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Sunbeam (G1)

2026-05-06T12:17:08Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */ I'm the one who provided the caption, so this isn't me breaking any caption policies by adjusting it (I think?)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Nebulan Targetmaster|the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con|Sunbeam (Armada)}}
:''Sunbeam is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sunbeam dt.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Jesus wants you for me.]]
'''Sunbeam''' doesn't need your 'rules', man. He's a beach bum, and all that matters to him is rocket-surfing the ultimate wave. Having survived the annual fifty-footers that occur on [[Nebulos|his homeworld]]'s [[Magna Beach]], he joined the Decepticons for the opportunity to visit other worlds in search of even greater challenges. As a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], he has the ability to transform into a solar-powered light-burst discharger, capable of blinding his foes. He gets along well with his partner [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]—they enjoy picking on [[Zigzag]] together.

Sunbeam's nature varies. In some universes, he is an organic [[Nebulan]]; in others, he is a robotic Cybertronian.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
[[File:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]

Needlenose (apparently) became a Targetmaster at some point and carried Sunbeam into the fight with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his allies as part of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Sunbeam
|image=[[File:EW-Sunbeam.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|]]
|link=[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733747765919-Stylor-Sunbeam#toc2 Sunbeam at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=C.O.M.B.A.T.
|star=2
|class=Range
|ability=Increases the user's base DPS and makes them attack from a long range. Every few seconds a shot is fired in a medium area damaging enemies for a percentage of the user's DPS and blinds them, reducing their attack range.
|date=[[January 30]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Stylor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stylor]]
|notes=Sunbeam's in-game appearance is based on his [[#Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'' figure]] that came with Needlenose. His ability is directly based on the [[light burst discharger]] he transforms into.
}}
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Tabula Rasa}}}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] wielded both Sunbeam and [[Zigzag]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Sunbeam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|He looks kinda gloomy for a guy called 'Sunbeam'…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}
:Part of the fifth year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' product, Sunbeam transforms into a solar powered [[light burst discharger]] in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a [[5 mm post]], making him compatible with a '''''lot''''' of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]] to form a super-rifle.

:His humanoid mode is sculpted with a rifle in his left hand, and a multi-rocket-launcher on his right leg.

:Sunbeam and Zigzag were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster [[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Sunbeam/sunbeam.htm More information on Sunbeam on TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSS_Needlenose_Sunbeam.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.67|So gloomy, he probably wishes to set fire to the sun...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Sunbeam is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Tracer]], transforming into a triple-barreled rifle. In gun mode, he can combine with his pack-in partner [[Zigzag#Combiner Wars|Zputty]] (and the other various iterations of the [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] mold) to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

:He was only available as an accessory with [[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]], the first figure released in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|''Adventure'']] [[Targetmaster (RID)#Adventure|Targetmaster]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Dia Cinders#Timelines|Dia]], and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Singe##Combiner Wars|Singe]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Sunbeam.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ow, (the port in) my back! The pain makes me feel gloomy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-23'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], "Decepticon Sunbeam" has no articulation and functions just like his original figure. He can transform into a blaster for Needlenose to wield, and can also combine with "[[Zigzag#Legacy|Decepticon Zigzag]]" to form a larger gun. While his humanoid form retains the original's molded blaster, he lacks that version's leg mounted launcher.

:Zigzag's painted plastic peg fits rather snugly into Sunbeam's port, so care must be taken to avoid stress marks.

:This mold was also used to make [[Cleansweep]] and [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sunbeam''' (サンビーム ''Sanbīmu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Ironhide (Energon)

2026-05-06T12:13:06Z

Kirby0189: /* Energon */

{{factions|autobot|{{factions/icons|custom=Team Ironhide symbol.png|cLink=Team Ironhide|cSize=40x40px}}|{{factions/icons|custom=Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|cLink=Powerlinx}}|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[Image:EIronHide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.9|GET IN THE SHIP!]]
'''Ironhide''' is a young Autobot who has stars in his eyes and a boundless desire to prove himself. Many can be easily annoyed by his overeager demeanor, but he means the best, and just wants to prove himself to his teammates. Despite being a rookie, he's skilled enough to have made it onto [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] team, and has even been granted the [[Spark of Combination]]. Being young and impressionable, Ironhide has a tendency to idolize a variety of figures. Some of his past and present idols include [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]], and even [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], with the first and last of which seeing potential in the youth. He's very defensive of those who he looks up to, and anyone questioning their orders or methods upsets him greatly. He's also very leery of [[Decepticon]]s, even those who are explicitly [[Demolishor (Armada)|on his side]].

He's partnered with the human [[Kicker Jones]], and although their relationship can be strained at times, the two truly care about one another. He also often uses the [[Energon Saber]] as a weapon.

{{bigquote|Oh, wow, I can't believe Optimus said that! Just to be mentioned in the same breath as Hot Shot is probably the greatest compliment in the universe!|Ironhide|"[[Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Ironhide, with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], built an [[Energon tower (technology)|energon tower]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 2}}

Later, Ironhide was there to witness Optimus welcome [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

With a group of Autobots, Ironhide investigated the site of an energon reacton. They found a [[Grand Scourge|Scourge]], a dark duplicate of Optimus Prime who quickly entered in battle with Optimus. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Mysterious Supreme Commander Scourge}} When Optimus was cornered by Scourge, Hot Shot and Ironhide forced the two apart with cover fire, allowing Optimus to gain the upper hand on his enemy. {{storylink|Supreme Commander Optimus Prime VS Dark Commander Scourge}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Matt Hill]] (English), [[Scott McNeil]] (English, "Go For Unicron!", dubbing error), [[Doron Bell, Jr.]] (English, "Omega Supreme, dubbing error), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese)|[[José María Carrero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Héctor Indriago]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Andreas Werling]] (Swedish), [[Markus Blom]] (Finnish), [[Roberto Stocchi]] (Italian), [[Paweł Iwanicki]] (Polish), [[Vincent Barazzoni]] (French)}}
{{noteslonly}}
In school, the young Ironhide and his peers had to memorize and rehearse [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]'s speech he made to all [[Autobot]]s before leaving [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

[[Image:Cybertron City Optimus and Ironhide train.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He'd be better off fighting Decepticons]]
Ironhide was a rookie soldier on Cybertron, training to become a full-fledged Autobot after the Unicron Battles. When the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion began, he was at a sparring session with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and volunteered to come along on the investigation of [[Mars City]]. Optimus agreed to bring him along, and the mission led to a full-scale assault in progress on Earth at [[Ocean City]]. It was there that Ironhide first met the energon-sensitive human named [[Kicker Jones]]. It was Kicker who alerted the Autobots to the Terrorcons' arrival, but he also nearly got himself killed by recklessly engaging them in battle. Optimus Prime told Ironhide to watch out for Kicker on the battlefield, and the two were soon paired up in a permanent partnership...one that neither of them approved of. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon-Kicker-Finds-Mine.jpg|right|thumb|195px]]
When the Terrorcons struck again at [[Lunar City]], Ironhide was eager to jump into battle, but Kicker left him behind by flying to the moon with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]. When Optimus Prime and Ironhide eventually followed, Ironhide rushed into battle alone and pounded his way through a number of Terrorcon drones. He got too cocky, however, and thoughtlessly reached for some raw energon, momentarily forgetting how volatile the substance was before an [[Omnicon]] refined it. The resulting energy backlash damaged Ironhide, and allowed several Terrorcons to escape unmolested with their stolen energon. Back on Ocean City, Ironhide blamed himself for the loss of the energon, but Optimus Prime pointed out that if Kicker had been backing up his partner like he had been ordered to, Ironhide wouldn't have been off alone. Chagrined, Kicker apologized to Ironhide by kicking him in the head. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

[[File:Energon-Ironhides-1st-Energon-Weapon.jpg|210px|thumb|left|Show me your moves!]]
Next, the Autobots prepared to reinforce their defenses at the remaining active energon mines on Earth: Ocean City, [[Desert City]], and [[Plains City]]. Kicker correctly predicted the next Terrorcon attack would come at Desert City, and Ironhide and Kicker bridged there to rescue [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and Kicker's friend, [[Misha Miramond|Misha]]. Hot Shot was injured battling the new Terrorcon general, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], but Misha's Omnicon research team created a new refined energon star to revive him. As Ironhide and the group exited the mine to reach the wounded Hot Shot, they were confronted by Scorponok. Ironhide threw himself into battle with Scorponok — the first of many struggles between the two warriors — but was hopelessly outmatched. The Omnicons tossed him the star meant for Hot Shot, despite his protests, and with its power Ironhide succeeded in holding off Scorponok long enough for their escape. In the aftermath, Hot Shot was revived and Optimus decided to reward Ironhide for his valor on the battlefield. Ironhide received a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]], and was officially named a member of Team Prime. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

[[File:NewCybertronCity ironhide and demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|195px|"I'm Ironhide!" "No, ''I'm'' Ironhide!"]]
Having a Combination Spark didn't necessarily mean knowing how to use it, however, as Jetfire repeatedly discovered while trying to train Ironhide to combine properly. Despite his difficulties, Ironhide was beaming about his promotion. When he heard about a light guard detachment on Mars City overseeing some newly found energon, he graciously volunteered to go up there and show "those rookies" how to do things. Ironhide soon managed to back up his boasting during another battle on Earth, where he and Jetfire managed to successfully sync their Combination Sparks and save Optimus Prime's life in a fight with Scorponok. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

[[File:MegatronRaid HotShot injured.jpg|left|thumb|190px|Need a hand?]]
Ironhide accompanied Kicker and Hot Shot on an Energon expedition in some snowy mountains, but had trouble working with the former Decepticon, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Even after ten years, Demolishor still had little regard for Autobots, especially Autobot rookies. The fact that two of his fellow Decepticons, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], had recently defected to the Terrorcons made Ironhide even more leery of relying on Demolishor in the field. Demolishor nonetheless fought alongside Ironhide and the others when the Terrorcons inevitably showed up, and the Energon point was claimed by the Autobots. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

[[File:Energon-Kicker-Ironhide-Spy-Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|195px]]
As the Autobots became more accustomed to the Terrorcon raids, the defense became easier. Multiple energon-powered gun turrets defended each city, and the Autobots were all veterans at Terrorcon-smashing by this point. On one raid, Ironhide and Inferno arrived only to find the Autobots on scene had already eliminated the opposition. Things didn't stay easy for very long, however: [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] resurrected himself in the bowels of Unicron, and assumed control of the Chaos-Bringer, driving out Alpha Q and commandeering the Terrorcons. In a Decepticon-led attack on [[Plains City]], Megatron obliterated the installation and ripped Hot Shot apart, triumphantly displaying his body as Ironhide, Kicker and the other reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} Ironhide was furious over Hot Shot's injuries, and vowed to take vengeance on Megatron for his friend. When Megatron attacked Ocean City next, Ironhide jumped in-between Megatron and Demolishor, demanding satisfaction on behalf of Hot Shot. Unfortunately for Ironhide, Demolishor chose to return to his former loyalties, and struck down the young Autobot before he could attack Megatron. Ironhide begged Demolishor to remain with the Autobots, but the once and former Decepticon departed with Megatron and the Terrorcons as the raid came to an end. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

[[File:BlackoutTerrorcon02.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When Optimus Prime was being stalked by Alpha Q's new agent, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], Ironhide backed up Kicker's intuition, as the boy sensed something was wrong before anyone else noticed Starscream had infiltrated Ocean City. Ironhide and the other Autobots worked together to shadow Prime for his own protection, despite his protests. This eventually took the group to Lunar City, where Ironhide wielded the [[Energon Saber]] to fend off a Terrorcon attack. Kicker commandeered the sword to use as a hoverboard, though. Megatron's forces were driven back, but the newly rebuilt outpost was once more left in ruins. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Soon thereafter, Ironhide and the others journeyed into the asteroid belt and confronted a massive ship resembling [[Unicron]]. They fought through Scorponok and the ship's defenses and managed to destroy it, but the threat of Unicron lingered on everyone's minds. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} As the plan for [[Energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] was unveiled, Ironhide successfully defended Ocean City until Doctor Jones's prototype was off the ground and blasted away all the Decepticons. He confronted Demolishor on the battlefield, and grappled with his former ally under Megatron's watchful eye. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

During an energon expedition at [[Blizzard City]], Kicker's fear of the dark was affecting their progress in the mines. Ironhide brought him out into the open air for a break, and was surprised to learn that Kicker had never heard of the great Autobot hero, [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Ironhide told Kicker the tale of how Rodimus left behind the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons to pursue greater levels of justice in the universe at large. When Kicker continued to struggle in the mines, Ironhide left him alone to force Kicker to work through his issues instead of avoiding them. Still, Ironhide secretly remained right behind Kicker in the dark, and congratulated Kicker when he found the energon and conquered his fear. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

When the Terrorcons invaded [[Jungle City]], Ironhide and Inferno worked together to defend the energon mines. Ironhide just fired away blindly at the enemy, hoping to catch as many Terrorcons as possible in his barrage, but Inferno counseled Ironhide about the value of aiming, and picking your shot to conserve energy and achieve maximum efficiency. As the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, they planned to destroy the installation in their wake by setting off a chain reaction in the energon deposits. Ironhide took Inferno's lessons to heart and volunteered to make the single, long-range shot that triggered the base's destruction. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

On an expedition to [[Lunar City]], Ironhide helped Kicker search for an inconsistent energon signal somewhere on the moon's surface. They met up with Demolishor, who tried to trade on their old friendship to lure Kicker into Megatron's clutches. Ironhide didn't trust Demolishor, and chided him about his conflicting loyalties. After the Decepticons were forced to retreat, Ironhide vowed to make Demolishor pay for using the feelings of his former friends towards insidious ends. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} As the [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] neared completion on Earth, Ironhide and Kicker investigated a faulty tower at [[Desert City]]. During their search inside, Ironhide asked Kicker what it was like to be human, with such a brief lifespan compared to a Cybertronian. He couldn't understand how beings could be so vulnerable and still push onwards. Kicker explained that their mortality was what made them human, and their life experiences were that much more precious because they knew how limited their time was on Earth. The energon drain within the tower was discovered to be caused by two Terrorcons, damaged and desperate for sustenance. Despite Ironhide's protests, Kicker fed them an Energon Star, allowing the two 'bots to recover. They appeared to be rendered fairly tame afterwards, as Ironhide was able to carry them out to watch as the energon grid activated, protecting the Earth from a meteor strike engineered by Megatron. Though Kicker had Ironhide release the Terrorcons, Ironhide placed a tracking device on both of them before they flew away. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}}

With the Earth secured against any threat, the Autobots prepared to venture back out into space and deal with Unicron once and for all. Kicker was still uncomfortable with being out in the vacuum, so Ironhide tried to cheer him up, but his lack of tact only aggravated Kicker. Next, they spied Hot Shot leaving for Mars without informing anyone of his departure. Following him, Kicker and Ironhide met the lost Autobot hero, Rodimus. Rodimus had formed an alliance with Alpha Q for his own reasons, and tried to get Hot Shot to keep the Autobots from interfering with Alpha Q's plans. When Hot Shot refused, Rodimus fired on him, and Ironhide leapt to his defense. Ironhide was hopelessly outmatched against Rodimus and his highly trained soldiers, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and was left in the dust on Mars as the trio sped away. Once he calmed down, Ironhide was distraught over his actions, as Rodimus was still technically his superior officer and he had violated Autobot military protocol by attacking him. Kicker reassured Ironhide that he was backing up his teammate, which no one could ever fault him for doing. Hot Shot echoed Kicker's sentiment. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

[[File:E16 titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|210px|If anyone asks you what [[Dull surprise]] looks like, Ironhide's got you covered. ]]
Ironhide was chosen for the inaugural crew of the ''[[Miranda II]]'', the starship that would carry Optimus Prime's team on their quest against Unicron. As they left Earth and prepared their mobile Space Bridge array for transit, however, the Autobots were attacked by the Decepticons. The Omnicons attempted to repair the damaged portion of the array, but were injured in battle and Ironhide had to cover the helpless warriors. With no one else available, Ironhide called upon Kicker to face his fear of space and come out to fix the array. He talked his partner through the space-walk and gave him constant encouragement, and with Ironhide cheering him on Kicker managed to prep the Bridge. Meanwhile, Ironhide also watched Demolishor fall in battle, sacrificing himself to protect Megatron from an energon wave. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} This concluded any efforts Ironhide would make to redeem Demolishor, for once the Decepticon soldier was repaired by Megatron, his memory and personality had been altered to leave no lingering loyalty to his former Autobot comrades.

As the Autobots continued their journey into space, Kicker detected energon on a distant planet. When the Autobots took their ship planet-side, they flew into a blizzard, and the ''Miranda II'' wound up trapped between two glaciers. While Hot Shot, and Inferno worked on freeing the ship, Ironhide was sent as part of an away team to track down the energon. As the Omnicons began digging out the substance, Snow Cat and Demolishor attacked them. Jetfire was injured as the Autobots tried to escape, forcing Ironhide to combine with him, and to act as the other Autobot's legs to keep pace. With the arrival of new "[[Cruellock]]" Terrorcons joining the fray, the Autobots were forced to abandon the Energon deposits to their enemies and fled the planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

[[Image:Energon-Ironhide-Teary-Hand-Drawn.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Ironhide trying to go full anime. Bless.]]
When Rodimus arrived to discuss Alpha Q with Optimus, they were unable to come to terms over the fate of Unicron. Rodimus was willing to reactivate the entity in the hopes that his power could be used for good, but Optimus found it far too dangerous. As Rodimus's ship prepared to depart, Ironhide decided to take matters into his own hands. With Kicker's blessing, he stowed away aboard Rodimus's ship to follow him back to Alpha Q. Once inside Unicron's head, Ironhide went exploring, but was spotted by Alpha Q. Despite Rodimus's protests, Alpha Q sent out Scorponok and the Terrorcons to test the intruder. Ironhide battled a nest of [[Cruellock]] drones, until his energon booster star got ripped off his shoulder. He fired at the fleeing Terrorcon, detonating the star in a powerful explosion. The Cruellocks were destroyed, and an injured Ironhide stumbled free from the nest to face Scorponok. He fought fiercely, but in his damaged condition Ironhide was certainly no match for Scorponok. Still, he continued to fight right up until the moment he passed out on top of his foe. Scorponok brought the fallen warrior before Rodimus and Alpha Q, and declared him... worthy. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} As Alpha Q and Scorponok began to repair Ironhide, he groggily called out for Kicker, who somehow heard him across the depths of space, and left the Autobots to come rescue his partner. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

[[File:Energon-Optimus-Ironhide-Run-From-Tower.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
Kicker found Ironhide in Alpha Q's throne room and demanded his release. Ironhide stood by as Kicker and Alpha Q argued over the use of Unicron, and the renewed war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Kicker made a strong impression on Alpha Q, and the entity allowed Ironhide and his friends to go free. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} As Kicker convinced Alpha Q to consider an alliance with the Autobots, he and Ironhide traveled on Unicron's head to Cybertron for the historic meeting. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} When Unicron started to act out of control, Ironhide joined a crew of Autobots and [[Omnicon]]s to bring extra energon down to his core to satiate him. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Later, he fought alongside the other Autobots in defense of Cybertron's energon towers in an attack led by Shockblast. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} With several towers now disabled, a highly-successful Terrorcon raid delivered enough energon to Megatron to transform Unicron and directly threaten Cybertron. Ironhide and the Autobots retaliated, and were able to breach Unicron's outer defenses when Alpha Q rammed Unicron's head into the titans' chest. The Autobots then pressed forward to attack Megatron within. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

Ironhide split off from Jetfire in the Divebomb firefight over Unicron to join Optimus and his troop inside of Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the chaos that followed inside, Ironhide was separated from the other Autobots, but met with Scorponok and began to track Megatron's position once more. The two warriors confronted Megatron, despite being horribly outmatched, and fell hard while trying to stop the Decepticon leader. As the conflicting energon charges being tossed around during the battle ripped open a hole in space, Megatron and the Decepticons fled through it, taking Unicron with them. Optimus gathered his soldiers to follow them, but ordered Ironhide to remain behind and provide an update to Cybertron, in case they did not return. Ironhide joined forces with the Omnicons, and Kicker and Misha on board the ''Miranda II'', to prepare a rescue party to go after Optimus and the others. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} They traveled through the rift in the ''Miranda II'', and eventually emerged from the other side. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Energon-Cel-Ironhide.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]
Ironhide eagerly reconnected with Optimus and the other Autobots in the new solar system Alpha Q created using the energon power from Unicron's head. On [[Iron Planet]], he joined the Autobots in capturing the lone Decepticon, [[Shockblast]]. When Scorponok arrived with a group of Terrorcons, Ironhide innocently waved over his comrade-in-arms. Unfortunately, Scorponok had been captured and reprogrammed by Megatron after he passed through the rift, making him fanatically loyal to the Decepticons and once again an enemy to the Autobots. Despite the Terrorcons attacking all around him, Ironhide naively approached Scorponok and asked him what was wrong, only to narrowly avoid being battered aside by the imposing general thanks to Jetfire's intervention. {{storylink|Protection}} Ironhide briefly battled Scorponok again when the Decepticon returned to Iron Planet to free Shockblast. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} As the ''Miranda II'' made berth on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], the Decepticons soon tracked the Autobots there in search of energon. Ironhide once again confronted Scorponok, attempting to force through Megatron's brainwashing and remind him of his loyalties to Alpha Q, but to no avail. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

[[File:Energon-Ironhide-Cockeyed.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Primus]], [[Merlin|I'm]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|sozzled!]]]]
As the Autobots prepped for an energon tower being delivered from Cybertron, Ironhide helped clear a landing spot on Jungle Planet for the tower to touch down. When the Terrorcons staged an assault, he defended the energon in order to buy time. Prowl and Ironhide tried to double-team Scorponok, but even together they had little luck against the powerful general. Eventually the energon tower landed and powered up, sending out a destructive wave that cleared the Terrorcons from the planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Next, the Autobots prepared to establish an energon grid between the various planets. Ironhide joined Prowl and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] on [[Rock Planet]] as they fought off Scorponok and his Insecticons. The [[Ocean Planet]] tower fell, however, and the Autobots needed a distraction to keep the Decepticons at bay while the replacement tower was sent. Inferno volunteered to lure Megatron out into space, and Ironhide went with him as back-up. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Over time, Ironhide began to recognize that Scorponok would never return to the honorable warrior he once knew. As he accepted this, Ironhide vowed that Scorponok must be stopped, out of respect for the memory of who he once was. He received his chance when Scorponok and the Terrorcons attacked the revitalized [[Planet Q]], the recreation of the world Alpha Q and Scorponok once shared. Scorponok demonstrated no memory or respect for the planet in his search for energon, and Ironhide began a vicious battle with him. Outmatched as ever, the weaker Ironhide was mocked by Scorponok for his hopeless struggling. Ironhide shot back that the REAL Scorponok came to respect his tenacity. Only the intervention of Alpha Q saved Ironhide in the end, but he remained resolved to defeating Scorponok one day. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

Down on himself after a recent string of losses, Ironhide's moping was interrupted by Hot Shot, who brought him to [[Circuit Planet]] for the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]]. Awkward and self-deprecating at first, Ironhide ran into a few walls and soon fell into last place. Kicker was monitoring his progress and soon jumped into the race to give him some help with his driving. (Yes, a being from a species who, by nature, turn into cars got driving lessons from a being that does not.) Together, Kicker and Ironhide forged ahead, successfully passing all the other racers while avoiding heavy missile fire from a very bored Jetfire. In the final leg of the race, Ironhide and Hot Shot fought for the lead when Optimus Prime threw himself in their path as the final obstacle. Ironhide chose to take one for the team and tackled Optimus, telling Hot Shot to go on ahead because he deserved to win. Both Optimus and Hot Shot were proud of Ironhide for the new skills and confidence he demonstrated during the race. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

After [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] located Unicron's body, Ironhide and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. A fleet of energon towers were sent from Cybertron like javelins to impale the now-mobile Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} The energon towers failed, and so Ironhide and the Autobots attempted to gain access to Unicron's interior to strike back from the inside. Ironhide found an entrance, but Optimus ordered a retreat because Unicron plowed into the planetary energon grid, dramatically raising his surface temperature. Ironhide was forcibly dragged from the battlefield by the new warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. The Autobots were unable to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's [[Energon Orb]]. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Ironhide accompanied Kicker deep inside Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's body. They were confronted by Scorponok, who still didn't recognize his former master, but was at a loss for what to do, as the internal struggle between Megatron and Unicron left his new master unable to give orders. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Ironhide and Kicker brought Alpha Q's body to Grass Planet and buried him there. A confused Scorponok arrived on the scene after being booted out of Unicron, but Ironhide still failed to reach the warrior he had known before.

[[File:Energon-Autobot-Redecos.jpg|left|thumb|190px]]
With Unicron fully activated again, the war quickly moved beyond the power of individual Autobots to influence. As Unicron destroyed [[Blizzard Planet]], most of the Autobot forces were sidelined by injuries, leaving only Ironhide and a select few to keep up the fight. Despite Optimus Prime's insistence that they were only get themselves killed, Ironhide was up for more action. Even being physically struck down by his leader didn't deter him. Ironhide and the others continued to strike against Unicron like gnats. Fortunately for them, they were caught in the backlash of Cybertronian Core energies when Primus supercharged Optimus Supreme to planetary proportions. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Ironhide and the others found themselves with new armor, and greater strength than ever before. They maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron was finally defeated, his essence scattering to the solar winds. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:E39 titlecard.jpg|right|thumb|195px]]
Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Ironhide and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Ironhide joined the Autobots on the ''Miranda II'' in returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} They arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere, driving Ironhide and his friends to retreat. {{storylink|Wishes}} The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Landmine fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

With Kicker on the ground below, Ironhide patiently waited in orbit over Cybertron, looking for the signal that his partner had succeeded. He spotted the flare and alerted Optimus Prime that Kicker had come through. Ironhide and a small squad of Autobots descended beneath the energon gas through a hole Kicker and the Omnicons created, battling the Decepticons and hooking up with a small group of Autobot soldiers still active in the underground tunnels. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Ironhide and Jetfire teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

After meeting up with Wing Saber and his band of Autobots, Ironhide was astonished to learn he had fans, [[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys|rookie soldiers]] who worshipped him as a war hero. This trio of rhyming soldiers even created a [[Team Ironhide]] insignia for themselves. As unbelievable was this was, Ironhide was even more surprised when Optimus Prime placed him in charge of his own unit to rescue the remaining Autobot warriors trapped by Decepticon forces on Cybertron. With the rhyming trio and a cadre of Omnicons at his side, Ironhide set off on his mission after sharing his personal victory motto: "Fake it til you make it!" {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

[[File:Energon_ironhide_recolor.png|left|thumb|190px|Ummm... yeah.]]
Team Ironhide arrived at the medical facility where Bulkhead and the other patients were entrenched. Ironhide helped clear out the Decepticon troopers and Terrorcons attacking the hospital, and freed his fellow Autobots to rejoin the fight. With his fanboys by his side constantly boosting his ego, Ironhide started to feel as if he were truly invincible. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} The feeling would be short-lived. Team Ironhide chanced upon Doctor Jones, on the run from the Insecticons. As Scorponok arrived, Ironhide decided the smart play was to retreat and get Doctor Jones to a safe location. Team Ironhide had other plans, though. Fresh from their first victories on the battlefield, the rhyming trio did like Ironhide taught them and drummed up their own confidence to rush into battle with Scorponok. The results were inevitable, and the three rookies were cut down by a single strike from Scorponok's tail. Ironhide was helpless to save his team, and threw himself into the fight with Scorponok, damaging the Terrorcon general's chestplate. Despite his need for vengeance, Ironhide still remembered his mission and got Dr. Jones and his Omnicon teammates to Primus's chamber, where Cybertron's core was revived via energon stars. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}

[[File:Energon-Ironhide-Punches-Scorponok.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
In the planet's core, Ironhide and the others struggled to prevent Cybertron from smashing into Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Formidable}} Once Optimus dealt with the immediate problem, Ironhide joined Kicker and the Omnicons in trying to secure the Super Energon pool. A horde of Terrorcons prevented them from reaching the pool before Galvatron, however. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Ironhide fought against Scorponok once again, continuing his endless efforts to make Scorponok remember his old life, and recognize how unworthy Galvatron was of his loyalty. In the end, Ironhide turned his back on Scorponok, disgusted with how he could not recognize true loyalty when he saw it. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

[[File:Energon-Ironhound-Vs-Scorponok.jpg|left|thumb|200px|If the models swung around this would be awesome.]]
With the struggle between Galvatron, Optimus Prime, and Unicron taking place on Jungle Planet, Ironhide and Scorponok were among the last few combatants left on Cybertron. They threw themselves into unrestrained battle, and inflicted catastrophic injuries on one another. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Ironhide felt his Combination Spark calling him to Optimus and Jungle Planet, he was not strong enough to answer the call. It was Scorponok who carried Ironhide to his friends' side, claiming that he still served Galvatron by helping the Autobots clear Unicron from Galvatron's mind. Ironhide's spark joined his friends for the final battle, merging with Optimus and Omega Supreme to create the Ultimate Optimus Supreme combination.

After Galvatron was destroyed and Unicron absorbed into a new sun, Ironhide and Kicker returned to Ocean Planet and shared a quiet moment. Ironhide ruminated on how Scorponok died, dedicated to his loyalty, even if it was for the wrong cause. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Force of Habit''====
During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, Ironhide served aboard the Autobot flagship ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]''. He was a member of [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]]'s bridge crew, and briefly questioned Magnus's decision to leave the imperiled crew of the ''[[Spanner (ship)|Spanner]]'' to their own devices. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]- and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]-type [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] alongside [[Riptide (Armada)|Riptide]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[File:Aftershock TidalWaveIronhideFlashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Tragic backstory...]]
During the war, Ironhide was a prisoner, forced to use his technical skills to construct doomsday devices for the Decepticons. A favorite pass-time of his warden, Tidal Wave, became killing another prisoner any time Ironhide tried to resist. Unbeknownst to his captors, he designed fail-safes into the devices, effectively neutralizing them automatically should they ever be activated. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Much later, ten years following Unicron's defeat, Ironhide became part of Optimus Prime's entourage. He accompanied Prime and Hot Shot on a "reconnaissance exercise," fawning over the pair all the while. This got on Hot Shot's nerves quickly, and Ironhide was sent to scout around their position while Optimus interfaced with the [[Hub (Energon)|Hub]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

[[Image:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Hero worship...]]
After receiving a vision from the sage [[Alpha Trion|Sig-Omega]] through the Hub, Optimus petitioned the High Council to fortify their planet, under the pretense that he had learned Unicron and Megatron still lived. Ironhide accompanied Optimus to the council building with several other Autobots, though he had to wait outside while Optimus spoke with the elders. Shortly after Optimus emerged from the building, [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} At first, Ironhide and the other Autobots found themselves completely ineffective against these invaders. But once Optimus was granted the Spark of Combination by Sig-Omega, Ironhide combined with Jetfire, and managed to drive the horsemen off-world alongside his commander. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

The Autobots then responded to a distress call from Earth, and traveled to the planet via space-bridge to do battle against Scorponok and the Terrorcons. Unfortunately, Ironhide found himself thoroughly overpowered in the confrontation that followed, and was rough-housed by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Ironhide was only spared due to one of the Terrorcons' Energon siphons being destroyed; Scorponok prioritized salvaging what Energon he could over destroying the Autobots. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} The Autobots reconvened, and Ironhide had his first look at a human, though [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] shot back a glare at him for staring at her. Ironhide then combined with Jetfire once more to take on the Terrorcons, and thanks to the assistance of the Omnicons, fared much better against the enemy this time around. After the Terrorcons retreated off-planet, the Autobots gathered around Optimus, who declared they would stay on Earth to protect it from further aggression. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

[[File:Aftershock IronhideBabbles.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Geeky engineer...]]
Ironhide was sent back to Cybertron to head the construction of planetary shield arrays, which would subsequently be sent down to Earth. He was aided by Landmine and Rodimus, but still admitted he wasn't confident in meeting his deadline when Jetfire came to check on his progress. Ironhide was then needed to check in at a nearby smelting plant, and asked Cliffjumper to accompany him on the errand. The pair were ambushed by Tidal Wave en route. The Terrorcon knocked Cliffjumper unconscious, and threatened to do him further harm if Ironhide didn't comply to his demands. Ironhide agreed to lead Tidal Wave to the hidden location of one of the seismic-shock warheads he had built during the war. But rather than allow Tidal Wave to unleash the device on Earth, Ironhide activated it right then and there, asserting that as an Autobot, he no longer feared his war-time tormentor. Tidal Wave fled in fright... and the warhead shut down harmlessly thanks to the fail-safes Ironhide had put in it all those years ago. Jetfire then caught up to Ironhide, having found Cliffjumper in the interim, and had his comrade explain the whole adventure. When Ironhide confided that he was now ready to face up to whatever consequences came his way for his past actions, Jetfire responded that the young 'bot was starting to finally sound like a true Autobot. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Ironhide was keeping Kicker company at [[Base Site One]] while the boy was waiting for a ride, his task in finding the energon necessary for the base having been completed. A space-bridge opened, and out came Hot Shot, accompanied by a group of over-eager Omnicons. One of them, Strongarm, found himself unable to stop himself from crashing into the base's intrathermal uplink assembly and subsurface transference grid. Seeing his hard work being wrecked, Ironhide pleaded with Hot Shot to do ''something'' about his rambunctious troops. Hot Shot overdid it some though, and snapped at the Omnicons, provoking them into running away. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

[[File:NoExit IronhideMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Outwits Big Bad... okay, we're sure he's not [[Ironfist (G1)|Iron-''fist'']]?]]
Soon afterwards, Earth became the target of a full-scale Terrorcon assault, with thousand of clones wreaking havoc and destruction world-wide, Ironhide awaited the arrival of a planetary shield generator at Base Site One. When he lost contact with the incoming base unit during its planetfall, he assumed the worst. [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]] was more optimistic, and suggested that the device might simply have a glitch in its system. Ironhide briefly entertained this possibility before the awful truth became apparent: Scorponok had gotten to the module. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} By hiding atop of it, Scorponok managed to bypass the Autobots' otherwise foolproof defense grid. Scorponok beat down Ironhide, Overload, and Dropshot with utmost ease, and would have next slain them if not for the timely arrival of Megatron, out for revenge against the Terrorcon. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} While Megatron and Scorponok battled, Ironhide scrambled to his fellow Autobots, only to find them non-responsive. With no one around to help him, Ironhide instead used his smarts to find a means out of his predicament. Ironhide jury-rigged an energon nega-field to protect himself, his downed friends, and the shield generator from the Decepticons. But after having slaughtered Scorponok, Megatron informed the Autobot he had no plans to harm him; instead, he wanted Ironhide at full capacity so he could inform his superiors that Megatron had indeed returned. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
With civil unrest growing on Cybertron in response to Megatron's return and Optimus's absence, Ironhide set about creating a super weapon to counter the ever-encroaching enemies that threatened the Autobots. Under Jetfire's direction, Ironhide set about constructing [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

But Jetfire wasn't the only one to make use of Ironhide's ingenuity: one of Ironhide's old seismic shock warheads was hijacked by one of Alpha Quintesson's co-conspirators, Avalon. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Under Alpha Quintesson's direction, Avalon teleported Ironhide's invention to Unicron's surface. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}
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==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:E_ironhide_toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I clog American shelves!" (''Hasbro Version Pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Super-Link-SC-04-Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I clog Japanese shelves!" (''Takara Version Pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Roadbuster'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' Mega Class toys, Ironhide transforms into a blue pickup truck resembling a Mitsubishi Montero, albeit one with distinctly [[Super deformed|penny-racer-ish]] proportions. He has a rather oversized red speaker/gun turret/high beam lights/thingamajig/spring-loaded missile setup mounted on top, which activates electronic sound effects when launching the missile or rotating the turret. His two shoulder-mounted weapons can be removed but use pegs that only really allow them to be mounted where intended. As such, many secondhand figures are missing not only the missile, but both guns as well. He has one [[Mini-Con]] [[5 mm post]] on his right arm, which ends up on his back bumper in vehicle mode. His left forearm/rear bumper contains a [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] to mount an [[Energon star|energon star]] onto, something the Japanese opening had him proudly display.

: In robot mode, he is able to combine with most Autobot Deluxe and Mega size class toys, forming the top or bottom half of a super robot, though the size differences make for some ultra-awkward combinations when attached to Deluxe-class toys (especially if Ironhide is the upper half).

: One undocumented feature is that one can flip his helmet over his face to hide it in vehicle mode. While it does not cover his entire face, it at least hides the top portion of his head. This seems to be an intended part of his transformation but for whatever reason was left off the instructions. The instructions also neglect to mention how the panels that serve as his upper half mode hands are on hinges that let them fill in the gaps where his lower half mode feet flip out from to make him not have obvious fists on the shins, though this feature is reflected in the cartoon (but not our images to the right, oopsie...). The smaller gun on his right shoulder has a black tab that can move slightly but doesn't activate any features, suggesting a [[design change]] some time in development.

: The Takara ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' release, of "Roadbuster" has some minor deco and colour differences; most significantly, the tan plastic parts were replaced with grey (even though they remained tan in the ''Energon'' cartoon). The major functional difference between the two toys is that the Japanese version does not have electronics, while the U.S. release does.

: Roadbuster also came with the [[campaign item|promotional]] [[:File:En-toy EnergonSpear-CoronaFlame F2F.jpg|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition]] [[energon weapon]] if purchased from [[AEON|JUSCO]] stores in late December/early January.

: Ironhide became a major [[shelfwarmer]] during the ''Energon'' toyline's run, with some areas still having unsold Ironhides into 2006. His toy was often bundled together with Jetfire or Mirage.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy Roadbuster Jetfire SL box.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster / Skyfire''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, "Roadbuster" was also available in a two-pack with [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]], also released in the first wave of ''Super Link'' product. Both toys are identical to their individual retail releases.

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[[Image:Eironhide_toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I still clog shelves, but now I'm green!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Ironhide''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Roadbuster Wild'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''SC-24'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 30]] 2004
:*''Accessories'': Missile, "Energy Axe" (crane & split-tire, Takara release only)
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in wave "3.5" of the ''Energon'' line (stuff was weird then, just roll with it), this [[redeco]] of Ironhide was intended to be an homage to [[Hound (G1)|Generation 1 Hound]], with green replacing the blue and blue replacing the red. He also features an army star logo similar to Hound's. Otherwise, he retains all of the previous release's functionality.

: Takara's "'''Roadbuster Wild'''", released in the sixteenth wave of ''Super Link'' product, is visually identical to the Hasbro version, but again lacks the electronics. However, it also came with a bonus energon weapon, an orange version of [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s "[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Energon Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I wasn't released widely enough to clog anything!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Built to Rule!, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: Part of the ''[[Built to Rule!]] Energon'' assortment, Ironhide is based around a larger, more solid "Trans-Skeleton" than the prior ''Armada'' kits. He can be built into an off-road truck with a rotating top-mounted light-rack and spring-loaded missile launcher. He can be "transformed" by disassembling him completely, converting the core Trans-Skeleton to robot mode, then putting ''some'' of the parts back on. In both modes, the missile can be fired by turning the 2x2 drum mechanism on top. While the launcher ends up on his arm according to instructions, as a brick-built kit you can absolutely re-work him to give him the same head-mounted light/gun assembly as his original figure if you feel so inclined.

: Unfortunately, due to the aggressively poor performance of the ''Built to Rule!'' line overall, the ''Energon'' versions only had a limited, test-market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into many clearance chains —including Tuesday Morning, TJ Maxx, and Ollie's— at drastically reduced prices.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
{{anchor|HappyMealIronhide}}
[[Image:Happymeal_EnergonIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I clog secondhand store shelves!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Sound cube

:This toy was exclusive to the McDonald's restaurant chain in the Netherlands, Australia, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. He is a ''highly'' simplified version of the larger toy, with little to no articulation.

:His torso is hollow and stores a translucent energon cube. When a button is pushed, his energon cube activates the ''coolest'' siren and laser sounds. His Energon cube is interchangeable with the cubes from the other McDonald's Energon toys.

:As seen in the photo to the right, the blue plastic of the front half of this toy is ''extremely'' prone to discoloring over time, no longer matching the blue paint on the back half.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/McIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on McDonald's Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:MegatronsSwordIronhideHand.jpg|thumb|200px|Just stick that sword anywhere.]]
* In Japan, Ironhide's [[Bio]] and [[Tech Spec]] [[function]] was listed as "Martial Artist" (武闘家 ''Budōka''), ''possibly'' to justify how Ironhide was just about the only Autobot lacking any handheld weapons. ...Because they're all stacked around his head.
* As with many Energon character models, Ironhide is based on early [https://www.tfraw.com/p/ironhideroadbuster-model-sheets.html concept art] and features a few very notable differences from the final toy:
**The regular robot mode hands fold into the forearms.
**The concept art combined mode hands are fully sculpted fists stored inside of the legs; these were carried over to the model but do not appear to have ever been rigged for animation; the show staff eventually just doubled up and added the toy accurate fist tops on the backs of the legs. Indeed, when Ironhide and Jetfire combine with Ironhide on top, their combined mode usually has no hands at all since the inanimate concept art fists are left inside the forearms. This is strikingly apparent during the episode [[Megatron's Sword]], where the camera angles and edits try to hide the lack of hands except for one glaring closeup.
**There are flaps on the inside of the legs to cover gaps from Ironhide's combined mode transformation. These flaps were also eventually recolored from blue to tan to disguise them on the show as opposed to just deleting them entirely.
**In a quirk that's exclusive to the show model, Ironhide's arm mounted Energon Star port gets about three times longer than normal in truck mode for no particular reason.
* Ironhide was given an [[homage]] in the form of [[Roadbuster_(Cloud)#Cloud|''Cloud'' Roadbuster]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā''), '''Roadbuster Wild''' (Energon Ironhide, ロードバスター{{ruby|W|ワイルド}} ''Rōdobasutā Wairudo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vasököl''' (first dub, "Ironfist"), '''Acélfej''' (second dub, "Steelhead")<ref>In the second dub of ''Energon'' and in "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", both names can be heard, although "Vasököl" is likely a translation inconsistency.</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")

==References==
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[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]

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|title=''The Transformers: The Movie''
|image=Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg
|caption=A long time ago in a galaxy far far away....
|production code=4034
|production companies=[[Sunbow Productions]] [[Marvel Productions]]
|distributor=[[Dino De Laurentiis|De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]
|executive producer=[[Tom Griffin]] [[Joe Bacal]]
|screenplay by=[[Ron Friedman]]
|directed by=[[Nelson Shin]]
|cinematography by=[[Masatoshi Fukui]]
|edited by=[[David Hankins]]
|music by=[[Vince DiCola]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]]
|release date=[[August 8]], [[1986]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|runtime=85 minutes
|budget=$5–6 million
|box office=$2.6–5.8 million
|credits=The Transformers: The Movie/credits
}}
{{quote|Conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''...|[[Victor Caroli]] ain't just whistling Dixie|[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|''The Transformers: The Movie'' promo]]}}

'''''The Transformers: The Movie''''' is an animated feature film based on the original ''Transformers'' toyline. It was released in the United States on Friday, August 8, 1986.

The film's storyline follows the same continuity as the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' cartoon. It introduces a [[Scale|planet-sized Transformer]] called [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] who eats other planets, and is approaching [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As part of their continuing wars, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s have a [[Battle of Autobot City|fierce battle]] on [[Earth]] which sees both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mortally wounded. Prime passes the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and dies, and Megatron is transformed by Unicron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (briefly) assumes leadership of the Decepticons, but is killed when Galvatron arrives at Cybertron. Galvatron then chases the surviving Autobots on Earth across space, splitting them up and taking the Matrix. The Autobots find their way back to each other, and follow Galvatron to Cybertron just as Unicron transforms into [[robot mode]] and begins to eat their world. Travelling inside Unicron, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] recovers the Matrix, transforms into Rodimus Prime, and uses the Matrix to destroy Unicron.

Often referred to by fans simply as "the movie" or "TFTM", the movie was a step up in almost every area from the television series, with a more sophisticated plot, more serious treatment of war and violence, a hugely ambitious scope and a greatly increased animation budget with well-known celebrities providing voice work. For these reasons, the film remains very popular with children of the 1980s.

The film opens with characters who had been featured in the first two years of the toyline and associated media (cartoons, comic books, etc.), but quickly introduces new characters and kills many of the old ones to make room—a shock to young viewers who were used to their heroes driving off into the sunset at the end of every adventure.

{{quote|The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.|Orson Welles<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Welles: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|left|thumb|That's no moon.]]
[[Unicron/Generation 1|A mechanical planet]] travels through the depths of space, attacking [[Lithone (planet)|a metal planet]] which has [[Lithone (species)|robotic inhabitants]]. Robots, vehicles, buildings, and even large chunks of rock are sucked off the surface and devoured by the monstrous planet.

It is the year [[2005]], and the [[Decepticon]]s are now in control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The [[Autobot]]s are preparing to launch an assault to retake the planet from hidden bases on two of Cybertron's moons. The Autobots launch a [[Autobot shuttle|shuttle]] to pick up a final shipment of [[energon]] from [[Earth]] before they strike.

[[File:Tftm1986a.jpg|thumb|Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. And bring me the passengers; I want them alive!]]
Plans for the attack are overheard by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who reports back to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The Decepticons attack the Autobot shuttle en route to Earth, wiping out its crew (including [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]). Using the Autobots' own shuttle, the Decepticons are able to get very close to the Autobots' base on Earth, [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], before they are detected, and begin a devastating surprise attack on the unprepared city.

During the [[Battle of Autobot City|battle at Autobot City]], both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron suffer mortal injuries, and a number of others are also killed. Eventually the Decepticons retreat, but the damage suffered by the Autobots is severe.

[[File:Tftm1986b.jpg|left|thumb|If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.]]
Shortly after the battle, Prime lies on his deathbed. He passes the reins of leadership to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gives him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. (Though [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] actually touches the Matrix before Magnus does.) Prime relates a prophecy: "One day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks, and use the power of the Matrix to light our [[darkest hour]]." He then gives the oath, "[['Til all are one]]", and [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dies]]. This sequence of events is observed remotely by Unicron, the monstrous planet, who appears unusually concerned by the survival of the Matrix.

The Decepticons are making their escape aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but are too heavy for him to get them all home under his own power. After putting the matter to a fair vote, the Decepticons decide to throw their injured members off the ship to better the chance of survival for the rest, including the mortally wounded Megatron. Too injured to save himself, Megatron is tossed out into space by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who claims leadership of the Decepticon army.

[[File:TFTM Starscream chucks Megatron.jpg|thumb|Into the garbage chute, flyboy.]]
Megatron and the other adrift Decepticons then encounter Unicron in interstellar space. Unicron offers to rebuild Megatron and his minions in exchange for their service. After some coercion on the planetoid's part, Megatron agrees, and is [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. The other Decepticons are turned into [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. Unicron provides them with a [[Revenge (G1)|ship]], and sends them to kill Ultra Magnus and destroy the Matrix, stating that the Matrix is the only thing which can stand in his way.

[[File:Tftm1986c.jpg|left|thumb|Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.]]
Galvatron first stops at Cybertron to take his revenge by killing Starscream and reclaiming leadership of the Decepticons. Almost immediately afterwards, Unicron arrives in Cybertron's vicinity and devours at least two moons—both of the Autobots' moon bases are destroyed. Under coercion by Unicron, Galvatron finally heads to Earth to kill Ultra Magnus, but Magnus and the other surviving Autobots flee in a pair of shuttles. Eventually Galvatron manages to cause one shuttle to crash on yet another metal planet ([[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]), and detonates the other with a volley of missiles. However, the Autobots in the second shuttle escape unnoticed by separating the front portion of their shuttle just before impact.

The Autobots in the crashed shuttle, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], find themselves separated and in a hostile environment. Hot Rod and Kup battle a [[Sea squid|giant squid]], are captured by a pack of [[Allicon]]s and taken before a [[Quintesson]] [[Quintesson#Judges|judge]] and his court. While being held there, they learn the name and nature of Unicron from [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], a survivor of the planet destroyed in the opening of the film, which he calls [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]]. Meanwhile, the Dinobots encounter and befriend a young, wild Autobot named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] who has been living alone on Quintessa. Together, they crash the trial just as Hot Rod and Kup are fighting losing odds against the Quintessons' [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. The tide is turned, and the Autobots commandeer a [[Quintesson Cruiser]].

[[File:Tftm1986d.jpg|thumb|What an incredible smell you've discovered!]]
The other group of Autobots has landed on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to make repairs, but are attacked yet again by Galvatron, who was tipped off to their survival by Unicron. During the battle, Ultra Magnus tries to open the Matrix to use its power, but is unable to do so, and instead is killed. Galvatron absconds with the Matrix, taking it away to Unicron. The remaining Autobots—[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]]'s son [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]—are then ambushed by [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], the eponymous natives of Junkion, who are also giant transforming robots. This battle is cut short, however, by the arrival of Hot Rod's group in their Quintesson ship. After exchanging the [[universal greeting]] they all make friends, and the Junkions restore Ultra Magnus to life. Together, the whole group travels to Cybertron to try to recover the Matrix and destroy Unicron.

[[File:TFTM Unicron smashes cybertron.jpg|thumb|left|Rebel base in range. You may fire when ready.]]
Galvatron attempts to open the Matrix to use its power against Unicron and force his master into submission, but is unable to open it. Unicron, not pleased with this attempted treachery, shocks Galvatron by transforming from a planet into a [[Scale|planet-sized robot]]. Unicron plucks Galvatron off his chest and swallows him, Matrix and all, and then begins attacking Cybertron itself. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] scrambles the Decepticon forces to defend the planet, but they are ineffective against so large an enemy. Shortly the Autobots arrive from Junkion, and fly the Quintesson ship straight through Unicron's eye. This impact destroys the ship, and the Autobots fall out inside Unicron. Hot Rod, separated from the others, eventually runs into Galvatron. During their fight, Hot Rod gets his hands on the Matrix and hears Optimus's voice speak the words, "Arise, Rodimus Prime." Hot Rod grows in stature, adopts a much sterner demeanor, and quickly dispatches Galvatron by tossing him through Unicron's hull out into space. He then opens the Matrix, which fills Unicron with light and begins destroying him.

[[File:Tftm1986e.jpg|thumb|Use the Force, Luke.]]
In the meantime, the other Autobots inside Unicron have located some of their comrades from the moon bases who had been presumed dead, including [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and Daniel's father, Spike. The Autobots, including Rodimus, escape through Unicron's remaining eye just as he begins to fall apart and explode. The scene then immediately shifts to the surface of Cybertron, where—for unclear reasons—the Autobots seem to be in charge again. Rodimus predicts an era of peace and prosperity, and the film closes with a shot of Unicron's severed head still floating in orbit around Cybertron.

[['Til all are one]].
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Judd Nelson]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Robert Stack]])
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ([[Lionel Stander]])
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] ([[Neil Ross]])
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] ([[Paul Eiding]])
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] ([[Buster Jones]])
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (Michael Bell)<ref group="fc" name="crednolines">Credited and appeared, but had no speaking lines.</ref>
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] ([[Scatman Crothers]])
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] ([[Dan Gilvezan]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Casey Kasem]])
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] ([[Don Messick]])<ref group="fc" name="creduncertain">Credited, but may or may not have appeared through an animation error.</ref>
*[[Auto-combatant]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]<ref group="fc" name="crednoapp">Credited, but did not appear.</ref> ([[Walker Edmiston]])
|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] ([[Chris Latta]])
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] ([[Roger C. Carmel]])
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ([[Stan Jones]])
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] ([[Arthur Burghardt]])
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (Don Messick)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] ([[Hal Rayle]])
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ([[Clive Revill]])
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ([[Jack Angel]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Bud Davis]])<ref group="fc" name="crednolines"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] ([[Ed Gilbert]])
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (Chris Latta)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (Frank Welker)<ref group="fc" name="appearnocredit">Appeared and had speaking lines, but not credited.</ref>
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]
*[[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|Cyclonus's Armada]]
|h3=[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]|c3=
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] ([[Eric Idle]])
*[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] (Bell)
*[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (Welker)
*[[Rubbish]]
*[[Re-Cycle]]
*[[Trashbin]]
*[[HAZMAT]]
*[[Ashtray]]
*[[Wasteoid Gamma]]
*[[Greasestain]]
|h4=Others|c4=
'''[[Human]]s'''
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[David Mendenhall]])

'''[[Lithone (species)|Lithones]]'''
*[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] ([[Norman Alden|Norm Alden]])
*[[Arblus]]

'''[[Quintesson]]s'''
*[[Quintesson Prosecutor|Quintesson leader]] (Roger C. Carmel)
*[[Quintesson Judge (G1)|Quintesson Judge]] ([[Regis Cordic]])
*[[Quintesson Executioner (G1)|Quintesson Executioner]]
*[[Quintesson Bailiff]]
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]
*[[Allicon]]s

'''Other'''
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ([[Orson Welles]])
|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group="fc"/>

==Quotes==
[[File:TFTM European intro.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4|It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.]]
"Now all we need is a little energon and a lot of luck." 
"More than you imagine, Optimus Prime."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' tempt fate.

"Such heroic nonsense."
:—'''Megatron''' coldly finishes off Ironhide. The 'Cons always get the best lines.

"First, we crack the shell... then we crack the nuts inside."
:—'''Rumble''' bravely raids Autobot City.

"I've got better things to do tonight than die!"
:—'''Springer''', telling it like it is.

"One shall stand. One shall fall."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' uttering the most quoted line of the Movie. An ass kicker cometh.

"Why throw your life away so recklessly?" 
"That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron." 
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''', about to engage in one last battle to the death.

"You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of '''''sterner stuff'''''."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s trash talk is actually [http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/sterner-stuff a lot cooler than it sounds].

"I would have waited an eternity for this! It's over, Prime." 
"'''''NEVER!'''''"
:—'''Megatron''' is about to learn that a wounded '''Optimus Prime''' has enough strength left for one good hit.

"Until that day...'til all are one..."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''{{'}}s final words.

"Oh, how it ''pains'' me to do this." 
"Wait! I still function!" 
"Wanna ''bet''?"
:—'''Starscream''' fights back the tears as he throws '''Megatron''' out of Astrotrain.

"Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior."
:—'''Soundwave''' insults the combiner team.

"I have summoned you here for a purpose." 
"Nobody summons Megatron!" 
"Then it pleases me to be the first."
:—'''Unicron''' shows '''Megatron''' who's the boss.

"Who disrupts my coronation?" 
"Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy." 
"Megatron? Is that you?" 
"Here's a hint!"
:—'''Galvatron''' drops "hints" for '''Starscream''' like others drop anvils.

"Oh shit! What are we gonna do now!"
:—'''Spike''' says the movie’s most infamous line.

"Kup and Hot Rod just bought it!" 
"I can't deal with that now!"
:—'''Springer''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' assess the situation.

"Did we ''have'' to let them detonate three quarters of the ship?" 
"Seeing as how they would have detonated ''four'' quarters, I think it was a good choice."
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Springer''', debating the launch of their emergency shuttle.

"Spare me this mockery of justice!"
:—'''Kranix''' is upset at being found innocent.

"You check in, but you don't check out."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' making a reference to the tagline from the "Roach Motel." commercials

"For a time... I considered ''sparing'' your wretched little planet Cybertron. But now... you shall witness... its ''dismemberment''!"
:—'''Unicron''' really needs to work on his anger management skills...

"Destiny... You cannot... destroy... my... destiny!"
:—'''Unicron'''{{'}}s final words.

"Let this mark the end of the Cybertronian Wars as we march forward into a new era of peace and happiness! 'Til all are one!" 
:—'''Rodimus Prime''' announces the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]...for now.

==Season 5==
When ''The Movie'' was broadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it was broken into 5 parts (designated "Days") and given new bookending segments with original story material.

===Day One===
[[File:TommyPrimeSeason5BumperMovie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You just watch yourself. We're wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.]]
[[Tommy Kennedy|Tommy]] meets up with [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in the barren wasteland and Prime is concerned with the black eye and many bruises Tommy is sporting. Tommy explains that some "big guys" at school tried to rough him up (and by all visual evidence, succeeded). Tommy asks Prime if he'd ever faced any "big guys" in his many adventures and Prime decides to tell him about the time he faced the "biggest guy" of them all, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]...

Optimus leaves off at the point during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] when Megatron broke their defenses to let the slaughter begin. Optimus gruesomely teases his own death scene to a very confused and concerned Tommy, but reassures him that until he can be revived as a Powermaster, the Matrix must be passed on to someone else who is worthy. Tommy wants to hear all about it, but Optimus doesn't have the time. Apparently, he needs to meet up with [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and help him [[Space bridge technician|repair]] the [[Space bridge]]. Tommy asks if he can tag along and Optimus tells him that if he can lift one of their two-ton screwdrivers, he can even help. They summarily blast off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Two===
[[File:PrimeExplodingMemoryChip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I've lost R2!]]
Tommy and Optimus meet up in the barren wasteland, though Prime isn't sure what Tommy wants. Tommy reminds him that he promised to tell him more about Unicron and Prime concedes that he's been having trouble with his memory chip, lately. Tommy tells him all about the Battle of Autobot City, but none of it rings a bell for Optimus. Prime asks Tommy to open up an access panel in the back of his head and check the circuit. Tommy repairs the circuit, jogging Prime's memory...

Prime leaves off at the point where [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] are eaten by Unicron. Tommy demands to hear more of the story, but Prime's memory chip explodes and smoke pours from the side of his head. All he sees are brief flashes of the further adventures of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the rest. The furthest he can see, though, is the "death" of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when his shuttle is blown up by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy expresses discontent, citing that the Autobots are "too cool to die". Prime says he knows there's more to the story, but with his faulty memory chip, he can't access the details. Tommy insists they get his chip fixed and so they blast off into space to do just that.
{{-}}

===Day Three===
[[File:TommyKennedyTraumatized.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?]]
Tommy finishes the repairs on Prime's memory chip, much to Prime's relief. Tommy asks Prime to test it out by continuing his story about the battle against Unicron. Prime indulges Tommy's request...

Prime leaves off at the point where [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Hot Rod are taken to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pits and watch as the survivors of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] are executed. Tommy begs Prime to stop, claiming that the story thus far is too intense and depressing for him to handle. Prime asks if he wants to hear about how Kup and Hot Rod are fed to the Sharkticons, how the Autobots are menaced by "aliens made of junk" or how Ultra Magnus is blown to pieces by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Tommy suddenly changes his mind and demands to hear all the gory, macabre details. Prime sets Tommy back down in the barren wasteland and promises to return soon to transform his day into an adventure. He then blasts off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Four===
[[File:PrimeTommyStopMotion.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet it's farthest from.]]
Tommy and Optimus meet up once again in the barren wasteland. Tommy asks why Prime is so late for their appointment and Prime confesses that [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] took a wrong turn on the way over. Prime wishes he hadn't let the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] fly the shuttle. Tommy asks if Prime has enough time to tell him more of the story and Prime assures him there's time enough...

Prime leaves off at the point where the Autobots team up with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s to battle Unicron. Tommy is incredulous, wondering what a bunch of aliens made of junk could possibly contribute to the battle against Unicron. Prime informs him that great adversities often bring out the best in people, citing Hot Rod as an example. Tommy begs to hear how the story ends, but Prime says that he must first take Grimlock to have his "brain circuits" upgraded. Setting Tommy down, Prime promises to be back soon to transform his day into an adventure. Then he blasts off into space.
{{-}}

===Day Five===
[[File:StanBushTheTouchMusicVideoRecordLabelNotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.]]
Meeting again in the barren wasteland, Optimus asks Tommy if he's ready to hear the end of the story. Contrary to all the enthusiasm Tommy has shown during past storytimes, the human child laments that he's forgotten most of the tale thus far (offering the flimsy excuse that his lack of an electronic brain makes remembering so many details impossible). Prime gives him "a quick rundown" (that takes ''four minutes'') and then proceeds to finish the epic yarn...

Prime finishes the story with the destruction of Unicron, the ascension of Rodimus Prime and the exile of the Decepticons. Prime asks Tommy if he's satisfied, but Tommy just has more questions. Like what was up with the [[Quintesson]]s? Did they drop Grimlock on his head when he was a kid? And how did they ever bring Prime back to life? Prime tells Tommy to slow down. He has to attend an interstellar peace conference, but until he returns, he leaves Tommy with... [[The Touch|THE TOUCH!!!]]
{{--}}

==Production timeline==
* First script outline by Ron Friedman: revisions from 15th August 1984 to 19th September 1984
* [[The Transformers: The Movie (first draft)|First draft script]] by Ron Friedman: submitted November 12th 1984. Revised February 13th 1985.
* Reference photos of Powered Convoy toy designated as Ultra Magnus, provided to Ron Friedman: Taken 18th March 1985
* Second script outline by Ron Friedman: revised 28th March 1985
* [[The Transformers: The Movie (second draft)|Second draft script]] by Ron Friedman: completed 27th April 1985. Revised 2nd May 1985
* Model sheets approved 14th June 1985: Cyclonus, Galvatron (Marvel model with revised head), Hot Rod, Kranix (the pre-final model, can be seen with Granix name on it), Quintesson Judge (colour approved on 18th November 1985 by J. Bacal), Rodimus Prime, Scourge/Sweep, Sharkticon, Unicron robot mode, Wheelie, Wreck-gar
* Model sheets approved 24th June 1985: Ultra Magnus robot mode(first Powered Convoy version)
* Model sheets approved 2nd July 1985: Ultra Magnus (Initial Toei design. Colour revised on 20th July 1985)
* Model sheets approved 19th July 1985: Arblus robot mode, Spike (final model), Ultra Magnus vehicle mode(first Powered Convoy version)
* Model sheets approved 29th July 1985: Quintesson Prosecutor (a.k.a Quintesson leader. Approved by J. Bacal on 18th December 1985)
* Model sheets approved 31st July 1985: Arblus spaceship mode
* Voice actor auditions for Wheelie: 4th September 1985
* Model sheets approved 6th September 1985: Rewind flip side of the cassette mode
* Dialogue recording (main sessions): 10th and 11th September 1985
* Model sheets approved 3rd October 1985: Rewind and Eject
* Model sheets approved 8th October 1985: Lithonian Scientist, Lithonian Woman no.1

* Storyboard sequence 1 (Attack on Lithone): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 2 (Title sequence): Final 31st December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 3 (2005): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 4 (More Than You Imagine): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985.
* Storyboard sequence 5 (Attack On The Shuttle): Final 31st October 1985
* Storyboard sequence 6 (Gone Fishin'/Dare): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 7 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 1): Final 14th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 8 (Battle Of Autobot City, part 2): Final 31st October 1985. Revised Final 14th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 9 (Death Of Optimus Prime): Final 7th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 10 (Witness To A Funeral): Final 7th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 11 (Contest For Leadership): Final 4th November 1985. Revised Final 13th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 12 (Transformation): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 26th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 13 (Coronation): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 18th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 14 (Destruction Of Moonbase One): Final 10th December 1985. Revised Final 19th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 15 (Escape): Final 16th December 1985. Revised Final 24th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 16 (Pursuit): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 17 (Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way): Final 11th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 18 (Arrival On Junk): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 19 (Unwelcome Visitors): Final November 14th 1985. Revised Final 27th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 20 (The Matrix Survives): Final 12th November 1985. Revised Final 25th November 1985
* Storyboard sequence 21 (An Unexpected Friend): Final 18th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 22 (Destruction Of Moonbase Two): Final 17th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 23 (Ambush): Final 11th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 24 (Judgement/Rescue): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 25 (Another Leader Dies): Final 9th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 26 (Unusual Allies): Final 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 27 (The Enemy Revealed): Final 12th December 1985. Revised Final 26th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 28 (Confrontation): Final 19th November 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 29 (United Against The Enemy): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 4th December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 30 (In The Belly Of The Monster): Final 20th November 1985. Revised 3rd December 1985. Revised Final 6th December 1985
* Storyboard sequence 31 (Their Darkest Hour): Final 2nd December 1985. Revised 19th December 1985. Revised Final 31st December 1985
* Editing of United Kingdom version of the movie completed at [[Magno Sound %26 Video]]: 3rd December 1986

==Animation errors==
*Unicron ''laughs'' at the concept of [[Scale|scale]] throughout the movie:
**Lithone and both of Cybertron's moons are the same size as his planet mode maw (which fumbles the scale chart a bit, but ok, not too egregious), where Megatron/Galvatron is ''also'' the same size as his planet mode maw whenever the duo interact, the ridiculousness of this being further highlighted by how Megatron is barely much thinner than one of Unicron's mandibles during their first meeting when a bunch of Lithonians were shown running from what was clearly an enormous appendage in the film's opening scene.
**Unicron goes from about the same size as Cybertron when in robot mode to shrinking such that he's small enough to stand on top of the planet.
**Galvatron is ''much'' larger than he should be when Unicron grabs him. The Dinobots are also much larger when interacting with Unicron's body, but to a lesser extent, and incidentally end up making Galvatron appear larger than the team when it should be reversed.
**The Autobots exiting out Unicron's right eye are large enough to make a hole the same size as the hole in his other eye created by a ship much larger than all of Rodimus' group combined.
[[File:TFTM Unicron Small.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We’re doomed.]]
*When Unicron is approaching Lithone at the start of the movie, at the line "Look, it's Unicron!", a [[Animation error#Sizing errors|cel stacking error]] results in Unicron's ring appearing in front of a building arch, [[Distribution|making Unicron look very tiny]] in that shot. In the next shot, it is clear that Unicron is several times larger than the entire planet of Lithone.
*The inside of one of the Lithonian ships being devoured by Unicron is visible for a couple of frames. The pilot of the ship appears to be Kranix, even though he apparently screams out Kranix's name, and Kranix appears later in the Quintesson prison.
*When Optimus Prime asks Jazz to report security status, it shows both Jazz and Cliffjumper. Cliffjumper is seen twiddling knobs above the actual drawn computer, as if a section was supposed to be present.
*Coloring errors:
**When the closeup of Cliffjumper doing his countdown is shown, his shoulders are blue (like his windows) instead of red.
**Scavenger's head is white instead of black as he ducks from Prowl's shot aboard the shuttle.
**Blaster's forehead is red instead of white after his "look out and shout!" line, and again after he returns to [[robot mode]].
**In the big lineup of firing Decepticons in Autobot City, Soundwave's cheek guards are blue instead of white.
**When Blaster asks Perceptor "What's shakin'?", a Dirge-colored Seeker flies by the window. However, it appears to be the standard Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp design, instead of having Dirge's unique wings.
**As Devastator lays into the walls, Shrapnel is white where he should be black.
**Megatron's pelvis is white instead of black as he gives the "let the slaughter begin!" order.
**When the Dinobots jump out of Optimus Prime's Shuttle, the shuttle is colored like the first shuttle, which Megatron boarded, instead of red-highlighted scheme of Prime's shuttle.
**When Prime says "No matter the cost", the shuttle is painted completely orange, when the front should have red and white highlights.
**In the shot of Decepticons running in Autobot City prior to them being crashed through by Optimus, Ramjet can be seen sporting Dirge's wings, albeit in red just like Ramjet's. Or maybe this is Dirge incorrectly painted in Ramjet's colours. Who knows?
**When Prime drives up behind the Decepticons, Blitzwing's helmet is purple instead of yellow. Prime's trailer is missing its Autobot symbol as well.
**After Megatron asks, "Why throw away your life so recklessly?", Optimus's left hand is colored red instead of blue when he replies "That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron".
**The gun Megatron uses to fatally injure Optimus is blue and white for most of the shots it is seen in, but when Megatron screams "Fall! FALL!" while shooting Prime again, it is black.
**Prime's antennae are white as he tries to stand after knocking Megatron off the ledge.
**Starscream's whole nosecone, rather than just the canopy, is yellow as he looms over the fallen Megatron.
**In the shot of the Decepticons jettisoning Thundercracker, Skywarp and the Insecticons from Astrotrain, Ramjet and Dirge have their colours swapped.
**As Starscream prepares to toss Megatron out the door, Soundwave's eyes are painted white like his mask rather than red. (Maybe he was sleeping, his excuse for not stopping Starscream)
**Starscream's cockpit shell nearest his head is colored like a canopy rather than gray, as he nominates himself for leadership. Man, even the A-list animation team couldn't keep this straight.
**The red stripes on Starscream's wings are noticeably absent during most of the Coronation scene, the shiny gold stripes on his shoulder pauldrons also being purple until after he's blasted the Constructicons' trumpets.
**When dragging Arcee into the shuttle and two shots later when flying into space Magnus's Shuttle has Blue highlights instead of Red.
**After Springer runs past him, Perceptor's gun changes from red to white for a few frames.
**When Cyclonus is strafing what appears via editing to be Hot Rod's shuttle, it has red highlights instead of blue.
**When Hot Rod's ship is being watched by Galvatron trailing smoke it has red highlights instead of blue.
**In the shot after Magnus announces that he cannot deal with that now, his ship has blue highlights instead of red.
**Shrapnel's lower legs are white when he lands on Junk, instead of black. Must be a side effect of being dead.
**When Hot Rod tells the Junkions the universal greeting, the Autobot insignia on his chest is colored black.
**After transforming, Unicron has all-white hands (instead of white with gold knuckles) and a white, rectangular chin (instead of the double-triangular chin with a goatee) he has later.
**As the Autobots fly through space after exiting Unicron's eye, Rodimus is painted in Ultra Magnus's colors (inverted).
*When the Decepticons blow a hole through the Autobot shuttle to get in, it is a clean break. However, Megatron is still shown ripping through random ship components to get in.
*When the Decepticons are killing the Autobot shuttle crew, there is one of the common Starscream/Skywarp/Thundercracker miscolors. Megatron transforms into gun mode and Starscream catches him, killing Brawn. When they cut back to the Decepticons, Starscream moves back to avoid the Autobots' fire, and a ''second'' Starscream is in front of the Constructicons without Megatron and is firing one of his arm rifles (this was probably meant to be Skywarp, as he flies into the shuttle and takes a seat at the controls once the Autobots are defeated). When they cut back to the Decepticons for the third time, Starscream has Megatron again and is finishing off the rest of the Autobots. In the shot of Starscream firing his own lasers, his wings are red instead of gray.
*When Brawn is shot, it can be seen for one frame that he is initially hit in the top of his chest. As he falls, the wound has moved to the front rounded part of his chest. Additionally, the wound changes from black to red for one frame.
*Per his standard cartoon appearance, Ratchet should have a [[Red Cross]] symbol on each shoulder. When he turns in his seat as Brawn is shot down, we can see one on his right shoulder, but when he stands to return fire on the Decepticons, the right shoulder's cross has vanished, and he's only got one on his left shoulder. Then, when he falls, the cross is missing from ''both'' shoulders.
*When the Decepticons fly to the shuttle's controls:
**All of the Autobots have changed positions from when they fell—Brawn is now on his back, for example, while Prowl is now face-down.
**Ironhide's chest is completely intact, despite having a bunch of holes blown in it.
**Prowl, who turned gray as he fell (evidently dead before he even hit the floor) seems to be back in his normal colors.
*The reflections of Hot Rod and Daniel in the lake rarely line up with where they should be.
*When Hot Rod catches a fish, it is barely the size of his finger. When he releases it, it's [[Scale|suddenly huge]].
*Hot Rod has at least two totally different transformation schemes during the course of the film.
*When Hot Rod begins to shoot at the hijacked Autobot shuttle, the yellow light on his forehead is misaligned.
*When Kup and several Autobots at the roadblock react to Hot Rod's attack on the hijacked Autobot shuttle, Bluestreak is represented by Prowl's [[Character model|animation model]], in Bluestreak's gray and black colors.
*Hound and Sunstreaker appear in Kup's group at the foot of Lookout Mountain as they observe Hot Rod firing on Ironhide's shuttle. Sunstreaker later appears as Optimus Prime's co-pilot when they arrive on Earth with the Dinobots, and is seen disembarking the shuttle along with Optimus Prime and Hound.
**In the movie's storyboard, only Hound is shown present with Kup during the roadblock scene. Sunstreaker's only appearance in the storyboard is when he exits the shuttle, meaning that his presence during the roadblock scene is purely an animation addition. Hound being in both places ''is'', however, an error in both the movie and the storyboard—''unless'', Optimus Prime and the Dinobots picked up Hound and Sunstreaker from Lookout Mountain enroute to Autobot City? Now there's an idea for the old [[Personal canon|headcanon]]!
**In a deleted scene from the storyboard that would've shown Hot Rod and Kup meeting up with Ultra Magnus inside Autobot City, Sideswipe is shown running alongside Wheeljack in the background. However, Sideswipe is mistakenly referred to as "Sunstreaker" in the script (how ''[[Sideswipe (G1)#Notes|ironic]]''). Whether this mislabelling had any bearing over Sunstreaker being present with the roadblock crew is anyone's guess.
[[File:ShockwaveBattleAutobotcity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We've picked up a new group of signals... enemy fighters heading your way.]]
*In a wide aerial shot of the city under attack, a Reflector flies by in Ironhide's color scheme. Shockwave also makes his only appearance in the battle; considering both his role as Cybertron's guardian and his absence from any other scenes during the battle, his presence is probably an animation error. Rumble also flies past, despite being inside Soundwave at this point.
*When Shrapnel and Kickback are eating the door, Shrapnel only has one antenna.
*A laser blast that should be behind Blaster is instead layered in front of him as he acknowledges Perceptor's orders.
[[File:TFTMRumbleFrenzytwored.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[FIRRIB|What]] about that [[R2-D2|blue one]]? We'll take that one.]]
*In what may be the most well-known mistake in the film, when [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] sends out his cassette troops, [[FIRRIB|Rumble is the same color as Frenzy]]. This was not known to have been fixed in any re-releases.
*Blaster first ejects what looks like Eject, who stays blue up until he gets to the edge of the screen. He then turns black like Rewind. Then Blaster ejects another blue cassette, which after about a second turns black. This one gets through half his transformation colored black, then turns blue for a split second then turns black again. Then, when the cassettes are fighting each other, Eject runs in from the left and jumps over Perceptor. And then he runs in from the left ''again'' to shoot Ravage.
*As Springer runs up to the launcher, Wheeljack's body is visible, but he's in the red, white and blue color scheme of Smokescreen - who, in the storyboards of this sequence, was intended to be the one lying there dead.
*While Springer and Arcee are trying to move the launcher into place, Springer's face is the same color as his helmet.
*During Devastator's combination sequence in Autobot City, his chest plate, portions of his pelvis, his forearms, and Bonecrusher's treads are all green. The chestplate and pelvis should be purple, as should Bonecrusher's treads (they're ''normally'' green when Bonecrusher is separate, but they turn purple when he combines), and his forearms should be black.
*For almost the entirety of his screen time during the battle in Autobot City, the "jet engine" on top of Devastator's chest plate is misinterpreted as a trapezoidal block. The only time it appears in its proper shape is when he high-kicks Grimlock. It appears as it should during the scuffle on Astrotrain.
*While Perceptor and Grapple are shooting, Swoop's lower half runs by in the foreground, long before the rest of him gets there.
*Prime's dramatic transformation sequence far outlasts the transformation sound that's supposed to go with it. It's also the wrong sound (ascending pitch) for his robot-to-vehicle transformation. His trailer is also missing the Autobot logo, which reappears for the rest of the scene.
*Prime is missing the transformation sound as he blasts back to robot mode.
**If one listens ''very'' closely, the back half of one of the faster transformation sounds can be heard as his trailer disconnects from his body.
*The gun Megatron fires uses the same sound effect as his fusion cannon.
*"It's over, Prime...", with Megatron's days of being able to brag about thinking he's handsome also being over as he suddenly gains a ''crapton'' of damage that was not reflected in any of the prior close-ups during his duel with Optimus, or even a hint of the various cracks and fluid leaks from his eyes in the shot right before this. Conversely, the scene immediately following of Optimus slamming Megatron off the ledge has all of the Autobot leader's damages disappear before returning when he collapses.
*When Optimus Prime takes the Matrix out of his chest to give to Ultra Magnus, the animators forgot to remove the cel of the Matrix inside his chest, as it's still in there even as he's holding it in his hands. Since it's not supposed to be there, the luminous effect for the Matrix's core is missing from the duplicate in his chest, creating a visual trick that makes it look like Optimus might just have removed the core itself. (The [[Matrix of Leadership#Universe|''Universe'' comic]] would later use this error as a springboard to reconcile the visuals of Optimus's chest interior with their depiction in ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.)
*When Ultra Magnus accepts the Matrix, he's seen inserting it into his chest twice, or at best readjusting its "fit".
*As the other Decepticons prepare to push him out, Bombshell's chest is rendered as a shapeless gray mass, rather than with its yellow canopy.
*The voice that says, "Brothers! Don't!" is nowhere close to the voices of any of the five Decepticons shown getting thrown out of Astrotrain.
*When Megatron says "Nobody summons Megatron" his chest emblem is colored gray like his chest. It looks like it should have been painted as a darker shade of purple, as it's the shadowed section. But was painted gray instead.
[[File:TFTMStarscreamCoronationErrors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| *''trumpet fanfare''*]]
*Even after the [[Battle of Autobot City]], characters who are supposedly dead continue to appear in crowd shots and battles. Shrapnel's role in the fight on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] is the most noticeable (and he was called for by name in the original script), but Thundercracker, Skywarp and Kickback can all be seen at Starscream's coronation. The two jets are later seen again, flying into Unicron's mouth.
*In the establishing shot of Starscream's coronation, there are only five Constructicons (Bonecrusher had better things to do tonight) and they are miscolored as purple and white rather than their usual purple and green color scheme.
*Hook has two eyes instead of his normal visor as he looks around in confusion during the trumpet scene.
*An early establishing shot clearly shows Cybertron with two and ''only'' two moons in low orbit. Yet a third moon is visible right after Unicron finishes eating the two Autobot bases.
*When Galvatron introduces himself to the Coronation party, Soundwave's chest window is drawn far too small.
*When Galvatron says "Decepticons, to Earth!", aside from his mouth being partially open, his mouth doesn't move. We guess being reformatted by Unicron gives you the ability to talk without moving your mouth?
*In the scene where Bumblebee and Spike are in the [[Autobot frigate]] and escaping Moonbase Two's destruction, when the two are cheering after believing that Unicron has been destroyed, Bumblebee's on the left side of Spike's seat. However, after Spike expresses his "colorful" reaction to Unicron remaining completely unscathed, and when the frigate is about to get sucked into Unicron, Bumblebee is on the right side of Spike's seat.
*When Cyclonus is strafing the Autobot shuttle in space, he briefly flies offscreen, and during that time his laser blasts come from a point that in no way matches his flight path.
*The Allicons walking towards Hot Rod and Kup are all animated as if they are walking through the water, including the ones that have already stepped onto the dry metal shore.
*During the wide shot of the Autobots in the crashed ship on Junk, Blurr's entire head is white. Also so is Daniels head, which is drawn as an indistinct incomplete circle.
*Daniel's lips don't purse when he whistles.
*Wreck-Gar's mouth doesn't move at all during his first lines, despite the camera pushing in all close on his face.
*The pistol Ultra Magnus fires uses the same sound effect as Optimus Prime's rifle.
*During the Junkion chase scene, Trashbin attacks Arcee. When she fights him off his motorcycle, his model is switched for Junkyard's when he falls down. And his head then flickers between colors when mounting Junkyard.
*When Grimlock gets kissed, his eyes are round instead of triangular.(Probably intentional expression)
*The large orange structure that emerges in front of Galvatron as Unicron begins transforming has a pair of gray cylinders slide out that are layered underneath the panel Galvatron is standing on despite being animated as if they should be over it.
*After Unicron's arms fold out to reveal the inner structures that will become his legs, said structures are almost entirely gray with noticeable vents and other details that all completely change in the next shot where portions that are equal parts gray and orange and completely flat on the bottom slide out, the gray portions sliding down after the orange parts have stopped moving to form the lower legs. The very next shot animates Unicron's legs as if they slid out fully-extended from the start (as in not needing the gray portions to make their own movements independent of the orange portions), and now have his white feet on the bottoms of what were previously gray flat surfaces to mean ''three'' different designs for the bottoms of Unicron's mid-transformation legs were shown off one after another.
*As Hot Rod falls off one of Unicron's inner spikes, his lower body isn't drawn in. It looks like it should be blocked by our view of the spike, but is layered above it instead.
*Hot Rod's missing his Autobot symbol as he regains his footing inside Unicron.
*In the first close-up of Unicron's face firing beams out of his right eye, the hole in his destroyed left eye is misplaced such that it overlaps with his cheek.
*As the Dinobots fly around Unicron, both his eyes are intact. (The left one had at this point been shattered.)
*Grimlock and Slag are shown to create decently-sized holes in Unicron's butt, where the shots immediately following their feats change the damage Grimlock inflicted into mere scratches and erases Slag's progress entirely.
*The third smelting victim (who looks a lot like another Bumblebee) doesn't fall from the conveyor belt; he simply vanishes.
*After Hot Rod exclaims "The Matrix!", the animation of him moving closer to the camera gets reversed and replayed for... some reason. Galvatron's line from the next shot notably starts before the camera cuts, so why did Hot Rod start his weird movements instead of the editor simply showing Galvatron in the darkness?

== Continuity errors ==
[[File:G1TFTM Snarl cameo.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|He used to bulls-eye womp-rats in his T16 back home.]]
[[File:TFTMPromovsmovieSnarl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look, Jabba, even I get boarded sometimes.]]

*The Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is mysteriously absent from almost the entire movie, even though the Dinobots as a group are featured prominently. Copies of the script which have come into fans' hands repeatedly list the Dinobots, but never make mention of Snarl by name. In fact, at one point the script refers to "the four Dinobots". Despite this, Snarl does appear in three very brief shots—in which at least one other Dinobot (Swoop in one, Sludge in another) is entirely absent. Hmm.
** On the other hand, the original production ''storyboards'' for the scene where Snarl first appears in the movie only mentions "the Dinobots", not a specific amount of them. Additionally, Snarl also seems to have been in the scene with Kup telling the Dinobots a story in at least ''one'' version of the film; the Japanese trailer for the movie has finished footage of this scene...but it's very different from the one in the film; the Dinobots are all in their robot modes, and Snarl is present in the scene instead of Slag. It's completely unknown why Snarl's appearance in this scene was cut.
*Also curiously absent are the 1985 Autobot cars and Mini-Vehicles, such as Inferno, Smokescreen, Cosmos, Warpath, etc. It would seem that these characters were available at the time of the movie:
**Perceptor and Blaster both debuted at the same time in the cartoon as the 1985 cars, and both play prominent roles in the movie.
**Grapple is [[:File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|seen ''very'' briefly]] during the battle for Autobot City. Or maybe it's [[Hauler]].
**The 1985 Decepticons (Astrotrain, Dirge, etc.) appear in the film.
**[[:File:TFTM-SideswipeRedAlertTracks.jpg|Tracks]], [[:File:TFTM-RedAlertDown.jpg|Red Alert]] (who was shot in the back by the Constructicons; his gun is the one Megatron uses against Optimus), and Smokescreen (who was supposed to be the corpse in place of Wheeljack next to Windcharger, Wheeljack instead surviving the battle and being part of a scrapped Earth-based subplot) all appeared in storyboards but not the finished film.
*Devastator is treated as ''the'' ultimate threat, while in the cartoon, his role (and apparent power) was already being [[Starscream's Brigade|severely diminished]], presumably because several other combiners had been introduced. In story terms, the absence of these newer combiners, not to mention the mighty Omega Supreme, is inexplicable. In real-life terms, those characters didn't exist when the film commenced production. (The ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation shows Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor guarding the Ark against an attack by Bruticus and Menasor, attempting to [[retcon]] the problem away.)
*Possibly the biggest example of the film's tonal shift from the cartoon, shots from firearms that would previously knock another character down at best have since become lethal, best demonstrated when Brawn and Prowl are each killed with a single shot by the Decepticons during the movie's first act.
[[File:Cyclonus armada tftf.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We'll be safe enough once we make the jump into lightspeed.]]
*The existence of Cybertron's moons is contentious ''at best''.
**On the one hand, in numerous close and distant shots of the planet throughout the first two seasons, not a single moon was seen. Ever. Even after it got knocked out of Earth's orbit.
**On the other hand, Megatron ''does'' refer to Cybertron as "land of the metal moon" (note the singular) during "[[Microbots]]", suggesting otherwise. The fact that he was overenergized at the time and lost consciousness in mid-sentence - just before he ''might'' have specified a plural number of moons, (in)conveniently enough - makes it unclear just how much credence we should lend this statement.
**The movie promptly introduces two (possibly three) moons over the planet. In continuity terms, they must either have highly elliptical orbits with periapsides (points in their orbits that bring them closest to the planet) that just happened to coincide with the timeframe of the movie or they were constructed sometime after 1986.
*During the Battle of Autobot City, Starscream gets his leg caught. He shoots downward and gets away while screaming "My foot!", but it's his shin that's smoking while his foot looks fine. Later he kicks Megatron with the same foot. Shouldn't that hurt, according to him?
*So Ultra Magnus just happens to have a ready-made Matrix chamber installed in his chest cavity? Is this standard issue for all Autobots?
*The cartoon had already established that Astrotrain increases his size when he transforms to shuttle mode, being large enough to carry a pair of Decepticons in his cockpit. However, within the movie itself, his size is [[scale|noticeably inconsistent]]: When he leaves Autobot City, he's just large enough for the Decepticon army to cram themselves in; later, he's so huge that the Constructicons can quite comfortably form Devastator inside him. Perhaps he continued expanding when transforming from train to shuttle mode?
*Speaking of which, Astrotrain's entire body flips over when he transforms from train to space shuttle to escape from Autobot City. While ''we'' applaud the [[Show-accuracy|toy-accuracy]], the Decepticons inside probably didn't.
*The damage suffered by Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Bombshell basically appears out of nowhere when it's time for them to be jettisoned. (Shrapnel and Kickback are shown taking a beating early on, though, and later have to be carried to the fleeing Astrotrain by Thrust and Long Haul, respectively. Conversely, the two Seekers explicitly run to Astrotrain on their own and look no worse for wear during the Decepticons' escape.)
*Soundwave is loyal enough to pick up a wounded Megatron and save him, but then votes "aye" to jettisoning the wounded Decepticons, and when Starscream goes to throw Megatron out, Soundwave doesn't try to intervene. He even tries to steal the leadership once Megatron is gone. The "loyalty" attribute that has pertained so strongly to Soundwave seems to be alienated from the character in this scene.
*The number of minions created by Unicron changes throughout the film, with more Sweeps appearing as the story progresses. A second Cyclonus ("Cyclonus, the warrior, and [[Cyclonus's Armada (G1)|his armada]]") is shown being created but disappears shortly thereafter. At least ''seven'' new characters are shown at one point, created from only ''six'' Decepticons thrown from the shuttle.
*How can the Constructicons blow on those trumpets? Only [[Hook (G1)|three]] [[Bonecrusher (G1)|of]] [[Mixmaster (G1)|them]] have mouths.
*Given his relative position, Starscream's single shot through the trumpets defies all geometry.
[[File:SSBQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I've been looking forward to this for a long time." "Yes, I bet you have."]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] is capable of reducing [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] to ashes with a single shot from his cannon mode. Though in later episodes Galvatron is shown blowing up even small ''[[Thrull|planets]]'' and being able to take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] with one shot from his cannon, his extraordinary killing power seems to be gone—like when he scores a direct hit in cannon mode on Ultra Magnus in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" and Magnus isn't especially hurt at all, or how a similar blast against Scourge in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]" only leaves the latter temporarily incapacitated. [[Marvel Comics]] bios explain this by suggesting that Galvatron had nearly limitless power through Unicron... but then again, Galvatron himself claims to be "more powerful than ever" after Unicron is dead in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]". [[To sell toys|Who knows.]]
*Why didn't the Autobots notice Unicron until he was within devouring distance of Cybertron's moons? Why doesn't Shockwave, who is ''on Cybertron,'' react until after Unicron has eaten these moons, transformed into a giant robot, and ''smashed his hand into the planet's surface?''
*Despite running out of energon goodies on Quintessa, Hot Rod has at least one to offer to the Junkions.
*How did Hot Rod and Kup know to fly from Quintessa to Junk?
[[File:TFTMStarscreamVsUnicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Let me see your identification.]]
*Where's Galvatron?: Before Unicron begins his transformation, Galvatron is standing on one of the gray surfaces near his planet mode maw. Once Unicron starts transforming, Galvatron is suddenly in front of the emerging forearms ''all the way on the other side of Unicron's planet mode'', where Galvatron finishes his stumbling back in fear from all the chaos by turning around to see the emerging head that should have been in his line of sight to begin with had he not changed positions. As Unicron begins to attack Cybertron, Galvatron relocates from being in front of his master's shiny red abs to instead being right in front of his head (Galvatron's body language does not imply he spent the time running up the front of Unicron's torso to reach that point).
*When the Decepticons on Cybertron launch a counterattack on Unicron, all three of the first-year Seekers are seen fighting alongside the Coneheads. Given that all three were either explicitly killed earlier in the movie (Starscream) or have been turned into Galvatron's troops by this point (Thundercracker and Skywarp), they're obviously not supposed to be ''around'' in these forms anymore; of course, they could also just be [[generic]]s reusing their colors...but, as noted above, Thundercracker and Skywarp ''also'' appear at Starscream's coronation.
*Daniel, who was just learning how to use his exo-suit, had to knock down the acid cover inside Unicron to save his loved ones. Why couldn't the more experienced Spike do the same with his suit from above? He had both of his arms free and a clear shot at the cover.
*It's not clear how Rodimus Prime (carrying two humans) and the other Autobots survived their jump out of Unicron's eye and their plunge towards the surface of Cybertron.
*It's also unclear just how the dozen or so Autobots (and one shipload of Junkions) managed to retake the whole planet of Cybertron. Did Unicron really wipe out ''that'' many Decepticons?
* Unicron's invincibility is extremely inconsistent; Moments before becoming Galvatron, Megatron creates visible damage to Unicron's horns simply by attempting to hold into something. Later, he doesn't suffer even a dent when one of Cybertron's moons is detonated in his mouth. Near the end, the Dinobots are capable of punching their way through his "skin", and Rodimus Prime just casually throws Galvatron into space through Unicron's side. Even without the Matrix, the small group of Autobots did pretty well against him.

===Not necessarily errors===
*Fans have noted throughout the years that Astrotrain, in his flight through zero-gravity space, should not have needed to "jettison some weight" in the literal sense. However, since the ejected Decepticons quickly fall behind Astrotrain instead of floating alongside him, he must still have been accelerating and thus would have needed to burn a greater amount of fuel in order to push a larger payload. Perhaps he should have said "jettison some ''mass''", but then again, just being a spaceship doesn't make him a rocket scientist.
*Springer escapes from Unicron's eye by transforming into helicopter mode and flying through outer space, where there shouldn't be an atmosphere for his rotors to provide lift. Maybe Unicron was still within Cybertron's atmosphere?

==Continuity notes==
*''The Transformers: The Movie'' has had a huge effect in shaping the mythos. Among the elements and characters which would reappear in many other iterations of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' are:
**The notion that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has moons.
**The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] as a physical object, rather than the computer program previously depicted in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comics]]. Even the Marvel comics would eventually shoehorn this one in.
**[[Autobot City (disambiguation)|Autobot City]].
**[[Unicron]].
**The notion of [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] becoming [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]].
**The idea of "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]" being a rank rather than simply a given name.
**[[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|And it killed off Optimus Prime before it was cool]]!
*Cybertron's appearance in the post-titles establishing shot shows some major changes to the planet since our last look at it in Season 2. Many of the same buildings from the cartoon's stock image of the planet are there, but the giant pit near the planet's equator is mostly covered over, and the shredded portion of its southern hemisphere has been completely rebuilt.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Springer deploys a small flip-out twin laser from his wrist during the Autobot City battle.
**Arcee and Hot Rod both activate a long-distance scanner of some sort by lowering a red visor from under their helmets over their eyes.
**Megatron uses an "[[Lightsaber|Energy Dagger]]"<ref>[https://twitter.com/walruslaw/status/1204860124898181123 Reference sheets for various weapons used or planned for use in ''The Transformers: The Movie''] - TFRaw.com on Twitter</ref> during his one-on-one battle with Optimus Prime.
**Hot Rod uses a saw blade that extends from his retracted wrist.
**Blurr has the same kind of hooked welding tip used by various Autobots as far back as "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
**Arcee unleashes a nasty barbed post from her fender to fend off a Junkion.
**Grimlock shows the never-before seen ability to [[GoBots|shoot lasers from his fists]].
*In a nice moment of attention to detail, Hook is seen running and attending to the critically damaged Megatron alongside Soundwave and Starscream. This tracks—as a surgeon [[Microbots|he's operated on Megatron]]; [[The Core|repaired other Transformers]]; and [[City of Steel (episode)|has even dissected them]].
*'''[[The Revenge of Bruticus|< <]]''' What makes Starscream the leader? Megatron's <s>dead</s> almost dead!

==Real-world references and Easter eggs==
[[File:TFTMUnicronSkyscrapers.jpg|thumb|I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.]]
*When the inside of Unicron is shown after he devours Lithone, the "blinking energy" effect of Unicron's innards shows, for a split second, what appear to be several images of post-apocalyptic buildings. These images look to be recycled background paintings from ''{{w|Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star}}'', a film [[Toei Animation|Toei]] had animated the same year. Regardless of animation efficiency/corner-cutting, the flashing images of ruined civilizations are eerily appropriate for Unicron.
[[File:TFTM Sludge Devastator.jpg|thumb|Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.]]
*When Sludge gets haymakered by Devastator, his eyes pop out of their sockets in ''{{w|Looney Tunes}}'' fashion.
*Kup's storytelling sequence aboard the shuttle is drawn from the novel ''{{w|Of Mice and Men}}'', complete with Grimlock in the Lenny role asking Kup to "tell Grimlock about petrorabbits again".
*The Junkions speak almost entirely in pop culture quotes and pastiches. Littered among the generic phrases like "operators are standing by!", "Film at eleven" and "eliminate even the toughest stains" are more specific references, such as:
**"Don't look behind door #2, Monty!" - a reference to the game show ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' and its host, [[Monty]] Hall.
**"Ger-ronny-doo-ron-ron-ronny-mo!" - both the famous "{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo!}}" war cry, and the 1963 hit "{{w|Da Doo Ron Ron}}".
**"You check in, but you don't check out" - a parody of the tagline for {{w|Roach Motel (insect trap)|Roach Motel}} insect traps.
**"Breep, drit, aw rootie!" - part of {{w|Tutti Frutti (song)|"Tutti Frutti, aw rooty!"}}, from the 1955 song.
**"Happy motoring!" - the slogan of gas company [[Esso]].
**"Kill the Grand Poobah!" - a {{w|Grand Poobah|satirical term}} originating from {{w|Gilbert and Sullivan}}'s ''{{w|The Mikado}}'', likely referencing its use as the title of leaders of pseudo-Masonic lodges in ''{{w|The Flintstones}}'' and ''{{w|Happy Days}}''.
[[File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg|thumb|Easy? You call that ''easy!?'']]
*For the German dub, the Junkion quotes have not been translated word for word, but rather replaced with then-current commercial quotes from German TV, including from Toyota ("Nichts ist unmöööööglich!" / "Nothing's impossible").
*The Quintesson jail cell includes robot debris ''strongly'' resembling [[:File:Tftm rosencrantz-and-guildenstern.jpg#parts|several mobile suits]] from 1985 Japanese animation ''{{w|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam}}''.
*''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects (yes, even the high-budget Movie uses them):
**The ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise is used extensively throughout the film, over and over and over, almost any time a Decepticon takes flight.

