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<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|23 July}}<br /> <br /> :''The Creators are a race of [[aliens]] from the [[live-action film series| live-action continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:CreatorHand.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fortunately, we are pretty sure their hands are not that big.]]<br /> Nothing much is known about the '''Creators''', beyond the fact that they made the [[Transformers]] in the Tyran [[Universal stream| universal cluster]] through the use of the [[Seed| seeds]] and the resulting [[Transformium]] that was generated. Their hands are partially organic, and slimy greenish-pink in color, but nothing else is known about their appearance.<br /> <br /> {{quote|We all work for someone.|[[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]].}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Age of Extinction'' film===<br /> <br /> 65 Million years ago, the Creators came to [[Earth| planet Earth]] to [[Eco-structuring| cyberform]] it with the seeds, and gather the transformium to create their new race of robot-servants. This caused the extinction event that ended the age of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)| dinosaurs]]. <br /> <br /> The Creators also built the ships that [[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] commanded, and are also Lockdown's benefactors and current employers. They hired Lockdown to hunt down the remaining Transformers on Earth, but they seem to want Optimus Prime alive. <br /> <br /> Once Optimus Prime learned of the Creators and their plans, he flew off into space to try and find them and learn the truth about his creation, and in turn the creation of his entire race. <br /> <br /> [[Category: Alien species]]<br /> [[Category: Live-action film series characters]]<br /> [[Category: Age of Extinction characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction_(film)&diff=882073 Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) 2014-07-09T03:55:34Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nav-aoe}}<br /> [[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]<br /> <br /> '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. <br /> <br /> Following the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]], humanity has come to fear both Autobots and Decepticons alike. With the aid of a Transformer mercenary named [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], a CIA [[Cemetery Wind|task-force]] operated by [[Harold Attinger]] begins hunting the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. Hunted by enemies that were once his allies, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding. Now, four years later, struggling inventor and single-father [[Cade Yeager]] discovers a damaged Transformer, placing both himself and his [[Tessa Yeager|daughter]] on a collision course with events that threaten the extinction of humankind itself.<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:The Creators AOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Robotic hell is coming."]]<br /> 65 million years ago, on the planet [[Earth]], during the Cretaceous Period, a ''Psittacosaurus'' is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere. These alien ships are commanded by [[Creator|"The Creators"]]. The alien ships begin launching bombs called "Seeds" everywhere. When detonated, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the ''Psittacosaurus'' walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. The Age of the Dinosaurs is over.<br /> <br /> [[File:AOE Ratchet dying.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Knew I shouldn't have signed that Sacrificial Lion clause in the contract!"]]<br /> Four years after the invasion of [[Chicago]], tensions between humans and Cybertronians have risen dramatically. The government of the United States has terminated all human-Autobot joint operations and deemed every Autobot a wanted fugitive. [[Harold Attinger]] heads a black-ops military unit known as [[Cemetery Wind]], which aims to hunt down and kill all Transformers, regardless of faction. On one such mission aboard an abandoned boat, the team pinpoint another Transformer in hiding, who turns out to be [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Initially he tries to run, but when he is forced to transform, he tries to reason with the CIA operatives. [[James Savoy]], who leads the field operations and reports to the paranoid Attinger, dismisses Ratchet's pleas. Then, a cannon emerges from the swamp, firing off a few rounds, knocking Ratchet down, and destroying his leg. It's revealed to be [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who demands to know Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Ratchet's defiance earns him a hook through the chest, killing him. <br /> <br /> In Texas, struggling inventor [[Cade Yeager]] and his friend/employee [[Lucas Flannery]] meet at an old theater, looking for parts/salvage. He finds an old truck, and upon inspection, it seems to have artillery shells inside it. He buys the truck along with the other theater equipment and puts it in his garage. [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]], Cade's daughter, observes this while video-chatting with her boyfriend and criticizes her dad for buying the heap of junk.<br /> [[File:RustyoldtruckAOE.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"*Gasp* It's not mint in box!"]]<br /> Later on, Cade discovers a giant hole on the radiator while taking the truck apart. After calling Lucas and Tessa, he connects jumper cables to its engine, only for it to promptly declare "Calling all Autobots...". Lucas and Tessa advocate calling the police, claiming that there is a huge reward for Transformers. Cade convinces them not to call the authorities while he fixes the truck. When Cade removes a live missile from the truck's "power core," Optimus Prime transforms and roars in a fit of rage while waving his shotgun. Lucas gets injured in the head by the swinging shotgun. Cade, Lucas, and Tessa enquire why Optimus is in such a ragged state, to which he replies that the Autobots are being hunted and he must help them. Seeing the damaged condition the Autobot leader is in, Cade decides to repair him. Cade sends Lucas to buy the parts that will enable him to fix Optimus. <br /> <br /> Shortly after, however, a strike team led by Savoy and commanded by Attinger approaches the farm, having been tipped off to Prime's location by Lucas. Agents swarm the barn, but there is no trace of Prime inside. As Savoy presses a gun to Tessa's head and Cade swears that he doesn't know where Prime is, said Cybertronian explodes out of the floor of the barn-he was hiding in the basement under the barn. Optimus escapes, still being chased by Cemetery Wind. As Cade catches a mini-drone used by Cemetery Wind and the Yeager residence explodes, a white rally car zooms over the adjacent fields and picks up the Yeagers and Lucas. The driver is revealed to be [[Shane Dyson|Shane]], Tessa's boyfriend and rally car racer.<br /> <br /> Lockdown arrives to chase Optimus. Prime, as well as the Yeagers, Shane, and Lucas, is chased into an abandoned factory. While Optimus fights Lockdown, Shane puts his driving skills to good use and dispatches most of Cemetery Wind. However, the stunt driving has broken the car's axle. They pile into Optimus and flee, but Lucas is caught in the radius of Lockdown's grenade and is turned into metal, frozen in midstride.<br /> <br /> Arriving at a very dilapidated gas station, Optimus orders the humans out and drives off to ensure that they have not been followed. Cade and Shane converse. Tessa gets angry at Cade again for putting them all in danger.<br /> [[File:Autobots unite monument valley AOE.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Brace yourselves, the fat ballerina is coming." ]]<br /> The next day Optimus and the humans set off towards Monument Valley but stop at a small ATM on the way. Cade tries to use the mini-drone to make a transaction out of his account. This fails, of course, and has the unfortunate side effect of alerting the feds to their location. A group of police cars descend on the scene but the entourage has already left. Prime scans a passing truck, sheds his layer of rust and takes on a new form with his old paint scheme. They arrive in Monument Valley where they meet other Autobot refugees in the form of [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]], [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Crosshairs and Hound start threatening the humans for having their species betray them. Optimus convinces them that they have risked their lives to save his. Later, Optimus asks if the are any other Autobots that are still hiding. Cade reveals footage of Ratchet and Leadfoot's demise using the stolen aerial drone. Hound takes off his hat out of respect for his fallen friend while Prime declares that he will kill the one responsible for hunting down the Autobots.<br /> <br /> Inspection of the drone leads them to a company named [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]], located in Chicago. It is run by [[Joshua Joyce]], who is working with [[Su Yueming]] and Attinger to create artificial Transformers to eventually be used in the military. Using the remains of Megatron, Sentinel Prime, and the countless Decepticons from the Chicago battle, they have synthesized a matter called '[[Transformium]]', which, when given commands through a computer, can 'transform' into various shapes or objects. Although a drone called [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (designed after Bumblebee) is active, Joshua's major project is a bigger, stronger drone called [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]]. However, his attempts have not been successful—the drone keeps resembling ''[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'' instead of the more friendlier image of Optimus Prime. Bumblebee builds Cade and Shane faux-ID badges which the duo use to infiltrate KSI. Cade goes further in and projects imagery of Ratchet's severed head being melted down for Transformium and the captured [[Brains]], currently missing a leg. This sends Prime into a rage, prompting him to declare that he's "gonna tear them apart". Meanwhile, Shane tries to restrain Bumblebee from demolishing a Stinger prototype after a promotional video repeatedly calls him inferior to the man-made drone. He has only partial success, but both human and Autobot manage to avoid detection.<br /> <br /> However, Cade is caught when his ID badge is found to have been scanned twice (by him and its original owner). He is taken to the upper floors and confronted by Attinger, who claims that what he has witnessed is for world peace. He also asks him about the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Cade maintains his silence.<br /> <br /> Furious over how the humans have mutilated their comrades, Optimus orders an attack on KSI. Bumblebee, carried upstairs by Drift in copter mode, rescues Cade. The others trash the lab, free Brains, and confront Joshua, only for him to openly declare that what is being done is being done to prevent more Transformer-caused damage and that the humans "don't need" the Autobots. Disheartened, Prime orders a retreat. <br /> <br /> As the Autobots exit the factory and leave, Attinger catches up with Joshua and claims that the Autobots have declared war on the humans by smashing into the facility. He coerces Joyce to use the two functional drones to take down the Autobots. Galvatron and Stinger activate and pursue their quarry across a highway. The Autobots evade Galvatron's and Stinger's missiles but are deterred when the drones transform and attack. Bumblebee fires upon Galvatron but is surprised to see him simply disintegrate and reintegrate again. Galvatron attacks Prime, who tries to stab the robot in the 'spark chamber' but finds nothing. The artificial robot still functions, and when Prime is surprised about its lack of a spark, it snarls back "That is why I have no FEAR!" <br /> <br /> As Tessa scrambles for cover in a nearby vehicle, Prime is suddenly shot from the back and falls—Lockdown has arrived, along with his ship! The bounty hunter orders a net dropped over Optimus, hoisting both the Autobot leader and the vehicle Tessa sought refuge in. Cade desperately clings to the net, but his strength gives out and he falls to the fields below. As the spaceship departs, Cade and Shane vow to get Tessa back. <br /> <br /> Lockdown throws Prime in a cage and orders his lackeys to dispose of Tessa. Prime takes note of several other aliens in similar cages. He also discovers the original purpose of the mercenary ship: it was supposed to be used by a group of legendary Knights (presumably including Prime himself) but now acts as Lockdown's flying prison. As the vessel flies over Chicago, Attinger is informed of Prime's capture and arranges for Savoy to meet Lockdown aboard the ship. He also discourages several government agencies from opening fire, claiming that he has an "asset" on the ship.<br /> <br /> Cade, Shane, and the other Autobots clamber on the ship as it flies low over a bridge. Cade and Shane find Tessa, who has seen Attinger and Savoy receive "the Seed" from Lockdown. However, Tessa completely ignores her father the moment they reconcile and proceeds to cling to Shane, calling him her savior. Cade, thoroughly ridiculed and at a loss for words, can only roll his eyes. The inventor and Shane also find a strange armory, from which Cade takes a sword that opens up to form a gun (referred to as "alien gun").<br /> <br /> Crosshairs deploys the ship's mooring cables as a method of distraction, causing them to attach to the Willis Tower and preventing the ship from going into warp. This allows the humans to climb down to the tower with Bumblebee's help. Crosshairs appears again, this time in a gunship, and instructs the humans to come aboard. Lockdown's own ships soon give chase.<br /> <br /> Lockdown has detached the mooring cables and prepare to warp once again. However, Prime reveals that the section they are in is actually a separate ship. With Hound controlling the ship, they separate from the main ship just as it warps away. <br /> <br /> Back at KSI, it is decided that all equipment is to be moved to the Beijing facility to continue operations. Joshua is also none too pleased about the previous field test of Galvatron-not only was it lost on several fronts, but the drone also ''spoke'', which was something it was ''not'' programmed to do!<br /> <br /> The Autobots regroup at a train yard and Optimus claims that he felt the presence of Megatron during his fight with Galvatron. Brains seconds this, as he was forced to decipher the functionality in Megatron's brain, which helped the humans build Galvatron's body (and explains why Joshua could not get Galvatron to resemble Optimus). The tiny bot further mentions how Galvatron used his knowledge to build Stinger and the other drones, with plans to make them into his personal army. <br /> <br /> As Tessa elaborates about the Seed she saw, Optimus explains how the Creators used Seeds to wipe out entire species and harvest metal produced—Transformium.<br /> <br /> Drift intercepts a communications message which says Joyce will be going to the Beijing facility. Hearing this, Cade makes a call to Joyce and relays the newfound data about Galvatron. Knowing that Joyce is also an inventor with a heart, he pleads with Joyce to shut down Galvatron before things escalate. Although Joyce puts up an unconvinced face, he calls for increased security around Galvatron right after the call.<br /> <br /> As police cars surround the train yard the Autobots board the shuttle again and take to the air. Optimus says that though the Autobots will travel to Hong Kong and get the Seed back, they are done protecting humanity after that. Cade disagrees but Prime is non-responsive.<br /> <br /> In deep space, Lockdown finally discovers the absence of the smaller ship. He grumbles about Optimus Prime taking his trophy case and how the Prime will feel his wrath while he reverses course.<br /> <br /> Joyce meets with Attinger and Savoy and receives the Seed. Joyce intends to detonate it in a region of the Mongolian Desert, which will generate enough Transformium to last a century. Attinger is eager to expedite production but grows incensed when Joshua disagrees and says that they should go slower, quite obviously moved by Cade's call.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Galvatron activates ''on his own'' and starts to infect the legion of over fifty KSI Transformers, including Stinger, [[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]], a collection of differently colored [[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]], and some [[Two-headed Shockwave]]s. When the alarm rings regarding Galvatron's escape, Joyce has Attinger and Savoy evacuated from the building and gets in a car with Yueming, an associate named Darcy, and the Seed.<br /> <br /> As the trio drive away, they realize the need for a place to hide the Seed. Yueming instructs them to head to Hong Kong, where she can enlist the help of the local armed forces. As the sun rises, Darcy drives off to create a diversion while Joshua and Yueming try to get the Seed out of the city. Joyce learns from his team of scientists (who are playing with some Transformium, using it to create a Rainbow Dash doll and a machine gun successively) that the Seed has the range of a thermo-nuclear device! <br /> <br /> As Joyce seeks refuge on a rooftop (and grabs a nearby soybean drink), the Autobot-piloted ship arrives and attempts to pick him and the Seed up. However, Galvatron and his drones have arrived, and a Trax shoots down the airborne vessel with its rockets, causing Bumblebee, Hound, and the Yeagers to spill out of the cargo hold and the others (Prime, Crosshairs, Drift, and the captured Knights) to careen away into a mountainside. Savoy finds the Yeagers and Joyce on the rooftop and open fires on them as they take cover in the elevator. Cade distracts Savoy, who apparently now has a vendetta with the inventor, and distracts the agent long enough for his family to escape. The two jump acorss rooftops, eventually crashing into a house and get in a fist fight. Savoy pulls out a knife, ready to attack Cade, who counters with a football (apparently used to remember a dead kid) and a tackle that results in Savoy falling out a window and dying on impact. Attinger watches as this happens and receives a message from Lockdown on an advance communications device, asking where his bounty is. Attinger gives his location, giving Lockdown the green light to do what he must to retrieve Prime.<br /> <br /> Hound and Bumblebee attempt to escort the humans and the Seed out of the city, but are cut short when Joshua points out that the KSI-built Transformers were specifically built to hunt and destroy any Autobots or Decepticons left on Earth. This prompts Prime to return into the ship and activate the armory as well as release the other captives within the ship. As Hound and Bumblebee hold the line and protect the humans, Optimus tries to convince the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Legendary Warriors]] to fight alongside them. Their [[Grimlock (AOE) |apparent leader]] declines at first, fighting the Prime in both his massive robot mode and his Tyrannosaurus mode. Optimus quickly defeats him, saying that he and other warriors will protect his family or die, then mounts the metal dinosaur. After a heroic speech, Crosshairs comments that one would want to die for Optimus, saying he shows great leadership...or brainwashing. Drift replies that this is just how Optimus Prime gains respect. The Autobots mount their Dinobots and charge over the mountains into Hong Kong.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Hound is running out of ammunition and growing desperate, even going so far as to throw his own helmet at synthetic enemies to knock them out. Just as he runs out, Optimus and his fellow Autobots storm into the city, slamming, crushing, stomping, and chomping on all nearby enemies. Galvatron, nowhere near any of this, yells that Prime and his allies are ruining everything. With this battle over, Prime turns his attention to Joyce. He says that Joyce will be responsible for the extinction of humanity. The T-Rex roars at the already frightened Joyce before Optimus gives the order to defend the humans and escort them away from the city.<br /> <br /> On the way, a homing beacon within the Seed activates, allowing Lockdown to track it and the Autobots down. He activates a massive magnet, wreaking havoc on Hong Kong. Everything metal from kitchenware to massive ships are picked up by the magnet; not even the Autobots or the Warriors are safe. After narrowly avoiding the magnet, the Yeagers are separated from the Autobots, who are being sucked into Lockdown's ship by the same magnet. Optimus shoots at the magnet, destroying it. The ship retreats to a nearby factory, with Optimus hot on its trail. Cade tells his daughter to stay with Shane and the Autobots, as he wishes to fight alongside Optimus against Lockdown. As Optimus faces Lockdown, however, Attinger corners Yeager with a pistol, accusing him of choosing aliens over his country, but he is quickly shot and killed by Optimus. Cade replies to the corpse that he would make the same choice any time.<br /> <br /> Lockdown gains the upper hand, stabbing Optimus through the chest with his own sword and pinning him to a concrete pillar. He makes a brief speech eerily similar to Attinger's before Cade starts shooting at him. Meanwhile, Tessa convinces Bumblebee to turn around and fight Lockdown, allowing Shane to use a tow truck to unpin Prime. Just as Lockdown is about to perform a killing blow on Cade, Optimus jumps up and slices the bounty hunter in half! Activating one of Lockdown's grenades, Prime tells the humans to hold on and blasts off while the grenade detonates and demolishes Galvatron's forces. Meanwhile, Galvatron watches Prime blast off and warns him to beware, for he is reborn...<br /> <br /> Reflecting on the danger he will bring to the Earth if he stays (due to the bounty on his head), Prime blasts off into space with the Seed to confront the creators, but not before ordering the Autobots to protect the Yeager family.<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> "There is one way you survive; tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?"<br/><br /> "Never."<br/><br /> ''Lockdown impales Ratchet through his chest and extracts his spark.''<br/><br /> "Never is here."<br /> :—'''Lockdown''' doesn't appreciate '''Ratchet's''' defiance.<br /> <br /> <br /> "What about this one? This could be digital, possibly Imax?"<br /> "I don't think so."<br /> :-'''Cade''' dismisses the theater owner's theory on the quality of their vintage projectors.<br /> <br /> <br /> "All you species are the same. You all think you're the center of the universe. You have no idea...''<br /> :—'''Lockdown'''<br /> <br /> <br /> "Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans."<br><br /> "Big mistake."<br><br /> "...But when I find out who's behind this, he's going to die."<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Hound''' after seeing Leadfoot's death.<br /> <br /> <br /> "They slaughtered Ratchet! I'M GONNA TEAR THEM APART!!!"<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' after seeing Ratchet's death.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Bee, you got to calm down right now"<br><br /> "I'm perfectly calm"<br><br /> " You got to breathe, do whatever it is that you do..."<br><br /> "I'm calm! I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm touching it. Okay? I'm barely touching, barely touching it"<br><br /> :- '''Shane''' trying to calm '''Bumblebee''' down after they view the video which repeatedly calls him inferior to Stinger<br /> <br /> <br /> "Wha-We're not going to kick even ''a little'' ass??"<br /> :—'''Brains''' finds his jailbreak to be a little anti-climactic.<br /> <br /> <br /> "You have no soul!"<br><br /> "That is why I have no fear."<br /> :—'''Galvatron's''' isn't as lifeless as Optimus Prime thought.<br /> <br /> <br /> "I'll cover you! If I stop covering you, that means I'm dead. But that ain't going to happen."<br /> :—'''Hound''' taking at least five levels in badass. And then being interrupted by incoming fire.<br /> <br /> <br /> "I was expecting a giant car!"<br /> :—'''Drift''' witnessing Grimlock transform into a dinosaur.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Ugh, you just want to die for the guy. ''That's'' leadership. Or brainwashing, or something."<br><br /> "No, that's Optimus Prime."<br /> :—'''Crosshairs''' and '''Drift'''<br /> <br /> <br /> "I'm a fat ballerina who takes scalps and slits throats!"<br /> :—Only '''Hound''' can take yet another level in badass and ballerina classes at the same time.<br /> <br /> <br /> "My fat ass is stuck!"<br /> :—'''Hound''' realizing the unfortunate circumstance of being overweight.<br /> <br /> <br /> "LIKE A TACTICAL NUKE; LOL!"<br /> :- '''Joshua''' receiving an inappropriately jubilant text message from his scientists, regarding the Seed's potential detonation range.<br /> <br /> <br /> "How do you say 'Get the f&%# out of the way' in Chinese?"<br /> :—'''Joshua Joyce''' has some issues with the language barrier.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Oh this is the perfect place to hide, a BIG GLASS BOX! No one will ever find us here!"<br /> :- '''Joshua''' complaining about their hiding spot <br /> <br /> <br /> "Autobots! We charge together! Now Roll Out!"<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' gives the [[Transform and Roll Out|age old order]] after securing reinforcements. <br /> <br /> <br /> "You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame upon us all."<br /> :—'''Lockdown''' to Optimus Prime<br /> <br /> <br /> "You see my face, your life is done."<br /> :—'''Lockdown's''' final words before Optimus slices ''his'' face in half.<br /> <br /> <br /> "We shall meet again Prime, for I am reborn."<br /> :—'''Galvatron''' swears retribution to Optimus Prime<br /> <br /> <br /> "There are mysteries to the universe we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here, are not among them. Those answers we carry inside. I am Optimus Prime, and this message is to my Creators. Leave planet Earth alone. Cause I'm coming for you."<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''''s closing narration.<br /> <br /> ==Main cast==<br /> {{featuredcharacters|<br /> h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])<br /> *[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<br /> *[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])<br /> *[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])<br /> *[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])<br /> *[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)<br /> *[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head<br /> *[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]<br /> **[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]<br /> **[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]<br /> **[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]<br /> **[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]<br /> <br /> |h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=<br /> *[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br /> *[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s head<br /> *[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]<br /> *[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]<br /> *[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]<br /> *[[McLaren Decepticon]]<br /> *[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]<br /> *"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]s"<br /> *"Nizzi Decepticons"<br /> *[[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]]<br /> *[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (video footage)<br /> *[[Protoform]]s (video footage)<br /> <br /> |h3=Bounty Hunters|c3=<br /> *[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])<br /> *[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]<br /> *Lockdown's henchmen<br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> <br /> |h4=[[Human]]s|c4=<br /> *[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])<br /> *[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])<br /> *[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])<br /> *[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])<br /> *[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])<br /> *[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])<br /> *[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])<br /> *[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])<br /> *[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])<br /> *[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])<br /> *[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])<br /> <br /> |h5=Others|c5=<br /> *''Psittacosaurus''<br /> *Brachiosaur<br /> *Hadrosaur<br /> *[[Oreo Transformer]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Errors==<br /> ===Continuity errors===<br /> *[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] is seen on the cards Attinger pulls out early in the film, listed as deceased and having been last seen in Chicago. However, Ironhide was killed by Sentinel Prime in Washington, D.C., midway through ''Dark of the Moon''.<br /> *Scenes from the Decepticons' invasion of Chicago in ''Dark of the Moon'' are shown as archival footage presented by Attinger. While it is conceivable some lucky people with cameras recorded the initial attack and managed to survive and publish their footage, it's highly unlikely people would've been able to get close-up video footage of the [[NEST]] team taking down [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and the other Decepticons. In an outside-world context, these scenes are simply used as stock footage to help serve as exposition for the audience.<br /> <br /> ===Technical/animation errors===<br /> *When Lucas leaves to get parts from the hardware store, he is wearing a green jacket. He returns jacket-less and in a red flannel shirt.<br /> *Scrambling Cemetery Wind seems to scramble the timeline. From the deployment of Cemetery Wind to Lucas's death, the time of day is in limbo. For example, Optimus escapes from the Yeager property at sunset, joining the pursuit that takes place in early afternoon.<br /> *When Shane's car gets sideswiped in the cornfield, the back left window is shattered. A couple scenes later, the window is just rolled down.<br /> *After Bumblebee scans his new alternate mode, the camera pans over the car and Tessa and Shane are not inside.<br /> *When Joshua is in the lab showing Darcy Transformium, in two different shots, a white, uncolored prop of Ratchet's head can be seen being worked on in the next room.<br /> *When Shane's car breaks into the place where some people is in a kind of social activity the woman who is sitting in the middle of the room is clearly expecting the glass-breaking-noise to start running.<br /> *Some security guards in KSI are completely oblivious to Crosshairs's shooting and shouting until a few seconds before the scene changes.<br /> *When he loses his grip on the net holding Optimus and the car containing Tessa, Cade is shown falling toward the street, but he lands on the grass by the road.<br /> *When the Autobots are on a bridge, before boarding Lockdown's ship, Crosshairs is clearly shown to be speaking but no dialogue is heard.<br /> *While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.<br /> *When Bumblebee jumps off Lockdown's ship to save the humans, he is followed by a Steeljaw. In the following shot, the Steeljaw is gone.<br /> *While explaining Megatron's plans to the Autobots, Brains rings a bell on a train. In the next shot, the bell is not moving.<br /> *During the motorcycle chase, the CIA cars change. At first, Joshua and Su are trailed by a Cadillac and an Audi; in the middle of the chase, the Cadillac is replaced by another Audi. By the end of the chase, the Cadillac is back.<br /> *In Hong Kong, when Cade, Joshua, Tessa, and Shane enter the elevator to run away from the rooftop, the elevator won't move and Cade says it is overloaded. But in the next scene, we could see that the maximum amount of person that the elevator could bring is 9 people. There are only 4 people and the seed (the seed is not as heavy as human because Joshua could lift it easily).<br /> *When Cade is running from Savoy down the side of the Hong Kong building, Savoy stomps on an external air conditioning unit so it will fall on Cade. When the air conditioning unit breaks off the wall, it reveals a plain wall. This shows the air conditioner was there for no other reason than to come off the wall rather than actually be used to cool an interior.<br /> *All of the vehicles see in Hong Kong are left hand drive. In Hong Kong they drive on the left and so most vehicles would be right hand drive.<br /> *Grimlock melts some KSI Transformers on a covered bridge with his fire breath, though the bridge itself remains intact until he crashes through it.<br /> *When Lockdown shoots at Cade during his battle with Optimus, Cade and Attinger take cover despite Attinger's very recent death.<br /> <br /> ===[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]===<br /> *The cyberformed remains of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' appear frozen together in the arctic at the beginning of the film. This is rather odd considering the two are found in different continents (North America and Africa respectively) and separated by around 35 million years of evolution.<br /> *The dinosaurs include a ''Psittaccosaurus'' (100-120 million years old), a generic hadrosaur that might be either an ''Edmontosaurus'' or a ''Shantungosaurus'' (65-70 million years old), and a brachiosaurid (100-157 million years old) during what is implied to be the K-Pg extinction event (64.5-65 million years old).<br /> *The ''Psittaccosaurus'', a well known herbivorous animal, is seen actively hunting and killing live prey. In a nod to paleontological accuracy, however, it is depicted with a row of quill-like feathers along its back, as many ceratopsian dinosaurs are believed to have had.<br /> *The Dinobots show various exaggerations and ornamentations which go beyond the usual suspension of disbelief involved in... [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|giant metal dinosaurs]]. Grimlock sports curved, backwards pointing horns and enormous fangs. Slug has huge tail spikes and a set of nasty chin horns. Scorn probably gets off the easiest, being ''mostly'' correct, bar his extra fins. Strafe is the biggest offender, with a double pair of elongate tails and twin heads.<br /> <br /> ==Transformers references==<br /> <br /> * As usual, many of the new characters have roots in older portions of the mythos:<br /> ** [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] is based on [[Drift (G1)|a Generation 1 character]] introduced in IDW's 2008 ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' series.<br /> ** Lockdown is derived from [[Lockdown_(Animated)|a character in the 2008 ''Animated'' cartoon]] who had already jumped over to the G1 comics and, in toy form, to the Movie universe. <br /> ** [[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]] and [[Crosshairs (disambiguation)|Crosshairs]] both share names with previous characters; their personalities are new and unique, though Hound seems based on [[Bulkhead (Prime)|''Prime'' Bulkhead]] in physique, coloration and personality.<br /> ** Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].<br /> ** The Dinobots are the latest iteration of [[Dinobot (G1)|the powerhouse subfaction]] that first appeared in the early days of Generation 1. Their leader Grimlock is a direct analog of [[Grimlock (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]]; Strafe and Slug are based on Generation 1 [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], respectively.<br /> * In the film's opening act, Optimus has adopted a flatnosed truck alternate mode akin to that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 counterpart]].<br /> * This is not the first time that Ratchet and Lockdown have faced off. ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] had [[The Thrill of the Hunt|a long-running feud]]. Within the movie universe, the two characters have been described as rivals on toy packaging bios, and faced off in ''[[Cyber Missions 3]]''.<br /> * The concept of the Transformers being built by another race first appeared in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original ''Transformers'' cartoon]].<br /> * Meanwhile, the concept of humans hunting down all Transformers on Earth following a massive and disastrous battle hearkens back to plotlines from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].<br /> * The (rather obvious) theme of humans (particularly Evil Government Agencies) using captured Transformers as a source of technology has appeared numerous times in the mythos, going all the way back to the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agency in the original Marvel Comics. [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|The ''Animated'' cartoon]] in particular featured the severed head of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] being studied and reverse-engineered, while in IDW's ongoing G1 stories, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|a Transformer's severed head]] was used to help design man-made Transformers (in [[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|a Dinobot-focused series at that]].) More broad uses of the concept include the Dreamwave ''[[War and Peace]]'' mini-series, Devils Due's ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|Art of War]]'' mini-series (''again'' featuring the severed head of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]), the [[The Transformers (IDW)|IDW ongoing series]], [[All or Nothing!|Cobra's actions in the G2 comics]], and [[MECH]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].<br /> * The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].<br /> * In the scene where Optimus scans a passing truck, the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] plays when the Autobot symbol emerges from his grill.<br /> <br /> ==Real-life references==<br /> *Among the objects KSI makes from Transformium in the film is a Rainbow Dash doll from [[My Little Pony|another popular Hasbro brand]].<br /> <br /> ==Other editions==<br /> <br /> ==Prequel material==<br /> <br /> ==Adaptations==<br /> <br /> ==Music==<br /> ===Soundtrack===<br /> <br /> ===Score===<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> <br /> ==Theatrical posters==<br /> <center><gallery><br /> File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster<br /> File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg<br /> </gallery></center><br /> <br /> ==Reception==<br /> The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 17%, though 58% of the audience liked it. Damn tomatoes. However, IMDb gave it 6.4. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.<br /> <br /> ==Production staff==<br /> ===Visual effects===<br /> ===Locations department===<br /> <br /> ==Development details==<br /> *February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref><br /> *June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref><br /> *June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref><br /> *September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref><br /> *October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref><br /> *November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref><br /> *December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref><br /> *January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref><br /> *March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref><br /> *March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref><br /> *May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref><br /> *May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).<br /> *May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref><br /> *May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref><br /> [[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]<br /> *May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref><br /> *May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref><br /> *May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref><br /> *June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref><br /> *June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref><br /> *June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref><br /> *June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref><br /> *July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><br /> *July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref><br /> *July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref><br /> *July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref><br /> [[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]<br /> *August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref><br /> *September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref><br /> *October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref><br /> *October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref><br /> *October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref><br /> [[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]<br /> *November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref><br /> *December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref><br /> *December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref><br /> *January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref><br /> *January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref><br /> *January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref><br /> *January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref><br /> [[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]<br /> *February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.<br /> *February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref><br /> *February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" /><br /> *March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref><br /> *March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.<br /> *March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref><br /> *March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref><br /> *March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref><br /> *May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref><br /> *May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref><br /> *''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformers: Age of Extermination'')<br /> *''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: The Century of Annihilation")<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''''Biàn-hsín Jīn-gāng Sz: Jiúe-jī Chúng-shēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Rebirth from the Extinction")<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Age of Extinction (film)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (film)]]<br /> [[Category:Real world films]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Creator&diff=882066 Creator 2014-07-09T03:12:07Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|23 July}}<br /> <br /> ''The Creators are a race of [[aliens]] from the [[live-action film series| live-action continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> Nothing much is known about the '''Creators''', beyond the fact that they made the [[Transformers]] in the Tyran [[Universal stream| universal cluster]] through the use of the [[Seed| seeds]] and the resulting [[Transformium]] that was generated. Their hands are organic, and slimy greenish-pink in color, but nothing else is known about their appearance.<br /> <br /> {{quote|We all work for someone.|[[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]].}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Age of Extinction'' film===<br /> <br /> 65 Million years ago, the Creators came to [[Earth| planet Earth]] to [[Eco-structuring| cyberform]] it with the seeds, and gather the tranformium to create their new race of robot-servants. This caused the extinction event that ended the age of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)| dinosaurs]]. <br /> <br /> The Creators also built the ships that [[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] commanded, and are also Lockdown's benefactors and current employers. They hired Lockdown to hunt down the remaining Transformers on Earth, but they seem to want Optimus Prime alive. <br /> <br /> Once Optimus Prime learned of the Creators and their plans, he flew off into space to try and find them and learn the truth about his creation, and in turn the creation of his entire race. <br /> <br /> [[Category: Alien species]]<br /> [[Category: Live-action film series characters]]<br /> [[Category: Age of Extinction characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Creator&diff=882065 Creator 2014-07-09T03:11:11Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|23 July}}<br /> <br /> ''The Creators are a race of [[aliens]] from the [[live-action film series| live-action continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> Nothing much is known about the '''Creators''', beyond the fact that they made the [[Transformers]] in the Tyran [[Universal Cluster]] through the use of the [[Seed| seeds]] and the resulting [[Transformium]] that was generated. Their hands are organic, and slimy greenish-pink in color, but nothing else is known about their appearance.<br /> <br /> {{quote|We all work for someone.|[[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]].}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Age of Extinction'' film===<br /> <br /> 65 Million years ago, the Creators came to [[Earth| planet Earth]] to [[Eco-structuring| cyberform]] it with the seeds, and gather the tranformium to create their new race of robot-servants. This caused the extinction event that ended the age of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)| dinosaurs]]. <br /> <br /> The Creators also built the ships that [[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] commanded, and are also Lockdown's benefactors and current employers. They hired Lockdown to hunt down the remaining Transformers on Earth, but they seem to want Optimus Prime alive. <br /> <br /> Once Optimus Prime learned of the Creators and their plans, he flew off into space to try and find them and learn the truth about his creation, and in turn the creation of his entire race. <br /> <br /> [[Category: Alien species]]<br /> [[Category: Live-action film series characters]]<br /> [[Category: Age of Extinction characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Creator&diff=882064 Creator 2014-07-09T03:10:38Z

<p>Kaymac192: Created page with "{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|23 July}} ''The Creators are a race of aliens from the live-action continuity family.'' Nothing much is known about ..."</p> <hr /> <div>{{spoiler|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|23 July}}<br /> <br /> ''The Creators are a race of [[aliens]] from the [[live-action continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> Nothing much is known about the '''Creators''', beyond the fact that they made the [[Transformers]] in the Tyran [[Universal Cluster]] through the use of the [[Seed| seeds]] and the resulting [[Transformium]] that was generated. Their hands are organic, and slimy greenish-pink in color, but nothing else is known about their appearance.<br /> <br /> {{quote|We all work for someone.|[[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]].}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Age of Extinction'' film===<br /> <br /> 65 Million years ago, the Creators came to [[Earth| planet Earth]] to [[Eco-structuring| cyberform]] it with the seeds, and gather the tranformium to create their new race of robot-servants. This caused the extinction event that ended the age of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)| dinosaurs]]. <br /> <br /> The Creators also built the ships that [[Lockdown (ROTF)| Lockdown]] commanded, and are also Lockdown's benefactors and current employers. They hired Lockdown to hunt down the remaining Transformers on Earth, but they seem to want Optimus Prime alive. <br /> <br /> Once Optimus Prime learned of the Creators and their plans, he flew off into space to try and find them and learn the truth about his creation, and in turn the creation of his entire race. <br /> <br /> [[Category: Alien species]]<br /> [[Category: Live-action film series characters]]<br /> [[Category: Age of Extinction characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Movie_continuity_family&diff=882050 Movie continuity family 2014-07-09T02:47:15Z

<p>Kaymac192: forgot to put AOE in italics the first time.</p> <hr /> <div>Fiction related to the '''Movie continuity''' can be split into two parallel sets of continuities.<br /> <br /> The "main" continuity is centered on the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' live-action movie]] and its sequels, [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']], [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'']], and [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|''Transformers: Age of Extinction'']], and involves a number of novels, comics and video games. There is also at least one distinct [[splinter timeline]] branching from the events of the first movie, along with a number of micro-continuities which were probably intended to fall in with the movies themselves, but contradict either the movies or each other.<br /> <br /> The other is the "Alternate Reality Game (ARG) continuity" which presents itself as representing the actual Movie universe events as they "really happened." Relatively little is known about these events. Most of what is known was revealed leaked to the public by the rogue [[Sector Seven]] [[agent X]].<br /> <br /> In-universe, the Movie continuities are collectively referred to as "Tyran" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators.<br /> <br /> ==Main continuity==<br /> :''Main: [[Movie timeline]]''<br /> This continuity encompasses all fiction related to the [[live-action film series]], outside of the exceptions listed below.<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines===<br /> :''Main: [[Titan Magazines movie timeline]]''<br /> After tying into IDW's prequel comic, Titan Magazines gave up. Issues [[Transformers Comic issue 9|9]]–[[Transformers Comic issue 25|25]] of [[Titan Books|Titan Magazine's]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'' comic]] take place in a splinter timeline where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] won the battle of [[Mission City]].<br /> <br /> ===Notes===<br /> *The plots of various video games, online games, television commercials, board games, and card games associated with the [[Movie (franchise)|''Transformers'' movie franchise]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' franchise]] are often different enough from established in-continuity events that it makes it more difficult to place firmly in the main-line continuity. When this is the case, these are more properly classified as [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]].<br /> <br /> ==ARG continuity==<br /> In the [[Sector Seven ARG timeline]], what is generally meant by the "Movie continuity" is an elaborate mis-information campaign called [[Hungry Dragon 2]] launched by the real [[Sector Seven]] to cover up the existence of [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s on Earth.<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Continuities]]<br /> [[Category:Things that don't exist]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Movie_continuity_family&diff=882049 Movie continuity family 2014-07-09T02:46:38Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>Fiction related to the '''Movie continuity''' can be split into two parallel sets of continuities.<br /> <br /> The "main" continuity is centered on the [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' live-action movie]] and its sequels, [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'']], [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'']], and [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]], and involves a number of novels, comics and video games. There is also at least one distinct [[splinter timeline]] branching from the events of the first movie, along with a number of micro-continuities which were probably intended to fall in with the movies themselves, but contradict either the movies or each other.<br /> <br /> The other is the "Alternate Reality Game (ARG) continuity" which presents itself as representing the actual Movie universe events as they "really happened." Relatively little is known about these events. Most of what is known was revealed leaked to the public by the rogue [[Sector Seven]] [[agent X]].<br /> <br /> In-universe, the Movie continuities are collectively referred to as "Tyran" in the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]' [[universal stream]] designators.<br /> <br /> ==Main continuity==<br /> :''Main: [[Movie timeline]]''<br /> This continuity encompasses all fiction related to the [[live-action film series]], outside of the exceptions listed below.<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines===<br /> :''Main: [[Titan Magazines movie timeline]]''<br /> After tying into IDW's prequel comic, Titan Magazines gave up. Issues [[Transformers Comic issue 9|9]]–[[Transformers Comic issue 25|25]] of [[Titan Books|Titan Magazine's]] [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|''Transformers'' comic]] take place in a splinter timeline where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] won the battle of [[Mission City]].<br /> <br /> ===Notes===<br /> *The plots of various video games, online games, television commercials, board games, and card games associated with the [[Movie (franchise)|''Transformers'' movie franchise]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' franchise]] are often different enough from established in-continuity events that it makes it more difficult to place firmly in the main-line continuity. When this is the case, these are more properly classified as [[Micro-continuity|micro-continuities]].<br /> <br /> ==ARG continuity==<br /> In the [[Sector Seven ARG timeline]], what is generally meant by the "Movie continuity" is an elaborate mis-information campaign called [[Hungry Dragon 2]] launched by the real [[Sector Seven]] to cover up the existence of [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s on Earth.<br /> <br /> ==See Also==<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Continuities]]<br /> [[Category:Things that don't exist]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Tailgate_(G1)&diff=880836 Tailgate (G1) 2014-07-04T05:27:15Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ fixed some grammatical issues</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3|Tailgate}}<br /> :''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:Tailgate universe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Shake harder, boy!]]<br /> The naïve '''Tailgate''' needs to be liked. It's hardly the most unique of flaws, but he has an unfortunate, childlike tendency towards extremes. Placed in a situation with [[Autobot]]s who don't know him from [[Primon]], this sanitation 'Bot will spin a tall tale the height of a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] in an attempt to impress his fellows before it all comes crashing down. And it ultimately will - while he's a 'Bot with a spark of gold, he's broadly unfocused, frequently distracted and easily led, and often gets impulsive, irrational obsessions. And his timekeeping ''sucks''.<br /> <br /> Easily his most distinctive mental issue is his occasional inability to tell the difference between a non-living [[Earth]] machine and sentient robotic life such as himself. While it's a [[:File:Ratchetfriendtrafficsignal.jpg|mistake many other Cybertronians have made at first]], typically they learn quickly and let it go. Not Tailgate. Once he gets it into his head, his compassion turns to rage against the "enslavers", and is quite vocal in his desire to "free" the machines of Earth.<br /> <br /> That boy ain't right.<br /> <br /> Sometimes, he acts as a scout—with strict orders not to break cover for any reason. In this, he is aided by a ridiculously powerful iron-cobalt magnet installed behind his bumper, which he can use to follow closely behind other vehicles and travel far into enemy territory using minimal fuel.<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br /> [[File:FSRLmanga7 Tailgate.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumors help him grow. Paranoia nurtures him.]]<br /> With the [[Autobot]]s being framed by the [[Decepticon Trailer Brigade]] for numerous crimes, [[Kenji]] was feeling a bit dejected at how his schoolyard chums were suddenly turning on them. Tailgate appeared to give him a lift home from school and attempted to cheer him up, reminding him that as an [[Honorary Autobot]] he had nothing to worry about. Their drive was interrupted by a crowd gathering around a display put on by a pair of robed figures (secretly [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]), decrying the Autobots and preaching the heroism of the [[Decepticon]]s. The rest of the Autobots soon arrived to straighten things out. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}<br /> <br /> Tailgate later responded to a distress signal sent from [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was fighting to rescue a [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that was brimming over with [[Decepticon super science]] from the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Dying from its wounds, the dog transferred the super science into Powerglide, giving him brief access to [[Scramble Power]]. Along with the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]]s, Tailgate merged with Powerglide into a [[Minibot combiner]] and swiftly defeated [[Bruticus (G1)|Bructicus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Ted Schwartz]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Jorge García]] (Latin American)}}<br /> <br /> [[File:FFoD5 MiniVehicles.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"That machine is alive I tell you! Aliv—" "WE KNOW, TAILGATE!"]]<br /> Tailgate was one of a group of [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] stationed at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in 2006. When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city, [[Mount St. Hilary]] and the Ark were the first stop on his journey to destroy Metroplex. Tailgate and the other Autobots on duty rolled out to defend the Ark with all the firepower at their disposal. It didn't go very well. The Ark was left devastated in Trypticon's mighty wake, and Tailgate's troops were beaten and scattered by the colossal dinosaur. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Wings Universe''====<br /> {{Wingsnote}}<br /> [[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> Tailgate was present at the first "meeting" of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] nine million years ago. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====<br /> {{noteukexclusive}}<br /> [[File:Underworld!-TailgateFlattopSubsea.jpg|thumb|"I'M NOT A COWARD!"]]<br /> Tailgate was one of the Autobots working with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s covert cell on Cybertron, and was briefly seen when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to Cybertron and rallied the troops for an assault on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}<br /> <br /> He eventually finished his training at the [[Autobot Military Academy]], but upon graduation was provoked into joining [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]] and [[Subsea]] in venturing [[Underworld|underground]], in order to prove his courage. When a group of [[Mutant (G1)|Cybertronian Mutants]] attacked and slaughtered his fellow cadets, Tailgate stood his ground. A blast into [[Smeltdown]]'s chest-furnace obliterated most of the sewer-dwellers, leaving only the ape-like [[Rotgut]]. However, a little quick thinking, and Tailgate was able to use the larger machine's bulk against him, flipping Rotgut into the pyre left in Smeltdown's wake. Thus, he proved he was not a coward... and also not very good at watching his friends' backs in a fight. [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] eventually arrived as Tailgate surfaced and let them know of his fellow cadets' fate.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, Tailgate's actions inadvertently [[Demon|woke something ''worse'' than the Mutants]]... {{storylink|Underworld!}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Regeneration One''====<br /> {{noterg1}}<br /> Tailgate particpated in the defense of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] against the onslaught of the [[Blitz Engine]]s and the Decepticon crew of the [[Warworld]]. He didn't have time to do much of anything except get shot by [[Needlenose]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br /> [[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> Tailgate was among the Autobot civilians who watched [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s anti-Optimus-Prime propaganda broadcasts. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Didn't seem to do the trick, though, as he was later seen training alongside several Autobot recruits against [[auto-combatant]]s following Shockwave's defeat. None of them fared particularly well in training, however, much to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> {{note|Tailgate in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] is an ancient Cybertronian who is not, as of yet, an Autobot.''}}<br /> [[File:MTMTE1 tailgate damaged.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's a scratch, he'll just walk it off... oh, right.]]<br /> Tailgate was born in [[Rivets Field]] six million years ago, two weeks before the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Assigned the role of fourth-class sanitation 'bot, he was tasked with cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off, {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} but ran late to the job and made the mistake of trying to make up the time by short-cutting across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]]. The terrain collapsed out from under him, leaving him badly damaged and trapped underground, but he soon hit upon the plan of detonating the trailer-full of [[energon]] rations he had brought with him in hopes of blasting his way out. Unfortunately for him, he kept repeatedly passing out as he set this up, and with his chronometer damaged had no way of measuring the passage of time. He finally succeeded ''six million years later'', and was dragged from his pit by a group of Autobots who were on their way to depart the planet on the starship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Suffering a panic attack and passing out when he saw his explosion had damaged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], the unconscious Tailgate was brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, since he'd mentioned "the launch" and they had no idea who he was. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MTMTE2 Tailgate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Just your average kick-boxing, bomb disposing, metaphysics and epistemology student, and I once caught a fish ''this big!'']]<br /> [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] soon discovered Tailgate's age when he studied his ancient systems, and called [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] in to carbon-date him. Tailgate woke up before that was necessary (happily observing that he hadn't killed "Nut-Job", as he mistakenly thought Whirl was called), so Swerve instead gleefully took it upon himself to inform him how long he'd been offline. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Tailgate was horrified and heartbroken: by all rights, he should have been found in days, but the length of his absence made it clear he was so unimportant that nobody had noticed or ''cared'' he was missing. Since there was nobody around who knew the truth, and since he had always wanted to do something big and heroic with this life, Tailgate decided to make up a dramatic, overblown past for himself. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He and Swerve went for a walk, during which he claimed that the damaged "Waste Disposal" decal on his arm actually read "Bomb Disposal", and that he had been part of the [[Primal Vanguard]], though Swerve was more interested in seeing his [[alternate mode]]. After Tailgate was introduced to [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], the group were caught up in a battle between the amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and some [[Legislator|strange robots]], in whose repeated chanting of "nineteen-eighty-four" Tailgate took an interest.<br /> <br /> A little later, back on the ''Lost Light'', Swerve finally convinced Tailgate to attempt to transform, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} but he wound up getting stuck halfway. It was at this inopportune moment that the crew were ordered back to their rooms, since a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] had been reported loose aboard the ship; spotting [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], another Transformer from his time, Tailgate asked for some help getting to a room. Cyclonus carried the half-transformed Tailgate there and quite rudely dumped him on the ground. As the Sparkeater situation unfolded outside, the two ancient 'bots discussed the six million year gap in history they missed; Cyclonus described the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot-Decepticon conflict]] to Tailgate as he understood it, romanticizing the Decepticons' position enough that later, as Ratchet was unsticking his half-transformed body, Tailgate declared that he wanted to ''be'' a Decepticon! {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Cyclonus Tailgate LifeAftertheBigBang.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tailgate goes to see his KRAK dealer.]]<br /> Learning of Tailigate's aims, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] insisted that ship's captain [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] set the "confirmed Decepticon sympathizer" straight, so Rodimus recruited Rewind to beam a compressed visual history of the war directly into Tailgate's head. Sobered by what he saw and realizing that the Decepticons were the "bad guys", Tailgate fumed at Cyclonus for misleading him and impotently struck him, leading his icy roommate to reciprcoate with a vicious backhand. Leaving their room, Cyclonus kicked the downed Tailgate on his way out, leaving him cowering on the floor. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}<br /> <br /> [[File:IDW MtMtE5 MagnusTailgateAttentionDirt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> Determined to be one of the "good guys", Tailgate requested that Ultra Magnus teach him the [[Autobot Code]]. By this point, Tailgate had edited his own [[Autopedia]] entry to reflect the false history he had created for himself—claiming he had studied metaphysics under [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], was a champion kick-boxer who graduated from the [[Ibex School of Epistemology]], helped invent the idealised heat engine, coordinated a search for the long-lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and he was part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner circle, encouraging him to explore space—and the impressed Magnus agreed to educate him. Alas, Tailgate was soon to discover this meant an excruciating slog through an intense analysis of ten thousand pages of text. He was briefly interested in section 19, subsection 80, paragraph four because it reminded him of the robots that attacked Skids, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} but by and large the experience was a grueling one, and he moaned long and loud about it in [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]], especially once he discovered there was an ''abridged'' version of the Code. {{storylink|Interiors}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MTMTEannual rodimus writes on tailgate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Ultimately, Tailgate passed his Autobot Code exam, though he professed it was not with "his best grades ever". Asking Cyclonus to attend his [[Act of Affiliation]], a step on the way to the full [[Rite of the Autobrand]], he was seemingly ignored - although his fellow Ancient Cybertronian would secretly attend. At the ceremony itself, however, Rodimus was briefly possessed by a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] and, rather than drawing his probationary Autobot symbol, scrawled "Set Me Free" in [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Old Cybertronian]] on his chest. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}<br /> <br /> Tailgate loved "Movie Night" in Rewind and Chromedome's quarters, where he watched such films as the old public information piece "[[Proteus]]' Promise", with several other members of the crew {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} and would later recall it as the happiest time of his life. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was invited to listen in on Rewind's third communal storytelling session, part of an attempt to help the damaged [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] regain his memories; Tailgate had to interrupt Drift to ask what a [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} and was particularly impressed by the skills of one Orion Pax {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} even though he hadn't realized that Orion was actually [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], despite the notes he'd been making to keep track of all the characters. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MTMTE12 panic keeps me focused.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> Tailgate joined a mission to [[Temptoria]] to investigate the possibility that the [[Circle of Light]] were being held there. While the larger Autobots roughed up the occupying Decepticons, Tailgate and Rewind investigated the contents of [[Battery|The Battery]] only to find that the Decepticons didn't have the Circle and were merely converting the native life forms to [[energon]], and had rigged up a bomb. {{storylink|Before & After}} Now forced to actually dispose of a bomb, Tailgate tricked Rewind into telling him how to actually do it. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Unfortunately he accidentally triggered a timer, and when he refused to stop work and escape, he had to be physically thrown from the room by Cyclonus. Cyclonus and Rewind were caught in the bomb's explosion, and Tailgate dragged the severely-damaged Cyclonus back to the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> medibay on his own. Observing the other Autobots leaving offerings of [[innermost energon]] for Rewind, Tailgate attempted to leave an offering for Cyclonus, only for it to be rebuked. Cyclonus did seem to have a change of heart after seeing Rewind's offerings, and helped Tailgate pick up the pieces of the shattered vial. {{storylink|Before & After}}<br /> <br /> ‎[[File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg‎|thumb]]<br /> Some time later, he went to the bars on [[Hedonia]] with his usual crowd (his psycho-reactive [[holomatter|holomatter avatar]] taking the form of a human baby). When Rewind was about to show a recording of the ''Ark-1'' opening ceremony that included the naming of its original crew, Cyclonus suddenly flew into a "drunken rage" that disrupted the proceedings. Tailgate ushered the others away so he could calm him down; after they had departed, it became clear Cyclonus had done this so the others wouldn't realize Tailgate wsn't part of the crew. Cyclonus revealed he had known from the start that Tailgate had been lying, and the little 'bot broke down and admitted to having falsified his past, and his grief over being a nobody. Cyclonus took pity on Tailgate and taught him how to sing an Old Cybertronian anthem. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MTMTE22 tailgate altmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> While lounging around in the ship's oil reservoir, Tailgate, Swerve and Rewind took to discussing the cool alternate modes of their crew-mates, and entered into a wager to see who could be the first to solve the longstanding mystery of what Rung turned into. Tailgate tried to trick Rung into transforming by holding an "alt mode party", claiming they were all the rage back in his day, but since Rung hailed from the same time as him, it proved an unconvincing gambit. Interviewed by Rewind for a documentary movie about life on the ship not long thereafter, Tailgate continued making up accolades for himself, but openly admitted to never having been happier than he was on the ship, and looking to the future with glee. {{storylink|Little Victories}}<br /> <br /> Tailgate and Cyclonus remained close after their experiences on Hedonia; Tailgate was in the ship's workshop crafting a new horn to replace Cyclonus's missing one when the 'bot in question angrily came storming in after learning that their quarters were to play host to "Movie Night". {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} That concern melted away in the face of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s subsequent rampage through the ship; Cyclonus and Tailgate sat together during the funeral for the crewmembers who lost their lives in the chaos. After the ceremony, Tailgate went to help Ratchet to care for the dying Ultra Magnus, but accidentally scanned himself with Ratchet's "death clock", which announced that Tailgate had only three days to live. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Tailgate Cyclonus Hope Is A Lie.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|The Hope is a Lie]]<br /> An examination by Ratchet revealed that he had a terminal case of [[cybercrosis]], and Tailgate elected to trust only Cyclonus with the news, though Cyclonus seemed almost disinterested in the tragic announcement. Tailgate went to Swerve's Bar to drink away his sorrows, oblivious to the massive portal that the ''Lost Light'' was about to travel through. When Luna 1 was discovered to lie on the other side of the portal, an evidently distressed Cyclonus made up for his behavior by inviting Tailgate onto the team who would explore the moon. He insisted it was just for the experience, with the caveat that despite Luna 1's reputation as a "Miracle Moon", Tailgate must not hope for a cure. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} <br /> <br /> On arrival on Luna 1, Tailgate was captured and imprisoned with most of the ''Lost Light'' away team, becoming separated from Cyclonus, remained free. As none of the others knew he had less than three days to live, Tailgate's claims of impatience and panic at being in captivity were dismissed. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Things looked brighter once their co-prisoner [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] revealed that he was really a healed Ultra Magnus; when Tailgate asked how he could have cheated his impending death, Minimus declared that the [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who has using the moon as a base, had doctors that could apparently work miracles. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}<br /> <br /> [[File:MTMTE21 tailgate amends law.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Chekhov's [[semicolon]]!]]Tailgate's clock was down to one day and twelve hours by the time [[Getaway]] sprang the group from the cell, by which time he could no longer walk and had to be carried by Rodimus, though he played off his paralysis as seized-up servos. Reuniting with Ratchet, Tailgate told him of the moons' "miracle medibay", but Ratchet solemnly informed him that only Tyrest's medical minion [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] could really use the tools within it. The group proceeded to confront Tyrest and were all apparently immobilized by a "thought weapon" that paralyzed their bodies. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Tailgate's cybercrosis, however, had rendered him deaf to the frequency of the suggestion weapon. He managed to jump Tyrest and jab him in the head through the "cleansing" hole Tyrest drilled in his own brow. Tailgate deactivated the weapon while Tyrest was distracted, only to be taken hostage by the Chief Justice. Though he urged Rodimus to open fire, admitting his terminal condition, Tailgate was saved moments later by [[Minimus Ambus]]. As the room was swarmed by [[Legislator]]s responding to Tyrest's distress call, Tailgate put his knowledge of the Autobot Code to good use, using Tyrest's computer to amend and repeal the law in its totality. He barely had time to celebrate his achievement before collapsing.<br /> <br /> [[File:Cyclonus SparkTransfusion ThisCalamitousLife.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br /> The next day, back on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tailgate asked Cyclonus to spare him a lingering death by terminating him, but Cyclonus refused. Though a cure was subsequently found, thanks to Tyrest's collection of esoteric medical equipment, Tailgate's spark had faded to a point where the process would no longer be viable. However, on Whirl's suggestion, Cyclonus used his [[Great Sword]] to directly transfuse energy into Tailgate's spark, boosting it to a condition that allowed the small 'bot's life to be saved. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tailgate underwent a period of recovery. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}<br /> <br /> After about six months, Tailgate was fully recovered from his cybercrosis, and could even fully transform again. He playfully charged Cyclonus when he first got out of the medbay, demonstrating his new signature move of "finger to the head". Tailgate was surprised by all that had gone on in his absence, including the new captain Megatron and ''Swerve's'' using [[Ten|one of the Legislators]] as a bouncer. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ====BotCon 2014 "Revengeance" script reading====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Susan Blu]]<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> [[File:G1 Tailgate toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|White Rider.]]<br /> *'''Tailgate''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-61'''<br /> <br /> :Tailgate is a white-and-blue [[retool]]ing of the 1984 Autobot, [[Windcharger (G1)#Generation 1|Windcharger]], transforming into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. His head sculpt is much more elaborate than the earlier toy's (which shared the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' sculpt), and his chest sticker bears an odd resemblance to a portable radio.<br /> <br /> :The original version of this mold was used by [[Camaro]] and [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]], as well as the Mexican versions (yes, plural) of Tailgate, which were only redecos of Windcharger. Tailgate's toy was also used as the non-toy comic model for [[Wipe-Out]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Tailgate/tailgate.htm More information on Tailgate at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Encore===<br /> [[File:Encore Tailgate.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Immediately, something like scales fell from Tailgate's eyes, and he could see again.]]<br /> *'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)<br /> **''Encore number'': '''10'''<br /> <br /> :In 2008, Tailgate was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. This version of Tailgate has extra paint details on his face.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[File:Generationstoy-Tailgate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br /> *'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, 2014)<br /> **''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''<br /> <br /> : Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Tailgate" is a new mold that's roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a white muscle car into a robot mode largely based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design for [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, with some blue flame-decals on his hood likely inspired by his ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Tailgate (Prime)|counterpart]]. He comes with [[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Neutro), who transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a-TailgateHubCap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little. Yellow. Different.]]<br /> *In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Tailgate is featured with a yellow car body, a black chest/torso, and a red face. Fellow 1986 [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] is featured with a white car body. Hmmmmm.<br /> *While Tailgate did not appear himself in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comics]], [[Wipe-Out]]'s [[character model]] was based on Tailgate's toy.<br /> *Fan speculation about [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s gender—always presented as male—broke out across Tumbler when a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' promo called him [[:File:MTMTEpromo tailgate.jpg|"The Ingenue"]], a term for a ''female'' stock character. <ref>As debated [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://raelling.tumblr.com/post/84200154095 here]...</ref> While there is a male equivalent which is spelt almost exactly the same, this was the writer who canonised [[Conjunx Endura|homosexual Transformers]], made Autobots guilty of war crimes, and has Megatron in an Autobrand: with Roberts, it could happen even if it's not on [[the Hub]]. <br /> * And no, he has no tailgate.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''French:'' '''Hayon''' (Canada)<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> <references /><br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Tailgate Tailgate's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br /> [[Category:Scouts]]<br /> [[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=D-Void&diff=880201 D-Void 2014-07-02T03:27:58Z

