots Great and Small]]" premieres on [[Discovery Family]].
* '''[[2016]] —''' "[[High Noon (SG)|High Noon]]" is released by [[Fun Publications]].
* '''[[2018]] —''' ''[[Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor]]'' TPB, ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' [[The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|#16]] and ''[[The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots]]'' TPB are released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2022]] —''' [[e-HOBBY]] releases the second wave of [[Transformers Character Card]].
* '''[[2023]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' episode "[[Outtakes]]" premieres on [[Nickelodeon]] in the UK.
* '''[[2024]]''' — Final day to preorder the [[Threezero]] MDLX [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].
* '''2024 —''' Final day of the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Transformers: Legacy]] [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise 2001]] [[Omega Prime]] with [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Blue Bolts]] campaign which begins on [[January 30]].
* '''2024 —''' [[Hasbro Pulse]] hosts a Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream.
* '''2024 —''' Preorders for the [[Transformers:_Legacy_(toyline)#Exclusives_3|Star Raider Collection]] go up.
* '''2024 —''' Preorders also go up for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Target Optimus Prime|Target Optimus Prime]] and [[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]].

Transformers (2023) issue 12

2025-03-01T10:48:46Z

KaosuReido: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
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|prev=Transformers (2023) issue 11
|next=Transformers (2023) issue 13
|image=Transformers 2023 12 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[September 11]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=September 2024
|written by=[[Daniel Warren Johnson]]
|art by=[[Jorge Corona]]
|colors by=[[Mike Spicer]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''Optimus Prime faces a choice. And he makes one.'''

==Synopsis==
On the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] watches as the [[Decepticon]]s surround the [[Autobot]]s. Realizing she needs to help them, she gets in her van and drives through the [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] generated portal, ramming a [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]-wielding [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and saving [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Carly apologizes for not being there when Cliff needed her, but their heartwarming reunion is cut short by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] smashing her van. Cliffjumper manages to rescue Carly, but his arm and the van's wreckage are crushed together by Devastator's foot. Before anything can be done to free him, he and the van are flung by Devastator through the portal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], crashing into the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] uses this opportunity to rally the rest of the Autobots against Devastator, blasting him until he falls and crushes Shockwave's energon harvester. This disconnects the [[space bridge]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reports to Optimus that Cybertron is returning to its original place. While the portal is still active, Shockwave retreats to summon reinforcements, but Optimus chases after him to stop the Decepticon leader and rescue Cliffjumper.

[[File:TF2023 no.12 - Elita Pleads with Optimus.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I know this is a serious moment and all, but goddamn is Optimus' head small]]

Bursting through the portal, he swiftly and savagely attacks the Combaticons, forcing them to retreat, much to the irritation of Shockwave. Shockwave threatens Cliffjumper as Optimus approaches, but Prime simply blasts his arm off with his [[Ion blaster|ion blaster]]. Dropping his weapon as he continues toward the Decepticon, he decries Shockwave's irreverence for life, savagely beating him into the ground and grabbing his cyclopean head. As he does, he once again sees a vision of himself holding the small human baby... before the vision changes to a nightmarish version, his hands as claws and the baby surrounded by wire. The vision overtakes Prime, his optics flushing pink, and he crushes Shockwave's head with his bare hands. As he regains his senses (and his blue eyes), he is horrified at what he's done, but [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] is happy to see that he's regained his ruthlessness.

With Cybertron returning to its proper place in the galaxy, Optimus picks up Cliffjumper and prepares to head back to Earth, but they are halted by Elita blowing up the portal. She tells Optimus that the Autobots need him here on Cybertron, and that with the [[Energon]] Shockwave collected with the harvester, they can use it to strike back against the Decepticons and revive their planet. Optimus refuses to use Energon taken from the life and resources on Earth and activates the charges to destroy the harvester, but nothing happens. Elita reveals she never set the charges; Earth has so much to give to Cybertron. This could save their world! But Optimus can't allow that. He won't save his world with the blood of another. He aims his fusion cannon at the Energon. Elita pleads with him, saying that they need him. He apologizes to her and fires.

The Energon explodes, creating a blast that severs the connection between the Energon harvesters, closing the portal and blasting off a huge chunk of Cybertron, which begins falling into the Earth's atmosphere… along with Optimus Prime. As he begins to burn upon reentry, he wonders if he's about to die and marvels at Earth's beauty. His sentiment is shared by [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], rocketing up to Prime on his rocket surfboard. He grabs the Autobot leader's hand and the pair shred down to the surface. Optimus looks in horror at what he's done as the piece of Cybertron falls into the ocean.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] (5)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (12)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (16)

|c2=
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (1)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (7)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (8)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (10)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (13)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (14)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (15)

|c3=
* [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Is this all you do, Shockwave??? Ratchet! Magnus? '''LIFE??? ALL YOU DO IS TAKE AWAY WHAT IS GOOD!'''"
:—'''Optimus''' confronts Shockwave

"Welcome back to the war, Optimus Prime. I finally see your old self returning."
:—'''Elita''', after watching Optimus gouge out Shockwave's eye.

"Earth needs me. Earth needs us." 
"Please! Your people need you!!! I need you!!!" 
"I'm sorry, Elita." 
"DON'T ABANDON US AGAIN!!!"
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Elita'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Carly and Cliffjumper's relationship had been on the rocks since Cliffjumper chose not to execute [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in [[Transformers (2023) issue 6|issue #6]].
* Cybertron's energon shortage was first made known back in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 4|#4]], and expanded upon in [[Transformers (2023) issue 7|issue #7]].
* Optimus' prioritizing the needs of Earth above the Autobots' own has been a recurring theme in this series, first appearing in [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|issue #2]].
* Shockwave had been portrayed as startlingly, uncharacteristically emotional in issues [[Transformers (2023) issue 9|#9]] and [[Transformers (2023) issue 11|#11]]. Perhaps getting his head pulverized into tinfoil will be used to explain a switch to his more "expected" behavior.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Elita One's motorcycle alt-mode is based on that of her ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' counterpart.

===Covers===
{{comicstub|11/13 covers documented}}
* '''Cover A:''' by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover B:''' by Jorge Corona and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Karen S. Darboe]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' by [[Chris Stevens]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Optimus & Elita, by [[Cory Walker]].
* '''The Comic Mint Cover:''' by [[Skan Srisuwan]].
* '''TopShelfComic Cover A:''' by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
* '''TopShelfComic Cover B:''' by Livio Ramondelli.
* '''Big Time Collectibles Cover A:''' by [[John Giang]].
* '''Big Time Collectibles Cover B:''' by [[Mel Milton]].
* '''High Horse Comics / Heavy Mental / Joey from Pico Cover:''' by [[Juan Gedeon]] and [[Carlos Cabrera]].

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</gallery>

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===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion''''' ([[November 13]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534345272 / ISBN 978-1534345270 
** Collects issues #7–12 and the [[Transformers Energon Universe Special story|''Transformers'' story]] from ''[[Energon Universe Special 2024]]''.
** Trade paperback format.

<gallery>
File:Transformers 2023 V2.jpg|'''''Volume 2: Transport to Oblivion''''' – cover art by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
</gallery>

==External links==

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Transformers (2023) issues]]

Technorganic Secrets

2025-01-15T10:19:03Z

KaosuReido: /* Other trivia */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''Technorganic Secrets''
|prev=The Enigma of Combination
|next=
|image= Technorganic Secrets Front Cover.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Renegade Game Studios]]
|written by=[[Chirag Asnani]], [[Carrie Carney]], [[Jim Deely]], [[Andrew E.C. Gaska]], [[Ian Gould]], [[Adrián Mejia]], [[Brandon Perdue]], [[Erin Roberts]], [[Jim Sorenson]], [[Kris Strader]], and [[E.L. Thomas]]
|date=March 2025
|pagecount=174
|price=$45.00 USD 
|ISBN=
}}

'''''Technorganic Secrets''''' is an expansion sourcebook for the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]. The book expands the scope of the setting to include characters and campaigns based mostly on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' franchises and include rules for players to create [[beast mode]] Transformers of their own, featuring fourteen new beast-based Origins and five new Influences.

It is set to be released sometime in March 2025.

==Contents==
===Chapter 1: Wide and Varied World of Beasts===
* Various Types of Beast Upgrades
* Beast Factions and Teams
* Maximal Data Files
* Rules Reminders

===Chapter 2: Character Options===
* Influences
* Form Influences
* Origins
* General Perks
* Equipment

===Chapter 3: Autobots===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dinobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)|Genius Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skar (IDW)|Scarr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (POTP)|Slash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)|Slug]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus Rex]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sneer]], [[Snipe (RPG)|Snipe]], and [[Snub]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Monsterbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grotusque]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]}}
|}

===Chapter 4: Decepticon Terrorcons===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Terrorcons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]}}
|}

===Chapter 5: Maximals===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Maximals'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia (Transmetal II)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal/Optimus Primal (Transmetal)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|}

===Chapter 6: Predacons===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Predacons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot II]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)|Transmetal Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)|Transmetal II Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)|Transmetal Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Skold]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)|Transmetal Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Experiment ZT-Omega]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur (Transmetal)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron/Transmetal Megatron/Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
|}

===Chapter 7: Vehicons===
* An Army of Drones Under Megatron's Command
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Vehicons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-vh|[[Aero Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Artillery Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Copter Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Cycle Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Diagnostic Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Mole Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Tank Drone]]s}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron (Vehicon)]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Strika (BM)|Strika]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Tankor (BM)|Tankor/Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-vh|[[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)|Thrustinator]]}}
|}

===Chapter 8: Running a Beast Wars Campaign===
* What Makes a Beast Wars Campaign?
* A Restricted Sandbox: Beast Wars Style
* Allies, Enemies, and the Utterly Alien: NPC Populations
* Uncanny Aliens
* Quantum Surge Events
* Alternate Settings For A Beast Wars Campaign
* Example Campaign: Saviors From Another Epoch
* Example Campaign: Keepers of the Future

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
* Like ''The Enigma of Combination'', ''Technorganic Secrets'' begins with a character delivering a lecture: in this case, it's [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], giving a lecture to the "CTC Fleet" academy on the planet [[New Earth]]. The [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet]] originated from the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' stories, which also featured New Earth—a planet from the ''[[GoBots]]'' cartoon—as one of humanity's first extrasolar colonies. Exactly ''how'' far the characters are in the future is unclear, but ''Beast Wars'' lore generally holds that the Maximals and Predacons hail from a time period some 300 years after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war.
* Cheetor notes that the Maximals and Predacons owe their unique biology to a combination of [[Pretender]] and [[Micromaster]] technology, a concept that originated with [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guidebooks.
* In his speech, Cheetor speaks of his adventures over the course of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. Specific callbacks include:
** Multiple instances of the Maximals sleeping and dreaming, most prominently in "[[Call of the Wild]]".
** A time when Rhinox ate too many beans and, er, blasted the Predacons into submission, from "[[The Low Road]]".
** Megatron's disastrous scheme to alter history in "[[The Agenda (Part III)|The Agenda]]".
** Encounters with various Vok relics, including the [[Standing Stones]] from "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command]]", the [[Metal Hunter]] from "[[Other Visits (Part 1)|Other Visits]]", a [[Brigadoon|floating island]] from "[[The Trigger, Part 1|The Trigger]]", and the [[Transmetal driver|Transmetal Driver]] from "[[Feral Scream Part 1|Feral Scream]]".
** Rattrap struggling with his technorganic body, from "[[The Weak Component]]".
* Toward the end of his lecture, Cheetor mentions "other" Beast Wars—some set in the future of his own universe, others taking place in alternate timelines. These include...
** A distant future era where [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] battles [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]], as seen in ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]''.
** A time where [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]] search the galaxy for [[Dark Energon]] capsules, based on ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]''.
** The world of ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', where Maximals and Predacons fight to overthrow decrepit Autobots and Decepticons.
** Autobots and Maximals fighting the Heralds of Unicron on present-day Earth, in [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|''Rise of the Beasts'']].
** A three-way conflict between the Maximals, Predacons, and the [[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]], in IDW's short-lived [[Transformers: Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' reboot]].
** Time-travelling Predacons attempting to control [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], from [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Car Robots'']].
* In passing, Cheetor mentions Nightshade, presumably based on [[Nightshade (ES)|the ''Earthspark'' character]], Hammerbyte, the [[Hammerbyte|shark Transformer from ''Cyberverse'']], and [[Zod]], the giant robot from ''GoBots'', as examples of lesser-known beast Transformers.
* One human attendee goes by the name "Professor Three Five"; this name is based on [[Aron Three Five]], a human time-traveller from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'''s obscure "[[Be the Hero]]" books.
* Cheetor's description of ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo'' speaks of [[Dark Energon]] instead of [[Angolmois Energy]]. As both were then known to be poisonous emanations of [[Unicron]], "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" had previously tried to tie the two together in [[2015]], but subsequent revelations and [[retcon]]s in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' would ultimately establish that Angolmois was a very different source of energy, with its own unique quirks.
* The second transcript takes the form of a roundtable debate between several Decepticons with beast alternate forms, moderated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Over the course of the discussion, the participants—Sparkstalker and Mindwipe, [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] from ''Uprising'', and a new version of [[Simacore]] from ''Robots in Disguise''—discuss various advances in beast mode technology: in addition to [[Pretender]]s, [[Transmetal]]s, [[Transmetal 2]]s, [[technorganic]]s, and [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]s, new classifications include "[[Hybridizor]]s"—vehicle-formers with animalistic robot modes—and "[[BioGenetic Beasts]]"; taking the name from the "bio-genetic morphing process" alluded to in "[[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!]]", this new descriptor includes characters like the original Maximals and Predacons, who transform from wholly organic creatures into sleek, cybernetic robots. Finally, the book uses the term "[[mechanimal]]" to describe both native Cybertronian wildlife and characters like the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who transform from robots into mechanical animals.
* When their discussion turns to ancient beast Transformers, Mindwipe speaks of [[Onyx Prime]], mythological progenitor of the beasts as per most modern incarnations of ''Transformers'' lore, and his mythical [[Triptych Mask]]. Additionally, Leatherhide mentions his herald, the Titan [[Chela]], who first appeared in IDW's [[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'']] comic.
* Finally, Leatherhide mentions a few beast form Transformers that don't fall cleanly into any one category: these include Optimus Primal's "Optimal" body, [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]'s various animal forms, and prominent human-formers "[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]" and "[[Sari Sumdac (disambiguation)|Sumdac]]".
* The third transcript is written by [[Thunderhowl (G1)|Thunderhowl]], whose [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' counterpart]] was established to be a servant of Onyx Prime. His writings establish [[Maxima]] and [[Preditron]] as the first Maximal and Predacon, as was the case in ''Uprising''. Additionally, Thunderhowl notes that Vehicons are sometimes created by an infectious virus, as was the case in the ''Uprising'' story "[[Derailment]]". Finally, the [[Raptoricon]]s of [[Chicxulania]] get a quick mention, and are noted to transform into [[jurassanoid]]s, ''Uprising's'' catch-all name for dinosaur-based alternate forms.
* A non-''Uprising'' homage comes in Thunderhowl's description of the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s: he explains that they often live underground, seemingly evoking the [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Monsterbots]].
* Thunderhowl recounts an incident in which the crash of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (BWU)|Alchemor]]'' unleashed a horde of rogue Hybridizors, forcing a group of local Autobots to round up the villains, evoking the premise of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''.
* Heinrad's profile notes that he claims to have encountered fellow time manipulators [[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]], [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], and [[Meantime (G1)|Meantime]].
* Depth Charge's profile notes that he was originally posted on the planet [[Pinea Omicron]], tying "[[Colony Omicron]]" from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to the planet from "[[Alignment]]".
* The Origin-specific perks available to Mutant Beast characters each correspond to one of the superpowers of the original four Mutants, as laid out in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''—[[Icebird]] has telepathic powers, [[Razor Claw]] can create friction-nullifying fields, [[Poison Bite]] can teleport, and [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]] can generate electromagnetic pulses.
* In addition to the standard five Dinobots, [[Slash (POTP)|Slash]], and a trio of original characters who transform into ''Troodon'' who'd previously appeared in , ''Technorganic Secrets'' also adds [[Skar (IDW)|Scarr]], the ''Ankylosaurus'' from ''Legacy'', and [[Paddles (G1)|Paddles]], a ''Plesiosaurus'' who debuted in the obscure [[Transformers Legends (book)|''Transformers Legends'' anthology]].
* ''Technorganic Secrets'' features specific "Deviation" profiles of pre-existing characters, alternate versions based on specific "what-if" scenarios or references to other stories. Notable Deviations include...
** The "Environmental Specialists" profile for the Dinobots note that they used to assist [[Xenorelations]] specialists on missions, a pre-war branch of government in [[2019 IDW continuity|IDW's rebooted ''Transformers'' universe]].
** "Genius Grimlock" is an extrapolation on the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]", in which Grimlock temporarily gained superintelligence.
** "Slug, Leader of the Dinobots" notes that Slug has stepped up as leader when Grimlock was indisposed—this occurred in [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's first ''Transformers'' continuity]], in which Slag led the team from "[[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt]]" all the way through to "[[Ceremony]]".
** "Transmetal II Quickstrike" hails from a timeline in which Megatron first tested the Transmetal driver on Quickstrike before creating Dinobot II in "Feral Scream".
** "Transmetal Inferno" is based on [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]], who was originally conceived as a Transmetal form for Inferno.
** "Transmetal Scorponok" and "Transmetal Terrorsaur" imagine a world in which the two characters didn't die in "[[Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath]]".
* Weapon-specific references included Rhinox's famous "Chainguns of Doom", Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotary blade]], and "vine bombs" the Maximals used in "[[End of the Line]]".
* Sky Lynx's profile credits his ability to split apart to a "mitotic spark", a term that originated with Magmatron's ''Beast Machines'' toy.
* Scorponok's profile notes that he is an accomplished codebreaker, which was a plot point in [[Transformers: Beast Wars|IDW's rebooted ''Beast Wars'' comic]]. The same goes for "Experiment ZT-Omega", which originated in the same comics as Terrorsaur's reanimated corpse.
* Thrustinator's profile is heavily based on his depiction in Fun Publicatons' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' storyline—he is specifically noted to be a guardian of the timestream who maintains the timeline by correcting chronological errors.
* One of the sample campaign ideas is explicitly based on the ''[[Transformers: King Grimlock|King Grimlock]]'' miniseries, although in practice the resemblance is very loose beyond the basic premise of a wizard summoning the player characters to a fantasy world.

===Real-world references===
* The aforementioned sample campaign includes a sequence named "Welcome to Our Nightmare", presumably named for the {{w|Welcome to My Nightmare (song)|Alice Cooper song}}.

===Other trivia===
* As with ''The Enigma of Combination'', [[Jim Sorenson]] played a major role in the development of the book, and is credited as Renegade's "Transformers Lore Consultant". Perhaps unsurprisingly, the book is heavy with references to Sorenson's ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose stories, including an in-depth description of the ''Uprising'' universe as a possible campaign setting on page 171.
* Finding a way to incorporate the animalistic characters of ''Robots in Disguise'' into the ''Transformers Roleplaying Game'' ruleset was a personal goal for Jim Sorenson. Notably, the term "Hybridizor" was actually developed as a result of Sorenson consulting with several ''Robots in Disguise'' staff writers! <ref> {{citesocial|quote=Getting Alchemor guys in was a personal goal and I'm glad editorial / Hasbro signed off. I even chatted with RID staff writers to come up with an overarching term for them. (Hybridizor)|link=https://discordapp.com/channels/702536469365129256/1316053340303523921/1316226845666050149|name=Jim Sorenson|site=Renegade Discord Server|year=2024|month=12|day=10}}</ref>
* Strangely, the Terrorcon profiles try to assign specific Earth-based alternate modes to the group. Notably, Hun-Gurrr is described as a two-headed Komodo dragon, Sinnertwin as a two-headed {{w|rhino-horned lizard}}, and Blot as a {{w|Common collared lizard|collared lizard}}, which... don't really look anything like their alternate modes.
* Paddles' profile uses they/them pronouns, although it's unclear if this is a deliberate reinterpretation of the character or an accidental oversight.

===Errors===
* Generally speaking, ''Technorganic Secrets'' uses the term "Beast Wars" as an umbrella term to describe both the events of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. However, the [[Nemesis Part 2|final episode]] of ''Beast Wars'' had Optimus declare that the Beast Wars were over; in ''Beast Machines'', the characters spoke of the Beast Wars as a prior event, which ended the moment they left Earth.
* On page 17, the text uses the name "[[Sharpedge]]" to describe a shark-based Maximal; they are presumably thinking of [[Sharp Edge]].
* On page 10, "[[Cryotek]]" is mispelled as "Cryotech".

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 books]]
[[Category:Reference texts]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game]]

Motormaster (G1)

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:''Motormaster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEMotormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A man of means by no means.]]
When '''Motormaster''' (aka '''Motorbreath''') booms out orders in his hollow, bottomless-deep voice of doom, his [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] soldiers listen in very real fear. (Hey, if your boss could barrel at top speed through a concrete block 20 feet thick and turn it to rubble like it was no big deal, you'd be terrified of disobeying too.) A cold and brutal tyrant, without an ounce of mercy or care for any lesser being, he considers himself the true "King of the Road." He longs to one day prove his claim by destroying [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], though he knows that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] might kill Prime first.

In the meantime, Motormaster settles for picking on his fellow Stunticons. He knows the mental disorders and insecurities of his team well, and he'll prey on these weaknesses often. He ostensibly does this in order to make them more effective warriors. The truth is that he just thinks it's funny to provoke them. This abuse makes the other four hate Motormaster as much as they fear him, and is one of the root causes of the psychological instabilities [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] suffers from when all five combine.

{{bigquote|Well, look who's here! The old King of the Road! When I'm finished with ya, you'll be King of the Junkyard!|Motormaster, to Optimus Prime|"[[Masquerade]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, most of Season 3), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "Webworld"), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade" & "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Webworld"), Unknown (European French, "Trans-Europe Express" & "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Luiz Carlos Persy]] (Portuguese), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 4")}}

[[File:Stunticons.jpg|left|thumb]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from the [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] stole a truck that would become Motormaster from a [[hard hat]]-wearing trucker named [[Possum Brown]]. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Motormaster immediately pledged his loyalty to Megatron, though his burning desire was to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor... with a little help from [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Teurox wheeljack vs motormaster.jpg|thumb|And it's hard to say, just how somethings never change! And it's hard to find, an attempt to draw the line! I'm just burning doing the neutron dance!]]
Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. Motormaster personally saw to the disposal of the Autobots' stunt driver, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. It was an extended battle between skill and power, but the Stunticon leader eventually caught his prey by crushing him underneath his massive frame. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Eventually, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Motormaster ensnared Perceptor with a commandeered ferry's anchor. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:G1 cartoon Motormaster slagged.JPG|left|thumb|If that isn't just deserts, I don't know what is.]]
On another mission from Megatron, Motormaster dispatched his fellow Stunticons to collect several scientific components which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] needed to finish a new Super Weapon. Motormaster himself stole the world's largest and most perfect ruby from its place in a museum. His path back to base was blocked by Optimus Prime himself, giving Motormaster his long-awaited chance to prove he was the true "King of the Road". After he and Optimus rammed into each head-on at full speed, though, Prime only had a slight headache while Motormaster blew out his tires, crumpled his trailer, broke his windows and shattered his ego. Beaten and bruised, Motormaster and his fellow Stunticons were all towed back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and held prisoner. Unaware of Megatron's full plans for the components, the Autobots conceived of a scheme to infiltrate the Decepticon camp disguised as the Stunticons, using camouflage paint to alter their appearances. To add insult to injury (well, injuries), Optimus Prime took Motormaster's place among the faux Stunticons. After the Autobots left, though, Breakdown managed to vibrate himself loose from his cage and let Motormaster and the others free as well. They merged to become Menasor and swept aside the meager resistance the Autobots put up at the Ark. Flying to Megatron's hidden construction site as Menasor, the Stunticons confronted their impostors and exposed the Autobots' Trojan Horse play. Still, Prime had arranged a double-cross and had tampered with the ruby's properties, causing Megatron's Super Weapon to explode after only a short use. Menasor fled, and the other Decepticons quickly followed suit. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|thumb|*cue ''Harvey Birdman'' [[theme song|theme]]*]]
Like most Decepticons, Motormaster was left leaderless and near-powerless after the destruction of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the disappearance of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. By 2006, he and the other Decepticons had retreated to a burnt-out hunk of a planet called [[Chaar]], a world of ash in ruin. Certain that the Decepticons could be reborn as a fighting force if only they had a leader, Motormaster contributed nearly the last of his energon for [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'s hunt for Galvatron and collapsed on the spot as a result. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} He got back up to attack [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] when the Decepticons caught them snooping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} While Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Motormaster called on a vote to decide if they would follow the aliens, and with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] being the only negative, the desperate Decepticons put themselves under the command of the Quintessons and attacked the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} When Galvatron returned, he first shot Motormaster, who quickly re-pledged his loyalty before Galvatron ultimately agreed to go along with the Quintessons anyway. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Motormaster then traveled to Earth to help prevent the Autobots from obtaining [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. He lunged at [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] when the tiny Autobot had the cog, but wound up tackling [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] instead. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:MotormasterAnimated.jpg|left|thumb|I'm Jerkwad-bot, and I drank all the beer.]]
Motormaster began to doubt Galvatron's adequacy as Decepticon leader in later months. Along with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], he eventually confronted second-in-command Cyclonus and demanded that something be done about Galvatron or else there would be mutiny. It seemed to be an empty boast, however, as Galvatron just kept on being crazy. {{storylink|Webworld}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons accompanied Galvatron to Europe for a scheme involving the theft of Metroplex's transformation cog. However, they failed to hold off Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus while the Witwickys infiltrated Trypticon to steal his cog in retribution. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later, Motormaster sieged the lab of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]] with Galvatron, and became one of the first Decepticons infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
{{--}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
Motormaster and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Motormaster and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the Dinobots and Throttlebots, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Motormaster and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with Hot Rod's quest for the Matrix. Motormaster's team were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:IRMLFE Decepticon cheer.jpg|thumb|left]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Motormaster and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Motormaster's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In [[San Francisco]], Motormaster and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Motormaster and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Motormaster was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

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

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Motormaster Dead End.jpg|thumb]]
When the Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their personal annual event—stealing human cars and having a violent race with them—Motormaster was responsible for waving the chequered flag at the finish line. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight against the Autobots, which was interrupted by dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]]. After Scourge split Menasor apart into his component 'bots, Motormaster was forced to flee as the dimensional intruder forcefully combined with the other four Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He watched as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, freeing the other Stunticons, then retreated on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Motormaster was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. Motormaster was left abandoned on the battlefield as [[Abomenaticus]] charged back into the fight. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}
{{--}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:DecepticonTrailerBrigade1.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|left|"I'm so tall! Ha-ha-ha! ''I'm so tall!''"]]
Motormaster and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Motormaster, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor... only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. As members of the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]], Motormaster and Onslaught attempted to invent powerlinx modes a few decades early, summoning their "great wheel attack". Hot Spot and Inferno managed to loop the Decepticons around their ladders, hurling the 'Cons right into a finishing blow by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

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

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
When the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]], the famous scientist, the Autobots tried to raid Trypticon and save him. Motormaster and Onslaught linked up to the Dino-base in their launcher modes, sending their teammates flying at the Autobots at high speeds. Superion was torn limb from limb, and Motormaster then ordered the Stunticons to combine into Menasor to finish them off. The Protectobots managed to hold off the Decepticons long enough for Hot Spot to repair the Aerialbots and Blades to rescue Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Motormaster was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, Motormaster led his Stunticons out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Stunticons, as well as the rest of the Decepticons, were sent packing when a massive amount of Autobot reinforcements arrived to turn the tide of the battle. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|thumb|Feeling a bit marginalized...]]

