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Swoop (G1)/toys

2017-10-22T02:52:52Z

Kroger:

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[[File:G1 boxart Swoop.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]

Of the Dinobots, '''Swoop''' has the most toys after [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]].

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Swoop toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Unlike others, who have energo-swords, Me Swoop have thermal sword.]]
*'''Swoop''' (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1991/1992)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Thermal weaponry|Thermal Sword]]", 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles

:Swoop's toy transforms into a robotic ''[[wikipedia:Pteranodon|Pteranodon]]''. Swoop can stand on his beast feet or lie on his stomach in this mode, but additionally has fold-out wheels located in his feet and chest (though one has to split his chest open to access the latter wheel). His beak and tail were rounded [[for safety reasons]] compared to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' release. However, the remolding of the tail kept the tail sticker from fitting correctly. Interestingly, despite being a former ''Diaclone'' toy, Swoop is the only Dinobot not to have an obvious cockpit for a ''Diaclone'' driver figure.

:Swoop's die-cast metal chest is painted red, which is his ''Transformers'' color, as opposed to his cartoon color scheme which was based on the ''Diaclone'' toy. Along with his sword, he also comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, the only Dinobot to have two projectile-launchers (and no non-firing gun to boot.)

:Swoop is notable for being one of the most fragile Generation 1 toys, and as such commands a respectable amount of money on the secondary market due to the difficulty in finding one intact.

:In Japan, Swoop and the other Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]''. Swoop cost 1800 yen (his original retail price, less than the other four) and two [[Robot Point]]s.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Swoop/swoop.htm More information on Swoop at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars===
[[File:TransCon2 Maximal Autobot 2-Pack Box.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Swoop''' (1997)
:[[Men in Black]], who had previously created the [[Onyx Primal#Beast Wars|Onyx Primal]] exclusive for [[BotCon 1996]], wanted to make two exclusives for their non-licensed Transcon2 convention in 1997. [[Albitron]] and Swoop, redecoes of the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Beast Wars|Terrorsaur]] respectively, would have been available singly as well as in a two-pack.

:However, Men in Black solicited the toys before they had gotten approval for them from [[Hasbro]], which reportedly led Hasbro to turn down the proposal. Nonetheless, the basic Terrorsaur mold was to eventually be recolored in "Dinobot" colors as [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]] (and Swoop!) several years later.

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===Classics===
[[File:Classics Swoop toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Level '''1''' conversion difficulty. And the photographer still did it wrong.]]
*'''Dinobots''' (Mini-Con Team, 2006)

:Swoop transforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. His jointing allows him to stand on his hind-feet as well as assume a normal "flying" position. He was only available in the [[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobot Mini-Con Team]] set with [[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]] and [[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]].

:Swoop's [[beast mode]] feet are misassembled; they are flipped upside-down. This was corrected on [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Reptix]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]], ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Rav (DOTM)|Rav]], and [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'']] [[Paulie]].

:There are numerous [[paint operation]] differences between the hand-painted [[prototype]] of Swoop depicted in the [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the Dinobot Team's packaging and the final product. One possibility is that since the ''Classics'' Mini-Cons were originally intended to be released in two-packs (as part of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line) rather than three-packs, the number of available paint operations (which are carefully monitored) per piece was larger in the two-pack arrangement, necessitating some omissions for the three-pack release.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Swoop/swoop.htm More information on ''Classics'' Swoop at TFU.info]''
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===Age of Extinction===
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[[File:TF2014toy-StrafeClassic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's Classic Strafe! Probably. Maybe. *cries in corner*]]
*'''Strafe''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''26 OF 30'''

:Available only at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, this ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' two-pack features the ''Generations'' Deluxe [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a maybe slightly redecoed iteration of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Rav (DOTM)|Rav]] with possibly darker blue or other negligible changes.

:The packaging for this two-pack mistakenly<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0uG8JszvCs&t=23m5s] BotCon 2014 Interview - Hasbro's Mark Weber - Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development</ref> uses [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]'s original Generation 1 [[package art]] instead of Swoop's G1 art on the side of the card bubble and lists him as a "stealth fighter" (what our wiki describes 2010 ''Transformers'' [[Strafe (TF 2010)|Strafe]] as).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Rav/rav.htm More information on Rav/''Age of Extinction'' Strafe at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers (2014)===
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Crossbow/launcher, missile, 2 swords

:Available only as part of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], Strafe transforms into a twin-headed ''Pteranodon'' monster, and features heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of the Generation 1 Swoop toy. Twin swords peg onto his wings, and the swords can also be hand-held in [[robot mode]]. He also comes with a pressure-launch missile-firing "crossbow". Pegs on the crossbow allow the swords to attach and create a larger weapon. Strafe is packaged with [[Grimlock (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Snarl]], and [[Slag (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Slug]], and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCStrafe/strafe.htm More information on SDCC Strafe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Strafe''' (Legion, 2014)

:Part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Strafe is a redeco of ''[[Cyberverse]]'' ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]], and transforms into a vaguely avian dragon, although his package art is recolored from the [[:File:RotD2 cvrRIA.jpg|RIA cover]] of [[Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|''Rage of the Dinobots'' #2]] and depicts a mechanical pterodactyl.

:In the United States, Strafe has thus far been found at Big Lots, Dollar General, and Family Dollar stores. In Australia and Europe, he is available at general retail again, just like the previous [[wave]] of Legion Class figures.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] on the back of the packaging depicts him with Windrazor's crossbow weapon, which is also listed as an accessory in the Hasbro website product listing for this toy. The actual toy doesn't include a weapon. Furthermore, the [[instructions]] printed on the back of the packaging [[:File:TF2014toy-LegionStrafe-BadInstructions.jpg|are completely inaccurate]], as they are for an [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|entirely different "Strafe" toy]]! Even if the instructions ''had'' been accurate, they probably wouldn't have mentioned that Strafe can also form the arm of [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes). This sculpt was also redecoed into ''Beast Hunters'' [[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]] and ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Barara]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/FDStrafe/strafe.htm More information on Legends Strafe at TFU.info]''
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:HeroMashers_Strafe.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

*'''Bumblebee & Strafe Team Pack''' (Team Pack, 2014)
**''Pieces:'' '''?'''
:Strafe is a non-transforming pterosaur robot. He was released with an unchanged basic [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Bumblebee]], that lacks the blaster from his individual release, but can be equipped with any of the pack's various accessories, including a wing-pack and a "dino claw missile" launcher.
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===Generations===
====Platinum Edition====
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Strafe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dinobots''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow/launcher, missile, 2 swords

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Dinobots 5-pack, Strafe is a G1-inspired redeco/new-head retool of [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class Strafe]].

:Strafe was bundled with Grimlock, Slog, Snarl, and Slug.

: This set was initially released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada in October 2015, followed by Singapore a month later (although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular store there or not). Much later, it became available via the Australian Toys"R"Us website (but never found in stores). In the United States, it was initally only available online via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] before being found at discount chain Ross a year after its intial release in Canada.

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====Titans Return====
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Ptero.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2]]
*'''Autobot Ptero''' (Titan Master, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Gun/pteranodon/jet vehicle

:Part of the third wave of individually-packed ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Ptero transforms from a robot based on the original Swoop toy to a head based on Swoop's animation model (in the original toy's colors). In this mode, Ptero can serve as the head of any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of ''Titans Return'' figures.

:Ptero is packaged with a triple-changing accessory which can transform into a jet for Ptero to ride, a crossbow with a [[5mm post]] for other figures to wield, or combine with Ptero to form a ''Pteranodon''. Note that the stock photos at right mistransform both the ''Pteranodon'' (Titan Master upside-down) and jet (wings not folded up) modes.

:This toy also doubles as the separate ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Ptero]] and was retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Rodimus Prime]].

====Power of the Primes====
[[File:PotP Swoop.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Dinobot Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Sword, chest armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Dinobot Swoop" (he got his name back!) is a new mold which can transform into a robotic ''Pteranodon'', as well as form a limb for [[Volcanicus]] or any other ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner. Like the other Dinobots in this subline, Swoop is partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give him a 'layered' look reminiscent of his original toy.

:Like all other ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with chest armor with a place for a [[Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master]] and [[Enigma of Combination]]) that can transform into a hand for a combiner. He also comes with a unnamed piece that can fill the gap in the chest armor.

:Confusingly, there seem to be two versions of Swoop: one has a toy-accurate red torso (seen in the image to right) and the other an animation-accurate blue one (as seen in display cases from [[HasCon 2017]].) How those variants will see distribution, if at all, is unknown.

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===Kre-O===
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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely to Have His Identity Stolen
**''Accessories'': Sword

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Strafe (thank you, [[trademark]]!) is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His deco is heavily toy-based, including a red chest, and a visor instead of individual eyes.

: 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/Autobot/SDCCKre-OStrafe/strafe.htm More information on Class of 1985 Strafe at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Note that the number on his back is a sum total of the 8 tech spec values (Strength, Speed, etc.) from his original file card.

*'''Swoop''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''3'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Swoop/swoop.htm More information on Decoy Swoop at TFU.info]''

===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Tlsswoop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Swoop can't see with blast shield down!]]
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Swoop is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He is based on his original toy, as illustrated by his red chest and visor. For every 16 figures, there is 1 Swoop.

:Like most of his wave, Swoop's bio card plagiarizes this wiki article's opening paragraphs, and even uses the ridiculous opening caption as his new motto, even though it makes no sense out of context.
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSwoop.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|]]
*Swoop was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Dinosaur Robo Pteranodon type piloted mech. Whoever made Swoop's animation model used this ''Diaclone'' toy as a reference, as the Dinobot sports the pre-Transformer's blue chest, and gold lower beak, missiles, and dino feet. Swoop's box art has the Transformer toy's red chest, but keeps the gold parts from the Diaclone toy.
[[File:G2SwoopArtwork.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|]]
*Swoop and Sludge's absence from the ''Generation 2'' toyline has never been fully explained, though rumors of what might have been persist. Recently, packaging art of both in new colors was unearthed, indicating what he ''might'' have looked like in the line. This art surfaced alongside a [[:File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|screaming yellow and turquoise Grimlock]], so it is possible that the three were at one time planned for a second wave of Dinobots.
*The ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] toy was originally intended to be the original Generation 1 character, and was to be released in ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. However, it was ultimately shunted into ''Energon'', reportedly for a combination of budgetary concerns and keeping the combination gimmick (since he combines with the packed-in [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] to form a [[Mega-Dinobot|super robot]]) only in the main-line, which had combination as a central theme.

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]

User:Kroger

2017-10-20T01:11:16Z

Kroger:

[[File:BotCon2016toy-Medix.jpg|right|thumb|400px|I guess I'll put this here or whatever.]]
Hi. I'm Kroger. I mostly joined to fix grammar mistakes and articles with little story details missing. And, uh, that's about it for me, personally.

My name comes from a joke my dad and I were talking about. It's a long story. Maybe if I become a more valued member I'll expand upon that.

Or maybe not.

I dunno.

Unfortunately, luck was not in our hero's favor, as soon after he joined the Wiki, he found out about how so very free Earth Wars is. As you could guess, the siren song that is Earth Wars has sucked up all his limited time on this planet like a leech. A gloriously beautifully wonderful leech, but a leech nonetheless. Unfortunate.

User:Kroger

2017-10-20T01:08:15Z

Kroger:

[[Image:TF-2010-toy OilPan.jpg|thumb|right|400px| I'll put this here I guess.]]
Hi. I'm Kroger. I mostly joined to fix grammar mistakes and articles with little story details missing. And, uh, that's about it for me, personally.

My name comes from a joke my dad and I were talking about. It's a long story. Maybe if I become a more valued member I'll expand upon that.

Or maybe not.

I dunno.

Unfortunately, luck was not in our hero's favor, as soon after he joined the Wiki, he found out about how so very free Earth Wars is. As you could guess, the siren song that is Earth Wars has sucked up all his limited time on this planet like a leech. A gloriously beautifully wonderful leech, but a leech nonetheless. Unfortunate.

Shining Armor issue 3

2017-10-07T13:09:39Z

Kroger: /* Synopsis */

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[September 27]], [[2017]]
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'''The Autobots and Space Knights join forces to traverse the frigid wastes of Xetaxxis and stop the Decepticons and Wraiths from obtaining the energon synthesizer.'''

==Synopsis==
On the planet [[Xetaxxis]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] survives [[Rom]]'s blast, but this only leads the [[Space Knight]]s to charge in and strike even harder. While [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] grapples with [[Sata]], Magnus takes a huge volley of hits from [[Livia]], but remains standing, shielding [[Stardrive]] from the careless fire of her fellow knights. Stardrive angrily orders the knights to stand down, having realizing that, contrary to the Solstar teaching she has been fed all her life, all Cybertronians are ''not'' alike—that some are good, and some are bad. Rom and Livia protest, blaming them for the destruction of the ''[[Orchid Crossing]]'' station, but when Bumblebee explains that was the [[Decepticon]]s' doing, the knights do not understand. This helps Magnus get to the root of the problem: planets in the [[Solstar Order]] are global societies, each achieving unified world peace before developing space travel, therefore the knights have failed to even consider the idea that Cybertronians are a factionalized race at war with each other. The concept gives Rom pause, but Livia still holds the Autobots in contempt for their part in unleashing the threat of the [[Dire Wraith]]s on Xetaxxis, so Bumblebee proposes the Autobots and knights join forces to take care of the Wraith threat before it infests the planet. Livia, as usual, suggests razing the world of all life to be thorough; Stardrive is appalled, but Rom observes that the increased danger posed by any further potential Cybertronian/Dire Wraith hybrids may necessitate such an extreme response. 'Bee wonders why the Knights are so sure the Wraiths are even still ''on'' the planet, and why they haven't simply left—a question Stardrive is able to provide the answer to when she explains that they are after the [[energon]] synthesizer the Solstar Order built to fuel her. Even Magnus cannot deny the importance of keeping that device out of Decepticon hands, so an uneasy alliance is entered into. Stardrive, Rom, and Livia fly on ahead to the impact site of the Orchid Crossing station, while Magnus and Bumblebee—after explaining that, unfortunately, they are not [[Triple Changer]]s like Stardrive and cannot adopt flying modes—follow on the ground with Sata, the junior knight unhappy to once again be left bringing up the rear.

Elsewhere on the planet, the hideous hybrid created by the possession of the Autobot [[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast]] by a Dire Wraith has survived the crash of ''Orchid Crossing'', and is menacing the native Xetaxxans. As [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and [[Vekktral]] watch from a safe distance, the hybrid continues to mutate out of control, eventually growing so unstable that it spontaneously combusts and burns away to nothing. Vekktral is eager to try the process again in hopes of stabilizing it, eyeing the fleeing Xetaxxans as potential hosts—but a quick check by Starscream proves they are organic life forms, rather than mechanical, and he is unwilling to allow any [[Decepticon]]s to be sacrificed in the name of the Wraith leader's experiments.

Flying toward the crash site, Stardrive observes how cold Xetaxxis is—an idle remark that surprises Rom and Livia, who are unable to feel heat, cold, or much of anything else through their metallic armored skin. She is given to wonder further about life on the planet and what it takes to survive in such a harsh climate, extolling the virtues of the beings that have done so, hoping to make Livia see the cruelty in razing the planet. Livia, however, has far more experience with the horrors of a Wraith-infested world than Stardrive has, and is unmoved by the robot's appeal to her emotions—and the sight of the Xetaxxans mercilessly scavenging from the wreck of ''Orchid Crossing'' as the knights arrive doesn't make a good impression on her, either. No sooner have they landed, however, than the knights come under aerial attack from Starscream, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. While her comrades hold off the Decepticons, Stardrive attempts to evacuate some of the Xetaxxans caught in the crossfire, but a barrage of fire from Starscream pierces her cockpit, slaughtering those inside, and sending her spinning out of the air. His fellow Cybertronian seemingly dispatched, Starscream turns his attention to Rom and Livia, but they are ready for a fight, with Rom vowing no more innocents will die by the Decepticon's hand.

Meanwhile, Bumblebee has made Magnus and Sata stop on the way to the crash site to help some Xetaxxans, using a laser torch to heat up some rubble and provide them with warmth. Magnus makes clear that they will ''not'' be leaving the torch, since doing so contravenes the [[Tyrest Accord]], which actually impresses Sata, but her compliment is cut off by a communique from Livia alerting him to the Decepticon attack. The "Xetaxxans" choose that moment to reveal they are, in fact, Dire Wraiths in disguise, as Vekktral and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] burst out of hiding to join in assaulting the Autobots. Magnus saves 'Bee from an attempted possession by a Wraith, but Sata takes a bad hit; Magnus orders his two smaller teammates to withdraw and get to the energon synthesizer, and they reluctantly comply, leaving Magnus to face Astrotrain and the Wraiths alone...

In the rubble of where she has fallen, Stardrive cradles the bodies of the dead Xetaxxans she failed to save. Believing the only way left to protect the planet is to simply destroy the energon synthesizer, thereby condemning herself to death, she aims her neutralizer at the device... whereupon Starscream steps out the shadows and invites her to talk the matter out. The conversation is surprisingly brief: Starscream can have the synthesizer, Stardrive says, if he leaves Xetaxxis and takes every last Wraith with him.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (4)
*''[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]'' (6)
*''[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'' (7)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]'' (9)
*''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' (13)
*[[Sky Blast (G1)|Sky Blast-Wraith]] (15)

|c2=
*''[[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]'' (8)
*''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' (10)
*''[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]]'' (11)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (12)
*''[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'' (14)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (18)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (19)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (20)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (21)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (22)

|h3=[[Solstar Order]]|c3=
*[[Rom]] (1)
*[[Stardrive]] (2)
*[[Livia]] (5)
*[[Sata]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Xetaxxis|Xetaxxans]] (16)
*[[Vekktral]] (17)
*Assorted [[Dire Wraith]]s (23)

}}

==Quotes==
"Don't even '''consider''' leaving the torch behind. That would be a violation of the '''Tyrest Accord.'''" 
"''Ut ut!'' The Tyrest Accord prohibits '''trading''' technology. If I '''gave''' them something—" 
"Trading in '''sympathy''' is still a crime."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Bumblebee'''

"Take the Cybertronians! For the good of Wraithkind—we must master these mechanical monsters!" 
"Hey, I'm '''right here,''' guy."
:—'''Vekktral''' and '''Astrotrain'''

"'''Come at me''', Wraiths. There's a few articles of the '''Tyrest Accord''' I want to '''explain''' to you."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''''s equivalent of trash talk

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Livia recalls the death of Rom's brother, {{i|Reyn K'atsema|Reyn}}, as a result of the machinations of the Dire Wraiths, as seen in {{i|Cold Fire|the 2017 ''Rom'' annual}}. It was in this same story that Rom's past as a geologist was also touched on.

===Transformers references===
*The Xetaxxans are loosely styled after their appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Quintesson Journal]]." Their "Tusken Raider"-esque robes and wrappings are reinterpreted as cold weather clothing, complete with {{w|ushanka}}-style fur hats, but retain their maroon, blue, and purple coloration from the cartoon. The most significant departure, of course, is that they are depicted as organic creatures, where the cartoon Xetaxxans were robots; their metallic faces are here reimagined as respirator masks worn to survive in the planet's harsh, frozen climate.

===Real life references===
*When Vekktral speaks of Rom, Starscream misunderstands and thinks he is talking about {{w|read-only memory}}, the form of data storage for which, in real life, Rom was named.
*As Vekktral menaces Sata, Magnus opens fire on him and yells "Get away from her, you bug!", paraphrasing the famous line from ''{{w|Aliens (film)|Aliens}}''.

===Errors===
*As Ultra Magnus' explains the Cybertronian war to Rom, Thunderclash is mistakenly colored as [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in the visual that accompanies his description.
*Rom says there are ''four'' Cybertronians attacking him, Livia, and Stardrive at the crash site, but the art shows only three, Starscream, Dirge, and Ramjet. With Astrotrain attacking Magnus and Bee, that leaves Blitzwing unaccounted for, suggesting he was supposed to be the fourth.
*As in the previous issue, Sky Blast is listed as "Blast Off" on the Roll Call page.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' The Dire Wraiths prey on Stardrive, Bumblebee, and Rom, by [[Alex Milne]] and [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee tries to stop Rom and Stardrive fighting, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Cover C:''' Stardrive, Rom, and Livia versus Starscream, Vekktral, and Dirge, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
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Scavenger (Universe Ultra)

2017-10-02T22:32:48Z

Kroger:

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{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''

[[File:ScavengerUnivDeluxe BoxArt.jpg|225px|thumb|"QUICK, LOOK OVER THERE."]]
'''Scavenger''' is one of the four [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s who combine into the mighty [[Devastator (Universe Ultra)|Devastator]]. He feels inferior to his teammates and, desperate for their approval, constantly puts himself at risk to search for valuable salvage or energy or technology.

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==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Scavenger was created when [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Build Hurricane]] was reformatted by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]'s [[Robo-Smasher]]. The [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] was ego-wiped and implanted with [[shell program]]s drawn from old [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] [[personality component]]s. On the eve of an important battle, members of both sides of the war, including the Constructicons, were snatched away by [[Unicron]] to participate in the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003 Ultra Scavenger.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*'''Bonecrusher & Scavenger''' (Ultra-level 2-pack, 2006)

:A [[redeco]] of 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Grimlock (RID 2001)#robots in Disguise (2001)|Grimlock]], Scavenger transforms into an excavator. His digger-arm can plug into his back, or theoretically be used as a hand-held weapon. He can form both arms (simultaneously) or either leg to the team's combined super robot mode. However, he looks absolutely gimpy as a leg, so...

:He was available only in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] 2-pack with [[Bonecrusher (Universe Ultra)|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/UniScavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Bonecrusher/Scavenger's set, as well as the other two ([[Hightower (Universe Ultra)|Hightower]]/[[Long Haul (Universe Ultra)|Long Haul]] and [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]/[[Repugnus (G1)#Universe (2003)|Repugnus]]) was originally slated for the normal retail ''Universe'' line, sent to pre-release limbo for a while with the cancellation of that line, then finally released as one of three Target-[[exclusive]] Ultra sets considerably later.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Armorhide (RID)

2017-10-01T02:11:55Z

Kroger: /* Unite Warriors/Legends */

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{{disambig3|Armorhide}}
:''Armorhide is a [[Decepticon]] [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] originally from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmorhideRID.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Damn it, Lupin!"]]
'''Armorhide''' is a member of the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]], the team that combines into [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Like your typical weapon-wielding army vehicle, he favors active aggression over elaborate planning. His favorite tactic is to wait under scorching desert sands (which he finds really comfortable) then leap out in explosive fury at an unsuspecting target. His [[Cybertitanium]] caterpillar tank treads enable him to traverse even the roughest terrain with ease.

Despite his violent nature, he is often partnered with the more easy-going [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]].

After battle, he looks forward to a nice sand bath.

Sometimes he is known as '''Dangar''' (ダンガー ''Dangā'').

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==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Epcar]] (English), [[Takayuki Kondō]] (Japanese)|[[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian), [[Gabriel Chávez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Commandos SideBurn grabs Armorhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Why no, I've never seen David Cronenberg's ''Crash''. Why do you ask?"]]

Armorhide was originally one of a group of [[Autobot]]s led by [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], who traveled to [[Earth]] in a [[protoform]] state. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group of [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]s under [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s leadership. Taken to [[McKinley Army Base]], the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. For Armorhide, [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] scanned a tank, claiming it would make a great Decepticon. Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could re-power. {{storylink|The Decepticons}} The new troops' first mission was to destroy a dam, giving Armorhide the chance to use his plasma mortars. They planted [[pulsar bomb]]s on [[Sherman Dam]], however when [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took control of the bombs, preventing them from firing, [[Mega-Octane]], Armorhide and [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] blasted a hole in the dam. This released the [[Autobot Brothers]] from their watery prison, and Armorhide ended up tussling with [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. The subsequent arrival of [[Team Bullet Train]] and their combination into [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]] led the Commandos to undergo their first merging into Ruination, but the combined power of the Autobots was too much for them and they beat a hasty retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against the [[Spy Changer]]s on [[Montrose Island]] {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} after which they substituted [[Movor]] for a real space shuttle, shooting the Decepticon into orbit so he could try to find the Autobots' secret base. The most Armorhide found during the search was a comb and an old cola bottle. The Commandos were eventually lured to [[Pier 7B]], where the Autobots sprung a trap. Armorhide suggested forming Ruination, missing the fact that Movor was still in space, and things subsequently didn't go too well. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space}}

[[File:TheTest Armorhide RoTor seated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|"Worst thing of the Gulf war?, those camel spiders, freaking things crawled between my tracks, Gross!"]]

The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Armorhide went along with it, complaining whenever he felt he could get away with it, but at the last minute, Scourge snapped, giving the game away and resulting in [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] chasing the Decepticons off. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

Scourge, Mega-Octane, Armorhide and Rollbar attacked a power plant, only for Sky-Byte and his three sidekicks to show up disguised as Autobots. Armorhide used his armor blast on Sky-Byte, setting the Predacon alight, but the Decepticons didn't have as much luck against the real Autobots. Attacks at several other power plants didn't go much better, despite Megatron lending a hand. {{storylink|The Fish Test}} The Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and obtained a disk which appeared to be a map to the [[Global Space Bridge]] system. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the local ''sewer'' system, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[File:Landfill Armorhide firing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

When once again, [[X-Brawn]] slipped through the Decepticons' fingers using the Global Space Bridge, Armorhide complained that they really needed to find a way to blow it up. They eventually did find the control center for the space bridge, and Armorhide was ready to go in and trash the place, but Scourge decided to go with Rollbar's plan to sabotage the controls instead. Soon Armorhide and the other Commandos were causing havoc across [[Metro City]] in an attempt to lure the Autobots into using the space bridge. The [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] soon realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}} Later the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking the [[O-Part]]s to Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader once again defeated them. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:Test of Metal Armourhidestomp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Stompy stompy!]]

After their raid on the [[East Power Station]] was foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Armorhide appeared to take particular relish in stomping on construction machinery. Eventually they drew the Build Team out and were able to dominate them in combat, at least until [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]. Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Back in the ''[[Megastar]]'', they watched the fight between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, as Movor spied on it from orbit. When Megatron demand to know why the Decepticons hadn't been able to defeat Prime, Scourge claimed that a recurring problem was Armorhide's periodic inability to fly. Though Optimus lost, he was taken by the other Autobots to an island to recuperate, and Megatron and his troops went there to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match for [[Omega Prime]], the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

[[File:Power to Burn Magnusrollbararmorhide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Some time later, the Decepticons were able to take the Autobot Brothers captive, allowing the Decepticons and Megatron to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}} Scourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. Though Side Burn and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] attempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again. {{Storylink|Power to Burn!}}

Armorhide joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ultra Magnus}}

More information was gleaned from the captured [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]]'s mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spy Changers. Armorhide and Rollbar were left to do battle and easily dispatched the six Autobots, before rejoining the other Decepticons in a tunnel dug by the Build Team. As they neared the source of the power, Rollbar started hallucinating that Armorhide was Sky-Byte, which seemed to irritate Armorhide no end. Finally they reached the ruins, and combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Chased off by [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]'s defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge attempted to access Maximus again. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[File:FriendlyContest Armorhide stockattack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them in [[Egypt]], however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Spying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located the [[Orb of Sigma]], and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to the ''Megastar''. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past}}

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatch [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Maximus himself was soon located and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to control Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[File:HumanElement Armorhide Rollbar driving.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any better {{storylink|The Human Element}} and during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} This resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of the ''Megastar'' and Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated the ''Megastar'', and Galvatron fell to the ground. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} They survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to the [[asteroid prison colony]] with Galvatron and the Predacons. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
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====Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?====
Assigned to help Scourge attack an energy research facility in [[Arizona]], Armorhide sat around in tank mode until the arrival of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Then he was shot repeatedly by Magnus, and that was pretty much his contribution to the operation until Scourge ordered the Decepticons pursue the Predacons, who'd snatched the nuclear generator they were after. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''====
{{note|As this fiction takes place in another [[continuity family]], "Dangar" will be used to refer to the character.}}
Back in their own time after being captured by Fire Convoy's [[Dimensional Patrol]], Dangar and the Combatrons were placed on trial for their actions. Found guilty, they were sentenced to forcible reformatting in order to return them to their original Autobot selves.

[[Unicron]] appeared before their sentence was carried out, offering to save the Combatrons and give them new bodies, in exchange for their service. Dolrailer agreed on behalf of his troops, and Unicron transported his new servants to the year 2021. The Combatrons occupied the Autobot and Decepticon forces while Unicron's loyalists assembled an enormous joint cube to let his head connect with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], making it into a new body for him.

Their mission accomplished, the Combatrons asked for permission to depart. Unicron granted it, suggesting they proceed...on their way to oblivion. By taking over Cybertron in the present, Unicron would ensure that the Commandos were never born in the future! The Commandos turned on Unicron before they were erased completely from history, forming Baldigus. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part One}} After Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Baldigus and other combiners, the Combatrons rejoined Black Convoy and Gelshark on their quest to rescue their leader Devil Gigatron. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part Two}}

The Combatrons stopped by Earth and occupied a bathhouse while discussing their next move, giving Dangar a chance to enjoy a nice steamy bath. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!|Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!}} After recovering the ship they once arrived on Earth with, Black Convoy led them in an attack [[Neo Brave Maximus]] where Devil Gigatron was being held. While they managed to infiltrate the ship, the Combatrons were shocked to learn that their leader had joined the Dimensional Patrol in the meantime. {{storylink|LGEX Black Convoy Prologue}} With Black Convoy forcibly reverted into a heroic [[protoform]] as well, the Combatrons fled to the [[Legends World]] where their former commander began to hunt them down. Dangar was converted into a protoform while attempting to help a turned Greejeeber, but was restored after Black Convoy turned on the Patrol. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Universe'' comic===
The Armorhide of [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]] came under the command of [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] after the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos, [[Constructicon (RID)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Megabolt]] were abducted by [[Unicron]] for the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

As part of Ruination, Armorhide and the Decepticons were sent by Unicron along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] to intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for the [[Cauldron]]. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]]. {{storylink|Voice Actor Drama}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Violen Jiger|Bio Ranger Iga]] selected a Viron Ruination from [[Greengard]] to be one of his [[Thirteen Great Demon Generals]]. Presumably Armorhide was part of this Ruination. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Dangar was part of a special unit of commandos in the [[Resistance]] called upon by [[Lio Convoy]] to do the unthinkable. As weapons of last resort, each was fitted with an alt-mode adaptation and a core bomb connected to their sparks. When they now transformed, these [[K-Class]] Maximals became living bombs, weapons of mass destruction. Even Lio Convoy never expected the [[Grand Uprising]] to grow so dire to require their use, but the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] changed all that. These sparkless, unstoppable drones infected their victims with nanites, changing the fallen into more Vehicons. The cities of [[Carpessa]], [[Damaxus]], and [[Protihex]] fell to the Vehicons before the Resistance even knew they existed. In [[Operation: Amputation]], Lio Convoy deployed the K-Class Commandos to wipe out the cities before the Vehicon plague spread. Dangar struck Carpessa successfully, but [[Movor]]'s delay over Protihex led to an incomplete burn, and the Vehicons spread beyond its borders anyway. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Armorhide-Dangar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Car Robots'' Dangar]]
[[File:RID-toy Armorhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robots in Disguise'' Armorhide]]
*'''Armorhide''' (Basic, 2000/2001)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-007'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Brawl (G1)#Toys|Brawl]] toy, Armorhide transforms into a Leopard 1A3 MBT. He has a large non-firing double-barreled blaster that attaches to the back of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. As the toy uses the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally he normally forms a limb to the combined robot [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]; as the left leg in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode (where his turret ends up in the back of the leg, as opposed to in the front as in other versions of this mold-set), or the right arm for "Land Mission" mode.

: He was first released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line in 2000 as "Dangar". This toy got a slight [[retool]]ing on its large double-barreled cannon, which not only lets his pistol be mounted between the barrels in tank mode, but allows the cannon to be mounted on [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Rollbar's]] cannon to make one of the super-robot combo weapons.

: In 2001, [[Hasbro]] released the toy as part of the ''Robots in Disguise'' series. Armorhide is the most drastically-changed of all the Commandos between the two releases. The Takara version's tan and dark brown plastics changed to light blue and dark gray. The brown-with-black camo [[paint operation]]s turned to black-with-white, and the "Anti-Cybertron" badge was replaced with a Decepticon symbol. Though it has never been officially confirmed, it is likely this change was done in order to sell the toy in German shops, where "realistic military" toys like tanks in "realistic military" decos are ''verboten''.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' Decepticon [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Armorhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy Baldigus-Boxed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''ID number'': '''D-011'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon


: In Japan, "Dangar" was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates [[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer]], [[Movor|Shuttler]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Greejeeber]], and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

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[[File:RID-toy Armorhide-Urban.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Japanese release date'': 2003-[[September 26|09-26]]
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray and black with "urban camo" patterns, as well as an amazing amount of [[robot mode]] paint detailing and some dirt-washes, as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] gift set. This was oddly released well after the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line.

: This set was made available in Japan as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, available only to retailers participating in [[Toy's Dream Project]]'s "Toy Card" program.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Walmart Armorhide at TFU.info]''

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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Armorhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ruination''' (Ultra, 2004)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, large cannon

: The entire Ruination team was redecoed ''again'' to make ''another'' Walmart exclusive set (why?), this time with a unified "desert camo" theme, under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' banner. It came out at the same time as five ''other'' Walmart ''Transformers'' exclusives, which led to a rather severe glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Armorhide/armorhide.htm More information on Universe Armorhide on TFU.info]''
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TakaraTomy_UniteWarriors_Dangar.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Baldigus''' ([[2017]]-[[March 31|03-31]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-EX'''
**''Accessories:'' Baldigus hands/feet, individual Combatron weapons
:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Dangar is a redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Brawl. Along with his own weapon, he comes with a redeco of ''Unite Warriors'' [[Scavenger (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Scavenger]]'s gun. As a ''Unite Warriors'' Deluxe Class figure, he can combine with any Voyager Class figure from the same/''Combiner Wars'' subline, or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs.
{{CWBrawlMold}}
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==Notes==
* Armorhide's Japanese name is meant to be a pun on "tanker" (タンカー, ''tankā''), as the symbols "da" and "ga" are just "ta" and "ka" with additional markings; this fits with the other Combatron names all being based on corruptions of their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s (Greejeeber = green jeep, etc.). This wordplay is difficult to retain in English while maintaining the -er ending that all the Combatrons share. Interestingly, TakaraTomy officially chose to go with an "-ar" and not an "-er" spelling for the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dangar''' (ダンガー ''Dangā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Danga''' (단가)

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User:Kroger

2017-09-30T00:06:35Z

Kroger:

[[Image:TF-2010-toy OilPan.jpg|thumb|right|400px| I'll put this here I guess.]]
Hi. I'm Kroger. I mostly joined to fix grammar mistakes and articles with little story details missing. And, uh, that's about it for me, personally.

My name comes from a joke my dad and I were talking about. It's a long story. Maybe if I become a more valued member I'll expand upon that.

Or maybe not.

I dunno.

(Also, I'm like 13, so....yeah)

(And I like to ramble, if you hadn't guessed)

(And commas too, if you hadn't guessed)

Zartan

2017-09-28T00:09:41Z

Kroger: /* Marvel Generation 2 comic */

{{factions|cobra}}
:''Zartan is an affiliate of [[Cobra]] from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Zartan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''And in the end, do I really have any friends? / Who love me for being Zartan? Who love me for being...me?'']]
'''Zartan''' is the leader of the [[Dreadnok]]s, the mercenary biker gang often employed by Cobra. He is also a master of disguise and occasionally a ninja. [[Destro]] considers him uncouth and thus hates his guts.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''====
[[File:Cobra Commander and Zartan-Blood on the Tracks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
[[Cobra Commander]] berated Zartan after his Dreadnoks jumped the gun and attacked [[Power Station Alpha]] too soon. Zartan was ordered to have [[Zarana]] pick up Torch, Ripper, and Buzzer, which she did. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Later, Zartan accompanied Serpentor and Dr. Mindbender to a meeting with Cobra’s newly found Decepticon allies. Though both sides maintained a facade of camaraderie, they had already begun plotting betraying one another. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} Later still, Zartan was briefly seen inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] after [[Serpentor]] formed an alliance with the [[Autobot]]s and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] against the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}
{{-}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:90s Zartan.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|The Time That Taste Forgot.]]
When [[Destro]] and [[Baroness]], escaping from [[Cobra Commander]] to the abandoned [[Cobra Island]], they found the Commander awaiting them, but he was really Zartan in disguise. Destro and Baroness didn't recognise Zartan, who had a new appearance with a leather jacket and an orange mohawk. He resumed his original appearance for brief seconds to allow them recognise him; Destro was happy to see him, as he'd helped save the Baroness some time before. The three former Cobra members and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] found that [[Doctor Mindbender]]'s cloning chamber had been taken away, and deducted that it was likely as part of a plan to revive the doctor. {{storylink|Realignments}} Zartan next helped Destro recover his castle in Trans-Carpathia, currently occupied by Cobra Commander's forces. After triggering an alarm to have the troops within swarm to him, he tricked the Vipers into thinking he was Cobra Commander, back from Canada for a surprise inspecting, thanks to his shape-shifting powers. "Cobra Commander" ordered them to drop their weapons, before returning to his true form, and holding the Vipers at gun-point alongside Destro and the Baroness. The trio could now retake the castle with minimal resistance. {{storylink|Goin' South}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Zartan GIJoevsTFs3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Zartan and [[Firefly]] were hired by [[Destro]] to participate in Cobra's attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], during which Zartan would infiltrate the complex and steal a module necessary to control the [[SPS Satellite]]. Using stolen [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] cloaking technology, he turned himself and his [[Flight Pod]] invisible and sneaked into the facility, where he knocked out [[Quick Kick]], [[Mutt]] and [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] and got his hands on the module. When Quick Kick and Mutt woke up and chased after Zartan, he sicked [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] at them and escaped in an air vent. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} He returned to [[Cobra Island]] and asked for the second half of his payment, only to be attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] when Cobra's captured [[Transformer]]s were suddenly freed from their reprogramming. After getting chased across the island by [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], Zartan and Destro were saved by the [[Baroness]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The Cobra group was later attacked by a group of [[Autobot]]s, but it is unknown what Zartan did about the situation. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later, Zartan was among the Cobras and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by a malfunctioning wormhole computer connected to [[Teletran 3]]. It soon turned out that malfunction had also sent various Cybertronians to different points in Earth's timeline, and if they weren't retrieved, time travel "feedback" would cause the destruction of Earth. Zartan formed a rescue team with [[Storm Shadow]], [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Lady Jaye]], but he was ''not'' happy about having to experience the 1970s again. Although Lady Jaye didn't agree with his suggested methods (killing people), Zartan helped track down the three time-lost Transformers in [[San Francisco]] and returned with them to the present. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}

[[File:Serpentor tentacle attack AoW1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
During [[Cobra Commander]]'s attack on [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], Zartan reminded his leader that there was no need to deliver rousing speeches to a bunch of [[Battle Android Trooper|mindless robotic soldiers]], and also ordered the formation of [[Cobratron]]. He and Cobra Commander then used a [[Buzz Boar]] to infiltrate the complex, where Zartan joined his sister [[Zarana]] in killing the guards inside before defeating [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with an electromagnetic scrambler. The three activated the sentient bioweapon [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who sadly had no intention of serving Cobra, and attacked them. Zartan managed to plant a control device on Serpent O.R.'s neck, but it had no apparent effect, and he was knocked into a wall and fell unconscious. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} By the time he woke up, a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes arrived and captured the Cobra members. Fortunately, Serpent O.R. attacked the heroes, allowing Zartan and the others to escape in the confusion. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After returning to the Cobra [[Terrordrome]] in [[Siberia]], Zartan got curious about Cobra Commander and [[Knox|Doctor Knox]] shutting themselves inside a tech room for days on an end. He attempted to spy on them, and made a deal with the Baroness to tell her anything he found out. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

Several months later, Zartan was on G.I. Joe's list of Cobra members who were still eluding capture. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon, Part 1}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Zartan-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
When [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Autobot]]s attacked Cobra's [[Terrordrome|headquarters]] on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]], [[Cobra Commander]] sent out Zartan on a special mission. {{storylink|Transformed}} Sneaking up on [[Breaker]], Zartan murdered the Joe and stole his identity in order to infiltrate [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]]'s squad and find out about their battle plan. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} His disguise and acting were flawless, but unfortunately, Flint recognized that the radio "Breaker" was operating wasn't one of theirs. Revealing his true face, Zartan fought with Flint, while simultaneously observing his every move and learning how to act like him. After figuring that he had learned enough, he ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]—disguised as the radio—to capture Flint and take them both back to headquarters. After all, there was no need to infiltrate the enemy if they could just torture their battle plan out of Flint. {{storylink|Wolves}}

Disguising himself as Flint, Zartan went to greet [[Lady Jaye]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] when they reached the shores near the Cobra base. As he stopped Lady Jaye from killing [[Major Bludd]] (punching him out personally instead), he claimed to have escaped from Cobra's captivity. Unfortunately, Lady Jaye saw straight through his disguise, saying that the real Flint would've happily let her kill Bludd. Before Zartan could process this, Lady Jaye killed him with a makeshift javelin. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
Zartan's grinning face was part of the logo for the band [[Cold Slither (band)|Cold Slither]]. {{storylink|The Desert Heat!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Under the guise of a badly injured [[Wild Bill]], Zartan stumbled to the Joes' base camp after they (rightfully) believed Bill had died in a kamikaze attack. He collapsed into the arms of [[Snow Job]] and [[Scarlett]], warning them that [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] had followed him to the camp. This proved not to be a problem for the Joes, as the Autobot triggered a perimeter trap and became their first P.O.W. in the inter-planetary war. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} After the Autobots and the Joes formed an alliance and stationed themselves within [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Zartan used his disguise to let Decepticobra troops into the mobile city. He then abandoned his disguise and scurried away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

Several Joes and Autobots were captured in the battle's aftermath. Destro and Zartan used Cobra's technology in consciousness-mapping to control several of their prisoners in fighting one-another for their amusement. Zartan made a bet with Destro over which one could beat the other's "toy-soldier," but he called it off when it was revealed that his plaything, the Autobot [[Galen Kord|Galen]], was in fact a human in disguise! {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

Using his Wild Bill disguise, Zartan infiltrated the [[T.H.E. P.I.T.|Pit]] established on Cybertron by the Joes. His cover was blown when the body of the real Wild Bill was discovered, prompting him to get in a [[Dragonfly]] and use its rotors to attack the Joes, mowing down several of them before being sniped and killed by [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]]. {{storylink|Earth: R.I.P.}}

==Notes==
*His trademark hood, as it appears in his original animation model, looks rather like hair, to the confusion of many over the years.
*The 1993 Zartan from ''Generation 2'' made a cameo as an opponent of [[Team Extreme]] and 90s [[Action Man]] in "[[When Eagles Scream]]" but is ''probably'' not him.

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/84/zartan.shtml Zartan at Yojoe.com]
*{{i|Zartan}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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Earth: R.I.P.