<p>Kaymac192: fixed some minor grammatical issues.</p> <hr /> <div>:''D-Void is a cosmic force from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br /> [[File:HoD2 Feed D-Void.jpg|thumb|225px|Later, Galvatron could only point to parts on a doll.]]<br /> <br /> The '''D-Void''' is a mysterious dark entity that resides within the shadows of the [[Dead Universe]] and is the personification of it. A mass of eyes and black tentacles, this creature seeks to devour the life of entire worlds in order to satiate its hunger, but is unable to leave the Dead Universe without outside help. It is described as being an unbelievably powerful being with the capacity to return the [[spark]] to a deceased [[Transformer]], control the minds of robotic beings and drain energy from Cybertronians to feed on them.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> D-Void was responsible for creating a trans-dimensional portal from the Dead Universe into the main reality, which manifested initially as a lake on the world of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Once it formed, D-Void used a lure that drew the cybernetic inhabitants of Gorlam Prime into the pool, where it devoured the entirety of the planetary robotic population's [[spark]]s of life in order to awaken it. Following that moment, the lake transformed into a sphere that served as a portal directly to the creature's realm as it began its plan to enter into the normal universe. [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], after being empowered by the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], journeyed through the portal, where his unique energy caused D-Void to hunger for his spark. This caused a shaken Galvatron to flee back to the Gorlam Prime portal, where he decided to rally an army of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to fight the emerging threat of D-Void, as it now intended to feast on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}} Unknown to Galvatron, the Heart of Darkness and D-Void were in fact one and the same with the entity using it as a means of getting purchase to the normal universe. Its intentions towards Cybertron was because the Transformer homeworld was dead and through the oblivious Galvatron it began to turn the whole planet into a giant portal between the Dead Universe and the normal one. From this planet-sized portal, D-Void would enter into the universe where it would fuse with everything and kill all life. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}<br /> <br /> [[File:HoD4 D-Void takes over.jpg|thumb|left|upright|"I feel the warp overtaking me... It is a good pain!"]]<br /> D-Void later returned [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s spark to his body, remaking him with the intent of sending him back as his vessel to reclaim the Heart of Darkness from Galvatron. Nemesis was ejected from a portal on [[Dykayra]], where he took down Galvatron's makeshift army by draining their energy with a shockwave technique. Declaring that the universe would be his prey, he attacked Galvatron himself, but was driven back to the portal. Nemesis/D-Void believed that Galvatron intended to use the portal to empower himself, but Galvatron smugly revealed that he was only distracting Nemesis while his full army arrived with the strength to throw D-Void back into the Dead Universe. After the portal was destroyed, Galvatron quieted [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]]'s claims of victory by explaining that Nemesis was only D-Void's harbinger. To prepare for D-Void's return, Galvatron attempted to recruit [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] to his side, but was rebuffed, and instead decided to make his first line of defense at Cybertron, where he knew D-Void would strike first. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}<br /> <br /> [[File:Deceptigod Chaos part3 Kings.jpg|thumb|210px|"Decepticons are ''obsessed'' with combining. Put two of 'em in a room and within seconds one will be standing on the other's shoulders. '''''Fact'''''".]]<br /> Both [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] revealed the truth about D-Void's intentions and that it planned to trick Galvatron into bringing the Heart of Darkness inside Cybertron. Galvatron was under the mistaken belief that the Heart of Darkness would help destroy Cybertron thus preventing the Expansion of the Dead Universe to the normal one. However, in actuality, the fact that Cybertron was a dead world would give it a true foothold in the "live" universe. Thus, he thought he was saving the universe when in fact he was aiding in its destruction. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} When the Autobots interfered, D-Void reached out through the Heart of Darkness and took control of Galvatron's army along with the [[Decepticon]]s present, who were for some reason most susceptible to its mind control. It combined the soldiers into [[Deceptigod|a massive creature]] and attacked the Autobots, presumably to prevent them from stopping Galvatron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} The Decepticons were combined in part due to their unity of purpose under Megatron's totalitarian control. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] resisted D-Void's control and destroyed the Deceptigod, Galvatron felt its injury through the Heart of Darkness. Optimus Prime moved after Galvatron as he headed towards [[Vector Sigma]] with the aim in throwing the Heart of Darkness into the primal wellspring, but arrived too late to stop him from turning Vector Sigma into a portal through which D-Void began to emerge. D-Void was ultimately stopped when Optimus Prime dove into Vector Sigma and used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to defeat it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *D-Void is referred to as simply "D-Void" in ''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness]]'', but "''the'' D-Void" in ''[[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos]]''.<br /> *Since the Darkness is an aspect of D-Void, the entity was likely also responsible for manipulating Nemesis Prime behind the scenes during the [[Expansion]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Dead Universe]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 gods]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction_(film)&diff=880199 Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) 2014-07-02T02:39:49Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nav-aoe}}<br /> [[File:Transformers-_Age_of_ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg‎|thumb|right|300px|"Brace yourselves. Winter is coming."]]<br /> <br /> '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is the fourth film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released on [[June 27]], [[2014]]. <br /> <br /> The film is set four years after the climactic battle of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. The humans have turned against the Autobots, and the CIA has set up a taskforce operated by [[Harold Attinger]] with the intent of tracking down the remaining [[Transformer]]s on [[Earth]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] sends his forces into hiding around the country, unaware that the taskforce has extra-terrestrial help.<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 65 million years ago, on the planet Earth, a Psittacosaurus is out hunting for food. Finding a fish, the small dinosaur starts to feed, but stops as hundreds of alien ships enter Earth's atmosphere, with mysterious aliens laying down bombs all over the surface. Detonating them, they turn most of the Earth's surface and much of its organic life into a metallic element. Barely escaping, the Psittacosaurus walks through the fields of metallic dinosaur corpses. This is the end of the reign of the dinosaurs.<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] [After seeing Ratchet's death]: I vowed never to kill a human, but whoever is responsible for this is going to die. <br /> <br /> *[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] [After seeing [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] transform into a dinosaur]: I was expecting a giant car!<br /> <br /> *[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Optimus Prime: You saved the human instead of saving yourself. You bring shame to us all.<br /> <br /> ==Main cast==<br /> {{featuredcharacters|<br /> h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br /> *[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])<br /> *[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])<br /> *[[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<br /> *[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])<br /> *[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])<br /> *[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (John DiMaggio)<br /> *[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s head<br /> *[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]<br /> **[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]<br /> **[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]<br /> **[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]<br /> **[[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]]<br /> <br /> |h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=<br /> *[[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br /> *[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]<br /> *[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]<br /> *[[Trax (AOE)|Traxes]]<br /> *[[McLaren Decepticon]]<br /> *[[Aston Martin Decepticon]]<br /> *[[Oreo truck Decepticon]]<br /> *"[[Two-headed Shockwave]]"<br /> <br /> |h3=[[Human]]s|c3=<br /> *[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])<br /> *[[Harold Attinger]] ([[Kelsey Grammer]])<br /> *[[Tessa Yeager]] ([[Nicola Peltz]])<br /> *[[Shane Dyson]] ([[Jack Reynor]])<br /> *[[Joshua Joyce]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])<br /> *[[James Savoy]] ([[Titus Welliver]])<br /> *[[Lucas Flannery]] ([[T. J. Miller]])<br /> *[[Darcy Tyril]] ([[Sophia Myles]])<br /> *[[Su Yueming]] ([[Li Bingbing]])<br /> *[[Gill Wembley]] ([[James Bachman]])<br /> *[[Chief of Staff Greg]] ([[Thomas Lennon]])<br /> <br /> |h4=Other|c4=<br /> *[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] ([[Mark Ryan]])<br /> *[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]]<br /> *Psittacosaurus<br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Errors==<br /> *While the human characters are climbing across the anchor cables to the high-rise building some of the Steeljaws begins to climb out after them. Cade tells his daughter not to look back and see them, but when we cut back to her, with a clear view of the cables behind her, the Steeljaws are not visible for this moment.<br /> <br /> ==[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Paleontology weeps]]==<br /> ==Transformers references==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * The concept of the Transformers being built by another race was first offered as a possibility in the third season of the original Transformers cartoon.<br /> * The ringtone on Joshua's assistant's cell phone is a remixed version of the original G1 Transformers [[theme song]].<br /> * Galvatron being a new form for Megatron has been a thing for [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|basically forever]].<br /> *The Seed functions similarly to the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], transforming organic matter into techno-matter.<br /> <br /> ==Other editions==<br /> <br /> ==Prequel material==<br /> <br /> ==Adaptations==<br /> <br /> ==Soundtrack==<br /> <br /> ==Score==<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> <br /> ==Theatrical posters==<br /> <center><gallery><br /> File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionTeaserPoster.jpg|First teaser poster<br /> File:Transformers- Age of ExtinctionOptimusPrimePoster.jpg<br /> </gallery></center><br /> <br /> ==Reception==<br /> The movie has been received with varied ratings. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18%, though 64% of the fans liked it. However, IMDb gave it 6.6. Entirely, as the only professional reviews, the movie received up and down ratings, leaving more reviews to come.<br /> <br /> ==Production staff==<br /> ===Visual effects===<br /> ===Locations department===<br /> <br /> ==Development details==<br /> *February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces [[Michael Bay]] has signed a deal to make a fourth ''Transformers'' film.<ref name="tf4update">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/02/14/transformers-4-update/ Transformers 4 Update] on Michael Bay's site.</ref><br /> *June 6, 2012 — During [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]] coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-the-ride-3d-even-impresses-disney-rivals/ Transformers taking new shape] on LA Times</ref><br /> *June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/transformers-4-michael-bay-purges-stars-may-go-into-space/ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space] on LA Times</ref><br /> *September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] will be kept on as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] once again.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/michael-bay-transformers-4-pain-and-gain_n_1903523.html Huffington Post interview].</ref><br /> *October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95936 Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! ] on Comingsoon.net</ref><br /> *November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor [[Mark Wahlberg]] in the film.<ref name="wahlberg">[http://michaelbay.com/2012/11/08/michel-bay-re-teams-with-his-pain-gain-star-mark-mark-wahlberg-for-transformers-4/ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4] on Michael Bay's site.</ref><br /> *December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of ''Transformers 4'' will commence in May 2013. <ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2012/12/transformers-4-shoot-begins-in-may.html Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May]</ref><br /> *January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor [[Jack Reynor]] in ''Transformers 4''. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-reynor-lands-starring-role-409850 Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role]</ref><br /> *March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to [[Detroit]],<ref>[http://www.michiganfilmoffice.org/The-Film-Office/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=11620 Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive]</ref> and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-movie-plot-synopsis-cast/ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate]</ref><br /> *March 26, 2013 — [[Nicola Peltz]] is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/03/26/welcome-nicola-peltz-to-transformers-4/ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *April 15, 2013 — Actor [[Stanley Tucci]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103034 CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *May 1, 2013 — [[Kelsey Grammer]] joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel]</ref><br /> *May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that [[Sophia Myles]] will play a scientist.<ref>[http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sophia-myles-join-mark-wahlberg-michael-bays-transformers-4-exclusive-89661 Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)]</ref><br /> *May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent (This was later either changed or misinformation).<br /> *May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress [[Li Bingbing]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-li-bingbing-boards-transformers-525370 China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4']</ref><br /> *May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4']</ref> Filming begins at [[Wikipedia:Monument Valley|Monument Valley]]<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-starts-filming-in-monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park/ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park]</ref> and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformers-4-cars-c7-corvette-stingray/ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray]</ref> and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/28/transformer-4-cars/ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse]</ref><br /> [[File:AOE Optimus Prime truck.jpg|thumb|right|240px|When having one's midlife crisis, it's not unusual to get a souped-up alternate mode.]]<br /> *May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/29/optimus-prime/ Optimus Prime]</ref><br /> *May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/30/transformers-4-bumblebee/ Bumblebee]</ref><br /> *May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/05/31/hound/ Hound]</ref><br /> *June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/07/lamborghini-aventador/ Lamborghini Aventador]</ref><br /> *June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/12/sonic-rs/ Sonic RS Rally Car]</ref><br /> *June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/25/pagani-huayra/ Pagani Huayra]</ref><br /> *June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/06/28/freightliner/ Freightliner]</ref><br /> *July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/02/bumblebee-2014-concept-camaro-2/ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro]</ref><br /> *July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician [[Han Geng]] is announced as being part of the cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ Han Geng]</ref><br /> *July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor [[Titus Welliver]] officially joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/transformers-4-adds-titus-welliver/ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver]</ref><br /> *July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/story/2013/07/26/wdr-boblo-boats-transformers-four.html Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/30/mark-wahlbergs-kids-cast-in-transformers-4/ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *August 12, 2013 — [[Victoria Summer]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/victoria-summer-in-transformers-4-178207/ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4]</ref><br /> [[File:TF4 Chinese Reality Show contestants.jpg|thumb|right|220px|If ''Age of Extinction'' teaches us anything, it's that more movies should be cast using reality shows.]]<br /> *August 25, 2013 — The ''[[Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show]]'' ends, with winners [[Byron Li]], [[Candice Zhao]], [[Austin Lin]] and [[Teresa Daley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://beijing.china.org.cn/2013-08/28/content_29845758.htm 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors]</ref><br /> *September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/03/dinobots-confirmed-for-transformers-4 Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4]</ref><br /> *September 3, 2013 — The film's title, ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'', is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/transformers-4-title-reveal-age-extinction-hints-dinobots-225716345.html 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots]</ref><br /> *October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=834789 MSN.com article]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-bay-attacked-on-transformers-hong-kong-film-shoot-1.2100953 CBC News article]</ref> <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2013/10/17/hong-kong-incident/ Post on Michael Bay's Blog]</ref><br /> *October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. <ref>[http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=835795 Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set]</ref><br /> *October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. <ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1342084/hollywood-director-michael-bay-eager-shoot-hong-kong-again "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", ''South China Morning Post'', 28 October 2013.]</ref><br /> [[File:AOE Michael Bay Nicola Peltz on set.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Michael Bay uses his legendary charm to get the very best performance out of his actors.]]<br /> *November 25, 2013 — ''Age of Extinction'' features in ''Empire'' magazine, showing Optimus Prime's new look on the cover. Inside are on-set photos of Michael Bay and the film's human cast in action.<ref name="empire">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39488 New Transformers: Age Of Extinction Images]</ref><br /> *December 10, 2013 — M1905 publishes a series of interview with cast and crew in which a plethora of information, mainly regarding the film's human characters, is revealed.<ref>[http://t4.m1905.com/Report/position/id/80 Interviews on m1950.com]</ref><br /> *December 17, 2013 — Producer [[Allegra Clegg]] visits Durfee Elementary-Middle School as the result of a competition, and answers questions and shows three minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://blog.thedetroithub.com/2013/12/17/transformers-4-producer-rewards-dps-eighth-graders-for-attendance/ Transformers 4 producer rewards DPS eighth graders for attendance] on Detroit Unspun]</ref><br /> *January 7, 2014 — Following an on-stage snafu at a Samsung presentation, Michael Bay announces on his site that a special presentation including Transformers 4 footage would be touring to promote Samsung's new line of curved TV screens. <ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/01/06/ces/ CES] on Michael Bay's blog</ref><br /> *January 16, 2014 — The new Lucasfilm facility in Singapore opens, with some ILM work on ''Age of Extinction'' to be done there.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/lucasfilm-singapore-work-new-avengers-and-transformers-movies-20140116 Lucasfilm Singapore to work on new Avengers and Transformers movies] on The Straits Times</ref><br /> *January 17, 2014 — [[Steve Jablonsky]] confirms in an interview with JoBlo that he'll be providing the score for ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-interview-composter-steve-jablonsky-talks-transformers-4-lone-survivor-and-michael-bay Exclusive Interview (Part Two): Composer Steve Jablonsky talks Transformers 4, Lone Survivor, and Michael Bay]</ref><br /> *January 20, 2014 — Late script changes result in Bay and his crew returning to Chongqing for a week reshooting a scene.<ref>[http://www.ecns.cn/2014/01-23/98337.shtml 'Transformers 4' back to China for additional shots]</ref><br /> [[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|"Get me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"]]<br /> *February 2, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk ''Age of Extinction'' "big game spot"] is screened during Super Bowl XLVIII.<br /> *February 18, 2014 — In an interview with Nerdist, Titus Welliver said the film would be darker and "not a kid's movie".<ref name="nerdist">[https://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/titus-welliver-talks-about-transformers-4-and-clark-greggs-s-h-i-e-l-d-comments/ Titus Welliver Talks About TRANSFORMERS 4 and Clark Gregg’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Comments]</ref><br /> *February 28, 2014 — Following a storm of online discussion regarding his previous statement, Titus Welliver issues a new statement to the effect that ''Age of Extinction'' is in fact a kid's movie and he meant to say it would expand the audience. Relax, it's totally fine to take your kids to see it.<ref name="nerdist" /><br /> *March 3, 2014 — The first of a series of character posters is revealed.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/03/new-transformers-4-poster-featuring-mark-wahlberg/ New Transformers 4 Poster Featuring Mark Wahlberg]</ref><br /> *March 4, 2014 — The first [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGpDoyJvmI teaser trailer] is released.<br /> *March 12, 2014 — An IMAX poster for the movie is released.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2014/03/12/transformers-4-imax-poster/ Transformers 4 IMAX Poster]</ref> MTV UK reports it features "Nightship".<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/transformers/news/mtv-uk-exclusive-new-transformers-age-of-extinction-poster MTV UK Exclusive! New Transformers: Age of Extinction Poster]</ref><br /> *March 13, 2014 — CinemaCon announce that Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor will receive the Rising Stars of 2014 Award for Transformers 4.<ref>[http://cinemacon.com/press/press-release/2014-press-release/nicola-peltz-and-jack-reynor-to-receive-cinemacon-rising-stars-award.html Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor to Receive "CinemaCon® Rising Stars of 2014 Award]</ref><br /> *March 24, 2014 — On the first day of CinemaCon, [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] shows off 15 minutes of footage from the film.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Transformers-Age-Extinction-CinemaCon-Footage-Brings-Dinosaurs-Explosions-More-42240.html Transformers: Age Of Extinction CinemaCon Footage Brings Dinosaurs, Explosions And More] on Cinema Blend</ref> Mark Wahlberg promises the movie will be the biggest of the year.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wahlberg-guarantees-a-hit-with-transformers-age-of-extinction/ Mark Wahlberg "guarantees" a hit with "Transformers: Age of Extinction"] at CBS News</ref><br /> *May 8, 2014 — The robot voice cast is revealed on michaelbay.com.<ref name="voicecast">[http://michaelbay.com/2014/05/08/john-goodman-and-ken-watanabe-join-the-autobot-voice-cast-in-michael-bays-transformers-age-of-extinction/ John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’]</ref><br /> *May 15, 2014 — The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKD5SNYUpUk second trailer] is released on YouTube and iTunes.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Not only do the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]] go unnamed in the film (other than [[Scorn (AOE)|Scorn]] getting the nickname, "Spike"), the word Dinobot is never even said by anyone.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Lost Age''''' (トランスフォーマーロストエイジ ''Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji'')<ref>[http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0056111 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマーロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開]</ref><br /> *''Russian:'' '''''Transformers: Age of Extermination''''' (Трансформеры: Эпоха истребления ''Transformery: Epokha istrebleniya'')<br /> *''Argentina:'' '''''Transformers 4'''''<br /> *''Cantonese:'' '''''Binying Gamgong: Chimmit Saigei''''' (變形金剛：殲滅世紀 "Transformers: Annihilation Century")<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 4: Juéjì Chóngshēng''''' (Taiwan: 變型金剛4：絕跡重生, China: 变形金刚4：绝迹重生 "Transformers 4: Extinct Rebirth")<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|2}}<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Age of Extinction (film)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (film)]]<br /> [[Category:Real world films]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dragotron&diff=859387 Dragotron 2014-03-05T05:07:41Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Go! */</p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|predaconprime}}<br /> [[File:Dragotron awakened.jpg|500px|thumb|Now I'm the baddest dragon that you've ever seen, you're gonna DIE, mother ****er!]]<br /> :''Dragotron is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> Ferocious and terrifying, '''Dragotron''' (ドラゴトロン ''Doragotoron'') is the Demon Emperor of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]. Originally created by the mad scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], he and his Predacon brethren revolted against their [[Decepticon]] masters and scattered across the stars by the hundreds. Taking notice of a planet called [[Earth]], Dragotron led a [[Four Oni|loyal]] [[Jaki|band]] of Predacons on a mission to invade the planet, but they were defeated by a combined force of [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons. Sealed deep underground by the power of a [[Legendisc]], Dragotron now slumbers, awaiting the day that he may awaken and once again seize the power that is rightfully his.<br /> <br /> Seemingly invincible, Dragotron possesses the ability to transcend time and space, purportedly having once appeared on Earth in the past. Rumor has it this power may somehow be connected to the Earthlings, but its exact nature is unknown.<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Go!'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Yōji Ueda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Dragotron was sealed away by the blue [[Legendisc]] {{storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} and was buried in [[Mount Fuji]], where he remained till a stray rock thrown by a child led to a chain reaction that unearthed Dragotron's head. After seemingly awakening, he signaled his [[Four Oni]] servants, [[Bakudora]], [[Budora]], [[Gaidora]], and [[Judora]], to emerge from their sleep. The four subsequently set out in search for the other four [[Legendisc]]s. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}<br /> <br /> Dragotron was soon recovered by the Predacons from the volcano, but was still unconscious. After finding out about the Legendiscs' time travel capabilities, Budora and Bakudora used the Legendisc within Dragotron to travel to [[Japan]]'s past to find another Legendisc. Budora contemplated the idea of using the Legendisc to conquer history for himself, but discarded the thought when Gaidora questioned Budora's loyalties. However the pair was defeated by the [[Swordbot Samurai Team]], who had also traveled through time to seek out the Legnedisc. {{storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} Meanwhile, the other two Predacons Gaidora and Judora likewise used Dragotron's Legendisc to venture into the past in pursuit of another Legendisc, but the pair also failed, being defeated by the similarly time-displaced [[Swordbot Shinobi Team]]. {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}}<br /> [[File:Oh_snap_-_Dragotron_is_back!.jpg|left|300px|thumb|[[Master Blaster|Enter the dragon!]]]]<br /> Later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the Commander of the Autobots, sensed that Dragotron's power was increasing, predicting that his eventual revival was immenent, and urged that the Swordbots acquire all the Legendiscs as soon as possible. {{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}} However, Dragotron's power continued to grow to exponentially, to the point that his unconscious body began to glow with power and radiate bolts of energy, one of which happened to strike Gaidora, who was empowered by this sudden boost of energy and later wielded it in combat against the Samurai Team, absorbing the [[Jaki]] into his body to grow giant-sized, after having traveled once more into the past. However, his [[Swordbot]] opponents managed to eventually overwhelm and strike down Gaidora, reverting him back to his normal size and sending both him and Judora back to the present. Upon their return, however, the two Predacons were present to bear witness to the long-awaited revival of their master, as a fully-awakened Dragotron suddenly burst out from underground, subsequently powering up to a red-based form and swearing to both defeat the Swordbots and conquer the world once and for all. {{storylink|Showdown! Benkei Musashibō!}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Go!===<br /> {{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[File:G12Dragotron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Predaking? Who the HELL is Predaking?]]<br /> *'''Dragotron''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G12'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two guns, two missiles, sword/tail<br /> <br /> :Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Dragotron is a slight [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager [[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]] toy, with the only major difference from the ''Beast Hunters'' toy lying in his gray plastic, which is darker. Dragotron transforms into a three-headed dragon and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via [[5mm post]] onto his back and forearms.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Ultimate}}<br /> [[File:G23GurenDragotron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tengen Toppa Guren Dragotron!]]<br /> *'''Guren Dragotron''' ([[October 26|10–26]]–13)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G23'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/blade<br /> <br /> :Part of the sixth wave of TakaraTomy ''Go!'' toys, "Guren Dragotron" is a primarily red ("guren" being Japanese for "crimson") redeco of [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] ([[Dragotron#Prime Beast Hunters|see below]]), a larger scale toy featuring a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become a sword, all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post. <br /> <br /> :He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.<br /> <br /> ===Prime Beast Hunters===<br /> [[Image:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]<br /> *'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade<br /> {{note|This toy was repurposed into Dragotron}}<br /> : Beast Fire Predaking is the largest representation of Predaking and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the [[Infernum Blade]], all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post. <br /> <br /> :He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.<br /> <br /> :His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with orange paint details that were replaced with silver in the final product. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|eighteenth chapter]] of the ''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' series.<br /> <br /> :While the toy is classified as an Ultimate Class figure, It is ''dwarfed'' by the Ultimate Class ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus Prime figure; Optimus is nigh Supreme sized whereas Predaking is roughly the size of a ''Prime'' Weaponizer and the like. Clearly the designers chose wingspan over mass.<br /> <br /> :In international markets, such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia, Beast Fire Predaking was released as part of the first wave of mainline ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys. In the United States, he was [[Rebranding|rebranded]] and repackaged in the Target-exclusive "Predacons Rising" subline, with new instructions lacking the ''Tales'' chapter.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Emperors]]<br /> [[Category:Go! Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Predacon leaders]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dragotron&diff=859386 Dragotron 2014-03-05T05:06:24Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|predaconprime}}<br /> [[File:Dragotron awakened.jpg|500px|thumb|Now I'm the baddest dragon that you've ever seen, you're gonna DIE, mother ****er!]]<br /> :''Dragotron is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> Ferocious and terrifying, '''Dragotron''' (ドラゴトロン ''Doragotoron'') is the Demon Emperor of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]. Originally created by the mad scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], he and his Predacon brethren revolted against their [[Decepticon]] masters and scattered across the stars by the hundreds. Taking notice of a planet called [[Earth]], Dragotron led a [[Four Oni|loyal]] [[Jaki|band]] of Predacons on a mission to invade the planet, but they were defeated by a combined force of [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons. Sealed deep underground by the power of a [[Legendisc]], Dragotron now slumbers, awaiting the day that he may awaken and once again seize the power that is rightfully his.<br /> <br /> Seemingly invincible, Dragotron possesses the ability to transcend time and space, purportedly having once appeared on Earth in the past. Rumor has it this power may somehow be connected to the Earthlings, but its exact nature is unknown.<br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Go!'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Yōji Ueda]] (Japanese)}}<br /> <br /> At some point, Dragotron was sealed away by the blue [[Legendisc]] {{storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} and was buried in [[Mount Fuji]], where he remained till a stray rock thrown by a child led to a chain reaction that unearthed Dragotron's head. After seemingly awakening, he signaled his [[Four Oni]] servants, [[Bakudora]], [[Budora]], [[Gaidora]], and [[Judora]], to emerge from their sleep. The four subsequently set out in search for the other four [[Legendisc]]s. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}} {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Ninja!}}<br /> <br /> Dragotron was soon recovered by the Predacons from the volcano, but was still unconscious. After finding out about the Legendiscs' time travel capabilities, Budora and Bakudora used the Legendisc within Dragotron to travel to [[Japan]]'s past to find another Legendisc. Budora contemplated the idea of using the Legendisc to conquer history for himself, but discarded the thought when Gaidora questioned Budora's loyalties. However the pair was defeated by the [[Swordbot Samurai Team]], who had also traveled through time to seek out the Legnedisc. {{storylink|Pursue! The Legendiscs!}} Meanwhile, the other two Predacons Gaidora and Judora likewise used Dragotron's Legendisc to venture into the past in pursuit of another Legendisc, but the pair also failed, being defeated by the similarly time-displaced [[Swordbot Shinobi Team]]. {{storylink|Discover! The Legendiscs!}}<br /> [[File:Oh_snap_-_Dragotron_is_back!.jpg|left|300px|thumb|[[Master Blaster|Enter the dragon!]]]]<br /> Later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the Commander of the Autobots, sensed that Dragotron's power was increasing, predicting that his eventual revival was immenent, and urged that the Swordbots acquire all the Legendiscs as soon as possible. {{storylink|The Invincible Swordsman - Ryōma Sakamoto!?}} However, Dragotron's power continued to grow to exponentially, to the point that his unconscious body began to glow with power and radiate bolts of energy, one of which happened to strike Gaidora, who was empowered by this sudden boost of energy and later wielded it in combat against the Samurai Team, absorbing the [[Jaki]] into his body to grow giant-sized, after having traveled once more into the past. However, his [[Swordbot]] opponents managed to eventually overwhelm and strike down Gaidora, reverting him back to his normal size and sending both him and Judora back to the present. Upon their return, however, the two Predacons were present to bear witness to the long-awaited revival of their master, as a fully-awakened Dragotron suddenly burst out from underground, subsequently powering up to a red-based form and swearing to both defeat the Swordbots and conquer the world once and for all. {{storylink|Showdown! Benkei Musashibō!}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Go!===<br /> {{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[File:G12Dragotron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Dragotron''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G12'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two guns, two missiles, sword/tail<br /> <br /> :Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Dragotron is a slight [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager [[Predaking (Prime)#Voyager|Predaking]] toy, with the only major difference from the ''Beast Hunters'' toy lying in his gray plastic, which is darker. Dragotron transforms into a three-headed dragon and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via [[5mm post]] onto his back and forearms.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Ultimate}}<br /> [[File:G23GurenDragotron.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tengen Toppa Guren Dragotron!]]<br /> *'''Guren Dragotron''' ([[October 26|10–26]]–13)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G23'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/blade<br /> <br /> :Part of the sixth wave of TakaraTomy ''Go!'' toys, "Guren Dragotron" is a primarily red ("guren" being Japanese for "crimson") redeco of [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] ([[Dragotron#Prime Beast Hunters|see below]]), a larger scale toy featuring a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become a sword, all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post. <br /> <br /> :He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.<br /> <br /> ===Prime Beast Hunters===<br /> [[Image:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]<br /> *'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade<br /> {{note|This toy was repurposed into Dragotron}}<br /> : Beast Fire Predaking is the largest representation of Predaking and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the [[Infernum Blade]], all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post. <br /> <br /> :He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.<br /> <br /> :His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with orange paint details that were replaced with silver in the final product. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|eighteenth chapter]] of the ''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' series.<br /> <br /> :While the toy is classified as an Ultimate Class figure, It is ''dwarfed'' by the Ultimate Class ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus Prime figure; Optimus is nigh Supreme sized whereas Predaking is roughly the size of a ''Prime'' Weaponizer and the like. Clearly the designers chose wingspan over mass.<br /> <br /> :In international markets, such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia, Beast Fire Predaking was released as part of the first wave of mainline ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys. In the United States, he was [[Rebranding|rebranded]] and repackaged in the Target-exclusive "Predacons Rising" subline, with new instructions lacking the ''Tales'' chapter.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Emperors]]<br /> [[Category:Go! Predacons]]<br /> [[Category:Predacon leaders]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Lockdown_(ROTF)&diff=859385 Lockdown (ROTF) 2014-03-05T05:03:52Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Age of Extinction film */</p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticonfilm}}<br /> {{disambig3|Lockdown}}<br /> :''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:LockdownROTFheadshot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Probably still sounds like [[Lance Henriksen]].]]<br /> <br /> Even the Decepticons are afraid of ''this'' guy, because once '''Lockdown''' has been hired to track down a subject, nothing stops him from completing his transaction short of total deactivation! Unfortunately for the [[Autobot]] medic, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] is Lockdown's next target, and Lockdown, as always, has been paid handsomely for his destruction. He's also run afoul of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] previously, in some unspecified circumstance.<ref>Hasbro's website describes both Arcee and Ratchet as Lockdown's enemy on their respective pages, mirroring their relationship in ''Animated''.</ref><br /> <br /> Using his [[Supercharger]], he stores the kinetic energy from racing in his alternate form and uses it to boost his own speed for short bursts. This is his favorite device... because his favorite tactic is to catch up with targets and sink in his [[Capture Hook]] for the up-close-and-''personal'' kill.<ref name="BB">Lockdown's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Battle Bio.]</ref><br /> <br /> He trained [[Axor]] a long time ago, and the younger hunter has even ''rebuilt himself'' to better resemble Lockdown (though he denies it if you ask). He views his mentor as his closest comrade, which Lockdown has been willing to let him believe.<ref>Axor's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Battle Bio]</ref> ''His'' closest comrade is Megatron, cos that's who's currently paying him, in [[energon star|energon chips]]!<ref name="BB"/><br /> <br /> {{quote|Science will not win this war!|Says the transforming giant robot|[[Cyber Missions 3|''Cyber Missions'' #3]]}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Cyber Missions===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English), [[Juan Carlos Tinoco]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br /> [[Image:CyberMissions3-Lockdown.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Well, um, close enough?]]<br /> Lockdown was cruising the city streets when he was encountered by [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], who had been alerted to Lockdown's presence by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] due to their "violent history". For blocks, Lockdown fled Ratchet silently as the Autobot fired his [[EMP]] blaster until he transformed into robot mode and expressed his frustration. Finally, when Ratchet's EMP blaster failed him, Lockdown transformed as well. He mocked Ratchet for never being able to best him, knocked him around, and when the Autobot had had enough, the Decepticon bounty hunter stole Ratchet's EMP blaster as a memento. As Lockdown sped away, he wondered if he could fix Ratchet's faulty weapon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3|Cyber Missions #3}}<br /> <br /> Later, Lockdown managed to evade [[Diego Garcia]]'s security measures and sneak into Autobot Headquarters undetected. After cutting power to the facilities, he snuck up behind [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] in the target practice range. Ratchet's EMP blaster, attached to Lockdown's arm, was now in proper working order, and the bounty hunter vowed to also take Sideswipe's new sidearms. Lockdown was shocked when the EMP blaster was shot off his arm and out of his reach by Ratchet. Wounded, the Decepticon fled. Unfortunately for Lockdown, he retreated to the medical bay, where Ratchet's surgical tools restrained and sedated him. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 7|Cyber Missions #7}}<br /> <br /> Later, Lockdown and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. The explosion damaged his optics, so he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11|Cyber Missions #11}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br /> <br /> Lockdown had been captured by [[NEST]] under unknown circumstances... only to become part of [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon's]] jailbreak! He joined Bludgeon's splinter cell of Decepticons and took great pleasure in talking out all his "hurting" on [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}<br /> <br /> When the Autobots tracked down the Decepticon base in [[Russia]], Lockdown was ordered to prepare an ambush for them. He loyally served Bludgeon in this until Megatron arrived {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}, and then he not-so-loyally ran away. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Publishing ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br /> [[Image:Nefarious_5_lockdown.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Is that you, Lockdown?]]<br /> A partly-green robot with a hook in place of his right hand was among the Transformers captured by the [[Initiative]] and mind-controlled into doing their bidding. When Optimus Prime and the Autobots assaulted the Initiative's mobile headquarters, the brainwashed Lockdown, [[Thrust (ROTF)|Thrust]] and another Transformer battled [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} They were eventually subdued. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Unite for the Universe''===<br /> Lockdown was part of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s small group who planned to apply [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] to Decepticons. After reporting to Starscream that [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]] had found that some Autobots were approaching their base in [[Greece]], he moved out to attack them and cut down [[Breacher]]. His victory was short-lived, though, as he was swiftly defeated and captured by [[Sea Spray]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}}<br /> <br /> ===''Age of Extinction'' film===<br /> [[Image:AOELockdown.jpg|thumb|right|280px|He even WALKS menacingly.]]<br /> {{comingsoon|when=June 27, 2014}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Joey Camen]]<br /> [[Image:DOTMDS Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br /> On [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s orders as relayed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Lockdown broke into a [[NEST]] facility and stole information from the super-computer relating to NEST operations in the Pacific. When he had finished basking in his victory, he sent the data to Starscream, who ordered Lockdown to investigate a reactivated [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] base, and the Decepticon ended up tangling with [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. He was later called on again to provide a diversion by destroying communication arrays in an Autobot base as part of Megatron's plan to reactivate [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Revenge of the Fallen===<br /> [[Image:ROTF_deluxe_Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Lockdown (Animated)|Almost identical]].]]<br /> * '''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2010)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-26'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Engine<br /> <br /> :Lockdown's design strongly homages his [[Lockdown (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'' counterpart]], but with a completely different transformation. Once again, Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. The toy's [[Mech Alive]] feature rotates cylinders inside his thighs as his lower legs rotate, and pneumatic cylinders extend as his [[Capture Hook]] is deployed. <br /> <br /> :Lockdown may have the most articulated neck ever for a Transformer, having two ball joints and a swivel joint. Craziness.<br /> <br /> :Similar to his ''Animated'' counterpart, Lockdown's arm-mounted hot rod engine weapon can be removed and can be replaced by ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s weapon. Likewise, Ratchet can store Lockdown's engine on his roof; it cannot, however, attach to his arm. Interestingly, the plug for Lockdown's engine is the same general shape as the plug for ''Animated'' Lockdown's EMP blaster/engine, but smaller; as such, it isn't compatible with ''Animated'' Lockdown, or with ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] or [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], for that matter.<br /> <br /> :This mold was retooled to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010]] [[Axor]] as well as [[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]] [[Circuit (Movie)|Circuit]]. This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Age of Extinction===<br /> ====Robots in Disguise====<br /> =====Flip & Change=====<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (Flip & Change, 2014)<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====One Step Changers=====<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (One Step Changers, 2014)<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> =====Titan Heroes=====<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (Titan Heroes, 2014)<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Robot Powered Machines===<br /> [[Image:RPMMetalHeroesLockdown.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (2010)<br /> **''Series'': '''Metal Heroes'''<br /> **''Number'': '''08'''<br /> <br /> :''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicle Lockdown is a small, non-transforming, [[die-cast]] rendition of his vehicle mode. His robot mode is sculpted underneath the vehicle, and his wheels use through-axle construction that lets the toy zip around at high speeds on smooth surfaces.<br /> <br /> :The intended ''RPM'' release of "Metal Heroes" Lockdown never came out. Though it eventually saw release in ''Speed Stars'', the ''RPM'' version had more paint operations, featuring a painted cowcatcher, engine and roof spikes. While only "Stunticon" Lockdown was officially listed during the run of the ''RPM'' series (on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Stunticon" [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), images of the two were revealed by a downloadable poster on the official ''Transformers'' website of Turkey.<br /> <br /> {{canceledrpmspeedstar}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:RPMStunticonLockdown.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (2010)<br /> **''Series'': '''Stunticon'''<br /> **''Number'': '''03'''<br /> <br /> :"Stunticon" Lockdown was to have been a redeco of "Metal Heroes" Lockdown in black, purple and red. While "Stunticon" Lockdown was officially listed during the run of the ''RPM'' series (on the back of the Asian market release of ''RPM'' "Stunticon" [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), the only image of it was revealed by a downloadable poster on the official ''Transformers'' website of Turkey.<br /> <br /> {{canceledrpmspeedstar}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Speed Stars===<br /> [[Image:SpeedStars_MetalHeroes_Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He needs the bounty money to complete his dream of a solid gold butt tattoo.]]<br /> [[Image:MetalHeroesLockdownPoster.jpg|thumb|250px|Pimp my Bounty Hunter.]]<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (2010)<br /> **''Series'': '''Metal Heroes'''<br /> **''Number'': '''08'''<br /> <br /> :''[[Speed Stars]]'' Lockdown is a small, non-transforming, [[die-cast]] rendition of his vehicle mode. His robot mode is sculpted underneath the vehicle, and his wheels use through-axle construction that lets the toy zip around at high speeds on smooth surfaces.<br /> <br /> :When shown at [[BotCon 2010]], Lockdown had a completely different color scheme, being predominantly gold with blue flames on his hood, green hubcaps, a red engine, and a gray bumper and spoiler. Though this version of "Metal Heroes" Lockdown was also depicted on a downloadable poster on the ''Speed Stars'' website, the toy was eventually released using Lockdown's proper colors.<br /> <br /> :This mold was also used to make ''Speed Stars'' Stunticon Series [[Axel]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/SpeedStarsLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on ''Speed Stars'' Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|SpeedStunticon}}<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (2011?)<br /> **''Series'': '''Stunticon'''<br /> **''Number'': '''03'''<br /> <br /> :"Stunticon" Lockdown is a redeco of his previous ''Speed Stars'' toy in black, purple and red - or ''was'' back when the line was ''Robot Powered Machines'' (see above). Though Lockdown is listed on the back of ''Speed Stars'' Stunticon [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s packaging, a Lockdown redeco named Axor was shown as part of the Stunticon series at [[BotCon 2010]] (who was in turn named as Axel on the ''Speed Stars'' website). Given there were a few wholesale deco changes between ''RPMs'' and ''Speed Stars'' within series, it's possible that Lockdown's place in the Stunticons was taken by Axor/Axel... but considering that ALL of these items seem to be canceled, it's impossible to say for certain.<br /> <br /> {{canceledrpmspeedstar}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Dark of the Moon===<br /> ====Speed Stars====<br /> [[Image:DOTMNintendoDSDecepticonsLockdown.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Decepticons''' (2011)<br /> <br /> :An original redeco of the ''RPM''/''Speed Stars'' Lockdown mold was included as a free pack-in with certain editions of the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Decepticons]]'' Nintendo DS video game.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> [[Image:DOTMSpeedStarsBeastMachinesLockdown.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> *'''Lockdown''' (2011)<br /> **''Series'': '''Beast Machines'''<br /> **''Number'': '''03 of 03'''<br /> <br /> :"Beast Machines" Lockdown is a redeco of the ''Speed Stars'' Lockdown mold in light grey and green with silver, snake-themed markings.<br /> <br /> {{canceledrpmspeedstar}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * The head on Deluxe Lockdown's instruction lineart is actually that of his retool, [[Axor]]. The head can be seen in much clearer detail on page 8 of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[Hasbro Design Sketchbook]], volume 2.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <references/><br /> <br /> [[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Bounty hunters]]<br /> [[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Klaxa&diff=849252 Klaxa 2014-01-24T23:12:43Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>:''Klaxa is a [[Reaper]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[File:Deathbringerzombified.jpg|thumb|300px|I am the harbinger of your destruction!]]<br /> <br /> '''Klaxa''' is a [[dragon]]-like creature and one of the fearsome [[Reaper]]s, a group with the mission to end war by destroying anything of worth.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> As part of the Reapers led by the [[Deathbringer (IDW)|Deathbringer]], Klaxa attacked [[Mumu-Obscura]] and set up a test for [[Sixshot]] to deem him fit for invitation into the group. He declined. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}<br /> <br /> Later, Klaxa with other Reapers attacked [[Earth]] as part of the Reapers' campaign to drain the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] of strategic planets to fight for, and to again try to bring Sixshot into their fold. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Their first target was the [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] in [[Oregon]]. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The Reapers had the upper hand against the [[Decepticon]]s till [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] intervened, turning the Deathbringer into a [[zombie]] that brought [[necrotic virus|death]] to all that he touched. Klaxa's flame breath was unable to prevent him from being one of the Deathbringer's victims. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comic-only characters]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 aliens]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Kaymac192&diff=847943 User:Kaymac192 2014-01-17T09:05:19Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|{{factions/icons|custom=Red_maple_leaf.png|cSize=27x30px|cLink=Canada}}}}<br /> ''Kaymac192 is a [[human]] from the Quadwal [[Universal stream]].''<br /> <br /> '''Kaymac192''', or more simply Kaymac, is a human who resides in [[Canada]]. He is a [[fandom| fan]] of [[Transformers]] and keeps many plastic replicas of them. His favourite hobby is editing this page nobody reads, apparently.<br /> <br /> If someone is by any chance reading this, know this. You are incredibly important, more important than you know. You will do great things one day. And even if the things you eventually do do not seem so important at the time, they really, really are. Everything has an impact. We learn, and grow, and change as people, much like the way Transformers transform or reformat themselves. <br /> <br /> Ever since the microbial stages of life, the tiny creatures aspired for something, and look where they went. Humanity now exists, and it was only after quadrillions of generations that it happened. All things take time, and even if they don't take as much time as microbial, primordial soup evolving into walking, talking dudes and chicks, they still matter in the end.<br /> <br /> So take your time. If you are stressed, or in a hurry, you can take a break to think or relax. We have lungs so we can breathe, so breathe in and use those lungs like they just formed within your chest. <br /> <br /> Peace be with you, and have a wonderful day.</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Metrotitan_(G1)&diff=842827 Metrotitan (G1) 2013-12-20T01:06:58Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Metrowars */</p> <hr /> <div>{{featured}}<br /> {{factions|decepticon|autobot}}<br /> {{disambig3.5|the blue, red and white Decepticon [[city-bot]]|the [[body-type]] that takes its name from him|Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan}}<br /> :''Metrotitan is a [[Decepticon]] [[City-bot]] from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Metrotitan.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The very definition of a "bad neighborhood".]]<br /> Constructed on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] by the [[Autobot]]s, '''Metrotitan''' (メトロタイタン ''Metorotaitan'') is a massive warrior. Unfortunately, he defected to the [[Decepticon]]s and was taught the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] under the command of [[Violen Jiger]].<br /> <br /> He leads the [[Metrosquad]] and has also been known to house the [[Race Track Patrol]].<br /> <br /> <br /> {{TOCclear}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''Zone'' story pages====<br /> [[Image:MetrotitanInSpace.jpg|thumb|left|''We're ooofffff to outer spaaaaace. We're leaaaaaving Mother Eaaaaarth. To saaaave the human raaaace. Our Star Blaaaaazers.'']]<br /> <br /> Created on [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Metrotitan was appointed leader of the [[Metrosquad]] and schooled in the ways of evil by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. His first mission upon activation was to attack the [[Autobot]] Lunar Zone Base on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] commanded by [[Rabbicrater]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}<br /> <br /> He proved to be very impressive in battle, and even killed the veteran Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]] in his attack on the [[Zone City|Lunar Zone Base]]. Metrotitan might even have been able to best [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] if [[Sonic Bomber]] hadn't kept the Metrosquad busy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 8}}<br /> <br /> Metrotitan then unleashed his Freeze Beam Gun and used it to reduce the moon to an icy tomb. His freeze beam was even powerful enough to stop [[Sky Powered]] in its tracks. However, the Decepticon warrior was unprepared for the arrival of a third [[Powered Master]] named [[Roadfire|Road Fire]]. His freeze beam was easily countered by Road Fire's "Fire Kick" and Metrotitan was soundly defeated. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Metrowars====<br /> [[File:Metrowars antimatter projector.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Attack on Metrotitan.]]<br /> Years later, Metrotitan fell in with High Regent [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]]'s splinter faction of Decepticons and was put under the command of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who dubbed the titan's base mode as "Darkmount" after his former home. In a devastating battle, Metrotitan was able to soundly demolish his kin, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. In a few days, the Decepticons attacked again with Metrotitan, who took down [[Metrobase]] on his way to Scramble City. But the Autobots were more prepared this time, having rebult Metroplex into a larger robot who towered over Metrotitan. [[File:Metrowars2 my own will.jpg|right|thumb|250px]] When Metrotitan rejected the rumors of having been reprogrammed by the Nine Great Demon Generals, Metroplex accepted this admission and banished Metrotitan from the Autobots forevermore. Badly damaged by Metroplex's [[antimatter]] projector, Metrotitan wisely decided to retreat. {{storylink|Metrowars}}<br /> <br /> Convalescing afterward, Metrotitan raged over his defeat and swore vengeance against Metroplex, considering the fact that he could ''feel'' such an emotion to be proof that his mind was his own and untampered with. Straxus, perched on his shoulder with his hand wired into Metrotitan's head, coolly encouraged his beliefs. Concurrently, [[Metrobomb]] staged an attempt to steal data on Metroplex's new form so that Metrotitan could be rebuilt into a similar body, but he failed. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Wings Universe''===<br /> Nine million years ago, the Metrotitan was a fortress in the [[Glibax]] flats. In the first decade of the Decepticon uprising, it came under siege by the Decepticons, who eliminated all resistance and then moved on. The more entrepreneurial [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] of the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s salvaged the Metrotitan and retrofitted it as a mobile battle station under his control. <br /> <br /> After capturing the [[Heart of the Dragon]] from [[Median]], Rage's ultimate goal was to implant the powerful [[personality component]] in the Metrotitan itself, hoping to reformat the fortress into a massively powerful Transformer under his control. He hoped this grand gesture would be enough to get him noticed by the Decepticon generals, and rise in the rebel hierarchy. First, however, he tested the heart in a micro-sized body, creating the dragon known as [[Brimstone (G1)|Brimstone]]. Brimstone rampaged through the Metrotitan after the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guardsmen]] hunting Rage, until his energy levels destroyed the pint-sized terror from the inside out, apparently taking out the Metrotitan as well in the explosion. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> [[Image:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|thumb|300px]]<br /> The unnamed "Metrotitan" was one of a ''fleet'' of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]s, who served as the living ships of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Zone===<br /> [[File:ZoneToy metrotitan.jpg|right|thumb|400px]]<br /> *'''Metrotitan''' (Decepticon, 1990)<br /> **''ID number'': '''D-340'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Metrodash, Metrodash's arms/cannons (x2), Metrodash's "beam pistol", Metrotank, Metrotank's turret, Metroshot's body/tower, Metroshot's chestplate/tower top, two white cannons/Metroshot's legs, two "ion pulse rifles"/Metroshot's arms, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles <br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Metrotitan transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city". This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for six vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all molded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to be attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metrotitan came with [[Metroshot]], [[Metrotank]], [[Metrodash]] and [[Metrobomb]]; the first two formed various parts of Metrotitans's alternate modes.<br /> <br /> : The smaller "limb" robots from the "[[Scramble Power|Scramble City]]" style combiners can plug into ports in Metrotitans's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] can connect to him in city mode. The peg-size of Metrotitan's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. He also comes with a special Micromaster-style ramp with a unique attachment at one end, meant to utilize the attachment bracket for the "Scramble City" leaders' base modes.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Destron/Metrotitan/metrotitan.htm More information on Metrotitan at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * Metrotitan and his crew are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon releases in Japan in 1990. The only other bad guys for sale during ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' were the multi-packed [[Race Track Patrol]].<br /> * A popular [[fandom]] [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconception]] of no clear origin held that Metrotitan was a [[Zombie|zombie version]] of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], with an even stranger variation of the rumour claiming that he was somehow "regrown" from one of Metroplex's legs. While Metrotitan isn't a zombie, by complete coincidence, [[Necrotitan|one]] of IDW's multiple Metrotitans ''did'' become a zombie during the [[Dark Cybertron]] storyline!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Decepticon bases]]<br /> [[Category:City Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers with three modes]]<br /> [[Category:Zone Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Wings Universe locations]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Scoop_(G1)&diff=816192 Scoop (G1) 2013-07-20T04:28:30Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Generations */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}<br /> {{disambig2|the heroic Autobot Targetmaster|his mirror-universe counterpart|Scoop (SG)}}<br /> :''Scoop is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:Scoop g1 boxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can he fix it? You bet your ''[[turbocharger]]'' he can.]]<br /> If you're out of ammo and pinned by heavy enemy fire deep in the bowels of a slag swamp, '''Scoop''' is the robot you want on your side. He's possibly the best field infantry robot there is. A gung-ho fighter who uses cool-headed logic and battle-hardened tactics, he can outwit the enemy at every turn. Relentless in his resolve, he's always willing to help others out, no matter how dangerous the situation. <br /> <br /> Scoop's greatest asset, his dedication, is also his greatest weakness. Since he pushes so hard and for so long, he's prone to overheating, especially if pushing his shovel past its limit.<br /> <br /> His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Nebulan)|Tracer]].<br /> <br /> {{quote|Want my advice? Don't bring a sword to a gunfight!