**[[Luke Skywalker]]'s deactivating [[lightsaber]] is used as the sound of the Quintesson ship's ramp extending.
**Clashing lightsabers are used as Unicron fires eye-blasts at the attacking Transformers.

**An igniting lightsaber is used as Rodimus opens the Matrix.
**An AT-AT foot stomp sound is heard as the Autobot shuttle crash lands on Junk.
**The whir of an AT-AT's leg hydraulics can be heard part way through Unicron's transformation.
*The ''[[Star Trek]]'' sliding door sound is used as Wreck-Gar pulls out his <s>iPhone</s> mini-TV.
*The sound used for the communicators on ''Star Trek'' is used when Daniel activates his blaster to save Spike.

==Adaptations==
*[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|A comic adaptation of the movie]] was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in 1986, concurrently with the movie's theater run. It was based off a non-finalized version of the script, and differs in many details from the final film. Additionally, most of the major character models (and possibly their unedited original character write-ups) appear in issue #4 of the ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' series.
*[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|A storybook adaptation]] was released in the UK by [[Ladybird Books]].
*A four-part adaptation was released in 2006/2007 by [[IDW Publishing]], as part of the film's 20th anniversary celebration. It was titled ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' to differentiate it from the [[Michael Bay]] [[Transformers (film)|live-action film]]. Unlike its predecessor, it adheres rigidly to the script and plot of the finished movie.

==Soundtrack==
{{main|The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}

==Promotions==
*Early in the movie's production, a [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] was made to sell the project to potential investors.
*The movie was advertised on related 1986 toy packages via the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] Sweepstakes, which included a pack-in poster and contest.
*The movie was heavily advertised directly by TV [[commercial]]s, and tail-end segments on Transformer toy ads. Portions of its story were also retold in altered fashion by animation segments of commercials for the movie character toys, such as a spot showing Springer doing battle with Wreck-Gar.
*[[Ziploc]] sandwich bags featuring an iron-on patch in boxed to advertise the movie. Each box contained one of eight potential characters.

==In the comic continuity==
The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]] made extensive use of the Movie as the basis for a series of stories involving the Transformers in the future. However, there are several differences between the events seen on screen and those referenced in the comic:

*The comic always dates the movie to [[2006]], following the date given in a treatment that was all [[Simon Furman]] had when he wrote "[[Target: 2006]]".
*In "Target: 2006", [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] states that he was previously "[[Life Spark]]".
*The Matrix is always called the "Creation Matrix" in the comic, a name that predates the "Matrix of Leadership" but which is now used for the same physical object.
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] both survive the events, both later appearing in "[[Space Pirates!]]" (set in [[2008]]).

In addition, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] definitely survives the attack by Unicron.

The US comic almost completely ignored the events of the Movie, though later in the run an alternative future is briefly shown in "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]" and "[[A Savage Circle]]". In this timeline at least some of the events of the Movie took place such as the creation of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], which is dated to 2005, though [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]'s death was overlooked. [[Prowl (TM2)|Wouldn't be the first time. Or the last.]]
*The US version of the future story "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" implicitly has the events of the movie as part of its backstory. However, since the rest of the US series ignored the movie, this issue's place in the continuity is questionable.

==Edits==
Several English-language versions of the film exist, with the following differences in content from the American theatrical run:

*In some versions (notably the European version) the opening credits are replaced with a scrolling text ("''Star Wars'' style") which provides backstory.
*In some versions (notably the European version) the film ends with [[Victor Caroli|a narrator]] reassuring the audience that Optimus Prime will return.
*Instances of swearing in the film (there are two) were edited out; sometimes one, sometimes both. Those instances are: Spike yelling, "Oh shit, what are we gonna do now?" after the self-destructing Moon Base 2 fails to scratch Unicron, and Ultra Magnus growling, "Open, damn it, open!" while trying to open the Matrix to fend off Galvatron and the Sweeps on Junkion. The United Kingdom cinema version had the swearing included but, when it was released on VHS in the United Kingdom, Spike's line was cut ("damn" not being considered especially offensive in the UK). However it has been restored on all United Kingdom DVD releases.
*In some early FHE video releases, the shot of the Matrix falling out of Optimus Prime's hand and being caught by Hot Rod is edited so that it appears that Ultra Magnus simply takes the Matrix from Prime. Why this was done is not known, and the replay of the Hot Rod catch on Unicron's monitors was left intact.
*The original FHE video release of the film painted out all instances of Megatron's green-colored "bleeding" from the end of the battle of Autobot City up to his meeting with Unicron.
*Instead of DEG, the {{w|Rank Organisation|Rank Film}} "{{w|Gongman}}" appears before the British release of the film, as Rank were the United Kingdom distributors. Ironically, the DEG logo at the beginning uses the "Gongman" sounds, rather than its own fanfare, possibly due to a plastering mistake.

None of these edits significantly affect the story. They should not be confused with various other sequences which were changed before the film's final release:

*Originally, Ultra Magnus's "death sequence" on Junkion called for him to be lassoed and drawn and quartered by the Sweeps' energy beams, but this was deemed too graphic for audiences, hence the less disturbing "shot to death" sequence seen instead. There is evidence that the original sequence had been fully animated when the decision was made, however; the Sweeps still kept their solid energy lassos when they fire upon Magnus, and Magnus is seen visibly straining against what appears to be said lassos (edited out and replaced with laser fire) before exploding. This also explains why the Junkions only have to put his limbs back on to repair him.
*A number of other sequences were illustrated as [[storyboard]]s but dropped, presumably without ever being animated. Among them were:
**A short scene showing Ironhide piloting the Autobot shuttle through ''huge chunks of ice'' from the tail of a passing comet, explaining how the Decepticons caught them unawares. In response to a reprimand by Prowl who prickishly disapproves of Ironhide's piloting shenanigans, Ironhide exclaims, "I can sure as shootin' dodge a couple of ice chunks". When the Autobots are suddenly jolted by the Decepticon strike force as Megatron and his troops attempt to enter the shuttle, Ironhide tells the others on board, "That was no ice chunk...". Heroic nonsense ensues...
**An extended sequence with Hot Rod and Daniel outside the city.
**A sequence of Mirage blasting Bombshell and being fired on by Megatron.
**The Autobots finally bringing down Devastator with a barrage of missiles (and the Constructicons subsequently shooting Red Alert in the back).
**The Decepticons dogpiling Optimus Prime, explaining why he seems to be standing up just before his fight with Megatron, and no longer holding his rifle. According to storyboards, Prime gets bum-rushed by Blitzwing (who causes Prime to drop his gun), Starscream, Astrotrain, and Skywarp. While it is not clear how Prime defeated the first four hand-to-hand combatants, Dirge is later shown attempting one final sneak attack (and gets his can handed back to him) as Prime is talking to Megatron before the two leaders' final fight.
**Trailbreaker is shown dead among the wreckage of Autobot City as the Decepticons begin their retreat.
:Some of these concepts were in earlier versions of the script, and hence made it into the comic adaptation.
*Rumors have occasionally circulated in the fandom of additional animated footage that was dropped from the film, such as ultra-violent battle scenes.<ref>https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/B0ZMv7tdDMk?hl=en#8aee0b30765b2b4a</ref> No evidence has ever surfaced to back these claims; the only known edits of any storyline or character importance are those listed in this section.
:{{see|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|Urban legends about ''The Transformers: The Movie''}}

==Reception and box office==
{{quote|''The Transformers'', in which Orson Welles plays a planet, is pure headache material. Target audience of cartoon-watchers also will probably find the film unintelligible, noisy and unoriginal. Boxoffice prospects are dismal.|2=[http://books.google.com/books?id=DHNZAAAAMAAJ&q=Hasbro+Transformers&dq=Hasbro+Transformers&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=1983&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2005&num=50&as_brr=0&cd=69 Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19]}}

{{quote|Obnoxious animated feature about the title good guys, who defend the universe against an evil planet (which has a voice of its own... provided by Orson Welles.) That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help. Little more than a feature-length toy commercial.|Leonard Maltin, ''1987 Movie & Video Guide''}}

{{quote|While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors. |2=[http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/09/movies/screen-transformers-animation-for-children.html The New York Times]}}

{{quote|Transformers -- The Movie, a feature-length animated film inspired by the syndicated TV cartoon series inspired by the Hasbro toy imported from Japan, is utterly uninspired entertainment. |2=[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CE8EA8D40CCA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM The Dallas Morning News]}}

{{quote|If you can swallow, without gagging, a large measure of sentimental and offensive religiosity - lines like "Do not grieve. Soon I will be one with the Matrix," whispered by a failing hunk of Autobot metal - then you have a better than even chance of leaving the theatre on your own two feet. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01kiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W6gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2445,1286000&dq=transformers&hl=en The Montreal Gazette]}}

{{quote|Everything is poorly drawn and - when it's in focus - one dimensional. It is terribly hard to separate the robots from the backgrounds, and there is no easy way to tell the good guys from the bad guys. In an earlier movie based on the same sort of robot toys - "Go-Bots: The Battle of the Rock Lords" - the good guys were either white or colorful and the bad guys were dreary, and they had distinct personalities. Not this movie; everyone looks and sounds alike, except one pink robot who is a female good guy. Her tin voluptuousness makes her stand out. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kw4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,6334152&dq=transformers&hl=en The Toledo Blade]}}

{{quote|Even with an all-star cast doing the voice overs... and a rock music score, this is still nothing more than a ripoff of a successful toy line. |2=[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AYckAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dtsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4192,1494652&dq=transformers&hl=en The Palm Beach Post]}}

{{quote|The great animated villains, like the Wicked Queen in Disney's "Snow White," had motivations as compelling as any live-action character. Unicron apparently destroys entire worlds because it has nothing else to do. |2=[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57996397.html?dids=57996397:57996397&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+8%2C+1986&author=CHARLES+SOLOMON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=%60THE+TRANSFORMERS%27%3A+STRETCHING+A+POINT The LA Times]}}

{{quote|A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for Transformers fans.|2=[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/ Rotten Tomatoes]}}

''The Transformers: The Movie'' was almost universally panned by professional critics upon its release.

Well-known film critic and animation enthusiast, Leonard Maltin, gave it a rating below 1 1/2 stars in his ''1987 Movie & Video Guide'', regarding it as a "bomb", then proceeded to write an unflattering blurb denouncing the film as a "feature-length toy commercial".

Caryn James of the ''New York Times'' admitted in the [[August 9]], 1986, edition of the paper that the film was intended for young children, pointing out that the kids in the audience were having a grand ole time with the ''Transformer'' toys and comics they brought with them to the theater, but derided the film as having little to no appeal to adults.

''Variety's Film Reviews 1985-1986, Volume 19 '' was far less even-handed in their review, claiming the film had no appeal to adults ''or'' children. They predicted the film would perform poorly in the box office (and were correct, in that regard).

Carrie Rickey of the ''Dallas Morning News'' chided the film in the [[August 13]], 1986, issue of the paper, describing it as "essentially a cartoon ''Star Wars'' about robots from a toybox galaxy far, far away". She then went on to say that the film "never takes off" and derided it as "uninspired".

Janice Kennedy of the ''Montreal Gazette'' verbally disemboweled the film in the [[August 23]], 1986, edition of the paper, criticizing it as overly commercial, profane, loud, violent, humorless, heavy-handed in its religious messages and chaulk-full of gratuitous celebrity voice-overs. Her only compliment: "But ''The Transformers: The Movie'' does have at least one good thing going for it, a howlingly appropriate song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]. It's title? ''Dare to be Stupid''." ''Ouch''.

Nanciann Cherry in the August 13, 1986, edition of the ''Toledo Blade'' claimed the robots in the movie had little personality and faded into the background. She even went on to say that ''[[GoBots]]: {{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords|Battle of the Rock Lords}}'' was a superior film! Her review was filled with inaccuracies, however, citing characters such as "Unicon" and claiming that the destruction of Cybertron's moons by "Unicon" is what caused the Autobots to travel to Autobot City, at which point Megatron attacked. To be fair, she readily admits, "About 20 minutes into the film, I gave up on the plot and tried to count all the ideas that were stolen from other sources. Now that kept me busy." So she wasn't really paying attention, anyway.

Kathryn Buxton in the [[August 22]], 1986, edition of the ''Palm Beach Post'' gave the film a whopping ''one'' star, calling it "a ripoff of a successful toyline", whatever ''that'' means. In the same article, she also gave David Cronenberg's ''[[Fly|The Fly]]'' one star, just for reference.

In the August 8, 1986, edition of the ''LA Times'', critic Charles Solomon made clear his dislike for the film centered primarily on the fact that none of the characters had interesting or believable motivation. He stated, "Not even the best actor can create a character out of nothing. Not one of the robots has a reason for doing what he does." Solomon then pointed to Unicron specifically as an example of the lack of deep, multi-dimensional motivations in the characters.

Over time, however, the movie has acquired something of a cult following beyond the core base of [[fandom|Transformers fans]], particularly among children of the '80s. It is sometimes screened as a midnight movie at colleges. Online, it is not hard to find amateur reviews lauding everything about it as utterly awesome, from the premise to the soundtrack, and dismissing more critical views out of hand. ''The Transformers: The Movie'' currently holds a 62% "fresh" rating based on 25 professional reviews at online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/</ref> In response to the film's cult following, several reviewers have compared the film in a favourable light to the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]]s (prior to the unprecedented critical success of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''), stating that they lack the heart or nostalgia of the '86 movie.<ref>https://www.inverse.com/article/7309-6-enduring-legacies-of-1986-s-animated-the-transformers-the-movie</ref><ref>https://slate.com/culture/2007/07/transformers-why-the-original-animated-movie-is-still-the-best.html</ref><ref>https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sorry-Michael-Bay-Why-1986-Transformers-Movie-Best-43582.html</ref>

===Box office===
An [[August 30]]th, 1987 ''Los Angeles Times'' article on the decline and fall of the DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group listed ''The Transformers: The Movie'' as grossing $2.6 million in the United States on a $5 million budget.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-30-fi-5144-story.html</ref> Both it and ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (which earned $2.8 million on a $5.5 million budget per that same article) were financial failures, together losing Hasbro about $10 million in an otherwise profitable year.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=... we just accidentally found the budget for The Transformers: The Movie while skimming a book about My Little Pony. Thanks, @sherilyn! https://t.co/epw3GW83lE|link=https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/895169922678042625|name=TFWiki|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=08|day=09|(defunct=)}}</ref>

Confusingly, in comparison to the ''Los Angeles Times'' article, modern box office tracking sites<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers.htm</ref><ref>http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1986/0TRTM.php</ref> list ''The Transformers: The Movie'' as having made $5,849,647 in domestic (e.g., United States) theaters. Comparing this with the other online box office takes from animated films of 1986, the results are not particularly charitable; while it did better financially than ''{{gb|GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords}}''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gobots.htm</ref> ($1,338,264) and ''Heathcliff: The Movie''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heathcliff.htm</ref> ($2,610,686), it performed worse than the 1986 ''[[My Little Pony]]'' movie<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mylittlepony.htm</ref> ($5,958,456) and the '''second''' ''Care Bears'' movie<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carebearsmovie2.htm</ref> ($8,540,346). Bringing up ''The Great Mouse Detective''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greatmousedetective.htm</ref> ($25,336,794) and ''An American Tail''<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americantail.htm</ref> ($47,483,002) would really just be overkill.

==Significance in Transfandom==
''The Transformers: The Movie'' remains one of the most important elements of the entire Transformers brand, both within the fiction and from the perspective of the brand's popularity and "mindshare".

Fictionally, it established several story concepts that have been used repeatedly in the years since 1986, some of which—such as Unicron and the Matrix—are now central to the entire Transformers mythos. The movie is also the centerpiece of the most well-known Transformers continuity: the Generation 1 animated universe. The ''Transformers'' cartoon is split into "pre-movie" and "post-movie" sections which feature different characters and settings, and even somewhat different visual styles. (Most pre-movie episodes were animated by the studio [[Toei Animation|Toei]], while most post-movie episodes were animated by [[AKOM]].)

On a practical note, it was widely available on videotape, and remained so long after the ''The Transformers'' cartoon had gone off the air. Only a [[Family Home Entertainment|handful of series episodes]] were available on video, making ''The Transformers: The Movie'' the logical choice for someone looking to pick up a ''Transformers'' cartoon; this made it far more well known among fans than any particular cartoon episode.

To an entire generation of young fans, the movie was the most visually spectacular and narratively epic ''Transformers'' experience of their entire youth. Events such as the death of Optimus Prime are widely reported to have reduced many kids to tears. It is hardly a surprise that these emotional experiences embedded themselves deeply in many fans' memories.

Latter-day ''Transformers'' stories have made uncountable references (though [[The Transformers: The Movie/references|we're trying]]) to the movie, lifting or borrowing elements of its [[Minus One|dialogue]], [[The Transformers: Autocracy|fight sequences]], [[A Flash Forward|subplots]], [[Heavy Is the Head|details]], [[Less Than Zero|settings]] and more, as writers have discovered that a shout-out to the movie is a quick and easy way to win cheers from [[GEEWUN|some segments]] of [[Fandom|their audience]]. Even Hasbro and Takara themselves have gotten in on the act, producing a variety of toys based on the minutia of the film: [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream's crown]], [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron's creation]], the awakening of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Prime]], and more. The fandom, for their part, pores over new ''Transformers'' fiction, often latching on to even the most tangential of details as a [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Quotes|"reference"]] to the movie, [[The Burden Hardest to Bear|coincidental or not]]. Call-outs, real or perceived, were once a rare treat - but now are so common that many fans are more likely to groan than cheer whenever some version of Optimus Prime declares that "[[One Shall Fall|One shall stand...]]" or a damaged character states that "[[Unfinished|I still function]]" or a vengeful blast is preceded by "[[The Illusion of Control|Here's a hint]]" or yet another Soundwave says yet another variation of "[[Human Error, Part II|Soundwave superior]]", or... well... this:

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File:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg|'86
File:TFTM1.jpg|'86 again
File:Botcon2000-movieposter.jpg|2000
File:TFvol1 31cvrRI.jpg|2010
File:Timelines10 diamonded.jpg|2014
File:Echoes and Fragments cover.jpg|2016
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In 2016, thirty years after the release of the film, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave us perhaps one of the most meta comeback lines in franchise history. When [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] declares that "Today — one shall stand, and two shall fall!", Optimus simply punches him in the face with a flat "No cliches, Galvatron", voicing once and for all just how sick we've gotten of '86 quotes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

{{quote|...wait, I only just noticed something. Did they actually manage to go the entire episode without quoting the 86 movie?|[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/94625-episode-65-beast-hunters-episode-13/page-4#entry2360303 Allspark poster Unit Eleven]}}

==Criticisms==
[[File:TFTM Ratchet dies.jpg|left|thumb|Only [[Stormtrooper (SW)|Imperial Stormtroopers]] are so precise.]]
All this is not all to say that the movie is a "masterpiece", exactly. The film met with extremely harsh critical reviews on its release, and some of those criticisms still ring true today.

The film displays an arguably cynical attitude towards itself as [[To sell toys|a vehicle for advertising toys]], especially in the way [[The Transformers (cartoon)/cast|beloved characters]] are killed—sometimes gratuitously—for sake of justifying the story's focus on a new group of toys. (Note that with the exception of Laserbeak and possibly Buzzsaw, the poster at the top of this article features ''only'' new characters.)

Further, the two primary plot devices—[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]—have no prior establishment in the fiction. Unicron is given no backstory ([[Call of the Primitives|until season 3]]) or justification; he simply exists, is very dangerous, and is afraid of the Matrix, all for no adequately explained reason. The introduction of the Matrix itself is a heavy [[retcon]]. The story asks the audience to accept that this cosmically powerful artifact has been in Optimus Prime's possession all along (even though Prime's open-chested repair scene in "[[Divide and Conquer]]" and his X-ray scene in "[[A Prime Problem]]" show absolutely no signs of said Matrix), but has somehow never been relevant before. In fact, this lack of prior establishment is what led [[Simon Furman]] to develop the divinity backstory of Unicron and [[Primus]] in the UK comics run.

[[File:Megatronlightsaber.jpg|thumb|Your powers are weak, old man!]]
The movie bears many similarities to ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'': There are several character-parallels ([[Springer (G1)|Springer]] is a [[Han Solo]]-type and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] even has Princess Leia's hairdo!), the primary threat is similar (it's the [[Death Star]]... [[Unicron/Generation 1|but it transforms!]]), and both feature a climactic battle where the [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young hero]] hears the voice of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|dead, wise mentor]] one last time before saving the day.

To be a bit more fair to ''The Transformers: The Movie'', however, most of these similarities are either superficial (Arcee's Leia-hair; Megatron's "lightsaber" he briefly uses in his duel against Optimus Prime) or can be seen as elements common to thousands of years' worth of epic storytelling through human history, not just common to ''Star Wars''. As a simple example, the phenomenon of two charismatic leaders dealing each other mortal injuries in battle hearkens back to some versions of the "[[King Arthur]]" myth; in their final battle, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arthur]] and his arch-enemy [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sir Mordred]] deal one another lethal injuries and both apparently expire—though Arthur according to the legend will [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|return]] when [[Cybertron (planet)|England]]'s need [[Darkest hour|is greatest]].
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==Formatting==
[[File:Tftm widescreenesque.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The "widescreen" picture (left) actually ''cuts off'' the top and bottom of the fullscreen picture (right). Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them.]]
[[File:Movie86 storyboard butprime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The movie's [[storyboard|storyboards]] used dotted guidelines to show where the final 4:3 animation would be matted to widescreen.]]
Although it was billed in some advertisements before its theatrical release as being "widescreen", the movie was in fact animated in a 4:3 (fullscreen) aspect ratio. For its theatrical screenings, the film was matted down in the projector by the projectionist to a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen), chopping the top and bottom off the picture, but all video transfers of the movie were done without mattes, meaning that there was actually more picture visible in the fullscreen video and DVD releases than there would have been in theaters. Across 2006 and 2007, new editions of the DVD of the film were released by Sony BMG and [[Metrodome]] which applied the mattes in order to replicate the original theatrical presentation of the film for the first time in home entertainment. Some fans, however, didn't realize that the film wasn't actually ''animated'' in widescreen, and, hearing that the DVD was to be in widescreen, expected to see the fullscreen image with additional footage at the sides, causing them to complain that the top and bottom were cut off, thereby totally missing the point.
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==International versions==
{{main|The Transformers: The Movie/dubs}}

==Commercial releases==
[[File:TFTM LaserDisc cover.jpg|thumb|The cover image from the original Japanese home media release of the movie.]]
*The movie was originally released in North America on VHS and Beta on [[September 17]], 1987<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19870911&id=YhAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ls8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3198,2881581</ref> by [[Family Home Entertainment]], minus Spike's swear. Just days before, on [[September 14]], 1987<ref>https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003579/19870910/016/0016</ref>, it was released in the UK by [[Video Gems]]. This version featured the opening text crawl and closing narration inherent to the UK version of the film. In Australia, the film was released on video by RCA/Columbia Pictures/Hoyts. In Japan, [[Sohbi Kikaku|Hill Crane]] released a {{w|LaserDisc}} version alongside a VHS copy, both sporting a gorgeous painted cover that decorated many a fan's desktop back in the day.
*The movie was released spottily in the '90s, beginning with a budget VHS by Avid Home Entertainment in 1991. [[Malofilm]] released a VHS in Canada in 1995, notable for being the first home entertainment version to include Spike's swear. In 1998, Japanese company Pioneer produced another pair of LaserDisc and VHS releases. In 1999, things kicked off when American company [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]] secured the Transformers license and released the film on VHS once again.
*The 21st century's flirtation with ''The Transformers: The Movie'' started with a UK budget VHS release of that country's version by [[Sony|Sony Wonder]], distributed by [[Maverick Entertainment]]. A Japanese company called CatCo followed this up with a VideoCD, and Malofilm—now Seville—were the first to release a DVD version of the film, though it was just a dump of their VHS version.
*In November 2000, ''The Transformers: The Movie'' got its first, full professional DVD release from Kid Rhino. This edition, labelled a "Special Collector's Edition", is the first to feature remastered video and audio, and several special features, including storyboards and an interview with [[Vince DiCola]]. Rhino concurrently released this version on VHS, sans extras.
*In 2001 in the UK, Sony Wonder released their own much-delayed DVD version of the film. It was the UK version of the film, but included Spike's swear. However, the release was burdened by badly interlaced video, though it notably included the [[Omni Productions]] dub version of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode "[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]" as an extra. This version (including the ''Headmasters'' episode) was simultaneously released on VHS.
*The movie was released on DVD in Australia in 2003 by [[Madman Entertainment]], using the same video as the Maverick version, but distinguished by some nifty new cover art by [[Don Figueroa]], and special features not seen on other editions, such as ''[[Stan Bush|The Touch]]'' music video and 80s TV spots.
[[File:Tftm uk covers.jpg|thumb|The UK poster art (left) has been the most common DVD and VHS cover in its home country, but the Ultimate Edition featured new art by Andy Wildman (right).]]
*After acquiring the license to release ''Transformers'' DVDs in the UK, [[Metrodome]] focused on completing their run of series box sets before turning their attention to the movie properly, releasing only a cheap budget DVD of the UK version through Prism Leisure with no extras, and a [[PlayStation|UMD]] of the same version.
*In 2005, Metrodome released ''Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed'', a new version of the film designed to expose as much of the animated picture as possible. This, however, only resulted in exposing the rough, unfinished edges of the animation, and an overly pale remaster was compounded by excessive interlacing due to an unnecessary NTSC to PAL transfer. This, coupled with a 5.1 remix from [[Magno Sound & Video]], featuring the same extra sound effects that they added to Rhino's season box sets, made this release both controversial and disappointing to many. This was the first time that the US version of the movie was released in the UK, and the first to feature the US poster art as a cover (although a Silverscreen store exclusive version of the disc included a reversible cover with the UK poster art as well). Extras include trailers, TV spots, the character biographies from the Madman release, a looped version of the Lion ''Transformers'' theme on the main menu, and a subtitled version of "[[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]]".
[[File:Tftm sony covers.jpg|thumb|Sony's covers, by Don Figueroa.]]
*For the movie's 20th anniversary in 2006, new license holder [[Sony|Sony BMG]] released a two-disc special edition of the film, featuring both a high-quality widescreen remaster and the original fullscreen version, audio commentaries from crew and fans, several new featurettes interviewing those involved in the movie's production, storyboards, TV spots, American and Japanese commercials and more. Most notably, this version included the first Western release of "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]", albeit silent and unsubtitled, featuring only audio commentary. Also very notable is that this version includes an actual deleted scene from the animated film as an extra, though it is more of interest as a curiosity than anything it actually contains, being an approximately 2-second-long aerial view of the Autobots running towards the critically damaged Optimus Prime. This release featured two covers by Don Figueroa: one is of the '84-'85 cast that appear in the movie, and one is of the movie's new characters, available either as a lenticular hologram that switches between the two, or as a reversible sleeve with the images printed on either side.
[[File:Tftm madman covers.jpg|thumb|Madman's 2003 DVD cover (left), and their 2007 Special Edition cover (right).]]
*Delayed a bit to coincide with the hype for the 2007 [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]], Metrodome also released a two-disc "Ultimate Edition" with a different widescreen master. Like "Reconstructed", this version used the US edition of the film, but this time, the UK version was also included, in fullscreen, on the second disc. Extras include TV spots, commercials, the Madman biographies, storyboards, commentary, "Scramble City" (with audio and subtitles), featurettes with [[Flint Dille]] and [[Peter Cullen]], and more. The double-disc edition was sold in a steel case featuring new art by [[Andrew Wildman]], with the UK poster art adorning the standard case inside. Various store exclusives were available, including postcards from Play.Com, a reversible cover with the US poster art from HMV, art cards from Virgin Megastore and [[posters]] from Woolworths and [[Toys"R"Us]]. It was also available in an extra-less single-disc version. This version was premiered at the Mid Ulster Film Festival in Ireland which was the only cinema showing of the remastered version of the film to date.
[[File:ShoutFactory TFTM BluDVD.jpg|thumb|Shout! Factory's 2016 Blu-ray cover.]]
*The film was released in Full HD 1080p on Blu-ray in the UK in October 2007. The Blu-ray is not region-locked, so it will play anywhere in the world. It features a 2.0 soundtrack, 5.1 Dolby Digital track, and a full bitrate DTS 5.1 track. The master used was the same used by Sony for their US DVD. Sadly, there are no extras on the DVD. The version of the film on the Blu-ray is the US one, complete with curse words.
*Madman produced their two-disc special edition through some collaboration with Metrodome, and consequently it features much of the same content, with additional extras taking the form of The Touch music video and a bonus episode of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''. This release again features cover artwork by Don Figueroa, specifically the cover of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation.
*For the film's 30th Anniversary, and after being out of print in the US for 10 years, the film was rereleased on Region 1 DVD and given its first Region A Blu-ray release on [[September 13]], [[2016]] by [[Shout! Factory]]. Both versions are sourced from a brand-new 4K transfer which underwent extensive color-correction and remastering, and a Steelbook packaging variant of the Blu-ray was also made available.<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-limited-edition-30th-anniversary-steelbook The Transformers: The Movie Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Steelbook]</ref> The Steelbook Blu-ray was released in the UK by [[Manga Entertainment]] as a limited edition on December 12, 2016, followed by a standard edition release a year later.
*On September 27, 2018, Fathom Events screened the movie at select theaters in the United States. The movie was preceded by an interview with [[Travis Knight]] and [[Hailee Steinfeld]] and a preview of a scene from ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and followed by a short featurette of Stan Bush discussing the music he contributed to the movie and performing acoustic versions of ''The Touch'' and ''Dare''.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/01/1986-transformers-movie-hitting-theaters-one-night-only-369314 1986 Transformers Movie Hitting Theaters One Night Only!]</ref> Cineplex would later show the movie in Canadian theaters on October 4.
*For the 35th anniversary, Shout! Factory produced the first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the movie — presented in widescreen only — and a remastered fullscreen 1080p Blu-ray. Feature-length storyboards and the Stan Bush featurette from the 2018 Fathom Events screening were added as new bonus features. The two discs were first made available in a limited edition SteelBook with four art cards on [[August 3]], [[2021]]<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-limited-edition-steelbook?product_id=7636 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook]]</ref>; a wide release in standard packaging followed on [[September 28]]<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-edition?product_id=7668 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Edition]]</ref>, as did a third set comprised of the new fullscreen Blu-ray and a widescreen DVD<ref>[https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-edition-1?product_id=7667 The Transformers: The Movie [35th Anniversary Edition]]</ref>. Cover art for the new releases was created by [[Matt Ferguson]].
**Region B versions of the Shout! Factory 35th Anniversary discs were distributed by Funimation and released on [[October 25]], and an additional collector's edition set was made exclusive to Zavvi, packaging the 4K and Blu-ray discs with an art book, poster and six art cards.<ref>[https://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-transformers-the-movie-35th-anniversary-zavvi-exclusive-4k-ultra-hd-limited-collectors-edition-includes-blu-ray/13169855.html The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary - Zavvi Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Limited Collectors Edition (Includes Blu-ray)]</ref> Zavvi also partnered with Ferguson to release a line of art prints and apparel featuring his cover art.
*Fathom Events once again returned the film to select theaters on [[September 26]]–[[September 27|27]], 2021, accompanied by a set of [[The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Stop Motions|stop-motion comedy videos]] inspired by the film.

==Television broadcasts==
Following a segmented, five-part broadcast during [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season of ''The Transformers'']], the complete feature film was aired on American television in 1989 via Fox stations. Air dates and times were June 17 at Noon, July 30 at 11 A.M. and September 2 at 10 A.M. Of course, this was the language-edited video release from Family Home Entertainment.

The movie was aired on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on February 18, 2012, following [[Orion Pax, Part 1|the Season 2 premiere]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' on what was called "Transformers Mega Saturday". Uniquely, this version combined the European opening narration with the US scrawl-free opening credits, muted the two swear words (rendering the lines as "It isn't even dented! ...What do we do now?!" and "Open... ''Open!''"), used the European closing narration at the end, and sped up the scroll of the end credits to cut it down for time, ending the lyrics of the [[theme song]] around the beginning of its second verse ("Strong enough to break the bravest heart..."). Subsequent re-airings on The Hub aired this version of the movie.

The American television airing of the feature film adds one extra sound effect, and it has never been heard in any other release. During the scene when Arcee is racing to jump aboard the departing Autobot shuttle, there is a distinctive sound effect when she jumps. In all other releases there is no sound effect.

A July 4, 2014 Hub broadcast of the movie markets it as ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'', distinguishing it from that computer animation/live action [[Transformers (film)|hybrid film]] with the similar title made two decades and one year later.

==Notes==
*According to [[Buzz Dixon]], Hasbro's decision to kill off Optimus Prime was actually an attempt to maintain some brand-storytelling parity with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', as Dixon had just convinced them to allow the death of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in ''{{w|G.I. Joe: The Movie}}'' and both films were in production at the same time.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20151215034944/http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dixon.shtml</ref> The heavy backlash resulting from Optimus's death would in turn affect Duke's fate in the G.I. Joe film, with the character being written as falling into a coma rather than dying.

*After reading [[Ron Friedman]]'s [[The Transformers: The Movie (first draft)|first draft]] of the movie's script, [[Flint Dille]] and [[Jay Bacal]] hastily wrote and proposed a script of their own, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", which later informed the cartoon five-parter "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]". Elements of this script also supposedly made it into the finished film, but no copy of the script has ever surfaced.

*This film was the last professional performance by [[Orson Welles]], who died only a month later. According to production materials shown at [[BotCon 2000]] by Tim Finn, the voice recording sessions for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' were done on [[September 10]] and [[September 11|11]] of 1985. Welles died on [[October 10]] of that same year. It has often been speculated that Unicron's last line ("Destiny… you cannot destroy my destiny!") was recorded by another actor—possibly [[Leonard Nimoy|Nimoy]]—because it sounds different than the other lines. This speculation has been quashed by statements by Transformers voice director [[Wally Burr]].<ref>http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/wally-burr/wally-burr-3.html</ref>
[[File:Windcharger wheeljack otp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru!!]]

*With the exception of Starscream and possibly Shockwave, only the Autobots suffered fatalities in the movie. All of the other "dead" Decepticons from the Autobot City battle were rebuilt into Galvatron's new troops, and although more Decepticons were shown taking heavy damage and suffering huge casualties while fighting Unicron, their identities and their final condition are uncertain. Additionally, both Starscream and Unicron survived in the post-movie series in some form or another. Shockwave's death in the finished film is highly uncertain, although in the script it is fairly strongly implied. Regardless, Shockwave was originally intended to appear in the immediate post-movie story "Five Faces of Darkness", serving in the role that was ultimately given to Blitzwing, before an internal [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] memo clarified that his character had been dropped from the series.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bid3TK_q2HxH7NR5MDAlGsKe5AlcbBnU/view Partial outline of "Five Faces of Darkness", covering Parts 3 to 5]</ref> Shockwave does make some miscolored appearances in crowd shots in later cartoon episodes, but these are probably examples of the fairly common animation errors in those episodes.

*Somewhat ironically, though only three of the original eighteen Autobots — [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] — are definitively shown to have survived the movie, two would quite literally never be heard from again: [[Scatman Crothers]] passed away (though this didn't stop Jazz from making any number of background cameos) while Casey Kasem [[Casey Kasem#Notes|quit the show early in the third season]]. Fate's finger is fickle indeed.

*The Dinobots spend the majority of the film in their dinosaur modes, a practice that would eventually carry into season 3 of the cartoon. Swoop is the only one to spend extended amounts of time in robot mode, due to the anatomical issues of walking in a flight-based mode. However, there are some instances where they're briefly shown in robot mode for blink-and-you-miss-it moments, for no reason whatsoever. Additionally, despite his constant presence among the Dinobots, Sludge has no lines in the film at all.

*Unicron's roars in the movie were stock vocalizations originally created for Marvel Productions's 1982 ''The Incredible Hulk'' animated series and performed by voice actor Bob Holt, who voiced the [[Hulk]] in that show. Holt otherwise never voiced a character in the Marvel/Sunbow Transformers series (although he was a regular member of the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cast as the original voice of [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]]), and had passed away the year before ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was released in 1986. Thus, Unicron has the distinction of featuring ''two'' posthumous performances for the same Transformers character in a single production.

*[[:File:TFTM-MaybeBeachcomber.jpg|A robot resembling Beachcomber]] appears alongside Spike and the Autobots inside Unicron seconds before Daniel blasts the acid cover. Whether this was actually meant to be Beachcomber or just coincidental coloring is unknown, but regardless, Beachcomber shows up alive and well in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]".

*Pieces of music from the movie would later be used in the [[Commodore 64]] version of ''Turrican''. For instance, basically unaltered bits of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWFx-Go6Y6A Escape]" make up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jjpwpDVNY Subsong Two of the game's title theme].
*The shot of Unicron slamming his hand onto the surface of Cybertron would later be used for the toy commercial of his Armada self.
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===Foreign names===
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Der Kampf um Cybertron''''' ("Transformers: The Battle for Cybertron", TV airings only)
*''French:'' '''''La Guerre des Robots''''' ("The War of the Robots")
*''Japanese:'' '''''トランスフォーマーザ・ムービー''''' ("Transformers: The Movie")

==External links==
*[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3212281345/weekend/ ''The Transformers: The Movie''{{'}}s box office domestic gross]
*[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/mp-4034-transformers-movie-sunbow.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' outlines, scripts, storyboards, concept art and model sheets]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20211021062746/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/movie/movie.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080426020409/http://www.tftm.net/ ''The Transformers: The Movie'' "Unofficial Fansite", an extremely thorough site about the movie] (archived)
*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/transformers_the_movie_bloopers.html ''The Transformers: The Movie'' bloopers]

==References==
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More than Meets the Eye, Part 2

2026-05-03T01:17:45Z

Kirby0189: /* Animation and technical errors */

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'''The Decepticons continue raiding Earth's energy sources, including Sherman Dam and the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:MTMtE Part2 Greetings.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|"Are you Samuel James Witwicky, descendant of Archibald Witwicky?" "No." "Oops, sorry, my bad." [Throws him back in the water]]]
The fire at the off-shore [[oil rig]] continues to grow. Poor [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] is caught in some girders, but is freed by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]. Not so easy to extricate are the humans [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. As [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] grapples with the debris trapping the workers, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] put out the fire. Rescued by Prime, Spike and Sparkplug introduce themselves to the [[Autobot]]s, offering their terrestrial knowledge to help them.

[[File:Mtmte2 spike finds soundwave.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|A legacy of Stupid Human Tricks begins here.]]
Their newfound human friends return with the Autobots to their headquarters. As Spike explores the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], he finds a small cassette player and brings it in with him, setting it aside. Little does he realize he has brought [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] into Autobot Headquarters. Soundwave and his minion [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] begin using [[Teletraan I]] to locate [[Earth]]'s most plentiful energy resources. Meanwhile, Spike enjoys a tour of the headquarters and some sunset joyriding with [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]]. Returning to the base, Spike spots Soundwave's intrusion and sounds the alarm. Soundwave escapes, but the Autobots catch Ravage, thanks to [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]' infrared light.

Soundwave briefs [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] on his findings. Megatron decides to attack [[Sherman Dam]], causing a tidal wave to increase the dam's output. The next day, the [[Decepticon]]s arrive at the dam. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dives into the river and activates his piledrivers to whip the river into dangerous rapids. The energy output is detected by Teletraan I, and the Autobots rush there to stop the Decepticons.

[[File:MTMte Part2 Autobotsrally.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Raise your hand, raise your haaaand—if you're sure!]]
With the river at its peak, the Decepticons begin producing [[energon cube]]s. The Autobots arrive, and a battle ensues. Hound dives into the river to stop Rumble's quaking, and the two scuffle in the depths, with the Autobot coming off worse. [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] help divert the course of the river to save a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Megatron and Optimus Prime duel with energy [[Energon-axe|melee]] [[Energon mace|weapons]] atop Sherman Dam while exchanging insults. Megatron knocks Prime into the rapids (the latter was distracted by Spike's shouts for help) and he and his Decepticons escape with their spoils.

[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] helps pull Prime from the river. The Autobots regroup and vow to stop the Decepticons as they continue their activities across the land... but apparently don't do a very good job of it at ''all''. The space cruiser they are developing is almost complete, and they are one more energy raid away from having enough fuel to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unfortunately, the impudent [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] feels the need to test some of the energon cubes. His wasteful experimenting forces the Decepticons to now make two trips. Their first destination, the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. These plans are overheard by Trailbreaker, Spike and Sparkplug, who are eavesdropping on the Decepticons.

[[File:Mtmte2 witwickys and trailbreaker.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trailbreaker deploys his combat bird bath.]]
As Trailbreaker returns to Autobot headquarters to relay the news, the trio are attacked by a pair of generic [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Sparkplug radios for help, which comes in the form of [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]]. Sunstreaker uses a [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] cannon to give one of the Seekers a small scratch on its wing, prompting the two jets to retreat.

The Decepticons are soon in Burma, pulling [[Ruby crystal|energetic rubies]] from the Earth's crust. The Autobots wait for them outside the mine. Wheeljack has developed a powerful and compact explosive. Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteer to plant the charge in the mine. They do so, but are caught by [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] as they make their escape.

Concerned that Sparkplug and Bumblebee haven't returned, Optimus Prime drives up the mine's entrance and dispatches [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] into the mine. The explosive detonates, and the blast knocks Prime off his wheels, sending him tumbling down the mountainside.

'''[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|To be continued...]]'''
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (1)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (8)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (12)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (13)
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] (14)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (16)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (17)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (18)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (19)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (26)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (29)
|c2=
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (9)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (15)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (20)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (21)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (22)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (23)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (24)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (25)

|c3=
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"For someone who doesn't like to fight, heh, you're not bad, Mirage!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' complimenting Mirage after he helped fight off Skywarp and Thundercracker

"You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!" 
"Because everything I touch is food for my hunger, my hunger for power!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' banter while fighting on top of Sherman Dam

"You're old, Megatron. Yesterday's model—ready for the scrap heap!" 
"We'll see who's ready for the scrap heap!" 
"Junk! That's what you are, ''junk''!" 
"''Silence''!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' insults '''Megatron''' during their battle

"Don't push me, Megatron, my desire for power is as great as yours!" 
"Power flows to the one who knows ''how''. Desire alone is not enough." 
"Time makes all things possible. I can wait."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''', foreshadowing several repetitive scenes in the future

"Let's give Megatron a little present." 
"Heh. Maybe we oughtta wrap him up and put a little bow on him."
:—'''Skywarp''' and '''Thundercracker''' on capturing Bumblebee. Not seen: Bumblebee's humiliated weeping.

==Season 5==
{{note|When this episode was rebroadcast in [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5|the fifth season]] of ''The Transformers'', it contained new bookending segments with original story material.}}

[[File:PrimeLandsInTheBarrenWasteland.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
[[Tommy Kennedy]] once again runs out into the middle of the barren wastelands and summons help from [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime arrives via rocket-boots and lifts him up to his face, inquiring if he's still working on his "special project" for school. Tommy says that it's a time-consuming effort, so Prime continues his story of how the Transformers first came to Earth without delay...

After concluding the story, Tommy remarks that the "tumble" Prime took sure was something. Prime starts to tell him about the tumble he took when he pursued Megatron into outer space, but Tommy laughs, telling Optimus, "Next time, take a spaceship". Prime passive aggressively replies, "What would I do without you, Tommy?" Prime's eyes then narrow as he demands to know what Tommy's "special project" is. Tommy once again withholds the information, but vows to bare all next time, when he "transforms" Prime's day "into an adventure". Prime then blasts off into space, giving Tommy a ride back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Production information===
* Script revisions: 13 March 1984
* First draft storyboards completed: 7th April 1984 (Artists: [[Wendell Washer]], [[Don Sheppard]], [[Paul Gruwell]], [[Jim Fletcher]])
* Storyboards revised: April 16th and 19th, 1984
* Telecine: 27 August 1984

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Mtmte2 ironhide diverting river.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Gadgets and powers:
**Brawn uses a retractable welding tip to cut Huffer free. This same hooked welding tip seems to be fairly standard Autobot equipment, showing up in many future episodes, attached to many different 'bots.
**Trailbreaker's "force shield" is fired from a three-pronged wrist-gun.
**Wheeljack can shoot a fire extinguishing chemical of some sort from his retracted wrist.
**Jazz uses a retractable grappling hook that slides out of his wrist (with a little pulse-glow of energy, no less.) This gadget will show up a couple more times in this and the next episode.
**Soundwave gives us the most overt instance of size-changing we've yet seen.
**A couple of stock powers make their debut, as Hound demonstrates his holograms and Mirage turns invisible.
**Gears displays his infrared. Well, actually, it's just a red light. Don't tell anyone.
**Jazz and Prowl can both fire energy-net things out of their wrists. Prowl will repeat this ability in "[[Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots]]".
**"The <s>noal</s> null ray" actually does what it's supposed to this time, shutting down some generators when Starscream shoots them with it.
**When Hound submerges to pursue Rumble, he drops a face shield into place, implying he may be susceptible to water.
**Ironhide has a mounted cannon in the back of his van. It's heavily based on the similar cannon that his toy's repair bay has.
**Starscream owns a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] and uses some unidentified crystal as ammunition.
**In one of the series' most inexplicably well-remembered scenes, Megatron and Optimus both deploy glowing, semi-solid energy weapons from their wrists: a [[Energon mace|morning star]] and an [[Energon-axe|axe]], respectively.
**Trailbreaker can deploy a roof-mounted radar dish to listen in remotely on the 'cons.
[[File:Roller deploy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Early in the episode, the scene is shown changing from the Ark to a similar-looking shack nearby. This shack appears to have the same construction as the Ark itself, but is not a part of the ship. It is almost never seen again, except in the episodes "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 2]]" and "[[The Autobot Run]]".
*As he returns to tape mode to enter Teletraan I, Ravage's missiles disappear in a glowing flash.
*According to Starscream, 1,750,000 KiloWatts is not enough electrical power to make energon cubes!
*The script that Teletraan I displays differs significantly from the Ancient Autobot language the Decepticons find in "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]". It's also rather different from the Ancient Cybertronian that [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] finds on the control panel of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]". One might reasonably fanwank it by saying that Jazz is reading the modern version of these languages.
*Optimus calling Megatron old lines up quite well with the later episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". In it, Orion Pax is portrayed as a much more youthful bot than Megatron.
*Optimus deploys Roller for the first time. He's gray, based on an earlier iteration of the toy, rather than the blue of the US release.
*While Soundwave and Ravage are using Teletraan I, a shot of the oil rig from Part 1 was briefly shown.

===Non-final premises===
[[File:G1 cartoon Autobots fly.JPG|thumb]]
As part of the series pilot, this episode features some conventions and details which would be changed for the series proper:
*The Autobots can all fly in [[robot mode]].
*[[Corey Burton]] employs a different voice for Brawn, one that is higher and more hoarse-sounding than the "correct" version that will appear in later episodes. The same voice pops up again in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]" (after Skyfire catches a falling Brawn).
*Mirage gets a different sound effect for his disappearing abilities (which would actually be used again in "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]").
*Wheeljack acquires a bit of southern accent in the third act of this episode. Oddly, he already had his finalized voice in the previous episode, and indeed, shows no real signs of the accent in his sparing lines during this episode's first two acts. Consequently, fans have speculated that voice actor [[Chris Latta]] was trying to differentiate the voice from his Sparkplug voice, as they ''are'' pretty identical, and he only begins to affect the accent when Wheeljack and Sparkplug share a scene.
*The "next time" preview refers to the three episodes collectively as "The Transformers". They would later be rechristened "More than Meets the Eye" (obviously!)

===Real-world references===
*[[Burma]] is a country in southeast Asia, currently known to the [[United Nations]] as Myanmar. It is, indeed, particularly rich in rubies, and is the source of 90% of the world's supply of the gems.

===Animation and technical errors===
*In the recap of "Part 1" at the beginning of the episode, a scene is shown in which Optimus Prime is trying to lift a grate trapping Spike and Sparkplug. However, in "Part 1", the grate was orange, while in the recap that same grate is shown as gray.
*Huffer's trapped arm does not appear to actually connect to his torso.
*As Huffer and Brawn converse, Brawn's lips move for Huffer's line, "Let's take off."
*Prime's running lights are drawn as rectangular instead of round as he explains the Decepticons to Spike and Sparkplug.
*Soundwave commands Ravage to "enter Teltraan I", omitting the second syllable from the computer's name.
*After picking up Soundwave, Spike runs into the Ark carrying his rucksack slung over his shoulder. In the next shot, the rucksack has vanished.
[[File:Reflector in red.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey! That's my color scheme!]]
[[File:Weirdstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Ratchet and Bluestreak just came back from the helmet salon.]]
*Coloring errors:
**Soundwave's eject button is one of the most common coloring errors of the whole series. Based on his toy, it's supposed to be white in the cartoon, but almost as often as not, the colorists simply colored it the same blue as the rest of him:
***Soundwave's eject button and cheek guards are both blue instead of white as he returns to robot mode.
***Blue button as he swipes at Spike.
***And after he plays back the Sherman Dam info.
***And as Megatron pontificates about the [[ruby crystal]]s. (Cheek guards too.)
**Brawn's helmet is a bit too light as he watches Soundwave retreat.
**When Gears transforms, his blue parts change to red, leaving him as an all-red truck.
**Soundwave is missing all his yellow stripes as he plays back Teletraan I's info on Sherman Dam.
**When Optimus orders his troops to head to the power plant, he has a gray eyeband instead of two blue optics. In the next shot, the Autobots who take off beside him include Windcharger coloured like Cliffjumper, Brawn coloured like Sunstreaker, and Gears coloured like Brawn.
**As the Autobots blast into the power plant, they shoot down both Starscream and a Reflector colored like Starscream.
**Soundwave's visor switches from white to red and back as he and Megatron ride the elevator.
**Starscream's collar is yellow as he asks "What's the difference?"
**Half of Starscream's collar is yellow again during "I can wait".
**In the establishing shot of the Autobots outside the Burma ruby mines, Ratchet's head is black and gray. When the shot is repeated, Bluestreak's head is yellow, making his head resemble Bumblebee's.
**As Thundercracker faces Sparkplug, his wing insignia are rendered as purple rectangles. As he joins Skywarp to double-team Bumblebee, they're missing completely.
**Sideswipe's helmet is red instead of black as Bumblebee transforms in front of him.
**Bumblebee's midsection flickers between grey and yellow as he walks down the mine with Sparkplug.
**Starscream's face is white instead of gray as Bumblebee and Spike spy on the 'cons.
**Jazz's helmet and hand are mostly white instead of black as he worries about Bumblebee.
*When Optimus and Megatron confront each other atop Sherman Dam, Optimus is slightly miscolored; his helmet, hands, lower legs and skidplate are all dark gray...which makes him look a heck of a lot like Sideswipe, funnily.
[[File:mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Maybe it's Sideswipe cosplaying as Optimus Prime?]]
*During the opening dialogue of Prime and Megatron's showdown, the gun barrel on Megatron's back is extremely... thick.
[[File:MtMtEpt2 Megatron BigBack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He's VERY excited about this fight.]]

*As the Autobots try to capture Ravage, their miscellaneous shouts were scripted simply as being collectively delivered by the group and were not attributed to any individual 'bots. As such, they were performed by a random collection of actors, not using any of their standard Transformers character voices, but the animation would then depict mismatched Autobots speaking the lines in voices that are not their own. We hear "There he is!" (voiced by [[Chris Latta]], but delivered by Sideswipe), "Get him!" ([[Ken Sansom]], Jazz), "Fire!" ([[Frank Welker]], Sideswipe again), "It's too dark!" (Latta again, from offscreen) and "Can't see him!" (Welker again, also from offscreen). Another example of this problematic practice would crop up next episode; it would mostly be avoided in the series proper, but another instance can be heard in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".
*Gears and Hound are extremely tiny in their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s in the next shot, as a titanic Optimus Prime walks up behind them. This is the result of an earlier height chart which depicted Optimus and Megatron as towering over their troops. The miniseries' storyboards were revised to match the two leaders' finalised scale, however this scene remained unaltered.
*When arriving at the dam, Optimus Prime speaks the line "We've got to work fast", but Prowl is shown talking.
*When Optimus orders the Autobots "to the air," Hound is part of the group that takes off, but in the very next shot, he's on the ground by the river with Spike. Per the script of episode, he ''is'' actually meant to take off with the group, but a shot of the Autobots then splitting up and going in different directions to deal with different threats was cut from the episode; as intimated by the cloud of dust visible around Hound's feet, he's meant to have just landed again after his brief flight.
*One of the neighbors that Ironhide and Bumblebee rescue appears to be a woman in a pink dress...who is waving and moving as a ''man''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s voice says, "Thanks, neighbors!"
*When the Autobots are first confronting the Decepticons at the power plant, Sideswipe and Optimus appear to have Decepticon logos on them. (See the flying picture above.)
*As Megatron taunts Prime during their battle on the dam, Optimus disappears for a couple of frames at the beginning of the wide shot after the closeup of Megatron.
* When Optimus swipes his energon axe past the camera, his smokestacks are on his back rather than his shoulders.
*The camera is strangely blurry as two Seekers attach two wires together at the snowy oil refinery before it quickly refocuses. This is explained by a deleted shot in the storyboards that shows one of the generic Seekers ripping open a gas pipeline with his bare hands, before connecting one end to a hose attached to the empty energon cubes.
*As Starscream prepares his strange slingshot thing, one of his wing stripes becomes transparent. His wings are also mounted much higher on his back than normal.
*As Soundwave and the Reflectors fill Energon cubes in a grassy meadow, there is a registration error that causes Soundwave's lower half to vanish several frames before the foreground content is meant to block it.
*The second purple jet to leave the Black Diamond mine does so alone, but when he drifts back into the shot, he's got a Rumble and a Reflector with him.
*Both he and Megatron are missing their insignia as the elevator reaches the bottom.
*While the Reflectors are stacking Energon cubes, the Energon cubes are translucent enough to see the background (and to see that the Reflectors' legs weren't animated).
[[File:G1toon starscream laser turret.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|They were only counting on having to fight three Autobots back home.]]
*Starscream's leg is disconnected from his body as he fires his cannon.

*The microphone that Sparkplug uses to radio the Autobots changes appearance between shots; it looks like a microphone in closeup, but more like a {{w|Simon (game)|Simon}} toy when Sparkplug is holding it.
*In the "strike force" lineup, all of the Reflectors have gray lower legs, rather than the lavender they're supposed to.
*One gun, many lasers:
**The two generics who attack Trailbreaker shower him with a dozen or more lasers, despite having only two guns apiece.
*After Sunstreaker shoots one of the generics and Spike's comment, Sideswipe's shown to have a weapon in the same place as Sunstreaker's, with smoke pouring from the end.
*The ends of the ruby collection tubes are closed like test tubes, leaving the falling crystals nowhere to go.
*Prime's right antenna disappears as he points at the mine entrance.
*Only the front of Wheeljack's "ears" flash as he shows off his new explosive.
*[[Norm McCabe]] is again credited as Nor M McCabe.
*Like the previous episode, Frank Welker's name was accidentally omitted from the credits.

===Continuity errors===
*Brawn uses a blow torch to free Huffer's oil-soaked arm, and somehow, it doesn't catch fire.
*All the other humans from the oil-rig disappear. (Or drowned, [[Titanic|DiCaprio-style]].)
*For some reason, Sunstreaker and Cliffjumper are just sitting around in the repair bay in automotive form.
[[File:AirWarriors MTMtE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|We don't know where we came from, either.]]
[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Rumble, Rumble, Rumble, Rumble, eject. Operation: crowd filler."]]
*This episode totally shatters the previous episode's consistent cast of Decepticons, which was clearly shown to be Megatron, Soundwave, 3 jets, 3 Reflectors, and 3 tapes. To pad out the Decepticon ranks, a horde of generic Decepticons just starts appearing out of nowhere:
**A light purple-gray jet is standing behind Thundercracker after the Decepticons land at the dam.
**As Reflector compresses the energon cubes, there are ''four'' Reflector robots, as well as three Rumbles. The real Rumble is, at this point, still underwater, fighting with Hound. Rumble shows up in two more subsequent shots as well, including one where he's the only guy in the shot!
**And then it all goes to hell after the Sherman Dam sequence. Two purplish jets are with Thundercracker in the snow. Then a subsequent pan shot shows ''four'' light blue jets, ''three'' light purple jets, and ''two Thundercrackers''.
**At the Black Diamond mine: three purple jets, and a slate blue Rumble.
**The assembled strike force: one Skywarp, two Thundercrackers, another lavender jet, four Rumbles in yellow, orange, bright blue and slate blue, and ''seven'' Reflectors.
**Two lavender and one slate blue jet answer Megatron's order to "Scramble!"
**A shot of the Decepticons in flight shows a total of ''twenty-seven'' robots.
**Two generics even get their own scripted appearance, attacking Trailbreaker, complete with speaking parts!
**After all that, there's not much point in noting 2 blues and 2 lavenders loading ruby crystals, is there?
**6 generic jets plus Starscream as Bumblebee and Spike observe the 'cons mining the crystals.
*Megatron's definition of "tidal wave" is a bit wonky, considering that Rumble doesn't really make one huge wave. Of course, we wouldn't expect ''aliens'' to have a perfect grasp of the English language.
[[File:G1 cartoon Autobot letters.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Okay, Spike, here's your next Cybertronian lesson!" "Uh...for a...good...time...call..." "Whoops! Wrong screen!"]]
*When Spike tells Jazz that there's trouble at Sherman Dam, the screen shows what is presumably Cybertronian text. Spike shouldn't be able to read this.
*Likewise, the dam worker says "she's gonna blow" (twice!) in reference to the crumbling dam. The dam might crack, fail, or give way, but neither the dam nor the generators are likely to ''explode''.
*Megatron lacks his signature [[fusion cannon]] when battling Prime atop Sherman Dam.
*Superhuman Spike:
**A shot of Sherman Dam shows us that the water behind it (where Rumble is making his earthquake) is clearly hundreds of feet deep. Somehow, Spike just leaps right into it to rescue Hound. The water is also ''ragingly'' turbulent in the previous shot, yet perfectly still once Spike is actually in it.
**He then has no trouble at all moving a big boulder that's pinning Hound in place.
**It must be hereditary. Sparkplug survives being punched directly in the ribcage and into a stone wall by Thundercracker. He should be wall-pizza after that. Spike also is no worse for wear after Rumble whacks him across the face. A blow like the one Rumble gives Spike should have shattered Spike's skull.
[[File:Rubycrystalminesofburma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Thus explaining why Burma was the dominant world superpower in 1984.]]
*Megatron yells to his troops from offscreen to "Follow me!" when he's getting bashed around by Prime; according to the dialogue script, this line was supposed to be spoken by Starscream.
*One of the shots of filling energon cubes appears to take place in a forest, with no machinery of any type in sight. Are they stealing energy from trees?
*A few shots from Starscream's little cannon drain a whole gigantic stack of energon cubes. Are the cubes really ''that'' paltry?
*The likelihood of rubies being a viable power source, let alone "the richest source of energy on the face of the Earth", is questionable. Apparently Megatron is not yet familiar with the bizarre physics of cartoon Earth, where all kinds of super-powered crystals are just sitting around waiting for someone to sap energy out of them.
*Sparkplug claims to have previously worked in the ruby mine, which, while not thoroughly implausible, seems unlikely for an American [[oil]] rig worker/mechanic.
*Wheeljack tells Sparkplug that the bomb timer is 60 seconds. All the views of the countdown timer show it decreasing at approximately two units per second, meaning that the bomb would go off in about 30 seconds.

===Trivia===
*Deleted scenes from the original script to this episode include Spike and Jazz tapping Teletraan I into "the Emergency Alert System" (thirteen years before the real world system of that name would exist), leading to it detecting the trouble at Sherman Dam; Trailbreaker covering Ironhide as the older 'bot uses his adhesives to seal the cracks in the dam; the two nameless Decepticon jets appearing in robot mode, standing guard at the Decepticon base, where they spot Trailbreaker and the Witwickys driving by and decide to pursue them; and Bumblebee and Sparkplug facing two Decepticon guards at the mine entrance, who Bumblebee paralyzes with a stun ray from his headlights. Other differences include Bumblebee teaming up with ''Wheeljack'', rather than Ironhide, to carve the trenches that break up the raging river; in accordance, Wheeljack's alternate mode is described as a "van", which, coupled with several other awkward or incorrect alternate mode descriptions in the "More than Meets the Eye" scripts, suggests that complete finalized details on the Transformers' alternate modes hadn't been provided to the writer yet.
*The dam sequence was adapted for the UK comic story "[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]" in issues #29-30, and also released as a set of [[View-Master]] reels. The weapons used by Prime and Megatron would be immortalized in toy form several times, and even get a bit of an [[homage]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action movies]], where Prime thrice wields orange-glowing bladed [[Dual Energon Swords|energy]] [[Energon Hooks|weapons]] in all three films, including an [[Energon-axe|axe]], while Megatron uses a [[Mace|flail]] in the first film.
*Much of the character animation in this episode is pleasingly fluid, with some rather dynamic transformations. Decepticons in particular do lots of flips as they transform.
*Bumblebee's mission is hilarious. He transforms to car mode, drives about twenty feet, returns to robot mode, stands outside the mine and says "Come on, let's go inside." Well, what ''else'' were you planning there, 'Bee?

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Plein la vue - Partie 2'''" ("Show off - Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*In the European French dub, Jazz's line "Catch!" is replaced by "D'accord !" ("Okay!"), which does not really make sense in the scene.

'''German'''
:*''Title (Generation 2):'' "'''Die Rückkehr'''" ("The Return")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 7]], [[1994]]
:*''Title ([[Transformers 40th Anniversary Event|40th Anniversary Dub]]):'' "'''Die Power der Verwandlung, Teil 2'''" ("The Power of Transformation, Part 2")
:*''Original releasedate:'' [[May 15]], [[2024]]

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''La miniera di rubini'''" ("The Ruby Mine")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Molto più di quel che appare - Seconda parte'''" ("Much More than What Appears - Second Part")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ruby Crystal no Himitsu'''" (ルビークリスタルの秘密, "Secret of the Ruby Crystals")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 13]], [[1985]]
::*'''Cut:''' After Spike picks up Soundwave outside and runs off, a few seconds are shaved off of him disappearing off screen. The long shot of him running through the entrace of the Ark is cut, as are the first few seconds of him running down the hall of the Ark with Soundwave clutched in his right hand.

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Dì'èr Tiān'''" (第二天, "The Second Day")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mais do Que Os Olhos Veem, Parte 2'''" ("More than Meets the Eye, Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*This episode did not air in the 1980s and was first released on DVD with a different dub from the rest of the show.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ne vsjo tak prosto (Chast' 2)'''" (Не всё так просто (Часть 2), "Not All Is So Simple (Part 2)")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[May 26]], [[1995]]

'''Serbian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Više nego što se vidi drugi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Више него што се види други део, "More than Meets the Eye Part 2"), "'''Sile zla drugi deo'''" (''Generation 2'', Силе зла други део, "Forces of Evil Part 2")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

===Toys inspired by this episode===
[[File:Tf collection 0 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Takara, setting trends since 2000.]]
*'''''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' 0 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Convoy]] ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]], 2003)'''
:A reissue of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] toy that includes a new accessory, an [[Energon-axe]] based on the one he wields in this episode that can be swapped out for one of his fists. A plethora of other Optimus Prime toys (including various ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figures) also include the axe, either as an optional accessory or as a permanently affixed hand replacement, which includes a ''[[Heroes of Cybertron#SCF|Super Collection Figure]]'' (later released by Hasbro under the name "Heroes of Cybertron") that predates the ''Transformers Collection'' line.

*'''''The Transformers Collection'' 6 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Megatron]] (Takara, 2003)
:A reissue of the original ''Generation 1'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]] toy that includes a new accessory, an [[Energon mace]] based on the one he wields in this episode that plugs over one of his hands. Like with Optimus Prime's Energon-axe, the mace has also become a standard accessory or permanent feature of numerous additional Megatron toys, again including an SCF figure that predates the ''Transformers Collection'' line.

*'''''Masterpiece'' MP-47 [[Hound (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hound]] (2019)'''
:This figure includes, among its accessories, a Spike figure to represent their friendship through the 3-parter and the holographic driver he briefly shows to Spike in this episode. His head also features a flip-out face shield to recreate his underwater scenes.

*'''''Masterpiece'' MP-56 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Trailbreaker]] (2022)'''
:This figure features accessories based on this episode, such as the multi-nozzle forcefield generator that attaches to his left hand and the satellite dish that attaches to the car roof.
{{-}}

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 1985 — ''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye" ([[Family Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1985 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' ([[VAP]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1991 — ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron ([[Video Gems|Little Gems Junior Video Club]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1999 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — More than Meets the Eye ([[Malofilm|Seville Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2001 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Exclusively from Blockbuster ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers: Generation 2'' ([[Maverick Entertainment|Sony Wonder]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Original Series: Volume Two (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2002 — ''Transformers'' — Complete Original Series: Deluxe Edition (Sony Wonder) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — First Season Collector's Edition ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume One (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 1: Series 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 1 ([[Déclic Images]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — The Best of ''The Transformers'' (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Episodes (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Classic Transformers'' — Series One: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — More than Meets the Eye (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2011 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete First Season: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[http://zobovor.tripod.com/more_than_meets_the_eye_part_2_bloopers.html Zobovor's Bloopers list]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c8F3_ZrSADyU7EVIYH2xJjcSXRYXHZZM/view?usp=drive_link Full episode script with revision pages dated 13th March 1984]
*[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/the-transformers-mp-4024-more-than_5.html Full storyboards for Act I and samples for Act III of this episode]

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Goryu (G1)

2026-04-30T12:32:34Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon Dinocon|Goryu (SG)}}
:''Goryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Goryu1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gorgo. You know? GORGO!?]]

The leader of the [[Dinoforce]], '''Goryu''' (ゴウリュウ ''Gōryū'') is a mighty proud little bot. Sure, the rest of the team are varying degrees of idiot. Sure, they have an abysmal success rate. Sure, they constantly get on his nerves, bungle plans, and generally make life miserable for him. But they're ''his team''. He's leading a ''whole team'', under the command of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], one of the greatest [[Decepticon]] Emperors ever! That's amazing! He dreams of the Dinoforce being instrumental to ultimate Decepticon victory. And for all the berating and beating of his subordinates, he genuinely cares about them and wants them to be the best dang warriors they can be, all in the name of Emperor Deathsaurus.

On the battlefield, Goryu can be quite the terror, riding to battle on the back of his semi-autonomous ''Tyrannosaurus'' shell rather than inside it as his subordinates do. That's because actually merging with his shell can result in a massive discharge of electrical energy that can leave both enemy and ally alike a smoking, burned-out husk, an attack he's dubbed the "Go-Tyranno Sparky". Even without the shell, he can hold his own with the best, firing heat rays from his claws and manipulating gravity to incapacitate and crush opponents, typically by creating trapping rings of energy that he hurls from his club.

Sadly, his gung-ho attitude, penchant for not listening to his subordinates' warnings, and desire to impress Deathsaurus often means that all that power ends up wasted on ill-thought-out actions.

Someday though, he'll show them all how great he and his team are. Especially that jerk [[Leozack]]. He'll show 'em.

Goryu can combine with his underlings to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[File:Victory-Ep01 DinoforceAttacks.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|{{w|Dinosaurs Attack!}}]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

Years ago, Goryu led the Dinoforce in a raid on a [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] research ship, robbing it of as much [[energon]] as they could carry. The sheer amount of destruction they inflicted on the ship caused it to explode, resulting in the deaths of nearly all on board, including [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s parents. The Dinoforce made their escape before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived, too late to save anyone but the infant Jan, who had been put into an escape pod. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

When Deathsaurus revived the Decepticon campaign to take [[Earth]], he unleashed the Dinoforce to steal energon from the [[human]]s' lunar operations. After tearing through a floating space station under construction, they descended on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and attacked the lunar base, running rampant until the [[Brainmaster]]s arrived. Goryu led the charge against the Autobots, though he had to step aside a moment to berate [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] for his sorry choice of weapon in the fight. When [[Braver]] made a break to help evacuate the humans from the devastated base, Goryu hit him with a binding energy ring from his club, then hit him with the club proper, sending the Brainmaster tumbling into a crevasse. The remaining two Autobots soon found themselves on the ropes until Star Saber arrived, who sent them to help evacuate the base while he took care of Dinoforce. Goryu tried to rally his troops into attacking the Autobot leader, and they ''almost'' did, but chickened out at the last moment before Star Saber flattened them anyway. Goryu had a go at it himself, but a sustained energy beam from Saber's sword sent ''him'' falling into a crevasse. Goryu pulled himself out just as Deathsaurus arrived, bearing witness to the Decepticon leader's defeat, and fled at speed as Deathsaurus retreated on the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

[[File:SneakAttack Goryu whispering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't you realise it's rude to whisper?]]

Goryu was immediately summoned to Deathsaurus's throne room afterward, where [[Leozack]] gave the order for Dinoforce to destroy the Autobot [[Galaxy Base]], where the lunar base refugees were waiting for transport back to Earth. Goryu questioned the logic of worrying about that, thinking it was more important to deal with "that Star Saber guy". Leozack was none too pleased with the backtalk, and a pointed question from Deathsaurus sent Goryu quickly scampering to go take out the Galaxy Base, loudly and violently waking the Dinoforce from their post-battle nap. They stopped at some floating wreckage, spotting the lone Autobot [[Wingwaver]] on his way from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] to the Galaxy Base, and Goryu decided that ambushing and killing the Autobot would be a good warmup. Wingwaver put up a good fight (and Kakuryu kept bungling), but the sheer numbers were against him, and soon he found himself struggling to fend off a furious serious of club strikes from Goryu. The Brainmasters intervened once again, giving Wingwaver the chance to escape. As the rest of the Dinoforce exited their shells to take on the Autobots, Goryu enacted a fairly savvy (for him) plan, sending the dino shells ahead to destroy the Galaxy Base while the Decepticons finished the fight with the Brainmasters. Unable to take the trio out even with superior numbers, Goryu called for combination, and to the Brainmasters' shock, the team merged into the gigantic [[Dinoking]], who proved more than a match for the Autobots. Star Saber left the Galaxy Base to tackle Dinoking and send the Brainmasters back to defend the Galaxy Base. After taking several shots from Saber's "V-Star" weapon, Dinoking engaged the Autobot Supreme Commander in melee combat, but ended up getting absolutely trounced, and the team de-combined and fled for their lives.

Meanwhile, the dino shells used the absence of Star Saber to close the gap and begin wrecking the Galaxy Base. Goryu's ''T.rex'' attempted to take out [[Holi]] and Jan when they fled their wrecked battle station, but [[Dashtacker]] blinded it with an intense light-burst from the [[Flasher]], giving Wingwaver and [[Machtackle]] an opening to deliver a double flying kick. To make things worse, the shuttle at the top of Galaxy Base revealed itself to be the giant Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], who used the rocket thrusters in his feet to send the shells flying uncontrollably into the void of space. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

The Dinoforce accompanied Leozack (on Deathsaurus's orders) on a mission to kill Star Saber as the Autobot commander visited the [[Schwimmbad School]] in the Alps to drop off his adopted son Jan. After some mindless destruction of the school grounds, the Dinoforce joined into Dinoking once again at the arrival of the Brainmaster trio. But this time the Autobots combined as well, forming [[Road Caesar]] and besting the brute, while the Dinoforce's shells were driven off by Jan piloting the V-Star. And with Leozack gravely wounded, the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, the rest of Dinoforce clinging desperately to [[Yokuryu]] as they made an aerial escape. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

The Decepticons assembled in Deathsaurus's throne room to discuss a new plan, not to merely steal energy, but to steal an ''entire'' floating energy plant, allowing them to continuously power their war effort. Leozack, joined by fellow [[Breastforce]] soldiers [[Killbison]], [[Jallguar]] and [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]], made no effort to disguise their contempt for the Dinoforce, and Goryu's protestations earned him a rebuke from Deathsaurus ''and'' a threat of pummeling from Killbison. As the Dinoforce began their attack, Goryu, still nursing a grudge from his earlier humiliation, decided that the "take the whole plant" objective was a stupid plan for nerds, and ordered the team to go with their usual plan, "steal as much energy as you can carry and destroy everything else"... and had Yokuryu lightly toasted when the flier pointed out the original plan. Goryu's fun was soon interrupted by Dashtacker and Machtackle, and with the arrival of Wingwaver (and a just-shot-down Yokuryu), Goryu made the call to combine. Dinoking kept the Multiforce on the ropes, until he was distracted by Leozack and Drillhorn, who had arrived to yell at the Dinoforce for causing too much destruction. Their argument gave Multiforce the break they needed to combine into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and while he put up a good fight against Dinoking, interference from the Breastforce nearly got the Autobot combiner killed. But the timely arrival of Star Saber (sensing a pattern yet?) turned the tide, and the dino-combiner was once again beaten into his component robots. Goryu made the call to flee, leaving Leozack and Drillhorn to deal with two ''very large'' Autobots. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

[[File:Victory uranium goryu.jpg|thumb|200px|Ride the dragon! (Okay, dinosaur. Whatever, it's a reference... okay, it should be 'Chase the dragon'. SHUT UP.)]]

The Dinoforce took up training on a tropical island, with Goryu pushing his troops to work harder and harder. Their training was interrupted by Leozack, who ordered them to join him in his newest scheme: taking over the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park! Goryu was immediately skeptical of the whole thing, and the arrogant Leozak declared that the oceanic structure was to become ''his'' new base, from which ''he'' would soon rule the Decepticons after deposing Deathsaurus! Goryu remained completely unconvinced that this was anything approaching a good idea, but went along with the plan anyway. Dinoforce went with the standard "smash everything" tactic, Goryu muttering to himself the whole time as Leozack made haughty declarations to the fleeing humans, and trying to keep Kakuryu on-task. The Autobots arrived, but the Decepticons retreated to a building full of trapped humans, preventing the Autobots from attacking them. Leozack ordered the Dinoforce to destroy the Brainmasters, and they moved forward... and the Brainmasters ran away, the Dinoforce in hot pursuit, luring them away from the hostages and right into a royal pummeling. The two teams combined into their respective super robots, but the fight was short-lived as Dinoking caught sight of Leozack fleeing the battle, and dove into the water to follow suit. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', the Dinoforce had a nice ''schadenfreude''-fueled chuckle as they watched Leozack grovel and lie about the failed plan to Deathsaurus, who simply walked away without a word. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Dinoforce and Breastforce were sent to the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] in [[Africa]] to pillage the "beta uranium" excavated there. After taking the plant, Dinoforce was ordered to haul out the uranium while the Breastforce guarded a large number of human hostages they had taken to ensure the Autobots couldn't stop them. Suffering through Kakuryu's multiple bumbles, Goryu had the team pull tons of unrefined ore cases out of the storehouse into the open for pickup. Leozack returned to the surface to check up on them and order them around some more, and an irked Goryu led the charge to attack the oncoming Autobots... only to discover his troops weren't following for some reason. But the battle was soon joined, and Goryu took multiple heavy blows from [[Blacker]] and Star Saber, ''and'' Kakuryu, of course. Sick of getting pummeled, Goryu commanded the Dinoforce to combine and take on Star Saber. This time, Dinoking revealed a new trick, generating a "Dino Power" energy tornado that held Star Saber in place until the Autobot ''cut his way out of it''. Before Dinoking could attack again, Star Saber unleased his "Blade of Wrath" attack, sending spears of light energy from the heavens that pierced through the combiner, forcing him to disassemble and return to the ''Thunder Arrow'' empty-handed. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:Victory energybase rairyu.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Despite their prior failures, the Decepticons had still managed to stockpile a considerable amount of energy resources, which they kept in a base hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. Naturally, the Dinoforce was tasked with grunt work, manually unloading the newly acquired energy caches from the ''Thunder Arrow''. When Yokuryu returned from patrol to report a massive flock of birds suddenly flying away, Goryu took him and [[Rairyu]] to investigate in case the disturbance was Autobot-caused... which it was. They discovered the Multiforce and Blacker in a river and moved in to attack. Blacker took off as a distraction, and the Dinoforcers single-mindedly gave chase, letting the Multiforce slip away and try and get out of the Decepticons' jamming field to call back to base. After quite a long chase, Blacker took a moment to rest, but Goryu had managed to keep on him and got in a number of good hits with his club before Rairyu arrived to gang up on him and beat the Autobot down. But [[Wingwaver]] had doubled back and knocked the two Decepticons for a loop, giving him the chance to grab his injured commander and escape into the jungle. {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}}

Dinoforce was sent to accompany the Breastforce —now with [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] added to their ranks— to [[Marine City]] as backup for Drillhorn's plan to steal a massive fuel tanker, the ''[[Big Baron]]''. Dinoforce were sent to plant a neutron bomb at a hidden location in the city... which Kakuryu nearly divulged to Blacker under threat, but Goryu stepped in to free his sniveling subordinate. The Dinoforce retreated to the bomb's hiding place, [[Marine Tower]], and lay in wait for the Autobots. The six joined into Dinoking again to take out Saber, Laster and Blacker, the latter two using high-speed driving and combat maneuvers to actually topple the giant on their own while Saber took care of the Decepticons who were hijacking the fuel tanker. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Having kidnapped Jan and Holi, Hellbat summoned the Dinoforce to his secret cave base with plans to use the hostages so he and the Dinoforce (well, mostly him) could unseat Leozack as Deathsaurus's right hand. While Hellbat played up the obsequiousness to butter up Goryu, he also muttered insults under his breath a little too loudly and took to ordering Kakuryu around, both of which cheesed off the Dinoforce commander. They watched as Hellbat threatened Jan with a knife, then suffered alongside Jan as the Breastforcer used high sonic frequencies to torture the boy, trying to extract information about Star Saber's weaknesses. When that didn't work, Goryu went with a more old-fashioned form of threat, spinning the studs on his club on retractable cables and promising to bash them silly if they didn't talk. Kakuryu asked if the boss was going a bit too far, a question that distracted Goryu and made him accidentally bind himself up in his own cables. The hostages were thrown in a cell while Hellbat and Goryu bickered more about the plan, only for Jan and Holi to quickly escape. The two attempted to steal Jan's communicator from the main base, but were spotted by Hellbat, and Goryu used his club's energy rings to attack, not really caring about their value as hostages. The attacks instead sent a massive support beam crashing down on top of Goryu, giving the Autobots a chance to escape and contact Star Saber. Goryu chased the pair through a water sluice and accidentally carved a way out for them with his energy rings, sending them splashing through the air in a large canyon. But Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle had arrived and safely caught them, leading the Dinoforce to merge into Dinoking and take on the commander. Star Saber brought down an entire cliff face on the brute, and as he picked himself from the rubble, he saw the mammoth Galaxy Shuttle standing over him as well. The Dinoforce split up again and dove for a nearby lake to run away. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', Goryu bristled as Hellbat threw both Leozack and Dinoforce under the bus, but at the very least, Hellbat then promptly embarrassed himself, as the top secret information disk he'd stolen from Jan turned out to just be the boy's math homework and some electronic doodles and games. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

When the Decepticons set up a trap in the [[asteroid belt]] to capture passing human spaceships, the Dinoforce were tasked with draining all the energy from each captured ship before they were broken down for parts. Of course, a mishap from Kakuryu resulted in Goryu taking an unintended whallop, which ''then'' led to an ''intended'' whallop on Kakuryu's skull. Goryu stepped in to examine a newly captured ship, noting its lack of crew and higher-quality materials than normal, traits that made Leozack suspicious. But Drillhorn's arrival with the first samples of "[[energy alloy]]" made from the ships quickly distracted the Breastforce commander. As Leozack left to show the sample to Deathsaurus, Drillhorn demonstrated the alloy's explosive power for Goryu, unknowingly providing the perfect distraction for Saber to disengage from the decoy ship and investigate the asteroid base. As the Dinoforce moved in to dismantle the decoy, Saber returned from his investigation, and with the need for subterfuge gone, pulled the V-Star from the decoy, which sent a massive chunk of ship flying of and squishing Goryu underneath. Star Saber took on the entire contingent of Decepticons by himself, the separate Saber and V-Star bodies wreaking havoc and destroying the Decepticons' ship-capture devices. Dinoforce was ordered to defend the ''Thunder Arrow'' from the V-Star's attacks, which meant they were able to quickly run away to shelter inside it when the ''rest'' of the Autobot forces arrived. Goryu warned Deathsaurus that they were all at risk of destruction, and the Emperor had the ''Thunder Arrow'' pull away to preserve the spoils they'd acquired so far, leaving Breastforce to fend for themselves (though that fight didn't last long once Saber joined with the V-Star). {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[File:ResurrectionFortress Dinoforce panic.jpg|upright=1|thumb|They spend about 50% of their screen time in varying states of this.]]

Dinoforce joined Deathsaurus on a journey to the [[Dark Nebula]], where they used their complete energy stockpile to power up the gargantuan [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] trapped within it. They celebrated as the fortress lit up... and gawped as it quickly powered down again. Goryu lamented that they didn't bring enough energy, but Deathsaurus explained he was well aware of that and just wanted to see if the death machine was still functional in the first place. After hearing the story of how the fortress came to be sealed away by Star Saber years ago, the Dinoforce were brought to tears. They were then sent to their battle stations when Yokuryu reported a brief glimpse of Star Saber and an Autobot spaceship on the long-range scanners, as Deathsaurus was absolutely ''livid'' after recalling his great loss and eager to take revenge on Star Saber ''right then and there''. As Deathsaurus directly engaged his mortal enemy, Dinoforce piloted the ''Thunder Arrow'' in pursuit of the Autobot shuttle. The larger ship caught up with them and attached an energy tube to it, which not only drained the ship's power cells, but cut a hole in its side so the Dinoforce could board it. Their furious charge was briefly stopped by a hail of junk and debris from the Autobot [[Rescue Patrol Team]], but they managed to overpower the [[Micromaster]]s... for a moment, before a torrent of high-pressure water from [[Fire]]'s water cannons sent them watersliding all the way back to the ''Thunder Arrow''. Now ''really'' honked off, Goryu sent a massive bomb through the tube, but Jan managed to stop it by using manipulator arms to wind a steel cable around the tube and draw it tight, squeezing the tube and preventing the bomb from passing through. Bouncing off the obstruction, the bomb slid ''back'' at high speed, smashing through the ''Arrow''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s now-closed bay doors, ricocheting around the bomb bay, and eventually smashing its way out the other side of the ship, leaving the Dinoforce in a battered and scattered pile. A dazed Goryu wondered why they hadn't all been atomized in an explosion, only for Kakuryu to realize he'd not installed the bomb's ignition plug. With the ''Arrow'' damaged, the energy tube dissipated, and the ship was set adrift, both Dinoforce and Deathsaurus retreating to restore themselves and fight another day. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With their energy reserves now depleted, the Breastforce and Dinoforce were dispatched to raid the massive [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America; the unique, incredibly powerful energy source would be a massive boon to the Decepticon war effort. While Breastforce guarded the (curiously unguarded) plant against Autobot aid, Dinoforce loaded up a transport with an entire warehouse's stock of Schaeffer Energy ore. For once, they were able to get away with it, as the Brainmasters, who had infiltrated the base to protect the ore, pulled away from the chase to protect both Star Saber and countless humans from the Decepticons' newest threat, the Breastforce combiner [[Liokaiser]]. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} Continuing their plundering, the Dinoforce attacked a desert oil field. Deciding that he didn't want Kakuryu messing up their spoils, he ordered the dipstick dino to simply round up and guard the plant workers. Goryu spotted the incoming Galaxy Shuttle, but told his troops to ignore them and stick to draining the plant's energy. This display of seeming carelessness led the overconfident Autobots directly into a trap, as Drillhorn and Killbision popped out of the sand to shoot the shuttle down. The energy-stealing continued to go well with the lack of Autobot interference, even if Goryu had to later deal with a foam-covered Kakuryu, who had been bested by the tiny Autobot [[Fire]]. Sadly, this was not to last, as the Breastforce and ''Thunder Arrow'' were forced to retreat without them following a thrashing from Star Saber and [[Greatshot]], and an assault from Braver and Laster, who had escaped the trap, detonated the energon cube stacks, sending Dinoforce running into the desert. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

With the Autobots' strongest fighters seriously injured, the Decepticons ramped up their fuel raids, eager to take advantage of the Autobots' weakness. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]]'s fuel depot, with only the seriously outgunned Dashtacker and Machtackle there to try and stop them. Wingwaver, Holi, Fire, [[Pīpō]], and a still-injured Blacker arrived on Galaxy Shuttle as backup, and wild fire from Kakuryu nearly resulted in Goryu being crushed under a falling radar tower. But with Blacker's injury keeping him out of the fight, the Dinoforce were able to overwhelm the Autobots and run off with a ton of pilfered energon. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Next they attacked the [[Energy Road]] in America, a cross-country highway used by a massive tractor-trailer that hauled energy supplies from the west coast to the east. As they lay in wait for the transport, Goryu was eager to smash the incoming Multiforce, but Leozack reminded him that their job was to take the tanker's energy stocks. As Leozack and Hellbat left to take on the flying Multiforcers, Goryu got his wish for battle as the ground-based bots ran to the tanker's rescue as the Dinoforce closed in. Drastically outnumbered, Multiforce combined into Landcross, and while he initially got the upper hand on the Decepticons, Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take him on, even throwing one of the gigantic energy containers directly in front of Landcross and detonating it with a blast from his axe. Swatting away the new arrivals Laster and Braver, Dinoking moved to torture Landcross a bit, toying with the Autobot and beating him down repeatedly. Landcross was saved by the arrival of Victory Leo, the reborn form of the Autobot Commander [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]], who absolutely ''trounced'' all of the Decepticons. Dinoking tried the "throw a volatile energy tank" move again, but Victory Leo shot it before he could get to the "throw" part, and the resulting explosion blasted Dinoking into his component robots, who quickly ran for the hills. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

[[File:Victory-Ep30 GoryusGotTalent.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|]]

The Dinoforce and Leozack were sent to pillage an oil refinery in [[Pakistan]], having been assured there would be no counterattack, as any attempt by the Autobots to interfere would result in a missile strike against a helpless human population center courtesy of Deathsaurus's new orbiting missile platform. While Goryu was happy for an easy mission, Leozack felt the whole thing was cowardly, leading to a round of smack-talk between the two. Their bickering was interrupted by a way-too-carefree Kakuryu, who nearly dropped his stack of energon cubes when Goryu yelled at him, causing the Dinoforce leader to scramble madly to keep them from falling and exploding. Unfortunately, the nearby Victory Leo hadn't been alerted to the threat, and he charged into smack Dinoforce around, blowing off Leozack's warning as a mere bluff. As Goryu moved to call his commander in retaliation, the Brainmasters arrived to restrain Victory Leo to prevent a missile strike, much to the Decepticons' amusement. Dinoforce continued to create energon cubes and haul them away, mocking the impotent Autobots as they did. Star Saber arrived as well, and after an argument and scuffle with Victory Leo, the two merged into the "Victory Saber" superjet. With their speed now boosted to never-before-seen levels, the pair blasted off to destroy the missile satellite before it could launch another attack, and the Brainmasters were finally free to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[File:Dinoforce goryuisgreat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Those who complain about [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(cartoon)|Beast Wars']] occasional use of Warner-physics... probably haven't seen this.]]

Enraged by this newest loss, Deathsaurus raged at Goryu and the Breastforce, blaming them for reasons that only made sense in the furious Decepticon Emperor's head. After a calming dangle-Leozack-by-the-head, Deathsaurus ordered his troops to change their focus to destroying Victory Saber; Goryu chuckled to himself from the rear of the assembled Decepticon crowd, a plan already in his head to put him in Deathsaurus's good graces ''and'' show up Leozack. Thus began his dastardly "Plan For Me and By Me", planning to use the children at Jan's school as hostages so Dinoforce could wipe out Star Saber without the Autobot able to lift a finger out of fear of the kids' safety. He sent Kakuryu and Rairyu ahead to spy on Jan's school, and the two returned to warn Goryu about the appearance of a new Autobot warrior (actually Jan in his new ''[[Illumina II]]'' mech). But Goryu wasn't about to change the plan now, and ordered the attack... until Kakuryu reminded him of their recent failures against Victory Leo, which quickly took the wind out of Goryu's sails, and he decided they should scout out this new Autobot's abilities first. After the mech (coincidentally) dodged a charged up shot from Kakuryu, Goryu decided he'd seen enough, and ordered the attack anyway. After all, it was just ''one'' Autobot! The Dinoforce's party of destruction was quickly interrupted by Jan standing up to them, leading to a tense stand-off. Which then ended with Dinoforce, once again over-cautious at this Autobot's unknown power, trying to surround him and failing, ending up in a tangled pile away from the school. As Jan booked it to draw them away further, Goryu realized (read: was told by Rairyu) that this new Autobot was probably ''not'' an unstoppable super-warrior, and Goryu took off alone in a fit of anger to crush it. He managed to tangle up the mech's legs with an energy ring, and set his boot down, ready to crush it, but was given pause as Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived. But not much pause, as his plan was definitely working: thanks to his hostage, the Autobots could not fight back as the rest of Dinoforce laid into them with their combined firepower. But Jan used the mech's only "offensive" capability, a swarm of smokescreen missiles, sending the Dinoforce scrambling blind and giving him the chance to get clear. Dinoforce combined into Dinoking, complete with a new ultimate weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], to take on Victory Saber. Despite the weapon's impressive firepower, Victory Saber beat the Decepticon ''very'' quickly, forcing them back into their components in a battered pile. As Victory Saber raised his sword, Goryu stood in front of his troops, demanding the Autobot take ''his'' life and spare the others. The rest of the team then demanded the opposite, intending to sacrifice themselves so Goryu could escape, bringing their commander to tears. Witnessing this display, Victory Saber sheathed his sword and turned away, remarking that Goryu had good mechs under his command, and they should go heal up, leaving a stunned Goryu to think about what just happened. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

[[File:Victory36 goryubighead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|...or this.]]

Drillhorn had Goryu and Kakuryu bring a container of [[Doriya]] insects to Deathsaurus, a task the bug-loving Kakuryu loved, and the bug-''hating'' Goryu was less than thrilled about. He was even less thrilled when Leozack had Kakuryu open the container, leading to a very quick demonstration of the insects' hunger for [[living metal]] as they swarmed the screaming Dinoforcer. Drillhorn was able to lure them back into their container with a chunk that had fallen off Kakuryu, and Goryu took his subordinate to the infirmary. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[File:Victory37 goryudefects.jpg|upright=1|thumb|With my last breath, ''I curse Kakuryu!'']]

When Hellbat discovered the location of the sunken city of [[Atlantis]] (yes, really), Dinoforce was dispatched to line the seabed surrounding the city with the ''entirety'' of the Decepticons' energy stores, a move Goryu felt was a big waste. But Hellbat's plan proved fruitful: by detonating the energon the city was lifted to the surface, and the Decepticons were able to raid its even ''larger'' energy stores uncontested while the Autobots were distracted and spread thin by the devastation caused by tidal waves from the island's rising. Dinoforce were able to load the ''Thunder Arrow'' to capacity, and Deathsaurus took off with the ship, ordering them to keep gathering up the remaining energy for his return, which he said was "soon". Except "soon" turned out to be "never" as Atlantis once again started sinking into the sea, the rushing water washing Dinoforce away. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} They washed up on a nearby beach (inconveniently near the Autobot Shuttle Base), Goryu insistent that they ''weren't'' just abandoned by their Emperor, and that they needed to get back to work. When Yokuryu reported there was a nearby shuttleport full of stealable energy, Goryu made the call to raid it. Once again confronted by Star Saber and Victory Leo in their work, the team formed Dinoking to take them on. But the fight was interrupted by ''a giant flaming meteor from space'', which slammed into the area nearby, the impact explosion forcibly splitting the combiner. A grievously-injured Goryu railed at the Autobot for using such a devastating attack, but Victory Saber countered that this was Deathsaurus's doing: he had restored the Planet-Destroying Fortress with Atlantis's energy, and was using it to hurl giant meteors towards Earth, striking spots across the globe. Stunned, Goryu couldn't accept that his Emperor would simply leave them to die, but the reality of the situation soon crept in when he realized that Star Saber was simply not the kind of bot to lie. He gruffly refused medical aid from Pīpō, but got it anyway once he passed out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

The Dinoforce were given shelter at the Autobot base as Deathsaurus continued his assault on the Earth, Goryu being held in the increasingly-full infirmary alongside the battered Brainmasters. After regaining consciousness, Goryu asked Kakuryu to fetch any Autobot he could find, needing to discuss something with them. The only one available was the human Jan, as Landcross and the Rescue Force were dealing with the fallout of a near-miss meteor strike. Ready to pay back his former Emperor for his betrayal, Goryu gave the boy the plans to the Fortress's power core. This act proved to be pivotal to the Autobots' final victory as Jan took the information into space, resulting in the destruction of the Fortress and the deaths of Liokaiser and Deathsaurus, saving the Earth from destruction. With the war now over, Goryu and the Dinoforce stayed on Earth, taking up construction jobs and putting their strength to ''helping'' mankind. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Dinobots Legends Epilogue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
Goryu was present at the unveiling of the [[Cybertron Alliance]] with [[Kakuryu (G1)|his former teammate]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There he is, my little guyyyyy! There he is; my little guy. Isn’t he cute?'']]

