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Blackout (Animated)

2024-02-04T06:38:27Z

Kirkeyressa: /* Animated */

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{{disambig3|Blackout}}

:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Animated continuity family]].''

[[File:Blackoutanimated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.3|Not Shown: The fleeing US Army.]]

'''Blackout''' is a monstrous brute of titanic proportions, larger than any other Decepticon. Few have survived an encounter with this hulking behemoth and lived to tell the tale, but those who have survived have added his story to Decepticon lore, which tells of him single-handedly obliterating vast numbers of [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]], before finally falling himself at the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]'s end.

His feet are equipped with seismic energy dischargers, reverse-engineered from an oddly-misplaced Cybertronian named [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]], which allow him to force nearby electronics to shut down with a single stomp.

And we're not kidding, he can destroy Omega Sentinels well. ''Real well''.
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Bumper Robinson]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[José Carlos Guerra]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
{{Idw-tfa}}
''During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], the [[Wreckers]] were a major problem for the Decepticons, operating behind their lines as a commando unit. Megatron created the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]], of whom Blackout was a member, specifically to hunt down the Wreckers. When they finally met in battle, the Wreckers were all destroyed (including their vessel, [[Zeta Supreme]]), and Blackout was the only survivor on the Decepticon side. He continues to wear the Brigade's symbol on his shoulders, partly to honor the fallen, and partly to announce that he's a Heavy Brigade '''all by himself.'''''

''Later in the war, on [[Velocitron]], he destroyed [[Delta Supreme]], who had been rebuilt into an artillery platform. During the climax of the war in the [[Battle for Iacon]], Blackout destroyed [[Beta Supreme]] '''and''' [[Eta Supreme]]. Beta Supreme managed to inflict catastrophic injuries on Blackout, however, and he took hundreds of cycles to repair. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[File:TransWarpedBlackoutAttacks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Now to the server, I mean... space bridge.]]

Blackout, along with the other members of [[Team Chaar]], assaulted a [[space bridge]] in an attempt to capture it and conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During the battle, he descended from above, sending [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] flying and disabling the Space Bridge with a massive shock wave. After being berated by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] for his mistake, he apologized and reactivated the Space Bridge with another shock wave. Later, he retreated from the looming battle against the [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] under the orders of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and Strika. {{Storylink|TransWarped}}

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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[File:BlackoutanimatedTheCool.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Hatredcopter.]]
As [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] found themselves engaged in a rare tender moment, Blackout unwittingly ruined it by knocking the top of a skyscraper off in helicopter mode (burying Prime in the rubble). Annoyed, Blackarachnia asked what he was doing there and Blackout explained that he was being pursued by two tenacious Autobots: [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. Blackout attempted to strike the twins with a buzzsaw, but they dodged his attack and swooped in for close-quarters combat. Blackout was unable to defend himself against the two small, quick Autobots, thanks to his unwieldy bulk. The twins then combined into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] and fought the Decepticon bruiser-to-bruiser. Blackarachnia and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] abandoned Blackout to face the Autobots alone, realizing that the battle had become too hazardous. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 4}}

Having escaped The Elite Guard, Blackout later rejoined [[Team Chaar]] in space, secretly observing [[Team Athenia]]'s battle against a [[Rock Lord]]. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}
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==Toys==
===''Animated''===
[[File:Animatedtoy-BlackoutTomy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|Diabeetus. (''TakaraTomy version'')]]
[[File:AnimatedVoyBlackoutHasbro.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Hasbro Blackout. This didn't happen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TA-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 22]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': Disc, launcher
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released only in the third wave of TakaraTomy's [[Transformers Animated (toyline)#TakaraTomy Animated toyline|''Animated'' toyline]], Blackout transforms into the Earth-based helicopter form Blackout would have taken if Season 4 had been greenlit, rather than the beetle-like airship he appears as in "[[TransWarped]]." During transformation to [[robot mode]], connecting his pelvis into his torso automatically spring-releases the turbine fan behind his head. The instructions neglect to show that the over-the-shoulders missile rack can be folded back in robot mode, although it is shown on the packaging and in the picture here on the right. His tail-rotor assembly features a pressure-launched disc shooter, firing his rear rotor-blade; this entire assembly can be snapped into place over either of his wrists in robot mode.

: He has a similar issue to [[Lugnut (Animated)#Toys|Lugnut]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Toys|Bulkhead]]'s Voyager toys where, despite having a lot of mass to work with, it mostly goes into his width, kibble, and weapons, resulting in him being unusually short and squat (shorter than many Deluxe toys!).

: Though he was developed with a Hasbro release in mind, that release was ultimately canceled. Thanks to this new exclusivity, Takara's Blackout tends to go for hefty sums, even compared to the generally-high aftermarket prices of Japanese ''Animated'' toys (and really, ''Animated'' toys in general).