''After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in his head, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began having strange visions of combiner robots. Investigating further, Optimus and Buster shared a prophetic vision.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} ''In it, the "[[Special Teams]]" fought over the abandoned [[Pullen Power Plant]], combining into their gestalt forms throughout the clash.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''but unbeknownst to them, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were also listening in, thanks to Shockwave's Matrix-monitoring equipment. Impressed by the vision of the Stunticons and calling them the "ultimate progression" of the combiner process, Shockwave immediately began plans for their construction.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons were given life by the Creation Matrix, at least inadvertently. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had "bugged" Optimus Prime with a [[cerebro-shell]] and, when the Autobot leader unleashed the power of the Matrix to bring the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was able to tap into and divert some of the energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to further the Decepticon plans for anti-Autobot propaganda. Recognizing that the Autobot efforts on Earth were stymied as long as the humans could not tell the difference between the two factions, Megatron had taken great efforts to ensure ALL the "giant robots" were hated by the public. When the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] selflessly saved a woman trapped by power lines, however, that good publicity threatened his plans. Therefore, Megatron sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to find Skids. Once they did, the Stunticons drew attention to themselves by demolishing a highway, and then pretended to be "defending" Skids once [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] forces arrived. Their efforts not only successfully tarnished the Autobot image in the eyes of the humans, but even led to the deactivation and capture of the Aerialbots by RAAT. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:Motormaster prey.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
''Later, Motormaster managed to earn Megatron's ire with his suggestion that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, to which he quickly appended the proviso "once you'd beaten [him] to within an inch of his life". Though Megatron's paranoia had grown to extreme levels by this point, Soundwave persuaded him that Motormaster's "idea" of using weight of numbers against Prime had some merit and Megatron sent for the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Upon their arrival from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Predacons used Motormaster for target practice, to Megatron's great amusement, though he escaped unharmed.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Motormaster was part of a Decepticon convoy led by Megatron to set up the hydrothermocline in the Florida Keys, though the trip was interrupted by the Decepticon leader's paranoid fantasy that the dead Optimus Prime would appear and attack him. Motormaster took the first opportunity to leave Megatron on the side of the road. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

Motormaster and his team saw little action after that. Decepticon internal politics caused leadership to change hands several times over the following months, and the Stunticons were ultimately lost in the shuffle. Under Ratbat's leadership, Motormaster followed Onslaught into battle on the [[moon (moon)|Moon]], where the Decepticons' surprise attack managed to catch the Autobots unawares. Though they struck a devastating first blow, the Decepticons were ultimately forced into a retreat when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], then squabbling over Autobot leadership, managed to put aside their differences and rallied their forces into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Motormaster front line.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"King of the Road", my central processor]]
Motormaster fought alongside [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} By the time of the [[Enclave]], he worked alongside Megatron. When Autobot saboteurs faked an assassination attempt on Megatron, all chance for peace-talks between his and Shockwave's faction became a thing of the past, and Motormaster was swept up in the brawl that ensued. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Motormaster was later present with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s troops outside [[Decepticon Louisiana bayou base|their base]] when Soundwave and Starscream announced they were taking over. {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} Later, the Decepticons learned a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] would be writing an exclusive about the Autobots to upgrade their public image. In order to stop this, they sent Motormaster and the Stunticons out to snatch the human. Using his henchmen as a distraction, Motormaster rammed [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] from behind and pulled the reporter into his cab to make a getaway. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} It wasn't that easy, however, as the Autobots gave chase. Motormaster ran Prowl off the road again, and surprised [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] into running into his trailer by disconnecting from it (a surprise to everyone, no doubt). In the end it was his own Stunticons who did Motormaster in, though—[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] tried to ram [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] as they were following Motormaster's cab, but the Autobots dodged at the last second and the 'Con cars barreled into their own leader, sending him into a ditch. Bumblebee then ripped off Motormaster's door and rescued the human. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left]]
In [[2003]], Motormaster and the Stunticons took on a mission to steal the plans for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] from their courier, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. They surrounded the Autobot, and Motormaster had his goons tag-team the old wreck until they got their hands on the data tape. Thinking they were done for the day, the Stunticons got lucky and had a second beatdown when the hotheaded Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] chased after them alone to retrieve the tape. Needless to say, they beat the ball bearings out of him. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

Five years later, Motormaster and the Stunticons were present on Cybertron when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] (under the influence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]) attempted to take [[Decepticon leader]]ship from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Combined into Menasor, the Stunticons tried to save their commander but were, alas, too late. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, under [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s command, the Decepticons were engaged in an extended guerrilla war with the Autobots for control of Cybertron. After getting a tip from the [[Quintesson]]s, Soundwave had Motormaster and his other lieutenants gather the troops for a full-scale attack on the Autobots. The tip turned out to be a trap, however, and Motormaster and the others had to bail out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] in mid-flight to protect themselves from a mass of invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Motormaster and the Stunticons attacked Earth's energy resources, and formed Menasor to battle Defensor for possession of their prize. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Motormaster appeared among the Decepticons and Autobots preparing Earth for an apocalyptic encounter with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===The Special Teams===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle against them. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarWithin6 MotormasterTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|He only works well with other "masters" or "crushers".]]
During the start of the war, Motormaster served as Starscream's enforcer. After Starscream had disposed of Megatron by making him fall into Cybertron's vast underground, he had Motormaster forcibly extract the data held within [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] to uncover what Megatron had been planning prior to his take-over. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Uncovering the means to transform their entire planet, Starscream had Motormaster assist him in his attempts to have [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] mechaform [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]... by threatening Scrapper with being mechaformed by Motormaster himself. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} During the subsequent Autobot assault on the base, Motormaster was on the verge of killing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] rammed into him at full speed, sending Motormaster flying into a far-off wall. Grimlock one, Motormaster zero. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}} During the [[Dark Ages]], he joined up with Starscream's [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], helping him steal raw energon, only to have Grimlock and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] steal the energon. Grimlock: two, Motormaster: zero. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] united the Autobot forces, and managed to convince the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace accord. Starscream, seeking to prevent this merging of factions, tasked Motormaster with sniping Ultra Magnus. He failed, as Grimlock took the bullet for Magnus. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Despite the wound appearing fatal at first, Grimlock ended up surviving. Grimlock: three, Motormaster: zero.

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok in Iacon for a while, until Ultra Magnus arrived and began to attack Menasor by insulting the Stunticons individually. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily halting Menasor's destruction. At that point, Ultra Magnus is quoted to have said: "'King of the Road' eh? We'll see about that," just before ramming the combiner in the chest while in vehicle mode, forcing Menasor to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJvsTFv2Issue2Motormaster.jpg|thumb|left|[[E. J. Su]] gives us a brief glimpse of [[The Transformers: Infiltration|things to come]] from him.]]
When the Stunticons were transported into 1930s [[Chicago]] by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], a group of human criminals found them dormant in their car modes and started using them. Planning to rob a bank, they filled Motormaster with dynamite, only to find themselves in a firefight between the other Stunticons and the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] sent from the future to retrieve the Transformers. The [[Baroness]] detonated the dynamite inside Motormaster and stuck a [[disruption unit]] on him, reactivating him (albeit with a headache) and sending the whole group back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Some time later, Motormaster attended a meeting arranged by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who was gathering Decepticons for his army. As Menasor, he and the other Stunticons then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the battle, Motormaster and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] delivered the captive Optimus Prime to Serpent O.R., {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} but Prime soon got loose from his chains and attacked the Decepticon leader, so Motormaster and several other subgroup leaders came to his aid. While Prime fought back bravely, taking out several Decepticons, Motormaster and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] eventually beat him to a pulp and allowed Serpent O.R. to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Unfortunately, [[Cobra Commander]] chose that moment to take control of Serpent O.R.'s body and use it to attack the two Decepticons, apparently killing them. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Motormaster joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #3]] (modern era)}}
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Motormaster.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|Sentinel Prime goes Indiana Jones on Motormaster.]]
Apparently hailing from the city-state of [[Altihex]], Motormaster took up the open invitation to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s discontented populace and journeyed to the secret bloodsport arena to join [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in his insurrection against the [[Senate]]'s control. He was seen in the presence of the Stunticons, suggesting they had already formed a team bond prior to the first major uprising. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During the opening battle of the war with Security Services in Kaon, Motormaster continued with his (apparent) goal of being run down by every [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] who turns into a truck when he leapt in the way of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was flattened by the no-nonsense commander. That 'Con just doesn't know when to quit, does he? {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Being opposed to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s brief leadership of the Decepticons, the Stunticons deserted and became highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]] until informed by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] that Megatron had returned. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Returning to the fold, Motormaster participated in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} where he as per tradition tried to ram [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] head on. Despite his bravado, however, he was sent flying by the collision while Prime went unharmed. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

In one of the war's countless battles, Motormaster witnessed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] get destroyed in a Decepticon-Autobot crossfire. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

[[File:ARudeAwakening Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
In the modern era, Motormaster accompanied Megatron on his invasion of [[Earth]], only to be left behind and captured by the human organization [[Skywatch]] along with two of his subordinates, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. The Stunticons' deactivated bodies were later retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], who was leading a group of Autobots and Decepticons brought together by the same goal: getting off Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} Motormaster was brought back online, and joined the other Stunticons in the construction of a starship. However, their ranks were still missing [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], and Motormaster and Dead End had an inkling as to where he was. Via [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], they convinced Hot Rod (now "Rodimus Prime") to let them retrieve their final comrade, but before they could start searching, Motormaster noticed an intruder approaching. He suspected it could be humans, but Swindle confirmed that it was actually [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

The Stunticons eventually found Breakdown, and got rid of his [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|driver]] when Motormaster threatened to ram him head-on. The missing Stunticon was loaded into Motormaster's trailer and brought back to the building site of the starship, where the Stunticons revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners! Motormaster combined with his subordinates into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], whom Swindle ordered to kill Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} During the subsequent battle, Swindle's lack of experience in adapting the combiner technology proved to be Menasor's downfall. The other Stunticons began arguing with each other, pulling on Motormaster as Menasor was damaged, and refused to protect him when Optimus Prime ordered an attack on the combiner's torso. After Menasor fell to pieces, the component Stunticons were arrested by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

Months later, the Skywatch facility where the Stunticons were held came under attack from [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and other Decepticons who had returned from space. Motormaster and his men were freed, and quickly joined in the destruction of the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} After traveling to a Decepticon base where Megatron had reestablished command of the Decepticons, Motormaster watched as a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron began. He was presumably caught in the explosion when Optimus dropped a satellite on the base. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but the Decepticons were interrupted when [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them. Motormaster and the Stunticons were ordered to stay behind and kill the Autobot, but were all knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:FirstContact MotormasterVOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"At last, our epic rivalry will- ''UNGH!!!''"]]
Much later, Motormaster was brought back to Cybertron, where he was part of an angry Decepticon crowd who demanded answers from the Autobots for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}} When the long-lost Megatron returned, Motormaster joined a Decepticon mob that intervened when the Autobots attempted to execute him on the spot. {{storylink|City on Fire}} The return of Megatron invigorated him and the other Decepticons, and they soon took to rioting in the streets. {{storylink|The Verge}}

Motormaster and the Stunticons eventually took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. There, they joined in with a group of malcontents and attacked Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] as they made their way through the neighborhood. Ironhide and Chromia eventually intervened and managed to get the 'Cons to disperse. Back at their base, they were approached by Swindle; Motormaster was still bitter about Swindle's bodge job and vocalized his displeasure, until Swindle revealed that he had gotten his hands on the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Reunited into the new and improved Menasor, Swindle and the Stunticons travelled to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] with the express intention to loot the entire planet. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Motormaster was soon liberated by Swindle, and formed Menasor as a distraction. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons were defeated once again by Superion, Defensor, and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], and summarily re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''Titanium Series'' Menasor toy bio===
With the help of experimental technology, the gestalt frame of Menasor was unified into a singular body. While the dominant personality of this new body was Motormaster, the constant mental assault on him by the supressed personalities of his Stunticon teammates made Menasor little more than a destructive monster of rage and agony, making him unable to reach his potential to be the ultimate weapon.

Motormaster's control slipped only once in an occasion when Stunticons found themselves united in Menasor. {{storylink|Menasor (G1)#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Menasor}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Motormaster was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StuntFlying-RainbowDash.jpg|thumb]]

One of the many Cybertronians brainwashed by [[King Sombra]], Motormaster shot at the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Wonderbolt]]s until [[Rainbow Dash]]'s powerful "Sonic Rainboom" attack sent him flying. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Motormaster was once a business rival of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s, until Swindle used his connections with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the Cybertronian government to run him out of business by getting him arrested. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

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

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:BotShots Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|D'these people even give a damn anymore? I swear they stopped trying after Season 2!]]
Motormaster participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Motormaster and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Motormaster participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Motormaster led a convoy consisting of [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] which attempted to deliver the final component of a Decepticon super weapon to Decepticon HQ. An interception by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] forced them to destroy the super weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands, and Motormaster and his crew scattered. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}} Motormaster was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Motormaster}}
Motormaster appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|[[Marc Swint|And that's when the prince realized that when you grab a bull by the horns, sometimes, he'll take you for a ride]].]]
Motormaster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|And that's when the time-traveller realized that his sword was about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Liam O'Brien]]}}
After Starscream dropped the damaged [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster challenged the Autobots to a no-rules road race to reach it, but they left him eating their dust. Motormaster suffered an acute case of road rage over this defeat, so the next time he challenged the Autobots he made sure to bring the rest of the Stunticons with him to form Menasor. Even though the Autobots overcame the combiner, he was still able to throw the plasma core to a waiting swarm of Insecticons for delivery to Megatron. He would next challenge the Autobots as one of the many Decepticons that tried to stop them from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], then finally formed Menasor a second time for a tag-team brawl with Devastator. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Motormaster-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|ALL MY STUNTICONS ARE IN [[Transformers: Earth Wars|ANOTHER GAME]]!!]]
Motormaster was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Brawler, He's Unstoppable whenever he dashes in, debuffs enemies when ramming into them as a truck, and grows angry with stronger Melee hits as he loses health. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Motormaster_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|GUESS WHO'S HERE! Wait.... [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/22/transformmissions-m01e-powertrain-not-motormaster-full-color-pics-331355 Did I change?]]]
Motormaster is the leader of the Stunticons and rightful ruler of the roads!

One day, Optimus Prime and Megatron got into a huge brawl, and both were heavily damaged. Motormaster saw this as an opportunity, and took Megatron's body, claiming that he was to be the new ruler of the Decepticons! It... didn't go so well for him.
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*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Motormaster uses the rocket pods on his shoulders to deal moderate damage from afar, and uses his Sword when up close to smash his targets.
*'''Ability: '''Lightning Burst - Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''5 seconds'''.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points +2 cost increase.
***'''Percentage of damage applied:'''
****'''2-4 star:''' 180% (lvl 1) - 432% (lvl 11)
****'''5 star:''' 240% (lvl 1) - 576% (lvl 11)
***'''Level 11 Upgrade Bonus:''' Burst effect duration extended to 8 seconds.
***'''Level 11 Updated Ability Description:''' Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''8 seconds'''.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:motormaster Motormaster at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Motormaster was the leader of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Motormaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Nemesis Prime? Nemesis Prime? Frag Nemesis Prime!"]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-50'''
**''Accessories:'' [[ionizer sword]], [[cyclone gun]], [[roller car]]/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination") and then brought over to the ''Transformers'' toyline, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Motormaster transforms into a black Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck pulling a long, dark-silver trailer. Unlike Optimus Prime's toy, his trailer is permanently attached to the cab and makes up the bulk of all of his modes, though this also results in Motormaster's truck mode being half the size of Optimus' own truck mode. Motormaster can assume a base/repair bay mode which can connect to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], a feature only documented in Trypticon's [[instructions]]. (He can also connect to [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]], but this is undocumented for [[Autobot|obvious reasons]].) His small "[[roller car]]" gains relevance in this mode, as it is scaled for the base-mode's ramp. The Japanese release includes a launcher mechanism to propel the car, much like Optimus Prime's Combat Deck propels Roller. (As with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]], Motormaster's various knock-offs include the launcher.)

:In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a long, purple cyclone gun and a large, silver, vacuum-metalized ionizer [[sword]]. He also forms the central body of Menasor, with the roller car becoming his chest piece and Menasor's mask covering his face. Menasor's hands and feet were included in Motormaster's box.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Motormaster/motormaster.htm More information on Motormaster at TFU.info]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. He is identical to the individually-packaged release.

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*'''Motormaster''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' ionizer sword, cyclone gun, roller car/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, Menasor's hands, Menasor's feet, blast deflector
:Motormaster and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in the European/Australian-exclusive [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:MotormasterG2.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm still all man.]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S1'''
:The Stunticons and Protectobots were planned to be released as part of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]], but were ultimately canceled (though Breakdown saw "release" as the [[BotCon 1994]] [[exclusive]]). The smaller limb-robots all have had packaged samples appear, but no packaged samples of Motormaster or Hot Spot are known to exist, and the two leaders are the hardest of their sets to come across nowadays. Recent samples have appeared on [[eBay]], though at ridiculously high prices reaching US $26,000!<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/unreleased-g2-menasor-sells-for-26815-on-ebay/30758/</ref> Production samples, unlike the earlier sample pictured on the wiki, sport a raised 5mm posthole where the rubsign indent originally was, intended as a mounting point for a G2 missile launcher. Some have even included the launcher and missiles, which are the type created for G2 Starscream and Ramjet. The launcher is black, the missiles are the same bright orange-ish red used by Silverbolt.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is like a diametrically opposite kind of distasteful from Thunder Clash.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra, unreleased)
:A redeco of [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]] as Motormaster (called "Menasor" because of [[trademark]] issues) was planned as a store exclusive for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', but was ultimately canceled.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:GenerationsMotorbreathToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Even in tiny size, he's still a big 'ol jerk.]]
*'''Motorbreath''' (Legends Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Motorbreath" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSLegends|Optimus Prime]]. He features new hands and a hole on his head/[[Alternate mode|vehicle]] roof compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and comes with a compatible [[ionizer sword|sword]] (sculpted after Generation 1 Motormaster's sword) that features two posts and a hole, allowing it to be held and mounted in different ways. Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories as part of a large line-up referred to under the ominous term "GDO" (which was later revealed to stand for "Global Development Organization"), Motorbreath was later released together with various other formerly "Asian-[[exclusive]]" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

:This retooled version of the sculpt (including the sword) was later redecoed for a [[Variant#Tooling|running change variant]] of the "Dollar Store"-exclusive version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], and was also redecoed without the sword as [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#EZ Collection Gum|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fated to be a King of the Junkyard anytime soon.]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': Ionizer sword
:This unchanged release of Legends Class Motorbreath comes packed with ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]], as well as Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] and a ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Jazz]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was an online retailer exclusive in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"When I'm finished with ya, I'll be King of the Jumpers!"]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]])
**''Number'': '''T006'''
***''Fist strength'': '''930'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''170'''
***''Sword strength'': '''520'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 five-packs, Motorbreath is a translucent-purple [[redeco]] of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|the truck version of Megatron]]. He transforms into a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#Bot Shots|Breakdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Motorbreath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Howdy, folks. I'm Android 13. Look at mah trucker hat.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Motorbreath" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either truck or part of Menasor's torso and left arm. His deco is based on the [[#Toys|Generation 1 Motormaster toy]], and he wears a black Constructicon helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMotorbreath/motorbreath.htm More information on Motorbreath at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

: Menasor was reissued in a 3-pack along with [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] and [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]], with ''most'' of the components unchanged from the previous release. For this version however, "Motormaster" (renamed due to [[trademark]] re-availability) has a lavender headpiece instead of dark purple.

: This three-pack was sold in Dollar General stores for a whopping $12. Considering the original releases of each combiner cost $10 ''each'', that's quite a bargain!
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations-CW Voyager Motormaster stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Larger and more versatile ol' jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, Motormaster is a [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]], now in gray and black and featuring almost a complete re-shelling, making his truck mode in particular very distinct from the figure on which he's based. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager torso, he can combine with any Deluxe Class toys released as part of the same subline–but, of course, he's intended to be combined with [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] (or [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]]) to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]].

:Motormaster comes with a sword and a gun that can combine to form Menasor's big sword. Tabs on the weapons allow them to lock together to be stored on the trailer hitch in vehicle mode, and in theory to a dedicated slot on the underside of the Menasor "skirt" when the skirt is folded up onto Motormaster's "backpack"; unfortunately, the connection is rarely tight enough for this to work properly. In torso mode, his chest is designed after the original Motormaster's [[Roller car]], and can be opened to reveal a second chest detailed similarly to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]'s.

:Motormaster also includes a collector's card featuring art from the "[[Eagle Eyes]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:As a retool of Prime, the initial wave 2 release of Motormaster, unfortunately, suffers from the same design flaw as his predecessor: his hips have very heavy ratchet joints with too few stopping points to control their outward motion, which makes it very difficult for the figure to strike a natural pose below the belt. In addition, the feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the legs are spread, but the only stable positions possible with the hip joints are with the legs straight down or spread at a much wider angle than intended. This also afflicts Menasor, as the gestalt shares Motormaster's hips. The gestalt feet are designed to rest flat on the ground when the lower legs are straight down, but in this mode, the only stable position possible with the hip joints is with the legs spread.

:This flaw was eventually fixed by a change to the ratcheting joints, with the gears having their cogs shifted half a position, finally enabling both Motormaster and Menasor's legs to be in stable positions while the feet rest flat on the ground, as originally intended. The improved hips were first found on the TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster/Menasor (see below). However, soon afterwards, wave 4 of the ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager Class assortment not only featured a redeco/retool of Optimus Prime (named "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]]") that featured the improved hip joints, but also a re-release of Motormaster himself that incorporated the update. The two versions of Motormaster can be told apart with relative ease by a five-digit manufacturing date code embossed on the rear of the figure's packaging and etched into the toy's left foot: the flawed wave 2 version features a date code starting with a "4", indicating that the figure was manufactured in 2014, whereas the improved wave 4 version features a date code starting with a "5", indicating a 2015 year of manufacture. The re-release also had the unfortunate effect of turning Motormaster into a recurring [[shelfwarmer]].

:Despite the ratchet fix however, Motormaster is also the weakest link of the Stunticons' gestalt combination, due to several design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes and tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation. The pegs used to secure Blackjack to Menasor's chest are also molded incorrectly, leaving the connection unsecured.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the USA at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Motormaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Colorful and Gaudy ol' jerk!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the aforementioned ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Motormaster is based on his [[#Generation 2|cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the canceled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors.

:Like all versions of the ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime and Motormaster toys released after mid-2015, this Motormaster has improved hip joints. Despite this, the pegs that hold Blackjack in gestalt form are still unchanged.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:Takaratomy-unite-warriors-motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A better paint-detailed jerk! (only in Japan.)]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". Motormaster features mostly metallic gunmetal plastic, and more paint details on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his G1 design. He has the retooled hip ratchets also applied to the revised Hasbro Motormaster and Battle Core Optimus Prime, allowing him to stand naturally in both robot and torso mode.

:Unfortunately, there are some reports<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uw-motormaster-has-disintegrated-from-the-waist.1096466/</ref> that due to the molded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|''swirly'' gunmetal plastic]] on the majority of Motormaster's body, the upper torso's stomach section will eventually tear itself apart after a few years of play. Or, if you were especially unlucky, as early as the ''first day'' of play.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Commander-Class-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|High play-value jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Motormaster''' (Commander Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-13'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: "Decepticon Motormaster", the first Commander Class figure from the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' line, is a cartoon-accurate version of the character, that can be transformed into a Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck, complete with a detachable articulated trailer. Unlike the original toy, which transformed from robot into a complete cab-and-trailer combo, ''Legacy'' Motormaster forms only the cab portion of the truck, with the trailer disconnecting to form a [[Thunder Clash]]-y battle station. More importantly, the trailer also plays a key role in the ''Legacy'' Stunticons' unconventional combination method: in an attempt to match the Generation 1 animation as closely as possible, the trailer itself forms Menasor's chest plate, hips, arms, and legs, with the Stunticon cars then being attached to the limbs that are already there. Motormaster himself forms Menasor's core torso, back, and head. So, even with no additional Stunticons, Motormaster and his trailer can form a functional skeletal frame of Menasor, able to stand and pose on its own; this is advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging.

: Motormaster's packaging also advertises that he is Menasor component "5 of 5". At the time of his release, components "3 of 5" and "4 of 5" had not yet been officially revealed, so they do not appear in his instructions; subsequent reveals name Dead End as #3 and Breakdown as #4.

: Motormaster's main cab section, despite unfolding to form Motormaster's entire main robot mode, uses "faux-parts" to give the appearance that the cab of the truck forms only his toes, complete with tiny molded wheels. In truck mode, Motormaster's molded headlights are sadly unpainted. However, in robot mode, his toes have painted headlights… which, due to cartoon-accuracy requirements, are a completely different shape from his vehicle mode ones.

: Motormaster's robot mode hips have to be flipped around during transformation due to the cartoon/toy-accurate upper-thigh details of the legs being orientated on the opposite side of the legs coming straight from truck mode, due to the joints' rivet hole needing to be used as a connector for the roof panel to attach in said mode. All of Motormaster's stock images from both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] are mistransformed due to the orientation the legs need to be in for truck mode… even in the stock images of the toy-deco repaint listed below!

: The trailer converts between its three modes of the trailer; a base, or Menasor skeleton via heavy partsforming 7 separate sections, not including the sword (which can be stored inside the trailer). These sections form both arm frames, both leg frames, the torso frame, a gun, and a pedestal for that gun. The gun and pedestal form a central part of base mode and can be wielded by either Motormaster or Menasor using different height configurations. While the tower does not integrate into Menasor's robot form, it features a 5mm peg that can be plugged into Menasor's back for storage, forming 'wings'. Two flip-down struts allow the trailer to stand separately in trailer mode without tipping forward.

: The Menasor frame has highly specialized connections for individual Stunticon cars. Dragstrip {{sic}} will only fit on the right arm, and Dead End will only fit on the left arm. Wild Rider {{sic}} and Breakdown will fit on either leg, but only on the legs. The arm bots are meant to be attached whole before Menasor's elbow is fully transformed, so that unique fittings can unlock their ability to split in half, forming separate upper and lower arm armor. The leg bots, when they attach, cause spring-loaded panels to close on the front of the legs. These panels were ''meant'' to display detailing resembling the bottom of the specific car meant to be attached there (Wild Rider on the left, and Breakdown on the right), but on the actual toy the panels on both legs are identical.

: The sword's unusual handle allows it to be gripped not just by Motormaster or Menasor with their standard-sized fist holes, but also by ''Legacy Core'' class figures, with their smaller fists able to grip a small protrusion at the bottom.

: Menasor's leg frames attach to the upper legs using a special variant of the ''Combiner Wars'' standard limb peg system, allowing compatibility with any ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe as alternate replacement legs. However, tolerances and security of connection may vary between individual samples, or may stress the figures involved; in addition, Menasor's shins are quite a bit longer than a properly-transformed ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe. Menasor's shoulder connections are not compatible with the ''Combiner Wars'' system, and his leg frame peg connectors have a special additional tab that prevents using his legs with other toys.

: There are reports of the white and gray [[unpaintable plastic]] on some copies of Motormaster being prone to rapid [[photodegradation]] leading to splotch-like yellowing, sometimes visible upon first opening the box. The pin housing on his left shoulder is also particularly prone to cracking, due to the shoulder part in between it being pinned just slightly out of position compared to the right shoulder. Due to the way he is packaged, it is not uncommon for the thin plastic struts the trailer's wheels are mounted on to be warped out of shape, as well as a minor amount of scuffing on Motormaster's chest caused by collisions with the trailer.

: This figure was revealed through the Hasbro Taobao store, hours before the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Toy-accurate deco jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Motormaster" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals... but omits the car chest and differently-sculpted head of the Menasor frame. Bummer.

: Motormaster was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A jolly, candy-like jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Candy toy, 2009)

:Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line and is a snap-together model kit, based on the original G1 toy, that uses stickers for details and came with a stick of gum. Along with his truck and robot modes, he can also be transformed into the same base mode the original G1 toy featured as well. He includes his sword, rifle and the additional kibble required to transform him into his torso mode, including the roller car.

:Motormaster is cast in gray and navy-blue plastic, instead of his more recognizeable black. Due to this, he is entirely reliant on the included stickers to create his recognizeable color scheme. This stickers are considerably large, cover a wide area, must wrap around curved-surfaces and corners, and are highly prone to peeling off after application, especially if even slightly misapplied. The figure includes no molded details on the truck cab, meaning simply painting them alone will not suffice to replace the stickers.

:Motormaster can be combined with the limbs released under the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line to form Menasor.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Motormaster, Stunticon Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: ''Rise of the Combiners'''''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T30/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: ''Rise of the Combiners''. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Motormaster, Stunticon Leader is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Motormaster, Stunticon Leader depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s head and torso, which, as with most depictions, is formed by Motormaster in the artwork.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game and is based on the original G1 Motormaster design, while the Bot Mode artwork is reused from Motormaster's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy's box art, and is based on said figure.