Goryu and his Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Goryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

On [[Guard (planet)|Guard]], Goryu oversaw the Decepticons' slave labor as they constructed the mighty [[Solon Kitakaze (G1)|King Solon]] armor for Deathsaurus's protege. {{storylink|Victory Saber Is Strong!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Goryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. He has a son. Seriously. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Under unknown circumstances, Goryu wound up imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. In the aftermath of the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], he was freed and made part of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s hand-picked crew. What none of this crew knew was that they had been hand-picked specifically because they were all on [[The List]], and Shockwave intended to surrender them to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to save his own life. This proved unnecessary when the arrival of the ''[[Torment]]'' drove them off. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

Goryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
"Prisoner D-322" was used as a test subject for one of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s experiments to create synthetic energon. Unfortunately, the resulting substance's adverse effects drove the prisoner to madness, and he nearly tore out Shockwave's optic before the scientist managed to put him down. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Why can't I form the torso? Wait, Kakuryu forms the torso?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Goryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-322'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Goryu is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] [[Pretender Monster]] [[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]], transforming into a bipedal, clawed monster-thing. He can also transform into either leg to Dinoforce's combined [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]] mode, but his nominal placement is as the giant's left leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell he hides inside; sadly, there is no way to securely perch him on the beast's back as he does in the anime. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking footplate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, while the silver just gets uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Goryu/goryu.htm More information on Goryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's Megazord time!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna ''correct'' you until you're fully functional!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster, club
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Goryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]], transforming into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. Part of his beast mode tail detaches to become a twin-barreled gun in robot mode. He also comes with an all-new club accessory to whack subordinates with, emulating his anime portrayal. The monster mode head that sits behind his robot mode head for both his original toy and in the anime has been reinterpreted as detailing on the back of his robot head, adding serrated edges to the back half of his noggin compared to the anime design.

: Goryu also forms the left leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His club forms the lower handle to Dinoking's huge axe.

: Due to being connected with the frame that holds the dino body/arms and head, the combiner knee joint may cause it to bend up due to how (slightly) tight the construction is. While Goryu's combiner peg can be attached to either of the thighs, he is ''only'' designed to attach to the left side, given the joint's placement, and the cavity on Goryu's left robot foot providing clearance on the gestalt's thigh panels (the left half of Rairyu's robot legs/rear tail). Also the footplate is designed to attach to him specifically and is only jointed for useful left-foot ankle-tilting.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. Later, this set was released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

: Goryu's club was reused for ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Icepick (G1)#Age of the Primes|Icepick]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
*''Gōryū'' corresponds with 強竜, meaning "Strong Dinosaur".
* Goryu's shell sculpt is an homage to Takara's short-lived 1979 ''Machine Saurer'' toyline.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]'', p. 71</ref>
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with; Goryu packs a large club which he mainly uses to brain his subordinates, but it can also create rings of energy that can ensnare targets. And while they are sometimes depicted as riding their shells (Goryu more often than the others), obviously the toys proper cannot do this. ''Plus'', their mechanical beast modes are never shown, making them kind of the mirror of the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]].
* It is heavily implied that Goryu is Prisoner D-322 in ''Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook'' since D-322 is the ID number of the original Goryu toy.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Icepick''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pick''' (Taiwan, 皮哥 ''Píkē''), '''Ice''' (Taiwan Omni Productions dub, 艾斯 ''Àisī''), '''Gāojiǎoguài''' (China, 高脚怪, "Long-legged Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Zadavala''' (Задавала, "Arrogant")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ice''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]

Mortal Combat

2026-04-22T22:13:03Z

Kirby0189: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=52
|prev=Origin
|next=Cybertron City (episode)
|title="Mortal Combat"
|japanese=死闘
|romaji=Shitō
|translation=Death Match
|image=Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg
|caption=Fatality!
|production code=TF: A-52
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Ryō Motohira]]
|englishadaptation=[[Terry Klassen]]
|director=[[Hidehito Ueda]], [[Mitsuru Kawasaki]] (asst. dir.), [[Munetaka Abe]] (animation dir.)
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[October 3]], [[2003]] (English, United Kingdom) [[December 12]], [[2003]] (English, United States) [[December 26]], [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]
}}
'''Optimus and Galvatron wage their final brutal battle, while the rest of the Transformers deal with Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Unicron]] is no longer functional, his body lying dormant in space. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] lets the assembled armies return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to begin the rebuilding.

[[File:MortalCombat galvatron sacrifice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Inside of Unicron, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] holds onto the idea that he can still become the sole ruler of the universe. Now that Unicron is gone, it's left to [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Galvatron to finish the war. Optimus and the kids try to argue that now that the two armies are now united, there's no need to continue the fight. Still, Galvatron reminds his foe that the hatred left over from an unfinished war would repower Unicron.

On Cybertron, [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] alerts the other that Unicron is in motion again. Hot Shot decides to go to Unicron to retrieve Optimus Prime, but [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] takes Hot Shot's place. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] follows Jetfire.

Optimus says goodbye to the children; they don't want to go, but Prime convinces them that he and Galvatron must have their final battle. After throwing away the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]—since this isn't a battle between Autobots and Decepticons, but Optimus' vision for peace against Galvatron's lust for conflict— Prime starts the fight with some gunfire and a knee to Galvatron's face. When Galvatron gets up, he and Prime blast their firepower at each other.

Jetfire and Cyclonus pick up the kids outside Unicron and bring them back to Cybertron. The kids report what the two leaders are doing, and it seems Unicron isn't dead either. Under heavy pressure, Hot Shot orders the attack against Unicron to be resumed, with special care taken not to harm the leaders.

Inside, Optimus Prime and Galvatron continue to rumble. Prime throws one of his wheels directly into Galvatron's primary cannon. The resulting explosion blasts Galvatron through a wall, but the ferocity of the combat only amuses the Decepticon. Unicron's words echo in Prime's mind. Galvatron uses his extending antlers to toss Prime around. Prime breaks off the blades and uses them against his rival, but Galvatron scores a critical hit through Optimus with his hidden wrist blade.

[[File:Mortal Combat Hot Shot Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|When we come back, we'll be terrible cel-shaded CGI!]]
The [[Transformer]]s buzz around Unicron, blasting him through his trenches. [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] notices that a large, growing black hole has appeared on Unicron's surface during the combat.

Optimus Prime stands up, refusing to give up the fight. Decompression sends the warriors outside of Unicron onto his external surface. The Autobot and Decepticon forces notice this, but Optimus instructs Hot Shot to lead the others into continuing the assault on Unicron while he and Galvatron continue to duel. Galvatron acquires a nearby pipe to use as a battle staff, but Optimus displays amazing agility and stands on the staff, prancing along it to kick Galvatron in the face. While Galvatron is still stunned, Optimus hefts his foe and cramps Galvatron's midsection, but the metal pipe gets shoved down Prime's back in the process.

[[File:Unicron-behind-a-planet-Armada.jpg|thumb|left]]
The two warriors break for a moment, and Galvatron admits that he enjoyed the thrill of the battle despite losing it. The moment of peace between the two is disturbed by Unicron transforming into his planet mode. Prime is stuck holding onto Galvatron as the two get sucked toward Unicron's maw. Determined to see only one winner of the war (even if it isn't him), Galvatron instructs Prime to let him fall. Prime refuses, so Galvatron cuts himself loose and free-falls into oblivion. As soon as Galvatron is absorbed, Unicron vanishes. Left floating in space, Optimus decides he's unworthy of the Matrix.

Sometime later, Hot Shot and Jetfire return the kids to Earth. They agree that they've learned much from each other since their first encounter. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]], and [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] start to cry. Alexis gazes down at her pendant that contains the [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] stone that [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] gave her, sadly smiling as if remembering him. Rad asks what happened to Optimus, but Hot Shot assures him that Optimus will be all right, wherever he is. After the Autobots and Mini-Cons leave to rebuild Cybertron, Optimus Prime narrates the closing moments. With the war over, and the former hatred between the Autobot and Decepticon factions no more, a new era can begin for the Transformers. But, hidden behind a distant planet, Unicron endures.

[['Til all are one|'Til all are]] [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|undone.]]
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] (2)
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] (3)
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (13)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (14)
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (15)
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] (16)
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] (24)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (5)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (17)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (18)
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (19)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (23)

|c3=
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (7)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (8)
* [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (9)
* [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (10)
* [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (11)

|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
*[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] (12)
*[[Race Mini-Con Team]] (20)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (21)
*[[Space Mini-Con Team]] (22)

|h5=Other|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"This probably isn't the time to ask, but when are we gonna eat, you guys?" 
"Zip it, Fred, or I'll give you my fist to chew on!" 
:—'''Fred''' and '''Billy'''

"Your mindless ambitions are fueled only by your greed. You'll stop at nothing to get what you want. I should have let Unicron destroy you!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' to Galvatron

"Why can't we all just get along?!"
:—'''Fred'''

"Children, the future is yours!" 
"Good riddance, humans!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Galvatron''' bid farewell to the kids in their unique ways.

"Don't act surprised. This is exactly what you wanted. And I fight you not as the leader of the Autobots, but as the leader of ''all'' Transformers!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' tosses aside his Matrix of Leadership before attacking Galvatron.

"Farewell, Optimus Prime. Victory is all yours. Now go look after your men, they need you!"
:—'''Galvatron's''' last words until ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''

"The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has come to an end, and without the hatred between the two sides, there was no evil to feed Unicron, and he became powerless. Both Unicron and Megatron scattered into the far reaches of the universe. As for me, my purpose has been served. Cybertron is safe and Transformers live in peace with the Mini-Cons. So the next time you look out into space and see a peaceful star far, far away, it just might be Cybertron. TRANSFORM!"
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' last words until ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''

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==Notes==
===Differences with ''Legends of the Microns''===
* The opening is silent in ''Legends of the Microns'' until Hot Shot speaks. Meanwhile, ''Armada'' has [[Jim Conrad]] narrate the opening, recapping the last episode's events of how the union managed to neutralize Unicron, but an old battle is about to begin.
* Hot Shot hopes that Optimus and Galvatron will get out of Unicron safely in ''Armada'', and Scavenger suggests they shouldn't worry too much since they can handle themselves. In ''Legends of the Microns'', Hot Shots asks if they escaped Unicron. Scavenger imagines those two can handle themselves but is unsure what to do now. Hot Shot then says that if taking down Unicron happened earlier, they would retrieve them, but figured they need a break in ''Legends of the Microns'', but ''Armada'' only has him say they'll meet them back on Cybertron.
* Optimus and Galvatron's conversation before they clash is ''essentially'' the same in both dubs, but the points made are almost entirely different. ''Armada'' noticeably throws in being the ruler of the universe, whereas ''Legends of the Microns'' is about trying to embrace your nature.
** ''Legends of the Microns'' has Galvatron ask Optimus what their long struggle's purpose was and whether it was to only awaken Unicron before claiming they fought each other to preserve their true sense of selves and not to be Unicron's puppets. The kids—particularly Fred—are confused about this talk about maintaining a true sense of self. Galvatron reminds them he only joined forces with Optimus to take down Unicron, and now that he is defeated, there is no reason to continue the alliance. Alexis then asks why Starscream sacrificed himself, to which Galvatron also asks why, and Alexis replies with how it was to unite all Transformers. Galvatron continues that even if the Decepticons and Autobots join hands, he can never reconcile the differences between him and Optimus, causing the latter to ask if the battle with Unicron was pointless. Galvatron then says the battle itself wasn't pointless, but it can only have meaning if the party with justice must gain victory. Optimus replies with his own, saying that Unicron will only grow stronger as long as evil resides in the Transformers' hearts, and that's what the battle has wrought. The kids agree with Optimus, to which Galvatron asks if that's what he truly believes and mentions that he couldn't answer Sideways' question before asking again if Optimus' hatred of him was a motivator to fight all this time. When Optimus asks who is, Galvatron replies with "That again" before saying he wants to seek Optimus' true feelings as a Transformer.
** ''Armada'' makes Galvatron say that if they don't continue their battle, all their fighting has been pointless before making a very unwanted claim of how the universe can have only one ruler. The kids respond with annoyance except for Fred and Billy, with the former asking when they're gonna eat and the latter saying that he would give him his fist to chew on. Galvatron says it's now time to deal with the other obstacle before Alexis jumps in, reminding him of why Starscream sacrificed himself, to which Galvatron answers that Starscream was a fool before Alexis says that he wanted everyone to leave in peace. Galvatron tells the kids to understand the simple concept of only one person ruling the universe before claiming that it's going to be him, then Optimus asks if battling Unicron was just a means to an end. Galvatron confirms this and says he used him to further his ambitions, asking if it's wrong to think highly of yourself, to which Optimus says yes and continues that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Then, in a bit of an out-of-character moment, he claims that he should've let Unicron destroy Galvatron. Galvatron says that this conversation is interesting, but Optimus fails to comprehend his own argument before reminding him of what Unicron said about their dilemma and asks if Optimus is either oppressing his hatred of him or actually likes him. Once Optimus reintroduces himself, Galvatron replies that he never changes and says Prime can deny his hatred all he wants, but he knows the real truth in his heart.
* When Unicron starts to move, Hot Shot suggests it's maybe better if they wait until Optimus gets back to figure out what to do, then later says no to Red Alert's suggestion that this is the best opportunity to retrieve him and the kids and that everyone should stay here and be on the lookout in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' is mostly the same, but Hot Shot asks if Optimus, Galvatron, and the kids are still inside Unicron, then when responding to Red Alert's suggestion, mentions that the fleet's on standby. He then asks what the chances of Unicron attacking are, and if anything does happen, he can always count on Jetfire to take charge.
* Jetfire speaks in a lot more of a commanding tone when suggesting that he goes and retrieves everyone on Unicron in ''Armada'' compared to ''Legends of the Microns''. When Jetfire leaves, and Cyclonus catches up with him, ''Armada'' plays the [[Theme song|theme song]] whereas no music is present in ''Legends of the Microns''.
[[File:Mortal Combat animation changes.jpg|thumb|340px|Animation changes between ''Armada'' (left) and ''Legends of the Microns'' screencaps (right).]]
* The kids' departure from Optimus and Galvatron brings in more differences, yet still being ''somewhat'' the same thing in between dubs:
** Before pointing out the differences between the dialogue, there are some surprising animation shot changes between versions.
*** When Optimus says the children's names before his speech, ''Armada'' has an exclusive pan of the kids. ''Legends of the Microns'' instead uses a later shot of Optimus looking down on the kids during this sequence (see right).
*** After Optimus tells the Mini-Cons to look after the kids, High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock's shot are drawn differently in each version, with the Japanese dub swapping places between High Wire and Grindor to provide more consistency on who is where (see right).
** ''Armada'' has Galvatron ask the kids to step aside since he and Optimus have "business" to take care of, then Carlos says they aren't going anywhere, and Billy confidently says Optimus isn't going to fight. Galvatron mockingly replies that Optimus will let himself get obliterated before the latter thanks the kids for helping the Autobots save the Mini-Cons. Optimus then assures Galvatron is right about ending hate in the universe and that he must now finish what he started. Sureshock asks Optimus why he should fight after he entrusts them with the children, with the latter then saying it's the only way to achieve peace. Rad tells him he shouldn't let Galvatron suck him into this but later realizes Optimus isn't going to change. He then asks if they'll see each other again soon, and Optimus assures him that they will, and he'll always remember him. Optimus and Galvatron then bid the kids farewell, as quoted above.
** In ''Legends of the Microns'', Galvatron asks the kids to leave Unicron since this is his and Optimus' fight, with Carlos asking why he still can't understand what they are saying and Billy reaffirming that there's no need to fight. Galvatron says it doesn't look like Optimus believes that before the latter says to the kids that they would've never been able to defeat Unicron without their help, but apologizes for going to fight with Galvatron and that he's still a regular Transformer when one removes the "Supreme Commander" title from him. Optimus trusts the Mini-Cons to take care of the children and assures them that they all must rely on their strength to carry on, which makes Rad ask if he is going to fight. Rad thanks Optimus for everything that has happened, and the latter assures vice versa and that he wouldn't be standing here today without Rad. High Wire says all of the kids' names whenever his eyes glow, and Optimus tells them farewell and to head toward the future. Galvatron is silent here.
* Galvatron talks about being only with Optimus in ''Armada'', to which Optimus says that the time of speeches is over and it's time to end their quarrel, then later says Galvatron shouldn't be surprised and that this is what he wants before throwing the Matrix out. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Galvatron asking Optimus what's wrong, with Prime replying that he was right, which is why they'll fight as Transformers from this point onward.
* After tossing the Matrix before his final battle against Galvatron, Optimus says that he's fighting him not as a Commander "but as a Transformer called Optimus Prime!"
* After Optimus shoots at Galvatron, he comments on how he was the first one to attack in ''Legends of the Microns'', whereas ''Armada'' has him say that Optimus is not superior to him.
* When Cyclonus stops shooting at Unicron, he says he just got carried away in ''Armada'' whereas ''Legends of the Microns'' has him say, "I guess so..." Jetfire's reaction is also changed from him telling Cyclonus to knock it off in the English dub, but immediately remarks of Optimus and the others being inside Unicron in Japanese.
* When Jetfire notices the kids coming out of Unicron, ''Armada'' has Rad sounding shocked about the teleportation he just witnessed, but ''Legends of the Microns'' has him silent and instead has Jetfire point out the kids.
* The union's discussion back at the [[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]] is subtly different between versions:
** ''Legends of the Microns'' has Hoist ask how they are supposed to protect space with Unicron floating around, which Scavenger then asks what they are going to do since he's just there defenseless. Wheeljack asks Hot Shot what's the purpose of uniting the Transformers race before encouraging him to think, and then Demolishor reminds everyone that Galvatron is still inside Unicron. Side Swipe reminds everyone that Optimus is there too, to which Blurr responds that the two leaders are focusing intently on their duel, but he can't say why. Hot Shot then concludes that this might be their only chance to destroy Unicron, and even if Optimus is still inside, they must carry out the attack.
** ''Armada'' has Hoist suggest that they should wait for Jetfire and the kids to return before they do anything, with Scavenger agreeing. Wheeljack suggests to Hot Shot they should commence an assault now before Demolishor and Sideswipe remind him that the two leaders are still inside Unicron and they might get hit. Blurr says that it might be best for Optimus to return first, and he doesn't think they have a choice, and then Hot Shot evaluates that Unicron can't be fully recovered, nor Optimus and Galvatron should get hurt before he announces the assault.
* ''Legends of the Microns'' has Hot Shot's announcement longer than ''Armada'', which also focuses more on Optimus and Galvatron being inside than the actual attack.
* After Galvatron gets thrown off course due to his blaster getting clogged, ''Armada'' has Galvatron saying he didn't expect Optimus to defend himself, but he's glad that he is his old self again, and all of this reminds him of the good old days. His laugh during this also has an echo effect. Meanwhile, in ''Legends of the Microns'', Galvatron says this is what he expects from a top-class Transformer who fights and then remarks on how fun this is.
* Unicron's words hovering over Optimus gives the same intent in both dubs, but like with "[[Origin]]," there's no mention of Optimus being like Galvatron if he doesn't have the Matrix in ''Armada'' and instead, Unicron talks about he loves the smell of battle.
[[File:Mortal Combat ML Exclusive Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|An exclusive ''Legends of the Microns'' shot—too disturbing for the kids?]]
* When the scene cuts back to their duel, ''Legends of the Microns'' adds a short clip where Galvatron rips out his destroyed cannon to throw it at Optimus before striking him with his horns (see right). ''Armada'' only shows Optimus blocking a seemingly random object thrown at him.
* Where High Wire says that Sideways was eliminated and Unicron is only in a dormant state in ''Armada'', ''Legends of the Microns'' has him say that defeating Sideways didn't kill off Unicron. In the same shot, Carlos asks what High Wire means in ''Legends of the Microns'', but says, "Mind saying that in English?" in Armada.
* Alexis in ''Armada'' makes it so that the hole in Unicron's armor seemingly opens itself, making Billy's response awkward. Rad also wonders if it's a telltale sign that Optimus is okay. ''Legends of the Microns'' has Alexis say the union managed to punch a hole in Unicron's armor, so Billy getting excited is more appropriate here, and Rad asks if Optimus is alright with no relation to the hole.
* Wheeljack says they are about to launch the second wave in ''Armada'', but tells the ''attack'' wave company to follow him ''Legends of the Microns''.
* Galvatron tells Optimus that he demands satisfaction since it can't end anti-climatically in ''Armada'', while ''Legends of the Microns'' has him ask if that's all he got and if this is how their grudge is going to end after thousands of years. Optimus says, "End?" before chuckling in ''Legends of the Microns'', whereas ''Armada'' has him say that he wishes he could accommodate Galvatron. Galvatron then tells Optimus to get up so he can destroy him, with the latter replying to not count on it''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' simply has Galvatron telling Optimus to get up, and the latter says this isn't over yet.
* Galvatron says, "That's the enemy I've come to know!" after Optimus gets up in ''Legends of the Microns'', whereas ''Armada'' has him say, "That's more like it, Prime!"
* Galvatron replies to his men about beating Unicron to forget about him and that his power will be his, then reminds Optimus about their battle in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' has him say that Unicron is nothing but scrap metal now, and his excitement has only just begun. Additionally, Optimus says to Hot Shot he'll take care of Galvatron and tells him and everyone to attack Unicron with everything they got in the English dub. In contrast, he tells Hot Shot to leave him and Galvatron alone in the Japanese dub, and from this point onward, Hot Shot is in command.
* Hot Shot says Optimus' name in ''Legends of the Microns'' but says "No problem," in ''Armada'' in a tired tone.
* ''Armada'' uses the theme song's insert trance version for the remainder of Optimus and Galvatron's fight and plays right when Hot Shot commands everyone to attack. ''Legends of the Microns'' instead uses "[[The Transformers Legends of the Microns: Sound of Evolution Vol. 2|Theme of Megatron - Attack by Villains]]" and plays it when Unicron is transforming.
* When the kids notice the Matrix floating in space, Jetfire asks what Rad just said in ''Legends of the Microns'', but doesn't say anything in ''Armada''. Additionally ''Armada'' has Alexis asking why he would take it off, with Carlos saying that's too freaky, followed by Billy saying there has to be a reason. Then Fred suggests that maybe there's something Optimus is not telling them. ''Legends of the Microns'' moves Alexis' line of why Optimus would take the Matrix off to Carlos; Billy says he has no idea, and Fred responds in fear, asking if this means Optimus is not the commander anymore.
* The shot of Optimus panting was redrawn in ''Legends of the Microns'' to have more accurate shading and proportions (see above).
* Once again, Optimus and Galvatron's conversation after they fought is a lot different between dubs, especially with Optimus:
** In ''Legends of the Microns'', Galvatron tells Optimus that he is incredibly strong and that while he can't go on due to him falling apart, the battle was fun. Optimus then agrees despite him hating to admit it, followed by Galvatron saying as long as he knows how to fight, they are both the same, and Transformers love to fight overall. Optimus agrees with this, too, and says we're forged with a warrior's instincts, but he seeks the light beyond the combat and says that justice is indeed obtained by winning in the end, which he tried to deny before the fight. Galvatron responds in delight to what Optimus just said but tells him never to forget that justice can only be obtained through the hardships of battle.
** ''Armada'' has Galvatron say that this is the old Optimus he used to know, and follows that he has nothing left to offer and Optimus won fair and square, but the latter thinks they should call it a draw. Galvatron remarks how they went at it after all these years of being evenly matched and admits he enjoyed every nanosecond of it. Optimus apologizes that he can never admit to a joined battle, but it was necessary to remain at peace even if he might never see that day and hopes whoever survives this will remove evil from the universe. Galvatron then laughs and says that Optimus is right about never surviving beyond today, which means that he would now be the supreme commander.
* Near the end, where Optimus refuses to let go of Galvatron from being sucked into Unicron, Galvatron practically yells at Optimus to let go so Unicron will die from the lack of evil and to watch over the others after slicing his tread in ''Armada''. ''Legends of the Microns'' goes philosophical as Galvatron observes that both might've been looking for the same thing despite their differences, and Optimus is the light while he represents the dark. On slicing his tread, Galvatron adds that even in the next generation/world, Prime is destined to be his rival, darkness will exist as long as there's light, and not forget that evil is eternal. Optimus yells his rival's name after Galvatron disappears into Unicron in ''Armada'', but whispers "Megatron" in ''Legends of the Microns''.
* Optimus not wanting the Matrix is the same in both versions, but ''Legends of the Microns'' also has him say that even now, he's still not worthy of carrying it, which better concludes his arc of being worthy of the Matrix, starting with "[[Crisis (Armada)|Crisis]]."
* The final moments with the Transformers and children is subtly different in the dubs, but nothing too major, unlike the past examples:
* ''Legends of the Microns'' has Hot Shot say that he now believes they'll always be comrades no matter what happens, with Carlos agreeing and saying it doesn't matter if they're on Earth or Cybertron, and Jetfire agrees with that. He then says that they learned lessons from the kids, with Alexis saying the kids themselves learned a lot from them too. Fred asks if everyone is going to rebuild Cybertron, and Hot Shot says yes, and it doesn't matter if it's the Autobots, Decepticons, or Mini-Cons, since they all want to build a new Transformer world. Billy responds that they'll also try making Earth the most peaceful planet in the universe, and After disjointing from Perceptor, High Wire says goodbye and thank you. Alexis tells Sureshock that she is truly grateful, and Carlos then says he's not going to cry about the departure along with Fred, with Billy telling them to knock it off since they already are and Fred snapping back that he's not. Rad then asks about Optimus, with Hot Shot stating not to worry and that even without the Matrix, he'll always be their commander, with Jetfire in agreement. Rad then gives his final monologue, saying their real adventure has just begun.
* In ''Armada'', Hot Shot says they will never forget the kids, and Carlos replies with vice versa. Jetfire then thanks the kids for all they taught them, with Alexis saying they learned a lot from them. Fred asks Hot Shot and Jetfire to stop by Earth if they are ever in the Solar System, which the former promises but says it might be a long time to come since Cybertron is being rebuilt and with the war being over, with Billy happily stating that the Autobots and Decepticons are finally getting along. High Wire tells the kids that they'll always be in the Mini-Cons' memory, with Rad saying vice versa and Alexis saying they'll never forget them. When Carlos is holding back from crying, he says this is harder than he thought, and when Billy points out that they are balling like babies, Fred points out that he's crying too. When Rad asks about Optimus, Hot Shot says he's not sure where Prime is but is sure he's out there somewhere, with Jetfire then stating he's right here in all of their hearts. Rad agrees and gives his final monologue of Optimus always being a part of them no matter where they are or go.
** When the kids get dropped off by Hot Shot and Jetfire, and they thank them for it, the shot of them talking is redrawn in ''Legends of the Microns'' to have more posing than ''Armada''.
* Optimus's ending narration in ''Armada'' is the aftermath of Unicron's defeat, saying that Unicron has become powerless with the war over, and he and Galvatron have scattered across the universe. Optimus states that he's served his purpose now that Cybertron is safe and the Transformers live in peace with the Mini-Cons and mentions that if you see a peaceful star far away, it might be Cybertron. ''Legends of the Microns'' gives Optimus a more sincere narration that flows more with Unicron feeding off of hatred, with him talking about how even a battle fought for justice will always produce a degree of hate. However, to prevent Unicron's revival, you must have faith and a heart that ever seeks justice, and as long as you believe in that, anyone can become your comrade.

===Translation errors===
* After tossing out the Matrix before his final battle to the death against Galvatron, Optimus says, "I fight you not as the leader of the Autobots, but as the leader of all Transformers!" This uncharacteristic ego is totally at odds with Prime's stated motivations otherwise in the series; lo and behold, the original Japanese isn't him claiming sovereignty over his entire species, but rather stating that he's simply fighting Megatron as an individual Transformer, not as the Autobot commander.
* After the hole appears on Unicron's surface, Hot Shot orders the fleet, "It's time to shift into stealth mode!" They obviously do not do this, not remotely in any sense. In the original line, Hot Shot is simply ordering everyone to attack Unicron's moving parts.
* Jetfire tells Hot Shot, "Unicron's headed back to Cybertron!" This does not appear to be the case at all. In the original line, Jetfire correctly observes that Unicron is changing to his planet mode.

===Animation and technical errors===
[[File:ArmadaRhinoxTV.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"We never had any evil gods on prehistoric Earth."]]
* In the brief flashes to the struggle against Unicron from [[Origin|the previous episode]], ''Legends of the Microns'' uses the less detailed shot of Unicron hovering in front of Cybertron from the ''Armada'' airing.
* Optimus's busted truck wheel shrinks down considerably to fit inside Galvatron's cannon to jam it.
* There's an awkward silence when High Wire's eyes start glowing up, and he's supposed to talk when that happens. ''Legends of the Microns'' has High Wire say each kid's name when his eyes glow, so this error gets fixed.
* When Tidal Wave and his fleet show up to attack Unicron, he looks off-model and lacks detail (notice the missing cannons). ''Legends of the Microns'' entirely redraws him with a more accurate model and makes his animation less jagged (see above).
* When Hot Shot yells "Attack!" as Unicron transforms back into planet mode, the animation shows the Transformer fleet ''escaping'' (which would make sense), suggesting Hot Shot's line was a scripting error. ''Legends of the Microns'' has him say Optimus' name.
* Rhinox is colored like his original [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal toy]] instead of his ''Armada'' toy.
* Optimus' chest wound disappears during the final stages of his fight with Galvatron (after he catches Galvatron's fist).

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Armada 52 - Prime and no Matrix.jpg|thumb|How many Autobot [[insignia]]s does he have...?]]
* Does it seem like Alexis's hair grows slightly longer during the Unicron Battles?
* According to the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'', Optimus and Galvatron's final battle is settling their differences and answering the questions Sideways asked in the previous episode.
* Rhinox makes his only physical debut in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]. [[Ask Vector Prime]] revealed in [[2015]] that Rhinox perished during the battle; Vector Prime also revealed that poor [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]'s upgrades were left incomplete due to Rhinox's death.
* This episode is the first time in the series that characters bleed upon receiving damage. As Optimus and Galvatron duel, parts of Unicron's insides take damage, with slightly yellowish-white liquid pouring out. Later, as the Decepticon leader rips a pipe from Unicron's armor to use as a weapon, bright red liquid pours out from where the pipe used to be. Additionally, when Galvatron slices Prime's chest with his wrist blade, his wound is briefly highlighted with bright red.
* In the second-to-last shot, Prime returns to his original colors but hasn't reclaimed the Matrix, as his Matrix compartment is visibly empty during his transformation.
* This episode marks the last time [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]—if you don't think [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' is the same one—[[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] appear in the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].
** This also marks the last time Billy and Fred appear in the Unicron Trilogy, as they don't return in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' nor ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''{{'}}s final episode. The reason is most likely because, according to the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'', the team never planned on making them staple cast members, and they only lasted this long since the team never got around to writing them out.
* Even with Galvatron sacrificing himself to remove evil from the universe, Unicron survived, marking the gateway to ''Energon''.
* Gadgets and powers:
** Since being deactivated, Unicron automatically reverts to planet mode as a defense mechanism.
** Grindor can fly in skateboard mode; "[[Base]]" and "[[Comrade]]" previously alluded to this ability.
** The Mini-Con super weapons seem able to fly, which seems to be a common feature among Mini-Con super weapons/Powerlinxed forms, as seen with the [[Magnawing]] in ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'', the [[Energon Saber]] in ''Energon'', and the [[Umbral Blaster]] in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Cybertron]]'' comic.
** The Mini-Cons tap into the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage dimension]] to phase them and the kids through Unicron's armor.
** Galvatron hasn't used his antlers to attack anyone since he went by the name "Megatron" in "[[Swoop (episode)|Swoop]]." Additionally, while having been shown to be able to use them to create electrical currents, this is the first time he's used them to shock his opponent.
** Galvatron uses his wrist blade for the first and last time in this episode, using it twice.
** Optimus has ninja-like reflexes and can tip-toe on thin pipes—''what a badass.''
** Unicron can warp.

===Continuity errors===
* During the end of their duel, Galvatron strikes a metal pipe in Optimus's back, who tries to pull it out unsuccessfully in a later shot, after which the pipe completely disappears.

===Transformers references===
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] is visible in the hangar during the raid against Unicron. Because of the unanticipated success of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', he and the other ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' remolds were released, but they were unable to receive larger roles in [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|the show]].

===Real-world references===
* The Autobot/Decepticon fighters flying and firing down Unicron's trenches are an obvious nod to ''{{w|Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope}}'s'' [[Death Star]] trench run.

===Trivia===
[[File:Tf ml 01 52 comparison title card.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Time for kanji quiz, kids!]]
* The English dub of "Mortal Combat" first aired in the United Kingdom. It aired in the United States on [[December 12]], 2003.
* Unlike the previous 51 episodes, the title card in this episode's Japanese airing didn't have the usual alternate-reading {{w|furigana}} over the {{w|kanji}} title as seen on the right.
* According to the ''Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003'':
** When the team finished making this episode, they all felt a sense of completion, like when Optimus sacrificed himself in "Crisis," and felt this series expanded the Transformers brand into a new direction, with it being slightly different from past iterations. The team also hopes that viewers can think about what they made.
** Optimus and Galvatron's final battle is perhaps the show's crowning achievement, nothing short of spectacular. ''And how!''
*** The fact that Optimus fights Galvatron with his fists and ingenuity, while Galvatron uses all the weapons at his disposal and his trump card knife proves Prime is the superior fighter.
** [[Munetaka Abe]]'s primary concern when animating was how to convey emotion with Optimus before the fight since he only has eyes, unlike Galvatron. Abe was also surprised when he heard about Optimus throwing the Matrix away in this episode.
** [[Hidehito Ueda]] thinks "trust" is the keyword of this series, so he wanted Optimus's last message in the episode to convey that and use it as a settlement for not only what Optimus endured throughout the show but what the team experienced while making it.

===Foreign localization===
'''German'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Unicrons Ende'''" ("Unicron's End")
:* ''Original airdate:'' [[January 16|16 January]] [[2004]]

'''Hungarian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''A végső csata'''" ("The Final Battle")

'''Italian'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''L'ultima battaglia'''" ("The Last Battle")

'''Portuguese'''
:* ''Title:'' "'''Combate Mortal'''" ("Mortal Combat")
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==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Legends of the Microns'' — Volume 13 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2006 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part Two ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition ([[Universal]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume Two ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2014 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — The Complete Series ([[Shout! Studios]])

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

Mirror

2026-04-21T18:49:05Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Mirror is a Mini-Con [[combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:MirrorArmada2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I never knew how ugly I look from here]]

'''Mirror''' (ミラー ''Mirā'') is the combined form of the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]], the partners of the enigmatic [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Little is known about this tiny [[combiner]]'s personality or abilities, as he is generally seen only as a passenger for the treacherous [[Bulk]]'s vehicle mode, generally separating when his master transforms so that one of his halves can form Sideways's head.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]] (English)}}
[[File:Conspiracy-Hot Shot vs Sideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Sideways arrived on [[Earth]], Mirror was riding him wearing a holographic disguise to make him look like a [[human]] clad in biker gear. When Sideways transformed, the rider retracted the disguise and split in half. His [[Rook (Armada)|top half]] became Sideways's head. His [[Crosswise (Armada)|bottom half]] vanished. {{storylink|Gale}} From then on, Mirror usually transformed from Sideways's head to ride him in motorcycle mode, though he once vanished from the scene to allow [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] to ride Sideways in battle. Later, as Sideways was speaking privately with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] without either Mini-Con head present, he spoke in two different voices, though it is unclear if one of the voices was Mirror's. Soon after, Sideways revealed his allegiance to the Decepticons by switching heads. {{storylink|Credulous}}

In another battle, Hot Shot caused Sideways to crash, sending Mirror tumbling. Hot Shot taunted the rider for not having a seat belt. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

After Megatron had been tossed down a crevasse by Optimus, Sideways and his driver helped haul him out. Megatron had been gravely injured by his fall though, forcing the Decepticons to retreat nonetheless. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

When the last member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] trio, [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], became active on his own, Sideways and his rider were forced to give chase to the speedy little ‘bot. Though they were blown out of the race by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], the Decepticons did manage to snag the Mini-Con. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} When Megatron challenged to a decisive clash, Sideways worried that the Decepticons would end the Cybertronians' war prematurely while both the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber were in his hands. Sideways and his rider rushed Red Alert in the middle of the battle in order to feign defeat, so that they could sneak away, and Sideways could sabotage his own team's victory. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

[[File:DetectionMirrorTransPhase.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ia, ia! Cthulhu ftagn!]]

Sideways next planned to shake up the Decepticons' power structure. After planting the seeds of doubt on Megatron's competency within Demolishor's head, he and his rider sped off to allow them to take root on their own. They then came to Starscream to similarly goad him into challenging Megatron for leadership of the Decepticons. The plot was ultimately unsuccessful, though it did strengthen morale in the Decepticons' ranks. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

Shortly thereafter, Sideways tried to hack the Autobot base computer, only to encounter Rad, Alexis, and Carlos attempting to destroy the equipment to stop him. He transported them to a digital universe, where a digital manifestation of Sideways, complete with rider, greeted them. Sideways taunted the children by first telling them that the Autobots only ever humored them in letting them "help," and then by declaring that they would forever be trapped in cyber-space. The children did escape though, leaving Sideways to beg forgiveness from his true master... [[Unicron]]! {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

Henceforth, Sideways settled with helping the other Decepticons on the battlefield in a more conventional manner, despite this only leading to more losses. When [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] joined Megatron's unit, Sideways showed concern over this new addition... and with good reason; Thrust was the first to notice Sideways and his rider sneak off to converse with his unseen master. {{storylink|Tactician}} But Sideways had yet to notice that Thrust suspected he was up to no good, and participated in another of the tactician's ambushes on the Autobots. As soon as Optimus and Jetfire displayed their ability to combine, Sideways and his rider scampered away from the fight. {{storylink|Linkup}}

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Sideways initiated a plan intended to turn the Decepticons against each other, then snuck off by himself into an underground cave. Mirror separated from his robot mode, and the two began to make a report to an unseen Unicron. They were interrupted, and Mirror quickly transformed back into Sideways's head. Sideways fled to the surface, where he was confronted by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. They fought, but when Sideways started to lose, he turned into [[Trans-phase mode|a cloud of static]]. This angered [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], who proceeded to chop up the cloud of static with the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. The cloud reformed itself into an image of Mirror's head, taunted Megatron, and floated up into the sky. {{storylink|Detection}}

Later, the ghostly head of Mirror briefly reappeared on the Moon. He began a conversation with Thrust while fully manifesting into Sideways. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

[[File:Sideways dead.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Later still, inside Unicron, the [[Mini-Con]]s broke the spell Unicron had over them. This enraged Sideways, and he transformed and attacked the Mini-Cons. Optimus Prime blasted Sideways and Mirror with the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. The heavily damaged Mirror vowed revenge before the life blinked out of his eyes. {{storylink|Origin}}

====''Linkage''====
Sideways and Mirror provided the [[Speed Chaser Team]] with [[Ravenus]] and the [[Doomstone]] in order to stop a group of rogue Mini-Cons from unlocking the [[Master Key]]. Mirror personally handed the Doomstone over to [[Top Gear]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
While Rook and Crosswise were capable of controlling their combined mode on their own, it was just as common for Sideways to somehow manifest his personality through it and control his Mini-Con partners directly. Using this method, Sideways performed spying and sabotage missions on the [[Mini-Con Moonbase]] without ever having to visit it in person. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye}}

===Ask Sideways===
Known liar Sideways claimed he met his Mini-Cons on {{w|Tinder (app)|Tinder}}. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Arm-toy Mirror.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So if Rook is good, and Crosswise is evil, then what the heck am I?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Available only with ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]], "Mirror" (unnamed in the [[Hasbro]] release, the name comes from the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version) is the combined form of Sideways's [[Mini-Con]] partners [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]. Rook forms the upper half, while Crosswise forms the lower half. In this mode, he can ride Sideways's motorcycle mode, secured by the tab on his hip, and even (loosely) grip the handlebars.

: The initial run of Hasbro's Sideways toys gave both Mini-Cons red paint accents. A [[variant|running change]] was made very early in the run to give Crosswise purple accents; Sideways was also altered to swap around which faction symbol each Mini-Con revealed in his chest-window when attached to him as a head, with now-purple Crosswise now revealing a Decepticon symbol, as depicted in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]].

: All releases of the Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' "Double Face" and all releases of the Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Double Face" use the animation-matching Crosswise/purple/Decepticon-head setup.

: There is a persistent mis-assembly across all releases: according to the instructions (and animation model), Crosswise's thighs are on backwards, putting the molded tech detailing that is supposed to be on the front of the combined robot's legs on the back, leaving the detail-less backs of his legs up front. Luckily, it's easy enough to pop off the [[ball joint]]s and swap them around so the detailing shows up on Mirror's front; Crosswise's lower legs are basically identical so swapping them changes nothing.

: This mold-set was also used to make [[Nightcreeper]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2003

: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con, during their [[Black Friday (event)|post-Thanksgiving-day]] sale.

: Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bonus Pack''' (2003)}}</ul>

:[[Kmart]] stores offered "Bonus Packs" later in the line's run, which were basically just a normal-release Super-Con and Mini-Con Team pack clamshelled together for ''slightly'' less than the cost of the two individually.

: Sideways has been found packed with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Armada Mirror.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Rook's head becomes a giant nipple. Now you can't unsee it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rook's legs, Crosswise's arms
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdjxMNBa7k Footage of the joint Hasbro/McFarlane Toys/Iron Studios panel] at [[CCXP#2025|CCXP 2025]] with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Emily Bader]], recorded at the "Oficina dos Joes" YouTube channel</ref>

:Included with ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]], "Mini-Con Combiner Mirror" is a somewhat faithful update of his original ''Armada'' design, formed by combining [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise]]. The same color discrepancies found on his two components carry over (including strangely Crosswise's yellow eyes despite Rook including red), and Rook's head (admittedly hilariously) ends up jutting out of his chest. Unlike the original toy, Rook's legs and Crosswise's arms [[partformer|must be removed]] for the combination. The leftover limbs can be stored on the sides of Sideways's legs/motorcycle mode. Undocumented in his instructions, Rook's legs have slots on the sides to allow Crosswise's arms to connect to them and form a single piece similar to the "weapon" mode of the original Crosswise. Of course, Mirror can still ride Sideways in motorcycle mode.

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==Notes==
*"Mirror" is the combined form's Japanese name, fitting in with his components' Japanese names—Shadow and Bright. For a while, this rider had no official English-language name; the closest he had being the descriptor "'''Rider'''" from the toy's instructions. Eventually, with the release of the ''Age of the Primes'' toy, the rider was officially dubbed 'Mirror' in English.
*The cartoon version tends to present Mirror as a [[Triple Changer]] of sorts, transforming from the Crosswise head to the Mirror robot mode, and from there to the Rook head. In his first appearance only, he is seen separating to form Sideways's head—don't blink, you'll miss it!—but the extra Mini-Con that should have been left over is nowhere to be found. Neither Rook's nor Crosswise's individual robot mode is ever shown.
*One scene in "[[Credulous]]" briefly shows Sideways not wearing either Mini-Con as a helmet. He speaks in two distinct voices—one is his normal voice and one appears low-intelligence. Immediately after, Crosswise appears from off-screen and becomes his helmet. Any significance this may have between Sideways and his Mini-Cons is unclear. The line was not present in the Japanese version of the episode. In another scene, Sideways in vehicle mode speaks normally even though his rider is absent.
*While not entirely certain, it is implied in the cartoon (more so in the Japanese version) that Mirror is really Sideways, and the actual motorcycle's identity is unknown. This is evident by how Mirror is shown to deliver his lines, although it isn't easy to say for sure since he doesn't have a moving mouth. In Sideways's death scene, however, it is pretty clear that he is speaking in Mirror's body.
*Mirror's combined form (or at least his toy) bears a striking resemblance to the original {{w|Kamen Rider}} (the colors replicating the boots and helmet and the waist piece resembling the transformation belt), which is likely an intentional homage given Sideways' alternate mode is a motorcycle, which was a central aspect early on in the franchise.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Mirror''' (미러 ''Mireo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes characters]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Crosswise (Armada)

2026-04-21T18:43:53Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{Factions|minicon|unicron|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Crosswise}}
:''Crosswise is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:CrosswiseArmada.jpg|right|240px|thumb|I don't get paid enough for being a head.]]
'''Crosswise''' is a walking pile of bad luck... for other people. He's certainly a bit clumsy on his own, but anytime he's around, things fall over, machinery shorts out, and things just generally go bad. His allies [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] tell him he's a spy, but really, he's just out there to mess things up for everyone else.

He combines with Sideways's other Mini-Con partner, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] to form [[Mirror]].

{{bigquote|If things are going wrong, that means I'm doing my job right.|Crosswise's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{note|Crosswise never appeared as an individual Mini-Con; he was only ever shown as Sideways's Decepticon head, or as part of the combined rider-robot [[Mirror]].}}

When Sideways came to [[Earth]] and transformed into robot mode for the first time, his [[Mirror|rider]] split in half and Rook covered Sideways's head, revealing his Autobot insignia. Crosswise vanished from the scene. {{storylink|Gale}} Rook continued to serve as Sideways's head covering until Sideways chose to switch factions. Then Rook launched off of Sideways's head, transformed into Crosswise, and returned to Sideways's shoulders. {{storylink|Credulous}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Crosswise, and his life-partner [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]], fled Cybertron one million years ago aboard the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con starship]]. Once they were reactivated in the modern era, Crosswise and Rook inhabited the [[Mini-Con Moonbase|moon base]] being run by [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] and the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Once the [[Bulk]]s invaded the base, the various Mini-Cons evacuated in escape pods, and many wound up staying with the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} Crosswise and Rook raised concerns among their fellow Mini-Cons as to whether serving the Autobots was any better than being slaves to [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Later, Crosswise and all the other Mini-Cons on the planet returned to Cybertron to counter the upcoming threat of [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

{{note|Crosswise and Rook may or may not be evil servants of Unicron. They seemed to be a pair of rabble-rousers at [[Autobase]] among the Mini-Cons, but otherwise they never met up with Sideways or indicated a Unicron affiliation in the comic.}}

===''TransTech''===
When Sideways became a finalist in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', an [[interpretive transforming]] competition, Crosswise's status as a double-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] companion gave Sideways an edge. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

When [[Axiom Nexus News]] started a program of [[Mini-Con]] interns, Crosswise specifically asked to be assigned to investigative journalist [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]]. On his first day, he was asked for his opinion on an interview with [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. As Crosswise was an Aurex Mini-Con, Beachcomber had to translate his speech. It turned out that Crosswise was looking for the "real" [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] so that he could herald the coming of Unicron. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/01}}

Crosswise subsequently failed to show up for work when [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] botnapped [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/27}} Gee, nobody saw that one coming.

Sideways himself claimed he met Crosswise on {{w|Tinder (application)|Tinder}}. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Sideways Decepticon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
{{note|Crosswise is not available as a playable character, but is rather shown riding [[Sideways (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideways]] in motorcycle mode or as his Decepticon side head.}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:ArmadaCrosswise.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|The lighter guy makes the bad guy! ''(Second-release Sideways pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Available only with ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] and [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]], Crosswise transforms into a head unit for Sideways's robot mode. In this form, inserting the robot-mode arms into holes on alternate sides of Sideways's neck reveals a faction sigil under Sideways's chest-windshield. (It is not necessary to do the arm-thing to attach Crosswise in head mode, it's actually a bit easier to attach him with the arms pushed to the back since they don't have to fight the chest-plate springs.) As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his back which allows him to attach to any toy with a Powerlinx style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached.

: Crosswise has a small tab on the underside of his hip assembly, which allows him to securely (though somewhat awkwardly) ride Sideways's motorcycle mode, seated behind Rook. He also forms the lower half of the combined Mini-Con robot [[Mirror]] (unnamed in the Hasbro line) with Rook; since his legs are Mirror's legs, the tab remains in place to allow Mirror to "pilot" bike-mode Sideways as well, but in the much less-awkward front of the seat.

: He also has an "attack mode" where he forms... a... weapon?... designed to be mounted on a larger robot via Powerlinx. It's very forgettable.

: The original [[Hasbro]] Sideways setup had Crosswise as the Autobot-sigil-revealing head, but the television series depicted Crosswise as the Decepticon head and Rook as the Autobot head. Hasbro made a [[Variant|running change]] to Sideways, swapping the sigils on the inner plates the toy reflected the series' faction alignments, as well as changing Crosswise's red paint to purple to better reflect the new "alignments". The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version uses this setup, with no significant differences from the later Hasbro Crosswise.

: There is a persistent mis-assembly across all releases: according to the instructions (and animation model), Crosswise's thighs are on backwards, putting the molded tech detailing that is supposed to be on the front of the combined robot's legs on the back, leaving the detail-less backs of his legs up front. Luckily, it's easy enough to pop off the [[ball joint]]s and swap them around so the detailing shows up on Mirror's front; Crosswise's lower legs are basically identical so swapping them changes nothing.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Nightcruz (Energon)|Nightcruz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Crosswise/crosswise.htm More information on Crosswise at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2003

: US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con, during Toys"R"Us's [[Black Friday (event)|post-Thanksgiving-day]] sale.

: Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bonus Pack''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

:[[Kmart]] stores offered "Bonus Packs" later in the line's run, which were basically just a normal-release Super-Con and Mini-Con Team pack clamshelled together for ''slightly'' less than the cost of the two individually.

: Sideways has been found packed with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Armada Crosswise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real reason he's evil is because his eye color will drive you crazy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': arms
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdjxMNBa7k Footage of the joint Hasbro/McFarlane Toys/Iron Studios panel] at [[CCXP#2025|CCXP 2025]] with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Emily Bader]], recorded at the "Oficina dos Joes" YouTube channel</ref>

:Included with ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]], "Mini-Con Crosswise" is a somewhat faithful update of his original ''Armada'' design; the protrusions on his shins are colored red ala the initial [[Hasbro]] variant of his original toy (as [[Mirror#Age of the Primes|Mirror's]] shins followed this color layout in the cartoon), but unlike said toy or the cartoon, Crosswise's head mode features yellow eyes only seen briefly when Sideways swaps heads (which happens to be used in [[:File:Sidewaysheads.jpg|a collage]] formerly found on Sideways's wiki article, [[Circular reporting#AOTPSideways|yeah, yeah...]]). Crosswise also only features one of his two shades of gray due to similar color changes on the [[Bulk|bulk]] he is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with. He transforms into Sideways's Decepticon head as well as the lower portion of Mirror, with [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] forming the upper half. While his legs feature ball-jointed hips and knees, his arms are a single molded piece with no articulation, and [[partformer|must be removed]] for both transformations. The leftover limbs can be stored on the sides of Sideways's legs/motorcycle mode. He also has a 3mm port on the back side of his headmode faceplate, where his arms can be plugged in to replicate his "attack" mode and allow his head to be used as a weapon peg.

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==Notes==
* In the ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' series, Sideways/Double Face is said to have "Bright" and "Shadow" programs which help him... do... things. Yeah. Any rate, the programs' names are a reference to the Japanese names of his two Mini-Con partners.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shadow''' (シャドウ ''Shadō'')
*''Korean:'' '''Shadow''' (쉐도우 ''Swedou'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes characters]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Mini-Con combiners]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:TransTech Mini-Cons]]
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Rook (Armada)

2026-04-21T18:37:36Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Rook}}
:''Rook is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:RookArmada.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Life has many doors, head-boy.]]

'''Rook''' is the Mini-Con partner to [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], servant to [[Unicron]]. His job is to serve as a spy and saboteur, and sow discontent among the Mini-Cons. He's a charismatic, bold-faced liar with no scruples whatsoever, who enjoys playing mind games and setting others up for a fall. And if they need a push, the combat-trained Mini-Con will give them one. He'll happily destroy someone he "promised" to help without the slightest hesitation.

He combines with Sideways's other Mini-Con partner, [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] to form [[Mirror]].

{{bigquote|'Friend' is another word for 'fool'.|Rook's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{note|Rook never appeared as an individual robot in the cartoon. He was shown either as Sideways' Autobot head, or combined with [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] into their [[Mirror]] form.}}

When Sideways came to [[Earth]] and transformed into robot mode for the first time, his [[Mirror|rider]] split in half and Rook covered Sideways's head, revealing his Autobot insignia. [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] vanished from the scene. {{storylink|Gale}} Rook continued to serve as Sideways's head covering until Sideways chose to switch factions. Then Rook launched off of Sideways's head, transformed into Crosswise, and returned to Sideways's shoulders. {{storylink|Credulous}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:RookArmComic.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Unicronian spy for President 2012.]]

Rook was among the other Mini-Cons in [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]'s sanctuary in the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. He cheered with Crosswise and [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] when it seemed they had fended off an attack from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} But soon enough Megatron made it inside and started destroying the base, prompting Rook to leave in an escape pod. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

After the failure of Dualor's plan and the Autobots taking in the refugee Mini-Cons, Rook lectured to the other Mini-Cons, saying that they were still treated as a commodity. Thus, they should break all ties with the Autobots. To give the Mini-Cons confidence in the Autobots, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] promised to Rook that the Autobots would help find some of their members that were lost in the devastation of Dualor's sanctuary. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

After the arrival of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, all of the Mini-Cons were gathered to make the return to Cybertron. When the Decepticons arrived, Rook immediately assumed they had been set up by the Autobots. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

{{note|Rook was supposedly Unicron-affiliated in this continuity, but this was never shown in the fiction, only mentioned in his ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile. His outspoken criticism of the Autobots kind of hinted towards it though.}}

===''TransTech''===
When Sideways became a finalist in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', an [[interpretive transforming]] competition, Rook's status as a double-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] gave Sideways an edge. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

When [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] became an intern for [[Axiom Nexus News]] reporter [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]], Crosswise revealed that he was looking for the "real" Rook so that he could herald the coming of Unicron. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/01}}

Rook joined the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Offworlder Zone Security Administration]] at some point prior to or during the hunt for [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], who had botnapped [[Vector Prime]]. When [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] led a team of OZSA agents to Sideways's hideout only to find their way blocked by an [[Absolute Terror Field]], Rook looked into legal precedent for the use of a [[Vortex Grinder]]. The [[High Senate]]'s bill turned out to be unnecessary as the field came down on its own and Vector Prime walked out unharmed because Sideways's head suddenly [[David Willis|exploded]]. Before everyone's optics, however, Rook initiated a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, who then escaped by [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/27}}

Sideways himself claimed he met Rook on Tinder. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that there may have been a "continuity of consciousness" between this Rook and the [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] affiliated with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]], given the ties between [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and said empire. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Sideways Autobot.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
{{note|Rook is not available as a playable character, but is rather shown riding [[Sideways (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideways]] in motorcycle mode or as his Autobot side head.}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[Image:Arm-toy RookDecep.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait... ''I'm'' the bad guy? (''First-release Sideways pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Available only with ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]], Rook transforms into a head unit for Sideways's robot mode. In this form, inserting the robot-mode arms into holes on alternate sides of Sideways's neck reveals a faction sigil under Sideways's chest-windshield. (It is not necessary to do the arm-thing to attach Crosswise in head mode, it's actually a bit easier to attach him with the arms pushed to the back since they don't have to fight the chest-plate springs.) As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his back which allows him to attach to any toy with a Powerlinx style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached.

: Rook has a small tab on his rump, which allows him to securely ride Sideways's motorcycle mode, seated up front. He also forms the top half of the combined Mini-Con robot [[Mirror]] (unnamed in the Hasbro line) with Crosswise.

: He also has an "attack mode", intended to be attached to larger robot via Powerlinx, where he forms... maybe some kind of bow-like weapon? It's really awkward-looking, especially since his head is still very visible.

: The original [[Hasbro]] Sideways setup had Rook as the Decepticon-sigil-revealing head, but the television series depicted Crosswise as the Decepticon head and Rook as the Autobot head. Hasbro made a [[Variant|running change]] to Sideways, swapping the sigils on the inner plates so the toy reflected the series' faction alignments, but Rook himself was unchanged. (The Sideways variants can be identified in-package by Crosswise's paint colors: red paint is the first version, purple the second.) The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]/[[Sonokong]] version uses this setup, and has no significant differences from Hasbro Rook.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Nightscream (Energon)|Nightscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Rook/rook.htm More information on Rook at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2003

: US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con, during [[Toys"R"Us]]'s [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] sale.

: Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bonus Pack''' (2003)}}</ul>

: [[Kmart]] stores offered "Bonus Packs" later in the line's run, which were basically just a normal-release Super-Con and Mini-Con Team pack clamshelled together for ''slightly'' less than the cost of the two individually.

: Sideways has been found packed with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Armada Rook.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Does this look like the face of a bad guy?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': legs
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdjxMNBa7k Footage of the joint Hasbro/McFarlane Toys/Iron Studios panel] at [[CCXP#2025|CCXP 2025]] with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Emily Bader]], recorded at the "Oficina dos Joes" YouTube channel</ref>

:Included with ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]], Rook is a somewhat faithful update of his original ''Armada'' design; the torso is flipped such his arms form the head mode horns instead of his legs, and the eyes are colored red like the toy but the mouthplate is painted like in the cartoon. He transforms into Sideways's Autobot head (with the horns near his neck as opposed to the top of the head) as well as the upper portion of [[Mirror#Age of the Primes|Mirror]], with [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise]] forming the lower half. While his arms feature ball-jointed shoulders and elbows, his legs are a single molded piece with no articulation, and [[partformer|must be removed]] for both transformations. The leftover limbs can be stored on the sides of Sideways's legs/motorcycle mode.

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==Notes==
*So his Japanese name is "Bright", despite his being the ''black''-colored one of the pair. Ahuh. Yeah, he's the Autobot-symbol head, but still.
*In ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'', Sideways/Double Face is said to have "Bright" and "Shadow" programs which help him... do... things. Yeah. Any rate, this is a reference to the Japanese names of his two Mini-Con partners.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bright''' (ブライト ''Buraito'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bright''' (브라이트 ''Beuraiteu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes characters]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
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[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:TransTech Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Sideways (Armada)

2026-04-21T18:34:30Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Sideways}}
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:''Sideways is an agent of [[Unicron]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmadaSidewaysCardArt.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Goofy ominous nutball hardass.]]
'''Sideways''' is a con-artist, but not in the traditional sense. He doesn't doublecross others for monetary gain or anything of the sort; he strictly misleads others because he lives to see their reaction to his betrayal, and because it furthers [[Unicron]], his master's, goals. He serves the planet-eater loyally, and works tirelessly toward putting him into a place of ultimate power. For the most part, Sideways is hands off in his deceit–he plants seeds in the minds of his marks, typically the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, and lets them do his work for him, unaware of the fact that they are being manipulated. He doesn't really fear the consequences of his trickery coming to light, either. For him, the war between the two factions is childish, only a means to an end, and he considers himself above it.

Sideways maintains his cover by keeping his cards close to his chest, and only making a move when absolutely necessary. He allies himself with whoever is most likely to bring his goals to fruition, which is made possible thanks to his ability to switch faction insignias on a whim. He's quick to fabricate stories for his change in allegiance, too, whenever he does switch sides; they don't need to be particularly believable, so long as they keep him online long enough to serve his master. Besides, if anyone gets too suspicious, it's nothing some more lies, or, if need be, outright violence, can't fix.

When Sideways is forced into a fight, he can certainly hold his own, wielding either arm-mounted cannons or blades depending on his current form. Not only is he physically capable in combat, but he can also escape a battle if needed using his reality-defying [[trans-phase mode]]. In this configuration, Sideways becomes intangible, and can repair even the most grievous damage.

Sideways has two [[Mini-Con]] partners: [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]].

{{bigquote|Which side are you on today, Sideways? Or should I say, who are you ''betraying'' today?|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]|"[[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]], [[Mark Acheson]] (as Unicron) (English); [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Japanese)|[[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish, "[[Credulous]]", "[[Conspiracy]]" and "[[Trust]]"), [[Alexandre Gillet]] (French), [[Gerolamo Alchieri]] (Italian), [[Kim Jang]] (Korean), [[Hercules Fernando]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Gale Needalift.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Hey kids, want some candy?]]
Sideways appeared as a beam of light from the sky striking a large [[Earth]] city near the Autobot base. An enigmatic warrior, he appeared to side with the Autobots, helping Hot Shot by watching his back during a confrontation with Scavenger. When asked to reveal himself, he transformed, his rider quickly splitting and becoming a helmet that covered his entire head. He claimed to be a drifter who just wandered into the conflict. While he gave the human kids [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] rides in cycle mode to keep them entertained, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] were all suspicious of the motorcycle's motives, especially his close attention to the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Gale}}

[[File:Credulous Sidewaysknocksswordaway.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Surprise, the mysterious ninja is evil!]]

In the following battle, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] faced Sideways and Hot Shot alone, and managed to force the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] Sideways had (apparently) found out of his grasp. As the Decepticon leader began to warp away, both Autobots grabbed onto Megatron and all three were teleported to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. To Hot Shot and Megatron's surprise, the Mini-Con panel was a fake, made to convince Megatron to retreat so that Hot Shot, spurred on by Sideways's encouragement, could defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Though both robots fought well alongside each other, with Sideways expressing concern over Hot Shot's well-being, he eventually betrayed the young Autobot, by striking a deal with Megatron. He would pretend to be Megatron's hostage and in exchange, no matter what, Hot Shot would turn over the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. At first, Hot Shot did follow through, but reneged at the last moment by calling the Mini-Cons back to him. Sideways suddenly attacked Hot Shot, knocking the Star Saber out of his hands and kicking it to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. He switched Mini-Con heads, revealing his allegiance to the Decepticons. Hot Shot was savagely beaten by the Decepticons. They stopped short of destroying him on the advice of [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who teleported the young 'bot back to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Credulous}} Sideways watched with indifference as the Decepticons became divided over Starscream's possession of the Star Saber. Even when Demolishor turned to him specifically for support, Sideways claimed he wasn't one for "taking sides." On their next Mini-Con hunt, Sideways crossed paths with Hot Shot, though he avoided fighting him. Instead, he took to taunting him as the Autobot gave him chase. Hot Shot managed to knock Sideways off his wheels on their second of such races, which allowed the Autobot to regain some confidence in himself. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

[[File:Armada_Sideways_HeadChange.gif|left|upright=0.85|thumb|My Autobot counterpart is nearby...]]

When Starscream voiced his concerns that Scavenger might have went and joined the Autobots after deserting the Decepticons, Sideways stood in agreement with him. He put on a front of being especially spiteful towards Scavenger, stating that no one should get away with betraying the Decepticons. Starscream was right, and thanks to Scavengers' superior tactics, Megatron was gravely injured and tossed down a crevasse on the Decepticons' next mission. Sideways hauled him out, but with the Decepticon leader too damaged to continue fighting, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Megatron decided to take his frustration out on his troops, and had them participate in a "training exercise," where he chased them around with the Star Saber. Sideways tried to sit the whole thing out, only for Megatron to find his hiding place and dedicate all of his efforts on chasing Sideways specifically. {{storylink|Vacation}}

With Sideways's help, the Decepticon nearly secured the Mini-Con [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (losing him to the Autobots at the last moment due to [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]'s arrival) and then went after the last member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] trio, [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]. This Mini-Con had somehow activated on his own, and fled from anyone who approached him. As one of the speedier Decepticons, Sideways gave chase to Downshift, only to be blasted by Smokescreen and taken out of the race. {{storylink|Reinforcement}}

When Megatron announced that he planned to challenge the Autobots to a decisive battle, Sideways worried that the Decepticons might bring the Cybertronians' war to a premature end. He found himself unable to dissuade Megatron of this course of action, so he opted to sabotage his own team's victory instead. Sideways first feigned defeat after charging Red Alert, then covertly shot down Cyclonus. This allowed Autobot reinforcements to reach Optimus, who in turn wrestled the Skyboom Shield away from Megatron. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} Despite this setback, Megatron was quick to start planning another confrontation against Optimus Prime. While the Decepticon leader practiced tactics with the Mini-Cons under his command, Sideways shot at him under the pretense that it added legitimacy to his battle exercise. Sideways was later left on standby while Megatron implements his scheme to divide the Autobots around the globe, forcing Optimus to fight him and his Mini-Cons alone. Demolishor barked orders at Sideways and Starscream all the while, though the pair showed little enthusiasm in return. {{storylink|Vow}}

Sideways began to double his efforts towards manipulating the Decepticons and playing them against each other to suit his mysterious goals. One of these goals was the replacement of Megatron as Decepticon leader. Sideways sowed the seeds of rebellion within the Decepticon ranks, subtly turning Starscream against Megatron and convincing Megatron of Starscream's imminent treachery. The situation came to a head when the two Decepticons fought outside their base, but Sideways then realized Megatron would never execute Starscream for his insubordination, exposing an ever-constant weakness within the Decepticon command structure. After the battle, Sideways mused that this weakness would come back to haunt Megatron one day, and would be his ruin. Fortunately though, this incident somehow served to solidify the Decepticons as a unit, giving them much greater morale and cohesiveness, and achieving Sideways's aims of giving neither faction in the conflict a clear advantage. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

[[File:Chase RainbowSideways.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You don't want to taste Sideways' rainbow.]]

Shortly thereafter, Sideways tried to hack the Autobot base computer, only to encounter the children attempting to destroy the equipment to stop Sideways. He transported them to a digital universe, where they saw the coming of two [[Jetfire (Armada)|new]] [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|combatants]]. He tried to threaten them into handing over the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], before the kids realized that as the realm they were in wasn't real, Sideways could not harm them. Sideways then apologized to an unseen master, shortly before the children escaped the digital universe, chased by an unknown [[Unicron|entity]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

Sideways settled for continuing to aid Megatron's unit in a more conventional manner on the battlefield, despite it only leading to losses for their side. However, the tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] joined their team, providing them with much more effective and coordinated battle plans. Despite his first plan failing due to the arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], {{storylink|Tactician}} the Decepticons retained faith in their new recruit. Thrust organized their flying units into ambushing Jetfire over the ocean, where the other Autobots wouldn't be able to come to his aid. Demolishor, Sideways, and Megatron laid in wait on a nearby island, the only place from which the earthbound Autobots could provide Jetfire with support. Once their enemies warped in, the Decepticons executed a secondary ambush, forcing Blurr, Hot Shot, and Smokescreen to remain on the defensive. But Thrust hadn't taken into account one detail: Optimus and Jetfire could combine! Once they did, they regained control of the battlefield, Sideways scampered away. {{storylink|Linkup}}

Sideways grew worried over Thrust joining Megatron's squad, and with good reason: Sideways was speedily caught by Thrust and the others while communicating with his unseen master. Sideways panicked and attempted to escape. He was caught by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who sliced him in half with the Star Saber. Sideways simply reformed, reconnecting his parts and absorbing laser blasts from the other Decepticons. Megatron, in fury and disgust, hacked Sideways to pieces and he was seemingly destroyed... or so the Decepticons thought. Sideways had entered [[trans-phase mode]] and his [[Mirror|rider]] rose in the form of a twisted [[nanite]] creature before the Decepticons' eyes, declaring that the Star Saber and Skyboom shield were merely toys to him, as he was near-invincible. His rider said there were millions of Mini-Cons left to be found, and challenged Megatron to see who would find them first, before flying off to parts unknown. {{storylink|Detection}}

[[File:Awakening-Sidewaysonscreen.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sideways may be dead, but he lives on in reruns.]]

While most of the Autobots were on Earth fighting the monstrous new Decepticon recruit, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Sideways made an appearance inside the Autobots' base... on a monitor! He told [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and Alexis about the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and how the Autobots had to find the three Mini-Cons that formed it before the Decepticons did. Neither of them trusted Sideways, but they knew he was right; if the Decepticons found the Requiem Blaster first, it would spell doom for the Autobots and the galaxy. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Once the Autobots had acquired the Requiem Blaster, Sideways appeared once again on the Autobots' monitors, laughing. He showed them that he'd disabled their defenses. Sure enough, the Decepticons infiltrated the Autobot base, took the Requiem Blaster, and nearly killed [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Later, Sideways appeared to the Decepticon tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and told him that the Requiem Blaster would be even more powerful if used in conjunction with the other two Mini-Con weapons, the sword and the shield. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} Thrust talked with Sideways again in a secret, ominous meeting. They planned to get the Mini-Con weapons away from the Autobots. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} Thanks to Starscream's confusion on where his loyalties lay, he was able to steal the other two weapons from the Autobots, giving the Decepticons all three weapons. Thrust was hard at work on a secret project for Megatron, one that would harness the energy of all three weapons, and Sideways congratulated the tactician on his growing duplicity. When the three weapons were combined to power the starship [[Hydra Cannon]], Megatron used it to blow up a nearby comet while Sideways laughed from afar, on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Threaten}}

Both the Autobots and Decepticons were en route to Cybertron when a few of each faction were warped to a strange planet where they fought a dark copy of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. When Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their firepower against it, Nemesis Prime was destroyed, and as the copy dissipated, Sideways appeared momentarily. Nemesis Prime had merely been Sideways's puppet. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Uprising-SidewaysSpookyGhost.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|He controls the horizontal, but not the vertical. The vertical is for saps.]]

When both sides had arrived on Cybertron, a black hole opened up over the planet. It started becoming apparent to some that Unicron was drawing near. An apparition of Sideways appeared over the Autobots, and the Mini-Cons attacked it. After telling the Mini-Cons to get lost, Sideways again disappeared. Sideways returned to swear vengeance against the Mini-Cons when they tried to stop the black hole's effects. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Eventually, Thrust became suspicious that his partnership with Sideways and Unicron might be found out, so he panicked and stole the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield. Thrust ran deep underground where he met up with Sideways, but he was tailed by Starscream. Starscream declined Sideways's obligatory offer to join Unicron, and the two fought.

[[File:Portent-Sideways vs Starscream.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Armada basically lines up the cast one by one so Sideways can call them an idiot.]]

Sideways assaulted Starscream with strange tendrils and amoeba-like organisms, and he and Thrust were able to leave with the two weapons. Now inside the moon in Cybertron's orbit, Sideways placed the Mini-Con weapons into its core, revealing that the moon was Unicron lying dormant all along. {{storylink|Portent}} The last of the three Mini-Con weapons was dropped by Starscream when he sacrificed himself to Unicron to prove to Galvatron (a transformed Megatron) that Autobot and Decepticon must join forces to destroy Unicron. Sideways formed over what was left of Starscream and grabbed the sword, making an easy getaway. {{storylink|Cramp}}

With all three weapons in place within Unicron's core, Sideways's master was able to shed the rest of his moon disguise and show his real form. Sideways and his patsy Thrust celebrated their inevitable victory over time and space. {{storylink|Alliance}} Thrust was told by Sideways to leave, as his work for now Unicron was now done. Thrust was confused, thinking he would be Unicron's right-hand man, but Sideways got angry, and ordered him to leave immediately. Thrust, dejected, left for the surface, where he later was crushed to death within Unicron's creases during the battle. {{storylink|Union}}

[[File:Origin-SidewaysUnicroncore.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"I'm going to start elongating all my 's' sounds, Optimusssss."]]

Optimus and Galvatron managed to reach the glowing core deep within Unicron's body. Before their eyes, the core budded, recreating the body of Sideways. Unicron spoke through this Sideways body, announcing that Sideways had always been an extension of Unicron himself, and that Sideways had intentionally stoked the flames of the Autobot/Decepticon war so that Unicron could be fueled by their mutual hatred. He took special delight in mocking Optimus Prime for claiming to fight a war for peace, a seeming contradiction. The truth, according to Unicron/Sideways, was that Optimus Prime loved to battle; Prime refused to admit this. Unicron/Sideways wrapped Prime and Galvatron in tendrils, drained Galvatron of his energy, and offered Prime the opportunity to merge with him.

[[File:Sideways dead.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ouchies.]]

Then the children and their Mini-Cons arrived, and they pleaded with him to stop, but Unicron/Sideways was able to claim them as their own; the Mini-Cons were Unicron's creation, after all. But inside a dreamworld created by Unicron, the children were able to call out to the Mini-Cons. They reactivated and told Unicron/Sideways that they believed in peace, and would fight for it if necessary. Their combined might was able to help Prime break free of his tendrils, and he fired a shot right through Sideways using the Requiem Blaster. As what was left of Sideways faded, he claimed he'd have his revenge... {{storylink|Origin}}

{{note|Internal to the ''Armada'' series, it is slightly unclear whether Unicron was somehow possessing his body for that period of time, or if Sideways had been an extension of Unicron all along instead of a separate individual. The additional backstory provided for Sideways in ''Cybertron'', however, would seem to establish that it's the former. Additionally, in "[[Credulous]]", before Sideways's Mini-Con head connects with his body after colliding with Megatron, an odd voice spoke, sounding like it came from a being of lesser intelligence emanated from the motorcycle body's own head, before the Mini-Con head took over. The mysterious line not being in the Japanese version of the episode and the shaky nature of the ''Armada'' dub in general only further obscures the issue.}}

====Linkage====
After informing the Autobots of the Requiem Blaster, Sideways journeyed to the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] to deliver [[Ravenus]] and the [[Doomstone]] to a group of [[Speed Chaser Team|evil Mini-Cons]] who were hunting down [[Super Stunt Team|a group of refugee Mini-Cons]] for their master. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} When they failed to eliminate or claim [[Redline]] and his friends, the evil Mini-Cons used [[trans-phase mode]] to connect with Sideways via a dimensional portal, and fled from Earth. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Sideways and Soundwave agreed to serve Unicron in exchange for the assured death of Gigantion. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3|Soundwave's bio}} Thanks to this deal, Sideways was preserved by Unicron's dark power after his defeat by the Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ted Cole]] (English), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Joonas Suominen]] (Finnish), [[Roman Kretschmer]] (German), [[Diego Reggente]] (Italian), [[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Emilio García]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Benjie Dorango]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), [[Lee Gwang-soo]] (Korean), [[Romain Redler]] (French)}}

{{note|In the original ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show, "Noisemaze" is unrelated to the Double Face/Sideways who appears in ''Legends of the Microns''/''Armada''. Despite this and the differences in characterization, backstory, and voice actor, ancillary material clarifies that—as far as [[Hasbro]] is concerned—''Armada'' and ''Cybertron'' Sideways are the same character.}}

Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] were the last two survivors of the tyrannical [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] which was destroyed as the result of a battle between it and Gigantion long ago. Even though X started the war and was destroyed by its ''own'' weapon of mass destruction, the survivors were still determined to destroy Gigantion as revenge! {{storylink|Challenge}}

Sideways entered the Transformers war during their desperate search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. After the disappearance of ''[[Atlantis]]'', he observed from the top of a rocky cliff and wondered how he could best manipulate both factions to his own advantage. It wouldn't be long until they were all his puppets! {{storylink|Deep}} He offered his services to the Autobots, but as soon as he'd helped them corner Starscream, Sideways switched to a Decepticon symbol, fired on the Autobots, and promptly left. Starscream and the others were left wondering exactly what that was all about. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[File:Sand-Sideways explains.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Honestly, guys, I'm an Autobot! You don't remember me at all!]]

Later, Sideways sent transmissions to both the Autobots and Decepticons, beckoning them to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. He appeared with the other Decepticons as they confronted the Autobots, chuckling evilly as they argued over who sent the messages leading to their meeting. When a fight broke out, he battled [[Vector Prime]] until Megatron was beaten by Optimus' new Savage Claw Mode. {{storylink|Savage}} Sideways stood back and observed as Megatron fumed after his defeat. Noting that the locals were itching for another fight with Prime, Sideways sought out [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] in the woods, pleading for help to save a friend buried under a rockslide. Leobreaker rallied the other Autobots on Jungle Planet and marched them into a canyon to save this imaginary friend, while Sideways sent a fake message from Optimus Prime to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], luring the Decepticons to the same location. The two factions met in battle as Sideways planned, while he mused from above that no matter who lost, he would win! But he was spotted, and Leobreaker angrily threw him to the ground for lying to him. Sideways desperately explained that he was a "secret agent" for the Autobots, digging for "inside information". Optimus Prime wasn't convinced, but when their interrogation was interrupted by a communication from [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], Sideways transformed and escaped. {{storylink|Sand}}

Sideways traveled with Megatron and the other Decepticons to [[Velocitron]] to apprehend the Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key. Here, Leobreaker and Sideways clashed again. When Megatron lost the Cyber Planet Key to [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], he, Sideways, and the other Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Champion}} Meanwhile, as Optimus Prime prepared to battle Scourge for the Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key, Sideways and Starscream plotted. {{storylink|Honor}} As Scourge trained for the coming battle, Sideways and Starscream bet on the winner. At Sideways's suggestion, Starscream interfered with the Autobots's ability to get to the battle, thus causing Scourge's faith in Prime as an honorable opponent to waver. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

When the Autobots finally defeated Scourge and acquired the Cyber Planet Key, Sideways was deployed with the rest of Megatron's troops to track down the Key after the Autobots split up with several decoy boxes. He personally pursued Vector Prime, revealing the ability to warp as he battled the ancient warrior for the box he held. When Vector Prime sent out [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] to attack, Sideways used his faction-swapping shield to trick the Mini-Con into leaving before snatching the box from Vector Prime. When he found nothing but a rock inside, Sideways beat a hasty retreat. He was later seen goofing off as Megatron and Starscream went after the real holders of the Cyber Planet Key, and returned to Megatron's personal dimension when the rest of the Autobots arrived to secure the Key. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Retreat-SidewaysStarscreamarmy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's right, the undercarriage of Sideways's altmode shows you the inside of his split-open ass.]]

Starscream was growing tired of Megatron's attitude towards him, and Sideways wondered if Starscream was going to doublecross his leader. When Megatron and his troops headed out from his dimension to find another Cyber Planet Key, Starscream instead chose to head to Earth. Intrigued, Sideways followed Starscream there, where they witnessed a burst of Cyber Key-related energy. He joined Starscream on his trip to the Arctic, where the wayward Decepticon demanded the Autobot [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] give him Earth's Cyber Planet Key. When Sideways realized that Starscream had sent Megatron the wrong direction and intended to take Earth's Key for himself, he decided to stay back and watch Starscream's fight with Crosswise, out of harm's way. ...at least, until Crosswise looked like he was going to lose, when Sideways happily leapt into action to kick him while he was down. Crosswise drove away, and Sideways shadowed him while Starscream investigated the cave he was guarding. {{storylink|Trap}} Sideways followed Crosswise all the way to his hidden hideout, where his leader, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], was waiting. When Sideways was discovered, he once again fled. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

Starscream, meanwhile, had recruited countless imprisoned Decepticons he had freed in the Arctic, and so Sideways stood at his side while Starscream marched his army across the face of the Earth. They converged on the location of the Autobot base, where they found the Autobots retreating via a [[space bridge]]. Starscream and Sideways engaged them in battle, but Sideways was quickly knocked away by the Autobots' firepower. {{storylink|Retreat}} After Starscream succeeded in grabbing the Autobots' collected Cyber Planet Keys and the [[Omega Lock]], Sideways joined him at his underground volcanic lair. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Later, he continued to remain by Starscream's side alongside Thunderblast. {{storylink|Critical}} The Autobots weren't far behind, and a clash between them and Starscream's army was inevitable. Sideways called them forth, ordering them to rise up and destroy their enemies, while he and Starscream watched the battlefield through a portal; Starscream was slowly absorbing the power of his stolen goods, and wasn't quite ready yet. The Autobots and Megatron managed to break into the volcano base, but Sideways had prepared a series of explosive boobytraps. {{storylink|Assault}}

[[File:Starscreamepisode-Sidewaysposes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Hey, Sideways, your shield has huge gaps in it.]]

Despite this, the Autobots were able to get through them, where they came face to face with Sideways. Asked as to what side he was on today, Sideways replied that he was on his own, but today he was betting on Starscream. The Autobots fought him, but he was able to warp around them at will, and none were able to land a punch. Ultimately, [[Vector Prime]] placed his Mini-Con, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and Optimus Prime was able to use that to detect where Sideways would appear next. After several blasts, Sideways was once again able to flee, this time because of the arrival of Scourge. He returned to Starscream's side, where the wayward Decepticon was nearly finished absorbing the Omega Lock's power. When Starscream said he wouldn't run to face Megatron, but wait for Megatron to come and be picked off at his leisure, Sideways realized there was nothing more he could do there and left, teleporting away. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} Once the tremendous battle was over, and Starscream (despite having grown to a large size) had fallen over defeated, Sideways reappeared. Noting that Starscream could still be useful to him, he warped Starscream's humongous body away. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Starscream woke up inside the ''Atlantis'', with Sideways standing over him. Sideways explained that during the time Starscream had been out, Megatron had been defeated and Primus had awoken. The two traveled to Cybertron and found it transformed into Primus, but lying dormant; Sideways snarked that some clever guy had stolen all his power. He and Starscream tried to fight their way through the Autobots to the Omega Lock, but failed. Later, Sideways warped behind the Autobots' human friends, nabbed their three [[Mini-Con]] pals, and warped away. Angry, the children jumped into the portal window he left behind. {{storylink|Balance}} Vector Prime, being informed by Safeguard that the Mini-Cons and children were missing, reviewed security footage showing Sideways kidnapping the former. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

[[File:Memory-Sidewaysandchildren.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Now appearing to children in person, rather than via monitor!]]

Sideways attached Jolt to some equipment in order to search his memories for data pertaining to location of [[Gigantion]], where the last Cyber Planet Key would be found. But all Sideways could extract was useless data that would take forever to examine, so he tried to watch some television to pass the time. No luck—they were jamming their own communications, so he couldn't watch ''[[Galactic Guardians]]'' or anything, so he turned on his [[Soundwave (G1)|stereo]] and began moving to the music. Starscream yelled at him for goofing off. Embarrassed, Sideways ran off to do repairs. Indeed, the memory download was taking too long, so Sideways decided it would be much quicker if they just hacked open Jolt's head, took what they wanted, and deleted the rest. The operation was interrupted by the children, and so Sideways left to deal with them. After a few slapstick adventures, including a faked hologram of Megatron telling Sideways to jump on one foot and call himself a "pretty lady", the children were able to escape with Sideways's key to the cell he was keeping the other two Mini-Cons in. Though those two were rescued, Sideways finally caught up with them, laughing maniacally and with evil intent. {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} Jolt, whose rotors were now untied, was able to open a warpgate for himself and the others to escape through. Angered, Sideways warped away himself, and appeared again in front of the children and the Mini-Cons, telling him that he had put an energy field around the ship to prevent Jolt from pulling that trick again. The children and the Mini-Cons ran, but he threw one of his wing blades into the path ahead of them, blocking their escape. As Sideways mocked their attempts to distract him so they could make their getaway, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] was able to communicate with the ship and spray [[fire-retardant foam]] over Sideways's head. They fled.

[[File:Escape-Sidewaysmeandrawing.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"A ''mouth?!'' This is libel!"]]

Later, when the children and the Mini-Cons had located the chamber in which Sideways was guarding, the one that was blocking communications from being sent out of ''Atlantis'', they remotely caused a malfunction in one of the engine rooms. Sideways ran out of the chamber and into the engine room, where he found a crude drawing of him on the wall. "Now that's just mean!" Next they dumped him down one of the garbage chutes, which Sideways laughed at. He'd just warp out of there! But he forgot that he'd disabled warping, so he was cast out of the ship into space. A piece of trash that followed him conked him on his head, knocking him out. ''Atlantis'' was soon found by the Autobots and Decepticons, and so Starscream set the ship to warp away. Just in time, the children and the Mini-Cons shot themselves out of the ship in two escape pods, but Sideways's floating body blocked the second pod from leaving the warp perimeter of the ship. Sideways and the second pod disappeared along with ''Atlantis''. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Sideways returned to the helm of ''Atlantis'' with Starscream, as the distance between them and the planet [[Gigantion]], home to the final [[Cyber Planet Key]], quickly narrowed. But due to the work of [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], and the Decepticons were able to follow a trail to the ship, and so Sideways activated the ship's defenses while he navigated a warp jump away. But after they had jumped, Starscream felt the power of Primus, and so the ''Atlantis'' returned to Cybertron. After a battle between Starscream and Primus, Starscream was brutally defeated, so Sideways warped the ship away again with Starscream's body in tow. {{storylink|Titans}} Starscream was no worse for wear by the time Sideways had begun piloting ''Atlantis'' through a warp gate to another dimension where Gigantion was located, but the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'', wasn't far behind. ''Atlantis'' started lagging behind the Autobots when Bud and the Mini-Cons aboard began sabotaging its engines, much to the fury of Sideways and Starscream. {{storylink|Warp}}

Sideways managed to get ''Atlantis'' to Gigantion, but only after a crash-landing. Before too long, the ship was under attack from the Autobots. Starscream was still too drained from his fight with Primus, so Sideways was told to fight them himself, an order he grumbled loudly about once he was out of Starscream's range. He confronted Optimus Prime, merged with Wing Saber, and bemoaned their sneaky tactics. He was the one supposed to be pulling the strings! As Sideways was targeted by a volley of missiles, Optimus Prime told Sideways that he'd had enough of his tricks. After a prolonged fight, Sideways could do nothing better than to utter a pathetic "mother!" as Prime's final, most powerful attack was bearing in on him. Thankfully for Sideways, he was saved by Soundwave, who pushed him out of the way at the last second. Once they were safe, Sideways thanked Soundwave for the rescue. Soundwave reminded Sideways that "that's how we roll," and not to forget their ultimate purpose. {{storylink|City}}

[[File:Showdown-SoundwaveSidewaysstare.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Don't go towards the light, Sideways!]]

While the both of them were searching for the last Cyber Planet Key, they were discovered by the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. Soundwave explained their backstory as survivors of Planet X and their vendetta against Gigantion. When the Autobots noted it was their own fault their planet was destroyed, Soundwave shrouded them in a thick black cloud while Sideways created virtual duplicates of himself. He managed to mess with Red Alert's head, but was tricked into revealing himself by Scattorshot after the clever technician dealt with the smog. In the end, the two Planet X natives were crushed under a falling tower. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Sideways and Soundwave didn't resurface until the Autobots were ready to leave Gigantion to their home dimension to repair the black hole. They challenged the Autobots, blocking their path out of the planet, for they wanted to ensure the black hole destroyed the galaxy. After fighting Optimus Prime to a standstill, they were interrupted by Starscream and Megatron, who were fighting several layers above them, glowing and pulsating with energy levels no one present had ever seen. Soundwave and Sideways wanted to escape, fearing their own destruction, but they lamented that if they didn't grab the Omega Lock then, they'd have failed at their mission. Both warped closer to the battle between Megatron and Starscream, and, reaching towards the tremendous energy that had built up during the Decepticons' battle, Sideways begged Soundwave to leave and save himself. Soundwave rejected this, because they were in this together. As Megatron and Starscream punched each other simultaneously, a wave of energy seemed to destroy both Planet X natives.

[[File:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|We're not dead! Neither is our planet! Weird.]]
Vector Prime noted that neither were likely destroyed in the conventional sense, but were blasted into another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} His analysis seemed to be correct; a little later, when Megatron witnessed a vision of Starscream—apparently reaching out through the [[fire dimension]] to mock him one final time—Sideways and Soundwave were both standing by the traitor's side. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

Sideways, Soundwave, and [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] later cheered as they stood before an undestroyed Planet X, apparently having found an intact, parallel version of their homeworld in the dimension they had been transported to. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] stated that the Planet X which attacked the Gigantion of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]] was the headquarters of the remnants of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] from [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/05}} The dimension that this Sideways, along with Soundwave and Laserbeak, landed in was [[Aurex 906.29 Alpha]]. Vector Prime hoped that the trio found some measure of peace. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/03}}

[[Vector Prime]] also stated that the Planet X which attacked Gigantion in [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]] was half the body of Unicron from [[Primax 886.0 Gamma]] and its denizens were previously consumed Transformers resurrected by the planet. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/08}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:SkywarpSidewaysWheeljack.jpg|upright=1|thumb|I'm such a secret shill for Unicron that you only ever see me once! Well, twice.]]

Always evasive about where his true loyalties lie, Sideways has been seen on battlefields the galaxy over, but not always on the same side. He has manipulated both factions like a game of cosmic chess, and chooses his words carefully. Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, he has always served just one master: [[Unicron]]. To these purposes, he assigned his Mini-Con companion, [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] to infiltrate the Mini-Cons' Moonbase operations and send things awry. Crosswise was more of a wildcard than a full-on partner, unlike Sideways's other Mini-Con, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]. Rook was assigned to sow the real seeds of discontent amongst the Mini-Cons on the moon. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideways himself was first seen working on a secret desert rocket site, guarded by [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], which was designed to launch Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]] laser system in orbit. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} After the rocket was launched, he returned to Cybertron, and was present for the battle against Unicron... though what exact role he played in it is unknown. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
[[File:GF Noisemaze comic.jpg|thumb|left|]]
Presenting himself as an [[Autobot]], Sideways sneaked into the Autobot base on [[Earth]]. There, he set off an explosion that allowed him the opportunity to steal the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s for [[Velocitron]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]] that were in the Autobots' possession, along with the [[Omega Lock]]. Evasive in his answers to the shocked [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Sideways took his leave and turned over the artifacts to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Together, the three went to find Earth's Cyber Planet Key, and, despite Autobot interference, Sideways was able to help Starscream steal the power of the Omega Lock with the three Cyber Planet Keys plugged in and grow to gigantic size. {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-10-Sideways.jpg|thumb]]
Sideways witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s humiliating temper-tantrum over his lack of "[[Skeletron|See-Through Power]]". {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

Later, Sideways was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to attack the [[Autobot]] base while the Autobots were at a picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after... ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Sideways was around when [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]] uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}} He was among the Decepticons who aided Megatron in attacking [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], excited that he finally had a chance to show up in full. Then Metroplex collapsed on him, burying the poor guy in blocks. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] entered [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]] to keep an eye on the Sideways of this universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/17}}

Sideways would later travel to [[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]], becoming the [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] of that universe. He would subsequently travel to a [[Primax]] universe [[Sideways (RM)|to trouble the Autobots there]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''TransTech''===
{{main|Sideways (AVP)}}
One incarnation of Sideways was a dimension-hopping serial liar, who possibly originated in a [[Viron]] universe before traveling through [[Aurex]] and a number of other [[Universal stream|universal clusters]]. At one point, he infiltrated [[Axiom Nexus]] and kidnapped [[Vector Prime]], hijacking his column with [[Axiom Nexus News]] to make fun of [[you]] for being obsessed with minor trivia. He was eventually located by the TransTech, but managed to escape by Headmaster-linking with Rook and using his [[Dimensional Interfacer]] to flee.
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Sideways
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Sideways.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66]]
|link=
|faction=Trans-factional
|unit=Standard
|class=Special
|specialclass=Ranged
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a pistol type SMG to shoot targets.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Trans-phase
|abilitydesc=Teleports to a target location leaving a swarm of nanites behind that deals Cryo damage, slowing down enemies in the affected area.
|cost=3 ability points +3 for reuses.
|level11=Gains immunity to being disabled for 10 seconds upon teleporting.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''[[Aurex]] Sideways:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases ability damage and heals Sideways upon using his ability until the nanites dissappears.
|date=[[February 12]], [[2026]]
|notes=Sideways' in-game appearance is based directly on his [[#Armada|''Armada'' Super-Con class toy]] (more specifically the first-run Hasbro release with the predominantly yellow chest and red shin stripes on Crosswise), albeit with his tailpipe weapons completely omitted despite appearing in his motorcycle mode. Although he is labelled as a trans-factional Bot, his models differ between the two factions as a way of replicating his faction-swapping gimmick, with [[Rook (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crosswise]] attached to his head or riding him in motorcycle mode representing their respective sides. His ability "Trans-phase" is based on the trans-phase mode he uses in the ''Armada'' cartoon.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|All on Tape}}{{storylink|Behind the Veil}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|My hats are the grandest of all... except that they're putting me on the wrong sides! (''First-run Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Double Face.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Takara version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong name'': '''Double Face'''
:*''Takara/Sonkong ID number'': '''MX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: First released in the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Con" (aka "Deluxe) class toys, Sideways transforms into a racing motorcycle of made-up model. As with most ''Armada'' toys, virtually all of his [[gimmick]]s are directly tied to Mini-Cons, and Sideways came with two of them: [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]. Rook and Crosswise can both ride on Sideways's cycle mode at the same time, held in place on his seat by small tab-slot connections, as can [[Mirror|their combined form]], which was designed to "grip" Sideways's handlebars. His tailpipes become arm-mounted [[Powerlinx]]-activated pressure-launch missile launchers.

: In robot mode, Sideways's head can be pushed back into his torso and replaced with Rook or Crosswise in their alternate head configurations. By sliding the Mini-Cons' arms down into Sideways's torso, each one pushes down plates behind Sideways's windshield-chest to reveal either an Autobot or Decepticon symbol. (You don't ''have'' to have the arms push into the torso if you don't want to, as the Mini-Cons attach in head mode just fine by having the arms positioned towards Sideways's back; arguably they fit ''better'' without the chestplates' springs pushing back up against the arms. However, the arms are what actually makes the toy do the symbol-thing.) The initial run of Sideways toys had Rook reveal the Decepticon symbol and Crosswise reveal the Autobot brand. Later runs corrected this to match the faction-reveal gimmick as portrayed in the cartoon, with Rook forming the "Autobot" head and Crosswise the "Decepticon" head. (Crosswise was also altered to replace his red paint accents with a more Decepticon-y purple, making it easy to tell in-package which version of Sideways it was.)

: For his later [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' release and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' release, "Double Face" got a significant paint change, swapping the yellow and purple on his chest. This matches the cartoon model, which was based on the pre-release Hasbro deco (as seen on the Hasbro packaging). This version also—of course—retains the show-like Rook/Autobot-Crosswise/Decepticon symbol-reveal configuration.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (likely conceived as a [[Powerlinx]] redeco).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmSideways/sideways.htm More information on ''Armada'' Sideways at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con, during Toys"R"Us's [[Black Friday (event)|post-Thanksgiving-day]] sale. Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bonus Pack''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

: [[Kmart]] stores offered "Bonus Packs" later in the ''Armada'' line's run, which were basically just a normal-release Super-Con and Mini-Con Team pack clamshelled together for ''slightly'' less than the cost of the two individually.

: Sideways has been found packed with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:SidewaysCybertron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|On second thought, screw the whole motorcycle thing.''(Hasbro release)'']]
[[File:GalaxyForce_Noisemaze_toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I pulled off the sword/shield/firearm combo before that one [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] decided to steal it from me! ''(Takara release)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Deluxe-Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Noisemaze'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[March 31]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades, Planet X Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dj51'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)}}

: One of the ''very'' few "[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]"-themed toys in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'', this version of Sideways transforms into a black and orange alien spacefighter. The center-back of his jet mode can rise up like a gun turret; plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back end of the assembly deploys two pairs of spring-loaded blades, plus covers the Autobot symbol in the top with a Decepticon badge. This assembly becomes a non-removable left-arm-mounted "shield" in robot mode. His wings can also detach from his ankles and be used as blades, with both [[5 mm post|pegging]] into his hands, either with one blade in each hand, or with both blades pegging into the top and bottom of a single hand, forming a double-bladed weapon.