|Scoop|"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]"}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> {{noteukonly}}<br /> [[Image:YesterdaysHeroes-ScoopQuickmix.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Scoop likes to send in his crotch as an advance scout.]]<br /> <br /> Scoop was a member of the Autobot Resistance Movement on Cybertron, working for [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]]. Along with several others, including the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] and the [[Classic Pretender]]s, he helped stage several successful raids on Decepticon fuel depots and military outposts. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}<br /> <br /> ''Scoop and his fellow Autobots were searching for a rogue [[Triggerbot]] named [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who had gone AWOL after a disastrous mission. Meanwhile, Scoop and his fellow '''Decepticon''' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] were tormenting Backstreet at a run-down old carnival. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}''<br /> <br /> {{note|This was not the most-bestest edited story ever.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====<br /> {{TransformersComicMagazin}}<br /> <br /> Scoop was present when [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] led the Autobots against the joint Decepticon leaders [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had tried to hijack the oil reserves of [[Alaska]]. The Autobots drove off the Decepticons, but not before [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] shot a minibot because he turned off his targeting computer. Optimus then sat his troops down and explained to them the differences between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 2|Transformers in Action: Attack at Dawn}}<br /> <br /> Scoop was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Optimus Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. Scoop, Quickmix and the [[Sparkabot]]s managed to bring down Piranacon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}<br /> <br /> He helped in the rescue effort when the Decepticons attacked an oil tanker, generally standing around and asking Optimus Prime what to do. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 5|Transformers in the Battle for Peace: A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}}<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons stole three nuclear missiles from the United State Federation to hold the world to ransom, Optimus Prime put the entire burden of discovering their whereabouts on the shoulders of the Double Targetmasters. Scoop and his robotic guns discovered the Decepticon hideout. Scoop lured [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] away, while Tracer and Holepunch investigated further, before getting scared off by the Firecons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Transformers in Action: Megatron's Ultimatum}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classics''====<br /> [[Image:Invasion-cannotwillnot.jpg|right|thumb|350px|"Oh, great. Who made me stand next to a bunch of 1984-1985 guys? I might as well be wearing a [[Invasion (issue)|red shhhhHOOOOLY SCRAP!]]"]]<br /> {{classicsnote}}<br /> Scoop and his Nebulan partners was under the command of [[Metalhawk]] at the Autobots' base [[Ironworks]] when the evil [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] attacked. Scoop and his Nebulans were ignored by Ultra Magnus during the evil Autobot's demonstration of power. Moments later, the heroic Decepticons arrived and forced Ultra Magnus to retreat, the heroic Autobots only being able to watch, and then listened to [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]'s story of how they came to arrive. Treadshot requested that one of Metalhawk's Autobots join the heroic Decepticon [[Octopunch (SG)|Octopunch]] in tracking down the evil [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]. Scoop and his Nebulans accompanied Octopunch underneath the Ironworks base where they met up with the evil Decepticons [[Skullgrin]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]. While the two Octopunches fought each other, Scoop fought against Skullgrin. Being a Targetmaster, Scoop's firepower easily defeated Skullgrin. The heroic Octopunch asked Scoop to shut down Wheeljack's device which Scoop delegated to his Nebulans. Tracer complained but the three partners had no luck in doing so. Even Octopunch couldn't do anything so they left. After the battle with the evil Autobots, Scoop was visibly upset as Cybertron, Nebulos and other planets exploded due to the energy backlash. <br /> {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}<br /> <br /> ===Ladybird continuity===<br /> [[Image:DecepticonUnderground-Scoop.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And now we know why he gets to be a Wrecker.]]<br /> Scoop was part of an Autobot team that located the Decepticons and their secret underground city on [[Nebulos]]. Along with [[Quickswitch]], he sealed the only exit, trapping the Decepticons. Quickmix subsequently sealed the exit with cement. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}<br /> <br /> {{note|This was the last book, so presumably Quickmix and Scoop won the war all by themselves by burying the Decepticons alive.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Generation 2'' cartoon===<br /> [[Image:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He may be hard to see, but we're sure he's being resolute.]]<br /> Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and Scoop, who transformed from their vehicle modes and shot at some unknown attackers. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> {{note|Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot "Double Targetmaster" trio was spliced into the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' version of the episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, they never actually appeared in the cartoon.}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> [[Image:Stormbringer2 ScoopTwintwist.jpg|left|thumb|200px|An old-fashioned hole-digging! By gar, it's been a while!]]<br /> On [[Varas Centralus]] in the Kol system, the [[Wrecker]]s were called in by [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] to deal with the Decepticon Siege Armature. Scoop and [[Twin Twist]] made slow progress in making a storm tunnel to the enemy base, and wondered how in [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]] the Decepticons could get their base up in such dense rock. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} The Wreckers were recalled to Cybertron by Operations Command to investigate the possible return of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and rescue [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] missing science expedition. After the Wreckers saved [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], Scoop and Twin Twist were again assigned to tunnelling into the enemy stronghold. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}<br /> <br /> When Thunderwing returned to Cybertron, Scoop, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were sent as scouts. As the memories of Thunderwing's failure to convince [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] to go along with his [[Pretender|bio-cybernetic exo-shell]] technology flooded the monster's mind, it unleashed a wave of rage that forced Broadside to carry off Scoop by the scruff of his neck as the scouts ran for cover. The three Autobots later attempted to get some heat off of Twin Twist by firing on Thunderwing, but were all blown away by a thunderous clap of the monstrosity's hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> [[Image:G1 Scoop toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Bob the Builder not included.]]<br /> * '''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)<br /> <br /> :Scoop transforms into an orange and yellow front payloader. The loader arm and bucket are hinged with two joints and thus can actually be used to simulate the loading of things. His wheels are appropriately large and his overall sculpting is quite detailed for a small Targetmaster.<br /> <br /> :Most of the smaller Targetmasters have two mount points for their Nebulan companions, however Scoop is quite the exception with a total of five mount points. Holepunch and Tracer (or any other accessories with handle pegs of the correct size) can be mounted on either side of the vehicle, on either of two points at the rear, or at a single, central point at the front of the vehicle. Scoop's Targetmaster partners can attach to this central point in robot mode to create the illusion that he is looking through a gun sight. He also has very small hands, so his Targetmasters instead mount on the outside of his wrists. Holepunch and Tracer can become two separate handguns, or either can attach to the rear of the other gun to form a single rifle.<br /> <br /> :No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Scoop/scoop.htm More information on Scoop at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[File:Scoop-deluxe-generations.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Okay Hasbro, this is getting weird now.]]<br /> *'''Scoop''' (Deluxe, 2014)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Holepunch and Tracer<br /> <br /> :Scoop is a Double Targetmaster! That's about all we know so far.<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Scoop Scoop's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Targetmasters]]<br /> [[Category:Wreckers]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_(WFC)&diff=811270 Optimus Prime (WFC) 2013-06-27T22:13:31Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Go! */</p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|autobot|decepticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}<br /> :''Optimus Prime is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Megatron awakened within him a secret yearning. The slashfic writes itself.]]<br /> The Cybertronian who would become '''Optimus Prime''' was once a simple data clerk, satisfied with his job. He was always anxious of the inequality amongst the cybertronians and thus, after gaining inspiration from an outspoken gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron's]] call for an upheaval of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s society, took a stand to rid the oppressive [[caste system]] which hindered the freedom of all the sentient beings on Cybertron. Little did he realize that his instructor, the master archivist [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], knew of a secret potential within the data clerk, and that Cybertron's history was at a precipice. Once he and Megatron discovered they did not have as much in common as they once believed, the lowly data clerk was promoted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] to be the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. <br /> <br /> Over the centuries, loss and war have led Optimus to appear stern and serious to most. But scratch the surface, and you'll find an individual who greatly cares for his fellow living beings, with a warmth and kindness his closest friends can rely on. You'll also find regret over the loss of a comrade to darkness, and the faintest glimmer of hope that he can be saved.<br /> <br /> He is sometimes partnered with Chief [[Charlie Burns]].<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|We will [[Theme song|wage our battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons]] wherever it may take us. And one day, we will go home.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> ====''Exodus''====<br /> Like all Cybertronians, when Orion Pax emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], he was taught how to transform, to select a natural [[alternate mode]], and was put in a [[caste system|caste]]. At the [[Hall of Records]], Orion would read and index information from the [[Communication Grid]], but was forbidden to analyze. That was [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]'s job, and the two became friends. Orion began monitoring Megatron's transmissions, and began a secret correspondence with him because he agreed with his beliefs. They had intense but friendly debates over the nature of free will and the dangerousness of their ideals, and Megatron suggested Orion learn how to fight for his beliefs. Orion began training with Jazz, learning to fire an [[ion blaster|ion-cannon]] and to fashion his arms into an [[energon-axe|axe]] and a [[Dual Energon Swords|sword]]. <br /> <br /> Orion made his first trip to [[Kaon]] to meet Megatron in person at his base. Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome. Terrorists began bombings in Megatron's name, and he made his first public announcement on the Grid, stating he was not responsible for the attacks and would bring the perpetrators to justice. Orion followed him up with a speech of his own. Orion trusted Megatron, believing if he were responsible for the attacks, he would have wanted to be associated with them. Later, when [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] took him to meet Megatron at an arena beneath the [[Observatory of Iacon]], Orion was shocked to see Jazz in attendance, and that Megatron had heard rumors about the bombings but did nothing to prevent them.<br /> <br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron comic - Orion testimony.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lookin' awful buff and armored for an insignificant young library clerk. One has to wonder if the [[Guilds of Cybertron|Guilds]] may have dropped the ball on this one.]]<br /> When "[[Decepticon]]s" kidnapped [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], Orion requested Alpha Trion arrange an audience with [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for him and Megatron. During their hearing in the [[High Council Tower]], Orion rigorously defended their ideals, even reviving the ancient philosophical phrase "[[Autobot]]s" to describe the autonomy his brethren sought. It was then Councilor [[Halogen (Prime)|Halogen]] declared Orion the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]: Optimus Prime. An outraged Megatron accused his brother of treachery, and then murdered Halogen. When Optimus ordered the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] to not harm Megatron, Megatron declared Optimus had fallen into the trappings of power the High Council had foisted upon him, and those in attendance dispersed, with the planet forever divided into Autobots and Decepticons. <br /> <br /> Optimus forgoed the first engagement of the war, allowing the Decepticons to take [[Fort Scyk]] so he would gain time to recruit more Autobots. Optimus learned from Jazz after the fall of Scyk that he would have to learn to not mourn every soldier. Optimus fought for the first time during the next battle, the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. The first Cybertronian he ever killed was a former industrial drone named [[Drixco]]. Afterwards Optimus confided to Alpha Trion that the act of killing alone made him feel he was on the wrong side. Despite the efforts of Optimus and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] the Decepticons conquered the Hydrax Plateau. It was at the stalemate of [[Praxus]] that Optimus gained the indispensable allies [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]. The first Autobot victory was at [[Kalis]], a vital area due to its fusion reactor that powered Iacon. Optimus, Jazz and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] worked together to bring down the monstrous [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], but the battle was mostly won due to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s' absence. As Energon depleted, the war descended into a mere siege of Iacon lasting millions of cycles, and Optimus opted to eject the [[AllSpark]] itself into space: during this battle Optimus gained another great friend in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. <br /> <br /> Following a lull in the war, the Decepticons began using [[Dark Energon]] and routed the Autobots, but Optimus wisely predicted it was an inefficient resource that would run out soon. To his horror, Megatron and Starscream infiltrated [[Teletraan-1]] to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], and although Teletraan-1 awakened the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to ferry the Chamber to safety, the Dark Energon-powered Decepticons overpowered the Autobots and used the Chamber to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron and infested the planet with Dark Energon. During the battle, Megatron revealed he had killed Sentinel Prime below the High Council Tower to gain access to the Chamber. Afterwards Prowl picked up a message from Sentinel on the Grid, and Optimus, realizing he had not found Sentinel's body in Iacon, deduced Sentinel was alive. When Optimus, Jazz and Prowl rescued him from Kaon Prison, they found the city strangely deserted. Optimus believed Dark Energon was having a severe effect on Decepticon morale. When they found Sentinel, he was dying. He regretted his overlong reign as Prime, and that the High Council had made the right decision in appointing Optimus Prime. He finally told him he had to go to the Core and purge its corruption of Dark Energon. <br /> <br /> After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, where Optimus was officially appointed Prime after holding the de facto position for so long, he journeyed to the Core with Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and removed the Plasma Energy Chamber. It was then a voice from the Core told Optimus he was too late, and the Autobots would have to leave Cybertron as the planet healed itself. But it finally bestowed upon him the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the essence of [[Primus]], explaining that while Sentinel lived, he was still Prime, and that he had been unworthy of the Matrix. It told him that when the day came that they would return to Cybertron, the Core and the Matrix would restore the planet and Optimus would lead the Autobots in an "age of unimagined wonders". Afterwards, Optimus launched [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]], to build a ship—that Jazz dubbed the ''Ark''—to take them to the stars, a plan some Autobots objected to.<br /> <br /> But before their exodus, Optimus planned to fool Megatron by gathering every spaceworthy vessel and having them rendezvous at what was apparently the last remaining [[space bridge]] in orbit. Megatron ordered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] fire on the ships, but Optimus ordered a fallback as he, Jetfire, Jazz, Ironhide, Prowl, Sideswipe and Bumblebee flew the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board the monster and knocked him from orbit by blasting his [[Spark]] containment field. Optimus's team returned to find the ''Ark'' ready at the Well of All Sparks, and bid goodbye to those—including Jetfire, Magnus and Omega—who stayed to fend off Trypticon as he transformed to attack. Optimus also bade farewell to Alpha Trion, who believed [[Vector Sigma]] would protect him when the rest of the planet would be unable to sustain life: it was then Optimus realized Alpha Trion was one of the [[Thirteen|thirteen original Transformers]].<br /> <br /> Yet as the ''Ark'' took off the Decepticons overran Iacon and Megatron and his elite boarded Trypticon, who transformed into a ''Nemesis''-class cruiser and pursued the Autobots. Megatron used his and Orion's old frequency to inform Optimus that he would pursue him across the stars and eventually kill him. The ''Ark'' entered the last space bridge and emerged with the ''Nemesis'' gone. They were near a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] and Prowl detected the AllSpark. Knowing the Matrix within would help them find a way home, Optimus vowed that the Autobots would continue to wage their battle across the stars. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ====''Exiles''====<br /> After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Optimus Prime and his crew found themselves in the vicinity of the lost Cybertronian colony world of [[Velocitron]], and with the help of a starmap projected by the Matrix, the Autobots entered orbit above the planet. Optimus Prime led a small exploratory team to the planet's surface, where they met [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage on the Ark led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Optimus concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Later, Optimus traveled with a young Velocitronian named [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] to Velocitron's south pole, where he discovered a fragment of metal that he thought might belong to the mythical [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. His investigations were cut short by an attack of rebel Velocitronians, forcing him to return to the city of [[Delta]], where he discovered what he thought was another fragment. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor. <br /> <br /> The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled Junkion, a world composed entirely of space junk. Optimus Prime made contact with the leader of the planet's inhabitants, a scatterbrained robot named [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], who was spurred to action by the appearance of the Matrix. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prime discovered another fragment in a forge, and barely managed to rescue it. When Prowl discovered the traitorous [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was aboard, Optimus and Jazz managed to identify and trap the shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots. However, Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and Silverbolt to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of Solus Prime, fabled artificer of the Thirteen. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the Requiem Blaster, most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands. When the group returned to Junkion with Chaindrive in tow, Optimus assembled his findings- the [[Blades of Time]] and contacted the reclusive [[Vector Prime]].<br /> <br /> The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the Requiem Blaster. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. Optimus and Megatron dueled once more as the planet tore itself apart, but the arrival of the mythical hero [[Nexus Prime]] helped to turn the tide. From him, Optimus received the [[Cyber Caliber]], a powerful sword that he used to fight Megatron to a standstill. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime and the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW ''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Prime'' comics===<br /> [[Image:GoodIntentions-GrimlockOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The possibility of the Dinobots reacting negatively was a factor I allowed for in my planning.]]<br /> During the war for Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] didn't see eye to eye. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. During one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, the Lightning Strike Coalition ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeComicOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Manga is the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> In the modern day, Optimus sent an encrypted message from [[Earth]] directing the Autobots to their new world. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] landed, Optimus and Bumblebee detected them and came to retrieve them. For Optimus to find them under attack from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] was no matter, for Optimus crushed the air commander and sent his brawny accomplice running. Optimus picked up the wounded Arcee, and took her through a [[GroundBridge]] to his base for [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to repair her, while informing Cliffjumper that while his journey was over, their battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Prime}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Season One), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Season 2), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dariusz Odija]] (Polish) [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}<br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"We'll always be friends forever, won't we?"]]<br /> <br /> In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Orion Pax was a clerk in the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} mentored by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|New Recruit}} His interests lay with the tales of ancient Cybertron history, but the more he learned about the past, the more he grew concerned about the present. There was a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful. In seeking a solution to this inequity, he found inspiration in the words of a gladiator named [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatronus]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Optimus and Megatron became close allies, almost like brothers. But soon Megatron's ideals would become corrupted, and the two would become bitter enemies. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise3-cametobe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If you squint I look sort of like this in ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Okay, that's a lie.]]<br /> <br /> Both Megatronus—now "Megatron"—and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and Megatron stated it was his intention to overthrow the High Council by force and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. But it was Orion's speech that drew their attention. Jealous, Megatron left angrily and began his conquest, which resulted in countless casualties and left the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself [[Dark Energon|poisoned]]. It was Orion's subsequent search for the Core that completed his transformation into Optimus Prime. The Core, the essence of their creator [[Primus]], relinquished the [[Matrix of Leadership]] into his chassis. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> During the war, Optimus encountered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] at the [[Battle of Technahar]] when the Decepticon was sent by Megatron to kill him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After Cybertron was abandoned, Optimus Prime's [[Team Prime|elite team]] of Autobots eventually made their way to Earth, where they allied themselves with the [[United States of America|United States]] government. The Autobots were assigned [[William Fowler]] as their liaison, and provided an [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|abandoned missile silo]] as a base in exchange for keeping the Decepticon threat contained. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Optimus then sent a message into space, calling any Autobot survivors to Earth. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising1-fairquestion.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Do you have your grandfather's glasses—er, wait.]]<br /> <br /> After three years of Decepticon absence, Prime was out on the road when word reached him that [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] was facing down an entire contingent of Decepticons. Arriving to the battlefield too late, Prime delivered a eulogy for their fallen comrade. Soon after, some humans were caught up in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and Optimus, knowing that they would now be targeted by the Decepticons, had them brought to the Autobot base. There, he told them about the Transformer war and assigned the Autobots to be their individual guardians. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Presently, the apparent reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns was detected by the Autobots, and they tracked it to a Decepticon [[Energon]] mine, where they discovered that Megatron had returned to Earth with Dark Energon, used to revive Cliffjumper as a zombie [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} <br /> <br /> Realizing that Megatron's goal was to create an undead army, Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] headed to the site of an ancient Transformer battleground on Earth, arriving just as Megatron used a sliver of Dark Energon to reanimate the corpses buried there into a Terrorcon legion. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} Struggling against the detrimental effects of Dark Energon, the pair cut their way through the Terrorcons, but Megatron escaped before Optimus could get his hands on him. Returning to base, Optimus was disappointed to find that [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] had let the kids go out into battle in his absence, but disturbing intel had been recovered in the process: the Decepticons were planning to use a [[space bridge]] to revive the dead of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} [[GroundBridge|GroundBridging]] to the Decepticon's space bridge in Earth orbit, Optimus faced Megatron down in a one-on-one battle while the other Autobots sabotage the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy the Terrorcons, and apparently, Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising5-OptimusPrimeguns.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Pssst, Prime, your barrel openings are just painted detail.]]<br /> <br /> Despite the victory, Optimus regretted not having been able to turn Megatron to the path of peace, and Ratchet consoled the Autobot leader. When Decepticon activity was detected in an area of the desert, Optimus and Bumblebee went to investigate, discovering that Starscream had located and reactivated Skyquake from stasis. Optimus tried to appeal to the two Decepticons to consider a truce now that Megatron had gone, but Starscream merely mocked his request and Skyquake was determined to carry out his late master's wishes and terminate Prime. Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves forced to battle and destroy Skyquake, with some assistance from Fowler, but they respectfully buried their fallen foe and Prime lamented the circumstances. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Scrapheap-cloudsbreak.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Okay, ''now'' I'm ready to call Bulkhead fat."]]<br /> After Bulkhead and Bumblebee found a pod in the [[Arctic]] and brought it back to base, Optimus and Arcee went back to the Arctic to check for clues as to the pod's origin. After some time searching, the temperature sensors Ratchet had given them went off, so Optimus attempted to contact base, only to find the comms were down. The pair sought shelter, but as their temperatures slowly dropped, things looked grim. Just as they were losing hope, the GroundBridge opened and ejected Bulkhead and the swarm of [[Scraplet]]s that had been causing havoc at base. The three Autobots were subsequently able to return home, and Optimus paid tribute to their human friends who had helped eliminate the Scraplets. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Convoy-Optimustrailer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"This here's Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down."]]<br /> When Bulkhead's old buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Optimus excused himself from the welcome party and went out on patrol, since "Primes don't party". As such, he missed all the fun when Wheeljack turned out to be a [[Makeshift (Prime)|Decepticon spy]], but he stuck around for the second part to welcome the real Wheeljack, telling the visiting Autobot that he'd always be welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}} Not long after, when the Autobots were contracted by Fowler to help transport the experimental [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]], Optimus carried the device in a [[trailer]] to the rendezvous point, where it was transferred to a train. Unfortunately, the D.N.G.S. became a target for both the Decepticons and the human terrorist organization [[MECH]], and Prime was forced to have his Autobots break cover to fight [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] while he dispatched MECH's leader [[Silas]]. A poor loser, Silas took out the train track ahead and Optimus went into [[maximum overdrive]], grabbing the train and physically halting it. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Optimuselectrocuted.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] were right, I should've gone for this earlier!]]<br /> Tracking an [[Energon Harvester]] to a museum, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were attacked by new Decepticons arrivals [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and Prime got the business end of Knock Out's [[Energon prod]], taking him out of the fight long enough for Soundwave to make off with the Harvester. Optimus led the Autobots in following the villains to Greece, and stopped their attempts to harvest an Energon seam there. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Prime had another clash with Knock Out soon after: when he discovered that Arcee and [[Jack Darby|Jack]] had disobeyed his orders against using powers for personal gain by participating in illegal street races, Optimus intervened, and helped rescued a [[Vince|captive human]] from Knock Out's clutches by ripping the Decepticon's door off. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind-OPinfected.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I woke up late one morning with a black eye. Why the heck does everyone think I'm sick? I could've just been punched in the face. Really hard. ]]<br /> While investigating a [[Autobot plague ship|crashed Autobot spacecraft]], Optimus Prime's hopes of helping any survivors were dashed when the craft turned out to be a corpse-strewn plague ship from which he contracted [[Cybonic plague]], a pathogen engineered by Megatron himself. Arcee and Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' in search of a cure, and, discovering that Megatron was still alive and in stasis, Bumblebee entered his mind via a [[cortical psychic patch]]. In his dreamworld, Megatron was constantly killing imaginary Optimus Primes, and Bumblebee played on Megatron's desire to kill Optimus himself, rather than have him succumb to the plague, to convince him to hand over the cure. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} After getting back up to full health, Optimus led the Autobots to the Arctic, where Starscream was using a heat ray to melt a glacier in order to access an energon deposit. Prime boldly ploughed through the weapon's beam in order to get close enough to destroy it, but the resultant explosion left him helpless before Starscream—until he was saved at the last moment when the resurrected Megatron arrived to haul Starscream away for punishment. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shadowzone HappymusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|:D]]<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime led the Autobots in investigating a Dark Energon energy signature, and found Starscream using the substance to resurrect Skyquake. Fortunately, the additional power conveyed upon Starscream by the Dark Energon was not enough to prevent Optimus Prime from blasting his arm clean off. Presently, a GroundBridge accident catapulted Jack, Miko and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] into an alternate dimension, and when the Autobots opened a portal to bring them back, Prime took the Autobots back to the battlefield to protect them from Starscream. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Optimus's inimitable compassion even extended to Breakdown, when he was captured by the forces of MECH and Optimus determined they would rescue him. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Later, Optimus was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}} He was out on a scouting mission with Bumblebee when Ratchet detected a strange magnetic signature that turned out to be a [[Polarity gauntlet]], {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} and also missed out on an adventure in a collapsed mine, but when he heard that Jack had shown mercy to an immobilized Megatron, he was proud of the boy. {{storylink|Raf's Notes#Note15|Raf's Notes}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:Partners-StiffOptimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|We've replaced Optimus with a statue. Think anyone will notice?]]<br /> <br /> Exploring the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]], Optimus Prime and his team fell victim to [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who paralyzed Prime and Bulkhead with the ship's cargo: an experimental [[Immobilizer]]. Prime would have wound up handed over to Megatron and mounted on the bow of the ''Nemesis'' if not for Bumblebee, who saw the villainess off, and Ratchet, who repaired the damaged device and unfroze the pair. {{storylink|Partners}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:StrongerFaster-RatchetPrime.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Who will join me? Who will become stronger, faster, more insubordinate?]]<br /> <br /> Lost Cybertronian technology continued to cause problems for Prime and the Autobots when a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was beamed from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into Bulkhead's mind, putting his life at risk. Refusing to sacrifice Bulkhead despite the advantage the formula would give the Autobots, Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the data. In exchange, he would hand it over to the Decepticons, but Megatron refused and destroyed the device after a battle. The formula was subsequently beamed out of Bulkhead's mind into space, {{storylink|T.M.I.}} but when Ratchet proceeded to generate a batch of "SynthEn" and was driven mentally unstable after testing it on himself, he and Optimus came to blows, and Optimus confined him to base. Ratchet instead took off to face Megatron, forcing Prime to lead a team into a Decepticon mine to rescue him. Cured of the SynthEn's effects, Optimus reminded Ratchet that he was a vital member of the team. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slap slap.]]<br /> <br /> Believing that a prophecy in the [[Covenant of Primus]] was soon to come true and that Megatron could regard it as his destiny, Optimus Prime was finally forced to abandon any illusions of turning his old foe to the path of good after the Decepticon leader grievously wounded Raf during a battle over a power source for the villain's new space bridge. Optimus boarded the ''Nemesis'' and called Megatron out for a one-on-one battle that he vowed would be their last. The two ancient enemies fought before a volcano, and Optimus managed to fell Megatron, but just before he could deliver the killing blow, the volcano erupted with Dark Energon. Megatron experienced an increase in power, and turned the tide, {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} but thankfully, the intervention of the other Autobots saved Optimus's life. Retreating to base to review this new nightmare scenario, Optimus recounting the tale of [[Primus]], [[Unicron]] and the [[Thirteen]] to the gathered humans and told them he believed that Earth had formed around the slumbering form of Unicron, who was now in the process of awakening. Examining areas of the planet struck by earthquakes at the moment of the eruption, Optimus soon found himself confronted by Unicron himself, in an avatar formed from rock and stone. He prostrated himself before the Chaos Bringer and tried to plead for the lives of the billions of [[human]]s who dwelt on Earth, but Unicron considered them parasites and attacked Prime with wave after wave of avatars. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise2-shake.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Kiss kiss.]]<br /> <br /> He ordered the other Autobots ''not'' to come to his aid, so naturally they came anyway. After fighting increasingly larger Unicrons, they came up against one that was too much for them. Just as it was about to step on Optimus, help came in the unlikely form of Megatron, who offered his services in eliminating Unicron and revealed that only the [[Matrix of Leadership]] held by Optimus could achieve that aim. The Autobots returned to base, where the others were horrified that Prime was intending to take up Megatron's offer, but he was resolute that all care would be taken to make sure it was a safe as possible. When Megatron stepped into the base, Optimus and the other Autobots welcomed him appropriately. Before they left on their mission, Optimus presented Jack with the key to the GroundBridge power supply. Optimus, Megatron and the Autobots were soon stepping through the GroundBridge to Earth's core, Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, they came under attack from [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. Optimus and Megatron fought back to back, though Optimus took time out to rescue Bulkhead from falling. When they reach Unicron's spark chamber, Optimus and Megatron went inside, and, though the dark god possessed Megatron, Optimus unleashed the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark. However the price was high—Optimus's memory was lost and he believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron played along, and took him back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"You mean I can't just go [[Super Mode]] and kick your ass in this show? Crap."]]<br /> <br /> Megatron wasted no time in convincing Orion that black was white and up was down. Branded with the Decepticon insignia by Knock Out, Orion was shown false history of Cybertron's destruction, and convinced that the Autobots were the aggressors. Angered at Cybertron's loss, Orion promised Megatron he would do his part to help. He was put to work decoding information stolen from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives, and told Megatron they were of locations of Earth, and feared that they could be weapons of mass destruction. Later, there was a commotion in the corridors, and Orion decided to investigate despite being ordered to remain in his lab, however Soundwave managed to prevent him from seeing Arcee when the Autobot managed to get on-board. Not long after, the long-absent Starscream sneaked onto the ship to steal [[energon cube]]s and ended up blundering into Orion's work room. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Surprised to see Starscream, not least because Megatron had said he was dead, Orion's suspicions became aroused as Starscream noted Megatron would likely have told him many lies. Despite asking what he knew, Starscream was quick to depart when more Vehicon guards arrived and in spite of Orion attempting to convince them to hold their fire. After Megatron's subsequent covering of the incident, Orion decided to poke through the Decepticon database and learned that he was Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OrionPax3 Optimus Decepticon insignia.jpg|left|thumb|300px|It's got to be my destiny... Cause that's what my Cutie Mark is telling me.]]<br /> <br /> Megatron, as it turned out, already knew he knew since his work was being monitored. Orion decided to delete his discoveries so that Megatron could not use them, however Megatron revealed he was also having his work copied. As Soundwave reported activity on Cybertron, Megatron had more Vehicon guards put at his back while he dealt with the matter, and threatened to kill him if he didn't continue his work. Orion tried to appeal to the guards to help him warn the Autobots, but they responded with a beating until he discovered he was armed and stopped them. Having realised he was meant to be an Autobot, Orion went to confront Megatron at the space bridge. However, he found he was no match for the Decepticon leader and was quickly overpowered. Just then, Arcee leapt through the space bridge from Cybertron and tackled Megatron. Behind her was Jack with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], loaded with the information from the Matrix of Leadership. Orion questioned whether he was worthy, and Jack assured him he was. When his memory was restored, albeit minus his time as Orion, Optimus prevented Megatron from exterminating his comrades, and they returned to the Autobot base for a big reunion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Ratchet followed an ancient signal, and found Megatron and his forces unearthing a Cybertronian artifact, the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While the two Autobots fought the other Decepticons, Bumblebee snatched the extractor from Megatron inside the GroundBridge. Later at base, Optimus theorized that the Spark Extractor was among the many Decepticon weapons confiscated during the Great War, and worried that he couldn't remember what he had revealed to Megatron when he was suffering amnesia. To compound matters, a short time later, MECH stole Bumblebee's [[transformation cog|T-cog]], causing Prime more worry. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Despite Optimus's misgivings, Ratchet talked him into approving a T-cog transplant between Ratchet and Bumblebee. When a signal indicating an artifact was detected, he cut the operation short to take Arcee and Bulkhead to secure it. Unfortunately, he and Arcee were unable to penetrate Knock Out's force field, and the Decepticons got away with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:LooseCannons Optimus and Wheeljack in Jackhammer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This scene is even funnier if you imagine "Mahna Mahna" playing on the radio.]]<br /> <br /> When Wheeljack returned to Earth in pursuit of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Optimus attempted to convince him to join the Autobot team. Wheeljack instead took Bulkhead to try and trap Dreadwing, only to fall into a trap themselves. Prime had to dig Wheeljack out of the resulting rubble, and joined him to rescue Bulkhead, who was strapped to one of Dreadwing's explosives. When Optimus managed to defeat the Decepticon and pin him, his gambit to make Dreadwing defuse the bomb worked, and Wheeljack gained a new respect for the Autobot leader. {{Storylink|Loose Cannons}}<br /> <br /> After obtaining information on Airachnid's whereabouts from Starscream, Optimus led a mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] under Airachnid's control. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Outnumbered, Optimus offered to allow Megatron go if Dreadwing extended the same courtesy. Though Dreadwing kept his word, Megatron ordered the Vehicons to attack while he and Dreadwing escaped, but luckily the Autobots trashed them. {{storylink|Crossfire}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:NemesisPrime Nemesis vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Optimus Prime, slavery is the right of all sentient beings!" <br>"Wow, am I really that annoying?"]]<br /> Optimus returned to base from an energon mine to find that MECH had created a clone of him and were using it to attack the military. He and the Autobots attempted to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] from attacking [[Alden Military Base]], but had to retreat under fire from the military. They began scouring the area, and located the MECH base, where Optimus fought one-on-one with Nemesis Prime, until a distraction by Fowler allowed him to finish off the Silas-controlled machine, dropping it on Silas himself. Optimus returned to base for repairs, and Fowler gave them the news that Silas had disappeared. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} During Fowler's debriefing by [[Bryce|General Bryce]], Optimus revealed himself to the general to prove he was still alive and on the military's side. {{storylink|Grill}}<br /> <br /> Optimus took Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate some activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons to attack the ''Nemesis''. He and Bumblebee ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had trapped in stasis-lock. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, and was reactivated with Dark Energon, Optimus took a team with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] to attack the warship, only for them to all be knocked into stasis lock by the ship's weapons. Ratchet took them back to base, where they recovered after the conscious ship was disabled by the kids. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}<br /> <br /> With the locations of four relics now in their possession, Optimus dispatched Arcee and Bumblebee to [[New York City]] to find the first {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and warned Bulkhead to be careful in obtaining another near the equator. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Optimus himself went to [[Antarctica]], where he found the relic had already been taken, and Dreadwing had Starscream a prisoner. During the ensuing fight, Optimus brought tons of ice down on Dreadwing, before forcing Starscream to lead him to a human base where the relic was being kept. Dreadwing caught up with them, and while Optimus fought the Decepticon, Starscream obtained the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], forcing Optimus and Dreadwing to team up to defeat him. Though Dreadwing intended to fight him again, Optimus convinced him that there would be no point in continuing their fight, so Dreadwing left. {{storylink|Triangulation}}<br /> <br /> Back at base, Prime found that Bulkhead had been critically wounded during the relic missions. Optimus refused to tell Wheeljack who was responsible, but the Wrecker rushed off anyway. When Wheeljack and Miko later returned having killed [[Hardshell]], Optimus stopped Ratchet from preventing Miko from running to Bulkhead's side. {{storylink|Hurt}} Optimus began attempting to decode the Iacon database, though it was hard going with the Earth technology he was forced to use. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Legacy-PrimeStarSaber.jpg|thumb|left|300px|By the power of Iacon, I HAVE THE POWER!]]<br /> During a mission to investigate a crashed escape pod, the team encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] whose tales of guarding [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] convinced Optimus that he was on the level. Optimus still believed Smokescreen was too green to go into combat, so the new Autobot was left at base when Prime took a team to recover some [[Red Energon]]. When they encountered Starscream, still in possession of the Apex Armor, Optimus took the Decepticon on himself, kicking Starscream off a crane. After Smokescreen used the [[phase shifter]] to separate Starscream from the armor, Optimus officially welcomed the new Autobot to the team. {{storylink|New Recruit}} When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Optimus assigned Jack to help Smokescreen adapt to Earth. He had almost finished decoding another set of Iacon coordinates when a signal led him and his team on a wild goose chase. Despite this, they found the location of the real relic, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], and Optimus managed to wrest control of it off the Decepticons. Through the sword's power, he received a message from Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Legacy}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:AlphaOmega-ohmy.jpg|right|thumb|300px| You've come such a long, long way <br /> And I've watched you from that very first day <br /> To see how you might grow <br /> To see what you might do <br /> To see what you've been through <br /> And all the ways you've made me proud of you <br /> <br /> It's time now for a new change to come <br /> You've grown up and your new life has begun <br /> To go where you will go <br /> To see what you will see <br /> To find what you will be <br /> For it's time for you to fulfill your destiny <br /> <br /> "]]<br /> Trion told him of the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s on Earth, and Prime immediately set about decoding the four final coordinates from the Iacon database. After Arcee returned from the first set of coordinates with news that Megatron had invited Prime to come get the first key, Optimus went to [[Egypt]] to find that Megatron had grafted the arm of a Prime onto himself and forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though Megatron's new weapon shattered the Star Saber, with Smokescreen's help Prime returned to base with the first Omega Key and resumed his decoding work. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}<br /> <br /> He soon decoded more coordinates decoded though in both cases the Autobots failed to secure the Omega Keys. Smokescreen was hit hard by the failure, and Optimus told the other other Autobots to allow the upset rookie space. When the final coordinates he decoded turned out to be an image of Smokescreen, he took the team to find their comrade, only to arrive too late as Smokescreen was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering the final key in exchange for surgical help. Optimus took Bulkhead and Ratchet out to Starscream's location, only to realize too late that they'd been tricked, and Starscream got away with all three of the Autobots' three Omega Keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}<br /> <br /> After Dreadwing returned the Forge of Solus Prime to the Autobots, Optimus used it to modify the GroundBridge into a space bridge. Believing that Megatron would use the keys to restore Cybertron for political points, Optimus took the Autobots to their home world, and kept Megatron busy with the reforged Star Saber while the others took back the keys. Though they succeeded, and reached the [[Omega Lock]], Megatron revealed he had taken the Autobots' human friends hostage. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"...Nothing ever dies we will rise again."]]<br /> With no other choice, Optimus had everyone hand over the Omega Keys in exchange for the kids, however when it turned out Megatron intended to use the Omega Lock on Earth as well, Optimus was compelled to use the Star Saber to destroy the lock. He and his team returned to Earth, only to find that the Omega Lock had created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] on their doorstep, and he ordered the others to evacuate. Prime himself stayed behind to destroy the GroundBridge, and was caught in the explosion as the Decepticons destroyed the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was salvaged from the wreckage by Smokescreen, who sheltered Prime in an underground cavern. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Though Smokescreen was unable to find any medical supplies for his badly-damaged leader, Optimus asked after the Forge of Solus Prime. {{storylink|Scattered}} Smokescreen retrieved the relic from the Decepticon warship, however Optimus refused to use it on himself, believing the power should be conserved for later use in repairing the Omega Lock, and that the Autobots needed a new leader—Smokescreen. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Here's your damn beef!]]<br /> As his life faded, Optimus had a vision of approaching Alpha Trion and the [[Allspark]]. His journey to the afterlife was cut short, as Smokescreen used the Forge to revive him, bestowing on him a new, more powerful body. He flew to [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], where he rescued [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] from Megatron's tender mercies, and proceeded to throw the Decepticon leader into the power core for the fortress's [[fusion cannon]]s. His efforts allowed Fowler's squadron to destroy the fortress, and the Autobots reassembled at a military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}<br /> <br /> After [[scanning]] a new vehicle mode provided by Fowler, Optimus scouted some Decepticon activity and found some Insecticons digging up a skull. He managed to secure the skull, which turned out to be [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] remains, leading the Autobots to conclude [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was planning to clone more. After reports of Decepticon activity in [[Texas]], Optimus took Smokescreen and Bumblebee there, but faced with Shockwave and Soundwave, the trio proved unable to prevent the Decepticons obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===<br /> [[Image:Titan4.2 Optimus and Miko.jpg|thumb|left|220px|"Except when I'm making air-quotes."]]<br /> As the Decepticons slowly conquered Cybertron, Optimus knew they'd try to attack [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and set up defences at the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. Sure enough, Megatron attacked with a small team of Decepticons but the Autobot gunners managed to take out all but Megatron. To Optimus's surprise, Megatron didn't abandon his men, instead rescuing them under heavy fire. When Optimus had the opportunity to take a shot, he hesitated and Megatron's team escaped. For that, Optimus took the blame and was even regarded as a traitor by some. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> Many years later, Optimus's team had settled on [[Earth]]. After Ratchet somewhat apologetically unveiled the [[Safe]], Optimus told him to have more confidence in his work. When Bulkhead managed to uncover a hidden nuclear missile and a scouting party of Vehicons neared the base, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee went out to greet the Decepticons. While Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Prime and Arcee blasted them. They reentered at the base in time to see Fowler arriving with some scientists, and Optimus had some stern words with their liaison about the mystery bomb and its intended purpose, insisting that Fowler take it with him when he left. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}<br /> <br /> During some downtime, Prime took the other Autobots and the kids to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. At Miko's request, he told the story of his battle with Megatron in the Iacon Energon Refinery. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan4.3 Optimus ready to roll out.jpg|thumb|right|300px|MUNKY ARMS! MUNKY ARMS!]]<br /> On [[Christmas]], Fowler reported to Optimus that Megatron and Starscream had taken control of the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker. Leaving Arcee and Bulkhead in charge of the base, Optimus took the other Autobots to the ship and attacked Megatron. As Optimus fought Megatron, the Decepticon leader outlined his plan to detonate the ship's reactors with a [[static lance]]. Bumblebee managed to wrest the lance off Starscream and threw it to Optimus who used it to hit Megatron. Once the Decepticons had been dealt with, Optimus's team returned to the base, where they found it had been turned into an impromptu ice skating rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}<br /> <br /> Optimus was surprised to find the GroundBridge active and asked Bulkhead what the problem was. Bulkhead's denials were undermined by the Vehicons pouring through the bridge, and Optimus led the counter-attack. While Optimus and the others kept the Decepticons busy, Raf and Bumblebee managed to shut down the bridge. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Optimus shared Jack's suspicions about some recently exploded schools, and had the Autobots check out the other schools in the area. Sure enough, the schools came under attack by [[MECH]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}<br /> <br /> After Starscream stole [[Air Force One]] and held the [[President of the United States]] ransom, demanding Optimus Prime be turned over bound and gagged, the Autobot leader worked out from the ransom note where Starscream was. While the other Autobots protected the plane and took on the Vehicons, Optimus rescued the President by cutting off Starscream's arm and catching her as she fell. After the Decepticon retreated, Optimus made sure the Autobots left before the aircraft's crew recovered consciousness. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Titan4.6 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|left|240px]]<br /> Lured into a trap in a scrap-metal facility in [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], Optimus found his mind had been zapped into a human by [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s [[neuron refractor]]. The Autobot leader mentally contacted the human, [[Lin-Che]], and guided him in fighting off the attacking Vehicons and reversing the refractor. Back in his own body, Optimus broke out of the crusher he'd been stuffed into, and fought off the Decepticons. He later returned Lin-Che home, to return the favor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}} After Miko was kidnapped by MECH agent [[Novo]], Optimus joined the hunt to find her. When Novo, now in a mechanoid body thanks to a MECH experiment, returned Miko to them, Optimus offered him the help of Ratchet and the Autobots' technical expertise, but Novo turned him down. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}<br /> <br /> Optimus led a team to the [[Deep Driller]] oil platform, and found not the expected environmental terrorists, but human soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. After finding dealing with the humans in a non-lethal matter difficult, Optimus took Jack's suggestion of surrendering, and once [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]] realised his opponents were alien robots, he stopped fighting. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After it turned out that the missing Bulkhead had been imprisoned on the Decepticon warship, Optimus took a team, including the three kids, to the ship to mount a rescue. During the course of freeing Bulkhead, he trashed at least two Decepticons and blew a hole through the side of the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and his team took part in a battle against the Decepticons in [[The Wave]]. Unsurprisingly, they survived and returned to base to find Bumblebee and Raf had made a mess in their absence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}} Optimus and Bumblebee went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron attacking the [[Statue of Liberty]], though they found the Decepticon forces there to be more than they expected. Optimus pursued Megatron up the side of the statue, and managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, but did substantial damage to the statue in the process. He later promised Fowler that the Autobots would fix it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}<br /> <br /> Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] specifically demanded Optimus and Bulkhead come after the two Decepticons took over a TV studio. The Autobots found themselves forced to run the ''[[Down and Out]]'' course, lest the Decepticons' hostages be harmed. Though Optimus was confused by the inaccurate nature of the ''Down and Out'' set, he and Bulkhead managed to get through the course and rescue the hostages, leading to Knock Out and Breakdown's defeat at the hands of Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' pack-in storybooks===<br /> After [[Cody Burns]] helped [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] put out a fire that had threatened Fire Station Prime, Optimus Prime spoke to them through a screen, asking if Cody would join the Rescue Bots. Cody accepted. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}<br /> <br /> ===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German), [[Jacek Mikołajczak]] (Polish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish)}}<br /> [[Image:UnderPressure Optimus on monitor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Playskool]] is the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> Optimus Prime sent out a call to all Autobots to come to their new home on [[Earth]]. When a team of [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived at a military base, Optimus met them there and gave them their new mission: to team up with the Burns family and help them keep [[Griffin Rock]] safe. After presenting them with vehicles to [[scanning|scan]], he introduced them to [[Charlie Burns]] and left them to get acquainted. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}} The Rescue Bots had trouble learning to work with their new human friends, and they contacted Optimus to tell him as much, but he was confident that they and the humans would learn to work together. {{storylink|Under Pressure}}<br /> <br /> After the Rescue Bots were fired by the Griffin Rock city council, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempted, but failed, to contact Optimus Prime to request the reassignment of Rescue Force Sigma-17. The Rescue Bots were later reinstated. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ItsABotTime Optimus vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Optimus drops by Griffin Rock whenever he's in the mood for G1.]]<br /> When [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tracked a meteor to Griffin Rock, he used the Rescue Bots' comms screen to report in with Optimus, who commended [[Cody Burns]] on his work helping the Bots to acclimate. Three of the Rescue Bots were struck with a strange virus from the meteorite, and they consulted with Optimus and Ratchet on the best way to deal with it. Optimus was concerned that the virus could fall into [[Megatron (WFC)|evil]] [[Silas|hands]] and ordered they destroy the meteorite. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:BotToTheFuture Optimus steps forward.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Guest starring in an all new ''Tiny Titans'' comic book.]]<br /> Notified that the Rescue Bots had been inadvertently sent back in time, Optimus and Bumblebee returned to Griffin Rock. Optimus deduced that [[energon]] would be enough to power the [[Temporal Station|time machine]], so he and Bumblebee went back to 1939, arriving in time to rescue the Rescue Bots from [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]]. The team returned to the present, only to find Griffin Rock overrun by [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}}<br /> <br /> Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots to destroy, the team was ready to return to 1939 where they rescued [[Dither]] and returned the timeline to normal. Back in the present, Optimus congratulated the Rescue Bots team for their work. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===<br /> As [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] hunted for weapons to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], they ran into trouble and sent a distress call. Optimus had [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] GroundBridge him into a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. On arrival, he attacked Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} He managed to buy Bumblebee and Wheeljack the time they needed to get away with some of the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}<br /> <br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===''Go!'' cartoon===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)}}<br /> {{coming soon|when=July 2013}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Alfredo Martínez]] (Spain-Spanish)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeconcept.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Steroids are the right of all sentient beings.]]<br /> In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, Optimus spotted a little yellow Autobot in trouble, and defeated the surrounding drone forces. [[Ratchet (WFC)| Ratchet]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus helped up the Autobot scout, who revealed his name was [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Bumblebee informed Optimus that the Decepticons had taken control of communication relays, so that the only way to contact Optimus was by messenger. He also informed Optimus that their leader, [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], was dead. Optimus suspected [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s hand, and was informed by Bumblebee that the [[Autobot High Council]] had gone into hiding because of this. Optimus believed that the Council would emerge during a safer time, and formed a team with Bumblebee and Ratchet. <br /> <br /> They drove to the [[Decagon]], where they found [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] battling the forces of [[Starscream (WFC)| Starscream]]. After assisting him in defeating Starscream's army, they confronted Starscream himself within the Decagon. After the trio combated and drove off Starscream, a hologram of Zeta Prime's face appeared in the center of the room, stating that he is being held in the [[Kaon]] prison complex. Optimus took Bumblebee and Sideswipe to the Kaon prison, allowing themselves to be captured so that they could infiltrate the facility. The Decepticons prepared to execute them, but [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] lent a hand so they could escape, though he himself was captured. While sneaking through the corridors, the three managed to free Air Raid, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], and others. They continued through the hallways, and finally located the room where Zeta is being held, only to face [[Soundwave (WFC)| Soundwave]]. The Decepticon cowered behind a force field, sending [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] out to fight for him, only venturing out to administer needed repairs to his minions. As Soundwave's energy became low, he attempted to drain Zeta Prime, only to be interrupted by Optimus, who took a shot meant for Zeta. Though Soundwave and his minions retreated, the damage was done, and Zeta Prime died before Optimus could free him.<br /> <br /> Optimus brought Zeta's corpse to the site of the hiding High Council, where he lay the dead body in the center of the room. Optimus stated that the Autobots craved their guidance, but the Council stated that their mission was to choose the Primes, not to lead them. They then told him that Optimus himself is a Prime, and that he had changed the lives around him. Optimus was then told that Megatron had corrupted the core of Cybertron, and that he was the one that could remove this blight. He took this burden and responsibility, then was told by the Council that he was now Optimus ''Prime'', the last Prime. <br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC-OptimusPrimeAltmode.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Welcome to the ''Twilight Zone'' Prime.]] <br /> For a new mission, Optimus selected Ironhide and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]], and the team ventured to the entrance of the core, where a corrupted [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] was being tortured. After a prolonged battle, the Autobots defeated the torturers and freed Omega Supreme from the Dark Energon influence. Omega Supreme escaped, and the Autobots found some [[Space slug|space slugs]] to use as steeds. One long journey later, they reached the core and defeated a corrupted slug. Unfortunately the core itself had become contaminated, and informed Optimus as much. The only solution was for the core to reboot, which would take millions of years, during which the planet would be unusable, and Optimus realized that the Autobots would have to leave their home. Before shutting down, the core revealed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which it installed inside Optimus Prime's chest. <br /> <br /> Optimus arrived back at Iacon, where he ordered all Autobots to evacuate the planet. Megatron announced that everyone must stay or face destruction, and fired a massive cannon installed in the Dark Energon space station. Optimus Prime ordered his Air Commander [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to shut down the cannon with his team. They succeeded, and the station crashed into Iacon. Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide discovered that the "space station" wasn't a space station at all: it was the giant Decepticon, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. They managed to defeat the heavily-armed menace, who plunged into a pool of energon. The Autobots celebrated their victory, but noticed that ''they'' have to evacuate as well. Optimus revealed a massive starship they would use called the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], a ship still under construction that would allow them to take a part of Cybertron with them across the galaxy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> {{voiceactor|Peter Cullen (English)}}<br /> [[Image:WFCDS Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|124px|Origamimus Prime]]<br /> Optimus was a dock worker who found himself caught up in the war against the Decepticons. With the Decepticons on the hunt for the Omega Key, Zeta Prime sent Optimus and his team to protect the library, knowing he could count on his old friend. When Zeta Prime was later captured by the Decepticons, he attempted to contact Optimus. The data links keeping him in contact with the Autobots were severed, so Bumblebee tracked down Optimus at an Autobot base. Optimus subsequently rescued an [[Autobot rookie]] from Starscream, chasing the Decepticon off before joining up with Jetfire and destroying other intruders at the base. Optimus was felled by a [[laser guard]], but revived with the help of Jetfire and Bumblebee. They completed clearing the base by defeating [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]], and Optimus announced that the next step was to retake Iacon.<br /> <br /> He and his team entered Decepticon-occupied Iacon and destroyed the Dark Energon corruptors, allowing them to get the Decagon's defense systems back online. While they waited for Zeta Prime to make contact again, Optimus reminded Bumblebee that they couldn't let Megatron win just by giving up. Zeta let them know that he was being held in Kaon Prison, and Optimus's team infiltrated the prison in search of him. After an encounter with [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]], they ran into Megatron himself, who set more Decepticons on them. When they eventually found Zeta Prime, their leader expired. Optimus returned his body to the High Council, who appointed Optimus the new Prime.<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime attempted to solicit [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s help. Grimlock challenged him to a fight to decide whether to join up, but [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]'s capture by Decepticons sent the Autobots off on a rescue mission instead. The Autobots tracked Swoop down to a Dark Energon laboratory on the outskirts of Iacon and freed him from Dark Energon contamination. Swoop's services were subsequently offered to the Autobots by Grimlock, who said he'd follow along to protect Swoop. Analysis of core samples by Jetfire and Ratchet indicated that they would need to disable to corrupters preventing it from repairing itself. To this end, Optimus's team traveled to the core and freed it after defeating [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]].<br /> <br /> Realising that the core needed time to repair itself, Optimus ordered the Autobots to evacuate the planet in Arks. He and his team ascended the space bridge to attack the Trypticon space station and take out its main power core. They escaped during the station's plunge towards Cybertron, but as it fell, it transformed. Optimus rallied his men against this new threat, leading the way to the crash site, where the Autobots confronted Trypticon. After the titan's downfall, Optimus and his men left Cybertron in search of a new source of energy. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)|[[Marco Balzarotti]] (Italian)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime coordinated many of the Autobot campaigns during the war. He dispatched Ironhide and Bumblebee to retrieve a datacore of information about Trypticon from Kaon. He later coordinated the evac measures for Cybertron, personally guarding a supply convoy while Bumblebee ran point and ensuring the safe launch of an airlift whiel the Aerialbots prevented Seekers from taking potshots at it. He also sent the Aerialbots up to Trypticon Station itself when its orbital weapon systems began annihilating the Autobot ranks.