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Though the Generation 1 toy is clearly a single-trailer rig, the seams of Motormaster's transformation were often misinterpreted by artists as being a division between two trailers. Thus, Motormaster is sometimes portrayed as a double-trailer rig, even though the "front trailer" doesn't have any rear wheels.
*In the 2006/2007 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line, a [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] was intended to be Motormaster, but the name could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "[[Menasor (G1)#Classics|Menasor]]" and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior", effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.
*Motormaster has three different pieces of box art. The original American packaging art has his legs transformed correctly (according to his instructions), but the subsequent gift set and Japanese art attempt to 'correct' his legs, spreading them more (on the gift set) and outright transforming his legs incorrectly on the Japanese version.
*Motormaster's design in ''Earth Wars'' is modeled on the "[[IP infringement|third party]]" Powertrain figure by TransFormMissions, which is itself an interpretation of his design in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Motormaster''' (モーターマスター ''Mōtāmasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilot-As''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Cerveau''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gépmester''' ("Machine-master")
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎdá Dàshī''' (Taiwan, 馬達大師, "Motor Master"), '''Qìchē Dàshī''' (China, 汽车大师, "Auto Master")
*''Russian:'' '''Motomaster''' (Мотомастер)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2MotormasterArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/ Universe Motormaster/Menasor's art (and other tidbits) at Iacon One]

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Flame (Marvel)

2024-10-03T08:18:40Z

KaosuReido: /* Generations Comic Edition */

{{disambig3|Flame}}
{{featured}}
{{factions|autobot|adaptus}}
:''Flame is a renegade [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:FlameUK Robot&Tank.jpg||thumb|upright=1.5|"SCIENCE TANK MODE!"]]
'''Flame''' is a disgraced Autobot scientist, and with fairly good reason. His brilliance is overshadowed by an obliviousness to risk, as he stubbornly pursues his grandiose ideas. His sole concern with other beings is whether they think he's right, and if they don't he only becomes more obsessed with accomplishing his goals, no matter who or what must be sacrificed. This has driven him to an eons-long reclusion spent secretly enacting his master plan. On the rare occasion when he actually has contact with others, his mannerisms are flamboyant and histrionic, and he is never without either a grin or a grimace.

He transforms into a "firetank" with a high-powered flame thrower and a very fetching red, yellow, and orange colour scheme. Also he has a [[zombie]] army, so try not to die around him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Flame}}
[[File:FlameUK Giddy.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|His grant proposals were always rejected, no matter ''how'' much hysterical glee he showed.]]

Flame was a member of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Academy of Science and Technology]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Flame proposed adapting [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s plan—turning Cybertron into a mobile war world—so that it would instead become a mobile spaceship for exploration. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] spoke out against the plan, as the fusion reactor required for the [[planetary engine]] would be highly dangerous.

Flame was removed from the academy and denied funds to continue his research. However, he embezzled money from the academy and continued his research in an old lab in the city of [[Kalis]].

One day he was careless and the lab was destroyed in an explosion. The Autobots thought Flame was dead, but in reality he had survived and discovered that the explosion uncovered the entrance to the experimental engines that Megatron had built.

Flame took advantage of the accident, allowing the world to believe him dead while he secretly pursued his goal. He worked on repairing the engines for four million years, striving for the day that he would prove himself to have been right all along. That day came into sight in the year [[1988]], when he finally began to activate the massive systems, but venting the fusion reactor ignited a subterranean gas pocket and destroyed a portion of Kalis.

[[File:FlameUK HARPOONED.jpg||thumb|Looks like Flame... got the point. ''CSI: Kalis!'']]

While this did not disrupt his operations, it did draw attention, so he activated his defense plan: Using the Decepticon engine-control computer (with modifications), he broadcast a signal by which he could reanimate any corpses within an area that seemed to correspond to the city limits. This quickly turned Kalis into a "zombie"-infested wasteland where neither Autobots nor Decepticons dared tread.

As it happened, the headquarters of the Autobot resistance movement had recently been moved to a new [[Autobase]] in Kalis. So Flame's old rival Xaaron was there when the reactor-venting explosion and subsequent zombie assault occurred. This was another happy accident for Flame, who gloated in taking Xaaron and the [[Wreckers]] prisoner so they could witness firsthand the fulfillment of his plan. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

Xaaron, of course, was no less averse to Flame's risky venture than he had been millions of years earlier. Xaaron managed to escape from his cell and attack Flame, but the latter's firetank mode sent him running. Xaaron even considered converting to his own "combat mode" despite his fear that doing so might kill him, as it had been so very long since he had done it before. But in the end, Xaaron was able to distract Flame out of his murderous rage by pointing out that the reactor was nearing meltdown.

For a moment, it seemed that Flame would listen to reason, but when the two were actually in the control room about to shut the reactor down, his jealousy resurfaced, and he refused to let Xaaron stop his plan. The standoff was handily ended by the Wreckers, who had been joined by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]], and even the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Flame summoned his zombies, but it was one of them who proved his undoing: The corpse of the Wreckers' old leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] had, due to contact with his former troops, been acquiring a resistance to Flame's control. As Flame tried once again to kill Xaaron, Impactor sent a spear through Flame's head. Impactor then entered the reactor chamber and shut it off while its lethal radiation destroyed him a second time. The engines still exploded, but the damage to Cybertron was minimal compared to what could have happened if the reactor had blown up as well. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #5]]}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5-atrocityafteratrocity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Not so smiley now, is he?]]
Flame led the Autobots into battle on [[Babu Yar]] against [[Gideon]]'s Decepticons, and most of his troops were massacred by the hideous chemical weapon known as "[[Gideon's Glue]]". {{storylink|Bullets}} Surviving the battle, Flame was eventually detained on the planet [[Elba]] in the Autobot's [[Garrus-9]] prison facility, where he was one of the many 'bots tried by [[Aequitas]] for a variety of war crimes: illicit [[spark]] transplants on Babu Yar, desecration of corpses on [[Klo]], and torture by circuit-boarding on [[Elpasos]]). During the trial, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Solomus|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Xaaron]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and others watched in intrigue and disgust. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Tyrest realised that all the defendants in the trials, including Flame, were [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] and came to believe that such individuals were an evil sub-species destined to carry out such acts of barbarism. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:TheTiesThatBind-ScorponokAndFlame.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"It's every non-1984 character for himself!"]]

Flame was found guilty and imprisoned for his crimes; he remained there until the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], when the rogue Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] stormed the facility and seized control of the prison. [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] successfully bargained with the renegade for his freedom, and as part of the deal he was allowed to pick thirty-one other inmates to go with him, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and Flame among them. However, Shockwave had ulterior motives: every one of his choices was on [[The List]], and when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] came calling, he tried to sell them out for his own survival. [[Flywheels]] and Flame, eavesdropping, were suitably alarmed. Alerting Scorponok to their predicament, the three of them ejected themselves out an airlock to escape. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Scorponok and Flame was subsequently discovered floating in space by the mysterious "[[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]," who recruited them into his service. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

Flame and Scorponok became key associates in the Architect's scheme to advance the evolution of the Transformer race through secret genetic experiments carried out in different regions of the galaxy. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} Realizing that the artifact known as the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] could help in this endeavor, Flame and Scorponok used the transwarp system known as the [[Warren]] to abduct [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] from his cell, as the Autobots had chosen to store the Magnificence inside the Dinobot leader's chest. Scorponok tortured Grimlock to the point of brain damage, forcing him to release the Magnificence. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Under as-yet-undivulged circumstances, the Magnificence somehow went missing and eventually found its way into the hands of [[Mengel]], a [[Catharsian]] trader and another one of the Grand Architect's many affiliates. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-Flame.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

One evolutionary path that the Grand Architect had been pursuing was the "[[Infinite]]," a new breed of Transformer capable of transforming into anything. The project was met with setbacks, however, so when Mengel used the Magnificence to successfully bring an Infinite [[protoform]] to term, the Grand Architect sent Scorponok and Flame to [[Troja Major]] to retrieve the Infinite, recover the Magnificence, and eliminate the [[blacksmith]]s who had procured the [[Living metal#2005 IDW continuity|sentio metallico]] for these myriad experiments. Flame's men went planetside to retrieve the Infinite; it managed to escape, however, and used its chameleonic powers to conceal itself somewhere amongst the [[Howling Town]]. An irritated Flame led a squad of goons to a bar, where they encountered some of the blacksmiths he'd been sent to dispose of: [[Wipe-Out]] and [[Anode]]. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

Flame proceeded to irritate Anode with his use of needlessly ambiguous language, until she managed to punch him and escape with her friends. Once they were gone, Flame was informed about the wayward Infinite, which had been found and killed by the [[Black Block Consortia]]. In the meantime, he went to meet directly with Mengel to see if she still had what she called the "Resus Cradle", not believing her claims that she'd sold it off.

As it transpired, she did, and Flame took it. One brief exchange of words with the Black Block Consortia later, Flame returned to the Worldsweeper and presented both the rejuvenated Infinite and the Magnificence to a pleased Scorponok. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:KillAllCons-worldsweepermeeting.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

With the Magnificence in his grasp, Scorponok began working on his own set of experiments independent from the Grand Architect's larger goals; able to bypass the Magnifience's [[morality lock]] due to his prior experience with [[binary bonding]], he eventually developed a [[Firstborn|organic Decepticon]]. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} In the meantime, Scorponok and Flame rebased to the planet [[Confluence]], using some of the engineered "[[Treecon]]s" to guard their ship. When the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavenger]]s came searching for the Magnificence, they were easily captured and imprisoned by the duo. Locked in the ship's brig, Flame and Scorponok explained how they had come to acquire the Magnificence from Grimlock, before leaving the Scavengers to their fate with the berserk Dinobot. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Flame watched as Grimlock, restored to his full cognitive faculties, demanded an audience with Scorponok... only to reveal that his seeming dismemberment of his friends was a ruse. As [[Nickel]] paralyzed Scorponok with some help from the Magnificence, the Scavengers stole the Firstborn and fled, prompting Flame to unsuccessfully call for reinforcements in the hopes of stopping them. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

Transferred onto the Architect's flagship, Flame's medical skills were drafted into constructing the Architect's new body. When the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and her crew were taken as prisoners, Flame directed the ship to Docking Bay 1 before the Architect convulsed from a mental attack. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} Flame later made his way to the bridge in time for the [[Functionist Council]]'s avatar of [[Primus]] to enter their universe where he casually reminded his master that they should probably stop gaping and open fire. When the Architect later decided he had to speak to [[Team Rodimus]], Flame accompanied him, learning that the Architect was in fact [[Adaptus]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

Once Adaptus's claim was verified, via the revelation that [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and Tyrest were respectively Primus and [[Solomus]], Flame pointed out, again, that the faux-Primus was decimating their forces. Before Adaptus could give his next order, a vengeful Solomus attacked him, resulting in both their deaths. Flame then decided to cut his losses only to find the cell door locked. With no other options, Flame threw his lot in with the ''Lost Light'' crew, being brought aboard and taking part in the group brainstorm of how to defeat the Functionists, being pleased to learn his theory about morality locks was correct. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

After the crew had worked out a plan, Flame contacted what little remained of the Architect's fleet and briefed them on the plan, delegating the Infinites to act as the muscle in the assault against "Primus". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Flame_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]
Flame was with [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and [[Jet-kun]] as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] declared himself the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] leader. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Once an Autobot, Flame left them after uncovering scriptures at the [[University of Iacon]] telling of [[Metatron]], the angel of light, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the angel of darkness. Having fallen to the darkness, he took up residence in a dark temple deep underneath Kalis and began performing mystic rituals, even learning how to bring dead Cybertronians back to life. For this reason, he was approached by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] with a request to resurrect [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but Shockwave learned that Flame's "miracle" was not what it seemed when Soundwave came back unable to sense or display emotions. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations Comic Edition''===
[[File:ComicEdition-AutobotFlame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hot Rod called and he said your fire motif was a bit much.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Emirate Xaaron, Autobot Flame''' (2024)}}</ul>''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name="Sixo Unboxing">[https://youtu.be/mvAuY08MfUQ?si=CtJfE1EIvbARjlP8 UNBOXING: Transformers Generations Emirate Xaaron and Flame] by Sixo on YouTube </ref>}}
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' "Autobot Flame" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Megatron]], with a new head, chest, pelvis, and thighs. Like Megatron, he still transforms into a Cybertronian hover tank. He retains the ''Gamer Edition'' gimmick of a removable right forearm, allowing him to equip the cannon or other ''Gamer Edition'' weapons. The detached forearm can be mounted onto two tabs on the figure's rear waist.

:Unfortunately, Flame also retains the tabs on the backs of his knees that restrict his knee articulation to about 45 degrees. The tabs can be cut off for proper knee articulation or alternatively, his calves can be opened up to get around the tab for almost 90 degrees of bend without modifying the figure.

:Flame is packaged with [[Xaaron#Generations Comic Edition|Emirate Xaaron]], with the [[package art]] showing the cover of [[:File:MarvelUK-168.jpg|"Meltdown (part 1)"]]. The 2-pack was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]]. It was revealed on [[Sixo]]'s Twitter on [[June 13]], with preorders going up later that day.

{{--}}

==Notes==
*In the grand tradition of ''Kre-O'' cameo characters, Flame utilises existing Kreon parts, in this case [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]'s helmet and two clip-on tank treads.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Flame''' (フレーム ''Furēmu'')
===References===
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Rumble (ROTF)

2024-01-15T22:08:28Z

KaosuReido: /* Studio Series */

{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Rumble}}
:''Rumble is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RumbleROTFmain.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Hail Rataxes.]]
'''Rumble''' is one of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s minions. His preferred method of fighting is the head-on charge. He's not exactly subtle.
Sometimes he's a rhino, sometimes a normal "humanoid" minion.

Oh, and he's [[FIRRIB|blue]].

==Fiction==
===IDW movie comics===
Under the command of Soundwave, Rumble was a crew member of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' on its mission to locate a [[Star Harvester]]. He gave a damage report after the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] warped straight into their ship, removing a huge chunk of the its bow in the process. Soundwave ordered him to set the ''Nemesis'' down on a moon of a nearby gas giant, after which the ship was abandoned as the crew followed the Ark to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} After a return trip to the ''Nemesis'' on the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'', Rumble reported that an energy signature similar to the warping of the Ark had appeared on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

After [[human]]s who were unrelated to [[NEST]] intervened in a battle between [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, Rumble was among the minions Soundwave dispatched to attack this new human threat, leaving one alive for interrogation. The operation was not a success, and eventually, Soundwave was forced to pull out his forces, including Rumble. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

[[Image:Nefarious 1 Charging Rumble.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Apply directly to the forehead.]]
Rumble joined [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]], [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] in freeing the captured Soundwave from a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] led Autobot convoy in [[New Mexico]]. Rumble battled Bumblebee, until the latter, seeing his team being overwhelmed, pulled out and allowed the Decepticons to retrieve Soundwave. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Soundwave tracked [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to eastern [[California]] where the [[Initiative base]] was located. After sending in first Dirt Boss, then Ratbat and Buzzsaw, Soundwave let Beastbox and Rumble attack. Rumble was caught in an energy net and shot at by [[Initiative]] soldiers. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}}

Rumble later spent some time at the Decepticon base in [[Namibia]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} When [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] went to spy on the Decepticons, they found [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s cage for his "[[Driller|pet]]". They were then ambushed by Rumble, Soundwave, and other Decepticons. Rumble tackled Arcee {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} only to be punched in the jaw by Chromia. After Elita's death, Rumble gathered with Soundwave when Chromia attempted suicide by setting off a huge bomb that caught Rumble in the blast, presumably killing the rhino-bot. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

===''Sector 7 Adventures''===
[[File:S7 BB Rumble.jpg|thumb|250px|[[The_Transformers:_The_Movie#Quotes|First, we crack the shell... then we crack the nuts inside!]]]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome}}}}

==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Concept-Rumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Broke: Bumblebee is a Bayverse Prequel Woke: Bumblebee was a Rock Lords sequel]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Concept Art Decepticon Rumble''' (Core Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
:*''Accessories'': 2 Blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

: Released in the first wave of Core Class ''Studio Series'' figures for 2024, "Concept Art Decepticon Rumble" is one of the first of the unprecedented "Concept Art" Studio Series figures- based on existing concept art and CAD files for characters that were once planned to appear in a movie. Rumble transforms into a Cybertronian cassette/unidentifiable lump in 11 steps. He has a pair of piledrivers molded into his arms, at the cost of hands and shoulder joints.

: He also includes two blasters, which can be stored on his back in robot mode and clipped between his legs in alt mode. Speaking of Rumble's alt mode, he can be stored in the chest of the previously released Studio Series ''Bumblebee'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#SS83|Soundwave.]]

: Rumble, alongside the first wave of 2024 Studio Series product, was revealed at MCM London 2023. He was then made available to attendees of [[Cybertron Fest]] event at Singapore Comic Con 2023, before anywhere else.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Rumble was in an early draft of ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', but was dropped at Hasbro's request.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage167559]: > i heard that arcee was going to die in reing of stasrcream, is that true?
Mowry: A few things. First off, she wasn't going to be in it. There was a early draft I had that featured Soundwave, Rumble, Laserbeak, Ravage, Overkill, Devastator, Arcee, and a few others. That got killed by Hasbro...
[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page4.html#vmessage168039]> 4. was there any idea or concept that you had for any of the Tf movie Comic books But there were remvoed or scrapped?
Mowry: 4.) Soundwave in RoS. He would have been very, very cool. And the ideas for Rumble and them would have been quite fun to play with.</ref>
*Rumble's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design (blue color scheme and rhinoceros-like robot mode) serves as the basis of ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ramhorn (SG)|Ramhorn]].
*Rumble's design in ''The Battle at Half Dome'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Rumble (G1)|namesake]], right down to the humanoid robot and cassette tape modes. Most of Rumble's body parts seem to have been lifted from multiple other characters, consisting of [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s arms, [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]'s legs, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s chest, and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]'s head.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rumble''' (ランブル ''Ranburu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]

Matrix of Leadership/toys

2023-08-27T18:00:54Z

KaosuReido: /* Shattered Glass Collection */

{{suite}}
The '''[[Matrix of Leadership]]''' will lighten your darkest wallet.

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RIDtoy primes matrix.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Class, [[2001]])
:When in his [[Super Mode]]. the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Optimus Prime]] has a little door on his chest that opens to reveal a sculpted, non-removable Matrix. In Japanese fiction, this was not the Matrix of Leadership, but rather a mere [[Energon Matrix]], the like of which had been seen in toy form before with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]].

:The Matrix remained when Prime was redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' ([[#Universe (2003)|see below]]) and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' ([[#Cybertron|below again]]) toylines, and was also present in both the exclusive Clear and Black versions of the figure available in Japan... but being Japanese figures, that technically means it's not the Matrix of Leadership on them!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1toy diecast matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''New Year Special Convoy''' ([[2002]])
*'''Galvatron''' ([[2005]])
*'''Galvatron II''' (2005)
:The first true Matrix of Leadership toy was a silver [[die-cast]] metal accessory which came with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "New Year Special" reissue of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]] Optimus Prime figure. The Matrix came with a removable chain that allowed it to be looped around the head of Prime or any other figure you chose to give it to, and when flipped upside-down, it could also clip over the ''[[Diaclone]]''-holdover cockpit seats inside Prime's opening chest compartment.

:This Matrix was [[redeco]]ed in gold for inclusion with Takara's 2005 reissue of the original [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#PurpleReissue|Galvatron]] toy, and in green (specifically representing its appearance as the Creation Matrix in the Marvel Comics series) for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] redeco. Years later, the original silver version of the Matrix was included as part of the "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] vs. [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]]" set in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline ([[#Transformers (2010)|see below]]).

:The Creation Matrix was used as the Green Matrix in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on reissue Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Armada''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/[[2003]])
*'''Shining Gold Convoy''' (Super Base, 2003)
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
:The large version of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]] has a non-removable Matrix of Leadership hidden behind the flip-down grill on his chest. This feature was kept for the various [[redeco]]s of this mold, gaining a blue center for Prime's "Powerlinx" redeco, and being entirely chromed when the figure got the gold chrome treatment as a Lucky Draw figure. Some further coloration changes were made when the figure was redecoed during the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline ([[#Energon|see below]]).

:Although this mold was never redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' mini-comics exploited the two characters' physical similarity to essentially [[repurposing|repurpose]] this Matrix into the [[Doomstone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armada Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+super+mode+convoy/1084/gold+super+mode+convoy.html More information on Shining Gold Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Powerlinx Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/KMartPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy rid prime matrix.jpg|thumb]]
'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)

:Although ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime got a lemon-yellow makeover for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline, the Matrix beneath their chest-panel remained the same as ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
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'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
:While the new-mold Optimus Prime toys created for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline lacked any kind of Matrix (instead featuring the [[Spark of Combination]] in a very Matrix-esque middle-of-the-chest position), the line did not go entirely without, as the ''Armada'' Super Base Prime figure was redecoed and re-released in a multi-pack with combination partner [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]]. Available exclusively at [[Costco]] stores, this [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Super Base Optimus Prime]] redecoed the sculpted Matrix in a bright golden-orange (compared to the dull gold of before), with a green crystal at the center.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CostcoPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Energon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2004]])
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]]/[[2009]])
*'''Convoy Black Version''' ([[2010]])
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[2011]])
:A chromed Matrix accessory came with Hasbro's ''20th Anniversary'' and Takara's ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' edition of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]], consisting of a translucent blue "crystal" centre surrounded by two shell-halves that could be pulled open. The Matrix stored in an opening chamber in Prime's chest, where its centre could be illuminated by a blue LED light built into the compartment. In order to fit into Prime's chest, however, the Matrix wound up being rather small, leaving Prime only able to wrap two of his fingers through its handles, instead of his whole hands.

:The Matrix was included with every reissue and redeco of the Prime mold, remaining in its normal colors when it came with Ultra Magnus, and the "Perfect Edition", "Sleep Mode", and "Final Edition" versions of Prime himself. When Prime was chromed entirely gold as a [[Lucky Draw figure]], though, the Matrix was likewise blinged out, while the Matrix included with the "Black Version" of Prime, representing an [[Eldedroid#toys|Eldedroid]], was chromed purple where the original was gold, and had a red translucent centre, illuminated by the figure's new red LED. A non-chromed version of the Matrix was included with Hasbro's "DVD Edition" of the figure as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line ([[#Classics|see below]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold Masterpiece Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP rodimus matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2011/[[2018]])
*'''Black Rodimus Convoy''' ([[November 28]], 2011)
:Being built to a smaller scale than the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime figure, ''Masterpiece'' Rodimus Prime featured a new, smaller Matrix accessory of his own, cast in translucent blue plastic and decorated with gold and silver chrome. The Matrix stores in a chamber in Rodimus's abdomen, but is ''so small'' (smaller even relatively to Rodimus than Optimus's Matrix was to him) that Rodimus can't hold it by its handles at all. This Matrix mold was also included with [[Black Rodimus Convoy#Masterpiece|Black Rodimus Convoy]], now with a red chrome shell.

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[[File:ConvoyModeEva Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|(Convoy Mode "Eva" version)]]
*'''Convoy''' (2011/[[2016]])
*'''MP Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[August 19]], [[2014]])
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], 2014)
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (November [[2015]])
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November 2016)
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' ([[2017]])
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], 2018)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LEBRON Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
*'''Convoy (atmos safari duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
*'''Convoy (atmos safari ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari VIOTECHCAMO Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari TIGER CAMO BLACK Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (2020)
: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new tooling of "Generation 1" Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]] and various accessories. His chest compartment opens up to reveal an equally smaller, new-mold Matrix of Leadership with a clear blue plastic center. Unlike the previous version, the Matrix cannot be pulled apart, Convoy can only wrap his index finger around the handle and cannot hold it both hands at once, and the Matrix chamber in his chest has no light-up feature, but hey, at least it's now die-cast metal!

: The Matrix was also included with MP-10 Convoy's redecoes, of note: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] (rendered with a red crystal, said in [[Mode "Eva" chapter 3|accompanying fiction]] to be based on the core of an [[Angel]]) and for [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|Black Convoy]], it was redecoed into the [[Dead Matrix#Masterpiece|Dead Matrix]].

: Later ''Masterpiece'' figures [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP22|MP-22 Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|MP-28 Hot Rodimus]] (as well as their redecoes) are also designed to interact with this Matrix mold: both can carry it in their chests, while Ultra Magnus also comes with special hands for holding it.

:The Matrix of Leadersip was redecoed into [[Town Matrix|Mito's Town Matrix and Fukutsu's Town Matrix]], and the [[Matrix of Malice#Toys|Matrix of Malice]] included with [[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
:This release of ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] comes with his own Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[August 31]], 2019)
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:MP-44 is another all new tooling of "Generation 1" Optimus Prime, with a much more anime accurate style and increased complexity. It features a redeco of the MP-10 die-cast Matrix with a painted metallic blue core.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
[[File:MPM-12-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|But there's no Matrix in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''? Wait a [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|sec...]]]]
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy matrix.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Gold Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Silver Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Custom Color Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Sonic Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2006)
*'''Optimus Prime / Wing Saber''' (multi-pack, 2006)
:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] comes with a removable Matrix of Leadership accessory, decorated with an inverse color scheme that renders the crystal orange and the holder grey. The Matrix fits in Prime's chest, and his large, articulated fingers mean that he can hold it, though not in both hands at once.

:The Matrix received multiple redecoes and rereleases though remained unchanged for his mass-retail "Galaxy Force" coloration, which was also re-released without changes in the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline.

:Galaxy Convoy Gold Version's Matrix was repurposed as the [[Gold Matrix]] by "[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, 2005)
:''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime was slightly redecoed for [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|inclusion]] in this Costco-exclusive two-pack with ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]. The mold still sports its sculpted Matrix detail, though for this release the paint applications that surrounded it were changed from orange to black (this being the only change from the original figure). It's not impossible that this might actually ''not'' have represented the Matrix of Leadership on this figure, but instead the Spark of Combination, which the set's packaging mentions as the source of the brothers' combining power—but we include it here to be thorough!

===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS galaxyconvoy matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Galaxy Convoy''' (2005)
: Part of Takara's short ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' series of small-scale, highly-articulated figures, this version of ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Hybrid Style|Optimus Prime]] came with a ''really'' tiny removable Matrix that stored in its customary position within the toy's chest. It was a somewhat more show-accurate sculpt than the Matrix included with the full-size ''Cybertron'' Prime figure, and was colored with metallic paint as opposed to the larger figure's mostly-unpainted accessory.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HybridGalaxyConvoy/galaxyconvoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Galaxy Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:THSmatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
:The ''Hybrid Style'' version of "Generation 1" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Optimus Prime]] also comes with a super-tiny Matrix, not much bigger than a large drug capsule, which fits in the traditional opening compartment within Prime's chest. Like the ''Hybrid Style'' ''Cybertron'' Prime before it, the figure comes with an assortment of alternate hands, but ''un''like its predecessor, it includes a pair specifically designed to hold the Matrix. Due to the small size of the figure, they do not figure articulated fingers to grip it, but instead are cast in the shape of clenched fists with grooves cut into the outside of the fingers into which the Matrix can slot.

:The Matrix was also included with Prime's later "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|Black Version]]" and "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THSBlackGold|Black Gold Version]]" redeco, without changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2toy reissue matrix stickers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, 2006)
*'''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2006)
:When ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2reissue|Battle Convoy]] was reissued in 2006, among the assorted changes made to his deco was the addition of a pair of new [[sticker]]s to his chest windows that depicted the Matrix resting in its traditional position inside him. The stickers remained when the figure was redecoed into the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Laser Ultra Magnus]] figure.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Laser Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classicstoy dvd mp prime matrix.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:The ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "DVD Edition" of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|Optimus Prime]] included the familiar Matrix accessory, but as with all the other parts of the toy that had previously been vacuum-metalized, it is now decorated in metallic gold and silver paint, rather than chrome.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
*'''Optimus Prime vs Crumplezone''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, [[2008]])
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#Cybertron|Cybertron]]'' Galaxy Force Optimus Prime toy, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Leader Class Optimus Prime retains the same Matrix of Leadership.

===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 hftd matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2010)
: While the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie may have left the fate of the live-action Matrix up in the air, the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)#Voyager class toys|Battle Blades Optimus Prime]] figure follows through on the intention evident in several of the film's adaptations by including it as an accessory stored within his body. Specifically, this removable Matrix attaches to a translucent blue plate hidden in Prime's midriff, which rotates up into place when his chest is opened and a panel on his abdomen is folded down. The Matrix is unpainted grey plastic on the Hasbro release of the figure; the TakaraTomy edition of Battle Blades Prime gives it coat of silver paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattleBladesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Blades Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Battle in Space''' (2-pack, 2010)
:The die-cast metal Matrix originally released by TakaraTomy with several of their "Generation 1" reissues ([[#The Transformers|see above]]) received its first Hasbro release in this box set of [[redeco]]s of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]], released under the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]]. The Matrix itself is back in its original silver coloration. Unfortunately, the figures can't actually ''interact'' with the accessory in any way: Neither Rodimus nor Cyclonus can actually ''hold'' the Matrix, and it can't even hang from their necks since it does not include the removable chain that came with the various Takara editions.