: This toy was first released in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' line under the name Noisemaze, featuring silver-chromed details on the wings. The later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' "Sideways" replaced the chrome with silver paint, dropped some of the silver details on his key jack, and added more bronze paint on his "collar". The Hasbro version has also been slightly [[retool]]ed, rounding off his robot-mode head-horns, presumably [[for safety reasons]]. And of course, Sideways's Cyber Key has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on the back the Takara version lacks.

: This mold was also used to make the Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]]. It was retooled to make [[BotCon 2009]]'s ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scourge]] and Sweeps [[Sweep Two#Toys|Two]], [[Sweep Six#Toys|Six]], and [[Sweep Seven#Toys|Seven]] (the Sweeps were later repurposed as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Sideways at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy CriticalPath.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Look, Grandma's is down this path! It's ''critical'' I take it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Critical Path Pack! Sideways vs. Red Alert''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades, Planet X Cyber Key

: This two-pack of the [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Deluxe-size ''Cybertron'' Red Alert]] and Sideways toys was made available only at [[Target]] stores, retailing for $16.99. The toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Deluxe Sideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And they thought [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus]] would have a jet mode and be a pretool for me. Take that, suckers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sideways''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing blades, shield, Planet X Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Cybertron Sideways? That was me and Tomo san!|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1397176312074076170|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram DMs|year=2025|month=07|day=22}}</ref>
:Released as part of an exclusive line celebrating ''Cybertron''{{'}}s 20th anniversary, Sideways accurately recreates the original figure's design, but with more modern design flourishes, such as better articulation, pinned shoulders and hips, and [[5 mm post|5 mm arm ports]]. He retains the removable wings that become handheld swords, the shield with fold-out spikes, and the Planet X Cyber Key. The Key, like those included with other updates of ''Cybertron'' characters' toys, does not activate any gimmicks; the shield's spikes are folded out manually, and Sideways' faction symbol can be switched via a, well, switch on its back.

:The wings/swords and shield require [[partformer|removal for transformation]], unlike the original. The shield has a flip-out 5 mm post for Sideways' robot mode. He also has no translucent plastic and fewer paint applications compared to the original, though this is more cartoon accurate for his head and the shield spikes. Strangely, his shield is missing a pipe in its sculpt (left of the green triangle).

:His vehicle mode is mistransformed in its [[stock photography]]: the feet are not tabbed into the sides of the vehicle.

:Sideways was exclusive to Walmart and Hasbro Pulse in North America. Fans who ordered him from Walmart found that their orders were unexpectedly canceled and, with the supposed knowledge that most of the ''Cybertron'' capsule toys were canceled, many believed he was canceled too. However, the cancellations seemed to have been due to Walmart accidentally sending fans full cases of Sideways toys for fulfilled orders, instead of just one. The toy would later be put back in stock on Walmart's website and shipped normally.

:Sideways was revealed at [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair 2025]] alongside his capsule-mate [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Age of the Primes|Excellion]].

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[[File:AOTP Armada Sideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real Sideways were the ankles we broke along the way]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipes
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdjxMNBa7k Footage of the joint Hasbro/McFarlane Toys/Iron Studios panel] at [[CCXP#2025|CCXP 2025]] with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Emily Bader]], recorded at the "Oficina dos Joes" YouTube channel</ref>

:Released in the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class figures, Sideways is a faithful update of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a purple and <s>yellow</s> gold racing motorcycle. His colors are based on his cartoon model and ''Legends of the Microns'' toy, swapping the purple and gold on his chest. He includes two tailpipe weapons which he can hold as clubs or mount on his forearms as (non-firing) missiles like the [[#Armada|original toy]].

:Unlike most of the other ''Armada'' figures in contemporary toylines, Sideways comes with his two Mini-Cons, [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise]], who can still transform into either one of his heads and combine with each other into a [[Mirror#Age of the Primes|larger form]] to ride him in motorcycle mode. Unlike the original, Rook's legs and Crosswise's arms [[partformer|must be removed]] for either transformation, with the leftover limbs storing on the side of Sideways's legs/motorcycle mode. Undocumented in his instructions, Rook's legs have slots on the sides to allow Crosswise's arms to connect to them and form a single piece similar to the "weapon" mode of the original Crosswise. Though not Mini-Con activated, he has a panel on his chest that can manually swap between Autobot and Decepticon insignias (though no "blank" option is available). The panel cannot be flipped when his "neutral" head is tucked into his chest to allow either Mini-Con to attach, but can freely flip when in vehicle mode. Oddly, the head-swap gimmick was not featured in stock photos nor product descriptions, leading Brand Manager [[Nate Purswell]] to confirm and showcase the gimmick himself on Instagram.

:Unlike neither Sideways's original toy nor his onscreen design, Crosswise's head mode eyes are yellow as opposed to their proper pink. What this ''does'' resemble, however, is [[:File:Sidewaysheads.jpg|a collage]] formerly featured on this page depicting Sideways' three heads using mid-transformation screencaps; it appears the wiki is now [[Circular reporting#AOTPSideways|two for two]] with causing [[Circular reporting#Sideways|errors]] in regards to this version of the character.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF Sideways.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|STRIKE POSE!]]
*'''Double Face''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon head, stand

:Available in "Act 10" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Double Face is a PVC figurine of his animation model. He was available in both full-color and pewter versions, with one of each packed in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] boxes. He came with an extra head so that his appearance could be switched between his "normal" head and the "Decepticon" head. His appearance could ''not'' be switched out of its weird-looking ninja(?) pose, however, which makes him the tallest non-build-a-figure in the entire series.

: Act 10 is notable for using much softer plastic than the preceding nine Acts, which can lead to balance and peg-tearing issues. There is also a potential peg problem with the pewter versions, as the pegs may have been painted before being pushed into place. And with the softer plastic of Act 10, this makes a stuck peg even easier to tear off. Lightly shaving of the socket walls with a thin hobby knife should solve the issue... though with Double Face's minimal "posability" thanks to his odd stance, it's not very likely you'll be trying to move anything on him.
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==Notes==
[[File:Detection-SidewaysNoHat.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's back. From outer space.]]
* Sideways was designed to be a "ninja" Transformer, with a yellow and purple color scheme based on a [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employee's racing motorcycle.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sideways was a fun Ninja transfomer concept. His feature was unique in the franchise and those are the things I take pride in looking back. His colors are based of a Takara employee racing bike.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuHRJVH-0j/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=07}}</ref>
* A 2001 Armada IP bible includes a bio of Sideways that notes he is comic relief after his Mini-Con is damaged and split in two, now acting as his "angel" and "devil" consciences who also bicker between themselves. Before the accident, Sideways was an aloof and mysterious ninja who turns into a police cycle. Obviously, this characterization didn't exactly pan out.
* While the positioning of ''Armada'' Sideways's head-handlebars in toy form is up to the owner, the cartoon consistently portrayed them as angled downwards. Similarly, his alternate heads/helmets have their horns angled down at the first joint, and then upwards at the second joint.
* In ''Armada'', outside of the [[stock footage]] sequences showing Sideways putting his Mini-Con helmets on, his "bare" head was often colored in shades of gray similar to the Crosswise head, rather than the appropriate purple and yellow.
* In [https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2zUH7W5JQ0/WVeN--2zLgI/AAAAAAAAZxs/CYXW7Atn60IYrhxIth_sWvknUdIwK39OQCKgBGAs/s1600/0031.jpg at least one] of [[Unicron]]'s [[character model]] sheets showing off the larger-scale techy greebles, Sideways—or in this case—"Double Face" is used as a scale reference, with an abbreviation of "'''W.F.'''". To most English speakers, this wouldn't make much sense, but the letter "W" is often used in Japanese media in place of the word "double", as the letter "W" (''double-u'') is pronounced the same as "double" in Japanese (''daburu''), making them interchangeable with one another. This had previously been used for the Japanese [[Micromaster Combiner]]s (aka "W Teams"), and the [[W Cassettebot]]s.
* In "[[Memory (Cybertron)|Memory]]", Sideways seemed to be a fan of the [[Galactic Guardians]], a superhero team who star in their own cartoon show. He also seemed to be a fan of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", as he sang the first few lyrics to himself before being interrupted by Starscream.
* ''Cybertron'' Sideways has a bat-like vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'' meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Megatron]]'s {{w|Batmobile}}-esque vehicle mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a ''Batman''/''Transformers'' crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a ''Batman'' movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way… Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's… bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* For most of his ''Kre-O'' appearances, Sideways appeared only as a singular leg, making it a bit hard to tell if he was meant to be a Kreon version of the ''Armada'' Sideways. His identity wasn't confirmed until he finally showed up in full in his fifth appearance… only for the gag to continue when he ends up buried with only his leg showing.
* Like most non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Sideways is made from existing Kreon parts. He makes use of the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] helmet, [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] clip-on arm weapons, and what appears to be two additional Kreon arms attached to a backpack/
*The Hasbro sales copy for ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Sideways on social media labels him as a descendant of [[Liege Maximo|Liege Maximo Prime]].

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese'': '''Double Face''' (ダブルフェイス ''Daburu Feisu'')
*''Armenian'': '''Koghmnapah''' (Կողմնապահ, "Sideways")
*''Hungarian'': '''Kanyargó''' ("Swerver")
*''Korean'': '''Double Face''' (더블페이스 ''Deobeul Paiseu'')
*''Polish'': '''Krętacz''' ("Dodger")
*''Russian'': '''Otshel'nik''' (Отшельник, "Hermit")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese'': '''Noisemaze''' (ノイズメイズ ''Noizumeizu''), '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ ''Saidoweizu'')
*''Hungarian'': '''Mellékút''' ("Bypass")
*''Korean'': '''Side Way''' (사이드웨이 ''Saideu Wei'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertronians]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Transformers]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Ninjas]]
[[Category:Planet X]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Talk:Circular reporting

2026-04-21T11:45:31Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes Sideways */ Sorry, forgot to sign this

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Do we add the Wing Team being Decepticons in everything due to us only having those pictures? --[[User:ZacAttack|ZacAttack]] ([[User talk:ZacAttack|talk]]) 19:00, 4 February 2021 (EST)
:Adding to that, Streetwise's personality in Timelines? --[[User:ZacAttack|ZacAttack]] ([[User talk:ZacAttack|talk]]) 19:04, 7 March 2021 (EST)

I know there's no write-up yet so forgive me if I'm taking this the wrong way, but are 3rd party toys being used for Lost Light vehicle models really an example of citogenesis? -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 20:53, 7 March 2021 (EST)
:If the artist wasn't aware that they based an image off of an unofficial product, I'd say it counts as citogenesis. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 20:58, 7 March 2021 (EST)
::But the concept of citogenesis, at least to my understanding, is that misinformation on the wiki becomes official information because it was on the wiki. Using third party toys as character models is a whole other thing. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 16:16, 9 March 2021 (EST)
:::That's why it's listed under "Non-TFWiki references". If an artist isn't fully aware of what is 3P and what isn't when searching for reference images on Google, then it's an easy mistake. ''Transformers'' citogenesis—from what I have seen at least—isn't exclusive to the wiki, as Hasbro and its affliates are well-known to use Googled images for reference material. Hasbro ''really'' needs a proper archive lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:16, 9 March 2021 (EST)

Are other people allowed to add to this? I'm thinking of making the Igu/ Igu S section, but I'm not sure if that's against rules. --[[User:ZacAttack|ZacAttack]] ([[User talk:ZacAttack|talk]]) 06:55, 20 May 2021 (EDT)
:Yes [[User:Notsoalex|--notsoalex]] ([[User talk:Notsoalex|talk]]) 10:36, 20 May 2021 (EDT)

==Tailwind==
The Gorlam Prime micromasters getting reused as actual characters happened multiple times. Is there any reason that Tailwind in particular is getting called out? -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 16:53, 14 June 2021 (EDT)
:To answer this question for future reference, MTMTE displayed multiple instances of the author researching a character's listed appearances on the wiki before using the character. By contrast, Dropshot, Barricade, and Blackjack were meant to shill new toys or a recent console game design in ignorance or defiance of the Gorlamites. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 21:27, 13 February 2022 (EST)

== "Third party" designs in official media ==

Does [[IP theft#Third party designs in official products and marketing|this]] qualify as more instances of Non-TFWiki references?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 20:04, 16 June 2021 (EDT)

==Moving bulk of page==
Hey, since 'citogenesis' moreso refers to circular reporting and the use of unofficial material in official material is ''loosely'' following that, how about everything under [[User:Grum/Sandbox/Citogenesis#Non-TFWiki references]] is moved to [[IP theft#Third party designs in official products and marketing]]? And errors that aren't the result of 'third party' toys can just be moved to their respective article? So the page would be something like: [[User:Notsoalex/sandbox/Circular reporting in Transformers]] [[User:Notsoalex|--notsoalex]] ([[User talk:Notsoalex|talk]]) 23:29, 31 August 2021 (EDT)
:As others have suggested in the Discord server, I agree that this "Circular reporting" page can be pared down by not duplicating too much information from the "IP infringement" page. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 03:53, 9 September 2021 (EDT)

== Enemy ==

Does [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] qualify? His creation as a separate character occurred via a bizarre chain of events that involved a Hasbro licensee that gave its product odd names in lieu of actual character names, TFWiki running with it because of lulz, [[David Willis|Walky]] basing [[Enemy (SG)|SG Enemy]] on that joke, and then Takara taking inspiration from TFWiki. Even if we were to assume that Takara was perfectly aware that "Enemy" wasn't an actual, established character until they made him one—does that really make a difference?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 14:54, 8 January 2022 (EST)
:I believe Andrew Hall was the one behind those bios. When it's something intentional like that, I would never call it circular reporting. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:31, 8 January 2022 (EST)

== Straxus==
Removing the bit about Darkmount's colors, because it's not actually true, it's just an assumption people made! Darkmount's colors are not, in fact, my artwork's doing. As much as it'd be cool to claim that. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:02, 13 February 2022 (EST)

== SG Flamewar ==

Far be it from me to bring up something on a topic that I feel largely has been erroneously pointed to a lot but it's kind of insane that SG Flamewar isn't on here at all. Everything about the issue from her association with Cannonball to Hailstorm being someone she's with entirely because the main Flamewar's page's image for her sole TransTech appearance has him in it, it all absolutely is a case of a writer looking at a wiki page and using that as a basis (probably far more than at least 4 of the ones already on this page). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:31, 21 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the only reason it's not is because like... is anything in that issue actually ''erroneous?'' Not really. But I totally agree it should be here in some capacity, because it's one of the most striking examples of stuff being invented whole cloth based entirely on a wiki article. I guess it's all in how the issue's framed in the article—maybe sandbox it, and see what people think? —[[User:The Wadapan|wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 04:34, 22 April 2024 (EDT)
::Yeah, this is a case of glaring bare-bones research, not false historical reporting. IDW SG is a different story continuity. This would be better for a wiki page titled something along the lines of "Influence of this site on official research". [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 11:52, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Orange Sentinel Prime ==

IDW Sentinel Prime was consistently portrayed as predominantly yellow until the Titans Return figure, which based him on the only full-body panel available on the internet at the time (also used on his disambiguation page). This photo is set in dramatic mid-day lighting, making him look more orange than usual. Then, he was orange in IDW 2019 and it looks like yellow Sentinel has become a thing of the past. Does this oddity deserve a mention here or should it just be put under the notes section on his own page? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 21:16, 23 June 2025 (EDT)
:[[User:Brickmaster57/yelow sentinel|Here’s the proposed section]], preferably placed under "incorrect decos for official toys" before Anniversary Igu, as Sentinel came first. Feedback is appreciated. [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 15:23, 4 August 2025 (EDT)
::Looking back, Origin had a lot of panels where the yellows straight up looked orange, not just the one you've mentioned; the coloring was not super consistent. I don't know that we can chalk this one up to citogenesis so much as "He just kinda looked orange". -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 02:35, 5 August 2025 (EDT)
:::I'd have to disagree with that, having just reread Megatron: Origin, it’s ''just'' that panel (and the 2 small ones in the same lighting). His appearance in issue 2 is properly colored, he’s standing in a shadow in issue 3 so he looks a little darker, but the highlights of the colors are correct, and his appearance in issue 4 is the most yellow he'd ever looked (until dawning the blue apex armor). Perhaps you’re confusing some of his mugshots (for lack of a better term) to be representative of the rest of his body? His helmet has orange accents which, depending on the artist, results in a completely orange helmet or a yellowy-orange helmet indiscernible from his torso color. Funnily enough, that would also explain his helmet being the same color as the rest of his body even though it shouldn’t be.[[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 14:21, 5 August 2025 (EDT)
::::Regardless, I seriously question this as a citogenesis thing, especially when [[:File:Primes IDW.JPG|this pic]] has also been on the wiki for 15+ years. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 14:44, 5 August 2025 (EDT)
:::::I wondered that too, until I saw the ''original'' version of the picture on the wiki. The contrast on that photo is ''insane'', and it wouldn’t surprise me if the deco artist disregarded that image. Also, I’m not exactly blaming the wiki here (I’ll remove the "it was his disambig photo" if approved), I think it was mostly a google thing. The first image on google for "IDW Sentinel Prime" is from the villains wiki, not this one. IIRC, the TFWiki showed up very low on google results back in 2015-2016 for that specific search.[[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 14:52, 5 August 2025 (EDT)

== Kaskade ==

I made a note of this on her page, but is it possible that the reason Kaskade's toy has a monocle on the headsculpt is because the mainpic that I uploaded for her back in... uh, 2020 or so, was that one where she has a monocle? She doesn't usually have one as a default in many of her scant appearances, she just deploys it to scope people from a distance. --[[User:Nu-Priest|Nu-Priest]] ([[User talk:Nu-Priest|talk]]) 19:31, 25 February 2026 (EST)
:She has the monocle on in most close-ups, and it could have just been a stylistic choice because it's visually interesting, same as Armada Nemesis Prime's face. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 10:50, 26 February 2026 (EST)

== Age of the Primes Sideways ==

So Age of the Primes Sideways's section previously showed the version of the collage of cartoon screencaps responsible for the newer toy being mistakenly-given yellow eyes. The image file got updated with the final screencap swapped for one with proper pink eyes, which while the right way to go about things on Sideway's article, does kinda mess up the section on this particular page. Especially since it could work wonderfully to have yellow eyes collage->pink eyes collage->2026 Crosswise as opposed to how it's now updated collage with a note the eyes used to be yellow as the first pic. Maybe we could upload the older collage as its own pic solely for usage on this page? [[User:Kirby0189|Kirby0189]] ([[User talk:Kirby0189|talk]]) 07:45, 21 April 2026 (EDT)

Talk:Circular reporting

2026-04-21T11:43:40Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes Sideways */ new section

As the Kospego Commands!

2026-04-20T14:03:16Z

Kirby0189: /* Continuity notes */

{{episode|
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|image=AsTheKospegoCommands the Kospego.jpg
|caption=Get up, Bambi! You must get up!
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|next=Collect 'Em All
|title="As the Kospego Commands!"
|season=1
|season ep=6
|airdate=[[March 7]], [[2015]] (Australia/NZ) [[April 25]], [[2015]] (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Michael Ryan]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Scooter Tidwell]]
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}}

'''Sideswipe's loyalty to the team comes into question as he and Bumblebee track down a Cybertronian crime boss.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Arnold's shopping list.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Altogether with those moose calls! "AUGH AUGH AUGH!!!"]]
[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] manages to avoid a falling stack of [[stasis pod]]s just in the nick of time, only to almost be flattened by another pod which [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] catches. Bumblebee asks why [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] isn't helping him, but it turns out Sideswipe has given an excuse so he can slack off and listen to music. Bumblebee's attempt to tell Sideswipe off is sidetracked when Bumblebee starts listening to the music himself, but he gets his point across. [[Denny Clay|Denny]] announces a customer has arrived, and the bots disguise themselves as a vehicle pulls up. The teens who hop out announce they've come on behalf of the [[Kospego (myth)|Kospego]], a local legendary creature. The Kospego has demanded [[Arnold]] and his friends acquire for it a number of components. When Arnold rattles off the list of components needed, Bumblebee recognizes what they're needed for and asks Russell not to let them have the generator they need. Arnold is unhappy when he finds he can't get a generator, as the only other place to get one would be the [[Crown River Dam|dam]].

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Strongarm Decepticon hunter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOO!!!]]
As the Kospego's minions drive off, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] returns from searching the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crash site with a strange device she's found, which Fixit identifies as a [[Decepticon Hunter]] — a multi-purpose weapon that adapts to its wielder's desires. After Strongarm attempts to make it turn into a protoblaster unsuccessfully, taking out Denny's vintage refrigerator collection in the process, Bumblebee reveals he believes the Kospego is a Decepticon aiming to build a [[space bridge]]. Though the other Autobots are excited at the prospect of returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Bumblebee doubts that the space bridge will be stable, and will more likely produce a black hole that could destroy Earth. Fixit checks the database and finds the likely Decepticon is [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]. The Autobots set out for the dam to make sure the Kospego's minions don't steal the generator.

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Sideswingo and Bumbeego.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Dear God, I hope it's not mating season for these damn beasts."]]
Leaving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and Sideswipe to guard the generator, Bumblebee and Strongarm begin searching the area. Sideswipe naturally grows bored and decides to go scout the perimeter, or more precisely go listen to music somewhere quiet. Bumblebee and Strongarm find him boogieing, and while Bumblebee reprimands him, they hear Grimlock being confronted by someone over the comms. They return to find the generator gone and Grimlock flattened. Bumblebee pointedly blames Sideswipe for leaving his post. When Grimlock proves unable to get back to [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]] under his own steam — he seems to have forgotten he can't fly — Bumblebee orders Strongarm to help him. Bumblebee and Sideswipe meanwhile go looking and soon find the space bridge Arnold and his pals are building. Needing to get the humans away from the site, Sideswipe comes up with a plan — he and Bumblebee disguise themselves with tree branches and pretend to be the legendary creatures "Sideswingo" and "Bumbeego". Once they act menacingly and Sideswipe breaks a tree, Arnold and his friends flee.

[[File:AsTheKospegoCommands Thunderhoof space bridge.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Little does Thunderhoof know, he's actually going to be sucked into a Brony convention if he falls in.]]
As the two Autobots inspect the space bridge, Thunderhoof himself arrives and is unimpressed that his workers have been scared off. He offers to cut a deal with the pair and let them have some of his criminal empire if they help him return to Cybertron, but Bumblebee is naturally uncompromising, though Sideswipe actually seems to consider it a good idea. While Bumblebee fights the Decepticon, Sideswipe stands back, and when Thunderhoof has Bumblebee on the ground, Sideswipe announces he wants to help with the space bridge. He convinces Thunderhoof not to stomp Bumblebee and instead they fire up the space bridge, which seems to work until it turns an ominous purple color and start sucking things in. Thunderhoof decides to test it out by sending a reluctant Sideswipe through first, but Sideswipe uses the Decepticon Hunter as a mace, knocking Thunderhoof off balance and towards the space bridge. Thunderhoof stops himself on the threshold, but Bumblebee releases some girders which knock Thunderhoof in and he disappears. The two Autobots realize they can stop the black hole with an explosion and throw the generator into the space bridge. There's a explosion, and the whole space bridge is history. The Autobots pick themselves up and wonder what happened to Thunderhoof.

Elsewhere in the woods, Thunderhoof rematerializes to discover he's still on Earth, and decides to set up a new empire here instead. He's interrupted by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who invites him to a team up. Also, Arnold and his friends are searching in the forest fruitlessly for Sideswingo and Bumbeego.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (8)

|c2=
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (9)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (4)
*[[Russell Clay]] (5)
*[[Arnold]] (6)
*[[Morton]] (10)

}}

==Quotes==
"Oh Fixit, we don't have any elephants." 
"Oh...Then what have I been cleaning?!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Fixit'''

"The music on this planet is pretty great. The melodies are complex and the lyrics frequently have multiple meanings." 
"I like the UNZA UNZA parts."
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"I need stuff and yous gonna get it for me. Or else I'm gonna break some junk, and by junk I mean yous."
:—'''Thunderhoof''' gives his first command to his followers.

'''Bumblebee:''' Autobots! 
'''Sideswipe:''' Here comes another stinker. 
'''Strongarm:''' Nope, this time he nails it. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Let's rev, rock and rumble! [sees Sideswipe and Strongarm's faces] Oh really? I kinda liked that one.
:—Bumblebee tries out another motto.

"Since when can't I fly?"
:—'''Grimlock''' (whilst dizzy) thinks he can fly. Poor, poor Grimlock.

'''Grimlock:''' Hey, are my arms and legs still attached? 
'''Strongarm:''' Did you see what hit you? 
'''Grimlock:''' All I saw were horns coming at me. You know that feeling when someone throws you through a mountain? 
'''Strongarm:''' No. 
'''Bumblebee:''' Yes. 
'''Grimlock:''' Well, it was like that, only painful-er.
:—A Groggy Grimlock explains to Strongarm and Bumblebee what happened.

"There are other legendary creatures of, great, legendary-ness that walk the forest. Such as me Sideswingo." 
"And me, Bumbeego."
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"Why do legendary creatures hate trees so much?!"
:—'''Arnold'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* The Autobots are established as not possessing any [[elephant]]s.
* The Decepticon hunter looks exactly like one of the capture tools the Autobots used in "[[Pilot (Part 2)]]". While it could just be that that tool was also a Decepticon hunter, Fixit makes a big deal in this episode over how Strongarm managed to find one.
* The Decepticons were previously able to use stolen Earth technology to build a space bridge in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.
* Steeljaw mentions during his apology after slashing Thunderhoof's insignia that the brief pain was necessary; back in Steeljaw's debut in [[Trust Exercises]], he established he had slashed his shoulder insignias to disable the tracking mechanisms that could otherwise be used to locate him.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Underbite, Hammerstrike, Bisk, 4/5ths of Chop Shop, Terrashock
* ''On probation'': Grimlock
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, 1/5th of Chop Shop (possibly unknown to Bee), Thunderhoof
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
*Grimlock wonders why he cannot [[Flight|fly]]. Oddly, Grimlock was one of the very few Autobots to fly in the Generation 1 cartoon.

===Real-world references===
*The Kospego's name is similar to a real world mythical creature, the [[w:Wendigo|Wendigo]]. Its depiction as a deer-like humanoid, however, owes more to modern pop cultural interpretations of the creature, rather than the original Algonquian mythology of a cannibalistic, corpse-like giant with a frozen heart.

===Animation and technical errors===
*Strongarm mentions The Dam, but she wasn't present when Arnold mentioned it before leaving a moment earlier.
*When Steeljaw slashes Thunderhoof's Decepticon insignia, the claw marks are in a different direction to the motion of Steeljaw's arm.

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

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego de Yuànwàng Qīngdān'''" (科斯佩戈的愿望清单, "Wish List of Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegos vilje'''" ("The Will of Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego käskee'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Sous les ordres du Cospego'''" ("Under the Orders of Cospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 16]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Der Kospego'''" ("The Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 27]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospego parancsol'''" ("Kospego Commands")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Come vuole Kospego'''" ("As Kospego wants")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Densetsu no Yōkai Shikapyon, Arawaru!?'''" (伝説の妖怪シカピョン、あらわる!?, "The Legendary Spirit Shikapyon, Revealed!?")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[April 19]], 2015
::*The Japanese name for the Kospego, "Shikapyon" (シカピョン), is a portmanteau of "shika" (鹿), which means "deer" or "elk", and "pyonpyon" (ぴょんぴょん), a mimetic adverb which means "hopping" or "repeatedly jumping" (as deer and elk are known to do).

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Som Kospegoen befaler!'''" ("As the Kospego Commands!")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish''':
:*''Title:'' "'''Według rozkazów Kospego'''" ("In compliance with Kospego's orders")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 23]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 9]], 2015

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Prikaz Kospego'''" (Приказ Коспиго, "Kospego's Order")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[August 5]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kospegons vilja'''" ("The Will of the Kospego")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Collect 'em All ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — A New Mission ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 

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

Breakdown (G1)

2026-04-17T11:11:17Z

Kirby0189: /* New Legends */

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:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBreakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ever since the invention of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Breakdown has been convinced his pistol is out to kill him... (It really is!)]]
'''Breakdown''' has an acute case of paranoia. (What was that!?) He genuinely believes that things, both living and inanimate, are ''watching'' him. (They're all over me!) Breakdown doesn't like to stand out in a crowd. (Did you hear ''that''!?) He dreads being different and garnering attention. (Stop staring at me!) At times, he almost wishes he was a [[human]] so he could just disappear and no one would notice. (Get them off meeeee!) Needless to say, he and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (He's one of THEM!!) would be energon drinking buddies if each wasn't likely to be convinced the other was trying to poison him.

In vehicle mode, Breakdown's engine has got the shakes so hard that it can actually cause mechanical failures in other vehicles. (They're faking!) He can also rely (Ha! As if!) on his [[concussion weapon|concussion rifle]] if he gets cornered in an alley. As you'd expect, his paranoia is his worst weakness. It's such a problem that the stress can trigger mechanical problems, and it does, constantly. (Oh, yeah, I bet you'd ''love'' to claim this was "self-inflicted"!)

Breakdown can also combine (They'll never take me alive!!) with his fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As if the combiner wasn't unstable enough (It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you!!!), he's forced into working together with [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (Oh god, I have to run together with HIM?) when they form Menasor's legs.

{{bigquote|My body is just vibrating, I'm not scared or anything…|Breakdown isn't fooling anyone|"[[Mystery of Speedia 500]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Cosmic Rust", "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), Unknown actors (European French, "Cosmic Rust" & "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3")}}

[[File:Ktvs1 megs builds breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|These Snap-Tite kits are awesome!]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt to become the new Stunticons. Breakdown was given [[Spark|life]] by [[Vector Sigma]] along with the rest of the Stunticons. He agreed to obey Megatron, but there was a certain reluctance in his voice. He probably thought Megatron was out to get him, or something. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:Breakdown.jpg|thumb|I'm Breakdown and... what the $*#@! are you looking at?!]]

Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Arriving incognito on a ferry, Breakdown transformed and nervously informed the human passengers that this was a mutiny...no, no a hijack! Anyway, they were taking over the boat! Breakdown forced the humans into the captain's cabin, though he actually locked them in the garage. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Cosmicrust taking over this boat.jpg|left|thumb|Oh, God, People!, get away from me!]]

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

[[File:Masquerade as i preducted.jpg|thumb|Shouldn't the [[Red Alert (G1)|insanely paranoid]] Lambo Autobot have taken his place?]]

While assembling a new weapon capable of destroying any target by creating a chain reaction in its molecules, Megatron found himself short a few key components to finish the device. He sent the Stunticons out to retrieve those components by any means necessary. Breakdown and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assaulted a local optics laboratory to gather new focusing lenses for the cannon's beam. On their way to the weapon's construction site, they were intercepted by a troop of Autobots. It was [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] who brought down Breakdown, setting him on fire with his arc-welder rifle by using a trail of fuel as a fuse. The Stunticons were dragged back to Autobot Headquarters for imprisonment, an experience that Breakdown considered thoroughly "mortifrying". Once brought in, the Stunticons' radios were disabled and they were trapped in vehicle mode behind energized bars. The Autobots then used camouflage paint to alter their appearances and mimic the Stunticons, hoping to get close enough to Megatron to catch him unawares. Autobot warrior [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] assumed Breakdown's appearance for the mission. After they left, however, Breakdown tried using his unique vibratory pulses to disrupt his bars and break free, and just as he "preducted", it worked! He caught his Autobot captors by surprise and blasted several of them before they could react, giving him enough time to free his fellow Stunticons and form Menasor. After a brief but memorable conflict, Menasor escaped the Ark and returned to Megatron. The cannon was rendered unusable by the Autobots' intervention, though, and Megatron's plan failed. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Ffod3 squalor on chaar.jpg|left|thumb|Breakdown never did like sitting around the campfire with the other Decepticons.]]

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. Motormaster determined that the Decepticons needed strong leadership to survive, and hope came when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival and asked for the Decepticons to donate their remaining energon to revive their leader. While Dead End was pessimistic about their survival, Breakdown said they were doomed anyway without a leader and focus. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Breakdown joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} While Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. The Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to ally themselves with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Breakdown merged with his fellow Stunticons into Menasor to take on [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] during a battle in the [[Netherlands]]. They later got their butts kicked by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] when the two helped steal [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} Breakdown watched as a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] seized command from Galvatron and joined his attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After hearing Optimus Prime's body was being stored in [[Mark Morgan|Dr. Morgan]]'s lab, Breakdown followed Galvatron in an attack on the facility, but wound up being infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
{{charstubfiction}}

=====Scramble City=====
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|thumb|Arm? Leg? He's the guy with the gun!]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Breakdown and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. During the battle, the Stunticons tried mixing it up by swapping around their usual configuration, and Breakdown became Menasor's left arm. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hmep3 breakdown and dragstrip.jpg|thumb|left]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Breakdown and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Breakdown and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Breakdown and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Breakdown's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Breakdown and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Breakdown and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Breakdown and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} The Stunticons remained on Earth while Scorponok took the bulk of the Decepticon forces to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], hiding from the Autobots in the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]] where they mined [[crysmagnetal]]. When Scorponok returned, the Stunticons, combined as Menasor, joined in the final battle between the Autobot and Decepticons at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[Grand Scourge]] dropped in through a tear in space-time during a fight between the Autobots and Decepticons, and used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Though Breakdown attempted to flee, Grand Scourge managed to have him form the left leg of his gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
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=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
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=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Breakdown was a spectator for the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Srlf manga breakdown.jpg|thumb|It's nice to see him happy once in a while!]]
Breakdown listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Breakdown and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' leg components. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs while [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] took over as Bruticus' lower limbs. All four Protectobots immediately launched Menasor and Bruticus into the ocean. Breakdown was last seen chasing his "possessed" teammates into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Breakdown, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Breakdown and the others were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Breakdown was one of the Decepticons that oversaw the conversion of a [[Battle Dog|dog]] into a Decepticon weapon. The awesome energy within the animal allowed it to escape, and Megatron was forced to send out the Combaticons in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

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

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Breakdown and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

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

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
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Some time after the return of Cybertron's Golden Age, Breakdown was the only remaining [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]. The others were all placed in stasis after a brutal fight with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Breakdown left [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s army. His self-esteem had decreased considerably without [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to prove his value, and he feared it was only a matter of time before the volatile Decepticon leader simply did away with him. Breakdown traveled back to Earth in hopes of tracking down the last [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] for revenge, and eventually joined [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]’s Decepticon Syndicate.

In 2010, Breakdown helped Clench take control of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]] agent [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] hoped to harness the potential of the chemical [[forestonite]]. Breakdown expressed his distrust of Sky-Byte, but his views were ignored by Clench who nominated both soldiers as test subjects for the refined forestonite. Luckily for them, the new fuel worked as intended. Breakdown's vibration ability was enhanced considerably, allowing him to fire sonic booms at his enemies.

He got to try out his new powers and try for vengeance when Streetwise and his fellow Generation 2 Autobots broke in, attempting to stop Clench's plan. After throttling Streetwise for a while, Breakdown had his enemy in his grip, but when he saw the Autobot commander [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]] making a grab for the forestonite, he blasted the supply, hoping to blow it and Spark up.

Instead, the shattered canisters released forestonite gas, and exposed the Autobots to the same mutations as the Decepticons. Now granted the capability to phase through objects, Streetwise vanished from sight, psyching out the increasingly paranoid Breakdown. Eventually, he was able to sneak right up on the Decepticon. Breakdown would’ve been taken prisoner, but an explosion from outside startled Streetwise just long enough for Breakdown to transform and speed off in escape. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Many years ago on Cybertron, Breakdown existed before he was born and had joined [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in shooting at [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|thumb|Breakdown is the blue guy in the background.]]
''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Breakdown was the member of the Stunticons, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Breakdown and his fellow Stunticons combined into Menasor and fought the Autobots Superion and Defensor. But [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Breakdown raat compression cannon heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Megatron and Soundwave immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Breakdown, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust from the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Breakdown and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Breakdown combined with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and they fought the Aerialbots' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''The other Stunticons watched as Megatron raged at the accidentally insolent Motormaster. Breakdown looked especially concerned as Megatron seemed to have crushed Motormaster under a boulder, but Megatron had purposefully missed to teach him a lesson.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Breakdown had traveled early with some other Decepticons to their [[Club Con|new island headquarters]], where he helped construct an energy transfer pipeline that led from the island through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron. Megatron, meanwhile, had been attacked by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] under secret orders from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. When Predaking was defeated, (possibly) Breakdown found a "[[laser disk]]" inside Predaking that proved Shockwave's treachery. And then Megatron went nuts and apparently blew up himself and the Space Bridge before their eyes. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

[[File:Clubconresort.jpg|thumb|left|Breakdown is responsible for the mints on pillows.]]
Breakdown was seen among the Decepticons on board Shockwave's island base. When it was attacked by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Breakdown and the others traveled with the space-faring island headquarters into Earth's orbit, though Shockwave was seemingly killed in the process. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who had assumed command, organized Breakdown and the other Decepticons in a battle against the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] defended himself by throwing a moon rock at his head. But when their island ship was damaged, Ratbat called for a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Breakdown was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Shortly thereafter, Ratbat's Decepticons met with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, and tempers and suspicions came to a head between the two groups as Breakdown was helping move fuel to the island base's fission tubes. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Breakdown was briefly seen at the [[Enclave]], rubbing shoulders with the various troops from Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, after the factions merged, he drove into battle alongside the Stunticons and [[Battlecharger]]s when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] led an attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Although the Autobot defense systems were down at the time, Breakdown and his comrades were still ultimately driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} On another occasion, Starscream and Soundwave learned the Autobots had a [[Irwin Spoon|human reporter]] writing a positive story about them. Fearing that good publicity among the humans would give Earthforce an edge, they sent the Stunticons to kidnap the human. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} As Motormaster made off with the reporter, Breakdown and the Stunticons ran interference against the Autobot cars following him. After [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] transformed and got off a quick shot at their leader, Breakdown rear-ended him in the legs. The Autobot was knocked out of the fight, but so was Breakdown as he had caved in his own hood in the effort. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Ravage stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Lucky Draw Orange Stunticons]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons attacked [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] on the road in [[2003]], making an attempt to steal the plans for the upcoming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were successful, but the plans were a set of fakes, so they ultimately didn't gain anything. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

In [[2008]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] were compelled by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to make an assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader, Shockwave. They sealed the door to the audience chamber during the attack, and so Soundwave summoned the Stunticons as Menasor to break through the door. They eventually did so, and Breakdown and Dead End were about to execute the Decepticon traitors when Death's Head returned with news of Shockwave's demise. Using a series of explosives built into his hover platform as an incentive, the bounty hunter forced Soundwave and the other Decepticons to submit to their leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Breakdown and the Stunticons battled the Autobots over possession of an oil refinery and its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NewDawn-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|100px|Sneering because they forgot about his snazzy new colors.]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons rallied for war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] after [[Skullgrin]]'s death. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===The Special Teams===
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Breakdown drove ahead of the rest of the group, scouting for an open road to their destination. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Breakdown and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. Dead End and Breakdown received the most damage during the fight, prompting them to send signals to their gestalt form to flee the battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTFII 2 Breakdown.jpg|thumb|"I learned ''this'' from [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]!"]]
It must've been Breakdown's lucky day when [[Teletran 3]] went haywire and transported him and the Stunticons to 1930s [[Chicago]], as unlike his comrades, he stayed conscious the whole time instead of getting locked in a new vehicle mode. Breakdown decided to stay quiet, however, and let himself be used by a human criminal gang until he and the others were found by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to bring the lost Cybertronians back to the future. After overhearing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] explaining what would happen to Earth if the Stunticons weren't retrieved, Breakdown revealed himself and stole [[Beachhead]]'s [[disruption unit]]s, using them to awaken Dead End, Wildrider and Drag Strip. With Motormaster absent, Breakdown led the others in a car chase across Chicago, which ended when Prime and the humans found Motormaster and sent everyone back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Breakdown shoots Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|WESSIDE!]]
The Stunticons were later recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, and Breakdown both helped capture some Autobots and G.I. Joes and attack an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the battle, he and [[Nautilator]] were assigned to guard the imprisoned Joes, and Breakdown told his fellow Decepticon how freaky it was to be on Earth and have all those fleshlings stare at you. He then decided to check up on the [[Snake-Eyes|prisoner in black]], only to hypnotized by the human's [[Arashikage]] ninja techniques and forced to gun down Nautilator. After then freeing the humans, Breakdown was released from Snake-Eyes's control and fell unconscious. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} After coming to his senses, Breakdown joined his fellow Decepticons in repelling a joint Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. Despite being backed up by powerful 'bots such as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the Decepticons were defeated and Cybertron remained in the Autobots' control. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

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

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

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[...For All Mankind|''The Transformers'' #1]]}}
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Early in the war, Breakdown and Wildrider tried to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], after [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had revealed his location. They attacked Blaster only to be taken out by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

After Megatron fell in battle and the powerful but unreliable Scorponok took over the cause, many Decepticons scattered rather than serve under him. Breakdown and the Stunticons became highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]] until [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived and told them Megatron was back in charge. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Breakdown and the Stunticons participated in a massive strike on Autobot-controlled Cybertron under Megatron's command, launching the modern incarnation of the Autobot/Decepticon War. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:ForAllMankind-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|"I hated that show!"]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons abandoned on Earth after the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Two years later, he was so desperate for energon that he attacked a human solar power planet, looking to somehow recharge. [[Skywatch]] was dispatched to the scene, and they overpowered the Stunticon using armored [[Crash suit]]s. By attaching a mode-lock device, the Skywatch agents forcibly reverted Breakdown to vehicle mode, leaving him trapped and unable to operate himself. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] took possession of Breakdown's car mode himself after the battle. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

Breakdown was then been relegated to Spike's pimpmobile, although the human did repair the battle damage first before taking the Decepticon out on the town. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Witwicky drove Breakdown to Skywatches' headquarters to interrogate Optimus Prime, who had surrendered himself. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

After an enlightening conversation with Optimus, Spike left to drive Breakdown around to help clear his head. He asked Breakdown rhetorical questions about his feelings on the war, knowing that the [[Suppressor (device)|suppressor]] kept the captive Decepticon from being able to listen, but Spike's one-sided chat was suddenly interrupted. The other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] had surrounded Breakdown on the road, hoping to rescue him. Reclaiming Breakdown wouldn't be easy, as Spike began unloading gunfire at them through his busted window. Despite these countermeasures, Spike was forced to abandon Breakdown by leaping out his window into a body of water when he saw the much bigger [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] heading towards him in a game of chicken.

Breakdown was returned to the construction site of a spaceship, built by an alliance between some Decepticons and a group of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] spent three hours doing mysterious repairs on Breakdown, cutting into time needed to build the spaceship, a decision that had begun to rub the Autobots the wrong way. But when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and a group of deputized Autobots under [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s command arrived to arrest everyone for their illegal actions, Swindle's gambit was revealed. Breakdown had been rebuilt, like the other Stunticons, to combine into the massive [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Surprise! {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:PoliceAction1-Breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Breakdown teaches Spike an important lesson in helmet safety.]]
Despite their new physical power, however, the Stunticons' combiner process was imperfect. The individual robots' personalities did not properly blend into one another to create the Menasor gestalt mind, leaving them mentally disorganized. Breakdown was heard complaining that he couldn't see anything from his position as one of the legs. The Autobots took advantage of this weakness, targeting the individual Stunticon components in sequence. Breakdown was seen surrendering to Skywatch in the aftermath. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:Stunticons The Question.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Around six weeks later, Breakdown ran Spike off his motorbike and attempted to kill him. Unfortunately, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] were observing Spike as part of the Autobots' investigation into him, and they gave Breakdown a bit of a beating. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} He returned to the other Decepticons, who were planning on joining Megatron on Cybertron via [[space bridge]], but ended up staying behind alongside the other Stunticons to destroy an intruding Bumblebee. However, Bumblebee was able to capture all five of them by sabotaging the bridge, causing a power surge that knocked them out. {{storylink|The Question}}

Losing to Bumblebee was a major blow to the Stunticons' egos and reputation. They mostly stayed off the radar when Cybertron was repopulated following the Chaos event, congregating in the Decepticon ghetto outside of New Iacon. When Swindle arrived with the [[Enigma of Combination]] to restore Menasor, however, Breakdown and the Stunticons jumped at the chance to reclaim their fame. Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Swindle sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:InvasionEpilogue-cardtable.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Aw dang we hoped they'd bump into the teal and pink one!]]
A Breakdown (in a forestonite-enhanced body) was among the many Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

Another Breakdown, hailing from a [[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3|universe]] where an Autobot-Decepticon alliance was fighting a group of violent techno-organic aliens known as [[Destructon]]s, was tasked by Galvatron to find the Destuctons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked, piercing him with a Psychospear. The spear's mental assault combined with the power of the obelisk's [[Disentanglement Field]] to send Breakdown flinging through the multiverse. Years later, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s found his energy signature in [[unspace|transwarp]] and brought him into [[Axiom Nexus]]. The advanced Cybertronians quickly fitted him with an [[identification bolt]] and left him under constant surveillance. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|TFSS Breakdown bio card}}

Breakdown was playing cards with a number of other bots in Axiom Nexus when [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hero Prime|Hero Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]] turned up looking for [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. Despite the attention Breakdown got on Earth as a bright-white sportscar amplifying his paranoia, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} the team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Breakdown was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:BotCon2010Promo-Breakdown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|For some reason he has a thing about [[BotCon]].]]
*Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called Breakdown and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] to him to help him brainstorm ideas for more ultimate weapons. Breakdown suggested they visit [[BotCon]] again, as it was the destination for everything Transformers-related. Also, there would be exclusive toys, special guests, and various functions and events! Little did Breakdown know that Counterpunch was a double agent, and that the Decepticons' designs for BotCon would soon be relayed to the Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
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==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, Breakdown, just keep it together and smile...OH GOD SOMEONE'S BEEN PLAYING ME ALL ALONG!]]
Breakdown participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Breakdowncardart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] just can't catch a break.]]
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Breakdown and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Breakdown participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}}

Breakdown was among [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|400px|Oh no...everyone is out to get me! I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG! I gotta get out. I GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS GAME!!]]
Breakdown participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 45 units of Cybermetal, and 20 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Breakdown and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:breakdownEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| OH GOD!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!! MY CONSPIRACY WAS RIGHT!!!! [[Motormaster (G1)|HE'S]] COMING!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVEEEEES!!!!!!]]
Breakdown is a paranoid wreck, being especially self-conscious in alt-mode, believing everyone is staring at him, to the point that he literally breaks down from worry, his engine stalling. This issue was worsened by his arrival on Earth, as he stands out even more than he did on Cybertron.{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2016#Breakdown|Breakdown bio}}

Breakdown showed up through the Space Bridge sometime during the battle for the Fractal Map, but was too afraid to take part.

He had a nice "talk" with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] when Octopunch was sulking about his loss on Aquatron. Breakdown avoided having a conversation by saying he had more important things to do, like getting his servos realigned.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch Research}}

Breakdown wasn't too pleased when the bragging Dragstrip arrived on Earth, but Bludgeon welcomed him, and then told Breakdown to show his "friend" where the Autobots are on the race track. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Race Day Mayhem}}
*'''Added''': [[April 16]], 2016
*'''Autobot Counterpart''': [[Mirage (G1) #Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 4 stars
*'''Weapons''': Breakdown uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] from long range.
*'''Ability: '''EMP Rocket Barrage - Breakdown fires off 6 EMP rockets that disable several enemy buildings for a few seconds.
*'''Cost:''' 4 ability points (was 5) +1 (was 2) for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Explosions created by rockets have twice as large a radius.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Collection Group''': Stunticons
*'''Combiner''': Menasor

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:breakdown Breakdown at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Breakdown was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Breakdown was a member of the Stunticons {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} and a natural-born follower: he gladly followed ‘bots like [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into battle, and had a close relationship with his partner [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]. However, he also developed a fierce rivalry with the Autobot [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]]. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Breakdown toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wahoo reaction, now a gucci cola sale]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''S2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-51'''
**''Accessories'': [[Concussion weapon|concussion rifle]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:The original Breakdown toy transforms into an off white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Lamborghini Countach]]. He comes with a blue double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode, he is armed with a small blue laser pistol. As he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed super robot. Although the 1986 Stunticon gift set shows Breakdown as the left arm of Menasor, Breakdown's nominal placement is as Menasor's right leg.

:In early preproduction samples of the toy, Breakdown's Decepticon [[sticker]] was placed on his vehicle-mode door—but at some point, it was replaced with a [[rubsign]], which then in turn was moved to a sculpted indent on the toy's roof for the final release (the instructions ended up suggesting that the Decepticon sticker be placed on his crotch). With the rubsign taking up space on the roof, the original Countach-accurate trapezoid sculpted indent was shortened, and another red sticker was dropped from the sticker sheet—but the printed red section remains, allowing you to cut it out and apply it yourself if you wish. Breakdown's arm stickers are mirrored, leaving it up to preference which sides they should go on; sources agree that the red dots should be at the top. Finally, the small square stickers—which the instructions suggest slapping onto the front of his shins—appear to be sized for the square regions next to his knee hinges, a fact supported by early test shots of the figure; on those test shots, the red dots run down the middle, while the boxart instead suggests they should be at the top.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2020/05/hasbro-g1-breakdown-hidden-sticker.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Breakdown - More Hidden Stickers|year=2020|month=05|day=29}}</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1986/instr_breakdown.jpg Instructions for Breakdown at Botchthecrab.com]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
**''Accessories'': concussion rifle, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Breakdown was also available as part of the Menasor giftset in numerous markets, along with his teammates [[Motormaster (G1)#G1Menasor|Motormaster]], [[Dead End (G1)#G1Menasor|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#G1Menasor|Drag Strip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)#G1Menasor|Wildrider]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Breakdown''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories'': concussion rifle, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Breakdown was rereleased without changes in 1990 as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' reissue line.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you aren't teal.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''S3'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, twin-barreled cannon, connector

: ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Breakdown was released as an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon 1994]]. Its confirmed production run numbers a mere 300 specimens: 204 were available at BotCon '94, an additional 48 were given official release the following January at the 1995 Florida Extravaganza Collectibles Show, and the rest initially remained in Hasbro's possession and over the years have probably made their way into private collections. Originally, Hasbro had planned to mass-release a complete set of ''Generation 2'' Stunticons, but ultimately only Breakdown saw official release in any form. The "collect them all!" [[cross-sell]] on the back of the packaging featuring the other Stunticons was covered by a BotCon 1994 sticker.

: The toy is, of course, a [[redeco]] of the original Breakdown toy, and has the distinction of being the first [[BotCon]] toy ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BreakdownBotcon.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Cue the Miami Vice [[theme song|theme]].]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': pistol, engine block
:A [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] mold, Breakdown transforms into a heavily-modified-for-legal-purposes {{w|Lamborghini Gallardo}} in his ''Generation 2'' color scheme. He uses the "Sideswipe" robot mode with the hood-chest. His pistol can be mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders, as well as combined with the removable engine assembly to form a beefier-looking weapon. The engine can also be mounted on his back as his [[jet pack]]. His [[license plate]] reads "BCFW94", as in "BotCon Fort Wayne '94", the [[BotCon 1994|very first BotCon ever]]. The toy is pinker and golder than the original BotCon toy, probably due to [[circular reporting|oversaturated TFWiki photos]]. The same issue carried through to the Kreon listed below.

:Breakdown features the hole where the light bar would screw in on ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Red Alert on the top of his car mode roof. In order to match the original release, his headlights are painted over rather than being transparent pieces like in previous uses of this mold.

:He is part of a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2010]], alongside [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetwise]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]''/''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Red Alert]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]]-exclusive [[Punch (G1)#Timelines|Punch/Counterpunch]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' G2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS Preview Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm [[Retool|not even my own mold]]? THEY'RE ERASING MY IDENTITY!!!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe, [[2013]])
**''TFSS1 number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': concussion cannon, vibro-projection engine
:By popular demand, a [[redeco]] of BotCon 2010 Breakdown in his pre-[[Forestonite]] Generation 1 colors. He was the fourth figure sent out as part of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 1.0 in 2013.

:This version of the figure seems to suffer from mold degradation; the "dramatic head reveal" function doesn't stay in place, the gun and supercharger can't stay clipped together, it's difficult for the gun to peg into the holes near Breakdown's shoulders, and his balljoints are rather loose. Just like the previous figure, his headlights are painted over.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/TFSSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Subscription Service Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I can't even combine anymore!!! WHO AM I?!?]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''685'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''570'''
***''Sword strength'': '''355'''
:A redeco of the [[Roadbuster (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Roadbuster]] Bot Shot in white and blue, Breakdown automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)#Bot Shots|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Wait, I can get eaten?! AHHHHHHHH!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Breakdown" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right leg. His deco is based on the [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 Breakdown toy]], and he wears a blue [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kreon Breakdown.JPG|thumb|250px| AND NOW I LOOK LIKE CANDY!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!]]
*'''Kreon Breakdown''' (Kreon Souvenir Figure Set, 2014)
**''Accessories'': small pistol, double-barreled pistol
:"Kreon Breakdown" uses the same body tampograph pattern and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] build as the retail version, but his colors and [[insignia|faction symbol]] are from the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#Generation 2|version of Breakdown]], plus he has a different face with a Constructicon helmet. His vehicle mode build also uses tampographs for extra detailing as opposed to the decals of the retail version.

:He was only available as part of a [[BotCon 2014]] ''Kre-O'' six-pack, including [[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]], [[Overlord (G1)#Kre-O|Gigatron]], [[Landshark (G1)#Kre-O|Landshark]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Rattrap]], and [[Rodimus (SG)#Kre-O|Shattered Glass Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BCKre-OBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on BotCon Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor, were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Back to my old self! (But what's in it for [[Hasbro|THEM?!?]])]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword/gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Breakdown transforms from a supercar resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] crossed with a Kode 0 to robot and back. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe, he is able to form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager figure but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Drag Strip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]].

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5 mm peghole arrangement most of the other Stunticons use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle, evoking the custom engines [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|''for some reason'']]. The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back, a feature also shown in the figure's [[package art]], also evoking the custom engines Sunstreaker had [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|''for some reason'']] (this can either be achieved by using the 5 mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Breakdown's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

:Strangely, unlike the other Stunticons, Breakdown's limb piece is not molded in purple plastic, but instead molded in black and painted a more blue-ish shade of purple, causing it to stand out among the other Stunticon hands and feet.

:Breakdown comes with a copy of ''Combiner Wars'' #5 (actually [[The Verge|''Robots in Disguise'' #13]]). In non-U.S. releases, he comes with a collector card featuring art from the episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]" of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

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

:This mold was differently [[retool]]ed each time to make [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Sunstreaker]], [[Jumpstream#Toys|Jumpstream]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]], and [[Punch (G1)#Generations|Wrecker Counterpunch]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Turbo (GoBots)#Timelines|Turbo]], and was ''[[Inferno Combiner#Of Masters and Mayhem|strongly implied]]'' to be used for the ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' incarnation of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Notes|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations_g2_breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|[[#Generation 2|This]] [[#Timelines|again...]]]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:Breaking the cycle of being a BotCon exclusive, this Breakdown is a [[redeco]] of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy in his ''Generation 2'' color-scheme. Well, okay, technically, his color scheme is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys. The tampograph on his windscreen now reads "94 RACING" as a reference to the intended 1994 release of the G2 Stunticon toys.

:This Breakdown is only available in a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed gift set of [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] with [[Motormaster (G1)#CWG2|Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#CWG2|Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], [[Dead End (G1)#GenerationsG2|Dead End]] and [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah! I look slightly more obvious! Get [[Fandom|them]] away from me!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Breakdown is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Oddly, the Takara version of Breakdown substitutes his regular hand/foot weapon for one identical to Drag Strip's. Whilst this means that the hands and feet can be symmetrical in combined mode (with two of the Drag Strip type and two of the Dead End type), this does mean that it doesn't clip onto his car roof like the original did, nor can it slide into the specially-molded groove in the back of his robot mode.

:This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Scourge Grand Prime]].
{{CWBreakdownMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the last one to be released? This is a setup, I know it!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*'''4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-24'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 25]], [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, spoiler
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name ="Pulsecon22">[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: The final member of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Stunticons to be revealed, Breakdown is a retool of his teammate [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]], with the top panels of the back of his car mode, chest and head retooled, resulting in him transforming into a combination of a Ferrari 308 and Lamborghini Countach. Breakdown includes his spoiler, which [[Partformer|must be detached]] for transformation into robot mode. The spoiler can be wielded as a boomerang-like weapon or form a sort of axe weapon when combined with Breakdown's gun. Notably, he only comes with one gun, unlike the other deluxe Stunticons, who were all packaged with two each. Said gun can be stored under the front of his vehicle mode (via an already-existing peg hole from Wild Rider's mold) or mounted onto one of the peg holes normally used for his spoiler. He retains Wild Rider's light piping, which is still painted over. Interestingly, Breakdown's feet, while reusing those of Wild Rider, have a peg hole on each foot (presumably for [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T. System gimmick]]).

: This figure is not compatible with any prior systems of combination. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Breakdown is limited to being one of Menasor's legs, but unlike [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Dragstrip]] and [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]] who form the arms, he can be used for either the left or right leg.

: This figure was revealed at the Japanese [[TakaraTomy|Takara Tomy]] Hobby Expo convention, before any official reveal from Hasbro.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/23/takara-tomy-hobby-expo-round-up-first-look-at-legacy-wildrider-haslab-victory-saber-and-more-465825 ''Takara Tomy Hobby Expo Round Up – First Look At Legacy Wildrider, Haslab Victory Saber, Masterpiece and More!'' - TFW2005]</ref>

: While presented by Hasbro with the initial assortment for the 2023 ''Evolution'' subline, [[Hasbro]] marketing representative [[Ben MacCrae]] noted the team had gone out of their way to keep Breakdown in vanilla ''Legacy'' packaging to maintain continuity across the team for mint-in-box collectors.<ref name = "Pulsecon22"/> This didn't entirely extend to his [[instructions]], though: Early production runs featured the ''Evolution'' branding and color scheme, and also made no mention of the Menasor leg mode whatsoever, but a [[variant#Running changes|running change variant]] saw the instructions changed to the vanilla ''Legacy'' branding and color scheme, with the Menasor leg mode for Breakdown added as well. But if you're a MISB collector, it's not like you're going to be seeing those instructions ''anyway'', so...

: Due to the figure's somewhat questionable distribution, Breakdown was notoriously hard to find at retail, forcing many fans to import him from elsewhere. Fortunately, Breakdown was reissued in [[2026]], with pre-orders going online on [[November 11]], [[2025]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OFF MY HEAD!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, spoiler, alternate head
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}, [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)

: A redeco and minor retool of the above ''Legacy'' figure. Breakdown is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals, and features a brand new head that more closely resembles the one of the original toy… even though ''none'' of the other Stunticons were given alternate heads. The original head featured on the individual release is packaged with the accessories.

: Breakdown was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-G2-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is the correct color scheme, right? ''...RIGHT?!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, spoiler
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Legacy: United'' Deluxes, "G2 Universe Breakdown" is another redeco of the above ''Legacy'' figure, this time in the teal, silver, and (albeit darker) purple of the original ''Generation 2'' toy. This time, he ''only'' comes with the toy-based head.

: This iteration replicates the hood deco faithfully (including leaving out a rectangle of black paint that also wasn't there on the source material because of a transformation hinge), but does regrettably omit the roof and door's tampographed details.

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C_9QyrLMbuz/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' G2 Universe Breakdown from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-G2-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YET '''ANOTHER''' REDECO?! WHY, GOD, WHY?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor G2 Color Ver.''' (Giftset, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-02'''

:*''Accessories'': Pistol, spoiler

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#New Legends|Menasor]] includes the five previous ''Legacy'' figures in G2-inspired decor, including Breakdown with his toy-inspired head mold. In addition to using a less saturated shade of purple and a glossier blue compared to his [[#LegacyUnited|Legacy United release]], Breakdown has reclaimed his flashy 90's vehicle mode embellishments and features additional paint on his feet, wheels, and the front of his arms to better match his [[#Generation 2|Generation 2 toy]]. Unlike any previous use of this mold, Breakdown completely omits any transparent plastic and his eyes are painted over in the same color as the rest of his face (will he get paranoid about going blind?).

:TakaraTomy initiated pre-orders on [[April 3]], [[2026]].
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Breakdown.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Breakdown, Paranoid Scout''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T13/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Breakdown, Paranoid Scout was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Breakdown, Paranoid Scout is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Breakdown, Paranoid Scout depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] left arm, which is formed by Breakdown in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the 2013 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 1.0 Breakdown figure.

:Breakdown, Paranoid Scout can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Breakdown, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C02-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Breakdown'''(Blokees Wheels, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''02 - Wreck'N Rule'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the second wave of the ''[[Blokees]] Wheels'' series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, the model kit of Breakdown are modeled after his car mode based on an unlicensed approximation of the Lamborghini. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and features an opening canopy to reveal an inner cockpit(s).

:Breakdown shares a mold with SG-Sideswipe.
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==Notes==
[[File:G2Breakdown toy.jpg|thumb|So what if he can't transform? He doesn't have to link up to that jerk Motormaster ever again!]]
*An unofficial [[Action Master]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown was an exclusive at [[BotCon 2004]], created from bootlegged Action Master [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] parts. Though this wiki does not normally list unofficial items, this one is put here simply to reinforce that even though it is a [[BotCon]] toy, it was from the first year that BotCon was unofficial, and the toy is not [[Hasbro]]-approved either. Thank you, won't we?
*Despite popular belief, Breakdown's eyes in the Generation 1 cartoon are purple, not yellow. However, the shade of lavender used for said eyes causes an optical illusion when placed next to the dark red of his face, making them look yellow. This misconception has since gone on to influence practically every single future version of the character ever, including all of his fictional appearances, official illustrations, and toy releases.
*In the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Decepticons]]'' game based on the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], an unlocked alternate mode called "Scout" is a [[homage]] to Breakdown.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]]'s vehicle mode deco homages Breakdown's Generation 1 form. [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] of the same franchise is another homage.
*Breakdown's depiction in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic is based upon ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s design sans roof. Since you can remove that mold's roof without tools, you can mistransform the Subscription Service figure mentioned above to match this portrayal.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Breakdown''' (ブレークダウン ''Burēkudaun'', ブレイクダウン ''Bureikudaun'')
*''French:'' '''Panicon''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Optique''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vibrátor''' ("Vibrator")
*''Italian:'' '''Caimano''' ("Caiman")
*''Korean:'' '''Breakdown''' (브레이크다운 ''Beuleikeudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pāo-máo''' (Taiwan, 拋錨, "Reject Anchor"), '''Dǎjí''' (China, 打击, "Strike")
*''Russian:'' '''Krushitel''' (Крушитель, "Crasher")
*''Polish:'' '''Rębacz''' ("Hewer" "Cutter") ("Masquerade"), '''Psuj''' ("Spoiler") (Marvel comics)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2BreakdownArt.jpg|''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:BotCon-2010-Breakdown-profile art.jpg|BotCon 2010 ''Wings Universe'' profile art
File:RID13 cvrHAS.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Breakdown-Legacy.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
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Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

2026-04-15T12:29:22Z

Kirby0189: /* Trivia */

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

==Synopsis==
[[File:Victorysaber feminia destruction.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|If only he were a [[Star Saber (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|hideous zealot]] in this clip.]]

Seeking to conquer the universe, the mysterious, demonic [[Violengiguar]] gathers together the [[Decepticon]]s [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. To remove the threat the [[Autobot]]s pose to his goal, he has the generals devastate the planet [[Feminia]], drawing the attention of Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] and his troops, who arrive to save the planet's populace. Victory Saber saves the life of a young boy named [[Cain]], but is unable to escape the planet's destruction himself and is left missing in action when Feminia explodes.

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

Meanwhile, Cain and his pet [[Emusa]] are brought to [[Micro|Planet Zone]], the fortified defence base of the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s, where [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]] and [[Rabbicrater]] give him the lowdown on its history. Zone was created by the [[Powered Master]]s, early Transformer pioneers of space, and the [[Zone Base]] is powered by [[Energon Z]]—which makes the planet the next target for the Demon Generals. Overlord, Menasor, Bruticus, and Abominus attack the planet and steal the Energon Z, escaping into space as Moonradar leads the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and the [[Battle Patrol Team]] in pursuit. Their way is barred by BlackZarak, who impedes their progress with an energy net. The [[Jet Patrol Team]] free their companions, and [[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]] tracks the Generals with his radar, discovering that the capsule of Energon Z has been handed off to the other half of the group, who are on their way to Earth.

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Ha ha, I have stolen the prop from {{w|My Science Project}}!"]]

Back on Zone, as the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] cleans up, the Powered Masters [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] return from their search for Victory Saber, bringing the wounded commander back safely. The two Powered Masters briefly watch over Victory Saber in the infirmary, then set out for Earth, where Devastator, King Poseidon, Trypticon, and Predaking are already wreaking havoc. The Micromasters, meanwhile, have already arrived on the planet, just in time to save a young boy named [[Akira Serikawa|Akira]], who... ''befriends''... Cain as the Micromasters do the best they can to hold off the Generals. In the nick of time, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrive, and the battle goes underground as Devastator and Dai Atlas race to find the Zodiac, buried in a cavern beneath the Earth's surface. As Devastator is dispatched by a river of lava, King Poseidon attempts to escape with the Zodiac, but is stopped by Sonic Bomber, and tosses it to his fellow Generals. Dai Atlas is able to snatch it from their grasp, but the enraged Trypticon then unleashes a beam of Energon Z from the capsule directly at him. Sonic Bomber valiantly takes the hit for Dai Atlas and is nearly killed by the beam, but Trypticon simply fires off another shot. In desperation, Dai Atlas holds aloft the Zodiac and petitions it for help, and as the Energon Z washes over it, its power is unleashed. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber are transformed into "Zone Modes", heavily armed base forms that dispense with King Poseidon and Trypticon. Attempting to flee, Predaking is cleaved in two by Dai Atlas's Zone Sword Cutter attack, and the Zodiac is retrieved.

[[File:CainAkiraPetals.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|And as the cherry blossoms lowered, so did our expectations.]]

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

Returning to Zone, Victory Saber appoints Dai Atlas as the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots. The flying Emusa throws a bouquet into the air that falls apart, and as the petals rain down on the laughing boys and nearby Autobots, the crowd cheers Dai Atlas's name.
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] (6)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (7)
*[[Holi]] (8)
*[[Pīpō]] (9)
*[[Fire]] (10)
*[[Boater]] (11)
*[[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]] (17)
*[[Rabbicrater]] (18)
*[[Star Cloud]] (20)
*[[Windrim]] (21)
*[[Gunlift]] (22)
*[[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]] (23)
*[[Nightflight (Zone)|Nightflight]] (24)
*[[Sidetrack (Zone)|Sidetrack]] (25)
*[[Powerbomb]] (26)
*[[Gingham]] (27)
*[[Black Heat]] (28)
*[[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]] (29)
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (31)
*[[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] (32)
*[[Tailspin]] (33)
*[[Swindler]] (34)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (35)
*[[Deadhour]] (37)
*[[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]] (38)
*[[Road Caesar]] (39)
*[[Grand Maximus]] (40)
*[[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] (41)
*[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] (42)
*[[Lander]] (43)
*[[Lightfoot (robot)|Lightfoot]] (44)
*[[Ranger (robot)|Ranger]] (45)
*[[Road King (robot)|Road King]] (46)}}
|c2=
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] (3)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (4)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Violengiguar]] (12)
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] (13)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (14)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (15)
*[[King Poseidon]] (16)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (30)
|c3=
*[[Akira Serikawa|Akira]] (36)
|c4=
*[[Cain]] (1)
*[[Emusa]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"The Autobots' Supreme Commander, [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], has vanished into space like dust." 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer]" 
"I shall take control over the entire universe to create a Decepticon Zone!" 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer again]" 
"[Changes face] Find the Super Energy that is needed." 
"[Changes face again] And retrieve it by any means necessary!"
:—'''Violengiguar's''' only speaking lines.

==Notes==
*Opening song is "[[Transformer Z no Theme]]" and ending song is "[[Ashita no Kimi e]]".
*The episode was produced by [[Kenji Yokoyama]], who also produced ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: Headmasters]]''.
*The fictional timeframe of ''Zone'' is not given, but presumably the story transpires between ''Victory'' in [[2025]]<ref>The timeframe of the ''Victory'' anime was never specified within the series itself, but it must have been published in something which eventually informed the ''Kiss Players'' timeline in the real-life 2007 to specify the fictional 2025.</ref> and ''Return of Convoy'' in [[2031]].<ref>Likewise, contemporary ''Return of Convoy'' material never gave a date, but decades later in real life, [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|a chapter]] of the ''Legends'' online manga would identify Star Convoy as returning to life in 2031.</ref>

===Animation or technical glitches===
* In what can only be explained as the result of ''extremely'' poor referencing, Predaking's face has been distorted into an unrecognizable monstrosity, with the two front ridges on his head misinterpreted as "eyes" protruding out from a flat gray surface, and the mouthplate turned into a series of ridges forming a duck-like mouth.
*When Devastator goes underground after trying to attack Dai Atlas from behind, the part of his cape on his shoulders is colored green instead of purple.

===Continuity notes===
*During Dai Atlas's coronation, [[Grand Maximus]], the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], [[Lander]], [[Road Caesar]], and [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] can be seen at Star Saber's side.

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

===Trivia===
[[File:ZoneOPCreatures.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|What the hell?]]
*According to an interview featured in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'', ''Zone'' was to receive a second episode in the form of a TV special. However, production was cancelled due to unspecified circumstances (likely declining interest in the ''Transformers'' brand, a factor that brought about the end of the American toyline the same year ''Zone'' was released), making "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!" the only episode of ''Zone'' to be animated.
*Although [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumors]] have always circulated that as many as five could have been completed, only this first episode was released, and serves as the final animated installment of the Japanese ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*The episode is an adaptation of the single chapter of ''Zone'' [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|manga]], or perhaps vice-versa—the manga was released three months before the OVA, although it's not totally clear which media the story was first conceived for. There are some small differences between the anime and the manga: most notably, in the manga, Predaking is blasted by Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber's Zone Modes along with King Poseidon and Trypticon, while the anime sees him make a run for it and wind up getting bisected. [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Story pages]] in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' would later establish that all three generals survived the Zone Mode blast in the manga, whereas they rather definitively died in the anime. As such, the story pages are, in the strictest sense, not in-continuity with the anime, although the official 2007 [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|timeline]] established that their events, in broad strokes, also occurred in animated continuity.
*The ''Zone'' VHS came packaged with the [[exclusive]] figure, [[Rabbicrater]].
*The ''Zone'' [[title sequence]] features Sonic Bomber fighting a strange blue winged creature and Dai Atlas fighting a huge pink bear-esque creature, both of which end up destroyed by the Autobots. Just who or ''what'' these things are is never explained in any contemporary ''Zone'' fiction, but later fiction would call them the "[[new beast warrior]]s" and explain their origin.
*Four complete Micromaster teams appear in this episode: the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], the [[Battle Patrol Team]], the [[Jet Patrol Team]], and the [[Super Car Patrol Team]]. The latter two use the molds from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Sports Car Patrol]], who were Decepticons in the West.
*Only three members of the [[Race Car Patrol|Race Car Patrol Team]] appear in this episode—in cameos from behind, nonetheless. The missing member is [[Free Wheeler]], who can briefly be spotted in the opening sequence.
[[File:CainAkiraBlush.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Beating [[Chromedome_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind_(G1)/2005_IDW_continuity|Rewind]] by 22 years.]]
*While it's never outright drawn explicit attention to, the subtext between Cain and Akira is not exactly hard to miss, between the lingering shot of them blushing after Akira falls back into Cain's arms, or the credits sequence depicting them running through a field and watching the sunrise together. Exactly ''what'' motivated this direction is unknown, but there's at least a decent chance of it being tied to director [[Hiromichi Matano]]'s past work on ''{{w|Saint Seiya}}'', a franchise famous for its strong ''boy's love'' following, and which Cain's design is pretty obviously modeled in reference to. Another possibility is that Akira may have originally been intended as a girl, given that the character is never referred to with gendered pronouns in the OVA or story pages, and the incredibly feminine design used by [[Ban Magami]] in the latter.
*Devastator pretty unambiguously plows through the [[World Trade Center]]. Unfortunately [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)#Production|not the last time]] an attack on New York would age poorly in a Transformers cartoon.
*As Predaking's freshly sliced halves separate, what appears to be [[:File:PredaBrain1.jpg|an organic brain]] is briefly visible inside. Which is odd.
*Much like the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization|Scramble City]]" OVA, [[Shout! Factory]] was outright denied the distribution license for the ''Zone'' OVA in the United States by co-producers [[Toei Animation|Toei]]. Precisely why Toei would not permit the OVA to be released in the United States has never been made public.
*An unofficial fansubbed version of the OVA was included as part of [[Metrodome]]'s "Complete Takara Collection" DVD set, with commentary by [[Chris McFeely]].
*It may look like an error during Victory Saber's repair operation, where his battle helmet is blue, but everything that is red is consistently blue under the repair screen. Close ups on Victory Saber's battle helmet have the regular red helmet.
*Despite being a robot, Star Saber gets an IV drip and a nice comfy pillow to rest his head on while recovering in the med-bay.
*While Bruticus ''is'' present in the OVA, he's easily missed; he accompanies Overlord, Menasor, and Abominus in attacking planet Zone, but is the farthest in the back of the footage shown when the Autobots get the alert of their arrival, and does not participate in combat at all with only a blink-and-you'll miss it moment when the group retreats preventing him from having been a one-shot wonder. Maybe he felt really shy in his new getup?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
[[File:Columbia Zone DVD.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55]]
;VHS
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1990 — ''Transformers: Zone'' ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Zone'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection ([[Metrodome]]) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2014 — ''[[Transformers Theme Song DVD ~Transformers Music Matrix 30th Anniversary Ver.~]]'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only. 
{{--}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|lang=ja|トランスフォーマーZ|''Transformers Zone''}} at Japanese Wikipedia

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

Sunbeam (G1)

2026-04-14T21:06:18Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Nebulan Targetmaster|the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con|Sunbeam (Armada)}}
:''Sunbeam is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sunbeam dt.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Jesus wants you for me.]]
'''Sunbeam''' doesn't need your 'rules', man. He's a beach bum, and all that matters to him is rocket-surfing the ultimate wave. Having survived the annual fifty-footers that occur on [[Nebulos|his homeworld]]'s [[Magna Beach]], he joined the Decepticons for the opportunity to visit other worlds in search of even greater challenges. As a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], he has the ability to transform into a solar-powered light-burst discharger, capable of blinding his foes. He gets along well with his partner [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]—they enjoy picking on [[Zigzag]] together.

Sunbeam's nature varies. In some universes, he is an organic [[Nebulan]]; in others, he is a robotic Cybertronian.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
[[File:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]

Needlenose (apparently) became a Targetmaster at some point and carried Sunbeam into the fight with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his allies as part of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Sunbeam.jpg|thumb|right|]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Tabula Rasa}} Bio, stats, more probably}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] wielded both Sunbeam and [[Zigzag]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Sunbeam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|He looks kinda gloomy for a guy called 'Sunbeam'…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}
:Part of the fifth year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' product, Sunbeam transforms into a solar powered [[light burst discharger]] in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a [[5 mm post]], making him compatible with a '''''lot''''' of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]] to form a super-rifle.

:His humanoid mode is sculpted with a rifle in his left hand, and a multi-rocket-launcher on his right leg.

:Sunbeam and Zigzag were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster [[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Sunbeam/sunbeam.htm More information on Sunbeam on TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSS_Needlenose_Sunbeam.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.67|So gloomy, he probably wishes to set fire to the sun...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Sunbeam is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Tracer]], transforming into a triple-barreled rifle. In gun mode, he can combine with his pack-in partner [[Zigzag#Combiner Wars|Zputty]] (and the other various iterations of the [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] mold) to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

:He was only available as an accessory with [[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]], the first figure released in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|''Adventure'']] [[Targetmaster (RID)#Adventure|Targetmaster]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Dia Cinders#Timelines|Dia]], and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Singe##Combiner Wars|Singe]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Sunbeam.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ow, (the port in) my back!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-23'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], "Decepticon Sunbeam" has no articulation and functions just like his original figure. He can transform into a blaster for Needlenose to wield, and can also combine with "[[Zigzag#Legacy|Decepticon Zigzag]]" to form a larger gun. While his humanoid form retains the original's molded blaster, he lacks that version's leg mounted launcher.

:Zigzag's painted plastic peg fits rather snugly into Sunbeam's port, so care must be taken to avoid stress marks.

:This mold was also used to make [[Cleansweep]] and [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sunbeam''' (サンビーム ''Sanbīmu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Star Saber (Armada)

2026-04-14T21:01:41Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

{{faction|minicon}}
{{picsneeded|appearances in fiction and toys}}
{{disambigm|Star Saber (disambiguation)|Dark Saber (disambiguation)}}
[[File:ArmStarSaberSword.jpg|thumb|Star Saber! Give me sight beyond sight!]]

The '''Star Saber''' is a weapon created by the combination of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. It is among the most powerful weapons in all existence: the only known defense against it is the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]], though which would give first has yet to be determined. It is also unknown if the Star Saber packs more destructive power than the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]... but that's all really academic anyway. The point is, the Star Saber can slice and dice pretty much anything within reach, and don't you forget it.

Sometimes in the hands of those with evil minds, the sword itself sometimes becomes tainted, forming the '''Dark Saber'''.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
After [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] captured the Air Defense Team in a trap, he forced them to combine into the Dark Saber. The weapon was of little help in battle with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], who rescued the Mini-Cons by combining and kicking Galvatron away. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 3}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Ruin-Star Saber Skyboom Shield.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Created by [[Unicron]], the Star Saber held a large amount of the monster planet's energy, making it a source of nigh-unlimited power, and a necessary component to reactivate him. {{storylink|Portent}} After the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con ship]] crashed on Earth, its power was harnessed by an ancient civilization. However, this power proved beyond their ability to control, and caused their destruction, potentially inspiring the legend of [[Atlantis]]. Sonar's Mini-Con panel was left there and later recovered by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ruin}}
Later, after invading the Autobot base, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] used Sonar to locate the other two Mini-Cons and eventually succeeded in forming the Star Saber for the first time in ages. His victory was shortlived as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] stole it from Megatron. Hot Shot was shaky in his command of the saber and at first did not put up a good offensive against Megatron. After words of advice from [[Rad White]], Hot Shot harnessed the power of the Mini-Cons to defeat Megatron, cutting off his antenna in the process. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

Hot Shot continued fighting and defeating Decepticons with the use of the Star Saber. Each time in combat the Saber showed ease in slicing off pieces of his opponents. While in a swordfight with [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], he was hit once, but Starscream's sword was sliced again in two by the Saber. Even with the Saber in his possession, Hot Shot was no match for [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and was easily defeated. Afterward Scavenger hinted to Megatron about a legend of a [[Skyboom (Armada)|shield]] that could counter the Star Saber. {{storylink|Overmatch}}

[[File:Hotshotstarsaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Insert your own Star Wars quote here.]]
Hot Shot practiced with the saber but struggled once again against Scavenger. He eventually used the sword to cut away an unfinished bridge, causing Scavenger to fall. {{storylink|Gale}} In another battle they were transported, along with [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], to the Decepticon base after grabbing ahold of Megatron. After battling, Sideways was captured by Megatron, who offered a trade for the Star Saber. Hot Shot traded but with Sideways free called back the Star Saber in the form of its three components. Sideways then turned on Hot Shot and knocked it away to Starscream, who then took control of it. {{storylink|Credulous}}

With the Star Saber in hand, the Decepticons won many battles and captured more Mini-Cons. Megatron later tricked Starscream into attacking him and took the Star Saber as the Decepticon view shifted negatively against Starscream. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} Megatron used the Star Saber to attack [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] in super mode but had his attacks parried. He was later thrown into a crevasse, but kept the Star Saber in hand. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Back at the moon base, Megatron chased around the other Decepticons, notably Sideways, for practice. {{storylink|Vacation}}

With the Star Saber, Megatron believed himself invincible. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Megatron attacked Optimus Prime with both the Star Saber and the Skyboom Shield. Optimus Prime's gun was cut in two and his arm was damaged. With the help of [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], Optimus was able to steal the Skyboom Shield away from Megatron. Then the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield collided, causing a beam of light to head off into space. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

The Autobots attempted to figure out the origins of the Star Saber while Megatron figured out new ways to attack using it. Optimus later commented that the power released when it hit the Skyboom Shield was due to the "screams of the Mini-Cons." {{storylink|Vow}} When Starscream contested Megatron for leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron bet the Star Saber to the winner. Megatron won the battle and kept the Star Saber for himself. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] asked for the Star Saber as the only way to guarantee Decepticon victory. During the battle, he let Megatron use it and never actually took possession of it. {{storylink|Tactician}} Megatron found himself increasingly frustrated with his inability to harm the Autobots due to the Skyboom Shield. He wounded [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] once with it, but again found further hits parried by the shield. {{storylink|Linkup}}

The Star Saber was drawn toward the Skyboom Shield. Together they caused a signal that awakened the Mini-Cons that combined to create the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Desperate}} Later in the jungle Starscream used it to battle Optimus Prime. The three component Mini-Cons turned the saber off to protest the fighting. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

After changing sides, Starscream used the Star Saber to attack Megatron and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and used it to block a shot from the Requiem Blaster. Optimus Prime then took it to attack [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} In the attack to save the Mini-Cons, Starscream again battled Megatron and was able to chop off Megatron's turret. {{storylink|Rescue}} On the adventure to Mars, Starscream threw a tantrum and sliced a few mountains with the saber. Later when in the prescence of the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster, all three weapons shone with light and then caused an explosion in space. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

When Starscream eventually changed sides again he took the Star Saber back to the Decepticon side. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} He presented the saber to Megatron and was immediately threatened with it. All three weapons were then combined to power the ultimate weapon, the [[Hydra Cannon]]. {{storylink|Threaten}}

Armed with the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] led the attack on Cybertron and attacked Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Galvatron later almost handed the Star Saber to [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], but instead used it to attack [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], who had infiltrated the base. [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] parried the attack. All this prevented Thrust from stealing the Star Saber so instead he ran off with the other two weapons. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} When [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] was unable to catch the fleeing Thrust, Galvatron threatened him with the Star Saber. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} Sideways then got angry at Thrust for not being able to secure the Star Saber with the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Portent}}

Galvatron swiped at Starscream with the Star Saber then attacked Optimus Prime when Optimus attempted to negotiate a truce with the Decepticons. Optimus was able to catch the Star Saber in mid-swing. Starscream interrupted the battle, causing Galvatron to attack him. Starscream was able to dodge at first but then allowed himself to be run through. After pulling out the Star Saber from his chassis, Starscream attacked a hovering [[Unicron]]. Unicron retaliated, destroying Starscream utterly. Seeing this, Galvatron picked up the Star Saber and offered it to Optimus Prime, but Sideways appeared and stole it from his hand. {{storylink|Cramp}}

Returning to Unicron, Sideways shoved the saber into the ground, fully awakening him. {{storylink|Alliance}} It then became part of Unicron's body and the component Mini-Cons were said to be impossible to awake. Later when Galvatron and Optimus Prime invaded Unicron's interior, Galvatron saw the Star Saber and reached for it. Tentacles surrounding it attacked Galvatron, causing him to recoil. Eventually the saber was awakened by a Mini-Con song, splitting into the component Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Origin}}

====''Linkage''====
The Star Saber, Skyboom, and Requiem Blaster were the "three keys" needed to awaken [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:WorldsCollide3 StarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|I HAVE THE POWER!!!]]
Feeling the desire for more power, Megatron ordered the Decepticons raising the [[Armstrong Meat Processing and Packaging plant]] to capture the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. They were forcibly combined into the Star Saber. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}}

On the outskirts of [[Lincoln (city)|Lincoln]], [[South Dakota]], Megatron used the Star Saber to slice into the ground, shaking the Autobase underneath. Megatron goaded [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] out, threatening to level the whole area. Optimus exited and was swiftly sliced by the Star Saber. Optimus somehow grabbed the Star Saber in the ground and pleaded for the individual Mini-Cons to resist whatever Megatron did to them. Megatron took the saber back but it split up into its individual Mini-Cons who turned their firepower against their former master. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}}

The team combined again for Megatron to help him defeat the dimension-hopping [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Its power allowed Megatron to be able to block a blast from Galvatron's plasma cannon. Galvatron attempted to take control of the saber but its power only flowed through Megatron. Megatron then dealt a fatal blow through Galvatron's chest. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Megatron sliced Galvatron up and was ready to take on the rest of the world, but the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] fired upon the Star Saber, knocking it out of his hand and letting it split apart. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
After capturing its components, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] assembled the Star Sabre {{sic}} so that he could use its power to overthrow [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. He shut off the Air Defence Team's personality chips in the process, which was not the best of ideas: without their minds to keep the Star Sabre's power in check, it quickly went out of control during a battle with [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]. Lightning filled the air and Starscream couldn't let go of the sword, and it took [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to force it out of his hands. The Star Sabre's power threatened to tear the Earth apart, but Prime successfully reached its components and convinced them to separate. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 7|The Two-Edged Blade!}}
===Legends World===
Megatron wielded the Star Saber, Skyboom, and Requiem Blaster during his time stealing Mini-Con toys in the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Armada Megatron}} Megatron again wielded the Star Saber once his plans had escalated to stealing larger toys. {{storylink|LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode}}

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] swung around the Star Saber as a spectator for the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Armada Star Saber
|image=[[File:EW-Star Saber Team.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=C.O.M.B.A.T.
|star=2
|class=Melee
|ability=Increases the user's base DPS. For every 10 seconds, a kinetic dome appears around a targeted enemy that damages adjacent targets, dealing a percentage of the user's DPS. The target's damage is also reduced for a short period of time.
|date=[[July 17]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]]
|notes=The in-game appearance of the Armada Star Saber's (named so to differentiate it from the [[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|bot]] and [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|artifact]] of the same name, both of which were already in the game) is based on the [[#Armada|original ''Armada'' toy]] in the traditional white it's been commonly depicted in place of the translucent plastic. Interestingly, the wings on Sonar's shoulders have inexplicably been attached to his forearms instead.
}}

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Third Armada (Part 1)}}}}
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==Toys==
{{picsneeded}}
===''Armada''===
[[File:Star saber armada toy.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|This sword of mine glows with an awesome power! ...If you have the Autobots with compatible light-up gimmicks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Air Defense Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Air Defense Micron'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toys, the Air Defense Team are a trio of Mini-Cons who transform into high-tech jets, and can combine into the Star Saber weapon: [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]] the shuttle forms the sword's hilt, [[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]] the Concorde forms the lower half of the blade, and [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]] the sonic cruiser the sword's tip. In an undocumented feature, the ports on Jetstorm's heels can ''just barely'' plug into the two Powerlinx ports on Sonar's backpack/handle, which can kinda-sorta secure the Jetstorm/Sonar connection more, although the combined mode tends to fall apart from gravity alone due to the tiny pegs that make up the connction point.

: The Team has large amounts of translucent plastic, in order to utilize the light-up-fist gimmicks in Super Mode [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] and the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]. Unfortunately, because of the lack of a continuous light path from handle to tip, the light-up effect is less than successful. The clear-plastic also makes various joints and connectors more fragile, which can lead to stress fractures and possible/likely breakages, so treat these carefully, ok?

: This mold-set was used to make the [[Vorpal Saber#Toys|Vorpal Saber]], and [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]], [[Cryo Saber|Blizzard Saber]], and the [[Chaos Saber]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Multipack}}
[[File:Hot Rod and Air Defense Micron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ok, ''now'' you can get it to glow with an awesome power!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod & Air Defense Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Red Gun & Air Defense'''
:*''ID number:'' '''MS-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002

: In Japan, the Air Defense Microns were available both in an individual set and in a multi-pack with [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] and [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

: This set explains the team's clear plastic: it was intended to go with Takara Hot Rod's electronic light-up fist, a feature that was dropped from the Hasbro Hot Shot release of the toy for cost reasons. (The Takara version mostly just lights up sword-base, but not the rest of the Star Saber.)

: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain "Red Gun" (Hot Shot) and the "Air Defense" in Korea.

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[[File:Arm-toy StarSaber XD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This sword of mine is burning red!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Air Defense Micron Exdimensions''' (Exdimensions, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2002

: A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) "[[Exdimensions]]" [[redeco]] of the Air Defense Microns was released in Japan. For this version, the team's opaque plastics changed to orange and red, and the paint trim changed to match.

: This deco of the Star Saber was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Pyro Saber]].

{{-}}{{anchor|CD}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''CD Limited Edition Air Defense Micron''' (CD pack-in, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 1]], 2003

: Cast entirely in blue and clear-blue plastics, this incarnation of the Air Defense Microns is supposed to represent the Star Saber as it appears in the cartoon when combined into the Star Saber, as a glowing blue "energy blade".

: It was only available as a pack-in with the CD single of the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Legends of the Microns'' cartoon's]] [[theme song|ending theme]], "[[Never Ending Road]]", by [[Psychic Lover]].

: The team's official name has bounced a bit: the name listed above is what it's called on the packaging. Magazine solicitations called it the "Air Defense Micron Clear Blue Edition", while the "Micron Museum" portion of Takara's website called it the "Air Defense Micron Anime Color (CD version)".

{{-}}{{anchor|Kabaya}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Jetter''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''4'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mach''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''5'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Shuttler''' (Change Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''6'''
:*''Release date'': April ??, 2003

: Part of the first [[Kabaya]] [[candy toy]] ''[[Change Micron]]'' assortment, each of the Air Defense Microns were sold in individual boxes, packed with a small bag of fizzy ramune candy.

: The most immediately-noticeable change to these toys is that their transparent plastics have been replaced with opaque white (which certainly makes them a lot more sturdy). However, these toys are also actually a completely new mold-set, with various tiny detail differences from the [[Hasbro]]/Takara releases.

{{-}}{{anchor|Booster}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Jetter ''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''4'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mach''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''3'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Shuttler''' (Micron Booster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 7]], 2003

: Part of the first ''[[Micron Booster]]'' set, sold only in individual blind-packed boxes, this version of the Air Defense Microns is almost wholly identical to the normal retail release. The only difference is that this version is cast in slightly-sparkly plastic and uses slightly-sparkly paint. The difference is almost unnoticeable unless you look at the two versions side-by-side.

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[[File:Armadatoy Dark Saber.jpg|upright=0.5|thumb|Being evil strips you of the ability to glow, I guess.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Air Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>

: A "tainted by evil" redeco of the team was released by Hasbro in the fourth wave of the ''Armada'' line. This version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple. Due to the lack of any light-up hand features in the Decepticon figures the "Dark Saber" is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.

: This coloration was altered for the Takara [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team|Air Assault Micron]] set, who are separate characters from the Air Defense Mini-Con Team.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Armada-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Painted-on "glow", now.]]
*'''Armada Universe Starscream''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''Origin universe'': '''Armada Universe'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 25]], [[2023]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class "[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]" is a non-converting Star Saber accessory, molded in the shape of the combined Air Defense Mini-Con Team. It is cast in light grey plastic with the "blade" painted light blue.

: While Starscream lacks any type of normal [[Powerlinx]] compatibility, the Star Saber actually does, although said compatibility is a pair of Powerlinx ''plugs'' rather than sockets. Still, given how few ''Legacy'' toys have Powerlinx plugs but nearly all of them have [[5 mm post]]-holes, it's understandable.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Takara-Starscream-Super-Mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If [[Sideways_(Armada)|Sideways]] doesn't swoop in to steal the above accessory, then expect him to come after this one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream Super Mode''' (スタースクリーム {{ruby|S|スーパーモード}}, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[September 13]]

:A redeco of Armada Universe Starscream was released exclusively at the 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024 in Tokyo, Japan that came with a Star Saber in colors more accurate to the ''Armada'' cartoon. Compared to the prior release, the Star Saber is cast in blue plastic with white paint added to whatever portions of Sonar's hilt mode were depicted as such in the cartoon (minus the should-be-white handle and the [[5 mm post]] creating a giant blue circle on the side not present in the onscreen design, both likely due to paint scratching concerns), and the blade now uses metallic light blue.

:Starscream Super Mode is the first ''Legacy'' toy exclusive to TakaraTomy markets. Though marked with a ''Legacy'' ID number, the box itself makes no mention of the ''Legacy'' line, instead [https://x.com/william0609174/status/1834413045537272025 wholeheartedly replicating] the style of the original Starscream Super Mode's box.
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===''Generations''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Armada-Star-Saber.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|He borrowed [https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KRtDLD_Magolor_boss_fight_screenshot_12.png Kirby's sword].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Generations|Armada Nemesis Prime]] and Air Defense Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Nemesis Prime & Mini-Con Team''' (ネメシスプライム&ミニコンチーム)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': February 2026
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DPpXnX6EoKk/ ''Generations'' packaging illustrations] from Marcelo Matere on Instagram</ref>}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: The ''Generations'' [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Generations|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] members are bundled in with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Generations|''Armada'' Nemesis Prime]] and mark the most detailed toy iterations of the characters to date. The Mini-Con trio can combine to form the Star Saber in the same manner as their [[Star Saber (Armada)#Armada|original 2002 figures]], which can be wielded by Nemesis Prime. Compared to the original toy and non-transforming version included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]", the tip composed of Runway's nosecone is much thicker, whether due to compromises with the figure's engineering or a conscious decision to give the Star Saber a thicker blade.

: Exercise caution when transforming [[Jetstorm (Armada)#Generations|Jetstorm]], as the rear tailfin/chest kibble uses a pinned sliding mechanism on a rather delicate/thin plastic. Depending on the individual quality control, the tolerance between the pin and the plastic may cause it to snap off if excessive force is applied.

:This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025 as an exclusive for the fall 2025 editions of [[New York Comic Con]] and ''MCM London'' in the west, and was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. On the first day of NYCC, the set was also made available to pre-order for [[Hasbro Pulse]] Premium members only, opening for non-premium members on [[November 3]]. Initially announced at US$74.99, the set would cost US$89.99 upon release.

==Merchandise==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Starsaberroleplaytoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Auto! Auto! Auto! Autobots, HOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]
*'''Star Saber''' (Role-play toy, 2003)
*'''Dark Saber''' (Role-play toy, 2003)
:Two versions of the same mold in different colors (even with different [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts), the role-play version of the Star Saber / Dark Saber is a toy blade about thirteen inches long. Swinging the toy causes electronic "whooshing" sounds followed by a "clank" of metal-on-metal; the Mini-Con sigil also lights up. Pulling down on the tailfin in the middle of the blade portion swings up a pair of clear-plastic "energy" blades to surround the main one, as well as activating power-up noises. In this form (which is not appreciably longer than the other), swinging the toy produces a more impressive-sounding "crashing" noise after the "whoosh".
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
*'''Convoy Super Mode''' (2003)
:A special "chase" version of the Super Mode ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] PVC figurine, from "ACT-9" of the [[Super Collection Figure]] series, holds the Star Saber rather than his normal hand-cannon. Its blade is mainly detail-less clear-blue plastic to resemble its cartoon appearance.