2017-09-27T23:57:03Z

Kroger: /* Transformers references */

{{Comicstory|series=tfvsjoe
|issueno=10
|prev=Stick To Your Guns
|next=Black Cybertron
|image=TFvsJoe10_regcvr.jpg
|title="Earth: R.I.P."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 10|''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' #10]]
|date=[[December 23]], [[2015]]
|coverdate=December 2015
|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=Tom Scioli
|colors by=Tom Scioli
|letters by=Tom Scioli
|production by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]
}}

'''With Earth destroyed, G.I. Joe and the Autobots go underground on Cybertron to prepare for the fight back against DeceptiCobra.'''

==Synopsis==
The collision with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has resulted in the destruction of [[Earth]]. Now Cybertron is all that remains, with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], [[Cobra]], and the [[Oktober Guard]] all that survives of humanity, stranded on the metal world. The Oktober Guard tries to claim Cybertron as "New Transylvania"; [[Blowtorch]] is impressed by the idea, but all it serves to accomplish is to make the Guard targets for the allied "DeceptiCobra" forces, while the Joes take the opportunity to escape.

A great feast is held for the men and women of Cobra in [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s dining hall, where they are all served by their captive G.I. Joe chef, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]. Megatron, too, joins the banquet, where he partakes of a delicacy specially prepared by his own confectioners: the still-living Joe [[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|Skidmark]], who Megatron then eats alive in gruesome commemoration of the day the Earth died. The [[Dreadnok]]s find their stomachs turned by the grisly display and quickly lose their appetites, save for [[Dreadnok|Torch]], who happily digs in to his meal... only to die a moment later, projectile-vomiting a fountain of blood! Realizing that Roadblock has poisoned their meal, the forces of Cobra charge towards the kitchen, where the burly G.I. Joe is able to hold them off long enough for [[Tunnel Rat]]—still scurrying around in the vents—to bring him an automatic rifle, with which he mows down his attackers. Tunnel Rat and Roadblock escape into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s vents and meet up with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]—not the traitor he appeared to be, Tunnel Rat has discovered, but actually an [[Autobot]] double agent. Roadblock is still suspicious, and only becomes moreso when it turns out T-Rat and Perceptor's exfil plan involves the two Joes sealing themselves in body bags so Perceptor can carry them outside for "disposal", but the plan seems to be working until guards [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] realize that Perceptor is not heading to his lab like he told them he was. His cover blown, Perceptor makes a break for it, and successfully manages to escape [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Though Earth is no longer visible in the sky, Perceptor tries to reassure the two Joes that is it unscientific to believe something does not exist just because you cannot see it; Roadblock and Tunnel Rat are less optimistic, taking the space debris raining down across Cybertron as proof that their home planet is gone for good.

Perceptor, Roadblock, and Tunnel Rat are met by a party of other Joes, who lead them to the new [[T.H.E. P.I.T.|Pit]] beneath Cybertron's surface where the rest of the Joe team has holed up. Perceptor has also brought the deceased [[Wild Bill]]'s body with him, confusing the Joes, who believe he is still alive, unaware that shapeshifting Cobra spy [[Zartan]] has taken his place. His cover blown, Zartan uses Wild Bill's [[Dragonfly]] helicopter to mow down Joe after Joe, but a well-placed sniper shot from [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] permanently ends the threat of the Dreadnok leader. As Generals [[General Flagg|Flagg]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] restore order, Roadblock, Tunnel Rat, and Perceptor reveal that, between the three of them, they have obtained the deactivation code for Trypticon's forcefield.

Atop one of Cybertron's horn-like mega-mountains, the last survivors of Earth do battle: [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] managed to make it onto Cybertron before his homeworld was destroyed, but so did [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]], carrying [[Cobra Commander]] and his followers within organic sacs on its hideous body. Now, even as one of Koh-Buru-Lah's tentacles tugs at Snake Eyes's ankle, the ninja commando duels with [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]], who Cobra Commander believes has come to join them. While Snake Eyes is occupied fending off the eldritch horror, however, Stormshadow reveals the true reason for his presence: he has come to rescue his pupil [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his body ravaged, but still alive—from within the god of Cobra.

Far below the surface of Cybertron, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]'s team are guided through the mind of [[Primus]] by the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], steward of the sleeping god's dreams. The Keeper regales them with the tale of Primus's creation: he is the offspring of [[Daiakuron]], a living world sculpted by a race of ancient gestalt beings known as the [[Quintesson|Makers]], who had in turn bestowed upon their creation the ability to create worlds of its own. The further and further they descend, the more the Transformers and Joes see, and the larger the question looms... what if not just Cybertronians, but also humankind, were creations of Daiakuron? The line between Earthling and Transformer is growing ever blurrier... much like the line between life and death, as, at the bottom of the staircase the heroes descend, they find [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the Autobot God of Death, ferrying the corpse of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] across the river to the underworld!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (26)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (72)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (78)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (80)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (81)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (82)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (27)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (28)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (29)

|h3=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Blowtorch]] (7)
*[[Steeler]] (8)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (9)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (10)
*[[Dusty]] (11)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (15)
*[[Skidmark (G.I. Joe)|Skidmark]] (23)
*[[Tunnel Rat]] (25)
*[[Airtight]] (30)
*[[Lightfoot (G.I. Joe)|Lightfoot]] (31)
*[[Deep Six]] (32)
*[[Ozone]] (33)
*[[Wetsuit]] (34)
*[[Repeater (G.I. Joe)|Repeater]] (35)
*[[Beachhead]] (36)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Leatherneck]] (37)
*[[Snow Job]] (38)
*[[Stretcher]] (39)
*[[Hit and Run]] (40)
*[[General Flagg]] (41)
*[[Freefall (G.I. Joe)|Freefall]] (42)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (43)
*[[Airwave (G.I. Joe)|Airwave]] (44)
*[[Scoop (G.I. Joe)|Scoop]] (45)
*[[Cold Front]] (46)
*[[Ambush (G.I. Joe)|Ambush]] (47)
*[[Quick Kick]] (48)
*[[Wild Bill]] (49)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (50)
*[[Recoil (G.I. Joe)|Recoil]] (52)
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Cross Country]] (53)
*[[Red Spot]] (54)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (55)
*[[Torpedo]] (56)
*[[Wreckage (G.I. Joe)|Wreckage]] (57)
*[[Grunt]] (58)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (59)
*[[Psych Out]] (60)
*[[Lifeline (G.I. Joe)|Lifeline]] (61)
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (72)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (74)
*[[Cover Girl]] (75)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
{{!}}}
|h4=[[Cobra]]|c4=
*[[Destro]] (13)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress]] (14)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (16)
*[[Road Pig (Dreadnok)|Road Pig]] (17)
*[[Dreadnok|Ripper]] (18)
*[[Dreadnok|Torch]] (19)
*[[Zandar]] (20)
*[[Zanzibar]] (21)
*[[Copperhead]] (22)
*[[Battle Android Trooper|B.A.T.]] (24)
*[[Zartan]] (51)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (63)
*[[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] (65)
*[[Major Bludd]] (66)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (67)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[S.H.R.I.E.K.]] (1)
*[[Horrorshow]] (2)
*[[Münchnik]] (3)
*[[Colonel Breakoff]] (4)
*[[Dragun]] (5)
*[[Daina|Denia]] (6)
*[[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]] (62)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (64)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (68)
*[[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] (69)
*[[Primus]] (71)
*''[[Quintesson|The Makers]]'' (75)
*''[[Daiakuron]]'' (76)
*''[[Unicron]]'' (79)
}}

==Quotes==
"I fink I've gone and lost me bloomin' happytite."
:—'''Ripper''', after watching Skidmark meet his end

"I told you having a G.I. Joe chef was a bad idea." 
"Great cuisine is worth the risk."
:—'''Serpentress''' and '''Destro'''

"I can't let myself believe it—not for one second. Until I see it with my own eyes, Earth is just how I remember it. Can't do the job any other way." 
"Denial is half the battle."
:—'''Roadblock''' and '''Tunnel Rat'''

"In all this high-tech survival gear, it's getting harder to tell the orgs from the borgs. We're all Cybertronians now."
:—'''Ozone'''

"The makers sure would be disappointed in us. Instead of creating new life, we've created new ways of killing each other." 
"My makers didn't like how I turned out either, Rodimus."
:—'''Rodimus''' and '''Bazooka'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Doctor Venom was shown building B.A.T.s for G.I. Joe back in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], but Cobra has one in this issue. What this means for the good doctor, last seen escaping Optimus Prime's custody in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]], remains to be seen.
*Hook and Scavenger grouse about the loss of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]] following the death of [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], which took place in [[Targetmasters (issue)|issue #2]].
*Duke, Snake Eyes, and Optimus encountered the [[Quintesson]]s in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]], in which they claimed to be not just the creators of the Transformers, as in past media, but of ''all'' life. Here, the visuals tell us that the Quintessons are actually the "gestalt" forms of the Moai-like "Makers"—the reason for their multiple faces and tentacles, formed from the Makers' own faces and limbs—and that they created Daiakuron, who then created other planets, making their statement essentially true.
*Ultra Magnus was mentioned before in issue #5, but nothing about that issue implied he was anything more than the great Autobot warrior he is typically depicted as. The prose story "[[Black Cybertron]]" (see "Other trivia," below) explains his sinister appearance here by painting him as the Autobot God of Death.

===Transformers references===
*One of the Decepticon caterers who serves Megatron is based on [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]'s toy, colored in greys and blues.
*The Keeper of Primus, a character from the original Marvel series, appears to guide Duke and Rodimus's team through the depths of Cybertron.
*"Daiakuron" is, of course, named in reference to ''[[Diaclone]]'', the Japanese toyline from which the toys that would become the first Transformers were taken; the spelling is a direct phonetic rendering of the Japanese pronunciation of the word (ダイアクロン da-i-a-ku-ro-n).
*The twin horn-mountains Cybertron has grown over the course of this series have always been evocative of Unicron. This issues explains that both Cybertron and Unicron were created by the horned Daiakuron, and they both inherited the feature from their "father."
*The "ferry" Ultra Magnus uses to transport Prime's body is styled after his own trailer and his rown with a bone white version of the [[Magnus Hammer]] This doesn't affect the appearance of Magnus himself, who is still drawn with his traditional appearance as if the trailer has formed his body, save for the fact he is missing his shoulder-launchers, visible on the ferry. While the ferry is colored with Magnus's usual red, blue, white, the sinister form of Magnus himself is black, magenta, and white.
*Surprisingly, this is not the first time that Megatron shown a taste for humans. In the Battlestars manga, Super Megatron had plans to eat a bunch of oil rig workers as snacks (even licking one like a lollipop). Though the key difference here is that Super Megatron was stopped before he could do so while regular Megatron got to eat Skidmark.

===G.I. Joe references===
*Torch prefers a "Yank fizzy drink" at the feast rather than wine; the purple bottle marks it as grape soda, the favorite drink of the Dreadnoks in the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic book.
*"Denial is half the battle," quips Tunnel Rat, riffing on the classic ''Joe'' [[public service announcement]]s that ended with "Knowing is half the battle."
*Cold Front? Red Spot? Who ''are'' all these guys? Never small to begin with in this series, the Joe ranks swell even further with the first appearances of many lesser-known Joes, most of whom hail from the 1988, 1989, and 1990 product lines released in the gap between ''G.I. Joe'' animated series, and who consequently never gained the wider exposure and recognition that came with being in the one ''Joe'' cartoon anyone cares about. This being a ''Transformers'' wiki, we'd gamble you've not heard of most of them!

===Real-life references===
*Roadblock recalls his best Christmas as a child, when he received an {{w|Easy-Bake Oven}} and a {{w|Huffy}} bicycle.
*Cover Girl likens the discoveries the Joes and Autobots make about Cybertron's origins to ''{{w|Chariots of the Gods?}}''
*Ultra Magnus is playing the role of {{w|Charon (mythology)|Charon}}, the ferryman from Greek mythology who took the souls of the deceased across the river into Hades.

===Other trivia===
*This issue is dedicated to the memory of [[Herb Trimpe]], noted ''G.I. Joe'' comic book artist, who passed away in April 2015.
*Assuming he's not one of the two aforementioned caterers who presents Megatron with his grisly dish, a Decepticon chef named "[[Confektor]]" is mentioned.
*The usual creator commentary is absent from this issue, replaced with the prose story "[[Black Cybertron]]."

==External links==
*[http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/transformers-vs-gi-joe-10-idw-2015 Preview]

Soundwave (WFC)

2017-09-27T23:49:21Z

Kroger: /* Transformers: Cybertron Adventures */ Rest assured, Kuptrion, your efforts where not in vain!

{{faction|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambigm|Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundblaster (disambiguation)}}
:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Soundwave Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>"..."</center>| No eyes...always watching...]]
'''Soundwave''' is the spy master of the Decepticons. One of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s earliest followers, and, many believe, instrumental to his rise, he uses his tentacles and a veritable army of [[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He was never very chatty, but these days, on Earth, he's become near silent, communicating by playing back recordings of other people's conversations. He just sneaks about, patiently looking for Autobot transmissions and creeping [[Starscream (WFC)|you]] out.

Soundwave often finds himself acting as a restraint on [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], reining in his rather volatile emotions, and ensuring that Starscream's less than subtle ambitions are held in check. Indeed, this applies to every soldier amongst the Decepticon ranks. Even a treacherous schemer like Starscream has very good reason to fear Soundwave; his ferocity and strength from his gladiator days have not lessened in the slightest, rendering him a deadly foe to any Autobot, or [[Airachnid (Prime)|treacherous Decepticon]] seeking to usurp Megatron. This undying loyalty to his master, as well as their long history together, have attained him a lofty, high position in the Decepticon hierarchy. While [[Dreadwing (Prime)|others]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|may]] have officially held the rank of [[second-in-command]], Soundwave may be the true bearer of that distinction, out of sheer loyalty to the Decepticon leader. As long as Soundwave is around, Megatron has nothing to fear.

It's not just loyalty to Megatron that makes Soundwave such an effective soldier, however. Soundwave wouldn't be caught dead employing ''Bond'' villain tactics; he is concise and pragmatic in all of his endeavors. If he doesn't personally harm you during an outing, don't consider it an act of mercy or decency. You're not a part of his mission and not worth considering. [[Primus]] help you if you're in the way or you ''are'' his mission.

Soundwave has the ability to receive transmissions from anywhere on the planet, bar the shielded Autobot Base. This allows him to spy on every being on the planet in the hopes of picking up Autobot-related communications. He is also adept in his use of [[GroundBridge]]s during combat, dealing many a foe a frustrating defeat by virtue of them simply not being able to get to him.

Althought he usually works with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Soundwave's range of Mini-Con subordinates also include [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], [[Zori]], [[Stuntwing]], [[Trickout]], [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], and [[Goldgear]].

{{quote|Watch out for the quiet ones.|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]|"[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

Soundwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Age of Wrath]]. As the [[Quintesson]]s took control of Cybertron, they helped establish civilization across the planet, and a ruling body of Cybertronians to oversee the day-to-day activities the Quints wished the Cybertronians to perform. An election was held that named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]] as Prime, and Soundwave became a member of his council of thirteen.

As the age went on, however, Sentinel and his council became suspicious of the Quintessons and ultimately began to plot against the totalitarian rule of these "benevolent invaders". Although the council kept their true intentions secret, active cells of rebellion broke out independently on Cybertron. A scientist named [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to translate the Quintesson written language for the rebels, and Soundwave's surveillance abilities acquired this information for the council as well.

After the Quintessons were eventually overthrown, Soundwave and the council ushered in the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, reverse-engineering Quintesson technology and making their own innovations. A [[Space bridge]] network was used in conjunction with cyberforming equipment to create colony worlds, carrying Cybertronians to the stars. A mechanism was even discovered for carrying the Well's life-giving power to other worlds, allowing energon and Cybertronian life to flourish there as well. Soundwave was present at the lighting of the ceremonial torch that carried the spark of the Well to the first colony world of [[Archon]].

But then, disaster. A [[Rust Plague]] sprang up on the colonies, virulent and incurable. The council made the dark decision to destroy the space bridges, cutting their colonists off forevermore. What followed was the so-called [[Age of Rust]], where Cybertron failed to find new inspiration after the disastrous end of their colonization program, and a metaphorical rust settled in to the population as well. Soundwave was the most vocal member of the council in trying to find something, ''anything'', to strive for and renew the population's interest. But the council's ennui was deep by this point, and they lacked the drive to push forward any new plans. As the other councilors talked about more research, more time, Soundwave denounced them all as doing nothing BUT talk, and renounced words altogether. He abandoned his position on the council and took a vow of silence, letting his actions speak for him from that point forward. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Soundwave was a gladiator from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] who almost bested [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] having to escape from the [[Underworld]]'s monsters rather than being put into a [[caste system|caste]]. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

After [[Decepticon]]s bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]] (a place which design he always found self-indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a [[Star Saber (Prima)|broken sword]] could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Yeah, this look is cool now, but I don't think I'll have it ''forever'': I mean, who'd like to [[GEEWUN|see things looking the same for over twenty five years]], right guys? ...guys?"]]

Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.

During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the [[DataNet]] that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. It was he who remembered the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and its two [[Code Key]]s, which enabled Megatron to poison the [[Core]] of Cybertron.

When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' into the unknown reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Soundwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Soundwave regained consciousness on board the ''Nemesis'' after emerging from the energy field created by the Space Bridge explosion over Cybertron. While Megatron demanded a status report, Soundwave was already deep at work in a console attempting to determine the answer. Along with Starscream and Megatron, Soundwave examined the tracking reports and confirmed Starscream's assumption that the ''Ark'' was likely not too far away. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] feared that if he or [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] knew the whereabouts of the [[AllSpark]], Soundwave would be able to find it. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}
When a gladiator calling himself Megatronus vowed to challenge Cybertron's leadership, Soundwave was his first follower and chief amongst them. Soundwave remained at Megatronus' side, now Megatron, as the conflict escalated into a war. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After finding out that the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used Rumble and Frenzy as test subjects in his experiment to swap the sparks of Decepticons between different bodies, he demanded that Shockwave return them to their original bodies, to which Shockwave complied. {{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}} Following the [[Great Exodus]], when the Decepticons were trying to decrypt an encoded Autobot transmission, Soundwave suggested they should let Shockwave have a shot at interrogating [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The Decepticons later arrived on [[Earth]]. During a Decepticon attack on Cliffjumper, Soundwave intercepted Arcee's comms talk. He later played it back to Starscream, prompting the Decepticon leader to send the drones after her. He later detected transmissions coming from deep space, that prompted the Decepticons to fire up the [[space bridge]], allowing Megatron to return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-Soundwaveturn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' [[Snake-Eyes]] (English).]]
Shortly after Megatron left the ship on a mission, Starscream wondered aloud if Megatron had a touch of space madness, and Soundwave reminded him that their absent leader was still in charge. Starscream told him to step up global surveillance. Soundwave subsequently intercepted a transmission from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and, on Starscream's order, dispatched [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to capture the agent to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} When the Autobots attacked the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve Fowler, slaughtering dozens of their soldiers, Soundwave hid. He simply watched when Megatron returned and took his fury out on Starscream on the bridge for not waiting on his command. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Starscream sent Soundwave to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] as they needed to use the array to target the space bridge at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Soundwave hacked into the computer network at the site, but after he had lined up the dishes, someone realigned them. In response to Starscream's demands as to what was happening, he tapped into the base's security system and discovered that the Autobots' three human friends were in a nearby room, similarly accessing the computer. He extended a tentacle into the room they were in and attacked them. When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] tried to chop the tentacle with an ax, Soundwave took it from her and used it to sever the computer system's hardline, locking the dishes on Cybertron. The three kids entered the room in time to see him leaving, and Miko and Soundwave snapped photos of each other.

[[File:MastersStudents-Soundwavesradar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|See how much more convincing I am as a [[:File:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|communications tower]] with this look?]]

Because of Soundwave's success, the Autobots resorted to sabotaging the space bridge, blowing it up and taking Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} At Starscream's order, Soundwave activated the comm system so Starscream could give a speech to the troops, declaring himself leader. Failing to impress the Vehicons, Starscream pressed Soundwave's sensors into locating [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], a Decepticon secreted in a pod in the desert. Starscream and Soundwave reactivated Skyquake, only to find he wasn't receptive to Starscream's leadership, and instead set about fighting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Soundwave detected a Decepticon signal from the site where the space bridge exploded, and when Starscream went to investigate, Soundwave sent Laserbeak to keep Starscream honest while he himself filmed the battle between Skyquake and Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Though the outcome of the fight was not favorable to the Decepticon cause, Soundwave was able to ensure that Starscream returned Megatron's barely-functioning body to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Soundwave intercepted a transmission from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] who was heading for Earth. At Starscream's order, he downloaded the necessary information to [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who took on Wheeljack's form and infiltrated the Autobot base. As Starscream and Soundwave paid a visit to the captive Wheeljack, Soundwave prevented his leader from terminating their prisoner, as he might be of use later. The two 'Cons retired to the ship's top deck to wait for Makeshift to activate the [[GroundBridge]], however Wheeljack broke free and started trashing the Vehicons. When Wheeljack escaped through the ground bridge and sent back Makeshift with his grenade activated, Soundwave and Starscream made sure to get well clear before he exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} During another Autobot operation, Soundwave listened in on their comm chatter, prompting Starscream to send some Vehicons to attack. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Deusex-Soundwavecrouching.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And that's why there's no [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]].]]
When [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] mentioned seeing an [[Energon Harvester]] in a fresco in [[Greece]], Soundwave was able to track the device's location to a museum. Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] kept the Autobots busy in front of the museum while Soundwave sneaked in the back. He ran into [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who were already in the process of stealing the Harvester, and grabbed it from them before making a getaway in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SickMind-Soundwaveobjects.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"Let me see some tenderness connected with a death, or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be forever present to me."]]

Starscream and Knock Out made a concerted attempt to convince Soundwave that Megatron was beyond saving, and that the only option left to them was euthanasia. Soundwave remained skeptical, and pointed out the patch cable that Arcee and Bumblebee was using to access Megatron's brain. Megatron's life support was damaged during the ensuing confusion, and though it seemed Starscream and Knock Out were content to leave Megatron flat-lining, Soundwave pressured them into reconnecting the cable sustaining their master. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

After Megatron's resurrection, Soundwave kept him informed regarding Starscream's activities, including his attempt to resurrect Skyquake with the Dark Energon shard ripped from Megatron's chest, and the loss of his arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Soundwave watched as Breakdown was captured by [[MECH]], and reported back to Starscream. He was on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' when Starscream passed the news on to Megatron, who was less than impressed that Breakdown had been taken by a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} He detected the magnetic anomaly caused by the [[polarity gauntlet]], causing Megatron to send Breakdown to go look for it. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Megatron and Starscream headed to a stripped Energon Mine to discover mining drills still there. Starscream attempted to blame this on Soundwave. Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave had been filling him in on the second-in-command's activities. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Soundwave listened to Starscream's confessions after Megatron nearly terminated the second-in-command. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:SoundwavePlayingSparkbeat..jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|He's playing Dubstep.]]
When the new Decepticon space bridge was nearing completion, Soundwave supplied a diagram of the last component they needed. After they obtained said component, Megatron left the ship on a mission of his own. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] began searching the ship for the Decepticon leader and Megatron instructed Soundwave to send Prime to him. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Soundwave translated tremors coming from the [[Earth's core]] into sound, revealing it to be a heartbeat. Megatron did not appreciate this, as it was making his head hurt. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} After Megatron left the ship to talk to [[Unicron]], Soundwave monitored the comms channels for his master's return. When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] suggested considering a future without Megatron, Soundwave ominously looked at her. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:Soundwavelayingdownthelaw.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|left|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]
Soundwave continued to try to find some sign of Megatron. When Airachnid announced Megatron wasn't coming back and ordered the ship to [[Regulon Four]], Soundwave decided it was time to lay down the law. He defied Airachnid, who angrily attacked him, but the Decepticon spy master quickly proceeded to defeat Airachnid. Upon Unicron's defeat, Soundwave detected Megatron's signal and activated the GroundBridge, bowing in respect with the other Decepticons as Megatron entered the bridge of the ship. He had to hold Breakdown back when they saw that Megatron was accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

With Optimus amnesiac and believing himself to be archivist Orion Pax, Soundwave made sure the ship's data core was clear of any incriminating evidence so Orion could be put to work decrypting information they'd stolen from the Iacon archives. When Arcee managed to get on board the ship to look for the lost Autobot leader, Soundwave made deft use of the GroundBridge to get her back off before Orion could see her. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} When Orion eventually learned the truth, Soundwave relayed the news to Megatron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} He also notified Megatron when activity was detected on Cybertron, indicating that the Autobots had gone there in an attempt to help Optimus. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When Megatron was angry after having had the [[spark extractor|latest find]] snatched from his hands, Soundwave reminded him there were still two more sets of coordinates to investigate. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Soundwave was present when Megatron unsuccessfully tested the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} He played back footage of Skyquake's demise for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Soundwave continued to try to decode more data from the Iacon archives, in a continuation of Orion Pax's work. When Airachnid requested Megatron's approval to take point in the hunt for the relics, Megatron requested that Soundwave remind him of her previous words when she planned to abandon him. Later, after Dreadwing and Breakdown's failure to execute her, Soundwave began tracing Airachnid's location during her communication to the ''Nemesis'' for Megatron. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Soundwave reviewed security footage and discovered that Bulkhead had been the one to cause it. Megatron brought it back online using Dark Energon, though the ship's guiding intelligence proved uncontrollable by the Decepticons. Soundwave plugged himself into the flight console in an attempt to regain control, but was zapped into stasis. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[File:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You--cracked--my--visor! [[Knock Out (Prime)|Prepare for sur...]] wait, wrong line.]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and saw Dreadwing off to find the second relic as well. {{storylink|Triangulation}} After Megatron received word from Hardshell that the artifact he had been sent to retrieve was [[Tox-En]], {{storylink|Toxicity}} Soundwave was dispatched to find the last of the four relics. Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] came to the Decepticons with the offer of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Soundwave was sent to a military base in [[Colorado]] to get the codes so they could control the satellite from the ''Nemesis''. He hacked into the computer, giving him the ability to use the satellite even as he was downloading the codes for it, but failed to stop Raf from knocking the satellite out of orbit. He retreated as the Autobots reached his position. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

With new information about where the Autobots' human friends lived, Soundwave had Laserbeak patrol the area around [[Jasper]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Soundwave succeeded in decoding another set of coordinates, and Megatron sent him with a decoy Iacon relic to draw the Autobots off. While he managed to keep Optimus Prime's team occupied for a lengthy period of time, it was not long enough, and by the time he returned to the ''Nemesis'', Optimus had gotten hold of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Continuing his work, Soundwave decoded more coordinates and reported them to Megatron while the latter forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

When Megatron returned from victory, he told Soundwave, in great detail, how he had destroyed the Star Saber with his own blade. He soon had two more sets of coordinates downloaded, resulting in Knock Out securing an [[Omega Key]]. When the final set decoded into an image of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], Soundwave joined Laserbeak in the field to capture the Autobot rookie. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He was on hand to show the image he'd decoded to Smokescreen. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}} Soundwave hung around during a Decepticon meeting to determine what to do about the potential threat of the Predacons. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|:)|upright=1.4]]
As the Decepticons gathered resources to rebuild the Omega Lock, Soundwave monitored some Vehicons stealing materials. He activated the GroundBridge for them when the Autobots turned up, but he himself was shot down by Optimus Prime and crashed into power lines, disabling himself. The Autobots took him back to their shielded base and attempted to interrogate him to find out what Megatron's plans were, but Soundwave merely erased his data and crashed his own hard drives before breaking his vow of silence to convey a message:

{{bigquote|''Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.''}}

Soundwave remained offline until Laserbeak arrived and reactivated him with new orders—capture Ratchet. {{storylink|Minus One}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'' with Ratchet, Soundwave helped attempt to persuade his prisoner to cooperate by showing picture of the kids and the current Autobot base. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Decepticons were puzzled when they picked up Laserbeak's signal outside the warship, as Laserbeak was still attached to Soundwave's torso. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Stationed on the bridge during the Autobot attack on the warship, Soundwave used the GroundBridge to send the Wreckers to a different part of the ship. When the bridge was next attacked by Miko wearing the Apex Armor, Soundwave opened another GroundBridge and advanced on her menacingly, only for Raf to open a second GroundBridge directly behind him. The conflicting energies trapped Soundwave in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} When Soundwave's plan to ambush the Autobots in [[The Wave]] went badly, he fired his remote-controlled hand at [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The hand lodged in the scout's chest and later emerged when Bumblebee and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] were asleep. Despite trying its best to kill Bumblebee, Soundwave's hand was strapped to a firework and shot high into the air. Starscream and Soundwave later scoured the desert for the missing hand and managed to find at least one finger. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' Comics===
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===Toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "'''Soundblaster'''", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), TBA (Japanese)}}
[[File:TRID E 36 Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Team Bee can't touch this.]]
Trapped in the Shadowzone, Soundwave followed Megatron back to Earth, but got stuck on the planet after Megatron departed. {{storylink|Portals}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Soundwave was constructed. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} His role in the war as Megatron's top lieutenant, and his fearsome reputation as a tactical genius, were well documented on Cybertron, as was his entrapment in the Shadowzone during his final battle aboard the starship ''Nemesis''.

After wandering aimlessly for an unspecified amount of time, Soundwave finally got his chance to escape the Shadowzone after [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] activated a malfunctioning GroundBridge, creating a portal to the Shadowzone. Soundwave flew through the rift and, along with Laserbeak, overwhelmed Bumblebee's team, throwing the yellow Autobot into the Shadowzone and knocking out [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] with his tentacles. That job done, Soundwave set to work constructing a radio array, hoping to contact Megatron and spark a mass Decepticon exodus to Earth. He was hampered by the antics of Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]], and [[Russell Clay|Russell]], who managed to distract him long enough for Grimlock and Strongarm to come to their senses. The two Autobots renewed their assault on the Decepticon, prompting Soundwave to portal them away with Laserbeak. While the Autobots and humans regrouped and conferred with Bumblebee, Soundwave finished constructing his device. On the Autobot team's next attempt to hinder him, Soundwave chased Denny into a crane with his tentacles while Russell stole the last component of his communicator. Soundwave fired a barrage of portals at the human, until they overlapped and opened another Shadowzone portal, allowing Bumblebee to return and fight the Decepticon. Denny knocked Soundwave back through his portal with his crane, and Fixit kept the portal open long enough for Strongarm and Grimlock to return Laserbeak to the same realm. {{storylink|Portals}}

After obtaining Bumblebee's [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Stuntwing]] returned it through a GroundBridge portal to Soundwave. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} Soundwave dispatched [[Trickout]] through another portal to find more of the weapons, {{storylink|Defrosted}} and the Mini-Con returned to him some time later with a second Decepticon Hunter that he obtained from [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} When [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] returned without a weapon, Soundwave was unhappy and threatened to terminate the Mini-Con, who fled. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} [[Goldgear]] would later succeed where Hi-Test failed, leaving Soundwave one step closer to completing his "project". At the same time, the Autobots began to realize that there was a connection with the thefts of their Decepticon Hunters. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|upright=1.66|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time."]]|thumb]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper (WFC)|sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with Dark Energon, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, finding not the key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had taken the Omega Key, anticipating Megatron's plan. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces against them, but they were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons broke it down and entered the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.

The group descended down a shaft and went through a tunnel, avoiding trains on the way, and after breaking down a door in a ventilation area, they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the Decepticon responded, in his trademark monotone, "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, Soundwave finally determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.

Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults, which were impervious to the small amount of Dark Energon Megatron was capable of channeling. After Megatron's squad helped Brawl clear the area, Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down by the planetary guns. Brawl suggested disabling them, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots advanced all around, but Soundwave and the others managed to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived, clearing the street and destroying the Vault doors. Soundwave joined the others on their way to the entrance, but the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]]. Soundwave and Breakdown split from Megatron to flank him, and eventually they rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key—but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, dropping the ceiling and sending holographic brutes to attack for him while safe within an impenetrable energy shield. (Even during the battle, Soundwave was impressed by the creation of endless energon clones, to which Breakdown responded, roughly, "NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!") Soundwave's dorkiness proved useful in discerning the weakness of Zeta's machines—that the core rapidly overheated after prolonged use, and needed to open up in order to cool, rendering it vulnerable to attack. After the battle, Megatron plucked from Zeta's hand the "key"...which started to blink its lights and chirp. Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked, and thrust the Decepticons' star cruiser into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigate, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective; Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme's vast bulk to collapse it. But he transformed to his ship mode, flew back up, and forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the next door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, so Starscream could not hear him.

The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the emergency brakes' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued their journey to find a way to fight Omega Supreme—Soundwave noted that at the top of the tower were several heavy weapons emplacements which could at least theoretically damage Omega—but Omega Supreme didn't know the meaning of the word quit. (He really doesn't; not much in the processor department.) He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, forcing him relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot position, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to counterattack, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but then the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme mining road. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and though Breakdown was unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's advice. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk them, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route...a dead end, to be precise, which Megatron was irritated with. Soundwave revealed that breaking a structurally-weak sealed doorway nearby took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge terminal. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave and the others fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.

Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme's pursuit, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets. On the lift he picked up several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.

Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty [[robot mode]]. Soundwave noted that energon batteries produced from within Cybertron were the source of Omega's limitless endurance, and further advised the team on battling Omega; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive even after all of that, but much weaker. Soundwave observed that his chest plating had been damaged, and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave advised Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron told Captain Obvious to shut up and did as he would have done even if Soundwave hadn't brought it up, laughing all the way.

After Cybertron's Core had been infected with Dark Energon, Soundwave was reassigned as head of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over (i.e., tortured) Zeta Prime in his spare time. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving the safety of his position to revive and retrieve each Minicon, showing uncharaceristic concern for other living beings. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave hacked into the Autobot mainframe and, while Megatron and some other Decepticons kept the Autobots distracted, downloaded intel indicating the location of the Trypticon space station. As they approached the station in Megatron's ship, Soundwave reported that the inhabitants were taking up defensive positions and docking would not be possible. Though Megatron was confident they could ram the station, Soundwave turned out to be right, and they could only get close enough to drop a small team off on the debris surrounding the station. When the station was conquered and Dark Energon in Megatron's hands, Soundwave suggested it might be a good idea to test the stuff prior to use. It turned out to be unstable, and he warned it could result in destruction of its host. The Decepticons set up Kaon Prison as a testing ground and, after eleven failures, established that the Dark Energon could be used. When Barricade asked what happened to the failures, Soundwave would only say that their remains laid in the prison and creepily ask Barricade to get in the chair so he too could be infused with Dark Energon.

Trypticon station required more power, so the Decepticons sent a team to Cybertron's core to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Soundwave did not anticipate the activation of latent defense systems, triggered by the Decepticon presence, because he hadn't studied the same ancient files as Starscream. Megatron ordered Soundwave to give Starscream whatever he needed, and they succeeded in activating the bridge. Soundwave reported that they were only at 37% power — the Autobots had severed the bridge's link to the core using the Omega Key. Lazerbeak intercepted an Autobot transmission indicating that Zeta Prime was hiding the Omega Key, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to assemble a strike force to obtain it. They managed to find and defeat the Autobot leader, but the Omega Key he had was only the key to awaken the real key — Omega Supreme. Once the Decepticons fought their way through the Autobot defenses, Soundwave reported they had reached Omega Supreme himself. The Decepticons defeated the giant, reestablished the link to the core and infused it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}

Soundwave discovers that the Autobots have infiltrated the Datacore. Megatron sends him and Barricade to take care of the intrusion. The two speed out, and Soundwave must navigate a highway overgrown with Dark Energon crystals while dealing with swarms of Aerialbots before they can shut off access to the Datacore. An Autobot Destroyer blocks Soundwave's path and brings the roof down, forcing him to take an alternate route. He makes his way to a security station and downloads the information on the Autobots' advance, radioing Barricade to meet him at the assigned coordinates. When Soundwave arrives, though, he finds Barricade in the middle of a shooting gallery. The Autobots are soon joined by an aerial Destroyer, but the pair make short work of it. Soundwave intercepts a data download but cuts it off quickly, and races to intercept the escaping Autobots. Weaving his way through Dark Energon crystals and moving walls (huh?), he reaches the intercept point in time, causing Ironhide and Bumblebee to skid out of control... and right into a fusion blast from Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave was present when Optimus was brought to Megatron by Starscream and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]. He watched as [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]''' pulverised''' Megatron. He was the only one who hesitated in following Starscream. He secretly salvaged and with the help of Laserbeak, Rumble and an [[E.D.K. TechVolt]], rebuilt his glorious leader, improving on his original design. He infused Megatron with Dark Energon, and pointed his leader in the direction of Starscream. He took part in the assault on the factory the Autobots had built in the crater where Trypticon crashed, and once Megatron had rebuilt the giant Decepticon, came to power up Trypticon's power core. On Megatron's orders, Soundwave rebuilt Trypticon into the ''Nemesis'', a ship strong enough to make it towards [[Earth|the planet]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had chosen. When the Autobots launched the Ark, the ''Nemesis'' soon caught up, and Soundwave spearheaded the assault on the other ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate one of the Decepticons' Dark Energon mines to snatch away the Decepticons' Dark Energon shards, Soundwave faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Soundwave was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the shards in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
[[File:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. He returned with more Vehicon troops in tow to procure more Dark Energon and transport it to an abandoned military base. His efforts were once again thwarted, this time by both Arcee and Bumblebee. He then aided Megatron on his final assault on the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saved Miko, and Raf- he had to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet had to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deployed Vehicons, and blocked them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two ended up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Soundwave and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Soundwave and Laserbeak engaged Optimus in aerial combat over a snowy terrain. Upon Optimus's approach, Soundwave boasted aloud that he had been observing the Autobot leader, and knew exactly how to defeat him! Despite Soundwave peppering the skies with laser-blasts and cluttering them with floating "aerial mines," Optimus made short work of both Soundwave and his Deployer. As Soundwave flew off, he declared that more surveillance was need, but Optimus's defeat would nonetheless be inevitable. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundwave-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|For once, Soundwave felt inferior.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundblaster-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Uh, should we really continue with the yellow highlights? It doesn't look evil enough.]]
Soundwave (and Soundblaster) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Soundwave (FOC)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini events, and could be could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Soundblaster (FOC)'' — This Epic character was available to 2500 players in a "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Commercial appearances==

===Transformers: War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Gamestop Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The toy can do this if you try hard enough.]]
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]]. Soundwave changed into Cybertronian boombox mode and played [[The Touch]]. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===Transformers: Prime===
*Soundwave knows that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, Megatron's favorite song is the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}}

*Megatron was embarrassed when he an episode of ''My Little Pony'' caused him to cry in front of Soundwave. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-CybertronianSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No [[Soundwave (Animated)|giant guitar]] this time!]]
*'''Cybertronian Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' two "weapons"

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Soundwave transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", as seen in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|the video game]]. He comes with his classic shoulder launcher and rifle, both of which can be mounted on his hands, right shoulder, and rear vehicle sides via [[5mm post]]s, and store inside his opening chest (approximating the visual of cassette spools). Soundwave's head features a [[light-piping]] gimmick, but the effect is largely neutered by his painted visor.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#United|Soundwave Cybertron Mode]] and [[Soundwave (KOU)|''Knights of Unicron'' Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Cybertronian Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|GenerationsVoyager}}
[[File:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With all the downsizing, Soundwave's surprised he's gotten so big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' toys, Soundwave is a larger mold, and comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg (via 5mm post) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]], who utilizes Soundwave's main [[gimmick]], storing and launching Laserbeak and other "[[data disc]]" minions. A button to the left of his head can be pressed to open his spring-loaded chest compartment, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. With discs stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, which can be moved forward in either mode to launch minions out. Launched minions should land on buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds ''[[Diaclone]]'' drivers (and by virtue of similar sizes, ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' pilots). Additionally, Soundwave's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

: For some reason, his [[stock photography]] and [[instructions]] depict him with the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] toy's [[Ion blaster]] accessory, which isn't included with the final product.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave, part of the fourth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, features different colors, using a more purple-ish metallic shade of blue and replacing almost all of his gray parts (the exceptions being his face and "grill") with a much darker metallic shade. It also features none of the red and yellow [[paint operation|paint details]] on his arms and legs, and renders the seat on his roof black. He features new paint applications in addition to those not present from the Hasbro version.

: The Hasbro deco of Soundwave was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series while the TakaraTomy deco of Soundwave was also repurposed as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)#Cloud|Soundwave]]. This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Blaster (FOC)#Toys|Autobot Blaster]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Fall of Cybertron'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|GenerationsSoundblaster}}
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Am I New Soundwave, or [[#Beast Hunters|Old]] [[#Deluxe|Old]] New Soundwave?"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG14'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Also available in the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' toys, Soundblaster is a charcoal gray, red, gold, and yellow [[redeco]] of Voyager Class Soundwave, as is the trend with [[Soundblaster (disambiguation)|Soundblasters]]. In fact, he uses exactly the same [[paint operation|paint mask]] as Soundwave, simply changing some of the colors. He now comes with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], a redeco of Laserbeak.

: His stock photography and instructions still depict him with the ion blaster accessory which he still doesn't have.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:Primetoy-SoundwaveDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Toy doesn't talk, just like in the TV show!]]
[[File:Prime-toy SoundwaveAM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Good luck stickering this guy! ''You'll need it.'']]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[April 28|04-28]]'''
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 004'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-09'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]], Arms Micron "[[Zori#Prime|Zori]]" (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' toys, Soundwave transforms from a UAV not unlike the [[Wikipedia:General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|Predator B drone]] into an angular batlike [[robot mode]]. His transformation includes a spring-loaded head that deploys automatically when his tail and thrust bottle are folded up. His vehicle mode has a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on the top of its fuselage; the robot also has 5mm sockets passing entirely through his palms. Any of these holes can mount the included Laserbeak, or he can store inside Soundwave's chest in either mode.

: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Soundwave was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' episode "[[Loose Cannons]]".

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave, part of the second wave of Japanese ''Prime'' product, has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. He comes with his own [[Arms Micron]], Zori, and cannons with 5mm ports and posts have been added to his wings (on his shoulders in robot mode) in order to accommodate said gimmick. Many of the Hasbro [[paint operation]]s have also been removed and replaced with numerous, small, customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s, including ones for his tiny sculpted kneecaps, which are practically guaranteed to peel off at the sides. In addition, the [[instructions]] for applying the stickers unfortunately contain an error, with the placement of stickers 14 and 15 being swapped around.

:This mold was redecoed into two [[Battle Android Trooper|Stealth B.A.T.s]] which were sold with [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as a "Club Crossover" exclusive toy, also available to the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Hasbro Soundwave at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1501.html Arms Micron Soundwave gallery at Alfes's blog]''

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===Beast Hunters===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yeah, being lost in the wilderness for a couple of months will do that to you.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], Talon Grapple Cannon
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Soundwave is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Soundwave mold, and transforms into a spiky aerial drone with a massive wingspan and three tail-fins. Aside from the usual peg-holes on his fuselage and palms, his wings have been retooled with two new peg-holes, with one on each wing. Instead of Laserbeak, Soundwave features a new partner in the form of Ravage, who is a robotic jaguar that transforms into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.