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[[File:TF2010 g2prime matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Brought to you by the guys who designed [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
:Part of the sixth wave of the 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline and the second wave of the ''Reveal the Shield'' subline imprint, this [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] is an all-new Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#G2toy|see above]]). The panels on the side of his truck mode fold in behind his chest windows in robot mode to reveal a sculpted Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Masterpiece Rodimus Prime''' (2011)
:''Masterpiece'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] is a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] release of the Rodimus Convoy figure, and was redecoed to resemble his original toy. His Matrix is no longer vacuum-metalized, and the shell is instead given a coat of metallic gold paint.

:This version of Rodimus also comes with an additional new-mold Matrix accessory, very similar to Masterpiece Optimus Prime's Matrix. Rodimus is actually capable of wrapping his entire mitts around this accessory's handles, and the Matrix can be pulled open (but not apart) to reveal more of the crystal inside.

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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-MatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (2012)
: The Hasbro Toys"R"Us-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release of MP-10 Convoy]] features various plastic color and [[Paint operation|paint detail]] changes. He still comes with the Matrix, which appears to be no different.
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===''United''===
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (March 26, 2011)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generations|Laser Optimus Prime]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Orange you glad it doesn't look like this in the film?]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (2-pack, 2011)
: This redeco and [[retool]] of the Battle Blades Optimus Prime toy, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime]] includes a redecoed, orange Matrix.
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===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In Soviet Russia, Prime is in the Matrix.]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
:Exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]], this minor repaint of Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Prime: First Edition|Optimus Prime]] comes inside special Matrix-shaped packaging that can be worn around your neck.

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[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMasterOptimus-Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|When light isn't enough for your [[darkest hour]], simply replace "light" with "lacerate".]]
*'''Arms Master Optimus''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
:Part of the seventh wave of Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, the [[TakaraTomy]] version of Weaponizer [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]] comes with a very large Matrix which can tab onto his chest as armor or mount onto the back of the truck cab. It is covered in [[5 mm post|5 mm posts and holes]] so [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He also has a clear-blue "Shining" version of the [[Arms Micron]], [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal [[Star Saber (Prima)#ArmsMaster|Matrix Saber]]. If Microns [[O.P.]] and [[B.B.]] (sold separately) are also thrown into the mix, the result is the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Super Star Saber]].

:Note that the clear-plastic-on-clear-plastic hinge in the middle of the blade stresses rapidly with repeated transformation due to the pressure leveraged onto the free-standing side of the clip when traveling from Matrix mode to Saber mode. As such, the user is advised to pick one mode and keep the Matrix there.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
:Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Toys|Optimus Prime]] Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand. We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!). A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see above). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
*'''Invasion''' ([[BotCon 2012]] box set)
*'''Kick-Over/Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2012 souvenir set)
*'''Scourge''' (TFSS 1.0, 2013)
:As redecoes of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]] all retain the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot shots matrix card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It was only a matter of time before the Transformers stumbled into Paper Mario.]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (2012)
: This ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Ultimate Battle set includes a Matrix trophy card. It's made of cardboard and was probably already bent up when you opened the packaging.
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===''Generations''===
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, complete with Matrix.

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[[File:PlatinumRiseOfRodimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Rise of Rodimus Prime''' (''Platinum Edition'' 2-pack, 2016)
:A reuse of the Matrix accessory that was first included with the [[#MP10|''Masterpiece'' MP-10]] figure, this time illustrating the conflict between [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Rodimus Prime]] (using a redeco of his ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toy) and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Galvatron]] (using a redeco of his [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy]]). Ironically, of the two figures in the set, only Galvatron can actually hold the Matrix.

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*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition''' (2017)
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===''Age of Extinction''===
*'''Revenge Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:The Matrix included in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]] redeco retains the same silver paint coating.

===''Legends''===
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[June 21]], 2015)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Power of the Primes''===
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*'''Evolution Rodimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''Evolution Optimus Primal''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Multi-pack, 2018)

:Each standard ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure includes a uniquely-colored Matrix of Leadership which can be placed inside their chest (sans [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#RodimusUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]], who instead include the [[Matrix of Conquest#Generations|Matrix of Chaos]] and [[Dark Matrix of Leadership#Toys|Dark Matrix of Leadership]] respectively). The central crystal of the Matrix is removable, and has the same dimensions as a [[Prime Master]]'s [[spark]] mode (or [[Titan Master]] in head mode). This means that the crystal can be replaced in the Matrix by any Prime Master, and that the removed crystal can be slotted into the armor accessories included with Deluxe and Voyager Class ''Power of the Primes'' figures, along with the heads of ''Titans Return'' figures. It can also be replaced with an [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma of Combination]] included with the Voyager Class figures.

:Only the Matrix from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Prime]] uses the original coloration of the Matrix of Leadership; [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Rodimus Prime]]'s is based on an alternate coloration that shows up here or there, while the one from the regular retail [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimal Optimus]] is colored to resemble Optimus Prime's spark container in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Optimal Situation]]". Finally, the one included with [[Throne of the Primes]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimal Optimus]] is based on his ''Beast Wars'' Season 1 chest.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Siege-Optimus-Prime-Matrix.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
:In ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]'s vehicle mode, opening its windows shows the Matrix of Leadership molded into the plastic. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. The toy was redecoed into ''Siege'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]] and ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]], repurposing the Matrix-detail into the [[Dark Matrix#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dark Matrix]].
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===''Golden Lagoon''===
*'''Golden Lagoon Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Class, 2018/2019)

:For the first Ultimate Class version of ''Cyberverse'' Optimus, The Matrix is represented as a deployable non-removable action feature. The feature is activated by pressing in his left clavicle while in robot mode, or pressing down on the top of his cab in vehicle mode. In fact, you will likely deploy it on accident a lot due to how sensitive the button is, especially during transformation. Once deployed, it can be made to spin by rolling the truck mode forward (powered by the right front wheel) or by spinning the small red wheel on his robot mode side. This causes the clear blue "energy" details to open, revealing the Matrix underneath. This gimmick is gravity dependent, meaning it must be in the correct position to activate properly.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:The Deluxe Class version of ''Cyberverse'' Optimus features another sculpted non-removable Matrix of Leadership. While the Matrix cannot be removed from Prime's chest, it ''can'' have a special [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]] part plugged into it to emulate a beam of energy shooting out from it.

===''Collaborative''===
*'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], 2019)
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|300px|thumb]]
*'''Star Convoy''' (2019)
:The ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|Star Convoy]] retool of ''Power of the Primes'' Optimus Prime includes a compatible Matrix (also used as the "[[Silver Matrix]]") that ''doesn't'' split into 2 pieces. This matrix has a 5 mm post on the bottom and a 5mm hole on top, meant to allow the figure's 2 guns to combine with it into the "Big Bang Cannon." The post makes it wieldable by figures with 5mm fist holes. While the core and frame aren't interchangeable the matrix can be put in the chests of other ''Power of the Primes'' leader class figures.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Matrix.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
:Both toys of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] include an opening chest compartment that stores a removable Matrix of Leadership, similar to MP-01, MP-10 and MP-44 Convoy. Prime's opening hands can grasp the handles, and the reverse of the Matrix features a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], making it surprisingly [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]-compatible. Different Matrix sculpts across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' would (mostly) use the design of this Matrix as a starting point, though they are largely made from new tooling.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
*''' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (''Selects'' 2-Pack, 2020)
:A redeco of the ''[[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy above, ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#2020Netflix|Optimus Prime]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership, albeit in slightly darker colors. ''War for Cybertron Trilogy / Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] includes a newly-decoed Matrix cast in translucent dark yellow with silver and purple paint applied to the front and was described by [[Hasbro Pulse]] as the ''evil'' Matrix of Leadership.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114032604/https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref>{{-}}

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[[File:Trilogy_Spoiler_Pack_Megatron_Matrix.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2021)
:The third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack includes another Matrix accessory. Made of soft, rubberised plastic, this Matrix is molded to a harness that allows it to hook onto [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|the included Megatron]] in both robot and tank modes. The design of this Matrix diverges from all other Matrix accessories released across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' in that it is based on the model from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|show]]... which, in turn strangely appears to be based on [[Shout! Factory]]'s complete ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' [https://tformers.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1077 DVD box set].

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[[File:Selects Galvatron Matrix.JPG|thumb|300px]]
*'''Galvatron''' (''Selects'' Leader Class, 2021)
:A redeco of the ''[[#Galvatron|Kingdom]]'' toy below, ''War for Cybertron Trilogy / Selects'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#GS27|Galvatron]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership in green to represent the Creation Matrix as depicted in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel comic]] and the [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy (and by extension, the [[Star Power]] [[Creation Matrix (GS)|Creation Matrix]]).
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[[File:WFC Trilogy Behold Galvatron Matrix.JPG|thumb|300px]]
*'''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, [[2022]])
:A different redeco of ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, this [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"Behold, Galvatron!"]] is cast in mostly translucent purple plastics, including a completely unpainted Matrix accessory.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership.

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[[File:Kingdom Galvatron Matrix.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2021)
:''Kingdom'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]] includes a Matrix of Leadership, similar to the one first included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]]. The new molding allows it to mount onto an included plastic chain via 5 mm post, which can rest around Galvatron's neck or attach at the base of the cannon barrel in his alternate mode. Unlike other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Matrices, this Matrix is cast in opaque gray plastic, with the silver and gold shell and light blue crystal painted on.

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[[File:Kingdom Rodimus Prime Matrix.jpeg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)
:Another newly-tooled Matrix is included with ''Kingdom'' Commander Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]], again based on ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's. Rodimus Prime can accommodate it in his chest, or hold it with his articulated hands; as with ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod below (who was released first), this Matrix includes an additional effect part that clips on the front to simulate it glowing. The hole on the reverse side of this Matrix is too small for 5 mm integration.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio_Series_86_Hot_Rod_Matrix.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
:''Another'' different tooling to the all of the above, ''[[Studio Series]]'' 86-04 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod]]'s Matrix comes with an additional effect part (a different one from the one included with ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime) that clips on over top to recreate the iconic scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', thanks to Hot Rod's articulation. The hole on the reverse side is too ''large'' to accommodate 5 mm accessories.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Matrix.jpg|300px|thumb]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (2022)
*'''Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge''' (2022)
*'''G2 Universe Toxitron''' ([[2023]])
:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]], and his redecoes [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]] and [[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]], include a Matrix accessory that can be removed from their opening chest. The hole on the reverse side is a 5 mm port, and as such is compatible with many contemporary accessories, though its intended home seems to be the thin peg on Prime's axe accessory, allowing the Autobot leader to have a huge, Matrix-powered sword (among other possible combinations).

:Though thinner and flatter than other Matrices released across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toylines, it is still compatible with the energy aura blast effects included with ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod, so that's neat.

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*'''Galvatron''' (2022)
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#K28|Kingdom]]'' toy, ''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership.
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===''Shattered Glass Collection''===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2022)
:A recolor of the Matrix accessory included with ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime. Magnus also includes red versions of the sword and axe that Laser Optimus Prime comes with, meaning that all three can be combined, and indeed they are in the figure's [[stock photography]].

*'''Rodimus''' (2023)
:A recolor of the Matrix accessory included with ''Studio Series'' 86-04 Autobot Hot Rod. Painted in silver and dark grey over red translucent plastic, and coming with a recolor of the original's effect part, also in red.
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===''LEGO''===
[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[June 1]], 2022)
:[[LEGO]] Optimus Prime includes a removable brick-built Matrix accessory.
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===''Canon/Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' (2023)
:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime includes a uniquely styled version of the Matrix of Leadership that can be pegged onto his lens in camera mode, just behind the front element. The Matrix can be also be pegged into his palms and grasped by his articulated hands.
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===''Volvo''===
*'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)
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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis===
[[File:Mcaxis hot rod.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (model kit, 1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit" of [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#MC Axis|Hot Rod]] consists of an unpainted, unassembled resin model from [[MC Axis]], with two versions of the Matrix of Leadership: one standard, fairly useless one (since Hot Rod lacks either a chest compartment to hold it, or articulated hands to grip it), and a second sculpted with a pair of hands clutching its handles, which can be swapped out for Hot Rod's normal hands, allowing him to hoist it aloft.

:The kit is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
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===''Metalforce''===
[[File:Metalforce matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Metalforce Convoy''' (2000)
*'''Metalforce Convoy Metalic Version''' {{sic}} (2000)
:A Matrix of Leadership accessory is included with both the standard ''[[Metalforce]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalforce|Optimus Prime]] and its metallic redeco, cast in translucent blue plastic and painted over. The Matrix fits into its traditional cavity in Prime's chest, and a panel can then be placed on top of it to hide it from view; alternatively, the panel can be left out, allowing the Matrix to remain visible through Prime's chest windows. For whatever reason, the figures also came with an uncut, unpainted version of the Matrix (and all of Prime's other accessories) as well.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/882/MetalForce+Collection/Optimus+Prime.html More information on Metalforce Convoy at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:Scf matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2000)
*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2001)
:The Matrix made its first appearance in Taraka's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series of PVC figurines in the hands of the rare Rodimus Prime [[chase figure]] from the line's second "act". Both Rodimus and the Matrix were cast entirely in translucent colored plastic, as the Autobot leader held the talisman in both hands, in the process of opening it.

:The Matrix-bearing Rodimus chase figure was re-released as a standard figure for the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, this time as both a standard, solid-color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, both available at one each per standard case of twelve. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter figure came with the right leg of the wave's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

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*'''Convoy with Matrix''' (2001)
:The Matrix made another appearance in the hands of a chase figure with this metallic silver Optimus Prime from the fifth ''Super Collection Figure'' act. The Matrix's translucent blue core is the only part of the figure not covered in silver paint.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCF matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2002)
*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2002)
*'''Convoy Battle Damage Version''' (2002)
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2002)
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
:The same Matrix accessory, cast in grey plastic with orange paint on the casing and metallic silver on the core, was included with the various ''[[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega Super Collection Figure]]'' versions of Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime. None of the figures had compartments to store the Matrix, nor hands equipped to hold it in the normal way: the most any of the five figures can manage is to cup or balance it in their "open palm" alternate hands.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/MegaSCFRodimusConvoy/rodimusconvoy.htm More information on Mega SCF Rodimus Convoy at TFU.info]''
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===''KT Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-KT-Figure-Collection-Optimus-Prime-Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
*'''Convoy Revival Version''' (2004)
:The bust of Optimus Prime released as part of the ''[[KT Figure Collection]]'' features a removable Matrix with some atypical green detailing. Visible through Prime's chest windows, the Matrix is revealed when a lever on Prime's back is pressed, opening his chest and pushing the Matrix forward. The Matrix remained in the silver "Revival Version" redeco available exclusively through ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine.

::*''[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/kt_figure/transformers/index.html More information on KT Figure Collection Convoy at the official website]''
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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:Sd ultramagnus statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''SD Ultra Magnus''' (statue, 2006)
:Seeking to produce a [[super deformed]] ''Transformers'' statue, [[First 4 Figures]] teamed up with Transformers fan site [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com] to run a contest that would allow fans to design their own. The winning design, depicting an unhappy Ultra Magnus after an amusingly unfortunate attempt at opening the Matrix of Leadership, was created by fan Xu Wei (aka Iron Bird), and was limited to only 500 pieces. A variant edition of the statue was also produced, redecoing Magnus in the color scheme of his ''Diaclone'' precursor, Powered Convoy, and was even more limited at only 100 pieces.

::*''[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/reminator6/HTML/autob/magnussdf.htm More information on SD Ultra Magnus at an Ultra Magnus fan site]''
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===Diamond Select Toys===
[[File:DiamondMatrixStatue.JPG|thumb|Deus sold separately]]
*'''Autobot Matrix of Leadership''' (2006)
:[[Diamond Select Toys]] produced a human-scaled replica of the Matrix. Weighing six pounds, it was sculpted by Robert Lee and is a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. The Matrix can be picked up off its Autobot-symbol base, and held by the finger holes in the handgrips — and while it does not open, it can "light your darkest hour," with internal electronics that make the central crystal orb pulse in blue, green, red, yellow, and pink. The base also has a removable [[Key to Vector Sigma]] accessory, which activates the electronics when placed in the base.

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[[File:AAUnicron statue.jpg|thumb|"YOU! SHALL NOT! PAAAASSS!!!"]]
*'''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, [[2007]])
:This statue of Hot Rod and Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and was limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated movie was released). Hot Rod stands in the center of the piece, holding the Matrix of Leadership aloft, as Unicron looms behind him.

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[[File:Diamondselect matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Optimus Prime (top), G1 Animated (middle), Powermaster (bottom) and Final Battle (main).]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (bust, 2007)
*'''Final Battle Optimus Prime''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive bust, 2007)
*'''G1 Animated Optimus Prime''' (San Diego Comic Con exclusive bust, 2008)
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (unreleased bust, 2008)
:The Matrix of Leadership was a regular fixture on Diamond Select's array of Optimus Prime busts, appearing as sculpted detail on the standard base piece shared by the Optimus Prime, G1 Animated Optimus Prime, and unreleased Powermaster Optimus Prime busts. The same base was used for the Final Battle Optimus Prime bust, which represents the character after his climactic battle with Megatron, but the Matrix was removed (replaced with a panel displaying Prime's life-signs) and instead included as a removable accessory that fits in the bust's hand.
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===''Revoltech''===
[[File:Revoltech matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
:''Revoltech'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Revoltech|Optimus Prime]] comes with a Matrix accessory. Alas, like his ''Mega SCF'' incarnations before him ([[#Mega Super Collection Figure|see above]]), ''Revoltech'' Prime cannot store it in his chest, and is unable to grasp it with any of his various alternate hands, with the only possible means of interaction being to precariously balance the Matrix in his open palm.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Shiny.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Unicron''' (2007)
:[[Super deformed]] ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Optimus Prime is depicted opening the Matrix of Leadership to light the Autobots' darkest hour.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHOptimusPrimeMatrix/optimusprime.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Mecha Nations''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this super deformed "G1" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mehca Nations|Optimus Prime]] has a light-up, non-removable Matrix in his chest.

===''Ultimetal''===
[[File:Ultimetal Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-01'''
:''Ultimetal'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Ultimetal|Optimus Prime]] is a large, extensively detailed figure produced by [[Art Storm]]. He comes with two different Matrix accessories: a smaller one that stores in his chest, where it can be lit up by an LED, and a larger one that can be held in his hands and lights up on its own. The larger Matrix can be displayed alongside Prime on a separate pedestal based on the [[#Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select replica]]'s.
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EXGokin Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Convoy''' (2014)
:Art Storm also produced ''EX Gōkin'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#EX Gōkin|Convoy]], a much smaller Optimus Prime action figure with a non-removable Matrix molded into its chest compartment.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Matrix of Leadership.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (May 2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-01S'''
**''Accessories'': Base

:A replica of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Matrix of Leadership was included with an exclusive version of the [[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Megatron]] statue based on the same movie. It comes with its own base.
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===''D-Style''===
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''43'''
:The ''[[D-Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Convoy]] model kit comes with a Matrix that stores in his chest. It was redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#D-Style|Black Convoy]]'s [[Dead Matrix]].
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===Soldier Story===
[[File:Soldier-Story-Unicron-lamp.jpeg|upright=1.1|thumb|Magic lamp]]
*'''Unicron''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Hot Rod, Hot Rod clear stand, remote control, USB power cable

:The [[Soldier Story Toys]] [[Unicron/toys#Soldier Story|Unicron]] table lamp stands over 26" tall and is bedecked with over 70 LEDs of various colors all over it. It also projects the movie-style Decepticon [[insignia]] above it. The lamp also includes a 6" Hot Rod holding the Matrix of Leadership.
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)

:''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Optimus Prime]] includes an opening chest compartment that stores a removable Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Galvatron''' (2022)
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===Icon Heroes===
[[File:Icon-Heroes-Matrix-Bookend.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Wait, the blue orb isn't supposed to split in half... [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|is it?]]]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership Bookend''' ([[2022]])
: A set of bookends in the form of the original Matrix of Leadership made of polystone and produced by Icon Heroes.

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Matrix of Leadership/toys

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Matrix of Leadership/toys

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The '''[[Matrix of Leadership]]''' will lighten your darkest wallet.

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Class, [[2001]])
:When in his [[Super Mode]]. the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Optimus Prime]] has a little door on his chest that opens to reveal a sculpted, non-removable Matrix. In Japanese fiction, this was not the Matrix of Leadership, but rather a mere [[Energon Matrix]], the like of which had been seen in toy form before with [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]].

:The Matrix remained when Prime was redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' ([[#Universe (2003)|see below]]) and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' ([[#Cybertron|below again]]) toylines, and was also present in both the exclusive Clear and Black versions of the figure available in Japan... but being Japanese figures, that technically means it's not the Matrix of Leadership on them!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers''===
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*'''New Year Special Convoy''' ([[2002]])
*'''Galvatron''' ([[2005]])
*'''Galvatron II''' (2005)
:The first true Matrix of Leadership toy was a silver [[die-cast]] metal accessory which came with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "New Year Special" reissue of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]] Optimus Prime figure. The Matrix came with a removable chain that allowed it to be looped around the head of Prime or any other figure you chose to give it to, and when flipped upside-down, it could also clip over the ''[[Diaclone]]''-holdover cockpit seats inside Prime's opening chest compartment.

:This Matrix was [[redeco]]ed in gold for inclusion with Takara's 2005 reissue of the original [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#PurpleReissue|Galvatron]] toy, and in green (specifically representing its appearance as the Creation Matrix in the Marvel Comics series) for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] redeco. Years later, the original silver version of the Matrix was included as part of the "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]] vs. [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]]" set in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline ([[#Transformers (2010)|see below]]).

:The Creation Matrix was used as the Green Matrix in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on reissue Galvatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Armada''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2002/[[2003]])
*'''Shining Gold Convoy''' (Super Base, 2003)
*'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime''' (Super Base, 2003)
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
:The large version of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]] has a non-removable Matrix of Leadership hidden behind the flip-down grill on his chest. This feature was kept for the various [[redeco]]s of this mold, gaining a blue center for Prime's "Powerlinx" redeco, and being entirely chromed when the figure got the gold chrome treatment as a Lucky Draw figure. Some further coloration changes were made when the figure was redecoed during the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline ([[#Energon|see below]]).

:Although this mold was never redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' mini-comics exploited the two characters' physical similarity to essentially [[repurposing|repurpose]] this Matrix into the [[Doomstone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armada Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/gold+super+mode+convoy/1084/gold+super+mode+convoy.html More information on Shining Gold Convoy at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Powerlinx Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/KMartPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
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'''Optimus Prime''' (Supreme Class, 2003)

:Although ''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime got a lemon-yellow makeover for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline, the Matrix beneath their chest-panel remained the same as ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
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'''Optimus Prime and Overload''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
:While the new-mold Optimus Prime toys created for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline lacked any kind of Matrix (instead featuring the [[Spark of Combination]] in a very Matrix-esque middle-of-the-chest position), the line did not go entirely without, as the ''Armada'' Super Base Prime figure was redecoed and re-released in a multi-pack with combination partner [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]]. Available exclusively at [[Costco]] stores, this [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Super Base Optimus Prime]] redecoed the sculpted Matrix in a bright golden-orange (compared to the dull gold of before), with a green crystal at the center.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CostcoPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Energon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2004]])
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]]/[[2009]])
*'''Convoy Black Version''' ([[2010]])
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[2011]])
:A chromed Matrix accessory came with Hasbro's ''20th Anniversary'' and Takara's ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' edition of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]], consisting of a translucent blue "crystal" centre surrounded by two shell-halves that could be pulled open. The Matrix stored in an opening chamber in Prime's chest, where its centre could be illuminated by a blue LED light built into the compartment. In order to fit into Prime's chest, however, the Matrix wound up being rather small, leaving Prime only able to wrap two of his fingers through its handles, instead of his whole hands.

:The Matrix was included with every reissue and redeco of the Prime mold, remaining in its normal colors when it came with Ultra Magnus, and the "Perfect Edition", "Sleep Mode", and "Final Edition" versions of Prime himself. When Prime was chromed entirely gold as a [[Lucky Draw figure]], though, the Matrix was likewise blinged out, while the Matrix included with the "Black Version" of Prime, representing an [[Eldedroid#toys|Eldedroid]], was chromed purple where the original was gold, and had a red translucent centre, illuminated by the figure's new red LED. A non-chromed version of the Matrix was included with Hasbro's "DVD Edition" of the figure as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line ([[#Classics|see below]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold Masterpiece Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP rodimus matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2011/[[2018]])
*'''Black Rodimus Convoy''' ([[November 28]], 2011)
:Being built to a smaller scale than the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime figure, ''Masterpiece'' Rodimus Prime featured a new, smaller Matrix accessory of his own, cast in translucent blue plastic and decorated with gold and silver chrome. The Matrix stores in a chamber in Rodimus's abdomen, but is ''so small'' (smaller even relatively to Rodimus than Optimus's Matrix was to him) that Rodimus can't hold it by its handles at all. This Matrix mold was also included with [[Black Rodimus Convoy#Masterpiece|Black Rodimus Convoy]], now with a red chrome shell.

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[[File:ConvoyModeEva Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|(Convoy Mode "Eva" version)]]
*'''Convoy''' (2011/[[2016]])
*'''MP Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[August 19]], [[2014]])
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], 2014)
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (November [[2015]])
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November 2016)
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' ([[2017]])
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], 2018)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LEBRON Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
*'''Convoy (atmos safari duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
*'''Convoy (atmos safari ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari VIOTECHCAMO Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari TIGER CAMO BLACK Ver.)''' (2020)
*'''Convoy (atmos safari TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (2020)
: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new tooling of "Generation 1" Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]] and various accessories. His chest compartment opens up to reveal an equally smaller, new-mold Matrix of Leadership with a clear blue plastic center. Unlike the previous version, the Matrix cannot be pulled apart, Convoy can only wrap his index finger around the handle and cannot hold it both hands at once, and the Matrix chamber in his chest has no light-up feature, but hey, at least it's now die-cast metal!

: The Matrix was also included with MP-10 Convoy's redecoes, of note: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] (rendered with a red crystal, said in [[Mode "Eva" chapter 3|accompanying fiction]] to be based on the core of an [[Angel]]) and for [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|Black Convoy]], it was redecoed into the [[Dead Matrix#Masterpiece|Dead Matrix]].

: Later ''Masterpiece'' figures [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP22|MP-22 Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|MP-28 Hot Rodimus]] (as well as their redecoes) are also designed to interact with this Matrix mold: both can carry it in their chests, while Ultra Magnus also comes with special hands for holding it.

:The Matrix of Leadersip was redecoed into [[Town Matrix|Mito's Town Matrix and Fukutsu's Town Matrix]], and the [[Matrix of Malice#Toys|Matrix of Malice]] included with [[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
:This release of ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] comes with his own Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[August 31]], 2019)
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:MP-44 is another all new tooling of "Generation 1" Optimus Prime, with a much more anime accurate style and increased complexity. It features a redeco of the MP-10 die-cast Matrix with a painted metallic blue core.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
[[File:MPM-12-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|But there's no Matrix in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''? Wait a [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|sec...]]]]
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===''Cybertron''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Gold Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Silver Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Convoy Custom Color Version''' (Leader Lucky Draw figure, 2005)
*'''Sonic Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
*'''Galaxy Force Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2006)
*'''Optimus Prime / Wing Saber''' (multi-pack, 2006)
:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] comes with a removable Matrix of Leadership accessory, decorated with an inverse color scheme that renders the crystal orange and the holder grey. The Matrix fits in Prime's chest, and his large, articulated fingers mean that he can hold it, though not in both hands at once.

:The Matrix received multiple redecoes and rereleases though remained unchanged for his mass-retail "Galaxy Force" coloration, which was also re-released without changes in the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline.

:Galaxy Convoy Gold Version's Matrix was repurposed as the [[Gold Matrix]] by "[[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, 2005)
:''Robots in Disguise'' Optimus Prime was slightly redecoed for [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|inclusion]] in this Costco-exclusive two-pack with ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]. The mold still sports its sculpted Matrix detail, though for this release the paint applications that surrounded it were changed from orange to black (this being the only change from the original figure). It's not impossible that this might actually ''not'' have represented the Matrix of Leadership on this figure, but instead the Spark of Combination, which the set's packaging mentions as the source of the brothers' combining power—but we include it here to be thorough!

===''Hybrid Style''===
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*'''Galaxy Convoy''' (2005)
: Part of Takara's short ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' series of small-scale, highly-articulated figures, this version of ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Hybrid Style|Optimus Prime]] came with a ''really'' tiny removable Matrix that stored in its customary position within the toy's chest. It was a somewhat more show-accurate sculpt than the Matrix included with the full-size ''Cybertron'' Prime figure, and was colored with metallic paint as opposed to the larger figure's mostly-unpainted accessory.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HybridGalaxyConvoy/galaxyconvoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Galaxy Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:THSmatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
:The ''Hybrid Style'' version of "Generation 1" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Optimus Prime]] also comes with a super-tiny Matrix, not much bigger than a large drug capsule, which fits in the traditional opening compartment within Prime's chest. Like the ''Hybrid Style'' ''Cybertron'' Prime before it, the figure comes with an assortment of alternate hands, but ''un''like its predecessor, it includes a pair specifically designed to hold the Matrix. Due to the small size of the figure, they do not figure articulated fingers to grip it, but instead are cast in the shape of clenched fists with grooves cut into the outside of the fingers into which the Matrix can slot.