: Based on test-shots, the Hasbro version would have had different deco on the eyes, and the usual differences between how the two companies handled the faction symbols (aka, Hasbro would have done his in un-outlined gold). At ''least'' one of the Hasbro Blackout test-shots ended up in reviewer hands in [[2009]] before the figure was ultimately canceled.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyOgDb0tWXI&ab_channel=peaugh YouTuber Peaugh's review] on the Hasbro version of ''Animated'' Blackout in 2009. Not to be confused with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDo6LsAKmc&ab_channel=peaugh his review] of the TakaraTomy Blackout in 2010.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Blackout at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Animated j op2.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Kommander Sorscha and her warjacks.]]

* Blackout is an homage to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]]. The Takara figure includes a character sheet of Blackout that mentions said homage, complete with images of the movie Voyager figure, misspelled as "moive".
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], Blackout's modified Decepticon sigil signifies he '''is''' the Decepticon Heavy Brigade.
* Blackout looks like [http://nastyish.com/images/wilford%20brimley/wilford-brimley-diabeetus.jpg Wilford Brimley.] However, Wyatt says he does not sound like Wilford Brimley (he sounds like Lurch), but he does suffer from "low-octane oil."<ref>[https://archive.li/Eqf8I Post on Derrick Wyatt's Formspring account]</ref>
* Blackout is armed with 4 <s>[[Zander Cannon]]s</s> [[zander cannon]]s, and [[Galva-conductor|galva conductor]]s in his [[particle blaster]]s. He also has [[astro blaster]]s and a "[[seismic energy disruptor]]".
*In the second Japanese [[title sequence]] to ''Transformers Animated'', there are two of him. This doesn't make sense to us either, [[Grindor (ROTF)|but it does follow tradition]].
*Blackout is the basis for the ''[[Transformers Cards]]''-originating character [[Grinder]], the [[BotCon 2011]] lithograph-originating character [[Venom (Animated)|Venom]], and the "[[The Stunti-Con Job|Stunti-Con Job]]" advertisement-originating character [[Bugly (Animated)|Bugly]].
*Initial proposals for [[BotCon 2011]] included a redeco of ''Animated'' Blackout into an ''Animated'' version of [[Shokaract]].<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>
*The Wiki had a [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/archive/1/1a/20210923132218%21Blackoutanimated.jpg non-final version] of Blackout's model as his top image for 11 years; notice the incorrect symbol on his shoulder, wrong colors on his cannons, legs, fingers, feet and neck, less vivid reds and missing detailing on his crotch. Just ''where'' this unfinished model came from is currently unknown, as it is not the version in the ''[[AllSpark Almanac II]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト ''Burakkuauto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yūnxuàn''' (China, 晕眩, "Vertigo")

==References==
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[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RB)

2016-06-26T15:26:23Z

Kirkeyressa: /* Transformers references */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 86
|prev=Ghost in the Machine (RB)
|next=Mayor May Not
|image=EnemyOfMyEnemy Chumley introduces himself.jpg
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|airdate=[[May 31]], [[2016]] (UK)<br>[[June 4]], [[2016]] (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]]<br>[[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Nicole Dubuc]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''When the Rescue Bots are captured by a new villain, the Burns family finds an unexpected ally in a former enemy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Prescott in danger.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Huxley Prescott]] reports from [[Griffin Rock Zoo]] where the [[Whiskers|cross-eyed lion]] is celebrating his 25th birthday. Prescott relates the story of how the orphaned lion was raised by a human family and later given a home at the zoo. At the fire house, [[Boulder]] and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] head off to attend the birthday party, however "Whiskers", the lion, fails to put in an appearance. Prescott announces that the lion must be loose, and in the ensuing panic, he falls into the alligator enclosure. Fortunately Boulder is able to fish him out before he gets eaten.

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Cody questions Quarry.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Cody and Boulder return to the fire house, where Cody and [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] review the security footage from the zoo. As it turns out, the lion was kidnapped by [[Q-Drone]]s, although [[Quint Quarry]] is still in prison on the mainland. Though Chief is dubious Quarry will help, he puts a call through to the mainland prison and indeed Quarry is more interested in his dinner than dropping hints. While the investigation continues via outer methods, the rescue team goes to work on emergency test week — [[Graham Burns|Graham]] and Boulder check out an underground shelter and find it's unstable thanks to a termite infestation; [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Chief check the fire house's fire suppression systems; [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Dani Burns|Dani]] brief the city council on [[earthquake (event)|earthquake]] drills; and [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] replace emergency rations.

Meanwhile Cody hands out checklists, and talks to Prescott, discovering that the family who originally adopted the lion went by the name of Quarry. Armed with this knowledge, Cody questions Quarry again. Quarry insists on being moved to the Griffin Rock jail, where he tells Chief that the likely lionnapper is his arch-rival Lord [[Thurston Chumley]]. He suggests setting a trap using a rare animal.