*'''Convoy Normal Mode''' (Mega Super Collection Figure, 2003)
**''MSCF ID number:'' '''TF-12'''

:The non-super mode version of MSCF ''Armada'' Optimus Prime comes with a large Star Saber accessory, still sporting a detail-less clear-blue plastic blade.
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==Notes==
*The cartoon would have the Star Saber's design be heavily-simplified whenever wielded in combat, with most of Sonar's details and more intricate colors disappearing to make his hilt mode essentially a big white block with four blue spikes sticking out the corners, and Jetstorm and Runway would get engulfed in a big blue light blade resembling a typical sword blade, all likely in the name of making fight scenes much easier to animate due to the weapon now having ''waaaaay'' less features to draw.
*In the English-language dub of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' animated series, the [[Energon Sword]] forged from Megatron's spark is mistakenly referred to as the Star Saber on one occasion.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Star Saber''' (スターセイバー ''Sutā Seibā'')
*''Finnish:'' '''Tähtimiekka''' ("Starsword")
*''French:'' '''Épée Céleste''' ("Celestial Sword")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pengeél''' ("Blade's Edge")
*''Italian:'' '''Spada Stellare''' ("Stellar Sword")
*''Korean:'' '''Star Saber''' (스터세이버 ''Seuteo Seibeo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīngchén Jiàn''' (星辰剑, "Star Sword")
*''Polish:'' '''Gwiezdny miecz''' ("Stellar sword")
*''Russian:'' '''Zvyozdniy mech''' (Звездный меч, "Star Sword")
*''Swedish:'' '''Stjärnsabeln''' ("Star Saber")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada weapons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars weapons]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Mini-Con weapons]]
[[Category:Sabers]]

Requiem Blaster (Armada)

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Kirby0189: /* Toys */

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{{disambigr|Requiem Blaster|the weapon wielded by the Thirteen|Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)}}
[[File:RequiemBlaster.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Not to be confused with [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]].]]
The '''Requiem Blaster''' is quite simply the most powerful energy weapon in the known galaxy. It is the combined form of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], comprising [[Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]], and [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]. It utilizes Astroscope's transdimensional research to draw on the power of a super nova's energy, a quasar's sonic output, or a [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]]'s gravity. This makes it EXTREMELY powerful. Only the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] is able to diffuse an attack from the blaster.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
The existence of the Requiem Blaster was first hinted at by [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] to [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} When it was first created, a blast from it almost destroyed [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Later it allowed [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to slow his fall and boil away the ocean below him without harming the ground underneath it while the recoil slowed him down. {{storylink|Desperate}}

While in possession of the Requiem Blaster the Autobots argued on how it should be used. [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] wanted to use it to storm the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Runaway}} Megatron infiltrated the Autobot base and stole it from [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]. It blasted a hole clear through Smokescreen and the wall behind him. With his prize in hand, Megatron retreated. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

During the raid on the Decepticon base to save the Mini-Cons, Smokescreen (rebuilt as Hoist) blocked a shot from the Requiem Blaster with the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. He probably wished he had it earlier. {{storylink|Rescue}}

While attempting to get a Mini-Con on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Megatron blasted some mountains with the blaster. After coming within close proximity of the Skyboom Shield and [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], it started to glow with light before the energy created by all three exploded. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

With all three Mini-Con weapons in hand, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] combined them into an ultimate weapon, the [[Hydra Cannon]]. {{storylink|Threaten}}

En route to Cybertron, Megatron fired the Requiem Blaster at [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. The wake caused by the blast severely damaged Scavenger. Another shot at [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] knocked him into an asteroid. It was then used to take aim at a newly revived Optimus Prime, but was never fired. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}}

During the attack by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], Megatron shot the attacker and blew it to pieces. Nemesis later revived and knocked the Requiem Blaster from Megatron's grasp. After Megatron transformed into Galvatron, he fired once again on Nemesis Prime before turning the weapon's destructive power upon the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Uprising galvatron weapons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Galvatron led the attack on Cybertron initially with just the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, but eventually had Demolishor hand him the Requiem Blaster to continue the attack. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Later while pretending to rebuild the Hydra Cannon, Thrust stole the Requiem Blaster along with the Skyboom Shield. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] pursued, he was blasted to the pieces by the Requiem Blaster. Then, with some fancy time travel, he wasn't. Thrust instead shot the ceiling of the corridor, causing an avalanche. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} Thrust then took the weapons through a portal to Cybertron's moon. There the kids attempted to wake up the component Mini-Cons, but to no avail. {{storylink|Portent}}

The Requiem Blaster was now considered part of [[Unicron]]'s body. It was said they would not wake up. {{storylink|Union}} Unicron had covered it entirely with tentacles, but when the Mini-Cons began to sing, it broke escaped and broke up into the component Mini-Cons. They combined once again for Optimus Prime to shoot and destroy Sideways. {{storylink|Origin}} The blaster later flew in gun form out of Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
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===''Linkage''===
The Requiem Blaster, Star Saber and Skyboom were the "three keys" needed to awaken [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
{{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More Than Meets The Eye}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[Ego (TransTech)|Ego]], a collector of [[Multiverse|multiversal]] artifacts, had a Requiem Blaster in his collection. [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]] stole it and used it to kill the security guard [[Aurik]]. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

===Legends World===
Megatron wielded the Requiem Blaster, Star Saber, and Skyboom shield during his foray into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Armada Megatron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
In a multiversal foray, [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] witnessed Megatron wielding the Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Worlds Collide (Earth Wars)|Worlds Collide}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Requiem blaster armada toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Nobody can deny that, measured solely by its ability to blow 'bots into clouds of disproportionate atoms, the Requiem Blaster is an incredible force for good in the universe.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: The Requiem Blaster is the combined form of the three ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]] forms the main base and handle, [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]] the main chamber, and [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]] the firing barrel.

: In the [[Hasbro]] line, the Space Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams; the complete Team was also included "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, clamshelled together with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Team]], [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Team]], and [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]. In Japan, it was part of the fifth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product, released in [[Calendar|July]] 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two companies' releases.

: The Requiem Blaster mold-set was [[redeco]]ed into the [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]]'s [[Umbral Blaster]].

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[[File:Arm-toy RequiemBlaster XD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|But with its wide radius, it is not a particularly terrific weapon for showing off your sharpshooting skills.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003

: A limited-edition (but still regular-retail) [[redeco]] of the Space Team was made available in Japan as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, in the sixth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product. The entire Team was redecoed in shades of green and brown... an oddly terrestrial color scheme for a space-based group.

: This mold set also doubles as the [[Cosmic Exploration Team]] and the [[Astro Blaster (Armada)|Astro Blaster]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Apollo''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''5'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mir''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Accessories'': Missile
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Move''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''6'''
:*''Release date'': August ?? 2003

: The entire Space Team was sold as individuals in the second series of [[Kabaya]] "[[Change Micron]]" [[candy toy]]s in Japan, packed with a baggie of fizzy ramune candy, sold primarily in grocery and convenience stores.

: These molds are based on the originals, but are in fact entirely new molds with numerous minor sculpting differences. It's likely the individuals are not [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with each other like the original. The most notable difference between the [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Space Team and the Kabaya version is the latter has darker-blue plastic than the usual lighter-blue plastic, plus each member has a number of small paint differences/omissions.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire w/ Comettor''' (Giga-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>

: The Space Team was placed in a bubble attached to the top of normal ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] packages as a bonus-buy in [[Target]] stores for a limited time in the US.

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[[File:Unreleased Space Team.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, <s>2004</s>)}}</ul>

: Test-shots of a slightly-altered Space Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team has ''exactly'' the same [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts in exactly the same ''colors'' as the original. Astroscope's main body changed to off-white, while his lighter-blue legs and head turned black.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130113020333/http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act281/ Gallery of the unreleased Armada Space Team at TFkenkon]''
{{Canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)}}</ul>

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] was an unproduced redeco of ''Armada'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], slated to come with a redeco of [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Judging from ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Astroscope would presumably have retained his name.

:This set was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line.

:In [[2007]], the Spacewarp concept was modified and revived as ''Timelines'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thusly replaced by a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team|Giant Planet Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]].

:In [[2015]], this unproduced deco became the basis of the separate [[Interstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team]] and their combined mode the [[Transwarp Blaster]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071022040230/http://blackgears.com/gallery/micro2.html More information on the unreleased Spacewarp team at Black Gears]''
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===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Command Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>

: The Space Team was redecoed and packaged in with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Ultra-sized [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus was originally going to be packed with a new-characters redeco of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]], no team name given), but this was changed at the last minute. Exactly why the change to the Space Team was made has yet to be determined.

: The toy was a last-minute redeco, along with [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] and [[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]]. As such, their packaging photography had to be completed before properly painted samples could be obtained, so the box-back photos use the original decos; Magnus's box also shows the original Street Speed Team rather than the Space Team.

: Magnus, Rapid Run, and Treadbolt were produced in smaller numbers than the rest of the normal retail ''Energon'' line (reportedly only about 10,000 units each) and were only available in the initial shipments of the line. However, Magnus's shipment saw a ''very'' limited release, quickly replaced with the second assortment in the US, making him hard to come by. Magnus later showed up in much larger numbers in Australia, Canada, and some European markets, and was made available in Japan through [[e-HOBBY]] with the box altered via a black and white sticker, reflecting the Space Team's addition. The European release showed the correct Mini-Cons, in addition to the standard multi-language changes.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>

: An unaltered version of the Space Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] (yet named the "Race Team" again).

: This set was exclusive to both [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Eat your spark out, [[The_Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|Megatronus]]! Here's the return of the original!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>

: The ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Space Mini-Con Team members are bundled with [[Jetfire_(Armada)#Age of the Primes|Jetfire]], serving as revised versions of their original toys. They retain their ability to combine into the Requiem Blaster in the same way as the original toy (minus Sky Blast's nosecone being used as the connection port to fit Astroscope onto), which can be wielded by Jetfire. Rather than a missile-firing gimmick, the barrel formed by Astroscope has a port for [[Fire_Blast_effect|Fire Blast effects]].

: The set was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Notes==
*Unlike the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, the Requiem Blaster does not transform into a different shape upon completing its combination.
*[[Aaron Archer]] claims credit for naming the Requiem Blaster, and thinks it is both his greatest and his dumbest name for a kids toy ever.<ref name="InstructionSheetArt">{{citesocial|quote=If you know, you know.... This weird weapon is both my greatest and dumbest Name for an kids toy ever... "Requiem-Blaster"... what was I thinking??|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwTXPOauugR/ |title=Instruction Sheet Art |site=Instagram |name=Aaron Archer|year=2023|month=08|day=23}}</ref>
*Sometimes in the Armada cartoon, the Requiem Blaster would be referred to by its Japanese name, the Astro Blaster, due to the rushed nature of the Armada cartoon's dubbing scripts.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Astro Blaster''' (アストロブラスター ''Asutoro Burasutā'')
*''Finnish:'' '''Tuomipäivän Tykki''' ("Doomsday Blaster")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rekviem Romboló''' ("Requiem Destroyer")
*''Korean:'' '''Astro Blaster''' (아스트로 블래스터 ''Aseuteulo Beullaeseuteo'')
*''Polish:'' '''Rozpylacz''' ("Dustbringer")
*''Swedish:'' '''Rekviemkanonen''' ("Requiem Cannon")

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Astroscope

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Kirby0189: /* Toys */

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:''Astroscope is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Armada Astroscope cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At no point in the fiction has he been shown to emote by having all three eyes bug out comically. This is a crime.]]
'''Astroscope''' is a certified Mini-Con genius. He possesses great intelligence and scientific knowledge of unparalleled scope. He's more at home in the mental realm of pure theory and equation than [[Powerlinx]]ed to anyone. If he had his way, and there were no war, scientific study would be his life. Astroscope has made his peace with his fate, however, and the adventurous side of his personality loves the opportunities the war gives him to take his theories beyond the theoretical and help his friends.

{{bigquote|It's only a hypothesis... until I prove it, that is.|Astroscope's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Desperate – Astroscope heeds the call.jpg|left|thumb]]
Astroscope's [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] was lost in a ravine somewhere on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He was activated when his Space Mini-Con Team partner [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] sent out a signal to combine with him and [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]. They came together on Earth and joined as the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] of the Autobots, as he was falling from a great height. Using the power of the blaster, Optimus created a safe landing zone for himself and touched down harmlessly. {{storylink|Desperate}}

Astroscope and his teammates briefly ran away from the Autobots, because they didn't want to be used for combat. After Optimus Prime rescued them from [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], he promised the Mini-Cons they would only join the battles against the Decepticons if they desired it — no Autobots would force them to fight. {{storylink|Runaway}}

True to his word, Optimus Prime left Astroscope and the others back at headquarters when the Autobots were called into battle against the Decepticons, with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] watching over them. The battle was only a lure for the Requiem Blaster, however, and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and Thrust soon doubled back to attack the undermanned Autobot headquarters. Smokescreen fought bravely to defend the Space Mini-Con Team, but Megatron managed to subvert their programming and [[powerlinx]] with the trio, forcing them to form the Requiem Blaster and obliterate their Autobot protector. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Astroscope and the Space Team had little time to act as individuals after that, remaining powerlinxed as the Requiem Blaster as Megatron's personal weapon, and later when the Decepticons used the gun as one-third of the [[Hydra Cannon]], before it was stolen by Thrust and used to provide power to the heart of Unicron. Sky Blast, Payload and Astroscope reawakened as individuals with the help of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]], who had journeyed to Unicron's core with Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Earth children to grant the super-weapon Mini-Cons their freedom. {{storylink|Origin}} Astroscope fled Unicron aboard the Autobot [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] just before the Chaos-Bringer was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Like his fellow members on the Space Team, Astroscope lived in [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village D10]] until it was ransacked by the [[Decepticon]]s and its inhabitants kidnapped. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}} Following their escape from the Decepticons' cages, the Mini-Cons ended up crashing their [[Exodus (Armada)|starship]] into [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they would live peacefully for a long time in a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|moonbase]]. Eventually, Astroscope and the Space Team learned that the Mini-Cons who had crashed on the planet's surface had reawakened, and so they summoned their comrades to the moonbase. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} However, this also attracted the Decepticons, and the Mini-Cons found themselves under attack. [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] ordered the hesitant Astroscope to launch the orbital mines, including the one with the "[[Rad White|special payload]]". {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

Despite their best efforts, the Mini-Cons were overrun, and they prepared to flee in escape pods. But as the Space Team were packing up in their Astro Lab, they were confronted by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]], who wanted their help in saving Rad from the orbital mine. Astroscope initially refused, as there was no time for that, but he was eventually convinced. There were some bumps in the road, but the Space Team were eventually successful in towing the mine to an [[Autobot]] ship, with plenty of time left to get to an escape pod. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}} On Earth, Astroscope learned that one pod that gone missing in [[Alaska]], and he asked the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] for help. However, the Autobots had a crisis of their own to deal with, so a dejected Astroscope left to listen to one of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]'s speeches about Mini-Con independence. Fortunately, Prime soon changed his mind and agreed to help the lost Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} During the mission, Astroscope reported that the escape pod was under two hundred feet of ice, and that the Mini-Cons on board were in protective sleep mode. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

When Optimus Prime suddenly disappeared during the retrieval of the pod, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another Optimus Prime]] showed up at the [[Autobase]]. Astroscope examined the dying Prime and theorized that he was most likely from an alternate dimension. During the investigation that followed, the Autobots discovered residual [[space bridge]] energies in [[Big Sur National Park]], [[California]], and traveled to investigate. On site, Astroscope was amazed to find a [[null-reality pod]], a trans-dimensional vessel only experimented with on Cybertron one million years prior. He concluded that it had been used by another interdimensional visitor, and by tracking a "spatial pulse", they found who it was: a Mini-Con named [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} After bringing Over-Run back to base, Astroscope came up with another likely theory: that their own Optimus Prime had been lost in another dimension. Along with the rest of the Space Team, he planned to send a temporal probe through a space bridge to scan different realities for Prime.

Over-Run offered to use his null-reality pods to retrieve him, but unfortunately, they had been stolen and taken to the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]]. To get them back, Astroscope took a hovercraft there along with Over-Run, Sparkplug, Mirage, [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Luckily, the Decepticon troops were away at the time. Less luckily, several [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] were there instead. Astroscope and the others managed to stay hidden until they left. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} They located the null-reality pods, and Over-Run, Sparkplug, and Comettor successfully used them to bring back Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Shortly afterwards, Astroscope joined the rest of the Earthbound Mini-Cons in traveling to Cybertron, which was soon to come under attack by [[Unicron]]. Upon arrival, they gathered at the [[Loop]] to combine their energies with the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], allowing for a mighty blast of energy which crippled the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy Astroscope.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66| You have no idea how hard it is to stand this thing up!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Astroscope transforms into a space station with a spring-loaded missile launcher. As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on the underside of his vehicle mode that allows him to attach to larger toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating special [[gimmick]]s on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug.

: He also has a rather fair amount of interactivity with his pack-in teammates [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]] and [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]]. The most obvious is that he can combine with the two of them to form the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Toys|Requiem Blaster]] cannon. In an undocumented feature, his station mode can also [[:File:Armada-toy Space Mini-Con Team.JPG|dock with Sky Blast in rocket mode]] thanks to the latter's Powerlinx-style plug near the control cabin, which seemingly exists for no other purpose. Nifty!

: In the [[Hasbro]] line, the Space Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams; the complete Team was also included "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, clamshelled together with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Team]], [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Team]], and [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]. In Japan, it was part of the fifth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product, released in [[Calendar|July]] 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two companies' releases.

: This mold was used to make [[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)|Scrap Iron]]. It was slated for a few other [[redeco]]es that were ultimately not released (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Astroscope/astroscope.htm More information on Astroscope at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Arm-toy Astroscope XD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Space travel is going green!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: A limited-edition (but still regular-retail) [[redeco]] of the Space Team was made available in Japan as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, in the sixth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product. The entire Team was redecoed in shades of green and brown... an oddly terrestrial color scheme for a space-based group.

: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Mir]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XMir/mir.htm More information on Exdimensions Mir at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mir''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Release date'': August ?? 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: Astroscope was sold as an individual in the second series of [[Kabaya]] ''[[Change Micron]]'' [[candy toy]]s in Japan, packed with a baggie of fizzy ramune candy, sold primarily in grocery and convenience stores.

: This mold is based on the original, but is in fact an entirely new mold with numerous minor sculpting differences. It's likely this toy is also not [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammates like the original. The most notable differences between the [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Astroscope and the Kabaya version is the latter has darker-blue plastic for the head, plus lacks the "solar panel" [[Paint operation|paint applications]] on the interior of his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMMir/mir.htm More information on Change Micron Mir at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire w/ Comettor''' (Giga-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: The Space Team was placed in a bubble attached to the top of normal ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] packages as a bonus-buy in [[Target]] stores for a limited time in the US.

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[[File:Unreleased Space Team.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, <strike>2004</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: Test-shots of a slightly-altered Space Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team has ''exactly'' the same [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts in exactly the same ''colors'' as the original.

: Astroscope's main body changed to off-white, while his lighter-blue legs and head turned black.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130113020333/http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act281/ Gallery of the unreleased Armada Space Team at TFkenkon]''
{{Canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Astroscope.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now in Commie Red!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <strike>[[2004]]</strike>?)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] was an unproduced redeco of ''Armada'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], slated to come with a redeco of [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Judging from ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Astroscope would presumably have retained his name.

: This set was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line.

: In [[2007]], the Spacewarp concept was modified and revived as ''Timelines'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thusly replaced by a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team|Giant Planet Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]].

: In [[2015]], this unproduced deco became the basis of the separate character [[Boom Tube]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071022040230/http://blackgears.com/gallery/micro2.html More information on the unreleased Spacewarp team at Black Gears]''
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-SpaceTeam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Note that Astroscope is mistransformed in the above photograph; his legs should be folded out as solar panels.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Command Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: The Space Team was redecoed and packaged in with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Ultra-sized [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus was originally going to be packed with a new-characters redeco of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]], no team name given), but this was changed at the last minute. Exactly why the change to the Space Team was made has yet to be determined.

: The toy was a last-minute redeco, along with [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] and [[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]]. As such, their packaging photography had to be completed before properly painted samples could be obtained, so the box-back photos use the original decos; Magnus's box also shows the original Street Speed Team rather than the Space Team.

: Magnus, Rapid Run, and Treadbolt were produced in smaller numbers than the rest of the normal retail ''Energon'' line (reportedly only about 10,000 units each) and were only available in the initial shipments of the line. However, Magnus's shipment saw a ''very'' limited release, quickly replaced with the second assortment in the US, making him hard to come by. Magnus later showed up in much larger numbers in Australia, Canada, and some European markets, and was made available in Japan through [[e-HOBBY]] with the box altered via a black and white sticker, reflecting the Space Team's addition. The European release showed the correct Mini-Cons, in addition to the standard multi-language changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Astroscope/astroscope.htm More information on ''Energon'' Astroscope at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Race-2-Space.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: An unaltered version of the ''Armada'' Space Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] (yet named the "Race Team" again).

: This set was exclusive to both [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Lynx''' (Commander Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>

: A new Astroscope figure, still with a space station alternate mode, was initially advertised as being included with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Sky Lynx (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sky Lynx]] figure<ref>The [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/product/transformers-toys-generations-war-for-cybertron-earthrise-leader-wfc-e-24-sky-lynx-5-modes-11-inch:3BA292D3-2885-4602-A0CF-5FACC749E73D Hasbro webpage product description] reads: "ADD ACCESSORIES AND EFFECTS: Attach 2 included Fire Blasts accessories to the 2 included cannon accessories or to figure’s mouth to simulate fire-breathing. Comes with Astroscope figure with a satellite mode"</ref>, but it was dropped due to cost reasons.
{{Canceledtoy}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Happy to see me after Sky Lynx gave me the boot?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>

: The ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Astroscope is bundled alongside the rest of his Space Mini-Con Team buddies with [[Jetfire_(Armada)#Age of the Primes|Jetfire]], serving as a revised version of his original toy. He transforms into a space station, though lacks the missile gimmick of the original in favor of featuring a port for [[Fire_Blast_effect|Fire Blast effects]].

: He retains his ability to combine with his teammates into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], forming the barrel. The weapon can be wielded by Jetfire.

: The set was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Notes==
* Astroscope's persona seems to be based on [[Mister Fantastic]] of the [[Fantastic Four]], to go with Sky Blast being the [[Human Torch]] and Payload being the [[Thing]]. Strangely, they are not known to have fought a robotic Joseph Stalin.
* Astroscope's Japanese name comes from the Soviet (later Russian) space station ''{{w|Mir}}'' (Мир).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Mir''' (ミール ''Mīru''), '''Astroscope''' (アストロスコープ ''Asutorosukōpu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Mir''' (밀 ''Mil'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Candy toys]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Mini-Con combiners]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]
[[Category:Universe Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Payload (Armada)

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Kirby0189: /* Toys */

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{{disambig3|Payload}}
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:''Payload is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Payload-packageart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Payload, sweet chariot, coming for to carry Sky Blast home.]]
'''Payload''' is the muscle of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], but people often forget that he's considerably smarter than most other robots out there. He doesn't really let this get to him, however. In fact, it seems one of the few things that can wear down Payload's temper is his teammate [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]. He considers the youth a close friend, but one whose impulsive, act-before-thinking nature can ''really'' grind his gears, to the point where it could be the time of clobbering.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
The Autobots and Decepticons each detected Payload's Mini-Con panel on a deserted island, and proceeded to do battle in the area. {{storylink|Detection}} Payload was eventually activated by his Space Mini-Con Team partner, [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]], who called for the three of them to activate and join as the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. They assembled for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and fired a massive blast into the ocean as he fell from a great height, creating enough kickback to slow his descent safely. {{storylink|Desperate}}

Payload and his teammates briefly ran away from the Autobots, because they didn't want to be used for combat. After Optimus Prime rescued them from [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], he promised the Mini-Cons they would only join the battles against the Decepticons if they desired it—no Autobots would force them to fight. {{storylink|Runaway}}

True to his word, Optimus Prime left Payload and the others back at headquarters when the Autobots were called into battle against the Decepticons, with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] watching over them. The battle was only a lure for the Requiem Blaster, however, and [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and Thrust soon doubled back to attack the undermanned Autobot headquarters. Smokescreen fought bravely to defend the Space Mini-Con Team, but Megatron managed to subvert their programming and [[powerlinx]] with the trio, forcing them to form the Requiem Blaster and obliterate their Autobot protector. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Payload and the Space Team had little time to act as individuals after that, remaining powerlinxed as the Requiem Blaster as Megatron's personal weapon, and later when the Decepticons used the gun as one-third of the [[Hydra Cannon]], before it was stolen by Thrust and used to provide power to the heart of Unicron. Sky Blast, Payload and Astroscope reawakened as individuals with the help of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]], who had journeyed to Unicron's core with Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Earth children to grant the super-weapon Mini-Cons their freedom. {{storylink|Origin}} Payload fled Unicron aboard the Autobot [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] just before the Chaos-Bringer was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Payload was captured by the [[Decepticon]]s during the attack on his hometown, [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village D10]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}} Following their escape from the Decepticons, he and many other Mini-Cons ended up on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they constructed a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|fortress]] and lived peacefully for a million years. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He was standing around with [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] and his team when the fortress came under attack from the Decepticons. Dualor ordered [[Astroscope]] to launch the orbital mine with the "special payload", which was luckily [[Rad White]] and not actually Payload. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} As the fortress's defenses failed them, Payload and the Space Team started to pack up their belongings and make their way to the escape pods. [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] convinced them to stay a bit longer in order to save Rad before the orbital mine exploded. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

After leaving the wrecked moonbase, the Space Team joined the [[Autobot]]s, though the big bots' refusal to help them track down a lost escape pod led to disgruntlement among the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} Once the Autobots changed their minds and went to [[Alaska]] to unearth the pod, the Space Team remained at [[Autobase]] to aid them from afar. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}} There they witnessed the sudden appearance of an alternate-universe [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} This was followed by a visit from an alternate-universe Mini-Con named [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], so Payload and his teammates had their work cut out for them doing research on the "space/time horizon". {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} With their own [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] missing somewhere out in the [[multiverse]], Payload and [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] sent a probe into a [[space bridge]] to scan various alternate realities in search of him. As the Autobase was under attack by more interdimensional travelers at the same time, Payload was getting a tad stressed. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} After scanning almost 76 million different realities, he and Sky Blast were finally able to find the coordinates to Optimus Prime, allowing Over-Run to bring him back. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Prime returned with the news that [[Unicron]] was on his way to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and in response, all Mini-Cons gathered to fight back against the planet eater. Payload and the rest of his race traveled to the [[Loop]] on Cybertron, where they channeled their energies through the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and heavily injured Unicron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy Payload.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Milady, 'tis the clobbering hour.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Payload transforms into a rocket transport truck of undetermined (probably made-up) model; this form is designed to carry his teammate [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]]'s rocket-mode. He also forms the main grip and support of the combined [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Toys|Requiem Blaster]] weapon.

: In the [[Hasbro]] line, the Space Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams; the complete Team was also included "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, clamshelled together with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Team]], [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Team]], and [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]. In Japan, it was part of the fifth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product, released in [[Calendar|July]] 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two companies' releases.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Blastcharge (Cybertron)|Blastcharge]]. It was slated for a few other [[redeco]]es that were ultimately not released (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Arm-toy Payload XD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003

: A limited-edition (but still regular-retail) [[redeco]] of the Space Team was made available in Japan as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, in the sixth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product. The entire Team was redecoed in shades of green and brown... an oddly terrestrial color scheme for a space-based group.

: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Move]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XMove/move.htm More information on Exdimensions Move at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Move''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''6'''
:*''Release date'': August ?? 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: Payload was sold as an individual in the second series of [[Kabaya]] "[[Change Micron]]" [[candy toy]]s in Japan, packed with a baggie of fizzy ramune candy, sold primarily in grocery and convenience stores.

: This mold is based on the original, but is in fact an entirely new mold with numerous minor sculpting differences. It's likely this toy is also not [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammates like the original. The most notable differences between the [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Payload and the Kabaya version is the latter lacks nearly all of the [[Paint operation|paint applications]] on his legs/cab (only the yellow front windshield paint remains), plus he has darker-blue plastic for his head and torso.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMMove/move.htm More information on Change Micron Move at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire w/ Comettor''' (Giga-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: The Space Team was placed in a bubble attached to the top of normal ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] packages as a bonus-buy in [[Target]] stores for a limited time in the US.

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[[File:Unreleased Space Team.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, <strike>2003</strike>)}}</ul>

: Test-shots of a slightly-altered Space Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team has the ''exact'' same [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts in exactly the same ''colors'' as the original.

: Payload's black plastics turned purple, while his medium-blue went to black.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] was an unproduced redeco of ''Armada'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], slated to come with a redeco of [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]]. Judging from ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Payload would presumably have retained his name.

: This set was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line.

: Ultimately, the Spacewarp concept was revived in [[2007]] as ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thusly replaced by a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team|Giant Planet Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]].

: In [[2015]], this unused deco became the basis of the separate character [[Starburst]].
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-SpaceTeam.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra Class, 2004)}}</ul>

: The Space Team was redecoed and packaged in with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus was originally going to be packed with a new-characters redeco of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]], and [[Override (Energon)|Override]], no team name given), but this was changed towards the last minute. Exactly why the change to the Space Team was made has yet to be determined.

: The toy was an "eleventh hour" redeco, along with [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] and [[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]]. As such, their packaging photography had to be completed before properly painted samples could be obtained, so the box-back photos use the original decos. Magnus's box also shows the original Street Speed Team rather than the Space Team.

: Magnus, Rapid Run and Treadbolt were produced in smaller numbers than the rest of the normal retail ''Energon'' line (reportedly only about 10,000 units each) and were only available in the initial shipments of the line. Magnus's shipment in particular saw a very limited release, quickly replaced with the second assortment in the U.S., making him hard to come by. Magnus later showed up in much larger numbers in Australia, Canada and some European markets, and he was made available in Japan through [[e-HOBBY]] with the box altered via a black and white sticker, reflecting the Space Team's addition. The back of the European release's box was further corrected, as the Mini-Cons shown were changed when more languages were added.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Payload/payload.htm More information on ''Energon'' Payload at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>

: An unaltered version of the Space Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] (yet named the "Race Team" again).

: This set was exclusive to both [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores.

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He doesn't get paid enough to tow Jetfire's fat body.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>

: The ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Payload is bundled alongside the rest of his Space Mini-Con Team buddies with [[Jetfire_(Armada)#Age of the Primes|Jetfire]], serving as a revised version of his original toy. He transforms into a rocket transport truck, and compensates for [[Comettor_(Armada)|Comettor's]] absence by taking on the role of being able to tow Jetfire's alt mode.

: He retains his ability to combine with his teammates into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], forming the handle. The weapon can be wielded by Jetfire.

: The set was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Notes==
* Payload's persona seems to be based on the [[Fantastic Four]]'s [[Thing]], to go with Astroscope being [[Mister Fantastic]] and Sky Blast being [[Human Torch]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Move''' (ムーブ ''Mūbu''), '''Payload''' (ペイロード ''Peirōdo'')
*''Korean:'' '''Move''' (무브 ''Mubeu'')

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Sky Blast (Armada)

2026-04-14T20:37:26Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

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{{disambig3|Skyblast}}
:''Sky Blast is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Skyblast-armada-packageart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Be small and have a big stick for an arm.]]
'''Sky Blast''' is a hothead with hot feet. He's always rushing into battle without a second thought, and sometimes not even a first. This gets on the nerves of his friends on the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], but they know he means well. Still, his battle-cry of "''BLAST OFF!''" can get annoying quickly.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
Sky Blast was a Mini-Con whose storage panel lay dormant deep inside the crashed ship that was Autobot headquarters on Earth. When his partner [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] was pinpointed on a deserted island, a signal went out that located Sky Blast and [[Astroscope]] beneath the Autobot base and on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], respectively. The [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]] and the Autobots' pet kids went looking for the Mini-Con in the bowels of the base while most of the Autobots were engaged with the enemy on the island. They found Sky Blast and activated him but, in his petrified state, he fired on the children with his hand-cannon. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}

[[File:Desperate_–_Sky_Blast_rocket_mode.jpg|275px|left|thumb|What is this? A rocket for ants?]]
Despite his fearsome firepower, the kids quickly realized Sky Blast was more scared than they were, and [[Rad White|Rad]] tried his best to be comforting to the Mini-Con. The Autobots were having a rough time against the new super-warrior [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], and so Rad, [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], and [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] took Sky Blast to the battlefield in the hopes that he could do something. The timid Mini-Con was still too unnerved to help, but after both Red Alert and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] were injured trying to protect him, and Rad constantly stood up for Sky Blast's right to choose for himself, Sky Blast made the brave choice and got involved in the fight. He summoned his fellow [[Space Mini-Con Team]] partners, calling up Payload from the ground and calling down Astroscope from the Moon. The three of them linked up into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in mid-air for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], as he plummeted to the ground after a disastrous fight with [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Dark Fleet armor]]. Prime used the Requiem Blaster to carve out a landing spot for himself in the middle of the ocean, and was saved. {{storylink|Desperate}}

Sky Blast and his teammates briefly ran away from the Autobots, because they didn't want to be used for combat. After Optimus Prime rescued them from [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], he promised the Mini-Cons they would only join the battles against the Decepticons if they desired it—no Autobots would force them to fight. Sky Blast got a snazzy cowboy hat out of this escapade! {{storylink|Runaway}}

True to his word, Optimus Prime left Sky Blast and the others back at headquarters when the Autobots were called into battle against the Decepticons, with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] watching over them. The battle was only a lure for the Requiem Blaster, however - Megatron and Thrust soon doubled back to attack the undermanned Autobot headquarters. Smokescreen fought bravely to defend the Space Mini-Con Team, but Megatron managed to subvert their programming and [[powerlinx]] with the trio, forcing them to form the Requiem Blaster and obliterate their Autobot protector. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Sky Blast and the Space Team had little time to act as individuals after that, remaining powerlinxed as the Requiem Blaster as Megatron's personal weapon, and later when the Decepticons used the gun as one-third of the [[Hydra Cannon]], before it was stolen by Thrust and used to provide power to the heart of Unicron. Sky Blast, Payload and Astroscope reawakened as individuals with the help of [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] and the Street Action Team, who had journeyed to Unicron's core with Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Earth children to grant the super-weapon Mini-Cons their freedom. {{storylink|Origin}} Sky Blast fled Unicron aboard the Autobot [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] just before the Chaos-Bringer was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Back in the day, Sky Blast lived in [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con village D10]] alongside the other Space Team members, until one day when the [[Decepticon]]s trashed the village and captured them. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}} Along with most other imprisoned Mini-Cons, they eventually escaped and made their way to [[Earth]], where their [[Exodus (Armada)|ship]] crashed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. For the next million years, Sky Blast and the others built and resided in a [[Mini-Con Moonbase|fortress base]] on the moon under the command of [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]. Him and the Space Team were apparently responsible for the signal that called all the Mini-Cons living on Earth to the moonbase. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} Unfortunately, this attracted the Decepticons, who attacked the base. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

As Mini-Cons' defenses failed them, Sky Blast packed up his belongings (such as a [[Rubber Ducky|rubber ducky]]) and prepared to take the next escape pod outta there. He was stopped by [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], who needed the Space Team's help to save [[Rad White]], a [[human]] who was stuck in one of the moonbase's orbital mines. The team was hesitant, but were eventually convinced that they couldn't just run away. Sky Blast obtained the recall code for the relevant mine, but it didn't work properly, so he improvised a plan to bring the whole minefield to low lunar orbit. When this was done, Sky Blast headed out in person, using his rocket mode to reach the mine and pull it on board an approaching [[Autobot]] shuttle. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

With nowhere else to go, the former moonbase residents temporarily sided with the Autobots. Sky Blast was seen listening to one of [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]'s speeches about Mini-Con independence. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} A while later, the Space Team oversaw a battle in [[Alaska]], and Sky Blast recognized that the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]] had driven [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] berserk by deactivating their [[safety interlock]]s. He was later ordered by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to head into space and shoot down [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s destructive [[Solar Scalpel]] satellite, which he did at the very last second. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

Sky Blast was at the [[Autobase]] when the Autobots found an alternate-dimension [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who passed away after giving them a mysterious warning. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} With their own Optimus Prime missing somewhere in the [[Multiverse]], the Space Team started researching alternate dimensions in an attempt to find him. While Astroscope went on another mission, Sky Blast and Payload stayed at base, where they sent a temporal probe into a [[space bridge]] to scan different realities for Prime. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} While the defending Autobots were taken out one by one in a Decepticon attack, the two Mini-Cons had no choice but to sit tight, keep scanning and hope for the best. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} After 75,890,007 realities, the probe finally found Optimus Prime, and Sky Blast quickly sent his spatial coordinates to Sparkplug, [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] so that they could retrieve him. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Some time later, all the Mini-Cons on Earth gathered to join the fight against [[Unicron]], including Sky Blast. They traveled to the [[Loop]] on their home planet, where they focused their energies into the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] and released a blast that crippled Unicron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:PaniniArmada9 allthoseinfavour.jpg|thumb]]
In the early stages of the war, Sky Blast was among the Mini-Cons who supported [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]'s plan to kill [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] by luring him to the [[Autobot]] headquarters and blowing it up. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
A version of Sky Blast hailed from [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]] and was a slave to the dimension-hopping warlord [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. When Megazarak's forces were abducted by [[Unicron]], Sky Blast and [[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] came along with him. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/01}} Sky Blast and Gunbarrel apparently became [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] and fought under [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s command in the [[Cauldron]] in the final battle of the [[Universe War]]. Unfortunately, they were killed by [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy SkyBlast.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Rocket! Yeeah! Satellite of looove!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Sky Blast transforms into a multi-thruster rocket based (loosely) on the {{w|Vostok (rocket family)|''Vostok''}}.

: He has quite a lot of interactivity with his pack-in teammates. Aside from forming the main chamber of their combined [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Toys|Requiem Blaster]] cannon mode, his rocket mode is designed to be carried by [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]] in his transport-truck mode. And in an undocumented feature, his rocket mode can "dock" with [[:File:Armada-toy Space Mini-Con Team.JPG|Astroscope in space station mode]] thanks to Sky Blast's Powerlinx-style plug near the control cabin, which seemingly exists for no other purpose. Nifty!

: In the [[Hasbro]] line, the Space Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams; the complete Team was also included "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, clamshelled together with the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Team]], [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Team]], and [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Team]]. In Japan, it was part of the fifth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product, released in [[Calendar|July]] 2003. The Takara release lacks the re-entry burn paint on the legs/thrusters.

: This toy doubles as the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW 2005]] character [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]], and this mold was also used to make [[Backblast]]. It was slated for a few other [[redeco]]es that were ultimately not released (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/SkyBlast/skyblast.htm More information on Sky Blast at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Arm-toy SkyBlast XD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But, if he's the rocket, and Astroscope the satellite of love, then what the heck is Payload?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: A limited-edition (but still regular-retail) [[redeco]] of the Space Team was made available in Japan as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, in the sixth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product. The entire Team was redecoed in shades of green and brown... an oddly terrestrial color scheme for a space-based group.

: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Apollo (Armada)|Apollo]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XApollo/apollo.htm More information on Exdimensions Apollo at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Apollo''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Release date'': August ?? 2003

: Sky Blast was sold as an individual in the second series of [[Kabaya]] "[[Change Micron]]" [[candy toy]]s in Japan, packed with a baggie of fizzy ramune candy, sold primarily in grocery and convenience stores.

: This mold is based on the original, but is in fact an entirely new mold with numerous minor sculpting differences. It's likely this toy is also not [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammates like the original. The most notable differences between the [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Sky Blast and the Kabaya version is the latter has darker-blue plastic for the left arm and head, plus lacks the "burn mark" spray-painting on his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMApollo/apollo.htm More information on Change Micron Apollo at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire w/ Comettor''' (Giga-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: The Space Team was placed in a bubble attached to the top of normal ''Armada'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] packages as a bonus-buy in [[Target]] stores for a limited time in the US.

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[[File:Unreleased Space Team.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, <strike>2003</strike>)}}</ul>

: Test-shots of a slightly altered Space Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team has ''exactly'' the same [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts in exactly the same ''colors'' as the original.

: Sky Blast's white and blue plastics changed to black, and that's it.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy SkyBlast.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Look at that yaw control!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] was an unproduced redeco of ''Armada'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], slated to come with a redeco of [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and the [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Judging from ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Comettor would presumably have retained his name.

: This set was initially intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of the ''Universe'' line.

: Ultimately, the Spacewarp concept was revived in [[2007]] as ''Timelines'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], one of the first exclusives available for purchase from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thusly replaced by a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team|Giant Planet Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]].

: In [[2015]], this unused deco became the basis of the separate character [[Jump Drive]].
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-SpaceTeam.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra, 2004)}}</ul>

: The Space Team was redecoed and packaged in with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus was originally going to be packed with a new-characters redeco of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]], later named the [[Courier Mini-Con Team]]), but were changed towards the last minute. Exactly why the change to the Space Team was made has yet to be determined.

: The toy was a last-minute redeco, along with [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] and [[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]]. As such, their packaging photography had to be completed before properly painted samples could be obtained, so the box-back photos use the original decos; Magnus's box also shows the original Street Speed Team rather than the Space Team.

: Magnus, Rapid Run and Treadbolt were produced in smaller numbers than the rest of the normal retail ''Energon'' line (reportedly only about 10,000 units each) and were only available in the initial shipments of the line. However, Magnus's shipment saw a very limited release, quickly replaced with the second assortment in the U.S., making him hard to come by. Magnus later showed up in much larger numbers in Australia, Canada, and some European markets, and was made available in Japan through [[e-HOBBY]] with the box altered via a black and white sticker, reflecting the Space Team's addition. The back of the European release's box was further corrected, as the Mini-Cons shown were changed along when more languages were added.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Skyblast/skyblast.htm More information on ''Energon'' Sky Blast at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>

: An unaltered version of the Space Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] (yet named the "Race Team" again).

: This set was exclusive to both [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] stores.

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mr. Peg Arms.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>

: The ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Sky Blast is bundled alongside the rest of his Space Mini-Con Team buddies with [[Jetfire_(Armada)#Age of the Primes|Jetfire]], serving as a revised version of his original toy. He transforms into a multi-thruster rocket. His revised functionality with his teammates (mainly how his nosecone is where Astroscrope plugs into for their combined mode) gives him an obvious peg for a nosecone as a concession.

: He retains his ability to combine with his teammates into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], forming the main chamber. The weapon can be wielded by Jetfire.

: The set was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Notes==
* Sky Blast's persona seems to be based on the [[Fantastic Four]]'s [[Human Torch]], to go with Astroscope being [[Mister Fantastic]] and Payload being the [[Thing]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Apollo''' (アポロ ''Aporo''), '''Sky Blast''' (スカイブラスト ''Sukai Burasuto'')
*''Korean:'' '''Apollo''' (아폴로 ''Apollo'')

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Space Mini-Con Team

2026-04-14T20:21:28Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

{{factions|minicon}}
[[File:Bios card SPACE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Hey, look. The Earth is blue and there's nothing we can do.]]

The '''Space Mini-Con Team''' is one of the most sought-after groups of [[Mini-Con]]s. Not simply because they are all strong warriors with zero-gravity operational skills, but mainly because the three combine to form the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], one of the legendary Mini-Con weapons whose destructive power maximums have yet to be calculated.

The Space Mini-Con Team is composed of...

*[[Astroscope]] the satellite.
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] the rocket-transport truck.
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] the rocket.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
While Mini-Cons in general are reluctant to participate in the war between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s, the Space Team was particularly averse to fighting, acutely aware of the destructive potential of their combined form, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and spent quite a bit of time hiding from both sides, not wanting their power abused. {{storylink|Runaway}} Like their fellow Mini-Cons, the Space Team boarded the [[Exodus (Armada)|''Exodus'']] to flee the Great War only for the escape ship to come under attack from the [[Decepticon fleet]], its [[Transwarp Drive]] being damaged and crashing into [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|First Encounter}} The three panels would be separated by a vast distance. While [[Astroscope]]'s panel fell onto the lunar surface, [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]'s would crash onto a deserted island on the planet below and [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]'s would remain in the primary hull, buried deep within a Terran mountain. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Desperate}}

In the year [[2010]], Payload's dormant panel was found causing it to react with those of his teammates. The Mini-Cons who had aligned with the Autobots, along with their human allies, quickly found Sky Blast's panel, their base having been set up atop the wreck of the primary hull, and reawakened him only for him to run off. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Once the Autobots and humans had helped Sky Blast tame his fear, he was [[Warp gate|warped]] to Payload's island to try and help [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Inspired by the heroism of the Autobots, Sky Blast sent out a pulse to his comrades who awoke, converging on him with the three combining into the Requiem Blaster, their combined power saving Optimus' life, albeit functioning as a makeshift retrorocket. {{storylink|Desperate}}

[[File:Arm30 nothingtoseehere.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Insert [[Pretender]] joke here.]]

With the deed done however, the Space Team made plans to flee the war once again, settling on a farm outside [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] with the help of the human children. Their haven was short lived, however, for [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] soon tracked them down only for Optimus Prime to save them where he declared that the Mini-Cons would not be forced to fight if they didn't want to. {{storylink|Runaway}}

While the Autobots were out on a mission, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] tried to befriend the trio only for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to break into the base and capture the Mini-Cons. Forcing them to combine, he used the Requiem Blaster to gun down the Autobot. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} Back on the moon, Megatron locked the trio into their combined form, granting him full use of the Blaster. When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], having been a pawn in the scheme to capture the trio, attacked his leader, Megatron opened fire only to find that the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] could counter the Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} When Starscream defected to the Autobots, he provided them with the intel to attack the Decepticon base. Megatron unleashed the Blaster in battle only for its effects to blocked by the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. {{storylink|Rescue}}

Soon enough, Thrust had managed to convince Starscream to defect back to the Decepticons who brought with him the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} After the two teams had been mode-locked, the three Mini-Con groups were made the primary power source for the ''[[Hydra Cannon]]''. {{storylink|Threaten}}

When both factions returned to Cybertron, the mode-locked Space Team would find themselves used as Megatron's primary weapon, being used to gun down [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], {{storylink|Puppet}} and later to destroy a flotilla of Autobot ships. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Along with the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber, the Requiem Blaster would be stolen by Thrust, now revealed as a [[Herald of Unicron]], who used them to reawaken the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

Brought to [[Unicron]]'s core, the three teams reawakened their creator before Optimus Prime and Megatron—now reborn as Galvatron—roused the nine from their slumber. The first act of the Space Team was, quite ironically, to recombine back into the Requiem Blaster so Optimus could inflict catastrophic damage to Unicron's interior. {{storylink|Origin}} When Galvatron then challenged Optimus to a final duel, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] told everyone to head back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while he held off his foe. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada-toy Space Mini-Con Team.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-13'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: The Space Mini-Con Team ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], and [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Skyblast]]) are a trio of tiny robots who turn into tiny space-themed vehicles. As Mini-Cons, they each have a [[Powerlinx]] port that allows them to connect to toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating [[gimmick]]s on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug. The trio also have more inter-team interactivity than the others: aside from being able to combine to form the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)#Toys|Requiem Blaster]] super-weapon to be used by larger toys, Sky Blast's vehicle mode is designed to attach to Payload's carrier mode and dock with Astroscope's station mode in ways mimicking the real vehicles.

: This version of the Team was nominally available as a three-pack, sold in third assortment of Mini-Con teams in [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, and later also available in ''Unicron Battles'' packaging. This latter release was also clamshelled with other Mini-Con packs as "Bonus Packs" sold by various retailers (whether the price was a genuine bonus or not varied); the Space Team has been found packed with the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]. In Japan, the pack was part of the fifth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legend of the Microns]]'' product. The Takara release features no re-entry burn paint on Apollo's legs/thrusters.

: This mold-set was used to make the [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]].

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[[File:2003-spacemicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[August 14]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: A somewhat more limited-edition -but still regular retail- [[redeco]] of the Space Team was released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, in the sixth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product. This set uses a primarily green and brown deco, an interestingly ground-based choice for a space-based team.

: This deco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Cosmic Exploration Team]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Apollo''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''5'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Mir''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Accessories'': Missile
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Move''' (Candy toy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Change Micron ID number'': '''6'''
:*''Release date'': August ?? 2003

: Each member of the Space Team was sold as an individual in the second series of [[Kabaya]] "[[Change Micron]]" [[candy toy]]s in Japan. These molds are based on the originals, but are in fact entirely new molds with numerous minor sculpting differences (and likely are not [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] as the originals are). On top of that, the light blue plastics are darker on the Kabaya versions, and each toy is missing a few paint applications.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (Bonus Buy, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: The Space Team were also included in a "Bonus Buy" bundle, packed in a long bubble and attached to the top of the Giga-Con-class [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] toy packaging. It is currently unknown what retailer(s) offered this set.

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[[File:Unreleased Space Team.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Space Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, <strike>2003</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: Test-shots of a slightly altered Space Team have popped up from various sources, though it looks unfinished at best. While the plastic colors have changed, the Team has ''exactly'' the same [[Paint operation|paint application]] layouts in exactly the same ''colors'' as the original.

: It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team released in the ''Unicron Battles'', instead of the normal-deco release on said card style that ''did'' make it to retail.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy-SpaceTeam.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Note that Astroscope is mistransformed in the above photograph; his legs should be folded out as solar panels.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra-Con, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: The Space Mini-Con Team was redecoed and added to the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] set.

: The original [[Hasbro]] packaging does not reflect this, as the Space Team replaced a planned redeco of the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] as the new characters [[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]], [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]], and [[Override (Energon)|Override]]. Later releases in Japan covered the relevant portions of the box with a sticker.

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[[File:Race-2-Space.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: An unaltered version of the Space Mini-Con Team was released as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] (the latter named as "Race Mini-Con Team" on the package).
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Spacewarp''' (Ultra Class, <strike>2004</strike>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Astroscope missile

: The Space Team was slated to be redecoed as pack-in partners for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]], a toy that was ultimately canceled.

: When the toy was saved from limbo by [[Fun Publications]] and released as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]], they intended to keep the Mini-Con partners, but were told by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] that the ''Armada''-era Team molds were too worn out to use again. As such, the team was replaced by the [[Sabotage Team]], a redeco of the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team#Toys|Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], when Astrotrain finally saw release.

: In [[2015]], this unproduced deco of the Space Team became the basis of the [[Interstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team]].

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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|We're escaping to the ''one'' place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism... SPACE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>

: The ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Space Mini-Con Team is bundled with [[Jetfire_(Armada)#Age of the Primes|Jetfire]], serving as revised versions of the original toys. As [[Comettor_(Armada)|Comettor]] was excluded from the release, Payload takes on the role of being able to tow Jetfire's alt mode.

: They retain their ability to combine into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], which can be wielded by Jetfire.

: The set was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Space Micron''' (スペースマイクロン ''Supēsu Maikuron'')
*''French:'' '''Équipe Spatiale des Minimodus''' ("Space Mini-Con Team")
*''Spanish:'' '''Los Minimodus - Equipo Espacial''' ("The Mini-Cons - Space Team")

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Jetfire (Armada)

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Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Jetfire}}
{{picsneeded|''Cybertron'' anime screencaps}}
:''Jetfire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:MicronDensetsuJetfireBoxArt.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"I'm as dry as a dead dingo's donger!"]]
'''Jetfire''' is probably the best [[second-in-command]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] could conceivably have. Jetfire is more than a yes-man; he's the crucial link between Prime's role-necessitated distance and his troops. Though professional and businesslike, Jetfire infuses his interactions with a down-to-earth friendliness. And where Optimus Prime is cautious, Jetfire is more prone to tempered bursts of gusto and bravado. While Optimus Prime is your leader who's your leader, Jetfire is your leader who's your friend. Because of this, Jetfire is very popular among the Autobots.

Most importantly, Jetfire is one of the only Autobots who will tell Optimus Prime to his face when he thinks he's wrong. It is this trait that makes Jetfire indispensable.

Jetfire has a long-lost brother [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]], and while the two are quite similar in many ways, Jetfire is ''far'' more willing and eager to jump into battle than Overcast.

He has a Decepticon alter-ego, '''Sky Shadow''', which he affects when doing undercover missions. He found the name in history archives which referred to a [[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]] from the legendary [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. Nobody's really sure how that works. Maybe it's that bloody [[Unicron Singularity]]'s doing.

{{bigquote|Let me tell you my personal motto: VICTORY IS MINE!|Jetfire|[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
When the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] investigated a distress signal against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s orders and fell into a trap set up by [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], Jetfire joined Optimus Prime in rushing to their rescue. The two combined and kicked Galvatron to the sky after a short battle. Shortly after, Jetfire reprimanded the Mini-Cons for not listening to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Armada Volume 3}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Linkage''====
In [[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]], [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] upgraded Jetfire to be able to combine with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Terry Klassen]] (English, [[Prehistory]], only), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Min-seok Kim]] (South Korean), [[Juha Paananen]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alex Orozco]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Daniel Bergfalk]] (Swedish), [[Robin van der Velden]] (Dutch), [[Kim Min-seok]] (Korean), [[Duda Ribeiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Prehistory-Jetfire in charge.jpg|thumb|What they didn't know was that the fireworks were for indoor use.]]
Before Optimus Prime and his squad left for [[Earth]] in response to the [[Mini-Con]] signal, he left Jetfire in command of the remaining Autobot forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Prehistory}}

Much later, Optimus Prime requested Jetfire's assistance as the battle for the Mini-Cons reached a dangerous point with the discovery of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber sword]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom]] shield. As Jetfire made his way to Earth, he was followed by the Megatron loyalist [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], who had similarly been requested by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

[[File:Arm ep25 jetfire.jpg|upright=1.35|left|thumb|{{w|Bear Behaving Badly|Wackadoo!}}]]
Thrust's arrival quickly improved Decepticon battle strategy, sending the Autobot forces on Earth into disarray. Optimus Prime himself would have been defeated if not for the timely arrival of Jetfire, who quickly defeated the surprised Decepticon air power and forced the rest into retreat. {{storylink|Tactician}}

Jetfire was quickly installed as second in command, but as everybody who had never served with him discovered, he was a very different kind of 'bot compared to the reserved Optimus Prime. Where Optimus was cautious and analytical, Jetfire was brash and headstrong to the point of recklessness, jumping into the unknown without considering the consequences. As a result, in his first major battle with the Decepticons, Jetfire decided to take all of their air forces on his own, getting himself into serious trouble. Fortunately, Optimus Prime had recovered enough from his injuries to launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons and unleash his secret weapon—the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with Jetfire, resulting in the powerful Jet Optimus. Together, they overpowered the Decepticons in short order. Afterwards, Jetfire promised that he would be more cautious in the future. {{storylink|Linkup}}

[[File:Linkup jet prime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35]]
During a rare moment of downtime, Jetfire had an arm wrestling competition against Smokescreen (beating his opponent several times in a row) before he decided to do his homework, and review footage of the Autobots' and Decepticons' battles on Earth. As he perused the Autobots' video files, Jetfire noticed that Sideways had sometimes acted against the Decepticons, despite having already defected to their side. He discussed this revelation with the children. They all came to the agreement that, despite the fact that it was unclear whether or not Sideways was a Decepticon, it was evident that the fiend couldn't be trusted. Later, the Autobots and Decepticons squared off on a beachfront {{storylink|Detection}} over a new mysterious [[Mini-Con storage panel]]. Optimus Prime and Jetfire once again combined into Jet Optimus to take the fight to the Decepticons. However, even Jet Optimus's power was tested by the arrival of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. The giant Decepticon's sheer strength and firepower forced Jet Optimus on the backfoot, and in their shared gestalt mind, both Optimus and Jetfire were at a loss as what to do. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Worse yet, Thrust's tactics proved effective as ever, and though Jet Optimus fled up into the sky, he found himself surrounded by enemy units. Megatron pursued the Autobots by combining with Tidal Wave, and used the Star Saber to forcibly separate Jetfire from Optimus, sending the Autobot leader plummeting. Jetfire was left unable to go after Optimus as Megatron then bombarded him with laser blasts. The Autobots only won thanks to the timely appearance of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and their combination into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], which wound up in Optimus's grasp. {{storylink|Desperate}}

[[File:Awakening Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35]]
The Requiem Blaster was a source of argument for the Autobots, however. With this new weapon, several of them were eager to storm the Decepticon base in the hopes of ending the war. Jetfire was among those willing to take a more proactive approach to dealing with the Decepticons, though Optimus was hesitant. Before a decision could be reached, it was discovered that the Space Mini-Con Team had run away along with the kids. Though most of the Autobots went out looking for them, both Scavenger and Jetfire remained behind on monitor duty, as their vehicle modes stuck out too much in public. {{storylink|Runaway}}

[[File:The Requiem Blaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
When the Autobots were informed by a mysterious source to meet the Decepticons in battle within a forest, Jetfire objected to them not bringing along the Requiem Blaster. Soon the Decepticons arrived to fight them, as promised... or rather, [[Starscream_(Armada)/Cartoon_continuity|Starscream]] engaged the group, wielding the Star Saber. Jetfire combined with Optimus to fight him. Their duel ended abruptly when Starscream realized that his back-up wasn't coming. Megatron had noticed the absence of the Requiem Blaster and realized it was back at the Autobots' base, where Smokescreen was guarding it, alone. The Autobots warped back to base, Jet Optimus splitting back into his two component 'bots once there. They were too late to assist Smokescreen, who nearly died valiantly trying to protect the Mini-Cons. Despite his sacrifice, Megatron took the Requiem Blaster and retreated. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

[[File:Regeneration Jetfire.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
But Smokescreen clung onto life, if just barely. While Red Alert went about fixing him, a proximity alarm sounded across the Autobots' base. Hot Shot and Side Swipe, eager to avenge Smokescreen, headed out to take on both Starscream and Tidal Wave. Jetfire and Optimus went after them, and combined into Jet Optimus to rescue their subordinates. Even in their combined form, they were no match for Tidal Wave... until Starscream willingly handed them the Star Saber. Tidal Wave warped away, and Starscream was taken to the Autobots' base, where he informed them that he had defected from the Decepticons. Though Jetfire was hesitant to trust him, the Autobots ultimately decided to accept Starscream into their ranks. Smokescreen was rebuilt into a new body, and the Autobots used data provided by Starscream to open a warp gate to the Moon, in order to storm the Decepticon camp.{{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

[[File:Rescue Autobot Fire.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The attack on the Decepticon moonbase begun with the Autobots besieging Megatron's throne room. The battle then spread throughout the Decepticons' base, until the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons were located. Jetfire helped round-up the Mini-Cons, now free of Megatron's influence thanks to [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], and queued them up so they could warp back to the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Rescue}}

[[File:Armada-Mars-Starscream and Jetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.35|[[Scott McNeil|Bad Doomageddeon!]]]]
Jetfire's flight capabilities made him and Starscream the only two viable candidates for a mission to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where a new Mini-Con was detected. Jetfire gladly brought along both [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] and the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] Mini-Cons along for this mission, but was none too keen on being paired up with Starscream. Starscream took off ahead of him anyways, though Jetfire chose to remain on-task instead of tracking him down. When Jetfire eventually came upon him, Starscream was so wrapped up in self-pity that he refused to do as his Autobot superior ordered. Jetfire was forced to handcuff him and charge him with dereliction of duty. On the return trip to Earth, the pair discovered the object of their quest on an asteroid. They were attacked by Tidal Wave, hindering their first pass to snatch up the newly awakened [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Starscream was able to talk Firebot into turning its weapons on the giant Decepticon, and then grabbed the Mini-Con and put him in Jetfire's storage compartment. It looked like the Autobots were home free, only for Megatron to appear in their path with the Requiem Blaster in hand. Brought into proximity for the first time, the blaster, the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber (wielded by Starscream) resonated with one another, causing a huge flare of energy that covered Jetfire and Starscream's escape. Back on Earth, Jetfire informed the kids that he hadn't been able to bring them back a souvenir. Fortunately for them, Starscream had picked up a bejewelled rock during the mission, and left it behind for Alexis to find after he stormed off. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Jetfire supervised the construction of a spaceship for the Autobots, playing the part of a drill sergeant, making sure all the others did their fair share of work. This led to him getting into an argument with Starscream, who insisted the Autobots should prioritize Megatron's destruction above all other matters. Starscream stormed off, and the rest of the Autobot continued with their labor.

[[File:Autobot Argument.jpg|thumb|200px]]
The ship was in the final stages of construction when Billy and Fred reported that they had seen Starscream "chase off" Thrust after the Decepticon had asked him to steal the Skyboom Shield. As it turns out, [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] were nowhere to be found just then. Accusations that Starscream had complied with Thrust's request were thrown around, but the conversation was cut short when the Decepticons attacked. Jetfire flew out to meet them, and after shooting down Cyclonus, he Powerlinxed with Optimus to take on Tidal Wave. Just as Smokescreen passed the Skyboom Shield to Jet Optimus (the Mini-Cons having been found during the battle), Starscream swooped down, grabbed it, and left with both the shield and the Star Saber in hand to rejoin the Decepticons. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}}

[[File:Crisis Battle.jpg|200px|left|thumb]]
Though Jetfire seemed in control of his emotions after Starscream's betrayal, he was as angry over it as all the other members of the Autobots team. He had Side Swipe try and hack into the Decepticons' warp gate, but they had taken additional precautions over such incursions after the Autobots' previous attack. Jetfire nonetheless continued to petition Optimus to go on the offensive against the Decepticons. Then, the Decepticons test-fired their newly built [[Hydra Cannon]] on a comet for all the world to see. Jetfire Optimus, Side Swipe, and Hot Shot were left staring in awe over the might of the Decepticons' super-weapon. {{storylink|Threaten}} Jetfire warped out into orbit to scout out the Decepticons' warship, but found himself unable to penetrate their [[Force field|electro-shield]]. After returning to base to meet with Optimus, the both of them warped back near the Decepticons' ship and combined. They then waited for the Hydra Cannon to drop its shield in preparation for its attack, and took advantage of this opening to begin a furious assault. The Decepticons emerged from the ship to ward Jet Optimus off, who split into his individual components to better deal with their numbers. Jetfire was tasked with distracting the Decepticons while Optimus attempted to retrieve the Mini-Con weapons. There were simply too many enemy units however, and Jetfire was pinned down and forced to watch as the Hydra Cannon opened fire on Earth. Optimus managed to use the power of the Matrix to intercept its destructive beam, though the intense release of energy utterly destroyed his body. While the Decepticons were distracted by the spectacle of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus's demise]], Jetfire wrenched himself free of their grasp. He then flew about, desperate to find any sign that Optimus had somehow survived, but all he came upon was Sparkplug drifting in the space dust, clutching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} As the Autobots tried to cope with the loss of their leader, Jetfire scoped out the Moon, hoping to find anything left behind by the Decepticons. The enemy team had since departed for Cybertron, however. When he returned to Autobot headquarters, Jetfire was confronted by Hot Shot, who insisted the two of them chase after the Decepticons for revenge. Jetfire dismissed his request, agitating Hot Shot further. Hot Shot's emotional outbursts continued, provoking Scavenger to beat some sense into him through some aggressive therapy. Though Alexis pleaded with Jetfire to step in, Jetfire assured her that Scavenger knew what he was doing. Sure enough, Hot Shot was eventually made to confront the reality of the Autobots' situation, and stopped fighting his teammates. Believing it would be what Optimus would have wanted, Jetfire passed on leadership of the Autobots to Hot Shot. With their morale renewed, the team redoubled their efforts to complete the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Remorse}} Jetfire watched confusedly as the Mini-Cons protested Hot Shot's decision to leave the children behind while the Autobots pursued the Decepticons. Hot Shot eventually relented, and the Autobots, Mini-Cons, and children all boarded the newly completed ''Axalon'' and begun their journey to Cybertron. {{storylink|Depart}}

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Shortly after their departure, the Autobots had to navigate the ''Axalon'' through an asteroid field. As they were about to emerged from this dangerous region, they came upon the Decepticons, who had turned their own ship around to crush their pursuers. In the battle that ensued, Jetfire dueled Thrust. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus, revived by the Mini-Cons through the Matrix, blew Megatron back with the power of his super mode. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} No sooner had the Autobots welcomed their leader back than their ship was pulled through a worm hole to a dead planet, where they were menaced by a twisted clone of Optimus named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Jetfire stayed on the ''Axalon'' with most of the Autobots, Prime ended his dark doppelgänger's threat. {{storylink|Puppet}}

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By the time the Autobots had repaired the ''Axalon'' and arrived over Cybertron, the Decepticons had managed to take over the planet. Upon approaching their home planet, the Mini-Cons began acting up, and Jetfire had to combine with Optimus to persuade them from drifting off into the void. The Autobots then warped down to Cybertron, where Jetfire and Optimus were fought against Galvatron (formerly Megatron), leading his elite soldiers on the warpath. Meanwhile, a black hole appeared in the sky. The Mini-Con continued to display their mysterious powers, and helped keep the black hole at bay. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Jetfire was sent planetside to scout out an area where the ''Axalon'' could safely land. Though it took fighting several Decepticon troopers, he eventually did so, and called Optimus and the rest of his team down from orbit. Optimus then ordered Jetfire and Side Swipe to head a full Autobot evacuation of Cybertron in preparation for Unicron's assault. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Jetfire was pulled away from his job to back up Hot Shot and Wheeljack who, along with Alexis, Rad, Carlos, and their Mini-Con companions, were tracking down Thrust. Though Jetfire got turned around for a while, he eventually came upon his quarry, and pulled them off of Cybertron's moon while its surface crumbled. Cybertron's satellite was then revealed to have concealed Unicron's slumbering form. The Chaos Bringer was now awakening. {{storylink|Portent}}

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The Autobots put in action a plan to force Galvatron into a situation where Optimus would have the opportunity to reason with him. After heading out to meet Galvatron's forces, Optimus combined with Jetfire and Overload to draw the Decepticon leader away from the battleground. Once they had achieved a significant distance from the rest of their forces, Jetfire separated from Optimus, and kept Tidal Wave occupied while both faction leaders were left to "negotiate." Though Galvatron eventually came around, it was only after Starscream died to convince him to do so. {{storylink|Cramp}} Jetfire attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of Unicron, notably shaking hands with Tidal Wave. After their combined armada failed to deal any damage to Unicron, the Autobot/Decepticon alliance sent a scouting party to the Chaos Bringer's surface. They too failed to yield any immediate success, and had to be rescued by Jet Optimus and Galvatron. {{storylink|Alliance}} Some data was gathered during the scouting expedition, however, and once analyzed provided the Autobot/Decepticon alliance with a weakspot they could target: a small area on Unicron's neck. Jetfire and Tidal Wave helped their respective commanders infiltrate Unicron through his plasma cannon, then helped distract their gargantuan foe by attacking his vulnerable area. {{storylink|Union}} No matter how much damage they inflicted upon him, however, Unicron would regenerate his wounds. It dawned upon Jetfire that only a miracle could help them defeat Unicron at this point. {{storylink|Origin}}

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Thankfully, a miracle wasn't needed; the team within Unicron managed to free the Mini-Con weapons that were powering him, and Unicron became inert. Hot Shot then decided to go on a solo mission to retrieve Optimus Prime from within the evil planet, but Jetfire knocked him out and went instead; he reasoned that if Unicron was still a threat, the united Cybertronian army needed Hot Shot to lead them. En route, he was joined by Cyclonus, and as Jetfire predicted, Unicron began to stir once more. Jetfire came upon the kids, their partner Mini-Cons, and the 'bots who made up the three Mini-Con weapons emerging onto Unicron's surface, and doubled back with them aboard himself. The Transformers then launched a final assault on Unicron, though it proved unnecessary; Galvatron sacrificed himself to Unicron, robbing the dark god of the hatred he needed to sustain himself. Unicron vanished from existence. Afterwards, Hot Shot, Jet Fire, and Perceptor accompanied the children back to Earth, and bid them a heartfelt goodbye before returning to Cybertron to rebuild their war-worn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

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As the Decepticons unleashed the might of the [[Hydra Cannon]] towards the Earth, Jetfire and Side Swipe left their posts to watch on in horror as the blast approached, via the Autobot base's view screen. Thankfully, Optimus had already left to thwart the energies of the weapon with those of his Matrix. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

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During the ten years since the defeat of [[Unicron]], Jetfire was upgraded into a new, more advanced body uploaded with the [[Spark of Combination]], which granted him the ability to [[Powerlinx]] with other compatible robots. Jetfire was selected by Optimus Prime to accompany him and [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to investigate a mysterious attack on the [[energon]] mining colony there by a group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|mysterious bestial transformers]]. Jetfire was less than pleased when the inexperienced and immature [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] wanted to tag along merely to satisfy his hero worship of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but decided to let the youngster come along after Optimus Prime left the decision to Jetfire. After surveying the damage on Mars, Jetfire quickly destroyed a large number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|avian drones]] attacking [[Ocean City]] on Earth. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

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Soon afterward, the mining colony on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] was attacked by the same mysterious energon-eating creatures, now identified as "Terrorcons." Tasked with conducting reconnaissance, Jetfire and Kicker fought their way through dozens of the bird drones, with the gifted human playing a crucial role in their successful mission. Though the Terrorcons were once more driven back, this time around a number of them managed to escape with a substantial amount of Energon. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Jetfire was dispatched to Plains City in preparation for future Terrorcon attacks. The next strike happened at [[Desert City]], however, meaning Jetfire missed out on the action. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

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After Ironhide acquitted himself with distinction during the mission on the Moon, Jetfire practiced Powerlinxing with the younger Autobot, who, unfortunately, could not time the sequence properly. The reason behind the attacks was (partially) revealed when the powerful [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], commander of the Terrorcons, attacked [[Plains City]]; Energon was supposedly being gathered to revive Megatron. Jetfire arrived with the Autobot reinforcements and finally successfully Powerlinxed with Ironhide, allowing the young Autobot the honor of being the controlling component of their combined form. The Terrorcons were once more made to retreat. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

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After [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] joined the Terrorcons, Jetfire became vocal about his distrust of Demolishor, fearing he might follow suit. When he expressed his concerns to Optimus, the Autobot leader dismissed Jetfire's fears, stating he was confident Demolishor would remain a steadfast ally. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} Though the Terrorcon attacks continued, the Autobot grew more competent at defending their outposts. When a flock of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] drones attacked [[Lunar City]], Jetfire led them into the station's newly built automated defenses systems, and the Terrorcons were all blown to bits. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

The balance of power shifted when Megatron was resurrected, and took command of the Terrorcons. With their old foe returned, Jetfire brought back up the topic of Demolishor's loyalty to Optimus, only to be dismissed once more. Jetfire confided in Kicker that he envied the Omnicons, as they were certain of their place in a tumultuous world, filled with shifting loyalties. Then, Ocean City's alarm sounded, warning that an enemy space-bridge had materialized nearby. Jetfire was sent to investigate, but saw no one exiting the portal... He did bump into someone though: the newly revived and ghostly Starscream. Jetfire called Kicker to inform him of his encounter, only for Megatron to launch his own, unrelated assault on Ocean City. Jetfire and Ironhide combined to fight off Demolishor, who had joined back up with Megatron, as Jetfire had previously predicted. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

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After Optimus informed his troops that Ocean City's security had been breached by a ghostly intruder, Jetfire suggested Optimus be accompanied by a body-guard at all times to prevent an assassination attempt. Optimus refused Jetfire's suggestion, forcing the Autobots to guard him anyways, though covertly. Optimus caught on quickly, and warped off to the Moon to confront his attacker alone. While Optimus dealt with his would-be assassin, a revived Starscream, Jetfire and the other Autobots wound up having troubles of their own defending Lunar City from Megatron. Though the Terrorcons were driven back, the newly rebuilt lunar outpost was once more reduced to ruins. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Jetfire's next mission took him to Asteroid City, where he and his team encountered the Decepticons' ship. The vessel's eerie similarity to Unicron put the Autobots on edge, and Jetfire was pinned down by Scorponok in the ensuing skirmish. Though skewered by the Terrorcon's tail-blade, Jetfire recovered quickly after Hot Shot, Optimus, Inferno and Ironhide forced Scorponok back. Megatron and his minions then covered their escape by detonating an energon-riddled asteroid. Jetfire later attended a meeting where Dr. Jones put forth his proposal to build [[Energon tower (technology)|energon towers]] to better defend their mining outposts. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Before the first energon tower could be fully built in Ocean City, Megatron and his troops attacked the facility. Jetfire was kept busy for most of the fight by Cyclonus, though once he was taken out, Jetfire changed his focus towards Scorponok. Scorponok was substantially more powerful than Cyclonus unfortunately, and easily batted Jetfire aside as he pushed his way towards the center of the city complex. Thankfully, the energon tower was completed and activated just in time to force the Terrorcons away. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

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Jetfire was called in to [[Jungle City]] to scope out a Terrorcon attack Kicker had reported. After confirming the presence of radar-invisible Terrorcons, he regrouped with the other Autobots, and was paired up with Hot Shot to overlook Jungle City's aerial defense. Jetfire failed to protect the local energon tower from being destroyed, and the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, detonating it to prevent its Energon stockpiles to fall into enemy hands. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

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Jetfire received word that Optimus was under attack in the ruins of Lunar City. He, Hot Shot and Inferno warped up to help him fend off the Decepticons. They were trapped in a precarious position when Scorponok unleashed the firepower of the Decepticon Mobile Fortress on their group, only to be rescued by several Omnicon survivors of Lunar City. After the Omnicons raised a hidden base from under the Lunar surface, Jetfire helped protect an energon tower while it warped in and was activated. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}}

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Kicker and Misha had Jetfire give them a lift to Desert City in order to investigate a lack of Energon output from that location's energon tower. After dropping them off, Jetfire traveled to Earth orbit, where he and a handful of Autobots formed a first line of defense against a meteor strike engineered by Megatron. They were briefly joined by Rodimus and his crew members, who aided Optimus's team by destroying one of the three artificial meteors. The other two constructs continued their encroachment upon the Earth, until the [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] was successfully activated, forming a protective barrier around the planet. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}} Jetfire was glad that with the energon grid now online, the Autobots could let down their guard every once in a while. Optimus told his troops that he rather they stay vigilant, despite the added protection of the energon grid. Jetfire then attended a meeting where Optimus made clear his plan to go on the offensive, and travel into space to stop Unicron from being revived by their enemies. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

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Jetfire attended the launch of the ''[[Miranda II]]'' Autobot-human spacecraft. He joined the crew and was part of a space battle in the [[Asteroid belt]] to defend the [[Energon Ring]] before their journey could begin. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} The ''Miranda II''{{'}}s first stop took its crew through a whiteout on an uncharted planet, where it became temporarily stuck between two glaciers. Jetfire was sent out with Kicker and Ironhide to scout the area for Energon, while Inferno and Optimus tried to free their ship. As the Omnicons began uncovering the sought-after substance in a cavern, Jetfire tried to keep the rest of his team calm; they were all on-edge, thinking the Decepticons could turn up at any moment. As Jetfire told them that the odds of the Decepticons coming upon them was infinitesimally small, Demolishor and Snow Cat shot him in the back. Jetfire was left unable to fly, and had to Powerlinx with Ironhide in order to achieve lift-off. Once they had escaped out into open, Jetfire's team ran afoul of [[Cruellock|a new type of Terrorcons]]. Though Jetfire wound up being in need of repair, he and the rest of the Autobots safely made it aboard the ''Miranda II'' and escaped the planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

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The ''Miranda II'' crossed paths with Rodimus, who boarded the ship to discuss Unicron. Optimus, Jetfire, Rodimus, and Prowl talked privately on the matter. During their conversation, Rodimus revealed that Unicron was merely a tool, that could be used for good or evil. Optimus was nonetheless unwilling to allow the planet to reawaken, and his crew parted ways with Rodimus's. Ironhide decided to stow away on Rodimus's ship though, and when Hot Shot brought this to the rest of the crew's attention, Jetfire had a good chuckle over Ironhide's youthful exuberance. The Autobots then made their way to Unicron's body, and drove off the Decepticons' first line of defense. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After getting Megatron's attention, the ''Miranda II'' retreated back towards the Autobots' warp gate, luring the Decepticons into following them. Jetfire helped defend the ship until they emerged from warp near Cybertron. There, the Autobots used the planet's energon grid to inflict massive damage on Unicron's body, forcing Megatron to warp his troops away, and signaling an initial victory in the Autobots' quest to bring an end to Unicron. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

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Later, Jetfire was contacted by Kicker, who had met with Alpha Q in his absence and made an ally out of him. Jetfire informed Optimus that Kicker, Ironhide, Misha, and Alpha Q were heading towards Cybertron aboard Unicron's head. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} During the peace talks between Optimus, Rodimus, and Alpha Q, Jetfire traveled to Cybertron to overlook the ship graveyard left behind by the Decepticons who failed to escape past Cybertron's energon grid. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} The energon grid had been left damaged during the escape of the Decepticon war-criminal [[Shockblast]] however, and Megatron's forces took advantage of the Autobots' weakened defenses to launch an attack. During the conflict, Jetfire tried to rescue Wing Dagger from Shockblast, but due to interference from Tidal Wave, was unable to prevent him from being crushed by a falling energon tower. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} To make matters worse, enough energon towers had been damaged in the attack to severely cripple Cybertron's defenses. The Decepticons returned with Mirage, a rebuilt Tidal Wave, who used his enhanced speed and agility to outmaneuver Jetfire. The Terrorcons managed to breach Primus's chamber, and from within it, stole enough energon for Unicron to transform and threaten Cybertron with imminent destruction. Jetfire joined Optimus in a retaliatory strike where the Autobots managed to penetrate Unicron's outer defenses. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Jetfire dropped off Ironhide on Unicron's surface so the young 'bot could join with Optimus's party. Meanwhile, he continued to run interference outside Unicron against Megatron's Divebomb drones. {{storylink|Open Fire!}}

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The fighting that followed within Unicron led to a ''clash of positively and negatively-charged energon, which ultimately tore open a rift in space.'' Jetfire found Inferno clinging onto the Chaos-Bringer's hull for dear life, and rescued him before Unicron was pulled into the rift. Jetfire then met up with Optimus Prime and the others, and followed them through the spatial tear to chase down Megatron and Alpha Q. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

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On the other side of the rift, the Autobots found a newly created solar system; Alpha Q had succeeded in restoring the planets devoured by Unicron, and had placed Unicron's head in its center as an energon sun. The Decepticons immediately begun to target these worlds, and on [[Iron Planet]] the Autobots came to blows with Shockblast. Though Jetfire was eager to capture the Decepticon himself, Optimus had him stand back so Wing Saber could do it, and acquire some peace of mind. Afterwards, Scorponok resurfaced, brainwashed and completely loyal to Megatron. Jetfire had to rescue a confused Ironhide from being skewered by their former ally, and together they helped fend off the Terrorcons under his command. {{storylink|Protection}} Jetfire then took the ''Miranda II'' to [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]]. After having set down the ship on the pristine world, he received an alarm from Inferno, who had been left behind on Iron Planet to guard Shockblast. Jetfire linked up with Ironhide to come to Inferno's aid, though the Autobots arrived too late to prevent Megatron from infusing Inferno with Decepticon programming. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

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The Autobots began looking for Unicron's whereabouts in the void of space, only to be called back to Jungle Planet when the Decepticons found the Autobots' temporary base of operations there. The Autobots were kept from going down to the planet's surface by the Decepticons until the arrival of [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] tipped the odds in their favor. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Jetfire overlooked the Omnicons clearing a site to set down an energon tower on Jungle Planet until the Autobots got word from Bulkhead's team, now in space, that they were under attack. Jetfire used his shuttle mode to fly out and assist them. He linked up with Downshift to fend off the Decepticons until the energon tower could be activated. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

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Jetfire teamed up with Bulkhead to protect an energon tower as it was being warped in to [[Ocean Planet]]. Unfortunately, Mirage managed to slip past them, and sent the structure toppling over. With only one tower to spare, Inferno volunteered to act as a decoy, pretending that the Decepticon programming Megatron had previously forced into him had taken effect. Jetfire, Ironhide, and Kicker were sent to keep an eye on him as he reeled in their enemies. But the programming was more powerful than anticipated, and Inferno's began to lose control. He managed to shake off the Decepticon influence in time to save Jetfire from getting impaled by Starscream. Jetfire managed to return the favor (if barely) by retrieving Inferno's spark after his body was destroyed by the heat of the energon sun, which Starscream had sent him towards. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''Jetfire then brought the spark back to Cybertron, where Primus would be able to restore Inferno. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

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Jetfire saw Hot Shot and Ironhide off through a space bridge, and wondered to himself where they were off to. His curiosity getting the better of him, he suggested he and Kicker follow the pair for a little "R&R." But by the time they made it to their destination, the duo found themselves on [[Circuit Planet|a planet]] entirely covered in roads, where the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]] had already started! Kicker jumped down to join Ironhide on the road, while Bulkhead approached Jetfire with a proposition: to make the race a little more interesting... mostly by shooting at the road! Jetfire only used blanks though, to keep things safe. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

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After Wing Saber located Unicron's body, Jetfire and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. Finding themselves surrounded by the enemy, the Autobots were rescued by the timely arrival of first [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], and then Roadblock (Inferno reborn) with fleet of energon towers in tow. The towers were sent down to impale Unicron, but had no effect on the now-mobile titan. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Likewise, the energon grid protecting Alpha Q's planetary system failed to halt Unicron's advance towards the [[Energon Orb]] at its center. Jetfire tried to help coordinating the Autobots' offensive as Unicron reached for its head, to no avail. He was forced to call for a retreat as Unicron became whole once more. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

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Jetfire, Bulkhead, and Wing Saber kept the lesser Decepticons busy outside of Unicron while the other Autobots sought to reach Megatron's throne room and disconnect him from the Planet-Eater, while the later was still dormant. The fliers later reconvened with the ''Miranda II'', where Misha gave them an update on Optimus Prime and Kicker's teams, then fighting a Unicron-empowered Shockblast and retrieving Alpha Q's body respectively. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Jetfire rejoined Optimus Supreme in Blizzard Planet's orbit to inform his leader that Unicron was back online (despite Optimus having witnessed first-hand the giant punching down onto Blizzard Planet's surface). He then joined in an effort to stop Unicron from obliterating Blizzard Planet, fully aware of the insanity of the situation. The Autobots failed to save the planet, were all left badly damaged by the encounter, and had to be brought to the Autobots' infirmary.

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After being repaired and against orders, Jetfire joined Optimus in fighting Unicron before he could reach another world. He fared little better this time around and Circuit planet was the next sphere to fall. Then, the power of Primus reached the Autobots, repairing Jetfire and reformatting his body, while growing Optimus Supreme to gargantuan proportions so he could fight Unicron on an even playing field. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Jetfire and the others maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron's body was finally destroyed. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

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Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Jetfire and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Rodimus gathered the crew of the ''Miranda II'' to return to Cybertron. He ordered Roadblock and Jetfire to remain behind on Ocean Planet and watch over Alpha Q's worlds in their absence. When he learned that Optimus had abandoned the sick bay, he tracked him down beyond a warp gate. Though Optimus had yet to fully recover, he insisted he travel to Cybertron, having sensed his home-world was in danger. Jetfire was unable to dissuade him, and both Autobots went pressed onward through the space bridge. {{storylink|Ambition}} The Autobots arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere. Optimus collapsed under its effect, but Jetfire retrieved his leader before his lifeforce could be extinguished. The Decepticons then proceeded to unleash the gas all over Cybertron, forcing the Autobots to retreat off-planet. {{storylink|Wishes}}

The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Jetfire fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} As Optimus led a team through the opening in the energon gas created by Kicker's infiltrators, Jetfire remained in space under Rodimus's command as part of a backup team. {{storylink|Break Through}}

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At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Jetfire and Ironhide teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

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As Cybertron began moving through space towards the warpgate for Alpha Q's worlds, Rodimus and his crew attempted to gather enough space debris to slow it down. Jetfire complained that this was an exercise in futility, as their makeshift barrier stood no chance of halting an entire planet's progress. Rodimus admitted that they had little chance of succeeding, but explained that he hoped to at least distract Galvatron somewhat, to give Optimus and his soldiers on the planet a better fighting chance. But Six Shot had modified an energon tower into a planetary laser, which blasted cleanly through their defenses before Cybertron even neared the barrier. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After Cybertron was forced through a spacebridge, Jetfire was injured, and Rodimus sent him back to Ocean Planet for repairs with Landmine. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Before he was fully recovered, Jetfire took off from his sickbed to help the Autobots in stopping Cybertron from slamming into Plains Planet; Six Shot had engineered a crude planetary propulsion system for the world. As he neared his destination, he crossed paths with Ironhide, and the pair combined. With additional help from the rest of the Autobot team, they destroyed the energon towers that were being used to accelerate the planet towards its destination. {{storylink|Formidable}}

Jetfire returned to Primus's chamber. From there, he learned that Sally had managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' base by herself, and that Galvatron was once more headed for the super energon pool. While another group of Autobots left to deal with the Galvatron situation, Jetfire headed off with Doctor Jones to retrieve Sally. Thanks in large to Sally mucking about the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots were able to take control of their enemies' headquarters and Cybertron's warp gate system. Jetfire then volunteered to bring Sally and her mother back to Ocean City. With the humans out of harm's way, Jetfire regrouped with Optimus and Omega Supreme. The Autobots warped back to Cybertron, unaware that on the other side of the space bridge was Galvatron, grown to enormous proportions by the power of super energon. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Upon seeing his old foe so transformed, Optimus instructed Jetfire to take a group of Omnicons and see to Primus's revival. Jetfire traveled to the pool of super energon just as a team headed by Kicker managed to take control of the location. Jetfire put the Omnicons to work at processing the fuel into super energon stars. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Jetfire then left Cybertron with Kicker to rejoin the front lines, which had since moved to Alpha Q's dying planetary system. The fight between Galvatron and Optimus had moved beyond the point where Jetfire could contribute anything of use though; both combatants had channeled the power of Unicron to grow themselves to tremendous heights, and grappled as titans on Jungle Planet. From within Jetfire's cockpit, Kicker detected another source of Unicron's essence out in the void of space, and had the shuttle take him towards it. As they neared Unicron's disembodied spark, Kicker asked that Jetfire allow him to continue forth on his own, feeling it was his destiny to confront the evil by himself. Though Jetfire thought the idea was hooey, he still followed Kicker's request, and doubled back to return to Optimus's side. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

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By the time Jetfire reached his (now normal-sized) leader, Optimus had become unresponsive due to the injuries he had suffered in his latest duel against Galvatron. As their Combination Sparks ignited, the Autobots realized that Prime needed the Combination Sparks of all his fellow Autobots to face the final conflict. Rodimus led the Autobots in stepping forward to give up their individuality for the greater good of the team. Jetfire's body was converted into pure energy as he became one with his spark, so that it could in turn become one with all the other Combination Sparks, revitalizing Optimus. Filled with the strength of all his men, Optimus united with Omega Supreme in the ultimate Powerlinx, grappling with Galvatron until the Decepticon leader shrugged off Unicron's influence and plunged into the sun. Jetfire and the other Autobots then separated, and were restored to their individual forms. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====Cyber Key Code content====
After the second defeat of Unicron, Jetfire resettled on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] for an indeterminate period of time. He adopted a [[Accent|local accent]], one that sounded vaguely like Earth-Australian to certain [[human]]s. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Jetfire's Cyber Key Code content}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Hideo Ishikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jari Salo]] (Finnish), [[Mauro Bosco]] (Italian), [[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Rais David Báscones]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Luis Enrique Poján]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Yann Le Madic]] (French), [[Jay De Castro]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), [[Hanho Shin]] (Korean)}}

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Jetfire appeared to have mellowed in the past 20 years; being considerably more cautious compared to his reckless youth, and adhered much more closely to orders and protocol. He returned to Cybertron, his homeworld once again facing a monumental crisis, perhaps the worst in its history: Unicron's demise had created a black hole that was slowly encroaching upon the planet.

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Optimus Prime ordered Jetfire to visit Earth and provide the Autobots with scans of local vehicles. This was done so that should their primary plan of destroying the [[Unicron Singularity]] fail, the population of Cybertron could assume disguises and relocate to the human homeworld, whose inhabitants were still largely unaware of the existence of Transformers. The planetary exodus was put underway when the elder Cybertronian [[Vector Prime]] introduced himself. This new arrival ensured the Autobots that he had the means to nullify the black hole: the Autobots only had to collect the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to unleash the power of Primus upon it. Unfortunately, the map was stolen by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Optimus's elite team, including Jetfire, then set off to Earth themselves. En route, Vector Prime explained to the Autobots that the black hole would, if left unchecked, not only swallow up Cybertron but the entire universe. He then doubled back to retrieve his cosmic map from Megatron, with Optimus insisting that Hot Shot, Jetfire, and Overhaul accompany him on this dangerous task. Jetfire's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Jetfire then rendezvoused with Optimus on Earth, where he met their newest human allies: [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}
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Jetfire aided in the construction of the Autobots' base on Earth, only for Megatron and Starscream to approach the planet part-way through the base's construction. Jetfire launched from the base (thanks to a catapult system proposed by Bud) and helped Hot Shot, Optimus, and Vector Prime in holding the Decepticons out of sensor range. Meanwhile, the rest of the team completed the base's stealth coating. Jetfire's weapons proved largely ineffective against Megatron, but Vector Prime was able to drive off both the Decepticon leader and his lackey by summoning the power of a Cyber Key. Afterwards, having deemed that Jetfire had proved himself in combat, Vector Prime granted him the ability to also summon Cyber Planet Keys to boost his power. {{storylink|Haven}}
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The children were tasked with acclimating the Autobot refugees to Earth, but wound up drawing unnecessary attention to their charges. Jetfire had a stern talk with them, but was unable to make much progress in teaching them to be more careful. He then joined his teammates to watch Red Alert's latest attempt at nullifying the black hole threatening Cybertron via tele-conference. This too ended in failure, prompting Vector Prime to reiterate that the Cyber Planet Keys were truly the only solution to Cybertron's impending doom. The Autobots agreed to making the keys their priority.