:The Matrix was also included with Prime's later "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|Black Version]]" and "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THSBlackGold|Black Gold Version]]" redeco, without changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2toy reissue matrix stickers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, 2006)
*'''Laser Ultra Magnus''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2006)
:When ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2reissue|Battle Convoy]] was reissued in 2006, among the assorted changes made to his deco was the addition of a pair of new [[sticker]]s to his chest windows that depicted the Matrix resting in its traditional position inside him. The stickers remained when the figure was redecoed into the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Laser Ultra Magnus]] figure.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Laser Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classicstoy dvd mp prime matrix.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:The ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "DVD Edition" of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|Optimus Prime]] included the familiar Matrix accessory, but as with all the other parts of the toy that had previously been vacuum-metalized, it is now decorated in metallic gold and silver paint, rather than chrome.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
*'''Optimus Prime vs Crumplezone''' (Costco exclusive multi-pack, [[2008]])
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#Cybertron|Cybertron]]'' Galaxy Force Optimus Prime toy, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Leader Class Optimus Prime retains the same Matrix of Leadership.

===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010 hftd matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2010)
: While the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie may have left the fate of the live-action Matrix up in the air, the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Transformers (2010)#Voyager class toys|Battle Blades Optimus Prime]] figure follows through on the intention evident in several of the film's adaptations by including it as an accessory stored within his body. Specifically, this removable Matrix attaches to a translucent blue plate hidden in Prime's midriff, which rotates up into place when his chest is opened and a panel on his abdomen is folded down. The Matrix is unpainted grey plastic on the Hasbro release of the figure; the TakaraTomy edition of Battle Blades Prime gives it coat of silver paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattleBladesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Blades Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Battle in Space''' (2-pack, 2010)
:The die-cast metal Matrix originally released by TakaraTomy with several of their "Generation 1" reissues ([[#The Transformers|see above]]) received its first Hasbro release in this box set of [[redeco]]s of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]], released under the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]]. The Matrix itself is back in its original silver coloration. Unfortunately, the figures can't actually ''interact'' with the accessory in any way: Neither Rodimus nor Cyclonus can actually ''hold'' the Matrix, and it can't even hang from their necks since it does not include the removable chain that came with the various Takara editions.

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[[File:TF2010 g2prime matrix.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Brought to you by the guys who designed [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
:Part of the sixth wave of the 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline and the second wave of the ''Reveal the Shield'' subline imprint, this [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] is an all-new Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#G2toy|see above]]). The panels on the side of his truck mode fold in behind his chest windows in robot mode to reveal a sculpted Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Masterpiece Rodimus Prime''' (2011)
:''Masterpiece'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] is a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] release of the Rodimus Convoy figure, and was redecoed to resemble his original toy. His Matrix is no longer vacuum-metalized, and the shell is instead given a coat of metallic gold paint.

:This version of Rodimus also comes with an additional new-mold Matrix accessory, very similar to Masterpiece Optimus Prime's Matrix. Rodimus is actually capable of wrapping his entire mitts around this accessory's handles, and the Matrix can be pulled open (but not apart) to reveal more of the crystal inside.

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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-MatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (2012)
: The Hasbro Toys"R"Us-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release of MP-10 Convoy]] features various plastic color and [[Paint operation|paint detail]] changes. He still comes with the Matrix, which appears to be no different.
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===''United''===
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (March 26, 2011)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generations|Laser Optimus Prime]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Orange you glad it doesn't look like this in the film?]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (2-pack, 2011)
: This redeco and [[retool]] of the Battle Blades Optimus Prime toy, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime]] includes a redecoed, orange Matrix.
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===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In Soviet Russia, Prime is in the Matrix.]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
:Exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]], this minor repaint of Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Prime: First Edition|Optimus Prime]] comes inside special Matrix-shaped packaging that can be worn around your neck.

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[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMasterOptimus-Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|When light isn't enough for your [[darkest hour]], simply replace "light" with "lacerate".]]
*'''Arms Master Optimus''' ([[September 29]], 2012)
:Part of the seventh wave of Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, the [[TakaraTomy]] version of Weaponizer [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]] comes with a very large Matrix which can tab onto his chest as armor or mount onto the back of the truck cab. It is covered in [[5 mm post|5 mm posts and holes]] so [[Arms Micron]]s can be attached to it. He also has a clear-blue "Shining" version of the [[Arms Micron]], [[R.A.#ArmsMaster|R.A.]], who can combine with the Matrix to form the colossal [[Star Saber (Prima)#ArmsMaster|Matrix Saber]]. If Microns [[O.P.]] and [[B.B.]] (sold separately) are also thrown into the mix, the result is the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Super Star Saber]].

:Note that the clear-plastic-on-clear-plastic hinge in the middle of the blade stresses rapidly with repeated transformation due to the pressure leveraged onto the free-standing side of the clip when traveling from Matrix mode to Saber mode. As such, the user is advised to pick one mode and keep the Matrix there.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
:Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#Toys|Optimus Prime]] Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand. We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!). A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see above). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
*'''Invasion''' ([[BotCon 2012]] box set)
*'''Kick-Over/Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2012 souvenir set)
*'''Scourge''' (TFSS 1.0, 2013)
:As redecoes of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]] all retain the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot shots matrix card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It was only a matter of time before the Transformers stumbled into Paper Mario.]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (2012)
: This ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Ultimate Battle set includes a Matrix trophy card. It's made of cardboard and was probably already bent up when you opened the packaging.
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===''Generations''===
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, complete with Matrix.

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[[File:PlatinumRiseOfRodimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Rise of Rodimus Prime''' (''Platinum Edition'' 2-pack, 2016)
:A reuse of the Matrix accessory that was first included with the [[#MP10|''Masterpiece'' MP-10]] figure, this time illustrating the conflict between [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Rodimus Prime]] (using a redeco of his ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toy) and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Galvatron]] (using a redeco of his [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy]]). Ironically, of the two figures in the set, only Galvatron can actually hold the Matrix.

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*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition''' (2017)
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===''Age of Extinction''===
*'''Revenge Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:The Matrix included in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]] redeco retains the same silver paint coating.

===''Legends''===
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[June 21]], 2015)
:A redeco of the ''[[#RtSG2|Reveal the Shield]]'' toy above, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] retains the Matrix of Leadership detail.

===''Power of the Primes''===
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*'''Evolution Rodimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''Evolution Optimus Primal''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
*'''Throne of the Primes''' (Multi-pack, 2018)

:Each standard ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure includes a uniquely-colored Matrix of Leadership which can be placed inside their chest (sans [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#RodimusUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]], who instead include the [[Matrix of Conquest#Generations|Matrix of Chaos]] and [[Dark Matrix of Leadership#Toys|Dark Matrix of Leadership]] respectively). The central crystal of the Matrix is removable, and has the same dimensions as a [[Prime Master]]'s [[spark]] mode (or [[Titan Master]] in head mode). This means that the crystal can be replaced in the Matrix by any Prime Master, and that the removed crystal can be slotted into the armor accessories included with Deluxe and Voyager Class ''Power of the Primes'' figures, along with the heads of ''Titans Return'' figures. It can also be replaced with an [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma of Combination]] included with the Voyager Class figures.

:Only the Matrix from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Prime]] uses the original coloration of the Matrix of Leadership; [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Rodimus Prime]]'s is based on an alternate coloration that shows up here or there, while the one from the regular retail [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimal Optimus]] is colored to resemble Optimus Prime's spark container in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] episode "[[Optimal Situation]]". Finally, the one included with [[Throne of the Primes]] [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimal Optimus]] is based on his ''Beast Wars'' Season 1 chest.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
:In ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]'s vehicle mode, opening its windows shows the Matrix of Leadership molded into the plastic. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. The toy was redecoed into ''Siege'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]] and ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]], repurposing the Matrix-detail into the [[Dark Matrix#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dark Matrix]].
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===''Golden Lagoon''===
*'''Golden Lagoon Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
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===''Cyberverse''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Class, 2018/2019)

:For the first Ultimate Class version of ''Cyberverse'' Optimus, The Matrix is represented as a deployable non-removable action feature. The feature is activated by pressing in his left clavicle while in robot mode, or pressing down on the top of his cab in vehicle mode. In fact, you will likely deploy it on accident a lot due to how sensitive the button is, especially during transformation. Once deployed, it can be made to spin by rolling the truck mode forward (powered by the right front wheel) or by spinning the small red wheel on his robot mode side. This causes the clear blue "energy" details to open, revealing the Matrix underneath. This gimmick is gravity dependent, meaning it must be in the correct position to activate properly.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:The Deluxe Class version of ''Cyberverse'' Optimus features another sculpted non-removable Matrix of Leadership. While the Matrix cannot be removed from Prime's chest, it ''can'' have a special [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]] part plugged into it to emulate a beam of energy shooting out from it.

===''Collaborative''===
*'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], 2019)
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===''Generations Selects''===
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*'''Star Convoy''' (2019)
:The ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|Star Convoy]] retool of ''Power of the Primes'' Optimus Prime includes a compatible Matrix (also used as the "[[Silver Matrix]]") that ''doesn't'' split into 2 pieces. This matrix has a 5 mm post on the bottom and a 5mm hole on top, meant to allow the figure's 2 guns to combine with it into the "Big Bang Cannon." The post makes it wieldable by figures with 5mm fist holes. While the core and frame aren't interchangeable the matrix can be put in the chests of other ''Power of the Primes'' leader class figures.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Matrix.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
:Both toys of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] include an opening chest compartment that stores a removable Matrix of Leadership, similar to MP-01, MP-10 and MP-44 Convoy. Prime's opening hands can grasp the handles, and the reverse of the Matrix features a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], making it surprisingly [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]-compatible. Different Matrix sculpts across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' would (mostly) use the design of this Matrix as a starting point, though they are largely made from new tooling.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
*''' Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (''Selects'' 2-Pack, 2020)
:A redeco of the ''[[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy above, ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#2020Netflix|Optimus Prime]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership, albeit in slightly darker colors. ''War for Cybertron Trilogy / Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] includes a newly-decoed Matrix cast in translucent dark yellow with silver and purple paint applied to the front and was described by [[Hasbro Pulse]] as the ''evil'' Matrix of Leadership.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114032604/https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref>{{-}}

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*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2021)
:The third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack includes another Matrix accessory. Made of soft, rubberised plastic, this Matrix is molded to a harness that allows it to hook onto [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|the included Megatron]] in both robot and tank modes. The design of this Matrix diverges from all other Matrix accessories released across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' in that it is based on the model from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|show]]... which, in turn strangely appears to be based on [[Shout! Factory]]'s complete ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' [https://tformers.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1077 DVD box set].

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*'''Galvatron''' (''Selects'' Leader Class, 2021)
:A redeco of the ''[[#Galvatron|Kingdom]]'' toy below, ''War for Cybertron Trilogy / Selects'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#GS27|Galvatron]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership in green to represent the Creation Matrix as depicted in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel comic]] and the [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy (and by extension, the [[Star Power]] [[Creation Matrix (GS)|Creation Matrix]]).
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*'''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, [[2022]])
:A different redeco of ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, this [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"Behold, Galvatron!"]] is cast in mostly translucent purple plastics, including a completely unpainted Matrix accessory.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toy, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2021)
:''Kingdom'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]] includes a Matrix of Leadership, similar to the one first included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]]. The new molding allows it to mount onto an included plastic chain via 5 mm post, which can rest around Galvatron's neck or attach at the base of the cannon barrel in his alternate mode. Unlike other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Matrices, this Matrix is cast in opaque gray plastic, with the silver and gold shell and light blue crystal painted on.

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*'''Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)
:Another newly-tooled Matrix is included with ''Kingdom'' Commander Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]], again based on ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's. Rodimus Prime can accommodate it in his chest, or hold it with his articulated hands; as with ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod below (who was released first), this Matrix includes an additional effect part that clips on the front to simulate it glowing. The hole on the reverse side of this Matrix is too small for 5 mm integration.
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===''Studio Series''===
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*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
:''Another'' different tooling to the all of the above, ''[[Studio Series]]'' 86-04 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod]]'s Matrix comes with an additional effect part (a different one from the one included with ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime) that clips on over top to recreate the iconic scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', thanks to Hot Rod's articulation. The hole on the reverse side is too ''large'' to accommodate 5 mm accessories.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Matrix.jpg|300px|thumb]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (2022)
*'''Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge''' (2022)
*'''G2 Universe Toxitron''' ([[2023]])
:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]], and his redecoes [[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]] and [[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]], include a Matrix accessory that can be removed from their opening chest. The hole on the reverse side is a 5 mm port, and as such is compatible with many contemporary accessories, though its intended home seems to be the thin peg on Prime's axe accessory, allowing the Autobot leader to have a huge, Matrix-powered sword (among other possible combinations).

:Though thinner and flatter than other Matrices released across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toylines, it is still compatible with the energy aura blast effects included with ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod, so that's neat.

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*'''Galvatron''' (2022)
:A rerelease of the above ''[[#K28|Kingdom]]'' toy, ''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] retains the same Matrix of Leadership.
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===''Shattered Glass Collection''===
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2022)
:A recolor of the Matrix accessory included with ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime. Magnus also includes red versions of the sword and axe that Laser Optimus Prime comes with, meaning that all three can be combined, and indeed they are in the figure's [[stock photography]].

*'''Rodimus''' (2023)
:A recolor of the Matrix accessory included with ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod. Painted in silver and dark grey over red translucent plastic, and coming with a recolor of the same blast effect, also in red.
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===''LEGO''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[June 1]], 2022)
:[[LEGO]] Optimus Prime includes a removable brick-built Matrix accessory.
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===''Canon/Transformers''===
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' (2023)
:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime includes a uniquely styled version of the Matrix of Leadership that can be pegged onto his lens in camera mode, just behind the front element. The Matrix can be also be pegged into his palms and grasped by his articulated hands.
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===''Volvo''===
*'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)
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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis===
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*'''Hot Rod''' (model kit, 1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit" of [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#MC Axis|Hot Rod]] consists of an unpainted, unassembled resin model from [[MC Axis]], with two versions of the Matrix of Leadership: one standard, fairly useless one (since Hot Rod lacks either a chest compartment to hold it, or articulated hands to grip it), and a second sculpted with a pair of hands clutching its handles, which can be swapped out for Hot Rod's normal hands, allowing him to hoist it aloft.

:The kit is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
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===''Metalforce''===
[[File:Metalforce matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Metalforce Convoy''' (2000)
*'''Metalforce Convoy Metalic Version''' {{sic}} (2000)
:A Matrix of Leadership accessory is included with both the standard ''[[Metalforce]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalforce|Optimus Prime]] and its metallic redeco, cast in translucent blue plastic and painted over. The Matrix fits into its traditional cavity in Prime's chest, and a panel can then be placed on top of it to hide it from view; alternatively, the panel can be left out, allowing the Matrix to remain visible through Prime's chest windows. For whatever reason, the figures also came with an uncut, unpainted version of the Matrix (and all of Prime's other accessories) as well.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/882/MetalForce+Collection/Optimus+Prime.html More information on Metalforce Convoy at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:Scf matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2000)
*'''Rodimus Convoy with Matrix''' (2001)
:The Matrix made its first appearance in Taraka's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series of PVC figurines in the hands of the rare Rodimus Prime [[chase figure]] from the line's second "act". Both Rodimus and the Matrix were cast entirely in translucent colored plastic, as the Autobot leader held the talisman in both hands, in the process of opening it.

:The Matrix-bearing Rodimus chase figure was re-released as a standard figure for the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, this time as both a standard, solid-color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, both available at one each per standard case of twelve. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter figure came with the right leg of the wave's collectable [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

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*'''Convoy with Matrix''' (2001)
:The Matrix made another appearance in the hands of a chase figure with this metallic silver Optimus Prime from the fifth ''Super Collection Figure'' act. The Matrix's translucent blue core is the only part of the figure not covered in silver paint.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCF matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2002)
*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2002)
*'''Convoy Battle Damage Version''' (2002)
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2002)
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
:The same Matrix accessory, cast in grey plastic with orange paint on the casing and metallic silver on the core, was included with the various ''[[Heroes of Cybertron#Mega SCF|Mega Super Collection Figure]]'' versions of Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime. None of the figures had compartments to store the Matrix, nor hands equipped to hold it in the normal way: the most any of the five figures can manage is to cup or balance it in their "open palm" alternate hands.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/MegaSCFRodimusConvoy/rodimusconvoy.htm More information on Mega SCF Rodimus Convoy at TFU.info]''
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===''KT Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-KT-Figure-Collection-Optimus-Prime-Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
*'''Convoy Revival Version''' (2004)
:The bust of Optimus Prime released as part of the ''[[KT Figure Collection]]'' features a removable Matrix with some atypical green detailing. Visible through Prime's chest windows, the Matrix is revealed when a lever on Prime's back is pressed, opening his chest and pushing the Matrix forward. The Matrix remained in the silver "Revival Version" redeco available exclusively through ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine.

::*''[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/kt_figure/transformers/index.html More information on KT Figure Collection Convoy at the official website]''
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===First 4 Figures===
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*'''SD Ultra Magnus''' (statue, 2006)
:Seeking to produce a [[super deformed]] ''Transformers'' statue, [[First 4 Figures]] teamed up with Transformers fan site [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com] to run a contest that would allow fans to design their own. The winning design, depicting an unhappy Ultra Magnus after an amusingly unfortunate attempt at opening the Matrix of Leadership, was created by fan Xu Wei (aka Iron Bird), and was limited to only 500 pieces. A variant edition of the statue was also produced, redecoing Magnus in the color scheme of his ''Diaclone'' precursor, Powered Convoy, and was even more limited at only 100 pieces.

::*''[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/reminator6/HTML/autob/magnussdf.htm More information on SD Ultra Magnus at an Ultra Magnus fan site]''
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===Diamond Select Toys===
[[File:DiamondMatrixStatue.JPG|thumb|Deus sold separately]]
*'''Autobot Matrix of Leadership''' (2006)
:[[Diamond Select Toys]] produced a human-scaled replica of the Matrix. Weighing six pounds, it was sculpted by Robert Lee and is a limited edition of 1,000 pieces. The Matrix can be picked up off its Autobot-symbol base, and held by the finger holes in the handgrips — and while it does not open, it can "light your darkest hour," with internal electronics that make the central crystal orb pulse in blue, green, red, yellow, and pink. The base also has a removable [[Key to Vector Sigma]] accessory, which activates the electronics when placed in the base.

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[[File:AAUnicron statue.jpg|thumb|"YOU! SHALL NOT! PAAAASSS!!!"]]
*'''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, [[2007]])
:This statue of Hot Rod and Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and was limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated movie was released). Hot Rod stands in the center of the piece, holding the Matrix of Leadership aloft, as Unicron looms behind him.

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[[File:Diamondselect matrices.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Optimus Prime (top), G1 Animated (middle), Powermaster (bottom) and Final Battle (main).]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (bust, 2007)
*'''Final Battle Optimus Prime''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive bust, 2007)
*'''G1 Animated Optimus Prime''' (San Diego Comic Con exclusive bust, 2008)
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (unreleased bust, 2008)
:The Matrix of Leadership was a regular fixture on Diamond Select's array of Optimus Prime busts, appearing as sculpted detail on the standard base piece shared by the Optimus Prime, G1 Animated Optimus Prime, and unreleased Powermaster Optimus Prime busts. The same base was used for the Final Battle Optimus Prime bust, which represents the character after his climactic battle with Megatron, but the Matrix was removed (replaced with a panel displaying Prime's life-signs) and instead included as a removable accessory that fits in the bust's hand.
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===''Revoltech''===
[[File:Revoltech matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
:''Revoltech'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Revoltech|Optimus Prime]] comes with a Matrix accessory. Alas, like his ''Mega SCF'' incarnations before him ([[#Mega Super Collection Figure|see above]]), ''Revoltech'' Prime cannot store it in his chest, and is unable to grasp it with any of his various alternate hands, with the only possible means of interaction being to precariously balance the Matrix in his open palm.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Shiny.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Unicron''' (2007)
:[[Super deformed]] ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Optimus Prime is depicted opening the Matrix of Leadership to light the Autobots' darkest hour.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHOptimusPrimeMatrix/optimusprime.htm More information on Robot Heroes Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Mecha Nations''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this super deformed "G1" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mehca Nations|Optimus Prime]] has a light-up, non-removable Matrix in his chest.

===''Ultimetal''===
[[File:Ultimetal Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-01'''
:''Ultimetal'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Ultimetal|Optimus Prime]] is a large, extensively detailed figure produced by [[Art Storm]]. He comes with two different Matrix accessories: a smaller one that stores in his chest, where it can be lit up by an LED, and a larger one that can be held in his hands and lights up on its own. The larger Matrix can be displayed alongside Prime on a separate pedestal based on the [[#Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select replica]]'s.
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EXGokin Matrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Convoy''' (2014)
:Art Storm also produced ''EX Gōkin'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#EX Gōkin|Convoy]], a much smaller Optimus Prime action figure with a non-removable Matrix molded into its chest compartment.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Matrix of Leadership.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (May 2014)
**''Movie:'' '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MMTFM-01S'''
**''Accessories'': Base

:A replica of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Matrix of Leadership was included with an exclusive version of the [[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Museum Masterline'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Megatron]] statue based on the same movie. It comes with its own base.
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===''D-Style''===
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''43'''
:The ''[[D-Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Convoy]] model kit comes with a Matrix that stores in his chest. It was redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#D-Style|Black Convoy]]'s [[Dead Matrix]].
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===Soldier Story===
[[File:Soldier-Story-Unicron-lamp.jpeg|upright=1.1|thumb|Magic lamp]]
*'''Unicron''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Hot Rod, Hot Rod clear stand, remote control, USB power cable

:The [[Soldier Story Toys]] [[Unicron/toys#Soldier Story|Unicron]] table lamp stands over 26" tall and is bedecked with over 70 LEDs of various colors all over it. It also projects the movie-style Decepticon [[insignia]] above it. The lamp also includes a 6" Hot Rod holding the Matrix of Leadership.
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)

:''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Optimus Prime]] includes an opening chest compartment that stores a removable Matrix of Leadership.

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*'''Galvatron''' (2022)
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===Icon Heroes===
[[File:Icon-Heroes-Matrix-Bookend.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Wait, the blue orb isn't supposed to split in half... [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|is it?]]]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership Bookend''' ([[2022]])
: A set of bookends in the form of the original Matrix of Leadership made of polystone and produced by Icon Heroes.

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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege]]
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Missed Connection

2023-06-23T01:03:13Z

KaosuReido:

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|writer=[[Mae Catt]]
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'''Nightshade's more isolated nature leads them to make an unexpected new friend.'''

==Synopsis==
On a day of no school with most of the whole Malto family enjoying some time out in the sun, [[Dot Malto|Dot]] wonders where [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] is. Her question is soon answered with an explosion originating from the [[dugout]] beneath the family barn. All rushing inside to see one of Nightshade's inventions, the "[[Smart Trainer 5007]]", going haywire and shooting everything in site. Following [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] taking it out, Nightshade gets to work on a new one and inquires if any of their siblings would like to assist them. With most just going back outside, Dot and [[Alex Malto|Alex]] try to talk to Nightshade, assuring them their siblings do care for them even if they don't share Nightshade's interests. Seeing Nightshade could use some other interests, Alex offers the young Terran a favorite childhood book of his: ''Winged Sentinel'', by local [[Witwicky (place)|Witwicky]] author [[D.E. O'Neil]]. Enraptured with the fantasy novel about daring heroes, Nightshade sets out to find O'Neil as they feel they have someone they can finally relate to.

Getting O'Neil's last known address thanks to [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]], Nightshade soon finds themself in a desolate graveyard, where it turns out the last known address was O'Neil's burial site. Nightshade's attention however is soon taken by an odd lone human in the graveyard telling them to leave. Seeing the human is in fact a hologram, Nightshade follows it into what seems to be a secret laboratory hidden beneath the cemetery filled with Cybertronian and [[G.H.O.S.T.]]. tech. Nightshade is soon attacked by a giant mechanical spider ordering them to stay away from their work. Transforming to his bot mode and revealed to be a Decepticon, they soon realize Nightshade is still in their [[protoform]] body, and thus unaffiliated, and orders the young Terran to leave. Realizing this is rather un-Decepticon-like behavior, Nightshade introduces themself, and the Decepticon returns the favor by introducing himself as [[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]]. Seeing that Tarantulas is working on some sort of human holographic projector, Nightshade points out that while it was good at projecting an image of a human it lacked the behavioral pattern in order to properly fit in. Nightshade deduces this was because Tarantulas was working from a purely Cybertronian perspective, rather than trying to integrate it with Earth technology. Amazed and pleased with this info, Tarantulas says he'll soon be able to complete this and successfully go into hiding to avoid capture by G.H.O.S.T.

Nightshade hurries back to the Malto farm to get the remains of the Smart Trainer and presents it to Tarantulas as something he can use for the parts to finish his holographic projector. Wondering what the catch is, Nightshade only asks if they could provide assistance with working on it. Reluctantly agreeing, Nightshade eagerly rushes back into Tarantulas' lab. When asked by Nightshade why he would want to hide as a human, Tarantulas explains he'll be able to use the holographic projector to finally leave the Autobot/Decepticon war behind him. Comparing to it using an [[alternate mode]], Tarantulas also opens up the young Terrans eyes about the concept alternate modes; saying they're as much about expressing who you are than it is to "complete yourself". Taken in by these words, Nightshade boasts they'll use theirs to be a scientist and protector. Tarantulas can't but admire Nightshade's strong sense of self at such a young age.

Completing the mobile holographic projector after a day's work, Tarantulas offers Nightshade to come with him believing the war between the Autobots and Decepticons will soon erupt again. Thanking him, Nightshade declines however saying they still have obligations in Witwicky. Back at the Malto farm, Nightshade asks Dot about how the world came to accept Megatron's change of heart. Dot saying everyone deserves a second chance, though when Nightshades inquires about "Decepticons hiding in the shadows", Dot begins to wonder if Nightshade has been secretly meeting other Decepticons. All the while Tarantulas, in the form of his human avatar, can be seen observing them from a distance. Later that night, after misinterpreting a conversation between Dot and Alex, Tarantulas abducts the pair and takes them back to his lair. With the other Terrans and Malto children scrambling, Nightshade sneaks off having correctly realized it was Taranutlas.

Back at Tarantulas' lair he prevents an escape attempt by Dot and Alex, threatening them with a modified G.H.O.S.T. device capable of wiping the memories of organics. Nightshade soon arrives on scene, taking their parents and making a break for it. Tarantulas, doing this because he believes Nightshade is the Malto's prisoner, rushes after Nightshade imploring them to stay. Webbing up Nightshade and preparing to erase the Malto's memories, Nightshade scans the statue of a Sentinel Owl and upgrades their form with a new owl alt-mode. Engaging in a battle with Tarantulas, their newfound power of flight quickly gives them the advantage over the more experienced Tarantulas. With Bumblebee and the other Terrans arriving on scene, Bumblebee attempts to arrest Tarantulas but Nightshade explains this was all one big misunderstanding and asks everyone to give Tarantulas a second chance. Hashtag however soon alerts everyone that a G.H.O.S.T. unit is being dispatched to the area and they need to make a break for it. Seeing that Nightshade and their siblings are in hiding as much as he is, Tarantulas offers to lure G.H.O.S.T. away so the Maltos can escape undetected, saying he wants to make good on the second chance Nightshade is offering him.

Seeing that Tarantulas left behind the holographic projector, Nightshade departs with Alex as Tarantulas races through the forests trying to outpace G.H.O.S.T.'s helicopters.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Tarantulas (ES)|Tarantulas]] (11)

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*[[Robby Malto]] (1)
*[[Mo Malto]] (2)
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*[[Dot Malto]] (9)

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*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (3)
*[[Twitch]] (4)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (5)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (6)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"Then behold the Smart Trainer 5007!" 
"Why 5007?" 
"The first 5,006 tried to destroy me."
:—'''Nightshade''' does their best [[Wheeljack (ES)|Wheeljack]] impression when answering '''Twitch's''' question.

"You are a Transformer. Another mode is your birthright." 
"I see no need for one. Aren't I sufficient as I am?" 
"Young one, alt-forms aren't meant to complete you as though you have a missing part. They further express who you already are."
:—'''Tarantulas''' teaches '''Nightshade''' there's more to alt-modes than just changing forms.