The Rescue Team settles on using the [[Rescue Bot]]s' dino modes as bait. That night they have the Rescue Bots in the zoo, and the human members of the team on watch, armed with [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] guns. The Q-Drones turn up, but immediately start releasing the zoo's animals as a distraction. With lemurs, an [[elephant]] and a tiger running loose, the Rescue Bots are forced to spring into action to round them back up. They succeed, but are nabbed by the Q-Drones and carried off in a waiting helijet.

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Bots in menagerie.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The bots are taken to a ship where they quickly discover their tracking devices are being jammed. Boulder marvels at their fellow captives, which include rare and even species thought extinct. When Lord Chumley releases them to be prepared for display, the Rescue Bots take out the Q-Drones and split up to find the lion.

Believing that Quarry warned Chumley of the plan, Chief and Cody confront him, but he merely tries to talk them into releasing him. Graham's unable to track the bots, so the team pursues alternate courses of investigation.

As the Bots explore the ship, Heatwave finds himself trapped by a couple of doors. Blades finds Whiskers, but becomes trapped in a forcefield. Chase falls into a pit trap. Boulder discovers some Carolina parakeets, and frees them, attaching his tracking device to one of them. No sooner has he released it from the ship than he is caught by a Q-Drone.

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy Chumley cornered.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Back in [[Griffin Rock]], Graham picks up the signal from the device, however as the team prepares to assemble, it turns out Kade is giving a safety briefing in the unstable shelter. Despite Graham's warning, Kade's group ends up trapped in the shelter after it collapses, and the team realize they don't have the Bots to help them out. Cody strikes on the idea of getting the elephant from the zoo to help dig Kade out. Once the elephant's returned to the zoo, the team heads out in one of Dani's test aircraft and quickly find Chumley's ship. They split up and manage to locate and free the Bots. Chumley catches Chief and Cody freeing Boulder and is about to imprison them as well, but Boulder frees a bunch of the animals, which corner the hunter. Chumley traps himself in one of his own stasis pods in an attempt to escape, neatly wrapping things up. The team realizes they can use Quarry's island as a preserve for the recovered animals.

With the lion back in the zoo, Chief gets a call from Barney — Quarry has escaped the jail. Quarry calls Cody to say he'll avoid tangling with the Rescue Bots in future, and reveal that Chumley's his brother.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Boulder]] (2)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (4)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (5)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (6)

|c3=
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (1)
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Dani Burns]] (7)
*[[Kade Burns]] (8)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (9)
*[[Graham Burns]] (10)
*[[Quint Quarry]] (11)
*[[Barney]] (12)
*[[Thurston Chumley]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Whiskers]] (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"This news report has been interrupted by another exciting episode of ''[[I Dare Me]]''. Though I wish I hadn't."
:—'''Huxley Prescott''', in the alligator enclosure.

"Joyous exclamation. This year, we will finally be able to take part in the community safety drills and emergency gear checks."
:—'''Chase'''

"Oh no! Earthquake! It's the big one! Save my baby!"<br />
"Remind me not to let you help with the tsunami drill."
:—'''Blades''' and '''Dani'''

"Mind your manners! Why, you'd be extinct if it weren't for me."
:—'''Chumley''' reprimands a dodo.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity errors===
===Continuity notes===
*Chief mentioned that they checked Quarry hasn't escaped and left a hologram in his place — Evan and Myles used this technique to escape in "[[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]".
*Chase pointedly brings up [[Walk on the Wild Side|that time]] Blades and Boulder tried to steal Whiskers.

===Transformers references===
*Lord Thurston Chumley is a reference to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] character [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], who originated in the episode "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]".
*Heatwave retorts "you were expecting [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]?". Appropriate, since they both have the same [[Steve Blum|voice actor]].

===Real-world references===
*Dodos and Carolina parakeets are real-life extinct species.

===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

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[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Knockout (disambiguation)

2016-05-12T03:35:57Z

Kirkeyressa: /* Full list of Knockouts */

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The name '''Knockout''' (sometimes parsed '''Knock Out''') kinda works for just about anyone semitough, really.

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==Major Knockouts==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:KnockOut-render.jpg|[[Knock Out (Prime)|''Prime'' Knock Out]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Knockouts==
{{disamb|y=[[1990]]|[[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] [[Constructor Squad]] back-hoe from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1991]]|[[Knockout (ROC)|Knockout]] the [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] [[Dump Shovel W Team]] back-hoe from ''[[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]] armored ATV from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Knock Out (Energon)|Knock Out]] the [[Mini-Con]] armored assault vehicle and partner to [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] the Autobot motorcycle from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Knock Out (Speed Stars)|Knock Out]] the Autobot Can-Am Spyder from ''[[Speed Stars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] the Decepticon sports car medic from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Knock Out (Kre-O)|Knock Out]] the Decepticon from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Knockout (Battle Masters)|Knockout]] the Decepticon from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] the [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Knock Out (Animated)|Knock Out]] the Decepticon from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated continuity]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Blackout (disambiguation)|Blackout]]
* [[Knockdown (disambiguation)|Knockdown]]
* [[Rollout (disambiguation)|Rollout]]
* [[Knockoff]]