:Soundwave also comes with the "[[Talon Grapple Cannon]]", a spring-loaded launcher that fires a [[missile]] with an opening "claw" at the end, with the missile and launcher being tied together with a length of string. The launcher itself features an additional peg on each side, and its main peg is sculpted to be able to fit in the specially-shaped socket on his chest, allowing the cannon to mount on his vehicle mode underside when Ravage is removed.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2|second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

:This toy also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of [[Botanica (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Botanica]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===Go!===
[[File:TF-GO-G18-Hunter-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron's optics were quickly poked out.]]
*'''Hunter Soundwave''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Go!|Ravage]], "Capture Anchor" weapon

: Part of the first wave [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Soundwave is a redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Soundwave toy, featuring a different blue, white, and black color scheme with a red faceplate. The back of the packaging erroneously depicts the ''Beast Hunters'' version of the toy.
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===Cyberverse===
[[File:BHtoy Cyberverse Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now let's see [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Laserbeak]] pop out of ''this'' guy's chest.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Legion, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Soundwave is a smaller-scale toy. He comes with a "Sonic Saw" rifle with a chainsaw bayonet, and the weapon features four [[C joint|3mm posts]] and two ports, allowing it to peg onto any of the ports on Soundwave's hands, forearms/wings, and back/fuselage. This weapon, in varying colors, was also used by [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], and the [[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]].

: Although the paint operations for the head and the "collar" are mostly [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]], the fact that the black paint operations also include the [[mouthplate]] (which is silver on the [[character model|animation model]]), combined with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, makes it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a [[Variant|running change]] that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job. Soundwave was later redecoed as ''The Last Knight'' [[Ravenspar]].

: In 2017, this Soundwave also saw release as a one of the 3 random free Legion Class gifts for the Walmart exclusive Blu-Ray release of the [[Transformers (film)|four]] [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|live]]-[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|action]] [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|movies]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybLegSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Soundwave''' (EZ Collection, 2013-[[October 26|10-26]])
**''ID number'': '''EG-09'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection|EZ Collection]]'' single packed figures, Soundwave is a minimal redeco of Hasbro's Legion Class Soundwave figure, using an ever-so-slightly lighter shade of metallic blue for the base plastic color, while the black paint operations on the abdomen and knees get changed to metallic gray. The paint mask is mostly identical, with the only exception being the head: TakaraTomy's version ditches show-accuracy and instead limits the black paint operation to the mouthplace, which helps making it more obvious where exactly the head ends.<ref name="cvezcomp">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/beast-hunters-cyberverse-legion-class-soundwave-vs-ez-collection-soundwave/ Beast Hunters Cyberverse Legion Class Soundwave vs. EZ Collection Soundwave]</ref>

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
====Warrior Class====
[[File:Warrior-soundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[https://twitter.com/HI_R/status/797139965519876096/ Super Soundwave FUSION!!!].]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Warrior, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Shoulder cannon:

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' subline imprint of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline, Soundwave draws his heavily from his ''War for Cybertron'' design, transforming from chunky robot into an armored truck, while still retaining his ''Prime'' head design. His package art shows his head with the addition of a faceplate, for more of a Generation 1 look; this design is known to exist as a pretooled alternate head for the toy, thanks to a (thus far) one-off misassembled figure using it. Although this is undocumented, the shoulder cannon can be hidden inside the truck mode by sliding it between Soundwave's thighs and securing it with the hollows of his feet.

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====Activator Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Laserbeak & Soundwave''' (Activators, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak
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====One-Step Changers====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Combiner-Force-1-step-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (1-Step Changer, 2017)
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====3-Step Changers====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Combiner-Force-3-step-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (3-Step Changer, 2017)
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==Merchandise==
===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Soundwave mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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==Notes==
[[File:TfprimeSoundwavePredator.jpg|thumb|But can he replay footage of "[[Operation: Firestorm]]"?]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderSoundwave.jpg|thumb|Deep Desert Soundwave.]]
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian truck during gameplay, and his toy does the same, having only one [[alternate mode]]. However, the game also features a Cybertronian boombox mode, seen during a cutscene and the credits (in addition to a commercial for the Shockwave pre-order bonus), which the toy can approximate with some fiddling. In a ''Fall of Cybertron'' easter egg, he also briefly adopts a Cybertronian lamp post, in homage to [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has a [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|yellow]] visor in the War for Cybertron game. This was changed to red for the Fall of Cybertron sequel (perhaps displaying, in-universe, his furthered dedication to the Decepticon cause?).
*According to the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] biography, Soundwave [[Perceptor (Animated)|deleted his emotions to process information more quickly]], and is susceptible to [[Cyber Missions 1|too many sonic booms]].
*[[Duane Capizzi]] said Soundwave can speak, but just chooses not to for his many appearances in ''Prime'' and his ''Robots in Disguise'' debut. The decision was to contrast Soundwave with the overly talkative Starscream,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW2005 Q&A January 2011]</ref> and at [[BotCon 2011]], the staff compared Soundwave to [[Boba Fett]]. Instead, he records what he overhears and replays it with a mechanical echo that is very similar to the echo of his G1 counterpart. <s>Sorry, [[Frank Welker|Frank]], only [[Megatron (WFC)|one character]] for now...</s> But when he ''does'' talk in "Minus One", he sounds a lot like Frank Welker. Surprisingly, Soundwave drops his vow of silence altogether in his later appearances in the "[[Combiner Force]]" portion of ''Robots in Disguise''.
*Soundwave's prehensile tentacles are reminiscent of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|another Soundwave]], although they are significantly less naughty.
*Soundwave's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Soundwave parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*The manner in which Soundwave deploys Laserbeak in ''Transformers: Prime'' is similar to that the [[Breastforce]] from ''Transformers: Victory''.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Soundwave has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Night Attack Mode''' (ナイトアタックモード ''Naito Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Jida, Zori
: In this mode, shown on his box-back photo, Soundwave uses the two-Micron weapon [[Spike Hammer Rod]], while [[Jida]] in "Defense Shield" mode hangs on his left shoulder. What exactly makes all this ideal for nighttime attacks is anyone's guess.

*'''Jet Mode''' (ジェットモード ''Jetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora (x2), Zori
: Meant simply for flying in fast and blowing crap up, this heavily modified version of Soundwave requires some real work. Because of all the recycled non-''Transformers'' parts in this mode, TakaraTomy designer [[Takashi Nakase]] has nicknamed this version "Recycle Mode". Two jet thruster/fuel tanks are created using bottles from a Japanese "common yogurt drink" and a pair of [[Gora]]s painted up silver, with snipped Arms Micron sprues added on for detail. Soundwave also carries a large weapon made from Zori, a plastic fork, and more sprues. Yes, a plastic fork. You read that correctly.
: There is also a vehicle mode configuration for this Arms Up Mode, with the massive turbines on the end of Soundwave's wings and the weapon on top of the main body. The whole shebang can be seen [http://youtu.be/QJUMhgggH-Q in this TakaraTomy developer video on YouTube].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu''), '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēng-pō''' (Taiwan, 聲波, "Soundwave"), '''Shēngbō''' (China, 声波, "Soundwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (Бархан, "Dune")

==References==
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Soundwave (WFC)

2017-09-27T23:42:32Z

Kroger: /* Transformers: Battle Tactics */ This misspelled caption was the breaking point in my decision of whether or not to join this site, so this is only fitting, really.

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{{disambigm|Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundblaster (disambiguation)}}
:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Soundwave Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>"..."</center>| No eyes...always watching...]]
'''Soundwave''' is the spy master of the Decepticons. One of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s earliest followers, and, many believe, instrumental to his rise, he uses his tentacles and a veritable army of [[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He was never very chatty, but these days, on Earth, he's become near silent, communicating by playing back recordings of other people's conversations. He just sneaks about, patiently looking for Autobot transmissions and creeping [[Starscream (WFC)|you]] out.

Soundwave often finds himself acting as a restraint on [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], reining in his rather volatile emotions, and ensuring that Starscream's less than subtle ambitions are held in check. Indeed, this applies to every soldier amongst the Decepticon ranks. Even a treacherous schemer like Starscream has very good reason to fear Soundwave; his ferocity and strength from his gladiator days have not lessened in the slightest, rendering him a deadly foe to any Autobot, or [[Airachnid (Prime)|treacherous Decepticon]] seeking to usurp Megatron. This undying loyalty to his master, as well as their long history together, have attained him a lofty, high position in the Decepticon hierarchy. While [[Dreadwing (Prime)|others]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|may]] have officially held the rank of [[second-in-command]], Soundwave may be the true bearer of that distinction, out of sheer loyalty to the Decepticon leader. As long as Soundwave is around, Megatron has nothing to fear.

It's not just loyalty to Megatron that makes Soundwave such an effective soldier, however. Soundwave wouldn't be caught dead employing ''Bond'' villain tactics; he is concise and pragmatic in all of his endeavors. If he doesn't personally harm you during an outing, don't consider it an act of mercy or decency. You're not a part of his mission and not worth considering. [[Primus]] help you if you're in the way or you ''are'' his mission.

Soundwave has the ability to receive transmissions from anywhere on the planet, bar the shielded Autobot Base. This allows him to spy on every being on the planet in the hopes of picking up Autobot-related communications. He is also adept in his use of [[GroundBridge]]s during combat, dealing many a foe a frustrating defeat by virtue of them simply not being able to get to him.

Althought he usually works with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Soundwave's range of Mini-Con subordinates also include [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], [[Zori]], [[Stuntwing]], [[Trickout]], [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], and [[Goldgear]].

{{quote|Watch out for the quiet ones.|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]|"[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

Soundwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Age of Wrath]]. As the [[Quintesson]]s took control of Cybertron, they helped establish civilization across the planet, and a ruling body of Cybertronians to oversee the day-to-day activities the Quints wished the Cybertronians to perform. An election was held that named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]] as Prime, and Soundwave became a member of his council of thirteen.

As the age went on, however, Sentinel and his council became suspicious of the Quintessons and ultimately began to plot against the totalitarian rule of these "benevolent invaders". Although the council kept their true intentions secret, active cells of rebellion broke out independently on Cybertron. A scientist named [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to translate the Quintesson written language for the rebels, and Soundwave's surveillance abilities acquired this information for the council as well.

After the Quintessons were eventually overthrown, Soundwave and the council ushered in the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, reverse-engineering Quintesson technology and making their own innovations. A [[Space bridge]] network was used in conjunction with cyberforming equipment to create colony worlds, carrying Cybertronians to the stars. A mechanism was even discovered for carrying the Well's life-giving power to other worlds, allowing energon and Cybertronian life to flourish there as well. Soundwave was present at the lighting of the ceremonial torch that carried the spark of the Well to the first colony world of [[Archon]].

But then, disaster. A [[Rust Plague]] sprang up on the colonies, virulent and incurable. The council made the dark decision to destroy the space bridges, cutting their colonists off forevermore. What followed was the so-called [[Age of Rust]], where Cybertron failed to find new inspiration after the disastrous end of their colonization program, and a metaphorical rust settled in to the population as well. Soundwave was the most vocal member of the council in trying to find something, ''anything'', to strive for and renew the population's interest. But the council's ennui was deep by this point, and they lacked the drive to push forward any new plans. As the other councilors talked about more research, more time, Soundwave denounced them all as doing nothing BUT talk, and renounced words altogether. He abandoned his position on the council and took a vow of silence, letting his actions speak for him from that point forward. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Soundwave was a gladiator from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] who almost bested [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] having to escape from the [[Underworld]]'s monsters rather than being put into a [[caste system|caste]]. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

After [[Decepticon]]s bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]] (a place which design he always found self-indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a [[Star Saber (Prima)|broken sword]] could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Yeah, this look is cool now, but I don't think I'll have it ''forever'': I mean, who'd like to [[GEEWUN|see things looking the same for over twenty five years]], right guys? ...guys?"]]

Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.

During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the [[DataNet]] that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. It was he who remembered the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and its two [[Code Key]]s, which enabled Megatron to poison the [[Core]] of Cybertron.

When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' into the unknown reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Soundwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Soundwave regained consciousness on board the ''Nemesis'' after emerging from the energy field created by the Space Bridge explosion over Cybertron. While Megatron demanded a status report, Soundwave was already deep at work in a console attempting to determine the answer. Along with Starscream and Megatron, Soundwave examined the tracking reports and confirmed Starscream's assumption that the ''Ark'' was likely not too far away. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] feared that if he or [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] knew the whereabouts of the [[AllSpark]], Soundwave would be able to find it. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}
When a gladiator calling himself Megatronus vowed to challenge Cybertron's leadership, Soundwave was his first follower and chief amongst them. Soundwave remained at Megatronus' side, now Megatron, as the conflict escalated into a war. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After finding out that the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used Rumble and Frenzy as test subjects in his experiment to swap the sparks of Decepticons between different bodies, he demanded that Shockwave return them to their original bodies, to which Shockwave complied. {{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}} Following the [[Great Exodus]], when the Decepticons were trying to decrypt an encoded Autobot transmission, Soundwave suggested they should let Shockwave have a shot at interrogating [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The Decepticons later arrived on [[Earth]]. During a Decepticon attack on Cliffjumper, Soundwave intercepted Arcee's comms talk. He later played it back to Starscream, prompting the Decepticon leader to send the drones after her. He later detected transmissions coming from deep space, that prompted the Decepticons to fire up the [[space bridge]], allowing Megatron to return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-Soundwaveturn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' [[Snake-Eyes]] (English).]]
Shortly after Megatron left the ship on a mission, Starscream wondered aloud if Megatron had a touch of space madness, and Soundwave reminded him that their absent leader was still in charge. Starscream told him to step up global surveillance. Soundwave subsequently intercepted a transmission from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and, on Starscream's order, dispatched [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to capture the agent to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} When the Autobots attacked the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve Fowler, slaughtering dozens of their soldiers, Soundwave hid. He simply watched when Megatron returned and took his fury out on Starscream on the bridge for not waiting on his command. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Starscream sent Soundwave to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] as they needed to use the array to target the space bridge at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Soundwave hacked into the computer network at the site, but after he had lined up the dishes, someone realigned them. In response to Starscream's demands as to what was happening, he tapped into the base's security system and discovered that the Autobots' three human friends were in a nearby room, similarly accessing the computer. He extended a tentacle into the room they were in and attacked them. When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] tried to chop the tentacle with an ax, Soundwave took it from her and used it to sever the computer system's hardline, locking the dishes on Cybertron. The three kids entered the room in time to see him leaving, and Miko and Soundwave snapped photos of each other.

[[File:MastersStudents-Soundwavesradar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|See how much more convincing I am as a [[:File:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|communications tower]] with this look?]]

Because of Soundwave's success, the Autobots resorted to sabotaging the space bridge, blowing it up and taking Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} At Starscream's order, Soundwave activated the comm system so Starscream could give a speech to the troops, declaring himself leader. Failing to impress the Vehicons, Starscream pressed Soundwave's sensors into locating [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], a Decepticon secreted in a pod in the desert. Starscream and Soundwave reactivated Skyquake, only to find he wasn't receptive to Starscream's leadership, and instead set about fighting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Soundwave detected a Decepticon signal from the site where the space bridge exploded, and when Starscream went to investigate, Soundwave sent Laserbeak to keep Starscream honest while he himself filmed the battle between Skyquake and Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Though the outcome of the fight was not favorable to the Decepticon cause, Soundwave was able to ensure that Starscream returned Megatron's barely-functioning body to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Soundwave intercepted a transmission from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] who was heading for Earth. At Starscream's order, he downloaded the necessary information to [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who took on Wheeljack's form and infiltrated the Autobot base. As Starscream and Soundwave paid a visit to the captive Wheeljack, Soundwave prevented his leader from terminating their prisoner, as he might be of use later. The two 'Cons retired to the ship's top deck to wait for Makeshift to activate the [[GroundBridge]], however Wheeljack broke free and started trashing the Vehicons. When Wheeljack escaped through the ground bridge and sent back Makeshift with his grenade activated, Soundwave and Starscream made sure to get well clear before he exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} During another Autobot operation, Soundwave listened in on their comm chatter, prompting Starscream to send some Vehicons to attack. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Deusex-Soundwavecrouching.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And that's why there's no [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]].]]
When [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] mentioned seeing an [[Energon Harvester]] in a fresco in [[Greece]], Soundwave was able to track the device's location to a museum. Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] kept the Autobots busy in front of the museum while Soundwave sneaked in the back. He ran into [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who were already in the process of stealing the Harvester, and grabbed it from them before making a getaway in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SickMind-Soundwaveobjects.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"Let me see some tenderness connected with a death, or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be forever present to me."]]

Starscream and Knock Out made a concerted attempt to convince Soundwave that Megatron was beyond saving, and that the only option left to them was euthanasia. Soundwave remained skeptical, and pointed out the patch cable that Arcee and Bumblebee was using to access Megatron's brain. Megatron's life support was damaged during the ensuing confusion, and though it seemed Starscream and Knock Out were content to leave Megatron flat-lining, Soundwave pressured them into reconnecting the cable sustaining their master. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

After Megatron's resurrection, Soundwave kept him informed regarding Starscream's activities, including his attempt to resurrect Skyquake with the Dark Energon shard ripped from Megatron's chest, and the loss of his arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Soundwave watched as Breakdown was captured by [[MECH]], and reported back to Starscream. He was on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' when Starscream passed the news on to Megatron, who was less than impressed that Breakdown had been taken by a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} He detected the magnetic anomaly caused by the [[polarity gauntlet]], causing Megatron to send Breakdown to go look for it. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Megatron and Starscream headed to a stripped Energon Mine to discover mining drills still there. Starscream attempted to blame this on Soundwave. Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave had been filling him in on the second-in-command's activities. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Soundwave listened to Starscream's confessions after Megatron nearly terminated the second-in-command. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:SoundwavePlayingSparkbeat..jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|He's playing Dubstep.]]
When the new Decepticon space bridge was nearing completion, Soundwave supplied a diagram of the last component they needed. After they obtained said component, Megatron left the ship on a mission of his own. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] began searching the ship for the Decepticon leader and Megatron instructed Soundwave to send Prime to him. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Soundwave translated tremors coming from the [[Earth's core]] into sound, revealing it to be a heartbeat. Megatron did not appreciate this, as it was making his head hurt. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} After Megatron left the ship to talk to [[Unicron]], Soundwave monitored the comms channels for his master's return. When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] suggested considering a future without Megatron, Soundwave ominously looked at her. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:Soundwavelayingdownthelaw.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|left|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]
Soundwave continued to try to find some sign of Megatron. When Airachnid announced Megatron wasn't coming back and ordered the ship to [[Regulon Four]], Soundwave decided it was time to lay down the law. He defied Airachnid, who angrily attacked him, but the Decepticon spy master quickly proceeded to defeat Airachnid. Upon Unicron's defeat, Soundwave detected Megatron's signal and activated the GroundBridge, bowing in respect with the other Decepticons as Megatron entered the bridge of the ship. He had to hold Breakdown back when they saw that Megatron was accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

With Optimus amnesiac and believing himself to be archivist Orion Pax, Soundwave made sure the ship's data core was clear of any incriminating evidence so Orion could be put to work decrypting information they'd stolen from the Iacon archives. When Arcee managed to get on board the ship to look for the lost Autobot leader, Soundwave made deft use of the GroundBridge to get her back off before Orion could see her. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} When Orion eventually learned the truth, Soundwave relayed the news to Megatron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} He also notified Megatron when activity was detected on Cybertron, indicating that the Autobots had gone there in an attempt to help Optimus. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When Megatron was angry after having had the [[spark extractor|latest find]] snatched from his hands, Soundwave reminded him there were still two more sets of coordinates to investigate. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Soundwave was present when Megatron unsuccessfully tested the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} He played back footage of Skyquake's demise for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Soundwave continued to try to decode more data from the Iacon archives, in a continuation of Orion Pax's work. When Airachnid requested Megatron's approval to take point in the hunt for the relics, Megatron requested that Soundwave remind him of her previous words when she planned to abandon him. Later, after Dreadwing and Breakdown's failure to execute her, Soundwave began tracing Airachnid's location during her communication to the ''Nemesis'' for Megatron. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Soundwave reviewed security footage and discovered that Bulkhead had been the one to cause it. Megatron brought it back online using Dark Energon, though the ship's guiding intelligence proved uncontrollable by the Decepticons. Soundwave plugged himself into the flight console in an attempt to regain control, but was zapped into stasis. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[File:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You--cracked--my--visor! [[Knock Out (Prime)|Prepare for sur...]] wait, wrong line.]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and saw Dreadwing off to find the second relic as well. {{storylink|Triangulation}} After Megatron received word from Hardshell that the artifact he had been sent to retrieve was [[Tox-En]], {{storylink|Toxicity}} Soundwave was dispatched to find the last of the four relics. Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] came to the Decepticons with the offer of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Soundwave was sent to a military base in [[Colorado]] to get the codes so they could control the satellite from the ''Nemesis''. He hacked into the computer, giving him the ability to use the satellite even as he was downloading the codes for it, but failed to stop Raf from knocking the satellite out of orbit. He retreated as the Autobots reached his position. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

With new information about where the Autobots' human friends lived, Soundwave had Laserbeak patrol the area around [[Jasper]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Soundwave succeeded in decoding another set of coordinates, and Megatron sent him with a decoy Iacon relic to draw the Autobots off. While he managed to keep Optimus Prime's team occupied for a lengthy period of time, it was not long enough, and by the time he returned to the ''Nemesis'', Optimus had gotten hold of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Continuing his work, Soundwave decoded more coordinates and reported them to Megatron while the latter forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

When Megatron returned from victory, he told Soundwave, in great detail, how he had destroyed the Star Saber with his own blade. He soon had two more sets of coordinates downloaded, resulting in Knock Out securing an [[Omega Key]]. When the final set decoded into an image of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], Soundwave joined Laserbeak in the field to capture the Autobot rookie. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He was on hand to show the image he'd decoded to Smokescreen. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}} Soundwave hung around during a Decepticon meeting to determine what to do about the potential threat of the Predacons. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|:)|upright=1.4]]
As the Decepticons gathered resources to rebuild the Omega Lock, Soundwave monitored some Vehicons stealing materials. He activated the GroundBridge for them when the Autobots turned up, but he himself was shot down by Optimus Prime and crashed into power lines, disabling himself. The Autobots took him back to their shielded base and attempted to interrogate him to find out what Megatron's plans were, but Soundwave merely erased his data and crashed his own hard drives before breaking his vow of silence to convey a message:

{{bigquote|''Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.''}}

Soundwave remained offline until Laserbeak arrived and reactivated him with new orders—capture Ratchet. {{storylink|Minus One}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'' with Ratchet, Soundwave helped attempt to persuade his prisoner to cooperate by showing picture of the kids and the current Autobot base. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Decepticons were puzzled when they picked up Laserbeak's signal outside the warship, as Laserbeak was still attached to Soundwave's torso. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Stationed on the bridge during the Autobot attack on the warship, Soundwave used the GroundBridge to send the Wreckers to a different part of the ship. When the bridge was next attacked by Miko wearing the Apex Armor, Soundwave opened another GroundBridge and advanced on her menacingly, only for Raf to open a second GroundBridge directly behind him. The conflicting energies trapped Soundwave in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} When Soundwave's plan to ambush the Autobots in [[The Wave]] went badly, he fired his remote-controlled hand at [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The hand lodged in the scout's chest and later emerged when Bumblebee and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] were asleep. Despite trying its best to kill Bumblebee, Soundwave's hand was strapped to a firework and shot high into the air. Starscream and Soundwave later scoured the desert for the missing hand and managed to find at least one finger. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' Comics===
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===Toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "'''Soundblaster'''", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), TBA (Japanese)}}
[[File:TRID E 36 Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Team Bee can't touch this.]]
Trapped in the Shadowzone, Soundwave followed Megatron back to Earth, but got stuck on the planet after Megatron departed. {{storylink|Portals}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Soundwave was constructed. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} His role in the war as Megatron's top lieutenant, and his fearsome reputation as a tactical genius, were well documented on Cybertron, as was his entrapment in the Shadowzone during his final battle aboard the starship ''Nemesis''.

After wandering aimlessly for an unspecified amount of time, Soundwave finally got his chance to escape the Shadowzone after [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] activated a malfunctioning GroundBridge, creating a portal to the Shadowzone. Soundwave flew through the rift and, along with Laserbeak, overwhelmed Bumblebee's team, throwing the yellow Autobot into the Shadowzone and knocking out [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] with his tentacles. That job done, Soundwave set to work constructing a radio array, hoping to contact Megatron and spark a mass Decepticon exodus to Earth. He was hampered by the antics of Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]], and [[Russell Clay|Russell]], who managed to distract him long enough for Grimlock and Strongarm to come to their senses. The two Autobots renewed their assault on the Decepticon, prompting Soundwave to portal them away with Laserbeak. While the Autobots and humans regrouped and conferred with Bumblebee, Soundwave finished constructing his device. On the Autobot team's next attempt to hinder him, Soundwave chased Denny into a crane with his tentacles while Russell stole the last component of his communicator. Soundwave fired a barrage of portals at the human, until they overlapped and opened another Shadowzone portal, allowing Bumblebee to return and fight the Decepticon. Denny knocked Soundwave back through his portal with his crane, and Fixit kept the portal open long enough for Strongarm and Grimlock to return Laserbeak to the same realm. {{storylink|Portals}}

After obtaining Bumblebee's [[Decepticon Hunter]], [[Stuntwing]] returned it through a GroundBridge portal to Soundwave. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} Soundwave dispatched [[Trickout]] through another portal to find more of the weapons, {{storylink|Defrosted}} and the Mini-Con returned to him some time later with a second Decepticon Hunter that he obtained from [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} When [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] returned without a weapon, Soundwave was unhappy and threatened to terminate the Mini-Con, who fled. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} [[Goldgear]] would later succeed where Hi-Test failed, leaving Soundwave one step closer to completing his "project". At the same time, the Autobots began to realize that there was a connection with the thefts of their Decepticon Hunters. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|upright=1.66|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time."]]|thumb]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper (WFC)|sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with Dark Energon, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, finding not the key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had taken the Omega Key, anticipating Megatron's plan. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces against them, but they were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons broke it down and entered the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.

The group descended down a shaft and went through a tunnel, avoiding trains on the way, and after breaking down a door in a ventilation area, they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the Decepticon responded, in his trademark monotone, "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, Soundwave finally determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.

Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults, which were impervious to the small amount of Dark Energon Megatron was capable of channeling. After Megatron's squad helped Brawl clear the area, Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down by the planetary guns. Brawl suggested disabling them, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots advanced all around, but Soundwave and the others managed to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived, clearing the street and destroying the Vault doors. Soundwave joined the others on their way to the entrance, but the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]]. Soundwave and Breakdown split from Megatron to flank him, and eventually they rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key—but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, dropping the ceiling and sending holographic brutes to attack for him while safe within an impenetrable energy shield. (Even during the battle, Soundwave was impressed by the creation of endless energon clones, to which Breakdown responded, roughly, "NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!") Soundwave's dorkiness proved useful in discerning the weakness of Zeta's machines—that the core rapidly overheated after prolonged use, and needed to open up in order to cool, rendering it vulnerable to attack. After the battle, Megatron plucked from Zeta's hand the "key"...which started to blink its lights and chirp. Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked, and thrust the Decepticons' star cruiser into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigate, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective; Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme's vast bulk to collapse it. But he transformed to his ship mode, flew back up, and forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the next door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, so Starscream could not hear him.

The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the emergency brakes' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued their journey to find a way to fight Omega Supreme—Soundwave noted that at the top of the tower were several heavy weapons emplacements which could at least theoretically damage Omega—but Omega Supreme didn't know the meaning of the word quit. (He really doesn't; not much in the processor department.) He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, forcing him relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot position, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to counterattack, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but then the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme mining road. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and though Breakdown was unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's advice. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk them, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route...a dead end, to be precise, which Megatron was irritated with. Soundwave revealed that breaking a structurally-weak sealed doorway nearby took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge terminal. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave and the others fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.

Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme's pursuit, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets. On the lift he picked up several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.

Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty [[robot mode]]. Soundwave noted that energon batteries produced from within Cybertron were the source of Omega's limitless endurance, and further advised the team on battling Omega; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive even after all of that, but much weaker. Soundwave observed that his chest plating had been damaged, and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave advised Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron told Captain Obvious to shut up and did as he would have done even if Soundwave hadn't brought it up, laughing all the way.

After Cybertron's Core had been infected with Dark Energon, Soundwave was reassigned as head of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over (i.e., tortured) Zeta Prime in his spare time. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving the safety of his position to revive and retrieve each Minicon, showing uncharaceristic concern for other living beings. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave hacked into the Autobot mainframe and, while Megatron and some other Decepticons kept the Autobots distracted, downloaded intel indicating the location of the Trypticon space station. As they approached the station in Megatron's ship, Soundwave reported that the inhabitants were taking up defensive positions and docking would not be possible. Though Megatron was confident they could ram the station, Soundwave turned out to be right, and they could only get close enough to drop a small team off on the debris surrounding the station. When the station was conquered and Dark Energon in Megatron's hands, Soundwave suggested it might be a good idea to test the stuff prior to use. It turned out to be unstable, and he warned it could result in destruction of its host. The Decepticons set up Kaon Prison as a testing ground and, after eleven failures, established that the Dark Energon could be used. When Barricade asked what happened to the failures, Soundwave would only say that their remains laid in the prison and creepily ask Barricade to get in the chair so he too could be infused with Dark Energon.

Trypticon station required more power, so the Decepticons sent a team to Cybertron's core to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Soundwave did not anticipate the activation of latent defense systems, triggered by the Decepticon presence, because he hadn't studied the same ancient files as Starscream. Megatron ordered Soundwave to give Starscream whatever he needed, and they succeeded in activating the bridge. Soundwave reported that they were only at 37% power — the Autobots had severed the bridge's link to the core using the Omega Key. Lazerbeak intercepted an Autobot transmission indicating that Zeta Prime was hiding the Omega Key, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to assemble a strike force to obtain it. They managed to find and defeat the Autobot leader, but the Omega Key he had was only the key to awaken the real key — Omega Supreme. Once the Decepticons fought their way through the Autobot defenses, Soundwave reported they had reached Omega Supreme himself. The Decepticons defeated the giant, reestablished the link to the core and infused it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}

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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave was present when Optimus was brought to Megatron by Starscream and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]. He watched as [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]''' pulverised''' Megatron. He was the only one who hesitated in following Starscream. He secretly salvaged and with the help of Laserbeak, Rumble and an [[E.D.K. TechVolt]], rebuilt his glorious leader, improving on his original design. He infused Megatron with Dark Energon, and pointed his leader in the direction of Starscream. He took part in the assault on the factory the Autobots had built in the crater where Trypticon crashed, and once Megatron had rebuilt the giant Decepticon, came to power up Trypticon's power core. On Megatron's orders, Soundwave rebuilt Trypticon into the ''Nemesis'', a ship strong enough to make it towards [[Earth|the planet]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had chosen. When the Autobots launched the Ark, the ''Nemesis'' soon caught up, and Soundwave spearheaded the assault on the other ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate one of the Decepticons' Dark Energon mines to snatch away the Decepticons' Dark Energon shards, Soundwave faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Soundwave was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the shards in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
[[File:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. He returned with more Vehicon troops in tow to procure more Dark Energon and transport it to an abandoned military base. His efforts were once again thwarted, this time by both Arcee and Bumblebee. He then aided Megatron on his final assault on the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saved Miko, and Raf- he had to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet had to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deployed Vehicons, and blocked them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two ended up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Soundwave and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Soundwave and Laserbeak engaged Optimus in aerial combat over a snowy terrain. Upon Optimus's approach, Soundwave boasted aloud that he had been observing the Autobot leader, and knew exactly how to defeat him! Despite Soundwave peppering the skies with laser-blasts and cluttering them with floating "aerial mines," Optimus made short work of both Soundwave and his Deployer. As Soundwave flew off, he declared that more surveillance was need, but Optimus's defeat would nonetheless be inevitable. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundwave-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|For once, Soundwave felt inferior.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundblaster-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Uh, should we really continue with the yellow highlights? It doesn't look evil enough.]]
Soundwave (and Soundblaster) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Soundwave (FOC)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini events, and could be could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Soundblaster (FOC)'' — This Epic character was available to 2500 players in a "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Commercial appearances==

===Transformers: War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Gamestop Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The toy can do this if you try hard enough.]]
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]]. Soundwave changed into Cybertronian boombox mode and played [[The Touch]]. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===Transformers: Prime===
*Soundwave knows that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, Megatron's favorite song is the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}}

*Megatron was embarrassed when he an episode of ''My Little Pony'' caused him to cry in front of Soundwave. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-CybertronianSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No [[Soundwave (Animated)|giant guitar]] this time!]]
*'''Cybertronian Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' two "weapons"

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Soundwave transforms into an SUV-style "communications truck", as seen in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|the video game]]. He comes with his classic shoulder launcher and rifle, both of which can be mounted on his hands, right shoulder, and rear vehicle sides via [[5mm post]]s, and store inside his opening chest (approximating the visual of cassette spools). Soundwave's head features a [[light-piping]] gimmick, but the effect is largely neutered by his painted visor.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#United|Soundwave Cybertron Mode]] and [[Soundwave (KOU)|''Knights of Unicron'' Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Cybertronian Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With all the downsizing, Soundwave's surprised he's gotten so big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG13'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' toys, Soundwave is a larger mold, and comes with a shoulder cannon which can peg (via 5mm post) into his hands, right shoulder, and roof/back.

: He also comes with [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]], who utilizes Soundwave's main [[gimmick]], storing and launching Laserbeak and other "[[data disc]]" minions. A button to the left of his head can be pressed to open his spring-loaded chest compartment, allowing up to three data discs to be stored inside. With discs stored, his back panel/roof now acts as a plunger, which can be moved forward in either mode to launch minions out. Launched minions should land on buttons on their undersides, thus triggering their [[Flipchanger|spring-loaded transformation mechanisms]] and springing them into action! ...Hopefully.

: As an undocumented feature, the seat on his vehicle roof holds ''[[Diaclone]]'' drivers (and by virtue of similar sizes, ''[[Star Wars Transformers]]'' pilots). Additionally, Soundwave's trigger finger is molded into his left hand, presumably so he can push his own eject button.

: For some reason, his [[stock photography]] and [[instructions]] depict him with the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] toy's [[Ion blaster]] accessory, which isn't included with the final product.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave, part of the fourth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, features different colors, using a more purple-ish metallic shade of blue and replacing almost all of his gray parts (the exceptions being his face and "grill") with a much darker metallic shade. It also features none of the red and yellow [[paint operation|paint details]] on his arms and legs, and renders the seat on his roof black. He features new paint applications in addition to those not present from the Hasbro version.

: The Hasbro deco of Soundwave was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series while the TakaraTomy deco of Soundwave was also repurposed as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)#Cloud|Soundwave]]. This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Blaster (FOC)#Toys|Autobot Blaster]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Fall of Cybertron'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generationstoy-FOCSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Am I New Soundwave, or [[#Beast Hunters|Old]] [[#Deluxe|Old]] New Soundwave?"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #002'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG14'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw/Data disc, shoulder cannon

: Also available in the first wave of [[2012]] Voyager Class ''Generations Fall of Cybertron'' toys, Soundblaster is a charcoal gray, red, gold, and yellow [[redeco]] of Voyager Class Soundwave, as is the trend with [[Soundblaster (disambiguation)|Soundblasters]]. In fact, he uses exactly the same [[paint operation|paint mask]] as Soundwave, simply changing some of the colors. He now comes with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], a redeco of Laserbeak.

: His stock photography and instructions still depict him with the ion blaster accessory which he still doesn't have.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCSoundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:Primetoy-SoundwaveDeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Toy doesn't talk, just like in the TV show!]]
[[File:Prime-toy SoundwaveAM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Good luck stickering this guy! ''You'll need it.'']]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[April 28|04-28]]'''
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 004'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-09'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Prime|Laserbeak]], Arms Micron "[[Zori#Prime|Zori]]" (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' toys, Soundwave transforms from a UAV not unlike the [[Wikipedia:General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|Predator B drone]] into an angular batlike [[robot mode]]. His transformation includes a spring-loaded head that deploys automatically when his tail and thrust bottle are folded up. His vehicle mode has a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on the top of its fuselage; the robot also has 5mm sockets passing entirely through his palms. Any of these holes can mount the included Laserbeak, or he can store inside Soundwave's chest in either mode.

: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Soundwave was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' episode "[[Loose Cannons]]".

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave, part of the second wave of Japanese ''Prime'' product, has considerable differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. He comes with his own [[Arms Micron]], Zori, and cannons with 5mm ports and posts have been added to his wings (on his shoulders in robot mode) in order to accommodate said gimmick. Many of the Hasbro [[paint operation]]s have also been removed and replaced with numerous, small, customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s, including ones for his tiny sculpted kneecaps, which are practically guaranteed to peel off at the sides. In addition, the [[instructions]] for applying the stickers unfortunately contain an error, with the placement of stickers 14 and 15 being swapped around.

:This mold was redecoed into two [[Battle Android Trooper|Stealth B.A.T.s]] which were sold with [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]] through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as a "Club Crossover" exclusive toy, also available to the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Hasbro Soundwave at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1501.html Arms Micron Soundwave gallery at Alfes's blog]''

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===Beast Hunters===
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yeah, being lost in the wilderness for a couple of months will do that to you.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ravage]], Talon Grapple Cannon
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Soundwave is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Soundwave mold, and transforms into a spiky aerial drone with a massive wingspan and three tail-fins. Aside from the usual peg-holes on his fuselage and palms, his wings have been retooled with two new peg-holes, with one on each wing. Instead of Laserbeak, Soundwave features a new partner in the form of Ravage, who is a robotic jaguar that transforms into a thing that fits into Soundwave's chest.

:Soundwave also comes with the "[[Talon Grapple Cannon]]", a spring-loaded launcher that fires a [[missile]] with an opening "claw" at the end, with the missile and launcher being tied together with a length of string. The launcher itself features an additional peg on each side, and its main peg is sculpted to be able to fit in the specially-shaped socket on his chest, allowing the cannon to mount on his vehicle mode underside when Ravage is removed.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2|second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

:This toy also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of [[Botanica (BM)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Botanica]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===Go!===
[[File:TF-GO-G18-Hunter-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron's optics were quickly poked out.]]
*'''Hunter Soundwave''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (WFC)#Go!|Ravage]], "Capture Anchor" weapon

: Part of the first wave [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Soundwave is a redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Soundwave toy, featuring a different blue, white, and black color scheme with a red faceplate. The back of the packaging erroneously depicts the ''Beast Hunters'' version of the toy.
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===Cyberverse===
[[File:BHtoy Cyberverse Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now let's see [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Laserbeak]] pop out of ''this'' guy's chest.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Legion, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''3 / 005'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Legion Class toys, Soundwave is a smaller-scale toy. He comes with a "Sonic Saw" rifle with a chainsaw bayonet, and the weapon features four [[C joint|3mm posts]] and two ports, allowing it to peg onto any of the ports on Soundwave's hands, forearms/wings, and back/fuselage. This weapon, in varying colors, was also used by [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Cyberverse|Smokescreen]], and the [[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]].

: Although the paint operations for the head and the "collar" are mostly [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]], the fact that the black paint operations also include the [[mouthplate]] (which is silver on the [[character model|animation model]]), combined with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, makes it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a [[Variant|running change]] that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job. Soundwave was later redecoed as ''The Last Knight'' [[Ravenspar]].

: In 2017, this Soundwave also saw release as a one of the 3 random free Legion Class gifts for the Walmart exclusive Blu-Ray release of the [[Transformers (film)|four]] [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|live]]-[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|action]] [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|movies]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybLegSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Soundwave''' (EZ Collection, 2013-[[October 26|10-26]])
**''ID number'': '''EG-09'''
**''Accessories'': Sonic Saw

: Part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection|EZ Collection]]'' single packed figures, Soundwave is a minimal redeco of Hasbro's Legion Class Soundwave figure, using an ever-so-slightly lighter shade of metallic blue for the base plastic color, while the black paint operations on the abdomen and knees get changed to metallic gray. The paint mask is mostly identical, with the only exception being the head: TakaraTomy's version ditches show-accuracy and instead limits the black paint operation to the mouthplace, which helps making it more obvious where exactly the head ends.<ref name="cvezcomp">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/beast-hunters-cyberverse-legion-class-soundwave-vs-ez-collection-soundwave/ Beast Hunters Cyberverse Legion Class Soundwave vs. EZ Collection Soundwave]</ref>

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
====Warrior Class====
[[File:Warrior-soundwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[https://twitter.com/HI_R/status/797139965519876096/ Super Soundwave FUSION!!!].]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Warrior, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Shoulder cannon:

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' subline imprint of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline, Soundwave draws his heavily from his ''War for Cybertron'' design, transforming from chunky robot into an armored truck, while still retaining his ''Prime'' head design. His package art shows his head with the addition of a faceplate, for more of a Generation 1 look; this design is known to exist as a pretooled alternate head for the toy, thanks to a (thus far) one-off misassembled figure using it. Although this is undocumented, the shoulder cannon can be hidden inside the truck mode by sliding it between Soundwave's thighs and securing it with the hollows of his feet.

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====Activator Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Laserbeak & Soundwave''' (Activators, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak
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====One-Step Changers====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Combiner-Force-1-step-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (1-Step Changer, 2017)
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====3-Step Changers====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Combiner-Force-3-step-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (3-Step Changer, 2017)
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==Merchandise==
===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Prime''' (2014)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Prime'' series, this buildable Soundwave mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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==Notes==
[[File:TfprimeSoundwavePredator.jpg|thumb|But can he replay footage of "[[Operation: Firestorm]]"?]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderSoundwave.jpg|thumb|Deep Desert Soundwave.]]
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian truck during gameplay, and his toy does the same, having only one [[alternate mode]]. However, the game also features a Cybertronian boombox mode, seen during a cutscene and the credits (in addition to a commercial for the Shockwave pre-order bonus), which the toy can approximate with some fiddling. In a ''Fall of Cybertron'' easter egg, he also briefly adopts a Cybertronian lamp post, in homage to [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has a [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|yellow]] visor in the War for Cybertron game. This was changed to red for the Fall of Cybertron sequel (perhaps displaying, in-universe, his furthered dedication to the Decepticon cause?).
*According to the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] biography, Soundwave [[Perceptor (Animated)|deleted his emotions to process information more quickly]], and is susceptible to [[Cyber Missions 1|too many sonic booms]].
*[[Duane Capizzi]] said Soundwave can speak, but just chooses not to for his many appearances in ''Prime'' and his ''Robots in Disguise'' debut. The decision was to contrast Soundwave with the overly talkative Starscream,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW2005 Q&A January 2011]</ref> and at [[BotCon 2011]], the staff compared Soundwave to [[Boba Fett]]. Instead, he records what he overhears and replays it with a mechanical echo that is very similar to the echo of his G1 counterpart. <s>Sorry, [[Frank Welker|Frank]], only [[Megatron (WFC)|one character]] for now...</s> But when he ''does'' talk in "Minus One", he sounds a lot like Frank Welker. Surprisingly, Soundwave drops his vow of silence altogether in his later appearances in the "[[Combiner Force]]" portion of ''Robots in Disguise''.
*Soundwave's prehensile tentacles are reminiscent of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|another Soundwave]], although they are significantly less naughty.
*Soundwave's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Soundwave parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*The manner in which Soundwave deploys Laserbeak in ''Transformers: Prime'' is similar to that the [[Breastforce]] from ''Transformers: Victory''.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Soundwave has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Night Attack Mode''' (ナイトアタックモード ''Naito Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Jida, Zori
: In this mode, shown on his box-back photo, Soundwave uses the two-Micron weapon [[Spike Hammer Rod]], while [[Jida]] in "Defense Shield" mode hangs on his left shoulder. What exactly makes all this ideal for nighttime attacks is anyone's guess.