<br /> <br /> When Trypticon itself fell to Cybertron after the Aerialbot assault, it transformed into a tremendous warbot, and Optimus Prime raced out to meet it. Bumblebee and Ironhide accompanied Prime to the blast site, fighting through numerous Decepticon embankments to reach the monster. Trypticon himself proved to be an implaccable foe, and Optimus coordinated both ground-based flanking attacks and strafing runs by the Aerialbots. Eventually, the mighty menace went down, and Prime saluted Trypticon on his way to extinction. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> [[Image:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"No, not in the chest, you guys! The throat! The throat!"]]<br /> As the Ark neared completion, Optimus was alerted to the fact that [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s team had deserted their post and the Decepticons were consequently attacking with giant [[Warp Cannon]]s. He made haste back to Autobot City where he sent [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] off in search of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] before joining [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] in fending off the Decepticons attacking the nerve center. When it turned out they didn't have enough energon for the defences, Optimus and [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] decided to divert some of the energon from Ark. With Perceptor's help, Optimus got an old artillery piece working and reached the neutron cannon which he used to take out some of the attackers before running out of energon. At that point he was drawn to the city core, where he managed to awaken [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. Optimus guided the giant in destroying the Warp Cannons, but the last of them felled Metroplex, forcing Optimus to go inside it himself.<br /> <br /> [[Image:FOC-OptimusPrimetruckart.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"WFC Optimus will be so jealous!"]]<br /> He didn't get very far before encountering [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] who took him prisoner. Dragged before Megatron, Optimus was only saved by the timely reactivation of Metroplex. Once Megatron was a messy stain on the ground, Prime strongly recommended Starscream and the others leave. Some time later, Jazz and Cliffjumper reported that they'd found a massive [[energon lake]], and Optimus organized a transport to pick it up. During a Decepticon attack on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s crash site, Optimus was contacted by Autobots guarding the site who said that Megatron was alive. His request for confirmation was given by none other than Megatron himself, who killed the Autobots who contacted Prime. Recognizing that the Decepticons would only try to retrieve Trypticon's power core if their energon levels were dangerously low, Optimus offered a ceasefire to share what was left, but Megatron rejected his offer, saying that Optimus and the Autobots were responsible for Cybertron's death. <br /> <br /> When he was contacted by Grimlock's team who reported [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s experiments, Optimus ordered them back to base, only for Grimlock to ignore him. The Ark was eventually launched thanks to a last-minute sacrifice by Metroplex, but didn't get far before the Decepticons caught up in the ''Nemesis'' and attacked it. Optimus headed to the engine room to assist with the defenses there, only to encounter Megatron himself. As the two fought, Bumblebee threw himself in front of a shot meant for Optimus, and the young bot's sacrifice sent an enraged Optimus back into battle against his nemesis. The pair's fight wasn't yet finished when both they and their ships were sucked into the space bridge portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===<br /> [[Image:Transformers prime the game optimus.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Drop an' give me fifty ''now''. ]]<br /> {{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}<br /> <br /> Optimus Prime and the Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed towards Earth, and used the GroundBridge to intercept the Decepticons aboard the ''Nemesis'' as they tried to retrieve the asteroid. During the battle, the asteroid broke up and Prime fell to Earth from orbit, and his team was scattered.<br /> <br /> Optimus was located by Ratchet via the GroundBridge, where he lay buried beneath Dark Energon debris. The secret of the asteroid was revealed, as a powerful Cybertronian named [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] emerged, ready to claim the Matrix and destroy it on behalf of his master, Unicron. Optimus and Ratchet evaded the giant's attacks until the ''Nemesis'' intervened. Stray blaster fire sent Optimus through a GroundBridge to his rescue, but Ratchet was inadvertently left behind.<br /> <br /> Learning that the Decepticons planned to full repair Thunderwing, Optimus and the Autobots raced to stop the 'Cons from collecting Thunderwing's missing pieces. Optimus and Bulkhead battled Megatron and Starscream for one of the pieces, but Megatron escaped with the prize, leaving Prime buried alive. <br /> <br /> Prime rescued himself, and GroundBridged to join the other Autobots in finale battle with the repaired Thunderwing. Optimus Prime succeeded in fending off Megatron and, with the help of one of Ratchet's inventions, defeated Thunderwing as well. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}<br /> <br /> === ''Transformers Universe'' ===<br /> {{comingsoon}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' but with fewer chinstraps and handvents.]]<br /> *'''Cybertronian Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Blaster rifle<br /> <br /> : Based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a red, blue, and silver robot into an "armored truck mode." He comes with a hand-held rifle that is held via either of its two [[5mm post]]s, and can fold up to store in either mode. He features additional 5mm ports on his forearms, roof, and front-wheel panels. Optimus has a stylized sculpted Autobot insignia on his back, as seen in the game, but it is obscured by [[kibble]].<br /> <br /> : An undocumented transformation step includes flipping Optimus Prime's knees out in vehicle mode to form a back bumper with tail lights. Oddly, the toy itself and the [[package art]] show Optimus Prime with four fingers on each hand, while he has 5 fingers in the video game. The vehicle mode pictured here is minimally mis-transformed: The exhaust pipes have not been rotated to hide the indentations against the vehicle body. The instructions show the rifle being plugged in by its shorter peg, but the packaging depicts the rifle stored by its grip, which keeps the weapon higher off Prime's body, but is also more secure. <br /> <br /> :Optimus Prime is part of the first wave of ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, but he and Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Generations|Bumblebee]] shipped ahead of their two other wavemates via [[Toys"R"Us]].<br /> <br /> :This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#United|Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode]] and [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GenerationsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cybertronian Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FOCtoy}}<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-OptimusPrimeFOC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Heroic Fist Truck of DOOM!!!!!]]<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-FOCOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)<br /> **''Series/Number:'' '''01 / #001'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28|12-28]]-[[2012]]'''<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG01'''<br /> **''Accessories'': "Ion cannon"<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, Optimus Prime is based on his ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' design, and transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck and back. His ion cannon, based on a weapon seen in his concept art, can mount via either of its two 5mm posts onto ports on his hands, forearms, back, and shoulder smokestacks.<br /> <br /> :The [[TakaraTomy]] version is noticeably shinier, casting his red and blue plastics in different, metallic shades, having much darker gray and black plastics, coating much of his red plastic in glossy metallic paint, and featuring numerous additional [[Paint operation|paint highlights]], among other deco changes.<br /> <br /> :This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Fall of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|SDCC2011}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This should tide us over for <strike>three</strike> <strike>six</strike> eight months!]]<br /> *'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun, magnet, dignity-removing wearable Matrix packaging<br /> <br /> : ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime is an [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011. The toy comes in a packaging shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Prime|Matrix of Leadership]], which the owner can wear around his neck, preferably at the convention itself, so passers-by can exclaim "WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?" and then try to get one themselves. The Matrix itself comes packaged in a [[Packaging|box]] that is designed to look like Optimus Prime's chest, and opens accordingly. The chest window doors are sealed with a round magnet. <br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-SDCCpackaging.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Step 1: Put Optimus Prime toy inside a wearable Matrix.<br> Step 2: ???<br> Step 3: Profit!]]<br /> <br /> : The toy itself is an early release of the Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy from the later "Entertainment Pack" set (see below). There are some deco differences between this release and the later retail release; this version has gray windows instead of blue and is missing some of the silver deco on the helmet and roof/feet, as well as the yellow paint on his lights. His midriff is also darker.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|EntertainmentPack}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can transform from truck mode to movie trailer narrator mode and back!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun<br /> <br /> : A Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a similarly-scaled [[Megatron (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]] and PVC figurines of [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]]. Optimus converts from robot mode to his truck mode. He comes with a gun than he can wield with his hands, as well as peg onto his hitch in vehicle mode, with different pegs for either configuration. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|a previous Optimus Prime toy]], he features some [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|faux-kibble]] in the form of his actual windshield chest being covered by sculpted panels featuring his characteristic windshield-chest.<br /> <br /> : Initial distribution of this set was... spotty at best, with most of the stock going to Canada. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up this set, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And those chest-mounted side-view mirrors go to ''where'' on the truck mode?]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)<br /> **''Number:'' '''001'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] battle sword", "[[plasma cannon]]", cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''Prime: First Edition'' Voyager-Class toys, Optimus Prime transforms into a truck, with a similar (but more complex) transformation to his previous Deluxe-Class toy, and features a faux-kibble window-chest panel as well as a detailed truck cab interior. He comes with a "Cybertronian battle sword" and a "plasma cannon", either of which can peg into his hands. The cannon also features a 5mm peg-hole on the underside of its barrel, allowing the sword (or any other compatible accessory) to mount there as a bayonet. They are stored in vehicle mode by pegging them onto either the 5mm-compatible trailer hitch, or onto each peg-hole beside it, although the [[instructions]] tell [[you]] to peg the sword facing forwards onto the hitch, with the cannon mounting backwards onto one of the side pegs. His trailer hitch ends up on his right robot leg, and he has a fake, sculpted, equally-usable trailer hitch on his left leg. As with all "First Edition" toys, he features a cardboard stand.<br /> <br /> : He is minimally mis-transformed in-package and in the [[Stock photography|stock photo]], as his shoulder guards aren't flipped open. His stock photography also shows his plasma cannon as being solid black, when the final cannon is black speckled with silver paint, with slightly more painted silver details on the tips of the barrels.<br /> <br /> : The Japanese release of this figure features slightly different colors for greater [[show-accuracy]], including darker reds and blues, and a more metallic silver plastic.<br /> <br /> : The First Edition Voyagers were never released in the US, forcing buyers to import him from Canada or Japan... at first. [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] later picked up this toy, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for holiday season 2012. This second run introduced a [[Variant#Colors and deco|deco variant]], in which the red paint on, beside, and below the truck side windows is omitted, revealing the patch of brown plastic underneath. As he is packaged in robot mode, with his front wheels and shoulders covering said patch, the only way to identify which version is which while in the box is by looking at the hinge joints beside his two painted torso lights, with the center portions of the hinges being unpainted brown on the variant.<br /> <br /> {{picsneeded|Japanese toy, second run variant}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Shining}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusShining.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Shining Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[June 16|6-16]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': "Plasma Cannon", "Cybertronian Battle Sword", cardboard stand<br /> <br /> : One of two exclusive toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2012 held on [[June 16]]th and [[June 17|17th]] (the other being [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|''United'' Black Optimus Prime]]), this is the First Edition Prime mold (see above) done up mostly in transparent plastics. He comes in a grayscale version of the First Edition packaging that is otherwise unchanged from the Japanese package, design-wise.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1576.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1577.html Shining Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|DarkGuard}}<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy_DarkGuardOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> *'''Dark Guard Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[December 1|12-01]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': "Cybertronian battle sword", "plasma cannon"<br /> : This Japanese-exclusive black-and-gold redeco of First Edition Voyager Class Optimus Prime was available exclusively at the fourteen stores taking part in the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. It depicts Prime coated in an alloy reverse-engineered by Ratchet from MECH equipment that protects Optimus against Dark Energon and other techno-biological hazards.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Rescue Bots===<br /> [[Image:RescueBots-toy_OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Admit it, you want one.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)<br /> :Optimus Prime transforms into a red and blue semi truck of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simplified transformation scheme of the Rescue Bots line, Optimus Prime transforms from truck to robot when [[Autotransformation|his legs are folded down]], at which point his head, arms, and hands emerge; folding his toes into position will finish the transformation.<br /> <br /> :Of note is that on some samples, the head can sometimes lock into position even when the figure is in robot mode; this could be observed simply by walking into a store and seeing multiple "headless" Prime figures. This can occasionally be corrected by pushing down on the back of the panel or tapping the head, thereby releasing it. <br /> <br /> *'''Electronic Rescue Bots Mobile Headquarters''' (playset 2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Optimus Prime, [[Cody Burns]]<br /> :The Electronic Rescue Bots [[Mobile Headquarters]] includes an Optimus Prime toy with a seat for the Cody Burns figure. He has a simple transformation that involves folding his legs and standing him up.<br /> {{picsneeded|toy}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers (2010)===<br /> [[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|S-s-s-so th-th-th-this i-i-i-is w-w-w-what i-i-i-it f-f-fe-feels l-l-li-like t-t-t-to b-be st-st-stu-stunned.]]<br /> *'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)<br /> :*''Accessories'': "blaster" rifle<br /> <br /> :A redeco of Cybertronian Optimus Prime with a translucent red front section, additional (painted) "scratched paint" details, some red paint highlights either omitted or changed to yellow and additional yellow circuitry pattern detailing reminiscent of the jammed abilities/mode lock/EMP effect from the ''War for Cybertron'' game, available in a [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive three-pack with redecos of Cybertronian Megatron and Cybertronian Bumblebee.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUROCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Rage over Cybertron Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Cyberverse===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Equipped with "Berry Blast" Push Pops.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Series / Number'': '''2 / 001'''<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 "battle cannons"<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller-scale toy, and features translucent plastic for his torso so that the toy can be illuminated using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He comes with two translucent "battle cannon" weapons which feature multiple [[C joint|3mm posts and port]]s, allowing them to be held by his hands, or store/mount onto numerous ports on his person. Additionally, he features a 5mm port for a trailer hitch. <br /> <br /> :The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card, while his first wave release comes with a mini DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode, "[[Masters & Students]]". A [[variant]] head mold which lacks the faceplate also exists in his first wave release.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/CommOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyberverse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Nightwatch}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-Cyberverse-NightwatchOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|Add the cannons from my previous release to form ''Prime'' "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleSteel|Battle Steel Optimus Prime]]!"]]<br /> *'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **''Series / Number'': '''2 / 008'''<br /> **''Accessories'': 2 "battle swords"<br /> <br /> : Part of the third wave of ''Prime'' Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Nightwatch Optimus Prime is a redeco of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, using the faceplate-less version of the mold's head. His blue plastic is now gray, his smokestacks and thighs are left unpainted, he loses the Autobot insignia on his right forearm/door, and he gains yellow paint highlights for his eyes and lights, along with various other minor deco differences. He now wields a pair of swords, which each have a pair of 3mm posts for wielding/mounting.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BHCyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|300px|His new vehicle mode may be combat-ready, but it's still terrible at parallel parking.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)<br /> **''Series / Number'': '''3 / 001'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Launcher & missile (combine to form Thunder Lance), [[Star Saber (Prima)#BHCyberverse|Star Saber]]<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Optimus Prime is an all-new mold. He now transforms into a monstrous, flat-nosed truck with spiky fenders, and comes with the Thunder Lance and Star Saber. Each of the weapons features two differently-placed 3mm posts, allowing them to be held by his hands, or mount onto two ports on the rear sides of his vehicle mode, as well as allowing the lance to additionally be used as a missile launcher, firing its missile via pressure launch.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybCommOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Beast Hunters" Cyberverse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Voyager}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-PrimeVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Prime]]! ...sorta.]]<br /> [[Image:Prime-toy OptimusTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My headlights are totally fake.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Series / Number'': '''01 / 001'''<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-[[2012]]'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-01'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon & battle sword (Hasbro only), "O.P." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, Optimus Prime is a new, smaller, slightly more [[Articulation|articulated]] mold, and is the first mainline ''Prime'' Optimus Prime figure released ''not'' to have fake windshield windows on his chest, though they're upside-down relative to truck-mode. <br /> <br /> : He now comes with a half-translucent gun which lights up and expands [[MechTech]]-style when the lever is pulled. Bizarrely, the main section of the weapon is sculpted to resemble Prime's forearm, with the unfolding part being his in-show gun. Additionally, he comes with an opaque sword resembling the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], which he can wield two-handed. The gun features a peg on its underside and a port on each side, while the sword features a peg and peg-hole on its hilt in addition to its 5mm handle. In robot mode, either accessory can mount on his hands, on either of his shoulders, or be pegged into either of his half-translucent forearms. In vehicle mode, the top of the vehicle mode cab can also fold back to reveal two additional peg holes, and there are three peg holes (including the fifth wheel hitch) on the back section, although the hitch tends to open up and not hold very well.<br /> <br /> : Unlike previous Voyager Class MechTech weapons, the gun cannot be set to stay expanded. This means that Prime is forced to threaten Decepticons with a random block of parts, unless you want to use one of your hands to permanently unfold his weapon.<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Optimus Prime has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] release. His blue and red plastics are darker and metallic, his translucent blue plastic is darker, and a few of his [[paint operation]]s have been omitted and replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s, such as his shins, feet, headlamps, and [[insignia]]s. His legs, outer forearms and truck-mode "sleeper cabin" side panels have been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-holes as part of the line-wide "[[Arms Micron]]" gimmick. As such, he does not come with the Hasbro version's weapons, but instead an Arms Micron partner named [[O.P.]] who transforms into a weapon resembling Optimus's in-show blaster cannon. This version of the mold was also used to make ''Prime'' [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]].<br /> <br /> : The Hasbro version of the mold was retooled to make ''Beast Hunters'' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]], using the forearms of the TakaraTomy version.<br /> <br /> : AM-01 Optimus was also part of a special Arms Micron promotion. Between [[March 1]]st and [[March 30]]th 2012, those who pre-ordered Optimus online from through one of four different web sites ([[Amazon (website)|Amazon Japan]], [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]], Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera) received the bonus promotional Micron [[Firebolt (Prime)|Firebolt]] with their Prime.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1460.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1461.html Arms Micron Optimus Prime at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|Weaponizer}}<br /> [[Image:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The only reason he still has the blaster is because mini-guns mounted on his shoulders can be very deafening.]]<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-ArmsMasterOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|350px|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Weaponizer, 2012)<br /> **''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 29|9-29]]-2012'''<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-21'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Rifle (Hasbro only), "R.A." Arms Micron & Matrix Blade (TakaraTomy only)<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Weaponizer Class toys, Optimus Prime is a large toy, similar in size to Leader Class figures from previous ''Transformers'' toylines. He features a simpler transformation and design compared to previous Leader-sized figures, with him having fake chest windows (again) and a simplified, hollow truck rear where his feet, arms, and fake chest windows are plainly visible. He comes with a blaster which can mount onto his hands, shoulder-pads, and the sides of his legs/truck rear.<br /> <br /> : His ''main'' gimmicks, however, are the two large, blue-and-white mini-guns hidden in his back/hood, which can deploy and "weaponize" either mode. When deployed, the mini-guns swing out from his back/hood and spin, while a red LED inside his torso lights up briefly. The mini-guns swing down to the sides of his head in robot mode, and can also be deployed in vehicle mode when one manually opens the grille. Pushing down on the red lever on the center his torso (in either mode) briefly lights up the LED again and swings the mini-guns back into their hiding places.<br /> <br /> : The Hasbro version of this mold was retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]].<br /> <br /> : The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the seventh wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, is dubbed '''Arms Master Optimus''', uses darker, metallic plastics, casts the backs of his thighs in metallic red, replaces his metallic silver paint with glossy gray, and replaces a few of his paint operations with customer-applied foil stickers, such as his insignias, shins, headlamps, the ''tiny'' yellow lights on his torso, and the blue deco on his truck panel sides. He has also been retooled with additional 5mm pegs for his thighs, roof, and lower backpack, as well as ports for his forearms, shoulders, smokestacks, fuel tanks, and roof. Instead of the rifle, he comes with a very large [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#ArmsMaster|Matrix]] which can tab onto his chest as armor or mount onto the back of the truck cab, with the Matrix also being covered in 5mm posts and holes so that Arms Microns can be attached to it. He additionally comes with 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]].<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|RemoteControlled}}<br /> *'''Remote Controlled Optimus Prime''' (2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': Remote control<br /> <br /> :An electronic Optimus Prime, operable by remote control. As well as driving around, the remote control allows you to convert Optimus from truck to robot and trigger his punching action.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|BattleShield}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-BattleShieldOptimus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Real is Brown.]]<br /> *'''Battle Shield Optimus''' (Voyager, [[August 12|8-12]]-2012)<br /> **''Accessories'': "O.P. A", "Pral G", "Sais G", "Jayz G" Arms Microns, sword, trailer<br /> <br /> : [[Exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores, this [[redeco]] of AM-01 Optimus features warmer, metallic shades of plastic, replaces the gray plastic around his windshield-chest with red, and replaces the clear-blue plastics with clear-black. He comes with the Hasbro version's battle sword, which is now a darker, warmer shade. For Arms Microns, he now comes with [[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]], [[Pral#Gold|Pral G]], [[Sais#Gold|Sais G]], and [[Jayz#Gold|Jayz G]], and the latter three can combine to form a golden version of the [[Cosmotector#Gold|Cosmotector]] shield (hence the name). <br /> <br /> :If purchased during the summer 2012 promotional period, he would also have come with a cardboard trailer unit that features Arms Micron mounting points, and can carry a Deluxe Class vehicle (like, say, [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Deluxe|Bumblebee]]).<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1635.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 1)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1636.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 2)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1637.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 3)]''<br /> ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1638.html Battle Shield Optimus at Alfes's toy blog (part 4)]''<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|OrionPax}}<br /> *'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe, [[October 20|10-20]]-2012)<br /> **''Japanese Number:'' '''AM-EX'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Gun, "Gold Metal R.A." Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : A Bic Camera and Joshin Kids' Land exclusive, this redeco is the first release of the ''Prime: First Edition'' Deluxe class Optimus Prime figure in Japan. He features several customer-applied foil stickers, including Decepticon insignias of varying sizes. He comes with a [[R.A.#Orion|gold vac-metal version of the Arms Micron, R.A.]], as well as the normal blaster-cannon.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|DarkEnergon}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeDEtoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I feel so fiery and gutsy...]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)<br /> **''Number'': '''002'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Battle blaster/Cannon, battle sword<br /> <br /> : ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco/retool of RID Optimus Prime, being is cast in translucent red and orange, and three shades of opaque blue. He comes with a new mouthplate-less head.<br /> <br /> : Though he was packaged on an individual box, he was initially sold as part of a set with [[Megatron (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Dark Energon Megatron]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and all of the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases. The Voyager Class toys, in particular, also saw mass-retail release in the Philippines.<br /> <br /> {{-}}{{anchor|PrimeUnicronPack}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-PrimeUnicronPack-OptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron''' (2013)<br /> **''Accessories'': "O.P" Arms Micron<br /> <br /> :This Asian-exclusive redeco of AM-01 Optimus Prime features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his red parts and half-translucent arms in glossy metallic paint, painting his torso, shins, grille, fenders, and wheel rims silver, painting half of his feet in glossy black, having painted headlights, and featuring a unique "snake" insignia on his roof/right shoulder-pad, due to 2013 being the "Year of the Snake". [[O.P.#PrimeUnicronPack|O.P]] comes pre-assembled, lacks stickers, and features paint operations.<br /> <br /> :He and O.P come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny [[Unicron/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|Gaia Unicron]] (with [[Bogu]]).<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Platinum Edition===<br /> [[Image:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Platimus.]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Year of the Snake exclusive, 2013)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Firetruck drone, helicopter drone, drill tank drone, submarine drone, trailer, rifle, missile<br /> <br /> : ''Platinum Edition'' "Year of the Snake" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Super Class Optimus Prime]], and transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab. He is armed with a spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher that is held by his hands via 5mm post, and can store on the rear of his truck mode (which becomes the backpack of his robot mode) when not in use. He lacks the electronics that previous versions have.<br /> <br /> :He comes with a trailer which has flip-down support struts at the rear to enable it to stand alone, and either side of the trailer features a Mini-Con-compatible peg. The trailer stands upright to become an "Energon tower" with a helipad, as well as a radar dish with a 5mm peg-hole. The trailer houses four "assault vehicles" which are redecoes of the [[Prime Force]] drones, and three of the trailer's four storage compartments feature launching mechanisms that propel the vehicles into action. The "assault vehicles" consist of a firetruck with an extending ladder and rotating turret, a helicopter with spinning rotors, a drill tank with a gear-wheel-activated spinning drill, and a submarine with opening capture claws beneath its bow. Combining with the four interchangeable drones to form limbs, Optimus Prime can also transform into "[[Super Mode|Super Optimus Prime]]", and any drone is capable of forming any limb.<br /> <br /> [[Image:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSSuperOptimusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]<br /> :In lieu of combining with his drones, Optimus Prime can also combine with ''Platinum Edition'' [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to form what his instructions ''also'' call "Super Optimus Prime". The drones are color-matched to Omega Supreme, and can attach to four connectors on his body. In an undocumented feature, Prime can also merge with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]] in a similar fashion, with Wing Saber splitting into four components that connect to Prime as limbs. Wing Saber's red and white torso components can become arms for Prime while his legs attach to Prime's own, creating a "flight mode" of sorts, but the parts can also be swapped around, with Wing Saber's legs deploying large missile launchers and becoming arms.<br /> <br /> :Though the [[stock photography]] shows the original mouthed-face head and smooth inner chest windows, the final toy uses the face-plated head and ridged inner windows. The [[packaging]]'s [[bio]] is every [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] bio ever (well, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|mostly]]), but considering he combines and interacts with Omega Supreme, who appears to be an [[Aligned continuity family]] version of the character, it seems necessary that Optimus Prime is as well.<br /> <br /> :''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime is exclusive to BigBadToyStore and Amazon.com, but was also released at Philippine mass retail in limited quantities.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Beast Hunters===<br /> {{anchor|BHVoyager}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Voyager-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|MONSTER FIRETRUCK transforms into JETPOWER OPTIMUS PRIME!]]<br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2013)<br /> **''Series/Number'': '''2 / 001'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two "Ionic Pulse Launchers"/"Eaglefire Missile Launchers", two missiles, [[Star Saber (Prima)#BHVoyager|Star Saber]]<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, Optimus Prime is a larger, all-new mold. He also transforms into a monstrous, flat-nosed truck, but differs from his Cyberverse toy by having a faceplate-less mouth, and by being equipped with a large four-winged backpack in robot mode. He features a 5mm port for each of his hands, one on his backpack, one near each of his front wheels, and one on each of his two upper wings.<br /> <br /> :He comes with the Star Saber, which has a 5mm handle and a post on its hilt, as well as two spring-loaded, missile-firing "[[Ionic Pulse Launcher]]s" (which are called "Eaglefire Missile Launchers" in the instructions). The launchers each feature a 5mm post, have flip open prods, and can peg onto the ports near the wheels on his robot back, giving him a pair of back-mounted rocket engines. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5|fifth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.<br /> <br /> :Some units have a waist [[Swivel joint|swivel]] that is somehow fixed in place, and is unable to rotate. His packaging stock photography also depicts translucent green missiles that are opaque light-gray in the final product.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> {{anchor|Ultimate}}<br /> [[Image:PrimeBHtoy-Ultimate-BHOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Beast Hunter Optimus Prime: Hunter of Beasts.]]<br /> *'''Beast Hunter Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate, 2013)<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Dragon-hunting sword, dragon-hunting shield, 5 missiles<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys, this version of Optimus is larger than the average Weaponizer or Leader Class toy, and features a light-up windshield-chest, sounds, an [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] [[gimmick]], as well as a rotating disc backpack with five missile-launching "[[Firebreath Cyclocannons]]". This toy was originally announced at UK Toy Fair 2013 as "Dragon Disc Optimus Prime".<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Go!===<br /> [[Image:Go!toy-HunterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sie sind das Essen und wir sind die Jäger!]]<br /> *'''Hunter Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[April 27|4-27]]-2013)<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G11'''<br /> ** ''Accessories:'' Two missile launchers, two missiles, [[Star Saber (Prima)#Go!|Matrix Saber]]<br /> <br /> :Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Cubed Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Voyager Class "Beast Hunters" Optimus Prime toy. His red and blue plastics are now cast in metallic shades, his translucent green plastic has been replaced with translucent blue, his yellow highlights are more orange-yellow, his yellow-painted side windows are now blue, and his gray plastic is now cast in two different, darker shades. The Matrix Saber, aside from being blue, uses a bluer shade of gunmetal paint for its hilt and handle.<br /> <br /> :His packaging stock photography is merely a color-swapped version of Hasbro's stock photos, only swapping out the green for blue.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Mcdonald's===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Vehicle code name: Rhino]] <br /> *'''Optimus Prime''' (Happy Meal, 2012)<br /> :*''McNumber:'' '''1'''<br /> :Happy Meal Optimus Prime is a nontransformable truck! When the smokestacks are pushed completely forward, a red LED shines out the translucent plastic of his windshield, headlights, and the Autobot symbol on his grill. An on/off switch on the trucks's underside enables or disables the light feature.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Transformers Gum===<br /> [[Image:KabayaKit-TFGum-WFCOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br /> *'''''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime''' (2012)<br /> **''Accessories:'' "blaster" rifle<br /> :Part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s revival of the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series, this snap-on transforming model kit of ''War for Cybertron'' Optimus Prime is sculpted from red, light blue, and gray plastics, and uses [[sticker]]s for detail. He comes with a blue non-transforming version of his [[C joint|hand-held]] blaster rifle, which mounts at the rear in vehicle mode. He comes packed with a model kit of [[Eaglebreast#Transformers Gum|Eaglebreast]], and stick of gum.<br /> <br /> :This figure suffers from a [[design flaw]], in that his knee joint pegs are slightly too big for their sockets, and that the resulting connection is so tight that it makes the sockets form stress marks and eventually crack.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TFPrimeOptimustruck.jpg|thumb|200px|So, it hasn't got [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|flames]]. [[Ruined FOREVER|It's still not a flat nose truck.]]]]<br /> [[Image:SDCCPrimeOptimusPrimeTestShot.jpg|thumb|200px|> OPEN PACKAGE<br>You open the package. There is an Optimus Prime inside.]]<br /> [[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|It am BIZARRO OPTIMUS PRIME!]]<br /> *''Exodus'' and ''War for Cybertron'' are different continuities within the same "continuity family", so their difference on Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name is not a real contradiction in and of itself. However [[Hasbro]]'s [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 online timeline]—meant as prequel to ''War for Cybertron''—refers to Optimus's pre-Prime name as "Orion Pax" like ''Exodus''. To confuse matters even more, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|War for Cybertron]]'' comic, [[Alex Irvine]], in adapting scenes from his novel, still keeps the character's name as "Orion Pax", when it is also meant to occur prior the game's events. Also, ''Fall of Cybertron'', the sequel to ''War for Cybertron'', uses the name "Orion Pax".<br /> *Optimus is rather forgetful in ''Exodus''. Alpha Trion tells him twice that he had suggested to the High Council that Orion might be the Prime foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. Then he tells Jetfire that the Core told him of Project Generation One, when it was a contingency plan Trion told him about, put in place since the Breaking of the Primes. Then again, leading an army for thousands or millions of years may place a strain on a bot's memory servers.<br /> *Optimus's CG model underwent modifications between "[[Darkness Rising]]" and the first season proper, with his chest windows lowered somewhat during scenes when he is not in battle.<br /> * A black and red version of the First Edition deluxe Optimus Prime could be seen in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011 ''Transformers'' slide show, inside a mock-up of the wearable Matrix of Leadership package done for the convention that year. This figure was presumably a test-shot, as it seems to share plastic colors with ''Generations'' [[Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|Sky Shadow]] (who was, coincidentally, first revealed at that same Comic-Con).<br /> *''Fall of Cybertron''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> truck mode is described by [[High Moon Studios]] principal artist [[Mike Brown]] as a "fist with wheels attached to it." [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx]<br /> *At [[BotCon 2012]], High Moon Studios stated that [[Path Blaster|"Optimus Prime's weapon"]] was designed to look like an earlier version of the rifles he wields in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series.<br /> * Optimus Prime's body parts are available to use in [[The Hub]] website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Optimus Prime parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Arms Up Modes===<br /> In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Optimus has several powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:<br /> <br /> [[Image:SickMind CybSat-OpSkyMaster.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's about to pull a Powdered Toast Man.]]<br /> <br /> *'''Sword Mode''' (ソードモード ''Sōdo Mōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.<br /> : Optimus's "Sword Mode", depicted on his AM-01 release box-back, which is just him brandishing the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] while [[C.L.]] is attached to Optimus's right leg. Woo.<br /> <br /> *'''Sky Master Mode''' (スカイマスターモード ''Sukai Masutā Mōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2 (x2), C.L. (x2), Jida (x2), O.P.<br /> : The more interesting "Sky Master Mode", revealed in the "[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division|Cybertron Satellite]]" segment of "[[Sick Mind|Phantom Transformation! Mind-Diving]]", has him using O.P. as a blaster, ''two'' [[B.2]]s as leg-thrusters, and ''two'' sets of C.L./[[Jida]](!) combinations as back-mounted jetpacks. The [[Arms Micron#AMW Series|AMW versions]] of C.L. and Jida, while not as color-coordinated, are a far more economical option than buying two of each Cliffjumper. Good luck with the second B.2. This mode was created as a "counter" to the aerial combatant Starscream, along with the [[Energon Sniper]] Combo Weapon (despite it being a Decepticon-Micron-formed weapon). Apparently, the "Arms Up Mission" game isn't picky about factions.<br /> <br /> *'''Galaxy Prime Mode''' (ギャラクシープライムモード ''Gyarakushī Puraimu Mōdo'')<br /> **''Arms Microns'': B.2, Jayz, O.P., Pral, R.A., Sais<br /> : Seen on [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron]]'s boxback, "Galaxy Prime mode" has Optimus wearing Gaia Unicron in "Gaia Armor" mode while holding the [[Star Saber (Arms Micron)|Star Saber]] and [[Cosmotector]] Super Combo Weapons.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマス・プライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Kē Bó Wén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíng Tīan Zhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Optimusz Vezér''' ("Optimus Leader", ''Rescue Bots'' cartoon intro only)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Autobot leaders]]<br /> [[Category:Cyberverse]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Go! 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Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Waterlog_(Armada)&diff=802142 Waterlog (Armada) 2013-05-16T03:21:10Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|minicon}}<br /> {{disambig2|the ''Armada'' Mini-Con|the ''Power Core Combiners'' Mini-Con|Waterlog (PCC)}}<br /> :''Waterlog is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Waterlog-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I won't rest, 'til I see ya hangin' from the yardarm!]]<br /> '''Waterlog''' is the [[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'s most well-rounded warrior, despite his slowness, both mentally and physically. He's an old-fashioned pirate, and not just in his speech and mannerisms. When he's not in battle, he's constantly on the search for "booty", be it energon or other resources to make the Sea Team more powerful.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Armada'' cartoon===<br /> Waterlog and the Sea Mini-Con Team were captured at an unknown point by the Decepticons on Earth. They briefly accompanied [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] into battle with the Autobots as part of [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]'s plot to lure the heroes into using the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. After the Decepticons determined the Blaster wasn't present, however, Tidal Wave and the Sea Team quickly pulled out from the battlefield. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}<br /> <br /> On the moon, Waterlog and the other Mini-Cons were put to work by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] constructing a new space cruiser. When the Autobots lay siege to the Decepticon base, [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] sought out the Mini-Cons and tried to get them to accompany him to freedom. Their servility programming was too strong to overcome at first. After Waterlog and the others saw Perceptor valiantly risking his life against Megatron, however, the Mini-Cons shrugged off the chains of their oppression, and fled to the warp gate chamber where the Autobots transported them to safety on Earth. {{storylink|Rescue}} <br /> <br /> Waterlog and the Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Depart}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Armada===<br /> *'''Sea Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-15'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Missile<br /> <br /> : Waterlog transforms into a hovercraft. In both modes, he has a pressure-launch missile. He was available only as part of the Sea Mini-Con Team 3-pack with his teammates [[Oceanglide]] and [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]].<br /> <br /> : The Japanese release of this team has a different color scheme. The maroon is replaced with a much more vibrant red, plus the lavender is replaced with yellow.<br /> <br /> : A [[redeco]] of the Team was released as part of the final ''Armada'' Mini-Con assortment in the US. This version is largely blue with "French gray", plus some red flame pinstriping.<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Freeboot]] and [[Hover]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Waterlog/waterlog.htm More information on Waterlog at TFU.info]''<br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/ReWaterlog/waterlog.htm More information on redeco Waterlog at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> [[Image:2003-seamicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Want to know why me Roger, is so Jolly?]]<br /> *'''Sea Microns X-Dimension''' (Basic, 2003)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-18'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Missile<br /> <br /> : A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) [[redeco]] of the Sea Team was released in Japan as part of the [[X-Dimension Micron]]. The entire team was given a purple and medium-gray deco, matching up quite nicely with the Japanese version of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XFloat/float.htm More information on X-Dimension Float at TFU.info]''<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Energon===<br /> *'''Adventure Mini-Con Team & Sea Mini-Con Team'''<br /> **''Accessories'': Missile<br /> <br /> : An unaltered version of the original Sea Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]].<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Float''' (フロート ''Furōto'')<br /> <br /> [[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Demolitions specialists]]<br /> [[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]<br /> [[Category:Pirates]]<br /> [[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br /> [[Category:Sea specialists]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Prime_Target_(G1)&diff=785472 Prime Target (G1) 2013-02-20T08:32:05Z

<p>Kaymac192: he actually says "CATCHES boobies", not "captures boobies".</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|the Generation 1 episode|the live-action film series book|Prime Target (book)}}<br /> {{episode<br /> |image=Lord chumley plaque.jpg<br /> |caption=...This pretty much speaks for itself.<br /> |series=G1toon<br /> |ep=51<br /> |series2=SRLFtoon<br /> |ep2=51<br /> |prev2=Blaster Blues<br /> |next2=Auto-Bop<br /> |series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|The Transformers: Generation 2]]''<br /> |ep3=13<br /> |prev3=The Golden Lagoon<br /> |next3=War of the Dinobots<br /> |title="Prime Target"<br /> |written by=[[Flint Dille]]<br>[[Buzz Dixon]]<br /> |production code=700-50<br /> |airdate=[[November 14]], 1985<br /> |production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]<br /> |animation studio=[[Toei]]<br /> |continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''The big-game hunter Lord Chumley begins hunting Autobots, and he's gunning for Optimus Prime.'''<br /> <br /> :''Japanese title:'' ターゲットはコンボイ (''Target wa Convoy'', "The Target is Convoy")<br /> :''German ''Generation 2'' title:'' "'''Jagd auf Prime'''" ("Hunt for Prime")<br /> :''Italian title, dub 1:'' '''Il cacciatore''' ("The hunter")<br /> :''Italian title, dub 2:'' '''Bersaglio Optimus''' ("Target Optimus")<br /> :''Russian title'': '''Цель номер один''' (''Tsel nomer odin'', "The Target Number One")<br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> Over the [[Arctic]], [[Daina|Oktober Guard One]] is flying an experimental jet, when it is suddenly speared by a submarine under the ice. She ejects, but the plane is captured. It turns out that the plane was stolen by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], a game hunter, who tells his manservant [[Dinsmoore]] that he needs one more thing to complete his collection...the head of Optimus Prime.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Primetargetchumleydinsmore.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Dinsmoore, I believe the Autobots are about to suffer a series of unfortunate events!"]]<br /> <br /> Heading into town, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] spot [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and head after them. However, it is actually a trap set by Chumley. Back at the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], the Autobots are watching a soap opera which is interrupted by a news broadcast about the theft of the plane. Apparently, the [[Soviet Union]] is accusing the [[United States of America]] of the theft, which the United States denies, and the two countries are ready to go to [[World War III|war]]. Having not heard back from Bumblebee and Tracks, Prime orders the Autobots to search for their friends. However, Chumley has devised several traps for the Autobots and manages to capture [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Grapple]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], the latter of whom sends a message to Prime about the capture. Not wanting to risk the others, Prime orders the Autobots to return to base. <br /> <br /> [[Image:Primetargetbotsintraps.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And you thought Hasbro safety tests were tough.]]<br /> <br /> While they regroup, [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] sends a message to Prime, saying that he's found the missing bots, who are being held in (poorly designed) traps intended to prevent them from escaping. Chumley himself contacts Prime and requests his presence. Pissed at seeing his friends tortured, Prime overloads Chumley's screen and orders the Autobots to remain at the base. <br /> <br /> However, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] has been keeping an eye on the events and feels that Chumley, though a flesh creature, may be useful...especially since he's done more in two days than Megatron has done in two years, which [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] takes the time to point out. Unaware that Chumley is only after Prime, Megatron sends Blitzwing and Astrotrain (surprise, surprise) to make a deal between Chumley and the [[Decepticon]]s.<br /> <br /> Arriving at Chumley's castle, Prime finds himself in a "well researched" mock-up of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He unleashes a [[Beast of Borneo|monster]] on Prime, but Prime is able to defeat it. Heading down a corridor, Prime finds a young woman imprisoned, but leaves. Blitzwing investigates, and gets trapped in a goo-net intended for Prime, much to Astrotrain's irritation. Finally, Chumley sends out a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|mechanical scorpion]], but Prime is shot in the back by Astrotrain and apparently killed. Furious that his prize has been ruined, Chumley takes the Decepticons prisoner and defuses their energy weapons. <br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimetargetOPvsspider.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Blackarachnia (disambiguation)|Blackarachnia]]'s debut was not the most glamorous.]]<br /> <br /> Knowing that Prime is alive, Bumblebee sends their coordinates to the Autobot leader, who enters the castle. A [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|mechanical spider]] is dispatched, but Prime destroys it and heads into Chumley's control room. Dinsmoore hides in a tank while Chumley frees the Decepticons on the promise that they'll fight the Autobot. Instead Astrotrain and Blitzwing go after Chumley to "See how he likes being hunted." The Autobots are freed by Prime, and Blitzwing and Astrotrain retreat after realizing that they are unarmed. Chumley is left at the mercy of Prime.<br /> <br /> The Autobots return the plane to the Soviet Union, with Chumley strapped to its nose. The world thanks Optimus Prime for his efforts in solving the mystery.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> * [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (4)<br /> * [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)<br /> * [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (9)<br /> * [[Grapple]] (10)<br /> * [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (11)<br /> * [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (12)<br /> * [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (13)<br /> * [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (14)<br /> * [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (15)<br /> * [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (16)<br /> * [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (17)<br /> * [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (18)<br /> * [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (19)<br /> * [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (20)<br /> * [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (21)<br /> * [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (24)<br /> * [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (25)<br /> * [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (26)<br /> * [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (27)<br /> <br /> |c2=<br /> * [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (7)<br /> * [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (8)<br /> * [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (22)<br /> * [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (23)<br /> <br /> |c3=<br /> * [[Daina|Oktober Guard One]] (1)<br /> * [[Dinsmoore]] (2)<br /> * [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] (3)<br /> * [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] (6)<br /> * Soviet sentry (28)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> "She's a lovely specimen, Lord Chumley, but, there's a frightful international row brewing over it."<br><br /> "Ahhh. These things blow over... Remember the [[Boer War]]?"<br><br /> "Painfully, sir."<br><br /> "Oh, yes, well. Everybody else has forgotten it."<br /> :—'''Dinsmoore''' and '''Chumley''' are older'n hell, apparently.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''News Announcer''': "We interrupt 'As the Kitchen Sinks' for this special news bulletin."<br><br /> '''Jazz, Blaster, Beachcomber''' and '''Grapple''' in unison: "Awwwwwwwww..."<br /> :—The Autobots do not like to miss their soaps.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Amazing. A booby trap that actually catches boobies."<br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' says "boobies".<br /> <br /> <br /> "Bah! Impenetrable! Blitzwing, how do you get into these messes?!"<br /> :—'''Astrotrain''' vainly tries to free Blitzwing<br /> <br /> <br /> "Decepticons! Trust them to spoil the hunt."<br><br /> "Yes, sir. Just like the Humane Society, in a way."<br /> :—'''Chumley''' and '''Dinsmoore'''<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chumley''': I say, old chaps. If I free you, will you fight Optimus Prime?<br><br /> '''Astrotrain''': Trust us!<br><br /> '''Chumley''': There he is, lads! Ha ha! Give him a good thrashing!<br><br /> [''Astrotrain immediately tries to stomp Chumley'']<br><br /> '''Astrotrain''': See how ''you'' like being hunted!<br><br /> '''Chumley''': But—you said—<br><br /> '''Blitzwing''': Never trust Decepticons, flesh creature!<br /> :—Chumley gets a lesson in Decepticon ethics.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> ===Animation and/or technical glitches===<br /> * When Optimus Prime and the Autobots at HQ first transform, Optimus' headlights aren't colored white (they're the same red as his body).<br /> * When the fire hose/tentacle trap ensnares Inferno it's shown breaking off his wrist communicator twice.<br /> * When Optimus signals the Autobots of the change in plans, his cab is shown to have rear windows (it's probably a layering error where the front windows got copied).<br /> * During the scene when [[Chumley]] contacts Optimus at the Autobots headquarters, both [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] can be seen standing next to Optimus even though earlier, they got captured by Chumley.<br /> * When Chumley is tracking Optimus as he drives towards the castle, the display shows Optimus "driving" in the sky. There's no ground drawn in! The next shot also has no ground, but also no sky, just Prime and a purple background.<br /> * A large number of sound effects are missing or oddly truncated throughout the episode. Inferno smashes his way into the burning building without any smashy-smashy-type noises, and a second later his wrist communicator is snipped off in total silence. Prime shoots a bear trap with only about a fourth of his usual blaster sound effect; a second later he throws open a castle gate, which only makes half of a clang. <br /> * Likewise, there are a few lines of dialogue present in the episode's shooting script that are dropped from the final version. This in and of itself is hardly unusual, except in one instance, an odd technical glitch results. In the script, after Prime flattens Chumley's robotic scorpion, Chumley entreats Astrotrain to "help [his] machine to its feet," and Astrotrain replies "Certainly!" In the finished episode, however, Chumley's request is removed but Astrotrain's response is ''not'', leaving the Decepticon randomly saying "Certainly!" for no apparent reason.<br /> * A billboard urging viewers to "Don't drink and drive" has a second message to "Don't fly drive".<br /> * When Blitzwing says "Never trust Decepticons, flesh creature", Chumley mouths along. A few seconds later Blitzwing says "Look out, the Autobots are free!" in Astrotrain's voice.<br /> <br /> ===Continuity errors===<br /> * Oktober Guard One received a sonar reading from beneath the ice while flying over in her jet. Sonar doesn't work that way.<br /> * Any other cartoon (or real-life) jet would have completely exploded either upon being struck, or upon smashing nose-first into the ice.<br /> * Why is footage of the "top secret Russian jet fighter" being shown on the American nightly news?<br /> * Jazz and Inferno are briefly seen at the Ark when they were actually captured by Lord Chumley. Jazz is Warpath's height.<br /> * It looks like Blaster is simply "transformed" by the billboard hands (how they knew to do this to him specifically is a mystery). Why doesn't he transform back when Chumley grabs him?<br /> * When Bumblebee radios Prime, the blades swinging at him conveniently disappear.<br /> * Speaking of Bumblebee, wouldn't the constant transforming make him run out of energy? He seems pretty lively when busting into the place at the end!<br /> * Chumley calls his simulation a "Well researched mock-up of Cybertron." How does he know what Cybertron looks like? And does Cybertron have big dragons, women in distress, massive spiders, etc?<br /> * Chumley's devices seem to change from "capture" to "kill" about the time Prime recalls the Autobots to base. Both Windcharger and Huffer narrowly escape traps that seem likely to inflict major damage, at the very least (an onrushing train and a drill descending from a streetlight, respectively).<br /> * Optimus walks into a spiderweb ''that's right in front of him''.<br /> * Somehow Chumley's castle is big enough to hold a fighter jet as well as around 10 transformers. Blitzwing and Astrotrain even fly out of what must be one ''massive'' window opening.<br /> * Some of the Autobots freed by Optimus Prime aren't the same ones that were captured: Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheeljack, Prowl, and Bluestreak bust into Chumley's control center along with Prime. Jazz and Bumblebee are there too (correctly), but what happened to the others who were captured (Tracks, Beachcomber, Huffer, Blaster and Inferno)?<br /> * How did the Autobots drop the jet off without the Russian soldier noticing?<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> *Dinsmoore was apparently alive for the [[wikipedia:Second_Boer_War|Second Boer War]]. At least, we're assuming it's the second one, since the [[wikipedia:First_Boer_War|first one]] happened in the 1880s. If he was alive and could remember that one, he must be some sort of super human.<br /> *Chumley boasts of having hunted [[wikipedia:Javan_Tiger|Javanese tigers]].... which were actually hunted to extinction by the late 1970s. ''Bastard.''<br /> *The show ''As The Kitchen Sinks'' the Autobots were watching is a reference to the show ''As The World Turns''.<br /> *Chumley bears some resemblance to Major Minor from Snagglepuss cartoons (even down to having a head plaque ready for his next target), just ''hugely'' more resourceful and effective.<br /> *The news report refers to the capturing of the Soviet jet as the highest point in US-Soviet tensions since [[wikipedia:Cuban Missile Crisis|the Cuban Missile Crisis]].<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> *The Oktober Guard are a Soviet special operations force from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' cartoons and comics.<br /> *The newscaster the Autobots observe on television is [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]], a crossover character who originated in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and went on to appear in numerous other [[Hasbro]]/[[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] cartoons.<br /> *The plot of the episode appears to be loosely based on ''[[wikipedia:The Most Dangerous Game|The Most Dangerous Game]]''.<br /> *There was a 1914 silent film called ''[[wikipedia:Lord Chumley|Lord Chumley]]''. It probably didn't have Autobots in it.<br /> *Several of the Autobots are revealed to be fans of an Earth soap opera entitled ''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]''. Clearly, they've been away from Cybertron too long. Even better, Optimus ''groans'' when it's interrupted.<br /> *Beachcomber carries enough change with him to pay a tollbooth.<br /> *Chumley has several ''unfathomably'' improbable traps and devices. The most hilarious are a pair of giant hands that come to life from a billboard to fold up Blaster into his tape mode (somehow forcing him to shrink at the same time). The list also includes a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|giant fully-animated mechanical scorpion]] that is impervious to Optimus Prime's laser fire, some sort of instant-hardening liquid which is ''also'' impervious to Astrotrain's blaster, a [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|giant mechanical black widow]], a "holographic projection rifle" that projects fully-animated 3D images of Astrotrain and Blitzwing, giant mechanical tentacle arms (which can somehow be transported by a comparatively tiny forklift), a set of heavy steel girders which can assemble themselves into a cage while in freefall, and some kind of dragon.<br /> *Furthermore, he's somehow worked quite a few of his traps and gadgets right into publicly-owned infrastructure. A suction clamp comes snaking out of a toll booth; a giant drill comes out of a street lamp while clamps emerge from a manhole; and railroad crossing gates descend at his command.<br /> *Obviously, he's ''insanely'' rich. In addition to all the crazy technology he uses for recreational purposes, he's seen to own a submarine, a sprawling clifftop castle, a fully operational steam locomotive, a custom-modified car wash, an apartment building (which he casually burns), a veritable fleet of flatbed and other trucks, a heavy construction crane (and presumably the entire construction site where it's located), a taxi cab, a fire truck, and a barge.<br /> *He also has the money to build a replica of part of Cybertron just to hunt Optimus in.<br /> *Seriously. What does this guy ''do'' for a living??<br /> <br /> ==Home video releases==<br /> {{homevidnote}}<br /> ;Laserdisc<br /> [[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1995 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br /> ;DVD<br /> [[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 6 (Rhino Entertainment)<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]])<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome)<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio.<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome)<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment)<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]])<br><br /> [[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/prime_target.html Dossier on the Cybertron Chronicle]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]<br /> [[Category:MSTF]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Brimstone_(G1_Decepticon)&diff=783485 Brimstone (G1 Decepticon) 2013-02-14T07:47:15Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon}}<br /> <br /> {{disambig3|Brimstone}}<br /> <br /> :''Brimstone is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:FoY Brimstone.jpg|thumb|300px|And legends are told, of green wings in the cold...]]<br /> <br /> '''Brimstone''' is a fearsome and ancient [[Transformer]]. So dangerous was he that the ancients entrapped his [[personality component]], the [[Heart of the Dragon]], in an urn.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Wings Universe''===<br /> In ancient times, Brimstone attacked the city [[Hyperious]] and [[Mount Helix]], his flame leaving "death and blackness" everywhere it touched. After a battle, Brimstone was eventually defeated. The ancients removed his personality component and placed it in a huge urn, which was located in the city of [[Median]], and which was inscribed with dire warnings. Many years later, the "Heart of the Dragon" was found by an [[Autobot]] archeological team.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately [[Rage]] and his band of [[Decepticon]]s found out about it, and stole the contents of the urn. Rage had it placed in a small dragon body as an initial test. Despite his size, Brimstone's [[Fire-breath|flame breath]] was capable of completely disintegrating anything it touched, and both the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s and [[Metalhawk]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] squad were forced to retreat under his onslaught. They hit Brimstone with [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s entire stock of explosive, but the dragon emerged from the explosion intact. All was not lost for the Elite Guard—the diminutive body housing Brimstone was insufficient to contain the Decepticon's energies. The Autobots escaped from the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] before Brimstone reached critical and exploded, taking out the entire structure and Rage's forces as well. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Universe (2008)===<br /> [[Image:TFU08-toy Brimstone.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Puff the Tragic Dragon.]]<br /> *'''Mini-Con Class 12 Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)<br /> **''Series:'' Armada Series<br /> <br /> : Brimstone was repurposed from [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], who was a [[Mini-Con]] in the "[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada Series]]". Brimstone is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Nightscream (Classics)| Nightscream]], in sludge green and off yellow, transforming into a winged dragon. He was originally available only as part of a K-Mart [[exclusive]] twelve-pack along with [[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], and [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]].<br /> <br /> : This mold was also used to make [[Dragoyell]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Brimstone/brimstone.htm More information on Brimstone at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> *'''Brimstone''' (Mini-Con, 2009)<br /> <br /> : Brimstone was also sold on an individual card in the US, first through discount chains like Big Lots! and then as part of the holiday toy stock up at Shop and Stop and Family Dollar. This release is identical to the multi-pack version.<br /> <br /> *'''Brimstone''' (Mini-Con w/ candy, 2010)<br /> <br /> : In the UK, all twelve Mini-Cons from the original "Mini-Con Class 12 Pack" set were released in individual [[Blindpacking|blind-pack]]ed bags with "[[energon fizzy sweets]]" candies, distributed by [[The Little Factory Ltd]]. Though all of these Mini-Cons are actually new molds with numerous tiny differences from the originals, Brimstone is one of the few toys with a major change; this version is cast in much brighter, more primary shades of green. His [[paint operation]]s, however, use the same desaturated shades of green as the original.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Repurposed toys]]<br /> [[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Shockwave_(WFC)&diff=783036 Shockwave (WFC) 2013-02-11T07:01:47Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Beast Hunters */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Shockwave}}<br /> :''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shockwave-RageoftheDinobots3cover.jpg|right|thumb|300px|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic]]<br /> <br /> '''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]<br /> <br /> During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (Prime)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors. <br /> <br /> Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics===<br /> <br /> [[Image:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And as purple as he is logical.]]<br /> <br /> Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to the investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}<br /> <br /> Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! {{storylink|Last Stand}}<br /> <br /> Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into forms resembling those alien creatures. These Autobot heroes would become the greatest Decepticon weapons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}<br /> <br /> As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quells this visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral beserker. {{storylink|Fall}}<br /> <br /> After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind. Left to his own devices, Shockwave rediscovered a forgotten race of Transformers, the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s, and kept close contact with one of their leaders, [[Ser-Ket]]. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1}}<br /> <br /> === ''Prime'' cartoon ===<br /> {{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English)|[[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese), [[Uli Krohm]] (German)}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]<br /> <br /> While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineering [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Shockwave was still inside the space bridge when it exploded, but Cliffjumper hoped he survived, as he wanted a rematch. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===<br /> Shockwave cloned [[Lazerback]] in a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]], unaware his subject could hear everything he said. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''<br /> <br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum<br /> <br /> {{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}<br /> <br /> Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks. <br /> {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''<br /> [[Image:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|300px|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]<br /> When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reisde in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (Prime)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the large reptiles he saw on the planet.<br /> <br /> After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on the Autobot's Ark, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get the there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower. <br /> <br /> Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (WFC)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his left arm off and knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers On Your Street''===<br /> Shockwave arrived on [[You|your]] street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''<br /> [[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]<br /> Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." <br/> "Acknowledged, Master Control." <br/> "End of line."]]<br /> *'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''01 / 003'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, revealing a socket on his wrist that a tab underneath his cannon can mount to. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large y-shaped barrel that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The y-shaped barrel part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.<br /> <br /> :Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the y-shaped barrel part, effectively serving as an extension of the barrel in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).<br /> <br /> :The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.<br /> <br /> : This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Air Raid (FOC)|Air Raid]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]<br /> *'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, [[December 15|12-15]]-[[2012|12]])<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the first release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s. <br /> <br /> : Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Beast Hunters===<br /> [[Image:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|350px|The red armor is removable, [[Show accuracy|but why would you do that?]]]]<br /> *'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, [[April]]-[[2013]])<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''<br /> : Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]''. <br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.<br /> * As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.<br /> * Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.<br /> * In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.<br /> * The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such. <br /> * For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."<br /> * The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]]. <br /> * According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence- and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...<br /> * Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Hall of Fame]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Scientists]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Skystalker_(Prime)&diff=783033 Skystalker (Prime) 2013-02-11T06:47:30Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|predaconprime}}<br /> {{disambig3|Skystalker}}<br /> :''Skystalker is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:BHtoy Deluxe Skystalker.jpg|thumb|400px|Fo Krah Diin!]]<br /> '''Skystalker''' is one of the Predacons subjected to hyper-evolution by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. After being granted greater intelligence, his propensity for logic and deliberation pleased his creator. In battle, he can unleash a torrent of freezing gas, capable of rendering Autobot armor dangerously brittle. His resemblance to [[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]] is uncanny.<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Beast Hunters===<br /> *'''Skystalker''' (Deluxe, 2013)<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> {{charstub}}<br /> [[Category:Prime Predacons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Mortal_Combat!_Twenty_Thousand_Meters_in_the_Sky&diff=782279 Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky 2013-02-08T02:38:03Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Comicstory|<br /> |seriesissue = ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' 4th Operation<br /> |prev = 100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!<br /> |next = A Battle Fought Alone<br /> |title = "Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky"<br /> |japanese = 死闘! 上空2万メートル<br /> |romaji = Shitō! Jōkū 2 Man Meter<br /> |image = BWN Manga 4 title page.jpg<br /> |caption = Kano, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage...<br /> |published in = ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''<br /> |publisher = [[Kodansha]]<br /> |date = June [[1999]]<br /> |coverdate = July 1999<br /> |script = [[Shōji Imaki]]<br /> |artist = [[Shōji Imaki]]<br /> |continuity = ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]'' manga<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Stampy is thrust to the forefront when an Angolmois capsule is found on a frozen planet.'''<br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> When an [[Angolmois]] capsule is detected on [[Greengard]], [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]] relates the legend of the [[Yggdrasill]], which provides for eternal greenery on the planet. [[Break]] is elated at the description of Greengard, having tired of hot planets like [[Luxor]]. However, his illusions are shattered when the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' reaches Greengard and reveals it to be a icy planet. Break is furious at this revelation, to the bemusement of [[Big Convoy]], who would have considered it ideal for a penguin like Break.<br /> <br /> In the mission to find the capsule, Big Convoy chooses [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] to be the field leader, to the surprise of the [[Maximal]]s. Break and Longrack fume over not being chosen for leadership, but [[Cohrada]] offers support to Stampy. The Maximals set out, but Big Convoy elects to stay on the ''Gung Ho'', where he is expecting the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], who warp to the planet on the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. There, they are surprised to come right to Big Convoy's face. The Maximal pulls out the [[Big Cannon]] and takes a shot at the ''Dinosaur'', barely missing. The Predacons are elated at Big's apparent bad aim till the ship is soon enveloped by an avalanche. Magmatron is unfettered and leaps out of the ''Dinosaur'', cutting up the ''Gung Ho'' and beginning a battle with Big Convoy on the ship's hull.<br /> <br /> The Maximal team has found the location of the Angolmois—on top of the tallest peak on the planet. They begin climbing, an exercise they are not enjoying. Stampy, however, is finding the task easy, as he can hop up the mountain of ice and is used to the climate from living on his snowy homeworld. The Maximals are soon attacked by [[Archadis]], a Predacon mercenary who uses his ability of flight to its fullest extent to attack the land-bound Maximals.<br /> <br /> Elsewhere, Big Convoy and Magmatron are battling, with Magmatron taking every opportunity to prevent Big Convoy from drawing his Big Cannon. He pulls out a multitude of tricks, such as using his Seasaur head to strike at Big Convoy and separating his Skysaur component from his body. The Predacon makes vague allusions to Big Convoy's birth that confuses the Maximal.<br /> <br /> On the ice mountain, all of the Maximals transform. However, Stampy refuses to, being scared out of his wits. Even still, he warns the others to not use their firepower, as the resulting shocks could cause an avalanche. Archadis revels in his flight and notes that Stampy is the leader of the rope that connects all of the Maximals—take him down and the rest follow. Stampy, in his despair, recalls [[Stampy's mother|his mother]]'s words, that rabbits were not given fangs or strength, but received strong hind legs to jumper higher than everything else. Using his legs, Stampy performs the "Stampy Moonsault" on Archadis, blasting him off. The Maximals reach the peak and find the capsule surrounded by ice. Breaking through the block causes something!<br /> <br /> Big Convoy grapples with Magmatron, both hands full and unable to reach his Big Cannon, as his foe mocks him, telling him he has nothing and nobody to fight for. Big Convoy disagrees—he has his Big Cannon, and uses his mammoth-mode trunk, part of the cannon itself, to reach around and pull the weapon's trigger, blasting Magmatron off into the horizon. The ''Gung Ho'' speeds to the other Maximals, where it is revealed that Greengard has reverted to being an paradise—the tall mountain was Yggdrasill itself!<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |h1=[[Maximal]]s<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Heinrad]] (1)<br /> *[[Break]] (2)<br /> *[[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] (3)<br /> *[[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]] (4)<br /> *[[Big Convoy]] (5)<br /> *[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (6)<br /> <br /> |h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]<br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Guiledart]] (7)<br /> *[[Magmatron]] (8)<br /> *[[Saberback]] (9)<br /> *[[Dead End (BWN)|Dead End]] (10)<br /> *[[Sling]] (11)<br /> *[[Archadis]] (13)<br /> <br /> |h3=Others<br /> |c3=*[[Stampy's mother]] (12)<br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> "Wow, is the next planet so good? Because [[Luxor]] is the most horrible place, I can't stand want burning heat anymore! Hey Big Convoy, the next planet is PARADISE, right?"<br><br /> "...... I guess so"<br><br /> "(After arriving Greengard) DAMN YOU!! What kind of PARADISE is this!!"<br><br /> "Isn't it a paradise for a penguin like you?"<br /> :—'''Break''' is extremely to see that the planet isn't what he expects and gets mocked by '''Big Convoy''' for being a penguin.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Comparing to a stupid penguin and a coward giraffe, you are more suitable to be a leader."<br /> :—'''Cohrada''' tells Stampy that he is a better leader than the other two.<br /> <br /> <br /> "I'm pity for you not having such beautiful feathers like me, especially you, a bird that CAN'T fly!!"<br /> :—'''Archadis''' mocks Break, who is a penguin.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Like you said, I am always alone, so I never trust anyone —except for My Cannon."<br /> :—'''Big Convoy'''<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:bwn-bigconvoy-manga-04-bigcannon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br /> <br /> * Judging by the ability he displays near the end of the issue—actually being able to move and control his cannon through apparent mental command—it could be that the Big Cannon is ''part'' of Big Convoy, rather than just his weapon, akin to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s relationship with [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. That said, the gun ''is'' plugged into his back at the time, so it may only apply because of that. Nonetheless, it's the only instance in any fiction to explore the ramifications of the common Beast Era design philosophy that sees intrinsic beast mode components winding up on weapons, rather than on the robots themselves.<br /> * Longrack is surprised to learn that Break has [[wikipedia:acrophobia|acrophobia]], while Heinrad mocks Break for it. Break replies it is because he is a bird unable to fly, which he is not proud of.<br /> * It is revealed that Stampy's home plant is a cold environment.<br /> * Archadis' visor is [[Transformer clothing#Others|removable]].<br /> * The currency used in this continuity is "Gold" as Mamgatron pays Archadis 1 million gold per Maximal.<br /> * Archadis possesses a dagger called "Ryūsei Kochō Ken" (龍星古鳥剣, "Dino Star Ancient Bird Sword"), hidden in the mouth of his beast mode.<br /> * Many toy gimmicks of Big Convoy and Magmatron's can be seen in their battle.<br /> <br /> ===Real-world references===<br /> *The issue features some references from [[wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]. For example, Yggdrasill takes its name from [[wikipedia:Yggdrasil|Yggdrasill]], the "World Tree", while the planet Greengard is named in a manner similar to "[[wikipedia:Asgard|Asgard]]" and "[[wikipedia:Midgard|Midgard]]".<br /> <br /> ===Trivia===<br /> *Archadis mocks Break, referring to the fact that penguins are birds that can't fly. However, it is debatable whether an ''[[Wikipedia:Archaeopteryx|Archaeopteryx]]'', which Archadis is, can fly or only glide, not to mention its uncertain scientific classification of being a bird.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Neo issues]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Shockwave_(WFC)&diff=777351 Shockwave (WFC) 2013-01-08T05:42:18Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* IDW comics */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Shockwave}}<br /> :''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Shockwave-RageoftheDinobots3cover.jpg|right|thumb|300px|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic]]<br /> <br /> '''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]<br /> <br /> During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (Prime)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].<br /> <br /> When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors. <br /> <br /> Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW comics===<br /> <br /> [[Image:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And as purple as he is logical.]]<br /> <br /> Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to the investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}<br /> <br /> Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! {{storylink|Last Stand}}<br /> <br /> Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into forms resembling those alien creatures. These Autobot heroes would become the greatest Decepticon weapons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}<br /> <br /> As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quells this visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral beserker. {{storylink|Fall}}<br /> <br /> After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind. Left to his own devices, Shockwave rediscovered a forgotten race of Transformers, the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s, and kept close contact with one of their leaders, [[Ser-Ket]]. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1}}<br /> <br /> === ''Prime'' cartoon ===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[David Sobolov]] (English)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]<br /> <br /> While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineering [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Shockwave was still inside the space bridge when it exploded, but Cliffjumper hoped he survived, as he wanted a rematch. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''<br /> <br /> [[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum<br /> <br /> {{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}<br /> <br /> Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks. <br /> {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''<br /> [[Image:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|300px|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]<br /> When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reisde in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (Prime)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the large reptiles he saw on the planet.<br /> <br /> After [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on the Autobot's Ark, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get the there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower. <br /> <br /> Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (Prime)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his right arm off and knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers On Your Street''===<br /> Shockwave arrived on [[You|your]] street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}<br /> <br /> ==Commercial appearances==<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''<br /> [[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]<br /> Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." <br/> "Acknowledged, Master Control." <br/> "End of line."]]<br /> *'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''01 / 003'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon<br /> <br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, revealing a socket on his wrist that a tab underneath his cannon can mount to. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large y-shaped barrel that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The y-shaped barrel part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.<br /> <br /> :Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the y-shaped barrel part, effectively serving as an extension of the barrel in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).<br /> <br /> :The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.<br /> <br /> : This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Air Raid (FOC)|Air Raid]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]<br /> *'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, [[December 15|12-15]]-[[2012|12]])<br /> **''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron<br /> <br /> : Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the first release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s. <br /> <br /> : Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.<br /> * As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.<br /> * Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.<br /> * In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.<br /> * The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such. <br /> * For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."<br /> * The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]]. <br /> * According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence- and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...<br /> * Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Scientists]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Fall_of_Cybertron_(video_game)&diff=775921 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game) 2013-01-01T21:17:31Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Transformers references */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Template:Nav-foc}}<br /> {{videogame<br /> |prev=Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)<br /> |title=''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''<br /> |image=Fall of Cybertron PC cover.jpg‎<br /> |caption=Reminds you of ''Gears of War'', don't it?<br /> |developer=[[High Moon Studios]] (console), [[Mercenary Technology]] (PC)<br /> |publisher=[[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]<br /> |writtenby=[[Dan Jolley]]<br /> |date=[[August 21]], [[2012]]<br /> |platform=PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 PC<br /> |ratings=ESRB: T<br>PEGI: 12<br /> }}<br /> '''''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''''' is a direct sequel to the 2010 game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)| War for Cybertron]]'' that was released on [[August 21]], [[2012]]. Published by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]] and developed by [[High Moon Studios]] (with the PC version being handled by [[Mercenary Technology]]), the game is a continuation of the events of ''War for Cybertron'', It explores the [[Autobot]]s' attempts to escape from a rapidly deteriorating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', as well as the gradual downfall and collapse of the remnants of Cybertronian society. A side story also focuses on the creation of the [[Dinobot (Prime)| Dinobots]]. <br /> <br /> ==Synopsis==<br /> ===Chapter I: The Exodus===<br /> :''Character: [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]''<br /> <br /> The [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] heads off to the portal which will take them to [[Earth]]. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] invades the ship using the ''[[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', sending [[Decepticon]]s over directly to the bridge of the Ark, forcing Bumblebee, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] to fight off the aggressors. With more Decepticons swarming the engine room, Optimus heads off to help, leaving Bumblebee to protect the bridge. The artillery cannons are taken offline and the ship blows a [[moleculon fuse|fuse]]. Ratchet sends Bumblebee off to fix it, and after braving nearly being sucked into space, the scout soon replaces the fuse and ascending up a lift to the defense tower. He witnesses Autobots being overrun by a [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]] and then on another level, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]] and [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] attacking. He reaches the defense mainframe and rushes the Decepticon manning it, reactivating the Ark's guns. The tower is hit by a claw that knocks him down a shaft. With his alternator jarred back into gear, Bumblebee transforms and races through an outer area, avoiding explosions, Decepticon tow cables and large chunks of rubble. He passes [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]] having a [[Brawl (WFC)|brawl]] and bringing an [[Onslaught (WFC)|onslaught]] of destruction. He makes it to a stronghold, restocking on ammo, [[energon]] and weapons. He fights his way through a few waves of Decepticons, making his way to the engine room, where Prime and Megatron are doing battle. He pushes through enemy lines, with the help of two Titans, and makes his way to the engine room. There he finds Optimus and Megatron engaging in a fierce melee battle on the hull of the ship, and just as Megatron fires a huge cannon at Optimus, Bumblebee throws himself forwards, taking the shot meant for Prime. As Bumblebee falls, Optimus lifts his body...<br /> <br /> ===Chapter II: Defend the Ark===<br /> :''Character: Optimus Prime''<br /> Six days earlier, the Autobots are preparing the last transport for launch. [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] reports the energon reserves are aboard, and Perceptor is overseeing city shutdown, only for the news to come that the Decepticons have invaded the city. Optimus tries to contact [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]], as it's his sector the Decepticons have invaded, but gets no answer. As Prime moves to head out, a [[Warp Cannon]] crashes to the ground nearby and targets the Ark. Optimus heads through the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] ruins and enters Autobot City through a side door to find the Autobots trying to get the city stable without the absent Grimlock. After helping Ratchet stabilize a badly-injured [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], Prime sends [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] to find where Grimlock's disappeared to. At the armory, [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] reports that [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and others are trapped in a nerve center, so he and Optimus fight their way there. After fighting off a horde of Decepticons, they unseal the [[detpak]] from the nerve center door. Sending Warpath back to the Ark, Optimus goes in to meet with Perceptor, who's struggling to get the city working again so they can fight off the Decepticons. He sends Prime to activate an old artillery gun using energon from the Ark, and Prime soon puts the weapon to good use taking out Decepticons. With news that the Warp Cannons are firing on the Ark, Optimus heads to the engine room, but as he moves towards the flight deck, the corridors restructure around him. Decepticons, including [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], have invaded the area, and Optimus finds many bodies, but heads for the neutron cannon. After fighting his way through more Decepticons, he brings the neutron gun online, but again the targeting is out. Optimus takes manual control and helps defend the Ark refueling station from a number of Decepticon tanks. When the cannon runs out of energon, Optimus heads back inside the city and is guided by a mysterious intelligence to the city's core where he pulls a lever... and the entire city transforms into [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]].<br /> <br /> ===Chapter III: Metroplex Heeds the Call===<br /> :''Character: Optimus Prime''<br /> Optimus and Metroplex head for the Iacon ruins where the Warp Cannons are located. Once they find the first Warp Cannon, Metroplex laboriously synchronizes his targeting systems with Optimus and together they take out the first cannon. Moving on, Prime helps the survivors of a crashed Autobot ship and finds Warpath in a huge plaza. With the second Warp Cannon shelling them, they head into a building and manage to get close enough to the cannon for Optimus to mark it for destruction by Metroplex. That done, Optimus heads down more corridors and is confronted by three Leapers, which Metroplex handily takes out by putting a fist through the wall. After fighting his way across a huge bridge, Prime gets close enough to the last Warp Cannon to mark it, only for it to take out Metroplex first. With no other choice, Optimus makes his way to the base of the cannon and forces open a door, only to be blasted by Starscream, bashed by Brawl and Onslaught, and dragged in front of Megatron. While Starscream gloats at his victory over Prime, Megatron simply blasts his Air Commander before killing an Autobot in front of the bound Prime. Luckily it turns out Metroplex is back online, and he rips the roof off Megatron's throne room before smashing Megatron into the ground repeatedly with his fist. Starscream pronounces Megatron dead, himself leader and orders the Decepticons back to base. The day is won, but unfortunately all the Autobots' energon is exhausted and they need to find more. Prime believes Grimlock may hold the key, and says Jazz and [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] are tracking down their missing comrade.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter IV: Eye of the Storm===<br /> :''Character: Cliffjumper''<br /> [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] drops Jazz and Cliffjumper off over the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in the middle of a rust storm to look for Grimlock. In a ruined base, they find a crashed ship which they recognize as one that was stolen by Grimlock from the base. They soon spot Decepticons moving around and sneak inside the base. As they stealthily make their way through, they overhear some Decepticons discussing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and his "pets". Using a garbage conveyor, Cliffjumper finds himself in an ancient tomb where guardians are roaming around, scanning for Autobots. Jazz reports the rust storm is increasing in intensity outside. Cliffjumper finds a huge domed room and activates a starmap that shows him an image of [[Earth]]. Continuing through the tomb, Cliffjumper finds more Decepticons, plus sword marks and a trail of destruction he recognizes as Grimlock's work. Eventually he reaches outside again and spots Jazz, but a collapse cuts them off from each other. Cliff hunts through the storm and finds Jazz, freeing his companion from some fallen debris. They soon find more devastation and Jazz detects a faint Autobot distress signal which Cliffjumper tracks to a huge pit, just as the Decepticons seal it. Luckily the two Autobots find a huge bomb they use to blow the pit open and, leaving Cliffjumper behind, Jazz leaps in.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter V: Cut and Run===<br /> :''Character: Jazz''<br /> Jazz reaches the bottom of the pit and quickly finds [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] in [[stasis lock]]. The audio he plays back from Sludge's memory is not promising. The meaning of the green pods Jazz spots is clear when he finds himself under attack by the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] horde. He blasts a tank which releases a toxic green gas, and he has to race to escape in time. Escaping the pit, he seals it and pair continue to look for the source of the distress signal. They stumble on a huge lake filled with energon which the Decepticons are mining. They fight their way across the moat to the Decepticon facility where Cliffjumper promptly manages to trip an alarm. Jazz utilizes a network of service tunnels, but creeping down one of them, he falls through a grating and is ambushed. Naturally he fights the Decepticons off and even helps out Cliffjumper who's pinned down by Wall Crawlers and other Decepticons. The pair rendezvous at the other side of the moat and head inside the tower. Within, they find Insecticons in tubes and a map pointing to Earth's solar system. Intriguing! Further in, they find Shockwave arguing with Starscream via hologram. Cliffjumper fails to creep up on Shockwave, who sets a bunch of Insecticons on them before leaving. While Jazz keeps the Insecticons busy, Cliffjumper diverts toxic waste into the refinery to make it overload. The refinery starts to melt down and the pair book out, getting picked up by Sideswipe just in time. Jazz contacts Optimus with the news there's a lake of energon ripe for the taking. The Autobots begin preparing a massive energon transport to take the energon to the Ark.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter VI: Death from Above===<br /> :''Character: Vortex''<br /> The Decepticons get wind of the Autobot plan, and as the transport heads back with a load of energon, Starscream tasks the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s with intercepting it and leading it to an ambush. [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] are sent to clear a short-cut so Brawl can take a dropship and destroy a bridge. They fly through an ancient Autobot city. The pair run into Autobots though, and Blast Off ends up racing ahead, leaving Vortex to fight them. They eventually reach the bridge, but when Brawl shells it, they find it's shielded. Vortex deactivates the shielding, allowing Brawl to take out the side supports. The central support is a little trickier, and Brawl has to blow a hole in it so Vortex can get in to find the shield controls. After fighting more Autobots, including a Titan, Vortex uses a detpak on the central support and races out as the bridge collapses.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter VII: Belly of the Beast===<br /> :''Character: Swindle''<br /> Starscream springs his ambush on the transport, but the transport's defenses blast them. Onslaught exasperatedly sends [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] under the transport to try to stop it. Swindle takes out the rear wheels and heads to the front, using his grapple to avoid the deadly acid pools, and takes out the front wheels. This unleashes a pair of titans which he has to destroy. However just as victory looks certain, the transport's wheels convert into jets. As the transport takes to the air, Swindle grapples on board.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter VIII: Combaticons Combine!===<br /> :''Character: Swindle/Bruticus''<br /> Within the transport, Swindle begins heading through the transport, aiming to take out the anti-aircraft defenses so the other Combaticons can come over in their drop ship. He blows a hole in an exterior wall and starts making his way along the side of the transport. Starscream announces he's calling off the assault, but is corrected by Onslaught, who still believes they can pull it off. Swindle finds the anti-aircraft cannons can be destroyed by simply shooting the shells being fed into them, so he does that, then moves around to the other side of the ship. Unfortunately the Autobots are wise to what the Decepticons are doing and destroy the controls for the shell feed shields so Swindle can't deactivate them. Onslaught brings the drop ship around, and Swindle hops on. Once he uses the top turret to destroy the last gun emplacement, the Combaticons merge into [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]] and start breaking things. He smashes through the transports turbine and break into the control room where the Combaticons split and make swift work of the Autobots. Unfortunately though they have the transport in their control, it's badly damaged and going down, and they can do little more than try to control its course as it crashes. Starscream's unimpressed that they managed to destroy half the energon supply in the crash, and when Onslaught talks back, pointing that the Autobots would have gotten all of it if they did nothing and everything going wrong was a result of Starscream's incompetence, Starscream orders the Combaticons arrested.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter IX: Megatron Returns===<br /> :''Character: [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]/Megatron''<br /> In his [[Soundwave's workshop|old workshop]] under the gladiator pits, Soundwave powers up the assembly systems so he can put Megatron's salvaged body back together. With the help of his minions, he manages to get Megatron back in one piece and uses an infusion of [[Dark Energon]] to bring his master back to life. Megatron's enraged by the news Starscream is in charge and, grabbing his cannon, heads out to confront his former lieutenant. He arrives, naturally, in the middle of Starscream's coronation. Starscream sets the assembled Decepticons onto their former leader, but as Megatron points out, he was practically forged in these arenas. Once he finishes with the many, many Decepticons, he blasts Starscream who flees. Onslaught offers to chase them down, but Megatron doesn't consider him a threat and has other plans. As the Decepticons move a huge statue of him into pride of place, Megatron meets with Shockwave who has deciphered the ancient technology to open wormholes and located a suitably energy rich planet for them to plunder. Megatron boards a drop ship and heads for the crater where [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] crashed with the intention of recovering the giant Decepticon's power core. Unfortunately his drop ship is shot down on the way.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter X: The Final Countdown===<br /> :''Character: Megatron''<br /> Jumping clear of the ship, Megatron notes that the Autobots have installed anti-aircraft defenses. Once the Decepticons assault the facility and take it over, Soundwave detects a power source nearby—the Autobots are using Trypticon's power core as an energy source. Furious, Megatron goes to investigate and takes out the defenses surrounding the main compound before calling in Bruticus to clear a path. The Combiner makes short work of the remaining Autobots and holds the massive doors open so Megatron can enter. After emptying the main compound of Autobots, he enters the main building where some Autobots are reporting to Optimus. Megatron slags them and makes it clear he blames Optimus for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s depleted state. The Autobots redouble their attempts to keep Megatron away, but as he gets closer to Trypticon, he realizes that the Autobots haven't removed the power core—Trypticon is still functional. Fighting through more Autobot defenses, including a titan, Megatron gets to Trypticon's legs and finds they've been bound. A few shots of Megatron's cannon frees them. Trypticon's torso is similarly easy to find, with a little help from Laserbeak. Once Megatron breaks Trypticon's bonds, Soundwave arrives and hacks the computer while Megatron smashes the Autobots attacking them. Trypticon, however, is still badly damaged. Megatron informs Trypticon that he failed to destroy the Autobots and will be rebuilt into a new form—the ''Nemesis''.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter XI: Starscream's Betrayal===<br /> :''Characters: Decepticon trooper/Starscream/Grimlock''<br /> As the Nemesis nears launch, the Decepticons are roused by an alarm as someone tries to hack Shockwave's data logs. A trooper is sent to check the main server. As the two troopers enter the server, they discuss Starscream, only for Starscream himself to decloak and flatten them. He checks the data logs and finds that Shockwave's latest experiment is in the central tower. He uses EMP detpaks to take out the security towers providing the defenses, which takes out the [[force field]]s protecting the maintenance shafts. Flying inside, he finds Shockwave experimenting on Grimlock with [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], and [[Sharpshot]]. Once they leave, Starscream drops into the lab and informs Grimlock he'll be set free if he pledges allegiance to the Air Commander. Grimlock's responds that he can free himself and throws Starscream into a wall before going to look for [[Swoop (Prime)|Swoop]]. He finds Swoop, only to be confronted by a hologram of Shockwave, who has predicted this move. After destroying all the Decepticons who come, he solves the problem of freeing Swoop by smashing things and the pair look for the rest of their team. They find more of Shockwave's experiments—Insecticons in tubes—and Swoop remembers where [[Slug]] is. Unfortunately Hardshell is waiting for them with some artillery, and Grimlock has to throw fuel pods at him until the ship's destroyed. Grimlock holds the Insecticon up to the optical scanner so they can progress. When they reach the surgical lab, it's totally trashed and there's a big hole in the floor. Grimlock and Swoop jump in.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter XII: Grimlock Smash===<br /> :''Character: Grimlock/Swoop''<br /> Beneath the lab, the ground gives way under Grimlock, dropping him into a tunnel, and he decides they'll split up to find Slug. He soon finds the area is infested with Insecticons. Shockwave's voice rings out, telling Grimlock that he has yet to fulfill his full potential and transform, and Kickback has volunteered to help. The Insecticon taunts Grimlock and unleashes a huge "bruiser" Insecticon to fight him. When Grimlock is angry enough, he finally changes form into a space ''T-rex''. Kickback decides discretion is the better part of not being slagged, but before he can escape, the door crashes down on him as Slug enters. Slug relates the news that Sludge didn't make it out of the caves, and [[Snarl (Prime)|Snarl]]'s been taken by Shockwave for "extensive testing". As they step outside where Swoop is waiting, they see Shockwave's [[space bridge]] tower firing up. They soon track down Snarl being guarded by Sharpshot and squash his captor. Searching for a place to take shelter and patch up Snarl, they find an observatory and Slug discovers Shockwave's plans to open a space bridge portal. They contact Prime orders Grimlock to return to base, but Grimlock insists on taking the space bridge himself. With Swoop's help, he flies to the tower and fights his way though more Decepticons until he finds Shockwave working. As he goes to hit Shockwave, he's seized by energy chains, while Shockwave reports to Megatron that all is ready. Grimlock switches to dino mode to break free and rip Shockwave's arm off before bashing the space bridge which explodes. Back in Autobot City, the Autobots note that Megatron's portal is becoming unstable and decide they must urgently launch. Metroplex offers whatever spark energy he has left, which allows the Autobots to launch the Ark, at the cost of Metroplex's life.<br /> <br /> ===Chapter XIII: Till All Are One===<br /> :''Characters: Soundwave/Jetfire/Bruticus/Jazz/Optimus/Megatron''<br /> The ''Nemesis'' draws close to the ''Ark'' as it nears the portal. Megatron orders Soundwave to lead the first wave of the assault. Soundwave rides a tow cable over and, with the help of Rumble and Laserbeak, neutralizes the Ark's cannons. The Decepticons begin their assault en-mass. [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] flies outside and severs the tow cables, but even though he's successful, Bruticus flies right past him and lands on the hull of the ''Ark''. After smashing his way through the Autobot defenses, he busts the ship's main energon tank. Jetfire raises the alarm, and Jazz responds. He tries grappling onto Bruticus and shooting the giant in the face, but with the help of Jetfire and an EMP mine, the Autobots hit Bruticus with a series of air strikes, sending him flying off into space. Elsewhere, Bumblebee jumps in the path of Megatron's shot, saving Optimus. Enraged, Optimus punches Megatron across the hull and they face off once again. Their fight is eventually interrupted by the unstable space bridge portal sucking them and both starships in before closing.<br /> <br /> ==Featured characters==<br /> {{featuredcharacters<br /> |c1=<br /> *[[Optimus_Prime_(Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] <br /> *[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])<br /> *[[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br /> *[[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])<br /> *[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])<br /> *[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] ([[Troy Baker]])<br /> *[[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])<br /> *[[Swoop (Prime)|Swoop]] ([[Mark Allan Stewart]])<br /> *[[Slug]] ([[Travis Willingham]])<br /> *[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] <br /> *[[Snarl (Prime)|Snarl]] ([[Sam Riegel]])<br /> *[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] ([[Jamieson Price]])<br /> *[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])<br /> *[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])<br /> *[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]<br /> *[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]<br /> *[[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br /> *[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]<br /> *[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]<br /> *[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]] <ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/26/play-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-multiplayer-on-july-31 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - G1 Optimus Vignette]</ref><br /> *[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/transformers-video-game-discussion/27314578d1345329191-full-game-being-played-live-right-now-um.jpg]</ref><br /> *[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]<br /> |c2=<br /> *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br /> *[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]]) <br /> *[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])<br /> *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])<br /> *[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] ([[Travis Willingham]])<br /> *[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])<br /> *[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] ([[Steve Blum]])<br /> *[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])<br /> *[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] ([[Nolan North]])<br /> *[[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]] ([[Nolan North]])<br /> *[[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]]<br /> *[[Sharpshot]] ([[Steve Blum]])<br /> *[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] ([[Troy Baker]])<br /> *[[Hardshell]]<br /> *[[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])<br /> *[[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]]<br /> *[[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]<br /> *[[Dragstrip]]<br /> *[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/transformers-video-game-discussion/27312924d1344389064-fall-cybertron-quake.png</ref><br /> *[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]<br /> *[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]<br /> *[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]<br /> *[[Leaper]]<br /> *[[Guardian (FOC)|Guardian]]<br /> *[[Wall Crawler]]<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/20/clever-devils-the-enemies-and-ai-of-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The AI of War for Cybertron]]</ref><br /> |nonumbering=true<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Quotes==<br /> "All we want is to leave!"<br /><br /> "No one leaves without ''my'' permission!"<br /><br /> "''I wasn't asking''."<br /><br /> :—What '''Optimus Prime''' thought would be the last time he would have to tell '''Megatron''' how it was.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Cliffjumper, you catch any of that?"<br /><br /> "You mean the screaming, the horror, followed by more screaming?"<br /><br /> "Uh, yeah, that'd be it."<br /> :—'''Jazz''' and '''Cliffjumper''' discuss what they heard from Sludge's memory core.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Always tinkering, aren't you, Shockwave? Must be quite the test!"<br /><br /> :—'''Starscream''', after hearing Shockwave and the Insecticons discuss experiments on Grimlock.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Nothing feels right... Hard to think."<br /> :—'''Grimlock''', shortly after breaking free.<br /> <br /> <br /> "I remember you, Grimlock. Do you remember me? Me? Me?"<br /><br /> "''Kickback''..."<br /> :—'''Kickback''' taunts '''Grimlock''' to provoke him into transforming.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Kickback''': Time for me to take my leave!<br /><br /> ''[Slug knocks the door down on Kickback]'' <br /><br /> '''Slug''': Excuse me.<br /> :—[[The Transformers: The Movie|Never gets old]], '''Slug'''.<br /> <br /> <br /> "You're weak, Optimus. You run when you should fight!"<br /> :—'''Grimlock''' gives Optimus a piece of his mind.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Pathetic! This is the so called Ark? The Autobots have placed all of their hopes on a glorified cargo hauler!"<br /> :—'''Megatron''' gives his two cents about the Ark.<br /> <br /> <br /> "After eons of conflict, I finally see the truth of your words, Megatron."<br /><br /> "And what might that be, Optimus?"<br /><br /> ''[Megatron swings his sword, only for Optimus to stop his strike]'' <br /><br /> "This universe, no matter how vast, will never be big enough for you and I to coexist. "<br /><br /> ''[Optimus punches Megatron across the Ark]'' <br /><br /> :—'''Optimus Prime''' tells '''Megatron''' that he's done holding back.<br /> <br /> <br /> "Metroplex heeds the call of the last Prime"<br /> :—'''Metroplex''' assures Optimus that he's not there to render him into his component molecules.<br /> <br /> ==Gameplay==<br /> Like ''War for Cybertron'', this game is an over-the-shoulder first-person shooter. The player has access to a range of weapons split between light and heavy and can carry one of each class at a time. As one would expect from a ''Transformers'' game, the player character can also transform to [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] which provides more maneuverability and in some cases the power of flight. Whereas in the previous game, characters had two abilities that were charged up by shooting opponents, each character now has "dash" and a unique ability that works on a time recharge. Abilities include Vortex's shockwave, Cliffjumper's cloaking, and Optimus Prime's ability to order a missile strike.<br /> <br /> While ''War for Cybertron'' had three-bot teams in each campaign level, with the user playing as their choice of the three, ''Fall of Cybertron'' instead follows a single character at a time, though the character often teams up with other NPCs. This allows levels to be tailored to the player character's special abilities, such as Jazz's level having plenty of places to use his grapple, and Megatron's levels having places which are only reachable by hovering. The player will sometimes also automatically switch between characters as the narrative demands.<br /> <br /> ''Fall of Cybertron'' introduces an upgrade mechanic. The player collects energon from defeated opponents which they can use at [[Teletraan-1]] machines scattered throughout the levels to buy character upgrades, T.E.C.H. items such as [[C.L.U.T.C.H.]] drones, and weapon upgrades. Upgrades carry over between characters, so Megatron gets the benefit of upgrades purchased by Optimus Prime. Collecting the blueprints hidden in each level unlocks more upgrades or weapons. Also hidden throughout the levels are audio logs, recordings left by various characters which give extra information or insight into an aspect of the game world.<br /> <br /> Grimlock's sections alter the game mechanics substantially. He has no ranged attack, relying on melee with his sword. Rather than gaining currency from defeating Decepticons, their deaths fill his "rage meter", eventually allowing him to transform to his dino mode that lets him use his [[fire-breath]] and jaws to wreak more havoc. Similarly, Bruticus behaves like a melee brawler, fighting with a mix of weaponry like Vortex's propellers, a flamethrower, and the [[Sonic Pain Wave]].<br /> <br /> ===Multiplayer===<br /> Fall of Cybertron follows War for Cybertron's tradition in having a fleshed-out, online multiplayer mode. The general idea is the same, but quite a number of gameplay elements have been added, removed, or altered. For example, vehicle mode abilities have been removed, but every character has the ability to dash. Weapons are also exclusive to each class and can't be wielded by other players. <br /> <br /> Players can create custom characters to participate in the regular multiplayer mode. Customization options are greatly expanded from the previous game: Individual heads, bodies/[[Alternate mode|alt-modes]], shoulders, arms, legs, and wheels can be selected, all based on existing character models. The color palette is also expanded, and players can alter the shininess of characters and choose from three different voices per faction. <br /> <br /> Characters level up by performing well in battle. Completing challenges will also yield experience points. Class weapons and abilities become unlocked by reaching certain levels. Reaching level 25 in every class unlocks "Prime Mode," which resets all experience points and challenges and gives the player a cool spinny icon next to his or her name. Reaching level 25 for all classes in Prime Mode grants the player access to "Elite" heads, which are 4 heads per class, and are the most iconic character of the class (Bumblebee, Optimus, Starscream and Megatron) with a crown.<br /> <br /> Finally, [[Energon shard]]s can be gained along with experience points and can be spent on custom body parts and decals. <br /> <br /> ;Classes<br /> The four classes return, with some alterations:<br /> *[[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrators]] - Cars. Fast, with an emphasis on stealth. Replaces the [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] class.<br /> *[[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]] - Trucks. Mixture of defensive and offensive abilities, with emphasis on explosions. Replaces the [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class.<br /> *[[Titan (FOC)|Titans]] - Tanks. Huge health and defense, heavy weapons. Replaces the [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]] class.<br /> *[[Scientist (WFC)|Scientists]] - Jets. Great speed, no armor, emphasis on healing and buffer abilities. <br /> <br /> ;Playlists<br /> *Team Death Match - [[Fred Tatasciore|''ELIMINATE THE ENEMY TEAM!'']] Kills count as points for the player's team, and 40 points are required to win on default settings.<br /> *Conquest - There are 3 nodes, A, B and C. Team members wait at nodes to fill a bar and capture the node, and all teams are competing constantly for the nodes. The possession of a node adds points, and the rate at which points are added is increased based on how many nodes the team has. The match ends once a team reaches 400 points.<br /> *Headhunter - This match is very similar to Team Deathmatch, except killed enemies drop their [[Spark]]. Players must pick up these sparks and return them to teamless nodes to gain a point per spark. These nodes occasionally move, the approaching change signaled by beacons that mark their location, which flash when nodes are about to move. <br /> *Capture the Flag - Both teams have flags in their base. Players must protect their own flag and capture the enemy flag. Each capture grants a point, and the amount of points required for a team to win is 3.<br /> <br /> ;Teletraan 1<br /> The signature Autobot computer here lets the player sift through global player rankings and see the challenges he or she has completed. Prime Mode is also activated through this menu.<br /> <br /> ;Escalation<br /> <br /> {{gamestub}}<br /> <br /> ==Transformers references==<br /> Aside from the obvious G1 inspired character designs, the game has some references to previous iterations of Transformers, a number of them from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].<br /> <br /> * Soundwave does a short impression of a light fixture.<br /> * Jazz and Cliffjumper are paired together, just as they were in the film and in the episode [[Starscream's Brigade]].<br /> * Jazz finds an inscription on a tank in the Sea of Rust that says "IX-XVII-MCMLXXXIV," or the date that "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" first aired.<br /> * During his coronation, Starscream is wearing the same crown his [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] wore in the movie, and the dialogue he has with Megatron during the scene is almost word for word as well. He even blasts him in tank mode, though this does not kill him like it did in the movie. The crown can be found in Starscream's level and worn for its duration.<br /> * When Megatron is done killing off soldiers under Starscream's command, Starscream calls Megatron a [[Pretender to the Throne!|pretender to the throne]]<br /> * When Kickback runs to the door, Slug pushes it from outside and the door falls, smashing Kickback to the ground and when Slug sees Kickback under the door, he says "Excuse me!". This is a straight homage to the scene where [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] pushes the door and it smashes the [[Quintesson]] prosecutor.<br /> * A secret room can be found in Grimlock's level containing his waiter outfit from "[[Madman's Paradise]]"; upon finding it, Grimlock utters his famous movie quote, "Me Grimlock no bozo, me king."<br /> * After defeating a group of Insecticons, Slug says that Grimlock tore through them like they were "[[beryllium baloney]]", but Grimlock says "[[cesium salami]]", mirroring the scene where their Generation 1 counterparts argue on [[Quintessa]].<br /> * In an audio log left by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is described as [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor]], a term which originated in [[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]].<br /> * The five [[Dinobot (Prime)|Dinobot]]s are originally grouped together as the "[[Lightning Strike Coalition]]", the name of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s breakaway Autobot faction in "[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages]]".<br /> * The [[Path Blaster]] is named for the [[Pathblaster]] from "[[Time Wars]]". One of its modifications is named for Generation 1 episode "[[The Gambler]]" and involves the use of [[Destronium]], a substance introduced in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''.<br /> * The [[Riot Cannon]]'s "Planet Buster" modification is likewise named after the [[Planet Buster]] that appeared in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<br /> * The [[neutron assault rifle]]'s special modification is the "P.O.K.E. Beta"—not the first [[Punch of Kill Everything]] reference in the game series.<br /> * One of the corrosive slime cannon's modifications for multiplayer is the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] Disperser.<br /> * Other weapon modifications available include [[tachyon transmitter]], [[fireblast]], [[turbo booster]]s, [[transwarp]] ballistics, and [[R-infinity accelerator|R-Infinity]] finders.<br /> * Bruticus's special attack is the [[Sonic Pain Wave]], one of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)| Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s weapons.<br /> * Teletraan 1 can't identify who belongs to what faction, referencing the first episode of G1 where Teletraan 1 repairs and reformats the Decepticons as well as the Autobots.<br /> * When Cliffjumper is accesing the Teletraan I store the computer may say, that there is no [[Glass Gas]] for the scout, it was the unique weapon of Cliffjumper in G1. <br /> * In Grimlock's secret room in the second level, there are three swords that resemble the [[Master Sword]] mounted on fixtures around the room. <br /> <br /> As part of the expanding [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]], ''Fall of Cybertron'' also incorporates thematic and visual references to the ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel and the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' television series:<br /> * Bumblebee's voice circuits/vocal processor having been damaged prior to the story's beginning, essentially rendering him mute.<br /> * Optimus Prime's [[Path Blaster|rifle]] design, which was described by [[High Moon Studios]] as being an earlier version of the rifles Optimus uses in the ''Prime'' television series.<br /> * Optimus being referred to as having been a librarian named Orion Pax and Megatron having been a gladiator from Kaon named Megatronus.<br /> * Cliffjumper's head design and Megatron's reformatted/rebuilt body design.<br /> * Dark Energon's power to revive the dead is an aspect from the ''Prime'' television series that was not seen in the previous game, ''War For Cybertron''.<br /> * Trypticon being reformatted into the ''Nemesis''.<br /> * The discovery that there were [[Ancient]]s who had traveled to other planets, particularly Earth. <br /> * One of the weapons is called an [[Energon Harvester]].<br /> <br /> ==PC version notes==<br /> <br /> Initially, developer High Moon Studios commented (as late as [[BotCon 2012]] on the end of April of that year) that there would not be a Windows PC version of ''Fall for Cybertron'' due to their own lack of experience with the PC platform and the criticism the PC version of ''War for Cybertron'' had received. However, shortly before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2012 in early June, publisher Activision announced a PC version of the game, to be developed by [[Mercenary Technology]], a new studio formed by "veterans of the industry".<br /> <br /> The PC version of ''Fall of Cybertron'' improves upon the console versions of ''Fall'' (and indeed the PC version of ''War for Cybertron'') by featuring higher quality graphics, higher resolution textures, runs at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second (versus 30 frames for the console version). Unfortunately, as is standard in most console game ports, the graphical settings are lacking and the controls cannot be reset/rebound.<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *A lot of characters fates are left unaccounted for by the end of the game. The Dinobots, Sideswipe, Perceptor and Warpath were not seen boarding the Ark, Cliffjumper was seen at the launch site but was not seen on the Ark itself, and [[Out of the Past|some events in ''Transformers: Prime'']] put his arrival on Earth in doubt. Starscream is left behind before the Nemesis launch (despite his being accounted for in [[Transformers: Exodus]] and [[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]), so how does he get to Earth? While ''Transformers: Prime'' confirms Hardshell's survival in this game, Kickback's fate is un-addressed and Bruticus is chucked off the Ark into space, leaving his fate open to question. Finally assuming that this game eventually follows into ''Transformers: Prime'', most characters on the Ark and Nemesis have not been seen in the series leaving their fates unclear. <br /> *This game, like its predecessor, plays a Stan Bush song at the end, this time being a slightly modified version of "[[The Touch]]", using elements from both the 2007 and 2009 versions to create a unique hybrid of the two.<br /> *One of the unlocks for beating the game is the Glass Gas Cannon, however, Teletraan still tells Cliffjumper during replays that it is not available.<br /> *In chapter 8, when Bruticus is beating the slag out of the Autobots, one of the screams used is the "Wilhelm Scream".<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Official Website]<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/06/november-cover-revealed-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx November cover revealed: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/07/transformers-high-moon-studios-tour.aspx Transformers: High Moon Studio tour] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/10/fall-of-cybertron-the-new-optimus-prime.aspx Fall of Cybertron: The New Optimus Prime] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_fall_of_cybertron/b/xbox360/archive/2011/10/14/grimlock-rises-in-transformers-fall-of-cybertron-teaser-trailer.aspx Grimlock Rises In Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Trailer] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/12/behind-the-crosshairs-the-weapons-of-transformers.aspx Behind the Crosshairs: The Weapons of Transformers] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://youtu.be/Tn4ECyCExeg Fall of Cybertron Teaser 01] @ YouTube<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/13/the-illustrated-tour-of-cybertron.aspx The Illustrated Tour of Cybertron] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/17/directing-transformers-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Story And Direction Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/19/animating-the-transformers.aspx Animating The Transformers] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/20/clever-devils-the-enemies-and-ai-of-fall-of-cybertron.aspx The Enemies & AI Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/21/transformers-resurrecting-the-dinobots.aspx Transformers: Resurrecting The Dinobots] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/24/fall-of-cybertron-deep-character-dive-jazz.aspx Fall Of Cybertron Deep Character Dive: Jazz] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/the-transformers-timeline.aspx The Transformers Timeline] @ Game Informer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/26/true-to-character-transformer-fall-of-cybertron.aspx True To Form: Safeguarding The Transformers License] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/28/creating-the-sounds-of-the-transformers.aspx Creating The Soundscape Of Transformers] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/10/31/larger-than-life-designing-transformer-s-set-piece-moments.aspx Larger Than Life: Designing Fall of Cybertron's Set Piece Moments] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/11/02/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-gameplay-roundtable.aspx Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Gameplay Roundtable] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2011/11/03/tfse.aspx Special Edition Podcast: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron] @ GameInformer<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVsINYfFG5Q Fall of Cybertron Cinematic Teaser Trailer] @ YouTube<br /> *[http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2011/world-premiere-trailers/ul8dqy Fall of Cybertron Cinematic Trailer] @ Spike TV ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3E358n7pcI Mirrored] @ YouTube)<br /> *[http://www.gamespot.com/transformers-fall-of-cybertron/videos/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-official-trailer-6368583/ Fall of Cybertron Official Gameplay Trailer] @ Gamespot<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> [[Category:Aligned video games]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Jazz_(WFC)&diff=775440 Jazz (WFC) 2012-12-29T18:48:08Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}<br /> {{disambig3|Jazz}}<br /> :''Jazz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC_Jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|Apparently [[Primus]] isn't a matter of belief but his [[Thirteen|children]] are.]]<br /> <br /> '''Jazz''' is a cool and collected Autobot. Before the war he was part of the caste tasked with cultural observation and analysis, which gave him more freedom and a wider perspective on the world than his good friend Orion Pax. Though the war has changed much of his life (he is now a skilled and deadly combatant), two things remain constant: his dedication to the friend who is now also his leader [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]], and the interest he takes in all facets of culture, wherever his travels lead. On [[Earth]], Jazz has adopted many popular [[human]] idioms into his vocabulary, and his fascination with their music has led him to implement speakers that fire a hundred sonic booms per second into his weaponry.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Aligned novels===<br /> Jazz was a cultural investigator who came to the [[Hall of Records]] to analyze new data from the [[Communication Grid]], which was where he befriended Orion Pax. He secretly attended the [[gladiatorial combat]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. When Orion told him about the gladiator [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]us and his movement to abolish the [[caste system]], Jazz suggested going to [[Kaon]] or that at the very least he should contact Megatronus, considering how much Orion agreed with his ideas. Orion followed his advice, and contacted Megatron (whose name had been shortened by the crowds following a [[Insecticon (Prime)|particularly rousing victory]]). Orion practiced self defense with Jazz following a suggestion in his and Megatron's brainstorms. Jazz was suspicious of Megatron though, and warned Orion that he was the sort of bot that would kill him if he felt he betrayed his ideas.<br /> <br /> After terrorists committed acts of violence in Megatron's name, Megatron took Orion to a gladiatorial pit in Iacon, exposing Jazz's secret. Jazz attended the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]'s hearing with Orion and Megatron and gestured to Orion to be strong in the face of the Council's accusations. After Orion was promoted to Optimus Prime, Jazz joined his Autobots and told him not to mourn every lost soldier following the capture of [[Fort Scyk]]. He, Optimus and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] led the Autobots to victory at [[Kalis]] by taking down the combiner [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus Maximus]].<br /> <br /> Jazz was with others in Optimus's inner circle—[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]—when the war turned into a siege of Iacon and [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]] informed Optimus of a new weapon aboard [[Trypticon (Prime)|Trypticon]] Station. He asked them what they knew about [[energon]]. Jazz joked that it was time for school, but Prowl chided him for making fun at Alpha Trion's expense and that if the Archivist had something to say, it was important. Alpha Trion explained Energon was the emanation of [[Primus]], to which Jazz quipped he still didn't know what that was, prompting laughter from Ironhide and Prowl. Alpha Trion then said Megatron's weapon was [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], and Jazz stopped joking when he realized a confrontation with superpowered Decepticons was imminent.<br /> <br /> Indeed, it was Jazz's team that first encountered Darkened Decepticons at Maintenance Port A46, along the Iacon-[[Kalis]] energy conduit. Though faster than any Decepticon and able to evade them, the Darkened gladiators wiped out his six-member unit. Autobots continually had to flee whenever Darkened Decepticons appeared, but Optimus realized Dark Energon was inefficient and Decepticons always had to retreat if a battle was prolonged. Jazz suggested they continue to fight back.<br /> <br /> When Megatron came to Iacon to steal the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], Jazz fought with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against the Darkened Decepticons, but Megatron was too powerful and took the Chamber to contaminate the [[core]] of Cybertron. Jazz went with Optimus and Prowl in rescuing Sentinel Prime from Kaon, getting briefly paralyzed by a guard's whip, though he was still able to hear Sentinel's last words. After Sentinel's funeral in Iacon, Optimus asked Jazz if he believed the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] existed, to which he replied he didn't, though he saw great metaphorical value in them.<br /> <br /> Optimus journeyed to the core, purifying it and obtaining the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He returned ordering the commencement of [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]] and the evacuation of Cybertron, a notion [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] found suicidal but which Jazz defended. He coined the ship's name: the ''Ark''. Jazz helped down Trypticon as part of the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' crew—bearing the brunt of Trypticon's drones' attacks with Prowl and Ironhide—before boarding the ''Ark''. Despite Jazz's fears about the last [[space bridge]], it transported the Autobots to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] away from the Decepticons and near the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> After passing through the unstable Space Bridge, Jazz and the Autobots aboard the Ark found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. They located it in part thanks to a mysterious starmap projected outwards from Optimus Prime's chest by the Matrix itself. Jazz was part of Optimus Prime's initial landing team, who made contact with the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Worse still, active acts of sabotage led the Autobots to the conclusion that one of their crew was actually a Decepticon agent. Jazz and [[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]] conferred with Optimus about the situation, but ultimately concluded there was little they could do at the moment other than remain on guard. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure, as Ransack's followers had been corrupted by the Decepticon rhetoric of "peace through tyranny" spread by the Ark's traitor.<br /> <br /> The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Jazz mouthed off about the poor conditions of the planet and the somewhat meandering nature of their "quest", forcing Optimus Prime to put his foot down about his old friend's lack of discipline. Jazz remained behind on the Ark during the initial visit to Junkion. Of course, this meant he was on hand when the ship exploded and crashed down to Junkion's surface thanks to another round of sabotage. The Autobots went to work repairing the Ark, with the relative assistance of the Junkions. Prowl's investigations into their traitor turned up an astonishing culprit—[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], one of the fabled "[[Shifter]]s" descendant from [[Amalgamous Prime]], with the ability to change appearances at will. Jazz and Optimus managed to identify and trap the Shifter in a stasis field, ending his threat to the Autobots.<br /> <br /> The Decepticons eventually arrived on Junkion in force, and the two sides warred over a hidden treasure at the planet's core...the [[Requiem Blaster (Prime)|Requiem Blaster]]. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime, Jazz, and the rest of the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===<br /> {{Note|Jazz was initially a pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character<ref>[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;?id=pcat17071&type=page&st=Transformers+War+for+Cybertron&sc=Global&nrp=15&usc=All+Categories Bestbuy.com preorder] in the United States, Amazon.com preorder exclusive in UK, also available at Gamestation in UK</ref> and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Jazz in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Autobot scouts. Jazz was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack 1''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}<br /> <br /> Jazz was one of many Autobots who was captured by the Decepticons and sent to the [[Kaon]] prison complex. He passed the time in incarceration by doing push ups in his cell, waiting for the day he would be able to break out. That chance came when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (who had allowed themselves to be captured) opened all the cells in Kaon during a daring attempted rescue mission of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led the prisoners to transport ships, with which they escaped. He could be seen waving Autobots onto the closest ship through the window from above.<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Scott Whyte]] (English)<br /> {{Note|Jazz is an unlockable character for the DS. He can be unlocked by completing the sixth Stadium mission as an Autobot in Arena mode.}}<br /> <br /> Jazz was among the Autobot captives in Kaon Stadium when a team of escaping Autobots teamed up with him to escape. Jazz had figured a way out of the Stadium, but first the Autobots had to fight him to buy them some time. After the fight and Jazz's defeat, Jazz left with the Autobots free at last. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Troy Baker]] (English)<br /> [[Image:FOC Jazz Scrapmaker Cannon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.]]<br /> After [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] met [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and Jazz in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins, with Cliff managing to save Jazz's life when he was trapped under debris. The pair tracked a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz opted to venture into alone. He managed to find [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], albeit non-functional, and immediately got into trouble in the form of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. He escaped by flooding the pit with toxic waste. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. The Decepticon trapped Cliff behind a [[force field]] and Jazz was forced to fight off wave after wave of Insecticons while the other Autobot worked out a way to destroy the base. They escaped just before the place exploded and reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch.<br /> <br /> After takeoff, the Ark headed for a space bridge Shockwave had opened but was pursued by the Decepticons aboard their flagship the [[Trypticon (Prime)|Nemesis]]. They attacked the Ark and Jazz responded to a report that [[Bruticus (Prime)|Bruticus]] was on board. His arrival was cheered by the defending Autobots, but even though Jazz made full use of his grapple and shot Bruticus repeatedly in the face the giant Decepticon seemed unstoppable. However, with the help of air strikes from [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]], Jazz managed to knock Bruticus off-balance enough for the air strikes to knock him clean off the Ark and spiral away into space. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Jazz.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Shhh, don't look at my hidden wheels.]]<br /> *'''Autobot Jazz''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> **''Series/number'': '''01/#002'''<br /> :*''Accessories'': blaster pistol<br /> : Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Autobot Jazz is based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design and transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian racer and back. His hand-held pistol can also be mounted on the roof of the vehicle. The pistol has a 3mm hole running through it, allowing weapons with the appropriate pegs to connect to it. Two more 5mm holes are located near his rear wheels, which become his forearms in robot mode.