Later, Scattorshot alerted Jetfire that an airforce patrol was being attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire confronted the Decepticon, and though he took a number of hits in the ensuing scuffle, he wound up coming out on top after activating his Cyber Key power for the first time. Though Starscream and Megatron joined in, they too were driven away when Optimus activated his own Cyber Key power. Afterwards, Jetfire awarded the children another chance to help hide the refugees in plain sight, and was glad to see they had grown more sensible in their efforts to do so. {{storylink|Hidden (Cybertron)|Hidden}}

Once the Autobots' secret presence on Earth had been secured, they begun scouring the globe for the [[Omega Lock]], the focusing device for the Cyber Planet Keys' power. Jetfire teamed up with Lori in his search, but it was Bud and [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] who uncovered the Autobots' first lead: an iteration of the "[[Atlantis Pattern]]" depicting the Omega Lock was located in a museum in [[Mexico]]. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Thundercracker and Starscream had been tracking their every move, and attacked them once they had assembled outside the building. Jetfire was provoked into another aerial bout with Thundercracker while Vector Prime set about investigating the artifacts within the museum. Though the lead turned out to be a false start, Vector Prime was able to decipher the coordinates of [[Velocitron]], resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key, from the imitation Omega Lock within the museum. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}

While Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent off to look for the first Key, the rest of the team continued their search for the Omega Lock on Earth. To his frustration, Jetfire found himself unable to contact Scattorshot after returning from an outing. Coby and Lori voiced their concerns that Bud was similarly missing. Jetfire was then called out to assist in a battle against the Decepticons, only to learn what had happened to the missing duo partway to his destination: Bud and Scattorshot had managed to get themselves stranded in Earth's orbit, with a protective force-field containing only a limited amount of oxygen. Changing course to rescue the unlucky pair, Jetfire's efforts were foiled by a man-made satellite crashing into him. Though he chased after Bud and Scattorshot as they begun plummeting down into the atmosphere, Jetfire wasn't fast enough to catch up. Thankfully, Jolt and Coby met them on their way down, and using the Mini-Con's limited teleporting capabilities, they were able to bring Bud and Scattorshot back to safety. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

Jetfire began to worry that pairing up Hot Shot and Red Alert might not have been the best idea, and petitioned Optimus to swap him out with one of them on the away mission. Optimus refused, confident that despite their clashing personalities, Hot Shot and Red Alert would be successful in acquiring the Velocitronian Planet Key. Optimus then put in motion a plan to end the Decepticon's continued attempts at discovering their base's location. The Autobots built a decoy base, then allowed Jetfire to be followed back to it after their next outing. While Thundercracker blew the fake base to smithereens, Jetfire and the others watched the whole debacle unfold from the safety of their real base. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After the kids returned from a day out at the movies, Lori and Bud told of how Coby had been rattled by a horror flick. The Autobots had a hearty laugh at his expense. Later that evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Atlantis Pattern. They investigated, finding the signal to be another Decepticon trap. Jetfire was eager to tackle Starscream himself for once, but Optimus ordered him to stand down, and took on the more powerful Decepticon himself. The Decepticons withdrew when they learned that humans were inbound to their location, and the Autobots rolled out to avoid another encounter with humans themselves. {{storylink|Speed}}

When a tremor struck [[Rockville]], Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot to aid them in analyzing data on the area. Jetfire's calculations warned the Autobots that they had a mere five minutes before the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] collapsed into an underground reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a solution to the impending disaster, and with a controlled collapse of the mountain, the Autobots prevented any further harm from coming to Rockville. {{storylink|Collapse}}

A later lead pointed the Autobots towards the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] as the location of Atlantis's remains. Jetfire and Optimus flew out to join Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons, and the children in excavating the site. After they used Jetfire's powerful engines to blow away the sand covering the ruins, the Autobots seemed to have finally found the Omega Lock... only for the Decepticons to show up. Megatron destroyed the Mini-Cons in his grab for the artifact, forcing Vector Prime to use his temporal powers to turn back the clock and rescue them. Despite Vector Prime's alteration of the timeline, the Decepticons managed to snag the Omega Lock. As the villains escaped, the Lock was destroyed by a stray shot, revealing it to be yet another fake. Although he had been handed another defeat, Jetfire was left in giddy excitement over having seen Vector Prime's ability put into use. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

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After setting up a network of civilian Autobots to help in their search, the Autobots received word that [[Joyride (Cybertron)|one of them]] was under attack from Thundercracker. Jetfire was dispatched to come to her aid, rescuing her just as Thundercracker was about to deal a finishing blow. The Autobot civilian then led the team to a stone with the Atlantis pattern inscribed on it. Though it wasn't the Omega Lock itself, the inscription did detail the coordinates of the next Cyber Planet Key: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Jetfire hoped to be sent to this new world, but wasn't selected for the mission. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} When another Autobot civilian reported having found the seal of Atlantis within the Bermuda Triangle, Jetfire was hesitant to get his hopes up, rationalizing it was likely another facsimile of the pattern. This time, however, it turned out to be the genuine article! The Autobots battled the Decepticons in the ocean depths while Vector Prime and the kids investigated the ruins. Unfortunately, Jetfire found that his lasers were useless underwater, and was promptly beaten down by the enemy. In order to keep ''Atlantis'' out of Decepticon hands, Vector Prime activated it and warped it away, revealing the truth: the lost city was in reality an ancient Cybertronian ship! {{storylink|Deep}}

Vector Prime used the ''Atlantis''{{'}}s warp drive to keep the vessel out of the Decepticons' hands, leaving the Autobots to look high and low around the globe for it. Optimus eventually realized that Vector Prime had taken the ship to the dark of the moon, though by the time the Autobots found it, the ''Atlantis'' was already being blitzed by Megatron and his goons. A [[Sideways (Armada)|mysterious newcomer]] then arrived and helped Jetfire in taking down Thundercracker... only for this enigmatic figure to turn on him and then dash off. Eventually, the Autobots succeeded in rescuing their friends and retrieving the Omega Lock, though the ''Atlantis'' self-destructed in the process. When Vector Prime touched the artifact, the Omega Lock opened a space-bridge, through which Optimus, Vector Prime, and Landmine left, leaving Jetfire and the others to bring the children back to Earth. {{storylink|Ship}}

Getting in contact with the team on the Speed Planet, Jetfire and the kids learned that Hot Shot was in critical condition after being attacked by [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], a couple of thugs working for Megatron. They watched over the base's monitor as Red Alert fixed up their wounded comrade, and the rest of the team brought him out of his emotional funk, which Hot Shot had fallen into believing he had failed in his mission. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Jetfire next watched as the Autobots competed in the first and second heat of Velocitron's Planet Cup race. {{storylink|Race}} {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}} He eventually noticed that neither Coby nor any of the Mini-Cons were around, and searched high and low for them, eventually discovering that they had left planet Earth altogether! Receiving word that they had gone to Speed Planet, Jetfire ordered them to return to Earth. Hot Shot suggested that they instead be allowed to stay and help him in the last leg of the Planet Cup, a request that Optimus approved. {{storylink|Sand}}

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Jetfire joined the Autobots on Speed Planet just in time to hear Coby give an inspirational speech on not giving up in the face of adversity. After finding out that Hot Shot would need his circuits to be re-adjusted constantly throughout the race due to damage he'd previously sustained, Jetfire suggested that Jolt ride along in Hot Shot to stave off a complete breakdown. But Jolt wasn't up to the task: he was simply too bulky to fit inside Hot Shot's cockpit. Coby volunteered instead, and though Jetfire was hesitant to allow the boy to further put himself in harm's way, he was talked into once more allowing it. Hot Shot successfully won the planet cup with Coby's help, only for Megatron to appear immediately afterwards to steal the trophy. Jetfire helped the Autobots in beating back the Decepticons, and then returned to Earth to insert the first Planet Key into the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Champion}} The Lock's activation sent out energy waves, pointing the Autobots towards coordinates near the Earth's north pole. With strange atmospheric phenomenon forming in the same area, the Autobots headed out to investigate. Jetfire was forced to do so on foot due to a snowstorm, making the whole process slow-going. The search party failed to discover anything of interest until Scattorshot came upon Starscream and [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] attempting to bully Bud, Lori, Coby and [[Lucy Suzuki]] into telling them what they were looking for. Jetfire spotted a distress signal sent out by the kids, prompting him and the rest of the team to converge, driving away the Decepticons. Afterwards, the Autobots decided to abandon the investigation and head back to base. {{storylink|Ice}}

Upon their return to base, Bud and Lori tried to convince Jetfire to let them travel to the Jungle Planet, arguing that they should get a turn at planet-hopping. Jetfire denied their request outright, stating that Jungle Planet was simply too hostile an environment for the humans. However,
the kids managed to get their way, and accompanied the Autobots to Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Honor}}

During the time that Optimus Prime prepared to battle [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], Jetfire pointed out that the situation was dangerous, in an attempt to prevent Cybertron and Jungle Planet from possible war. When the kids requested that Lori join Optimus and Override as an ambassador of Earth,Jetfire was exasperated by the prospect, and argued that she would likely not be of help in reasoning with Scourge. Lori argued that the kids had helped the Autobots on several fronts, that they were a team and should work together. Jetfire initially agreed with the point, then quickly snapped back to protesting. Override then supported Lori's argument—as with Hot Shot and Vector Prime—and Jetfire was forced to comply with Prime's final decision, though was clearly feeling that his nerves were being broken down as the kids repeatedly endangered themselves. Jetfire stayed behind while Optimus and the others went to face Scourge, and thus the retrieval of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} When Optimus Prime had been almost beaten by Megatron, the Jungle Cyber Planet Key activated and created a space bridge, allowing Jetfire and other Autobots to come to Optimus's aid. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

Jetfire gave [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] a tour of the Autobot HQ on Earth, though not without interference from the kids. Jetfire was also present for the insertion of the Jungle Cyber Planet Key into the Omega lock, and was part of the vision of Primus's consciousness that all those present experienced. When the alert for the north pole went off, Jetfire went with Optimus, Leobreaker, and Overhaul to investigate. He kept aerial lookout while the others ventured into the giant hole they found, and was therefore able to alert the others when Starscream released ancient Decepticons from the pods they were hibernating in. Though he made an attempt to prevent Starscream's escape, he was forced instead to go to the aid of the Autobots trapped in the ice below. {{storylink|Trap}} Jetfire tried to break his friends out, even considering using his Cyber Key, until Red Alert and the other Autobots arrived and stopped him, pointing out that he'd collapse the entire tunnel on top of them. When the team managed to nearly break though, Jetfire transformed, and melted it with his jets. Reunited, they headed off to confront Starscream. When Starscream ordered his ancient Decepticons to attack, Jetfire battles the airborne ones. When Optimus was wounded protecting [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] from Starscream, Jetfire opened fire, and carried Optimus and the others on top of him. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

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Back at base, Jetfire urged the Autobots to cut off all broadcast waves to prevent the Decepticons detecting their base, instead connecting to the human telephone network. After the kids returned, with [[Lucy Suzuki|an outsider]], which Jetfire admonished them for, the Decepticons found the base. Forced to leave Earth to lead the Decepticons to Velocitron with Evac finding the Cyber Planet Key. Jetfire held off Starscream and Sideways so Evac could get to the space bridge, but was captured by Starscream. Held as ransom for the Cyber Planet Key with the humans, Jetfire was rescued by Jolt warping him and the humans away. After Starscream assaulted the space bridge, Jetfire joined the fight, even managing to score a direct hit with his cannons, before being blasted by Starscream. {{storylink|Retreat}}

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While exploring the lower levels of Gigantion, Jetfire, Snarl, and Leobreaker didn't encounter anything unusual, until they discovered a large chasm that they proceeded to leap into. When the trio reached the bottom of the pit, they were attacked by Thundercracker. Jetfire tackled the Decepticon, ordering the others to go ahead without him. After Thundercracker was insulted for being to no threat, he threw Jetfire aside and tried to attack them, before Jetfire opened fire on the Decepticon, allowing his comrades to get away. To Jetfire's confusion, Thundercracker announced he had a new "forbidden attack". This "Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch" was seemingly just a punch, until it actually was effective, which Jetfire complimented his rival on. Jetfire and Thundercracker went to fight, and fight, and fight, before collapsing exhaustedly. Coby, Landmine, Quickmix and Evac found them, and Coby tended to Jetfire while Quickmix dealt with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}

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After the black hole had been sealed, the Autobots worked on moving the Jungle Planet back to its rightful position with four boosters. However [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] threw the Planet's trajectory to Cybertron by damaging a booster. Optimus ordered the Autobots to deal with the booster problem, leaving him to handle Galvatron, despite Jetfire's protests. All the Autobots, and even the Decepticons, managed to right the booster, with the Jungle Planet returning to its rightful position, and Jetfire bid farewell to them. Jetfire and the Autobots then went to help Prime against Galvatron. However Galvatron brought them to their knees with purple lightning. Jetfire witnessed Optimus finally defeat Galvatron, and fell to his knees, so Jetfire led the Autobots to aid Optimus. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

After the final battle with Galvatron, peace spread across the galaxy. As part of a new initiative, Optimus Prime left aboard the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'' to chart new territory, leaving Jetfire in charge of planet Cybertron. {{storylink|Beginning}}

Free boonie hats for all!

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Several months after the conclusion of the Unicron Singularity crisis, Optimus Prime and several of his crew, including Jetfire, met another [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and his comrades who had been protecting Cybertron from other threats during the Singularity crisis. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
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Jetfire was left in command of the Autobot troops on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Optimus Prime left to protect the [[Mini-Con]]s on Earth. He was unhappy with Prime for this, feeling that he had abandoned the Autobots on Cybertron for his affairs on Earth. When Prime returned to Cybertron to request reinforcements and supplies, Jetfire denied him the former, as he was losing the war and needed every man he could get. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

Some time later, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] contacted Jetfire and informed him that Optimus Prime had mysteriously vanished. While Jetfire had no clue as to what was going on either, he agreed to do like the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] keep an eye out for suspicious [[space bridge]] activity. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Soon enough, [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] reported that multiple space bridges were repeatedly opening and closing at the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]]. Jetfire decided to investigate, and took a team of Autobots with him to infiltrate the enemy base. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} Upon arrival, they found that all the Decepticons in the base had been murdered, and that the space bridge nexus was automatically opening and closing space bridges in an apparent attempt to damage the dimensional wall. Suitably creeped out, Jetfire ordered his troops to take control of the nexus, but was suddenly ambushed by a [[Bludgeon (G1)|skeletal samurai]]. After getting his team to blind the enemy, Jetfire blasted it with all the firepower at his disposal, but only managed to damage its [[Pretender|outer shell]]. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

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The team eventually made their way to the space bridge nexus, and tried to shut it down. Jetfire thought he caught a glimpse of the lost Optimus Prime in one of the space bridges, but shrugged it off. When all attempts to disable the nexus failed, Jetfire ordered his troops to evacuate while he stayed behind to manually blow up the entire building. Three more powerful enemies arrived through a space bridge, but at the last second, Jetfire caught another glimpse of Optimus Prime in a portal, and dove through it right after activating the explosives. While he successfully reached his lost commander, the two were now stuck on an alternate-reality Cybertron in the process of being devoured by [[Unicron]]. Thankfully, [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]], [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] reached this reality as well, and used the power of [[Powerlinx]]ing and the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] to boost the strength of both Jetfire and Prime. The two Autobots combined and damaged Unicron with a powerful energy blast, then returned to their home universe to prepare for the planet eater's arrival. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Jetfire organized Cybertron's planetary defenses, and when Unicron arrived, he combined with Optimus Prime to attack him head-on. Thanks to the efforts of Over-Run and the Mini-Con population, Unicron was eventually vanquished and peace was brought back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
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Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Jetfire was seen flying around in the reconstructed [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} He and several other Autobots tried to listen in on one of Optimus Prime's discussions with the [[Autobot High Council]], but were interrupted when [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked the city. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Jetfire and the others tried to fight back, but were easily taken out by their powerful opponents. However, Optimus Prime managed to link up to Cybertron itself and activate a system-wide upgrade, granting Jetfire a brand new body capable of combining with anyone. He then combined with [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and used his new strength to help drive the Four Horsemen away. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Jetfire and his fellow upgraded Autobots later traveled to Earth to deal with several [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] wreaking havoc in [[Australia]]. However, despite their new bodies, they soon found themselves outmatched by the Terrorcons' use of pure [[Energon]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} Combined with Ironhide, Jetfire participated in a plan to trick the Terrorcons into shooting each other, but the enemies still weren't driven off until the [[Omnicon]]s arrived as reinforcements. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

After returning to Cybertron, Jetfire spent a whole lot of time sweet-talking various governors into granting him the resources and funding needed to construct a base on Earth. As such, he was fairly irritated when it seemed Ironhide wasn't finishing the base components on schedule, and told the engineer that he better not let them down. It didn't help that Ironhide suddenly disappeared while out on an errand, so Jetfire went out to search for him, grumbling about new recruits who were always looking for adventure. After stumbling upon a damaged [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], he eventually found Ironhide next to an armed [[seismic-shock warhead]]. After the warhead had shut down, Ironhide explained that he had built it long ago but made sure it wouldn't go off, and that a [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|a Decepticon]] had just forced him to reactivate it. Jetfire was proud that Ironhide was able to confront his past mistakes, and told him he finally sounded like a true Autobot. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

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Some time later, Optimus Prime vanished, having stepped into a space bridge on Earth but never arrived on Cybertron. This gave Jetfire a headache; partially because they needed him to deal with unrest among the [[human]] population, but mostly because it meant he had to shoulder Prime's responsibilities of asking the ever-unhelpful High Council for reinforcements for Earth. While the council was hesitant about his request at first, councillor [[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]] convinced the other members to grant Jetfire's request. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Jetfire was thankful to Avalon, who explained that the other councillors were just unwilling to accept that they were at war again, and complimented Jetfire on how he had handled things. As Jetfire lamented the loss of Optimus Prime and Avalon comforted him, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] burst into the chamber and reported that Terrorcons were assaulting four major Earth cities. Jetfire ordered for the reinforcements to be prepared at once, then took a bunch of Autobots through a space bridge to [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} They defended the city from a thousands of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]], but quickly started to get worn down by the sheer number of them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

When [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] reported that [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had come back from the dead and was wiping out Terrorcons in [[Toronto]], Jetfire didn't believe it at first. Even when he accepted the fact that Megatron was back, he ignored the hows and whys as he had to focus on conserving energy for the battle with the Insecticons. Thankfully, [[Rad White]] showed up to power the Autobots up with Energon is gaseous form, allowing them to recover and drive the Insecticons away. Jetfire approached the revived Decepticon leader, who told him that he wasn't done killing Terrorcons just yet, and left him with a message: "Optimus Prime sends his regards... from the belly of the beast!" {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} Jetfire later reported Megatron's return and his message to the High Council. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

Jetfire and the Autobots continued to hold Earth despite the absence of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} As [[Unicron]] was within days of reaching Cybertron, Jetfire and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] held out hope that Optimus was alive inside Unicron, and capable of acting. When the Autobots got word that Kicker and [[Alterenergy]] were under attack, Jetfire dispatched [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] to their aid. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

Jetfire soon found himself in an impossible situation. Earth was only protected by the presence of the energon grid holding back the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s. However, Autobot forces on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] desperately needed reinforcements in the form of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Even if Jetfire dropped the grid briefly to allow Omega through, it was also create an opportunity for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], who had kidnapped Kicker, to escape with his valuable hostage. Jetfire prayed his friends from Alterenergy could rescue Kicker in time, before there was no one left on Mars to help. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}

The situation became more complicated as Megatron emerged from self-imposed dormancy, launching an attack on the energon towers from inside the grid. Jetfire was desperately low on troops to commit to this new Decepticon attack, on top of the search for Kicker and the Mars reinforcements. The final domino fell when Perceptor picked up a signal from Unicron itself sent by Optimus Prime. Jetfire chose to drop the grid, negating the need for troops to protect the towers from Megatron and letting him redistribute forces to Mars and Unicron. He regretfully informed Rad that Kicker was on his own. Jetfire himself made his way to Prime's position, clearing out the Terrorcon hordes to reunite with his leader. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}}

Surrounded by Terrorcons spawned by the awakening Unicron, Jetfire and Prime fought a losing battle until Unicron was distracted by the revenge of Megatron. They returned to Cybertron and rallied the entire Autobot and Decepticon armada for defense against the Chaos-Bringer's return. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
When Optimus Prime left for Earth, Jetfire was apparently left behind to look after things on Cybertron. Prime contacted him for help when the Decepticons were looking for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], as the [[space bridge]] on Earth was damaged and unable to send any of Prime's Autobots there. Jetfire agreed to use a space bridge on Cybertron to send [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] to fight the Decepticons on the moon. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

He eventually traveled to Earth himself. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Jetfire's profile}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
During the [[Unicron Battles]] in [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], the power of Jet Convoy was challenged by Dark MegaWing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

===''Timelines''===

A [[Living metal|Transformium]] version of [[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] observed [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] and Jetfire when he passed into their reality from the negative polarity universe. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Jetfire-Armada.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Energon-Jetfire.jpg|thumb]]
Jetfire participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in multiple different bodies:
*''Jetfire Armada'' — This Epic character was a reward to ''10'' leagues (yes, just ''100'' players!) in the "Armada: Episode II" Medium event.
*''Energon Jetfire'' — This Epic character debuted in the "Energon: Episode I" event. He could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-skin-Jetfire-Energon.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
{{EWskin|"Energon Jetfire"|Jetfire (G1)|"Cybertron Jetfire" (no not that one)}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Jetfire toy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"May all your chooks turn to emus and kick your dunny door flat to the grass!" (''Hasbro version stock photo pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[December]] [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-09'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[June 26]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons, Jetfire transforms into a futuristic space shuttle. When his main engine/weapon's tailfin is pushed back, it activates the original Generation 1 Autobot "laser" sound effect. Pushing the tail fin forwards (perhaps by placing the shuttle upright as if in launching mode) activates a rather garbled blast-off countdown sequence, followed by a "take off" sound, ''then'' followed by a series of radar "pings" that goes on just short of forever. Both sounds are also ''incredibly ''easy to trigger. Later releases of Jetfire altered the sounds to replace the countdown with other beeps. In [[robot mode]], Jetfire's main engine becomes a hand-held cannon, and his rear landing gear assembly becomes an arm-mounted shield (via the Mini-Con port on his left forearm, utilized as a standard [[5 mm post]]). Much like how it is often depicted in his cartoon model, Jetfire's engine can attach to his right forearm via a 5 mm port for storage. Hasbro's [[Stock photography|stock photo]] of Jetfire also shows additional changes in his design, as Jetfire's cargo bay doors are left white while the final toy has red and black stripes on them.

: His shuttle mode has numerous Mini-Con-activated, and Mini-Con-related [[gimmick]]s. The underside of his nosecone has a plug and socket designed to fit his pack-in partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]] in "landing gear" mode, giving Jetfire a non-firing gun. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx plug on his main engine flips out a pair of stabilizer fins from his sides, and also changes the electronic "laser" sound to a much more powerful-sounding blast sound. The Powerlinx plugs on each wing drop his wing-mounted bombs; the wings have additional slots separate from the gimmick to allow Mini-Cons to be attached without dropping the bombs. There is also an opening cargo bay area with screens sculpted on the inside of the right door.

: The [[Hasbro]] [[instructions]] and stock images for the figure make it hard to tell how his arms are meant to be positioned in shuttle mode, switching between two different configurations every couple of images. What appears to be the intended way (depicted in his cartoon [[character model]], and the Takara stock images, right) is having the arms folded under the shuttle mode, rather than inside the shuttle itself, giving you room to put some Mini-Cons inside the cargo bay. This configuration also makes use of the forearm-mounted Mini-Con port as a 5 mm post, joining both his arms, locking the shuttle halves together. Due to the way the shoulder ratchets work, one can also articulate them down to airdrop Mini-Cons, for extra play possibilities. The other configuration that depicts his forearms folded all the way up, seems to be designed solely for the combination with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SuperBase|Super Base Optimus Prime]], to create his thighs (more on the combination below).

: As mentioned above, Jetfire can combine with Super Base Optimus Prime to form "Jet Prime", replacing the regular Super Mode [[trailer]] legs, and attaching Jetfire's shield onto Prime's chest as armor. His shuttle mode can also be carried by [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]]'s weapons-trailer mode, which can be towed by either [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]], Prime's trailer (as a roadtrain), or Prime himself (even the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Super-Con Prime toy]]). Additionally, Overload can be added to the Jet Prime combined mode to create another version of the "Optimus Prime Megaweapon" mode—though, it appears that Overload wasn't entirely designed with the Jetfire combination in mind, as Jetfire's cockpit section can collide with Overload's speaker box without some careful maneuvering.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of Jetfire have a variety of subtle changes. The white plastic is considerably brighter, and white paint has been applied to the insides of the forearms to make the combined mode legs look more cohesive. The gray and dark-gray plastics have been darkened slightly and switched from matte to metallic, and the bright red has changed to a darker shade. The re-entry burn deco on his nosecone has been dropped, as well as the gold vertical lines on the shins, while his shield gained blue fake chest "windows" and dark silver on several smaller details. Lastly, Jetfire's eye deco has also been corrected from the Hasbro release, now being properly ''behind'' the clear visor instead of ''on top of it''.

: The Hasbro release of Jetfire was actually released in Japan in very limited numbers as part of a gift campaign in May, a month prior to the full Takara retail release. Speaking of, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Jetfire or [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (Tidal Wave) in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

: The Jetfire mold was going to be redecoed and released as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]]. However, Spacewarp was cancelled, then later salvaged and given a retooled head as the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Armada'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PL Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Don't come the raw prawn with me, sport, or I'll show you the rough end of a pineapple!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Powerlinx Jetfire with Powerlinx Comettor''' (Giga-Con, [[August]] [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[October 9]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: Released in the fifth and final wave of ''Armada'' Giga-Cons, the "Powerlinx" redeco of Jetfire adds quite a lot more color to his deco, with large swathes of blue and bright highlights. This release uses the altered, countdown-less sound effects.

: Powerlinx Jetfire was not part of the regular Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' line, but was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]", in Hasbro packaging with stickers to relay important legal information in Japanese.

: This toy was also [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Spacewarp clone#Toys|a clone of Spacewarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/PXJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Powerlinx Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, [[November]] 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] set released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" (the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly busy shopping day of the year), this set consists of a redecoed [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|Super Base Optimus Prime]], and unchanged versions of [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]], Jetfire, Comettor, the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], and oddly enough, [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]].

: This set is the source of the Optimus Prime/Jetfire combination's name, "Jet Prime".

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[[File:Armadatoy gold convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] in his various modes, including combined with Golden Jetfire at right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Kinpika'' Jetfire''' (Giga-Con, December 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electronic shuttle engine/gun, 2 missiles, shield/landing gear

: A ''single'' gold-[[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] version of Jetfire was a lottery prize in Japan, which could be entered through a number of stores (''which'' stores, exactly, is unknown), with the drawing for the winner held in December of 2003.

: This version of Jetfire retained all of his electronics, and could still combine with Super Base Optimus; a singular gold-chromed Super Base Optimus was given away as a lottery prize in August that year.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-toy Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I had six pints of Guinness and everything went black...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire with Comettor''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Thruster/missile-launcher, missile

: Part of the first wave of small ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Jetfire is a building-brick set (compatible with popular building-block sets like... ''[[Kre-O]]''!) that can be assembled into a space shuttle or a robot or whatever else you feel like. Like pretty much all the ''Armada Built to Rule!'' sets, his construction is centered around a wide, blocky "Trans-Skeleton" piece that basically makes his robot mode a wall with spindly, awkward limbs sticking off it. In shuttle mode, he has a small depression on his roof to place his block-Mini-Con partner [[Comettor (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Comettor]], or any normal Mini-Con thanks to the 2x2 "Powerlinx" plate there (though the grip on normal Mini-Cons is very weak). Like the original toy, his main jet-thruster piece is a blaster cannon, only this time it's a spring-loaded missile launcher.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/BTRJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"That's some shonky business right there!" (''Hasbro version stock image'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Mega Class, [[2003]] / [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Skyfire'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SC-05'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in "wave 1.5" (just go with it) of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class toys, Jetfire transforms into a white and gray futuristic space shuttle with a non-removable red booster rocket assembly. He features an electronic transforming sound effect that activates when another Autobot combines with him, or when his head is flipped down in [[robot mode]].

: He also features a spring-loaded missile launcher shaped like a satellite, which can be mounted under the nosecone of his shuttle mode. A button on top of the cockpit fires the missile. Additionally, the claws on his undercarriage can be pulled open, then snapped shut when the button in the middle is pressed. Like most ''Energon'' toys, he features a [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] as an [[Energon star|Energon Chip]] port on him, in this case his left shoulder/engine cowling.

: However, there is a possible design flaw involved with Jetfire's design. In order to use the undercarriage claw properly in vehicle mode, the red sections that form his legs must be repositioned due to a lack of clearance. Coincidentally, this lines up his engines to allow him to sit on them as if ready to launch. The mushroom joint that holds the two halves together is also somewhat loose, but is most likely [[for safety reasons]].

: When Powerlinxing with the other Autobot Mega Class toys in the line, he can either form a lower body or a torso. When forming the torso, he becomes '''Powerlinx Jetfire'''. Due to the connections being the same, Jetfire can also Powerlinx with the Combat Class (Deluxe) Autobot toys, but this just looks plain silly. Undocumented in the [[instructions]] is the intended way for Powerlinx Jetfire to wield his missile launcher; due to the peg on the launcher used for Jetfire's standard robot mode not having enough purchase in the combined mode fist, one must fold the fist panel up, and pull his robot foot up, so that it's pointing straight out of the forearm to reveal a second [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] to connect the other peg into. This ''does'' make Powerlinx Jetfire's fist sit up by his elbow joint in this configuration, but the intention appears to be that Jetfire's foot forms an extra gun barrel for his Powerlinx form, creating a kind of gun-arm look.

: Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' "Skyfire", released in the line's first wave of product, is pretty minimally changed visually, using red translucent plastic in place of Hasbro Jetfire's orange. However, like most of the line, the electronic sound gimmicks of the Hasbro version have been completely removed, and he now has a sticker covering the now-empty battery compartment.

: Jetfire was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Lunabot]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series; this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Energon'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy Roadbuster Jetfire SL box.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadbuster / Skyfire''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SS-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]] 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, "Roadbuster" was also available in a two-pack with [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]], also released in the first wave of '''Super Link'' product. Both toys are identical to their individual retail releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skyfire Sonic''' (Mega Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''SC-25'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, missile, Energon Spear weapon

: Released in the sixteenth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Super Link'' toyline, "Skyfire Sonic" is nearly identical to Hasbro's [[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]] toy, the only notable visual difference being Skyfire lacking the asymmetrical silver/white deco oddities on Overcast's shoulders and arms, sticking with simple unpainted white plastic (and white paint for both shoulder-grills). He also continues to lack the electronic sound gimmick from the Hasbro releases of this mold.

: One thing ''added'' to the Takara toy, however, is a clear-orange version of [[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]'s [[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energon Spear]].

: As previously mentioned, a version of this toy was released in the Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline as "Overcast", and was characterized as a separate individual. If you want to, you can use Overcast to represent this version of Jetfire from the cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Overcast/overcast.htm More information on Skyfire Sonic (well, actually Overcast) at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb Jetfire toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Ultra Class, 2004 / [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Dreadrock'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth Cyber Key (Hasbro) or Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key (Takara)
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''uk97'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Jetfire was once again Ultra-sized, but this time transforming into a green cargo plane resembling a modified {{w|Antonov An-225}}. The design of the vehicle mode features a small homage to Jetfire's previous shuttle forms via a (non-opening) hatch featuring "teeth" on the dorsal section. Jetfire features sound effects by pressing the port side aft engine nacelle. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his tail assembly in either vehicle or robot mode causes a pair of translucent red cannons to extend, and the compartment they are mounted on to raise. Pressing the port side aft engine now features a different sound effect. The tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode somewhat resembling the "gerwalk" form of a ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' Valkyrie (appropriately).

: In robot mode, Jetfire has a tendency to topple back due to the heavy battery operated gimmicks of the tail section, though he is more stable if one puts him in an action-oriented pose. In this mode he features two pop-out (non-firing) missile pods in his waist and wields his two wing-mounted (spring-loaded) missile launchers.

: The initial Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Dreadrock" release has a number of extra paint applications, including extra silver on his outer legs and red detailing on his knees. He also comes with a Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key. The later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' "Jetfire" version has an additional support bar between the barrels of the translucent red tail cannons to provide structural integrity, and comes with an Earth planet Cyber Key.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action-movie-verse]] [[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]]. It was later used to represent the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character of [[Dreadrock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Jetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:LOC Jetfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jetfire''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>

: ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Jetfire is a much smaller version of the Ultra-sized toy (though unusually large for a Legends figure in alternate mode), with limited articulation and detail. His waist missile pods and key-activated cannons are permanently sculpted in their deployed state, and he is still capable of forming his attack mode in his plane form. In the U.S. market, Jetfire was primarily sold in drug stores, though he could be found in normal retailers in markets outside of the U.S., such as Australia.

: This mold was redecoed to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/LOCJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Jetfire at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy SkyShadow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"He's a handsome wild colonial man He can beat the bloody world if Genghis Khan"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sky Shadow''' (Ultra Class, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right spring-loaded missile launchers, 2 missiles, Earth-planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''u06h'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''Cybertron'' Ultra class toys, Sky Shadow is a tan/gold and black [[redeco]] (and slight [[retool]]ing) of the Ultra Class Jetfire, depicting the character in his cover identity as the Decepticon "[[Sky Shadow (Cybertron)|Sky Shadow]]". The chest panel has been lightly [[retool]]ed to flatten out the Autobot symbol into a zero-detail raised flat badge, allowing a Decepticon sigil to be [[tampograph]]ed on.

: It uses the same base tooling as ''Cybertron'' Jetfire, so it features the structurally stronger tail cannon. All other functions remain the same.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/SkyShadow/skyshadow.htm More information on Sky Shadow at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"All together now, 'WELL OIL BEEF HOOKED!'"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four-pack of Legends class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]], Jetfire, and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores.

: While most of the toys were identical to their respective carded versions, Jetfire was the lone altered toy, now using a darker green plastic than the individual release.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_ArmadaJetfire.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armada Jetfire''' (Commander Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Shield/landing gear, gun

: Released as one of two Commander Class toys in the 2026 assortment of the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, Jetfire is a faithful update of his original toy, transforming from poseable robot into a Space Shuttle. He retains his ability to combine with [[Optimus_Prime_(Armada)/toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime]] to form Jet Optimus. The shield that forms Jet Optimus' chest does not contain an Autobot emblem, and needs the removable emblem on his super mode chest (which has to be removed to expose the slot for the shield/chestplate anyway) to be inserted into a designated gap. The shield/chestplate contains a portion that flips over Optimus' head to add a slot to his back. [[Overload_(Armada)|Hmm...]]

: Jetfire comes packaged with the [[Space Mini-Con Team]], which can combine into the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]].

: He was revealed on [[April 13]] [[2026]], with pre-orders going up the following day.
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==Merchandise==
{{charstubtoys}}
===Burger King===
{{anchor|BK}}
[[File:BurgerKingCybertronJetfiretoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|On Cybertron's richest quiz... SAAAALE OF THE CENTURY!]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Burger King Kids' Meal toy, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Tail section

:An incredibly simplified version of ''Cybertron'' Jetfire available with [[Burger King]] kids meals. This toy is a partsformer, requiring you to remove his tail section to transform him and to replace it on his back. He don't stand too good.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BKJetfire/jetfire.htm More information on Burger King Jetfire at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===Jollibee===
[[File:JollibeeCybJetfire.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetfire''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released in [[Jollibee]]'s "Robot Blasters" promotion, Jetfire is a simplified rendition of the [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Jetfire comes with a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The ''Armada'' Jetfire toy's appearance and transformation sequence is an homage to Generation 1 [[Galaxy Shuttle]]. This was confirmed by then-head designer [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as 'ORSON' on the [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com] boards.
* ''Armada'' Jetfire's vehicle mode is inspired by the X-71 Shuttle from the 1998 film ''[[Armageddon (film)|Armageddon]]''.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors Club magazine]] {{fact}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Jetfire in ''Armada'' was very much inspired, ironically, from the ''Armageddon'' space shuttles. […] Very much inspired by the space shuttle from ''Armageddon'', we just didn't make it blue, but the extra wings and stabilizers and engines on top of a normal kind of NASA space shuttle, was kind of what I was going for.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=1299s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
* All artwork depicting Jetfire in the ''Armada'' [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books has him drawn with his cockpit section left folded down, rather than pulled up to form his chest. This includes his profile, the profile for the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and the artwork for his [[Spontaneous recoloration|Powerlinx upgrade]].
* An unused concept for a potential [[BotCon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Jetfire from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]] in ''Armada'' colors with a [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] [[Titan Master]] redecoed from [[Apeface]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>
* Jetfire made a cameo appearance in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Open Comms|Valentine's Day Special]]''.
* At the [[BotCon 2005]] toy panel, the ''Cybertron'' Jetfire redeco that ended up becoming Sky Shadow was originally being considered to be named [[Octane]] but we can assume trademark reasons were why it wasn't called that.

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetfire''' (ジェットファイヤー ''Jettofaiyā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Géptűz''' (''Armada'', "Planefire")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jī huǒ''' (''Armada'', 激火，"Ignite")
*''Korean:'' '''Jetfire''' (제트화이어 ''Jeteuhwaieo'')
*''Polish:'' '''Myśliwiec''' ("Fighter Plane")
*''Romanian:'' '''Flamă'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Blyskavka''' (Блискавка, "Lightning")

====''Energon''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Skyfire''' (スカイファイヤー ''Sukaifaiyā''), '''Skyfire Sonic''' (スカイファイヤー{{ruby|S|ソニック}} ''Sukaifaiyā Sonikku''),
*''Hungarian:'' '''Lángcsóva''' ("Flameburst")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadrock''' (ドレッドロック ''Doreddorokku'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Röptűz''' ("Flyfire")
*''Korean:'' '''Dreadrock''' (드레드록 ''Deuredeurok'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiān Huǒ''' (天火, "Sky Fire")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

Wheel Blaze

2026-04-14T19:49:11Z

Kirby0189: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Wheel Blaze is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wheel blaze cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"''I'll'' pet the kitty!"]]

'''Wheel Blaze''' (also '''Wheelblaze''') is the perfect calm, competent soldier. Or at least, that's his PR. In truth, while he may be strong and smart, and a pretty competent planner, in an actual crisis he is anything but helpful, something he either doesn't notice or won't admit to. In the field, his cry of, "I'll handle this!" is the cue for his [[combiner]] partner, [[Roadburner]], and the rest of the [[Metro Squad]], to start wondering how to fix the impending mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Wheel Blaze was the leader of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Wheel Blaze was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Wheel Blaze and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Wheel Blaze officially joined the Autobot in exile at [[Crystal City]] after the loss of Iacon. He was part of a convoy sent out into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in an effort to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheel Blaze, [[Roadburner]], [[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WheelBlaze.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Someday, [[Mobage]] will see this and assume Roadburner is meant to be white.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Wheel Blaze transforms into a the tractor part of a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Roadburner#The Transformers|Roadburner]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in the [[Metro Squad#The Transformers|Metro Squad]] six-pack with Roadburner, [[Power Run#The Transformers|Power Run]], [[Oiler#The Transformers|Oiler]], [[Slide#The Transformers|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#The Transformers|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/WheelBlaze/wheelblaze.htm More information on Wheel Blaze at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Wheel Blaze was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Roadburner#Return of Convoy|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Return of Convoy|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Return of Convoy|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Wheelblaze.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not being packaged with Roadburner is Wheel Blaze's vengeance for [[Transformers_Legends_(mobile_game)|Transformers Legends]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster 10-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S58'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Wheel Blaze is a [[redeco]] of [[Red Hot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Heat]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Big Shot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Topshot]]) that transforms from robot to Cybertronian fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road Police]] to form the "Powershot Plasma Cannon" blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. [[Fire Blast effect]]s can also be attached to their barrels, and to the end of the fire truck mode's ladder.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Irontread]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], and Road-Police, and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]]. Wheel Blaze is incorrectly labelled Irontread on the first page of the instruction manual, but is correctly named for his toy’s instructions.

==Notes==
*[[Transformers_Legends_(mobile_game)|Transformers Legends]] featured an ''enormous'' error where Roadburner's alt mode is depicted as a singular unit with the portion formed by Wheel Blaze being colored white. It's uh... [[Circular_reporting#Legends Roadburner|it's something alright]].
*As Wheel Blaze already received a release in the ''Siege'' toyline, he was "replaced" by [[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]] as Roadburner's partner in the ''Earthrise'' Micromasters multi-pack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel Breeze''' (ホイールブリーズ ''Hoīru Burīzu'')<ref>It is unclear whether Takara intentionally changed the pronunciation of the second word from "blaze" to "breeze" or rather if the "breeze" pronunciation is merely the result of a misspelling.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Étincelle''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bionic'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Wheel Blaze

2026-04-14T19:46:21Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Wheel Blaze is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wheel blaze cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"''I'll'' pet the kitty!"]]

'''Wheel Blaze''' (also '''Wheelblaze''') is the perfect calm, competent soldier. Or at least, that's his PR. In truth, while he may be strong and smart, and a pretty competent planner, in an actual crisis he is anything but helpful, something he either doesn't notice or won't admit to. In the field, his cry of, "I'll handle this!" is the cue for his [[combiner]] partner, [[Roadburner]], and the rest of the [[Metro Squad]], to start wondering how to fix the impending mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Wheel Blaze was the leader of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Wheel Blaze was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Wheel Blaze and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Wheel Blaze officially joined the Autobot in exile at [[Crystal City]] after the loss of Iacon. He was part of a convoy sent out into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in an effort to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheel Blaze, [[Roadburner]], [[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WheelBlaze.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Someday, [[Mobage]] will see this and assume Roadburner is meant to be white.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Wheel Blaze transforms into a the tractor part of a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Roadburner#The Transformers|Roadburner]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in the [[Metro Squad#The Transformers|Metro Squad]] six-pack with Roadburner, [[Power Run#The Transformers|Power Run]], [[Oiler#The Transformers|Oiler]], [[Slide#The Transformers|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#The Transformers|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/WheelBlaze/wheelblaze.htm More information on Wheel Blaze at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Wheel Blaze was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Roadburner#Return of Convoy|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Return of Convoy|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Return of Convoy|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Wheelblaze.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not being packaged with Roadburner is Wheel Blaze's vengeance for [[Transformers_Legends_(mobile_game)|Transformers Legends]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster 10-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S58'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Wheel Blaze is a [[redeco]] of [[Red Hot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Heat]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Big Shot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Topshot]]) that transforms from robot to Cybertronian fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road Police]] to form the "Powershot Plasma Cannon" blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. [[Fire Blast effect]]s can also be attached to their barrels, and to the end of the fire truck mode's ladder.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Irontread]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], and Road-Police, and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]]. Wheel Blaze is incorrectly labelled Irontread on the first page of the instruction manual, but is correctly named for his toy’s instructions.

==Notes==
*As Wheel Blaze already received a release in the ''Siege'' toyline, he was "replaced" by [[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]] as Roadburner's partner in the ''Earthrise'' Micromasters multi-pack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel Breeze''' (ホイールブリーズ ''Hoīru Burīzu'')<ref>It is unclear whether Takara intentionally changed the pronunciation of the second word from "blaze" to "breeze" or rather if the "breeze" pronunciation is merely the result of a misspelling.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Étincelle''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bionic'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Roadburner

2026-04-14T19:41:48Z

Kirby0189: /* War for Cybertron: Earthrise */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the ''Titans Return'' Autobot "Roadburn"|Chase (G1)}}
:''Roadburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Road burner cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Some days, you can tell the box artist just phoned it in.]]
'''Roadburner''' is the model of determination under pressure. Extremely tough and strong, his heat-resistant armor lets him wade into the most dangerous situations and emerge unscathed. Combine that with an extendible crane and a working knowledge of battlefield medicine, and you have one of the most skilled rescue operatives among the [[Autobot]]s. Roadburner won't give up and has been known to keep plugging away, trying to save as many lives as possible, when all hope seems lost.

There's a flipside to his heroics, however: Roadburner holds himself to very high standards, and he can't accept any kind of personal failure on his watch. The loss of even one life weighs heavily on him. It doesn't help that his [[Metro Squad]] partner, [[Wheel Blaze]], is a well-meaning but overenergetic doof who causes more trouble than he solves, leaving Roadburner to clean up the mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> As fuel ran low, it fell to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to send [[Fireguard]], Roadburner, and [[Windstorm]] to Micron to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] detected by [[Teletraan I]]. Decepticon Micromasters [[Stingracer]], [[Barricade (G1)|Runner]], and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] followed them, intending to sabotage their mission and seize the plasma energy for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by it when the generator overloaded, so the Autobot Micromasters deemed the plasma energy too dangerous and left. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}

==Commercial appearances==
Roadburner, [[Wheel Blaze]], [[Missile Master]], and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE!?"]]
Roadburner (minus Wheel Blaze) was part of a big fight involving an array of military vehicles. Yep. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

{{note|Two things. First of all, note that Roadburner's altmode features a white Wheel Blaze... mistakenly colored this way because the colorist [[Circular reporting|misread]] the toy photo below. Second, it is highly likely that Roadburner being in this thing '''at all''' is a mistake, and that it was actually supposed to be [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road'''buster''']] in this set. What with the [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and the military vehicles and the whatnot.}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|More than Meets the Eye - I}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Roadburner.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dear [[Mobage]]. This does not mean that Wheel Blaze is ghostly white all over. Thank you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Roadburner transforms into the trailer part of a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine trailer, with the front, tractor part being his combiner partner [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in a Squad pack with his squadmates Wheel Blaze, [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/RoadBurner/roadburner.htm More information on Roadburner at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Roadburner was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pictured separately from his partner so Mobage doesn't get confused.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, Roadburner is an Autobot-aligned redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]], transforming into the back half of a <s>military vehicle</s> fire truck, according to the online description for the set. Regardless, Roadburner is fairly inaccurate to his original toy; since he lacks the red aerial ladder found on his original toy - the black cannon on his back is probably intended to represent a water pump. He can combine with his partner [[Fireguard]] (rather than [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], who was already released in the ''Siege'' toyline) to form the complete "fire truck". Additionally, the duo can be inverted in their combined mode, forming a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

: Roadburner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with fellow Autobots [[Fireguard]] and [[Windstorm]], and Decepticons [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Missile Master#Generations|Missile Master]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadburner''' (ロードバーナー ''Rōdobānā'')
*''French:'' '''Flamèche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pulsar'''

==References==
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[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
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[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
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Motormaster (G1)

2026-04-13T10:52:41Z

Kirby0189: /* New Legends */

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Later, Motormaster sieged the lab of [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]] with Galvatron, and became one of the first Decepticons infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
{{charstubfiction}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight against the Autobots, which was interrupted by dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]]. After Scourge split Menasor apart into his component 'bots, Motormaster was forced to flee as the dimensional intruder forcefully combined with the other four Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He watched as [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, freeing the other Stunticons, then retreated on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}}

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

=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Ultimately <s>Wildrider</s> ''[[Wildrider (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Brake-Neck]]'' died under unclear circumstances, so Motormaster hand-picked [[Offroad (CW)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Offroad]] as his replacement. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Offroad's bio}}

Motormaster was so good at inciting fear and hatred in both enemies and allies that the other Stunticons felt this way about him as well. {{storylink|Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster's bio}}

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

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

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

===2019 IDW continuity===
Motormaster was once a business rival of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s, until Swindle used his connections with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and the Cybertronian government to run him out of business by getting him arrested. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

===Energon Universe===
At some point Motormaster was airlifted by [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] for some reason. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}}

==Commercial appearances==
Motormaster and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Motormaster_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|GUESS WHO'S HERE! Wait.... [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/22/transformmissions-m01e-powertrain-not-motormaster-full-color-pics-331355 Did I change?]]]
Motormaster is the leader of the Stunticons and rightful ruler of the roads!

One day, Optimus Prime and Megatron got into a huge brawl, and both were heavily damaged. Motormaster saw this as an opportunity, and took Megatron's body, claiming that he was to be the new ruler of the Decepticons! It... didn't go so well for him.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Motormaster uses the rocket pods on his shoulders to deal moderate damage from afar, and uses his Sword when up close to smash his targets.
*'''Ability: '''Lightning Burst - Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''5 seconds'''.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points +2 cost increase.
***'''Percentage of damage applied:'''
****'''2-4 star:''' 180% (lvl 1) - 432% (lvl 11)
****'''5 star:''' 240% (lvl 1) - 576% (lvl 11)
***'''Level 11 Upgrade Bonus:''' Burst effect duration extended to 8 seconds.
***'''Level 11 Updated Ability Description:''' Overcharge the Sparks of your allies, making them deal '''a percentage of Their damage''' in an area around them over '''8 seconds'''.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:motormaster Motormaster at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Motormaster was the leader of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Motormaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Nemesis Prime? Nemesis Prime? Frag Nemesis Prime!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''S5'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-50'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ionizer sword]]", "[[cyclone gun]]", "[[roller car]]"/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, left & right Menasor hands, left & right Menasor, blast deflector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), Motormaster was released in the third year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (second year in the UK and Japanese lines), transforming into a black Kenworth K100 Aerodyne sleeper truck pulling a long, dark-silver trailer. Unlike his rival [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime's]] toy, his trailer is permanently attached to the cab and makes up the bulk of all of his modes, which results in Motormaster's entire vehicle mode being less than half the size of Optimus's full vehicle mode (and the cab is ''significantly'' smaller). Oops. In [[robot mode]], he is armed with a long purple cyclone gun and a large vacuum-metalized-silver ionizer [[sword]].
:[[File:G1-toy Motormaster Takara base.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|MOVE! (''Takara version showing base-mode launcher.'')]]

: As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style toy, he can also form the torso of a super robot, completely interchangeable with the smaller compatible limb-bots in the series. His nominal position is as [[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor's]] torso; arguably, ''any'' combination of limbs is ''some'' iteration of Menasor. Menasor is armed with both of Motormaster's hand-held weapons.

: Motormaster can also assume a base/repair bay mode which can connect to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], a feature ''only'' documented in Trypticon's [[instructions]]. (He can also connect to [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]], but this is undocumented for [[Autobot|obvious reasons]].) His roller car gains relevance in this mode, as it is scaled for the base-mode's ramp. The Japanese release includes a launcher mechanism to propel the car, much like Optimus Prime's Combat Deck propels Roller. (As with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]], Motormaster's various knock-offs tend to include the launcher.)

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

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-55'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ionizer sword]]", "[[cyclone gun]]", "[[roller car]]"/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, left & right Menasor hands, left & right Menasor, blast deflector

:Motormaster was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. He is identical to the individually-packaged release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Motormaster''' (Stunticon, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ionizer sword]]", "[[cyclone gun]]", "[[roller car]]"/Menasor's chestpiece, Menasor's head, left & right Menasor hands, left & right Menasor, blast deflector

: Motormaster and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in the European/Australian-exclusive ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' reissue line.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:Sadly, Motormaster has two pieces of [[unpaintable plastic]] on either side of the truck cab, which break up the window deco.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMotormaster/motormaster.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Motormaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:Takaratomy-unite-warriors-motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A better paint-detailed jerk! (only in Japan.)]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Motormaster is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". Motormaster features mostly metallic gunmetal plastic, and more paint details on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his G1 design. This even goes as far as factory-applied labels for side windows on the [[unpaintable plastic]] areas of the truck cab; though the front windows still don't extend across the full width of the cab. ''Unite Warrior'' Motormaster has the retooled hip ratchets also applied to the revised Hasbro Motormaster and Battle Core Optimus Prime, allowing him to stand naturally in both robot and torso mode.

:Unfortunately, there are some reports<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As I was transforming Motormaster to vehicle mode, his lower half had come off and to my horror, his lower abdomen where his waist joint goes had disintegrated!|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/uw-motormaster-has-disintegrated-from-the-waist.1096466/|site=TFW2005|title=UW Motormaster has disintegrated from the waist|year=2017|month=01|day=09}}</ref> that due to the molded [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|''swirly'' gunmetal plastic]] on the majority of Motormaster's body, the upper torso's stomach section will eventually tear itself apart after a few years of play. Or, if you were especially unlucky, as early as the ''first day'' of play.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Commander-Class-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|High play-value jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Motormaster''' (Commander Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-13'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun, trailer/Menasor frame
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

: Menasor's leg frames attach to the upper legs using a special variant of the ''Combiner Wars'' standard limb peg system, allowing compatibility with any ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe as alternate replacement legs. However, tolerances and security of connection may vary between individual samples, or may stress the figures involved; in addition, Menasor's shins are quite a bit longer than a properly-transformed ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe. Menasor's shoulder connections are not compatible with the ''Combiner Wars'' system, and his leg frame peg connectors have a special additional tab that prevents using his legs with other toys. ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]] makes use of the same frame system as Motormaster to form [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]], and can swap his parts with him. (However, the bots that connect to the frames cannot be attached to the other combiner’s ones.)

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

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

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

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

: Motormaster was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-G2-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Rainbow-colored jerk!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor G2 Color Ver.''' (Giftset, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-02'''

:*''Accessories'': Sword, base gun, trailer/Menasor frame

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#New Legends|Menasor]] is a boxset composed of G2-themed redecos of the five previous ''Legacy'' figures, ultimately giving this iteration of [[Motormaster (G1)#New Legends|Motormaster]] his long-awaited G2 deco. The gear-themed stickers and massive G2 Decepticon sigil featured on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]] are slavishly restored in the form of tampographs on his cab, trailer, and arms. While Motormaster is ''quite'' faithful, he is missing the small sticker details on his chest and swaps the color of his cab insignia from white to yellow. As the boxset is based on a group of cancelled toys as opposed to nonexistent cartoon designs, portions of the Menasor frame are painted in the colors of the Stunticon limbs to give the impression of them actually forming the arms and lower legs as opposed to merely hanging off of them.
:TakaraTomy initiated pre-orders on [[April 3]], [[2026]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A jolly, candy-like jerk!]]
*'''Motormaster''' (Candy toy, 2009)

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

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

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

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

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

:Motormaster, Stunticon Leader can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Motormaster, [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Motormaster''' (モーターマスター ''Mōtāmasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Pilot-As''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Cerveau''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Gépmester''' ("Machine-master")
*''Italian:'' '''Barracuda'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mǎdá Dàshī''' (Taiwan, 馬達大師, "Motor Master"), '''Qìchē Dàshī''' (China, 汽车大师, "Auto Master")
*''Polish:'' '''Motomistrz''' ("Masquerade", "Motomaster"), '''Falster''' (sic!) ("The Key to Vector Sigma, Part One", misheard)
*''Russian:'' '''Motomaster''' (Мотомастер)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt2 Slingshot Motormaster.jpg
File:G2MotormasterArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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Menasor (G1)

2026-04-13T10:50:38Z

Kirby0189: /* New Legends */

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:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Menasor studioox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]
'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge the psyches of the five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] who compose his form. Unfortunately the great depth of resentment the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], plus the extreme differences in attitude that makes them less a team and more a destruction derby, and of course the tiny detail that they're all psychotic, has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses.

Extremely powerful, highly mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn loose on the battlefield and then get as far out of range as possible.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (torso)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (left arm)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (left leg)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (right arm)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] or [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]] replaces Wildrider on the team, and sometimes the "[[roller car]]" or [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] act as a sixth component forming a chestplate for the combiner.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Regis Cordic]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Unknown actors (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KtVS2 Introducing Menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Don't offend the little ones, Prime!]]
Created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to counteract the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the road, the Stunticons were powerful in their own right, but were also equipped with a secret ability by the Decepticon leader: they were the second Decepticon combiner team, able to merge into the towering Menasor. Megatron had the Stunticons unveil their combined form to battle the Autobots' new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had predicted Menasor's existence, and had given the Aerialbots the power to combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor quickly took the upper hand in the fight that ensued between the two giants, his sheer aggression driving the Autobot combiner back, trapping him in a landslide. Just as Menasor was charging his opponent with intent to impale him on a factory smokestack, however, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept the Stunticon gestalt's attack. Omega freed Superion, and the two Autobots overpowered Menasor, forcing him to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:CosmicRust Menasor holds aloft bug.jpg|thumb|By the power of bumblebees!]]
When the Autobots obtained the weather-manipulating [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Megatron had the Stunticons merged into Menasor to reclaim the device. His heavy-handed efforts did more harm than good, however, as the Pearl was knocked free from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s grasp and was swept up into a cyclone of its own making. Megatron abandoned the field of battle, leaving Menasor to menace the Autobots until the Pearl's storms wiped out all life on Earth. Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] tried burying Menasor in a crevasse, but the giant's prodigious strength allowed him to tear free easily, forcing the Autobots back into a corner as he pressed his attack. Moments before the Autobots met their end, the <s>raging jackass</s> champion driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] hopped a cliff in his specially-designed car, launching it full speed ''straight into Menasor's face.'' Even Menasor couldn't shrug off an impact like that, and went down like a sack of tironium bricks. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

Menasor's size and strength were brought into play when the Decepticons targeted the [[Statue of Liberty]] for destruction, as he could wield the [[Antilla]]n [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray as a hand-held weapon. The Autobots defend the statue, and before Menasor could open fire with the Lightning Bug, a strafing run from the Aerialbots caused him to drop the weapon. His flying foes combined into Superion and the two titans grappling over the weapon until Superion triumphed, throwing Menasor so hard that he splintered into his component Stunticons, giving the Aerialbot combiner the chance to destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|left|thumb|"If you are me, then who am I? This is all way too confusing for me."]]
While gathering up the components required for a new Decepticon laser weapon, the Stunticons wound up being captured by the Autobots. Looking to find out what Megatron was up to, a squad of Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as Stunticons to infiltrate the Decepticons camp, but while they were away on the mission, Breakdown managed to shake the true Stunticons free from their cells. The team united into Menasor, who felled their Autobot captors, then smashed his way out of the Autobots' volcano and took off for the Decepticons' temporary base. His arrival confused everyone, as he insisted that the "Stunticons" already present were impostors, but the Autobots were able to maintain their deception a while longer by "merging" into a Menasor form of their own through a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetic powers and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s illusions. The two Menasors battled, but the Autobots' makeshift combination couldn't stand up to a slash from the true Menasor's sword, and their true identities were exposed. Menasor stood strong in the hail of firepower the Autobots proceeded to unleash against him, but when a cavalry of other Autobots then arrived, the combiner decided he had had enough, and fled. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:FiveFaces1 Menasor wields sword.jpg|thumb|I'll kill you if you point out that I'm just Motormaster with some cars attached to my arms!]]
When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rampaged with his new [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] army, Megatron requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Drag Strip. The Stunticons finally decided to take notice when the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; at first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. The team quickly formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In 2005, following their expulsion from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Stunticons retreated with the rest of the Decepticons to the planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned with a pittance of [[energon]] to go around, the Decepticons began fighting over the small handful of cubes, but Menasor held back until a victor had emerged in the form of Devastator, whom he then attacked. Menasor chopped the energy-deprived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner into his constituent 'bots, but before he could claim his prize, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] swooped in to snatch up the cube. At that point, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived to chastise the squabbling Decepticons; Menasor and Astrotrain shared a wearied look as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s mindlessly chanted their loyalty to the absent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Stunticons attempted to attack a weakened [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who was missing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], as he rescued a falling train. Unfortunately for them, no sooner had they combined into Menasor than [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] blasted their combined form in the back, disabling him before he even laid a hand on Defensor. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except the events of 2006 take place in 2010, and many additional stories are inserted into the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage combaticon menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Brutisor, or Menacus. You decide!]]
When Menasor clashed with Superion in the heart of a major metropolitan area, the Stunticon combiner took the upper hand in the fight, but was bested when the Aerialbots separated and bound their opponent with energy ropes, making him an easy target for [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]'s firepower. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}} Later, Menasor teamed up with Devastator to wreak some havoc on the Autobots, but the Autobots had some new backup in the form of Defensor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

During a later battle with the Autobots, Motormaster combined with the Combaticons to form a variant version of Menasor with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] as arms, and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as legs. The Autobots were aghast at the sight of this new menace, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 13|Story page #13}} but likely not ''quite'' as aghast as they were at the sight of Menasor, Devastator, and Bruticus's [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|thumb]]

After the Aerialbots prevented an attempt by the Decepticons to attack the subterranean construction site of their Scramble City project, the Stunticons were called into action and soon combined into Menasor to battle their airborne rivals. When Superion unveiled the full extent of the Aerialbots' [[Scramble Power]], reconfiguring his limbs to increase his power, Menasor shocked the Autobots by revealing that he too had the same ability. The Stunticons had a slightly better handle on the power, too; when [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] forgot his position on the combiner, leaving Superion legless, Menasor disconnected Wildrider and had him take the place of Superion's missing limb, crippling the Aerialbot gestalt. A barrage from the other Autobots severed Wildrider, and the restored Superion toppled Menasor, but the Combaticons then arrived to aid the Stunticons. Menasor and Bruticus tag-teamed Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
[[File:2010storypage mixed up menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left]]
Following the return of Galvatron and their alliance with the [[Quintesson]]s, the Decepticons renewed their offensive against the Autobots. Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator joined the Decepticons' newest combiner [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battling Superion and Defensor, though Predaking did most of the work as Menasor held back and smirked at the sight of his old rivals taking a beating. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} To fight back, the Autobots had to take the threat posed by Menasor and the other combiners into consideration and develop appropriate countermeasures. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 4|Story page #4}}

In an "imaginary tale" that proposed an alliance between the Stunticons, Aerialbots, Combaticons and Protectobots, a version of Menasor was formed who had Vortex for a right arm, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] as his left arm, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as his right leg, and Fireflight as his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HM2 menasor uses hotrod as shield.jpg|thumb|''"Made... In... China...?"'']]
The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron in the year 2011. They formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Returning to Earth, they were deployed to stop what appeared to be an attempt by the Aerialbots to steal a cache of Decepticon energon in the desert, but this was a feint to keep them busy and prevent them from interfering in Hot Rod's quest for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Realizing they had been had, the team formed Menasor and sped to Hot Rod's location in the Arctic, but Superion followed and took Menasor down despite his attempt to use Hot Rod as a shield. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In [[San Francisco]], Menasor assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. He fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' combined form, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They formed Menasor and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:HMep35 sixshot strikes menasor.jpg|thumb|left|he got hit with a getsuga tensho'']]
Following the Decepticons' apparent expulsion from Earth, Menasor was among the group who secretly did not leave the planet, but who instead withdrew to the sub-oceanic city of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where he oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish [[Death Tower]]s. Following the towers' deployment, he joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, where he would have killed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] if Sixshot hadn't intervened on the boy's behalf, charging the combiner head-on and toppling him. When Scorponok's plan was foiled, Menasor escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MenasorZone1.jpg|thumb|Those racecars are, like, 50 stories tall.]]

Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Together with Overlord and Abominus, Menasor laid waste to the world of Feminia, destroying the entire planet and nearly killing Autobot leader Star Saber. With the Autobots left in disarray, Violengiguar gathered all nine of his generals together and instructed them to gather the energy sources necessary for him to create a Decepticon Zone: the Energon Z of planet Zone, and the mysterious [[Zodiac]], concealed on Earth. Menasor joined Overlord, Abominus and Bruticus in attacking Zone; the armament of the Autobots' Zone Base was no match for the giants, and Menasor smashed the [[Gasoline Base]] component to pieces with his huge shield. Overlord tore the Energon Z power core out of Zone Base, and the team immediately departed to redenzvous with the other generals and hand over the Energon Z so they could take it with them to Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Menasor was charging into battle against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] suddenly dropped in through a tear in space-time. Menasor cared little about the new arrival's identity, moving in to crush him immediately. But with a single swift blow of Grand Scourge's [[Matrix Breaker]] sword, Menasor was split into his individual components. The Stunticons were then forced to combine with Grand Scourge, save Motormaster, who fled in terror. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

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

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSRLFmanga menasor.jpg|thumb|left]]
In the late 1980s, under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Menasor joined the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Though challenged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobots, Menasor made short work of them by punching all he could in the face with his giant fist. His evil was bested, however, when Prime drove up a ramp and punched ''him'' in the face. The blow was powerful enough to force him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Menasor later attacked a baseball stadium where [[Kenji]] was on a date, intending to turn it into a new Decepticon base. Kenji quickly summoned [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to battle the Decepticon, but Menasor was immediately aided by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After a short skirmish, Decepticon victory seemed in the bag until Menasor got his legs knocked off. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Menasor away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
The Stunticons joined the entire Decepticon army in a raid on [[Feminia]] to capture the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Menasor was formed along with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to oppose the Autobot battalion guarding the tower; they were met by the Autobots' own big soldiers Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme, but with the addition of Predaking to the fray, the Autobots were soon outnumbered. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] were there to save the day, tying Predaking's legs together and causing him to topple over and crush Menasor and the other combiners under his weight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
[[File:GreatTFwar menasor vs aerialbots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and joined Bruticus in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
The image of Menasor was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Following the generals' successful destruction of the planet Feminia, which badly wounded current Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], a team consisting of Menasor, Bruticus, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the leaderless Autobot [[Micromaster]]s on the planet [[Micro|Zone]] and stole their [[Energon Z]] power source, a key component in Violengiguar's plan. As they came under an intimidating amount of firepower from [[Zone Base]], they feld with their prize; the Autobots tried to pursue them into space, but were stopped by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] and his energy web. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
[[File:FullThrottleScramblePower menasor doublegravitoguns.jpg|thumb|left]]
On a mission to steal energy from a power plant, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight off the interfering Superion. With Superion weakened by a blast from the Decepticons' new electromagnetic [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Menasor reconfigured his limbs, positioning Drag Strip and Wildrider as his arms for a [[gravito-gun|Double Graviton Gun]] attack that pinned the Aerialbot down. Unfortunately for Menasor, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left the Stunticon combiner momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to right himself. Superion disengaged Slingshot, who knocked Wildrider loose from Menasor and took his place, immobilizing the Decepticon so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|thumb]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Menasor and Bruticus staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Menasor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only Breakdown, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Menasor suffered. He swore revenge against the last surviving [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], dedicating himself to finishing the destruction his team had started. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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''Menasor first appeared in a series of dreams experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], in which the young boy saw the Decepticon combiner ambush Superion while the Autobot was distracted after defeating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in combat, only to be beaten back and buried in a landslide. Realizing in short order that these dreams were, in fact, visions of the future granted to Buster by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] his brain had briefly housed, the Autobots and Decepticons devised a way to peer into his mind. In this dream-vision, they watched as the Stunticons formed Menasor to combat the Protectobots as they attempted to save humans at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Menasor found himself physically outmatched by the Protectobot gestalt Defensor, but back-up soon arrived in the form of Bruticus. While Defensor and Bruticus grappled, Superion arrived to engage Menasor; unfortunately for the Stunticon combiner, his personality problems handicapped him, with Dead End taking objection to being ordered about, leading to him firing his weapons too late to hit Superion and accidentally blasting Bruticus instead. Menasor attempted to flee, but Superion stopped his flight by opening a crevasse under his feet with his [[stress fracture cannon]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

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''Using these dreams as a blueprint'', the Decepticons constructed the Stunticons and imbued them with life via one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, which siphoned off the energies of the Creation Matrix as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used it to bring the similarly created Aerialbots to life. When the two teams subsequently met in battle over the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and his human passenger, [[Donny Finkleberg]], they merged into Menasor and Superion for the first time. The two gargantuan gladiators shattered a freeway overpass (or was it an entrance ramp...?) before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the ever-unhelpful robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] entered the fray for [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and zapped Superion, temporarily overloading his circuitry and allowing Menasor to administer the coup-de-grace, courtesy of his [[cyclone gun]]. Skids and Finkleberg disappeared in the melee, though, forcing the Stunticons to disconnect and begin searching for them anew. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Later, Menasor attacked a [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] fuel plant, once again drawing the attention of the Aerialbots. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his team were forced to combine into Superion in order to battle the united Stunticons. Unfortunately for Silverbolt, this meant his teammates learned about his fear of heights due to the mental bleedover. Ashamed, he caused Superion to fight back extremely savagely against Menasor, almost injuring innocent civilians in the process.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In [[2008]], the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Cut off from the battle by a set of blast doors, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned Menasor to help him break through and deal with the traitors. The super-robot eventually succeeded, but it was too late. Shockwave was dead, and the Decepticons were forced to accept Scourge and Cyclonus as their new leaders. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===The Special Teams===
A malfunction in the systems of the Autobots' new combiner team, the Aerialbots, caused them to briefly defect to the Decepticons, but when they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was inspired to compensate for their loss by creating the Stunticons. After Starscream collected the freshly-created Stunticons from Cybertron, Megatron ordered them all to rendezvous with the rest of the Decepticon force at the recently evacuated [[Pullen Power Plant]]. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to smash through the Protectobots guarding the plant, but Menasor was unprepared for the Protectobots' own ability to combine into Defensor. Bruticus soon arrived to back him up, but Superion then join the fray; Menasor and Superion squared off, with the Aerialbot combiner successfully damaging Menasor's armor with his stress fracture cannon. Having taken enough lumps for one day, Menasor disengaged into the individual Stunticons and fled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Menasor was one of several combiner robots based on the original prototype, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He existed as the combined form of Motormaster's Stunticons, but was effectively forced into retirement by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], which outlawed the use of super-robots among the factions. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]], much to the relief of security officer [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #6}} However, in the year 2003, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] surreptitiously release the Stunticons, unleashing Menasor on an unsuspecting world once again. The deranged combiner ran amok for a while, crushing Defensor and the Wreckers when they tried to stand in his way, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and took up the fight. Insulting the individual Stunticons as he battled, Magnus was able to fracture Menasor's mind, causing the five Stunticons' consciousnesses to began to bickering inside his head over whose fault it was that they were losing. Temporarily paralyzed by this mental turmoil, Menasor was left wide open, and Ultra Magnus rammed the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his disabled component parts. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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When a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] members ran into the Stunticons in 1930's [[Chicago]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] warned them about the existence of Menasor. Thankfully, Motormaster wasn't around to form the giant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Stunticons were recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, Menasor attacked an Autobot peace ceremony, teaming up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to defeat [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then tracked down Optimus Prime, stomped on a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] Optimus had just saved, and delivered [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to pass a message on to the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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Just as the Decepticons were on the brink of a great victory over the Autobots, the tables turned when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] revealed their long-hidden combined form, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. This misshapen monstrosity's raw power struck fear in all the Decepticons, but the Constructicons, Combaticons and Stunticons found the courage to combine and counter-attack. When the Beast effortlessly felled Bruticus and Devastator, however, Menasor thought twice about going through with an attack, and instead cowered before the monster, begging for mercy. But the Beast had none: it seized Menasor, lifted him above its head, and tore him to pieces. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
{{see|#Games}}
====''Alternity''====
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One of a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]'s many pawns in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]", Menasor was empowered to be pitted against an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] of a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]], alongside endless hordes of other Decepticons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Magnus leapt over their blasts and returned fire, striking the combiner's weak point: the flashing spot in the middle of his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|''Transformers'' #5]]}}
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Menasor's only purpose in IDW fiction is get beaten up by everyone and everything.]]
Gestalt technology was the product of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]] in the ancient past of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and when it was lost, many dedicated themselves to rediscovering it. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Perhaps the most unexpected success was that accomplished by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who stole what little of the technology had been re-engineered, reunited the scattered Stunticons after they were left behind on Earth following the Decepticon evacuation of the planet, and gave them the ability to combine into Menasor. Keeping his accomplishment a secret, Swindle forged a phoney alliance with a splinter group of Autobots led by Hot Rod, but once they had completed construction of the spacecraft to take them off Earth, he revealed his intent to steal the ship and kill the Autobots, and had the Stunticons merge into Menasor before their horrified eyes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Fortunately for the Autobots, the combination wasn't seamless, and the Stunticons were left with individualized consciousnesses instead of a gestalt Menasor mind. ''Un''fortunately for Swindle's chosen first target, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], they didn't disagree about killing him...only ''how'' to kill him. The arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave Menasor momentary pause, long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to recognize how uncoordinated Menasor's mind(s) was, and instruct the Autobots on exploiting that weakness. By selectively targeting the individual Stunticon components, the Autobots forced them to think of their own safety instead of Menasor's, making the giant easy prey. He was overwhelmed by their firepower, and broken down into separate Decepticons before capture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons' makeshift combination would never function again, but represented a further step in the continuing rediscovery of the technology; Shockwave studied the records of his creation, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} which fed into the Decepticons' subsequent perfection of the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later took rulership of Cybertron, he encouraged [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] to help him create a functioning combiner of his own, citing Menasor as a particularly worrisome example of a combiner created by an unlikely source. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:CW-returnofmenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Basically the only time that Menasor posed a threat to anyone... for about five minutes or so.]]
After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Beforehand, Starscream had also arranged for [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] to join the Stunticons, fully aware that the cop's anger issues would affect the personality of a combiner... {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor—allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds—the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], ready to steal anything of value from its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He appeared in front of the [[Alpha Squadron]] to menace his enemies and when [[Afterburner (G2)|one of them]] tried to arrest him, he stomped the poor bot flat. By this point Swindle realized Starscream had arranged for the Stunticons to play villains so that he could take them down and become the "savior" of Caminus, but his attempts to convince Menasor to stand down were in vain due to Blackjack's influence, which turned the combiner into an unhinged, raging monster. Menasor made short work of both Camien defenders and Starscream's reinforcements from Cybertron, but was finally brought down when Starscream and Optimus Prime deployed the Autobot combiner [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], whose mental stability prevailed over Menasor's blind rage. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

The Stunticons and Swindle were incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison while Starscream built relations with the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, in the interim, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the Constructicons returned to Cybertron and tried to use [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to forcibly sever contact between Cybertron and Caminus, only to bet thwarted when Starscream created the Autobot combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Meanwhile, Starscream's advisor [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], also not wanting Starscream to form a Cybertronian empire, was colluding with Prowl. While Starscream gained Devastator's loyalty, Rattrap freed Swindle to cause a distraction while Rattrap freed Prowl. Swindle graciously complied, breaking out the Stunticons and proceeding to lie to them and several Decepticons that a better life awaited them on Caminus. The Stunticons combined into Menasor, leading the charge to Metroplex's space bridge chamber. Menasor tried to enter the portal only for Devastator to oppose him; Defensor and Superion soon joined the four-way fray. During the ensuing clash, a stray shot from Swindle hit the space bridge's control panel and destabilized the portal. Menasor and Superion fell through to an unknown, alien planet and were soon joined by Defensor and then Devastator, who demands that the other three calm down or else he would make them calm down. But then they were joined by the result of Prowl's machinations: the new combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]! {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The combiners fought as they travelled from planet to planet, and Menasor was subsequently knocked out by Defensor and dragged back to Cybertron, where Windblade and Chromia helped subdue him. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

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

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

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Menasor attempted to place a giant bust of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head atop the Decepticon's solar tower. However, the three were unable to work as a team and sent the tower collapsing on themselves. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Menasor attacked [[Defensor (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Defensor]] while the Autobot was attempting to evacuate the workers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Menasor was among the gathered Decepticons standing safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came calling. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Guzman]] (English)}}
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Hi, I'm Trypticon!"]]
The creation of Menasor and his ilk led to Optimus Prime's realization that the Transformers' civil war had become a never-ending arms race, one that could only end in Cybertron's destruction. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] fought one another, a fight that spilled over to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Menasor was able to put down his Autobot enemy for good, but was soon set upon by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Maxima]]. Declaring that combiners were here to stay, he killed Maxima after she blasted him in the eye - but Maxima's sacrifice allowed Windblade to kill the combiner. {{storylink|The Fall}} For this incident, Windblade swore vengeance against the combiners and all who followed them. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Menasor's remains were brought back to Cybertron, where Starscream absorbed them into his giant super-combiner form. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

For some reason or the other, Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] were later brought back to life. Probably due to the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Menasor assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached the [[Titan (group)|Titan]], where Menasor got distracted by a flashing button and pressed it, inadvertently launching a [[Emissary (TR)|missile]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[Victorion]] took control of Fortress Maximus's weapons and prepared to fire them at Trypticon, Menasor spoke up in protest, noting that the barrage would hit [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as well, but was overruled. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

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When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Menasor and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Menasor managed to grab Megatron, but was forced to release him after taking a shot to the face from his [[fusion cannon]]. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Menasor fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Menasor was quick to jump back into the fray. He and Computron attempted to attack Trypticon's foot to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Menasor and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Menasor was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Believing he intended to restart the Decepticons, Menasor was all but ready to kill Megatron, but cooler heads eventually prevailed and he agreed to follow Megatron's lead in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Menasor and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he refused to admit Megatron's whereabouts and tried to fight back, he was eventually restrained by Overlord, who forced him to watch as Rodimus destroyed each of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s limbs. Finally cracking, Menasor confessed where the others had gone, only for Rodimus to finish Devastator off and Overlord to crush Menasor's neck, killing him again, causing his spark to float away. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Menasor-easter-egg.jpg|left|thumb|Teletraan I accurately predicts the Stunticons' release in the [[Transformers: Legacy|next toyline]].]]
Upon exiting the [[Dead Universe]], [[Teletraan I]] was immobilized while processing a massive data upload, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} as he was seeing multiple visions of the future, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} one of which included Menasor. An ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' monitor would display the future data again after crash landing on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
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*After some dramatic transforming and posing, the Stunticons and Aerialbots combined to do battle as Menasor and Superion. Superion evaded Menasor's firepower and closed in for a hand-to-hand fight, but Menasor was ready for the Aerialbot combiner and hurled him over his shoulder. Charging in to finish the job, however, Menasor was met by Superion's powerful fist and send reeling backwards to collide with a cliff-face, which collapsed and buried him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*When Menasor was wreaking havoc in a human city, either [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stepped forth to oppose him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
*''Stage'': 5
*''Point value'': 5000
*''Hit points'': 4
[[File:MysteryofConvoy Menasor.png|right|thumb|Menasor, famous for... flying in place.]]

Menasor guards the end of the [[Floating City]], in a great dark room with three hovering platforms, firing periodic laser blasts across the room. His armor makes him invulnerable to damage, except for one spot: a conveniently glowing multicolored spot on his forehead crest. Shot enough times there, and Menasor will fall. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
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When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Menasor and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] stood guard over [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on the Jail planet. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, the Stunticons were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon discovering that the key could transform Earth's organic matter into metal, the Stunticons merged once more into Menasor to fight against the Aerialbots, who attempted to stop them from transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. Menasor was defeated by Superion. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Menasor}}
Menasor appears as the third Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Corporal Pig's. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Menasor, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Menasor was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Menasor.jpg|thumb|My optic sweep specials make me more ineffective at max level!]]
Menasor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Menasor could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]]}}

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After being defeated by the Autobots while they tried to retrieve the [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster brought out the rest of the Stunticons to form Menasor. The Autobots were able to get the better of the combiner, but he still tossed the Plasma Core to a waiting Insecticon that delivered it to Megatron (while rather petulantly complaining that no one defeated Menasor). Menasor appeared again on the ''[[Proudstar]]'' to help Devastator stop the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], but both of the combiners were sent plummeting over the ledge to their apparent doom. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Menasor_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb| Offroad not used, because Menasor doesn't want to seem [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|too familiar]]]]

Menasor was formed after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Rust Renegades, and Lugnut's betrayal so that he could revive Megatron. Motormaster vowed revenge, but the personalities of the Stunticons clashed, and Menasor couldn't exactly be controlled.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Menasor can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Stunticons have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
* '''Weapons''' - Menasor swings around a large sword to heavily damage any building. His sword is capable of deflecting projectiles and damage. When up close, Menasor can also stomp on enemy defenses.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash straight to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Internal Conflict''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10–15 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:menasor Menasor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Menasor was the combined form of the Stunticons, and a monstrous force of nature to be reckoned with. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Masquerade|Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay]].]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's [[cyclone gun]] and [[ionizer sword]], small Stunticons' individual guns, sticker sheets (both individual packs and giftset)
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:Menasor is formed out of all five Stunticon toys, with Motormaster serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Menasor's hands and feet, a mask for his head, waist armor, and a chestplate formed from the "roller car" figure included with Motormaster. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, Menasor's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant. Menasor is the smallest, but sturdiest, of the Scramble City combiners.

:Along with Metroplex, Superion, Bruticus, and Defensor, Menasor was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. A Japanese "VS-A" set that would have packaged Menasor with Superion was planned, but went unreleased.

:In his original release year of 1986, Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a [[giftset]]. The individual Stunticons were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's cyclone gun and sword, small Stunticons' individual guns
:[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in [[1994]], but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made, including a small run of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdowns]] produced as a [[BotCon 1994|1994 BotCon]] exclusive. Given the ''Generation 2'' toyline's handling of other combiners, it is unlikely Menasor would have been released as a giftset even if the individual figures had made it to retail.

:While the number of collectors who own ''Generation 2'' Menasor is vanishingly small in ''this'' universe, at least one collector in [[Unicron Trilogy|''another'' universe]] has managed to snag himself [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|a set]]—Decepticon toy aficionado [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]]!

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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man. He looks like a rolling bruise.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)
:A redeco of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Ultra Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] (himself a [[retool]]ing of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]) as Menasor was planned as a store exclusive for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe toyline]]'', but was ultimately canceled. It was initially supposed to be Motormaster, but trademark issues forced a name change.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

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===''Classics''===
[[File:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a futuristic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Classics'' Menasor at TFU.info.]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Not [[Dark Hot Rod]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, display stand
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] first sold at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/SDCCMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Menasor on TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, where's my Trucker hat?]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Menasor comes as a set of four component Kreons: Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Strip, and Motorbreath. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Menasor by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Menasor comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Menasor's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] instead ended up as a Series 4 blind-bagged figure. However he can built along with the gestalt if you have any creativity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMenasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:Generations CW Menasor.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Still not Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay...[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|or is he?]] ]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Blackjack''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Menasor is an entirely new mold Scramble City-style combiner made up of four Deluxe figures ([[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and new member [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]) as limbs, a Voyager figure ([[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]) as the torso, and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] for the chestplate. He can wield a large, [[5 mm post]] sword formed by connecting Motormaster's smaller sword to his gun and can also hold any of the Deluxe components' smaller weapons. He was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] along with fellow combiner Superion. His stock photo cleverly concealed an online listing image of ''Generations'' Huffer and Blackjack. A few months after the other Stunticons' release, [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (actually Wildrider, renamed due to trademark reasons) was announced and released shortly thereafter, intended to replace Offroad and complete the original Stunticon roster.

:Menasor is considered the least-stable Combiner of the entire ''Combiner Wars'' line, due to the various design failures that plague Motormaster's design which will more likely than not cause him to fall apart. Such issues include but are not limited to: bad hip articulation due to poorly-designed ratchet joints which complicates his ability to stand any way other than straight and stiff (further complicated by the lack of ankle articulation necessary to compensate), shoulder mechanisms that come untabbed due to weak lock tolerances if the arms are moved, a problematic waist swivel caused by the skirt flap being attached to the stomach instead of the pelvis, and the inability to keep Blackjack securely attached to the chest due to incorrectly-molded sizing in the tabs. Although the hip ratchet problem was (slightly) resolved with an updated re-release of Motormaster that included remolded ratchets, the other problems were not addressed by the rerelease or subsequent redecos.

:Although heavily based on the G1 design for Menasor, the Generations iteration of Menasor instructs the legs to be attached with the car body facing forward, as opposed to facing backwards like the G1 toy. Although the undersides of the Stunticons resemble the G1 toys enough to resemble the G1 design if attached backwards, doing so will rob Menasor of his functional knees, ironic due to the fact the reverse was done to give the G1 Menasor toy functioning knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Menasor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] would have a field day at this.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, based on their cancelled [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]]. Well, okay, [[Circular reporting|technically]], this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], and includes [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:This set's Motormaster has the improved hip ratchet joints.

:The second set of stock photos shows Menasor as ''hideously'' mistransformed in combined mode, and some shots also depicted the head with only one horn, the other being broken off.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TakaraTomy-UW02-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, no room for Offroad, huh? Well fine, I'll go build my own combiner! With Blackjack! And hookers!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Menasor was sold in a gift set including all five "Stuntrons" (minus [[Runabout (RID)|the Blackjack mold]]) with Wildrider (a retooled Dead End) included instead of Offroad. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most notably, Motormaster has more black on his vehicle mode, "Drag Stripe" has red details instead of purple, and Dead End lacks his usual gold stripe. The set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Motormaster for increased stability. In addition, Breakdown's hand/foot/gun accessory (which was designed with the intended Sunstreaker redeco/retool in mind, doubling as his "supercharger" engine) was replaced with another version of Dragstrip's hand/foot/gun accessory, which also increases the symmetry for the hands and feet.

:As the entirety of Motormaster is molded in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|swirly plastic]], Menasor/Motormaster's waist can eventually crack and split the torso in half.

:Printed on his instructions is the second chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Undocumented in the instructions, ''Unite Warriors'' Menasor's chest can attach ''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] (or his mold mates Blackjack and Rodimus) on his combined mode chest.

:The giftset also included a collector commemorative coin when purchased in select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ゴゴゴゴ (''Menacing'')]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[2022]], [[2023]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]'''
**'''4 of 5: [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]'''
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[John Warden]] (concept), [[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

:The first combiner figure released in the main ''Generations'' line since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Menasor is based heavily on the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. To match this design—which depicted the Stunticons as if they were simply hanging off Menasor's limbs, rather than actually forming the limbs themselves—the toy features a very unconventional combination method that involves Motormaster's trailer splitting into five combiner-body pieces—two arms, two legs, and a torso—to which the individual Stunticons attach. When attached to the arm pieces, hidden buttons on the arm Stunticons are pressed that allow them to split in two, giving Menasor a full range of elbow articulation; the leg Stunticons, meanwhile, activate an auto-transform feature in the leg pieces themselves, closing up the front of the leg to "complete" its appearance. Motormaster himself forms the upper block of the chest and the head. Nearly every one of Menasor's joints is constructed using strong ratchets, adding a great deal of stability to him overall.
[[File:Hasbro China Tmall Exclusive Legacy Menasor Boxset.jpg|thumb|left]]

:As the other Stunticons themselves do not actually play a role in the combination process, it is possible—and indeed, advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging—to combine most of the trailer pieces into a skeletal, incomplete Menasor even if you don't have any of the limb-bots. Unlike past toys of Menasor, the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not interchangeable, each designed to form a specific limb; at most, you can swap the legs, Breakdown and Wild Rider, for one another. Although the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not designed to be reverse-compatible with the older ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Motormaster's combination system features ''Combiner Wars'' joint-sized recesses, which technically allow any ''Combiner Wars''-compatible figure to be used as a leg for Menasor, although the connected ''Combiner Wars'' leg will not secure inside the recess and not scale properly if used with a native Menasor leg. The middle portion of Motormaster's trailer is also not involved in the combination. ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]] makes use of the same frame system as Menasor, and can swap his parts with him, although the bots that connect to the frames cannot be attached to the other combiner’s ones, in addition to the fact Superion's legs are somewhat shorter than Menasor's. Both of his shins share identical detailing due to the scrapped original plan for Breakdown to be a straight redeco of Wildrider with zero retooling.

:One peculiar thing about Menasor's combination is that the instructions display Wildrider on the ''right'' leg, where Breakdown would normally be, but the back of Motormaster's box art displays Wildrider in the ''left'' leg, which is more accurate to Menasor's animation model.

:His forearms have molded details based on his arm blasters from "[[Masquerade]]".

:According to designer [[John Warden]], he devised the basics of this unique combination scheme with Shogo Hasui, passing a napkin back and forth as they split a hamburger.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember famously splitting a hamburger Hasui, I tell this story all the time, where we went to a bar and grill and the hamburger was too big, and so we split it down the middle, and we were drawing on napkins having a back-and-forth to each other, and during that meeting we devised the idea of how to make Menasor. He would have to be this Commander class character flanked by a bunch of Deluxes.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref>

: Due to the spotty distribution of the original ''Legacy'' Breakdown figure for three years after its release, collectors often had incomplete Menasors unless they were forced to acquire the "G2 Universe" version of Breakdown as a replacement.

:In January 2023, the entirety of Menasor was sold as a box set exclusive to Hasbro China's Tmall store. It contained all 5 components, unchanged and in their original packaging, inside a larger box decorated with an illustration of Menasor. The set came with an enamel pin based on the combiner's original G1 box illustration. The set was limited to 100 copies.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Maybe that would explain your car crash of a personality."]]
*'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as a giftset, "Stunticon Menasor" is formed from five redecos of the above ''Legacy'' figures, this time based on their original 1986 toy decos. Out of the five figures, only [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]] received an optional alternate head to match his toy design.

:Menasor's five components were revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and sold in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive giftset. Said giftset features a similar layout to the original Generation 1 Menasor boxset, and even includes a bio and tech specs on the back. Neat!

:The set itself went up for pre-order on [[August 1]]st.
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===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Goradora|OPEN THE FLOODGATES!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Menasor G2 Color Ver.''' (Giftset, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-02'''


:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Menasor is a boxset composed of G2-themed redecos of the five previous ''Legacy'' figures—now including [[Wildrider (G1)#New Legends|Wildrider]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#New Legends|Motormaster]]!! As the release is based on cancelled toys as opposed to a nonexistent cartoon design, portions of the Menasor frame are painted in the colors of the Stunticon limbs to give the impression of them actually forming the arms and lower legs as opposed to merely hanging off of them.

:TakaraTomy initiated pre-orders on [[April 3]], [[2026]].
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Ramune menasor keshi.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
:An unpainted figurine of Menasor was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Menasor was sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Menasor was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue, or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Menasor and his wave-mates saw no American release.
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===Forms Robo===
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Menasor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Menasor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green, and yellow.

===Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Menasor is formed by combining the separate Stunticons available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip and Wildrider were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Dead End and Breakdown share a mold, as do Drag Strip and Wildrider, each kit affecting minor differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color, which, aside from Motormaster, bear no resemblance to any previous established color schemes for the Stunticons.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor, Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and Menasor (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Universe-unreleased-Menasor-art.jpg|Unused ''Universe'' packaging art
Machinima-CW-Menasor.jpg|Machinima ''Combiner Wars'' model.
</gallery>

==Notes==
[[File:MenasorEarly.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Menasor got dressed in a rush this morning.]]
[[File:MenasorDevastationConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

* Menasor's [[instructions]] and [[package art]] depict Drag Strip and Breakdown as his arms, and Wildrider and Dead End as his legs, while the [[character model]] used for the cartoon and comic—which has gone on to become the "default" arrangement for Menasor in most subsequent media—makes Drag Strip and Dead End the arms, and Breakdown and Wildrider the legs. An alternate model, designed by [[Studio OX]] for the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and story pages, seen at the top of this article, makes Drag Strip and Wildrider the arms, and Breakdown and Dead End the legs. Drag Strip's the only one in the same place in every configuration!
* An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs upside down and reversed with the car sides facing front) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol, suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around. This model was used for the toy [[commercial]] which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.
* The animators frequently misinterpreted Menasor's character model in the original cartoon. Instead of having the four small Stunticons as his actual limbs (with, for example, his fist directly attached to Drag Strip's form), he was drawn as though the four cars attached on top of generic blocky limbs that extended from Motormaster.
** Menasor's original design featured in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] features a modified version of this idea; Motormaster's separating parts form the torso, forearms, hands, and feet of Menasor's body, with the Stunticons filling the missing gaps in the body. When Menasor returned after being rebuilt by the Enigma of Combination, his design was altered to resemble the toy featured in the concurrently running ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline, and returns to the traditional combiner limb setup.
** Conversely, Menasor's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' combines his classic Generation 1 and ''Combiner Wars'' designs. While combining, the Stunticons instead attach directly on top of Motormaster's limbs before merging with them to form Menasor's limbs. The resulting Menasor design uses the torso and arms from his G1 design, and uses the CW design for the legs, chest and head. Offroad is featured in this design instead of Wildrider, and although he does not appear with the Stunticon grouping prior to combining or when Menasor briefly separates, Blackjack takes the place of the Roller Car on Menasor's chest, materializing directly from Motormaster himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Menasor''' (メナゾール ''Menazōru'', メナソー ''Menasō'')
*''French:'' '''Menasor''' (European French cartoon dub, and Canada, carded Stunticon limbs only), '''Confusio''' (Canada, Motormaster's box and Menasor giftset)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentacar''' (toyline and season 3), '''Ultrax''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēitiān Hǔ''' (飞天虎, "Flying Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ameaçador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Megasaur''' (Мегазавр ''Megazavr'')
*''Polish:'' '''Minozaury''' or '''Minozaur''' ("Minosaurs" or "Minosaur", "Masquerade"), '''Minotaur''' ("Cosmic Rust"), '''Megazaur''' ("Megasaur", one line of dialogue in "Masquerade")

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Wildfly

2026-03-18T18:10:26Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Wildfly is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Wildfly-mtmte.jpg|thumb|He's like a Micromaster version of [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]!]]
'''Wildfly''' is one of those robots who would be considered a monster and hunted down whether there was a war on or not. He destroys random office buildings for fun and tears the wings off passenger jets to pass the time. Like [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], he actively sows fear in those below him to gain a psychological edge in combat, but unlike the airborne [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], Wildfly is every bit as horrible on the inside as the image he strives to project.

The saddest part is probably that Wildfly likes to think he's an exceptionally clever jokester, that his ever-impulsive destructive outbursts are hilarious jokes that make him "the life of the party." He doesn't realize that his sense of "humor" is so base and predictable that even among the Decepticons, he's usually the only one laughing at his tiresome antics.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wildfly-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|A-guhhh, gosh, boss, I'm sorry!]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Wildfly and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. As Galvatron ranted on in the third person about his "historic victory," Wildfly noted that their leader was a few Froot Loops short of a complete balanced breakfast. Galvatron overheard him, however, and threatened to destroy all of them if they dared to challenge his power. [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] gave Wildfly an angry rebuke for his indiscretion.

Not long later, Wildfly and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Wildfly was one of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s troops besieging an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Wildfly-darkhorizon1.jpg|100px|thumb|Peek-a-boo!!]]
Wildfly was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Monstructor Six Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Wildfly and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron in the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
Wildfly and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus's]] misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Lost & Found Monstructor Six and Bludgeon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Wildfly and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], the Monstructor Six lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then combined to force Orion Pax to defend himself by awakening the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Wildfly and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Widfly was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Wildfly was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wildfly, [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wildfly.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|To transform, he puts on a bird mask.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wildfly''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM3'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon rifle]]", shell, shell plate, Monstructor fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Wildfly is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a clawed bipedal bird-monster-thing. He can also form either arm of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the left arm.

:[[File:Wildfly-toy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.66|Too much pink energy is dangerous.]]
: He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, bulging-eyed, hunch-backed, fanged, winged gargoyle-monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor fist. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration; Wildfly is ''especially'' susceptible to this, typically developing pink blotches all over (see image to the left). While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should (more like ''when'') they appear.

: Wildfly's inner robot and combiner kibble were also used to make [[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Wildfly.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He has chronic leg pain.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, twin-barreled gun

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Wildfly" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Swoop (G1)#Legacy|Swoop]] (nothing from ''Legacy: United'' [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]] present); changing the original figure from a ''Pteranodon'' to an alien-y flying monster with an exposed robot head. Wildfly features a new head, chest, lower arms, and alt mode head with eyes and teeth resembling those of his old Pretender shell.

:Wildfly was sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set and forms the super robot's right arm. As opposed to his mold-mate Yokuryu's fist-cannon (which has been given to [[Icepick (G1)#Age of the Primes|Icepick]]), he is armed with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu's]] two guns.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:NYCC2017UnusedCutthroatHead.jpg|thumb|]]
* The ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Cutthroat (G1)#Power of the Primes|Cutthroat]] toy had an alternate head based on Wildfly / Yokuryu that was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Acrobus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vampiro''' ("Vampire")

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Slog (G1)

2026-03-18T18:04:16Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{disambig3|Slog}}
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:''Slog is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Slog-package-art.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|From upright humanoid robot to shorter upright humanoid robot monster.]]
One of the most refined and sophisticated Decepticons around '''Slog''' is. Originally recruited to produce great works of art he was, the glory and recording the rise of the great [[Decepticon Empire]] he praised. Soon, discovered his masters did that just as well he worked in the battlefield as in a studio, and like [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] before him, an artist of the warzone Slog became, Autobots into abstract modern art "masterpieces" he carved.

A grotesque monster Slog might appear to be, given his artwork. In fact, fights only when he must to stay alive he does, and make each fallen foe a work of art to honor their memory he tries. A warrior at heart he is not, the wild abandon of creating destructive art from non-living material he likes, but troubled by the lives lost in the Autobot/Decepticon conflict he remains. This troubled spirit it was, lead to the founding of the [[Slogism]] movement it did. The utilization of his work by the Autobots and his general doubts about the cause have put him on the outs with his superiors. Because care about how others view them, the Decepticons do.

Like [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] before him, a powerful magnetic ability Slog wields. Uses it to manipulate and tear other robots apart he does.

With his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s he combines when [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] they form.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Slog-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|thumb|So in the future there is absolutely no shame.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Slog and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]]
in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris. Slog exited his Pretender shell to dig out his comrade, reflecting that Galvatron's madness would ultimately destroy
them all.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the Decepticon Powerbase against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Slog was one of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces attacking an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to lead a counterattack, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Slog-blackhorizon-cover.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Forever destined to stand in [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] shadow... literally.]]
Slog was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed out of a group of Transformers who would become known as the "Monstructor Six". Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Slog and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

[[File:Lost & Found Monstructor Six and Bludgeon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Slog and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] missiles. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Slog and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Long after the war had degraded into a series of [[Games (competition)|Games]], Slog was among the immobile [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s who watched as the Autobots' and Decepticons' descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], continued fighting in their place. He was hardwired into a monitoring station at the [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower|Cortex]], where he glared at [[Lio Convoy]] when the Maximal came to visit the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Slog remained at the Cortex during the [[Grand Uprising]], supporting Eject up to the start of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Slog of [[Axiom Nexus]] created a piece of art so transcendentally moving that it nearly caused [[Vector Prime]] to gasp. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/25}}

{{note|It is ambiguous if the aforementioned Slog is an Offworlder or native [[Transcendent Technomorph]].}}

A different Slog was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Slog was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pretenders hide the... chunky thing.... inside.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Slog''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM5'''
:*''Accessories'': dual rifle, shell, "[[Solar fission cannon|solar cannon]]", Monstructor head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Slog is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a bipedal horned monster-thing. He can also form the upper torso of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]].