*'''Jet Mode''' (ジェットモード ''Jetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora (x2), Zori
: Meant simply for flying in fast and blowing crap up, this heavily modified version of Soundwave requires some real work. Because of all the recycled non-''Transformers'' parts in this mode, TakaraTomy designer [[Takashi Nakase]] has nicknamed this version "Recycle Mode". Two jet thruster/fuel tanks are created using bottles from a Japanese "common yogurt drink" and a pair of [[Gora]]s painted up silver, with snipped Arms Micron sprues added on for detail. Soundwave also carries a large weapon made from Zori, a plastic fork, and more sprues. Yes, a plastic fork. You read that correctly.
: There is also a vehicle mode configuration for this Arms Up Mode, with the massive turbines on the end of Soundwave's wings and the weapon on top of the main body. The whole shebang can be seen [http://youtu.be/QJUMhgggH-Q in this TakaraTomy developer video on YouTube].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu''), '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēng-pō''' (Taiwan, 聲波, "Soundwave"), '''Shēngbō''' (China, 声波, "Soundwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (Бархан, "Dune")

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Surveillance specialists]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Armageddon Part 2

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'''Over-Run dies! And other stuff happens.'''

==Synopsis==
A flashback shows us [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] in his native, alternate dimension, preparing to leave [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Null-reality pod]] with the [[Mini-Con Matrix]]. The planet has been almost entirely consumed by [[Unicron]], and Over-Run is reluctant to leave his fellow [[Mini-Con]]s to such a fate, but [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]] urges him to go, and to give meaning to their sacrifice by taking the Mini-Con Matrix to another Cybertron, in hopes of using it to stop Unicron there.

In the present on this universe's Cybertron, the ghostly [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] has apparently killed Over-Run and shattered the Mini-Con Matrix. The [[Omnicon]]s arrive and attack Starscream, but physical force is of no use against the spectral Decepticon, and when the Omnicons try to use their [[Energon weapon]]s, Starscream merely soaks up their energy. He seals the four Omnicons in Energon spheres, and all around the combatants, Energon ignites into a raging inferno.

Their job done on [[Nervissa]], [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] prepare to return to Unicron in defiance of [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s orders, since their allegiance is to the chaos-bringer, not the alien. Anticipating this little rebellion, Alpha Quintesson promptly contacts them and gives them their next target: the Autobot/[[Alterenergy]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. And he could not have picked a better time to stage such an assault, as the Mars base is presently distracted, all its sensors trained on [[Earth]] in search of the missing [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]], following his abduction by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] tells [[Rad White|Rad]] as much, but Rad blames himself for Kicker's disappearance and is determined to find him, since [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] have proved fairly useless. They can at least be sure that Kicker is still on Earth since the [[energon grid|shield]] surrounding the planet inhibits [[space bridge]] transport, and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] calls in from the [[United Nations]] to let them know that a concerted effort is being made by the nations of the world to help locate Kicker.

On the [[Decepticon]]s' [[Decepticon Orbital Command HQ|cloaked satellite base]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] gives [[Shockblast]] the newest target for his assault team to attack: a small Energon processing facility in the Cayman Islands. Shockblast believes that they would be better served attacking a larger key Autobot installation, but Megatron simply dismisses him, prompting [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] to quietly opine that Megatron is losing his edge. Shockblast rebukes him, but his words do not seem entirely genuine... yet the two Decepticons' are unaware of just how true to the mark their words are, as Megatron silently reflects on his imprisonment, vivisection and rebirth within Unicron's body. It become apparent just how badly shaken the experience has left him.

Back on Cybertron, [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] manages to free the Omnicons from Starscream's Energon spheres with his Energon warheads, but the explosions only make the Energon fire worse, and Starscream even stronger. The team flees, and with Starscream in hot pursuit, [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] comes up with a new plan on the fly: recalling how the Omnicons' minds merged when they were imprisoned by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], he leads the Omnicons in repeating the merge. Then, as Starscream begins to drain their Energon, they mentally fight back, turning it into a psychic tug-o-war. Starscream loses this battle of wills and reverts to both a solid form, and to his old cowardly self. He flees rather than face the Omnicons, but the victory is a pyrrhic one for our four heroes... because Over-Run is no more.

Having been monitoring the Omnicons' and Starscream's battle, High Councillor [[Avalon]] reports to Alpha Quintesson that Over-Run has been disposed of. He uses his council access codes to re-route one of [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s [[seismic-shock warhead]]s to a new location...

And in the [[Solar System]], the Four Horsemen close in on Mars...

==Featured characters==
Characters are ordered as mentioned in Furman's outline.

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] (5)
* [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] (6)
* [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (7)
* [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] (18)
* [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] (19)
* [[Avalon]] (25)
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (26)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (4)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (17)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (21)
* [[Shockblast]] (22)
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] (23)
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] (24)
|c3=
* [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (14)
* [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] (15)
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (16)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (20)
|h4=[[Mini-Con]]s|c4=
* [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (1)
* [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]] (2)
|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (3)
* [[Airazor (Armada)|Death]] (8)
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|War]] (9)
* [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Famine]] (10)
* [[Cheetor (Armada)|Pestilence]] (11)
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (12)
}}

==Notes==
* This issue was never released. This article's summary is derived from a series of blog posts made by [[Simon Furman]] in late 2010.
* Despite this issue never being published, the plot thread of Over-Run's death at the hands of Starscream would later carry over into [[Fun Publications]]' 2006 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' comic, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron: Balancing Act|Revelations]]''. Here, it was revealed that Over-Run had survived, having downloaded his mind into Cybertron's planetary network before Starscream ended his life.
* The [[Decepticon Orbital Command HQ|Decepticons' satellite base]] debuted in "[[Perspective]]", the ''Energon'' story in the ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]''. That story promoted itself as taking place outside of the current continuity of the ''Energon'' comic; evidently, it took place a little bit further into the future than the comics were set at the time of its publication, and the satellite was established at some point during the six month intermezzo that followed "[[Multiplicity]]".
* The Omnicons merged their consciousnesses in [[Omni-Potent|issue #25]].
* Ironhide's seismic-shock warheads previously appeared in [[Aftershock (issue)|issue #24]].
* This issue, and the other unreleased issues of Dreamwave's Energon comic, were declared to be "[[Canon|true and accurate]]" to the Dreamwave Unicron Trilogy universe by a 2015 entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]].

===Covers (1)===
* Starscream vs the Omnicons; art by [[Alex Milne]], [[Elaine To]] and [[Jong-im Winterbell Lee|Jong-Im Lee]].

==External links==
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/02/energon-archive-5/ Part 1 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 2" outline]
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/energon-archive-6/ Part 2 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 2" outline]

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Onslaught (G1)

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:''Onslaught is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEOnslaught.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''The Combaticons are warring! Onslaught is ROARING! He is one metamorphin' DUDICUS!'']]
'''Onslaught''' is what you'd call the "hands-off" type. He doesn't enjoy getting his mitts dirty, but instead prefers the thrill of designing battle plans, strategies, and tactics, and then watching his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] soldiers carry them out. While he typically crafts his strategies to exclude his direct involvement, Onslaught is no coward. When required, he will engage in battle with strength, cunning and earthquaking fury. This darker, more brutish side of Onslaught might lead some [[Decepticon]]s into thinking he has a secret blood-lust stashed away in his circuits. But truth be told, he's really just ticked off that his plans didn't work out the way they were supposed to.

Onslaught can combine with his fellow Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who is considerably dumber than Onslaught.

After his conversion to [[Power Core Combination]] technology, he took the code name '''Combatmaster.

{{quote|I beg your pardon?! My strategies are brilliant!|Onslaught to [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]|"[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[S. Marc Jordan]], [[Terry McGovern]] ("Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Steve Bulen|Steve Bulin]] ("The Rebirth, Part 3") (English), [[Yū Shimaka|Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese), [[Jin Horikawa]] (Japanese, ''The Rebirth'')|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, ''Fiva Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 3''), [[Walter von Hauff]] (German, ''Surprise Party''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''Starscreams Ghost''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''The Rebirth, Part 3''), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:StarscreamsBrigade OnslaughtVortex.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Heave! Next time, Vortex, ''chew'' your food!"]]
Onslaught was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Onslaught in particular went from being a [[wikipedia:Half-track|half-track]] troop carrier to being a flatbed missile-truck, before turning into a robot. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel.

Onslaught and his fellow Combaticons agreed to work with Starscream to overthrow Megatron on the promise of being given the vital components. Onslaught worked in capturing two [[Autobot]]s, though he got into an argument with [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] over who was responsible for the act. Later, while recharging at a power station, Starscream's brigade was confronted by the Decepticons under Megatron's command. Anticipating that [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] might come into play, Starscream ordered Onslaught and the other Combaticons to merge into the dim-witted [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. The Combaticon combiner managed to soundly defeat Devastator, but was in turn defeated by a surprise attack by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. For their treachery, Megatron banished Onslaught, his comrades and Starscream in space on a desolate asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Revenge of bruticus 4 changing course.jpg|thumb|Megatron felt quite foolish once Onslaught showed him the one loose wire preventing his [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]] from flying again.]]

After a falling out with Starscream, Onslaught became the mastermind of [[Operation Revenge]] and helped defeat [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron. He also used his external backpack and altered the Space Bridge to send Earth into the sun. It didn't work as he was defeated by the allied Decepticons and Autobots. Then Megatron had the Combaticons, including Onslaught, reprogrammed to serve him. Poor guy, can't seem to get a break. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:AerialAssault Onslaughtattacks.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|In Soviet Russia, [[Aerialbot (G1)|skeet]] shoots back!]]
After that little lobotomy, the Combaticons were deployed to Earth's Middle East to assist in Megatron's scheme to steal military jets, rebuild them into cars, drive them out of the owners' nations, and then rebuild them back into drone jets in friendly territory. Yeah. Onslaught and the other Combaticons attacked the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] when they snooped around, managing to force [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] to crash into a cave (YAY!). Later, Onslaught and the ground-based Combaticons formed an anti-aircraft screen against an Aerialbot attack on [[Giant Purple Griffin|the Fortress]], then merged into Bruticus, but was rather quickly defeated by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] before being blown away by the exploding oil wells. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Back in the [[United States of America|United States]], Onslaught led the Combaticons in driving down the road of a random city for no apparent reason until they were confronted by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Though the Combaticons formed Bruticus, they were blown to pieces by a single shot from the Autobot, with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] being the only survivor. Swindle later sold the parts of his comrades, but was forced to buy them back for Megatron's next Crazy Scheme. The Combaticons formed Bruticus to operate the orbital disruptor cannon, but was shot by the cannon itself when [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] tampered with it. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:FFoD1 DamagedOnslaught.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stoopid 'Cons never lisssen t'me. I'ma bloody genius, a strategic maschter *hic*maschtermind, but they's still following a [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|looney wit'a big gun]]. Just—it just ain't right. *hic*Aw, I'm gonna over-energize all over my face-plate...]]
By the year 2006, the Decepticons had been forced into retreat on the ruined, burned out world of [[Chaar]]. Onslaught warned first [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and then the [[Quintesson]]s that the Decepticons would no longer be powerful enough to attack the Autobots directly, but he joined most of the other Decepticons in their attack on the Autobots anyway. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Much later, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] sent Onslaught, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] to assassinate the Decepticon exile [[Octane]]. Onslaught attempted to hold his troops until the proper moment presented itself, but Octane was still able to seek cover before their laser fire could terminate him. The traitor's Autobot partner, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], then used his eponymous ability to blind and disorient the Combaticons long enough for the two [[Triple Changer]]s to escape. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Onslaught's next mission was to lead the Combaticons in an attack on an Autobot shuttle waiting to deliver [[human]]s to a peace conference. He had a complicated and cunning strategy of misdirecting the Autobots by dressing up like Bruticus and having Swindle painted like [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], but the Autobots were unfazed by the confusion. The Combaticons succeeded in busting up the shuttle a little before being driven away by the Autobots. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} As part of Bruticus, Onslaught watched the Decepticon assault on [[Paradron]], {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and was infected by the [[Hate Plague]], along with the rest of the galaxy. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

During the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Onslaught led his Combaticons in the crafting of a giant planetary rocket engine that would be used to propel Cybertron into orbit around Earth. This engine was fueled by the reprocessed body parts of defeated Autobots. Gross. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:DecepticonTrailerBrigade1.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|"Eleven foot six? Damn you!"]]
When Menasor's baseball stadium/command base was attacked by Superion and Defensor, Bruticus (so by proxy, Onslaught) came to his aid. He quickly took out Defensor, damaging [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and preventing the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] from combining again. However, Superion blasted Brawl and Swindle away with his [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], allowing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to steal their places as Bruticus's legs and fly away with Onslaught and his troops. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

In order to make the Autobots look bad, Onslaught joined the Stunticons in destroying factories while wearing the Autobot [[insignia]]. When they were caught, all but him and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] fled the scene, but Onslaught had an ace up his sleeve: Together, he and Motormaster made up the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]]! With their spinning "Decepticon Great Wheel" attack, the subgroup leaders held the Autobots at bay for a while, but were eventually defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s "Prime-Magnus Finish Double" kick. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Onslaught then led his Combaticons in murdering a [[Murdered puppy|puppy]]. They succeeded, but the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] got them good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In the year [[2010]], Onslaught participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor 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 Bruticus 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}}

=====''Scramble City: Mobilization''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)}}

When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were attacked by the Aerialbots and did not fare too well. Onslaught's Combaticons arrived to help, and together Bruticus and Menasor easily overpowered Superion. However, Scramble City itself soon arrived and blasted both combiners away. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped the scientist Doctor [[Dalton]] to help advance their combination technology. When the Aerialbots and Protectobots arrived to save Dalton, Onslaught and Motormaster merged with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in base mode, deploying their fellow Decepticons into battle. The Decepticon combiners then formed Bruticus and Menasor, but were ultimately defeated by their Autobot counterparts. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]] (Japanese), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese, ep 25)}}
Onslaught and the Combaticons participated in an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} until [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] arrived and drove them away. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shortly afterwards, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] set out to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and bring it to Optimus Prime, and the Combaticons were among the troops sent out to stop him. They were ambushed by the Protectobots, and defeated when Defensor buried Bruticus in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Not long after that, the Combaticons defended [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]]'s attempted infiltration, but failed when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived and distracted them. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:UltraMagnusDies Combaticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Jeez, Galvatron, why put HIM with the Combaticons?"]]
The Combaticons were later part of ''another'' attack on Cybertron, during which they killed plenty of [[Generic|soldiers]] before getting into another fight with Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} They lost. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} When the Decepticons planted a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]], the Combaticons and Stunticons were stationed to attack any Autobots who arrived to kill it. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Sixshot later sent the Combaticons, [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon]]s to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Miami]], in order to lure Autobot troops away from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Combaticons also unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Onslaught was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] held a speech about Galvatron's recent death and took control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Bruticus was later part of a small group of Decepticons who tried to lead Fortress Maximus away from the Decepticon base on [[Master (planet)|Master]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The combiner then stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole, and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Unite Warriors''=====
The Combaticons hosted an illegal arms trading market during which Onslaught purchased a variety of weapons from [[El Presidente]]. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

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

=====''United EX''=====
Onslaught of the Combaticons helped forge a new era of Decepticons combination warriors. With High Regent [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]], he provided combination data from his Bruticus form to create the devastating [[Battle Gaia]], while undergoing his own enhancements to become strategic commander for the Master Chaos brigade as Combatmaster.

When [[Straxus (G1)|Rollermaster]] failed to defeat the Autobot [[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]] alone, Combatmaster travelled to Switzerland to finish the job. He stole the PCC Combat Drones from Choppermaster and buried the helicopter in an avalanche. Back at Decepticon headquarters, he and Scrash coordinated Battle Gaia's attack on the Autobots to help cover for the Master Chaos activities. {{storylink|Prelude to the Siege}}

Next, Combatmaster struck another drone-operating Master Class Autobot, the junior officer [[Rapido|Racemaster]]. Although his ambush was well positioned, Combatmaster did not account for the sheer speed Racemaster and his drones were capable of achieving. The Race Drones and their commander soon out-distanced Combatmaster and his artillery, making a successful getaway. {{storylink|Weapons of a New Generation}}

Later, Combatmaster and Master Chaos fought to defend a dig site from Autobot interference. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
In the early days of the war, Onslaught was a top Autobot cadet at [[Omnihelix Academy]], specializing in battle strategy and tactics. His skill was impressive that he was elected a field leader for the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] straight out of the Academy, acting as head of the experimental new Special Ops Team, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 33|Onslaught's profile in Club magazine #33}}

[[File:EliteGuardCombaticons TheComingStorm2.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry guys, I traded out our combining ability for this jacked up bod.]]
Onslaught and the Combaticons were assembled by [[Magnum]] and [[Sentinel Major]] to take out the various [[Decepticon Warlord|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. At Elite Guard headquarters they were introduced to one of the other recently minted units, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and his Strike Team. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

After a short exchange, Onslaught and Metalhawk brought their teams before [[Big Bang]] for their first mission together. It was a rather pedestrian assignment, lending military-grade explosives and know-how to a civilian archeological dig. The mission was primarily designed to smooth some ruffled feathers in the High Council about the Elite Guard in general.

Upon arrival in [[Median]], however, events became a bit more serious. The dig had uncovered Cybertronian construction facilities that indicated an inherent dichotomy in Transformer design. Onslaught personally scoffed at the scientists' theory that this dichotomy could explain and excuse the warlike nature of the Decepticon rebels, but the more pressing find was the second part of their discovery: a spark of unprecedented power called the [[Heart of the Dragon]], allegedly housing the essence of a Transformer whose power levels went off the scale. Decepticon rogues called the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] had learned of the Heart, and were planning a raid on Median to steal it.

As the rest of the Elite Guard did their best to fortify the dilapidated city, Onslaught and Metalhawk grilled [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flipsides]] and the other dig members about the Stormtroopers and any information they had. When the attack came, Onslaught's plan took down the Stormtroopers' advance assault, [[Roadgrabber]] and his exo-shell, by hiding a pit behind an obviously weak part in the defenses as a lure. The Decepticon leader [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his three lieutenants managed to sweep by Metalhawk, however, forcing Onslaught's secondary team to hunt them down. The Stormtroopers split-and-run tactics were enough to keep all the Elite Guard chasing their tails long enough for Rage to grab the Heart, however. [[Terror-Tread]] and [[Cement-Head]], two massive Decepticons held in reverse, then surprised and distracted the Elite Guard long enough for Rage and the others to escape.

The Elite Guard chased the Stormtroopers back to their mobile base, the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. Onslaught and the others managed to make their way inside, where they were confronted by [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], the reincarnated physical form of the Heart of the Dragon. Despite his small stature, Brimstone still had the ability to decouple molecules with his plasma breath, making him a formidable foe. Onslaught led the Elite Guard in a swift but strategic advance to the rear, giving [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] time to rig all his explosives for one massive blast. Although Brimstone was still standing after the blast, his outer casing had been damaged enough to let his internal energies rage out of control, destroying the Metrotitan in one enormous blast.

Back at Elite Guard headquarters, Onslaught and Metalhawk made their field reports to Magnum. Despite the unconventional nature of the mission in some regards, Magnum congratulated his men on a job well done. They were deployed again almost immediately for a mission to [[Praxium]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

The Special Ops Team and Strike Team worked so well as a combined unit that Magnum kept them together for several weeks. Onslaught and Metalhawk became close comrades, as did their men, sharing stories about the different warlords they brought down, such as [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and [[Blue Bacchus]]. Onslaught was aware that Metalhawk could be squeamish about some of the darker parts of warfare, though, and so he made sure [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] had privacy during their interrogations of a Decepticon prisoner of war.

Onslaught coordinated their next strike against a Decepticon faction leader named [[Shadowcaster]]. Using explosives and fog grenades, the Elite Guard carried out Onslaught's battle plan, forcing Shadowcaster out in the open for the Combaticon leader to take out with a killshot. Despite the mission's success, Onslaught felt something was amiss. Shadowcaster hardly seemed the type to lead a parade, much less a Decepticon splinter cell. Smelling a larger party at work, Onslaught kept the Combaticons out in the field while Metalhawk and the Strike Team returned to base. Onslaught's instincts were right on target, but even they couldn't keep him and his team from being captured by Warlord [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and his troops. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

After being held for some time in a cell behind unbreakable Oan force bars, Onslaught and the Combaticons were inexplicably released by the polite and apologetic [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]]. Although wary of their intentions, Onslaught agreed to follow the Decepticons to Deathsaurus's throne room for a meeting. The silver-tongued Decepticon Warlord then proceeded to sway the Combaticons to his side. He appealed to Onslaught's pride and vanity, innocently mocking how easily the Combaticons were captured by his forces and intimating that all their greatest successes had been alongside the Strike Team, not on their own. After putting Onslaught on the defensive, Deathsaurus proclaimed how ''he'' truly believed in Onslaught's gift for tactics, and was willing to support the Combaticons in a bid to seize power for themselves. After all, how better to prove their superiority and ensure peace on Cybertron than to eliminate the Elite Guard and establish themselves in the Guard's place? Onslaught and his men gave in to their darker impulses and agreed to work alongside Deathsaurus, receiving the upgrades he promised them as well. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}}

[[File:ComingStorm6-isthatso.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And this, this IS MY BOOM STICK!!]]
Sometime later, the Combaticons launched their attack on Elite Guard headquarters accompanied by some of Deathsaurus's [[Seeker (body-type)|Skyraider-Seeker Brigade]]. Onslaught chose not to reveal their trump card until the Combaticons appeared surrounded and defeated by the Guard. He then initiated their combination into the massive [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], crushing their former commanding officer Sentinel Major in one mighty hand. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus killed most of the assembled Guard before [[Dion]] was able to blind the giant, forcing the Combaticons to disengage. Onslaught reacted to Metalhawk standing in their way by simply blowing a hole through his old comrade, and the Combaticons headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs, but not before Onslaught promised they'd be back to deal with the Council. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

During repairs, Onslaught was stunned to learn that Deathsaurus had had it rigged so that the combination into Bruticus could be triggered at Deathsaurus's will. Protesting that it wasn't part of the deal, Onslaught was nonetheless forced to form the torso of Bruticus, though the blinded giant proved difficult for Deathsaurus's Constructicons to control. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} The Combaticons subsequently defended the base against Magnum and the remains of the Elite Guard. Onslaught confirmed to Magnum that Deathsaurus hadn't tampered with the Combaticons' brain modules at all, and they'd turned of their own free will. As they fought the Guard, Onslaught taunted [[Thunder Clash]] while he was grappling with [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]], much to the latter Autobot's annoyance. Finally he ordered the Combaticons to merge, only them to be blasted mid-combination. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}

To Onslaught's dismay, the culprits were more survivors the massacre at Elite Guard HQ. He agreed with Brawl's sentiment that they should take the opportunity to end some more Autobots and started to give the command to attempt another merge, only to find that Blast Off was inconveniently missing. When Deathsaurus called a retreat, Onslaught briefly considered staying to find Blast Off, and his hesitation allowed [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to belt him. He and his entire team were subsequently taken captive by the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Onslaught was the leader of the Combaticons, ''one of the [[Special Teams]], whose coming was foretold by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. In a vision shared by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], the Combaticons and the Stunticons clashed against the Aerialbots and the Protectobots within proximity to the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}} Onslaught and his team were first seen on Earth launching a raid on a hydrothermocline plant, where they were met by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. In order to avoid destroying the plant, and at the behest of the human [[Ethan Zachary]], both Optimus and Megatron agreed to have their team fight inside the [[Multi-World]] computer game. The Decepticons didn't fare too well. Onslaught faced off against Hot Spot in the game's "Slimepit" area, where he got "fused by a fireball" and his in-game avatar was destroyed. In the end, however, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] would win the game when Optimus Prime forfeited, causing the Autobot leader to be destroyed. Onslaught carried Megatron's prize, the [[hydrothermocline]], back to base. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

As the Decepticons prepared to abandon their [[Wyoming base]] to relocate to [[Club Con|a new island headquarters]], Onslaught bore witness as his teammate Brawl attempted to cheer up a despondent Megatron by reminding him of Prime's death, but Megatron responded by crushing Brawl's head in a fit of rage. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] took charge of the evacuation, and Onslaught and the others departed. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

[[File:Onslaught ladies night.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]
''Later on, Onslaught led his team (including a repaired Brawl) to kill [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] while he was trapped in the cooled lava flow of [[Mount Verona]]. After making short work of the human military encamped on the site, the Combaticons set up explosive charges around the volcano to obliterate the entire area. The operation was met with the interference of [[Cindy Newell|three]] [[Susan Hoffman|human]] [[Joy Meadows|women]], though Onslaught managed to evade their traps. He had them at his mercy after the rest of his troops wound up incapacitated by their efforts, only to be met at gunpoint by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s. Onslaught fled, swearing vengeance against the Autobots.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} ''In response to that humiliation,'' Onslaught and the Combaticons hunted the Throttlebots down. The Throttlebots were trapped in a used car lot and the Combaticons were forced to bid for them in an auction against RAAT and the Protectobots, but Onslaught cut through this by trying to have the lot's owner assassinated. RAAT would get the Throttlebots and the Combaticons were beaten by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} However, Blaster had been arrested by the Protectobots under orders from the current Autobot commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. Onslaught and his team chose to track the Protectobots on their return journey to the Ark, and ambushed them as they drove through a sprawling train yard. Once he and his teammates were in position, Onlaught had the Combaticons merge into Bruticus, who downed the similarly-combined [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] after a prolonged battle. But the dim-witted Bruticus was tricked by Blaster into lowering his guard, who then collapsed an electrical tower atop of him, knocking him out. Whereas the rest of the team was left where they lay, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] was captured by the enemy. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

[[File:Onslaught Marvel41.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|{{w|Onslaught (comics)|BEHOLD MY MIGHTY HAND!}}]]
Onslaught was on the Decepticons' island base when Shockwave and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] launched it into space to prevent the Autobots from rescuing their prisoner, Buster Witwicky. As Shockwave was sent plunging back into the Earth's atmosphere, Onslaught found himself under Ratbat's command. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} Onslaught's shining moment came when he got to lead a massed Decepticon assault on the Autobots, which came close to wiping them all out. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who had been dueling for supremacy over the Autobots at the time, were able to put aside their differences however, and rallied their troops against the Decepticons' attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Some time later, the Decepticons acquired two dormant [[Raindance|Autobot]] [[Grand Slam (G1)|mini-cassettes]] carrying data on the powerful [[Underbase]]. Once Buster was put through a [[Realvision]] simulation to test out the simulator itself, Onslaught helped escort the boy back to his cell, allowing Ratbat and Starscream to view the data privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''Eventually, the Combaticons fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]. On his orders, Onslaught's team staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but once Blast Off cleared the area with the loot, the rest of the team used hit-and-run tactics to fend their rivals off, eventually managing their own getaway.''

''Afterwards, the remaining Combaticons went to check on [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]'s progress at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Scorponok had likewise tasked them to steal a [[floppy disk]] containing a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind. They found [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] about to shoot the jets out of the sky, and blasted the Combiner in the back, crippling him before he could pull the trigger. With the mission a success, Onslaught's group then made themselves scarce.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Soundwave decepticons space pirates.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"It's okay, the foot shall lead you now!"]]
In an alternate timeline after the attack of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in [[2006]], Onslaught was still active in 2008 and was one of [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s top lieutenants. After Soundwave learned that most of the Autobots were allegedly off-world, he led a massive attack on the Autobot-controlled territories in order to once and for all gain control of Cybertron. The information proved false, and the Decepticons were caught in a [[Quintesson]] ambush. They were forced to call upon the Autobots for help in thwarting the aliens' forced colonization of Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Onslaught was one of the Decepticons operating aboard the [[Warworld]]. At the death of [[Mindset (G2)|Mindset]], a [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] killed light years away, Onslaught was briefly overcome by pain, hinting of a genetic connection between these two. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} When legions of enemy Cybertronians boarded the Warworld, Onslaught and the Combaticons stood against them. He was likely off-lined in the skirmish that ensued. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Onslaught was among the Decepticons under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s leadership, who set up a hidden base in a human industrial estate not far from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Following a failed raid on the Autobot fortress, Onslaught carried a recovery crew out to pick up the damaged [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. They returned to base, unaware that they'd been followed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and a short time later they were chased out of the base by the full Autobot force. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===The Special Teams===
Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Onslaught and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Onslaughtwarwithin.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Those Autobots are in for some "wheel" trouble now!]]
Onslaught unleashed his considerable firepower against the Autobots during the Decepticon assault against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} and was on the front lines when the Decepticons managed to breach the last of the Autobots' defenses and penetrated the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #5}} He and his fellow Combaticons were later upgraded into Combiners. After the Crisis Intervention Accords were enacted, however, it is unknown if Onslaught joined up separately with any faction.

After the Great Shutdown and the peace that followed it, Onslaught and the Combaticons were labeled as war criminals and held in stasis in a penitentiary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} That is, at least until Starscream freed them, and loaded them up aboard a [[Sky Lynx (G1)|shuttle]], planning to use their might to plunder Earth. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Onslaught and the other Decepticons were made the Autobots' prisoners, until Starscream negotiated a deal for their release in exchange for his aid against Sunstorm. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

[[File:Onslaught G1DW routeofallevil.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Well, isn't he a bossy one...]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream ordered them to defeat the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Onslaught nearly crushed by the Lynx's right paw as he was issuing orders. After Starscream deactivated Sky Lynx, Onslaught berated his team as buffoons for not paying attention to his battle plan.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon after Sky Lynx shut down. Onslaught ordered his men to keep moving and maintain formation so as to remain smaller, faster targets, then as they neared Predaking, formed Bruticus. This encounter did not end well either... {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
The discovery that Swindle was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market lead Megatron to berate Onslaught on his inability to keep his team member under control. Onslaught asked for another chance to get Swindle under control, but Megatron denied his request, giving [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] the task of bringing Swindle in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
The Combaticons were among the Decepticon army on Cybertron when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of it. As the new Decepticon leader was assaulted by Optimus Prime, he called Onslaught and several other subgroup leaders to his aid. Prime fought back, grabbing [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s [[sword]] and slashing Onslaught with it. It is unclear if this killed him or merely damaged him, but Onslaught wasn't seen for the remainder of the battle. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Onslaught participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Onslaught was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Onslaught combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:Autocracy12-BrawlOnslaughtSkullgrinBlitzwing.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Who died and put ''Blitzwing'' in charge of ''me''?]]
Onslaught was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction began to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

After the execution of [[Zeta Prime]] and the Decepticon rise to power, Onslaught fought alongside [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Skullgrin]], and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] against an Autobot resurgence. They were driven back by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} When [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] took command of the Decepticons, the Combaticons rebelled and left Cybertron, becoming mercenaries. While breaking into a weapons vault on the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]] they were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and offered ample payment for returning to the Decepticon fold, which Onslaught accepted. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} He went on to participate in [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s all-out attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} where he attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]], seeing the Autobot's destruction as his ticket into [[Decepticon High Command]]. He was stopped when the disillusioned Decepticon [[Slinger]] shot him in the eyes. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:SpotlightArcee Onslaught.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|[[JaAm|Crumplezone! Hump that tank!]]]]
As the war went on, Onslaught led the Combaticon tactical unit assigned to the [[Decepticon Secret Service]] under [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]]'s command. They were the storming squad which participated in the ground assault raid of the [[Garrus-9]] penal facility, successfully blasting their way through Autobot resistance and capturing [[Pretender Monster|the "gestalt" transformers]]. He was the only one not to wee himself over [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|the raging death that is Arcee]], and he berated the other Combaticons for fearing her. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzaitron, Onslaught and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

A few years later, Onslaught went to [[Earth]], where he was captured by the human organization [[Skywatch]]. He was among the deactivated captives retrieved by [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s team as they searched for more allies for their quest to get off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} When Swindle unleashed Menasor on the Autobots and the combiner was defeated, Onslaught was one of the Decepticons who managed to slip away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:Land Ironclads Onlsaught Drinks.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|It has a mouth! It has a mouth!!!!]]
After reuniting with Brawl and Vortex, Onslaught was hired by [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong Du]] to lead an attack on [[South Korea]], destroying a South Korean military outpost at the de-militarized zone in the process. He was surprised by a shot from a tank, but Brawl and Vortex quickly joined in and wiped out the human forces. This attack was directly responsible for the [[President of the United States]] declaring any country working with Cybertronians was considered in possession of weapons of mass destruction. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|The Land Ironclads}} None of the Combaticons much enjoyed working for humans, but unfortunately these humans knew more about the production of [[energon]] than they did. Onslaught assured the others he was formulating a better plan, but it was clear that they needed Swindle for these situations. As the Combaticons argued amongst themselves, the Autobots and [[Skywatch]] performed a surprise attack on them. Onslaught and the others were overwhelmed at first, but soon turned the tide after noting that the Autobots were forced to stay in their vehicle modes and that their only air support was a [[Jetfire (G1)|scientist]]. They took out two Autobots and fled back to North Korea without suffering much damage. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}}

[[File:Hawk Among the Sparrows Onslaught vs Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Seriously man, I don't swing that way!]]
As Onslaught toasted to their victory in North Korea, the Autobots returned and resumed their assault, having dealt with their transformation issue. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] began wrestling with Onslaught while also telling him that helping the humans with their infighting would only lead to chaos. Onslaught was unimpressed by his words, since the Autobots had their own human "masters" in Skywatch, but found himself defeated when rebellious Decepticon [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] bombed him. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} As the battle got close to the [[China|Chinese]] border, the combatants found that the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] had allied themselves with the Chinese government just like the Combaticons had with North Korea. The Predacons were willing to let them off with a warning, but as they turned to leave, Onslaught decided to shake things up by shooting [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] in the back. [[File:All My Sins Remembered Heheheh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|[[Runamuck (G1)|Heh heh, fire. Fire.]]]] Mistaking this for an Autobot attack, the Predacons attacked Optimus Prime and the others, while Onslaught presumably giggled to himself. The battle ended when [[Russia]] attempted to nuke everyone present: Onslaught confirmed this via radio contact with the North Koreans. In the end, the Combaticons were set free as the Autobots didn't have the resources to keep them as prisoners, but their alliance with Kim Jong Du ended with a boom as Thundercracker bombed North Korea's energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

When the war ended, Onslaught returned to Cybertron with a large group of Decepticons. The Decepticons felt oppressed under a provisional government of Autobots, [[NAIL|Non-Aligned Cybertronians]], and... Starscream. Starscream approached Onslaught to buy his services as he made his play for Iacon's leadership. In exchange for protecting him from those like the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] or unruly bots, Starscream would allow Onslaught a position of power when the time came. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} When Megatron arrived at the new Cybertronian settlements, Onslaught and the other Decepticons began rioting in the streets to celebrate his return. {{storylink|City on Fire}} When Starscream successfully became the ruler of Iacon, he reneged on his deal with Onslaught, who was furious over the betrayal. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Following [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s installation as Cybertron's new capital, Onslaught and many other disgruntled Decepticons chose to live in slums outside the city instead. When they caught Optimus Prime making his way through their territory, many of them formed a mob and attacked him. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} He later skulked by as a group of Camiens were passing out fliers regarding Optimus Prime's divinity in the district. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

He later rejoined his fellow Combaticon teammates as they stewed over Starscream's leadership, and upon throwing an energon canister at a viewscreen promoting his success in uniting some of the lost colonies, Onslaught declared that they wouldn't let Starscream forget the past, not without having to go through them first. They sprayed "SWINDLE LIVES" on a wall {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} thanks to being informed by an anonymous informant, "[[DC-357]]", that Swindle was alive and had damaging info on Starscream. {{storylink|07:00:00}} In light of the newly announced "Chosen One Day", Onslaught got a new grenade as a gift from his teammates. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

At Brawl's suggestion, Onslaught rejoined the Decepticon movement as they prepared for [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron's]] conquest of Earth. Brawl and Needlenose led a team of Decepticons to the Space Bridge nexus, where they transported aboard the ''[[Ark-7]]'' to overpower the Autobots in Earth orbit. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} Onslaught and the Decepticons engaged Arcee, [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] before the ship crashed into Shanghai, China. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} When that all went tits up, he abandoned the operation on Earth and fled back to Cybertron, where he continued to search the underbelly of Cybertron for the missing Swindle.

[[file:Onslaught_Riot_from_Applicable_Skills_Open_Road.jpg|thumb|upright=1|frame|left|230x230px|[https://youtu.be/esE_uA-XkJ8 MY NAME IS ONSLAUGHT AND I HATE STARSCREAMS]]]As the [[Badgeless]] began to brutalise Decepticons for information, Onslaught became sure DC-357 was onto something but the other Combaticons became worried he was ''too'' focused, costing them paying jobs. The idea of dropping the search made Onslaught storm off in a huff, {{storylink|07:00:00}} and when he came back, he found riots breaking out over a police killing. He decided they shouldn't touch this as it was likely to turn the colonists against their cause and he felt this might be a Stasrcream plot to draw them out. That's when Blast Off admitted he'd ''done'' the killing in disguise as a Badgeless, so he could film it, send it to the press, and provoke an uprising. Onslaught hit on a sneaky plan: he started a large protest that marched on Starscream to shake the tree and see what happened, and when what happened was Ironhide was made head of the cops and opened them up to anyone who wanted. Onslaught then started a fight so that Blast Off could 'stop him' and 'denounce' his plans, thus getting into the police as someone Ironhide would trust. Blast Off did the deed so well, Onslaught was proud! {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

Onslaught eventually learned from Blast Off that Wheeljack and Rattrap had taken Swindle. Outraged, Onslaught took Brawl and went to Rattrap's, brutally beating him down to figure out where he took Swindle. Soon Vortex and Blast Off arrived with Chromia and Wheeljack, and Onslaught and the other Combaticons forced them to lead them to the brain-dead Swindle. Onslaught was unperturbed by Swindle's condition, and forced Rattrap to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} Onslaught used the Enigma on himself and his team, forming [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], hoping that he might be able to access the dirt Swindle had on Starscream. As Bruticus rampaged through Iacon, within the combiner's psyche, Onslaught soon found what he was looking for. Though Windblade tried to appeal to Onslaught within the combiner to help her take down Starscream with their evidence, it was to no avail. Eventually Ironhide was forced to fire a rocket at Bruticus' head, and the shock forced the Combaticons to disconnect. Windblade frantically tried to get Onslaught and the Combaticons to wake up to share what they had learned, but failed. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Onslaught and his fellow Combaticons were imprisoned and awaiting trial, though Ironhide was reluctant to prosecute them if their mental scarring proved too great. {{storylink|Ping}}

The Combaticons were still comatose when Starscream told the [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to turn them to his side as one of his combiners. In Blast Off's mind he woke up next to Onslaught, revealing that Blast Off had a thing for his commander. It was soon revealed by Starscream, who was also there, that this was all a dream and that if Blast Off took his offer to help him sway the Combaticons for his side he could make this a reality. All he needed in exchange was for Blast Off to cover any holes in their story. Blast Off eventually agreed, and as a result, Onslaught and the others were made to believe that Onslaught's original deal with Starscream had worked out, with the Combaticons having been his secret and loyal bodyguards, Onslaught's public protest was done to draw out dissenters, and that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval. Soon, Onslaught woke up, seeing Blast Off by his side. He then touched Blast Off's hand, revealing Starscream kept his promise to make Onslaught notice him. {{storylink|The Price of You}} After Onslaught assured Blast Off that he felt fine, Starscream arrived and began playing upon the manipulation to Onslaught's memories, claiming he had felt vulnerable without him around and assured the Combaticon leader that their risk to save Swindle had paid off. Soon the Combaticons "resumed" their work of protecting Starscream, and prior to Onslaught's first day back he and Blast Off arranged a date. {{storylink|If I Know You}}
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===''Universe'' toy bio===
Delighting in successful strikes on the Autobots, Onslaught was the type to remain out of battle to direct tactics. His entrance into the battlefield was typically a sign that something had gone wrong with the plan. {{storylink|#Uni08Ultra|''Universe'' Ultra Class Onslaught toy bio}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
When the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] of another universe attempted to attack [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Onslaught and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] defended their leader. However, Starscream possessed Onslaught and began wrecking havoc with his body. Starscream was exorcised out of his host after [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] projected an illusory [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], scaring Starscream back to his home dimension. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}

===Starscream's New Power===
Onslaught attempted to apprehend Starscream, only to be driven back when the latter managed to get his hands on some weapons from Shockwave's lab. {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Summoned by Starscream to act as his elite squad (whose first mission, of course, was to overthrow [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]), Onslaught rolled onto the scene alongside [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who Starscream had swayed to his side by making him one of his elites and even threw in a new paintjob). He boasted that they could leave the strategy to him, and was irritated when Vortex offered to stay behind and guard the base. When the Combaticons combined into Bruticus, Vortex constant worry for the base's safety compelled the team to withdraw. When Starscream, under imminent threat of a beating from Megatron, contacted the team to demand to know where they were, Onslaught joined his teammates in happily informing their illustrious leader they were all protecting the base together. Aww. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

===''Cloud''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Awakening (Cloud)|Awakening}} {{storylink|Eagerness}}{{storylink|TFC-A01}}}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Onslaught taking on the form of [[Ghostrider]]'s stealth bomber. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Onslaught was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Onslaught, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
Onslaught was part of a massive battle between Kreons. He and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus to gain the advantage in battle, and then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Onslaught is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
In the early days of the war, Megatron tasked Onslaught and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] with breaching Iacon's defences. The two Decepticons were opposed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and were ultimately unsuccessful in taking the city due to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s involvement. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

Onslaught was active in the Decepticon/Autobot war when [[Doctor Arkeville]] created [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He didn't take an active role when the Doctor's creation went on a rampage and was stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] however. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOnslaught.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
Onslaught participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:OnslaughtEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2| Tactical Oversight? Nah. Just lots of BOOM.]]
It would be easy to dismiss Onslaught as a brutish thug. But to him his greatest weapon is not his photon missiles, but his amazing tactical mind.

The key to victory is planning, and Onslaught executes his strategies with exacting and dispassionate logic. It's only when things don't go to plan that he gets frustrated and lashes out.
Which, admittedly, is often. VERY often. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught bio}}

Onslaught is one of Megatron's more elite warriors, and he is leader of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] on Cybertron, save Swindle. He is contacted by Megatron to get them to earth. He arrives in time for the battle of the Codex Key. He really hates Swindle for leaving the Combaticons for profit, seeing as it left the Combaticons at a tactical disadvantage.