<br /> <br /> : In robot mode, he features a case of [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via [[ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joints]]) that are hidden in the rear section of his vehicle mode, while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on his forearms and on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels). Jazz is one of a growing number of modern figures to feature open hands that can still hold non-specific weapons.<br /> <br /> : This toy was repurposed as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Jazz]], and was extensively retooled into ''Generations'' [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]].<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * As noted above, Jazz's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Dragster-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Ghost-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).<br /> * According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Jazz is trained as a [[Cyber-Ninja]], a trait based on [[Jazz (Animated)|''Animated'' Jazz]].<br /> * Emiliano Santalucia created [http://santalux.blogspot.ca/2012/12/transformers-concepts-jazz.html the design for Jazz] that is in Hasbro's [[Binder of Revelation]]. <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:Martial artists]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Emiliano_Santalucia&diff=775437 Emiliano Santalucia 2012-12-29T18:44:27Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Emiliano Santalucia''' is an Italian comic book artist. Santalucia did his first professional work for Star Comics and Play Press in 1988-89. A big fan of ''Masters of the Universe'', in 2002 he scored the job to illustrate Image Comics' ''Masters of the Universe'' comic, based upon Mattel's relaunched cartoon series and toyline. He has also worked on [[Devil's Due Press]]' ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' comics, such as ''A Real American Hero'' and ''Snake Eyes: Declassified''.<br /> <br /> ==Comic book artwork==<br /> ===Devil's Due Press===<br /> * ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|#3]]<br /> <br /> ===IDW Publishing===<br /> * ''[[Spotlight: Blaster]]''<br /> * [[All Hail Megatron issue 9|''All Hail Megatron'' #9]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 10|#10]], [[All Hail Megatron issue 14|#14]] ("Replay")<br /> <br /> ==DVD cover art==<br /> ===Medianetwork Communication===<br /> * [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers Volume 1]]<br /> * Transformers Volume 2<br /> * Transformers Volume 3<br /> * Transformers Volume 4<br /> * Transformers Volume 5<br /> * Transformers Volume 6<br /> <br /> ==Aligned Continuity Bible Designs==<br /> * [[Jazz (WFC)| Jazz]] <ref>[http://santalux.blogspot.ca/2012/12/transformers-concepts-jazz.html Transformers Concepts: Jazz]</ref><br /> * [[Thundertron]] <ref>[http://santalux.blogspot.ca/2012/11/thundetron-concept-sketches.html Thundertron concept sketches!]</ref><br /> * [[Sideswipe (WFC)| Sideswipe]] <ref>[http://santalux.blogspot.it/2012/06/transformers-concepts-sideswipe.html Transformers Concepts - Sideswipe]</ref><br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://santalux.blogspot.com/ Blog]<br /> * [http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=401 Gallery of various comic book art]<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Santalucia, Emiliano}}<br /> [[Category:Illustrators]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)&diff=771860 Transformers: Generations (toyline) 2012-12-11T01:15:10Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* 2012 Wave 1 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Generations}}<br /> '''''Transformers: Generations''''' is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines, along with much of the 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] line, it aims to recreate older ''Transformers'' characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. Unlike ''Universe'', there are no series or other indications on the toys' [[packaging]] regarding which [[continuity]] the characters hail from. This seems to follow [[Hasbro]]'s recent trend of leaving as much of that kind of information as possible up to the imagination of the purchaser.<br /> <br /> The range includes designs from the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' with the ambiguous prefix "Cybertronian". However, the toys for the sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', lacked this prefix.<br /> <br /> Early releases advertised for [[The Hub]].<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===General retail===<br /> ====Legends Class====<br /> =====2012 Wave 1=====<br /> '''Series 01'''<br /> * #001 [[Ravage (Prime)#Generations|Ravage]] & [[Rumble (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Rumble]]<br /> * #002 [[Frenzy (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Frenzy]] & [[Ratbat (WFC)#Generations|Ratbat]]<br /> <br /> ====Deluxe Class====<br /> =====Wave 1=====<br /> [[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RETRIBUTION!]]<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]<br /> * [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]] <br /> * [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]<br /> * [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|Thrust]] (redeco of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)#Gentei! Gentei!|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' [[Thrust (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Thrust]])<br /> <br /> {{note|Toys R Us and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the War for Cybertron video game before the general release of the ''Generations'' toyline.}}<br /> <br /> =====Wave 2=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm just a miner.]]<br /> * [[Megatron (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Megatron]] <br /> * [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 3=====<br /> * [[Soundwave (Prime)#Generations|Cybertronian Soundwave]]<br /> * [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] (retool of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]] [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]])<br /> <br /> =====Wave 4=====<br /> * [[Blurr (G1)#Generations|Blurr]] (retool/redeco of Drift)<br /> * [[Dirge (G1)#Generations|Dirge]] (redeco of ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Dirge (G1)#Gentei! Gentei!|Dirge]])<br /> <br /> =====Wave 5=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And that's when Hasbro ran out of [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie-era]] Decepticons.]]<br /> * [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)<br /> * [[Skullgrin#Generations|Skullgrin]] (retool/redeco of Darkmount)<br /> * [[Thunderwing (G1)#Generations|Thunderwing]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 6=====<br /> * [[Scourge (G1)#Generations|Scourge]] <br /> * [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 7=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's it, we're done!]]<br /> * [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]])<br /> * [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (retool/redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Tracks (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Tracks]])<br /> <br /> =====Wave 8=====<br /> * [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 9=====<br /> * [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]]<br /> * [[Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|Sky Shadow]] (retool/redeco of Thunderwing)<br /> {{-}}<br /> =====2012 Wave 1=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Generations'' requires constant infusion of video games to survive.]]<br /> '''Series 01'''<br /> * #001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#FOCtoy|Optimus Prime]]<br /> * #002 [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]<br /> * #003 [[Shockwave (Prime)#Generations|Shockwave]]<br /> <br /> =====2012 Wave 2=====<br /> '''Series 01'''<br /> * #004 [[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]]<br /> * #005 [[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]]<br /> * #006 [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Vortex]]<br /> * #007 [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Decepticon Brawl]]<br /> * #008 [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:Kickback foc toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]<br /> =====2012 Wave 3=====<br /> * #009 [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|Kickback]]<br /> * #010 [[Starscream (Prime)#Generations|Starscream]]<br /> * #011 [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]] (retool/redeco of Jazz)<br /> * #012 [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] (retool/redeco of Optimus Prime)<br /> * #013 [[Air Raid (WFC)#Generations|Air Raid]] (retool/redeco of Shockwave)<br /> <br /> =====Future Waves (2013)=====<br /> * [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]] (retool/redeco of Onslaught)<br /> * [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]] (retool/redeco of Swindle)<br /> * [[Whirl (Generations)#Generations|Whirl]] (retool/redeco of Vortex)<br /> * [[Twintwist#Generations|Twintwist]] (retool/redeco of Brawl)<br /> * [[Topspin (Generations)#Generations|Topspin]] (retool/redeco of Blast Off)<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ====Voyager Class====<br /> =====2012 Wave 1=====<br /> '''Series 01'''<br /> [[Image:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|250px|This time, I brought backup!|]]<br /> * #001 [[Soundwave (Prime)#GenerationsVoyager|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (Prime)#Generations|Laserbeak]]<br /> * #002 [[Soundwave (Prime)#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]]<br /> <br /> =====Future Waves (2013)=====<br /> * [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Blaster]] with [[Steeljaw (FOC)|Steeljaw]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (Prime)#Generations|Grimlock]]<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Convention exclusives===<br /> ====San Diego Comic-Con====<br /> *[[Bruticus (Prime)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]], who is composed of:<br /> :* [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]]<br /> :* [[Vortex (FOC)#Generations|Vortex]]<br /> :* [[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]]<br /> :* [[Onslaught (WFC)#Generations|Onslaught]]<br /> :* [[Blast Off (FOC)#Generations|Blast Off]]<br /> <br /> ===Asian retail exclusives===<br /> {{note|The following toys introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line. They were originally released only in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up most of these toys as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US and Canadian market releases, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.}}<br /> <br /> ====Legends Class====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Bluestreak.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Legends Class Bluestreak, the first toy of the G1 character in over a decade ''not'' named "Silverstreak".]]<br /> * [[Bluestreak (G1)#Generations|Bluestreak]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)#Chronicle|Streak]] with a rifle.)<br /> * [[Hoist (G1)#Generations|Hoist]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]] with a blaster.)<br /> * [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend| Optimus Prime]] with a sword.)<br /> * [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Starscream]] with two blasters.)<br /> <br /> ====Scout Class====<br /> * [[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]])<br /> * [[Laserbeak (G1)#Generations|Laserbeak]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]])<br /> * [[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]] (redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]])<br /> * [[Brawl (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]] (redeco of ''Transformers: [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Breacher]])<br /> <br /> ====Deluxe Class====<br /> [[Image:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Asian market exclusive packaging for Cliffjumper, Springer, Swerve and Wheelie (top) and North American market ToysЯUs exclusive packaging (bottom).]]<br /> * [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Prime: First Edition|Cliffjumper]])<br /> * [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Autobot Springer]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)|Tomahawk]])<br /> * [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]] (redeco/retool of ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)#Generations|Sergeant Kup]])<br /> * [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]])<br /> <br /> ====Voyager Class====<br /> [[Image:Transformers china hot spot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", ''not'' named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.]]<br /> * [[Powerdive#Generations|Powerdive]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]])<br /> * [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]] (redeco/retool of ''Universe'' (2008) [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]])<br /> * [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] (redeco/retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]])<br /> <br /> ====Leader Class====<br /> * [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Ironhide]] (redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Ironhide]])<br /> * [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LeaderG1|Starscream]] (redeco of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Starscream]])<br /> <br /> ====Other====<br /> *"Ultimate Gift Set" contains:<br /> **[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]] (redeco of ''Reveal the Shield'' Deluxe Class Optimus Prime)<br /> **[[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]] (redeco of Deluxe class ''Reveal the Shield'' Special Ops Jazz)<br /> **[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] (Legends Class)<br /> **[[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]] (Legends Class)<br /> <br /> {{Note|The Ultimate Gift Set was also made available as an online retailer exclusive in the United States.}}<br /> <br /> =====Canceled toys=====<br /> * [[Brawn (G1)#Generations|Brawn]] (redeco/retool of ''First Edition'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]])<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|right|150px||[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|I don't belong here,]] bitches!]]<br /> * Clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Transformers-War-for-Cybertron.cfm War For Cybertron] webpage brings up the whole "Generations" toyline. Looking for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' toys? Here you go.<br /> * Since the toys in the Generations toyline were initially all Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).<br /> * The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy line and subsequent toy lines moving forward.<br /> * The 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line, particularly the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. Subsequently, Hasbro released [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]], a [[retool]] of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)|Turbo Tracks]], and [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]], a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]], under the ''Generations'' banner, later followed by ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-inspired redecos of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]] released as part of the "Ultimate Gift Set", also in ''Generations'' packaging, thus further strengthening the ties between the two lines.<br /> * Most of the ''Generations'' toys (along with several from the 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line) were released by [[TakaraTomy]] in their ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline. The toys representing characters who appeared ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (which is part of the [[Aligned continuity family]]), were released as their [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] counterparts.<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Generations}}<br /> [[Category:Franchises]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 franchises]]<br /> [[Category:Generations| ]]<br /> [[Category:Toylines]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Popular_beast_alternate_modes&diff=770078 Popular beast alternate modes 2012-11-30T02:47:17Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Felines */</p> <hr /> <div>Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.<br /> <br /> '''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode." <br /> <br /> Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.<br /> <br /> :''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]<br /> <br /> ==Arthropods==<br /> ===Insects===<br /> ====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====<br /> [[Image:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]<br /> * [[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]<br /> * [[Chop Shop]]<br /> * [[Insecticon (BW)]]<br /> * [[Beetle]]<br /> * [[Scarem]]<br /> <br /> ====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====<br /> * [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)| Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo]]<br /> * [[Barrage (Insecticon)]]<br /> * [[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BWII)]]<br /> * [[Needler]]<br /> * [[Insecticon (Energon)]]<br /> <br /> ====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)====<br /> * [[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]<br /> * [[Ransack (G1)]]<br /> * [[Scourge (BW)]]<br /> <br /> ====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====<br /> [[Image:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]<br /> * [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}<br /> * [[Buzz Saw]] <br /> * [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]<br /> * [[Injector]] / [[Rartorata]] (partially)<br /> * [[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]<br /> * [[Scavenger (BW)]]<br /> * [[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]<br /> * [[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]]<br /> <br /> ===Arachnids===<br /> ====Spiders====<br /> ''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')<br /> <br /> * [[Blackarachnia (BW)]] <br /> * [[Arcee (G1)]]<br /> * [[Crystal Widow]]<br /> * [[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]<br /> <br /> ====Scorpions====<br /> [[Image:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]<br /> * [[Double Punch]]<br /> * [[Pincher]]<br /> * [[Poison Bite]]<br /> * [[Scorpia]]<br /> * [[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]<br /> * [[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]]<br /> * [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Scorpulator]]<br /> * [[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]<br /> * [[Scorponok (Movie)]]<br /> <br /> ===Crustaceans===<br /> ====Crabs====<br /> [[Image:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]<br /> * [[Covenant|Cancix]]<br /> * [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]<br /> * [[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]<br /> * [[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]<br /> * [[Razor-Sharp]]<br /> * [[Crab spy]]<br /> <br /> ==Mythical Creatures==<br /> ===Dragons===<br /> [[Image:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]<br /> * [[Mechatron]]<br /> * [[Megatron (BW)]] <br /> * [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]<br /> * [[Doublecross]]<br /> * [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)| Deathsaurus (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * ''Likely'' [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)| Esmeral (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * [[Galvatron (BWII)]] / [[Unicron]]<br /> * [[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]]<br /> * [[Noble|Savage]]<br /> * [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]<br /> * [[Hun-Gurrr]] <br /> * [[Megatron (RID)]]<br /> * [[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Classics) / [[Bruticus (RID)]]<br /> <br /> ==Fishes==<br /> <br /> ===Chondrichthyes===<br /> ====Rays====<br /> ''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')<br /> [[Image:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]<br /> *[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]<br /> *[[Manta Ray (BW)]]<br /> *[[Depth Charge (BW)]]<br /> <br /> ====Sharks====<br /> ''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)<br /> <br /> *[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)]]<br /> *[[Air Hammer]] (partially)<br /> *[[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]] / [[Sharkticon (G1)]] {{storylink|Betrayal}}<br /> <br /> ==Reptiles==<br /> ===Crocodylians===<br /> [[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]<br /> ''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')<br /> <br /> * [[Skullcruncher]]<br /> * [[Megatron (BW)]] <br /> * [[Terragator]] (partially)<br /> * [[Soundwave (BW)]]<br /> * [[Gatoraider]]<br /> <br /> ===Turtles===<br /> ''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')<br /> <br /> * [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]] <br /> * [[Snapper]] <br /> * [[Terragator]] (partially)<br /> <br /> ===Snakes===<br /> ''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)<br /> <br /> * [[Cohrada]]<br /> * [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Night Viper]] (even though vipers aren't cobras)<br /> * [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (presumably)<br /> <br /> ===Lizards===<br /> * [[Geckobot]]<br /> * [[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] (partially)<br /> * [[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (Universe)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]]<br /> * [[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt]]<br /> * [[Reptilion]]<br /> <br /> ===Dinosaurs===<br /> ====''Tyrannosaurus''====<br /> [[Image:BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08 <br /> * [[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]<br /> * [[Gōryū|Gōryū (Victory)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]<br /> * [[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]<br /> * [[Tyrannitron]]<br /> * [[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Chromebite]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]]<br /> * [[Predacon (Armada)]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (Energon)]]<br /> * [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (Animated)]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (SG)]]<br /> * [[Goryu (SG)]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> ====''Triceratops''====<br /> * [[Slag (G1)]]<br /> * [[Kakuryū]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]<br /> * [[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]]<br /> * [[Snarl (Animated)]]<br /> * [[Slug]]<br /> <br /> ====''Stegosaurus''====<br /> [[Image:G1Snarl toy.jpg|220px|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]<br /> * [[Snarl (G1)]]<br /> * [[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * [[Doryū]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]<br /> * [[Hacksaw]]<br /> * [[Snarl (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> ====''Apatosaurus''====<br /> * [[Sludge (G1)]] <br /> * [[Saur]] <br /> * [[Rairyū]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Zaur]]<br /> * [[Sludge (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> ====''Velociraptor''====<br /> * [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]<br /> * [[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon]]<br /> * [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]<br /> * [[Razor Claw]]<br /> * [[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]<br /> <br /> ===Pterosaurs===<br /> ====''Pteranodon''====<br /> [[Image:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br /> * [[Swoop (G1)]]<br /> * [[Graphy]]<br /> * [[Yokuryū]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]]<br /> * [[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]<br /> * [[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]]<br /> * [[Swoop (Energon)]]<br /> * [[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * [[Swoop (Animated)]]<br /> * [[Swoop (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> ==Birds==<br /> ''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)<br /> * [[Divebomb (G1)]]<br /> * [[Squawktalk]]<br /> * [[Eaglebreast]]<br /> * [[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BWII)]]<br /> * [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]<br /> * [[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]]<br /> * [[Divebomb (SG)| Divebomb (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> <br /> ''Condors'' (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')<br /> <br /> * [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * [[Silverbolt (BW)]]<br /> * [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]<br /> * [[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]<br /> * [[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder]]<br /> <br /> ''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)<br /> [[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]<br /> * [[Hawkbreast]]<br /> * [[Wingspan]]<br /> * [[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]<br /> * [[Airazor (BW)]]<br /> * [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Air Hammer]] (partially)<br /> * [[Sights]]<br /> * [[Airazor (Armada)]]<br /> * [[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]]<br /> <br /> ==Mammals==<br /> ===Bats===<br /> [[Image:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]<br /> * [[Kōmoribreast]]<br /> * [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]<br /> * [[Nightscream (BM)]]<br /> * [[Batscout]] / [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]<br /> * [[Noctorro]] (partially)<br /> * [[Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]<br /> * [[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]<br /> * [[Skar]] / [[Clouder]]<br /> * [[Sonar (BW)]]<br /> * [[Soundwave (BW)]]<br /> * [[Megatron (RID)]]<br /> * [[Ratbat (Animated)]]<br /> <br /> ===Ursines===<br /> '''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')<br /> <br /> * [[Chainclaw (G1)]]<br /> * [[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]<br /> * [[Icebird]]<br /> * [[Kuma Kinkin]]<br /> <br /> ===Canines===<br /> '''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')<br /> [[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]<br /> * [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]<br /> * [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]<br /> * [[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]<br /> * [[Weirdwolf]]<br /> * [[Sixshot]]<br /> * the [[Cub]]<br /> * [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Quickstrike (BM)]]<br /> * [[Noble]]<br /> * [[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]<br /> * [[Bruticus (RID)]]<br /> * [[Snarl (Cybertron)]]<br /> * [[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]<br /> * [[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]<br /> <br /> ===Felines===<br /> '''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')<br /> <br /> * [[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] <br /> * [[Panther]]<br /> * [[Jaguarbreast]]<br /> * [[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]<br /> * [[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]<br /> <br /> '''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')<br /> [[Image:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]<br /> * [[CatSCAN]]<br /> * [[Rampage (G1)]]<br /> * [[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]<br /> * [[Tigerbreast]]<br /> * [[Toraizer]]<br /> * [[Tigatron]]<br /> * [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Bantor (BW)]] (partially)<br /> * [[Tigertron]] / [[George]]<br /> * [[Stripes]]<br /> <br /> '''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')<br /> <br /> * [[Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo]]<br /> * [[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]]<br /> * [[Lionbreast]]<br /> * [[Leonicus]]<br /> * [[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]<br /> * [[Razorclaw (G1)]]<br /> * [[Lionizer]]<br /> * [[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]<br /> * [[Lione]]<br /> * [[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker]]<br /> * [[Under-3]]<br /> * [[Victory Leo]]<br /> * [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]<br /> * [[Steeljaw (Animated)]]<br /> * [[Thundertron]]<br /> <br /> '''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')<br /> <br /> [[Image:GBCheetorBioCard.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br /> * [[Cheetor (BW)]]<br /> * [[Che]] <br /> * [[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]<br /> * [[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]<br /> <br /> ===Elephants/Mammoths===<br /> * [[Shuffler]]<br /> * [[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]<br /> * [[Torca]] / [[Elephorca]] (partially)<br /> * [[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]]<br /> * [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (Victory)]]<br /> <br /> ===Equines===<br /> * [[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]<br /> * [[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]<br /> * [[Mach Kick]]<br /> * [[Strada]]<br /> <br /> ===Rhinos===<br /> [[Image:Transmetal rhinox toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher,...]]<br /> * [[Headstrong]]<br /> * [[Ramhorn (G1)]]<br /> * [[Rhinox (BW)]]<br /> * [[Stranglehold]]<br /> * [[Greatshot]] <br /> * [[Hornbreast]]<br /> * [[Top-Heavy]]<br /> * [[Fire Beast]]<br /> * [[Rhino]]<br /> * [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]<br /> * [[Rhinox (Armada)]]<br /> * [[Ramhorn (Animated)]]<br /> <br /> ===Bovids===<br /> [[Image:Horribull bullhorn toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]<br /> * [[Tantrum]]<br /> * [[Noctorro]] (partially)<br /> * [[Horri-Bull]]<br /> * [[Longhorn (BM)]]<br /> * [[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]<br /> * [[Bisonbreast]]<br /> * [[Ramulus]] / [[Longhorn (Universe)]]<br /> <br /> ===Primates===<br /> '''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')<br /> <br /> * [[Apeface]]<br /> * [[Apelinq]]<br /> * [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]<br /> * [[Optimus Primal]]<br /> * [[Primal Prime]]<br /> * [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]<br /> * [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]<br /> <br /> '''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')<br /> [[Image:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <strike>human being</strike> Pretender shell!"]]<br /> * [[Alice]]<br /> * [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Cloudburst]]/[[Phoenix (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Crossblades (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Doubleheader]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Groundbreaker]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Landmine (G1)]]/[[Lander]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Metalhawk]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''<br /> * The [[new lab assistant]]<br /> * [[Pincher]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Sari Sumdac]]<br /> * [[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''. <br /> * [[Skyhammer (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Sky High (Pretender)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Splashdown]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Stranglehold]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Vroom (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Waverider]]/[[Diver (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)<br /> * [[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] (pretender shells only)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Animals]]<br /> [[Category:Earth]]<br /> [[Category:Toys]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)&diff=711642 Transformers: Generations (toyline) 2012-04-28T20:46:55Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Generations}}<br /> '''''Transformers: Generations''''' is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines, along with much of the 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] line, it aims to recreate older Transformers characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. Unlike ''Universe'', there are no series or other indications on the toys' [[packaging]] regarding which [[continuity]] the characters hail from. This seems to follow Hasbro's recent trend of leaving as much of that kind of information as possible up to the imagination of the purchaser.<br /> <br /> The range includes designs from the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' with the ambiguous prefix "Cybertronian".<br /> <br /> Early releases advertised for [[The Hub]].<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===General retail===<br /> ====Legion Class====<br /> =====Future Waves (2012)=====<br /> [[Rumble (Prime)| Rumble]]<br /> [[Frenzy (Prime)| Frenzy]]<br /> [[Ravage (Prime)| Ravage]]<br /> [[Ratbat (Prime)| Ratbat]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-panel-hasbro-brand-team-the-hasbro-panel-174899/ Botcon 2012 Panel - Hasbro Brand Team - "The Hasbro Panel"] </ref><br /> <br /> ====Deluxe Class====<br /> =====Wave 1=====<br /> [[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|RETRIBUTION!]]<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]<br /> * [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]] <br /> * [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]<br /> * [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (redeco of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Gentei! Gentei!]]'' Thrust)<br /> <br /> {{note|Toys R Us and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the War for Cybertron video game before the general release of the ''Generations'' toyline.}}<br /> <br /> =====Wave 2=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm just a miner.]]<br /> * [[Megatron (Prime)|Cybertronian Megatron]] <br /> * [[Straxus (G1)|Darkmount]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 3=====<br /> * [[Soundwave (Prime)|Cybertronian Soundwave]]<br /> * [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (retool of ''Universe'' [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])<br /> <br /> =====Wave 4=====<br /> * [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (retool/redeco of Drift)<br /> * [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (redeco of ''Gentei! Gentei!'' Dirge)<br /> <br /> =====Wave 5=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Thunderwing.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And that's when Hasbro ran out of [[The Transformers: The Movie|movie-era]] Decepticons.]]<br /> * [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)<br /> * [[Skullgrin]] (retool/redeco of Darkmount)<br /> * [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 6=====<br /> * [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] <br /> * [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 7=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's it, we're done!]]<br /> * [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] (redeco of ''Classics'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]])<br /> * [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]] (retool of 2010 ''Transformers'' [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]])<br /> <br /> =====Wave 8=====<br /> * [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]<br /> <br /> =====Wave 9=====<br /> * [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]]<br /> * [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Sky Shadow]] (retool of Thunderwing)<br /> <br /> =====2012 Wave 1=====<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-Bruticus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Generations'' requires constant infusion of video games to survive.]]<br /> * [[Jazz (WFC)|Cybertronian Jazz]] <ref>[[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/fmh-live-coverage-uk-toy-fair-2012-2737/ Live coverage of UK Toy Fair 2012]]</ref><br /> * [[Shockwave (WFC)| Cybertronian Shockwave]]<br /> * [[Optimus Prime (Prime)| Cybertronian Optimus Prime]] (Based on [[Fall of Cybertron]] appearance)<br /> =====2012 Wave 2=====<br /> * [[Swindle (FOC)| Swindle]]<br /> * [[Vortex (FOC)| Vortex]]<br /> * [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]]<br /> * [[Onslaught (WFC)| Onslaught]]<br /> * [[Blast Off (FOC)| Blast Off]]<br /> =====2013 Wave 1=====<br /> * [[Starscream (Prime)| Cybertronian Starscream]]<br /> <br /> =====Future Waves (2013)=====<br /> * [[Kickback (FOC)| Kickback]]<br /> * [[Sideswipe (WFC)| Cybertronian Sideswipe]]<br /> * [[Ultra Magnus (Prime)| Cybertronian Ultra Magnus]] (retool of 2nd Cybertronian Optimus)<br /> * [[Fireflight (FOC)| Cybertronian Fireflight]] (retool of Cybertronian Shockwave) <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-panel-hasbro-brand-team-the-hasbro-panel-174899/ Botcon 2012 Panel - Hasbro Brand Team - "The Hasbro Panel"] </ref><br /> <br /> ====Voyager Class====<br /> =====Future Waves (2012)=====<br /> * [[Soundwave (Prime)| Cybertronian Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)| Laserbeak]]<br /> * [[Soundwave (Prime)| Cybertronian Soundblaster]] with [[Buzzsaw (G1)| Buzzsaw]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-panel-hasbro-brand-team-the-hasbro-panel-174899/ Botcon 2012 Panel - Hasbro Brand Team - "The Hasbro Panel"] </ref><br /> <br /> ===Asian Retail Exclusives===<br /> {{note|The following toys were announced for Asian-only release at CybertronCon 2012. They introduce the first non-Deluxe toys in the line. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives].</ref>}}<br /> <br /> ====Legends Class toys====<br /> * [[Bluestreak (G1)| Bluestreak]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys| Prowl]] with a rifle.)<br /> * [[Hoist (G1)| Hoist]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] with a blaster.)<br /> * [[Motormaster (G1)| Motormaster]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] with a sword.)<br /> * [[Thundercracker (G1)| Thundercracker]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] with a blaster.)<br /> <br /> ====Scout Class toys====<br /> * [[Sandstorm (G1)| Sandstorm]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)| Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dune Runner (ROTF)| Dune Runner]])<br /> * [[Laserbeak (G1)| Laserbeak]] (redeco/retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)| Skystalker]])<br /> * [[Dead End (G1)| Dead End]] (redeco/retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)| Brakedown]])<br /> * [[Brawl (G1)| Brawl]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Breacher]])<br /> <br /> ====Deluxe====<br /> * [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Tomahawk]])<br /> * [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'' First Edition [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])<br /> * [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (redeco/retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]])<br /> * [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (redeco/retool of ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)|Sergeant Kup]])<br /> <br /> ====Voyager====<br /> * [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (redeco/retool of ''Prime'' First Edition [[Bulkhead (Prime)| Bulkhead]])<br /> * [[Powerdive|Power Dive]] (redeco/retool of ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' [[Highbrow (TF 2010)| Highbrow]])<br /> * [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (redeco/retool of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)]]'' [[Inferno (G1)| Inferno]])<br /> * [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Generation 2 Megatron]] (redeco/retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]])<br /> <br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|right|150px||[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|I don't belong here,]] bitches!]]<br /> * Clicking "War For Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Transformers-War-for-Cybertron.cfm War For Cybertron] webpage brings up the whole "Generations" toyline. Looking for War For Cybertron toys? Here you go.<br /> * Since all the toys in the Generations toyline are Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).<br /> * The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy line.<br /> * The 2010 ''Transformers'' toy line, particularly the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. In fact, ''Generations'' Wheeljack is a [[retool]] of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)|Turbo Tracks]], and ''Generations'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]] is a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]].<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Generations}}<br /> [[Category:Franchises]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 franchises]]<br /> [[Category:Generations| ]]<br /> [[Category:Toylines]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Prime_(toyline)&diff=711639 Transformers: Prime (toyline) 2012-04-28T20:27:14Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Nav-Prime}}<br /> <br /> The '''''Transformers: Prime''''' toyline hit shelves in [[November]] [[2011]]. Originally, [[Hasbro]] played coy with the series receiving a toyline at all, emphasizing that it was a television series first and foremost. There were initial plans to release a small assortment of three Deluxe figures ([[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]) in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line before they were moved into the expanded "First Edition" launch line. <br /> <br /> The ''Transformers: Prime'' toys released in 2012 will bear the "Robots in Disguise" subtitle. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==First Edition (2011)==<br /> ===Deluxe class===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|Arcee, a Wave 1 Deluxe figure]]<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Bumblebee (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]]<br /> *002 [[Arcee (Prime)#FirstEdition|Arcee]]<br /> *003 [[Starscream (Prime)#FirstEdition|Starscream]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1.5'''<br /> *004 [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#FirstEdition|Cliffjumper]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *00? [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]]<br /> *006 [[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|Vehicon]]<br /> <br /> {{note|Hasbro's Cliffjumper was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia. The First Edition Vehicon was not released in Hasbro markets at all, and First Edition Terrorcon Cliffjumper was cancelled entirely. The Vehicon's series number is taken from the TakaraTomy version, and may not reflect the original intention, being that Japan's 005 Megatron was not a release planned by Hasbro.}}<br /> <br /> {{canceledtoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Voyager class===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|thumb|Bulkhead, a Wave 1 Voyager figure]]<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#FirstEdition|Optimus Prime]]<br /> *002 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> {{note|Hasbro's Optimus Prime and Bulkhead were only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia and Peru.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Entertainment Pack===<br /> :*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]] (w/ [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]])<br /> <br /> {{note|The Entertainment Pack was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia.}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Exclusives===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|Optimus Prime in Matrix packaging exclusive to 2011 San Diego Comic-Con]]<br /> '''SDCC Exclusive'''<br /> *[[Matrix of Leadership]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#SDCC2011|Optimus Prime]] <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> '''NYCC Exclusive'''<br /> [[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]<br /> *'''[[Bumblebee (Prime)#NewYork|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#NewYork|Arcee]], Includes [[Raf Esquivel#NewYork|Raf Esquivel]] and [[Jack Darby#NewYork|Jack Darby]]'''<br /> :Arcee is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee in pink and white [[Arcee (G1)|''Generation 1'' Arcee colors]] and comes with a New York taxicab [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. They were sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese Exclusives===<br /> *005 [[Megatron (Prime)#FirstEdition|Megatron]] (single pack release of Deluxe class Megatron from the Entertainment Pack released in Hasbro's territories)<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> '''[[Arms Micron]]'''<br /> *[[Aimless (Prime)|Aimless]] - redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Throttler]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]].<br /> <br /> *[[Blowpipe (Prime)|Blowpipe]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Groundspike]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera, Edion Group, Ishimaru, Deodeo, Eiden and Midori stores.<br /> *[[Peaceman (Prime)|Autobot Peaceman]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Chopster]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Joshin, Kidsland and Bic Camera stores.<br /> *[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]] - unchanged ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Pinpoint]], given for free by participating in a character vote at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Robots in Disguise (2012)==<br /> ===Deluxe class===<br /> The Deluxe size class gains a dynamic "head reveal" gimmick that has become the universal feature of the figures, whether they be spring-loaded, gear-operated, or simply strategically revealed at the right time by folding down the right panel. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Revealers" due to this gimmick, but the official name remains "Deluxe Class".<br /> <br /> '''''Series 1'''''<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Revealer|Bumblebee]] (second mold)<br /> *002 [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Revealer|Cliffjumper]] (second mold)<br /> *003 [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Revealer|Wheeljack]]<br /> *004 [[Soundwave (Prime)#Revealer|Soundwave]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *005 [[Arcee (Prime)#Revealer|Arcee]] (second mold)<br /> *006 [[Ratchet (Prime)#Revealer|Autobot Ratchet]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 3'''<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)#Revealer|Knock Out]]<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)#Revealer|Vehicon]] (second mold)<br /> *[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys| Hot Shot]] (retool of RID Bumblebee)<br /> <br /> '''Wave 4''' <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-panel-hasbro-brand-team-the-hasbro-panel-174899/ Botcon 2012 Panel - Hasbro Brand Team - "The Hasbro Panel"]] </ref><br /> *[[Dead End (Prime)#Revealer|Dead End]]<br /> *[[Airachnid#Revealer|Airachnid]]<br /> *[[Night Strike Bumblebee| Bumblebee (Prime)]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 5'''<br /> *[[Rumble (Prime)#Prime|Rumble]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-rumble-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Rumble]</ref><ref name="CybertronCon12">http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/562581-more-hasbro-transformers-toy-reveals-cybertroncon-2012-a.html#post7413335 Pictures from Cybertron Con '12 on TFW2005, March, 2012</ref><br /> *[[Kup (Prime)#Prime|Sergeant Kup]] (redeco of Ironhide)<ref name="CybertronCon12"/><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Future Waves'''<br /> *[[Ironhide (Prime)#Revealer|Ironhide]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-ironhide-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Ironhide]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Voyager Class===<br /> The Voyager class figures acquire a universal gimmick shared in the form of a spring-loaded [[MechTech]]-style transforming weapon partially constructed from translucent plastic, which also features an LED that moves into place and is activated when the weapon is deployed. The figures themselves also feature translucent plastic in various spots throughout their bodies, so that when the weapon is in place and deployed, the moving LED creates the idea of energon power "flowing" from the character's bodies into their weapons. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Powerizers" due to this gimmick, but the official name remains "Voyager Class".<br /> <br /> '''''Series 1'''''<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Powerizer|Optimus Prime]] (second mold)<br /> *002 [[Megatron (Prime)#Powerizer|Megatron]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *[[Starscream (Prime)#Powerizer|Starscream]]<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Powerizer|Bulkhead]] (second mold) <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-powerizers-bulkhead-pre-order.html Preorder for Voyager Bulkhead]</ref><br /> <br /> '''Wave 3'''<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Powerizer|Dreadwing]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-powerizers-dreadwing-pre-order.html Preorder for Voyager Dreadwing]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Wave 4'''<br /> *[[Thundertron]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-panel-hasbro-brand-team-the-hasbro-panel-174899/ Botcon 2012 Panel - Hasbro Brand Team - "The Hasbro Panel"]] </ref> <br /> <br /> '''Future waves:'''<br /> *[[Skyquake (Prime)#Powerizer|Skyquake]] <br /> *[[Breakdown (Prime)#Powerizer|Breakdown]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/prime-rid-voyager-powerizer-breakdown-revealed-174575/ Prime RID Voyager (Powerizer) Breakdown Revealed]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Weaponizers===<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]]<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)#Weaponizer|Bumblebee]]<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/fmh-live-coverage-uk-toy-fair-2012-2737/ Live coverage of UK Toy Fair 2012]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Entertainment Pack===<br /> *[[Starscream (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]] vs. [[Bumblebee (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Silas#Toys|Silas]] and [[MECH]] soldier)<br /> <br /> {{note|The Entertainment Pack was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia.}}<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese Exclusives===<br /> <br /> *AM-06 [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] - redeco of Deluxe Starscream<br /> <br /> *[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Pinpoint]], available with the online pre-order of AM-01 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] through Amazon.com, ion, Toys' R Us, Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera.<br /> <br /> ====[[Arms Micron]]====<br /> <br /> '''Future waves:'''<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee Sword]]<br /> *[[Gob]]<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime Blaster]]<br /> *[[Zad]]<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Cyberverse==<br /> <br /> {{main|Cyberverse#Series_2}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> *'''Optimus Prime Stand-up Mover'''<br /> *'''Bumblebee Stand-up Mover'''<br /> <br /> ===Roleplay===<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)#ionblaster|Bumblebee Ion Blaster]]<br /> <br /> ====Battle Masks====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] Battle Mask<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] Battle Mask<br /> <br /> ====Energon Helmet====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] Energon Helmet<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime (toyline)}}<br /> [[Category: Prime| ]]<br /> [[Category:Toylines]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Pharma_(G1)&diff=709240 Pharma (G1) 2012-04-20T04:30:00Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> :''Pharma is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Pharmawikipage.jpg‎|thumb|400px|right|They call me Mr. Pharmaceutical.]]<br /> <br /> '''Pharma''' is the chief medical officer at [[Delphi]], an Autobot infirmary located on the planet [[Messatine]]. Despite being a haughty control freak, he is acknowledged as an excellent doctor. He hates Decepticons with passion.<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW Generation 1 comics===<br /> Pharma once performed a 4-way fuel pump transplant while being one of the donors himself. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}<br /> <br /> Pharma caught [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] reading ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' instead of working. He ordered him to check on [[Roulette (G1)|Roulette]]. {{storylink|Bullets}}<br /> {{spoiler|Life After the Big Bang|May 18, 2012}}<br /> <br /> When two [[Militant Monoform Movement|monoformer]] [[Genericon]]s showed up at Delphi begging for shelter, Pharma was reluctant to show them mercy but was obliged to do so under Article 7 of the [[Autobot Code]]. He had them patched up but still insisted on locking them away afterward. Not long after that, the [[Red Rust]] plague broke out as a result of a biological weapon being set off by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. However, he was working in the quarantine room at the time of the explosion. The room automatically sealed itself in response to the technopathogen with him still inside, never to open again until the pathogens were gone. The ward manager, [[Ambulon]], didn't realize he had the authority to execute a manual override until [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told him so. Pharma quickly went to ensure that the Decepticons they'd taken in earlier were secured, claiming he'd figured out what had happened. However, he was too late, as they'd already been released via some remote override and had obtained weapons somehow. They threw him onto his aft in front of Ratchet, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], and Ambulon. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Medics]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Slag_(G1)&diff=707981 Slag (G1) 2012-04-16T03:27:57Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Notes */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot|autobotg2}}<br /> {{picsneeded|Appearances in fiction, toys}}<br /> {{disambig3|Slag}}<br /> :''Slag is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. Confusingly, he is sometimes known as '''Snarl'''.''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dinobot Hunt Slag.jpg|right|300px|thumb|His name is a swear word. Just the way he likes it.]]<br /> '''Slag''' is the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] most likely to live up to the team's bad reputation. Slag is surly, mean-spirited, nasty, and disturbingly violent, to the point where it really is a wonder he's not a [[Decepticon]]. Slag will fight anyone, over anything, at the drop of a microchip, and fight dirty. Slag enjoys nothing more than reducing his enemies (and he's more than willing to include annoying Autobots on that list) to pools of molten metal with his [[fire-breath]]. He'd swim in the pools to celebrate if he could.<br /> <br /> None of the Dinobots really like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but he and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] share an especially intense dislike of him. But it's not just Prime's orders he questions. He'll even mouth off at [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] every now and then, but somehow does not end up as scrap or lunch. Slag's bad attitude means the rest of the Autobot forces are unlikely to come to his aid when he bites off more than he can chew.<br /> <br /> {{bigquote|Me Slag no like anything.|Slag on Life, the Universe, and Everything|"[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]"}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' only), [[Georges Atlas]] (French), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''Grimlocks New Brain''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives''), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, Generation 2 Season 1), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Season 2)<br /> <br /> [[Image:SlagG1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|One angry mother slagger!]]<br /> Slag was developed, along with his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], after the Autobots discovered dinosaur bones in their volcanic headquarters. Inspired by the power of the prehistoric beasts, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built a trio of Dinobots to add firepower to the Autobot forces. The Dinobots proved too dangerous at first, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Wheeljack to abandon the Dinobot project. Wheeljack continued improving the trio of titans in secret, crafting memory components that made them smarter and easier to control. When the rest of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power plant, Wheeljack dispatched the Dinobots to free their comrades and destroy the Decepticons. The Dinobots succeeded in forcing a Decepticon retreat and were welcomed as members of the Autobot team. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SlagWarofDinos.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I know he's a raging sociopath... but he's so cute!]]<br /> <br /> One of Slag's greatest weaknesses was his hostility, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was able to use this to his advantage, turning the Dinobots against Optimus Prime. A new pair of Dinobots, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], stalled the old trio until [[Meteorini Chipperoni|the unstable meteor]] nearby exploded. Witnessing Optimus Prime valiantly save Grimlock from the explosion, the Dinobots decided that he was a good, passionate leader, and turned against Megatron as his squad escaped. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}<br /> <br /> When Cybertron was being pulled into Earth's orbit, Slag pitched in to help stop the destruction. He and his fellow Dinobots created a moat that successfully captured an incoming tidal wave.{{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After that, the Dinobots were called upon to fight against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} <br /> <br /> [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] had trouble teaching Slag and the other Dinobots how to play football. However, when the Autobots needed help to stop the Decepticons and [[Nergill|King Nergill]]'s attack on [[Washington, D.C.]], the Dinobots responded quickly. After the battle, Slag pitched in by using his fire breath to repair the Washington Monument. He came to [[Sub-Atlantica]] with the other Autobots, where he raised hell with his fellow Dinobots.{{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}<br /> <br /> The Dinobots' powers proved invaluable when they needed to save Optimus Prime from rogue vehicles. Slag transformed into triceratops mode and melted them down. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} <br /> <br /> While Wheeljack attempted to show off Grimlock's newfound finesse, Slag bumped into Grimlock and caused him to run amok. Then Sludge stepped on Slag's tail, and Slag instinctively breathed fire, scorching the Ark's computers. Afterwards, the Dinobots were sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a new island]] that Bumblebee and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had discovered so they could master their abilities. Slag liked it, and thought that it'd offer room to move and stumble around. After practicing his "fire stuff", Megatron arrived and using fear, led a pack of dinosaurs to push the Dinobots into a tar pit. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} However, they managed to get out, and Slag used his fire breath to get the tar off his comrades. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:DesertionOfDinobots2-SlagCircuits.jpg|thumb|left|180px|H-hey! That's my funny circuit!]]<br /> <br /> Slag was sent with the four other Dinobots to an airport with Decepticons in the vicinity, despite his dislike of everything. Breaking into [[Hangar|their secret hideout]] with Snarl, Slag then melted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]], to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s horror, and when he was dogpiled by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], threw them into a plane. When the Dinobots carelessly reverted to robot mode, an explosion knocked them down. Back at the base, Ratchet, Hoist and Wheeljack were able to repair them after countless hours of work. But after the Dinobots heard Optimus send them out for another mission, they had enough. Slag was sick of taking orders and decided to take orders from Grimlock only, and the Dinobots left the Ark. However, when [[Carly]] informed the Dinobots that the Autobots were low on [[cybertonium]], Slag refused to help out, but Grimlock dragged him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] anyway, since they would be away from the Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} When they reached Cybertron, Slag rammed [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and then tried to turn him into a chew-toy. For this, the logic-driven Decepticon altered the Dinobots' [[Circuits|memory circuits]] and put them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Two]] [[Carly|squishies]] ended up saving them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TFTM-QuintessonLeader_Crushed.jpg|thumb|right|180px|He may be in favour of grisly murder, but no one could ever accuse Slag of not having manners.]]<br /> <br /> During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Slag was the only one that managed to get a hit on Devastator, ramming into him at full speed. After evacuating Autobot City in the wake of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack, the Dinobots refused to leave, and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] was forced to push Slag into the ship. Possibly to avoid being killed, Kup told the Dinobots about one of his encounters with an [[Ick-Yak]]. The Dinobots, along with Kup and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], were shot down and crashed on [[Quintessa]]. The Dinobots searched for the two Autobots, with Grimlock believing they were close by, but Slag disagreed. They started hurling insults, and things might have turned violent, had [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] not appeared and pointed them in the right direction. He and Sludge broke down a door as [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] prepared to execute the Autobots, giving a belated "Excuse me!" to a [[Quintesson]] prosecutor—who was being crushed under the combined weight of Slag, Sludge, and the door. Later, Slag literally burned the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br /> <br /> {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}<br /> <br /> Slag was one of the [[Primitive|Primitives]] who were called by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] to battle [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]]'s newest creation, [[Tornedron]]. When Grimlock was believed destroyed when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed on him, Slag took command of the Dinobots. He came up with an incredibly innovative strategy—lead the Dinobots away until he got a better idea. [[Hun-Gurrr]] thought it was the best idea yet. After Tornedron dispatched the other Primitives, Slag and the Dinobots attacked him, only to have their energy sucked from them. Fortunately, Grimlock survived Trypticon's weight and destroyed Tornedron, fixing everything. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<br /> <br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====<br /> [[Image:SleepySlagAnime1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|So cute when he's not killing things.]]<br /> In the year 2011, Slag, along with his fellow Dinobots, was deployed by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to deal with the sudden invasion of the Decepticon forces. Slag and his team attempted a resistance but were quickly disabled by one of [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic spells, which forced them all to fall asleep.<br /> <br /> Slag was ''adorable''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}<br /> <br /> Later, Slag fought alongside [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Optimus, and his fellow Dinobots against Galvatron and his lieutenants. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Marvel Comics continuity===<br /> ====Generation 1====<br /> {{noteukonly}}<br /> ''Slag was constructed without the necessary [[emotional damper]]s that would allow him to regulate his moods and rage. This fact made him unpleasant company at the best of times, but also caused a regular glitch in his circuits, turning him into a raging homicidal berserker for a brief period every four million years. Shortly before leaving aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the rest of the Autobot crew, Slag experienced one of these "glitches" and wiped out his entire tactical unit. His fellow Dinobots managed to cover up the incident, and Prime and Autobot High Command never learned about it. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}}''<br /> <br /> Slag and the other Dinobots were among the Autobots selected to accompany Optimus Prime on a mission to clear a path for Cybertron through an asteroid belt. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After their ship crashed on Earth, the Dinobots were reactivated to deal with Shockwave. The team tracked Shockwave to the [[Savage Land]]. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} During the battle, Shockwave was buried under a collapsed mountain, but the Dinobots ended up in a tar pit. There they stayed for four million years, until Ratchet found them. Slag was the first Dinobot Ratchet uncovered from the tar pit; Ratchet probed his memory bank to find out what had happened to the team. Awakened by the probe, a confused and enraged Slag nearly attacked Ratchet, but stopped once he realized he was an Autobot. Told that Shockwave lived again, Slag readily agreed on behalf of the Dinobots to hunt him down once more. However, the Dinobots had to deal with Megatron first; they did not fare well. After Ratchet managed to defeat the Decepticon leader, the Dinobots accompanied him back to the Ark. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}<br /> <br /> ''On the way, Ratchet tried to explain to the Dinobots that scarring the piss out of humans wasn't a good idea, but the lesson didn't really take. At the Ark, they were confronted by a little going-away present from Shockwave — the defense drone known as [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]], reprogrammed to attack the Autobots. {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} Slag and the others did little damage to the battle droid before Ratchet chased it off by blasting a weak spot on Guardian with a laser emitter. The Dinobots continued to hunt Guardian through the Ark while Ratchet made with the repairs to the other Autobots. The situation became more difficult, however, once they uncovered the presence of a thermonuclear bomb inside of Guardian. {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} Eventually, after the bomb was activated, it was Swoop who carried Guardian a safe distance away from the Ark before he exploded, apparently killing Swoop in the blast. With the loss of one of their comrades, Slag and the other Dinobots chose to leave the Ark and seek their own path on Earth. {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}''<br /> <br /> ''Over the following weeks, each Dinobot began suffering from a breakdown of their [[Cybo-dendron|cybo-dendrons]], an anomaly in their neuro-circuitry caused by their extended time spent immersed in the tar pits. This corrosion caused them to revert to a near mindless, animal state. Slag had retreated to the Old River Valley in the Idaho badlands and, once they learned about the Dinobots' problem, it was there that the Autobots sought him out. A search team consisting of [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] arrived in one of the shuttles and found Slag in a one-sided struggle with two human cowboys. After getting the humans to safety, the Autobots tried to wrangle themselves a turbo-steer. They tried some amusing tactics like taking the triceratops by the horns or using Ironhide like a red flag to distract the fighting mad Dinobot, but ultimately they couldn't have won without the help of the Decepticons. Ironhide found [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] spying on them and, after stunning the tin-plated turkey, he grabbed the Decepticon and thrust him inside Slag's mouth just before the Dinobot let loose with his flame breath. The resulting backwash took Slag off-line and allowed the Autobots to take him into protective custody. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}''<br /> <br /> ''Although Ratchet managed to repair the cybo-dendron damage, the Dinobots remained trapped in comatose states, experiencing the occasional dreams as their minds attempt to wake up. Slag's dreams revolve around the epic battle he had with Shockwave four million years ago, and the haunting feeling of going off-line beneath the tar pits. {{storylink|Victory!}} Slag and the other Dinobots eventually recovered fully from their ordeal, although they were still none to happen to see Ratchet upon awakening. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}''<br /> <br /> The Dinobots were largely uncomfortable under Optimus Prime command. When Prime organized a battle unit to assault the Decepticon base, not to demolish their enemy but to record some vital data, the Dinobots balked at the idea. The idea of going into battle without intending to win was an anathema to them. [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], Slag and the other Dinobots chose to abandon the Autobot cause instead of putting up with Optimus Prime's "cowardly" ways any longer. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}<br /> <br /> ''After their big speech, the Dinobots apparently hung around the Ark for a little while anyways, but soon became bored with their inactivity (as they were now soldiers without a general). Finally, on a whim, they decided to help Sludge go after the "beautiful golden human" he had met while his cybo-dendrons were malfunctioning. [[Joy Meadows]], the aforementioned "human", was a reporter who drew some serious heat after she started questioning the [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] cover story being pumped over the air waves. Both the Decepticons and the U.S. government had a stake in making sure the public believed all the Transformers were under the control of a so-called "terrorist", and so they wanted her silenced. After the Dinobots agreed to do an interview with Meadows to set the story straight, Swoop flew off to pick up her camera crew, but found his transformation controls malfunctioning when he returned. Demonstrating his rarely acknowledged tech-smarts, Slag located and identified a homing beacon on Swoop, crushing it. Despite that, they were still found by the Decepticons. The 'Cons ultimately won the skirmish — [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] wiped Meadows' tapes and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] personally laid the beatdown on Slag and the others. Despite some grumbling afterwards, Slag and the Dinobots mostly decided to give up on the idea of "telling their story" to the humans. {{storylink|In the National Interest}}''<br /> <br /> ''When the future Decepticon named [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] returned to the 1980's, his first act was to destroy [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]], a mechanoid who had befriended the Dinobots. Seeking revenge, they came after Galvatron in a pitched battle alongside several Autobots and Decepticons. Despite all the force levelled against him, however, the battle against Galvatron ended with a stalemate, at best. {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}''<br /> <br /> After some time on their own, the Dinobots wound up living in the Cascade Forest range in Oregon, some distance away from [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Once they heard of Optimus Prime's death, Grimlock planned on storming the Ark and demanding that the Autobots name him the new leader. On the way, however, they found that the Decepticon had unleashed the living battle station known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on the Autobots. When Grimlock joined the battle to protect an endangered human, Slag and the other Dinobots joined in the fight as well. They did so much damage that Trypticon was forced to return to Cybertron to replenish his fuel supplies. After this impressive showing, Grimlock was voluntarily named the new Autobot leader, and the Dinobots rejoined the Ark's crew. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}<br /> <br /> ''When Swoop got into a fight with his old sparring partner, [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], the Dinobots and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were drawn into a pitched war with each other. Slag and Snarl engaged in head-butting games with [[Headstrong]] and [[Tantrum]]. After playing with them a bit, the Dinobots easily brought down their Predacon opponents. {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}''<br /> <br /> Grimlock and the Dinobots started to let their new power go to their heads pretty soon. Grimlock started wearing a tin crown of all things, while Slag and the others began acting more like mob enforcers than Heroic Autobots. After the Autobot named [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] went AWOL, Grimlock swore out a vendetta against him and even went so far as to cast some of Blaster's human acquaintances into space (albeit with space suits). When another Autobot named [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] intervened on the humans' behalf, the Dinobots chased him into an asteroid belt. In order to prevent any further harm from coming to the humans, Blaster surrendered himself to Grimlock. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} A short time thereafter, Grimlock and Blaster settled their differences through trial by combat, {{storylink|Totaled!}} and the return of Optimus Prime as Autobot leader gave the Dinobots a chance to mellow out a little.<br /> <br /> ''The super-Decepticon known as Galvatron had become more and more of a threat to the Transformers, not only due to his raw power but also because of the time-warping effect his prolonged presence in the past was having. Optimus Prime and Grimlock were in the midst of rallying their troops for a major offensive against Galvatron, before the time storm consumed them all, when several Autobots teleported back in time from 2009. The resulting mass-displacement effect, however, made it appear as if Prime and several other Autobots were disintegrated on the spot. Enraged, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] led Slag and several other Autobots into battle against the murderous impostors". Slag and the remaining Dinobots showed off their awesome warrior strength by ganging up on [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], or "the broad" as Slag called her. The future [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] stepped in to teach Slag a lesson in manners, using him as a bludgeon to knock out Sludge. {{storylink|Time Wars}}''<br /> <br /> As temperamental as he was, Slag at least had the sense to point out during the [[Underbase]] fiasco that the people of [[Tokyo]] were not [[TakaraTomy|well aware]] of Transformers as a whole, and possibly mistook the Dinobots for movie props. Unfortunately, this was right before the Dinobots had to deal with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and like his teammates, Slag got, well, slagged. {{storylink|Dark Star}} <br /> <br /> Many months later, Grimlock managed to bring Slag and the other Dinobots back on-line using the [[Nucleon]] reservoirs of [[Hydrus Four]]. He filled the containment units in his shuttlecraft, hoping to bring back enoug Nucleon to revive the Ark's entire crew. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Surprisingly enough, the returning Dinobots found the Ark empty, as [[Primus]] had teleported all Transformers from Earth to Cybertron to engage in final battle with [[Unicron]]. En route to Cybertron, Slag and Sludge pumped enough Nucleon into the life sustaining pods to bring back a full battle unit of Autobots. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Slag and the Dinobots eagerly joined in the fight against Unicron once they arrived home. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}<br /> <br /> After Prime died in the war, Grimlock was named Autobot commander once more. His first mission was to look for the Ark, which had gone missing after the Dinobots used the ship to clock Unicron in the jaw and crashed it. They didn't find the Ark, but Slag and the Dinobots fought a group of metallic demons who had been unearthed during the cataclysmic fight with Unicron. {{storylink|Still Life!}} Although [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] was attempting to maintain a truce with the Decepticons, Grimlock and the Dinobots recognized how improbable that was. Therefore, while the peace talks were going on, Grimlock sent Slag and the other Dinobots to the [[Rad Zone]] to recover some [[Graviton (Classics)|hidden starships]] they had hijacked millions of years prior. It was a good thing he did, because the Decepticons betrayed the Autobots, leaving them stranded on the dying planet without transport off it otherwise. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Using a homing beacon he had planted on one of the Decepticon ships, Grimlock tracked them down to the planet [[Klo]]. The Autobots had been expected, however, and the Decepticon welcoming party annihilated the Autobot army. Within a short period of time, only five Autobots were left alive: Grimlock, Slag, Prowl, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Blaster. They continued to fight on, regardless of the hopelessness of the situation, and their stubborn refusal to just lay down and die was rewarded. Optimus Prime arrived on Klo to turn the tide, thanks to his new [[Action Master]] body and the help of the [[Last Autobot]], a powerful Transformer who revived the entire Autobot army with his powers. The Decepticons were driven from Klo, and the Autobots celebrated a true victory. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}<br /> <br /> =====Marvel UK future timelines=====<br /> ''In 2008, Slag and the Dinobots were one of several special units unleashed on the Decepticon attack force when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] led the 'Cons on a siege of the Autobots' main base on Cybertron. Slag was seen barrelling through the Decepticon forces like a living juggernaut. Autobot High Command soon learned this assault was only a distraction, however, engineered by [[Unicron]] himself who was reconstructing himself on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]]. When [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] returned from Junk with this news, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] gathered [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], Grimlock, and the rest of the Dinobots with him to make an assault on Junk. Much to Rodimus's dismay, Slag and the Dinobots didn't hold back at all when attacking the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] Unicron had mind-controlled into doing his bidding, and tore through them as if they were any other enemy. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''<br /> <br /> =====Earthforce=====<br /> {{earthforcefiction}}<br /> ''Sometime shortly after the [[Matrix Quest]], Slag and his fellow Dinobots were revived by Grimlock and returned to action in the Autobot army. Their more brutal methods didn't sit well with Optimus Prime, but ultimately he chose to leave Grimlock in charge of a special Earthforce, guarding the planet while he led the Ark's crew out in space to deal with the threat of Unicron. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} While the Autobot Earthbase was under construction, Slag and his fellow Dinobots decided to engage in an Earth custom known as April Fools' Day and have a little fun at their leader's expense. Slag used his vast technical knowledge to rig up a fake video message from Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and the Dinobots used it to lure Grimlock out into a blizzard, convinced that he was going to a one-on-one duel with the Decepticon. Instead, he found a snowman with a cardboard sign, proclaiming him an "April Fool". Amusing as it was, Grimlock was last seen heading towards the Dinobots with a massive snowball over his head, so he might not have taken it too well. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}''<br /> <br /> ''When the [[Survivors]] joined up with Earthforce in order to get help for their ally [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]], Slag was part of the strike team that went to attack the [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]]' island, and he fought the Pretender [[Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} He was present at Earthbase for the unveiling of Wheeljack's new defense system {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} and, shortly thereafter, fought back against a major Decepticon offensive led by Soundwave. He roasted the Constructicon [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] with his flame breath, and the 'Cons eventually retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''<br /> <br /> ''With the sort of bad timing that only happens in comic books and soap operas, Optimus Prime came to Earthbase for a tour and inspection right when Slag's next 4,000,000 year berserker rage came due. This led to a hilarious romp through Earthbase, as the Dinobots desperately attempted to keep Slag under control while Grimlock tried to keep Prime unaware of what was going on. Comedy gold! {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}}''<br /> <br /> ''Later, when Snarl was suffering from [[Corrodia Gravis]], the Autobots were forced into the unpleasant circumstance of seeking out the only known compatible Transformer for a transfer: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. What's worse, their petition for aid came right in the middle of Megatron and Shockwave's assassination attempt on the treacherous [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]. Forced to fight for Starscream's life, Slag held his own against Megatron in combat. He rear-ended the Decepticon with his horns and then set him on fire with his flame breath. Megatron tore out of there as if his reactor linkage was on fire. Which, incidentally... {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}''<br /> <br /> =====''Another Time and Place''=====<br /> Several months after the golden age of Cybertron was reintroduced, more and more Transformers were succumbing to the effects of Nucleon. Slag was the only Dinobot still able to transform at this time. When Grimlock received information that the Hydrus Four facilities had reopened and discovered a means of reversing Nucleonic changes, the Dinobots jumped at the idea. Despite Prime's half-hearted warnings, Slag and his teammates followed Grimlock back to Hydrus Four in the hopes of becoming Transformers once again. They were followed by the "exiled" Decepticons, however, and a battle with a huge native creature delayed the Dinobots long enough for Bludgeon's crew to get ahead of them and take over the Nucleon facility. The Dinobots were laid low by a [[Holocaust Trigger]], overloading their sensory circuits so that they were helpless before the Decepticons. Cruelly tortured, the Dinobots were still left alive so that they could witness the rebirth of Megatron, thanks to the Nucleon infusions Bludgeon was feeding him. Luckily, the Autobots had long since learned to become worried whenever the Dinobots were out of sight for too long, and had followed them to Hydrus Four. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tote]] and several [[Micromaster|Micromasters]] managed to free the injured Dinobots, and an Autobot strike force brought down their Decepticon captors. The Nucleon reversion process was a success, and Slag and his comrades were restored as fully operational Transformers. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}<br /> <br /> ====Generation 2====<br /> [[Image:Eating contest.jpg|right|150px|thumb|What's a little cannibalism between buddies?]]<br /> Slag and the Dinobots were fighting alongside Grimlock and a small group of Autobot firestormers when they uncovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] and their terraforming measures. After calling in Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots, they became part of a major offensive against not only [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his ilk, but everything they represented. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Despite Prime serving as overall commander, however, Slag and his buddies were still Dinobots first and foremost. So when Grimlock wanted to take first strike action against Prime's orders, there was no question whom they'd follow. Slag and the others were captured almost immediately, though, and only escaped thanks to the timely intervention of Optimus Prime and his more loyal group of soldiers. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} <br /> <br /> Slag continued to fight alongside the Autobots with his Dinobot comrades, on both Earth and [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} {{storylink|Escalation!}} Later, after the Autobots forged an alliance with the first-generation Decepticons against the Cybertronians, the Dinobots got into the spirit of things—they teamed up with [[Headstrong]] and [[Weirdwolf]] in a metal-munching contest to see who could chow down on the most Cybertronians. <br /> <br /> Man, too bad [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]] and [[Skullcruncher]] weren't there to make it a real contest. {{storylink|Total War!}} <br /> <br /> In the final battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], Slag was seen arranging the alliance's defenses against the voracious creature. He later gave his life in a futile attempt to protect [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] from the Swarm, proving once and for that all Dinobots truly do care about their other Autobots... as long as they're also obnoxious loners. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}<br /> <br /> ====''Classics''====<br /> When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] joined that huge jerk [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], that was just asking too much. Slag and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] instead ended up in the entourage of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his friends, becoming the muscle to his wandering detective organization. And when push comes to shove the other guy through something, he doesn't aim for the window. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}} <br /> <br /> Slag goes absolutely crazy-murderous-berzerker once every 4 million years. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Slag's ''Classics'' profile}} <br /> <br /> {{Note|Slag's rage-every-four-million-years thing was ganked from an [[Earthforce]] story, despite ''Classics'' ignoring nearly all the Marvel UK material.}}<br /> <br /> ===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br /> Slag was chosen by Grimlock to join his commando unit, and was with them in the [[Dark Ages]] when they split off to become the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. Upon learning that [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] was meeting with Shockwave in the [[Neutral Territories]], Grimlock took the Dynobots to kill them for treason. The others, however, were more worried about [[Trypticon (G1)|the new Decepticon battlestation]] that was massacring the [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s Autobots (Slag didn't care about the bots, he wanted a piece of the action). Grimlock got pissed, poked Slag, and ordered him to follow his orders or get physical. Swoop finally convinced Grimlock to let them go while he went for Jetfire and Shockwave. After the battle, they discovered that someone had taken Grimlock and Jetfire, and there was no sign of Shockwave. When [[The Fallen]] was discovered, the LSC were forced into a temporary alliance with Shockwave's Decepticons to rescue Grimlock and the others.<br /> <br /> Despite the truce, Slag still decked [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. Nobody cared. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DWColdWar Slag Octane.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Me Slag like collect trophy like [[Lockdown (Animated)|him.]]]]<br /> After the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crash-landed on Earth, the Dynobots followed the Insecticons there. They owned the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who subsequently played dead until Grimlock and Slag got bored and wandered off. {{storylink|Extermination}} However, the Dinobots became trapped in [[stasis lock]]. After awakening, Megatron captured the Dinobots, using their imprisonment to force Grimlock to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}} Grimlock freed them after Shockwave captured Megatron and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} After returning to the Shockwave-controlled Cybertron, [[Octane]] poked Slag in the head and called him a "primitive".<br /> <br /> Octane doesn't have a body anymore. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br /> <br /> The Dinobots launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], heading for [[Shockwave's Tower]]. Grimlock ordered Slag and the others to keep pushing forward as he made a side-trip to the [[Smelting pool|smelting pits]] to personally confront Shockwave. Before they could reach their destination, the Dinobots were halted by the newly-reawakened [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. Slag barely managed to send a distress call to Grimlock before being defeated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}<br /> <br /> Much later, after Shockwave's defeat, the Dinobots were ordered by Ultra Magnus to accompany Kup on a trip to establish a base on one of Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br /> <br /> {{Note|Then [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] died.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===''G.I.Joe vs Transformers''===<br /> Along with Grimlock, Snarl, Sludge and Swoop, Slag was transported into Earth's distant past by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], where he was reformatted into a triceratops. A group consisting of three [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and a [[Cobra]] [[Cobra Viper|Viper]] successfully retrieved them, and the new "Dinobots" made short work of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his troops. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW comic continuity===<br /> {{ongoing}}<br /> Slag first met Grimlock in a brig on Cybertron, after he'd ''shot his commanding officer in the back'' to convince him they were outflanked and had to make a frontal assault. Grimlock thought this made him an awesome, clear-thinking guy, and the two of them discussed forming their own semi-autonomous strike team, one that Slag declared would follow no rules. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}<br /> <br /> With the Dynobots, his contribution to the grand Autobot cause of freedom for all was to murder Decepticons who surrendered and play "kick the can" with severed heads. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}} He constantly tried to deny they were a team at ''all'', saying they put the "un" into "unit" (and apparently he put the "lame" into "jokes"). {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SpotlightShockwave GrimlockSlag trexscan.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Slag knows that Grimlock is the harshest critic of his light sculpting.]]<br /> Slag and the other Dynobots followed Grimlock to revenge themselves against Shockwave, who blew up a cache of [[energon]] they had stolen. When Shockwave traveled to [[Earth]], the Dynobots pursued him. Slag appeared to be the team's tech specialist, originating the idea of organic beast modes as a defense against energon overload. That's pretty innovative for a guy who spends most of his time thinking how better to kill everyone around him. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[Energon radiation]]. Due to a dead man's switch, the [[Skyfire (ship)|Dynobots' ship]] blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}<br /> <br /> The Dynobots were eventually excavated by [[Skywatch]], and though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok and escaped, vowing to find and rescue Slag and the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}<br /> <br /> Skywatch activated Slag, and in a test run, had him melt a tank. When Grimlock showed up in [[Fallon]], he and the other Dynobots were sent to intercept him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SlagMaxDino02.jpg|left|300px|thumb|This is revenge for the Triceratops always losing the fights in the movies.]]<br /> Grimlock tried to break Slag's programming by reminding him of their shared past, which not only didn't work but got him set on fire. Making matters worse, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] decided to reduce the programming remotely, at which point Slag shot Grimlock ''more'' and got enraged to find out Grimlock had set up a dead man's switch that nearly killed them without telling ''anyone''. Slag even decided they had been a team after all and this was a betrayal. However, Grimlock silenced him by reminding Slag of what he wanted the Dynobots to be, and how what he did was following Slag's ethos ''exactly''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2}}<br /> <br /> Grimlock took the opportunity to inform the others of the current situation and what they needed to do, but Slag and the others weren't going to fall in line so easily. In particular, Swoop expressed his anger and disappointment in Grimlock's actions and decided to leave on his own. Slag, Snarl, and Sludge departed as well, leaving Grimlock standing there and fuming. Scorponok had his [[Sunstreaker clone]] army attack Grimlock at this point and they did so with gusto, ignoring the other Dynobots. Seeing their leader besieged, Slag and the others decided, for better or worse, that they were still Dynobots and had to stick together. They set to the task of trashing Sunstreaker clones until they were surrounded and nearly overwhelmed. But the [[Monsterbot]]s arrived on the scene, having been summoned by Grimlock earlier, and began to turn the tide. Slag was quite disbelieving that Grimlock would even think of calling upon [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus']] crew for help, but that didn't stop him from continuing to wreck Sunstreaker clones. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MaximumDinobots5HotRodSwoopSlag.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]<br /> Realizing they didn't have the advantage anymore, the surviving Sunstreaker clones retreated. The Dynobots hitched a ride in the Monsterbots' ship and headed for Machination headquarters. Aboard the ship, Grimlock discussed the matter of payment with Repugnus as the other Dynobots discussed how distasteful they found the whole situation (And you know it ''had'' to be ''really'' distasteful if the Dynobots were grousing about it!). Slag kept quiet but appeared as annoyed as the others as Grimlock told them he had worked out a temporary alliance with the Monsterbots. But again, as annoyed as the other Dynobots were, it didn't stop them from leaping into battle after Grimlock when they arrived at Machination HQ. They were greeted by yet more Sunstreaker clones, and proceeded to go about demolishing them. Finally, the clones were switched-off when [[Hunter O'Nion]] disconnected the original Sunstreaker's head, thus robbing the Machination grunts of their ability to control the clone bodies. The badly-damaged Hot Rod arrived, having just escaped from Machination HQ and explained what had occurred to the Dynobots. Sludge began to celebrate their victory when he was suddenly blasted by Scorponok, who decided to take a personal hand in the battle. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4}} <br /> <br /> [[Image:MaximumDinobots5Monsterbotsmakeanoffer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"You're jerks, but do you have what it takes to be SUPER-jerks?"]]<br /> To top it off, Shockwave arrived on the scene, and quickly engaged Scorponok for the right to destroy the remaining Dynobots. With Sludge apparently dead, Grimlock told the others to retreat without him, as he was finally seeing the cost of his uncompromising attitude. Slag asked Hot Rod if he wanted to bolt with them, but Hot Rod declined. Slag, Snarl, and Swoop decided to cut out while the getting was good and headed due east to an extraction point where the Monsterbots were waiting. Upon arrival, Repugnus mentioned that they'd be good fits for the team, due to their apparent concern with self-preservation. This remark did not seem to sit well with Slag and the others and they decided to go back and help Grimlock. When they returned to the battlefield, they found that Scorponok had retreated and Grimlock was fighting Shockwave. What's more, Sludge had come back online, thanks to a spark-jump from Grimlock. They leaped into battle with Shockwave, even as Grimlock implored them to go find Scorponok. Grimlock managed to drag himself and Shockwave away from the others, giving the other Dynobots an opportunity to infiltrate the main Machination complex. They managed to find their way to the chamber where Scorponok had stored his original head, and engaged the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in battle there. Hot Rod directed Swoop to sever the connections keeping Scorponok's original head functional. Swoop did so, and Scorponok was painfully disabled and left at the Dynobots' mercy. But before they could kill him, Ultra Magnus arrived and told them that Scorponok would instead be jailed and made to pay for his crimes. He also suggested that they quickly remove all Cybertronian technology from the facility and leave as soon as possible. Everyone was totally cool with this.<br /> <br /> In the end, Ultra Magnus canceled outstanding warrants he had on the other Dynobots when Grimlock (who had managed to disable Shockwave) took the fall and admitted that going rogue was completely his idea. Grimlock was satisfied that he managed to save Sludge and his team was online and together again. Slag and the others were seen repairing the ''Skyfire'' and preparing to leave Earth. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5}}<br /> <br /> ===''Wings Universe''===<br /> Together with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], the Dinobots were onboard a shuttle fleeing from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s, though they were more concerned about hearing one of Kup's war stories than being under attack. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] and fought on [[Beta-Nine]]. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Slag and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br /> {{Note|Slag is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}<br /> {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> [[Image:G1Slag toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This... good enough for... Slag!]]<br /> *'''Slag''' (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1991/1992)<br /> **''Japanese ID number'': '''28'''<br /> **''Accessories'': "Energo Sword", "Electron Blaster", "Rocket Pod", 3 rockets<br /> <br /> :Slag was released as part of the second series of ''Transformers'' in 1985. The toy transformed into a robotic ''[[wikipedia:Triceratops|Triceratops]]'', and came with a missile launcher that could fit in the shoulder socket of both the robot and dinosaur, a red sword, a silver "electro blaster" and three silver rockets. Like many ''[[Diaclone]]''-era toys, Slag had a conspicuous driver compartment contained in his chest.<br /> <br /> : Slag was later re-released in the European-markets "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" series. In Japan, he and the other Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]], at a cost of 2300 yen (his original retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s.<br /> <br /> ===Generation 2===<br /> *'''Slag''' (Dinobot, 1993)<br /> **''Accessories'': "Kinetic Sword", "Blaster Gun"<br /> <br /> : The original Slag toy went through several iterations in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. First, he was re-released in the original silver base color; the only notable difference in the toy proper is the inclusion of the "AUTOBOT" [[tampograph]] on one of his robot-mode legs.<br /> <br /> : The toy then had its silver changed to red, and ''then'' changed again to dark green. The final green coloration is the most common, while the red and silver variations go for a little more on the secondary market.<br /> <br /> : All three versions retain his original sword and rifle (which were renamed), but do not have the rocket pod or missiles from the Generation 1 release.<br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> ===Decoy===<br /> *'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)<br /> <br /> *'''Slag''' (1987)<br /> **''Decoy number:'' '''5'''<br /> <br /> : The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Slag/slag.htm More information on Decoy Slag at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> ===Robot Heroes===<br /> ====Generation 1 Series====<br /> [[Image:Snarl & Sharkticon G1 Robot Heroes.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]<br /> *'''Snarl Vs Sharkticon''' (2009)<br /> <br /> :A tiny, adorably homicidal "Slag" that came packaged with a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]. Like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], who was also designed with G1 Slag in mind, the Robot Heroes figure was released using the name of Slag's fellow Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], so Hasbro could release the toy in the United Kingdom ("Slag" is considered an insult there).<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:DiacloneSlag.jpg|thumb|200px|Hey Weevil. Check it out. My dinosaur is horny.]]<br /> [[Image:HornGeist.jpg|thumb|200px|Angriest idiot.]]<br /> *Slag had the preliminary name of '''Tricerabot'''.<br /> * Slag's original toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Dinosaur Robo Triceratops. In the ''Diaclone'' lore, this dinomech was a pilotable vehicle that could travel at speeds up of to 250 kilometers per hour and was designed for grasslands operation and melee combat. It also had a slightly different color scheme for its robot-mode bits.<br /> <br /> *Slag's cartoon coloration deviates notably from his toy. His robot-mode head is red instead of black, his Triceratops jaw is gold-chrome instead of silver-chrome, and his large horns are silver-chrome like the Diaclone toy instead of the Transformers version's bare red.<br /> <br /> * The European exclusive [[Action Master]] Decepticon [[Charger]] cribs Slag's quote, his function, much of his [[bio]], and his [[Tech Spec]]s. Whether there was any relation intended between the characters or if the copywriters just got lazy is unknown.<br /> <br /> * The overall design and transformation sequence of the original Slag toy served as the basis for '''Horn Geist''', one of four recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four "Geisters" were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:Image:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from [[:Image:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]], they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Horn Geist forming the upper body of "[[:Image:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').<br /> <br /> *Slag's name is also [[Slag (slang)|a popular Cybertronian expletive]]. That just seems right, for some reason. In The Real World, Slag is also a popular expletive in the United Kingdom and some parts of Europe, which has forced [[Hasbro]] to release toys (such as an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Snarl (Animated)|toy designed with G1 Slag in mind]]) under the name '''Snarl''' in recent years to avoid possible problems with cultural sensitivities. [[Snarl (G1)|The original Snarl]] has yet to comment on the matter.<br /> <br /> *A Slag toy can be seen in the recreation of the Scottish artist [[Wikipedia:Eduardo Paolozzi|Sir Eduardo Paolozzi]]'s studio at the Scottish [[Wikipedia:Dean Gallery|Dean Gallery]] This makes him the second [[Grimlock (G1)|Dinobot]] to have a toy in a museum.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Slag''' (スラッグ ''Suraggu'')<br /> *''French:'' '''Scories'''<br /> *''Hungarian:'' '''Salak'''<br /> *''Italian:'' '''Tricex'''<br /> *''Portuguese:'' '''Chapado''' (Brazil comic)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Slag/slag.htm Slag at TFU.info]<br /> * [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Slag Slag's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Combiners]]<br /> [[Category:Decoys]]<br /> [[Category:Dinobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Mail order items]]<br /> [[Category:Robot Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Stormtrooper_(SW)&diff=703880 Stormtrooper (SW) 2012-04-04T03:39:00Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Star Wars Transformers */</p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|empire}}<br /> {{disambig3|Stormtrooper}}<br /> :''Stormtroopers are [[Empire|Imperial]] soldiers from the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] universe.''<br /> <br /> '''Stormtroopers''' are soldiers under command of the [[Empire]]. They are clad in white armor, similar to [[AT-AT]] drivers and [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] [[Clone Trooper]]s. At least three stormtroopers crew the [[Death Star]].<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Star Wars Transformers===<br /> [[Image:SW DeathStar Vader details.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Da da da dun da da dun da da!]]<br /> *'''Darth Vader/Death Star''' (2007)<br /> **''Accessories:'' Gun, missile, lightsaber, cape, 3 TIE Fighters, 3 stormtrooper figures, Darth Vader figure<br /> <br /> :Three tiny stormtrooper mini-figures were included with this [[Darth Vader]] toy, and can be stored in compartments in both robot and vehicle modes. As they are in scale with all other ''Star Wars Transformers'' mini-figures, the stormtroopers can also be used to pilot other vehicles from the ''Star Wars Transformers'' and ''[[Crossovers]]'' toylines.<br /> <br /> ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/SWTF/DarthVader/darthvader.htm More information on the stormtroopers (with Darth Vader) at TFU.info]''<br /> <br /> <br /> {{wookiee|Stormtrooper}}<br /> [[Category:Alien humans]]<br /> [[Category:Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Star Wars characters]]<br /> [[Category:Toy-only characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=New_York_City&diff=703878 New York City 2012-04-04T03:34:33Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* IDW Generation 1 comics */</p> <hr /> <div>'''New York City''', [[New York (state)|New York]], is a major city in the [[United States of America]] on [[Earth]]. Loved by [[Tracks (G1)|some]], repulsively filthy to [[Hound (G1)|others]], it has often served as the site of [[Transformer]] activity, battles, and even bases.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nyc-skyline.jpg|right|450px|thumb|If you can have a giant space robot battle here, then you can have a giant space robot battle anywhere.]]<br /> Real-life New York City landmarks featured in various incarnations of ''Transformers'' include:<br /> <br /> * The [[Statue of Liberty]]—A huge statue on an island in New York Harbor. It's been spray-painted by the [[Battlecharger]]s, {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} coated with corrostop, {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} and ventilated by Omega Supreme. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}} It also sometimes [[Shattered Glass (franchise)|holds a sword instead of a torch]], and has been blown up by the USA's own [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|defense satellite]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}<br /> * The Brooklyn Bridge—A massive suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was the scene of Starscream's Underbase-fuelled attack on a large team of Transformers. {{storylink|Dark Star}} It also got blown to bits by the Seekers. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}}<br /> * The [[Empire State Building]]—The city's tallest skyscraper, excepting the World Trade Center towers. It was converted into a Cybertronian structure by Megatron, then converted back to normal by the Autobots; {{storylink|City of Steel}} it was also climbed by Iguanus and the Sports Car Patrol. {{storylink|King Con!}}<br /> * The Chrysler Building—A famous Art Deco skyscraper. It was set on fire by Megatron's car drones; Inferno put the fire out. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} It's also made an appearance on a comic book cover. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2}}<br /> * Battery Park—A park at the southern tip of Manhattan. Shockwave and Scorponok duked it out there. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}<br /> * [[Central Park]]—A park at the center of Manhattan. {{storylink|City of Steel}} {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}<br /> * The World Trade Center towers—C'mon, have you been living under a rock? The twin towers are commonly seen as identifying icons in skyline shots of the city in pre-9/11 Transformers stories. {{storylink|City of Steel}} {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} In a dystopian future, Rodimus Prime's corpse was strung up between their shattered stumps. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} At another point, they were destroyed by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}<br /> * The East River—separates Manhattan from Brooklyn. Seaspray found it full of garbage. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} The Seacons took on Starscream there, and lost. {{storylink|Dark Star}} The time travelling consciousnesses of Megatron and Prowl also fought there. {{storylink|Flashback!}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Marvel Generation 1 comics===<br /> New York City was home to [[Marvel Comics]]. Their recently fired employee, writer [[Donny Finkleberg]], also lived there, in a run-down, six-story walk-up apartment on the upper west side of Manhattan.<br /> <br /> New York was the final destination on the Acton family's vacation. As such, the [[Statue of Liberty]] became a target for the graffiti-spreading [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]. [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|R.A.A.T.]] prepared for the Decepticons' arrival by closing down the statue, Liberty Island, and the surrounding harbor, and loading down the statue with its troops. Runabout and Runamuck, meanwhile, snuck aboard the Staten Island Ferry, eventually commandeering the vessel and forcing it close to the statue. They then took to the air, Runamuck distracting the R.A.A.T. troops while Runabout spray-painted the statue with an inspirational message to their appreciative audience ("HUMANZ ARE WIMPZ"). Circuit Breaker finally defeated the pair using a jury-rigged collection of Autobot parts, sending them crashing into the waters of New York's harbor.<br /> <br /> Donny Finkleberg contributed $50,000 to help pay for cleaning the graffiti off of the statue (and, presumably, repairing battle damage). {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Nyc-brooklynbridge.jpg|right|300px|thumb|When you get caught between the Underbase and New York City, the best that you can do is fall and die.]]<br /> When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] absorbed a portion of the [[Underbase]], New York was one of the three cities he chose to destroy. Naturally, he announced this out loud, so when he arrived, an army of [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] led by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] were waiting for him. Most of the battle took place on and above the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as in the "foul depths" of the East River below.<br /> <br /> The following Transformers were taken out by Starscream:<br /> <br /> *The Aerialbots ([[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]])<br /> *[[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]; [[Goldbug (G1)|Goldbug]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]<br /> *The Seacons ([[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]])<br /> *[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]<br /> *Blaster<br /> <br /> ''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] survived Starscream's initial attack, but was deactivated following Starscream's attack on the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]].'' {{storylink|Flashback!}}<br /> <br /> Ratbat escaped, leaving Blaster to his doom. Starscream left for his second targeted city, [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}<br /> <br /> Some months later, Decepticon commander [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] moved his headquarters to the nearby swamps of northern [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] as part of a plan to harvest energy. The Decepticons erected the [[Stormmaker Station]], creating a massive thunderstorm over the New York City area. An [[electrostator]] was to be placed atop the Empire State Building by [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]], collecting the storm's energy in one massive lightning bolt which would then be harvested by Scorponok's crew. However, the interference of the Autobot Micromasters under [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s command resulted in the lightning blasting the bolts out of Iguanus instead. {{storylink|King Con!}}<br /> <br /> Roadhandler's crew made themselves at home in the city, going so far as to apprehend human thieves and make an appearance on a talk show based in New York. Roadhandler became a celebrity as a wrestler and gave self-defense lessons to local kids until a Decepticon run-in convinced him that anyone associated with him was in danger. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons kept their base in New Jersey. This would have nearly disastrous consequences for New York when the so-called [[Decepticon Civil War]] erupted and a battle between Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] spilled over into the area of Battery Park. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] managed to contain the battle briefly, as did the [[Neo-Knights]]. After the hostilities ended, the assembled Transformers were suddenly teleported away, leaving only a very puzzled NYPD officer wondering how to write up the incident. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}<br /> <br /> ====Alternate future====<br /> [[Image:Nyc-alternate-future1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hell, I still love you though, New York.]]<br /> In an offshoot version of the year 2009, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his forces had conquered much of Earth. New York was a deserted wasteland where the remains of Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] were strung up between the remaining stumps of the destroyed World Trade Center towers. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}<br /> <br /> {{note|WTC towers were each about 200' on a side. So according to the art on the right, [[Scale|Rodimus's body would fill a football field]].}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br /> ====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br /> Humans visiting the Statue of Liberty were among those terrified world-wide as the sun started to go berserk as a result of Megatron's [[Solar Needle]]. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:BumblebeelovesNY.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The magic rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line.]]<br /> [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] began efforts to convert New York City into his new base of "New Cybertron" by tunneling under the city and sinking the Empire State Building into the ground. The refashioned building was soon raised back into place, but with an all-new appearance. When the Autobots arrived to stop him, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] managed to capture Prime, and Megatron took his severed—but still functioning—head. The Autobots were forced to retreat temporarily or risk Prime's life. For a while, things went well for the Decepticons. (Even Starscream thought that Megatron was doing a good job, which is a sign of the apocalypse.) However, the Autobots went through the sewers (noting that they were more akin to "some messy swamp" than a substructure for North America's largest city) and managed to collect and reassemble Prime's body, save his right arm and [[ion blaster]]. Megatron had mounted it on his new citadel, the rebuilt Empire State Building, to serve as a defense mechanism. (Why Prime didn't just have [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] build him a new arm is unspecified.) Eventually, Prime was able to recover his arm, and the Decepticons were driven away. Bumblebee gained an "I ''heart'' New York" bumper sticker from the ordeal. {{storylink|City of Steel}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots later used a New York garage owned by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] as a temporary base in the city. While on patrol, [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] discovered that the humans tended to dump a lot of garbage in the East River, and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] observed that a "little fender-bender" on the lower West Side could tie up traffic for blocks around. Meanwhile, the Decepticons had allied themselves with the [[Geddis brothers]], a pair of New York-based human gangsters, to collect stolen cars and convert them into drones at a secret base in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] pine barrens. The drones were then sent back into New York to attack the city, but the Autobots thwarted this plan with the help of [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]'s new friend, [[Raoul]]. The landmark Chrysler Building was damaged in the battle, requiring [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] to climb its side and put out fires in the building and invoking Tracks' ire. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DancitronGang.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We got people dressed in plastic bags, directing traffic.]]<br /> The Decepticons used a hip New York nightclub called [[Dancitron]] to brainwash humans into constructing a building for them, but the dynamic duo of Raoul and Tracks once again saved the day. Dancitron attracted an ''extremely'' trendy crowd of New Yorkers—so trendy they were out of style about five minutes later. The club's owners were also quite stringent about preventing the locals from breakdancing on the sidewalks in front of their establishment. {{storylink|Auto-Bop}}<br /> <br /> Under [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s guidance, the Autobots spray-coated the [[Statue of Liberty]] with [[corrostop]] to help preserve it. While this activity was underway, the Stunticons commandeered a harbor ferry boat and used it to capture Perceptor. Later, the Autobots returned to the statue when they needed to recover a sample of the chemical. They defended it from a Decepticon attack, preventing Menasor from destroying the statue with a giant lightning bug. The statue proved its ability to withstand a direct hit from Megatron's fusion cannon, which means it's a lot stronger than [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s head. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OnlyHuman New York opening cityscape.jpg|200px|left|thumb|To that tall skyline I come.]]<br /> <br /> By 2006, New York had grown quite a bit, with lots of futuristic and utterly gigantic skyscrapers dominating its skyline. The city served as one of [[Victor Drath]]'s crime syndicate territories, and was subject to a series of terrorist bombings that served as cover for Drath's attempted theft of a [[newtronium]] shipment. The Autobots worked with [[Turan|the local chief of police]] to track down Drath. {{storylink|Only Human}} {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====<br /> In 2011, New York was one of the cities targeted by [[Sixshot]] for an energy-blackmailing, which involved him posing as six different villains using each of his six modes. The Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] staked out New York from a vantage point atop the Statue of Liberty (whose looks they compared to [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s while they were at it), but when they were drawn away to investigate an attack on London, Sixshot attacked the city in his gun mode. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}<br /> <br /> ====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====<br /> In his human guise, the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Lander]] lived in New York, where he helped local police fend off an attack by [[Destroid|Destroids]] early on in the Decepticons' campaign against Earth. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Much later, the city was the victim of a savage, sudden attack by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], and suffered massive damage before any of the Autobots could mobilize to stop him. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}}<br /> <br /> ===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===<br /> The first [[International Scientific Symposium]] was being held in New York when [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] turned up in order to kidnap leading scientist [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]. [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot Brothers]] rushed to the doctor's aid, turning downtown New York into a war zone. The Autobots fought the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s at length, but were unable to prevent Megatron from escaping with his prisoner. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 comics===<br /> [[Image:AHM1 NewYorkCityBuildings1.JPEG|150px|left|thumb|New York? That's where my accent used to live!]]<br /> <br /> It was a bright and sunny day in New York, when these [[Constructicon (G1)|six green guys]] turned up to announce a desire for peace... then started shooting everyone. This was followed by an all-out Decepticon attack, levelling much of the city and drawing the attention of the US Air Force. The Air Force did... badly. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1}} Soon the city was full of looting, carnage and panicked evacuations while the [[United States military|United States Armed Forces]] deployed in force to defeat the Decepticons. Before the military could do anything, the Decepticons took out the city's bridges and then began targeting the tunnels, all while broadcasting their effortless devastation to the world. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:AHMIssue2 SeekersVsBrooklynBridge.JPEG|180px|right|thumb|Crispy Fried Traffic]]<br /> <br /> Within a few days, the city had been turned into a secure base for the Decepticons; the civilians were kept as hostages to prevent the military from carpet-bombing. Megatron stated he chose the city as it was an icon for humanity; [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] thinks it sucks. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3}} The military attempted to sneak a strike force into the city to assassinate Megatron, but only [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|one soldier]] made it across Hudson River alive. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5}} Meanwhile, world leaders in [[Europe]] opted for another solution: wiping New York City off the map with nukes, despite the hostages. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6}}<br /> <br /> While Spike Witwicky located the experimental weapon required to kill Megatron, the human resistance managed to stir up [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s emotions, which ended the radio blackout the Decepticon had caused the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}} During their stay in New York, the Decepticons had constructed their first [[space bridge]] there, but never got to use it as European jets attacked them in an attempt to gather all the Decepticons in one place for the impending nuclear strike. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10}}<br /> <br /> The poor city was further damaged in the battle between [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the human jets, and it didn't get any better when the Autobots joined the fray and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] slammed Devastator through a skyscraper. At least [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was nice enough to ask Omega to take the giants' duel elsewhere. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11}} So he took it to the [[Statue of Liberty]], which was promptly wrecked. Eventually, the Decepticons retreated from New York and the nuke was averted, but the city was still left in ruins. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12}}<br /> <br /> New York was subsequently evacuated and its population was placed in refugee camps, except for the occasional straggler who didn't want to leave. The US military also patrolled the city to find and exterminate any Transformers left behind. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16}} After just a few years, humanity had restored large parts of New York City to a habitable condition, though many buildings remained damaged. {{storylink|Spotlight: Prowl}}<br /> <br /> ===''Hearts of Steel''===<br /> New York City was the location of a "great eklectrical power generator,"{{sic}} {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} which became the target of Decepticon attention. They built [[Astrotrain (G1)#Hearts of Steel|the Astrotrain]] to get to it, {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} but were stopped by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[John Henry]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}<br /> <br /> ===Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity===<br /> ====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF New York City.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br /> After being attacked by the Autobots for murdering [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] flew to New York, where Megatron lectured Starscream for not being capable of tracking down one human. When Starscream countered that there were seven billion humans on Earth, Megatron decided to reveal the Transformers presence on Earth as a show of force to compel the humans to turn [[Sam Witwicky]] over to them. Starscream and [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] made open shows of defiance around New York City, while Megatron hijacked the Empire State Building's antenna to broadcast [[The Fallen]]'s message across the world.<br /> <br /> A day later, Sam, [[Mikaela Banes]], and [[Leo Spitz]] traveled with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|the]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Twins]] to New York to meet Leo's rival [[Robo-Warrior]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> <br /> ===''Dark of the Moon'' Annual===<br /> [[NEST Satellite Orion]] detected Decepticons deploying [[Pillar]]s in New York. [[NEST]] wasn't quite sure why, as the city was rated of low resource importance. Diss! {{storylink|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012|Transformers Dark of the Moon Annual 2012}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City on Wikipedia]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities in the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Dark of the Moon locations]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1 cities]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]<br /> [[Category:Robots in Disguise locations]]<br /> [[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]<br /> [[Category:The Headmasters locations]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Star_Harvester&diff=703874 Star Harvester 2012-04-04T03:06:39Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Transformers: Battle for the Matrix */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambigr|Harvester|the machines that collected Transformer bodies for the [[smelting pool]] in [[Marvel Comics]]|harvester unit}}<br /> :''A Star Harvester is a piece of technology from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF-Solarharvester.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Honeycomb's big—yeah, yeah, yeah.]]<br /> When the [[AllSpark]] runs low on energy, only the destruction of a star can replenish it. In order to harness the power of stars, [[Transformer|workers]] in service to the AllSpark built '''Star Harvesters'''. <br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br /> [[Image:Harvester Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Ark (G1)|And no one on Earth discovered this for millions of years]].]]<br /> In the distant past, the mysterious relic known as the AllSpark cube created life on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and terraformed its surface to make the world suitable for habitation for its creations, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]. However, this effort depleted the AllSpark, and the power from a star was the one thing that could re-energize it. The Thirteen could travel dimensions, but they needed help locating stars and properly utilizing stellar energy. The cube created a servant race of transforming workers who would seek out stars and build devices called Star Harvesters to aid in collecting the solar energy. The Thirteen ruled these "[[Transformer]]s" with their descendants, known as the [[Dynasty of Primes]], protecting Cybertron and the AllSpark while exploring the galaxy and searching for stars to harvest. The Primes recognized that the Star Harvesters could have devastating consequences for worlds without stars, so they set out with a single rule: Never take a star from a life-giving world. To further prevent misuse, the Primes guarded the [[Matrix of Leadership]] created by the AllSpark, which would serve as the key for the Harvesters.<br /> <br /> One "[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Seeker]]" discovered [[Sun|a suitable star]] for their purpose and led his masters and the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|builders]] to the [[Earth|third planet]] of its star system. The builders constructed the Harvester and prepared to drain the Sun's energy, but it was discovered that this world contained life. Twelve of the Primes refused to utilize the Harvester, for the process would destroy this world. However, the remaining being felt no such obligation to protect life and merely wanted all of the AllSpark's energy for himself. The Prime killed eleven of his brothers, but the last stole the Matrix and hid it in a tomb. The rogue Prime, now known as [[The Fallen]], then returned to Cybertron and destroyed the rest of the Dynasty, along with the [[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]] of his brothers to prevent their return, but he expended much of his energy and withdrew to his own sarcophagus to heal. It was here that he discovered that his twelve brothers could still act, for they sealed him in his sarcophagus. The Dynasty of Primes passed into the realm of myth, while the Harvester left on Earth was eventually hidden by the [[human|native sentient inhabitants]]. When [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] launched the AllSpark into space, the Cube began searching for a planet with a Harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}<br /> <br /> Thousands of years later, [[Decepticon]]s under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrived on Earth in search of the Harvester. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}<br /> <br /> ===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===<br /> The [[Dynasty of Primes|Seven Primes]] came to [[Earth]] around 17,000 BC. Although they had sworn never to take a life in their pursuit of [[energon]], one of their kind hated the [[human]] inhabitants of the planet and was going to activate the Star Harvester until his brothers stopped him by stealing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] needed to power it. They sealed it in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] made of their own bodies.<br /> <br /> [[Image:ROTF Optimus destroys harvester.jpg|thumb|right|250px|And historians, archaeologists and treasure seekers across the world go nuts.]]<br /> In 2009 AD, [[The Fallen]] Prime returned to Earth, seeking to use his machine two years after the [[AllSpark]]'s apparent destruction. [[Sam Witwicky]] uncovered the tomb and recovered the Matrix, which he intended to use to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the only one who could kill The Fallen. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] excavated the Harvester from the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] before he was destroyed, and The Fallen snatched the Matrix to activate his machine, but Optimus had returned, and he combined with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] to destroy the Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br /> <br /> ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br /> A team led by [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] was sent to the [[Skomiloch Territories]] to put down local resistance to the Decepticons' Star Harvesting efforts. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Snare's personnel evaluation}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===<br /> {{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime. The final battle is against Megatron and the Fallen at the Star Harvester.}}<br /> [[Image:Solarharvester battleforthematrix.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ancient Egyptian Laser Beams!]]<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Revenge of the Fallen (mobile game)===<br /> The Decepticons sought the Matrix of Leadership so they could reactivate the "Great Machine". {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * Yeah, it's the same idea as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]'s [[Solar Needle]]. ''That doesn't make it a reference!''<br /> <br /> [[Category:Generation 1 technology]]<br /> [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen technology]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Stopgap&diff=699817 Stopgap 2012-03-23T23:31:11Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|maximal}}<br /> :''Stopgap is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:Stopgap TheftOfTheGoldenDisk.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Yukari Yakumo hates this guy.]]<br /> <br /> '''Stopgap''' is a highly-trained member of the elite [[Maximal Command Security Force]]. His job is to uphold the will of the [[Maximal Imperium]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the name of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. Having honed his skills as a private investigator, forensic scientist and crime scene investigator on the planet [[Edaps]], Stopgap can find out a lot about a crime with even the scantest of clues. However, he tends to get so wrapped up in his own work that he unintentionally ignores things that are happening around him.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, 4/27/07</ref><br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Theft of the Golden Disk===<br /> Switchblade faced off against [[Dinobot (BW)|a Predacon]]. He was apparently also defeated when the Predacon blasted [[Switchblade (BW)|Switchblade]] with his [[optic weaponry]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> * Stopgap—like all of the MCSF—uses the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-series [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] toy as a base (with a modified ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] head), though no official Stopgap toy exists (and probably never will). His color scheme is based somewhat loosely on the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' Maximal [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]].<br /> * Names for the Maximal Command Security Force were originally revealed by user icons of the characters in the Transformers Collectors Club forum and profiles from within the fanclub magazine.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <references /><br /> <br /> [[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]<br /> [[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]<br /> [[Category:Security officers]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Breakdown_(WFC)&diff=698997 Breakdown (WFC) 2012-03-21T18:45:07Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Toys */</p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticon}}<br /> {{disambig3|Breakdown}}<br /> :''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:DeusExMachina-prettypicture.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]<br /> <br /> Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<br /> <br /> On present-day [[Earth]], he's [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s assistant, apparently at some point having traded his paranoia for a bulkier frame and the bearings to match. He has also become somewhat careless in battle, having directly or indirectly damaged Knock Out on more than one occasion. He also has a dispute with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]].<br /> <br /> {{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Prime'' comic===<br /> [[Image:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|150px|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]<br /> Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (Prime)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee and fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> :''Voice actor'': [[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Fabio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German)<br /> [[Image:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]<br /> When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Nemesis (Prime)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If you're going to give him as a present to Megatron, [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]<br /> <br /> Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|250px|Foefist!]]<br /> During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TFP_ep18_BD_optic_patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|250px|Yeah. [[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]<br /> Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}<br /> <br /> Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br /> <br /> The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> {{spoiler|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2|March 24, 2012}}<br /> After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Crispin Freeman]] (English)<br /> [[Image:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]<br /> Breakdown joined [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.<br /> <br /> Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh...all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Surpreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.<br /> <br /> Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===<br /> {{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}<br /> <br /> When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons.<br /> {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ===''Transformers Online''===<br /> Breakdown found [[Zhàn Rèn Xuányì]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Prime===<br /> ====Cyberverse====<br /> {{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Legion-Breakdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Despite his rival being Commander size, if we're lucky, he might actually be the same height due to Bulkhead Syndrome.]]<br /> *'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====Voyager Class====<br /> *'''Breakdown''' (Voyager Class, 2012) <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/prime-rid-voyager-powerizer-breakdown-revealed-174575/ Prime RID Voyager Breakdown Revealed]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.<br /> *Despite trying to kill [[Airachnid]], Breakdown now has a crush on the spider.<br /> *Breakdown's color scheme is an [[homage]] to [[Generation 1]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Breakdown''' (ブレークダウン ''Burēkudaun'')<br /> *''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (打击, "Strike")<br /> <br /> [[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Prime_(toyline)&diff=698996 Transformers: Prime (toyline) 2012-03-21T18:40:54Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Voyager Class */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Nav-Prime}}<br /> <br /> The '''''Transformers: Prime''''' toyline hit shelves in [[November]] [[2011]]. Originally, [[Hasbro]] played coy with the series receiving a toyline at all, emphasizing that it was a television series first and foremost. There were initial plans to release a small assortment of three Deluxe figures ([[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]) in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line before they were moved into the expanded "First Edition" launch line. <br /> <br /> The ''Transformers: Prime'' toys released in 2012 will bear the "Robots in Disguise" subtitle. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==First Edition (2011)==<br /> ===Deluxe class===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-ArceeDeluxe.jpg|thumb|Arcee, a Wave 1 Deluxe figure]]<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Bumblebee (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]]<br /> *002 [[Arcee (Prime)#FirstEdition|Arcee]]<br /> *003 [[Starscream (Prime)#FirstEdition|Starscream]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1.5'''<br /> *004 [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#FirstEdition|Cliffjumper]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *00? [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Terrorcon|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]]<br /> *006 [[Vehicon (Prime)#FirstEdition|Vehicon]]<br /> <br /> {{note|Hasbro's Cliffjumper was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia. The First Edition Vehicon was not released in Hasbro markets at all, and First Edition Terrorcon Cliffjumper was cancelled entirely. The Vehicon's series number is taken from the TakaraTomy version, and may not reflect the original intention, being that Japan's 005 Megatron was not a release planned by Hasbro.}}<br /> <br /> {{canceledtoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Voyager class===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|thumb|Bulkhead, a Wave 1 Voyager figure]]<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#FirstEdition|Optimus Prime]]<br /> *002 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#FirstEdition|Bulkhead]]<br /> <br /> {{note|Hasbro's Optimus Prime and Bulkhead were only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia.}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ===Entertainment Pack===<br /> :*[[Optimus Prime (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Megatron]] (w/ [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai#EntertainmentPack|Miko Nakadai]], and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]])<br /> <br /> {{note|The Entertainment Pack was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia.}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Exclusives===<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-OptimusPrimeMatrixofLeadership.jpg|thumb|Optimus Prime in Matrix packaging exclusive to 2011 San Diego Comic-Con]]<br /> '''SDCC Exclusive'''<br /> *[[Matrix of Leadership]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#SDCC2011|Optimus Prime]] <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> '''NYCC Exclusive'''<br /> [[Image:NYCC-Arcee-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pretty in Pink, she is not.]]<br /> *'''[[Bumblebee (Prime)#NewYork|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (Prime)#NewYork|Arcee]], Includes [[Raf Esquivel#NewYork|Raf Esquivel]] and [[Jack Darby#NewYork|Jack Darby]]'''<br /> :Arcee is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee in pink and white [[Arcee (G1)|''Generation 1'' Arcee colors]] and comes with a New York taxicab [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and NY-themed [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] figurines. They were sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con 2011.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese Exclusives===<br /> *005 [[Megatron (Prime)#FirstEdition|Megatron]] (single pack release of Deluxe class Megatron from the Entertainment Pack released in Hasbro's territories)<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> '''[[Arms Micron]]'''<br /> *[[Aimless (Prime)|Aimless]] - redeco of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Throttler]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]].<br /> <br /> *[[Blowpipe (Prime)|Blowpipe]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Groundspike]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera, Edion Group, Ishimaru, Deodeo, Eiden and Midori stores.<br /> *[[Peaceman (Prime)|Autobot Peaceman]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Chopster]], available with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of ''Prime'' "First Edition" toys at Joshin, Kidsland and Bic Camera stores.<br /> *[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]] - unchanged ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Pinpoint]], given for free by participating in a character vote at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Robots in Disguise (2012)==<br /> ===Deluxe class===<br /> The Deluxe size class gains a dynamic "head reveal" gimmick that has become the universal feature of the figures, whether they be spring-loaded, gear-operated, or simply strategically revealed at the right time by folding down the right panel. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Revealers" due to this gimmick, but the official name remains "Deluxe Class".<br /> <br /> '''''Series 1'''''<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Bumblebee (Prime)#Revealer|Bumblebee]] (second mold)<br /> *002 [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Revealer|Cliffjumper]] (second mold)<br /> *003 [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Revealer|Wheeljack]]<br /> *004 [[Soundwave (Prime)#Revealer|Soundwave]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *005 [[Arcee (Prime)#Revealer|Arcee]] (second mold)<br /> *006 [[Ratchet (Prime)#Revealer|Autobot Ratchet]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 3'''<br /> *[[Knock Out (Prime)#Revealer|Knock Out]]<br /> *[[Vehicon (Prime)#Revealer|Vehicon]] (second mold)<br /> *[[Hot Shot (Prime)#Toys| Hot Shot]] (retool of RID Bumblebee)<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Wave 4'''<br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Wave 5'''<br /> *[[Rumble (WFC)#Prime|Rumble]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-rumble-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Rumble]</ref><ref name="CybertronCon12">http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/562581-more-hasbro-transformers-toy-reveals-cybertroncon-2012-a.html#post7413335 Pictures from Cybertron Con '12 on TFW2005, March, 2012</ref><br /> *[[Kup (WFC)#Prime|Sergeant Kup]] (redeco of Ironhide)<ref name="CybertronCon12"/><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Future Waves'''<br /> *[[Ironhide (Prime)#Revealer|Ironhide]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-ironhide-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Ironhide]</ref><br /> *[[Dead End (WFC)#Revealer|Dead End]]<ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-dead-end-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Dead End]</ref><br /> *[[Airachnid#Revealer|Airachnid]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-revealer-airrachnid-pre-order.html Preorder for Deluxe Airachnid]</ref><br /> <br /> ===Voyager Class===<br /> The Voyager class figures acquire a universal gimmick shared in the form of a spring-loaded [[MechTech]]-style transforming weapon partially constructed from translucent plastic, which also features an LED that moves into place and is activated when the weapon is deployed. The figures themselves also feature translucent plastic in various spots throughout their bodies, so that when the weapon is in place and deployed, the moving LED creates the idea of energon power "flowing" from the character's bodies into their weapons. Internally, these figures were referred to by Hasbro as "Powerizers" due to this gimmick, but the official name remains "Voyager Class".<br /> <br /> '''''Series 1'''''<br /> <br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *001 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Powerizer|Optimus Prime]] (second mold)<br /> *002 [[Megatron (Prime)#Powerizer|Megatron]]<br /> <br /> '''Wave 2'''<br /> *[[Starscream (Prime)#Powerizer|Starscream]]<br /> *[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Powerizer|Bulkhead]] (second mold) <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-powerizers-bulkhead-pre-order.html Preorder for Voyager Bulkhead]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> '''Future waves:'''<br /> *[[Skyquake (Prime)#Powerizer|Skyquake]]<br /> *[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Powerizer|Dreadwing]] <ref>[http://www.toyzandgamez.com/transformers-prime-powerizers-dreadwing-pre-order.html Preorder for Voyager Dreadwing]</ref><br /> *[[Breakdown (Prime)#Powerizer|Breakdown]] <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/prime-rid-voyager-powerizer-breakdown-revealed-174575/ Prime RID Voyager (Powerizer) Breakdown Revealed]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Weaponizers===<br /> '''Wave 1'''<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)#Weaponizer|Optimus Prime]]<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)#Weaponizer|Bumblebee]]<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/fmh-live-coverage-uk-toy-fair-2012-2737/ Live coverage of UK Toy Fair 2012]</ref><br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> ===Entertainment Pack===<br /> *[[Starscream (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]] vs. [[Bumblebee (Prime)#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Silas#Toys|Silas]] and [[MECH]] soldier)<br /> <br /> {{note|The Entertainment Pack was only available in Canada and certain other regions outside of the United States, such as Asia.}}<br /> <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Japanese Exclusives===<br /> <br /> *AM-06 [[Skywarp (Prime)|Skywarp]] (redeco of Deluxe Starscream)<br /> <br /> *[[Firebolt (Prime)|Autobot Firebolt]] - redeco of ''Power Core Combiners'' [[Pinpoint]], available with the online pre-order of AM-01 [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] through Amazon.com, ion, Toys' R Us, Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera.<br /> <br /> ====[[Arms Micron]]====<br /> <br /> '''Future waves:'''<br /> *[[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee Sword]]<br /> *[[Gob]]<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime Blaster]]<br /> *[[Zad]]<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ==Cyberverse==<br /> <br /> {{main|Cyberverse#Series_2}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Merchandise==<br /> *'''Optimus Prime Stand-up Mover'''<br /> *'''Bumblebee Stand-up Mover'''<br /> <br /> ===Roleplay===<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)#ionblaster|Bumblebee Ion Blaster]]<br /> <br /> ====Battle Masks====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] Battle Mask<br /> * [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] Battle Mask<br /> <br /> ====Energon Helmet====<br /> *[[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] Energon Helmet<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime (toyline)}}<br /> [[Category: Prime| ]]<br /> [[Category:Toylines]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Female_Transformer&diff=698540 Female Transformer 2012-03-20T06:15:02Z