"You've made an interesting choice for an alt-mode. But you're still just the lost protoform I first met." 
"You've just proven you don't really know me, because I was never lost!"
:—'''Tarantulas''' witnesses '''Nightshade's''' resolve.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Nightshade's alt-mode being an owl was first, obliquely, hinted at in "[[Age of Evolution, Part 2]]" where they excitedly asked if they could be the owl bobblehead when planning "Operation: Terran Horse".

===Transformers references===
*Tarantulas being portrayed as an ultimately sympathetic character was inspired by his depiction in ''[[The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers|Sins of the Wreckers]]''.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1631772264109838337|quote=More Earthspark episodes have dropped, including some written and story edited by me! As for Ep. 113, I wanted to give a special shout out to @NickRoche, whose impeccable comics featuring the Wreckers inspired me to pitch Tarantulas as that ep's foil to Nightshade.|name=Mae Catt|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=03|day=03}}</ref>

===Real-world references===
*Alex and Bumblebee's note that days off are made for teachers is actually a ''very'' sly reference to an infamous line from the ''{{w|Dexter's Laboratory}}'' episode "A Dad Cartoon", in which Dexter's dad declares "Ah, yes! Saturdays are made for dads! And dad's car!"<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1631890857812185059|quote=Please know this line, "Days off were made for teachers," is my own cheeky reference to Dexter Lab's "Ah, yea! Saturdays are made for dads. And dad's car."|name=Mae Catt|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=03|day=04}}</ref>
*Nightshade's Smart Trainer 5007 bears a strong resemblance to the lightsaber training drone from ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''.
*D.E. O'Neil is named in reference to [[Denny O'Neil]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1633001702449381377|quote=That was intentional! I'm a huge fan of Denny O'Neil's work (especially for The Shadow), and given his connection to Transformers, I felt this would be an appropriate way to pay tribute.|name=Mae Catt|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=03|day=07}}</ref> His novel "Winged Sentinel", about a hero themed around a nocturnal flying animal, may be a reference to O'Neil's ''[[Batman]]'' work.

===Errors===
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===Trivia===
*

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Conexão perdida'''" ("Lost connection")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 4]], 2023

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Connexion impossible'''" ("Connection failed")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 26]], 2023

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Küldetés összefüggés'''" ("Mission Correlation")
:*''Original airdate:'' April 26, 2023

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

LG27 Blaster

2023-06-21T03:17:58Z

KaosuReido:

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'''Twincast returns to being Blaster and sets out to become a professional artist.'''

==Synopsis==
Some time earlier, [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] and [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]], one of his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]], are arrested by [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] and brought to [[Athenia]] to face charges of Flip Sides being a [[Decepticon]] spy. He vehemently defends his friend, refusing to believe these claims, but is forced to accept the truth when Flip Sides reveals her Decepticon persona.

In the present day, it's Twincast's turn to receive his new [[transtector]], a giant mobile deck able to shrink into a handy small form that can be carried around. He uses it to blast his coworkers with music at full volume, pleased by their annoyed reactions that remind him of the good old days as the fun-loving Blaster who'd always do this kind of thing. He remembers having to start taking his duties seriously after becoming [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[City Commander]], and as Twincast he's always been doing spy work, but in the peaceful [[Legends World]], he can finally throw all that away and become the music-loving Blaster once more! [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] doesn't care for his "rebirth" and tells him to get back to work.

Later, Blaster combines with his new body in front of his impressed cassettes. [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] is curious about the appearance of his head, so he explains it to based on his [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, having enjoyed the peaceful life he lived back then. He then shocks everyone by announcing that he's leaving the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] to become a professional musician, and is dissolving the cassette squad so they too have the freedom to live their own lives. His hope is that someday his music will bridge the gap between Autobots and Decepticons, allowing them to join together in a [[Cybertron Alliance]] and create a peaceful world where he can meet the imprisoned Flip Sides again.

Things don't go as planned for Blaster, however: entering the world of music is difficult and he soon ends up poor and homeless, trying to sell his CDs on the street to little success. As he reflects on [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]'s musical career going better than his and wishing his transtector could transform into a house, a giant two-headed monster attacks the city. He joins with his transtector and leaps into action, grabbing a mysterious orb hanging from the beast's neck that turns out to be the [[Zodiac]]! Its energy flows through Blaster, granting his wish by transforming his transtector into a "Zone Mode" base. Joined by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and his cassette friends, he unleashes the base's firepower on the monster, defeating it and revealing it to be [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], similarly transformed by the Zodiac.

In celebration of their victory, Blaster hosts a joint Autobot/Decepticon concert starring Hardhead, Rosanna, and [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]]. He revels in the show, believing music to be the universal language that will bring everyone together... but for all his gusto, his CDs still don't sell and his life as a street musician continues.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast/Blaster]] (2)
*[[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (3)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (4)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (9)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (10)
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (11)
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (13)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (15)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (20)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (21)
*[[Tankette]] (25)

|c2=
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (1)
*[[Glit (KP)|Glit]] (12)
*[[Sundor]] (16)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (17)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Lumina Hoshi]] (14)

|h4=[[Legends World]] natives|c4=
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World|Rattrap]] (5)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Legends World|Cheetor]] (7)
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]] (8)
*[[Tigatron#Legends World|Tigatron]] (18)
*[[T-AI#Legends World|Ai]] (19)
*[[Scylla#Legends World|Scylla]] (23)
*[[Bighorn#Legends World|Bighorn]] (24)
}}

==Notes==
*Barring Rewind (who's a real figure), the cassettes are all "virtual redecoes" of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''/''Legends'' moulds. Ramhorn is conspicuously absent from the group in the present day—he [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|had yet]] to get a figure in the line.
*Twincast and Flip Sides are on trial following the events of Road Rage's ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' bio, which describes Road Rage hunting the two down after Twincast became a fugitive in defense of Flip Sides.
*Blaster became Autobot City Commander in season three of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], which is really neat to see referenced here since basically nobody remembers it was a thing.
*He also references his time as a spy, which was his new job after being rebuilt as Twincast in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' anime. This series recast him in an espionage role to further play up his rivalry with [[Soundwave (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], which had never been an element of the character in the original cartoon.
*Blaster's hope for a [[Cybertron Alliance]] will come to pass (albeit briefly) in part 3 of the [[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' story pages]], which did feature Blaster in the background. His appearance as Blaster instead of Twincast was likely a flub at the time, but this story effectively fixes that... or it would, if we didn't already know Blaster needs to be Twincast again in the mid-2030s, circa "[[Metrowars]]".
*Blaster's base mode being called a "Zone Mode" is a reference to ''[[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Transformers: Zone]]'', in which the power of the Zodiac gave the [[Powered Master]]s the ability to transform into bases also referred to as "Zone Modes".

[[Category:Legends issues]]

LG27 Blaster

2023-06-21T03:17:35Z

KaosuReido:

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'''Twincast returns to being Blaster and sets out to become a professional artist.'''

==Synopsis==
Some time earlier, [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] and [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]], one of his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|cassettes]], are arrested by [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] and brought to [[Athenia]] to face charges of Flip Sides being a [[Decepticon]] spy. He vehemently defends his friend, refusing to believe these claims, but is forced to accept the truth when Flip Sides reveals her Decepticon persona.

In the present day, it's Twincast's turn to receive his new [[transtector]], a giant mobile deck able to shrink into a handy small form that can be carried around. He uses it to blast his coworkers with music at full volume, pleased by their annoyed reactions that remind him of the good old days as the fun-loving Blaster who'd always do this kind of thing. He remembers having to start taking his duties seriously after becoming [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[City Commander]], and as Twincast he's always been doing spy work, but in the peaceful [[Legends World]], he can finally throw all that away and become the music-loving Blaster once more! [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] doesn't care for his "rebirth" and tells him to get back to work.

Later, Blaster combines with his new body in front of his impressed cassettes. [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] is curious about the appearance of his head, so he explains it to based on his [[Binaltech] (technology)|Binaltech]] body, having enjoyed the peaceful life he lived back then. He then shocks everyone by announcing that he's leaving the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] to become a professional musician, and is dissolving the cassette squad so they too have the freedom to live their own lives. His hope is that someday his music will bridge the gap between Autobots and Decepticons, allowing them to join together in a [[Cybertron Alliance]] and create a peaceful world where he can meet the imprisoned Flip Sides again.

Things don't go as planned for Blaster, however: entering the world of music is difficult and he soon ends up poor and homeless, trying to sell his CDs on the street to little success. As he reflects on [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]'s musical career going better than his and wishing his transtector could transform into a house, a giant two-headed monster attacks the city. He joins with his transtector and leaps into action, grabbing a mysterious orb hanging from the beast's neck that turns out to be the [[Zodiac]]! Its energy flows through Blaster, granting his wish by transforming his transtector into a "Zone Mode" base. Joined by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and his cassette friends, he unleashes the base's firepower on the monster, defeating it and revealing it to be [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], similarly transformed by the Zodiac.

In celebration of their victory, Blaster hosts a joint Autobot/Decepticon concert starring Hardhead, Rosanna, and [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]]. He revels in the show, believing music to be the universal language that will bring everyone together... but for all his gusto, his CDs still don't sell and his life as a street musician continues.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast/Blaster]] (2)
*[[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] (3)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (4)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (9)
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (10)
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (11)
*[[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] (13)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (15)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (20)
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] (21)
*[[Tankette]] (25)

|c2=
*[[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] (1)
*[[Glit (KP)|Glit]] (12)
*[[Sundor]] (16)
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] (17)
*[[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] (22)

|c3=
*[[Lumina Hoshi]] (14)

|h4=[[Legends World]] natives|c4=
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World|Rattrap]] (5)
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]] (6)
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Legends World|Cheetor]] (7)
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]] (8)
*[[Tigatron#Legends World|Tigatron]] (18)
*[[T-AI#Legends World|Ai]] (19)
*[[Scylla#Legends World|Scylla]] (23)
*[[Bighorn#Legends World|Bighorn]] (24)
}}

==Notes==
*Barring Rewind (who's a real figure), the cassettes are all "virtual redecoes" of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''/''Legends'' moulds. Ramhorn is conspicuously absent from the group in the present day—he [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|had yet]] to get a figure in the line.
*Twincast and Flip Sides are on trial following the events of Road Rage's ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' bio, which describes Road Rage hunting the two down after Twincast became a fugitive in defense of Flip Sides.
*Blaster became Autobot City Commander in season three of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], which is really neat to see referenced here since basically nobody remembers it was a thing.
*He also references his time as a spy, which was his new job after being rebuilt as Twincast in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' anime. This series recast him in an espionage role to further play up his rivalry with [[Soundwave (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], which had never been an element of the character in the original cartoon.
*Blaster's hope for a [[Cybertron Alliance]] will come to pass (albeit briefly) in part 3 of the [[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' story pages]], which did feature Blaster in the background. His appearance as Blaster instead of Twincast was likely a flub at the time, but this story effectively fixes that... or it would, if we didn't already know Blaster needs to be Twincast again in the mid-2030s, circa "[[Metrowars]]".
*Blaster's base mode being called a "Zone Mode" is a reference to ''[[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Transformers: Zone]]'', in which the power of the Zodiac gave the [[Powered Master]]s the ability to transform into bases also referred to as "Zone Modes".

[[Category:Legends issues]]

Challenge of Aria-Bellum

2023-06-01T00:59:55Z

KaosuReido: /* Rodimus vs. Cyclonus */

The '''Challenge of Aria-Bellum''' is an ancient Cybertronian form of fighting, which, if invoked, means two Cybertronians must face each other in single combat. It's so old, even ''[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'' doesn't know about it!

==Fiction==
===Rodimus vs. Cyclonus===
When Kup and his crew left [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] to find [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his bots, they were ambushed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], knowing that Cyclonus would tear the ship apart, hailed Cyclonus, and invoked the Challenge of Aria-Bellum, challenging Cyclonus to single combat, hoping that it would buy the others time to figure out a way to ditch Cyclonus. Kup expressed his bewilderment at Hot Rod's invoking a Challenge he had, amazingly, never heard of. Hot Rod admitted he did not know how he knew of it, only that he [[Matrix of Leadership|somehow]] did. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

==Notes==
*"Aria-Bellum" is apparently derived from the Latin for "solo combat". This translation is not entirely accurate, as "aria" specifically refers to a ''musical'' solo, such as in an opera.

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[[Category:Transformer culture]]

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background-image:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAwAAAAMBAMAAACkW0HUAAAAFVBMVEUAAAAAAAAAZv8AZswAL14hZIUwYI+U+klIAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAADxJREFUCNdjgAMmJSUFIBUmKAiimAKBFLOxkSOIElQRCQRSQo5OakBKJEWZlQEo6CTMAKIEwZSxsTHcJAD6JwXY6XjSLgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
}

/* Headings */
h1, #bodyContent h1,
h2, #bodyContent h2,
h3, #bodyContent h3,
h4, #bodyContent h4,
h5, #bodyContent h5,
h6, #bodyContent h6 {
color: #00dd00;
border-color:#008000;
}

/* Color Table of Contents */
#toc, .toc, .mw-warning, .toccolours, body.skin-monobook .toccolours {
background-color: #002000;
border-color: #008000;
}

/* Images */
.mw-body img {
border: 2px solid #008000;
background-color: #000000;
}

/* Fix background of Tex images, which are black on transparent. */
.mw-body img.mwe-math-fallback-image-inline {
background-color: #fff;
filter:invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg);
border:none;
}

hr {
color: #004000;
background-color: #004000;
}

/* Color explanations with tool tips */
abbr, acronym, .explain {
border-color: #004000;
color: White;
background-color: #002000;
}

/* Color code snippets */
code {
background-color: #00AA00;
color: Black;
border-color: #00AA00;
font-weight:bolder;/*XXX: Increase contrast*/
}

/* Color code blocks */
pre, .mw-code {
border-style:dashed;
border-color:#00AA00;
color: White;
background-color: #002000;
}

/* Color highlighted ref [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] */
body.action-info .mw-body-content :target,
body.mediawiki .citation:target {
background-color: rgba(0, 127, 255, 0.133);
}

/* Table background colors */
table {
background-color: #000000!important;
color: #00dd00!important;
}
table th {
background-color: #1D1C1C!important;
color: #00dd00!important;
}
table td {
background-color: #000000!important;
color: #00dd00!important;
}

table tr {
background-color: #000000!important;
color: #00dd00!important;
}

/* Tabular tables */
table.wikitable {
border-color: #004000 !important;
color: #00dd00!important;
}
table.wikitable th, table.wikitable td {
border-color: #004000 !important;
}
table.wikitable th {
background-color: #1D1C1C!important;
}
table.wikitable td {
background-color: #000000!important;
}

/* JQuery sort arrows */
table.jquery-tablesorter th.headerSort {
background-image:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABUAAAAJCAYAAADdA2d2AAAAPUlEQVR4AWMgCtxlkAPiA0CsREgpCQaC4X8gfggymJoG/sc0mHIDMQ2mE6DcpfQNU/rHPsJgBWg6VSBGOQB5WklTTHq/UAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
}
table.jquery-tablesorter th.headerSortUp {
background-image:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABUAAAAECAYAAABhnXSoAAAAKklEQVR4AWMgCtxlkAPiA0CsREgpCQaC4X8gfggymJoG/kczmHIDSTEYACAWJKqhXDSPAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
}
table.jquery-tablesorter th.headerSortDown {
background-image:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABUAAAAECAYAAABhnXSoAAAALUlEQVR4AWPACe4yyAExCP7Hgh8CsRID6QBhMD4DKTQY00BKDVYA4gNgmggAAHjLJKrpYfWaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
}

/* thumbnails */
.ns-0 * #content div.thumb {
border-color: #000000;
}
/* thumbnails */
div.thumb {
margin-bottom: .5em;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #002000;
}
div.thumb div {
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #002000;
background-color: #004000;
}
div.thumb div a img {
/* Transparent PNGs assume light color backgrounds :-( */
background-color:#103010;
/* TODO: Use film grain texture, so lines are more noticeable */
border: 1px solid #002000;
}
div.thumb div a img:hover {
/* Increase brightness on hover */
background-color:#EEE;
}
div.thumb div div.thumbcaption {
border: none;
padding: .3em 0 .1em 0;
}

/* galleries */
table.gallery {
border: 1px solid #002000;
background-color: #004000;
}
table.gallery td {
background-color: #004000;
border: solid 2px white;
}
li.gallerybox div.thumb, body.mediawiki #content .gallerybox div.thumb {
background-color:transparent;
border: 1px solid #002000;
}

/* Color category box */
.catlinks {
border-color:#800080;
background-color:#000000;
color: #00FFFF;
}

/* #################################
* Interface Pages
* #################################
*/
.mw-ui-input:focus {
border-color: lime;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px lime;
}
.postedit, /* untested */
.mw-notification { /* top right bubble */
background-color:#004000;
background-color:rgba(0, 64, 0, 0.93);
border-color:#008000;
}

/*
** Diff rendering
*/
table.diff, td.diff-otitle, td.diff-ntitle {
background-color: #000000;
}
td.diff-addedline {
color: #00a000;
background-color: #004000;
}
td.diff-deletedline {
color: #00a000;
background-color: #004000;
}
td.diff-context {
background-color: #000000;
color: #008000;
}
.diffchange {
color: #00ff00;
}
td.diff-deletedline .diffchange {
background-color:#403618;
}
td.diff-addedline .diffchange {
background-color:#273948;
}

/* Color the edit interface */
.wikiEditor-ui {
background-color: #002000;
}
.wikiEditor-ui-toolbar,
.wikiEditor-ui-toolbar .sections .section {
background-image: none;
background-color: inherit;
}
.tool-button.tool-active, .tool.tool-active.oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless.oo-ui-iconElement {
background-color: inherit;
}
.wikiEditor-ui-toolbar .tabs span.tab a.current, .wikiEditor-ui-toolbar .tabs span.tab a.current:visited {
color: inherit;
}
textarea {
background-color: #001000;
color: #90FF90;
}
.editOptions {
background-color: #002000;
border-color: #008000;
color: #ccc;
}
div#editpage-specialchars a {
background-color: #000000;
border-color: #008000;
}
.mw-editform-legacy input#wpSummary {
background-color: #000000;
color: #90ff90;
}

/* Visual Editor */
.oo-ui-toolbar-bar,
.oo-ui-popupWidget-popup,
.oo-ui-popupToolGroup-active.oo-ui-widget-enabled,
.oo-ui-toolGroup.oo-ui-widget-enabled .oo-ui-tool-link .oo-ui-tool-title,
.oo-ui-popupToolGroup .oo-ui-toolGroup-tools {
background-color:#002000;
background-image:none;
color:white;
}
.oo-ui-iconElement-icon {
filter: invert(100%); /* Can't style data URI SVGs */
}
.oo-ui-windowManager-modal > .oo-ui-dialog {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.oo-ui-windowManager-modal > .oo-ui-dialog > .oo-ui-window-frame {
background-color:black;
}
.oo-ui-textInputWidget input,
.oo-ui-textInputWidget textarea {
background-color: #001000;
color: #90FF90;
}
.oo-ui-tagItemWidget {
background-color: #333;
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,#222 0,#000 100%);
color: #eee;
}
.oo-ui-buttonElement-framed > .oo-ui-buttonElement-button {
background-color: #111;
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #222 0, #000 100%);
}
.oo-ui-buttonElement-framed > .oo-ui-buttonElement-button:focus {
/*border-color: #ace;*/
/*box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px #ace;*/
}

.oo-ui-buttonElement-framed.oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive > .oo-ui-buttonElement-button {
background-color: #070;
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #090 0, #030 100%);
}
.oo-ui-buttonElement > .oo-ui-buttonElement-button {
color:#ccc;
}
.oo-ui-pendingElement-pending {
/* http://en.wikipedia.org/w/resources/lib/oojs-ui/themes/apex/images/textures/pending.gif */
filter:invert(1);
}

/* Color history interface */
#pagehistory li {
border: 1px solid #002000;
}
#pagehistory li.selected {
background-color: #004000;
border: 1px solid #002000;
}
span.autocomment { color: #008000; }

/* Special:Search */
.mw-search-profile-tabs,
#mw-searchoptions {
background-color: #002000;
border-color: #008000;
}

/* Color the file description */
#filetoc {
background-color: #002000;
border-color: #008000;
}
.filehistory a img, #file img:hover {
/* Green checker board */
background-image:url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQAQMAAAAlPW0iAAAABlBMVEUAAAAAQABVHvbKAAAAEUlEQVQI12P4z8CAFWEX/Q8Afr8P8erzE9cAAAAASUVORK5CYII=");
}

/* #################################
* Interface
* #################################
*/
/* Colors the tabs across the top of the page */
#p-cactions {
background-color: #000000;
}
#p-cactions li {
background-color: #000000;
border-color: #008000;
}
#p-cactions li.selected,
#p-cactions li.new {
background-color: #000000;
}
#p-cactions li a {
background-color: #000000 !important;
color : #7070FF;
}
#p-cactions li.selected a {
background-color:#000000 !important/*HACK?*/;
}
/* Vector Tabs */
.vector-menu-tabs, .vector-menu-tabs span { /* left and right tab breaks */
/* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/skins/Vector/images/tab-break.png */
background-image:none;
}
.vector-menu-tabs { border-left:1px solid black; }
.vector-menu-tabs span { border-right:1px solid black; }
.vector-menu-tabs ul li {
/* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/skins/Vector/images/tab-normal-fade.png */
background-image: linear-gradient(#000000,#004000);
border-bottom:1px solid #008000;
}
.vector-menu-tabs li.selected {
/* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/skins/Vector/images/tab-current-fade.png */
background: #000000;
border-bottom-color:transparent;
}
.vector-menu-tabs span a {
color:#7070FF;
}
.vector-menu-tabs li.selected a,
.vector-menu-tabs li.selected a:visited {
color:#00DD00;
}
/* Vector watch icon -- XXX contrast issues */
#ca-watch.icon a {
filter:invert(1) hue-rotate(80deg);
}
#ca-unwatch.icon a {
filter:hue-rotate(280deg);
}

/* Vector drop down menus */
.vector-menu-dropdown h3 span {
color:#cccccc;
}
.vector-menu ul {
background-color: #000000;
border-color: #a2a9b1;
}
.vector-menu li a {
color:#7070FF;
}

/* User links (preferences, contribs) */
#p-personal ul {
color: #FFFF00;
background: none;
}
#p-personal li a {
color: #FFFF00;
}
#p-personal li a:hover {
color: #FFFF00;
background-color: #636300;
}
/* Bad specificity in originals */
#pt-mytalk a.mw-echo-alert,
#pt-mytalk a.mw-echo-alert:hover {
color: #222;
}
/* Use vector person icon by your username */
body.skin-monobook li#pt-userpage { background-image: url(/w/skins/Vector/images/user-icon.png); }

/* Use black logo */
#p-logo {
background-color: transparent;
}
.mw-wiki-logo:not([href="/wiki/MediaWiki"]):not([href^="/wiki/Wikidata:"]):not([href^="/wiki/Wiktionary:"]) {
/* [[File:WikiGreen.png]] CC-BY-SA */
background-image: url(//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/WikiGreen.png);

}

/* Color side portlets */
.portlet {
background: #004000;
color: #00dd00;
}
.portlet h3,
div#mw-panel div.portal h3 {
color:#00dd00;
}
.pBody {
background: #000000;
color: #00dd00;
}
div#mw-panel nav.portal div.vector-menu-content ul li a {
color:#7070FF;
}
div#mw-panel nav.portal div.vector-menu-content ul li a:visited {
color:#9090D0;
}

/* Color main search box - Monobook */
input#searchInput {
/*border: 1px inset; theme/vector conflict */
color: #00dd00;
background : #000000;
}
input.searchButton {
background : #000000;
border: 2px solid;
border-color: #00FFFF #008080 #008080 #00FFFF;
color : #00dd00;
}
/* Color main search box - Vector */
div#simpleSearch,
div#simpleSearch input {
background-color:transparent;
background-image:none; /* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/skins/Vector/images/search-fade.png */
color: #00dd00;
}
div#simpleSearch #searchInput::placeholder {
color:#008800;
}
/* Search results suggestion box */
.suggestions-results,
.suggestions-special {
background-color: #000000;
border: solid 1px #00dd00;
}
.suggestions-special .special-label {
color:#008800;
}
.suggestions-result,
.suggestions-special .special-query {
color:#00dd00;
}

/* Color footer */
#footer {
background-color: Black;
color: #00dd00;
border-color: #FFFF00;
padding-bottom: 1.2em;
}
#footer ul li {/* Vector */
color:inherit;
}

/************************
* COLOR IN TEMPLATES *
************************/
.infobox {
background: #002000;
color:#00DD00;
border-color:#00FFFF;
}

/* Template:Documentation */
.mw-parser-output div.documentation,
.mw-parser-output div.documentation-metadata {
background-color: #001000;
}

/* template RFA, AN/I closed */
div.boilerplate,
.portal > ul {
background-color: #000000!important;
}

/* */
div.mw-warning-with-logexcerpt,
div.mw-lag-warn-high,
div.mw-cascadeprotectedwarning,
#mw-protect-cascadeon {
background-color: #700;
color:#fff;
}

.mw-trackedTemplate {
background: #002000 linear-gradient(#333, #000) !important;
border-color: #008000!important;
}
.quotebox, /* Template:Quote */
.shortcutbox {
background-color: #002000!important;
border-color: #008000!important;
}
body.mediawiki .navbox,
body.mediawiki .navbox-subgroup {

}
/* Template:Tmbox */
.tmbox {
border: 1px solid #c0c090 !important; /* Default "notice" gray-brown */
}

.tmbox,
.tmbox th,
.tmbox td {
background: #430 !important;
}
/* Template:Key press */
kbd.keyboard-key {
background: #44372c!important;/* XXX override template gradients */
border-color: #65594d #110e0D #110e0d #65594d!important;
color: #ffffff!important;
}

/* */
table.wikitable td.table-yes {
background-color: #008000!important;
}
table.wikitable td.table-maybe {
background-color: #6c7203!important;
}
table.wikitable td.table-no {
background-color: #ad5053!important;
}
table.wikitable td.table-partial {
background-color: #7e6b45!important;
}
table.wikitable td.table-na, td.table-unknown {
background-color: #6d6d6d!important;
}

/************************
* WIKI-SPECIFIC *
************************/
/* History on Commons */
#histlegend { background-color:inherit!important; }
/* De-color [[mw:CentralNotice]] */
#centralNotice, #cnotice-main { background-color:#000!important; color:inherit!important; }
/* de's Flaggedrev */
.flaggedrevs-color-1 {
background-color: #102;
}
/* enwiki Monobook.css */
body.skin-monobook #content,
body.skin-monobook #p-cactions li a:hover,
body.skin-monobook #p-cactions li.selected a,
body.skin-monobook #content div.thumb { /* "Margin" for thumbs, padding for galleries */
background-color: #000700; /* Light blue */
}
body.skin-monobook #p-cactions li a {
background-color: #000700; /* Light blue-gray inactive tabs */
}

body.skin-monobook.ns-0 #content,
body.skin-monobook.ns-0 #p-cactions li a:hover,
body.skin-monobook.ns-0 #p-cactions li.selected a,
body.skin-monobook.ns-0 #content div.thumb {
background-color: #000000; /* Set back for articles */
}
body.skin-monobook.ns-0 #p-cactions li a {
background-color: #101010; /* Light gray inactive tabs in articles */
}

/************************
* GADGETS *
************************/

/* [[WP:Navigation popups]] */
.navpopup {
background:#000;
border-color:inherit;
color:#0d0;
box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba( 50,255,50,0.35 );
}
.popup_mainlink a {
color:#0d0;
}
.popup_menu,
.popup_drop:hover .popup_menu,
.popup_drop .popup_menu:hover {
background-color:#000;
}
.popup_menu a:hover {
background-color: #447;
color: #ccf;
}
del.popupDiff {
background-color:#273948;
}
ins.popupDiff {
background-color:#403618;
}

/* [[mw:Reference Tooltips]] */
.referencetooltip li {
/*border-color: #008000;*/
background-color:#001000;
/*box-shadow: 2px 4px 2px rgba(0,224,0,0.3); /* tint #00F000 */
}