When Megatron states he needs a new combiner to take on Optimus's new combiner, he immediately <s>forces</s> "recruits" the Combaticons to form their gestalt Bruticus, despite Onslaught's complaints they are not ready to unleash Bruticus yet. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Onslaught noticed Swindle's absence, and his team concluded that Swindle was off to sell information on [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s interdimensional recruitment plan to the Autobots. They pursued Swindle to the meeting location, and a battle ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rogue Trader}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest star rating''': 3 Star (2 star beta)
*'''Weapons''': Onslaught uses a unique Grenade launcher custom modified to lay down a blanket of grenades onto the battlefield. It deals heavy damage to any target, or anything around it for that matter, Onslaught has in sights. '''KABOOM!'''
*'''Ability: Line barrage''': Shoots 12 small rockets from long range delivering damage in a line across the target.
**'''Ability Cost''': 7 ability points. +3 for continued usage.
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Onslaught toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Real American Decepticon]]
*'''Onslaught''' ([[1986]], [[1991]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''C5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-64'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Sonic stun-gun]]" rifle, double-barreled turret, chest shield, ramp, Bruticus chest shield, Bruticus head, left & right Bruticus fists, left & right Bruticus foot stands

:Originally designed for the aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line ''Jizai Gattai'' ("Free Combination") and then brought over to the ''Transformers'' toyline, Onslaught transforms into a dark blue and green mobile anti-aircraft truck of made-up origin, armed with a large double-barreled cannon mounted on the flatbed of his vehicle mode. Like all of the original four [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner team leaders, he can also assume a base/gun emplacement mode with a ramp that smaller Combaticons can use, which can be connected to both the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (a feature not mentioned in either toy's instructions, for obvious reasons) and to the Decepticon city [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (a feature only documented in Trypticon's instructions). As with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], Onslaught was originally designed to feature a spring-loaded launching mechanism in base mode that would propel the smaller vehicles off him. Hasbro dropped the feature, perhaps [[for safety reasons]], but it was retained on the Japanese edition of the figure.

:In robot mode, Onslaught is armed with a long olive [[sonic stun-gun]] and is accessorized by a small chest plate. The gun can store on his backpack in either mode via two rectangular pegs which hold onto his gun sight. Holes in the side of the gun are, probably coincidentally, just the right size to peg in the smaller weapons from the other Combaticons—a feature that would be canonized only for the later Ruination version of the mold.

:Onslaught combines with the other Combaticon toys into Bruticus, forming the central body component of the super-robot with the addition of a large silver chest plate and Bruticus's head. He also comes with Bruticus's hands and feet.

:The complete set of Combaticons were re-released in the European-market "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1991; these releases typically have the [[rubsign]] indent removed from the molding. However, Onslaught has his indent intact, and the indent remains even in more recent reuses of the mold.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Great Cannon]], as well as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Mega-Octane]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[1985]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-69'''

:In addition to his single release, Onslaught was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Onslaught toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Tom Kenny|I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah!]]]]
*'''Onslaught''' ([[1993]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''C5'''
**''Accessories'': "Sonic stun gun" rifle, double-barreled turret, missile launcher, 2 missiles, chest shield, ramp, Bruticus chest shield, Bruticus head, left & right Bruticus fists, left & right Bruticus foot stands

:In ''Generation 2'', Onslaught was redecoed in a rather outlandish colour scheme of bright orange covered in purple camouflage, with purple replacing most of his olive and silver colours. The stickers on the back of his truck proudly state that he is indeed Onslaught. In this form he was reputedly "one metamorphin' dude-icus."

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline, and was the same one used by Gen2 [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]. His backpack cannon was [[retool]]ed with a peg-hole to mount this new launcher. This is the only peg-hole on Onslaught to accommodate the gun's smaller peg, rather than its 5mm peg. (In theory the other smaller Combaticons can also hold the rifle, and their weapons can store on Onslaught's backpack now. Not that Onslaught's about to lend his gun to Swindle or Brawl.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on G2 Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2toy-OnslaughtAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"It's not easy bein' cheesy."]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Dual cannon

:Part of a giftset [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]], this version of Onslaught is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] in ''Generation 2'' colors. As usual, he forms the torso of Bruticus. Though [[:File:GenerationsG2Onslaught.JPG|stock photography depicted Onslaught]] with a black head and black deco on his gun, the final toy rendered both of these in unpainted purple plastic.

:This toy was [[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Onslaughtuniverselegends.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Because ''Classics'' Legends [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was ''super''-popular.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Legends, [[2008]])
**''Series'': Classic Series

:Part of the very first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Onslaught is a [[redeco]] of Legends Class ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]], transforming into a SWAT-deco'd BTR-90 armored personnel carrier mounted with a top-mounted missile similar to a SCUD launcher. Because apparently SWAT teams now have missiles. Well, maybe in [[Chicago]].... Onslaught uses the Movie-style Decepticon symbol.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Classics|Perceptor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsOnslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Universe Legends Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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[[File:UniverseOnslaughtToys-HasbroTakara.JPG|upright=2.2|thumb|They found your phone number and want to ask you a few questions.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Ultra, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Shield

:The large ''Universe'' version of Onslaught transforms into a six-wheeled SWAT assault truck with positionable mine-scoops and a rotating double-barreled turret on top. When the button on his rotating turret is pressed, electronic lights in his head and turret flash and one hears either machine gun fire or a siren sound, either of which are continuous if held down. Rolling the vehicle's middle left tire activates a third sound effect of him causing extensive property damage on something unfortunate enough to get caught under his wheels. A looped driving sound will then be continuously played until the tire stops rolling, when a final sound of the vehicle driving away/to a halt is played. He comes with a riot shield, which can either connect to a flip up tab on Onslaught's left arm in robot mode, or store on top of his turret in either mode. The small flap at the top of the shield is used to access the turret's button, either by pressing on the flap itself, or by flipping it open and pressing the button directly. A button on Onslaught's right arm spring-deploys an arm-mounted weapon.

:The robot mode [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|cheats]] somewhat, having a second tow-winch on his belt-buckle immediately below his vehicle hood, while the actual vehicle mode winch splits in two to form his shoulders ([[#Notes|see below]] for more on this). The [[stock photography]] also shows him as [[:File:Onslaughtuniversetoy.jpg|having black cannons and hands, and being slightly mis-transformed]].

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] version of Onslaught was released in American ''Universe'' packaging as a USA Edition toy. He is redecoed to more closely resemble the colours of the original Onslaught toy and his appearance in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon. His sparkly metallic slate-blue is replaced with swirly metallic teal, the blue paint on his arms and crotch is replaced by a dark greenish-blue, and the silver and dark silver on the sides of his face are replaced by teal. He also has slightly more paint on his face, with his mouth-plate being painted silver.

:The first waves of Onslaughts gave only very brief clips of sound when the button gimmick was activated. (The siren ended up sounding like a set car alarm.) This was changed in the Japanese release and as a [[Variant|running change]] in the U.S. version, so that the gun and siren noises are now restored to their intended full lengths. "MONZO 12782" is [[tampograph]]ed onto the front of the vehicle mode on both versions, a reference by Hasbro to the ever-helpful [[Fandom|fan]] [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] and his birthdate, [[December 7]], [[1982]], or 12-7-82.

:This mold was redecoed as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Hardhead (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardhead]] and retooled as ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]]. The Clench tooling also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Torca (BW)|Torca]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUOnslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Universe Ultra-Class Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy Onslaught.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] stole his design, so he stole Grindcore's colors.]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' (Box set, 2008)
**''Series'': G1 Series

:The third ''Universe'' Onslaught toy is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Barricade (Energon)#Energon|Barricade]], transforming into an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier with a rear-mounted (non-firing) missile rack that turns and elevates. Amusingly, Barricade has a more Onslaught-accurate colour scheme than ''Universe'' Onslaught. The alphanumeric code "C5" tampographed on the front of his vehicle mode is a reference to the original Onslaught toy's American release's team ID number. For a little extra G1 flair, Onslaught's (as well as any other variations of the sculpt) missile rack in vehicle-mode can be clicked back to be dragged behind, elongating the entire vehicle, similar to the original toy.

:Onslaught also has a paint error on the right robot knee, in that there is no paint around the hole immediately below the knee, where there ''is'' paint on the left one. This error is also evident in the box photos for the individual robot mode, but not the combined mode, curiously. When combined with the other Combaticons, Onslaught forms the torso.

: He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating a new [[live-action film series]] [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] character), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada. ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Onslaught retains the aforementioned paint error.

:This sculpt was redecoed into the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Onslaught (see [[#United|below]]) and was retooled to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Heatwave (Timelines)#Timelines|Heatwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetOnslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Universe multipack Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Bruticus''' (multi-pack, Japan [[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''

:A reissue of the original G1 Onslaught toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Mega-Octane retool of the sculpt, complete with shortened rifle, a plastic chest, all other subsequent mold changes. Additionally, the Japan-only base mode launcher mechanism was reinstated for this release. Unfortunately, the sculpt also has quite a bit of visible mold wear-and-tear thanks to the inordinate number of times the Onslaught sculpt has been reused and retooled over the years.

:This version of Onslaught was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''United EX''===
*'''Combatmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]]-[[September 22|09-22]])
**''ID number'': '''EX-01'''
**''Accessories'': APC Drone, Armored Car Drone, Missile Carrier Drone, Tank Drone

:Combatmaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Bombshock (PCC)#Toys|Bombshock]] toy, into a twin-barreled artillery cannon truck of indeterminate model. 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.

:He comes with four color-coordinated military vehicle drone-limbs, redecos of the [[Combaticon (PCC)|Combaticon]]s. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the vehicles automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snaps back to vehicle mode when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*1: '''Morser Drone''' [Missile Carrier Drone] — Arm (Combatmaster's right)
:*2: '''Panzer Drone''' [Tank Drone] — Arm (Combatmaster's left)
:*3: '''Kannonier Drone''' [APC Drone] — Leg (Combatmaster's right)
:*4: '''Spaher Drone''' [Armored Car Drone] — Leg (Combatmaster's left)

:Combatmaster's mold was also used to make [[Steelshot]]. The drone-limb molds were also used to make components for two other Power Core Combiner teams: the Missile Carrier Drone and Armored Car Drone molds were used for the [[Destron (PCC)|Destrons]], while the APC Drone and Tank Drone molds were used for the [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobots]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailOnslaught.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Deluxe, [[2012]])
**''Series/number'': '''01/#004'''
**'''PART 1 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG07'''
**''Accessories:'' Cannons
{{note|The Hasbro release of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Onslaught in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series and the pack-in comic "[[Starscream's New Power]]" while the TakaraTomy release of ''Fall of Cybertron'' Onslaught was repurposed as ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' Onslaught.}}

:A [[redeco]] of Onslaught from the [[Bruticus (WFC)|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' assortment. Overall, these versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Onslaught, however, is an exception to this: Although his colors are brighter and more vivid, the colors themselves are more game-accurate, replacing the dull shade of ocher with dark blue as the main color.

:Aside from the colors, mass retail Onslaught is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

:The TakaraTomy Japanese release features a shade of dark blue similar to Hasbro's. Naturally, it features more paint applications, such as blue on the wheels and painted "light" details.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on retail Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Combiner Wars Onslaught toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|How does he shoot aircraft when his cannons can't aim left or right? Does he keep an elaborate system of mirrors around him that the blasts cartoonishly bounce off of?]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Voyager, [[2016]])

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' product for 2016, Onslaught is a heavy retool of [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]], replacing most the robot mode's parts from the waist up and turning the vehicle mode backwards, resulting in a transformation into an anti-aircraft truck rather than a fire truck. Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, he can combine with any four of that line's Deluxes, though he is meant to combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#CombinerWars|Combaticon]]s to form [[Bruticus (G1)#CombinerWars|Bruticus]]. His guns can combine end-to-end to form a larger gun for Bruticus. While it may seem as if his turret cannot rotate, folding the combiner chestplate parts at the side of the truck mode up will allow it to do so.

:When Hasbro originally announced the figure at [[BotCon 2015]], he was advertised as having a tan Bruticus chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Onslaught-accurate color scheme as the first release and a silver chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Bruticus-accurate color scheme as a [[variant#Running changes|running change]]. Instead, only the version with a silver chest plate ever made it to retail, and it appears that the version with a tan chestplate has been canceled altogether. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later started showing up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:Onslaught was redecoed into ''Unite Warriors'' [[Mega-Octane#Unite Warriors|Dolrailer]] and retooled as [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]]. The original version of the mold was retooled as [[Pyra Magna]], which in turn was redecoed into [[Megaempress]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWOnslaught/onslaught.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Onslaught.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Onslaught is a long time practitioner of the ancient art of disco!]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Generation 2, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Weapons, Combaticon extremities

:A ''Generation 2''-themed redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Onslaught is packed along with the other Combaticons (including [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G2BruticusSet|Shockwave]]), and sold together in a massive box.

:Unfortunately, it appears that this Onslaught suffers from the same [[misassembly]] as [[Pyra Magna#Generations|Pyra Magna]]: The knee struts are reversed on both legs, preventing his assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. In an undocumented feature also shared with Pyra Magna, the backs of his feet can flip out to provide better support.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
*'''Bruticus''' (2012)

:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has paint layouts similar to the previous ''Universe'' (2008)/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a much greater emphasis on G1-accurate colors. Onslaught's color scheme is perhaps the most different from the previous release, being very similar to his Generation 1 toy in robot mode, but is almost completely gray when transformed into Bruticus' torso, to reflect the large gray chest plate on the original Bruticus toy. Additionally, Bruticus' hands/feet/weapons, which were previously cast in translucent colored plastic are now opaque gray.
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===Bot Shots===
[[Image:BotShots Onslaught.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I'm only doing the o_O face because someone stole one of my cannons... and my release date!]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
***''Fist strength'': '''447'''
***''Blaster strength'':
***''Sword strength'':
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Onslaught is a redeco of [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Warpath]], transforming into a tank. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]], [[Brawl (Movie)#5Pack|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was originally used to make [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotFlipShot|Flip Shot Brawl]].

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===Kre-O===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Onslaught.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Where'd my cannons go?!]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:Onslaught comes as part of the Bruticus [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a truck. He can also contribute his bricks to form Bruticus. Unlike Swindle but like Brawl and Vortex, he is based on his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OOnslaught/onslaught.htm More information on Onslaught 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 was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW07-Onslaught.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Swindle dumped a bucket of blue paint on me. I'd kill him if I didn't need to combine with him.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2016-[[June 25|06-25]])
**''ID Number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories'': Individual Combaticon Weapons, Combaticon extremities

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Onslaught is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' mold in color layout based on his cartoon model, with changes such as a blue head with silver faceplate, blue shoulders, and a Bruticus chestplate [[Bruticus (G1)#Notes|colored like Blast Off]]. He also features additional paint details in vehicle mode, including a painted grill and rims. Onslaught was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combaticons.

:As a Voyager class ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine with any Deluxe Class figures from either Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or Takara's ''Unite Warriors'' line, though he was meant to combine with his Combatrons to from Bruticus.
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==Notes==
[[File:Onslaughtmodelsheetshood.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Onslaught's early, unused character model (left) is more toy-accurate, if you ignore a heck of a lot.]]
*Onslaught's ability to combine with Metroplex is due to the fact that both were originally designed as part of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, where both were presumably part of the same faction. Neither were ever released under the ''Diaclone'' brand, as it had long since been overtaken by the Transformers.
*Like the rest of the Combaticons, Onslaught had an earlier, unused [[character model]] which superficially resembles the toy, other than the head design. There are other problems, such as wheel placement, but it's possible the artist of the unused character model was working off crappy source material.
[[File:EuroClassicOnslaughtPurple.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*When the unused character model was redrawn into the final character model, it kept the odd wheel placement and gave Onslaught his toy's head, but did some bizarre things with his transformation. Like with many of the other Combaticons' final character models, such as Swindle's, his torso is the bumper, hood, and roof of the vehicle mode flattened out. Years later, Onslaught's Ultra class ''Universe'' toy attempted to replicate this [[transformation scheme]].
*The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original Onslaught toy depicted Onslaught and the Combaticons in new color schemes—Onslaught himself was mainly purple—despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
[[File:Universe Onslaught originalsculpt.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|The dream is dead.]]
*In the [[commercial]] advertising the Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons, Onslaught is referred to as "one metamorphin' dudicus". It is presently unknown what a dudicus ''is'', or what qualifications Onslaught has met to be the only known one.
*As revealed on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' website,<ref>[http://replay.web.archive.org/20090121131445/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=A795A47F-D56F-E112-48649ACADFB6ADDC Hasbro's preview of ''Universe'' Wave 1's toys]</ref> ''Universe'' Ultra class Onslaught's original prototype featured a larger head that lacked a neck section, and the front section of his vehicle with a (non-functional) winch folded down to become his stomach and waist, as well as more cartoon-accurate sculpted detailing on his waist. However, on the final version of this mold, the winch remains on his shoulders while another winch is molded onto the battery cover as part of his waist.
*In the Wings of Honor continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Fittingly enough, as the leader of the team Onslaught falls to the most dangerous of the Sins: Pride.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Onslaught''' (オンスロート ''Onsurōto'')
*''French:'' '''Abordage''' (Canada, "Boarding")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Cudar''' ("Rascally")
*''Italian:'' '''Destroyer'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Thú-chí''' (Taiwan, 突擊, "Onslaught"), '''Anslo''' (Taiwan ''Universe'', 安史羅 ''Ān Shǐh Lúo''), '''Xíjí''' (China, 袭击, "Raid")
*''Spanish:'' '''Oslat''' (Spain, [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] only)
*''Russian:'' '''Osilok''' (Осилок)
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==References==
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Tailgate (G1)

2017-09-27T19:35:20Z

Kroger: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga */ 'Bructicus'

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:''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tailgate universe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Shake harder, boy!]]
The naïve '''Tailgate''' needs to be liked. It's hardly the most unique of flaws, but he has an unfortunate, childlike tendency towards extremes. Placed in a situation with [[Autobot]]s who don't know him from [[Primon]], this sanitation 'Bot will spin a tall tale the height of a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] in an attempt to impress his fellows before it all comes crashing down. And it ultimately will—while he's a 'Bot with a spark of gold, he's broadly unfocused, frequently distracted and easily led, and often gets impulsive, irrational obsessions. And his timekeeping ''sucks''. In spite of this, he sometimes acts as a scout, with strict orders not to break cover for any reason. He is aided by a ridiculously powerful iron-cobalt magnet installed behind his bumper, which he can use to follow closely behind other vehicles and travel far into enemy territory on minimal fuel.

Easily his most distinctive mental issue is his occasional inability to tell the difference between a non-living [[Earth]] machine and sentient robotic life such as himself. While it's a [[:File:Ratchetfriendtrafficsignal.jpg|mistake many other Cybertronians have made at first]], typically they learn quickly and let it go. Not Tailgate. Once he gets it into his head, his compassion turns to rage against the "enslavers", and is quite vocal in his desire to "free" the machines of Earth.

[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|That boy ain't right]].

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ted Schwartz]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:FFoD5 MiniVehicles.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"That machine is alive I tell you! Aliv—" "WE KNOW, TAILGATE!"]]
Tailgate was one of a group of [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] stationed at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in 2006. When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city, [[Mount St. Hilary]] and the Ark were the first stop on his journey to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Tailgate and the other Autobots on duty rolled out to defend the Ark with all the firepower at their disposal. It didn't go very well. The Ark was left devastated in Trypticon's mighty wake, and Tailgate's troops were beaten and scattered by the colossal dinosaur. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:FSRLmanga7 Tailgate.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumors help him grow. Paranoia nurtures him.]]
With the [[Autobot]]s being framed by the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]] for numerous crimes, [[Kenji]] was feeling a bit dejected at how his schoolyard chums were suddenly turning on them. Tailgate appeared to give him a lift home from school and attempted to cheer him up, reminding him that as an [[Honorary Autobot]] he had nothing to worry about. Their drive was interrupted by a crowd gathering around a display put on by a pair of robed figures (secretly [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]), decrying the Autobots and preaching the heroism of the [[Decepticon]]s. The rest of the Autobots soon arrived to straighten things out. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Tailgate later responded to a distress signal sent from [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was fighting to rescue a [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that was brimming over with [[Decepticon super science]] from the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Dying from its wounds, the dog transferred the super science into Powerglide, giving him brief access to [[Scramble Power]]. Along with the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]]s, Tailgate merged with Powerglide into a [[Minibot combiner]] and swiftly defeated [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
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=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As Tailgate picked Swerve back up using his Mini-Con partner, [[Neutro|Groundshaker]], a [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] visiting from [[Legends Universe|another universe]] asked the two Minibots why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. The Autobots responded that size has nothing to do with it, telling Rattrap that their Mini-Cons were just as small as him, but nevertheless valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} After Tailgate mentioned that his partnership with Groundshaker let him work with bomb disposal, Rattrap got curious about what Mini-Cons were, prompting Tailgate to explain the history behind the little 'bots. The enamored Rattrap then wanted to be a Mini-Con ''too'', and had an uncomfortable Tailgate wield him into battle with Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}} Eventually, the two heroic Minibots successfully defeated Trypticon. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Tailgate was present at the first "meeting" of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] nine million years ago. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Tailgate}}
[[File:Underworld!-TailgateFlattopSubsea.jpg|thumb|"I'M NOT A COWARD!"]]
Tailgate was one of the Autobots working with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s covert cell on Cybertron, and was briefly seen when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to Cybertron and rallied the troops for an assault on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

He eventually finished his training at the [[Autobot Military Academy]], but upon graduation was provoked into joining [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]] and [[Subsea]] in venturing [[Underworld|underground]], in order to prove his courage. When a group of [[Mutant (G1)|Cybertronian Mutants]] attacked and slaughtered his fellow cadets, Tailgate stood his ground. A blast into [[Smeltdown]]'s chest-furnace obliterated most of the sewer-dwellers, leaving only the ape-like [[Rotgut]]. However, a little quick thinking, and Tailgate was able to use the larger machine's bulk against him, flipping Rotgut into the pyre left in Smeltdown's wake. Thus, he proved he was not a coward... and also not very good at watching his friends' backs in a fight. [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] eventually arrived as Tailgate surfaced and let them know of his fellow cadets' fate.

Unfortunately, Tailgate's actions inadvertently [[Demon|woke something ''worse'' than the Mutants]]... {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Decepticons attack destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It doesn't get much better than this. Sorry, Tailgate.]]
Tailgate participated in the defense of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] against the onslaught of the [[Blitz Engine]]s and the Decepticon crew of the [[Warworld]]. He didn't have time to do much of anything except get shot by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} He survived, and travelled to the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and survived that too. Almost immediately upon returning to Cybertron, however, he was attacked and killed by a [[shadow-leech]]. Ouch. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|thumb|left]]
Tailgate was among the Autobot civilians who watched [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s anti-Optimus-Prime propaganda broadcasts. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Didn't seem to do the trick, though, as he was later seen training alongside several Autobot recruits against [[auto-combatant]]s following Shockwave's defeat. None of them fared particularly well in training, however, much to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:MTMTE1 tailgate damaged.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's a scratch, he'll just walk it off... oh, right.]]
'''Tailgate of [[Rivets Field]]''' was forged from a hot spot that ignited six million years ago, two weeks before the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} During this time, he lived in an era of peace alongside the likes of [[Nova Prime]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Assigned the role of fourth-class sanitation 'bot, he was tasked with cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off, {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} but ran late to the job and made the mistake of trying to make up the time by short-cutting across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]]. The terrain collapsed out from under him, leaving him badly damaged and trapped underground, but he soon hit upon the plan of detonating the trailer-full of [[energon]] rations he had brought with him in hopes of blasting his way out. Unfortunately for him, he kept repeatedly passing out as he set this up, and with his chronometer damaged had no way of measuring the passage of time. He finally succeeded ''six million years later'', and was dragged from his pit by a group of Autobots who were on their way to depart the planet on the starship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Suffering a panic attack and passing out when he saw his explosion had damaged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], the unconscious Tailgate was brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, since he'd mentioned "the launch" and they had no idea who he was. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Due to an accident with the quantum engine, the ''Lost Light'' was duplicated and ''another'' Tailgate woke up to bond on a different ''Lost Light''. What did he do? We dunno because the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up and killed everyone! {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Tailgate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Just your average kick-boxing, bomb disposing, metaphysics and epistemology student, and I once caught a fish ''this big!'']]
[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] soon discovered Tailgate's age when he studied his ancient systems, and called [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] in to carbon-date him. Tailgate woke up before that was necessary (happily observing that he hadn't killed "Nut-Job", as he mistakenly thought Whirl was called), so Swerve instead gleefully took it upon himself to inform him how long he'd been offline. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Tailgate was horrified and heartbroken: by all rights, he should have been found in days, but the length of his absence made it clear he was so unimportant that nobody had noticed or ''cared'' he was missing. Since there was nobody around who knew the truth, and since he had always wanted to do something big and heroic with this life, Tailgate decided to make up a dramatic, overblown past for himself. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He and Swerve went for a walk, during which he claimed that the damaged "Waste Disposal" decal on his arm actually read "Bomb Disposal", and that he had been part of the [[Primal Vanguard]], though Swerve was more interested in seeing his [[alternate mode]]. After Tailgate was introduced to [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], the group were caught up in a battle between the amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and some [[Legislator|strange robots]], in whose repeated chanting of "nineteen-eighty-four" Tailgate took an interest.

A little later, back on the ''Lost Light'', Swerve finally convinced Tailgate to attempt to transform, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} but he wound up getting stuck halfway. It was at this inopportune moment that the crew were ordered back to their rooms, since a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] had been reported loose aboard the ship; spotting [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], another Transformer from his time, Tailgate asked for some help getting to a room. Cyclonus carried the half-transformed Tailgate there and quite rudely dumped him on the ground. As the Sparkeater situation unfolded outside, the two ancient 'bots discussed the six million year gap in history they missed; Cyclonus described the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot-Decepticon conflict]] to Tailgate as he understood it, romanticizing the Decepticons' position enough that later, as Ratchet was unsticking his half-transformed body, Tailgate declared that he wanted to ''be'' a Decepticon! {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Cyclonus Tailgate LifeAftertheBigBang.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tailgate goes to see his KRAK dealer.]]
Learning of Tailgate's aims, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] insisted that ship's captain [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] set the "confirmed Decepticon sympathizer" straight, so Rodimus recruited Rewind to beam a compressed visual history of the war directly into Tailgate's head. Sobered by what he saw and realizing that the Decepticons were the "bad guys", Tailgate fumed at Cyclonus for misleading him and impotently struck him, leading his icy roommate to reciprocate with a vicious backhand. Leaving their room, Cyclonus kicked the downed Tailgate on his way out, leaving him cowering on the floor. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

[[File:IDW MtMtE5 MagnusTailgateAttentionDirt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Determined to be one of the "good guys", Tailgate requested that Ultra Magnus teach him the [[Autobot Code]]. By this point, Tailgate had edited his own [[Autopedia]] entry to reflect the false history he had created for himself—claiming he had studied metaphysics under [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], was a champion kick-boxer who graduated from the [[Ibex School of Epistemology]], helped invent the idealised heat engine, coordinated a search for the long-lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and he was part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner circle, encouraging him to explore space—and the impressed Magnus agreed to educate him. Alas, Tailgate was soon to discover this meant an excruciating slog through an intense analysis of ten thousand pages of text. He was briefly interested in section 19, subsection 80, paragraph four because it reminded him of the robots that attacked Skids, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} but by and large the experience was a gruelling one, and he moaned long and loud about it in [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]], especially once he discovered there was an ''abridged'' version of the Code. {{storylink|Interiors}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was impacted by a discarded thumb from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and was subsequently repaired, Tailgate attended an award ceremony honoring [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], Chromedome and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] for their part in saving the ship. He chatted with Chromedome during the celebration, and noted how the three honored Autobots had head-related names. Later, Tailgate was having a conversation with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they, along with nearly everyone on board the ''Lost Light'' were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. After he recovered, he was awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

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Ultimately, Tailgate passed his Autobot Code exam, though he professed it was not with "his best grades ever". Asking Cyclonus to attend his [[Act of Affiliation]], a step on the way to the full [[Rite of the Autobrand]], he was seemingly ignored - although his fellow Ancient Cybertronian would secretly attend. At the ceremony itself, however, Rodimus was briefly possessed by a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] and, rather than drawing his probationary Autobot symbol, scrawled "Set Me Free" in [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Old Cybertronian]] on his chest. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Tailgate loved "Movie Night" in Rewind and Chromedome's quarters, where he watched such films as the old public information piece "[[Proteus's Promise]]", with several other members of the crew {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} and would later recall it as the happiest time of his life. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was invited to listen in on Rewind's third communal storytelling session, part of an attempt to help the damaged [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] regain his memories; Tailgate had to interrupt Drift to ask what a [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} and was particularly impressed by the skills of one Orion Pax {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} even though he hadn't realized that Orion was actually [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], despite the notes he'd been making to keep track of all the characters. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

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Tailgate joined a mission to [[Temptoria]] to investigate the possibility that the [[Circle of Light]] were being held there. While the larger Autobots roughed up the occupying Decepticons, Tailgate and Rewind investigated the contents of [[Battery|The Battery]] only to find that the Decepticons didn't have the Circle and were merely converting the native life forms to [[energon]], and had rigged up a bomb. {{storylink|Before & After}} Now forced to actually dispose of a bomb, Tailgate tricked Rewind into telling him how to actually do it. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Unfortunately he accidentally triggered a timer, and when he refused to stop work and escape, he had to be physically thrown from the room by Cyclonus. Cyclonus and Rewind were caught in the bomb's explosion, and Tailgate dragged the severely-damaged Cyclonus back to the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> medibay on his own. Observing the other Autobots leaving offerings of [[innermost energon]] for Rewind, Tailgate attempted to leave an offering for Cyclonus, only for it to be rebuked. Cyclonus did seem to have a change of heart after seeing Rewind's offerings, and helped Tailgate pick up the pieces of the shattered vial. {{storylink|Before & After}}

‎[[File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg‎|thumb|"Congratulations! It's a beautiful baby boy... [[Tailgate (G1)#Notes|We think.]]]]
Some time later, he went to the bars on [[Hedonia]] with his usual crowd (his psycho-reactive [[holomatter|holomatter avatar]] taking the form of a human baby). {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} After abandoning Swerve with a drunken Ultra Magnus, Tailgate and the others explored a gift shop. Tailgate grew bored as Skids tried on hats but decided not to wait outside with Whirl, who was banging his head on a display case. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} When Rewind was about to show a recording of the ''Ark-1'' opening ceremony that included the naming of its original crew, Cyclonus suddenly flew into a "drunken rage" that disrupted the proceedings. Tailgate ushered the others away so he could calm him down; after they had departed, it became clear Cyclonus had done this so the others wouldn't realize Tailgate wasn't part of the crew. Cyclonus revealed he had known from the start that Tailgate had been lying, and the little 'bot broke down and admitted to having falsified his past, and his grief over being a nobody. Cyclonus took pity on Tailgate and taught him how to sing an Old Cybertronian anthem. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

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While lounging around in the ship's oil reservoir, Tailgate, Swerve, and Rewind took to discussing the cool alternate modes of their crew-mates, and entered into a wager to see who could be the first to solve the longstanding mystery of what Rung turned into. Tailgate tried to trick Rung into transforming by holding an "alt mode party", claiming they were all the rage back in his day, but since Rung hailed from the same time as him, it proved an unconvincing gambit. Interviewed by Rewind for a documentary movie about life on the ship not long thereafter, Tailgate continued making up accolades for himself, but openly admitted to never having been happier than he was on the ship, and looking to the future with glee. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Tailgate and Cyclonus remained close after their experiences on Hedonia; Tailgate was in the ship's workshop crafting a new horn to replace Cyclonus's missing one when the 'bot in question angrily came storming in after learning that their quarters were to play host to "Movie Night". {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} That concern melted away in the face of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s subsequent rampage through the ship; Cyclonus and Tailgate sat together during the funeral for the crewmembers who lost their lives in the chaos. After the ceremony, Tailgate went to help Ratchet to care for the dying Ultra Magnus, but accidentally scanned himself with Ratchet's "death clock", which announced that Tailgate had only three days to live. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Tailgate Cyclonus Hope Is A Lie.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|The Hope is a Lie]]
An examination by Ratchet revealed that he had a terminal case of [[cybercrosis]], and Tailgate elected to trust only Cyclonus with the news, though Cyclonus seemed almost disinterested in the tragic announcement. Tailgate went to Swerve's Bar to drink away his sorrows, oblivious to the massive portal that the ''Lost Light'' was about to travel through. When Luna 1 was discovered to lie on the other side of the portal, an evidently distressed Cyclonus made up for his behavior by inviting Tailgate onto the team who would explore the moon. He insisted it was just for the experience, with the caveat that despite Luna 1's reputation as a "Miracle Moon", Tailgate must not hope for a cure. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

On arrival on Luna 1, Tailgate was captured and imprisoned with most of the ''Lost Light'' away team, becoming separated from Cyclonus who remained free. As none of the others knew he had less than three days to live, Tailgate's claims of impatience and panic at being in captivity were dismissed. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Things looked brighter once their co-prisoner [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] revealed that he was really a healed Ultra Magnus; when Tailgate asked how he could have cheated his impending death, Minimus declared that the [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who has using the moon as a base, had doctors that could apparently work miracles. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:MTMTE21 tailgate amends law.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Chekhov's [[semicolon]]!]]
Tailgate's clock was down to one day and twelve hours by the time [[Getaway]] sprang the group from the cell, by which time he could no longer walk and had to be carried by Rodimus, though he played off his paralysis as seized-up servos. Reuniting with Ratchet, Tailgate told him of the moons' "miracle medibay", but Ratchet solemnly informed him that only Tyrest's medical minion [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] could really use the tools within it. The group proceeded to confront Tyrest and were all apparently immobilized by a "thought weapon" that paralyzed their bodies. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Tailgate's cybercrosis, however, had rendered him deaf to the frequency of the suggestion weapon. He managed to jump Tyrest and jab him in the head through the "cleansing" hole Tyrest drilled in his own brow. Tailgate deactivated the weapon while Tyrest was distracted, only to be taken hostage by the Chief Justice. Though he urged Rodimus to open fire, admitting his terminal condition, Tailgate was saved moments later by [[Minimus Ambus]]. As the room was swarmed by [[Legislator]]s responding to Tyrest's distress call, Tailgate put his knowledge of the Autobot Code to good use, using Tyrest's computer to amend and repeal the law in its totality. He barely had time to celebrate his achievement before collapsing.

[[File:Cyclonus SparkTransfusion ThisCalamitousLife.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Whomsoever pulls the sword from the Tailgate, they are the one]]
The next day, back on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tailgate asked Cyclonus to spare him a lingering death by terminating him, but Cyclonus refused. Though a cure was subsequently found, thanks to Tyrest's collection of esoteric medical equipment, Tailgate's spark had faded to a point where the process would no longer be viable. However, on Whirl's suggestion, Cyclonus used his [[Great Sword]] to directly transfuse energy into Tailgate's spark, boosting it to a condition that allowed the small 'bot's life to be saved. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tailgate underwent a period of recovery. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

After about six months, Tailgate was fully recovered from his cybercrosis, and could even fully transform again. He playfully charged Cyclonus when he first got out of the medbay, demonstrating his new signature move of "finger to the head". Tailgate was surprised by all that had gone on in his absence, including the new captain Megatron and ''Swerve's'' using [[Ten|one of the Legislators]] as a bouncer. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} He'd learned from his experiences ahahahaha just kidding, one of the first things he did was talk up his actions on Luna 1 at the bar. Getaway began talking to him, telling him his heroics were Prime-worthy and when Tailgate admitted to having lied about his old job, the agent bonded with him over his own dull past (Tailgate didn't notice Cyclonus storm out). {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} All of this was a trick: Getaway needed a patsy for Megatron to be tricked into assaulting or killing, as part of his plan to get the ex-Decepticon off the ship and in a prison cell. Tailgate was the ''easiest'' person to groom. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

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This was all interrupted when the ship had to be abandoned on account of ''vanishing'' {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} and Tailgate was stuck on a crowded [[Rodpod]] with twenty others. When they started vanishing too, Tailgate (pumped up from false bravado from his recent praising) immediately aimed his guns at an amused Megatron—causing a standoff that, to Tailgate's horror, included Cyclonus too. As the vanishings went on, erasing all the original crewmembers, Tailgate had time to see all the other escape ships disappear before he too was claimed. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The cause was identified as the ''Lost Light'' running across the duplicate ''Lost Light'' (where [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] came across the other Tailgate's corpse) and everything was fixed. And the quantum duplicate Rewind was back too! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} And then Getaway told him he thought he could ''be a [[Wrecker]]''! {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Tailgate would've been really pleased about all this if he and everyone else hadn't been whacked unconscious by poisoned engex at Swerve's! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Tailgate was fixed up and made part of a time-travel team (due to a compatible spark), pursuing the poisoner Brainstorm before he could alter the timeline. That meant he got to meet ''ORION PAX OMG''. He squeed about how awesome he was for trying to save infant sparks (and tried to get Cyclonus to agree) and then actually got to ''work with him''! {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} They went further back to pre-war [[Rodion]] and Tailgate had to take control of Cyclonus's comms while the ancient stared into the distance. When Tailgate babbled about the time-travel mechanics freaking him out, he found out Cyclonus was silent because of the chance to once again see an undamaged Cybertron.

Cyclonus then apologised for hitting him. "Noted", replied Tailgate.

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A further time-jump took them to Maccadam's New Oil House, waiting to see what happened. He listened to pre-war Megatron's poetry, had a drink, and asked for a [[curly straw]]. Rung getting him a curly straw started a bar fight that got Megatron arrested, so it's important to know that Tailgate is responsible for the Great War. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Their final trip went to Megatron's birth and Tailgate was amused to see he was born in a Con facility (as in -structed Cold). During the whole time travel chaos, it was Tailgate who suggested "why don't we use time travel to send the ''Lost Light'' a message from the post telling them ''not'' to do all this bad stuff?". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} That message made it to the day the ''Lost Light'' launched, but too late to stop them. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} A ticked off Cyclonus pointed out that ''all'' of those bad things turned out well, including that Tailgate himself ''didn't die of cybercrosis''.

Once back in the present day, Tailgate and the crew watched ''{{w|Back to the Future Part II}}'' and it was so awesome {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} that he went and got his ''own'' [[hoverboard]] and annoyed the crap out of the ''Lost Light'' crew by zooming about on it inside.

[[File:Getaway's innocent conversation with Tailgate.jpg‎|left|upright=1.67|thumb|''Gaslight'', starring Tailgate of Rivets Field as Paula]]
He and Getaway got together to go Legislator fishing in the oil reservoir, starting with a friendly booze-up in Mirage's bar [["Visages"]]. After telling him a ''slight'' fabrication of their recent time travel escapades, Getaway just ''happened'' to ''accidentally'' mention that Cyclonus had been saying mean things about Tailgate behind his back. Tailgate was horrified to learn Cyclonus had been insulting him for being scared on his death bed but don't worry Tailgate, Getaway's got your back and another drink would help even if you don't want it and oh don't mention to Cyclonus that he told you this, eh? {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

At [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake, Tailgate used the hoverboard to ''kill it'' on the dance floor! {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Afterwards, at a subsequent EarthDance party at "Swerve's", he had "The Power Of Love" requested and planned to ask Cyclonus to dance with him. When Cyclonus refused and said begging him would be embarrassing, Tailgate muttered "like I don't normally embarrass you" under his breath and went off to dance with Getaway (not noticing Cyclonus had changed his mind). {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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Later, he presented First Aid with a farewell present from the crew despite the fact the medic's absence was only temporary. Soon after he was drafted into the team sent to 'Swearth' in order to save Swerve from an unknown illness and while on the strange sitcom world, he found a comic book series detailing the crew of the ''Lost Light'''s adventures. By the time the others had arrived back he was on issue #21 and pointed out that Swerve had opened Brainstorm's briefcase. For the benefit of the mission he skipped to issue #43 (The Swerve disappears story) and discovered a 'story so far page' by the bartender that explained everything. Rung realised the comic book was Swerve's way of reaching out to them and Tailgate witnessed the combination of the three neighbours into Swerve. When Swerve refused to say where the issue was, Tailgate deduced that he had found his happy place and didn't want to leave. After Cyclonus gave Swerve a moralising speech, Tailgate noticed Swerve's shoulder wound and he declared the story wrapped up. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Tailgate was one of the dozen or so Autobots who landed on the [[Necroworld]], home of [[Censere]], hoping to find out more about the mysterious neutral Transformer. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

After months of grooming, Getaway began to start the [[Conjunx Endura|Conjunx Ritus]] and wow Tailgate, they could be [[Conjunx Endura]] and all it would take now is for him to do the "Act of Devotion", ''proving'' he really wanted it. Maybe he could, say, use those ''wicked cool [[mnemosurgery]] needles you totally said you wanted'' to put a special anti-villain virus in Megatron! But it's OKAY if you DON'T, I guess, they'd just have to start the whole ritual again, if they ''wanted'' to...

[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-sparkspasm.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Tailgate Mega Evolves after exposure to the Tailgatenite.]]
Tailgate duly broke into Megatron's hab-unit with no idea his 'Ravage detector' was a fake and he would have been killed if Whirl, Getaway's co-conspirator, hadn't had an attack of conscience and alerted Cyclonus. When saved, with Cyclonus risking his life against the ''Light'' security team, Tailgate realised that he'd unwittingly started the Conjunx Ritus on the Tetrahexian during his assumed death—holding his hand (Act of Intimacy), confessing his fear of death (Disclosure), giving him the gift of a replacement horn (Proferrence), and being saved with Cyclonus's own spark energy (Devotion). When Cyclonus was shot into stasis lock, a frightened and grieving Tailgate's glowing eyes, his constant tic, built into {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} a wave of spark energy that unwittingly woke up Thunderclash but left Tailgate comatose. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2 TailgateThrowsRodpod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|It is I, Super Tailgate! (And I am cute, too!)]]
When he finally came round, the ship was under lockdown as the monstrous [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder, the Tetrahex Ripper]], a mnemosurgeon gone psychotic who could hack your mind on sight. While walking around the ship, he found Getaway's cell and was left furious about how the 'bot wouldn't even talk to him after all he'd done (unaware his mouth had been ''removed'' to stop him talking his way out of the cell) and punched the wall in anger.... shattering the windows. Tailgate found himself dragged into the fight against Sunder and showed another feat of strength when he ''hurled'' the [[Rodpod]] at the villain, crushing him! Which he had not expected. After the battle, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] found that Tailgate was an [[outlier]]: his spark was "uniquely susceptible to mutation as a result of the background radiation generated by quantum travel," and a stress-caused mutation had made him super-strong and super-durable. All coming up Tailgate! {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

A time fissure had been discovered at Swerve's and allowed everyone to briefly look back at the past, seeing the departed. Tailgate chose to look back at [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and Drift, where he learned, with visible sadness, that Drift had introduced Pipes to him because the other minibot had been looking for a romantic partner. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

During a movie night, Tailgate and some of the other ''Lost Light'' crewmembers watched a documentary about [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his death during the earliest days of the war. Brainstorm commented that the ruthless Sentinel was, in many ways, the first Decepticon - a comment that confused Tailgate, as he had only heard good things about the former Prime. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

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With his great strength, Tailgate was a key player in the liberation of Millarium and '''POWER PUNCHED''' a rust giant that was threatening Rodimus. Shortly after, it all changed: Tailgate and a dozen others were hit by a psychic attack eminating from an unknown location, with Tailgate hearing Cyclonus in pain and blaming him for what happened with Getaway. The group and some others tracked the signal to the Necrobot's home planet, only to find a Decepticon attack force waiting for them... and when the ''Light'' was contacted, Tailgate and his comrades learned the rest of the crew had let Getaway out and had a mutiny against Megatron and anyone deemed a 'sympathiser'. To Tailgate's horror, the Decepticon Justice Division were on the planet and closing in. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} He naively hoped that the 'fortress' they were in was stopping the Decepticons rushing in but it turned out to be a deliberate psyops tactic to let them stew. There was luckily a way out, the Necrobot's teleporter! Problem is, a search had found stasis pods of organics (Tailgate not believing it mattered ''why'' the Necrobot had had them) in the fortress and teleporting would abandon them. Megatron gave a stirring speech in favour of staying to guard the innocents and Tailgate, with all the others, agreed to stay. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

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When Ratchet returned, he investigated Velocity's description of Tailgate's unusual mutation, raising the concern that several other Transformers exposed to this pulse had experienced devastating system crashes. Meanwhile, Tailgate himself put his great strength to work as he began demolishing sections of the Necrobot's fortress to produce raw material for Brainstorm's inventions. Tailgate later re-convened with the other Autobots in the center of the fortress, where Whirl and Cyclonus revealed that the Necrobot's storm shield prevented them from firing the fortress's weapons. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Instead, Velocity came up with the idea of triggering another mutagenic spark spasm, which would temporarily transform all the Cybertronians nearby into super-strong Outliers. Skids unwittingly sacrificed himself thanks to his traumatic memories, but as he perished the radiation from his spark super-charged the Autobots.