<p>Kaymac192: /* Aligned */</p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|female Transformers in general|the [[Autobot]] resistance group led by [[Elita One]]|Female Autobots}}<br /> <br /> {{quote|Well, I remember bringing up that question early on with Hasbro, "are any of these female?" And then I think Hasbro's attitude was, 'this is a boy toy. We don't wanna have, you know, girl robots.' So, I said, "OK, just want to clarify that."|[[Bob Budiansky]]|[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954 Rusting Carcass interview]}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MCA-Arcee.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arcee, the most famous female Transformer, poses for the boys. Way to set an example there.]]<br /> Despite being robotic lifeforms with generally non-sexual methods of [[reproduction]], the [[Transformer]] species has almost always been shown to include both male and female gender analogues, at least mentally if not physically. '''Female Transformers''' are usually portrayed as comparatively rare, but are considered an official part of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] in pretty much every continuity. <br /> <br /> A '''[[List of female Transformers]]''' from all continuities is available.<br /> <br /> ==Fandom and Terminology==<br /> Probably because of their rarity in official fiction and toylines, female Transformers are popular plot devices in [[fan fiction]], where the term "'''femme'''" is often used to describe them, with "'''mech'''"<ref>While "femme" obviously is related to the French word for "woman", it's occasionally claimed that the use of "mech" as a name for male Transformers is derived from "mec", the French word for "guy" or "dude". This is probably more coincidence than anything, though.</ref> likewise being applied to "male" Transformers. Both terms have recently appeared in a piece of official fiction: [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]] magazine. This is the first instance "mech" has been used to specifically refer to a male Transformer, whereas the term has been used as a gender-neutral common noun for Transformers in various stories.<br /> <br /> Alternative words to denote a female Transformer, all used about twice in canon, include: '''femme-bot''',<ref>"Just imagine all the colony worlds: naive small planetoid femme-bots, unsuspecting targets, Unguarded Energon Reserves..." -[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]], "[[Force of Habit]]" p4 ([[2008]])</ref> '''fembot''',<ref>[[Rattrap]] refers to [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] as "Ya emasculatin' fembot!" after she cuts the tip from his tail/sword in "[[Nemesis Part 2]]", while ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] wonders in "[[Endgame, Part II]]" what chance he has in flying combat against the [[Lugnut Supreme|Lugnuts Supreme]] if he "couldn't handle [[Slipstream (Animated)|Starscream's fembot clone]]" on [[Endgame, Part I|his test run]].</ref> '''girl-bot'''<ref>"When we take over Cybertron, I'm gonna have a whole harem of girl-bots! Blue ones, red ones..." - [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], "The Art of War issue 5"</ref> and ''perhaps'' '''robotessa'''.<ref>In "[[Enter the Nightbird]]", "Robotessa" is the word missing from the line "Say good night to your [Robotessa], Megatron!"</ref><br /> <br /> ==Appearance==<br /> [[Image:BMStrika.jpg|left|170px|thumb|Our mechanics assure us this is a woman.]]<br /> The appearance of female Transformers in most continuities would seem to suggest a level of "sexual" dimorphism is present in at least the more humanoid members of the Transformers species (the term sexual is used in a gender-based, rather than physical sense, see the reproduction link above for that whole kettle of robo-fish). In almost all cases female Transformers are portrayed as comparatively more graceful of form, and more rounded and curved in general, than their male counterparts. Often they have a more than passing resemblance to an attractive human female made of metal and wearing armor and [[kibble]].<br /> <br /> There are exceptions to this rule, and bulky, less overtly human-female-like characters have become more common, particularly among those who have toys. These are especially common in the [[Unicron Trilogy]] series and in latter expansions of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] series out of Japan, when the characters are often assigned to pre-existing "masculine" toys. Perhaps the best counter-example of this type is [[Strika (BM)|Strika]], who is female yet neither looks nor acts stereotypically feminine at all.<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===Generation 1===<br /> ====Generation 1 cartoon====<br /> [[Image:G1femmes.jpg|right|450px|thumb|A bunch of Female Autobots from the G1 toon and Alpha Trion. His pimp cane was removed in post-production.]]<br /> Within this continuity, female Transformers are a rarity, but established to have been around from the species' start. A female named [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] existed back in the slave days under [[Quintesson]] rule, and thus it seems clear females were produced alongside the males as part of the Quintessons' product lines. <br /> <br /> No females were explicitly shown to exist among the Decepticon ranks, although the introduction of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] and implications of an eventual upgrade didn't raise any questions or remarks, suggesting that female Decepticons exist (or that the Decepticons royally don't care about a soldier's gender). <br /> <br /> [[The Search for Alpha Trion|27 episodes after Nightbird's appearance]], female Transformers were introduced formally through the [[Female Autobots]]. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] at various points expresses surprise they aren't extinct, which would seem to imply females were thought to be no longer part of the Cybertronian race. While at the time a decent (though certainly not perfect) explanation for the scarce appearances of female Transformers, it didn't stop more females from showing up in the movie and season 3. Possibly Shockwave's "statement" could be considered as [[retcon]]ned and overwritten, or one of the following explanations applies:<br /> # They were all built/"discovered" after the events of "The Search for Alpha Trion".<br /> # Shockwave constantly calls them Autobots, never Transformers or Cybertronians. It is possible female [[Neutral]]s' (and the aforementioned female [[Decepticon]]s') existence was never thought over... and that none of them changed allegiance any time recently. <br /> # "Female Autobot" is not used as a description, but as the team's name.<br /> # This is the Generation 1 cartoon. You're not watching it for the flawless storytelling.<br /> <br /> Females can be seen here and there among the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion tribe]], mostly sharing [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s model. [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] has a "[[Nancy|Junkion lady]]" companion according to "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]". Just how relationships function in this isolated, media-based Transformers society is unclear, although it's notable that Wreck-Gar and his lady friend "slept" sitting up next to each other on giant thrones between television broadcast cycles. The lady's character model is actually that of a female [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]], another mechanical race, but whether this is meaningful in any way or simple model recycling is uncertain.<br /> <br /> In [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#European Generation 1 fiction|the French dub]] of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (but not in the TV series), both [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] were referred to as female, with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] calling Starscream "une imbecile" at one point (French articles are gendered), and Shrapnel referred to as "Mademoiselle". The reason for this gender-switch was never fully explained, though it is possible that Starscream's and Shrapnel's rather high-pitched voices were mistaken for women's voices.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ====''Super-God Masterforce''====<br /> [[Image:Esmeral-manga.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This is an official Transformers character. No, really.]]<br /> A female Transformer was created through the introduction of [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] to the ranks of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s. The [[transtector]] she was bonded to [[A Battle... and Then...|eventually]] evolved into a being of ''her'' own.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the [[Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] existed out of two humans before becoming sapient: husband [[Giga]] and wife [[Mega]]. Despite the double gender, Overlord is regarded a "he".<br /> <br /> ====''Victory''====<br /> In the manga, [[Decepticon]] females make their first (yet still to this day very rare) appearance in official fiction as [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] ([[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]]'s wife) and [[Lyzack]] ([[Leozack]]'s [[Relatives|sister]]). Both show up to show the Autobots just what it is Deszaras and his crew have been fighting for all this time: their poor families back home. This spares the Decepticons' lives in the final battle between the two forces. This certainly casts an odd light on the matter of Transformer [[reproduction]] (and on [[Masumi Kaneda|the manga author]]).<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, in the animated series, the [[Micromaster]] [[Holi]] is shown to have a girlfriend on the planet [[Micro]], [[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]]. <br /> <br /> ====''Operation Combination''====<br /> ''[[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' introduced a total of 24 Micromasters, none of which got a [[bio]]. Ten years later, ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' did provide them, and the Micromasters [[Windy (OC)|Windy]] and [[Discharge]] were established as females.<br /> <br /> ====Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity====<br /> [[Image:Nomates.jpg|left|200px|thumb|And what will happen is like this.]]<br /> No female ''Transformers'' are ever seen or referred to in the US stories, and when [[Cloudburst]] is pressured into a relationship with the beautiful [[First One]] of [[Femax]], he explains that Transformers, as a species, have no gender. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}} The UK stories corroborate this, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is intentionally created by the Autobots to be the sole female Transformer in an attempt to placate [[human]] feminists. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}} (See her picture above for a hint of how well that went over.) <br /> <br /> Despite this, the Marvel continuity was actually the first in introducing a female ''Cybertronian'': [[Aunty]], the onboard computer of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', who was introduced in [[The Transformers (issue)|the very first issue]]. [[CatSCAN|Theoretically, she is not that different from other Cybertronians]] and one can only guess how to combine her existence and the "no <strike>girls</strike> gender"-statements. <br /> <br /> The [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letter pages]] mentioned another two females: Decepticon [[Clio]] and presumed Autobot [[Karmen]]. Provided they are real and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] didn't just make them up, they might have been built after Arcee's example. <br /> <br /> [[BotCon]]'s ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' fiction, while not including the UK material, introduced [[Elita One]] in a similar manner as UK Arcee. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ====Dreamwave comic continuity====<br /> According to DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', "Transformers are inherently non-gender specific, and only some quirk of their timelost origins can account for [female Transformers'] difference in appearance and attitude." [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|in the process]] of introducing more female Transformers and explicating their links to the Quintessons in this continuity when it went out of business.<br /> <br /> ====IDW comic continuity====<br /> [[Image:Spotlight_Arcee_b.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Information: you are ALL going to DIE.]]<br /> <br /> Originally [[Simon Furman]] stated that he would not use female Transformers in IDW continuity until he came up with a reason for them to exist that made logical sense to him. He did not rule out doing so, as he said he had found a similar justification for the [[Pretender|Pretenders]], which led to the [[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]] miniseries. <br /> <br /> Despite this, in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', [[Alex Milne]] drew what are clearly intended to be female Transformers in a good number of "easter egg" cameo appearances. (Cameos included female ''[[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]], [[Elita One]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and a number of generic background femmes.)<br /> <br /> This was finally resolved in "[[Spotlight: Arcee]]", where it was revealed that the malevolent Golden Age Cybertronian scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] introduced gender to the Cybertronian genome just to see what would happen. Tampering with the [[CNA]] of the titular character at her creation to make her Female, he discarded his experiment once he was finished, only to find she had an inherent homing instinct for his creations. Arcee's systems were severely messed up by this experiment, causing her to become tremendously unstable to the point of psychosis and fixated on getting revenge on Jhiaxus.<br /> <br /> While the story implies that she is something very rare and unique it does not say that she was the ''only'' female Transformer Jhiaxus created, merely the first, leaving it open for the cameos in ''Megatron Origin'' to remain in continuity.<br /> <br /> Jhiaxus specifically alters Arcee's CNA to make her female and introduce gender to the species. Exactly how deep these alterations went, how closely her form was designed to match the females of organic species on which she was based (particularly in relation to reproduction) is unknown and will likely remain so.<br /> <br /> Another female Transformer appears in a flashback to Sunstreaker's glory days, staring up at him in doe-eyed adoration. She is presumably less killy than Arcee. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Beast Wars===<br /> ====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====<br /> [[Image:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|right|250px|thumb|She was extremely popular with fans, I wonder why...]]<br /> <br /> Female Transformers seem to be common here, with no one showing any surprise over their presence. Some of the Transformers also appear to have picked up human-style attitudes of women as a fairer and more vulnerable gender, with [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] refusing to fight a female out of <strike>lust</strike> chivalry. Most of the other Transformers, however, seem unconcerned about this. <br /> <br /> [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] both engage in romances with male [[Maximal|Maximals]], the former blatantly and the latter far more subtly. <br /> <br /> Over the course of the show Rattrap makes numerous innuendos, especially involving Silverbolt and Blackarachnia's relationship, that suggest that, at least by that era, there may have been something sex-like between Transformers. He also makes references to a bar on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] where the wait-staff go "without their torso-plates on"... which frankly sounds like it'd be really messy.<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon continuity====<br /> [[Scylla]] is the impetus for a big ridiculous love triangle of hilarity and embarrassment in both the animated and manga continuities. She is in love with the squid-bot [[Scuba]], who wants nothing to do with her. Meanwhile, the Maximal [[Bighorn]] is in love with Scylla, who wants nothing to do with him.<br /> <br /> The non-Transformer female robot [[Artemis]] harbors a crush on both Scuba (poor guy) and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Machines'' cartoon continuity====<br /> ''Beast Machines''' [[technorganic]] reformatting raises even further questions about what it means to be a "female transformer". It is possible that the technorganic female Transformers, being merged organic and technological life to a cellular level, might actually be ''physically'' female.<br /> <br /> [[Rattrap]] and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] end up in a romantic relationship towards the end of ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' ("So, I'm a tree-hugger!" Rattrap remarks). What this means for his bar-hopping days is never explored.<br /> <br /> The [[Vehicon general]] [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] is referred to as the "consort" of [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], and has been serving by his side, seemingly as an equal, for centuries. Some have taken this to mean the two have a romantic interest in each other, but the show itself does not offer any hints to this.<br /> <br /> ====''Beast Wars'' IDW comic continuity====<br /> In the spin-off comics, [[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] were both established as female Transformers.<br /> <br /> ===Unicron Trilogy===<br /> [[Image:Linkage7_Twirl-Baby.jpg|right|250px|thumb|But she's got your altmode!]]<br /> The existence of female Transformers throughout the [[Unicron Trilogy]] is portrayed as slightly uncommon (it is a fiction aimed at young boys, after all), but hardly remarkable. They just exist, as do "males", and no special attention is called to them. Quite a few appear in various places in "[[Motorcycle refugee|civilian]]" roles, as [[Autobot nurse|nurses]], and even on [[Velocitron band|colony worlds]].<br /> <br /> There are examples and hints of romantic interest between males and females in both ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' ([[Redline]] and [[Falcia]] in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comics]], plus [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]'s eagerness to appease and defend his [[bulk]] partner [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]), and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' stories (most obviously [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]'s intense infatuation with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack's]] secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], plus [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] reportedly has an unnamed "fembot life partner" lost somewhere on [[Earth]]). This too is treated as a fairly common event.<br /> <br /> There are female Transformers in positions of very high power as well: in the [[Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] is the leader of the entire [[Omnicon]] race, while in ''Cybertron'', Override is the leader of the planet [[Velocitron]]. So far, the Unicron Trilogy is the only ''Transformers'' continuity to explicitly ''give'' female Transformers that level of responsibility.<br /> <br /> In the French version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, Arcee is dubbed by a man. ''Why'' she was is currently unknown.<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Live-action movie===<br /> ====2007 movie====<br /> [[Image:Arceemovie.jpg|right|thumb|Comic artists ''cry'' when they see this model sheet.]]<br /> <br /> [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was originally going to be featured as part of the cast of the [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' film]], but was cut early on in the movie's development. The script writers felt they would need to explain the presence of a female in an entirely robotic race, and there was not enough time in the film to do so. Arcee was replaced in the movie by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Even so, Arcee was featured in IDW's [[Transformers: Movie Prequel |''Movie Prequel'' comics]] and remains in the movie toyline as both Deluxe and Scout-class toys. <br /> <br /> One other female Autobot is featured in the movie continuity family, another Scout-class toy, [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]]. Both Elita and Arcee, however, are featured in [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazine's]] alternate reality stories as regular characters, with Arcee getting more prominence. Both also appear in IDW's Movie Sequel comic series ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', with Arcee playing quite a prominent leadership role. Surprisingly, Elita-One does not fare as well as her sister-in-arms, dying at the claws of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] himself. Although it is unusual for a female Transformer to die in fiction ([[To sell toys|compared to how often Transformer death happens in general]]), it has [[Manta Ray (BW)|happened]] [[Sonar (BW)|before]].<br /> <br /> As for Decepticons, [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], based off of the aforementioned Crasher, was recently added to the end of the movie toyline as a Wal-mart exclusive. She has been featured in Titan Magazine's comics, as of issue 18, and in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' series as of issue 3.<br /> <br /> In all the comics where female Transformers do appear in the Movie continuity, their gender is never considered an issue. This raises questions about just how necessary "explaining" them would be in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|future]] [[Dark of the Moon (film)|movies]].<br /> <br /> ====''Revenge of the Fallen''====<br /> And apparently, two years later gender was no longer an issue at all, as ''Revenge of the Fallen'' featured [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], who now inexplicably existed in three separate bodies, as well as [[Alice]], a Decepticon [[Pretender]]. No comment was given on the subject of the characters' femininity. Frankly, not explaining Pretenders is a bigger oversight than not explaining robot gender.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===''Animated''===<br /> [[Image:Animated_females.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Did you ever feel like the only original designs in a sea full of homages?]]<br /> Female Transformers were present in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' from the very beginning of the cartoon, starting with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. What this meant for the state of females in the continuity at large was not immediately apparent; in "[[Along Came a Spider]]", both [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] expressed confusion as to ''what'' Blackarachnia was. Though they were referring to her [[Technorganic|partially organic]] nature, [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] jokes "Duh, she's a girl." as a nod to the rarity of female Transformers. <br /> <br /> As the series proceeded, multiple lady-bots were progressively introduced, among which were a [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]] of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], the obligatory [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and many more. Although they remain distinctly outnumbered by the male Transformers, this makes it clear that while female Transformers may be relatively uncommon, they aren't considered very remarkable or noteworthy—unless you're a young, male Autobot who's spent ''waaaaayy'' too much time fixing space bridges.<br /> <br /> Despite Optimus's confusion over where organic babies come from in "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", implying that there is no Cybertronian equivalent to [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]] in ''Animated'', Transformer ''relationships'' are implied to be a possibility, as in "[[Along Came a Spider]]" and "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]", respectively, Blackarachnia takes advantage of [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]'s and the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]' obvious interest in her, especially [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s. There's also the fact that [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] is said to be the "consort" of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]].<br /> <br /> [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s role as the Autobot medical officer was originally supposed to be assigned to a character named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], who was originally designed as a female, but then turned male. When brought in at the start of Season 3, Red Alert was female once again as an homage to the original design.<br /> <br /> Because Sari was originally a Cybertronian protoform, she could be considered a female technorganic Transformer, although her origins were not revealed until Season 3.<br /> <br /> ===Shattered Glass===<br /> While in most universes the number of females on the side of good is significantly larger than the number on the side of evil, this universe has more evil ladies as a result of its status as a mirror universe. The first two introduced were [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] and [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]]—an (evil) Autobot and a (good) Decepticon respectively—but since then the balance has tilted.<br /> <br /> It would seem that female Transformers in this universe are as they are in most: few in numbers, but nothing remarkable. Crasher appeared bewildered when [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (who hails from the [[#Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics universe]]) tried to tell her that he thought her feminine shape was unusual, and no one else seems to regard the females as something noteworthy.<br /> <br /> ===Aligned===<br /> One-thirteenth of Cybertron's population is female and are descended from the first female Transformer, [[Solus Prime]]. <ref>According to [http://twitter.com/#!/HubTVNetwork/status/87976495074639872 @HubTVNetwork] and comments made at [[BotCon 2011]]. </ref> The ruler of [[Velocitron]], [[Override (Prime)|Override]], and the Decepticon soldier [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] are also female.<br /> <br /> ====''Prime'' cartoon====<br /> As of yet, the only female Transformers seen are [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] and [[Airachnid]].<br /> <br /> ====''Transformers: Online====<br /> Amongst the Autobot ranks are the female warriors [[Chìlìe Fēi Huǒ]], [[Fēiqí Zhànjǐng]], [[Jísù Pīlì]], [[Jìngfēng Bīao Lún]], [[Nù Xīng Zhàn Lún]], [[Shēnlán Lüèyǐng]], [[Yínhé Qíshǒu]], and [[Yǐtài Xíngzhě]].<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> Though many female Transformers were featured in the fiction from the early days of ''Generation 1'', for many years they tended to either: a) not have toys made of them at all, or, b) for those very few that did get a release, end up as repaints of other molds clearly not designed with a female aesthetic in mind. ''[[Transmetal]]'' [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] is likely the first Transformer toy designed to intentionally represent a female character.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biology]]<br /> [[Category:Female Transformers| ]]<br /> [[Category:Generation 1]]<br /> [[Category:Transformer culture]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Galaxy_%27Questrian&diff=698539 Galaxy 'Questrian 2012-03-20T06:07:14Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{factions|autobot}}<br /> :''Yínhé Qíshǒu is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:TFOnlineBlueFem2.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> <br /> '''Yínhé Qíshǒu''' (银河骑手, "Galaxy Horseman"), who lacks the strength and firepower of others, focuses on her impressive agility and mobility. Any [[Decepticon]] who underestimates her thanks to her small stature is in for quite a surprise.<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers Online''===<br /> {{storylink|Transformers Online}}<br /> {{charstubfiction}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Yinhe Qishou}}<br /> [[Category:Chinese-original characters]]<br /> [[Category:Female Transformers]]<br /> [[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Video game-only characters]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Blast_Off_(FOC)&diff=698536 Blast Off (FOC) 2012-03-20T05:37:10Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{faction|decepticon}}<br /> <br /> {{disambig3|Blast Off}}<br /> <br /> :''Blast Off is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron| Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[image:FOC_Blast_Off.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Giant, flying death-church.]] <br /> <br /> '''Blast Off''' is a Decepticon. Along with the other [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s, he can form [[Bruticus Maximus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]].<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3)===<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Generations===<br /> [[Image:Generationstoy-BlastOff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Blast-Off''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br /> :Blast Off transforms from a Cybertronic space shuttle into a robot, and also forms the right arm of [[Bruticus (WFC)| Bruticus]]. Curiously, the toy has been shown in two different color schemes, the bronze color seen to the right, and a mostly dark purple color scheme seen in pictures where he is joined to Bruticus. Which deco will be released in retail is not yet known. <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Combaticons]]<br /> [[Category:Generations]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Core&diff=697347 Core 2012-03-18T04:11:55Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig2|the core of Cybertron from the aligned continuity family|the core of Cybertron from ''Beast Machines''|organic core}}<br /> :''The Core is a place from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> <br /> [[Image:WFC Cybertron's core.jpg|thumb|right|400px|In FOC, Octopunch shoots this thing in the face. Uh... eye. That hole in the middle, there.]]<br /> <br /> The '''Core''' is located at the centre of the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and considered sacred ground by the Cybertronians as it produced vast quantities of [[energon]] that is essential to the continued existence of the [[Transformer]] race. Resembling a massive spherical construct, the Core possesses its own consciousness and mind allowing it to speak as well as act.<br /> <br /> {{quote|These are sacred grounds, Ironhide. The Core provides Energon and life to all of Cybertron. It pains me to see it defiled this way.|Optimus Prime going religious on us|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Exodus''===<br /> The dying Sentinel Prime ordered Optimus to go to the Core and remove its infection. Optimus was accompanied by [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and began descending the [[Underworld]] through the empty [[Well of All Sparks]]. Horrified by the infestation, Bumblebee tore out the corruption spikes on the Core, allowing Optimus to remove the poisonous [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. A voice that only Optimus could hear then told him he was too late, but it imbued his body with the Matrix, truly making him a Prime. It told him to [[Ark (WFC)|leave]] Cybertron, but to also return one day, when the Matrix and the Core would act in concert to restore the planet. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Image:OneShallRise1-Core.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oooh, continuity.]]<br /> After the [[Thirteen]] defeated [[Unicron]], [[Primus]] became one with Cybertron's core and created life through the [[Well of All Sparks]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Much later, the civil war on Cybertron poisoned the very Core itself. Orion Pax journeyed there in the hope of reversing the effects and made contact with the ailing Primus, who bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] upon him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''War for Cybertron''===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)<br /> [[Image:Coreprecorruption.jpg|thumb|300px|Get your icky tentacles away from me!]]<br /> In the closing stages of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] learnt of the existence of a powerful corruptive energy source known as [[Dark Energon]] located at an orbital station. After acquiring the station and manufacturing it through the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], Megatron decided to corrupt the Core of Cybertron itself in order to win his war against the [[Autobot]]s. To accomplish this feat, he first needed the Omega Key and thus laid siege to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself and journeyed into the [[Vaults]] where he battled [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] for the relic. It was only after the battle did he learn of Omega Supreme being the key to the Core and battled the gigantic Autobot as well as defeating him. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron forced the Guardian to open the Omega Gate and took his Decepticons to the Core. There, he used Corruptors to infuse the Core with Dark Energon which began to manifest all over the planet Cybertron and threatening its survival.<br /> <br /> With the defeat of Zeta Prime, the [[Autobot High Council|High Council of Elders]] promoted [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] to the position of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in order to lead the Autobots. Seeing the continued corruption of Dark Energon spreading across Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided to journey deep into the planet and purge the infestation at its source. Taking [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] with him, they learnt that [[Space slug]]s were fighting a losing battle in cleansing the Core of Dark Energon. Furthermore, the trio of Autobots had to fight against a garrison of Decepticons left behind by Megatron to ensure that the Core remained corrupted. Despite their resistance, Optimus Prime and his team managed to reach the centre of Cybertron and kill a corrupted space slug thus freeing the Core. There, the Core spoke to Optimus Prime and revealed that the corruption of Dark Energon had been too extensive and in order to conserve itself - the Core had to shut down and purge itself in a process that would take millions of years where it would no longer be able to produce large quantities of Energon. <br /> <br /> This meant that the planet Cybertron would be barren as a result and insufficient energy would be present for those that remained on the surface. Despite claiming that the line of Primes had failed in their mission, the Core decided to impart the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime stating that so long as it functioned; its own [[Spark]] would continue. With that done, Optimus Prime returned to the surface and began the [[Great Exodus]] of Cybertron, leaving only a small number of them behind who vowed to continue to fight Megatron's tyrannical rule. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *Whilst not stated in the game, the Core is likely the shell that houses [[Primus]] himself. In ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', the core refers to Primus separately, so it is probably a [[Oracle (BM)|shell program]]. [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|Episode 24]] of the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime cartoon]] confirmed that Primus became one with the Core.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cybertron]]<br /> [[Category:Prime]]<br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Thermo_rocket_launcher&diff=697346 Thermo rocket launcher 2012-03-18T04:05:16Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:WFC Thermo Rocket Launcher.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Watch as they take out the lock on in FOC.]]<br /> The '''Thermo Rocket Launcher''' is a long-range, four-shot missile launcher. It is mostly useful for its vehicle lock-on ability, which is an effective way to take out [[Flier (WFC)|Fliers]].<br /> <br /> ==Games==<br /> ===''War for Cybertron''===<br /> [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]s used Thermo Rocket Launchers during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *This weapon has the following in-game stats:<br /> **Damage: 9<br /> **Range: 8<br /> **Accuracy: 8<br /> **Rate of Fire: 3<br /> *It's also great for taking out the guy sitting on the ridge in tank mode while talking to his girlfriend on the phone.<br /> <br /> [[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Bulkhead_(Prime)&diff=696613 Bulkhead (Prime) 2012-03-16T23:27:09Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>{{disambig3|Bulkhead}}<br /> {{faction|autobot|wreckers}}<br /> :''Bulkhead is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br /> [[Image:Bulkhead-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Miss me?]]<br /> '''Bulkhead''' looks huge and menacing, but he's only the former. Once you get to know him, he has a gentle soul. He's afraid of hurting things smaller and more fragile than him, but his new [[human]] friend, [[Miko Nakadai]], has helped him grow past that. He has a low tolerance for jerks and bullies, and is quite happy to let people like that stew in the trouble they've made for themselves, but his better impulses—or at least, needling from those around him—always sway him into helping in the end.<br /> <br /> {{quote|After a long road trip, feels good to get out of the car, stretch my legs, and kick some tailpipe!|Bulkhead on crushin' Cons|''[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]''}}<br /> <br /> ==Fiction==<br /> ===''Exiles''===<br /> Bulkhead was a Wrecker and one of the last Autobots to get on the [[Ark (WFC)|''Ark'']].<br /> {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' comic===<br /> [[Image:PrimeComicBulkhead.jpg|Right|thumb|200px|]]<br /> Bulkhead was present at the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]] when [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] arrived for the first time. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (comic)|Transformers: Prime}}<br /> <br /> ===''Prime'' cartoon===<br /> :''Voice actor:'' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English), [[Takashi Nagasako]] (Japanese), [[Karl Schulz]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian), [[Yeong-Ung Jeong]] (Korean), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br /> Back on Cybertron, before he became a warrior, Bulkhead was a laborer, working in construction. He saw himself as an uneducated simpleton who could only build or break stuff. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Later Bulkhead was a member of the [[Wrecker]]s, along with his buddy [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Con Job}}. He also had rivalry with [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} He left early on in the war to join [[Team Prime]] however. {{storylink|Con Job}} Soon after the Autobots arrived on Earth, Bulkhead accidentally stepped into some power lines. Arcee was impressed with the dance he did as a consequence. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Bulkhead-Primevehicle.jpg|left|thumb|200px|And then [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s engineers get a headache.]]<br /> Bulkhead was cruising around a woodland area when [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]] ordered everyone to return to base so they could take the [[GroundBridge]] to back up Cliffjumper. Unfortunately by the time they got to the battle site, Cliffjumper and the [[Decepticon]]s were gone.<br /> <br /> Sometime later, when Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] were fighting some Decepticons, Bulkhead came to their assistance, albeit late due to "traffic". One look at the three Autobots sent the Decepticons scurrying away. Bulkhead returned to base, and was there when three humans were brought in. Miko questioned him at length about how cool he was. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} During a subsequent visit by Agent [[William Fowler|Fowler]], Bulkhead asserted that the Autobots had the utmost ability in the use of force, while graphically crushing one of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]]'s tools in his fist, much to his comrade's annoyance.<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was part of the ultimately unsuccessful mission to retrieve Cliffjumper from the Decepticons, and smashed his way through a large number of the Decepticons in the [[energon]] mine. After they returned to base empty-handed, Optimus assigned Bulkhead to watch over Miko. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising3_disembulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''No'', Bulky, the slogan is get some ''nuts''!]]<br /> Miko managed to persuade Bulkhead to do some off-roading on the way back to base. Once there, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly left to go patrolling with Bumblebee, leaving Bulkhead in charge. Miko's suggestion that they start a rock band was mercifully interrupted by the appearance of Fowler, who was looking to complain about the recent energon mine explosion to Optimus. He wasn't pleased to discover that the Autobots had let kids become involved in the war, but Bulkhead prevented him from taking the kids into custody. After Fowler left, the base computer picked up a distress signal from his helicopter. Bulkhead was glad to be rid of the man, but the kids pointed out that if the Decepticons had him, he could give away the location of the Autobot base. Bulkhead reluctantly let Raf track where the agent was, and went to the [[Nemesis (Prime)|Decepticon ship]] by GroundBridge. He only discovered that Miko had followed him when she accidentally attracted the attention of a Decepticon, and he was forced to disembowel it. Unfortunately Jack and Raf subsequently arrived, and they too attracted the attention of the Decepticons guarding the ship. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising4-BulkheadandMiko.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Be thankful she didn't do more than heave on your car parts.]]<br /> Bulkhead snatched the pair out of the line of fire and dropped them off behind some cover. He then proceeded to drive under the Decepticon ship, scale a nearby cliff, jump on board, and trash a bunch of Decepticons before realizing Miko wasn't with the other two kids. She turned out to have stowed away inside his chest compartment, and she became a distinct liability as Bulkhead continued to fight the Decepticons. Inside the ship, they eventually ran into Arcee and Bumblebee, who'd rescued Jack and Raf from some more guards. The Autobots cleared out a room for the kids to hide in before proceeding to the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream thusly chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. Bulkhead carried Fowler and Miko back to base, where he was told off by Optimus for getting the kids involved, though Miko stood up for him. After Jack decided he was better off without the Autobots in his life, Bulkhead took Miko to visit him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:DarknessRising5-BulkheadMiko.jpg|thumb|250px|D'awwww.]]<br /> Once the Autobots pinpointed the location of the Decepticon [[space bridge]] in orbit, Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead traveled there by GroundBridge, though the height made Bulkhead nervous. They soon found themselves battling the hordes of flying Decepticons that came their way from the nearby Decepticon ship. Ratchet figured out a way to destroy the space bridge, so while Optimus held Megatron off, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went to do that. No sooner had they finished than they were fired on by Megatron, who'd finally twigged to what they were doing. The four Autobots subsequently jumped back through the GroundBridge mere moments before the space bridge exploded, and returned to the Autobot base. Miko was overjoyed to see Bulkhead back safe and sound. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead assisted Miko with her science project, holding up her model of the solar system so she could paint it. Unfortunately Ratchet decided to take over the project, relegating Bulkhead to the role of transport. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. Bulkhead was disgruntled by Ratchet's insistence at post-mission medical checks. He and Bumblebee later went and picked up the kids, but after the GroundBridge broke, the two Autobots were pressed into service assisting Ratchet in an attempt to fix it. The cause of the problem became apparent when Raf found a [[Scraplet]]. Bulkhead was particularly terrified of Scraplets, as he'd seen bots devoured by them, and was even prepared to abandon the base as a result, but Ratchet pointed out that would mean Optimus and Arcee would perish in the Arctic. Bulkhead went Scraplet-hunting with Miko, but mainly succeeded in embarrassing himself by screaming like a little girl whenever anything happened. Eventually they found a swarm of them and retreated back to the main control room, where another swarm descended on the three Autobots. They were rescued by the three kids, who went to repair an [[energon]] fuel line so the GroundBridge could be used to expel the Scraplets into the Arctic. Once the repair was done and the GroundBridge opened, Bulkhead offered himself up as bait, luring the Scraplet swarm to the Arctic, where they froze in seconds. Bulkhead returned to base for repairs, and was amused when Miko became terrified by a tiny spider. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:ConJob-Fistbump.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Guy love, that's all it is, Guy love, He's mine, I'm his, there's nothing gay about it in our eyes."]]<br /> After he and Miko finished their chores, Bulkhead attempted to deflect her suggestion of dune bashing by bringing up the monster truck rally. They were distracted from any further plans by the news that Wheeljack was on his way to Earth, much to Bulkhead's joy. He, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived at the landing site to find Wheeljack trashing some Vehicons and he gave Wheeljack a bear hug before they returned to base and partied. Bulkhead started telling war stories, but began to grow suspicious when Wheeljack was uncharacteristically quiet. He challenged the newcomer to relate the story of the [[Battle of Darkmount Pass]]. Wheeljack got an important detail wrong: Bulkhead wasn't at that battle. The Decepticon impostor grabbed Miko as a hostage and revealed that the real Wheeljack was a prisoner of the Decepticons. After the real Wheeljack turned up and kicked the fake one's skidplate, Bulkhead took great pleasure in throwing the impostor out via the GroundBridge. Sadly Wheeljack didn't stay long, but offered to take Bulkhead with him. Bulkhead turned him down, having become too attached to Miko and the rest of his friends on Earth. {{storylink|Con Job}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Convoy-Bulkheadmace.jpg|thumb|300px|"You go on, Bulk, we'll cover the rear."]]<br /> Bulkhead took part in a convoy when Fowler needed transport for a hi-tech [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] device, though he wasn't happy with Optimus's order to stay in vehicle mode to conceal their presence on Earth. He warned the other Autobots about the incoming [[MECH]] cars and later helped move the D.N.G.S. to a train while the convoy passed through a rail tunnel. It was shortly after this that they were attacked by flying Vehicons, and forced to use their robot modes in the open to fight back. He, Arcee and Bumblebee spent the rest of the time fighting the Decepticons, while Optimus saved the D.N.G.S. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}<br /> <br /> Miko's detention was cut short when Bulkhead arrived to pick her up and she decided to cut out early. He chastised her, and when Ratchet discovered an energon trace in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attempted to use the mission to get Miko to learn about ancient Greece. He spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco, shortly before his old enemy [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] arrived. Bulkhead protected Miko from a pillar Breakdown tossed at her, but the 'Con then tackled him into the fresco, breaking it. Back at base, Bulkhead alerted the others to the Harvester and before long they had surrounded the museum it was in while the kids worked to steal it. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown attacked, Bulkhead charged at Breakdown and was knocked flying by a punch. The Decepticons managed to steal the Harvester, and Bulkhead was left at base while the other Autobots searched for them. While he was trying to work out how to rescue Miko from the museum, Bulkhead realized that the Decepticons would probably go after the energon deposit in Greece, so he went there to confront them himself. After dealing with Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead found Starscream and the Harvester a tougher proposition, but he managed to fight against the device's power long enough to reach Starscream and destroy it, while proudly noting that breaking stuff was what he did best. He and Fowler later retrieved Miko from the museum. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was hanging around base when Jack asked Raf if he could borrow Bumblebee. Arcee later wondered where Jack had gone, and Bulkhead unsuccessfully attempted to act like he had no idea. He accompanied Arcee to find Jack and Bumblebee, arriving in time to find out that Knock Out had abducted a human. The three Autobots tracked Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bulkhead and Bumblebee were ambushed by Breakdown. The fight ended when Bulkhead managed to flatten Breakdown with a lamp post. They caught up with Knock Out shortly after the 'Con had been defeated by Optimus, and his hostage recovered. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wheeljack is gonna be so jealous.]]<br /> Bumblebee and Bulkhead played basketball together in the base, though Bumblebee's behavior was very odd. When Fowler contacted them later to report that the Decepticons had stolen a lens from a telescope in [[Hawaii]], Bulkhead, Arcee and Optimus traveled to the Arctic to find it. While Optimus scaled a cliff face, the other two Autobots fought Breakdown as a diversion, successfully keeping the Decepticons busy until Optimus got on board the Decepticon ship and destroyed the heat ray. In the aftermath of the battle, they discovered that Megatron had been resurrected, as the Decepticon leader snatched Starscream out of the air. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}<br /> <br /> When Ratchet detected a fast-moving Dark Energon reading, Optimus took Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. Instead of the expected Megatron, they found Starscream attempting to resurrect [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. During the brief fight, the Autobots discovered that the kids had followed them through the GroundBridge and attempted to send them back, only for a Decepticon Groundbridge to interfere. Bulkhead tried to rescue the kids, but was blown back by the exploding GroundBridge portal. When it transpired that the kids had vanished, Bulkhead attempted to ring Miko, only to discover she'd dropped [[Miko's phone|her phone]] at base. It meant, however, that Jack could send a text message from the other dimension the kids were trapped in, and Bulkhead read it on Miko's phone. When Ratchet engineered a way to get the kids back, Optimus, Bulkhead and Arcee rendezvoused with them to protect them from Starscream. Afterwards, Bulkhead returned Miko's phone, though he regretted she didn't get any photos of zombies. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TFPep16DoubleCreatureFeature.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> <br /> Out scouting an energon signature on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], Bulkhead was ambushed by Breakdown. Though he fought back, he was overcome and later came around to find Breakdown gone and Miko calling to him over the comm. After returning to base, they established that Breakdown had been captured by MECH, and Bulkhead was happy for it to stay that way. Optimus, however, launched a mission to rescue the Decepticon, and Bulkhead was surprised when Prime accepted his wish to stay off the rescue team. Bulkhead remained at base with Fowler and Miko, the latter of whom was firm in her belief that Bulkhead should have gone along, and managed to persuade him to go and try to rescue Breakdown himself. In [[Russia]], Bulkhead followed a MECH car to a disused railway tunnel and broke in to find Breakdown. Though the 'Con was surprised to see him, the pair emerged from the tunnel together to face the MECH forces, and Breakdown even saved Bulkhead from being blasted by Silas's energy weapon. When Starscream turned up with Vehicons, Breakdown was instructed to destroy Bulkhead, but the Autobot easily pummeled the 'Cons until Optimus turned up. Prime was impressed that Bulkhead had put aside his differences to rescue Breakdown, but Bulkhead was merely happy to have gotten the opportunity to hit Breakdown some more. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:MetalAttraction-stuck.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]<br /> <br /> Bulkhead was at the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee brought [[June Darby|Jack's mom]] in to introduce her to everyone. {{storylink|Crisscross}}<br /> <br /> Ratchet assigned Bulkhead to investigate a magnetic disturbance, and Arcee, irritated by Jack's mom's questioning, decided to come along too. Also Miko somehow sneaked through the GroundBridge after them and talked them into letting her tag along. When they came across Breakdown and [[Airachnid]] fighting over a weapon, Bulkhead got Miko to stay put, and the two Autobots joined in the fight. After Breakdown blasted them both with the weapon, a [[polarity gauntlet]], Arcee ended up magnetically fused to Bulkhead's back. With no other alternative, Bulkhead followed the 'Cons on foot, finding them at an abandoned gas station. During the ensuing battle, Breakdown dropped an oil derrick on Bulkhead, temporarily knocking him out, but also demagnetizing him. Airachnid tried to escape in her helicopter form, but Bulkhead grabbed her and threw her at Breakdown. He and Arcee returned to base triumphantly with the gauntlet. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:RockBottom-Bulkheadpassion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> <br /> Arcee and Bulkhead were sent to investigate an [[Stripped energon mine|old energon mine]], but found it was abandoned. When Miko decided to explore, Bulkhead chased her in. While he was taking some samples for Ratchet, a cave in occurred. Bulkhead did his best to protect Miko, but ended up supporting the ceiling so it wouldn't fall on them. With the air likely to run out and his arms failing, he instructed Miko to bang a rock on his foot to make noise and they were eventually found... by Starscream. When the Decepticon threatened Miko, Bulkhead gave him a swift kick, and Jack arrived on a Decepticon mining drill to rescue Miko. Alone with Starscream, things looked grim for Bulkhead until Arcee came to his rescue. The two Autobots found the kids and left the mine, though they did briefly consider finishing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead joined the others in investigating a [[Harbinger|wrecked Decepticon ship]]. When they found Starscream all webbed up and wanting to switch sides, Bulkhead thought it was a bad idea. The Decepticon pointed them towards the other half of the crashed ship, where Airachnid had gone. Prime took Bumblebee and Bulkhead to check out the rear section of the ship, and they were attacked by Airachnid, wielding an [[Immobilizer|experimental Decepticon weapon]] that froze Bulkhead in his tracks. Bulkhead was locked in position until the Autobots retrieved the weapon and Ratchet used it to unfreeze him. {{storylink|Partners}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:TMI-Mikojogsmemories.jpg|thumb|left|300px|This is art!]]<br /> Miko and Bulkhead sneaked into a monster truck rally together. A week or so later, they were reviewing the footage Miko had taken on her phone when Bulkhead was called into the field to help secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]]. He was, of course, followed by Miko, and during the battle she inadvertently activated the cylinder, discharging it into Bulkhead's brain. Though at first Bulkhead seemed fine, he began writing complex equations for synthetic energon, and it rapidly became clear that the cylinder's energy was overwriting his mind. While the other Autobots attempted to secure the cylinder, Miko tried to help Bulkhead retain his memories by taking him to the monster truck track. They were found there by Knock Out and Breakdown, who tried to take Bulkhead's head, but during the attempt, Miko again triggered the energy to discharge from Bulkhead into the sky. Bulkhead was left in a comatose state until Miko managed to wake him with her guitar playing. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}<br /> <br /> During a mission to intercept Knock Out and Breakdown, Bulkhead, Prime and Bumblebee were separated from Arcee. When they caught up with her, they found that Ratchet had dealt to the Vehicons attacking her, having amped himself up on the synthetic energon he was working on. Back at base, Ratchet managed to throw Bulkhead through a wall while demonstrating the fight with the Vehicons. Their medic accompanied them on another mission, but his changes in personality began to concern Bulkhead and the others. After he knocked Bulkhead flying and went off on his own, the other Autobots were forced to track him down before he could damage himself. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}<br /> <br /> When an ancient prophecy looked like it was imminent, Arcee and Bulkhead wonder how seriously they should take it. They accompanied Optimus to a military base to stop the Decepticons attacking it, but when they were faced with Raf being gravely injured, Arcee and Bumblebee were sent back to base with the boy, while Prime and Bulkhead stealthily infiltrated the ''Nemesis''. After bashing some Decepticons, they found the stolen power source and Bulkhead bridge back to base, leaving Prime to go and face Megatron on his own. Back at base, Bulkhead watched as Ratchet and June Darby fought to save Raf's life. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead got the job of keeping Megatron distracted while Arcee and Ratchet got Optimus out of a zone flooded with Dark Energon. Such was Megatron's surprise that Bulkhead managed to hit him a bunch of times before the Decepticon leader recovered and Bulkhead had to retreat through the GroundBridge. Back at base, the Autobots and their human friends puzzled over the natural disasters suddenly plaguing Earth, and discovered that [[Unicron]] resided at the center of the Earth. Bulkhead and the others began investigating the sites of the earthquakes that had struck when the Dark Energon volcano erupted. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee joined him anyway. As they tried to find safer ground, they battled increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until they encountered a colossal one. Bulkhead and Bumblebee zoomed behind it to try and blast it, but it knocked them both aside with a single swipe. As they tried to prevent it stepping on Optimus, and to their great surprise, help came in the form of Megatron, who offered to help them fight Unicron. When Optimus gave the three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to Earth's core, Bulkhead opted to go for Miko's sake. He, Arcee and Bumblebee greeted Megatron to the Autobot base at gunpoint, keeping their weapons firmly trained on the Decepticon leader. Before long, they were again stepping through the GroundBridge into Earth's core. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> As they moved through Unicron's internal structure, Bulkhead felt the Dark Energon more keenly than the others, and during their fight against [[Unicron's antibodies]], almost fell from the walkway they were on. Teamwork by Optimus and Bumblebee saved him. They reached Unicron's spark chamber and Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Arcee stayed outside to fend off the antibodies. Following Unicron's defeat, they entered the spark chamber, only for Optimus to fail to recognize them, and they had to GroundBridge back to base without him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> The Autobots puzzled over how to get their leader back but made little progress. When Fowler warned them of an attack on a military base, Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Arcee went to try and deal with it, but Knock Out and Breakdown succeeded in getting away with the power source they needed. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead and the others scoured the globe for the space bridge, but it wasn't until Ratchet and Bulkhead were contacted by a wounded Starscream that they obtained information on the space bridges location. The Autobots stormed the energon mine housing the space bridge and secured it so that they could send Jack and Arcee to Cybertron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}<br /> <br /> Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee monitored Jack's progress from the Earth end of the space bridge. When Megatron arrived to take back control, Bulkhead attacked him and was easily thrown aside, twice. Luckily it all turned out, and Bulkhead and the others returned to base with Optimus Prime restored. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}<br /> <br /> {{spoilers|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1|March 17, 2012}}<br /> Bulkhead and Bumblebee were responding to an ancient Autobot signal separately, but when Bulkhead arrived, he found Bumblebee unable to transform as his [[transformation cog|T cog]] had been taken. They quickly worked out MECH was responsible. Bumblebee later talked Bulkhead into taking him on another mission, on which they ran into Knock Out and Breakdown. Bulkhead got to fight his arch-nemesis again while Bumblebee chased Knock Out. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===<br /> [[Image:Titan4.1 Ratchet Bulkhead practise.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"I need practise like Optimus needs a face."]]<br /> As Ratchet unveiled the [[Safe]], Bulkhead was unimpressed that he thought they needed more training. He threw himself into it though, deciding that the best defense was to smash everything he could. In doing so, he inadvertently uncovered and activated a nuclear missile which had been hidden in the base. Unimpressed, Optimus ordered him to hold up the ceiling while Ratchet and Raf dealt with the missile's warhead. Afterwards, Ratchet suggested Bulkhead and Raf design a new Safe. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}<br /> <br /> Optimus took the other Autobots, including Bulkhead, on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead struggled to decorate a [[Christmas]] tree, while enduring a mocking from Arcee and Jack. When Fowler arrived with the news that the Decepticons had taken over a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]], Bulkhead offered him a "Cybertron-size" mince pie. He and Arcee were left to mind the base with the kids while the other went to deal with the Decepticon problem, and the kids suggested the pair try to find something they had in common. They eventually discovered their mutual love of ice skating, and turned the base into an ice rink. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead played ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' with Raf, until suddenly the game put Raf into a hypnotic trance and made him open the GroundBridge. Bulkhead was sure he'd get blamed for this somehow, and explained to Optimus that it was only a ''minor'' problem, but moments later the Vehicons started coming through. Bulkhead fought them alongside the other Autobots until Raf was able to loop the GroundBridge, sucking the Decepticons back through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}<br /> <br /> {{spoiler|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|March 29, 2012}}<br /> [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] woke Bulkhead with the news that the [[President of the United States]] had been kidnapped. Bulkhead and the rest of the Autobots visited the [[Grand Canyon]] where he and Ratchet protected [[Air Force One]] while the others defeated Starscream and rescued the President. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ===Commercial appearances===<br /> Bulkhead was phoned up by the human [[wikipedia:Strawberry Shortcake|Strawberry Shortcake]], who invited him to the Berryfest Princess Parade to have glittery sparkles dumped on him. Unable to get a word in edgewise, he told Optimus that the call was for him. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Strawberry Shortcake and Bulkhead}}<br /> <br /> Bulkhead and Megatron joined Strawberry and the [[My Little Pony|ponies]] Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]". Bulkhead's extended scat sequence, however, did not find favor among the Autobots or Megatron, causing him to awkwardly laugh it off. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} Undeterred, Bulkhead rejoined this multiversal musical grouping in singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}<br /> <br /> ==Toys==<br /> ===Prime: First Edition===<br /> {{anchor|FirstEdition}}<br /> [[Image:Primetoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let's hope those aren't truck nutz.]]<br /> [[Image:PrimeFEtoy-BulkheadTakaraTomy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Any color green is good, right?]]<br /> *'''Bulkhead''' (First Edition Voyager, 2011/2012)<br /> **''Number:'' '''002'''<br /> **''Accessories:'' "[[Energon]] battle mace", stand<br /> : Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' "First Edition" Voyager-Class toys, Bulkhead is a stout robot with a bulky torso made of vehicle panels that transforms into a truck. He comes with an "energon battle mace" that can either [[5mm post|peg]] into his hands, or replace one of his hands when either hand is flipped into his arm and switched out for a wrist peg-hole. The mace itself also features a peg-hole at the top, and is stored in vehicle mode by pegging it onto the trunk. As with all "First Edition" toys, he features a cardboard stand.<br /> <br /> : The patch of clear black [[light-piping]] plastic ([[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] to the rest of his [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] clear black parts) on his head is neutered by having his eyes painted, in equally show-accurate light blue.<br /> <br /> : In an effort for him to fit in his [[packaging]], he is usually mis-transformed: The panel on his back is hinged up to his head, while the wheels connected to his panel-chest, normally splayed out as a pair of "[[Kibble|wings]]" and tabbed into the sides of the back panel, are left folded up and untabbed on his sides. His headlights, normally swiveled and angled up on his chest, are also left untransformed. The soft, black, slotted struts his hood panels are attached to also aren't pegged ''completely'' into the tabs below his front windshield-chest, with the results being that his crotch piece tabs only lightly to his waist, detaches easily, dislodges when the front bumper is hinged forward into the indent on its back, and that many packaged Bulkheads are encountered with their flies open. <br /> <br /> :The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of Bulkhead features darker green plastic and paint.<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ===Prime===<br /> {{anchor|Cyberverse}}<br /> [[Image:Cyberverse_commander_bulkhead.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br /> *'''Bulkhead''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)<br /> **'''Accessories''': "Battle mace"<br /> : This Cyberverse-scaled Bulkhead is cast partly in translucent plastic so that the toy can be lit using the electronic lights featured in the larger playsets. He also comes with a translucent "battle mace" weapon and a pack-in file card (the card is only present in the US release).<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-BulkheadVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|At this point, one wonders if we're buying a figure with an accessory or an accessory with a figure.]]<br /> *'''Bulkhead''' (Voyager, 2012)<br /> **'''Accessories''': Light-up weapon<br /> : This toy of Bulkhead is a new-mold Voyager Class figure, and, in keeping with the other "Robots in Disguise" Voyager figures, will include a light-up weapon. <br /> {{comingsoontoy}}<br /> {{-}}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> [[Image:Bulkheadsmile.jpg|thumb|It's really weird the longer you look at it.]]<br /> * Bulkhead is of course an homage to ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], even using a wrecking ball-like mace.<br /> * When [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] was briefly brought in early in the design process of ''Prime'', Bulkhead was originally intended to be [[Ironhide (Prime)|Ironhide]]. However, as the show evolved, the writers said they realized that they were essentially writing a new Bulkhead, and the character was brought in.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/site-updates-18/wtftfw-podcast-episode-123-with-derrick-j-wyatt-now-online-171018/ </ref> Later, on a featurette on the Transformers: Prime Season 1 Blu-Ray, [[Rik Alvarez]] admitted that because of the death of [[Ironhide (Movie)| Ironhide]] in [[Dark of the Moon (film)| Dark of the Moon]], they didn't want to confuse kids with a living Ironhide. <ref>http:www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-1-blu-ray-review-174448/</ref> It's likely that the former story was a cover for the latter, for spoiler reasons.<br /> * For such a big guy, he runs really ''fast''.<br /> * Bulkhead's chin piece is actually a cover for his lower lip, as is evident whenever he smiles.<br /> <br /> ===Foreign names===<br /> *''Japanese:'' '''Bulkhead''' (バルクヘッド ''Barukuheddo'')<br /> {{--}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/prime/characters/bulkhead Bulkhead's character page @ Hubworld.com]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Prime Autobots]]<br /> [[Category:Wreckers]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers_Online_(2012_video_game)&diff=696160 Transformers Online (2012 video game) 2012-03-15T22:48:05Z

<p>Kaymac192: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Transformers-Online-Factions.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Thundertron]]? Is that you?]]<br /> '''''Transformers Online''''' is an upcoming [[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]. It is being developed by Chinese company [[NetDragon]], and it is based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]''. Players can choose to be an [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]], or a member of the third mysterious faction. [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] opened a [[Space bridge]], sending [[Tyger Pax]] off of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and towards [[Earth]]. Split into two pieces, one half fell into the ocean, another orbiting Earth, with only government agencies and a few other humans aware of the occurrence and the Transformers themselves. The remains of Tyger Pax, along with the Autobots and Decepticons are hunted by the third faction. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-evolution---asian-market-mmorpg-details-images--gameplay-footage-174591/</ref><br /> ==Gallery==<br /> <center><gallery><br /> Image:TFOnlineBigBlue.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineBigBlue2.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineBlueFem.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineBlueFem2.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineBruticus.jpg| If Hasbro is smart, there WILL be toys. <br /> Image:TFOnlineConBruiser.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineFemaleCon.jpg| Dark [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]? Rule 63'd [[Deadlock]]? Who the heck knows.<br /> Image:TFOnlineJeepDude.jpg<br /> Image:TFOnlineMaybeMagnus.jpg| Can he deal with it? We have no idea until the game comes out.<br /> Image:TFOnlineMaybeTankor.jpg| Tankor smash? <br /> Image:TFOnlineTank.jpg <br /> Image:TFOnlineTruck.jpg<br /> </center></gallery><br /> ==Notes==<br /> The third faction's pirate based symbol, their hunting of Autobots and Decepticons, and their apparent faction leader wearing [[Thundertron|blue and silver armor]] could mean that they are the [[Star Seeker|Star Seekers]], a group of robotic pirates who hate Cybertronians.<br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://game.icafe8.net/news/news201105250008.html Press release] (in Chinese)<br /> *[http://tf.91.com/ Official site] (in Chinese)<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Online}}<br /> [[Category:Online games]]<br /> [[Category:Prime media]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFOnlineTruck.jpg&diff=696159 File:TFOnlineTruck.jpg 2012-03-15T22:38:07Z

<p>Kaymac192: Art of a jeep alternate form from Transformers Online</p> <hr /> <div>Art of a jeep alternate form from [[Transformers Online]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFOnlineTank.jpg&diff=696158 File:TFOnlineTank.jpg 2012-03-15T22:38:07Z

<p>Kaymac192: Image of a tank alternate form from Transformers Online</p> <hr /> <div>Image of a tank alternate form from [[Transformers Online]]</div>

Kaymac192 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=File:TFOnlineHypergear.jpg&diff=696157 File:TFOnlineHypergear.jpg 2012-03-15T22:38:06Z

<p>Kaymac192: Art of a character who bears a resemblance to Tankor from Transformers Online</p> <hr /> <div>Art of a character who bears a resemblance to Tankor from [[Transformers Online]]</div>

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