/* [[mw:HoverCards]] */
.mwe-popups {
background-color: #000;
box-shadow: /* tint #00F000 */
0 30px 90px -20px rgba(0,224,0,0.3),
0px 0px 1px rgba(0,224,0,0.5);
}
/* callout arrow */
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-image-tri:after,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-no-image-tri:after,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-image-tri.flipped_x:after,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-no-image-tri.flipped_x:after {
border-bottom-color:#000;
}
.mwe-popups.flipped_y:after,
.mwe-popups.flipped_x_y:after {
border-top-color:#000;
}
/* callout arrow shadow */
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-image-tri:before,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-no-image-tri:before,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-image-tri.flipped_x:before,
.mwe-popups.mwe-popups-no-image-tri.flipped_x:before {
border-bottom-color:#004000;
}
.mwe-popups.flipped_y:before,
.mwe-popups.flipped_x_y:before {
border-top-color:#004000;
}
.mwe-popups .mwe-popups-container,
.mwe-popups .mwe-popups-extract {
color:#0d0;
}
.mwe-popups .mwe-popups-extract[dir='ltr']:after {
background-image: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,0),#000 50%);
}

/* [[WP:WikEd]] */
.wikEdDiffFragment,
.wikEdPreviewArticle,
.wikEdDiffNoChange,
.wikEdConsoleWrapper {
background-color:inherit;
}
.wikEdButtonsPreview,
.wikEdButtonBarGrip,
.wikEdButtonBarButtonsWrapperVisible,
.wikEdButtonBarButtonsWrapperHidden {
background-color:#666;
}
img.wikEdButton {
background-color:#999;
}
iframe.wikEdFrame {
background-color: white;
color: black;
filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg);
}

/* [[mw:Echo]] */
.mw-echo-ui-notificationItemWidget-content-message-header,
.mw-echo-ui-notificationItemWidget-unread,
.mw-echo-ui-notificationItemWidget-unread:hover,
.mw-echo-ui-notificationItemWidget,
.mw-echo-ui-notificationItemWidget:hover,
.mw-echo-ui-crossWikiNotificationItemWidget-group,
.mw-echo-ui-bundleNotificationItemWidget-group {
color:#0d0;
background-color:#010;
}
#pt-notifications-alert .mw-echo-notifications-badge:before {
filter:invert(1);
}
#pt-notifications-notice .mw-echo-notifications-badge:before {
filter:invert(1);
}

/* [[mw:MediaViewer]] */
.mw-mmv-post-image {
background-color: navy;
color: yellow;
}
.mw-mmv-image-metadata {
background-color: #003;
}
.mw-mmv-image-links li, .mw-mmv-credit {
color: lime;
}

/* [[mw:Cite]] */
ol.references li:target, sup.reference:target {
background-color: #033;
}

/* [[mw:User:Remember the dot/Syntax highlighter]] */
#wpTextbox0 {
filter:saturate(8) invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg);
}
#wpTextbox0+#wpTextbox1 {
filter:invert(1);
}

/* Wikidata / [[mw:Wikibase]] */
.wikibase-statementgrouplistview .wikibase-statementlistview {
background-color:#000000;
}
.wikibase-statementgroupview .wikibase-statementgroupview-property {
background-color:#002000;
}
.wikibase-statementlistview > .wikibase-toolbar-wrapper {
background-color: #004000;
}
.wikibase-statementgrouplistview .wikibase-statementgroupview-property.wb-edit, .wikibase-statementgroupview-property.wb-edit + .wikibase-statementlistview > .wikibase-toolbar-wrapper {
background-color: #008000;
}
.wikibase-referenceview {
background-color:darkgreen;
}
.wikibase-referenceview .wikibase-referenceview-heading {
background-color:darkgreen;
}
/* Wikidata site language */
.wikibase-sitelinkgroupview .wikibase-sitelinkgroupview-heading-container {
background-color:#008000;
}
.wikibase-sitelinklistview .wikibase-sitelinkview .wikibase-sitelinkview-siteid-container {
background-color:#008000;
}

/* Decolor pblock log */
.mw-contributions-blocked-notice-partial .mw-warning-with-logexcerpt {
border-color : #008000!important;
background-color: #000000!important;
}

/* End @media screen */
}

User:KaosuReido/monacobook.css

2022-12-10T09:18:51Z

KaosuReido:

:root {
--font: 'FiraCode-Retina', Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace;
--node-red: rgba(172, 30, 43, 0.6);
--node-orange: rgba(184, 98, 0, 0.6);
--node-yellow: rgba(205, 159, 0, 0.6);
--node-green: rgba(33, 117, 18, 0.6);
--node-blue: rgba(0, 86, 168, 0.6);
--node-purple: rgba(134, 46, 156, 0.6);
--gray-9: #161821;
--gray-8: #1e1f2b;
--gray-7: #282a3b;
--gray-6: #3a3d4c;
--gray-5: #535763;
--gray-4: #888d94;
--gray-3: #b2b9bd;
--gray-2: #cdd4d7;
--gray-1: #eaf2f1;
--red: #ff657a;
--orange: #ff9b5e;
--green: #bad761;
--yellow: #ffd76d;
--purple: #c39ac9;
--green-light: #9cd1bb;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar {
background-color: transparent;
width: 4px;
border-radius: 5px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:window-inactive,
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
border-radius: 5px;
background-color: var(--gray-5);
}

.set-color-label[data-color='1'],
.Node-contentContainer.mod-color-label-1 {
background-color: var(--node-red);
}

.set-color-label[data-color='2'],
.Node-contentContainer.mod-color-label-2 {
background-color: var(--node-orange);
}

.set-color-label[data-color='3'],
.Node-contentContainer.mod-color-label-3 {
background-color: var(--node-yellow);
}

.set-color-label[data-color='4'],
.Node-contentContainer.mod-color-label-4 {
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|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Transformers: Shattered Glass]]'' #2
|prev=Shattered Glass issue 1
|next=Shattered Glass issue 3
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|image=IDWSG 2 cvrA.jpg
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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 29]], 2021
|coverdate=September 2021
|written by=[[Danny Lore]]
|art by=[[Dan Khanna]]
|colors=[[John-Paul Bove]]
|letters by=[[Neil Uyetake]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
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'''A weary Megatron reflects on the history of the Great War as Starscream tries to convince his former leader to retake command.'''

==Synopsis==
Since the end of the Great War, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] has abandoned the [[Decepticon]]s in favor of eking out a solitary existence in the deepest, least inhabitable regions of the [[Rust Sea]]—when the damaged [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] makes a rough landing, the former Decepticon leader gruffly reminds Starscream that he asked to be left alone. When the damaged [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] falls unconscious, however, Megatron's compassion compels him to bring Starscream inside to his jury-rigged shelter and repair his former lieutenant. As soon as he regains consciousness, Starscream explains his recent run-in with [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] and the other [[bodyscrapper]]s, who've put a bounty on his head after somehow catching wind of his recent activities. When the conversation turns to Starscream's former ally [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], however, Starscream abruptly changes the conversation to Megatron's dingy living quarters. As he takes in the sight of a tattered Decepticon poster on the wall, Starscream admits that it reminds him of the first time he ever saw Megatron...

''Before the war, Starscream was a scholar; he and Jetfire visited the [[Senate]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to discuss funding for their work on the same day that Megatron held an anti-[[empurata]] rally outside the building. The pair watch from the sidelines as an argument between Megatron and security officer [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] over their right to protest turns heated—when Prowl accuses Megatron of getting away with his rabble-rousing only because [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax]] lets him, the crowd looks on as Megatron loses his temper and throws Prowl aside.''

Starscream admits that ''this'' was the moment that inspired him to join the Decepticons: the idea of a lowly miner taking a stand against a bloated and corrupt Senate inspired him and countless other 'bots to rise up and join the Decepticons. Megatron's memory of that day is less rosy, however; that fight ended with his first arrest, and the Senate holding him up as an example to keep the other manual workers in their place. Again, Megatron asks why Starscream came to him for assistance, and Starscream explains that, with a target on his back, he needs help recruiting others to the cause. Megatron growls that Starscream would need a ''real'' leader to inspire a new generation of Decepticons and Megatron is no leader, not anymore.

''As he stews in his holding cell, an officer abruptly tells Megatron that he's free to go; the moment he sets foot outside, he discovers that his friend [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax]] has pulled some strings and cleared Megatron of all charges, despite an acidic comment that some jail time might've done the Decepticon leader some good. The subsequent argument marks the end of their friendship-Orion accuses Megatron of spreading chaos under the guise of "empathy", and Megatron retorts by reminding Orion of his secret police, and their role in Senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]]'s recent arrest and subsequent torture. The disagreement escalates into a full-on brawl; when Prowl and [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]] step in to break up the fight, Pax instructs them to let Megatron go; despite Orion's warning that Megatron could've stood alongside him on the winning team, Megatron retorts that a 'bot like Orion could ''never'' share his power''.

As he and Starscream step out into the Rust Sea, Megatron privately reflects on his turbulent friendship with Orion—did he allow him to pull strings out of genuine concern for the 'bots he'd be leaving behind if he went to jail, or out of his own selfish desires? Starscream snaps him back to the present; although the flier begs Megatron to take up arms and fight the good fight again, Megatron shouts that he's ''not'' Decepticon leader anymore: his bad decisions cost them everything and lost them the war.

''When Orion Pax—now Optimus Prime—turned his attention to [[Earth]], the Decepticons fought to protect the planet and its supplies of [[Rarified Energon]], and as collateral damage continued to mount, their destructive conflict came to a head when the Autobots attacked [[Los Angeles]]. In what would become Megatron's final battle on Earth, the Decepticon leader lead the charge and eventually threw himself into a duel against his old nemesis. If he could not kill Optimus, Megatron reasoned, then he could at least martyr himself for the cause—and although Optimus beat him to the brink of death before laying waste to Earth, Megatron somehow survived. Cursing himself for ever trusting Orion, Megatron eventually salvaged a ship and limped back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], only to find that the triumphant Autobots had already conquered the planet: the tyrant he'd once called a friend had destroyed everything he'd ever worked for.''

Starscream, on the other hand, remembers the battle differently. Despite overwhelming odds, Megatron courageously led his men into battle—a crack shot from his [[fusion cannon]] saved [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] from [[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]], and the sight of their commander fighting on inspired them to redouble their efforts. Only when Optimus Prime arrived did Megatron choose to lay down his life for the cause, secure in the knowledge that his sacrifice would buy time for Starscream to coordinate the evacuation of Earth. Despite his hesitation, Starscream followed his orders to the letter... and although Megatron still thinks himself a failure, Starscream assures him that everyone who survived the battle—survived because of ''him'', and his willingness to lose to keep them alive. For too long, the Decepticons have kept to the shadows, but Starscream might have given the Decepticons a new edge. During the war, Megatron and Starscream discussed using Starscream's unique [[spark]] as an indestructible repository... and now, Starscream's found a way to ''use'' that spark to reactivate the [[Titan (group)|Titans]] and take back Cybertron!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 

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* [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (2)
* ''[[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat]]'' (5)
* ''[[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]]'' (8)
* ''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (9)
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* ''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]]'' (4)
* ''[[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]]'' (6)
* ''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime]]'' (7)
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* ''[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]]'' (15)
* ''[[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]]'' (16)
* ''[[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]]'' (17)
* ''[[Downshift (SG)|Downshift]]'' (18)
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* ''[[Goldbug (SG)|Bumblebee]]'' (21)
* ''[[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]'' (22)
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==Quotes==
"So many of the bots in this city have grown comfortable with this pathetic hierarchy you've set up. Where those of us that labor so that you don't have to are worthy of nothing but your cruelty. It is '''amusing''' to see you sputter when confronted by someone who is done with your '''bullying'''."
:—'''Megatron'''

"You could have joined me, Megatron. Been on my side. If it weren't for-" 
"—That's where you are wrong, Orion. You may have offered me a place '''at''' your side... but I could never have been '''on''' your side."
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Megatron'''

"To this day, I wonder about the times he pulled strings. Was I complicit in letting him do so? Did I do it because my bots needed me outside with them? Or was I masking my own selfish desires? Perhaps I've spent my time in the Rust Seas making up for the time I should have spent in other cages."
:—'''Megatron'''

"I hoped it would come to this—'''old friend!'''" 
"We are '''past''' friendships." 
"We are past '''nothing''', Megatron! Until '''I''' say we are!" 
"No! I have never followed your orders, '''Prime'''. I see no reason to start now."
:—Couples counseling with '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron'''

"We spoke of how you saved Thundercracker, with a pointblank shot that led to Bumblebee needing a new body. We drank to the vision of you taking down wave upon wave of Autobots. And how '''tyrants''' fell at your feet. Perhaps '''you''' saw yourself as a '''martyr'''. But to us, you were a '''hero'''."
:—'''Starscream'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The... um... shattered glass on Optimus Prime's right windshield has been a prominent feature since his very first appearance in the original [[Shattered Glass (issue)|"Shattered Glass]]" comic; while its prominence in the original Fun Publications stories was never explained, this issue gives it some significance by revealing that it's a scar left over from his very first fight with Megatron from before the war.
* During the battle on Earth, Megatron hits Bumblebee dead-on with his fusion cannon; going by Starscream's narration, this would be the incident that necessitated Bumblebee's complete rebuild into his present-day identity of Goldbug.
* The late Blurr makes a silhouetted appearance during the flashback to Earth; he'd previously described Earth as a key battlefield in [[Shattered Glass issue 1|issue #1]], but it wasn't clear if he'd actually gone to Earth himself with Optimus and the other Autobots.
* A [[Titan (group)|Titan]] resembling [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and colored to resemble [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] appeared last issue, seemingly echoing the "[[immersant]]" Titans from [[Transformers (2019 comic)|IDW's ''Transformers'']] reboot, ancient figures who've merged with their homeworld's geography. Echoing a trend that's most recently surfaced in 2021's [[My Little Pony/Transformers: The Magic of Cybertron|''My Little Pony'' crossover]], it seems that most contemporary depictions of Cybertron will feature dormant Titans in some capacity.

===Transformers references===
* The [[Shattered Glass issue 1|first issue]] of this miniseries primarily used characters who hadn't appeared in the original ''Shattered Glass'' run or had already appeared in Hasbro's new ''Generations'' subline. This issue features a huge number of characters who'd appeared in some way, shape, or form in the original ''Shattered Glass'' run; although most sport bodies based on their most recent ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, all of them are colored to resemble their original ''Shattered Glass'' selves—examples include a yellow and grey Shockwave, a black Ironhide, a Ratbat colored to resemble [[Batman]], and a... well, let's just say "aggressively technicolored" Thundercracker. One notable exception is Prowl, who's had a made-up white, blue, and lime paintjob applied to his [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy]].
* Upon discovering Megatron's underground bunker, Starscream sardonically compares him to a "[[driller]]", the giant, tunnelling kaiju from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'' film]]. Additionally, Megatron's habit of skulking around the desert, clad in a tattered cape, evokes [[Megatron (Movie)|his live-action film series]] counterpart's behaviour in that same film.
* The first two flashbacks take heavy inspiration from the works of [[James Roberts]]—together, they constitute a bizarro version of Megatron's rise to power as depicted in the [[Chaos Theory Part 1|"Chaos Theory"]] duology, and feature additional story elements lifted from ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than meets the Eye]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay]]" arc.
** While the previous ''Shattered Glass'' universe established Optimus and Megatron as an evil librarian and a heroic university professor with no apparent connections to one another, most if not all contemporary ''Transformers'' stories have adopted some version of the ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel as a backstory, most notably by depicting Optimus and Megatron as friends and political contemporaries during Cybertron's pre-war era. While Megatron's disenfranchised miner backstory has been a staple of the character since the days of ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', its depiction of Orion Pax as a police officer serving a corrupt Senate hew much closer to [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's first ''Transformers'' universe]]. Furthering the connection, Megatron's accusations of Pax's "secret police" echo the sinister [[Institute]] from ''More than Meets the Eye''.
** [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] and [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]] are shown to be police officers on the beat with Orion Pax, just as the "Shadowplay" trilogy depicted them as fellow investigators during the early days of the Decepticon movement.
** Megatron's anti-[[empurata]] rallies are specifically a protest against Senator [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]], who was recently kidnapped and tortured by Orion Pax's secret police in an attempt to take away his compassion: in "Shadowplay", Shockwave voluntarily took the fall for Orion Pax and his gang of outlaws after they foiled a plot to implicate the Decepticons in an assassination, and suffered both [[empurata]] and [[shadowplay]] as a result. Given that this is a mirror universe, it's noted that, rather than turning him cold and emotionless, the procedure went wrong and left him with a hyperdeveloped sense of empathy for others, tying into how the original ''Shattered Glass'' stories depicted him as a kindly diplomat.
** Ratbat's pre-war job as a senator has its roots in the ''Megatron Origin'' miniseries, which depicted him as an arrogant, opportunistic humanoid Transformer who was forcefully changed into an animalistic cassette by the Decepticons in a bit of karmic retribution. In contrast, ''Shattered Glass'' Ratbat is shown to be pretty chummy with Megatron and the other Decepticons.
** A ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Whirl (SG)|Whirl]], IDW's ''other'' most famous empurata victim, features on what seems to be a pro-empurata poster on page eight. ''More than Meets the Eye'''s Whirl despised the [[Functionist Council]] for taking away his original head and hands, so it makes sense that his mirror-universe self would come out in favor of the punishment.
* Jetfire and Starscream's shared background as scientists and former friends are traits inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Fire in the Sky]]."
* The first panel on page eight features a T-shaped lamppost colored to resemble [[Soundwave (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Soundwave]], referencing his famous disguise in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"—given the context of the scene, it's possible that this actually ''is'' Soundwave keeping an eye on the conversation, but the comic doesn't confirm or deny this. The same panel also features what appears to be a police model [[Watchdog (G1)|Watchdog]] drone with a lightbar.
* Cybertronians based on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] are shown taking part in Megatron's protest. Another Decepticon who uses the [[Battlecharger]] body-type appears in the Earth flashback, but the block colors leave it ambiguous whether it's Runabout, Runamuck, or some other guy.
* In this universe, Megatron's history on Earth apparently follows his [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' counterparts]]; his speech to the Decepticons makes note that he crashed on Earth, and that other Decepticons arrived later to help repair him. Still others came to Earth to help defend Earth's supplies of [[Rarified Energon]], a miracle substance that played a major role in the original ''Shattered Glass'' stories—the [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|evil Ultra Magnus]] used the stuff to destroy the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' universe in 2012's "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" storyline.
* Autobot casualties in Los Angeles include [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]], who both played major roles in the original ''Shattered Glass'' stories. Sideswipe's body prominently displays an intact Autobot insignia, suggesting that, unlike his Fun Publications counterpart, he never changed sides.
* Bumblebee's original body never appeared in the original ''Shattered Glass'' comics or prose stories. His appearance here has him copping the white and purple color scheme from his [[Bumblebee (SG Animated)|''Shattered Glass Animated'']] counterpart, who was in turn conceived as a homage to [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Bug Bite]]. Here, Bumblebee is modeled on his positive counterpart's 2020 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Walmart toy]], not to be confused with ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Bug Bite (G1)#Generations Selects|Bug Bite]], which employs the body of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]] despite also homaging the BotCon toy.
*It goes without saying that Starscream describing his [[spark]] as an "indestructible safe" hearkens back to the character's traditional "indestructible spark" as one of his character traits, which was first established in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon "[[Possession]]".

===Real-world references===
* A half-glimpsed poster on the streets of Iacon show numerous miners raising their tools into the air against a red and yellow background, underneath the slogan "MINERS UNITE", a bit of memetic signage inspired by the early days of the Soviet Union. Given that James Roberts would take heavy inspiration from the lives of both {{w|Karl Marx|Karl Marx}} and {{w|Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin}} while fleshing out the history of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW's original Megatron]], it's apropos that Megatron's heroic counterpart would also borrow some of their iconography.

===Errors===
* It's not ''necessarily'' an error, given that it's an alternate universe and all, but Megatron's description of Shockwave's fate notes that the empurata procedure was intended to alter Shockwave's personality, in keeping with the ''More than Meets the Eye'' riff. However, in that comic, the Senate used [[shadowplay]] to alter the personalities of dissenters; empurata was a purely physical punishment that didn't affect the personalities of its victims.
* On page five, "reckless" is misspelt "wreckless".
* Prowl's line of "stop this instant!" erroneously uses "instance".
* On page seventeen, "point blank" is spelt as one word, "pointblank".
* In the final battle, a blue-and-white cassette-bot makes a cameo. This is most likely supposed to be either Frenzy or Rumble; however, both 'bots appear a few pages later, with one colored to resemble [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and the other [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]. Presumably, it's just a colouring error... or maybe it's meant to be a new deco for [[Enemy (SG)|Enemy]]?

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A''': A defeated Megatron homages [[Andrew Wildman]]'s cover for [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US]] [[Surrender!|#71]], by [[Alex Milne]]
* '''Cover B''': Megatron the rebel, by [[Andrew Griffith]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Megatron, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
* '''Hasbro Pulse exclusive cover''': Megatron leaps into action, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]

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Jolt (ROTF)

2021-11-01T19:53:45Z

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:''Jolt is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Jolt uk2.9.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Well screw you, [[Michael Bay|Michael]], I'm gonna go hang with [[Simon Furman|Simon]] instead! ''He'' lets me have a go on the Playstation!"]]

'''Jolt''' has a tendency towards mischief-making. Like any prankster, he's pretty impulsive, and if trouble rears its head, you can bet Jolt is going to try to be in the middle of it. Of course, he more often ends behind it mostly out of focus, as luck would turn out. Luckily, he's got the fighting ability to make sure his head stays on his shoulders, utilizing electric whips in battle.

Jolt loves to cause trouble and act crazy in battle. Racing around in circles disorients and confuses Decepticons long enough to draw them in close so he can deliver a crippling blow with his electro-whips.<ref>''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class Jolt packaging bio</ref>

{{quote|"Why do you hardly see Jolt in the film, and why doesn't he talk?" "Jolt did get quite a bit of screen time for a new kid on the block."|[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] lies to a young reader|[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|''Transformers'' #11's letters page]]|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[File:Jolt-ROTFalltiedup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"There I am! Behind those guys!"]]
Jolt was one of the Autobots who answered [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] call to come to Earth in the two years since [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s death. When the Autobots mobilized in response to a sudden surge in [[Decepticon]] activity, Jolt rolled into action at the head of the pack, but he was not among the Autobot team who fended off a resurrected Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] after they killed Optimus in a forest brawl. Jolt reunited with the other Autobots before they headed back to the [[NEST]] base on [[Diego Garcia]], but the team was scarcely given any time to mourn Prime's passing. As soon as they returned, they were accosted by military forces under the command of [[Theodore Galloway]]. The emotionally brittle Autobots did not take this show of force well and charged their weapons, with Jolt emitting bright sparks of electricity in anticipation of a fight. However, things soon calmed down as Galloway announced that NEST was being disbanded by [[President of the United States|presidential]] order.

[[File:Jolt-ROTFcombiningPrimeandJetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"By your powers combined, I am... well, I'm nobody, actually."]]

Jolt later accompanied the Autobots and their human allies to [[Egypt]], for a climactic [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]] against [[The Fallen]]'s [[Decepticon]]s. He stayed with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and the main NEST force, firing electric blasts at the Decepticons as they held the line. During the course of the battle, [[Sam Witwicky]] used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to bring Optimus Prime back to life, at which point the aged [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] volunteered to sacrifice himself so that Optimus could use his parts to give himself a power boost. Following Ratchet's directions, Jolt used his electric whips to link Prime up with Jetfire's remains, generating an electromagnetic field that levitated and bonded the necessary parts to Prime's body, giving him a powerful new flight-capable form which he then used to destroy The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:Titan2-9 Jolt bringiton.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"I will execute hostages ''every hour'' until I have guarantees of more screentime. Don't test me!"]]

Some time after the defeat of the Fallen, while the Autobots were still in the process of rounding up the Decepticons scattered across Earth, Jolt was part of a unit sent to Beverley Hills, Los Angeles, to apprehend [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]. The Autobots attempted to subtly divert Reverb away from human traffic to minimize collateral damage, but the rambunctious Jolt jumped the gun and began pursuing the motorcycle Decepticon through the City of Angels. Tearing across pavements and parks with no regard for the humans in his way, Jolt attempted to stop Reverb with his electro-whips, but instead wound up striking a power pole and blowing every electrical system in the immediate vicinity. Thankfully, Reverb was captured by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], but Jolt's carelessness landed the Autobots in a lot of trouble with [[Theodore Galloway]]. Optimus Prime stressed the importance of treading carefully to Jolt, who promised to be "the soul of discretion".

Unfortunately, two days later, discretion was nowhere to be seen when Jolt went hog-wild in the middle of [[Las Vegas]], battling the martial artist Decepticon [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]. With one of his electro-whips severed by the Bludgeon's sword, Jolt was sent crashing through a casino wall, but what stung more were the Decepticons' taunts that everything would have been fine if he had not been so overzealous and allowed him to leave the city before attacking. Bludgeon then turned his attention to the casino's patrons, but a repentant Jolt threw himself in the path of the blast meant for them. As Bludgeon loomed over him, preparing to strike with his sword, Jolt seized the blade and used his powers to channel the entire output of Las Vegas's electric grid straight into the skeletal samurai. Although Bludgeon was defeated by the monumental shock, the city was left blacked out by Jolt's stunt, and Optimus Prime was reluctantly forced to confine him to base. Jolt accepted his punishment, but as he walked back into headquarters, he overheard a transmission came through from a NEST squad in the field, announcing they were under Decepticon attack... and Jolt gritted his teeth for action... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

[[File:Titan2-11 joltisarmless.jpg‎|thumb|No! I can't die! I have to audition for ''Dark of the Moon''!]]

He later underwent further training alongside [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]], and undertook a survival exercise in [[Death Valley]], [[California]]. He noted to Dune Runner that Bumblebee had found a pretty horrible place to train. He followed Rollbar's lead to a deserted ghost town and happily used his powers to track down the recharge pack the Autobots had hidden there. However, he also found...[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]]! His left arm was torn off, and though he ordered Rollbar to focus on Dead End and not him, the monster Decepticon still tore through the other cadets. Realising they were running on empty, a desperate Jolt used every bit of power in the recharge pack to charge up an electro-whip and knock Dead End out before he could kill the others.

At Rollbar's urging, the cadets took the Decepticon back to [[Diego Garcia]] for medical treatment. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] told Jolt and the others that this act of mercy showed they had what it takes to be real Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

[[File:Titan2-12 joltwait.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Check out this acting! With all this practice, I'm ''bound'' to get a role in ''Dark of the Moon''! ...right?]]

Following this, they spent some time under [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], a famed veteran of whom they were in awe. He taught them ''always'' to do the unexpected. Jolt, to the shock of the other cadets, spoke up during training to say they'd done ''enough'' exercises and they'd like to have a go at real combat. Springer agreed, and Jolt blew off the other cadet's claims of Springer having a rep as a monster by noticing that he was just a true soldier. A few days later, in [[Texas]], they got that combat op: Springer distracted [[Tankor (ROTF)|Tankor]] while the cadets snuck round to free hostages. However, Jolt spotted [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] coming in to get the drop on the commander and decided to leave his mission to get involved in the fight. Using his electro-whips, he redirected Tankor's fire into Dirge and saved the day! Springer was pissed that Jolt had disobeyed orders, but Jolt flippantly said that hey, he'd just been doing the unexpected, like he'd been taught. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

Jolt and his crew would be called in to [[CFB Comox|NEST Ops Vancouver]] to search for the missing [[Stratosphere]]; they knew he may have died, but Jolt said they had to look anyway. It turned out he was doing fine on his own and had just saved the day before they arrived, which was a bit embarrassing for Jolt. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Rising-storm-03-jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Jolt's audition for ''Dark of the Moon'']]
Jolt was part of an Autobot team sent to a ruined petrochemical plant in [[Florida]] to investigate the appearance of several unknown [[spark]] traces. However, before they could reach their goal, they were attacked by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. The ensuing battle didn't take long, as the Decepticon soon retreated, but it was enough of a distraction for Jolt and the others for the owners of the spark traces to get away. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

Later, back at the [[NEST]] base, Jolt was cited by [[Theodore Galloway]] as an example of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] not following protocols and alerting him to new recruits. It seemed Galloway, like most everyone else, never noticed Jolt had been around since before the rise of the Fallen. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

Jolt and his fellow cadets, [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] and [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], joined Bumblebee on a mission to transport the captured Soundwave to a secure location. They were shot down en route by Soundwave's minions. Jolt was thrown for a loop by [[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beastbox]], and Bumblebee made the command decision to free Soundwave and let the Decepticons escape rather than risk further casualties after the recent death of [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

Jolt was later part of the attack force sieging [[Carter Newell]]'s mobile base at Crater Lake. His team was assaulted by a group of Cybertronians Newell had assumed control over using an artificial [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} Cut off from Bumblebee, Jolt and the other cadets were given help by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Twins (ROTF)|the Twins]], but came under non-physical attack when [[Carter Newell]] attempted to use a replica [[AllSpark]] to destroy all Transformer life on the planet. The Autobots ultimately triumphed. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStormJoltDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Jolt: Wait! Wait! Don't shoot! I have to star in ''Dark of the Moon''! Shockwave: I don't know who you are, but I don't want you in the same movie as me!]]