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked, spike-armed fishlike monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his dual rifle (described as a [[magnetic repellor-attractor]] in his [[packaging]] [[bio]]) and the included solar cannon and Monstructor head. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:He is one of the Generation 1 toys susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], though not ''as'' badly as his teammate [[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]. Most of his gold parts are fairly thick and not too tightly-attached, which does minimize the stress on them, but there is ''some'' risk when assembling Monstructor, as Birdbrain needs to fit kind of snugly inside Slog's gold-plastic torso.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Slog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's big and beautiful!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe-blade, headpiece, head cover, weapon mount

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Decepticon Slog" is a [[redeco]] and fair [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]] with ''some'' of ''Legacy: United'' [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]]'s accessories. Slog features a new robot/monster head, chest, and lower legs to achieve a... ''charming'' recreation of his original toy's alt mode, to put it generously. Well hey, at least he won't crumble. The new monster head's fangs and "gills" are styled after his old Pretender shell's, and features two sets of eyes, one more visible in monster mode and the other more visible when serving as Monstructor's chest. The head's horns prioritize Slog's upper torso mode while the "gills" prioritize his individual monster mode. Like all prior uses of the mold, his upper legs are misassembled such that they're on the wrong sides.

:Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Slog forms the super robot's head and upper torso, and comes with a new combiner headpiece based on Monstructor's IDW design. While Slog inherits the axe included with Kakuryu, the two guns the Dinoking gift set gave to Kakuryu are no longer applicable for Slog to use, and have been reassigned to [[Wildfly#Age of the Primes|Wildfly]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Slog's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Birdbrain]]'s Laser Rifle, while Birdbrain's art depicts him with Slog's Dual Rifle.
*With a Rank stat of 7 (the highest among the Pretender Monsters), Slog may be the leader of his team by default. He also forms the upper torso of Monstructor.
*In his first fictional appearance in ''[[Rhythms of Darkness!|Transformers #67]]'', Slog speaks in a distinct backwards style akin to [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (or [[Yoda]]). It's a bit odd that [[Simon Furman]] chose to give him this particular dialogue quirk, especially since he usually foregoes it for Weirdwolf himself.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Ouvrax''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Strapa''' ("Fatigue")
*''Italian:'' '''Artiglio''' ("Claw")

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Scowl (G1)

2026-03-18T17:52:04Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig3|Scowl}}
:''Scowl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Scowl-mtmte.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|I'm terrifying! No, really!!]]
There are many words that can be used to describe a Decepticon warrior, but {{w|Chibi (Japanese term)|"chibi"}} should NEVER, EVER be one. Imagine the horror of the terrible and mighty '''Scowl''' when he learned that not only didn't his fat, [[super deformed]] little werewolf alternate form scare anyone, but that it was considered actively "CUTE". ''shudder!'' [[Bristleback]] may hate his [[Pretender]] shell, but Scowl's was his salvation. Now suitably monstrous on the outside, he uses his powerful sonic screams and super-sensitive hearing to prove his bark is just as bad as his bite. His fellow Decepticons wish he'd take the shell off now and again, as it amplifies his already loud voice to an uncomfortable volume.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Scowl-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|thumb|He's like a walking pile of teeth.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Scowl and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Scowl was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Scowl-blackhorizon-cover.jpg|thumb|These people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... they wake up the next day and their mouth's on fire.]]
Scowl was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Scowl and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Scowl and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Scowl and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], Scowl and the others lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then formed Monstructor to force Orion Pax's hand so that he'd reawaken the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Scowl and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Scowl was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Legends World===
During his stay in the [[Legends World]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s plans escalated from stealing [[Mini-Con]]s to stealing rare toys, [[#Toys|the original Scowl]] among them. {{storylink|LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode}}

===Precursor World===
Scowl was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Scowl, [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Wildfly]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Scowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'll eat you with his pink nuclear mouth.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scowl''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM4'''
:*''Accessories'': "dual-[[sonic disrupter gun]]", shell, shell back plate, Monstructor foot
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Scowl is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a bipedal kinda-werewolf-ish monster-thing. He can also form either leg of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the left leg.

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked rocklike monster with a HUGE fanged mouth. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor footplate. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:Scowl's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Scowl/scowl.htm More information on Scowl at TFU.info]''

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Scowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's lonely without his shell...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Scythe, sword

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Scowl" is a [[redeco]] and significant [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]]'s accessories. Aside from his new toy-accurate head, he has been given new shoulder [[Kibble|kibble]], lower legs, and a redesigned back panel in service of changing the original figure from a quadrupedal ''Stegosaurus'' to an upright werewolf... thing. His alt mode's eyes and teeth are styled after his old Pretender shell's. While his chest has not been retooled, the new back panel is styled after his original toy's chest, as both said toy's chest and this toy's back panel become Monstructor's shin.

:Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Scowl forms the super robot's right leg. He inherits Doryu's scythe and miniature sword. Both accessories can store on his back when in monster mode.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Scowl's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Bristleback]]'s electrostatic pulse rifle, while Bristleback's art depicts him with Scowl's dual-sonic disrupter gun.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Boxus''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Morcos''' ("Grouchy")
*''Italian:'' '''Raptor'''

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Icepick (G1)

2026-03-18T17:39:02Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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{{disambig2|the Monstructor Six member|the Power Core Combiner|Icepick (PCC)}}
:''Icepick is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Icepick-mtmte.jpg|thumb|Despite appearances, he's not [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]].]]
'''Icepick''' doesn't believe in "survival of the fittest" so much as "destruction of the obsolete." He follows the concept of {{w|planned obsolescence}} with the fanatical devotion of a true believer, signing up for his role in demolitions because of it and preaching to all who will listen how the destruction of today will be recycled into a newer, brighter, and more advanced Decepticon tomorrow. Icepick is as endlessly cheerful and enthusiastic a Decepticon as you'll ever find, and though his endless attempts to win new recruits through moving, heartfelt oratory have had very limited success, his superiors appreciate the limitless fervor behind them.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Icepick-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ice, ice, bladey.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Icepick and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. Icepick stood next to Galvatron so he seems to have gone up in the world since 2005.

When [[Wildfly]] made an offhand observation about Galvatron's insanity, Icepick threatened him with lethal retribution if he endangered the group again. After Galvatron sent them on their way, Icepick himself reflected on how Galvatron was "as loony as they come" and risking their lives on what amounted to a waste of time. He thought a bit about how he might run the Decepticon empire if he were in charge...and while doing so, absent-mindedly walked right into the tripwire of a human-made booby trap, setting off an explosion that buried him under tons of debris. [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] exited his Pretender shell to dig him out.

It appears that he survived relatively unharmed, as the silhouette of his distinctive claws was seen when the Pretender Monsters rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Icepick was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed from a group of six individuals. Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, this "Monstructor Six" were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron in the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Icepick and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allow the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Icepick and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}} On Gorlam Prime, Icepick and his comrades fought Orion Pax's allies again to seize possession of Ore-2, the death ore. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] missiles. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Icepick and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Timelines''===
A statue of Icepick's Pretender shell was kept in the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Icepick was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On a fuel-starved Cybertron, Icepick was an immobile [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] who oversaw the southern city of [[Protihex]]. This all changed during the [[Grand Uprising]] when his flunky [[Psycho-Orb]] turned on him, using his psionic powers to lock Icepick and his fellow Builders out of their own computer network. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Precursor World===
Icepick was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Icepick accompanied his master and his new allies into space, where they met with [[God Neptune]], who had stolen the remaining matrices. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
Icepick, [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]], and [[Wildfly]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Icepick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The scale doesn't quite do justice to the design concept.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Icepick''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM1'''
:*''Accessories'': rifle, monster shell, shell back plate, Monstructor footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Icepick is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot (technically about 20% bigger than an average Micromaster) that transforms into a clawed bipedal monster-thing. He can also form either leg of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked monster seemingly composed of crystalline shards. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his rifle (identified as a [[fireball bazooka]] in his [[packaging]] [[bio]]) and the included Monstructor footplate. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Icepick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So basically, he's an [[Action Master]] with a [[Mutant head]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' (Gift set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster, fist-gun, club

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Icepick" is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]]'s accessories, now boasting a whole entire one-step transformation that consists of folding the monster face in front of the robot face (and back again!). He features a new head, hands, and swaps out the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' head and upper torso panels in favor of a new head inspired by the monster head of his original toy's inner robot with the "gills" from his Pretender shell. Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Icepick forms the super robot's left leg.

:As the figure was retooled using the [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]] boxset as a base, Icepick inherits Goryu's tail-blaster and club, and more strangely, [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu's]] fist-cannon. The fist-cannon stores on his back in alt mode akin to how his Pretender shell used its back as free real estate for Monstructor combiner parts.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*In "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] grabs a statue resembling Icepick's Pretender shell.
*Icepick was [[homage]]d by a version of [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|''Prime'' Blight]] decoed in Icepick's inner robot colors.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Frigo''' (Canada, "Fridge")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Jégcsákány''' ("Icepick")
*''Italian:'' '''Pipistrello''' ("Bat")

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Bristleback

2026-03-18T17:31:25Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Bristleback is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1-Bristleback1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Crouching Tiger, Hidden [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|Fractures]]]]
'''Bristleback''' ''hates'' being a [[Pretender]]. He was forced into undergoing the process when he discovered, to his great dismay, that his steel skin was somehow inferior to other Transformers', corroding and [[rust]]ing upon contact with [[Earth]]'s atmosphere. Worse yet, his bulky and cumbersome Pretender shell has transformed him from a once-quick-footed fighter to one of the slowest movers in the Decepticon ranks. A ceaselessly foul-mouthed, bullying malcontent ''before'' these indignities, Bristleback has only become meaner since. His Pretender shell's one redeeming feature is the spikes on its back, which secrete a powerful corrosive acid upon contact. Bristleback dreams of being assigned to space missions, where his rust condition will no longer be an issue.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], curiously without any rust problems of note.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Bristleback and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Bristleback was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Bristleback was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Monstructor used his life-draining aura to take out [[Windmill (G.I. Joe)|Windmill]] and just generally stomped all over the rest of the attackers. However, the overconfident bot was felled by a long-range attack by Joe's [[Laser Squad]], who targeted his head with high-intensity beams until it blew up, forcing the monster to disassemble. Whether or not Bristleback and the other components survived this trauma is unknown. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Bristleback-optimusprimespotlight.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's ticked off about being so fragile.]]
Millions of years ago, Bristleback and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Bristleback and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allow the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Bristleback and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], Bristleback and the others lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then formed Monstructor to force Orion Pax's hand so that he'd reawaken the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Bristleback and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Bristleback was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Bristleback was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bristleback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bristleback's toy, miraculously not succumbed to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. (This was the owner's third Bristleback. Guess what happened to the first two. G'wan.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bristleback''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM2'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electrostatic [[pulse rifle]]", monster shell, shell backing, right Monstructor fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.

:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:He is one of the "Generation 1" toys most susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]... appropriate given his [[bio]]. It's most likely a complete coincidence, of course, but still simultaneously funny and distressing. His hands are particularly fragile, but the beast-mode legs are also attached so tight that it's possible to snap them off at the joint by trying to turn them. ''And'' the Monstructor fist attachment slot is susceptible. Overall, he's a nightmare best left alone and looked at but not touched, and not looked at very hard at that. In a second, less horrible design flaw, the [[sticker]]s on his robot legs are prone to being scraped off by his creature-mode legs.

:Bristleback's inner robot and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bristleback/bristleback.htm More information on Bristleback at TFU.info]''

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Bristleback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|FINALLY THE CURSE HAS LIFTED]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Bristleback" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Scarr]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Gairyu]]'s accessories. A relatively accurate iteration of his original toy; Bristleback is slightly retooled to appear less saurian and more alien-y in his beast form. He features a new head, chest, lower legs, and monster mode head with the fangs and skull structure of his old Pretender shell.

:Bristleback forms the left arm out of the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set. He likewise inherits Gairyu's fist-gun, which forms Monstructor's fist in combiner mode. Bristleback's transformation is unchanged compared to most of his cohorts aside from one detail; rather than form a tail like it did on Gairyu, Bristleback's new lower legs are designed to have the fist-gun slap itself onto the monster mode back, presumably in reference to where Monstructor's fist would store on the original Pretender shell. Still a more convincing monster mode than most of the other figures in the set.

:And yes, this means '''we have a toy of Bristleback that won't instantly crumble.''' Amen.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Bristleback's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Scowl]]'s dual-sonic disrupter gun, while Scowl's art depicts him with Bristleback's electrostatic pulse rifle.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tüskés''' ("Thorny")
*''Italian:'' '''Spettro''' ("Specter")

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Birdbrain

2026-03-18T17:22:32Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Birdbrain is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Birdbrain-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out...]]
The special "eagle eyes" in '''Birdbrain'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Pretender shell allow him to target and distinguish his prey in extreme detail from great distances... sometimes. The rest of the time, this talented warrior is led astray by the shell's defective sensor package, causing him to attack the wrong target entirely. He's not dumb or incompetent by any means, but his powerful outer Pretender shell just doesn't work the way it's supposed to, much to his frustration. If it could ever be fixed, he might gain respect from his fellows, instead of their mocking laughter.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:RhythmsofDarkness-delusionsofgrandeur.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|I'm surrounded by idiots!]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Birdbrain and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap which buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris.

Not much later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Birdbrain was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Millions of years ago, Birdbrain was a member of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]] faction on Cybertron. He was among those who arrived at [[Tyger Pax]] to sign a peace treaty with the various other factions, shortly before the return of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Birdbrain was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. They attacked a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged ''[[Arc II]]'', {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} then as Monstructor, defended the kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. They were defeated when Monstructor's head was blown up by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Monstructor Six Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Apathetic aching argonauts]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed out of a group of six Transformers who would become known as the "Monstructor Six". Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process (in part because Jhiaxus lobotomized them {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}) and raged out of control as Monstructor. As they caused devastation over Cybertron, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] was forced to bring them down. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', Omega locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Beam us up. [[Scotty]].]]
Birdbrain and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Birdbrain and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked, and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] Ores. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} On Gorlam Prime, Birdbrain and his comrades fought Orion Pax's allies again to seize possession of Ore-2, the death ore. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Birdbrain and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Birdbrain was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Birdbrain was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Birdbrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Adorable death-beaked lion thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Birdbrain''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number:'' '''PM6'''
:*''Accessories:'' [[laser rifle]], shell, shell backplate, Monstructor waist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Birdbrain is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a beaked quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the mid-torso of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]].

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of a vulture-like bird-monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor waist assembly, which sorta makes it look like a rocket pack. Thematic! This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Birdbrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The thigh guy who can fly.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right missile pods

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Birdbrain" is a [[redeco]] and significant [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Rairyu]]'s accessories, sporting a new head, chest, and alt mode head with vaguely organic features and tiny winglets inspired by his old Pretender shell. Birdbrain is the most faithful recreation of his original toy out of the six Pretender Monsters, and one of the more convincing alt modes since his transformation is mostly identical. He inherits the missile pods included with Rairyu, which form Monstructor's feet plates.

:Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Birdbrain forms the super robot's lower torso and thighs.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Birdbrain's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Slog (G1)|Slog]]'s Dual Rifle, while Slog's art depicts him with Birdbrain's Laser Rifle.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Linotte''' (Canada, "{{w|Linnet}}")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Madáragyú''' ("Birdbrained")
*''Italian:'' '''Avvoltoio''' ("Vulture")

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Monstructor (G1)

2026-03-18T17:14:01Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon combiner|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Monstructor (SG)}}
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:''Monstructor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Monstructorg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|DE...COM...POSE!]]
Beneath the gibbous moons of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], in the great dark spaces of the sunless void, far beyond the realms of man's childish reachings, does the great dread '''Monstructor''' have his origin. A being that seems instinct with some fearful and unnatural malignancy, his form like a robot and a deep great shadow at once, his very presence is said to drain light and life from the world around him, feeding his ancient hunger. A palpable cloak of dread follows his movements, and the very sight of his summoning and formation has driven sane beings beyond the bounds of madness. All living things, mechanical or organic, decay and die at his merest touch.

Monstructor is the channel for an evil beyond the darkest Decepticon imagination, and far beyond the puerile concerns of the insignificant beings who make up his composite form. He longs for the day, foretold in darkness, when he shall be split asunder no longer, and will rise one final time, free to travel the stars, from world to world, extinguishing all life sparks, ravening for delight.

Monstructor's body is the combined form of six [[Pretender Monster]]s:

*[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (right leg)
*[[Birdbrain]] (lower torso)
*[[Bristleback]] (right arm)
*[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (left leg)
*[[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (upper torso)
*[[Wildfly]] (left arm)

{{bigquote|All that lives '''burns''' for Monstructor.|Monstructor|"[[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Monstructor-blackhorizon1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Smashy = funny!]]
The Pretender Monsters, as individuals, had attacked the inhabitants of the undersea Autobot [[Arc II|base]]; later, they confronted an attacking [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] force as Monstructor. The titan proved unstoppable at first, his energy-leeching fields draining enemy equipment and causing at least [[Windmill (G.I. Joe)|one pilot]] to instantly age before crashing.

Monstructor's triumph never came to completion, though, as the Joe [[Laser Squad]] targeted his head module, causing it to explode. The combiner robot collapsed into a shower of unconscious Decepticons. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 2|''Megatron Origin'' #2]]}}

[[File:Monstructor-idw1.jpg|thumb|Now, it's time to panic.]]
Monstructor was the first gestalt Transformer. He was created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], who sought to reproduce [[Nexus Prime]]'s combination technology without the aid of the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Jhiaxus recruited six volunteers, and granted them the ability to combine. As a twisted take on "[['Til all are one|'til all are one]]", the combiner was intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body: a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, his six lobotomized components were driven into insanity by the merging process, and became monsters. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] saw the newly dubbed Monstructor for the uncontrollable abomination he was and took him down, though the clash between the two titans caused the destruction of Nova's capital, the [[Crystal City]]. After Nova Prime departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Omega locked Monstructor's components in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} However, an erroneous report placed Monstructor among the spectators of a gladiatorial match between [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Cy-Kill (G1)|Cy-Kill]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Eventually, the "Monstructor Six" escaped their dimensional prison and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme in their combined form. Fortunately, Omega had knowledge of Monstructor's weak spot, and was able to inform the visiting [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], who blasted the vulnerable point and defeated him. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} The six were taken to the prison colony [[Garrus-9]] but were soon sprung by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Decepticon Secret Service]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} only for the ''Decepticons'' to lose them too when Monstructor was activated and then carried off by minions of the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} [[File:MonstructorArceeBanzaiCombat.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|An epic battle that takes place over the length and breadth of this single panel.]] Placed under the mental control of Jhiaxus, Monstructor was then installed on the planet [[Rotan]] as guardian of the [[Nega-Core]] the Dead Universe Transformers required for their [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} The surviving members of Decepticon Secret Service (backed up by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]) engaged him in a vicious battle, while the Autobots sneaked in behind him using a [[space bridge]] and disabled the Nega-Core. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Reacquired by the Decepticons at some point over the next year, Monstructor fell under the extremely dubious command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Monstructor attempted to capture [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], but was forced to disassemble after a pinpoint shot to his weak connector port. {{storylink|Lost & Found}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used data acquired from Monstructor to further [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s research on combiners, resulting in the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

[[File:Monstructor kills Chaosteros and syndromica 2.jpg|thumb|Everyone loves his famous catchphrase, "Raaagh"...]]
Bludgeon eventually found and recruited the six components, {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} with Monstructor himself next resurfacing on the frigid world of [[Arduria]] as the bait and hook of a trap laid by the deranged Decepticon. Pretending to be frozen, Monstructor ambushed Optimus Prime (now "Orion Pax") and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] when they came to the planet in response to a fake distress call sent out by Bludgeon. His weak spot removed by his new leader, Monstructor seemed unbeatable, but once Bludgeon rescued Jhiaxus from the Autobots' [[Ark-27|ship]], the combiner broke off the fight, splitting into his components and departing with his masters on their mission to locate the remaining [[Regenesis]] missiles. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Their next target was the time-displaced world of [[LV-117]], where Jhiaxus and Monstructor ended up in a point in time close to the destruction of the planet. The [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from this time period released a [[Chaosteros]] and [[Arachnosaur]] to attack the Decepticons, but Monstructor ripped the two creatures apart then followed Jhiaxus off the planet after he had secured what he came for. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

Bludgeon and Jhiaxus next lured Orion Pax and company to [[Gorlam Prime]], where Monstructor attacked them and destroyed their ship, tricking Pax into awakening a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] to fight the combiner. Once Jhiaxus had used [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to take control of the Titan for his own needs, the Decepticons left for Cybertron, with Monstructor straddled on top of their ship. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} Arriving on Cybertron, they joined up with Shockwave and returned to him the collected Regenesis ores needed for his master plan. Monstructor was tasked with restraining [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] while Shockwave used him as a link to the Dead Universe. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He was then sent into battle to defend Shockwave until the plan was finished, but before he could attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] he found himself faced with another combiner—Devastator. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} The two giants duked it out with no clear victor in sight until the starship ''[[Lost Light]]'' joined the fight, straight up ramming Monstructor and knocking him into pieces, allowing the Autobots to subdue his components. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Despite this, the Monstructor Six managed to escape, as [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] would later note that Monstructor was still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

[[File:OurFinest-VictorionVsMonstructor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|-except Victorion.]]

Monstructor resurfaced six years later as part of the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]], serving aboard Bludgeon's [[Worldsweeper]]. After Bludgeon revealed their secret allegiance to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], both of them were warped into even more monstrous forms by [[Ore-11]]. As Unicron laid waste to Cybertron, the [[Council of Worlds]] retaliated by deploying their own combiner, [[Victorion]]. When Bludgeon opened fire on [[Vigilem|Carcer]], Victorion tore through Bludgeon's flagship, prompting the mad scientist to deploy Monstructor to counter her attack. Despite Victorion's best efforts, Monstructor easily overpowered her, fatally crushing [[Stormclash]] and forcing his foe to split into her remaining components. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

Monstructor remained on the ship as the fleet quantum jumped to [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|Road's End}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] charged the fleet, Bludgeon casually sent Monstructor out to kill the trio. When the combiner made his way onto the upper hull however, Metroplex and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] space bridged in and disgorged a veritable army atop the flagship. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}

[[File:Ceremony-halfmorethanyou.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Monster mashed.]]
As the battle for Earth intensified, Bludgeon's ship breached Earth's atmosphere and the scientist sent the combiner to the surface to take out [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. At the same time, however, the energies unleashed by Superion's activation of the [[Enigma of Combination]] were able to reconstitute Victorion from the Torchbearers riding atop Bludgeon's ship, integrating [[Slide]] as a replacement limb. Together, the two combiners fatally tag-teamed Monstructor, with Superion blasting a hole in his chest and Victorion delivering the final blow by ramming her fist through his head. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:DestinyPt5 MonstructorDeathTouch.jpg|left|thumb]]
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] prepared for the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s invasion of Cybertron by having [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] alert the Neo-Decepticon cells to get ready, while he himself prepared to deploy Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] deployed [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] to take out Bludgeon's [[Blitz Engine]]s, Soundwave ordered Monstructor to take out Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} The two giants clashed and just as the invasion was halted by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s defeat of Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s annihilation of the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega Supreme utterly destroyed Monstructor. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]] formed the [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]], the [[Ebon Knights]] sent Monstructor to promote their "eldritch" concerns. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] had a low opinion of Monstructor and his components. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Monstructor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|For the love of God, Monstructor!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Birdbrain''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bristleback''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Icepick''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scowl''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Slog''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wildfly''' (Pretender Monster, 1989)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robots), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shells), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), Monstructor is formed by combining all six individually-carded Pretender Monsters. Much like the earlier Transformer combiner teams, he requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists, and feet—to complete his [[robot mode]]. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the backplates of the Pretender shells. He was the final Generation 1 combiner released by [[Hasbro]], and the only one to not be released in a [[giftset]] in any market.

:As his individual components are not much larger than a [[Micromaster#Toys|Micromaster]], Monstructor is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hot Rod]]... yes, even shorter than the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 8|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

:Bear in mind that [[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]] and [[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]] both suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]; while the Slog/[[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]] combination carries a ''slight'' risk of breakage, the Bristleback/Slog combination does not... but transforming Bristleback on his own in any capacity, now, ''there's'' a big breakage risk.

:This set of robot molds was also used to make [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], the [[Dinoforce]]'s combined form.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Monstructor/monstructor.htm More information on Monstructor at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|No disintegrations this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' (Gift set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' Decepticon Monstructor is a fairly heavy retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]'s accessories (none of the [[Dinoforce#Legacy|Dinoforce]] heads are used). Each of the six Pretender 'cons are retooled to possess monster-y forms (to varying degrees of success), rather than dinosaur ones. Monstructor himself, meanwhile, sports a monstrous new headsculpt based on his look in IDW's comics.

:As the mold was designed with Dinoking in mind, Monstructor inherits his halberd and combining cannon, as well as the greater articulation provided by the Dinoforce limbs; notably possessing wrist swivels and ankle tilts.

:Like the previous combiner sets from ''Legacy'', Monstructor's packaging features a classically-inspired [[Tech Spec]]s cut-out, reproducing the bio and stats of the original Generation 1 version's Tech Specs (though the bio is slightly edited, replacing "Pretenders®" with "monsters" and changing all the exclamation points to periods).
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
*Monstructor is one of the few Generation 1 toys that has no boxart. The closest he got is that his [[mold]] buddy [[Dinoking]] does have boxart. The [[2014]] book ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' would reveal that Hasbro created a Monstructor recolouring of Dinoking's art that ultimately went unused.
*In early solicitations from Hasbro, Monstructor was called "'''Titanus'''". We ''could'' make a ''[[Power Rangers (franchise)|Power Rangers]]'' joke, but Monstructor doesn't actually have the ability to combine with another robot.
*The [[2005 IDW continuity]] interpretation of Monstructor uses Slog's arms as an extra pair of ''Tyrannosaurus''-esque arms that hang off his chest...which is horrifyingly reminiscent of the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]]. Monstructor makes it work though.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Monstructor''' (モンストラクター ''Monsutorakutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Guàimó''' (Taiwan, 怪魔, "Monster"), '''Jù Móshòu''' (China,巨魔兽，"Giant Monster")

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Pretender Monster

2026-03-18T17:11:18Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''The Pretender Monsters are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:IDW-PrimeSpotlight-Monstercons1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster, is it a monsterrrrrrr.]]
The very presence of the '''Pretender Monsters''' (aka the '''Monstructor Six''' or simply the '''Monsters''') is an ill omen. These foreboding robots tend to show up in hopeless alternate futures and bizarre hidden corners of the universe where mortals have tempted forbidden knowledge. They conceal their monstrous robot forms within even more monstrous [[Pretender|outer shells]]. The team consists of:

*[[Birdbrain]], a talented warrior constantly foiled by a malfunctioning shell;
*[[Bristleback]], a foul-mouthed malcontent rendered sluggish by his shell;
*[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], the fervent preacher of planned obsolescence;
*[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]], whose deafening volume is made worse by his shell;
*[[Slog (G1)|Slog]], the contemplative artist whose work centers on wild destruction;
*[[Wildfly]], a psychotic and violent "jokester".

They can [[Combiner|combine]] to form the dread behemoth [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Pretendermonsters-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can almost hear them making repulsive squishy noises.]]
[[Primax 490.0 Gamma|In a post-apocalyptic alternate future]] of [[2009]], where [[Galvatron II|one version of Galvatron]] killed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and devastated [[North America]], the Pretender Monsters were led by to the remains of [[New York City]]. After Galvatron reminded them that they were all disposable cannon fodder to him, he ordered them to search Manhattan in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried Icepick under tons of debris.

Not long after, the team rejoined the other Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Just before the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Birdbrain, Bristleback, Wildfly, Slog, Scowl, and Icepick served under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and participated in his attack on [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-darkhorizon1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What exactly are Scowl and Slog standing on?]]
Some time prior to 1978, in the Himalayan Mountain region of Tibet, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] led the soon-to-be Pretender Monsters to meet with the underground kingdom of [[Cobra-La]], seeking power and a ringside seat at the death of a planet. En route, they were shot down and damaged by the Chinese Air Force, however, forcing Bludgeon to make a deal with Cobra-La: in exchange for defending Cobra-La's subterranean domain, Cobra-La provided them with life-supporting organic Pretender shells.

At the behest of [[Golobulus]], the Pretender Monsters used their shells to slip past the sensors of the submerged Autobot ship ''[[Arc II]]'', where they made quick work of Skids, Sideswipe and Prowl. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

Later, when GI Joe sent an invasion force against Cobra-La, they merged into Monstructor to repel the invaders. Monstructor wreaked havoc on the Joes but was defeated when the [[Laser Squad]] blew up his head, leaving his component members in an unconscious heap. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-idw1.jpg|thumb|Prisoners... of rock and roll.]]

Eons ago, [[Nova Prime]] sought to rediscover and harness the combiner technology that the deceased [[Nexus Prime]] had once mastered. {{storylink|The Crucible}} To this end, he recruited six individuals, promising that they would become the embodiment of the phrase "[['Til all are one|all are one]]". [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] oversaw the project, intending to create the ultimate fusion of mind and body: a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. However, the primitive combiner technology drove the six lobotomized subjects mad, turning their combined form into a violently insane creature that dubbed itself "Monstructor". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

After Nova Prime and Jhiaxus departed Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked the six away in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually they escaped; aboard a starship, they tracked down Omega Supreme's hidden asteroid base. They attacked the base as Monstructor, handily defeating Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], using Omega's knowledge of Monstructor's built-in weakness. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had the six taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

The attempt was failing, despite [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]'s best attempts, when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] launched an assault on the [[Garrus-9]] penal facility to capture the combiners. Despite the release of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] successfully captured the Monsters, and Arcee was sent to track them down. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:MonstructorArceeBanzaiCombat.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Banzaitron heroically sent wave after wave of his own men at Monstructor until he was forced to shut down.]]
The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although [[Earth]] was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

Shockingly, stealing a horrifyingly powerful homicidal monstrosity turned out to be a bad thing, as the [[Dead Universe]] forces activated Monstructor and he mangled his way through the Secret Service. Being beaten up didn't stop [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] though, who had already put tracker tags in each of the six and decided to track them down. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Monstructor was tasked by the Dead Universe to guard a [[Nega-Core]] on [[Rotan]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} where the Secret Service attempted to recapture them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

The Secret Service was victorious and the Monstructor Six fell into the hands of the Decepticons, who used them as the basis for their own combiner. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} The team itself was placed on the ''[[Torment]]'' under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], a follower of Jhiaxus's student, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], they attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] but were defeated by [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for Shockwave. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} On the next planet, [[LV-117]], Monstructor was tied up fighting [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s monstrous pets, but Jhiaxus nevertheless achieved his goal there. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} As the final phase of their plan, they then traveled to [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. The Monstructor Six lured the Autobots out by seemingly attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]; they then combined and forced Orion Pax to defend himself by awakening the Titan, which Waspinator then stole for Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} As Monstructor they subdued [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] as Shockwave used him as a conduit to the [[Dead Universe]], {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} and fought [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] during Shockwave's all-out assault on Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} In the end, Monstructor was rammed into pieces by the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and his individual components were subdued by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} They evaded capture and were still at large six months later. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}.

Years later, they resurfaced once again working for Bludgeon... and by extension [[Unicron]]... to whom they proved quite useful by savagely tearing [[Victorion]] apart. {{storylink|Our Finest}} They continued to serve as Bludgeon's deadly enforcers {{storylink|Road's End}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} until they were finally killed in a rematch against Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===Precursor World===
The Pretender Monsters were among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} At least Icepick accompanied his master and his new allies into space, where they confronted [[God Neptune]], who had collected the remaining matrices. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Some suspicious parentage.]]
[[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classics]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] lowered the robot forms of the team into vats of brightly colored chemicals, from which they emerged as monsters. Monsters with ''rubbery skin!!'' Monsters with rubbery skin whose inner robots combine to form a "monster Transformer"! {{storylink|Commercial|Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-shells.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Pardon me. I was just about to do the Monster Mash.]]
*'''Pretender Monsters''' (1989)
**[[Birdbrain]]
**[[Bristleback]]
**[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]
**[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]
**[[Slog (G1)|Slog]]
**[[Wildfly]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

The Pretender Monsters were each sold separately in cardback packages. Each came with the inner robot, the outer shell, a shell backing plate, a small hand gun, and a Monstructor component. Slog additionally came with a large gun for Monstructor.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-robotmodes.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|<s>Just crying for a revival with today's toy technology.</s>]]
The inner robots are ''tiny'', standing only slightly taller than the [[Micromaster]]s dominating the G1 toyline at the time, though they were not marketed as such (and their fictional appearances have treated them as normal-sized Transformers). All six transform into stylized robotic monsters, though their small size means that the transformation schemes are simplified to the point that it's difficult to tell exactly what some of them are supposed to be. Most of the robotic beast modes share some thematic similarities with the corresponding outer Pretender shell. Icepick and Scowl share a transformation scheme (and Slog's is similar to theirs), as do Bristleback and Birdbrain.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-shellstorage2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Backpacky goodness.]]
Their outer shells are unique in several regards. Instead of splitting in half like most other Pretenders, the shells have a small backing plate that is removed to allow the inner robot to be inserted. This plate can also hold all of the accessories for each robot, including the [[kibble]] for Monstructor—a unique feature among the [[combiner]] teams.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-shellrot.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I dunno why we're complaining. Aren't they ''supposed'' to be horrifying?]]
The monstrous outer shells are completely without articulation. They are composed of a malleable rubbery substance, advertised on the box as "lifelike, flexible bodies" (well not flexible in articulation, that's for sure...). This material does not tend to age well, unfortunately, and there have been reports of Pretender Monster shells showing mold-like spotting or secreting an oily residue, likely {{w|plasticizer}} escaping the PVC.[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/943d404d3c22900c] Um, ew.

The inner robots are not without their own problems, as [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] and [[Bristleback]] are largely composed of very [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS-prone]] gold plastic. As one might imagine, this is a very unfortunate problem for a combiner team.

The robots and combiner parts were used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Dinoforce]] team, which got entirely new outer shells (but still had the same problem with icky residue).
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Today's toy tech yields a group of six... thingies... Hooray for keeping the spirit of the original toys!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' (Gift set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' Decepticon Monstructor is in theory a fairly heavy retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]], but in practice is more akin to a retool of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]] with Dinoking's accessories, as none of the included toys use the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon-inspired heads from their Dinoking set mold-mates in favor of new toy-based heads. Each of the six <strike>Pretender Monster</strike> monster 'cons are retooled to turn into monsters rather than dinosaurs, though most of the end results look akin to modes created by fiddling around with the toys rather than proper alt modes. Well hey, no crumbling or plasticizer leakage this time. Compared to the [[Dinoforce#Legacy|Dinoforce]] being based on their inner robots while turning into the dinosaur species of their Pretender shells, the Monstructor team members are all based on their inner robots, though their monster mode heads have vague influences from their shells.

:The team combines into Monstructor, who sports a monstrous new headsculpt based on his look in IDW's comics. As the mold was designed with Dinoking in mind, Monstructor inherits his halberd and combining cannon, as well as the greater articulation provided by the Dinoforce limbs; notably possessing wrist swivels and ankle tilts.

:Like the previous combiner sets from ''Legacy'', Monstructor's packaging features a classically-inspired [[Tech Spec]]s cut-out, reproducing the bio and stats of the original Generation 1 version's Tech Specs (though the bio is slightly edited, replacing "Pretenders®" with "monsters" and changing all the exclamation points to periods).
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* With a Rank stat of 7 (the highest among the team), Slog may be the leader of the Pretender Monsters by default.
* In an interview, [[Vincent D'Alleva|Vinnie D'Alleva]] referred to the [[Double Pretender]]s as the "Monster Pretenders". Whether that was actually supposed to be their recycled-trademark name or if D'Alleva got them confused with the combiner group is not clear.
* While their packaging and the 1989 catalog refers to them as "Pretender Monsters", [[Commercial/Generation 1#Monster Pretenders|their toy commercial]] refers to them as "Monster Pretenders".
* In the 2005-2018 IDW comics, the Pretender Monsters, in addition to not being Pretenders, are something of an enigma. They are described as having been lobotomized in preparation for the combiner process, and driven insane as a result of combining. When not combined into Monstructor, however, the Pretender Monsters act any way OTHER than insane, capably following orders and acting in visible unity. The individual Pretender Monsters were never seen expressing any level of individuality, personal thought, or independent behavior, which may mean "insane" is a very liberally applied term.

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Pretender Monster

2026-03-18T14:22:15Z

Kirby0189: /* Toys */

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:''The Pretender Monsters are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:IDW-PrimeSpotlight-Monstercons1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster, is it a monsterrrrrrr.]]
The very presence of the '''Pretender Monsters''' (aka the '''Monstructor Six''') is an ill omen. These foreboding robots tend to show up in hopeless alternate futures and bizarre hidden corners of the universe where mortals have tempted forbidden knowledge. They conceal their monstrous robot forms within even more monstrous [[Pretender|outer shells]]. The team consists of:

*[[Birdbrain]], a talented warrior constantly foiled by a malfunctioning shell;
*[[Bristleback]], a foul-mouthed malcontent rendered sluggish by his shell;
*[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], the fervent preacher of planned obsolescence;
*[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]], whose deafening volume is made worse by his shell;
*[[Slog (G1)|Slog]], the contemplative artist whose work centers on wild destruction;
*[[Wildfly]], a psychotic and violent "jokester".

They can [[Combiner|combine]] to form the dread behemoth [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Rhythms of Darkness!====
[[File:Pretendermonsters-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You can almost hear them making repulsive squishy noises.]]
[[Primax 490.0 Gamma|In a post-apocalyptic alternate future]] of [[2009]], where [[Galvatron II|one version of Galvatron]] killed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and devastated [[North America]], the Pretender Monsters were led by to the remains of [[New York City]]. After Galvatron reminded them that they were all disposable cannon fodder to him, he ordered them to search Manhattan in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried Icepick under tons of debris.

Not long after, the team rejoined the other Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Just before the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Birdbrain, Bristleback, Wildfly, Slog, Scowl, and Icepick served under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and participated in his attack on [[Autobase]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-darkhorizon1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|What exactly are Scowl and Slog standing on?]]
Some time prior to 1978, in the Himalayan Mountain region of Tibet, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] led the soon-to-be Pretender Monsters to meet with the underground kingdom of [[Cobra-La]], seeking power and a ringside seat at the death of a planet. En route, they were shot down and damaged by the Chinese Air Force, however, forcing Bludgeon to make a deal with Cobra-La: in exchange for defending Cobra-La's subterranean domain, Cobra-La provided them with life-supporting organic Pretender shells.

At the behest of [[Golobulus]], the Pretender Monsters used their shells to slip past the sensors of the submerged Autobot ship ''[[Arc II]]'', where they made quick work of Skids, Sideswipe and Prowl. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

Later, when GI Joe sent an invasion force against Cobra-La, they merged into Monstructor to repel the invaders. Monstructor wreaked havoc on the Joes but was defeated when the [[Laser Squad]] blew up his head, leaving his component members in an unconscious heap. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-idw1.jpg|thumb|Prisoners... of rock and roll.]]

Eons ago, [[Nova Prime]] sought to rediscover and harness the combiner technology that the deceased [[Nexus Prime]] had once mastered. {{storylink|The Crucible}} To this end, he recruited six individuals, promising that they would become the embodiment of the phrase "[['Til all are one|all are one]]". [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] oversaw the project, intending to create the ultimate fusion of mind and body: a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. However, the primitive combiner technology drove the six lobotomized subjects mad, turning their combined form into a violently insane creature that dubbed itself "Monstructor". {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}}

After Nova Prime and Jhiaxus departed Cybertron in the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked the six away in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually they escaped; aboard a starship, they tracked down Omega Supreme's hidden asteroid base. They attacked the base as Monstructor, handily defeating Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], using Omega's knowledge of Monstructor's built-in weakness. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had the six taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

The attempt was failing, despite [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]'s best attempts, when the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] launched an assault on the [[Garrus-9]] penal facility to capture the combiners. Despite the release of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] successfully captured the Monsters, and Arcee was sent to track them down. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:MonstructorArceeBanzaiCombat.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Banzaitron heroically sent wave after wave of his own men at Monstructor until he was forced to shut down.]]
The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although [[Earth]] was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

Shockingly, stealing a horrifyingly powerful homicidal monstrosity turned out to be a bad thing, as the [[Dead Universe]] forces activated Monstructor and he mangled his way through the Secret Service. Being beaten up didn't stop [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] though, who had already put tracker tags in each of the six and decided to track them down. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Monstructor was tasked by the Dead Universe to guard a [[Nega-Core]] on [[Rotan]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} where the Secret Service attempted to recapture them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

The Secret Service was victorious and the Monstructor Six fell into the hands of the Decepticons, who used them as the basis for their own combiner. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} The team itself was placed on the ''[[Torment]]'' under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], a follower of Jhiaxus's student, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. During the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], they attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] but were defeated by [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for Shockwave. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} On the next planet, [[LV-117]], Monstructor was tied up fighting [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s monstrous pets, but Jhiaxus nevertheless achieved his goal there. {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} As the final phase of their plan, they then traveled to [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. The Monstructor Six lured the Autobots out by seemingly attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]; they then combined and forced Orion Pax to defend himself by awakening the Titan, which Waspinator then stole for Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} As Monstructor they subdued [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] as Shockwave used him as a conduit to the [[Dead Universe]], {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} and fought [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] during Shockwave's all-out assault on Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} In the end, Monstructor was rammed into pieces by the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and his individual components were subdued by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} They evaded capture and were still at large six months later. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}.

Years later, they resurfaced once again working for Bludgeon... and by extension [[Unicron]]... to whom they proved quite useful by savagely tearing [[Victorion]] apart. {{storylink|Our Finest}} They continued to serve as Bludgeon's deadly enforcers {{storylink|Road's End}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} until they were finally killed in a rematch against Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===Precursor World===
The Pretender Monsters were among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} At least Icepick accompanied his master and his new allies into space, where they confronted [[God Neptune]], who had collected the remaining matrices. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Some suspicious parentage.]]
[[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classics]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] lowered the robot forms of the team into vats of brightly colored chemicals, from which they emerged as monsters. Monsters with ''rubbery skin!!'' Monsters with rubbery skin whose inner robots combine to form a "monster Transformer"! {{storylink|Commercial|Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-shells.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Pardon me. I was just about to do the Monster Mash.]]
*'''Pretender Monsters''' (1989)
**[[Birdbrain]]
**[[Bristleback]]
**[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]]
**[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]
**[[Slog (G1)|Slog]]
**[[Wildfly]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

The Pretender Monsters were each sold separately in cardback packages. Each came with the inner robot, the outer shell, a shell backing plate, a small hand gun, and a Monstructor component. Slog additionally came with a large gun for Monstructor.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-robotmodes.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|<s>Just crying for a revival with today's toy technology.</s>]]
The inner robots are ''tiny'', standing only slightly taller than the [[Micromaster]]s dominating the G1 toyline at the time, though they were not marketed as such (and their fictional appearances have treated them as normal-sized Transformers). All six transform into stylized robotic monsters, though their small size means that the transformation schemes are simplified to the point that it's difficult to tell exactly what some of them are supposed to be. Most of the robotic beast modes share some thematic similarities with the corresponding outer Pretender shell. Icepick and Scowl share a transformation scheme (and Slog's is similar to theirs), as do Bristleback and Birdbrain.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-shellstorage2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Backpacky goodness.]]
Their outer shells are unique in several regards. Instead of splitting in half like most other Pretenders, the shells have a small backing plate that is removed to allow the inner robot to be inserted. This plate can also hold all of the accessories for each robot, including the [[kibble]] for Monstructor—a unique feature among the [[combiner]] teams.

[[File:Pretendermonsters-toys-shellrot.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I dunno why we're complaining. Aren't they ''supposed'' to be horrifying?]]
The monstrous outer shells are completely without articulation. They are composed of a malleable rubbery substance, advertised on the box as "lifelike, flexible bodies" (well not flexible in articulation, that's for sure...). This material does not tend to age well, unfortunately, and there have been reports of Pretender Monster shells showing mold-like spotting or secreting an oily residue, likely {{w|plasticizer}} escaping the PVC.[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/943d404d3c22900c] Um, ew.

The inner robots are not without their own problems, as [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] and [[Bristleback]] are largely composed of very [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS-prone]] gold plastic. As one might imagine, this is a very unfortunate problem for a combiner team.

The robots and combiner parts were used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Dinoforce]] team, which got entirely new outer shells (but still had the same problem with icky residue).
{{--}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Monstructor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Today's toy tech yields a group of six... thingies... Hooray for keeping the spirit of the original toys!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' (Gift set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' Decepticon Monstructor is in theory a fairly heavy retool of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]], though several of the included figures are closer to retools of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]] toys due to only inheriting the weapons from their mold-mates in the Dinoking set as opposed to their heads. Each of the six <strike>Pretender Monster</strike> monster 'cons are retooled to turn into monsters rather than dinosaurs, though most of the end results look akin to modes created by fiddling around with the toys rather than proper alt modes. Well hey, no crumbling or plasticizer leakage this time.

:The team combines into Monstructor, who sports a monstrous new headsculpt based on his look in IDW's comics. As the mold was designed with Dinoking in mind, Monstructor inherits his halberd and combining cannon, as well as the greater articulation provided by the Dinoforce limbs; notably possessing wrist swivels and ankle tilts.

:Like the previous combiner sets from ''Legacy'', Monstructor's packaging features a classically-inspired [[Tech Spec]]s cut-out, reproducing the bio and stats of the original Generation 1 version's Tech Specs (though the bio is slightly edited, replacing "Pretenders®" with "monsters" and changing all the exclamation points to periods).
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* With a Rank stat of 7 (the highest among the team), Slog may be the leader of the Pretender Monsters by default.
* In an interview, [[Vincent D'Alleva|Vinnie D'Alleva]] referred to the [[Double Pretender]]s as the "Monster Pretenders". Whether that was actually supposed to be their recycled-trademark name or if D'Alleva got them confused with the combiner group is not clear.
* While their packaging and the 1989 catalog refers to them as "Pretender Monsters", [[Commercial/Generation 1#Monster Pretenders|their toy commercial]] refers to them as "Monster Pretenders".
* In the 2005-2018 IDW comics, the Pretender Monsters, in addition to not being Pretenders, are something of an enigma. They are described as having been lobotomized in preparation for the combiner process, and driven insane as a result of combining. When not combined into Monstructor, however, the Pretender Monsters act any way OTHER than insane, capably following orders and acting in visible unity. The individual Pretender Monsters were never seen expressing any level of individuality, personal thought, or independent behavior, which may mean "insane" is a very liberally applied term.

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]

Wildfly

2026-03-18T14:03:39Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
:''Wildfly is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Wildfly-mtmte.jpg|thumb|He's like a Micromaster version of [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]!]]
'''Wildfly''' is one of those robots who would be considered a monster and hunted down whether there was a war on or not. He destroys random office buildings for fun and tears the wings off passenger jets to pass the time. Like [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], he actively sows fear in those below him to gain a psychological edge in combat, but unlike the airborne [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]], Wildfly is every bit as horrible on the inside as the image he strives to project.

The saddest part is probably that Wildfly likes to think he's an exceptionally clever jokester, that his ever-impulsive destructive outbursts are hilarious jokes that make him "the life of the party." He doesn't realize that his sense of "humor" is so base and predictable that even among the Decepticons, he's usually the only one laughing at his tiresome antics.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wildfly-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|A-guhhh, gosh, boss, I'm sorry!]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Wildfly and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. As Galvatron ranted on in the third person about his "historic victory," Wildfly noted that their leader was a few Froot Loops short of a complete balanced breakfast. Galvatron overheard him, however, and threatened to destroy all of them if they dared to challenge his power. [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] gave Wildfly an angry rebuke for his indiscretion.

Not long later, Wildfly and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Wildfly was one of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s troops besieging an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Wildfly-darkhorizon1.jpg|100px|thumb|Peek-a-boo!!]]
Wildfly was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Monstructor Six Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Wildfly and five others volunteered for [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to merge them into the first combiner, becoming known as the "Monstructor Six". Created under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron in the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Spotlight Arcee Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
Wildfly and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus's]] misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tip-off from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Lost & Found Monstructor Six and Bludgeon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Wildfly and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Bludgeon later patched up Monstructor's weak spot and, after learning of Jhiaxus's capture, traveled to [[Arduria]] where he used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while personally freeing Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components to continue Jhiaxus's mission of finding [[Regenesis]] missiles for [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} Ending up on [[Gorlam Prime]] in search of a dormant [[Titan (group)|Titan]], the Monstructor Six lured the Autobots out by attacking [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], then combined to force Orion Pax to defend himself by awakening the Titan. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Monstructor Six then followed their masters to Cybertron as they reunited with Shockwave to enact his master plan. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} The plan ultimately failed and Monstructor was defeated by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the ''[[Lost Light]]'', but the Monstructor Six evaded captivity and remained at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Wildfly and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Widfly was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Wildfly was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wildfly, [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]], and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wildfly.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|To transform, he puts on a bird mask.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wildfly''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM3'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon rifle]]", shell, shell plate, Monstructor fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Wildfly is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a clawed bipedal bird-monster-thing. He can also form either arm of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the left arm.

:[[File:Wildfly-toy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.66|Too much pink energy is dangerous.]]
: He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, bulging-eyed, hunch-backed, fanged, winged gargoyle-monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his pistol and the included Monstructor fist. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration; Wildfly is ''especially'' susceptible to this, typically developing pink blotches all over (see image to the left). While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should (more like ''when'') they appear.

: Wildfly's inner robot and combiner kibble were also used to make [[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Wildfly.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He has chronic leg pain.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fist-cannon

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Wildfly" is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Swoop (G1)#Legacy|Swoop]] (yes, not ''Legacy: United'' [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]); changing the original figure from a ''pteranodon'' to an alien-y flying monster.

:Wildfly was sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set and forms the super robot's right arm. As opposed to his mold-mate Yokuryu's fist-cannon (which has been given to [[Icepick (G1)#Age of the Primes|Icepick]]), he is armed with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu's]] two guns.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
[[File:NYCC2017UnusedCutthroatHead.jpg|thumb|]]
* The ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Cutthroat (G1)#Power of the Primes|Cutthroat]] toy had an alternate head based on Wildfly / Yokuryu that was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Acrobus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vampiro''' ("Vampire")

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Slog (G1)

2026-03-18T13:58:23Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{disambig3|Slog}}
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:''Slog is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Slog-package-art.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|From upright humanoid robot to shorter upright humanoid robot monster.]]
One of the most refined and sophisticated Decepticons around '''Slog''' is. Originally recruited to produce great works of art he was, the glory and recording the rise of the great [[Decepticon Empire]] he praised. Soon, discovered his masters did that just as well he worked in the battlefield as in a studio, and like [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] before him, an artist of the warzone Slog became, Autobots into abstract modern art "masterpieces" he carved.

A grotesque monster Slog might appear to be, given his artwork. In fact, fights only when he must to stay alive he does, and make each fallen foe a work of art to honor their memory he tries. A warrior at heart he is not, the wild abandon of creating destructive art from non-living material he likes, but troubled by the lives lost in the Autobot/Decepticon conflict he remains. This troubled spirit it was, lead to the founding of the [[Slogism]] movement it did. The utilization of his work by the Autobots and his general doubts about the cause have put him on the outs with his superiors. Because care about how others view them, the Decepticons do.

Like [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] before him, a powerful magnetic ability Slog wields. Uses it to manipulate and tear other robots apart he does.

With his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s he combines when [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] they form.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Slog-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|thumb|So in the future there is absolutely no shame.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Slog and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]]
in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. All they managed to find, however, was a human-made booby trap that buried [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] under tons of debris. Slog exited his Pretender shell to dig out his comrade, reflecting that Galvatron's madness would ultimately destroy
them all.

Not long later, he and the others rejoined the Decepticons to defend the Decepticon Powerbase against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Slog was one of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces attacking an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to lead a counterattack, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
{{--}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Slog-blackhorizon-cover.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Forever destined to stand in [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon's]] shadow... literally.]]
Slog was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed out of a group of Transformers who would become known as the "Monstructor Six". Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, they were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally-displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Slog and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allowing the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

[[File:Lost & Found Monstructor Six and Bludgeon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Slog and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] missiles. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Slog and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Long after the war had degraded into a series of [[Games (competition)|Games]], Slog was among the immobile [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s who watched as the Autobots' and Decepticons' descendants, the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], continued fighting in their place. He was hardwired into a monitoring station at the [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower|Cortex]], where he glared at [[Lio Convoy]] when the Maximal came to visit the [[Eject (G1)|Administrator]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Slog remained at the Cortex during the [[Grand Uprising]], supporting Eject up to the start of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Slog of [[Axiom Nexus]] created a piece of art so transcendentally moving that it nearly caused [[Vector Prime]] to gasp. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/25}}

{{note|It is ambiguous if the aforementioned Slog is an Offworlder or native [[Transcendent Technomorph]].}}

A different Slog was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===Precursor World===
Slog was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pretenders hide the... chunky thing.... inside.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Slog''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM5'''
:*''Accessories'': dual rifle, shell, "[[Solar fission cannon|solar cannon]]", Monstructor head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Slog is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot that transforms into a bipedal horned monster-thing. He can also form the upper torso of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]].

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked, spike-armed fishlike monster. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his dual rifle (described as a [[magnetic repellor-attractor]] in his [[packaging]] [[bio]]) and the included solar cannon and Monstructor head. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:He is one of the Generation 1 toys susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], though not ''as'' badly as his teammate [[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]. Most of his gold parts are fairly thick and not too tightly-attached, which does minimize the stress on them, but there is ''some'' risk when assembling Monstructor, as Birdbrain needs to fit kind of snugly inside Slog's gold-plastic torso.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

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

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Slog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He's big and beautiful!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe-blade, headpiece, head cover, weapon mount

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Decepticon Slog" is a [[redeco]] and fair [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (itself based on ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]]). Slog is a... ''charming'' recreation of his original toy, to put it generously. Well hey, at least he won't crumble.

:Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Slog forms the super robot's head and upper torso, and likewise inherits the axe and combiner headpiece included with Kakuryu. However, the two guns the Dinoking gift set gave to Kakuryu are no longer applicable for Slog to use, and have been reassigned to [[Wildfly#Age of the Primes|Wildfly]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Slog's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Birdbrain]]'s Laser Rifle, while Birdbrain's art depicts him with Slog's Dual Rifle.
*With a Rank stat of 7 (the highest among the Pretender Monsters), Slog may be the leader of his team by default. He also forms the upper torso of Monstructor.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Ouvrax''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Strapa''' ("Fatigue")
*''Italian:'' '''Artiglio''' ("Claw")

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Icepick (G1)

2026-03-18T13:54:10Z

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
{{disambig2|the Monstructor Six member|the Power Core Combiner|Icepick (PCC)}}
:''Icepick is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Icepick-mtmte.jpg|thumb|Despite appearances, he's not [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]].]]
'''Icepick''' doesn't believe in "survival of the fittest" so much as "destruction of the obsolete." He follows the concept of {{w|planned obsolescence}} with the fanatical devotion of a true believer, signing up for his role in demolitions because of it and preaching to all who will listen how the destruction of today will be recycled into a newer, brighter, and more advanced Decepticon tomorrow. Icepick is as endlessly cheerful and enthusiastic a Decepticon as you'll ever find, and though his endless attempts to win new recruits through moving, heartfelt oratory have had very limited success, his superiors appreciate the limitless fervor behind them.

He can combine with his fellow [[Pretender Monster]]s to form [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Icepick-rhythmsofdarkness1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ice, ice, bladey.]]
In [[Primax 490.0 Gamma|an alternate future]] where the Decepticons had conquered much of Earth, Icepick and his fellow Pretender Monsters were led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to the remains of [[New York City]] in an attempt to root out the last remaining vestiges of Autobot and human resistance. Icepick stood next to Galvatron so he seems to have gone up in the world since 2005.

When [[Wildfly]] made an offhand observation about Galvatron's insanity, Icepick threatened him with lethal retribution if he endangered the group again. After Galvatron sent them on their way, Icepick himself reflected on how Galvatron was "as loony as they come" and risking their lives on what amounted to a waste of time. He thought a bit about how he might run the Decepticon empire if he were in charge...and while doing so, absent-mindedly walked right into the tripwire of a human-made booby trap, setting off an explosion that buried him under tons of debris. [[Slog (G1)|Slog]] exited his Pretender shell to dig him out.

It appears that he survived relatively unharmed, as the silhouette of his distinctive claws was seen when the Pretender Monsters rejoined the Decepticons to defend the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against an Autobot attack. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
{{-}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Icepick was among a group of Decepticons who made a deal with [[Cobra-La]], receiving power-enhancing organic shells in exchange for defending Cobra-La's underground kingdom. During Cobra-La's scheme to summon [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to Earth, the Pretender Monsters were sent to attack a trio of Autobots aboard the submerged [[Arc II]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} Later, they combined into Monstructor to defend Cobra-La's kingdom against surface attack by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but were defeated by the [[Laser Squad]]. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Spotlight Optimus Prime Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Millions of years ago, Monstructor was the first gestalt, constructed from a group of six individuals. Created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] under the direction of [[Nova Prime]], they were intended to be the ultimate fusion of mind and body, a vast amount of intellect combined with unparalleled strength. Unfortunately, this "Monstructor Six" were driven into insanity by the merging process and became monsters. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} After Nova Prime departed Cybertron in the ''Ark'', [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] locked them in a dimensionally displaced prison to live out the rest of their horrid existence. Eventually, they escaped and tracked down and attacked Omega Supreme, but were defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and split apart into their individual bodies. Despite Omega Supreme's protestations about the dangers of gestalt technology falling into Decepticon hands, Prime had them taken into custody in an attempt to repair their shattered minds. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

Icepick and his comrades were incarcerated at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary where [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] attempted to carry out Optimus Prime's orders despite [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s misgivings about the whole endeavour. Thanks to a tipoff from the double-agent [[Doubledealer|Dealer]], [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron's]] [[Decepticon Secret Service]] attacked the facility and absconded with the monsters. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

The breakout of the "Monstructor Six" eventually made its way to the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], and from there to Optimus Prime. Although Earth was currently facing the threat of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Prime decided that they couldn't risk allow the Decepticons to gain gestalt technology, and ordered [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s team to abandon Earth and head to Garrus-9. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

However, the Decepticons were later attacked in turn by the minions of Jhiaxus and Nova Prime (now Nemesis Prime), who took the gestalt Transformers for the purpose of making Monstructor a guardian of a [[Nega-Core]], a device crucial to Nemesis Prime's grand plans. The Autobot [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and the Decepticon survivors struck a deal to capture Monstructor. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} They engaged Monstructor on [[Rotan]], but Arcee left mid-battle to confront Jhiaxus. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Syndromica 1 Monstructor Six.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Falling back into the hands of the Decepticons, Icepick and the others came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. While hunting down [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], they were confronted by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]]'s elite Autobot team, and combined into Monstructor to do battle with them. After Monstructor was downed by a precise shot from [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], his components fled the scene with Bludgeon. {{storylink|Lost & Found}} On Gorlam Prime, Icepick and his comrades fought Orion Pax's allies again to seize possession of Ore-2, the death ore. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

Bludgeon later patched up the weak spot and went to [[Arduria]] after learning of Jhiaxus's capture and used Monstructor to distract the Autobots while Bludgeon freed Jhiaxus. The plan worked and they retreated in their separate components and continued Jhiaxus's mission of finding all of the [[Regenesis]] missiles. {{storylink|Syndromica (1)}} They eventually brought all their accumulated ore supplies back to Cybertron, in order to help [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] complete his ultimate machine. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Although they formed Monstructor and fought [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to a standstill while Shockwave put his plan into motion, the gestalt was ultimately smashed to bits by the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The team apparently managed to escape in the chaos, as months later [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] noted that the Monstructor Six were still at large. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Years later, the Monstructor Six resurfaced as Bludgeon's minions once more, joining their master during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron. Though they were able to combine and overpower [[Victorion]] during the battle in Cybertron's upper atmosphere, {{storylink|Our Finest}} when the battle moved to [[Earth]], Monstructor was tag-teamed and destroyed by Victorion and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], killing Icepick and the other members of the team. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Timelines''===
A statue of Icepick's Pretender shell was kept in the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]]. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Icepick was presumably present as part of Monstructor when the combiner became one of [[Violengiguar|Bio Ranger Iga]]'s [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On a fuel-starved Cybertron, Icepick was an immobile [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] who oversaw the southern city of [[Protihex]]. This all changed during the [[Grand Uprising]] when his flunky [[Psycho-Orb]] turned on him, using his psionic powers to lock Icepick and his fellow Builders out of their own computer network. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Precursor World===
Icepick was among [[Purple Wicked Convoy]]'s collection of monsters. When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] and the [[Blue Order]]'s [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] twins came to the [[Purple Planet]] in an attempt to take the power of the [[Purple Matrix]], the monsters attacked them before their master decided to ally with the three instead. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Icepick accompanied his master and his new allies into space, where they met with [[God Neptune]], who had stolen the remaining matrices. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
Icepick, [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]], and [[Wildfly]] were granted Pretender shells by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After the process was complete, the three newly empowered Decepticons leaped forwards, ready to charge into battle. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretender Monsters|Pretender Monsters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Icepick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The scale doesn't quite do justice to the design concept.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Icepick''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''PM1'''
:*''Accessories'': rifle, monster shell, shell back plate, Monstructor footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Icepick is a [[Micromaster]]-sized robot (technically about 20% bigger than an average Micromaster) that transforms into a clawed bipedal monster-thing. He can also form either leg of the team's combined mode [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

:He comes with a rubbery Pretender shell of an upright, hunchbacked monster seemingly composed of crystalline shards. The shell's solid-plastic back panel can also hold his rifle (identified as a [[fireball bazooka]] in his [[packaging]] [[bio]]) and the included Monstructor footplate. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

:The inner robot mold and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Icepick/icepick.htm More information on Icepick at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Icepick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So basically, he's an [[Action Master]] with a [[Mutant head]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' (Gift set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'':

:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Icepick" is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]] (''not'' [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], though he does inherit accessories from him), now boasting a whole entire one-step transformation that consists of folding the monster face in front of the robot face (and back again!). Sold within the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set, Icepick forms the super robot's left leg.

:As the figure was retooled using the [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]] boxset as a base, Icepick inherits Goryu's tail-blaster and club, and more strangely, [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu's]] fist-cannon.
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==Notes==
*In "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] grabs a statue resembling Icepick's Pretender shell.
*Icepick was [[homage]]d by a version of [[Blight (Prime)#Target2pack|''Prime'' Blight]] decoed in Icepick's inner robot colors.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Frigo''' (Canada, "Fridge")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Jégcsákány''' ("Icepick")
*''Italian:'' '''Pipistrello''' ("Bat")

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Yokuryu

2026-03-18T13:45:11Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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:''Yokuryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Yokuryu.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|A winged menace, he is not.]]

The only flier among the [[Dinoforce]], '''Yokuryu''' (ヨクリュウ ''Yokuryū'') often seems above it all, both literally and figuratively. While the other Dinoforcers are hard-working team players, Yokuryu is disinterested in effort and isn't particularly friendly with his fellows. Oh, he'll do what he's told (after all, [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]]'s club ''hurts''), but he won't do it with any real enthusiasm, and he'll only do ''just'' enough to consider the job "done". The easy life, that's what he's after.

If he weren't such a slacker, he'd be an ideal aerial combatant. He can nearly achieve light speed in flight, and his semi-autonomous ''Pteranodon'' shell's wings are capable of generating magnetic "nets" that can halt any foe in their tracks. This sets them up perfectly for his "Yoku-Pterano Fire" attack, a high-speed ramming attack where his shell becomes engulfed in high-heat flames.

But, well... ''effort''. No thanks. Someone else'll cover for him, right? Yokuryu combines with the other Dinoforcers to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Victory-Ep01 DinoforceAttacks.jpg|left|thumb|{{w|Dinosaurs Attack!}}]]
Years ago, Dinoforce raided on a [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] research ship, robbing it of as much [[energon]] as they could carry. The sheer amount of destruction they inflicted on the ship caused it to explode, resulting in the deaths of nearly all on board, including [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s parents. The Dinoforce made their escape before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived, too late to save anyone but the infant Jan, who had been put into an escape pod. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

When Deathsaurus revived the Decepticon campaign to take [[Earth]], he unleashed the Dinoforce to steal energon from the [[human]]s' lunar operations. After tearing through a floating space station under construction, they descended on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and attacked the lunar base, running rampant until the [[Brainmaster]]s arrived. After [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] was able to drop [[Braver]] a crevasse, the remaining two Autobots soon found themselves on the ropes until Star Saber arrived, who sent them to help evacuate the base while he took care of Dinoforce. Goryu tried to rally his troops into attacking the Autobot leader, and they ''almost'' did, but chickened out at the last moment before Star Saber flattened them anyway. When even Emperor Deathsaurus proved unable to stop Star Saber, the Decepticons all fled aboard the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

They barely had any time to recuperate, as Dinoforce was loudly (and violently) roused from their post-battle nap by Goryu, who had been tasked with destroying the Autobot [[Galaxy Base]], where the lunar base refugees were waiting for transport back to Earth. They stopped at some floating wreckage, spotting the lone Autobot [[Wingwaver]] on his way from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] to the Galaxy Base, and Goryu decided that ambushing and killing the Autobot would be a good warmup. Wingwaver put up a good fight, but the sheer numbers were against him, and soon he found himself struggling to fend off all six of them. The Brainmasters intervened once again, giving Wingwaver the chance to escape. As the rest of the Dinoforce exited their shells to take on the Autobots, Goryu enacted a fairly savvy (for him) plan, sending the dino shells ahead to destroy the Galaxy Base while the Decepticons finished the fight with the Brainmasters. Unable to take the trio out even with superior numbers, Goryu called for combination, and to the Brainmasters' shock, the team merged into the gigantic [[Dinoking]], who proved more than a match for the Autobots. Star Saber left the Galaxy Base to tackle Dinoking and send the Brainmasters back to defend the Galaxy Base. After taking several shots from Saber's "V-Star" weapon, Dinoking engaged the Autobot Supreme Commander in melee combat, but ended up getting absolutely trounced, and the team de-combined and fled for their lives.

Meanwhile, the dino shells used the absence of Star Saber to close the gap and begin wrecking the Galaxy Base. While they were able to do a massive amount of damage to the space station, their rampage was cut short as the shuttle at the top of Galaxy Base revealed itself to be the giant Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], who used the rocket thrusters in his feet to send the shells flying uncontrollably into the void of space. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

The Dinoforce accompanied Leozack (on Deathsaurus's orders) on a mission to kill Star Saber as the Autobot commander visited the [[Schwimmbad School]] in the Alps to drop off his adopted son Jan. After some mindless destruction of the school grounds, the Dinoforce joined into Dinoking once again at the arrival of the Brainmaster trio. But this time the Autobots combined as well, forming [[Road Caesar]] and besting the brute, while the Dinoforce's shells were driven off by Jan piloting the V-Star. And with Leozack gravely wounded, the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, the rest of Dinoforce clinging desperately to Yokuryu as they made an aerial escape. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

The Decepticons assembled in Deathsaurus's throne room to discuss a new plan, not to merely steal energy, but to steal an ''entire'' floating energy plant, allowing them to continuously power their war effort; Leozack, joined by fellow [[Breastforce]] soldiers [[Killbison]], [[Jallguar]] and [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]], made no effort to disguise their contempt for the Dinoforce. As the Dinoforce began their attack, Goryu, still nursing a grudge from his earlier humiliation, decided that the "take the whole plant" objective was a stupid plan for nerds, and ordered the team to go with their usual plan, "steal as much energy as you can carry and destroy everything else"... and had Yokuryu lightly toasted when the flier pointed out the original plan. Goryu's fun was soon interrupted by Dashtacker and Machtackle, and with the arrival of Wingwaver (and a just-shot-down Yokuryu), Goryu made the call to combine. Dinoking kept the Multiforce on the ropes, until he was distracted by Leozack and Drillhorn, who had arrived to yell at the Dinoforce for causing too much destruction. Their argument gave Multiforce the break they needed to combine into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and while he put up a good fight against Dinoking, interference from the Breastforce nearly got the Autobot combiner killed. But the timely arrival of Star Saber (sensing a pattern yet?) turned the tide, and the dino-combiner was once again beaten into his component robots. Goryu made the call to flee, leaving Leozack and Drillhorn to deal with two ''very large'' Autobots. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

The Dinoforce took up training on a tropical island, with Goryu pushing his troops to work harder and harder. Yokuryu mostly just dodged coconuts hurled skyward by [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]]... ''mostly'' because Doryu managed to bean the taunting Yokuryu right between the eyes. Their training was interrupted by Leozack, who ordered them to join him in his newest scheme: taking over the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park! Dinoforce, of course, went with the standard "smash everything" tactic. The Autobots arrived, but the Decepticons retreated to a building full of trapped humans, preventing the Autobots from attacking them. Leozack ordered the Dinoforce to destroy the Brainmasters, and they moved forward... and the Brainmasters ran away, the Dinoforce in hot pursuit, luring them away from the hostages and right into a royal pummeling. The two teams combined into their respective super robots, but the fight was short-lived as Dinoking caught sight of Leozack fleeing the battle, and dove into the water to follow suit. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', the Dinoforce had a nice ''schadenfreude''-fueled chuckle as they watched Leozack grovel and lie about the failed plan to Deathsaurus, who simply walked away without a word. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Dinoforce and Breastforce were sent to the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] in [[Africa]] to pillage the "beta uranium" excavated there. After taking the plant, Dinoforce was ordered to haul out the uranium while the Breastforce guarded a large number of human hostages they had taken to ensure the Autobots couldn't stop them. Goryu had the team pull tons of unrefined ore cases out of the storehouse into the open for pickup. Leozack returned to the surface to check up on them and order them around some more, and an irked Goryu led the charge to attack the oncoming Autobots... only to discover his troops weren't following for some reason. But the battle was soon joined, and Goryu commanded the Dinoforce to combine and take on Star Saber. This time, Dinoking revealed a new trick, generating a "Dino Power" energy tornado that held Star Saber in place until the Autobot ''cut his way out of it''. Before Dinoking could attack again, Star Saber unleased his "Blade of Wrath" attack, sending spears of light energy from the heavens that pierced through the combiner, forcing him to disassemble and return to the ''Thunder Arrow'' empty-handed. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:Victory energybase yokuryu2.jpg|thumb|Literally the only episode he does this.]]
Despite their prior failures, the Decepticons had still managed to stockpile a considerable amount of energy resources, which they kept in a base hidden deep in the [[Amazon]] jungle. While the rest of Dinoforce were tasked with manually unloading the newly acquired energy caches from the ''Thunder Arrow'', Yokuryu was assigned to long-range recon, keeping an eye out for Autobot intruders while riding on top of his shell. Spotting a flock of birds suddenly flying away in a panic, Yokuryu opened fire indiscriminately, starting multiple fires. He then decided to report back to the base, but ordered his ''Pteranodon'' shell to keep on watch in the area, and open fire on anything that moved. After making his report in-person, Goryu took him and [[Rairyu]] to investigate in case the disturbance was Autobot-caused... which it was. Spotting some suspicious bubbles in the river near where Yokuryu saw the birds, he had his shell generate a windstorm to reveal what it was. Suddenly, Blacker, Wingwaver and Machtackle appeared out of the foliage, Blacker diving in to rescue Dashtacker from the riverbed while the other Multiforcers provided cover fire. Blacker took off as a distraction, and the Dinoforcers single-mindedly gave chase, letting the Multiforce slip away and try and get out of the Decepticons' jamming field to call back to base. After quite a long chase, Blacker took a moment to rest, but Dinoforce had managed to keep on him. But [[Wingwaver]] had doubled back and after blasting Yokuryu away, knocked the two grounded Decepticons for a loop, giving him the chance to grab his injured commander and escape into the jungle. {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}}

[[File:Victory energybase yokuryu.jpg|thumb|left|This might be why he stopped.]]
Dinoforce was sent to accompany the Breastforce —now with [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] added to their ranks— to [[Marine City]] as backup for Drillhorn's plan to steal a massive fuel tanker, the ''[[Big Baron]]''. Dinoforce were sent to plant a neutron bomb at a hidden location in the city. When the Autobots arrived, the Dinoforce retreated to the bomb's hiding place, [[Marine Tower]], and lay in wait for their enemies. The six joined into Dinoking again to take out Saber, Laster and Blacker, the latter two using high-speed driving and combat maneuvers to actually topple the giant on their own while Saber took care of the Decepticons who were hijacking the fuel tanker. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Having kidnapped Jan and Holi, Hellbat summoned the Dinoforce to his secret cave base with plans to use the hostages so he and the Dinoforce (well, mostly him) could unseat Leozack as Deathsaurus's right hand. They watched as Hellbat threatened Jan with a knife, then suffered alongside Jan as the Breastforcer used high sonic frequencies to torture the boy, trying to extract information about Star Saber's weaknesses. After Goryu's attempt to threaten the hostages failed to extract any information, the two were thrown in a cell, but quickly escaped. They attempted to steal Jan's communicator from the main base, being spotted by Hellbat in the attempt, but they still managed to escape and contact Star Saber. Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle arrived and safely recovered the pair, and the pursuing Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take on the Autobot commander. Star Saber brought down an entire cliff face on the brute, and as he picked himself from the rubble, he saw the mammoth Galaxy Shuttle standing over him as well. The Dinoforce split up again and dove for a nearby lake to run away. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

When the Decepticons set up a trap in the [[asteroid belt]] to capture passing human spaceships, the Dinoforce were tasked with draining all the energy from each captured ship before they were broken down for parts. They stepped in to examine a newly captured ship, but Drillhorn's arrival with the first samples of "[[energy alloy]]" made from the ships quickly distracted the Decepticons. As Leozack left to show the sample to Deathsaurus, Drillhorn demonstrated the alloy's explosive power for Goryu, unknowingly providing the perfect distraction for Saber to disengage from the decoy ship and investigate the asteroid base. As the Dinoforce moved in to dismantle the decoy, Saber returned from his investigation, and with the need for subterfuge gone, pulled the V-Star from the decoy. Star Saber took on the entire contingent of Decepticons by himself, the separate Saber and V-Star bodies wreaking havoc and destroying the Decepticons' ship-capture devices. Dinoforce was ordered to defend the ''Thunder Arrow'' from the V-Star's attacks, which meant they were able to quickly run away to shelter inside it when the ''rest'' of the Autobot forces arrived. Deathsaurus had the ''Thunder Arrow'' pull away to preserve the spoils they'd acquired so far, leaving Breastforce to fend for themselves (though that fight didn't last long once Saber joined with the V-Star). {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[File:ResurrectionFortress Dinoforce panic.jpg|thumb|They spend about 50% of their screen time in varying states of this.]]
Dinoforce joined Deathsaurus on a journey to the [[Dark Nebula]], where they used their complete energy stockpile to power up the gargantuan [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] trapped within it. They celebrated as the fortress lit up... and gawped as it quickly powered down again; Deathsaurus explained he was well aware of that and just wanted to see if the death machine was still functional in the first place. After hearing the story of how the fortress came to be sealed away by Star Saber years ago, the Dinoforce were brought to tears. They were then sent to their battle stations when Yokuryu reported a brief glimpse of Star Saber and an Autobot spaceship on the long-range scanners, as Deathsaurus was absolutely ''livid'' after recalling his great loss and eager to take revenge on Star Saber ''right then and there''. As Deathsaurus directly engaged his mortal enemy, Dinoforce piloted the ''Thunder Arrow'' in pursuit of the Autobot shuttle. The larger ship caught up with them and attached an energy tube to it, which not only drained the ship's power cells, but cut a hole in its side so the Dinoforce could board it. Their furious charge was briefly stopped by a hail of junk and debris from the Autobot [[Rescue Patrol Team]], but they managed to overpower the [[Micromaster]]s... for a moment, before a torrent of high-pressure water from [[Fire]]'s water cannons sent them watersliding all the way back to the ''Thunder Arrow''. Now ''really'' honked off, Goryu sent a massive bomb through the tube, but Jan managed to stop it by using manipulator arms to wind a steel cable around the tube and draw it tight, squeezing the tube and preventing the bomb from passing through. Bouncing off the obstruction, the bomb slid ''back'' at high speed, smashing through the ''Arrow''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s now-closed bay doors, ricocheting around the bomb bay, and eventually smashing its way out the other side of the ship, leaving the Dinoforce in a battered and scattered pile. A dazed Goryu wondered why they hadn't all been atomized in an explosion, only for Kakuryu to realize he'd not installed the bomb's ignition plug. With the ''Arrow'' damaged, the energy tube dissipated, and the ship was set adrift, both Dinoforce and Deathsaurus retreating to restore themselves and fight another day. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With their energy reserves now depleted, the Breastforce and Dinoforce were dispatched to raid the massive [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America; the unique, incredibly powerful energy source would be a massive boon to the Decepticon war effort. While Breastforce guarded the (curiously unguarded) plant against Autobot aid, Dinoforce loaded up a transport with an entire warehouse's stock of Schaeffer Energy ore. For once, they were able to get away with it, as the Brainmasters, who had infiltrated the base to protect the ore, pulled away from the chase to protect both Star Saber and countless humans from the Decepticons' newest threat, the Breastforce combiner [[Liokaiser]]. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} Continuing their plundering, the Dinoforce attacked a desert oil field. Goryu spotted the incoming Galaxy Shuttle, but told his troops to ignore them and stick to draining the plant's energy. This display of seeming carelessness led the overconfident Autobots directly into a trap, as Drillhorn and Killbision popped out of the sand to shoot the shuttle down. The energy-stealing continued to go well with the lack of Autobot interference; sadly, this was not to last, as the Breastforce and ''Thunder Arrow'' were forced to retreat without the Dinoforce following a thrashing from Star Saber and [[Greatshot]]. As Dinoforce patiently awaited the pickup that was never coming, an assault from Braver and Laster, who had escaped the trap, detonated their energon cube stacks, sending Dinoforce running into the desert. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

With the Autobots' strongest fighters seriously injured, the Decepticons ramped up their fuel raids, eager to take advantage of the Autobots' weakness. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]]'s fuel depot, with only the seriously outgunned Dashtacker and Machtackle there to try and stop them. Wingwaver, Holi, Fire, [[Pīpō]], and a still-injured Blacker arrived on Galaxy Shuttle as backup. But with Blacker's injury keeping him out of the fight, the Dinoforce were able to overwhelm the Autobots and run off with a ton of pilfered energon. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Next they attacked the [[Energy Road]] in America, a cross-country highway used by a massive tractor-trailer that hauled energy supplies from the west coast to the east. When a squad of Autobots arrived, Leozack and Hellbat left to take on the flying Multiforcers, and Dinoforce moved on the tanker. Drastically outnumbered, Multiforce combined into Landcross, and while he initially got the upper hand on the Decepticons, Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take him on, even throwing one of the gigantic energy containers directly in front of Landcross and detonating it with a blast from his axe. Swatting away the new arrivals Laster and Braver, Dinoking moved to torture Landcross a bit, toying with the Autobot and beating him down repeatedly. Landcross was saved by the arrival of Victory Leo, the reborn form of the Autobot Commander [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]], who absolutely ''trounced'' all of the Decepticons. Dinoking tried the "throw a volatile energy tank" move again, but Victory Leo shot it before he could get to the "throw" part, and the resulting explosion blasted Dinoking into his component robots, who quickly ran for the hills. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

The Dinoforce and Leozack were sent to pillage an oil refinery in [[Pakistan]], having been assured there would be no counterattack, as any attempt by the Autobots to interfere would result in a missile strike against a helpless human population center courtesy of Deathsaurus's new orbiting missile platform. Unfortunately, the nearby Victory Leo hadn't been alerted to the threat, and he charged in to smack Dinoforce around, blowing off Leozack's warning as a mere bluff. As Goryu moved to call his commander in retaliation, the Brainmasters arrived to restrain Victory Leo to prevent a missile strike, much to the Decepticons' amusement. Dinoforce continued to create energon cubes and haul them away, mocking the impotent Autobots as they did. Star Saber arrived as well, and after an argument and scuffle with Victory Leo, the two merged into the "Victory Saber" superjet. With their speed now boosted to never-before-seen levels, the pair blasted off to destroy the missile satellite before it could launch another attack, and the Brainmasters were finally free to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Yokuryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Yokuryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

When [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Emperor Deathsaurus]] wanted to assemble a team of young boys for...um...anyway, he sent Yokuryu to Earth to kidnap [[Jan Minakaze]]. Interrupting the first meeting of the Autobot boy sidekicks, the [[Victories]], Yokuryu scooped Jan up into his mouth and flew him back to the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. {{storylink|Danger, Jan! Hurry, Star Saber!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Yokuryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]

Yokuryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Yokuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|BAAAWWK]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Yokuryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-326'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Pteranodon'' shell, shell back, "Pterano Gun", right Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Yokuryu transforms into a gargoyle-like creature. He can also form either arm to the team's combined mode, Dinoking, though his nominal placement is as the giant's right arm.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Pteranodon'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking fist. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, while the silver just gets uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Yokuryu/yokuryu.htm More information on Yokuryu at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Pteranodon'' shell, shell back, "Pterano Gun", right Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Yokuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|FIST DELIVERY]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Fist-cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Yokuryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Swoop]], transforming into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. Instead of Swoop's twin blasters, he comes with an all-new "cannon" accessory that is blatantly just a super robot forearm chunk.

: Yokuryu also forms the right arm to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. While he ''technically'' can form the left arm as well, his blatant forearm chunk has a right-handed fist, so.

: You can also arm him with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu's]] scythe-weapon, to match Yokuryu's scythe-having anime portrayal if you like.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], and [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

: His fist-cannon was reused in the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] set for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''not'' for his mold-mate [[Wildfly#Age of the Primes|Wildfly]], but for [[Icepick (G1)#Age of the Primes|Icepick]].
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==Notes==
[[File:NYCC2017UnusedCutthroatHead.jpg|thumb|]]
*''Yokuryū'' corresponds with 翼竜, meaning "Wing Dinosaur". The term is used to refer to the {{w|pterosaur}}s.
* Of the not-Goryu-or-Kakuryu members of Dinoforce, Yokuryu has the most screen time and lines as an individual in the ''Victory'' cartoon. Likely this is just by virtue of being the only flier and therefore easier to have him, you know, ''do'' things the rest of the team can't, typically recon. Though like the other three, he definitely lacks any noteworthy personality other than "kind of stupid".
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with (usually). Yokuryu carries a scythe, though he can also shoot energy from the spike at the top like it was a gun. However, in "[[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]", not only is he carrying a rifle based on his toy's gun, but also a ''second'' handheld blaster apparently based on the blaster-knuckled Dinoking fist he comes with! Sadly, the actual toy can't use the fist in this manner.
* The ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Cutthroat (G1)#Power of the Primes|Cutthroat]] toy had an alternate head based on Yokuryu / Wildfly that was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Wildfly''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chángzuǐguài''' (China, 长嘴怪, "Long-mouthed Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Trus''' (Трус, "Coward")

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Rairyu

2026-03-18T13:44:07Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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:''Rairyu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Rairyu.jpg|275px|thumb]]

Slow and steady, that's how '''Rairyu''' (ライリュウ ''Rairyū'') works. Patient, straightforward and unflinchingly honest, he strides into battle ready to take any [[Autobot]] head-on, confident in his strength and determination. He's possibly the most reliable of the [[Dinoforce]] members, though that's certainly damning him with faint praise. He's not smart, but he's not prone to the rashness most of his fellow not-smart Dinoforcers are, so his measured methods tend to mitigate his low intelligence and make him somewhat less failure-prone. ''Somewhat''.

When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Brontosaurus'' shell, his already-impressive strength is amplified to incredible degrees. He can create localized earthquakes that leave massive cracks in the ground, throwing enemies off-balance and sending them plummeting, a move he calls the "Rai-Bronto Hole". He's also the Dinoforce's aquatic specialist, capable of surprisingly quick movement when submerged; he can even spin his body in a devastating high-speed corkscrew-torpedo attack. The shell is also armed with a multi-missile rack as well as shoulder-cannons that fire stored-up water at intensely high pressures, quickly eroding and punching through enemy armor.

Where Rairyu falters, however, is his temper. He tries to keep it cool at all times, but once he's had enough, ''he's had enough'', and launches into an uncontrollable rampage. Which means his incredible strength and devastating attacks are just as likely to take out his teammates and himself as they are any unfortunate Autobots in range. Rairyu combines with the rest of his team to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Victory ep4 dinochase.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Why, hell-o there...]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Rairyu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Rairyu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Rairyu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

Rairyu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Rairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's a giraffe! (''Attempts to mitigate the green patina on the shell-paint were made. Only so much could be done.'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rairyu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-327'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Brontosaurus'' shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Rairyu transforms into a quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the middle torso to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]].

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Brontosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking hip assembly. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Rairyu/rairyu.htm More information on Rairyu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Brontosaurus'' shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Rairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Thunder thighs for a Thunder Dinosaur.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right missile pods
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Rairyu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Sludge]], transforming into a robotic ''Brontosaurus'', with his deco heavily favoring his anime portrayal; which actually works out better for him than most of the team since his bestial "shell" mode was already functionally off-white. He comes with a pair of all-new, massive non-firing missile pods that peg into his dino-mode hips, or onto his arms in robot mode. His Brontosaurus head still retains the asymmetrical sculpting that was present on Sludge.

: Rairyu also forms the lower torso to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. The twin missile pods clip into the "feet" of [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]] and [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]] in their leg modes as foot-plates, with the connectors having an ankle-tilt joint for extra stability.

: If you want an extra bit of anime-accuracy, you can give him the sword that comes with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]] for a melee weapon.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with Doryu, [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], Goryu, [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was late released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

: Rairyu's missile pods were reused for ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Birdbrain#Age of the Primes|Birdbrain]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
*''Rairyū'' corresponds with 雷竜, meaning "Thunder Dinosaur". The term is a Japanese calque of ''{{W|Brontosaurus}}'', which means "thunder lizard" in Greek.
* Rairyu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Kakuryu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Birdbrain and [[Slog (G1)|Slog]]'s box art.
*Much like [[Zaur (G1)|Zaur]], his depiction of being skilled underwater, coupled with being paired with a ''Brontosaurus'', seems to be a reference to the erroneous idea that sauropod dinosaurs were semi-aquatic.
*The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Rairyu brandishes a sword, though he can shoot energy from its tip like it was a gun.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Birdbrain''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chángjǐngguài''' (China, 长颈怪, "Long-necked Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Bezmozglyy''' (Безмозглый, "Brainless")

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Kakuryu (G1)

2026-03-18T13:43:53Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon Dinocon|Kakuryu (SG)}}
:''Kakuryu is a [[Decepticon]] [[Dinoforce]] member (and later [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]) from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Kakuryu.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In a former life he was Dumbheart Bear in Care-a-lot.]]

Nobody among the [[Decepticon]] [[Dinoforce]] is what anyone would call "smart". But '''Kakuryu''' (カクリュウ Kakuryū) is the idiot's idiot. He's the one all the other team members look down on and sigh with exasperation at. If ''anyone'' is going to bone up a mission, it's him. Stooge-like, hopelessly clumsy, and innocent in nature, he's very much the "Curly" to commander [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]]'s "Moe"; taking blow after angry blow from his leader but handling it all with a care-free stride. He likes to dance and play, would rather sleep than fight, and has a soft spot for cute little flesh creatures, especially bugs, which he thinks are cuddly-wuddly adorable. Why he's a Decepticon is anyone's guess. Regardless, Kakuryu is willing to form [[Dinoking]] alongside his teammates.

In his own weird way though, he's also the hardest worker on the team. With every failure, he just tries harder to make up for it the next time (once he's done crying). He's always enthusiastic about the next mission (well, once he wakes up, at least). He's eager to please his teammates. Give Kakuryu a motivation he can get behind and he'll perform... to the best of his abilities. Which, well. Luck is never exactly on his side.

Like most of the Dinoforce, he's a physical powerhouse with little actual skill at using his gifts. His massive feet can cause small earthquakes, and his arms are even capable of limited weather control. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Triceratops'' shell, he can create a nigh-impenetrable "Kaku-Tricera Field" that makes him impervious to damage (which probably helps considering how often Goryu beans him).

It is perhaps no great surprise, then, that Kakuryu did eventually end up switching sides, joining the [[Autobot]]s as a new member of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. He even participated in the [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] program, gaining the new cooler codename '''Grimmaster''' (グリムマスター Gurimumasutā). This didn't make him any less of a doof, but still, his heart's in the right place.

{{bigquote|I'm sorry!|Kakuryu's catchphrase}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}
[[File:Victoryep1 kakuryu falling behind.jpg|left|thumb|The least bad bad guy.]]
Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were responsible for the attack that claimed the life of [[Jan Minakaze]]'s parents. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} Several years later, in [[2025]], when [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] targeted the planet [[Earth]], the Dinoforce served as the vanguard of his invasion. The ever-hapless Kakuryu lagged behind his teammates when they made their first strike against humanity by attacking Earth's [[Lunar Base (Victory)|Lunar Base]], but fared well in battle against the [[Autobot]] [[Brainmaster]]s, even if his choice of weapon—a puny six-shooter—left something to be desired. When [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived to join the fight, Kakuryu "generously" offered his commander [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] the chance to engage the Autobot leader in battle first, but was shouted down, and didn't last long against the galaxy's greatest swordsman. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} The base's human crew was relocated to the Autobots' [[Galaxy Base]], and a little later, Kakuryu sent his shell to join the other Dinoforce shells in attacking the station while he and the rest of the team ambushed [[Wingwaver]]. Over-eager, Kakuryu kept crashing into Goryu throughout the fight until the team combined into [[Dinoking]], and were then defeated by Star Saber. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

[[File:Victoryep6 kakuryu clobbered.jpg|thumb|Goryu and Kakuryu's audition to the ''batsu'' games.]]

Following the Autobots down to Earth's surface, the Decepticons' vessel, the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', concealed itself within a lake, causing Kakuryu to become very flustered when he was ordered to depart on a mission, as he couldn't swim. Goryu supplied him with an inner tube and goggles, enabling Kakuryu to join in the team's attack on Star Saber at the [[Schwimmbad School]]. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} Later, Kakuryu joined in the Dinforce's effort to capture a human energy plant, but during the attack, he wound up doused in oil and accidentally set on fire by Goryu's fire breath. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} Retiring to a desert island to train with his team, Kakuryu used a palm tree for a punching bag, but only wound up clonking himself on the head with coconuts and collapsing the tree on top of himself. He wound up in similar straits during the Dinoforce's subsequent attack on the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park when he accidentally collapsed some support columns onto himself while playing with the park's displays. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

Kakuryu's clumsiness made the Decepticon attack on the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] a particularly trying experience for Goryu, as he trod on his shell's tail, dropped a stack of uranium canisters on him, and clobbered him with his axe. Goryu returned the favor with his club. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} Kakuryu went on to help load and defend the Decepticons' energy base in the [[Amazon]] jungle with no major screw-ups (although he was pretty dejected when he had to be told not to fire his weapons around the energy). {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} He kept out of sight for a while afterwards, popping up only to fetch [[Leozack]] on Deathsaurus's orders. {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}}

[[File:Victory22 kakuryu flag.jpg|left|thumb]]

Kakuryu was part of the Decepticon team that invaded [[Marine City]] to plant a [[neutron bomb]], but while he was running around scaring the populous, Kakuryu happened upon a car that looked very familiar. Said car promptly transformed into [[Blacker]], who grabbed Kakuryu and forced him to spill the beans on their bomb plan before he was rescued by Goryu. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} Kakuryu was also the downfall of the Decepticons' next plan, when the villains captured Jan and [[Holi]], and he was assigned guard duty, only to wind up letting them escape when he was fooled by a drawing Jan placed in front of their cell's security camera. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} He had no more luck when he and the rest of the Dinoforce helped drain energy from captured human spaceships, struggling to open an access panel on one ship and accidentally bashing Goryu when he attempt to smash the panel open. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

Kakuryu and the Dinoforce accompanied Deathsaurus back to the [[Dark Nebula]] where his de-powered [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] lay for a test of the integrity of the fortress's systems. On the return trip, they crossed paths with the Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], and the Dinoforce tried to board the vessel, only to be repelled by the [[Rescue Patrol Team]]. In retaliation, the Dinoforce launched a bomb at the shuttle, but the Rescue Team sent it right back at them... but when it impacted, it didn't even explode, since Kakuryu had forgotten to install the ignition plug! {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} Upon their return to Earth, the Decepticons attacked the [[Schaeffer Energy]] Plant; during the loading of the captured Schaeffer Energy, Kakuryu tried to snack on some and got bonked by Goryu for his troubles. Undeterred, when the Autobots attacked, Kakuryu tried to make off with a case-full of Schaeffer Energy for himself but blundered straight into Blacker and got blasted out of the fight. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

[[File:Victory24 kakuryu foam.jpg|thumb|]]
When the Decepticons attacked an oil field, Kakuryu was given the task of guarding the captured human workers, which he managed to do even while spending most of his time asleep. To save the humans, the Rescue Patrol Team took the direct approach, blasting both robot and shell with [[fire-retardant foam]]; Goryu gave him some brushes and towels to clean off and rejoin the fight. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} Kakuryu also took part in a Decepticon raid on a solar power station, and was the first to spot the Autobots' approach in the installation. Although he dropped a case of energy on his foot in the process, he did successfully raise the alarm, but in firing upon the Autobots, he wound up knocking a satellite dish off a nearby tower and onto Goryu. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

Kakuryu was part of the failed Decepticon attempt to steal energy from a tanker on the [[Energy Road]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} The villains had more luck when they threatened the Earth with orbital missile bombardment, preventing the Autobots from acting while they stole energy. Carefree Kakuryu earned himself a scolding from Goryu when he goofed around carrying more energy than he could manage, and took particular delight in taunting the helpless Autobots, but when Star Saber combined with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] to gain the power to outrace the missiles, he got on the horn to Deathsaurus to warn him of the Autobot leader's new abilities. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[File:Victory31 kakuryu fountain.jpg|thumb|left]]
Kakuryu and [[Rairyu]] were tasked with staking out the Schwimmbad School as part of a plan concocted by Goryu, but the appearance of Jan's new mecha, the ''[[Illumina II]]'', threw a wrench into the works. At Kakuryu's urging, Goryu decided to table his plan in order to test the mech's abilities, resulting in a fight that ended with the Dinoforce's defeat at the hands of Star Saber. As Goryu attempted to protect his subordinates by offering his life to Star Saber, Kakuryu lunged forward and grabbed Star Saber's leg, trying to hold him back with the exclamation that he was the unimportant one, and that it was Goryu who should survive. The rest of the Dinforce followed his lead, and the impressed Star Saber let them be, telling them to heal up for their next encounter. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

The insect-loving Kakuryu was thrilled when [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] bred a swarm of [[Doriya]] in the ''Thunder Arrow'' bio-room, recalling a fun time when he went bug-catching on the planet [[Dammar]]. When the insects were presented to Deathsaurus, Kakuryu was the one instructed to open the canister containing them... at which point, the metal-eating monsters swarmed all over him and began munching their way through his armor! [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] scooped up a fallen piece of Kakuryu's arm and used it to lure the bugs off him, and the injured Kakuryu was taken to the infirmary. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[File:Victory37 kakuryus new job.jpg|thumb]]
When Deathsaurus raised [[Atlantis]] to raid its energy stockpiles, the Dinoforce loaded the ''Thunder Arrow'' with the recovered energy, but were then abandoned by Deathsaurus for their many failures and left to be washed away by a tidal wave when the continent sank back beneath the ocean. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} At first, Kakuryu thought this meant they could have a vacation, but Goryu refused to believe they had been deserted, and kept them busy stealing energy. When they were caught in the meteor bombardment of Earth carried out by Deathsaurus's reactivated fortress, however, they were forced to accept that their emperor had discarded them. Kakuryu begged his injured captain not to die, and allowed the Autobot Rescue Patrol Team to carry out first aid on him. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} Reawakening the Autobot base, Goryu called Kakuryu to his side and had him fetch an Autobot so he could pay Deathsaurus back by giving the Autobots' information on the fortress's weak spot. With this information, the Autobots triumphed and destroyed the Fortress and Deathsaurus with it. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

In the aftermath of Deathsaurus's defeat, while his fellow Dinoforcers went to work in construction, Kakuryu took a job at an amusement park, where he became very popular with children. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''United EX''====
[[File:UnitedEX5 dragon dues.jpg|left|thumb]]
Once, Star Saber saved Kakuryu's life under some undisclosed circumstances. Seeking to pay the Autobot leader back for his kindness, at some point over the ten years that followed Deathsaurus's defeat, Kakuryu left his theme park job behind and signed up to become a fully-fledged Autobot. Admitted to the ranks of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he spent a decade training on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to finally become strong and skilled, and even took part in the Autobots' [[Power Core Combination|Power Core Combiner]] program, gaining control of four Dinobot drones built by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and the new code-name of "Grimmaster".