[[File:RageRage-wastedisposal.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Tailgate's developed a... ahem... punchier personality.]]
The Autobots charged forward to take down the Decepticons, although Tailgate found that his foes weren't willing to play along with his witty banter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} The upgrade soon wore off, and Tailgate retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other Autobots as Megatron took down the members of the DJD one by one. When that business as over, Tailgate was present to witness the return of [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]], [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], and several other Transformers who had vanished throughout history—in reality abducted by the time-travelling Necrobot and brought to the present day. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

At daybreak, he showed off his superstrength by lifting Roller and boasted about his combat prowess to the time-scooped. Cyclonus pulled him aside to quietly inform him that it was wrong to grandstand when not everyone had made it out alive and he bore some responsibility for Skids' loss. That's when time-scooped Decepticon [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], irritated that Autobots were celebrating Decepticon deaths, 'oops pardoned me' bumped the two to start a fight. When Tailgate later found Cyclonus to be heavily damaged, he stormed off to batter Fangry, ignoring his partner's cries to leave it. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Tailgate found Fangry and proceded to brutalize him finishing with throwing the Decepticon against the Memorial to the Disappeared with enough force to rupture the Decepticon's neural cluster an act which terrified the other Decepticons into fleeing. Cyclonus then showed Tailgate the corpses of the many Decepticons the minibot had killed to try and get him to better understand his new powers only for Tailgate to collapse from a lack of Energon. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} When Cyclonus arrived to help Whirl missing half his body, Whirl realized that Tailgate was responsible forcing Cyclonus to confess that, while recharging, Tailgate attempted to tear out his own Spark, forcing Cyclonus to intervene and becoming damaged as a result. Despite Cyclonus' protests, Whirl told Tailgate the truth behind Cyclonus' damages. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Tailgate and Whirl arrived in the main room where Tailgate stoically greeted Cyclonus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} When Necroworld returned to its own universe, Tailgate was the first to welcome back the group. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

When Rodimus hit on the (somewhat disturbing) plan to supersize the corpse of the Decepticon [[Skip]] to create a large enough spacecraft to escape Necroworld, Tailgate got to work manually converting the now giant Decepticon into starship mode. He was approached by Cyclonus who confessed his fear that Tailgate may be manipulated again as Getaway once did to him only for Tailgate to brush him off, insisting that no one would manipulate him again and invited Cyclonus to leave him alone. When the boarding call came, Tailgate informed Cyclonus that he was staying behind even trying to return the [[Innermost energon|innermost energon]] that Cyclonus had donated as the minibot no longer believed the two had a future together. Once the ship launched, Tailgate confessed to [[Kaput]] his reasons for staying behind, namely not wanting to hurt Cyclonus anymore and asked if Kaput could make him normal once again. After days of study, Kaput hit on a possible answer. Seal Tailgate in an isolation chamber for six months and flood him with neutronic radiation to try and get his Spark back to normal. Despite the risks, Tailgate agreed yet no sooner had he entered the chamber did Fangry slay Kaput and reset the timer on the chamber as revenge for Tailgate humiliating him. Instead of six months, Fangry buried Tailgate for ''another'' six million years. Fangry promptly cut the communication line and buried the entrance to the chamber with the grass and flowers covering Tailgate's resting point. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}
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====Prevenge====
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] (English)}}
Tailgate was suffering through one of Ultra Magnus's lectures on the Autobot code when his teacher was suddenly whisked away through a trans-dimensional portal. Tailgate was left to ponder if he had caused the portal to open with his brain... for about six seconds, after which Ultra Magnus reappeared. Ultra Magnus told Tailgate that they could call it a day on the lecture, so long as Tailgate promised never to speak of what had just transpired. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Tailgate participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 16 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Tailgate toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|White Rider.]]
*'''Tailgate''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-61'''

:Tailgate is a white-and-blue [[retool]]ing of the 1984 Autobot, [[Windcharger (G1)#Generation 1|Windcharger]], transforming into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. His head sculpt is much more elaborate than the earlier toy's (which shared the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' sculpt), and his chest sticker bears an odd resemblance to a portable radio.

:The original version of this mold was used by [[Camaro]] and [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]], as well as the Mexican versions (yes, plural) of Tailgate, which were only redecos of Windcharger. Tailgate's toy was also used as the non-toy comic model for [[Wipe-Out]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-tailgate/1179/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Tailgate at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Tailgate/tailgate.htm More information on Tailgate at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
[[File:Encore Tailgate.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Immediately, something like scales fell from Tailgate's eyes, and he could see again.]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])
**''Encore number'': '''10'''

:In 2008, Tailgate was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. This version of Tailgate has extra paint details on his face.
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-Tailgate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''

:Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Tailgate" is a new mold that's roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a white muscle car into a [[robot mode]] largely based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design for [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, with some blue flame-decals on his hood likely inspired by his ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Tailgate (Prime)|counterpart]]. He comes with [[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Neutro), who transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.

:This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Generations|Windcharger]] and ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenTailgate/tailgate.htm More information on ''Generations'' Tailgate at TFU.info]''
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|It makes your whites slightly darker, and your brights also slightly darker.]]
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, 2015-[[January 24|01-24]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG08'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Tailgate is a redeco of ''Generations'' Tailgate with a closer resemblance to his original toy, with changes such as a darker shade of teal, an Autobot sigil on his stomach and black car mode windows. He also lacks the flame deco on his hood but instead features a silver-painted grill. Tailgate and Groundbuster were sold exclusively in a two-pack with [[Swerve (G1)#Legends|Swerve]] and [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]].

==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a-TailgateHubCap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little. Yellow. Different.]]
*In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Tailgate is featured with a yellow car body, a black chest/torso, and a red face. Fellow 1986 [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] is featured with a white car body. Hmmmmm.
*While Tailgate did not appear himself in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comics]], [[Wipe-Out]]'s [[character model]] was based on Tailgate's toy.
*Fan speculation about Tailgate's gender—always presented as male—broke out across Tumblr (because ''of course'') when a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' promo called him [[:File:MTMTEpromo tailgate.jpg|"The Ingenue"]], a term for a ''female'' stock character.<ref>As debated [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://raelling.tumblr.com/post/84200154095 here]...</ref> This was ''completely'' unintentional but Roberts was "pleased" to find out what he'd accidentally done.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 18:00 - 18:08]</ref> He went on to approve of [[Susan Blu]] being cast as Tailgate in "[[Prevenge]]" when it was run by him pre-[[BotCon]] and say at an [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly]] panel that he was convinced Tailgate's holoform was a girl baby. It can happen even though it's not on [[Hub Network|the Hub]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tailgate''' (テイルゲイト ''Teirugeito'')
*''French:'' '''Hayon''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎngbǎn''' (挡板, "Tailgate")

==Footnotes==
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Spinister (G1)

2017-09-26T20:30:59Z

Kroger: /* Transformers Comic-Magazin */

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:''Spinister is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Spinister-boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm terribly mysterious and I have 300 pounds of canned meat strapped to my right arm.]]
'''Spinister''' is mysterious... ''terribly'' mysterious. A closed book to the Decepticons, Spinister is a dark menace to his Autobot enemies. Often, the first warning of his approach is the gentle note of a detonating fusion bomb or the delightful hiss of metal boiling away under an assault of charged particles from his beam cannon. How he is so terribly sneaky is unclear, but rumor has it that he has developed a cloaking device that he has kept a secret from his fellow 'Cons. Quiet and mysterious, that's how he likes to be, and that's how he intends to stay. One must wonder how much even his binary-bonded [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] companions [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] know about him.

This grim air warrior seems far more independent of mind than the common Decepticon, though he doesn't go in for the outright mutiny for which [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] is noted. When he spots unrecognized potential in the Decepticon ranks, however, he may well bring the would-be warrior under his tutelage without the knowledge or permission of his superior officers. Actually speaking his mind would prevent the whole mysterious, shadow-warrior thing from working, after all.

Then again, the guy might just be a paranoid dumbass who'd shoot a torch just because it "looked at him funny." He's actually a bit of a savant when it comes to re-wiring things, though.

Also, his name is cooler than [[Slayride]] and [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] combined.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:HuntingParty-Mayhem Attack Squad small.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Dammit, why does someone always have to ruin a perfectly good group shot with a wussy thought bubble??]]
''Spinister was recruited into the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] by [[Snarler]], and placed in charge of training and grading other new recruits to the squad. During a training exercise, a fresh-new warrior named [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] went AWOL in the middle of a battle. Spinister went after him, knowing the desertion was punishable by death in the Decepticon Army. He saw promise in the young soldier, though, and so instead faked having difficulty against an Autobot drone he was fighting. Spinister hoped that seeing him in danger would force Needlenose to act, and he was right. Needlenose came back and fought off the drone to "save" Spinister. Because of this, Spinister ignored his temporary loss of courage in the official report, and nominated Needlenose for full membership in the Mayhems, and their mission to hunt down the traitors [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]].'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

''Arriving on Earth, the Mayhems confronted Carnivac separately from his new Autobot comrades in the [[Survivors]], and ran him to ground.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''Carnivac managed to escape them when the National Guard arrived to interfere. The head of the human military unit ordered his soldiers to "blow away" the Decepticons, an order that Spinister told him would be his last. The humans were slaughtered in short order, and Spinister's group managed to track down Carnivac again with little fuss.''{{storylink|Survival Run}} ''Seeing Carnivac's newfound care for fleshlings, Spinister opened fire into a crowd, committing Carnivac to taking the fire himself in order to protect the humans. Stunned by the gunfire, Carnivac lay wounded as Spinister transformed and was about to pass sentence on him. His fellow traitor Catilla leapt out from nowhere, however, spoiling Spinister's aim. Bludgeon managed to impale the new arrival with his [[sword]], but the Mayhems were then driven off by the Survivors before they could finish Carnivac off as well.'' {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

[[File:Deadly Obsession Needlenose Spinister.jpg|left|thumb]]
Spinister joined Needlenose, [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Windsweeper]] in serving their commander, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. They investigated why Autobots were patrolling a sector of space, taking a group of Autobots as prisoner on the planet [[Pz-Zazz]]. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} The hostages revealed the search for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], inflaming Thunderwing's obsession to obtain the artifact. The Mayhem Attack Squad were soon taken to [[Cheyne]], where Spinister and Ruckus took down [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] for Thunderwing. As the Autobot proved to be of little use, the Decepticons left. {{Storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} They next went to [[Pequod]], and Thunderwing sent Spinister, who was beginning to have doubts about the sanity of his leader, and Needlenose to deal with the Autobot [[Pretender]]s at the planet while their leader mentally connected with the [[Klud]] to discern the Matrix's location. Once he did, he recalled his troops and left. {{Storylink|Deadly Obsession}} The Matrix was located on the moon [[VsQs]], where Thunderwing led his forces in battle against the Autobots. He abandoned Windsweeper to his fate when the [[Matrixspawn]] creature attacked, being more focused on his prize than a fellow Decepticon. When their leader ran off chasing the creature, Spinister held back his fellow Mayhems, telling them it was their duty to look after the injured Windsweeper, and let Thunderwing deal with his own business. {{Storylink|Dark Creation}}

[[File:AllFallDown-Spinister.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Few people get along with their bosses.]]
After Thunderwing captured the Matrix and arranged for his team to infiltrate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] aboard a stolen shuttle, he quickly found the Matrix's own corrupted persona waxing control over his own mind. Spinister tried to warn him of the madness taking over, only to have Thunderwing fire on his own troop. The shock of having shot one of his loyal soldiers drove home the point for Thunderwing, but it was too late, and the Matrix completely overtook his thoughts. After the Autobots managed to drive Thunderwing out of the ship and into the vacuum of space, Spinister and the Mayhems gave up without a fight, wanting no more violence that day. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}
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=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Spinister, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Windsweeper]] accompanied [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] in delivering battle plans to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], the former three acting as the group's rear guard. The Autobots learned of the delivery and planned to ambush them, but their mission was botched by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who gave away his faction's presence prematurely. Spinister and the other Decepticons were provoked into starting a firefight that endangered the inhabitants of nearby [[Rivers' Town]]. Panicked over his mistake, Backstreet wound up going on the run from his fellow Autobots. Learning of the situation, Megatron had his troops track down the fugitive in the hopes of recruiting him to their faction. Spinister found the runaway squatting in an abandoned amusement park, and reported so to his leader. But though Megatron ordered him not to engage Backstreet, Spinister found the temptation of roughing up the isolated Autobot too strong to resist. He and [[Scoop (G1)#Trigger-Happy!|Scoop]], the first Decepticon to converge on his position, attacked Backstreet together. On his arrival, Megatron was enraged by his soldiers' "show of initiative," and violently saw them off before they could do any lasting damage. Ultimately, Megatron's plan failed, and Backstreet returned to the Autobots. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Where wolf death small.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Entered the No-Spinister Zone.]]
While Carnivac was still seeking revenge for Catilla's murder, Spinister and the others set up an island base on Earth while preparing for their next strike. The cowardly Needlenose got on everyone's nerves, though, when the waiting weighed on his circuits enough to compel him to stage a mock emergency drill and test the Mayhems' response time, just in case Carnivac came looking for him. Spinister gave Needlenose a stern rebuke after that, warning him that the next incident would cost him his life. As it turned out, Carnivac HAD infiltrated the base during the commotion, and Needlenose's next round of genuine emergency calls were left unheeded. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} The wolf's next strike on Bludgeon did not go as quietly, and he drew the attention of the rest of the base. Instead of risking himself in close-quarters combat, Carnivac's forte, Spinister wisely chose to blast the traitor from a distance, apparently destroying him. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} The Mayhems were then forced to defend themselves against the combined might of the Survivors and [[Earthforce]], who had come to rescue Carnivac from his insane mission of vengeance. While Bludgeon and the others charged head first into battle, Spinister saw no gain in a warrior's suicide, and attempted to slip away. Unfortunately for him, only Carnivac's shell had been destroyed earlier, and the robot within had survived to take his vengeance on the Mayhems, shooting Spinister, crushing Snarler and then assisting the Earthforce in capturing the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Spinister was present when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]] and the Decepticons gave a "statue" of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] as a gift to the city. Unsurprisingly, once humanity was off-guard the Decepticons struck, and the Autobots barely stopped them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

Spinister and a group of Decepticons broke into a [[Nevada Alpha|nuclear arms cache]] in order to acquire the armaments within. During the siege, the inhabitants were able to send a distress signal to the Autobots, alerting them to their presence. They sent a large squad of assorted of Autobots to station, forcing the Decepticons into a retreat. Fortunately for them, they were able to make off with three nuclear missiles in the chaos.{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}}

The characteristics of Spinister and the other "Small Targetmaster Decepticons" were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:Invasion-Spinister.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.95|I'm very important in this story!]]
Spinister fell in with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron]]'s Decepticon forces on Earth. This was a very fortunate decision, as evil Autobots from [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|another dimension]] invaded, and as a result everything not on Earth in Spinister's universe ceased to exist. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

Spinister survived the destruction of his universe and was last seen in the negative polarity universe with a small band of evil Decepticon survivors, back under [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s command. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I AM SPINISTER! BEWARE, I LIVE!]]
Spinister was present when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was recruiting for the "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]]. He later participated in the attack on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]] that led to the destruction of the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

Soundwave was off-planet when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons. The former Headmaster arrived at Fort Scyk and commanded the assembled troops to follow him, executing [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] as an example of the price of questioning his orders. Spinister filed out with the rest, but not before he had got a message out to Soundwave. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} He was next seen with Needlenose alongside Scorponok at the [[Sonic Canyons]], preparing to make his Gene Key's effects permanent, when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the Dinobots attacked. When Grimlock's mole [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] neutralised the Gene Key's effects on the Autobots, turning the odds against Scorponok, Spinister and Needlenose chose the better part of valour, transformed to their aerial modes and fled. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Later, Spinister and Needlenose convinced a few agitated Cybertronians to lob a grenade at [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] as he was giving a speech at the [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Spinister then monitored as [[Fang]] instigated a riot between more agitated Cybertronians and the [[Wrecker]]s on [[Auto-artery RG1|Auto-artery RG1 (North)]] as part of Soundwave's plan to sow disquiet and blind Cybertron to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s impending attack. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
After the Decepticons kidnapped [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], they demanded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] turn himself over in exchange. Spinister acted as aerial spotter for the Decepticons, tracking Prime's route to the exchange point. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, a covered pass allowed Optimus to sneak [[Fizzle]] and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] into the area inside his trailer as back-up. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:WorldsCollide3 Spinister1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|WE'RE GONNA GET SENT TO THE BAD PLACE!]]
In [[Primax 703.09 Gamma|one of many alternate realities]], Spinister was one of the few survivors of [[Unicron]]'s attack on that universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and had become little more than a gibbering half-insane emotional wreck as a result. When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was accidentally transported into this reality, Spinister told him about Unicron and what he did. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Optimus tried to get some answers out of him over how they could potentially defeat Unicron, but Spinister would only babble on that all those who crossed Unicron's path were already doomed. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} When Unicron returned soon after Prime's arrival, Spinister welcomed his oblivion with open arms. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} Unicron possessed him frame, and used it to converse with Optimus, demanding an explanation for the dimensional interlopper's presence. Once this exchange came to an end, Spinister was drawn into the Chaos Bringer's open maw and consumed. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:SpotlightBlaster Spinister.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|How exactly am I flying?]]
Spinister was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Back before the war, Spinister appeared in the crowd cheering [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron's]] first pit fight. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} It is unknown whether he joined the Decepticons at their inception or became part of the movement later on after the conquest of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Much later, Spinister was working under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] on Cybertron, shortly after the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]]. He was part of the last major push for territory on the planet before it became uninhabitable. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}} Millennia later, Spinister still served with the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] leader as part of the crew aboard the starship ''[[Thanatos]]''. He followed [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and the other flying Decepticons into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

At some point, Spinister joined up with [[Scavenger (group)|a squad of loose Decepticons]] led by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and annoyed them with his paranoid, triggerhappy nature {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} though an erroneous reporter placed Spinister among the Decepticons imprisoned on Cybertron after the war with [[D-Void]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

[[File:MTMTE8 MisfireSpinister.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|One... two... hang on, guys, I've got this one... ''thuh-ree...'']]
Not long after they all received [[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|a call from Cybertron to return]], the Scavengers were on [[Clemency]], scavenging. During this time, they ran into a supposedly dead K-Class Decepticon called [[Fulcrum]] and Spinister removed his explosive charge in fear of the Decepticon blowing himself up while they were scavenging him. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Misfire described him to Fulcrum, after the bot revealed himself to be actually alive, as the dumbest being in the universe. Later, he wanted to shoot a fire for giving him weird looks (in fairness they were using a still-living Autobot as a fireplace) and then shot a torch because it was glowing at him, much to Fulcrum's dismay. They were later contacted by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], who were looking to torture and kill one of them for crimes against the Decepticons. Confused since there were only six of them and the Division mentioned seven bots present, they looked around and discovered a stasis-locked [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

The Scavengers decided to stay and fight the D.J.D. by unleashing Grimlock from his pod when the D.J.D. got close. As the D.J.D. were arriving, they revealed their real target had been Fulcrum but it was already too late. Krok released Grimlock and the fight began. During the battle, Spinister assisted Crankcase in fighting [[Helex (DJD)|Helex]]. After a while, Fulcrum attempted to blow all of the D.J.D. members up with his bomb mode by jumping off the Worldsweeper. As Spinister (probably) expected, the Decepticon harmlessly crashed into the ground and made a soft explosion. The D.J.D. left in any case for [[Overlord (Masterforce)|another target]] and the leader, [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], announced the Scavengers and Grimlock were all now on [[The List]]. Spinister and the others recovered Fulcrum and a damaged Krok. Fulcrum then revealed to them that the D.J.D. had been after him for a crime he had committed during the war for fleeing from a fight. They set off afterwards for Cybertron with a plan to use Grimlock, who was revealed to be almost brain-dead, as a bargaining chip if they ever arrived on the planet. Before they left, they scavenged parts from [[Flywheels]], who had been killed during the fight. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:Scavengers arm the lonely.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When Misfire managed to get himself incarcerated in the [[Galactic Council]]'s death row on the planet [[Constancy]], the rest of the Scavengers hatched a plan to rescue him, but Spinister, Krok and Crankcase were incapacitated by [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]'s [[universal killswitch]] at a crucial moment. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} After [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] used half the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to neutralise the killswitch, Spinister was seen to recover. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

[[File:Scavengers IRL.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|YOU! ARE! A! TOY!]]
Spinister and the Scavengers would have many more misadventures including—amongst other things—conjugating verbs, using [[holomatter]] avatars to blend in with the natives on [[Magisteria VI]] and somehow getting turned into [[toy]]s. To let off steam, they amused themselves by vandalising [[Autopedia]] and playing "[[Cybertronian games#Shoot Shoot Bang Bang|Shoot Shoot Bang Bang]]". It was shortly after one such game that Spinister alerted the others that the giant TV was talking again and it said its name was [[Demus]], an associate of Krok's through a [[Militant Monoform Movement|Triple-M]] subgroup on [[The Big Conversation]], who offered them the opportunity to make some easy [[Shanix]] at his scrapyard on [[Tebris VII]]. After arriving on the planet and meeting with him, Spinister was [[mode lock]]ed in [[robot mode]], as Demus had a heightened phobia of [[transformation]].

Demus revealed that he wanted to offer the Scavengers half a billion Shanix ''each'' in exchange for Grimlock. When Misfire objected, it was put to the vote in a rare display of Decepticon democracy and Spinister elected to sell him along with Krok and Crankcase, carrying it by three votes to two. However, they wouldn't get the chance to make the deal as Demus was then summarily executed by the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}

[[File:Spinister animals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Max put them all under arrest for trafficking with a known offender but the Scavengers were able to distract him and hide in Demus's warehouse full of "[[Roboid]]" toys. After learning the true scope of Demus's crimes and that the Roboids were actually lobotomised [[Transformer]]s, stuck in [[beast mode]], to be sold to the organics of the galaxy as "torture dolls", they were able to throw him off their trail by alerting him to the presence of Grimlock on the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'', but then found that they couldn't leave their comrade behind and rode to his rescue on six unboxed [[Equinoid]]s. During the subsequent confrontation with Fortress Maximus, Spinister successfully mastered using a triple negative in a sentence, leading the other Scavengers to all pitch in, using their own unique talents to outwit the Duly Appointed Enforcer and escape with Grimlock by convincing him that the Roboids' lives were in danger—in reality, Spinister had discovered a way to reverse their "[[domestication]]" and left behind a note explaining how to do it. From then on, the Scavengers vowed to adopt Krok's new plan: to find and help all the other Decepticons out there who had been damaged by the war... after one more game of "Shoot Shoot Bang Bang". {{storylink|Animals}}

Some time later aboard the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'', the Scavengers watched a video that was being broadcast to the galaxy at large of ''[[Lost Light]]'' crewmembers apparently counting down the time to their deaths, which even they found a bit dark. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:NothingWillEverBeTheSameAgain-maskedcrusaders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]

The Scavengers later visited [[Earth]] so that Crankcase could meet his online friend "[[CONS4EVA]]." Misfire and Spinister found themselves chasing Grimlock across [[New Mexico]]. Disguising themselves as [[M.A.S.K.]] agents, the two undercover Decepticons pursued their quarry to [[Amarillo]], [[Texas]], where they joined forces with [[G.I. Joe]] desk jockey [[MP3]]. The trio followed Grimlock to [[Arlington]] before MP3's "[[Action Van]]" broke down; when Misfire and Spinister revealed the faces of their [[holomatter]] avatars, Misfire's poorly-constructed holomatter face caused MP3 to pass out. Believing that they'd killed him, they buried MP3 and continued their chase. But after watching an EMT resuscitate an injured woman, they realized that they ''hadn't'' killed MP3, so Spinister hurried back to dig up their human friend while Misfire followed Grimlock. An apologetic Spinister brought MP3 back to their ship, where they discovered that Crankcase's Decepticon friend was really a religiously-inclined [[Dire Wraith]] in disguise. Having gathered three different species, the Wraith enacted the mystical ritual known as the "[[Crossover]]," which opened a tiny interdimensional portal. MP3, hoping to go on more space adventures with the Scavengers, tendered his resignation through the portal... only to discover that the Scavengers had left without him. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Image:Kreon Spinister wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|200px|He's angry because he doesn't know which of his guns to shoot first.]]
Spinister, Galvatron and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] were sent by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. In heavy disguise, they went in and got the drop on the bank tellers, only for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to turn up. Spinister whistled for [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], who ripped the roof off the bank and disposed of the three Autobots. Once they'd broken open the safe, Spinister flew the [[energon]] back to Megatron. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

He operated the completed weapon and successfully used it to make a giant grilled cheese sandwich for Megatron. When Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (Kre-O)|Cliffjumper]] invaded the work site, Spinister and the other Kreons surrounded the pair. Unfortunately the interlopers were a diversion, and the Decepticons were splattered by exploded grilled cheese sandwich then tied up in a net by the other Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Spinister and the rest of the Mayhem Attack Squad were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Bludgeon spoke with their new acquaintance, who momentarily showed that he had power that rivaled the Squad's. Spinister was left staring in awe as Ramjet sent eldritch energies flowing into Ruckus and effortlessly tossed him aside. The Squad agreed to join forces with Ramjet, and together they began to plot the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

==Commercial appearances==
Spinister used his Targetmasters [[Hairsplitter]] and [[Singe]] to chase down a group of Autobot-allied Nebulans. The Nebulans' Autobot allies then showed up, and used their own partners' gun modes to retaliate! Spinister and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] transformed to robot mode to continue the fight on foot. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Following the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Spinister, and [[Acid Storm]] attempted to ambush a group of Autobots who were exploring the changes to their world. The pair were promptly captured and sent to a detention facility. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSpinister.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
Spinister participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available in the June Daily Campaign and could be recruited after collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Spinister toy.jpg|thumb|Inyuk-chuk!]]
*'''Spinister''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': Hairsplitter and Singe Targetmaster partners/guns

:Spinister transforms into a rather busily-coloured [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|AH-64 Apache attack helicopter]]. His Targetmaster partners [[Singe]] and [[Hairsplitter]] can be attached onto peg holes on the underside of his wings. The rotors spin, but the main rotor tends to fold back into its storage mode when turned.

:Spinister, like all the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmasters]], was never released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Spinister/spinister.htm More information on Spinister at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1988/instr_spinister.jpg Instructions for Spinister at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy SpinisterBC12.jpg|thumb|right|300px|My name's not "Spinster," people.]]
*'''Spinister and Octopunch''' (BotCon Souvenir Set, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

:[[BotCon 2012]]'s version of Spinister is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|the 2010 ''Transformers'' series]] [[Tomahawk (TF 2010)#Toys|Tomahawk]] toy, with the alternate-tooling head used for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Vortex (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]]. He transforms into a slightly futuristic strike helicopter with a rotating camera array under its cockpit, sporting an amalgamation of features from both the [[wikipedia:Eurocopter Tiger|Eurocopter Tiger]] and the ADH-02 Hellhound attack helicopter from ''[[wikipedia:Patlabor|Patlabor]]''. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings via [[5mm post]]s, or can be attached to 3mm bars via their [[c joint]] clips. In [[robot mode]], he is armed with "snapping pincers" on his right forearm, while his missile launchers end up over his shoulders.

:Spinister was only available in an at-convention souvenir two-pack with [[Octopunch (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Octopunch]], and limited to 1500 total sets.

:The original version of this mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Springer (G1)#Generations|Springer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BCSpinister/spinister.htm More information on ''BotCon 2012'' Spinister at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SpinisterKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His weapon doubles as his bed.]]
* '''Spinister''' (Micro-Changer, 2012)
**''Kit number'': '''A1007'''
**''Bag number'': '''21451 7'''

:Part of a six-figure "preview" wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Spinister is a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts which turn him into a kinda-sorta-helicoptery thing, or can be used to form a ridiculously huge double-gatling-style "beam cannon" for robot mode use.

:He uses [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet and [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]]'s torso-armor/rotor-blade combo. He also carries a clear-purple version of [[Soundwave (Kre-O)|Soundwave]]'s pistol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OSpinister/spinister.htm More information on Spinister at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/kre-o/spinister/2831/1/ Image gallery of Spinister at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Generations''===
====Thrilling 30====
[[File:TF-Generations-Thrilling-30-Spinister.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From Targetmaster to Targetmaster'd]]
*'''Nemesis Prime & Spinister''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 018'''
**''Accessories'': Rotor

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Spinister is a redeco of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Blaze Master#Generations|Blazemaster]], transforming into a helicopter of made-up model, a robot with [[C joint|3mm-compatible]] hands, and a blaster-weapon with a [[5mm post|5mm handle]]. He comes packaged with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], who can wield him in weapon mode.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Jolt (AOE)|Micron Jolt]] and ''Generations'' [[Shūta Gō#Generations|Shūta Gō]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenSpinister/spinister.htm More information on ''Generations'' Spinister at TFU.info]''

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====Combiner Wars====
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-SpinisterTFSS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|One look at you and I can't disguise I've got separate eyes]]
*'''Spinister''' ([[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle, Hairspitter and Singe Targetmaster partners, weapon/Combiner extremity

:Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Spinister is a [[redeco]] of [[Alpha Bravo#Generations|Alpha Bravo]], transforming into a helicopter that resembles an Aerospatiale Dauphin. He includes his Targemaster partners "[[Hairsplitter#Generations|Shrute]]" and [[Singe#Generations|Singe]], redecoes of [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]], respectively.

:Spinister can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''/''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem]].

:Non-attending members can purchase the figure in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.

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==Notes==
*Spinister's ''Timelines'' bio card art depicts him wielding Vortex's [[MechTech]] weapon. The toy doesn't come with it, and there's no real evidence it was ever intended to.
*''Kre-O'' Spinister is one of the few Decepticon Kreons with blue eyes. Others include [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] and [[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]].

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Slug (AOE)

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:''Slug is a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity]].''

[[File:AOE Triceratops concept.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.2|The drink will flow and blood will spill from you.]]
'''Slug''' doesn't like [[you]] and he doesn't like your face. Don't bother trying to give him orders, unless they involve head-butting an opponent into next week. And don't bother trying to make peace with him, because he wants a fight and he's going to start a fight. On your face.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Slug was among the Dinobots trapped aboard [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s ship until the Autobots detached that section for their own uses. When the smaller ship was shot down and crashed in the Wulong Valley near [[Hong Kong]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] freed the Dinobots, demanding they aid him against [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] and the Creators who wished to destroy them all. Though he initially had to be held back by [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], Slug yielded to Optimus' charge when Grimlock was bested in combat. Slug allowed [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] to ride him into battle, where Slug's ferocity and durability proved a great asset against Galvatron's forces. After defeating the Decepticons, Slug helped escort the Seed to a safe location, destroying an [[Orbital Assault Carrier]] by simply ramming it with his head, but was briefly hampered by Lockdown's return with a magnetic vortex until Optimus destroyed it. Slug aided in holding the line so Joshua Joyce could escape with the Seed until Lockdown was defeated by Optimus and their human allies. The day won, Slug and his fellow Dinobots parted on good terms with the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Slug, along with Grimlock and 3 new [[Mini Dinobot]]s, were hiding out with Autobots in the Cade's [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. He seemed to be far less trouble then his brethren, appearing to simply wander about the area. When their refuge was discovered, he joined Grimlock in burst from the ground to attack a convoy of [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] vehicles.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''How to Ride your Dinobot'' cartoon===
Slug and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] had cornered [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] inside an old barn, but Drift's lack of experience in fighting alongside his steed ensured it was a long day. Surprisingly, Slug had dozens of mundane services built into his body, including a toilet plunger, a yo-yo, and a coffee maker. Drift had all these deployed in his struggle to activate the weaponry. After an exasperating period of trial-and-error, Drift finally activated Slug's weaponry... but fried himself with it. Slug could only sigh in annoyance.
{{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 3: How to Fight|How to Fight}}

===''How to Ride a Dinobot!'' comic===
Slug was minding his own business in a Chinese forest, when suddenly Optimus Prime and his Autobots arrived intent on learning how to ride the mighty Dinobots into battle. When Drift attempted to learn how to battle atop his mighty steed alongside [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], Slug, and [[Scorn]] found smashing them together much more enjoyable. Eventually, when the Autobots queried Prime on why he wasn't doing the activities, he claimed he had mastered it already...only to be dragged along when Grimlock caught the scent of Decepticons! Slug allowed Drift to saddle him as the Autobots and Decepticons followed their leaders into battle. {{Storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] bought a [[#Generations|Slug toy]] which greatly confused [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] with how its weapons stored in beast mode, as it made the Dinobot look like he'd been impaled. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] joked that he looked like the meat of a spit roast and that when cooked, he would become [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s "meat on a bone" (actually his mace). {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 4|TF4 Toy Party Part 4}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
Slug participated in a battle against the Decepticons until Optimus paused the confrontation to talk about the [[live-action film series]]. Slug was the one who wrote Optimus's script for his presentation, and became enraged when [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] criticized his prose. {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}} To wrap up his monologue, the Autobot leader introduced Slug and the rest of the Dinobots to the audience. Then, a pizza was delivered to the battlefield, and the fighting started up once again. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}

==Games==
===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Age of Extinction}}}}

===''Dinobot Hunt'' online game===
Slug teamed up with Crosshairs to destroy some Decepticon encampments, and collect some Energon along the way. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (online game)|Dinobot Hunt}}

==Toys==
====Robots in Disguise====
[[File:AoE dino sparker Drift and Slug.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Wait, how do you start a ''Triceratops''?"]]
*'''Autobot Drift & Dinobot Slug''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)

: Part of the first wave of [[Dino Sparkers]], this toy is a friction-motor dinosaur cast in semi-translucent plastic. When rolled along, [[sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] flash inside the dino's back end. Affixed to Slug's back is a simplified figure of Drift wielding one hella-long sword.

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[[File:AoE 1-step Slug.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I'd slap you senseless...if I could move my hands.]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (One Step Changers, 2014)

:Part of the 4th wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]] Robots in Disguise'' One-Step Changers, Slug transforms from Triceratops to robot in just one step by splitting the triceratops head apart...with an extra step consists of adjusting the arms into their proper position. He features 5mm compatible hands, although his arms cannot move individually.

*'''Final Battle 4-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, 2014-[[October 18|10-18]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA-SP'''
:The Japanese release of the toy, with no notable changes, is bundled with 1-Step Silver Knight Optimus, Galvatron, and Helicopter Drift.

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[[File:AOE-One-Step-Collection.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection''' (One-Step Changer six-pack, 2014)

:The "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" set includes an unchanged One-Step Changer Slug, packed with an equally unchanged Drift, Lockdown, Bumblebee, Grimlock, and the included One-Step Silver Knight Optimus Prime toy.

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[[File:AoE Power Battler Slug.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|What will it be; precise dissection? Or blunt force?]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Power Battlers, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA16'''

:''Power Battler'' Slug features a simple 8 step transformation from ''Triceratops'' to [[robot mode]]. Like the other Power Battlers, He also features an attack gimmick consists of smashing and slashing (which is supported by his molded mace on his right hand and the sword on his left) in robot mode.

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====Generations====
[[File:AoE now & then Slug 2014.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|If anybody calls me Slug one more time, I'm gonna <Strike>Slag</Strike> Slug everyone in the room! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-AOE-Movie-Advanced-AD-07-Slug.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Series'': '''M4: #003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' 2014-[[May 17|05-17]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD07'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: Part of the initial wave of ''Age of Extinction Generations'' Deluxes, Slug transforms from a medieval-looking robot into a robotic ''Triceratops'' with an opening jaw. His lower jaw and swords are cast in soft plastic. In [[beast mode]], his twin swords "store" on the sides of his belly and stick outward. His robot mode helmet is a stechhelm, a type of great helm worn by knights on horseback.

:Slug is slightly mis-transformed in the stock photos. His tail section can be folded up against the gray-colored part that forms his dinosaur mode's back, and ''that'' can be folded at an angle to give a slightly tidier robot mode.

:Later releases of Slug features a running change: his front Triceratops horns were rounded.

:The ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' release of the toy features slightly different paint applications, and it uses the rounded horns variant.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Slug/slug.htm More information on ''Generations'' Deluxe Slug at TFU.info]''

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*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:This chrome redeco of Slug is released as a lucky draw figure available through the special midnight launch event of Transformers Age of Extinction toys at Taiwan (and Malaysia's) Toys R Us stores, by purchasing NTD $699 (or RM600) or more of Transformers merchandise, a random chromed Deluxe figure would be given away. The figure is limited to 24 pieces, with 8 in each branch that was participating in the midnight launch. There were four different styles of the figure available, randomly distributed among the stores - this silver chromed Slug was just one of the four.

:Like Scorn, some of Slug's robot parts were not chromed due to being a straight vacuum-metalized deco of the painted standard figure's dinosaur mode.

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack scout Slug.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Purple and organic beast mode? [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Slug hates this]].]]
*'''Dinobot Slug vs. Decepticon Stinger''' (Legion two-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/launcher, 2 missiles

: This bizarre iteration of Slug is a purple redeco of ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], transforming into an organic ''Triceratops''. He has a "third" mode that's supposed to look like a dead, decomposing ''Triceratops'' (although the innards have been left unpainted for this release). His beast mode tail detaches to become a spring-loaded missile launcher, plus his dino forelegs have flip-out (non-firing) blasters for robot mode.

: This version was available only in a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with a [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class version of [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Stinger]].

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed as ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]] [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]'' [[Triceradon (BM)#Toys|Triceradon]] and the Walmart-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Triceradon (Dinobots)|Triceradon]]. It was also [[retool]]ed as the ''Styracosaurus'' [[Killer Punch#Toys|Killer Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMSlug/slug.htm More information on two-pack Slug at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Evo-2-pack-Slug-packaging.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''25 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: Available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, UK, Canada, and Germany, this two-pack features the "Generations" Deluxe Slug toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a "[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]" iteration of the original character [[Slag (G1)#Mini-Con|Slag]] (also named "Slug" here)... which is just a seemingly-unchanged re-release of the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]]. Go figure.

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*'''Dinobots Unleashed 5-Pack''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Swords
:Redecoed from the ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class figure, Slug sports a ''vaguely'' [[show-accuracy|screen-accurate]] gray color scheme, with heavy use of chrome and transparent plastic. He comes packaged with similarly-themed redecoes of [[Scorn#Platinum5Pack|Scorn]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#Platinum5Pack|Grimlock]], [[Strafe (AOE)#Platinum5Pack|Strafe]], and [[Slog (AOE)#Platinum5Pack|Slog]]. This figure uses the rounded horns variant.

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[[File:TF-EXPO-2014-AOE-Slug-G1-Colors.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hates how well he pairs up with [[Grimlock (G1)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]] and [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|''Thrilling 30'' Slog]].]]
*'''Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.''' (Deluxe, 2014-[[August 9|08-09]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: This version of Slug is done up with a distinctly Generation 1 [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] color scheme, complete with silver chromed bits. It was available only at the Japanese [[Transformers Expo]] show in Yokohama on [[August 9]] 2014, but could only be obtained there with a 6000 yen pre-purchase ticket from Lawson stores, first made available on [[April 25]]th.

:This figure probably used the chopped horns variant.

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[[File:AOE-Movie-Advanced-Black-Knight-Slug.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His colors reflect his hatred for you.]]
*'''Black Knight Slug''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

: Another redeco of deluxe class Slug, this time in a predominantly black color scheme, Black Knight Slug is another Takara [[exclusive]] to Joshin Limited and Yodobashi. This figure probably used the chopped horns variant.
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====Construct-Bots====
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Dinobot, 2014)
: Slug transforms from a purple ''Triceratops'' into a robot. In dinosaur mode he can be ridden by the smaller Dinobot Riders assortment.

:Like all ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Dinobots, Slug features a gear-driven gimmick. In Slug's case, spinning the gear on his back makes his Dino-mode frill spin though it kind of makes him look like a pretty flower.

: For some reason, he doesn't have any forearm armor.

====Kre-O====
[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Dinobot Slug.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"How do you start a ''Triceratops''?"]]
*'''Dinobot Charge''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''66'''
**''Kreons'': [[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicon]].

:The Dinobot Charge set includes a buildable Dinobot beast based on Slug from ''Age of Extinction''.
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* '''Dinobot Slug''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
[[File:Custom Kreon Slug.jpg|thumb]]

:Part of the third wave of ''Age of Extinction''-themed Custom Kreons, Slug is based on the movie Slug's robot mode, coming with extra robot parts and accessories, with some parts reused from the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' building sets. Unlike most toys of the ''Age of Extinction'' Dinobots, Slug is coloured silver instead of purple. [[Show-accuracy|Screen-accuracy]] ahoy!
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===The Last Knight===
[[File:TLKDeluxeSlug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I just got back from a mud bath. Buy me again!]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe, 2017)
**''Japanese Release Date'': 2017-[[July 15|07-15]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-12'''
**''Accessories'': 2 swords

:Released as part of the second wave of the ''Premier Edition'' Deluxe Class subline, this Slug is a redeco of the original ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class figure in somewhat screen-accurate colors. He uses the rounded horns variant which was found in the second wave of the ''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class subline.
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==Notes==
*Oddly enough, as soon as Slug transforms into dinosaur mode in ''Age of Extinction'', he has an Autobot insignia on his head.
*In the film itself, Slug's sword appears to sit in place of his left hand.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slug''' (スラッグ ''Suraggu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěkuài''' (Taiwan, 鐵塊, "Iron Lump")

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Slag (G1)

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:''Slag is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dinobot Hunt Slag.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Slapper (Dinobots)|His name is a swear word]]. Just the way he likes it.]]