Jolt learned that Bumblebee was defending [[Sam Witwicky]] from a Decepticon attack all alone, and was eager to get out there to help him. To his disappointment, Optimus Prime instead ordered him, Knock Out and Dune Runner to remain on [[Diego Garcia]] and keep an eye on the captive [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] along with a number of confused Autobot refugees liberated from Carter Newell's control. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

Jolt took to guarding Fearswoop, but while he was making himself busy telling the prisoner off and reading comic books, the corpse of Knock Out suddenly crashed through a wall, courtesy of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. He prepared to take the intruder on with his electric whips, but Shockwave was unimpressed and shot him down. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Jolt desperately tried to contact Optimus Prime for help, but his message failed to get through and he was killed by Shockwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Shortly after his death, a grave was made for him. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}}
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===Toy bios===
[[File:TF2010-Electrostatic-Jolt-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ready for a shock to your system?]]
When Jolt goes too long without expending his built-up electricity, he gains the ability to charge his body with static, shooting lightning everywhere. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Spark Blast Jolt}}

Given his chaotic and carefree lifestyle, Jolt exists to enjoy life. His energetic sense of humor can keep things light on long missions, while his sharp mind can turn a prank into a punishing blow against the Decepticons without missing a beat. {{storylink|#RPMs - Robot Powered Machines|RPM Jolt}}

Jolt had trained more as a healer than as a warrior. When he found himself entrenched against a horde of advancing Decepticons in a desert battle, he decided that, with caution and luck, he might be able to take down [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. {{storylink|#Hunt for the Decepticons|Desert Ruins Brawl}}

Jolt had no idea he would be facing off against a powerful hulk of a beast when he confronted [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]. But as long as he was there, he could not just back down. And considering [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s by his side this time, the fight's almost even. Jolt's game plan should mess with the reckless Payload's headlong charges long enough for him to tame the bullheaded Decepticon with his stunning electro-whips, after which he and Ratchet could go in and take him down. {{storylink|#Electrostatic|Electrostatic Jolt}}

Jolt's commanding officers had spent years trying to teach him patience and discipline, though their lessons ''still'' have not caught on by the early 2010s. {{storylink|#Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Jolt}}

A troublemaker by nature, Jolt is not exactly the honor student amongst Autobots. Nevertheless, his tricks do sometimes save the day by deranging Decepticons on the front line. {{storylink|#Movie Advanced Series|''Movie Advanced Series'' Deluxe Jolt}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTFtoy-JoltLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|A toy proportionate to my screentime!]]
*'''Jolt''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])

:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] figures, Jolt transforms into a blue {{w|Chevrolet Volt}}. Tiny whips are molded onto his arms, making him one of the few Legends toys to feature weaponry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegJolt/jolt.htm More information on Legends Jolt at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-Jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] would approve of this alt-mode.]]
*'''Jolt''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RA-19'''

:Deluxe class Jolt transforms into a blue Chevrolet Volt with translucent blue plastic windows. His alt-mode is very conspicuously split where his arms and legs separate during transformation. In robot mode, he has light blue "electro whips" in each arm which are deployed by turning a small knob on his wrist. His head features blue [[light-piping]] for his eyes, but there is a gray protrusion behind his head which completely prevents light passage. This protrusion also prevents his ball-jointed head from turning other than in the slightest of angles. Turning his waist activates his [[Mech Alive]] feature, which consists of moving gears inside his translucent upper chest (it is really hard to see). Jolt also has swiveling knees, but sadly, the kibble blocks it off just like the head.

:Sadly, out of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys released as of late summer 2009, Jolt has lost the most paint applications of anyone, losing nearly all blue paint detailing on his chest and all red detailing present in the promotional photos. This leaves his robot mode looking rather plain.

:The official transformation of Jolt's feet makes the left toe piece stand a couple millimeters higher than the right one due to the presence of a joining peg.

:In a twist of ''awesome'' irony, he is a Movie Autobot who has the classic Autobot [[insignia|faction symbol]] on his chest.

:During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://web.archive.org/web/20110221171904/http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], Jolt was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Deluxe Jolt at TFU.info]''
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:JoltFAB.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A [[Volt]] named [[Electro]] Whip [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]—three [[Laser Rod]]s in one!]]
*'''Electro Whip Jolt''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)

:Electro Whip Jolt transforms into a slightly squashed {{w|Chevrolet Volt}} with an unfortunate transformation parts separation line going right across his windshield. Jolt's robot mode transformation is reminiscent of Transformers car toys from previous generations, where the sides of the car are his arms and the rear his feet. Jolt's arms each contain a spring loaded "electro whip" that shoots out of them when a blue tab is depressed. Moving either of his arms up, then releasing it will cause it to swing back down, simulating a whipping motion.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABJolt/jolt.htm More information on Electro Whip Jolt at TFU.info]''

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*'''Spark Blast Jolt''' (Fast Action Battler, [[2010]])
[[File:ROTFtoy-JoltSparkBlast.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now with more toys than frames in the film!]]
: Spark Blast Jolt is a [[redeco]] of Electro Whip Jolt in mostly white with blue electricity deco on his doors. This is supposed to represent Jolt when he is in battle for a long time and charges with electricity. The [[bio]] also says he is all about electricity. Weird.

:This toy did not see mass retail release in the United States, but is confirmed to have come out in Europe (or at least Germany).
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:WMDesertRuinsBrawlAndJolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He'll put a shock to your <s>system</s> sense of fashion.]]
*'''Desert Ruins Brawl''' (Walmart exclusive multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Walmart]] exclusive multi-pack includes a redeco of Legends Class Jolt in light gray and blue with bright green detailing, with some bright green flame decals on the sides and hood of the vehicle. He comes with a redeco of Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Brawl]] in yellow, brown and gray. Taken together, they may be the least appealingly-colored set of toys in years. This set was later sold in the Family Dollar store chain, and spotted at Rossy stores in eastern [[Canada]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/WMJolt/jolt.htm More information on Desert Ruins Brawl Jolt at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toyline ElectrostaticJolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now more electric than ever!]]
*'''Electrostatic Jolt''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)

: Electrostatic Jolt is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe-class Jolt with a blue roof and gold parts in robot mode. He also has an electricity pattern decoed on his doors similar to Spark Blast Jolt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Electrostatic Jolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe Jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At long last, I can turn my head!]]
*'''Jolt''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, [[2011]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''DA14'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Blaster/Hand Cannon

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this version of Jolt transforms into a black and grayish-blue Chevy Volt, featuring "Allspark blue"-colored decals, and with the black on the roof and hood being textured to resemble carbon-fiber panels. While the specific details of his robot mode are actually ''less'' accurate to the movie model than the previous toy due to the limits of toy engineering, (the wings being made from the sides of the car instead of the front, and the front now being his feet, for example) he certainly ''looks'' more accurate, with his chest and feet being deformed and collapsed, more slender limbs, claw "hands" with three digits each, and his back kibble forming his distinctive "wings", all the while featuring a much less clumsy and far more articulated design to boot. Despite all of this however, his head is ''still'' based on his more common, shrimpy design instead of his CG model.

:Replacing his electro-whips, he comes with a MechTech blaster that turns into a hand cannon when the scope is pulled. This weapon can either be plugged via [[5 mm post|5mm post]] on two "concealed" holes on his roof in vehicle mode, underneath his forearms in robot mode, or onto the hole on his back in robot mode. As with all other MechTech Deluxe weapons, the converted weapon cannot lock into place.

:Additionally, flipping out a tab in each of his arms reveals some small [[C joint]]-compatible bars.

:The [[stock photography]] on his packaging depicts his black parts as smooth and untextured, instead of the carbon-fiber texture on the final toy.

:His Mechtech weapons was later reused for ''Chronicle'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle2Pack|Movie Optimus Prime]] and ''Age of Extinction'' Evolution 2-pack [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|"Classic" Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Jolt at TFU.info]''
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===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[File:Lost Age AD-14 Jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's like a reverse [[Dread (DOTM)|Dread]]—vehicle pigtails instead of robot dreadlocks.]]
*'''Jolt''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''AD14'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 electro-whips

:Part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Lost Age: Advanced Line]]'', this is a redeco of the above ''Dark of the Moon'' toy in a blue color scheme accurate to his appearance in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. Replacing his MechTech blaster, he comes with two electro-whips that plug via 5mm post.
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===''Studio Series''===
{{anchor|SS75}}
[[File:SS75-ROTF-Jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With this new head, I'll be in the next film... right? Right?]]
*'''Jolt''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''75'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-74'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': 2 electro-whips, "Battle of [[Chicago]]" backdrop (1st version)

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Jolt is accurate to his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', transforming from robot to {{w|Chevrolet Volt}}. This is the first toy of the character to feature a [[:File:ROTF-Jolt-CGI-model.jpg|screen-accurate head]], rather than the concept art-inspired head design previously used. He comes with two electro-whips and a cardboard backdrop display depicting a worn-torn [[Chicago]].

:Of course, the aformentioned backdrop display is an error because Jolt never appeared in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The packaging itself, however, claims the toy comes with a "[[Operation: Firestorm|Pyramid Desert Battle]]" backdrop instead, which would have been a much more logical choice. Bizarrely, the included Chicago backdrop features ''Revenge of the Fallen'' branding anyway.
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesjoltravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh, like anybody bought this set for Jolt.]]
*'''Jolt & Ravage''' (Two-pack, 2009)
:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Jolt is part of the second ''Revenge of the Fallen'' wave. He has articulation at the shoulders and neck, and comes packaged versus [[Ravage (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Ravage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHJolt/jolt.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Jolt at TFU.info]''
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===RPMs - ''Robot Powered Machines''===
[[File:ROTF-toy RPM Jolt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|After being run over, Jolt now hates hybrids.]]
*'''Jolt''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Speed Series'''
**''Number:'' '''03 of 04'''

:As a [[Robot Powered Machines|Mini-Vehicle]], Jolt is a non-transformable, ''Hot Wheels''-scale Chevrolet Volt. His robot mode is sculpted surging with electricity on the car's underside, alongside his name and an Autobot insignia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RPMJolt/jolt.htm More information on RPMs Jolt at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Joltconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Jolt wants a CGI photo.]]
[[File:ROTF Jolt vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Kicking Decepticon skidplate and staying environmentally friendly!]]

*Jolt was a last-minute addition to the film during the four-month rush to get a script done after the Writers Guild strike. The writers had to convince Bay that Jolt would feel like a true member of the main Autobot roster.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-190.html#post3231606 Roberto Orci discusses Jolt's inclusion in the film].</ref> Ultimately, this wasn't what you could call a success: Jolt only appeared in robot mode in three scenes of the movie, and the character has no lines whatsoever. He even abruptly disappears from the Autobot vehicle mode group shot where he appears for the first time. Jolt ''does'' get a name shout-out, which is something, at least, but that doesn't change the fact that he was so disposable to the plot that he didn't appear in any of the tie-in comics, books, or video games until ''seven months'' after the film had come out.
*Furthermore, none of Jolt's toy and comic book appearances were accurate to his CG model until the ''Studio Series'' toy. Closer inspection of his head reveals the final design was far less shrimpy than the concept art Hasbro used.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/287152-jolt-cgi-2.html#post5212602 TFW2005 post of shots from the film, the special features and a fan retool of the Deluxe toy.]</ref>
*During the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', [[TakaraTomy]] was informed that Jolt had been dropped from the movie, so product development on him was halted. However, when they saw a photo of Jolt on the set of ''Revenge'', they realized that contrary to what they had been told, he ''was'' still in the movie, and hurriedly went back to work on his toys!<ref>TakaraTomy designer interview in ''Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3'' [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/281700-takaratomy-staff-interview-rotf-human-alliance-gravity-bots-more.html Translated interview on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' work from ''Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3'' on TFW2005.com]</ref>
*A [[:File:ROTF-Jolt-CGI-model.jpg|couple of images]] of Jolt's [[Industrial Light & Magic]] CGI model (seen from an awkward angle on a computer screen) were depicted on the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' 2-Disc DVD and Blu-ray]] special features. Earlier in the same featurette, the concept art bust that his toys were based on also appeared (see image to the top right).
*Although Jolt never speaks in the movie, Variety had reported, and it was believed for awhile, that [[Anthony Anderson]] was to voice the late-joining Autobot.<ref>http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940483.html?categoryid=31&cs=1</ref>
*One of the Volt vehicles used as Jolt in the movie is on display at the {{w|Test Track}} attraction at {{w|Epcot}}.
*Some scenes of Jolt in vehicle mode in Jordan were shot but never appeared. Oh, come on!
*On August 2, 2010, Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, declared on the message boards of [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005] that there will be "no Jolt" for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/316853-big-red-autobot-fire-truck-tf3-30.html#post5064356 Nelson's post on TFW2005.com]</ref> To support this, Jolt is among the Autobots killed off by Shockwave in IDW's ''Dark of the Moon'' prequel ''Rising Storm''.
** Yet somehow, the ''Studio Series'' toy features a backdrop of Chicago as seen in that film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sokk''' ("Shock")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Combiner Wars (toyline)

2021-07-01T17:14:20Z

KaosuReido:

{{nav-CombinerWars}}

[[File:CombinerWarsAppCollage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The possibilities are almost endless! Sadly, the selection of unique figures is not.]]

'''''Combiner Wars''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, constituting the first portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

Debuting at the very end of 2014, it saw Deluxe, Voyager, and some Legends Class figures able to form [[Combiner]] robots, primarily of the Scramble City variety that allows the Deluxe figures to be either an arm or a leg, and allowing mix-and-match combinations. The format for Legends Class was changed once again, dropping the small partner figures of the ''Thrilling 30'' line.

The tradition of including IDW comic books with U.S.<ref name="defus">Australia, New Zealand, and Hasbro's Asian markets typically get toys in whatever format is also used for the United States. The markets that traditionally get multilingual packaging are Canada, Latin America, and Europe. See the image under "notes" for a comparison.</ref> Deluxes (started by the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' segment) continued, whilst Legends, Voyagers, and non-U.S. Deluxes gained collector cards featuring art taken either from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, or simply the toy's [[package art]] (which doubles as the comic book cover for the U.S.<ref name="defus"/> version). Each pack-in comic also included an expanded profile for the toy written by [[Mark Weber]]. However, due to production schedule problems,<ref>[http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com]</ref> Deluxe wave 1's initial U.S.<ref name="defus"/> release featured the collector cards in lieu of comics. Along with the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line, ''Combiner Wars'' also heralded the return of [[multilingual packaging]] to the United States<ref name="defus"/> market, now in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The sole exception to this was the Deluxe figures packaged with comic books, which retained English-only packaging.

Meanwhile, ''Combiner Wars'' marked the end of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusivity for ''Generations'' figures that had been in effect in several European markets since the launch of the original line in 2010 (which had usually resulted in only one wave per assortment ever being released in Europe). Not only did availability and distribution improve tremendously across the board—the ''Combiner Wars'' figures were even released in European markets where ''Generations'' figures had previously never been available at all! At the same time, European packaging reduced the number of languages from thirteen to a mere four (English, French, German, and Spanish), resulting in a less cluttered packaging design.

After the general retail assortments had run their course, the line was extended for several months via [[giftset]]s of complete teams featuring redecos and retools, referred to as "Collection Packs" in official promotional materials. Those sets were typically "shared exclusives" between online retailers and the online storefronts of "big box" retailers, though they were also available at brick and mortar retail in several non-U.S. markets.

The Japanese version of this line, ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', was considerably smaller, being almost entirely boxed sets released on a very staggered schedule.

{{bigquote|Courage is stronger when combined|Official tagline for the ''Combiner Wars'' line}}

==Toys==
===General retail===
====Legends Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Generations|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger_(G1)#Combiner Wars|Windcharger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Blackjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viper#Generations|Decepticon Viper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Generations|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|thumb|250px|Legends Class Viper.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Generations|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Generations|Firefly]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive_(G1_Aerialbot)/toys#Combiner_Wars|Skydive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Offroad (Generations)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Generations|Protectobot First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rook (Generations)#Generations|Protectobot Rook]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generationstoy-Firefly.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Firefly.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{note|For the US market, each figure from wave 2 on came with a reprint of an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic that supposedly featured the character, but that whole "featured the character" thing didn't always pan out. A comic-book-pack-in variant of Decepticon Dragstrip was later released in a revision of wave 2. Some time later, the full set wave 1 comics (which '''were''' originally solicited for normal retail) were released in a bundle at a Taiwanese comic convention, separate from the figures.}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generations|Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|Cyclonus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Optimus Prime.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Generations|Scattershot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Generations|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Armada Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] (with [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generations Leader TC.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Thundercracker.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Titan Class====
[[File:CombinerWars TitanDevastator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Titan Class Devastator]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generations|Devastator]], giftset of 6 Voyager-sized figures, includes:}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Hook]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Long Haul]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Scavenger]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Scrapper]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Generations|Constructicon Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>
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===Exclusives===
===="May Mayhem" Deluxes====
These were officially exclusive to online retailers and comic book stores for the United States market (although a few specimens ended up at retail stores), but were available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets. Not counting store-initiated imports, they were never officially available in Canada, Australia or Europe. Regardless of the markets they were released in, Brake-Neck and Quickslinger were only available in English-only packaging including comic books, whereas Groove was only available in multilingual packaging including a character card instead of a comic book.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2015'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2016'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#CWDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-Protectobot-Groove.jpg|thumb|250px|Protectobot Groove]]
|}
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====Convention multi-packs====
While these toys premiered at conventions (most prominently [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015), they also ended up available through other venues, like the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store, and even at retail in international markets such as Asia and Australia. See individual entries for more information.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Devastator (G1)#Generations|Devastator]] 2015 Special Edition'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)#SDCC2015|Constructicon Scrapper]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combiner Hunters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (G1)#Combiner Wars|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Chromia.jpg|thumb|250px|''Combiner Hunters'' Chromia]]
|}
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===="Online exclusive" Collection Packs====
Most of these box sets were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers. Liokaiser, however, was a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' set ''officially'' exclusive to Entertainment Earth in the United States... but he was also available from other venues in other markets, and even in the United States, online retailers that got their stock from overseas carried him regardless.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Superion (G1)#CWG2|Superion]]''' (G2 deco)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#CWG2|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#CWG2|Firefly]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#CWG2|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#CWG2|Quickslinger]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#CWG2|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#CWG2|Skydive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]]''' (G2 deco)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Decepticon Blackjack]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#CWG2|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#CWG2|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#CWG2|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Victorion#Generations|Victorion]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dust Up#Toys|Dust Up]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jumpstream#Toys|Jumpstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pyra Magna#Toys|Pyra Magna]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rust Dust#Toys|Rust Dust]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyburst (G1)#Toys|Skyburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stormclash#Toys|Stormclash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bruticus (G1)#CWG2|Bruticus]]''' (G2 deco)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#CWG2|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#CWG2|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Onslaught (G1)/toys#CWG2|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Swindle (G1)/toys#CWG2|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#CWG2|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Combiner-Wars-Liokaiser.jpg|thumb|250px|Collection Pack Liokaiser]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Generations|Afterbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Boltax (G1)#Generations|Cybaxx]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Generations|Lightsteed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Generations|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#CWComputron|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Liokaiser#Generations|Liokaiser]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Generations|Dezarus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drillhorn (Victory)#Generations|Drillhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hellbat (Victory)#Generations|Fellbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Guyhawk#Generations|Guyhawk]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ion Scythe#Toys|Ion Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Killbison#Generations|Ironbison]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Fun Publications====
While the figures and sets listed above were all Hasbro-initiated releases, Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] also branded their [[BotCon 2016]] exclusives and the ''[[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]]'' 4.0 and 5.0 figures as part of the ''Combiner Wars'' line (including figures that weren't part of the "combiner" concept), as opposed to the usual ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' branding for previous FunPub exclusives.

;BotCon 2016
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacus]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Cicadacon#Generations|General Cicadacon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)#Generations|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Souvenir figures'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Generations|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)#Combiner Wars|Reflector]] 3-pack}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Generations|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Generations|Unit-3]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Customizing Class exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Toys|Medix]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] ([[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow cartoon]])}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'')}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Ratchet (SG)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'')}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Generations|Terrorsaur]] (Attendee freebie)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flash Sentry#Toys|Flash Sentry]] (Golden Ticket exclusive)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|BotCon 2016 Ravage]]
|}
{{-}}
;Transformers Figure Subscription Service
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4.0 (2016)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Impactor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Impactor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Generations|Needlenose]] (with [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag#Generations|Zputty]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|Spinister]] (with [[Hairsplitter#Generations|Shrute]] and [[Singe#Generations|Singe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5.0 (2017)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Generations|Fractyl]] (with [[Scorponok (BW)#Generations|Scorponok]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lifeline (G1)#Generations|Lifeline]] (with [[Quickslinger (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] (with [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Megatron]] (with [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Punch (G1)#Generations|Counterpunch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Toxitron (G1)#Generations|Toxitron]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Starscream (SG)#Generations|Shattered Glass Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Impactor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Impactor]]
|}

===="Special Edition" Deluxe====
In 2018, during the course of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', Hasbro released three exclusive Deluxe Class figures in premium-style boxes, each with a [[Prime Master]], to commemorate the ''Prime Wars Trilogy''. Each figure represents one part of the trilogy, and for ''Combiner Wars'' Hasbro used the ''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off mold. Special Edition Blast Off was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America but available at general retail in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="100%" valign="top"|'''Amazon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#PWTSE|Decepticon Blast Off]] (w/ [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Combiner-Wars-Special-Edition-Deluxe-Blast-Off.jpg|thumb|300px|Special Edition Deluxe Class Blast Off]]
|}

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerWarsPosterAds.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Advertising is stronger when using social media]]
*Early in the toy line's life cycle, Hasbro advertised the figures with two "movie" style posters published on Facebook, alternatively depicting Superion and the Aerialbots, or Menasor and the Stunticons.<ref name="fbads">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/05/24/transformers-combiner-wars-superion-and-menasor-posters-182820 Combiner Wars "movie poster" adverts] at TFW2005</ref> The same artwork was later used for the posters included with the "Generation 2" Superion and Menasor Collection Packs. While awesome in their own right, none of those posters were ever featured at public transport stations, so there was still [[Titans Return (toyline)#Notes|room for improvement]]!
[[File:CW HufferBlackjack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Clues hidden in a stock photo. What's next? Alternate heads depicted in instructions?]]
*The existence of Legends Class Huffer and the name of Blackjack were first revealed by a [[stock photography|stock photo]] of Menasor released during [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]]. What appeared to be a plain white background was, with color correction, revealed as a {{w|Mac OS}} screenshot displaying filenames for those two characters. Blackjack could easily be identified as the then unnamed black-and-purple car revealed at SDCC, whilst Huffer's toy was later announced at [[New York Comic Con]].
*In addition, Legends Class Rodimus and Skywarp were accidentally revealed prematurely in January 2015 via official product listings, including stock photos, on the public Hasbro website. This was almost a month before even the wave 3 products of all the main assortments (including Legends Class Groove, Warpath and Viper) would be officially revealed at [[Toy Fair]]. Hasbro quietly pulled the listings for Rodimus and Skywarp from their website and then pretended to "officially" reveal them at [[BotCon 2015]], a whole five months later... by which time they had already been released at retail in Singapore. Whoops.
*The Hasbro product code numbers for the first three waves of Legends Class figures suggest that a different release order was originally planned: Wave 1 would have included Huffer instead of Windcharger, who would have been the sole new figure in the subsequent wave (or, more likely, simply a revision wave), and Blackjack would have been released in the next wave alongside Warpath, Groove and Viper.
*The limb robots substituted out of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion, Menasor, and Defensor, namely [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], also happen to be the same members whose ''[[Kre-O]]'' incarnations were sold separately from their teams. Coincidence? Probably.
[[File:CW Swindle pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Like most Deluxe Class figures, Swindle was available with a comic book in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (left), and with a character card in Canada and Latin America (center) as well as Europe (right).]]
*No wave 2 products of any [[size class]]es of ''Combiner Wars'' were ever officially released in any European markets, with the sole exception of Legends Class Blackjack, who was eventually released as part of a revision of wave 4. Even Motormaster, who was re-released as part of wave 4 of the Voyager Class assortment alongside Battle Core Optimus Prime, was omitted from the European wave 4 case assortment in favor of Silverbolt and Hot Spot. Hooooowever...
* In several instances, Deluxe Class figures appeared in certain markets in packaging not intended for those markets, oftentimes as [[parallel import|imported overstock]]. Those instances include:
**In the United States and other markets that got most Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books, the wave 1 Deluxes were initially only released in multilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging including character cards. This was due to production scheduling problems, and even though Hasbro originally intended to re-release all four figures with comic books (packaged samples exist), ultimately only the comic book version of Dragstrip was released as part of a revision case of wave 2 that saw limited distribution. On top of that, clearance stores such as T.J.Maxx eventually stocked the multilingual Canadian/Latin American character card versions of the wave 4, 5 and 6 figures in late 2016.
**Canadian retailers such as Walmart and Toys"R"Us stocked the wave 4 Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books even ''before'' the "proper" multilingual packaging versions with character cards instead of comic books became available.
**In the United Kingdom and Slovakia, the wave 2 Deluxes (specifically the revision case including Dragstrip) appeared during "silly season" in late 2016 at chains such as Guess How Much! (United Kingdom) and Dráčik (Slovakia) as gray imports in English-only packaging including comic books, making this the first time these figures (minus Dragstrip) were available at European retail, ''long'' after the fact.
**In early 2017, gray imports of the wave 4 Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books also appeared at Intertoys, a Dutch chain with stores in Germany, where they warmed shelves alongside their counterparts in regular European packaging sans comic books. According to the multiple (!) import stickers, these truly went around the world, via China and then the United Kingdom, before ending up in continental Europe!
*Overall, this means Canadian/Latin American packaging is the only packaging version all general retail Deluxes were officially available in.

==References==
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Vok Galaman

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KaosuReido:

:''The Vok Galaman is a [[Vok]] creation from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Legends Vok Galaman.jpg|thumb|300px|Know that I am apparently NOT [[Razorclaw_(Universe)|Razorclaw]]!]]

A mighty and fearsome successor to [[Tigerhawk]] and the [[Galaman|Galamen]], the '''Vok Galaman''' (ボークギャラマン ''Bōku Gyaraman'') is the merger of the two [[new beast warrior]]s into a dark form sharing all of the powers of his predecessor.

==Fiction==
===''Legends'' comic===
When [[Dark Nova]] made his attack on the [[Micro|Z Planet]], he created the [[new beast warrior]]s from the [[Chōkon Power|Beast Power]] he acquired, but one fell in battle against the defending [[Autobot]] forces. The two would soon be merged into the Vok Galaman. After taking down [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and making his introduction, the Vok Galaman swooped in to defeat [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] with all of his [[Vok]]-endowed powers. The Vok Galaman finally met his match when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] used the full abilities of his [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], switching between multiple bodies to overwhelm the villain, but he was saved by his master, Dark Nova, and the Autobot commander was tossed aside.

The battle continued, and Optimus Prime was able to recover with the wisdom contained within his fellow Autobot leaders' [[Energon Matrix|Matrices]]. Emboldened by their power, Optimus Prime changed to his Star Convoy body and borrowed [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]'s [[Z Sword]] to perform a "Zone Powered Cutter" attack that cleaved the Vok Galaman in two. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-RazorclawUltra.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|Know that I am Razorclaw, that I look like something from a black velvet painting, and that I am $19.99.]]
* '''Razorclaw''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 feather-missiles

:Razorclaw is a dark gray and purple [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of [[Tigerhawk#Beast Wars|Tigerhawk]], transforming into a winged mechanical/organic tiger with a bird-helmeted "attack mode". In attack mode, he is armed with "feather" missiles very similar to the Fuzor [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s, with spring-loaded switches to flip the wings forward, and flip-out missile launchers which activate when a lever on Razorclaw's back is pulled (which also moves the wings). A bird helmet that is usually hidden mostly behind the tiger head is deployed in this mode. (The normal [[beast mode]] points these missiles backwards and uses the normal tiger head.) Under his beast head is a small cockpit with an empty pilot's chair, a vestigial remnant of his aborted "third mode."

: Razorclaw's hind leg talons are also spring-loaded to snap closed when the palms are depressed. His beast mode tiger head has an articulated jaw and an articulated tongue! The flip-out missile launchers can be removed and pegged into the top and bottom of Razorclaw's left fist pegholes.

:His feather-missile launcher mechanisms were slightly [[retool]]ed from the original version of the toy. Though his toy is a [[Decepticon]] by allegiance, it keeps its sculpted Maximal logo.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Razorclaw/razorclaw.htm More information on Razorclaw at TFU.info]''

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