[[File:UnitedEX6 destruction regeneration.jpg|thumb]]
After a series of Decepticon attacks caused the loss of a team of Autobot drones and left [[Blaze Master (G1)|Choppermaster]] missing in action, the Autobots' human military ally [[Clouder|Major Clouder]] decided to call Grimmaster up to active duty and dispatched [[Tread Bolt|Jetmaster]] to Dinobot Island to tell him so. Grimmaster promised to fight his best for the Autobots and for Earth. {{storylink|The Dragon Pays His Dues}} On their return trip, while flying over a landfill, the pair were shot down by [[Detritus (G1)|Roadmaster]], who proposed that Grimmaster return to the Decepticon ranks in exchange for great fiscal reward. Unswayed by the offer, Grimmaster attacked, but found that Roadmaster's regenerative abilities posed a challenge. {{storylink|Destruction and Regeneration}} Nevertheless, he was able to triumph over his seemingly-invincible foe, only to be ambushed by [[Grindcore (G1)|Tankmaster]], who had been hiding nearby. Fortunately, he was saved from execution at Tankmaster's hands by [[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster]]. {{storylink|Ocean Encounter}}

The Autobots were able to obtain the location of the Decepticons' base from Tankmaster, and Grimmaster took part in the subsequent attack. When the Autobots' human ally [[Clouder]], piloting the [[Assaultmaster]] mech, found himself on the losing side of a one-on-one struggle with [[Gravedigger|Buildmaster]], Grimmaster came to his aid and took over the fight. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

====Metrowars====
After an immense battle where [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and his comrades were sent fleeing, Grimmaster and his drones did clean-up so that [[Guard City]] could perform his emergency repairs. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Dinobots Legends Epilogue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75]]

In [[2039]], Grimmaster was on planet [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Dark Nova]]'s forces attacked. He cheered on his inspirational leader Star Saber, while [[Jan Minakaze]] rode the Illumina III drone. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} He was later was present at the unveiling of the [[Cybertron Alliance]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] shook hands. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In [[2050]], Grimmaster was late attending a meeting with the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], and was made fun of for being late, to his annoyance. They were interrupted when a time gate opened to reveal the [[Quintesson]]s, who sought to subdue the Dinobots to sell as merchandise. To aid them in their endeavor, the Quintessons summoned [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], and Grimmaster tried to defend [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], only to be crushed under the combiner's foot. Grimmaster survived and tossed his [[Energon Matrix]] to the Dinobots, which allowed them to combine into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. After the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and the Quintessons fled, Grimmaster watched on as the Dinobots got a call from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] requesting assistance with the [[Selector]] revolt. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
{{--}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Victorymanga4 kakuryu starsaber.jpg|thumb]]
When Deathsaurus launched his attack against the Earth, Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were at the forefront of the assault, riding their shells into action as they ransacked a city. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|If even Kakuryu can get laid, what's ''your'' excuse?]]
Kakuryu continuously underwent extensive personal training in order to earn the respect of his peers and his emperor—though that training evidently didn't extend to his mind, as he figured the best way to put his new skills to use would be to hide underground on the off-chance that Star Saber would wander by and he could ambush him. It took three days, but Star Saber eventually did happen by, so Kakuryu leapt out to assault the Autobot Supreme Commander. While grappling with his foe from behind, Kakuryu commanded his shell to gore Star Saber's chest with his horns, hoping to penetrate down to his [[Brainmaster]]. Star Saber was only momentarily caught off-guard, however, and in seconds he had the upper hand after unleashing his Saber Vacuum Tornado Pacifier attack. Kakuryu bounced across the landscape and nearly fell over a cliff thanks to the awesome maneuver. Hanging from the edge, Kakuryu was defiant to the end and told Star Saber to hurry up and kill him if he was going to do it. Instead, Star Saber pulled his opponent to safety, and congratulated Kakuryu on his effort. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

Kakuryu and the Dinoforce were stationed aboard the Decepticon Space Stronghold when Deathsaurus turned its power against the Earth, but were scattered by a sudden, forceful Autobot invasion of the vessel. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. Kakuryu's a daddy! {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb]]
Kakuryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Kakuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We use "warrior" to describe Kakuryu in the same way we use "comedian" to describe Tom Green.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kakuryu''' (Dinoforce, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-324'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Triceratops'' shell, shell back, "Tricera Gun", "Dino Blaster" Dinoking gun, Dinoking head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Slog (G1)#Generation 1|Slog]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Kakuryu transforms into a squat pincher monster via a simple process similar to the [[transformation]] scheme of both Goryu and [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]]. The largest among the inner robots of the Dinoforce, he unfolds in a comparatively complex fashion to combine with them to form the shoulders and upper torso of Dinoking. His robot form fits inside his soft-plastic shell, an armored ''Triceratops'' (albeit one with three horns in a row, unlike the actual dinosaur), which mounts both his smaller "Tricera Gun"—which he wields in robot mode—and his larger "Dino Blaster", Dinoking's weapon. Dinoking's head stores on the rear of the larger weapon.

: The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Kakuryu/kakuryu.htm More information on Kakuryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Multi-pack, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Triceratops'' shell, shell back, "Tricera Gun", "Dino Blaster" Dinoking gun, Dinoking head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Moral of the story: switching sides nets you a sweet promotion.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grimmaster Prime Mode''' (Multi-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX 04'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 20]], [[2012]]
:*''Accessories'': Cross-Ryu Drone, Caesar-Ryu Drone, Illumina III Drone, Saber-Ryu Drone

:''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' Grimmaster is a slight [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Grimstone (PCC)#Toys|Grimstone]] toy, transforming into a robotic ''Styracosaurus''. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

: Grimstone's warm-gray and light-red plastics were changed to a more "Generation 1 Dinobot"-y cool gray and darker red. The gold paint color was changed and the red toes on the ''Pachycephalosaurus'' limb are now painted silver.

: He comes with four prehistoric creature drone-limbs, redecos of the [[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobot]] drones. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the creatures automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snap back to creature mode when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''Cross-Ryu Drone''' (''Ankylosaurus'')—Leg (Grimmaster's left)
:*'''Caesar-Ryu Drone''' (''Pachycephalosaurus'')—Leg (Grimmaster's right)
:*'''Illumina III Drone''' (''Parasaurolophus'')—Arm (Grimmaster's left)
:*'''Saber-Ryu Drone''' (''Dimetrodon'')—Arm (Grimmaster's right)

: The drones are all named after concepts from ''Victory'', specifically [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Road Caesar]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and Jan Minakaze's ''[[Illumina II]]''.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Kakuryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Revolver unfortunately not included. (I'm sorry!)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail section, Dinoking head, large rifle, double-barreled gun, blade, weapon mount
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Kakuryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Slug]], transforming into a robotic ''Triceratops'', with his deco heavily favouring his anime portrayal. He features the same thigh misassembly (they're swapped: the side with the slight slope should be facing forward, but it's an easy fix thanks to the ball-joints) and top-heavy design as the original figure.

: Like the original Slug figure, his beast-mode tail, which hides the Dinoking head piece, detaches and can be held in his hand as a weapon; however, the Dinoking retool means it looks significantly less like a gun than Slug's did, and the instructions don't mention its function as a weapon, instead directing you to store it on his robot-mode back. Kakuryu doesn't lack for weapons, though, coming with multiple new accessories: a large rifle, and an axe made up of three parts (a handle, blade, and twin-barreled gun that sits on top of the weapon) inspired by the one he uses in the cartoon. The rifle and axe can also be cludged together into a sort of "turret" that mounts on Kakuryu's dino-mode's back, though you have to open up his back to expose the connector point.

: Kakuryu also forms the upper torso and head to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. His hatchet forms the axe-head of Dinoking's massive poleaxe, while the two extra guns combine into a marginally bigger gun for Dinoking to wield.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] [[exclusive]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

: Kakuryu's new accessories were reused for the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] set released in the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline; his axe was given to mold-mate [[Slog (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slog]], while his new guns were given to [[Wildfly#Age of the Primes|Wildfly]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:VictoryKakuryuColorModel.jpg|thumb]]
*''Kakuryū'' is short for ''sankakuryū'' (三角竜, "three-horned dinosaur") in Japanese, referring to ''{{w|Triceratops}}''.
* Kakuryu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Rairyu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Slog and [[Birdbrain]]'s box art.
* Kakuryu's character model brightens him up with some notable color changes that owe nothing to either his toy or that of his Hasbro predecessor Slog, including a distinctive golden torso and arms that were likely inspired by the gold of Dinoking's torso, which Kakuryu becomes when combined in that form, though the gold chest can also be barely glimpsed on Kakuryu's box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with; Kakuryu carried an axe that could shoot blasts from its blade and handle, in addition to the [[:File:Victory1 kakuryu revolver.jpg|wimpy, ineffective pistol]] he was seen with in both "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]" and "[[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Slog''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiānjiǎoguài''' (China, 尖角怪, "Sharp-horned Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Prishibala''' (Пришибала, "Knock Out")

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Gairyu

2026-03-18T13:28:36Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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:''Gairyu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Gairyu.jpg|275px|thumb|U R MR Gairyu!]]

The [[Dinoforce]] are not exactly known for brilliant strategy, but '''Gairyu''' (ガイリュウ ''Gairyū'') at least tries. He knows that simply charging into battle with berzerker rage isn't enough to win battles; you need defensive moves as well. Thus, he has taken almost solely to the strategy of ''counterattack'': his back-wings can absorb free-flying energy, using it to charge up and dramatically boost his own already-impressive strength when he eventually strikes back. His specialty is the "Gai-Ankylo Dash" he can perform when merged with his semi-autonomous ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, exploding into a heavily armored, spike-sided bullet on legs.

Thing is, he's so dedicated to the "defense" part of this plan that he holds off on powerful attacks until ''juuuuuuuuuust'' the right moment, and he is prepared to wait for that moment under all his nigh-impenetrable dino-armor. And wait. And wait.

And wait.

To the point where he'll pass up multiple perfectly good opportunities to strike, often resulting in attacks that are too late, ''much'' too late, much to his teammates' chagrin. A more cynical observer might consider these to be the (in)actions of a reluctant coward rather than an overly-careful strategist. Just saying.

As such, he is perhaps more useful as a component of the powerful (but unintelligent) combiner-bot [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yūki Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:FightVictoryLeo Landcross dinotoss.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Gairyu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Gairyu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Gairyu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]

Gairyu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Gairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|My arms and legs won't [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|explode]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gairyu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-323'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Ankylo Gun", left Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Gairyu transforms into a spiked quadrupedal monster. He can also form either arm to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the combiner's left arm.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Ankylosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking fist. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the silver paint turning uneven and grody-looking. (The rubbery part of the shell lacks the gold paint that famously turns a nasty patina-green most of the other Dinoforce shells have.) While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Gairyu/gairyu.htm More information on Gairyu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Ankylosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Ankylo Gun", left Dinoking fist
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Gairyu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally, I remembered I exist!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|quote=When Shu san and I started to work on this, we also were having conversations with Hasui san on how best to implement it.|year=2022|month=10|day=02}}</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Gairyu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Skar (IDW)#Toys|Scarr]], transforming into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus'', with his colors based on his anime portrayal rather than the original toy. He has a newly-molded, longer beast mode tail that detaches to become a big cannon. Because of his transformation scheme, his robot arms can swing frontward, allowing him to double-wield some weapons with longer posts.

: Gairyu also forms the left arm to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. While he ''technically'' can form the right arm as well, his tail-gun forms his fist, and it's a left-handed fist, so.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].

: Gairyu's tail was reused for ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Bristleback#Age of the Primes|Bristleback]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
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==Notes==
*''Gairyū'' corresponds with 鎧竜, meaning "Armored Dinosaur". It is used to refer to the {{w|Ankylosauria}} suborder of dinosaurs in Japanese.
* Gairyu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Doryu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Bristleback and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]]'s box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Gairyu carries a scimitar, though he can shoot energy beams from it like a gun.
* Gairyu's animation model has his beast and robot limbs in black, rather than the actual toy's white; he's got white thighs, which are green on the toy.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Bristleback''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chángwěiguài''' (China, 长尾怪, "Long-tailed Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Shchotka''' (Щётка, "Brush")

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
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[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
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Doryu (G1)

2026-03-18T13:26:55Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his possibly heroic mirror universe counterpart|Doryu (SG)}}
:''Doryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oddly enough when considering his English dub name, he always seems to be smiling.]]

'''Doryu''' (ドリュウ ''Doryū'') is the guy in [[Dinoforce]] that everyone likes. He's a hard worker, he's always ready to put himself on the front lines and in harm's way, does favors for the others, and just generally keeps the sense of comraderie among the team. Unfortunately, all that enthusiasm and drive has a nasty tendency to blow up in his face, and in the faces of his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. It's not just that he's not terribly smart (not that ''anyone'' in the Dinoforce is), sometimes he's just plain unlucky. But with every failure he picks himself up and has another go at it. Usually to the same disastrous result, but he's trying, dangit.

Were he smarter, he could definitely make better use of his talents. He's capable of projecting three-dimensional images made up of "phorogram rays" to serve as decoys and lures, which can actually explode with force once an enemy gets close. When merged with his semi-autonomous ''Stegosaurus'' shell, he can emit toxic gasses and slime to make anyone attempting close-range combat really regret that decision. He can combine that with a devastating tail-swipe, a move he calls the "Do-Stego Cutter".

Naturally, every one of these moves can and will backfire on him on a semi-regular basis. Doryu can combine with his teammates to form [[Dinoking]], who isn't much smarter than Doryu.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Hironaka]] (Japanese), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Japanese, episode 31)}}
[[File:Victory2 Doryu Pretender Shell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}} {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
Doryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Doryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Doryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Doryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Doryu made it to the [[Necroworld]], where he ended up being punched by a superpowered [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Doryu okay with this heavy recoil twin-barreled gun.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' Doryu transforms into a bipedal sorta-wolf-monster-thing. He can also form either legs to the team's combined mode [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]], though his nominal placement is as the right leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Stegosaurus'' shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking foot-plate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, and the silver turning uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the paint issues.

:Doryu's inner robot monster mode head is very fragile and is pretty easy to snap off its hinge when trying to transform between modes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Doryu/doryu.htm More information on Doryu at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Dinoking}}
[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hold on, Doryu supposed to sign up for the Operation Meteor thingy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Stegosaurus'' shell, shell back, "Stego Gun", Dinoking footplate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Doryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rippersnapper's lost brother]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Sword, back panel, scythe
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Doryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]], transforming into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. While he still has the sword that came with the original version of the mold, he also comes with an all-new scythe weapon; while neither one is the melee weapon he had in the anime ([[Rairyu]] had the sword and [[Yokuryu]] had the scythe), the spirit is there.

: Doryu also forms the right leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]; part of his back comes off and reattaches to cover up his arms while in leg mode. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His scythe becomes the main shaft for Dinoking's huge axe.

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan through TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' line.

: Doryu's scythe was reused for ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Scowl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Scowl]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
*''Doryū'' corresponds with 土竜, meaning "Soil Dinosaur" or "Earth Dinosaur", although that word is usually read as ''mogura'', referring to the {{w|Talpidae}}.
* Doryu's box art and dino-mode [[character model]] depict him with Gairyu's gun accessory, and ''vice versa'', a swap carried over from Scowl and [[Bristleback]]'s box art.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with. Doryu carries a trident, though he can shoot energy from the main tip like it was a gun, so.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Scowl''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ăijiǎoguài''' (China, 矮脚怪, "Short-legged Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Khmuryy''' (Хмурый, "Overcast")
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Goryu (G1)

2026-03-18T13:25:09Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|the heroic Decepticon Dinocon|Goryu (SG)}}
:''Goryu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Goryu1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gorgo. You know? GORGO!?]]

The leader of the [[Dinoforce]], '''Goryu''' (ゴウリュウ ''Gōryū'') is a mighty proud little bot. Sure, the rest of the team are varying degrees of idiot. Sure, they have an abysmal success rate. Sure, they constantly get on his nerves, bungle plans, and generally make life miserable for him. But they're ''his team''. He's leading a ''whole team'', under the command of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], one of the greatest [[Decepticon]] Emperors ever! That's amazing! He dreams of the Dinoforce being instrumental to ultimate Decepticon victory. And for all the berating and beating of his subordinates, he genuinely cares about them and wants them to be the best dang warriors they can be, all in the name of Emperor Deathsaurus.

On the battlefield, Goryu can be quite the terror, riding to battle on the back of his semi-autonomous ''Tyrannosaurus'' shell rather than inside it as his subordinates do. That's because actually merging with his shell can result in a massive discharge of electrical energy that can leave both enemy and ally alike a smoking, burned-out husk, an attack he's dubbed the "Go-Tyranno Sparky". Even without the shell, he can hold his own with the best, firing heat rays from his claws and manipulating gravity to incapacitate and crush opponents, typically by creating trapping rings of energy that he hurls from his club.

Sadly, his gung-ho attitude, penchant for not listening to his subordinates' warnings, and desire to impress Deathsaurus often means that all that power ends up wasted on ill-thought-out actions.

Someday though, he'll show them all how great he and his team are. Especially that jerk [[Leozack]]. He'll show 'em.

Goryu can combine with his underlings to form [[Dinoking]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[File:Victory-Ep01 DinoforceAttacks.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|{{w|Dinosaurs Attack!}}]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

Years ago, Goryu led the Dinoforce in a raid on a [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] research ship, robbing it of as much [[energon]] as they could carry. The sheer amount of destruction they inflicted on the ship caused it to explode, resulting in the deaths of nearly all on board, including [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s parents. The Dinoforce made their escape before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] arrived, too late to save anyone but the infant Jan, who had been put into an escape pod. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

When Deathsaurus revived the Decepticon campaign to take [[Earth]], he unleashed the Dinoforce to steal energon from the [[human]]s' lunar operations. After tearing through a floating space station under construction, they descended on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and attacked the lunar base, running rampant until the [[Brainmaster]]s arrived. Goryu led the charge against the Autobots, though he had to step aside a moment to berate [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] for his sorry choice of weapon in the fight. When [[Braver]] made a break to help evacuate the humans from the devastated base, Goryu hit him with a binding energy ring from his club, then hit him with the club proper, sending the Brainmaster tumbling into a crevasse. The remaining two Autobots soon found themselves on the ropes until Star Saber arrived, who sent them to help evacuate the base while he took care of Dinoforce. Goryu tried to rally his troops into attacking the Autobot leader, and they ''almost'' did, but chickened out at the last moment before Star Saber flattened them anyway. Goryu had a go at it himself, but a sustained energy beam from Saber's sword sent ''him'' falling into a crevasse. Goryu pulled himself out just as Deathsaurus arrived, bearing witness to the Decepticon leader's defeat, and fled at speed as Deathsaurus retreated on the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

[[File:SneakAttack Goryu whispering.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't you realise it's rude to whisper?]]

Goryu was immediately summoned to Deathsaurus's throne room afterward, where [[Leozack]] gave the order for Dinoforce to destroy the Autobot [[Galaxy Base]], where the lunar base refugees were waiting for transport back to Earth. Goryu questioned the logic of worrying about that, thinking it was more important to deal with "that Star Saber guy". Leozack was none too pleased with the backtalk, and a pointed question from Deathsaurus sent Goryu quickly scampering to go take out the Galaxy Base, loudly and violently waking the Dinoforce from their post-battle nap. They stopped at some floating wreckage, spotting the lone Autobot [[Wingwaver]] on his way from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] to the Galaxy Base, and Goryu decided that ambushing and killing the Autobot would be a good warmup. Wingwaver put up a good fight (and Kakuryu kept bungling), but the sheer numbers were against him, and soon he found himself struggling to fend off a furious serious of club strikes from Goryu. The Brainmasters intervened once again, giving Wingwaver the chance to escape. As the rest of the Dinoforce exited their shells to take on the Autobots, Goryu enacted a fairly savvy (for him) plan, sending the dino shells ahead to destroy the Galaxy Base while the Decepticons finished the fight with the Brainmasters. Unable to take the trio out even with superior numbers, Goryu called for combination, and to the Brainmasters' shock, the team merged into the gigantic [[Dinoking]], who proved more than a match for the Autobots. Star Saber left the Galaxy Base to tackle Dinoking and send the Brainmasters back to defend the Galaxy Base. After taking several shots from Saber's "V-Star" weapon, Dinoking engaged the Autobot Supreme Commander in melee combat, but ended up getting absolutely trounced, and the team de-combined and fled for their lives.

Meanwhile, the dino shells used the absence of Star Saber to close the gap and begin wrecking the Galaxy Base. Goryu's ''T.rex'' attempted to take out [[Holi]] and Jan when they fled their wrecked battle station, but [[Dashtacker]] blinded it with an intense light-burst from the [[Flasher]], giving Wingwaver and [[Machtackle]] an opening to deliver a double flying kick. To make things worse, the shuttle at the top of Galaxy Base revealed itself to be the giant Autobot [[Galaxy Shuttle]], who used the rocket thrusters in his feet to send the shells flying uncontrollably into the void of space. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

The Dinoforce accompanied Leozack (on Deathsaurus's orders) on a mission to kill Star Saber as the Autobot commander visited the [[Schwimmbad School]] in the Alps to drop off his adopted son Jan. After some mindless destruction of the school grounds, the Dinoforce joined into Dinoking once again at the arrival of the Brainmaster trio. But this time the Autobots combined as well, forming [[Road Caesar]] and besting the brute, while the Dinoforce's shells were driven off by Jan piloting the V-Star. And with Leozack gravely wounded, the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, the rest of Dinoforce clinging desperately to [[Yokuryu]] as they made an aerial escape. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

The Decepticons assembled in Deathsaurus's throne room to discuss a new plan, not to merely steal energy, but to steal an ''entire'' floating energy plant, allowing them to continuously power their war effort. Leozack, joined by fellow [[Breastforce]] soldiers [[Killbison]], [[Jallguar]] and [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]], made no effort to disguise their contempt for the Dinoforce, and Goryu's protestations earned him a rebuke from Deathsaurus ''and'' a threat of pummeling from Killbison. As the Dinoforce began their attack, Goryu, still nursing a grudge from his earlier humiliation, decided that the "take the whole plant" objective was a stupid plan for nerds, and ordered the team to go with their usual plan, "steal as much energy as you can carry and destroy everything else"... and had Yokuryu lightly toasted when the flier pointed out the original plan. Goryu's fun was soon interrupted by Dashtacker and Machtackle, and with the arrival of Wingwaver (and a just-shot-down Yokuryu), Goryu made the call to combine. Dinoking kept the Multiforce on the ropes, until he was distracted by Leozack and Drillhorn, who had arrived to yell at the Dinoforce for causing too much destruction. Their argument gave Multiforce the break they needed to combine into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and while he put up a good fight against Dinoking, interference from the Breastforce nearly got the Autobot combiner killed. But the timely arrival of Star Saber (sensing a pattern yet?) turned the tide, and the dino-combiner was once again beaten into his component robots. Goryu made the call to flee, leaving Leozack and Drillhorn to deal with two ''very large'' Autobots. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

[[File:Victory uranium goryu.jpg|thumb|200px|Ride the dragon! (Okay, dinosaur. Whatever, it's a reference... okay, it should be 'Chase the dragon'. SHUT UP.)]]

The Dinoforce took up training on a tropical island, with Goryu pushing his troops to work harder and harder. Their training was interrupted by Leozack, who ordered them to join him in his newest scheme: taking over the [[Ocean Exhibition]] amusement park! Goryu was immediately skeptical of the whole thing, and the arrogant Leozak declared that the oceanic structure was to become ''his'' new base, from which ''he'' would soon rule the Decepticons after deposing Deathsaurus! Goryu remained completely unconvinced that this was anything approaching a good idea, but went along with the plan anyway. Dinoforce went with the standard "smash everything" tactic, Goryu muttering to himself the whole time as Leozack made haughty declarations to the fleeing humans, and trying to keep Kakuryu on-task. The Autobots arrived, but the Decepticons retreated to a building full of trapped humans, preventing the Autobots from attacking them. Leozack ordered the Dinoforce to destroy the Brainmasters, and they moved forward... and the Brainmasters ran away, the Dinoforce in hot pursuit, luring them away from the hostages and right into a royal pummeling. The two teams combined into their respective super robots, but the fight was short-lived as Dinoking caught sight of Leozack fleeing the battle, and dove into the water to follow suit. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', the Dinoforce had a nice ''schadenfreude''-fueled chuckle as they watched Leozack grovel and lie about the failed plan to Deathsaurus, who simply walked away without a word. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Dinoforce and Breastforce were sent to the [[Neo Uranium Mine]] in [[Africa]] to pillage the "beta uranium" excavated there. After taking the plant, Dinoforce was ordered to haul out the uranium while the Breastforce guarded a large number of human hostages they had taken to ensure the Autobots couldn't stop them. Suffering through Kakuryu's multiple bumbles, Goryu had the team pull tons of unrefined ore cases out of the storehouse into the open for pickup. Leozack returned to the surface to check up on them and order them around some more, and an irked Goryu led the charge to attack the oncoming Autobots... only to discover his troops weren't following for some reason. But the battle was soon joined, and Goryu took multiple heavy blows from [[Blacker]] and Star Saber, ''and'' Kakuryu, of course. Sick of getting pummeled, Goryu commanded the Dinoforce to combine and take on Star Saber. This time, Dinoking revealed a new trick, generating a "Dino Power" energy tornado that held Star Saber in place until the Autobot ''cut his way out of it''. Before Dinoking could attack again, Star Saber unleased his "Blade of Wrath" attack, sending spears of light energy from the heavens that pierced through the combiner, forcing him to disassemble and return to the ''Thunder Arrow'' empty-handed. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:Victory energybase rairyu.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Despite their prior failures, the Decepticons had still managed to stockpile a considerable amount of energy resources, which they kept in a base hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. Naturally, the Dinoforce was tasked with grunt work, manually unloading the newly acquired energy caches from the ''Thunder Arrow''. When Yokuryu returned from patrol to report a massive flock of birds suddenly flying away, Goryu took him and [[Rairyu]] to investigate in case the disturbance was Autobot-caused... which it was. They discovered the Multiforce and Blacker in a river and moved in to attack. Blacker took off as a distraction, and the Dinoforcers single-mindedly gave chase, letting the Multiforce slip away and try and get out of the Decepticons' jamming field to call back to base. After quite a long chase, Blacker took a moment to rest, but Goryu had managed to keep on him and got in a number of good hits with his club before Rairyu arrived to gang up on him and beat the Autobot down. But [[Wingwaver]] had doubled back and knocked the two Decepticons for a loop, giving him the chance to grab his injured commander and escape into the jungle. {{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}}

Dinoforce was sent to accompany the Breastforce —now with [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] added to their ranks— to [[Marine City]] as backup for Drillhorn's plan to steal a massive fuel tanker, the ''[[Big Baron]]''. Dinoforce were sent to plant a neutron bomb at a hidden location in the city... which Kakuryu nearly divulged to Blacker under threat, but Goryu stepped in to free his sniveling subordinate. The Dinoforce retreated to the bomb's hiding place, [[Marine Tower]], and lay in wait for the Autobots. The six joined into Dinoking again to take out Saber, Laster and Blacker, the latter two using high-speed driving and combat maneuvers to actually topple the giant on their own while Saber took care of the Decepticons who were hijacking the fuel tanker. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Having kidnapped Jan and Holi, Hellbat summoned the Dinoforce to his secret cave base with plans to use the hostages so he and the Dinoforce (well, mostly him) could unseat Leozack as Deathsaurus's right hand. While Hellbat played up the obsequiousness to butter up Goryu, he also muttered insults under his breath a little too loudly and took to ordering Kakuryu around, both of which cheesed off the Dinoforce commander. They watched as Hellbat threatened Jan with a knife, then suffered alongside Jan as the Breastforcer used high sonic frequencies to torture the boy, trying to extract information about Star Saber's weaknesses. When that didn't work, Goryu went with a more old-fashioned form of threat, spinning the studs on his club on retractable cables and promising to bash them silly if they didn't talk. Kakuryu asked if the boss was going a bit too far, a question that distracted Goryu and made him accidentally bind himself up in his own cables. The hostages were thrown in a cell while Hellbat and Goryu bickered more about the plan, only for Jan and Holi to quickly escape. The two attempted to steal Jan's communicator from the main base, but were spotted by Hellbat, and Goryu used his club's energy rings to attack, not really caring about their value as hostages. The attacks instead sent a massive support beam crashing down on top of Goryu, giving the Autobots a chance to escape and contact Star Saber. Goryu chased the pair through a water sluice and accidentally carved a way out for them with his energy rings, sending them splashing through the air in a large canyon. But Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle had arrived and safely caught them, leading the Dinoforce to merge into Dinoking and take on the commander. Star Saber brought down an entire cliff face on the brute, and as he picked himself from the rubble, he saw the mammoth Galaxy Shuttle standing over him as well. The Dinoforce split up again and dove for a nearby lake to run away. Back at the ''Thunder Arrow'', Goryu bristled as Hellbat threw both Leozack and Dinoforce under the bus, but at the very least, Hellbat then promptly embarrassed himself, as the top secret information disk he'd stolen from Jan turned out to just be the boy's math homework and some electronic doodles and games. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

When the Decepticons set up a trap in the [[asteroid belt]] to capture passing human spaceships, the Dinoforce were tasked with draining all the energy from each captured ship before they were broken down for parts. Of course, a mishap from Kakuryu resulted in Goryu taking an unintended whallop, which ''then'' led to an ''intended'' whallop on Kakuryu's skull. Goryu stepped in to examine a newly captured ship, noting its lack of crew and higher-quality materials than normal, traits that made Leozack suspicious. But Drillhorn's arrival with the first samples of "[[energy alloy]]" made from the ships quickly distracted the Breastforce commander. As Leozack left to show the sample to Deathsaurus, Drillhorn demonstrated the alloy's explosive power for Goryu, unknowingly providing the perfect distraction for Saber to disengage from the decoy ship and investigate the asteroid base. As the Dinoforce moved in to dismantle the decoy, Saber returned from his investigation, and with the need for subterfuge gone, pulled the V-Star from the decoy, which sent a massive chunk of ship flying of and squishing Goryu underneath. Star Saber took on the entire contingent of Decepticons by himself, the separate Saber and V-Star bodies wreaking havoc and destroying the Decepticons' ship-capture devices. Dinoforce was ordered to defend the ''Thunder Arrow'' from the V-Star's attacks, which meant they were able to quickly run away to shelter inside it when the ''rest'' of the Autobot forces arrived. Goryu warned Deathsaurus that they were all at risk of destruction, and the Emperor had the ''Thunder Arrow'' pull away to preserve the spoils they'd acquired so far, leaving Breastforce to fend for themselves (though that fight didn't last long once Saber joined with the V-Star). {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}}

[[File:ResurrectionFortress Dinoforce panic.jpg|upright=1|thumb|They spend about 50% of their screen time in varying states of this.]]

Dinoforce joined Deathsaurus on a journey to the [[Dark Nebula]], where they used their complete energy stockpile to power up the gargantuan [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] trapped within it. They celebrated as the fortress lit up... and gawped as it quickly powered down again. Goryu lamented that they didn't bring enough energy, but Deathsaurus explained he was well aware of that and just wanted to see if the death machine was still functional in the first place. After hearing the story of how the fortress came to be sealed away by Star Saber years ago, the Dinoforce were brought to tears. They were then sent to their battle stations when Yokuryu reported a brief glimpse of Star Saber and an Autobot spaceship on the long-range scanners, as Deathsaurus was absolutely ''livid'' after recalling his great loss and eager to take revenge on Star Saber ''right then and there''. As Deathsaurus directly engaged his mortal enemy, Dinoforce piloted the ''Thunder Arrow'' in pursuit of the Autobot shuttle. The larger ship caught up with them and attached an energy tube to it, which not only drained the ship's power cells, but cut a hole in its side so the Dinoforce could board it. Their furious charge was briefly stopped by a hail of junk and debris from the Autobot [[Rescue Patrol Team]], but they managed to overpower the [[Micromaster]]s... for a moment, before a torrent of high-pressure water from [[Fire]]'s water cannons sent them watersliding all the way back to the ''Thunder Arrow''. Now ''really'' honked off, Goryu sent a massive bomb through the tube, but Jan managed to stop it by using manipulator arms to wind a steel cable around the tube and draw it tight, squeezing the tube and preventing the bomb from passing through. Bouncing off the obstruction, the bomb slid ''back'' at high speed, smashing through the ''Arrow''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s now-closed bay doors, ricocheting around the bomb bay, and eventually smashing its way out the other side of the ship, leaving the Dinoforce in a battered and scattered pile. A dazed Goryu wondered why they hadn't all been atomized in an explosion, only for Kakuryu to realize he'd not installed the bomb's ignition plug. With the ''Arrow'' damaged, the energy tube dissipated, and the ship was set adrift, both Dinoforce and Deathsaurus retreating to restore themselves and fight another day. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With their energy reserves now depleted, the Breastforce and Dinoforce were dispatched to raid the massive [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant in America; the unique, incredibly powerful energy source would be a massive boon to the Decepticon war effort. While Breastforce guarded the (curiously unguarded) plant against Autobot aid, Dinoforce loaded up a transport with an entire warehouse's stock of Schaeffer Energy ore. For once, they were able to get away with it, as the Brainmasters, who had infiltrated the base to protect the ore, pulled away from the chase to protect both Star Saber and countless humans from the Decepticons' newest threat, the Breastforce combiner [[Liokaiser]]. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} Continuing their plundering, the Dinoforce attacked a desert oil field. Deciding that he didn't want Kakuryu messing up their spoils, he ordered the dipstick dino to simply round up and guard the plant workers. Goryu spotted the incoming Galaxy Shuttle, but told his troops to ignore them and stick to draining the plant's energy. This display of seeming carelessness led the overconfident Autobots directly into a trap, as Drillhorn and Killbision popped out of the sand to shoot the shuttle down. The energy-stealing continued to go well with the lack of Autobot interference, even if Goryu had to later deal with a foam-covered Kakuryu, who had been bested by the tiny Autobot [[Fire]]. Sadly, this was not to last, as the Breastforce and ''Thunder Arrow'' were forced to retreat without them following a thrashing from Star Saber and [[Greatshot]], and an assault from Braver and Laster, who had escaped the trap, detonated the energon cube stacks, sending Dinoforce running into the desert. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

With the Autobots' strongest fighters seriously injured, the Decepticons ramped up their fuel raids, eager to take advantage of the Autobots' weakness. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]]'s fuel depot, with only the seriously outgunned Dashtacker and Machtackle there to try and stop them. Wingwaver, Holi, Fire, [[Pīpō]], and a still-injured Blacker arrived on Galaxy Shuttle as backup, and wild fire from Kakuryu nearly resulted in Goryu being crushed under a falling radar tower. But with Blacker's injury keeping him out of the fight, the Dinoforce were able to overwhelm the Autobots and run off with a ton of pilfered energon. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Next they attacked the [[Energy Road]] in America, a cross-country highway used by a massive tractor-trailer that hauled energy supplies from the west coast to the east. As they lay in wait for the transport, Goryu was eager to smash the incoming Multiforce, but Leozack reminded him that their job was to take the tanker's energy stocks. As Leozack and Hellbat left to take on the flying Multiforcers, Goryu got his wish for battle as the ground-based bots ran to the tanker's rescue as the Dinoforce closed in. Drastically outnumbered, Multiforce combined into Landcross, and while he initially got the upper hand on the Decepticons, Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take him on, even throwing one of the gigantic energy containers directly in front of Landcross and detonating it with a blast from his axe. Swatting away the new arrivals Laster and Braver, Dinoking moved to torture Landcross a bit, toying with the Autobot and beating him down repeatedly. Landcross was saved by the arrival of Victory Leo, the reborn form of the Autobot Commander [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]], who absolutely ''trounced'' all of the Decepticons. Dinoking tried the "throw a volatile energy tank" move again, but Victory Leo shot it before he could get to the "throw" part, and the resulting explosion blasted Dinoking into his component robots, who quickly ran for the hills. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

[[File:Victory-Ep30 GoryusGotTalent.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|]]

The Dinoforce and Leozack were sent to pillage an oil refinery in [[Pakistan]], having been assured there would be no counterattack, as any attempt by the Autobots to interfere would result in a missile strike against a helpless human population center courtesy of Deathsaurus's new orbiting missile platform. While Goryu was happy for an easy mission, Leozack felt the whole thing was cowardly, leading to a round of smack-talk between the two. Their bickering was interrupted by a way-too-carefree Kakuryu, who nearly dropped his stack of energon cubes when Goryu yelled at him, causing the Dinoforce leader to scramble madly to keep them from falling and exploding. Unfortunately, the nearby Victory Leo hadn't been alerted to the threat, and he charged into smack Dinoforce around, blowing off Leozack's warning as a mere bluff. As Goryu moved to call his commander in retaliation, the Brainmasters arrived to restrain Victory Leo to prevent a missile strike, much to the Decepticons' amusement. Dinoforce continued to create energon cubes and haul them away, mocking the impotent Autobots as they did. Star Saber arrived as well, and after an argument and scuffle with Victory Leo, the two merged into the "Victory Saber" superjet. With their speed now boosted to never-before-seen levels, the pair blasted off to destroy the missile satellite before it could launch another attack, and the Brainmasters were finally free to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

[[File:Dinoforce goryuisgreat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Those who complain about [[Beast_Wars:_Transformers_(cartoon)|Beast Wars']] occasional use of Warner-physics... probably haven't seen this.]]

Enraged by this newest loss, Deathsaurus raged at Goryu and the Breastforce, blaming them for reasons that only made sense in the furious Decepticon Emperor's head. After a calming dangle-Leozack-by-the-head, Deathsaurus ordered his troops to change their focus to destroying Victory Saber; Goryu chuckled to himself from the rear of the assembled Decepticon crowd, a plan already in his head to put him in Deathsaurus's good graces ''and'' show up Leozack. Thus began his dastardly "Plan For Me and By Me", planning to use the children at Jan's school as hostages so Dinoforce could wipe out Star Saber without the Autobot able to lift a finger out of fear of the kids' safety. He sent Kakuryu and Rairyu ahead to spy on Jan's school, and the two returned to warn Goryu about the appearance of a new Autobot warrior (actually Jan in his new ''[[Illumina II]]'' mech). But Goryu wasn't about to change the plan now, and ordered the attack... until Kakuryu reminded him of their recent failures against Victory Leo, which quickly took the wind out of Goryu's sails, and he decided they should scout out this new Autobot's abilities first. After the mech (coincidentally) dodged a charged up shot from Kakuryu, Goryu decided he'd seen enough, and ordered the attack anyway. After all, it was just ''one'' Autobot! The Dinoforce's party of destruction was quickly interrupted by Jan standing up to them, leading to a tense stand-off. Which then ended with Dinoforce, once again over-cautious at this Autobot's unknown power, trying to surround him and failing, ending up in a tangled pile away from the school. As Jan booked it to draw them away further, Goryu realized (read: was told by Rairyu) that this new Autobot was probably ''not'' an unstoppable super-warrior, and Goryu took off alone in a fit of anger to crush it. He managed to tangle up the mech's legs with an energy ring, and set his boot down, ready to crush it, but was given pause as Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived. But not much pause, as his plan was definitely working: thanks to his hostage, the Autobots could not fight back as the rest of Dinoforce laid into them with their combined firepower. But Jan used the mech's only "offensive" capability, a swarm of smokescreen missiles, sending the Dinoforce scrambling blind and giving him the chance to get clear. Dinoforce combined into Dinoking, complete with a new ultimate weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], to take on Victory Saber. Despite the weapon's impressive firepower, Victory Saber beat the Decepticon ''very'' quickly, forcing them back into their components in a battered pile. As Victory Saber raised his sword, Goryu stood in front of his troops, demanding the Autobot take ''his'' life and spare the others. The rest of the team then demanded the opposite, intending to sacrifice themselves so Goryu could escape, bringing their commander to tears. Witnessing this display, Victory Saber sheathed his sword and turned away, remarking that Goryu had good mechs under his command, and they should go heal up, leaving a stunned Goryu to think about what just happened. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

[[File:Victory36 goryubighead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|...or this.]]

Drillhorn had Goryu and Kakuryu bring a container of [[Doriya]] insects to Deathsaurus, a task the bug-loving Kakuryu loved, and the bug-''hating'' Goryu was less than thrilled about. He was even less thrilled when Leozack had Kakuryu open the container, leading to a very quick demonstration of the insects' hunger for [[living metal]] as they swarmed the screaming Dinoforcer. Drillhorn was able to lure them back into their container with a chunk that had fallen off Kakuryu, and Goryu took his subordinate to the infirmary. {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}}

[[File:Victory37 goryudefects.jpg|upright=1|thumb|With my last breath, ''I curse Kakuryu!'']]

When Hellbat discovered the location of the sunken city of [[Atlantis]] (yes, really), Dinoforce was dispatched to line the seabed surrounding the city with the ''entirety'' of the Decepticons' energy stores, a move Goryu felt was a big waste. But Hellbat's plan proved fruitful: by detonating the energon the city was lifted to the surface, and the Decepticons were able to raid its even ''larger'' energy stores uncontested while the Autobots were distracted and spread thin by the devastation caused by tidal waves from the island's rising. Dinoforce were able to load the ''Thunder Arrow'' to capacity, and Deathsaurus took off with the ship, ordering them to keep gathering up the remaining energy for his return, which he said was "soon". Except "soon" turned out to be "never" as Atlantis once again started sinking into the sea, the rushing water washing Dinoforce away. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} They washed up on a nearby beach (inconveniently near the Autobot Shuttle Base), Goryu insistent that they ''weren't'' just abandoned by their Emperor, and that they needed to get back to work. When Yokuryu reported there was a nearby shuttleport full of stealable energy, Goryu made the call to raid it. Once again confronted by Star Saber and Victory Leo in their work, the team formed Dinoking to take them on. But the fight was interrupted by ''a giant flaming meteor from space'', which slammed into the area nearby, the impact explosion forcibly splitting the combiner. A grievously-injured Goryu railed at the Autobot for using such a devastating attack, but Victory Saber countered that this was Deathsaurus's doing: he had restored the Planet-Destroying Fortress with Atlantis's energy, and was using it to hurl giant meteors towards Earth, striking spots across the globe. Stunned, Goryu couldn't accept that his Emperor would simply leave them to die, but the reality of the situation soon crept in when he realized that Star Saber was simply not the kind of bot to lie. He gruffly refused medical aid from Pīpō, but got it anyway once he passed out from his injuries. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

The Dinoforce were given shelter at the Autobot base as Deathsaurus continued his assault on the Earth, Goryu being held in the increasingly-full infirmary alongside the battered Brainmasters. After regaining consciousness, Goryu asked Kakuryu to fetch any Autobot he could find, needing to discuss something with them. The only one available was the human Jan, as Landcross and the Rescue Force were dealing with the fallout of a near-miss meteor strike. Ready to pay back his former Emperor for his betrayal, Goryu gave the boy the plans to the Fortress's power core. This act proved to be pivotal to the Autobots' final victory as Jan took the information into space, resulting in the destruction of the Fortress and the deaths of Liokaiser and Deathsaurus, saving the Earth from destruction. With the war now over, Goryu and the Dinoforce stayed on Earth, taking up construction jobs and putting their strength to ''helping'' mankind. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Dinobots Legends Epilogue.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1]]
Goryu was present at the unveiling of the [[Cybertron Alliance]] with [[Kakuryu (G1)|his former teammate]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:Goryu and his little guy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''There he is, my little guyyyyy! There he is; my little guy. Isn’t he cute?'']]

Goryu and his Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming [[Dinoking]], but were stopped cold by the power of [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Goryu stood watch as [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] went through his daily fitness routine. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

On [[Guard (planet)|Guard]], Goryu oversaw the Decepticons' slave labor as they constructed the mighty [[Solon Kitakaze (G1)|King Solon]] armor for Deathsaurus's protege. {{storylink|Victory Saber Is Strong!}}

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Goryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable [[Baby Dinoforce|Dinobabies]]. He has a son. Seriously. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ThePermanentRevolution-Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Under unknown circumstances, Goryu wound up imprisoned in [[Garrus-9]]. In the aftermath of the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], he was freed and made part of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s hand-picked crew. What none of this crew knew was that they had been hand-picked specifically because they were all on [[The List]], and Shockwave intended to surrender them to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to save his own life. This proved unnecessary when the arrival of the ''[[Torment]]'' drove them off. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

Goryu was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s contingent of Decepticons stationed in their [[Warworld]]. In agreement with [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Why can't I form the torso? Wait, Kakuryu forms the torso?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Goryu''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-322'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Goryu is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] [[Pretender Monster]] [[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]], transforming into a bipedal, clawed monster-thing. He can also transform into either leg to Dinoforce's combined [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]] mode, but his nominal placement is as the giant's left leg.

: He comes with a rubbery, cyborg ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell he hides inside; sadly, there is no way to securely perch him on the beast's back as he does in the anime. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking footplate. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, while the silver just gets uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Goryu/goryu.htm More information on Goryu at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's Megazord time!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
:*''Accessories'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell, shell back, "Tyranno Gun", Dinoking foot-plate
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: All six members of the [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna ''correct'' you until you're fully functional!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-blaster, club
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on the ''Legacy Evolution'' Dinobots] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram.</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold was meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Goryu is a [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]], transforming into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. Part of his beast mode tail detaches to become a twin-barreled gun in robot mode. He also comes with an all-new club accessory to whack subordinates with, emulating his anime portrayal.

: Goryu also forms the left leg to [[Dinoking#Legacy|Dinoking]]. In this form, a new pair of large (non-firing) missile racks that come with his teammate [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]] form footplates for that little extra bit of height and stability. His club forms the lower handle to Dinoking's huge axe.

: Due to being connected with the frame that holds the dino body/arms and head, the combiner knee joint may cause it to bend up due to how (slightly) tight the construction is. While Goryu's combiner peg can be attached to either of the thighs, he is ''only'' designed to attach to the left side, given the joint's placement, and the cavity on Goryu's left robot foot providing clearance on the gestalt's thigh panels (the left half of Rairyu's robot legs/rear tail). Also the footplate is designed to attach to him specifically and is only jointed for useful left-foot ankle-tilting.

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members, along with [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], Rairyu, and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. Later, this set was released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' banner.

: Goryu's club was reused for ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Icepick (G1)#Age of the Primes|Icepick]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
*''Gōryū'' corresponds with 強竜, meaning "Strong Dinosaur".
* Goryu's shell sculpt is an homage to Takara's short-lived 1979 ''Machine Saurer'' toyline.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]'', p. 71</ref>
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with; Goryu packs a large club which he mainly uses to brain his subordinates, but it can also create rings of energy that can ensnare targets. And while they are sometimes depicted as riding their shells (Goryu more often than the others), obviously the toys proper cannot do this. ''Plus'', their mechanical beast modes are never shown, making them kind of the mirror of the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]].

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Icepick''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pick''' (Taiwan, 皮哥 ''Píkē''), '''Ice''' (Taiwan Omni Productions dub, 艾斯 ''Àisī''), '''Gāojiǎoguài''' (China, 高脚怪, "Long-legged Monster")
*''Russian:'' '''Zadavala''' (Задавала, "Arrogant")
*''Spanish:'' '''Ice''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]

Dinoking

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:''Dinoking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinoking.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Dinosaur King is what you wanna be, yeah Dinosaur King is your destiny, yeah C'mon an' make your move!]]
'''Dinoking''' (ダイノキング ''Dainokingu'') is the combination of all six [[Dinoforce]] warriors. With the bodies and minds of all six members combined into one, he is the top Decepticon when it comes to mindless violence. He enhances the natural abilities of all the members of the force and adds a few of his own. His brain power, however, is about the same as any individual Dinoforce member, and he is somewhat insubordinate when it comes to taking orders and prefers to go about fighting in his own fashion.

Dinoking has a fierce rivalry with the [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemy.

Dinoking is composed of:

*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader, left leg)
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'', upper torso)
*[[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'', left arm)
*[[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'', right arm)
*[[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'', lower torso)
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'', right leg)

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Starsaber vs dinoking.jpg|left|thumb|If your sword can't forgive evil, then why do you let me join the Autobots at the end of the series?]]
The [[Dinoforce]] used Dinoking for the first time when they battled the [[Brainmaster]]s. The Dinoforce got their butts kicked, until [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] gave the order to combine into Dinoking. Now they could easily take on the Brainmasters, though [[Holi]], watching them on the main screen at Galaxy Base, was unimpressed with the new gestalt. His appraisal was proven correct when [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly arrived and slashed Dinoking, causing him to split into his components. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

In an attempt to please [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Leozack]] took the Dinoforce to attack Star Saber at [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s new school. The three Brainmasters arrived and angered Goryu with insults, prompting him to command another Dinoking fusion. The Brainmasters responded by combining into the mighty [[Road Caesar]] and were able to defeat the Dinoforce easily. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

[[File:AttackLeozack Dinoking medium shot.jpg|thumb]]
When the Breastforce came up with a plan to capture a power plant, the Dinoforce was sent to carry it out. The [[Multiforce]] arrived to stop them, but Goryu ordered his team to combine. Dinoking fought them and weakened the Multiforce until [[Machtackle]] suggested they too combine. Leozack blocked their first attempt, then berated Dinoking over the amount of damage they were causing to the plant. After [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] also got on Dinoking's case, the Multiforce combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] and challenged Dinoking to a fight. This proved unwise, as Landcross was almost beaten to death by Dinoking, Leozack and Drillhorn until Star Saber arrived. Dinoking almost defeated Star Saber, but only because the Autobot leader was holding back until the civilians were evacuated. Once that was done, Star Saber trounced Dinoking easily, forcing the Dinoforce to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

Leozack then approached Dinoforce while they were relaxing on an island and ordered them to attack a children's amusement park. The Autobot Brainmasters and [[Rescue Patrol Team]] arrived to confront them, but Dinoking's battle with Road Caesar was cut short when Leozack abandoned the combiner. Dinoking retreated too, but the Dinoforce were still amused by Leozack's toadying to Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Decepticon Breastforce took control of a mine and needed the Dinoforce to help take its energy. Angered when Star Saber's ran his V-Star into him, Goryu ordered his team to form Dinoking. However, one blow from Star Saber's sword again forced them back into their single robot modes. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:RescueJean Dinoking stock pose.jpg|thumb|left]]

Due the arrival of [[Liokaiser]], the combined form of Breastforce, it would be some time before Dinoking would show himself again. In an attempt to calm Deathsaurus's growing anger, Drillhorn came up with a plan to steal a tanker full of energy. At the same time, the Dinoforce would plant a bomb in the city to keep the Autobots at bay. After battling Star Saber and the Brainmasters as a group, they merged into Dinoking to finish off the Autobots, but Star Saber kept Dinoking at bay till until [[Braver]] was able to find the bomb. Then [[Blacker]] and [[Laster]] joined the fight, and the Breastforce and Dinoforce retreated, the plan having ended in failure. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Dinoking was needed again in [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]'s latest plan, which involved kidnapping Jan and Holi. [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] was unsure about the way Hellbat treated them, and Jan and Holi were able to fool Kakuryu and sneak out. Soon after, Star Saber and [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrived. Dinoking battled Star Saber, but turned and ran when Galaxy Shuttle transformed. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

[[File:Victory36 dinokingmeteor.jpg|thumb|Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane, no it's... A METEOR!!!]]

Dinoking, Leozack and Hellbat attacked an energy stockpile in the middle of nowhere, but the raid was stopped by a new Autobot: the rebuilt God Ginrai, now called Victory Leo. After Leo easily defeated Leozack, Hellbat and their [[Breast Animal]]s, Dinoking attempted to stop the Autobot by tossing a massive energy container on him, but Leo shot the container and almost vaporised Dinoking. It was not pretty. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Dinoking reappeared a little bit later when the Decepticons attacked Jan's school again. This time, however, he was up against Star Saber and Victory Leo's new, combined form, Victory Saber. Despite Dinoking having a new weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], he was still defeated by the Autobot and forced back into his individual robot modes yet again. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After Deathsaurus abandoned the Dinoforce, they continued to attack cities as Dinoking, unaware of the betrayal. They faced Victory Leo and Star Saber again, but when the two Autobots fled, he believed they were fleeing from him—until he turned around and saw the incoming meteor fired by Deathsaurus's fortress. Dinoking was blasted apart by the explosion, and a badly-damaged Goryu was rushed to Autobot Shuttle base for repairs. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

===''Victory'' comic===
The Dinoforce were laying waste to a city, eventually combining into Dinoking for the kill. Their rampage was cut short when the [[Multiforce]] combiner, [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], arrived. He declared his intentions to become the Decepticon's new rival, and the two squared off. Dinoking was defeated and forced into retreat. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Much later, when Dinoking finally showed himself again, Star Saber was forced to battle [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Liokaiser]] and Dinoking all at once. Before they could destroy him, a new Autobot warrior named Victory Leo arrived and struck back. Star Saber and Victory Leo combined into the powerful Autobot Victory Saber and were able to defeat their enemies with their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Dinoking microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb]]

Dinoking was with the Decepticons when they showed the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of their newly repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Dinoking.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apologies: his legs are on the wrong sides. The blue limbs both go on his right, green both on his left. Sorry about that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], Dinoking is formed by combining the six members of the Dinoforce, who were available both individually and as a giftset. He is a redeco of the [[Pretender Monster]] combiner [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]. Much like the earlier combiner teams, Dinoking requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists and feet—to complete his combined mode. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the Dinoforce's shells. Dinoking wields the "Dino Blaster" which—if you bought the individual figures—comes with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

: As his individual components are not much larger than [[Micromaster]]s, Dinoking is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]… yes, even shorter than the [[Micromaster#Micromaster Six-Teams|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|AXtinction is forever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the cartoon portrayal over the original toy's. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other.

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature halberd from the cartoon; while stock photography shows him awkwardly holding the halberd by the tip of the lower handle (Goryu's club), the two-part shaft means you can slide the scythe part down into the fist far enough to peg the club in ''under'' Dinoking's fist for a much more natural grip. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy, though it also resembles the [[Dinoblaster cannon]] he used in the cartoon. Whew!

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' series.

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
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==Notes==
[[File:DefendTheCampus Dinoking's cannon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Say hello to my little obligatory Scarface reference!"]]
*The ''Victory'' cartoon depicts the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with and Dinoking uses a large halberd. He either fires energy beams from the spearhead or rings of energy from any of the blades. He also possesses the gargantuan "Dinoblaster Cannon", a large blaster amalgamated from his individual components' rarely-used guns. Aside from its usage as a firearm, it can also function as a makeshift club and was only seen in "[[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]"
*Dinoforce's melee weapons and Dinoking's halberd appear to be based on an [[:File:Liokaiser Concept Scythe.jpg|abandoned set of combining weapons]] originally meant for [[Liokaiser]]. The weapon sketch was probably unintentionally included in the design materials sent to the cartoon staff.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Monstructor''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kōnglóng Wáng''' (China, 恐龙王, "Dinosaur King")
*''Russian:'' '''Monstructor''' (Монструктор ''Monstruktor'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Dinoforce

2026-03-18T13:23:07Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */ Whoops, forgot the italics.

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:''The Dinoforce are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].''
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[[File:Dinoforce goryuisgreat.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Open the door / Get on the floor / Everybody walk the Dinoforce]]

Hailing from [[Chaar]], the '''Dinoforce''' (恐竜戦隊 ''Kyōryū Sentai'') has the combined brainpower of a melon. And not even a particularly bright melon. Looked down upon by the other Decepticons, most notably the [[Breastforce]], they are often relegated to mere grunt work, made to haul stolen [[energon]] and other supplies around. Often seen as disposable, they're typically sent in first to do the unglamorous stuff while the higher-ranking Decepticons enact the ''real'' plan.

If you need a group to mindlessly break stuff, they're your bots. But their general sloth and simple-mindedness is a massive hindrance in any situation more complex than "smash stuff and steal energy", never mind their penchant for going off-plan even when they're not just outright bungling. In general they are only somewhat efficient in combat against Autobots, mainly beating foes by sheer numbers and relentless firepower, splitting from their semi-autonomous dinosaur shells to double their number. Team leader [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] tries to keep them in order, but even a more competent commander would have a hard time with this crew.

And yet, despite the bickering and beatings, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more eager, tighter-knit group of soldiers in the Decepticon army. They stick up for each other and their commander through thick and thin, and put their all into every mission. You can't fault their enthusiasm.

The Dinoforce consist of:

*The overbearing [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (leader, ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell)
*The diligent [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'' shell)
*The reserved [[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'' shell)
*The endearingly ditzy [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'' shell)
*The quiet yet short-tempered [[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'' shell)
*The lazy [[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'' shell)

If things get really hairy, the six robots can combine into the colossal [[Dinoking]], whose monstrous strength is nothing to scoff at.

{{bigquote|The stupidity of you fools is as limitless as the universe.|[[Leozack]]|"[[Unite!! Multiforce]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Clips of the Dinoforce were seen when [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Grand Maximus]] were talking about the new [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink |Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[File:Goryu and the Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Let's forget our cowardice yesterday and face the [[Power Rangers (group)|Power Rangers]]...wait a minute."]]
Some years ago, the Dinoforce attacked a [[human]] freighter as it returned from Mars. The freighter proved no match for the Dinoforce, and they tore the ship to shreds, absconding with the energy onboard before it exploded. The only survivor was an infant named [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]], whose parents had bundled him into an escape pod before their death. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

While Star Saber and the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] were away on Planet Micro, the Dinoforce attempted a fuel raid which was random and uncoordinated even by their standards. The Autobots on Earth were able to stop them, but were confused all the same. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

After finally acquiring enough energy, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] had the Dinoforce take the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' into the heart of the [[Dark Nebula]] to reactivate his fortress. Their celebration at their apparent success was cut short when the power cut back out again, but for once their emperor was not enraged, having expected the power to falter and merely wishing to see whether the fortress still worked. Then Yokoryu spotted [[Galaxy Shuttle]] passing on the ship's sensors. At Deathsaurus's command, they attacked and paralyzed the Autobot ship, while he fought Star Saber. However, the Dinoforce found their way blocked by the Rescue Patrol Team and Jan pelting them with random debris. A frustrated Goryu ordered them to fall back in favor of sending a really big bomb over to the Autobots. That also failed thanks to Jan, who sent it back to the Decepticon ship, where it careened about madly, though thanks to Kakuryu's forgetting to install the ignition plug, it didn't explode on them. Humiliated, the battered Dinoforce went to retrieve their leader so they could get away. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With the Autobot forces depleted after Star Saber and [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]]'s injuries, the Decepticons took the opportunity to start plundering with wild abandon. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]] fuel depot. Though the Autobots attempted to stop them, the Dinoforce were able to get away with the energy. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

After the ''Thunder Arrow'' was damaged by the newly formed Victory Saber, the Dinoforce got to work repairing it, while Goryu attended Deathsaurus's latest bawling out with the Breastforce. The Dinoforce leader was inspired by this to come up with his own plan, his "By Me and For Me" plan. The plan, such as it was, was to attack the Schwimmbad School attended by Jan in the hopes of drawing Star Saber out. However, as they scouted out the place, Kakuryu and Rairyu spotted some mysterious new Autobot near the place. After some initial uncertainty, they called in Goryu, who brought the rest of the Dinoforce with him. Not sure about the newcomer's abilities, they decided to just attack the school anyway. This resulted in a stand-off with the mysterious mech, which Goryu tried to break by having the Dinoforce circle around him. Their inability to do so quickly resulted in the whole team making a comical pile-up, allowing Jan and his mech to get away. The Dinoforce chased after him, soon catching the human as Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived on the scene. The distraction allowed Jan to bombard the Dinoforce with smoke grenades, sending them into a panic and allowing the human to slip away. Ever defiant, the team combined into Dinoking, but even with their newly formed "Dinoblaster Cannon" they were unable to beat the Autobot commander. Faced with an immensely angry Star Saber, Goryu begged him to spare his troops in exchange for his life, while his troops tried holding Star Saber off so their boss could get away. The display moved Star Saber enough to allow the Decepticons to leave instead. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After a solid month with no Decepticons having any idea on how to get energy, Hellbat stumbled upon the missing continent of Atlantis, and presented the idea of raising it to Deathsaurus. On doing so, the Dinoforce were immediately set to work gathering up the tremendous amounts of energy this generated, blissfully unaware of [[Wingwaver]]'s presence as he monitored them. Once they gathered enough energy, Deathsaurus boarded the ''Thunder Arrow'' and assured the Dinoforce he'd come back for them. Totally reassured, the Dinoforce decided to remain where they were for when he returned. Then Atlantis sank again, the tidal waves washing the hapless 'cons out to sea. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} By astonishing coincidence, they washed up not far from the Autobot Shuttle Base. Goryu was insistent that despite all evidence Deathsaurus hadn't abandoned them, and shot down Kakuryu's hopes that his absence at least meant they could take a vacation. Yokoryu detected a nearby shuttle base, and so the Dinoforce went off to pillage it. As they were in mid-plunder, Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived to confront them, only to break off when one of the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]'s meteor bombs started hurtling toward their location. Dinoking didn't believe the Autobots were telling the truth, and failed to notice the projectile until it was right on top of him, the resulting blast breaking him back into his badly battered components, with Goryu taking the worst of it. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} Taken into Autobot care, Goryu was forced to admit his emperor had abandoned him and his men to die, and so passed on to the Autobots the knowledge needed to destroy the fortress.

Afterward, the Dinoforce reformed, taking on jobs on Earth as construction workers, except for Kakuryu, who got a job at an amusement park instead. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}{{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}{{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}{{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}{{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}{{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
During the final showdown between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s within [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Planet-Destroying Fortress|Space Stronghold]], the Dinoforce proved to be of little use against [[Galaxy Shuttle]] and the [[Victories]]. Eventually, however, Deathsaurus admitted defeat and introduced the Autobots to what he was really fighting for: the Decepticon civilians living in the city atop the Stronghold. With peace at last attained between the two factions, the Dinoforce were joyfully reunited with their precious [[Baby Dinoforce|babies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] disparaged the Dinoforce as little more than a gang of witless conscripts. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Goryu]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-322'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-323'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-324'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-326'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-327'''

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], the Dinoforce toys are [[redeco]]s of the [[Hasbro]] [[Pretender Monster#Toys|Pretender Monster]]s' inner-robot molds, but with original dinosaur shells that feature cyborg armor attachments. Each one transforms into a small monster-robot, plus has a third mode as part of the combiner Dinoking.

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[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The boxart features them all HOW many times? ...And don't even get started on how exactly their shells count!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: All six members of Dinoforce were also available in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves between the individual and box set releases, the set lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking box.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And then there were...wait, isn't the combiner another guy?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part axe, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the anime portrayal of the inner robots, as opposed to their shells or the original toy. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other. However, the Dinoforce now have actual dinosaur modes! Hooray!

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature axe from the anime. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy. Whew!

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
* The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.
*The Dinoforce is unique among ''Transformers'' subgroups in that their Japanese name entirely uses native Japanese words—"''Kyōryū Sentai''", literally, the "Dinosaur Squadron". Still, Takara provided an apt English translation—"Dinoforce"—spelled out in Latin letters on the toys' pack-in cards.
*Despite being fairly regular characters, the Dinoforce never transform to their monster modes in the entire series—possibly because the monster modes don't fit the theme of the group.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Dinosaur Regiment''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Batallón de Dinosaurios''' (Latin America, "Dinosaur Battalion")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Zhànduì''' (China, 恐龙战队, "Dinosaur Combat Team")

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dinoforce| ]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Victory subgroups]]

Dinoforce

2026-03-18T13:21:18Z

Kirby0189: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}

:''The Dinoforce are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].''
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[[File:Dinoforce goryuisgreat.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Open the door / Get on the floor / Everybody walk the Dinoforce]]

Hailing from [[Chaar]], the '''Dinoforce''' (恐竜戦隊 ''Kyōryū Sentai'') has the combined brainpower of a melon. And not even a particularly bright melon. Looked down upon by the other Decepticons, most notably the [[Breastforce]], they are often relegated to mere grunt work, made to haul stolen [[energon]] and other supplies around. Often seen as disposable, they're typically sent in first to do the unglamorous stuff while the higher-ranking Decepticons enact the ''real'' plan.

If you need a group to mindlessly break stuff, they're your bots. But their general sloth and simple-mindedness is a massive hindrance in any situation more complex than "smash stuff and steal energy", never mind their penchant for going off-plan even when they're not just outright bungling. In general they are only somewhat efficient in combat against Autobots, mainly beating foes by sheer numbers and relentless firepower, splitting from their semi-autonomous dinosaur shells to double their number. Team leader [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] tries to keep them in order, but even a more competent commander would have a hard time with this crew.

And yet, despite the bickering and beatings, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more eager, tighter-knit group of soldiers in the Decepticon army. They stick up for each other and their commander through thick and thin, and put their all into every mission. You can't fault their enthusiasm.

The Dinoforce consist of:

*The overbearing [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (leader, ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' shell)
*The diligent [[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'' shell)
*The reserved [[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'' shell)
*The endearingly ditzy [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'' shell)
*The quiet yet short-tempered [[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'' shell)
*The lazy [[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'' shell)

If things get really hairy, the six robots can combine into the colossal [[Dinoking]], whose monstrous strength is nothing to scoff at.

{{bigquote|The stupidity of you fools is as limitless as the universe.|[[Leozack]]|"[[Unite!! Multiforce]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Clips of the Dinoforce were seen when [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Grand Maximus]] were talking about the new [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink |Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[File:Goryu and the Dinoforce.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Let's forget our cowardice yesterday and face the [[Power Rangers (group)|Power Rangers]]...wait a minute."]]
Some years ago, the Dinoforce attacked a [[human]] freighter as it returned from Mars. The freighter proved no match for the Dinoforce, and they tore the ship to shreds, absconding with the energy onboard before it exploded. The only survivor was an infant named [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]], whose parents had bundled him into an escape pod before their death. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

While Star Saber and the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] were away on Planet Micro, the Dinoforce attempted a fuel raid which was random and uncoordinated even by their standards. The Autobots on Earth were able to stop them, but were confused all the same. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

After finally acquiring enough energy, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] had the Dinoforce take the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' into the heart of the [[Dark Nebula]] to reactivate his fortress. Their celebration at their apparent success was cut short when the power cut back out again, but for once their emperor was not enraged, having expected the power to falter and merely wishing to see whether the fortress still worked. Then Yokoryu spotted [[Galaxy Shuttle]] passing on the ship's sensors. At Deathsaurus's command, they attacked and paralyzed the Autobot ship, while he fought Star Saber. However, the Dinoforce found their way blocked by the Rescue Patrol Team and Jan pelting them with random debris. A frustrated Goryu ordered them to fall back in favor of sending a really big bomb over to the Autobots. That also failed thanks to Jan, who sent it back to the Decepticon ship, where it careened about madly, though thanks to Kakuryu's forgetting to install the ignition plug, it didn't explode on them. Humiliated, the battered Dinoforce went to retrieve their leader so they could get away. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

With the Autobot forces depleted after Star Saber and [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]]'s injuries, the Decepticons took the opportunity to start plundering with wild abandon. The Dinoforce attacked the [[New Cheyenne Airport]] fuel depot. Though the Autobots attempted to stop them, the Dinoforce were able to get away with the energy. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}

After the ''Thunder Arrow'' was damaged by the newly formed Victory Saber, the Dinoforce got to work repairing it, while Goryu attended Deathsaurus's latest bawling out with the Breastforce. The Dinoforce leader was inspired by this to come up with his own plan, his "By Me and For Me" plan. The plan, such as it was, was to attack the Schwimmbad School attended by Jan in the hopes of drawing Star Saber out. However, as they scouted out the place, Kakuryu and Rairyu spotted some mysterious new Autobot near the place. After some initial uncertainty, they called in Goryu, who brought the rest of the Dinoforce with him. Not sure about the newcomer's abilities, they decided to just attack the school anyway. This resulted in a stand-off with the mysterious mech, which Goryu tried to break by having the Dinoforce circle around him. Their inability to do so quickly resulted in the whole team making a comical pile-up, allowing Jan and his mech to get away. The Dinoforce chased after him, soon catching the human as Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived on the scene. The distraction allowed Jan to bombard the Dinoforce with smoke grenades, sending them into a panic and allowing the human to slip away. Ever defiant, the team combined into Dinoking, but even with their newly formed "Dinoblaster Cannon" they were unable to beat the Autobot commander. Faced with an immensely angry Star Saber, Goryu begged him to spare his troops in exchange for his life, while his troops tried holding Star Saber off so their boss could get away. The display moved Star Saber enough to allow the Decepticons to leave instead. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After a solid month with no Decepticons having any idea on how to get energy, Hellbat stumbled upon the missing continent of Atlantis, and presented the idea of raising it to Deathsaurus. On doing so, the Dinoforce were immediately set to work gathering up the tremendous amounts of energy this generated, blissfully unaware of [[Wingwaver]]'s presence as he monitored them. Once they gathered enough energy, Deathsaurus boarded the ''Thunder Arrow'' and assured the Dinoforce he'd come back for them. Totally reassured, the Dinoforce decided to remain where they were for when he returned. Then Atlantis sank again, the tidal waves washing the hapless 'cons out to sea. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} By astonishing coincidence, they washed up not far from the Autobot Shuttle Base. Goryu was insistent that despite all evidence Deathsaurus hadn't abandoned them, and shot down Kakuryu's hopes that his absence at least meant they could take a vacation. Yokoryu detected a nearby shuttle base, and so the Dinoforce went off to pillage it. As they were in mid-plunder, Star Saber and Victory Leo arrived to confront them, only to break off when one of the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]'s meteor bombs started hurtling toward their location. Dinoking didn't believe the Autobots were telling the truth, and failed to notice the projectile until it was right on top of him, the resulting blast breaking him back into his badly battered components, with Goryu taking the worst of it. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} Taken into Autobot care, Goryu was forced to admit his emperor had abandoned him and his men to die, and so passed on to the Autobots the knowledge needed to destroy the fortress.

Afterward, the Dinoforce reformed, taking on jobs on Earth as construction workers, except for Kakuryu, who got a job at an amusement park instead. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}} {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}} {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}{{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}{{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}{{storylink|Explosion!! The Energy Base}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}{{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}{{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}}}

===''Victory'' comic===
During the final showdown between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s within [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Planet-Destroying Fortress|Space Stronghold]], the Dinoforce proved to be of little use against [[Galaxy Shuttle]] and the [[Victories]]. Eventually, however, Deathsaurus admitted defeat and introduced the Autobots to what he was really fighting for: the Decepticon civilians living in the city atop the Stronghold. With peace at last attained between the two factions, the Dinoforce were joyfully reunited with their precious [[Baby Dinoforce|babies]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] disparaged the Dinoforce as little more than a gang of witless conscripts. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Goryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Goryu]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-322'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-323'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-324'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-325'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-326'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''[[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]]''' (''Dinoforce'', [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-327'''

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], the Dinoforce toys are [[redeco]]s of the [[Hasbro]] [[Pretender Monster#Toys|Pretender Monster]]s' inner-robot molds, but with original dinosaur shells that feature cyborg armor attachments. Each one transforms into a small monster-robot, plus has a third mode as part of the combiner Dinoking.

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[[File:Victorytoy dinoking giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The boxart features them all HOW many times? ...And don't even get started on how exactly their shells count!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: All six members of Dinoforce were also available in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves between the individual and box set releases, the set lacks any [[bio]] or [[Tech Spec]] cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking box.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And then there were...wait, isn't the combiner another guy?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part axe, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the anime portrayal of the inner robots, as opposed to their shells or the original toy. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other. However, the Dinoforce now have actual dinosaur modes! Hooray!

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature axe from the anime. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy. Whew!

: He was only available in a [[Hasbro PulseCon 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]].

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into [[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]] [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]] toyline.

==Notes==
* The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.
*The Dinoforce is unique among ''Transformers'' subgroups in that their Japanese name entirely uses native Japanese words—"''Kyōryū Sentai''", literally, the "Dinosaur Squadron". Still, Takara provided an apt English translation—"Dinoforce"—spelled out in Latin letters on the toys' pack-in cards.
*Despite being fairly regular characters, the Dinoforce never transform to their monster modes in the entire series—possibly because the monster modes don't fit the theme of the group.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Dinosaur Regiment''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Batallón de Dinosaurios''' (Latin America, "Dinosaur Battalion")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒnglóng Zhànduì''' (China, 恐龙战队, "Dinosaur Combat Team")

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Dinoforce| ]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Victory subgroups]]

Astrotrain (G1)/toys

2026-03-03T18:09:39Z

Kirby0189: /* Studio Series */

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[[File:G1 boxart Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|What's the purpose of possessing Astrotrain?|thumb]]

'''Astrotrain''' can transport all his trainload of toys around!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Astrotrain toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And then I transform into a train and a rocket and a Transformer again... (''Hasbro version shown'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Triple Changer, [[1985]] / [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''48'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ionic displacer rifle|Ionic Displacer Rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original US ''Transformers'' toyline]] (first in European and Japanese markets), Astrotrain can transform into either a black-and-purple {{w|JNR Class D51}} steam locomotive or an off-white-and-purple {{w|Space Shuttle orbiter}}. The train mode can roll on wide-ish toy train tracks, but it can’t turn corners very well. Astrotrain was one of the earliest ''Transformers'' toys to feature [[ball joint]]s for his shoulders, a decade before they became a design standard.

:[[File:Astrotraincatalog.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|left|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blitzwing]] called. He wants his weapons back.]]

: Takara's 1985 release of Astrotrain had a color scheme based upon the real-life versions of the vehicles he transformed into, with a white-and-black Space Shuttle mode (complete with [[NASA]] decals!) and a near-wholly-black steam locomotive. In 1986, Takara re-released Astrotrain, this time in his US toy colors.

{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Astrotrain_japanese_toy.jpg‎|upright=1.15|thumb|(''Takara version shown'')]]

: Like [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#The Transformers|several]] [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|other]] [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|toys]] from Generation 1, [[Hasbro]]'s [[catalog]]s<ref name="catalogs">[http://www.botchthecrab.com/gallery.asp?gallery=10 Transformers catalogs] at Botchthecrab.com. ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain's prototypes are depicted in both the 1985 and 1986 US catalogs and in the 1985 UK catalog.</ref><ref name="tf85">[https://imgur.com/a/lOw2Y Toy Fair 1985 catalog] that depicts ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain's prototypes.</ref><ref name="origin">[http://tfsource.com/blog/origin-of-the-species-part-3/ "Origin of the Species, Part 3"] at the TFScource blog, featuring a scan from the 1985 Milton Bradley catalog that also depicts the ''Generation 1'' Astrotrain prototypes.</ref> depict [[prototype]]s that differ from the final product: Not only do the prototypes sport a gray and purple color scheme (which served as the basis for the color scheme used in the cartoon), they also have several notable sculpting and tooling differences compared to the production version; namely, arms that extend on a slide joint, different feet, and a different head sculpt that was also used as the basis for his [[character model]]. In the US and UK catalogs, he was even shown with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys|Blitzwing]]'s weapons, whereas in the European [[Milton Bradley]] catalog, he sported different decals compared to stickers used for the final toy. The resin hardcopy prototypes didn't actually transform; instead, separate prototypes existed for each mode.<ref name="animeastro">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html Original Astrotrain prototype at TF-1.com]</ref> The [[stock photography|stock photos]] of Astrotrain on the toy's [[packaging]], on the other hand, depict the final toy's sculpt in its (mostly) final colors, even though the center of the helmet is painted yellow instead of red. The same near-final prototype was also featured in the 1985 J.C. Penney wish book.<ref name="1985wish">[http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0969/ 1985 J.C. Penney wish book] at X-Entertainment.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Triple Changer, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Astrotrain was re-released with his original U.S. color scheme in the [[Classics (Europe)|European/Australian ''Classics'' series]] in 1991. Near as can be told, there are no notable differences between this and the original release.
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' ([[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''11'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ionic displacer rifle|Ionic Displacer Rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (packaging artist)}}

:In 2004, Takara reissued Astrotrain in his original Japanese white and black color scheme as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]]. The "[[NASA]]" stickers were changed to "ASTR".

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Astrotrain_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Astrotrain at TF-1.com]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Exclusive}}
[[File:Takara-collectors-edition-astrotrain-proto-colors.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Don't laugh, or he'll become a pain train.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain Proto Color Version''' (Triple Changer, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''48'''
:*''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Often referred to as "Anime Astrotrain" by collectors, this version sports a color scheme based on the original prototype mentioned above, though the gray plastic is brighter than on the actual prototype, and the hue for the purple parts leans more towards red than blue.

: He was [[exclusive]]ly available from [[e-HOBBY]] and released as a ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' companion to ''The Transformers Collection'' reissue (see above). The toys shipped out in January.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Astrotrain Proto Color Version at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Animeastro_template.html More information on Anime Astrotrain (and the original Astrotrain prototype) at TF-1.com]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:Commemorative Astrotrain 2005 2012.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Something for the variant collectors.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain/Decepticon Astrotrain''' (Commemorative Series IX, [[2005]]/[[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (packaging artist)}}

:Following the Japanese reissue, Hasbro intended to make Astrotrain (retaining his previously Japanese market-only colors) available in the United States as well as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in 2004. However, [[Toys"R"Us]] (who had carried the ''Commemorative Series'' figures as exclusives) decided to discontinue the line due to low sales, and even though [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Commemorative Series|Ricochet]], the other ''Commemorative Series IX'' figure besides Astrotrain, still managed to get released, Astrotrain was not.

:Since considerable quantities of Astrotrain had already been produced, Hasbro decided to make the figure available through their newly-launched [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, serving as a test to see whether exclusives were a viable option for the store. In addition, Astrotrain was also released in Australia (where the ''Commemorative Series'' had previously also been exclusive to Toys"R"Us) as a [[Kmart]] exclusive, for a deep discount price. Despite being an exclusive, he could also be found clogging up shelves in smaller, privately owned toy shops.

:In 2012, several ''Commemorative Series'' figures, among them Astrotrain, were re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets, in slightly altered packaging that (in Astrotrain's case, at least) lacked the "Commemorative Series IX" label, saw his name changed to "Decepticon Astrotrain", had the box next to his name that contains the text "Decepticon Triple Changer" reduced in size and "Triple Changer" changed from uppercase to mixed case, updated the Hasbro logo to the then-current version, added a "choking hazard" safety warning label and moved the "Ages 5+" recommendation above the product code number.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:ClassicsAstrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|...and a rocket and a train and a Transformer and man it's hard work!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe Class, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Astrotrain, like much of the ''Classics'' line, is an extensive update of the original Astrotrain design based heavily upon his cartoon appearances and using modern toy engineering techniques. He still transforms into a spaceship resembling a NASA Space Shuttle, but with two [[kibble|rather obvious]] locomotive front halves on the sides of the rear hull. Instead of a steam locomotive, his secondary [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is a {{w|Tsubame (train)|Tsubame}} {{w|800 Series Shinkansen|800}} bullet train. His [[robot mode]] is based heavily upon his Generation 1 cartoon animation model design, and is armed with a large purple laser rifle similar to the original toy's rifle (the side of the rifle has a [[Mini-Con]] shaped port on it, if one chooses to do it). However, purple highlights aside, his deco's color scheme is predominantly based on the original Takara toy. The shuttle nosecone folding onto the legs is based on ''Jet Granbird'' from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Fighter of the Sun Fighbird]]'', which was also co-designed by [[Takashi Kunihiro]].

:A design fluke that was acknowledged on Hasbro's official Transformers website allows Astrotrain to connect to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Ultra Class [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] or his redecos, ''Cybertron'' Sky Shadow or [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie toyline]] [[Jetstorm (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Jetstorm]], via his landing gear. (Coincidentally, Jetfire's alternate mode is based on a Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya, which was used to transport the Buran orbiter, the Soviet [[knockoff|counterpart]] of the NASA Space Shuttle, on its back.)

:As with most ''Classics'' toys, he has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Shouki#Generations|Shouki]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on ''Classics'' Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee and Astrotrain''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: Astrotrain was also made available as part of a special two-pack with Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#BumblebeeAstrotrain2Pack|Bumblebee]]. Aside from the unique packaging, the toys are identical to their single releases. This value pack was found in Australia.
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Astrotrain toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''One man on a lonely platform One case sitting by his side Two eyes staring cold and silent 
Shows fear as he turns to hide Ah, ah, we fade to grey!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 24]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:In 2008, ''Classics'' Astrotrain was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. The figure was extensively redecoed into a dark grey and purple colour scheme based on the character’s appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. Instead of the Hasbro ''Classics'' release's rubsign, he has two Decepticon sigils tampographed onto his wings. All ''Henkei'' toys feature a somewhat randomly [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] part somewhere upon them, and Astrotrain is no exception: the trim of his chestplate and engine array are vacuumized purple, with the engines themselves left as unpainted silver chrome.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Specialist-Decepticons-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We need to use at least one pic of this mold to give credit to the designers for not just going the lazy route and using the same nose/cockpit section for both altmodes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Specialist: Decepticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 25]], 2014
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:This release of Astrotrain looks superficially similar to the ''Henkei'' version, but saturated with metallic paint and with some deco changes, most conspicuous in train mode. It was sold as part of a Hasbro Asia-[[exclusive]] [[giftset]] along with metallic-painted redecoes of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]] and [[Octane#Generations|Octane]].
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===''Transformers'' (campaign item)===
[[File:AOE-toy Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain ''' (Limited Micron, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 8]], 2014

: Astrotrain is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]] cast in clear-purple plastic, transforming from a robot into both a modified {{w|Boeing X-37|X-37B space shuttle}}<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/10]</ref> and a double-barreled blaster that can be wielded by any larger figure with [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]].

: As a [[campaign item]], this toy was available at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores starting in August 2014 (and lasting "until supplies run out") with the purchase of 3,000 yen of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Lost Age]]'' product.

: Astrotrain was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]]. The mold was also used to make ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Boltax (G1)#Combiner Wars|Cybaxx]] and [[Spacewarp#Combiner Wars|Spacewarp]].
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===''Platinum Edition''===
{{anchor|Platinum}}
[[File:Platinum-edition-g1-astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Astrotrain was late getting to the G2 party.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Triple Changers''' (Platinum Edition, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

:Part of a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' two-pack with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Platinum|Blitzwing]] released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, this reissue of Astrotrain features an unprecedented orange, white, and blue color scheme. The exact inspiration for this deco is unknown, with the currently prevalent theory being that it's supposedly an homage to ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' [[Machtackle]]'s colors.

:This set was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States and Canada. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In the United Kingdom, it was available via A1Toys.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Star Dasher]] in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-Toy AstrotrainClass85.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|As close as we'll get to an Action Master Astrotrain, at least officially.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'' '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Designated Driver
:*''Accessories'': Long rifle

:''[[Kre-O]]'' Astrotrain is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection (which makes his parts largely incompatible with prior years' Kreons). His coloration is based on the [[#Generation 1|original Astrotrain toy prototype pictured in catalogs]], being mostly gray with a yellow visor, though his chest [[tampograph]]'s linework has the cartoon model's folded-away tailfin-chestplate.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OAstrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Class of '85 Astrotrain at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''And all this science I don't understand It's just my job five days a week
 A rocket man, a rocket man...'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Darkmoon & Astrotrain''' (Voyager Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 guns, [[Darkmoon]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[retool]] of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]], Astrotrain can transform from robot to shuttle to armored train and back. He comes with [[Darkmoon]], a [[Titan Master]] figure that can transform from a robot into his head (but any [[Titan Master]]-class figure is compatible). Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager-class figures, he has spring-loaded parts designed to "bulk up" his head; in his case, a pair of pylons that pop up on either side of his head, replicating the shoulder "landing gear" on his original Generation 1 character model. Like Sentinel, the train engine ends ''can'' be used as feet, but they sit at an awkward angle that makes it hard for Astrotrain to stand upright. His two guns can combine to form one larger weapon which Darkmoon (or any Titan Master) can operate in robot mode, The largest of the two can be piloted by any Titan Master figure in both modes. His guns also attach to form his Vehicle mode weapons. In Australia and some Asian countries, Astrotrain and his wavemate Alpha Trion were prominent shelfwarmers.

:Unfortunately, due to being used for transformation, the port for the collector display stand on his two-piece rear waist tends to be misaligned, and the hole is not shallow enough to fully secure its connection.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This mold also served as the model for the [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] in the [[Primus Vanguard]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG40-Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And a fancy rocket, and a fancy battle train, and back to fancy robot. I'm super fancy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' ([[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG40'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2017
:*''Accessories'': 2 guns, Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Astrotrain is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' mold]] in a cartoon-based deco, with the front shuttle and the train sections possessing paint operations to evoke the cockpit windows.

:The other side of his instructions features [[LG40 Astrotrain|the 40th ''Legends'' bonus edition manga]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
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[[File:WFC-Siege-Leader-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Runaway train, never coming back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S51'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 28]], [[2020]]
:*''Hidden message code'': '''IONICDISPLACER'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "JF-50 Ionic Displacer Blasters," "JF-30 Astro Blaster," "W-15 Destabilizer Cannon," "W-40 Turbo-Core Derailer" (combine to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon"), tender/launchpad

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Astrotrain is a heavily-cartoon-inspired figure that transforms from robot to either a space shuttle or steam locomotive (not a modern locomotive like every toy of his since the original). Despite being released in the ''Siege'' line, his alternate modes are clearly styled after Earth vehicles. This, together with his [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatibility, makes it seem a lot like he was designed with ''Earthrise'' in mind, and indeed his toy later received a straight rerelease in that line. He features the trademark ''Siege'' "battle damage" paint applications on his legs, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:As with other Leader Class figures in the line, Astrotrain himself is roughly Voyager-sized, with his accessories accounting for the rest of the pricepoint. In addition to five [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] weapons (including one based on his original toy's blaster), which can be combined to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon", he includes a tender large enough to store all five weapons inside. The tender can be converted into a small launch pad base (designed as a treaded crawler vehicle with two cabs) for his shuttle mode. The launch pad features a pair of A.I.R. Lock System connectors, but unfortunately doesn't seem able to unfold flat as designed. It can also turn into a weapons rack, which can be mounted on Astrotrain's back in robot mode, with a pair of foot pads for extra stability since the backpack makes Astrotrain ''incredibly'' back-heavy.

:The toy's coloration, with mostly-grey wings rather than the purple on his final model; is seemingly based on either a [[:File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|pre-final character model]] that was used in the G1 cartoon episode "[[Triple Takeover]]" or [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|a fan coloring]] of his pre-final model sheet that also features a cartoon screen captured-head that became popular online.

:Astrotrain was redecoed (with a new head) to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' [[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]].
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VintageG1Astrotrain.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|This toy outlasted the actual space shuttle.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Triple Changer, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Accessory'': "Ionic Displacer Rifle"

: Astrotrain was reissued in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' series, announced for Spring 2020 but unexpectedly hitting store shelves in December 2019. This was the first Astrotrain reissue to feature the color scheme of the original Hasbro-release toy—though the purple plastic is noticeably darker on this version. Plus, his [[rubsign]] uses the new style, with a highly reflective silver border and a solid-red symbol.

: Like all ''Vintage G1'' releases, Astrotrain was a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:WFC-E12 Astrotrain Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-E12
:*''Accessories'': 2 "JF-50 Ionic Displacer Blasters," "JF-30 Astro Blaster," "W-15 Destabilizer Cannon," "W-40 Turbo-Core Derailer" (combine to form the "Omni-Force Orbital Cannon"), tender/launchpad, decoder

:Astrotrain's [[A.I.R. Lock System]]-compatible base connectors saw him get a [[package refresh]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' line with no changes save for his box being updated. Even the flawed hinge in the coal tender was retained without any changes, preventing it from properly assuming launchpad mode.

:Like all Earthrise toys, the inside of the back of Astrotrain's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Astrotrain's piece of the map contains the labeled location of the planet "[[Caminus (planet)|CAMINUS]]".
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Triple Takeover''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March]] 2025
:*''Accessories'': 3 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released a part of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' line by TakaraTomy, this Astrotrain is a redeco of his ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' figure in "[[Triple Takeover]]"-accurate colors, cast in brighter and more saturated colors as well as using the nonfinal wing deco utilized for that episode. The ''Siege'' version's tender/launchpad, gatling gun, and missile pod are omitted for this release, leaving Astrotrain armed only with his ionic displacer rifle and a pair of symmetrical blasters.

:Unfortunately, repeatedly transforming Astrotrain into either of his vehicle modes will inevitably cause the paint on his toes to become scratched or chipped, as they fit ''extremely tightly'' into the divots on his shins when folded up for transformation.

:Astrotrain is packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Starscream]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Blitzwing]].

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Leader-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|300px|He had to jettison some weight. Just... not like that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (Leader Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, 3 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], 1 steam plume effect
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[February 15]], [[2026]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmCVek3P2uE Every TRANSFORMERS Reveal from New York Toy Fair 2026] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Astrotrain is designed with a higher emphasis on animation accuracy and, unlike the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' mold]], is a full-sized Leader Class figure rather than being a Voyager-ish figure with extra accessories. His deco is faithful to his final cartoon colors, with his wings being fully purple, though unfortunately the red "fins" on his abs are missing due to the part being cast in [[unpaintable plastic]]. His tailfin can be reconfigured to open on his chest like on the [[#The Transformers|original toy]], but the molded detailing resembling the toy's stickers are unpainted.

:Astrotrain transforms into his usual space shuttle and steam locomotive modes. The shuttle's proportions hew closer to that of a real shuttle, omitting the boxy train-shaped kibble from his cartoon model. On the other hand, the train mode is much more cartoon-accurate than prior toys. It features working coupling rods on his wheels, and the back of the train can open as shown in the movie, though he has no actual interior. He can be displayed with the various [[Slug figure#War for Cybertron Trilogy|minifigures]] released during the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' to recreate the boarding scene.

:He comes with two blasters, one based on his [[Ionic displacer rifle]] and the other on his cartoon blaster. Also included are 3 pink blast effects for use with his weapons or vehicle mode thrusters, and ''very'' long steam effect part for his stack in his train mode. His hands are articulated to allow him to hold Starscream's crown in order to recreate the coronation scene.

:Unfortunately, the [[stock photography]] for his robot and and train modes are badly mistranformed, with his neck and chest panels clearly not being folded down properly and the back half of the train not being fully collapsed.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Decoy, 1986)
**''Decoy number:'' '''38'''

:[[Decoy]] Astrotrain is a small, purple rubber figure made available with certain toys in the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Astrotrain/astrotrain.htm More information on Decoy Astrotrain at TFU.info]''

===Boss Original Figure===
*'''Astrotrain''' (Boss Original Figure, 2008)

:Released in a line of PVC figures available exclusively with containers of [[Boss Coffee]], this version of Astrotrain is rendered in grey and violet.

===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4CaptainAstrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Starring Steve Carrell. Coming soon to ''Netflix''.]]
*'''Captain Astrotrain, Space Force-Transport''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Captain Astrotrain, Space Force-Transport is one of 52 character cards released as part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. In order to depict the [[Triple Changer]] nature of the character, Captain Astrotrain, Space Force-Transport is a folding card, with both Alt Modes depicted when the card is folded in half, and Bot Mode depicted when the card is unfolded.

:The card's Bot Mode artwork is reused from the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Astrotrain toy, while both Alt Modes receive original artwork, with lines by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Marcus Reyno]].

:Captain Astrotrain, Space Force-Transport is notable as being the first character in the game with the <nowiki>''Train''</nowiki> trait. Due to the game's cancellation, he remains the only train in the game.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Astrotrain''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Astrotrain is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike the first-series figures, both of his hands are open to hold his weapon accessory.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Astrotrain comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Astrotrain was slated to be one of the Rook pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Broadside and Astrotrain.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Broadside & Astrotrain Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''39 & 40'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and Astrotrain along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#40|Translation of Astrotrain's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Pop!''===
*'''Astrotrain''' (2024)
**''ID number:'' '''133'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment in celebration of the 40 years of the franchise, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Astrotrain is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy in white and purple colors.
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-06-Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|250px|Jettisoned a bit too much weight.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Astrotrain''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 06 - Brutal Fang'''
:*''Pull Rate'': 1/12
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 6th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Astrotrain is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated.

:Like most of the larger Galaxy/Shining Version kits, Astrotrain features a simple neck joint that is colored to match his optics, allowing it to be see-through from his head's eye holes.

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==Notes==
*Given the timing, the Generation 1 Astrotrain was probably an asset carried over from the [[Diaclone#Posthumous Diaclone|scrapped 1985 range]] of the [[pre-Transformer]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline. Evidence also suggests fellow ''Transformers'' character [[Octane#Notes|Octane]] shares this origin.

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]