'''Slag''' (aka '''Slug''') is the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] most likely to live up to the team's bad reputation. Slag is surly, mean-spirited, nasty, and disturbingly violent, to the point where it really is a wonder he's not a [[Decepticon]]. Slag will fight anyone, over anything, at the drop of a microchip, and fight dirty. Slag enjoys nothing more than reducing his enemies to pools of molten metal with his [[fire-breath]] (and he's more than willing to include annoying Autobots on that list). He'd swim in the pools to celebrate if he could.

None of the Dinobots really like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but he and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] share an especially intense dislike of him. But it's not just Prime's orders he questions. He'll even mouth off at [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] every now and then, but somehow does not end up as scrap or lunch. Slag's bad attitude means the rest of the Autobot forces are unlikely to come to his aid when he bites off more than he can chew.

{{bigquote|Me Slag no like anything.|Slag on Life, the Universe, and Everything|"[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, ''The Movie''), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Georges Atlas]] (French), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, ''Generation 2'' Season 1), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'' Season 2)}}

[[File:SlagG1.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|One angry mother slagger!]]
Slag was developed, along with his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], after the Autobots discovered dinosaur bones in their volcanic headquarters. Inspired by the power of the prehistoric beasts, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built a trio of Dinobots to add firepower to the Autobot forces. The Dinobots proved too dangerous at first, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Wheeljack to abandon the Dinobot project. Wheeljack continued improving the trio of titans in secret, crafting memory components that made them smarter and easier to control. When the rest of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power plant, Wheeljack dispatched the Dinobots to free their comrades and destroy the Decepticons. The Dinobots succeeded in forcing a Decepticon retreat and were welcomed as members of the Autobot team. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:SlagWarofDinos.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I know he's a raging sociopath... but he's so cute!]]
One of Slag's greatest weaknesses was his hostility, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was able to use this to his advantage, turning the Dinobots against Optimus Prime. A new pair of Dinobots, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], stalled the old trio until [[Meteorini Chipperoni|the unstable meteor]] nearby exploded. Witnessing Optimus Prime valiantly save Grimlock from the explosion, the Dinobots decided that he was a good, passionate leader, and turned against Megatron as his squad escaped. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When Cybertron was being pulled into Earth's orbit, Slag pitched in to help stop the destruction. He and his fellow Dinobots created a moat that successfully captured an incoming tidal wave. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After that, the Dinobots were called upon to fight against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] had trouble teaching Slag and the other Dinobots how to play football. However, when the Autobots needed help to stop the Decepticons and [[Nergill|King Nergill]]'s attack on [[Washington, D.C.]], the Dinobots responded quickly. After the battle, Slag pitched in by using his fire breath to repair the Washington Monument. He came to [[Sub-Atlantica]] with the other Autobots, where he raised hell with his fellow Dinobots.{{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

The Dinobots' powers proved invaluable when they needed to save Optimus Prime from rogue vehicles. Slag transformed into ''Triceratops'' mode and melted them down. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

While Wheeljack attempted to show off Grimlock's newfound finesse, Slag bumped into Grimlock and caused him to run amok. Then Sludge stepped on Slag's tail, and Slag instinctively breathed fire, scorching the Ark's computers. Afterwards, the Dinobots were sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|a new island]] that Bumblebee and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had discovered so they could master their abilities. Slag liked it, and thought that it'd offer room to move and stumble around. After practicing his "fire stuff", Megatron arrived and using fear, led a pack of dinosaurs to push the Dinobots into a tar pit. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} However, they managed to get out, and Slag used his fire breath to get the tar off his comrades. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionOfDinobots2-SlagCircuits.jpg|thumb|left|H-hey! That's my funny circuit!]]
Slag was sent with the four other Dinobots to an airport with Decepticons in the vicinity, despite his dislike of everything. Breaking into [[Hangar|their secret hideout]] with Snarl, Slag then melted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray]], to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s horror, and when he was dogpiled by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], threw them into a plane. When the Dinobots carelessly reverted to [[robot mode]], an explosion knocked them down. Back at the base, Ratchet, Hoist and Wheeljack were able to repair them after countless hours of work. But after the Dinobots heard Optimus send them out for another mission, they had enough. Slag was sick of taking orders and decided to take orders from Grimlock only, and the Dinobots left the Ark. However, when [[Carly]] informed the Dinobots that the Autobots were low on [[cybertonium]], Slag refused to help out, but Grimlock dragged him to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] anyway, since they would be away from the Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} When they reached Cybertron, Slag rammed [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and then tried to turn him into a chew-toy. For this, the logic-driven Decepticon altered the Dinobots' [[Circuits|memory circuits]] and put them to work in the [[Cybertonium Pit]]. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Two]] [[Carly|squishies]] ended up saving them. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM-QuintessonLeader Crushed.jpg|thumb|He may be in favour of grisly murder, but no one could ever accuse Slag of not having manners.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the Dinobots battled [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Slag was the only one that managed to get a hit on Devastator, ramming into him at full speed. After evacuating Autobot City in the wake of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack, the Dinobots refused to leave, and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] was forced to push Slag into the ship. Possibly to avoid being killed, Kup told the Dinobots about one of his encounters with an [[Ick-Yak]]. The Dinobots, along with Kup and [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], were shot down and crashed on [[Quintessa]]. The Dinobots searched for the two Autobots, with Grimlock believing they were close by, but Slag disagreed. They started hurling insults, and things might have turned violent, had [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] not appeared and pointed them in the right direction. He and Sludge broke down a door as [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] prepared to execute the Autobots, giving a belated "Excuse me!" to a [[Quintesson]] prosecutor—who was being crushed under the combined weight of Slag, Sludge, and the door. Later, Slag literally burned the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Slag’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]” and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}}}

Slag was one of the [[Primitive]]s who were called by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]] to battle [[Primacron (G1)|Primacron]]'s newest creation, [[Tornedron]]. When Grimlock was believed destroyed when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed on him, Slag took command of the Dinobots. He came up with an incredibly innovative strategy—lead the Dinobots away until he got a better idea. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] thought it was the best idea yet. After Tornedron dispatched the other Primitives, Slag and the Dinobots attacked him, only to have their energy sucked from them. Fortunately, Grimlock survived Trypticon's weight and destroyed Tornedron, fixing everything. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)|[[Simon Broad]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}
[[File:SleepySlagAnime1.jpg|left|upright=1.16|thumb|So cute when he's not killing things.]]
In the year 2011, Slag, along with his fellow Dinobots, was deployed by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to deal with the sudden invasion of the Decepticon forces. Slag and his team attempted a resistance but were quickly disabled by one of [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic spells, which forced them all to fall asleep.

Slag was ''adorable''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, Slag fought alongside [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Optimus, and his fellow Dinobots against Galvatron and his lieutenants. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
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====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After blasting off of Quintessa aboard one of its ships, Slag and the other Dinobots huddled around Kup near the vessel's control panel. Slag stood about, muted, as the spacecraft came under assault from Cyclonus. Thanks to Kup and Hot Rod, they managed to escape their attacker, and the group later made their way to the planet Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Together with [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], the Dinobots were on board a shuttle fleeing from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], though they were more concerned about hearing one of Kup's war stories than being under attack. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] and fought on [[Beta-Nine]]. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Slag and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
When [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] mashed two universes together, they created a world where the Transformers and [[GoBot]]s co-existed during the [[Unicron War]]. Slag evacuated [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City aboard a [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]] after Galvatron and his Renegade-Decepticon alliance attacked, and Kup entertained the Dinobots with a few tall tales as they headed to Cybertron. Galvatron attacked their ship, stranding them on [[Antares 3|Antares III]].

The four Dinobots tried to search for the missing Kup and Hot Rod, but not even Swoop could locate their whereabouts. Slag and Grimlock briefly got into a fight, but encountered the [[Guardian (GoBots)#RoGuns|RoGuns]], who led them to the twisted court of the [[Master Renegade]], where Kup and Hot Rod were on trial. The Dinobots barged their way into the courtroom, with Slag pausing to apologize to the squashed [[Renegade#Klaws|Klaws]]. After stealing the Master Renegade's ship and dubbing it "''Grungy''", the group headed to [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. Kup met up with [[Rock Lord#Boulder|Boulder]], and together the alliance rescued [[Guardian (GoBots)#Major Mo|Major Mo]]'s group of Autobots and Guardians from [[Rock Lord#Magmar|Magmar]]'s evil [[Rock Lord]]s.

The Autobots, Guardians, Rock Lords, and RoGuns returned to Cybertron aboard the Grungy and a Rock Lord vessel, where they battled Unicron. Before they were finished their fight, [[Vector Prime]] managed to disentangle the two universes, setting history back on its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during their Autobot City duel, Slag was on Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobots set off to reclaim Cybertron from the leaderless Decepticons. They were attacked en route by "Megascream": a reformatted Starscream now in the thrall of Unicron. They managed to escape after Megascream and his troops retreated, touching down on Quintessa to repair the damage.

On the watery surface of the planet, the Autobots encountered a group of Sharkticons. Kup's universal greeting ended poorly, so Optimus dispatched the Dinobots to take care of the threat. Optimus, Kup, and the Dinobots stormed into a Quintesson courtroom, where they rescued Kranix and learned more about the threat of Unicron. When repairs on the ship had completed, the team picked up Hot Rod from Junkion and returned to Cybertron, where Optimus announced his intent to confront Unicron head-on. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{main|Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Slag was among a number of Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who crewed the [[Ark (G1)|ark]]. After it crashed into [[Earth]], the ark detected [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and repaired Slag and three others into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots soon tracked down Soundwave, but he proved too much for them to handle until Grimlock used his brain and brought the nearby cliff down, knocking them all offline. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Slag and the other Dinobots live in an underground jungle environment, hidden beneath the Antarctic ice cap. He can fly. The Dinobots left together from their home to head to Autobot headquarters. Slag complained that they shouldn’t stick to a large formation, as he felt that this would make them an easy target for the Decepticons. His advice was ignored. Later, when they were attacked by Starscream and the Decepticon superjets, as Slag had predicted, Slag decided to break off from the group and continue on his way by himself. As he moved away from the other Dinobots, he was caught off-guard by Ramjet, who smashed a hole in Slag’s side. Slag was ordered to return to the Dinobots’ recovery base to get his wounds treated by Ratchet. There, Ratchet finished his repairs just as the [[Crusher]] forced its way into the Dinobots base. Though Slag was initially frightened by the machine, the vibrations it made caused hundred of Dinobots to be freed from their tar cocoons. Slag joined his brethren and beat back the Decepticons. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Optimus had requested Slag and the rest of the Dinobots’ assistance when he and Prowl investigated Decepticon activity on the island of [[Buru]]. Upon their arrival, the Dinobots quickly began overpowering the Insecticons on the island. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Slag and the other Dinobots stood by while Swoop mercilessly butchered Devastator and killed the Constructicons one by one. The rest of the Dinobots then joined in ripping the Constructicons' carcasses into scrap metal for good measure. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:SludgeSlagSideswipetravelling-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] learned that his "twin Autobot" had been captured by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], he swore to rescue [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] himself. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] advised him to take [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and Slag with him, as their muscle would come in handy against Devastator. The three Autobots made their way to Decepticon headquarters, avoiding best they could the many traps that lay before it. The trio then encountered a couple of Decepticon guards, but made short work of them. Once within Decepticon headquarters, they encountered Devastator. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to defeat the Decepticon gestalt, and were themselves taken prisoner. Some time later, Megatron took Slag and the others out of their cell to show them that the Autobots had agreed to surrender; on the Decepticons' doorstep was left a statue of Devastator, with a note attached explaining that it was a peace offering. The statue turned out to be a ruse however, and Autobot reinforcements burst forth from within it. Slag participated in the battle that ensued, which eventually ended in a victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}

===Marvel coloring books===
When Optimus learned from Cosmos that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, he had the Dinobots hide within the other Autobots' vehicle modes to sneak up on the enemy. Once they were in close enough proximity to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his minions, the Dinobots were released and the battle against the evil robots commenced. Kickback and Ravage nearly managed to sneak up on Slag and Sludge, but [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] intercepted the two Decepticons before they could harm the Dinobots. After Shockwave had been tied up and loaded into Long Haul's open-box bed, Slag shoved them both down a pit so Grimlock could cover them with quick-drying cement, trapping the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

Slag and the rest of the Dinobots gathered around Grimlock as Hot Rod explained to them that he was being chased by a squad of Decepticons. Hot Rod then took off towards Autobot City to warn Ultra Magnus while the Dinobots headed to confront the Decepticons. In the battle that ensued, Slag spewed his firebreath at Buzzsaw. Then Starscream snuck up on him and injured the Dinobot with a couple of well-placed shots. Luckily, at this stage of the battle, Autobot reinforcements were arriving. Ratchet headed straight for Slag and tended to his wounds. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Slag and the rest of the Dinobots accompanied Hot Rod, Kup and Arcee on a space-faring mission. Though Kup warned Slag not to overload the ship, Grimlock ignored him, reasoning that he didn’t want to make a second trip. The ship wound up malfunctioning, and they crash-landed on the planet Quintesson. There, they encountered Wheelie, who warned them about the planet’s evil inhabitants. They soon encountered a few Quintessons leading their Sharkticon soldiers to apprehend them. Slag melted a bunch of them into puddles of molten metal with his fiery breath. After the Quintessons had been defeated, the Autobots left the planet in the ship that had once been piloted by Wheelie’s parents. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Dinobot War===
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Slag, along with the rest of the Dinobots, were present during Earth's distant past, when [[you]], Ravage and Laserbeak travelled through time. The Dinobots quickly learned about the Decepticons' plan to attack the Autobots still slumbering in stasis aboard the crashed Ark, and set out to oppose them. Whether or not they succeeded was up to you!{{storylink|Dinobot War}}
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===Dinobots Strike Back===
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Slag was so bored while on look-out duty that he and Sludge began to fight. Distracted, he didn't notice Bombshell sneaking up on the Dinobots, which led to the Insecticon injecting a Cerebro-shell into each of them save Swoop. Slag and the Dinobots are ordered to go on a rampage, attacking Autobots and humans alike. If Swoop reports directly back to Autobot base about what transpired, the Autobots weigh multiple options on how to best stop the Dinobots' rampage.

If the Autobots choose to use Mirage's abilities against the Dinobots, Slag and the rest of the sub-group are tricked into believing Optimus is standing at the edge of Bandit Bluff's precipice, and charge for the Autobot leader. Their target turns out to be an illusion fabricated by Mirage, and the Dinobots are knocked unconscious by their fall, and subsequently freed of Bombshell's control.

If the Autobots choose to use Windcharger's abilities against the Dinobots, the outcome of the Dinobots' and the rest of the Autobots' confrontation has two possible outcomes. If Windcharger uses his magnetic powers too close to the Dinobots, the powerful magnetic field sends Slag and the other Dinobots into convulsions before killing them. If Windcharger decides to use his magnetic powers from a greater distance, the Cerebro-shells are harmlessly extracted from the Dinobots. Later, Slag is celebrating with the Autobots when Grimlock recalls Bombshell announcing that controlling the Dinobots was only a part of the Insecticon's plan.

Optimus in turn can send Bumblebee, Skids and Sludge to investigate nearby electromagnetic activity. If he does, and Skids returns to Autobot base after the Decepticons has captured Bumblebee, Prowl suggests to send Slag and his ilk as undercover agents into the Decepticons' local operation. Prowl explains that the Decepticons are likely unaware that the Dinobots are no longer under Bombshell's control. If Optimus goes with this plan, Slag and the Dinobots successfully carry out their infiltration. When the time comes to engage the Decepticons, Slag proves himself invulnerable to Starscream's lasers, one of which bounces off his armour and back into Starscream's weapon, The Autobots successfully defeat the Decepticons thanks to the Dinobot's strategic placement.

If the Autobots choose to simply attack the Dinobots immediately and brutally, Slag ends up attacking Powerglide with a jet of fire. He is brought down when Swoop fires a missile near him, causing Slag to tumble over and his Cerebro-shell to come loose. This leads to the Autobots realizing they can knock the Cerebro-shells out of the Dinobots, and the whole team is freed from mind-control.

If Swoop chooses to stay and fight Bombshell instead of reporting back to base after the Dinobots have become Bombshell's slaves, and successfully defeats the Insecticon, Slag is freed along with the other Dinobots. Whatever other choices are made in this path, Slag stays unaware of what has transpired, his memory a blank during the mind-control. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
Slag helped defend [[Boulder Dam]] from the Decepticons. He, alongside Hound, rumbled in for the final crisis! Ultimately, the Autobots were successful in staving off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Slag, Grimlock, and Snarl, were roaming about in a desert in their "undetectable everyday forms" when they came under attack from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]! {{storylink|Sweepstakes Offer!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Slag was chosen by Grimlock to join his commando unit, and was with them in the [[Dark Ages]] when they split off to become the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]]. On one of the group's missions, they managed to steal a plenty of energon from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Upon learning that [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] was meeting with Shockwave in the [[Neutral Territories]], Grimlock took the Dynobots to kill them for treason. The others, however, were more worried about [[Trypticon (G1)|the new Decepticon battlestation]] that was massacring [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s Autobots (Slag didn't care about the bots, he wanted a piece of the action). Grimlock grew angry, poked Slag, and ordered him to follow his orders or get physical. Swoop finally convinced Grimlock to let them go while the latter went for Jetfire and Shockwave himself. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} After the battle, Slag's group discovered that someone had taken Grimlock and Jetfire, and there was no sign of Shockwave. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} When it was discovered that [[The Fallen]] was behind Grimlock's disappearance, the LSC were forced into a temporary alliance with Shockwave's Decepticons to put an end to the ancient Transformer's diabolical scheme. Despite the truce, Slag still decked [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. Nobody cared. Ultimately, The Fallen's plan to bring a [[Unicron/Generation 1|greater, more malevolent force]] to Cybertron was foiled by the power of [[Primus]] himself. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Slag and the other Dynobots were posted as perimeter guards during the peace talks, in anticipation for any attacks that might come their way. Sure enough, Starscream and his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s struck by sending in a pair of shuttles filled with neutronium plasma to crash into [[Tyger Pax]], where the treaty was being signed. Slag and his teammates were unable to halt the shuttles, ending any hope of an easy truce. The dramatic return of Megatron with his cloned [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] ended any ideas of truce at all. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

[[File:DWColdWar Slag Octane.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Slag like collect trophy like [[Lockdown (Animated)|him.]]]]
After the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crash-landed on Earth, the Dynobots followed the Insecticons there. They trounced the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who subsequently played dead until Grimlock and Slag got bored and wandered off. {{storylink|Extermination}} However, the Dinobots became trapped in [[stasis lock]]. After awakening, Megatron captured the Dinobots, using their imprisonment to force Grimlock to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3}} Grimlock freed them after Shockwave captured Megatron and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Using a stolen Decepticon shuttle, the DInobots traveled back to Cybertron, finding it under the totalitarian rule of Shockwave. [[Octane]] was the first to come upon the group once they had made planet-fall, and poked Slag in the head calling him a "primitive" as he prepared to take him in. This only served to make Slag angry, and Octane was afterwards left without a body. Slag was keen on keeping Octane's head as a trophy, but Grimlock had him get rid of it before they started their rampage proper to disrupt Shockwave's rule. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

The Dinobots launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], heading for [[Shockwave's Tower]]. Grimlock ordered Slag and the others to keep pushing forward as he made a side-trip to the [[Smelting pool|smelting pits]] to personally confront Shockwave. Before they could reach their destination, the Dinobots were halted by the newly reawakened [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]]. Slag barely managed to send a distress call to Grimlock before being defeated. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Much later, after Shockwave's defeat, the Dinobots were ordered by Ultra Magnus to accompany Kup on a trip to establish a base on one of Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing ''Transformers'' at this point. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account.}}

En-route to Cybertron's moon, Kup had an amusing conversation with [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] while [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], Slag, and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] looked on. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Slag and Sludge GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Along with Grimlock, Snarl, Sludge and Swoop, Slag was transported into Earth's distant past by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]], where he was reformatted into a ''Triceratops''. A group consisting of three [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and a [[Cobra]] [[Cobra Viper|Viper]] successfully retrieved them, and the new "Dinobots" made short work of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his troops. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}
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===The Beast Within===
Four million years ago, Slag combined with his fellow Dinobots to form [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a savage abomination of a gestalt that knew no mercy. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

In the present day, Slag participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons. He squared off against Headstrong, until Grimlock called upon the Dinobots to once more combine into their gestalt form. The merge complete, the Dinobots then rampaged once more as The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Slag, later renamed Slug, has been fighting for a long, long time. He learned his earliest values and what the world was like in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] pits: it was him against the world and the world had to die so he wouldn't. The brutalisation took a deep toll on his psyche. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}}

Slag joined the [[Primal Vanguard]] and first met [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] in a brig, after he'd ''shot his commanding officer in the back'' to convince him they were outflanked and had to make a frontal assault. Grimlock thought this made him an awesome, clear-thinking guy, and the two of them discussed forming their own semi-autonomous strike team, one that Slag declared would follow no rules. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Apparently their new Dynobot unit ended up more amiable than he had hoped, however, as they went on to receive numerous commendations. Their time in the Vanguard came to an end after a mission to Cybertron's underground, during which they ran into powerful [[cyber-morphic predator]]s and were forced to take on [[alternate mode|alt mode]]s based on the monsters in order to survive. Grieving the loss of their comrade [[Skar (Dynobot)|Skar]] and locked up for study by their superiors, the Dynobots deserted from the Vanguard. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}}

On the run, Slag and the other Dynobots began fighting in illegal pit fights once more. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}} They were in the [[Ring of Trials]] in [[Ironfall]] when they witnessed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime's]] rallying call for additional support against the Decepticon tyranny. {{storylink|Broadcast}} They responded to the call and joined the Autobots in the following battle for control of Cybertron, during which they took out [[Onslaught (G1)|a lot]] [[Brawl (G1)|of tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}} They subsequently joined the Autobots, but struck out on their own again as they began to lose control of their hastily acquired alt modes, which was affecting their minds and threatening to transform them into mindless beasts for good. Unwilling to risk the lives of others, the Dynobots resorted to robbing to earn their way off-world where they could isolate themselves. {{storylink|Derelicts}}

During one of their heists, the Dynobots broke into the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], intending to drain and sell the [[energon]] within. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} When Grimlock began hurrying them along, Slag lost his temper, blamed him for their situation and walked out, but calmed down and returned to them in time to fight off some Decepticons ''also'' looking to steal from the refinery. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} As the Autobots arrived to fight off the Decepticons, the Dynobots retreated into the refinery, but were followed by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. As Grimlock dueled the 'con, he began to lose control and transform into his [[beast mode]], forcing Slag and Swoop to intervene and calm him down. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Following the destruction of the refinery, the Dynobots got sick of it all and convinced Grimlock to accept Optimus Prime's offer to help. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

Slag and the others were brought to Prime at [[Starsreach Spaceport]], where a Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to transform and go berserk. {{storylink|Massacre}} His ensuing rampage caused the Dynobots to lose all faith in redemption, and they boarded a ship bound off-world then and there. {{storylink|Unleashed}} However, they changed their minds when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the creator of the cyber-morphic predator, was unleashed upon Cybertron, and returned to help the Autobots fight it. {{storylink|Annihilation}} As they held off Trypticon's minions, Grimlock ended up devoured by the giant beast and the others began to lose hope, but Slag urged them to keep fighting in the belief that Grimlock could defeat it from the inside. And he was right! Once Trypticon was defeated, the Dynobots returned home with the Autobots with hope that their scientists could find a cure for their affliction. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} The efforts of Autobot science succeeded, and the Dynobots were purged of their rage and beast mode in time to defend Iacon from a Decepticon invasion. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

As the war went on, Slag's contribution to the grand Autobot cause of freedom for all was to murder Decepticons who surrendered and play "kick the can" with severed heads. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} He constantly tried to deny the Dynobots were a team at ''all'', saying they put the "un" into "unit" (and apparently he put the "lame" into "jokes"). {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} The Dynobots were involved with the battle of [[Varas Centralus]], where their actions were as brutal and horrific as any Decepticon's. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} In a particular horrific moment, he ''incinerated [[spark]]s'' in a rage so they could never be born as Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}}

[[File:SpotlightShockwave GrimlockSlag trexscan.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Slag knows that Grimlock is the harshest critic of his light sculpting.]]
Slag and the other Dynobots followed Grimlock to revenge themselves against [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], who blew up a cache of [[energon]] they had stolen. When Shockwave traveled to [[Earth]], the Dynobots pursued him. Slag appeared to be the team's tech specialist, originating the idea of organic [[beast mode]]s as a defense against energon overload. That's pretty innovative for a guy who spends most of his time thinking how better to kill everyone around him. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[Energon radiation]]. Due to a dead man's switch, the [[Skyfire (ship)|Dynobots' ship]] blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

The Dynobots were eventually excavated by [[Skywatch]], and though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok and escaped, vowing to find and rescue Slag and the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however planned to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Skywatch activated Slag, and in a test run, had him melt a tank. When Grimlock showed up in [[Fallon]], he and the other Dynobots were sent to intercept him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

[[File:SlagMaxDino02.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|This is revenge for the ''Triceratops'' always losing the fights in the movies.]]
Grimlock tried to break Slag's programming by reminding him of their shared past, which not only didn't work but got him set on fire. Making matters worse, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] decided to reduce the programming remotely, at which point Slag shot Grimlock ''more'' and got enraged to find out Grimlock had set up a dead man's switch that nearly killed them without telling ''anyone''. Slag even decided they had been a team after all and this was a betrayal. However, Grimlock silenced him by reminding Slag of what he wanted the Dynobots to be, and how what he did was following Slag's ethos ''exactly''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

Grimlock took the opportunity to inform the others of the current situation and what they needed to do, but Slag and the others weren't going to fall in line so easily. In particular, Swoop expressed his anger and disappointment in Grimlock's actions and decided to leave on his own. Slag, Snarl, and Sludge departed as well, leaving Grimlock standing there and fuming. Scorponok had his [[Sunstreaker clone]] army attack Grimlock at this point and they did so with gusto, ignoring the other Dynobots. Seeing their leader besieged, Slag and the others decided, for better or worse, that they were still Dynobots and had to stick together. They set to the task of trashing Sunstreaker clones until they were surrounded and nearly overwhelmed. But the [[Monsterbot]]s arrived on the scene, having been summoned by Grimlock earlier, and began to turn the tide. Slag was quite disbelieving that Grimlock would even think of calling upon [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus']] crew for help, but that didn't stop him from continuing to wreck Sunstreaker clones. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots5HotRodSwoopSlag.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The list that Slag keeps of people who tick HIM off simply reads "'''EVERYONE'''".]]
Realizing they didn't have the advantage anymore, the surviving Sunstreaker clones retreated. The Dynobots hitched a ride in the Monsterbots' ship and headed for Machination headquarters. Aboard the ship, Grimlock discussed the matter of payment with Repugnus as the other Dynobots discussed how distasteful they found the whole situation (And you know it ''had'' to be ''really'' distasteful if the Dynobots were grousing about it!). Slag kept quiet but appeared as annoyed as the others as Grimlock told them he had worked out a temporary alliance with the Monsterbots. But again, as annoyed as the other Dynobots were, it didn't stop them from leaping into battle after Grimlock when they arrived at Machination HQ. They were greeted by yet more Sunstreaker clones, and proceeded to go about demolishing them. Finally, the clones were switched-off when [[Hunter O'Nion]] disconnected the original [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]]'s head, thus robbing the Machination grunts of their ability to control the clone bodies. The badly-damaged Hot Rod arrived, having just escaped from Machination HQ and explained what had occurred to the Dynobots. Sludge began to celebrate their victory when he was suddenly blasted by Scorponok, who decided to take a personal hand in the battle. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:MaximumDinobots5Monsterbotsmakeanoffer.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"You're jerks, but do you have what it takes to be SUPER-jerks?"]]
To top it off, Shockwave arrived on the scene, and quickly engaged Scorponok for the right to destroy the remaining Dynobots. With Sludge apparently dead, Grimlock told the others to retreat without him, as he was finally seeing the cost of his uncompromising attitude. Slag asked Hot Rod if he wanted to bolt with them, but Hot Rod declined. Slag, Snarl, and Swoop decided to cut out while the getting was good and headed due east to an extraction point where the Monsterbots were waiting. Upon arrival, Repugnus mentioned that they'd be good fits for the team, due to their apparent concern with self-preservation. This remark did not seem to sit well with Slag and the others and they decided to go back and help Grimlock. When they returned to the battlefield, they found that Scorponok had retreated and Grimlock was fighting Shockwave. What's more, Sludge had come back online, thanks to a spark-jump from Grimlock. They leaped into battle with Shockwave, even as Grimlock implored them to go find Scorponok. Grimlock managed to drag himself and Shockwave away from the others, giving the other Dynobots an opportunity to infiltrate the main Machination complex. They managed to find their way to the chamber where Scorponok had stored his original head, and engaged the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in battle there. Hot Rod directed Swoop to sever the connections keeping Scorponok's original head functional. Swoop did so, and Scorponok was painfully disabled and left at the Dynobots' mercy. But before they could kill him, Ultra Magnus arrived and told them that Scorponok would instead be jailed and made to pay for his crimes. He also suggested that they quickly remove all Cybertronian technology from the facility and leave as soon as possible. Everyone was totally cool with this.

In the end, Ultra Magnus canceled outstanding warrants he had on the other Dynobots when Grimlock (who had managed to disable Shockwave) took the fall and admitted that going rogue was completely his idea. Grimlock was satisfied that he managed to save Sludge and his team was online and together again. Slag and the others were seen repairing the ''Skyfire'' and preparing to leave Earth. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:Slag Ironhide RID8.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You mean 'Frack you and everyone around you!' isn't a rational philosophy??"]]
With Grimlock gone, Slag took on the role of leader of the team. After traveling space for a few years, he and the newly dubbed "Dinobots" returned to a reborn Cybertron and joined [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to find the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] who had gone missing in the wilderness. After a run-in with a ferocious [[turbofox]], which the Dinobots dealt with in their usual fashion, they discovered signs of Transformer weaponry which made Ironhide suspicious that [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was still around. His worried behavior bothered Slag, who had respected his toughness but now saw him as just another ''regular'' Autobot. Ironhide explained that he had changed because of a vision of the future, which Slag felt had a degree of truth to it. The night they set up camp, the Dinobots were overcome by an alien influence and began fighting amongst themselves, causing Slag and Swoop to impale Ironhide. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}}

However, this didn't kill Ironhide and the Dinobots continued to fight each other. Eventually, they somehow stopped clashing among themselves and began to pursue Ironhide, who was saved thanks to the timely arrival of the combined form of the Aerialbots, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With everyone gathered in one place, the influence that had made the Dinobots aggressive and created Superion ceased to affect them. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} On returning to Iacon, the group found the city under attack by Megatron {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Quick to join the fray, Slag took the streets and fought [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Turmoil]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Though the Autobots were victorious, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] was able to turn the neutral population against them and have both factions banished from the city. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Out in the wilderness, the Dinobots defended the Autobot convoy from the approaching [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] until the Decepticon team revealed their good intentions. After setting up camp, they actually got along quite well with the Constructicons, who shared their interest in wrecking things and chugging energon. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} During his time in camp, Slag was informed by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] that his name held an offensive meaning, prompting him to change it to "Slug". {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When a mysterious light appeared in the wilderness, Slug had the Dinobots go on the offensive, ignoring Bumblebee's orders to wait and observe. His attack plans were then shelved when the light turned out to be heralding the arrival of the giant [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Fed up with Slug's continued attitude, Bumblebee gave him an ultimatum: either follow orders or leave the battlefield. Surprised by the little 'bot's courage, Slug begrudgingly fell into line and had the Dinobots aid in trying to contain the Necrotitan. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} A brief battle occurred when a group of Decepticons led by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] arrived at the scene, but was interrupted when the Titan emitted a deadly energy wave that injured and corroded many combatants, including Slug. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} Autobots and Decepticons alike stopped fighting while their leaders tried to work out what was going on. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

Slug was taken to safety by the other Dinobots, complaining that he couldn't participate in the attack on Shockwave's base. When the Necrotitan began making its way towards Iacon, the Dinobots tried to slow it down to no effect. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} They and the other Autobots then retreated to Iacon, having no choice but to try and defend the city from the giant. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Slug was cured from the death wave's effects when the Necrotitan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} In celebration of the Titan's defeat, Slug went to [[Swerve's]] to drink and sing alongside both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} The peace was brief, as an army of [[Ammonite]]s then invaded Cybertron on Shockwave's orders, forcing the Autobots back into action. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Slug was ordered by Ironhide to drive the invaders out of the city, but in the chaos of battle the Dinobot couldn't even tell where the city limits were. Once the battle was won, he watched Megatron disembark the ''[[Lost Light]]'' wearing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Six months after Shockwave's defeat, Slug was drinking at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by to get info on Starscream. After a couple of drinks he was all too willing to tell her what he thought about that jerk. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} He was still there two days later when Windblade showed up in search of [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], {{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade vol. 1 #2}} and was taken along for the ride when Windblade brought several bar patrons with her to Metroplex's insides to serve as witnesses to Starscream's illegal "mine" within. As they were attacked by three [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on arrival, the Dinobot fought [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] until Starscream himself showed up with his [[Badgeless]] thugs and had the group captured. They were broken out of jail by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], after which Slug and [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] remained behind to keep Starscream at bay while Windblade made her escape. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}} Slug pinned Starscream to a wall, but the Seeker got out of his grip by blowing him away with a missile. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}}

Some time later, Slug helped investigate the murders of three Decepticons in the slums outside Metroplex, although he cared little about the case seeing as how it was just some '''Cons'' who'd deserved it anyway. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} Following more killings, Slug and the Dinobots stood guard at the murder site where they flung threats at an angry Decepticon mob placing the blame on Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} Suspecting the [[Firecon]]s to be the culprits, Prime, Starscream and Windblade had a team including the Dinobots take the trio down, which Slug and his pals did with gusto. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After the Firecons were proven innocent, Optimus Prime confronted Slug and accused ''him'' of the murders, claiming his war experiences and life on Starscream's Cybertron had made him snap. Slug took poorly to the accusation and attacked Prime, but their battle was interrupted by reports of yet another killing—this time of Autobots. Slug believed this proved his innocence, but Prime wouldn't relent, reminding him of his team's war crimes on Varas Centralus and telling him his stubborn adherence to wartime thinking was dividing Cybertron and representing everything wrong with their race. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} That night, an infuriated Slug began plotting to kill Prime, only for him and his team be caught in an explosion, having become the killer's latest targets. As it turned out, Prime had only shouted about their crimes in order to lure out the culprit, the criminal killer [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], but had also arranged a trap door to open beneath them when the bomb struck, saving their lives. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

Prime's remarks would linger with Slug for weeks afterwards. He began to drink more and more to blot out his pain, getting violent a lot of the time,{{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} and being pacified by the drink at other times, such as during a party to celebrate Cybertron's reunion with [[Caminus]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol.2 #4}} He took [[Chosen One Day]] to thank Blurr for the alcohol. {{storylink|Choose Me}} In his mind, that time they'd been 'turned into' beasts had just been showing the world what they really were. Barricade, who'd keep busting him, was disgusted at the waste of potential and how this person the Decepticons had feared so much could be so pathetic.

In a drunken rage, Slug tried to start a fight with [[Sterling|two]] [[Aileron|evangelists]] for Prime before being coaxed away by Swoop. (His antics almost crashed [[Sterling]]'s faith) {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}{{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} He went back to the bar, started a massive fight, and was arrested by Barricade. That would just be a normal weekend except Barricade had a job for him: help him deliver some goods into the wilderness for the [[Caminus|Camien]] politician [[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] and the Dinobots would get a nice briefcase of untraceable money Barricade had been "collecting" in his police duties. Slug was desperate enough to take this job, to the disgust of the others until he said he'd dob the crew into the [[Badgeless]] and take the money after they'd been killed! It was a good plan until Slug discovered that the secret cargo were ''twelve sparks'' for delivery to a former 'hot spot'.

Slug changed the plan and had his crew slaughtered the waiting coppers before they could see Barricade, [[Swift (G1)|Swift]], and Strafe: now Barricade and his friends could return to the city, but the Dinobots would always be wanted cop killers. Slug considered that usual Dinobot work, doing the dirty stuff so the 'heroes' could stay clean. For the rest of the journey, Slug (thinking about the innocent sparks he'd once murdered) and the Dinobots fought off warped [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Badgeless, while he was left bitter when he discovered Swift was actually ''dating'' Barricade and Strafe couldn't grasp his disgust. After all, he'd done bad things in the war too. Slug said it wasn't the same (he knew it was).

Things came to a head when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who'd been making the Sweeps, attacked them at a contaminated energon site. Barricade and all the sparks were killed and Strafe transformed into a monstrous new form, just as Slug had once been. In a ferocious battle, the Dinobots defeated Bliudgeon, Slug saved Swift in Barricade's name, and they learned the Alyon 'hot spot' had ''reactivated'' and Bludgeon had been 'experimenting' on it: without intending to, Slug had helped save the future of Cybertron. He did Barricade and Swift a solid by telling her to lie that the Dinobots had abducted them, Barricade had died doing heroic deeds, and she'd discovered the sparks. That done, he departed into the wilderness with the Dinobots (Strafe now in tow), feeling on an upswing. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

Months later, Slug and the rest of the Dinobots were still tracking Bludgeon but kept coming up empty. Checking a cave on a hillside, they encountered the remains of numerous Sweeps where Bludgeon had been experimenting when an [[Sandstorm (G1) |unseen sniper]] suddenly shot Slug twice in the back, narrowly missing his Spark. Realizing that his Combustion Chamber had been damaged, Slug ordered the other Dinobots to retreat before he fatally exploded. His corpse was recovered by Starscream, who wondered what might happen if it were given a mutated Sweep spark recovered from Bludgeon's lab. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:SlagIceAge-HOS1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Slag was one of the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}}

{{note|Events identical to those of ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' and ''[[Infestation 2]]'' occurred in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the "G1" Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Slag was present when [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] presented the offworlders [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]], [[Breaker]], [[Cover Girl]], and [[Jinx]] as P.O.W.s to King Grimlock. Grimlock had no mercy for his captives, and promptly dropped them in a pool of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}

The Joes survived their trial, however, impressing Grimlock. The humans were escorted back to their allies on Cybertron, where Grimlock announced a truce between the Autobots and the Joes. Slag joined in the festivities that ensued to celebrate the newly forged alliance. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Soon thereafter, the mobile city of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] came under siege from both [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and a mind-controlled [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Slag rode into battle alongside [[Cover Girl]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] to drive back the enemy forces of Decepticobra. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} He and the other Dinobots participated in the final battle between the "Jotobot" alliance and Decepticobra. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Slag, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] battled against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the middle of a thunderstorm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*Slag and the Dinobots were beating up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] intervened. The new arrivals then combined into Predaking and attacked the Dinobots from the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Grimlock and Slag were trotting along through a field when they came under attack by Predaking. Though Grimlock was worried that they were in big trouble, Slag spotted [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swooping down and assured Grimlock that they were safe. Indeed, Sky Lynx made short work of the giant Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}

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

===Transformers Legends===
At a time when their group was the Lightning Strike Coalition, Slug and Snarl were on a mission to find their leader Grimlock, who had disappeared. While searching the [[Sea of Rust]], they were ambushed by Hardshell and the Insecticons. Slug and Snarl were overwhelmed and taken prisoners to Shockwave's lab, where they are reunited with the rest of their squadron. Shockwave experimented on the Lightning Strike Coalition, transforming them into the monstrous Dinobots. This backfired on the Decepticon scientist, however, when the Dinobots used their newfound power to rise up against Shockwave and thrash his lab. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Following the disappearance of Grimlock and Swoop, Slug took charge of the remainder Dinobots, claiming he wouldn't obey orders from anyone else. The trio set out for the Decepticon base, and when Optimus tried to stop them, they attacked him. Wheeljack attempted to use his [[magnetic inducer]] on Slug and scanned the Dinobot. Having dealt with Optimus, the Dinobots continued towards the Decepticon base until the Autobots managed to overwhelm and imprison them. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} The trio were released during a night raid by Grimlock and Swoop. The five Dinobots marched on the Decepticon base, but were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}}

When Optimus fell in battle during a massive Decepticon attack on Autobot City and Grimlock took command, Slug and the other Dinobots joined him in crushing the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Slug was caught up somehow in a [[Quintesson]] plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Slug.jpg|thumb|400px]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Slug-(G2).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Slug participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Slug'' - This Epic character first appeared in the "Dinobots Destruction" stronghold event, and could could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Slug (G2)'' - This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "S.O.S. Dinobots!" stronghold event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:SlugEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|]]
The process it takes to build up a fiery (3,000 degrees centigrade plus) blast and reduce an enemy to molten slag is hardly energy-efficient, but he doesn't care. It's firepower well spent in his book. As he often says, "I have no need for friends, even less for enemies." {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Slug Bio}}

Slag had a few head-on encounters with the Predacon [[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]].

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Slug headbutts and bashes opponents in his default dino mode.
*'''Ability: Flame Rush''': Rushes into combat spreading fire along the way, dealing some damage over 7 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:slug| Slug at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Slag toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This... good enough for... Slag!]]
*'''Slag''' (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1991/1992)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''28'''
**''Accessories'': "Energo Sword", "Electron Blaster", "Rocket Pod", 3 rockets

:Slag was released as part of the second series of ''Transformers'' in 1985. The toy transformed into a robotic ''[[wikipedia:Triceratops|Triceratops]]'', and came with a missile launcher that could fit in the shoulder socket of both the robot and dinosaur, a red [[sword]], a silver "electro blaster" and three silver rockets. Like many ''[[Diaclone]]''-era toys, Slag had a conspicuous driver compartment contained in his chest.

:Slag is mistransformed in the photo at right: His [[robot mode]] legs can be slid out further.

:Slag was later re-released in the European-markets "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" series. In Japan, he and the other Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]], at a cost of 2300 yen (his original retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:It also seems that Slag was designed to have fully moving legs (not just at the knee) but this was squared off. Careful filing to where the molded circle is can restore this functionality.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-dinobots-slag/616/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Slag at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Slag/slag.htm More information on Slag at TFU.info]''
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===Generation 2===
[[File:G2SlagGreen toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Me, Slag, no like... green!]]
*'''Slag''' (Dinobot, 1993)
**''Accessories'': "Kinetic Sword", "Blaster Gun"

:The original Slag toy went through several iterations in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. First, he was re-released in the original silver base color; the only notable difference in the toy proper is the inclusion of the "AUTOBOT" [[tampograph]] on one of his robot mode legs.

:The toy then had its silver changed to red, and ''then'' changed again to dark green. The final green coloration is the most common, while the red and silver variations go for a little more on the secondary market.

:All three versions retain his original sword and rifle (which were renamed), but do not have the rocket pod or missiles from the Generation 1 release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Slag/slag.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Slag at TFU.info]''
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===Age of Extinction===
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[[File:DOTM-toy Triceradon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Ewww...'']]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''25 OF 30'''

:Available only at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, this ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' two-pack features the ''Generations'' Deluxe [[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]] toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a seemingly unchanged ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Mini-Con [[Triceradon (DOTM)|Triceradon]], described as 'Classic' Slug.

:Unlike the Strafe Evolution two-pack, which incorrectly depicted the original Generation 1 [[package art]] of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] rather than Slag's fellow Dinobot [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] on the card bubble, the Slug two-pack's packaging correctly depicts G1 Slag.
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===Transformers (2014)===
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCDinobotSlug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords

:Available only as part of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]]. Slug is packaged with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Grimlock]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#SDCCDinobots|Strafe]], and [[Snarl (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Snarl]], and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCSlug/slug.htm More information on 2014 Slug at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Criminal
**''Accessories'': Small pistol, sword

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Slug" (thank you, non-US slang) is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a red helmet to match the toy as shown in the original catalog, not the final version released in the US.

: 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/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSlug/slug.htm More information on Class of 1985 Slug at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Platinum Edition====
[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slug.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dinobots Set''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 swords

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Dinobots set, Slug is a G1-inspired redeco/new head retool of [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|''Age of Extinction'' Deluxe Class Dinobot Slug]].

:Dinobot Slug was bundled with Grimlock, Slog, Snarl, and Strafe.

: The set was initially released as a Toys R Us exclusive set in Canada in October 2015 and in Singapore in November 2015. The 5-pack never receive any release for the brick & mortar retail in the US, but was instead available online.

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====Power of the Primes====
[[File:PotP Slug.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Slug is a all-new mold which can transform into a robotic ''Triceratops'', as well as form a limb for [[Volcanicus]] or any other ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner. Like the other Dinobots in this subline, Slug is partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give him a 'layered' look reminiscent of his original toy.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)

*'''Slag''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''5'''

:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Slag/slag.htm More information on Decoy Slag at TFU.info]''

===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Snarl & Sharkticon G1 Robot Heroes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Snarl Vs Sharkticon''' (2009)
**''Series:'' Generation 1 Series

:A tiny, adorably homicidal "Slag" that came packaged with a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]. Like ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], who was also designed with G1 Slag in mind, the Robot Heroes figure was released using the name of Slag's fellow Dinobot [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], so Hasbro could release the toy in the United Kingdom ("Slag" is considered an insult there).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHSnarl/snarl.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' "Snarl" at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSlag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hey Weevil. Check it out. My dinosaur is horny.]]
*Slag had the preliminary name of '''Tricerabot'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>
*Slag's original toy was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' Dinosaur Robo Triceratops. In the ''Diaclone'' lore, this dinomech was a pilotable vehicle that could travel at speeds up of to 250 kilometers per hour and was designed for grasslands operation and melee combat. It also had a slightly different color scheme for its [[robot mode]] bits.
*The stock photos on Slag's box show him with colors closer to the cartoon: His head, hands, and back hinge are cast in red plastic and the legs are cast in white plastic. The Canadian release of Slag actually came in these colors. His horns are also chromed rather than bare red due to the mockup/prototype not needing to change them to soft plastic [[for safety reasons]].
*The European exclusive [[Action Master]] Decepticon [[Charger]] cribs Slag's quote, his [[function]], much of his [[bio]], and his [[Tech Spec]]s. Whether there was any relation intended between the characters or if the copywriters just got lazy is unknown.
*The overall design and transformation sequence of the original Slag toy served as the basis for '''[[:File:HornGeist.jpg|Horn Geist]]''', one of four recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four "Geisters" were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]], they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Horn Geist forming the upper body of "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Hormor]]" (ホーマー ''Hōmā'').
*In the G1 cartoon, Neil Ross's portrayal of Slag was rarely consistent, frequently fluctuating in pitch between episodes, until it began steadily raising in pitch at a consistent rate. By the time of his final appearance in [[Call of the Primitives]], Slag's voice had hit a comically high register.
*Slag's name is also [[Slag (slang)|a popular Cybertronian expletive]]. That just seems right, for some reason. In The Real World, Slag is also a term of abuse in the United Kingdom and some parts of Europe, which forced [[Hasbro]] to release toys (such as an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Snarl (Animated)|toy designed with G1 Slag in mind]]) under the name '''Snarl''' in the late 2000s to avoid possible problems with cultural sensitivities. [[Snarl (G1)|The original Snarl]] has yet to comment on the matter. ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' solved the issue without causing an identity crisis by calling the character "[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]", a name that stuck with subsequent incarnations and was eventually applied to the original Slag as well.
*A Slag toy can be seen in the recreation of the Scottish artist [[Wikipedia:Eduardo Paolozzi|Sir Eduardo Paolozzi]]'s studio at the Scottish [[Wikipedia:Dean Gallery|Dean Gallery]]. This makes him the second [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Dinobot]] to have a toy in a museum.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slag''' (スラッグ ''Suraggu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Cent'''
*''French:'' '''Scories'''
*''Hungarian:'' '''Salak'''
*''Italian:'' '''Tricex'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiě Zhā''' (铁渣, "Iron Slag")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Chapado''' (Brazil comic)
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==References==
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[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Slug (FOC)

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Kroger: Uh, Disambig pages cover this.

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:''Slug is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:FOC-Slugart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Beat [[wiki:The Land Before Time|Cera]] for "Snarkiest Ceratopsian 2013"]]

While '''Slug''' is the most technically minded [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]], he has some anger issues. Temper control is not remarkable [[Grimlock (WFC)|to anyone familiar with the team]], but Slug takes it in a different direction; being extremely passive aggressive rather than suffering from explosive rage. He constantly looks for opportunities to get sarcastic digs in at those around him and he's not particularly bothered who they are. Friends, enemies, or just people with tremendously bad timing; all suffer snarky and sometimes cruel jabs in response to anything they say or do. This makes Slug one of the hardest Dinobots for outsiders to relate to.

Unfortunately, this bad attitude is backed up by a phenomenal stubbornness. Slug takes the straightest path in life and no amount of coaxing, reason, logic, debate or threats will convince him otherwise. He would literally rather slam his head against a solid wall than find a way round it.

About the only thing that keeps Slug in line is Grimlock. Slug has an enormous respect for his leader, and while he may not do it with any good graces, he will always follow Grimlock's lead. That said, Grimlock is as much a target for jibes and ridicule as anyone else. Whether this is wise given Grimlock's self-control issues is irrelevant, as Slug never lets an opportunity to mock his leader pass him by.

This overall belligerence may be why more than any of the others, Slug is one with his dinosaur form. It has gotten to the point where he has begun to despise his [[robot mode]] as a weak necessity. For him, Shockwave's experiments did not so much change him as allow his body to truly reflect the person inside: big, angry and with a head thicker than the hull of a ship.

==Fiction==
===IDW Aligned comics===
Slug and the rest of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] were Autobots under the command of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], although they visibly chafed under his cautious and conservative approach to warfare. Although ordered to return to base, when leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, Grimlock ignored Optimus Prime's orders and broke rank to hijack a dropship. {{storylink|Good Intentions}} The group managed to track Swoop's signal to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where they prepared to attack [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s tower. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} They stormed the base head-on, encountering minimal resistance... until they ran afoul of the multitude of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s swarming Shockwave's installation. They nonetheless managed to muscle their way to Swoop, and released him from a harness he was being held in. At this juncture, Slug asked Grimlock if he wanted to simply spirit Swoop away and report their findings to Prime, or to continue their assault and hope to raze the entire Decepticon operation. Grimlock, realizing they had stumbled unto something big, ordered a retreat, only for Shockwave to appear in person, backed up by innumerable more Insecticons. These enemy reinforcements overwhelmed the Lightning Strike Coalition. {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} Though Grimlock managed to struggle free and engage Shockwave as his teammates were carted away by the Insecticons, the Coalition's leader proved no match for the Decepticon scientist. Once the whole team had been defeated, Shockwave began in earnest his experiments on Slug and the others. {{storylink|Last Stand}} All five members of the Coalition were strung up, painfully vivisected, and altered. By giving them new alternate modes, based off of [[Earth|alien]] [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|creatures]] he had observed through a window in space-time, Shockwave hoped to turn Slug and the others into mindless killing machines for the Decepticons to exploit. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

In time, Grimlock managed to escape Shockwave's control, and met back up with his teammates. Slug and Swoop informed Grimlock that the Decepticons' plans revolved around a space bridge tower, where their leader confronted Shockwave. Together, the Lightning Strike Coalition, now calling themselves the Dinobots, held onto their identities and swore to continue protecting Cybertron. {{storylink|Fall}}

After both Optimus and Megatron had left Cybertron behind, Slug and the Dinobots helped convoys of Autobot ships in escaping the planet, while Decepticon saboteurs impeded these efforts. As one of the last convoys escaped Cybertron's atmosphere, Ultra Magnus's shuttle was downed and crashed off in the distance. Slug was hesitant to come to Magnus's rescue, arguing that he was among many Autobots that thought less of the Dinobots after they had been altered with beast modes. But Grimlock convinced his team to go out and retrieve their comrade nonetheless, so that they could prove to all that they were still Autobots through and through. Upon arriving at the crash site, the Dinobots were attacked by [[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]], one of the long-thought-lost [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]. The monster managed to down Swoop and capture him, though the rest of the Dinobots were unable to pursue immediately; they first had to contend with Grimlock, who had slipped into a primordial rage upon transforming into his Tyrannosaurus mode. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}}

Slug simmered as the other Dinobots put their brains together to track down their captive teammates, having to be reminded by Sludge that their priority was to stage a rescue mission, and not to simply get revenge on their opponents. Using the computer on Magnus's ship, they tracked its owner to a prison in the Sea of Rust. Though Slug wasn't quite ready to accept that their opponents were the mythical "[[Forged]]," Grimlock assured him that previous reports had confirmed their existence. Taking the news lightly, Slug quipped that the prison, seemingly lax in defenses, might be protected by the Forged's "magic powers." The Dinobots still broke in with relative ease, Slug noting that the Forged weren't nearly as tough as the stories made them out to be, and managed to liberate the 'bots held within. Now reunited with Ultra Magnus, the group then fought their way to the prison's roof, where they were confronted by Shockwave's lieutenant, [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], and a brainwashed Swoop. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}}

Desperate to win back Swoop's freedom, Grimlock challenged Ser-Ket to a one-on-one fight, waging himself and the rest of the Dinobots against the freedom of their wayward teammate. Ser-Ket agreed to his challenge, and Slug created a fire-ring for them to duel in with the help of the other remaining Dinobots. Grimlock ultimately arose victorious by using his Tyrannosaurus mode's primal rage, and even managed to restore Swoop to his senses with some percussive maintenance. The Dinobots then readied themselves to take their leave, only for Ser-Ket to ambush Grimlock while his back was turned, and carry him up into the skies. Though Slug, Snarl, and Sludge tried to shoot her down, it was Swoop who rescued the Dinobot Commander by taking to the air himself. Ser-Ket was brought down, and Slug watched on as Grimlock skewered her head, deactivating her permanently. Though the ordeal seemed at an end, the Dinobots were then approached by Shockwave. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}}

Though the Dinobots and Ultra Magnus unleashed all of the firepower at their disposal against the new arrival, Shockwave managed to take them all out by strategic use of a force-field and an EMP. While Slug and the others were put under guard in a force-field-enclosed cell, Grimlock was brought to Shockwave's operating theater to be stripped of his sentience once and for all. Slug and Ultra Magnus staged a fight between themselves to trick their guards into lowering the force-field holding them captive, threatening the continued existence of Shockwave's future test-subjects. Slug then trounced the guards, and the Dinobots bashed their way into Shockwave's lab. Together, they then tore Shockwave to shreds. Unfortunately, this turned out to merely be an avatar of the real Shockwave, as the Dinobots learned while releasing Grimlock's restraints. Afterwards, the Dinobots saw Ultra Magnus off-planet, telling him they planned to stay behind so as to continue helping whatever Cybertronians still lingered on the dying planet, as well as continue their hunt for Shockwave. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

As the Dinobots managed to find more and more survivors on their dying world, Grimlock was took up the role of their king, and was left with the burden of hearing out their many petitions and grievances. Slug interrupted one of these sessions to inform Grimlock that the bodies of the Forged from the attack on [[New Kalis]] were ready for him to look over. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 1|Beast Hunters #1}} Some time later, the Dinobots moved to the settlement of [[Last Spark]]. Slug became worried when Grimlock and Swoop didn't return from one of their patrols on schedule, but before he could go looking for them, Last Spark came under attack from a group of organic dinosaurs. Slug locked horns with his counterpart, but found that his doppelgänger was stronger than it first appeared. In order to more effectively battle the beasts, the Dinobots swapped opponents, only for the creatures to self-destruct mid-battle. Grimlock later explained that he and Swoop had accidentally released the Dinosaurs while exploring one of Shockwave's abandoned labs, and that the creatures had been created from the same templates that Shockwave had used for their beast modes. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 4|Beast Hunters #4}}

While on an Energon gathering mission, Slug and Sludge felt a planet-wide quake rock Cybertron. After barely avoiding being crushed by the tremor, Slug suddenly found himself re-energized in its aftermath. Both Dinobots then realized that the cavern they were in had been completely restructured by the mysterious event. Unfortunately, this meant the path they had previously taken no longer existed. Slug attempted to muscle his way through the wall that had just sprung up behind them, only to find it immovable. Sludge convinced Slug to instead try and make their way to New Spark through a different path, and ask for help there. As they made their way through the subterranean maze, Sludge heard someone calling for help. Slug volunteered to investigate, only to find that the pleas were coming from a Forged, trapped under some rubble. Against his better judgement, Slug helped the Decepticon free himself under the pretense that he was arresting him. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 5|Beast Hunters #5}} Slug brought Blackout back to Sludge, and told his fellow Dinobot to patch up their "prisoner" to ensure he didn't die before he could face trial. Slug wound up using his fire-breath to cauterize Blackout's leg, then began carrying the injured 'bot as the group resumed its trek. As they attempted to cross a slick and narrow bridge though, Slug slipped and nearly dropped Blackout into the chasm bellow. While retrieving him, Slug injured his leg. With two members of the group now unable to walk, Slug instructed Sludge to go on ahead while the infirm would wait for him to return with help. Sludge complied. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 6|Beast Hunters #6}} As free-flowing energon found its way to Slug, the Dinobot was able to re-energize himself. Blackout's injuries were too severe, however, and the Decepticon expired. Slug resumed heading for the surface, where he found Grimlock among a crowd of other survivors. Before they could all get caught up, an army of Forged came charging towards them, guns ablaze. The Dinobots charged back, only for the battle to be interrupted by a Predacon bursting forth from the underground. The beast was sent fleeing when Sludge finally joined the battle, bringing reinforcements along with him: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]! {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}}

The Autobots headed for Kaon together, battling their way through the Forged army. But once the Decepticons had been dealt with, the Predacon resurfaced. The Autobots split into groups to head to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], with Slug, Bulkhead, and Firestar leading one group of survivors. Swoop drew off the Predacon when it attacked, allowing Slug and the other to reach Kaon. There, Grimlock announced that Dinobots wouldn't be able to help with Kaon, as they would be building a new city for the survivors: [[New Spark]]. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Slug serves under Grimlock as part of the Dinobots. He has yet to understand the strength of his human allies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}
{{Note|On [[September 11]], [[2012]], Slug and [[Swoop (WFC)|the rest]] [[Snarl (FOC)|of the]] [[Grimlock (WFC)|Dinobots]], excluding [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], were made available for download in the Dinobot Destructor Pack on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Steam.<ref>http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/4/3283751/transformer-fall-of-cybertron-is-bringing-the-dinobots-to-competitive</ref>}}
[[File:FOC Slug beast mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Slug, prepare to open the door and get down on the floor!]]
Slug and the rest of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] deserted their post defending the Ark when they detected strange energy readings in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. The energy readings were caused by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[space bridge]] experiments at the [[energon lake]], and when they arrived, they came under attack by [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] and were overwhelmed. Shockwave took the time to experiment on them, giving them primitive dinosaur forms. Slug broke free and trashed the lab he was in, melting a hole in the floor which he departed through. He roamed the caves until smashed through a door, crushing [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (while giving a belated "Excuse me") and finding Grimlock. Luckily for Grimlock and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], he was able to lead them to where [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] was being held by [[Sharpshot]]. Once Snarl was freed, they sought shelter in an observation post and found Shockwave's logs concerning his experiments on them and the space bridge. Against Grimlock's wishes, Slug contacted Optimus, who ordered them all back to base. Grimlock refused, instead heading out to destroy the space bridge tower himself, and the other Dinobots later watched from afar as the tower exploded. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Slug-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Slug (FOC) 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 recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Hero Mashers===
[[File:HeroMashers_Slug.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

* '''Dinobot Slug''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''13'''
: Part of the second wave of Battle Upgrade Hero Mashers toys, Slug is a non-transforming ''Triceratops'' robot. His limbs and body parts can be removed and swapped out with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure. He includes several additional blaster weapons that can be clipped into various ports all over his body. He also includes [[Snarl (FOC)#Hero Mashers|Snarl]]'s tail.
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==Notes==
*This is the second new name assigned to a counterpart of Generation 1 [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]; the first was Snarl (as in [[Snarl (Animated)|''Animated'' Snarl]] and ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Snarl, both of whom borrowed the name from [[Snarl (G1)|Generation 1 Snarl]]).
*In addition to referring to a round of ammunition or a swift smack across the face, the word "slug" is used by blacksmiths to describe the hot, leftover piece of metal that is punched out when they need to make a hole in something. All of this is rather apt when considering Generation 1 Slag's personality.
*Slug has an Infiltrator body type. As such, Slug's [[beast mode]] head is available as a Predator-type component for Infiltrator-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer.
*Ironically, while Generation 1 Slag was always seen as the surliest Dinobot with the least amount of respect for Optimus Prime, Slug is the first Dinobot to declare the group should contact Optimus Prime for assistance during the assault on Shockwave's Space Bridge, even going as far as to do so without his leader's acknowledgement.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Shlak''' (video games, Шлак, "Slag"), '''Slag''' (comics, Слэг)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]

Neutro

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{{disambig2|the Autobot sometimes known as "Groundbuster"|the Decepticon sometimes known as "Groundbuster"|Groundpounder (RID)}}
:''Neutro is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Neutro cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.]]
'''Neutro''' is the hardest-working member of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

He is sometimes known as '''Groundbuster''' or '''Groundshaker'''.

{{note|In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than [[Takedown]].}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Neutro Crumble Groundpounder Takedown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Neutro was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Neutro was part of a team along with [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Takedown]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], that constructed the Nebulan end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. As the freshly-woken [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] fell under the influence of the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Groundshaker was one of the Micromasters who chose to take on weapon modes and partner with larger Autobots, adopting the moniker "[[Mini-Con]]s" in the process. Partnered with [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], he would use his claw mode to help his partner defuse bombs. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}} During Tailgate and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in 2015, Tailgate used Groundshaker to pluck Swerve out of a hole in the ground, then revealed his weapon's true identity as a tiny robot to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] in order to make the rat feel better about his own small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Groundshaker, Tailgate and their allies eventually defeated Trypticon. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

==Commercial appearances==
The Construction Patrol and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] were faced by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Neutro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The most astounding super hero of all!]]
*'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])

:Neutro transforms into a mainly yellow bulldozer. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], and [[Takedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Neutro/neutro.htm More information on Neutro at TFU.info]''

===''Zone''===
*'''Build Patrol Team''' (Micro TF team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351'''

:The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes as the "Build Patrol Team".
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Groundbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Groundbuster" does not know the difference between right and wrong!]]
*'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''

:Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Autobot Tailgate]]" comes with "Groundbuster" (name changed due to [[trademark]] unavailability). He transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.

:In a nod to his original toy, he has (non-functional) wheels sculpted on his tread-arms.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGroundbuster/groundbuster.htm More information on Groundbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|Groundshaker is the hard to make out rectangle in front of Tailgate]]
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]]-[[January 24|01-24]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG08'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Groundshaker is a redeco of his ''Generations'' toy in a much darker teal, a result of being [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Tailgate. Tailgate and Groundshaker were sold exclusively in a two-pack with [[Swerve (G1)#Legends|Swerve]] and [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Neutro''' (ニュートロ ''Nyūtoro''), '''Groundshaker''' (グランドシェイカー ''Gurandosheikā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Tailgate (G1)

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{{disambig3|Tailgate}}
:''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Tailgate universe.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Shake harder, boy!]]
The naïve '''Tailgate''' needs to be liked. It's hardly the most unique of flaws, but he has an unfortunate, childlike tendency towards extremes. Placed in a situation with [[Autobot]]s who don't know him from [[Primon]], this sanitation 'Bot will spin a tall tale the height of a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] in an attempt to impress his fellows before it all comes crashing down. And it ultimately will—while he's a 'Bot with a spark of gold, he's broadly unfocused, frequently distracted and easily led, and often gets impulsive, irrational obsessions. And his timekeeping ''sucks''. In spite of this, he sometimes acts as a scout, with strict orders not to break cover for any reason. He is aided by a ridiculously powerful iron-cobalt magnet installed behind his bumper, which he can use to follow closely behind other vehicles and travel far into enemy territory on minimal fuel.

Easily his most distinctive mental issue is his occasional inability to tell the difference between a non-living [[Earth]] machine and sentient robotic life such as himself. While it's a [[:File:Ratchetfriendtrafficsignal.jpg|mistake many other Cybertronians have made at first]], typically they learn quickly and let it go. Not Tailgate. Once he gets it into his head, his compassion turns to rage against the "enslavers", and is quite vocal in his desire to "free" the machines of Earth.

[[Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?|That boy ain't right]].

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ted Schwartz]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:FFoD5 MiniVehicles.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"That machine is alive I tell you! Aliv—" "WE KNOW, TAILGATE!"]]
Tailgate was one of a group of [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] stationed at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in 2006. When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] built [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a human city, [[Mount St. Hilary]] and the Ark were the first stop on his journey to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Tailgate and the other Autobots on duty rolled out to defend the Ark with all the firepower at their disposal. It didn't go very well. The Ark was left devastated in Trypticon's mighty wake, and Tailgate's troops were beaten and scattered by the colossal dinosaur. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:FSRLmanga7 Tailgate.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumors help him grow. Paranoia nurtures him.]]
With the [[Autobot]]s being framed by the [[Decepticon Trailer Corps]] for numerous crimes, [[Kenji]] was feeling a bit dejected at how his schoolyard chums were suddenly turning on them. Tailgate appeared to give him a lift home from school and attempted to cheer him up, reminding him that as an [[Honorary Autobot]] he had nothing to worry about. Their drive was interrupted by a crowd gathering around a display put on by a pair of robed figures (secretly [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]), decrying the Autobots and preaching the heroism of the [[Decepticon]]s. The rest of the Autobots soon arrived to straighten things out. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Tailgate later responded to a distress signal sent from [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was fighting to rescue a [[Murdered puppy|puppy]] that was brimming over with [[Decepticon super science]] from the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Dying from its wounds, the dog transferred the super science into Powerglide, giving him brief access to [[Scramble Power]]. Along with the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]]s, Tailgate merged with Powerglide into a [[Minibot combiner]] and swiftly defeated [[Bruticus (G1)|Bructicus]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}
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=====''Transformers Legends'' comic=====
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As Tailgate picked Swerve back up using his Mini-Con partner, [[Neutro|Groundshaker]], a [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] visiting from [[Legends Universe|another universe]] asked the two Minibots why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. The Autobots responded that size has nothing to do with it, telling Rattrap that their Mini-Cons were just as small as him, but nevertheless valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} After Tailgate mentioned that his partnership with Groundshaker let him work with bomb disposal, Rattrap got curious about what Mini-Cons were, prompting Tailgate to explain the history behind the little 'bots. The enamored Rattrap then wanted to be a Mini-Con ''too'', and had an uncomfortable Tailgate wield him into battle with Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}} Eventually, the two heroic Minibots successfully defeated Trypticon. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Tailgate was present at the first "meeting" of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] nine million years ago. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Tailgate}}
[[File:Underworld!-TailgateFlattopSubsea.jpg|thumb|"I'M NOT A COWARD!"]]
Tailgate was one of the Autobots working with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s covert cell on Cybertron, and was briefly seen when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to Cybertron and rallied the troops for an assault on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

He eventually finished his training at the [[Autobot Military Academy]], but upon graduation was provoked into joining [[Flattop (Autobot)|Flattop]] and [[Subsea]] in venturing [[Underworld|underground]], in order to prove his courage. When a group of [[Mutant (G1)|Cybertronian Mutants]] attacked and slaughtered his fellow cadets, Tailgate stood his ground. A blast into [[Smeltdown]]'s chest-furnace obliterated most of the sewer-dwellers, leaving only the ape-like [[Rotgut]]. However, a little quick thinking, and Tailgate was able to use the larger machine's bulk against him, flipping Rotgut into the pyre left in Smeltdown's wake. Thus, he proved he was not a coward... and also not very good at watching his friends' backs in a fight. [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] eventually arrived as Tailgate surfaced and let them know of his fellow cadets' fate.

Unfortunately, Tailgate's actions inadvertently [[Demon|woke something ''worse'' than the Mutants]]... {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noteRG1}}
[[File:Decepticons attack destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It doesn't get much better than this. Sorry, Tailgate.]]
Tailgate participated in the defense of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] against the onslaught of the [[Blitz Engine]]s and the Decepticon crew of the [[Warworld]]. He didn't have time to do much of anything except get shot by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}} He survived, and travelled to the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to battle [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and survived that too. Almost immediately upon returning to Cybertron, however, he was attacked and killed by a [[shadow-leech]]. Ouch. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|thumb|left]]
Tailgate was among the Autobot civilians who watched [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s anti-Optimus-Prime propaganda broadcasts. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Didn't seem to do the trick, though, as he was later seen training alongside several Autobot recruits against [[auto-combatant]]s following Shockwave's defeat. None of them fared particularly well in training, however, much to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dismay. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
[[File:MTMTE1 tailgate damaged.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's a scratch, he'll just walk it off... oh, right.]]
'''Tailgate of [[Rivets Field]]''' was forged from a hot spot that ignited six million years ago, two weeks before the launch of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} During this time, he lived in an era of peace alongside the likes of [[Nova Prime]] and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Assigned the role of fourth-class sanitation 'bot, he was tasked with cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off, {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} but ran late to the job and made the mistake of trying to make up the time by short-cutting across the fragile [[Mitteous Plateau]]. The terrain collapsed out from under him, leaving him badly damaged and trapped underground, but he soon hit upon the plan of detonating the trailer-full of [[energon]] rations he had brought with him in hopes of blasting his way out. Unfortunately for him, he kept repeatedly passing out as he set this up, and with his chronometer damaged had no way of measuring the passage of time. He finally succeeded ''six million years later'', and was dragged from his pit by a group of Autobots who were on their way to depart the planet on the starship ''[[Lost Light]]''. Suffering a panic attack and passing out when he saw his explosion had damaged [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], the unconscious Tailgate was brought aboard the ''Lost Light'' by the Autobots, since he'd mentioned "the launch" and they had no idea who he was. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

Due to an accident with the quantum engine, the ''Lost Light'' was duplicated and ''another'' Tailgate woke up to bond on a different ''Lost Light''. What did he do? We dunno because the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] showed up and killed everyone! {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:MTMTE2 Tailgate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Just your average kick-boxing, bomb disposing, metaphysics and epistemology student, and I once caught a fish ''this big!'']]
[[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] soon discovered Tailgate's age when he studied his ancient systems, and called [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] in to carbon-date him. Tailgate woke up before that was necessary (happily observing that he hadn't killed "Nut-Job", as he mistakenly thought Whirl was called), so Swerve instead gleefully took it upon himself to inform him how long he'd been offline. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Tailgate was horrified and heartbroken: by all rights, he should have been found in days, but the length of his absence made it clear he was so unimportant that nobody had noticed or ''cared'' he was missing. Since there was nobody around who knew the truth, and since he had always wanted to do something big and heroic with this life, Tailgate decided to make up a dramatic, overblown past for himself. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} He and Swerve went for a walk, during which he claimed that the damaged "Waste Disposal" decal on his arm actually read "Bomb Disposal", and that he had been part of the [[Primal Vanguard]], though Swerve was more interested in seeing his [[alternate mode]]. After Tailgate was introduced to [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], the group were caught up in a battle between the amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and some [[Legislator|strange robots]], in whose repeated chanting of "nineteen-eighty-four" Tailgate took an interest.

A little later, back on the ''Lost Light'', Swerve finally convinced Tailgate to attempt to transform, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} but he wound up getting stuck halfway. It was at this inopportune moment that the crew were ordered back to their rooms, since a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] had been reported loose aboard the ship; spotting [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]], another Transformer from his time, Tailgate asked for some help getting to a room. Cyclonus carried the half-transformed Tailgate there and quite rudely dumped him on the ground. As the Sparkeater situation unfolded outside, the two ancient 'bots discussed the six million year gap in history they missed; Cyclonus described the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot-Decepticon conflict]] to Tailgate as he understood it, romanticizing the Decepticons' position enough that later, as Ratchet was unsticking his half-transformed body, Tailgate declared that he wanted to ''be'' a Decepticon! {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Cyclonus Tailgate LifeAftertheBigBang.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tailgate goes to see his KRAK dealer.]]
Learning of Tailgate's aims, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] insisted that ship's captain [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] set the "confirmed Decepticon sympathizer" straight, so Rodimus recruited Rewind to beam a compressed visual history of the war directly into Tailgate's head. Sobered by what he saw and realizing that the Decepticons were the "bad guys", Tailgate fumed at Cyclonus for misleading him and impotently struck him, leading his icy roommate to reciprocate with a vicious backhand. Leaving their room, Cyclonus kicked the downed Tailgate on his way out, leaving him cowering on the floor. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

[[File:IDW MtMtE5 MagnusTailgateAttentionDirt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Determined to be one of the "good guys", Tailgate requested that Ultra Magnus teach him the [[Autobot Code]]. By this point, Tailgate had edited his own [[Autopedia]] entry to reflect the false history he had created for himself—claiming he had studied metaphysics under [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], was a champion kick-boxer who graduated from the [[Ibex School of Epistemology]], helped invent the idealised heat engine, coordinated a search for the long-lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and he was part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner circle, encouraging him to explore space—and the impressed Magnus agreed to educate him. Alas, Tailgate was soon to discover this meant an excruciating slog through an intense analysis of ten thousand pages of text. He was briefly interested in section 19, subsection 80, paragraph four because it reminded him of the robots that attacked Skids, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} but by and large the experience was a gruelling one, and he moaned long and loud about it in [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]], especially once he discovered there was an ''abridged'' version of the Code. {{storylink|Interiors}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was impacted by a discarded thumb from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and was subsequently repaired, Tailgate attended an award ceremony honoring [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]], Chromedome and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] for their part in saving the ship. He chatted with Chromedome during the celebration, and noted how the three honored Autobots had head-related names. Later, Tailgate was having a conversation with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they, along with nearly everyone on board the ''Lost Light'' were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. After he recovered, he was awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity". {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:MTMTEannual rodimus writes on tailgate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Ultimately, Tailgate passed his Autobot Code exam, though he professed it was not with "his best grades ever". Asking Cyclonus to attend his [[Act of Affiliation]], a step on the way to the full [[Rite of the Autobrand]], he was seemingly ignored - although his fellow Ancient Cybertronian would secretly attend. At the ceremony itself, however, Rodimus was briefly possessed by a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] and, rather than drawing his probationary Autobot symbol, scrawled "Set Me Free" in [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Old Cybertronian]] on his chest. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Tailgate loved "Movie Night" in Rewind and Chromedome's quarters, where he watched such films as the old public information piece "[[Proteus's Promise]]", with several other members of the crew {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} and would later recall it as the happiest time of his life. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was invited to listen in on Rewind's third communal storytelling session, part of an attempt to help the damaged [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] regain his memories; Tailgate had to interrupt Drift to ask what a [[Relinquishment Clinic]] was, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} and was particularly impressed by the skills of one Orion Pax {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} even though he hadn't realized that Orion was actually [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], despite the notes he'd been making to keep track of all the characters. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

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Tailgate joined a mission to [[Temptoria]] to investigate the possibility that the [[Circle of Light]] were being held there. While the larger Autobots roughed up the occupying Decepticons, Tailgate and Rewind investigated the contents of [[Battery|The Battery]] only to find that the Decepticons didn't have the Circle and were merely converting the native life forms to [[energon]], and had rigged up a bomb. {{storylink|Before & After}} Now forced to actually dispose of a bomb, Tailgate tricked Rewind into telling him how to actually do it. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Unfortunately he accidentally triggered a timer, and when he refused to stop work and escape, he had to be physically thrown from the room by Cyclonus. Cyclonus and Rewind were caught in the bomb's explosion, and Tailgate dragged the severely-damaged Cyclonus back to the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> medibay on his own. Observing the other Autobots leaving offerings of [[innermost energon]] for Rewind, Tailgate attempted to leave an offering for Cyclonus, only for it to be rebuked. Cyclonus did seem to have a change of heart after seeing Rewind's offerings, and helped Tailgate pick up the pieces of the shattered vial. {{storylink|Before & After}}

‎[[File:MtMtE13-BabyTailgate.jpg‎|thumb|"Congratulations! It's a beautiful baby boy... [[Tailgate (G1)#Notes|We think.]]]]
Some time later, he went to the bars on [[Hedonia]] with his usual crowd (his psycho-reactive [[holomatter|holomatter avatar]] taking the form of a human baby). {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} After abandoning Swerve with a drunken Ultra Magnus, Tailgate and the others explored a gift shop. Tailgate grew bored as Skids tried on hats but decided not to wait outside with Whirl, who was banging his head on a display case. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} When Rewind was about to show a recording of the ''Ark-1'' opening ceremony that included the naming of its original crew, Cyclonus suddenly flew into a "drunken rage" that disrupted the proceedings. Tailgate ushered the others away so he could calm him down; after they had departed, it became clear Cyclonus had done this so the others wouldn't realize Tailgate wasn't part of the crew. Cyclonus revealed he had known from the start that Tailgate had been lying, and the little 'bot broke down and admitted to having falsified his past, and his grief over being a nobody. Cyclonus took pity on Tailgate and taught him how to sing an Old Cybertronian anthem. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

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While lounging around in the ship's oil reservoir, Tailgate, Swerve, and Rewind took to discussing the cool alternate modes of their crew-mates, and entered into a wager to see who could be the first to solve the longstanding mystery of what Rung turned into. Tailgate tried to trick Rung into transforming by holding an "alt mode party", claiming they were all the rage back in his day, but since Rung hailed from the same time as him, it proved an unconvincing gambit. Interviewed by Rewind for a documentary movie about life on the ship not long thereafter, Tailgate continued making up accolades for himself, but openly admitted to never having been happier than he was on the ship, and looking to the future with glee. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Tailgate and Cyclonus remained close after their experiences on Hedonia; Tailgate was in the ship's workshop crafting a new horn to replace Cyclonus's missing one when the 'bot in question angrily came storming in after learning that their quarters were to play host to "Movie Night". {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} That concern melted away in the face of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s subsequent rampage through the ship; Cyclonus and Tailgate sat together during the funeral for the crewmembers who lost their lives in the chaos. After the ceremony, Tailgate went to help Ratchet to care for the dying Ultra Magnus, but accidentally scanned himself with Ratchet's "death clock", which announced that Tailgate had only three days to live. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:Tailgate Cyclonus Hope Is A Lie.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|The Hope is a Lie]]
An examination by Ratchet revealed that he had a terminal case of [[cybercrosis]], and Tailgate elected to trust only Cyclonus with the news, though Cyclonus seemed almost disinterested in the tragic announcement. Tailgate went to Swerve's Bar to drink away his sorrows, oblivious to the massive portal that the ''Lost Light'' was about to travel through. When Luna 1 was discovered to lie on the other side of the portal, an evidently distressed Cyclonus made up for his behavior by inviting Tailgate onto the team who would explore the moon. He insisted it was just for the experience, with the caveat that despite Luna 1's reputation as a "Miracle Moon", Tailgate must not hope for a cure. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

On arrival on Luna 1, Tailgate was captured and imprisoned with most of the ''Lost Light'' away team, becoming separated from Cyclonus who remained free. As none of the others knew he had less than three days to live, Tailgate's claims of impatience and panic at being in captivity were dismissed. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Things looked brighter once their co-prisoner [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Minimus Ambus]] revealed that he was really a healed Ultra Magnus; when Tailgate asked how he could have cheated his impending death, Minimus declared that the [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], who has using the moon as a base, had doctors that could apparently work miracles. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

[[File:MTMTE21 tailgate amends law.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Chekhov's [[semicolon]]!]]
Tailgate's clock was down to one day and twelve hours by the time [[Getaway]] sprang the group from the cell, by which time he could no longer walk and had to be carried by Rodimus, though he played off his paralysis as seized-up servos. Reuniting with Ratchet, Tailgate told him of the moons' "miracle medibay", but Ratchet solemnly informed him that only Tyrest's medical minion [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] could really use the tools within it. The group proceeded to confront Tyrest and were all apparently immobilized by a "thought weapon" that paralyzed their bodies. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Tailgate's cybercrosis, however, had rendered him deaf to the frequency of the suggestion weapon. He managed to jump Tyrest and jab him in the head through the "cleansing" hole Tyrest drilled in his own brow. Tailgate deactivated the weapon while Tyrest was distracted, only to be taken hostage by the Chief Justice. Though he urged Rodimus to open fire, admitting his terminal condition, Tailgate was saved moments later by [[Minimus Ambus]]. As the room was swarmed by [[Legislator]]s responding to Tyrest's distress call, Tailgate put his knowledge of the Autobot Code to good use, using Tyrest's computer to amend and repeal the law in its totality. He barely had time to celebrate his achievement before collapsing.

[[File:Cyclonus SparkTransfusion ThisCalamitousLife.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Whomsoever pulls the sword from the Tailgate, they are the one]]
The next day, back on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Tailgate asked Cyclonus to spare him a lingering death by terminating him, but Cyclonus refused. Though a cure was subsequently found, thanks to Tyrest's collection of esoteric medical equipment, Tailgate's spark had faded to a point where the process would no longer be viable. However, on Whirl's suggestion, Cyclonus used his [[Great Sword]] to directly transfuse energy into Tailgate's spark, boosting it to a condition that allowed the small 'bot's life to be saved. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Tailgate underwent a period of recovery. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

After about six months, Tailgate was fully recovered from his cybercrosis, and could even fully transform again. He playfully charged Cyclonus when he first got out of the medbay, demonstrating his new signature move of "finger to the head". Tailgate was surprised by all that had gone on in his absence, including the new captain Megatron and ''Swerve's'' using [[Ten|one of the Legislators]] as a bouncer. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} He'd learned from his experiences ahahahaha just kidding, one of the first things he did was talk up his actions on Luna 1 at the bar. Getaway began talking to him, telling him his heroics were Prime-worthy and when Tailgate admitted to having lied about his old job, the agent bonded with him over his own dull past (Tailgate didn't notice Cyclonus storm out). {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} All of this was a trick: Getaway needed a patsy for Megatron to be tricked into assaulting or killing, as part of his plan to get the ex-Decepticon off the ship and in a prison cell. Tailgate was the ''easiest'' person to groom. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

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This was all interrupted when the ship had to be abandoned on account of ''vanishing'' {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} and Tailgate was stuck on a crowded [[Rodpod]] with twenty others. When they started vanishing too, Tailgate (pumped up from false bravado from his recent praising) immediately aimed his guns at an amused Megatron—causing a standoff that, to Tailgate's horror, included Cyclonus too. As the vanishings went on, erasing all the original crewmembers, Tailgate had time to see all the other escape ships disappear before he too was claimed. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The cause was identified as the ''Lost Light'' running across the duplicate ''Lost Light'' (where [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] came across the other Tailgate's corpse) and everything was fixed. And the quantum duplicate Rewind was back too! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} And then Getaway told him he thought he could ''be a [[Wrecker]]''! {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Tailgate would've been really pleased about all this if he and everyone else hadn't been whacked unconscious by poisoned engex at Swerve's! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Tailgate was fixed up and made part of a time-travel team (due to a compatible spark), pursuing the poisoner Brainstorm before he could alter the timeline. That meant he got to meet ''ORION PAX OMG''. He squeed about how awesome he was for trying to save infant sparks (and tried to get Cyclonus to agree) and then actually got to ''work with him''! {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} They went further back to pre-war [[Rodion]] and Tailgate had to take control of Cyclonus's comms while the ancient stared into the distance. When Tailgate babbled about the time-travel mechanics freaking him out, he found out Cyclonus was silent because of the chance to once again see an undamaged Cybertron.

Cyclonus then apologised for hitting him. "Noted", replied Tailgate.

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A further time-jump took them to Maccadam's New Oil House, waiting to see what happened. He listened to pre-war Megatron's poetry, had a drink, and asked for a [[curly straw]]. Rung getting him a curly straw started a bar fight that got Megatron arrested, so it's important to know that Tailgate is responsible for the Great War. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Their final trip went to Megatron's birth and Tailgate was amused to see he was born in a Con facility (as in -structed Cold). During the whole time travel chaos, it was Tailgate who suggested "why don't we use time travel to send the ''Lost Light'' a message from the post telling them ''not'' to do all this bad stuff?". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} That message made it to the day the ''Lost Light'' launched, but too late to stop them. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} A ticked off Cyclonus pointed out that ''all'' of those bad things turned out well, including that Tailgate himself ''didn't die of cybercrosis''.

Once back in the present day, Tailgate and the crew watched ''{{w|Back to the Future Part II}}'' and it was so awesome {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} that he went and got his ''own'' [[hoverboard]] and annoyed the crap out of the ''Lost Light'' crew by zooming about on it inside.

[[File:Getaway's innocent conversation with Tailgate.jpg‎|left|upright=1.67|thumb|''Gaslight'', starring Tailgate of Rivets Field as Paula]]
He and Getaway got together to go Legislator fishing in the oil reservoir, starting with a friendly booze-up in Mirage's bar [["Visages"]]. After telling him a ''slight'' fabrication of their recent time travel escapades, Getaway just ''happened'' to ''accidentally'' mention that Cyclonus had been saying mean things about Tailgate behind his back. Tailgate was horrified to learn Cyclonus had been insulting him for being scared on his death bed but don't worry Tailgate, Getaway's got your back and another drink would help even if you don't want it and oh don't mention to Cyclonus that he told you this, eh? {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

At [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake, Tailgate used the hoverboard to ''kill it'' on the dance floor! {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Afterwards, at a subsequent EarthDance party at "Swerve's", he had "The Power Of Love" requested and planned to ask Cyclonus to dance with him. When Cyclonus refused and said begging him would be embarrassing, Tailgate muttered "like I don't normally embarrass you" under his breath and went off to dance with Getaway (not noticing Cyclonus had changed his mind). {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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Later, he presented First Aid with a farewell present from the crew despite the fact the medic's absence was only temporary. Soon after he was drafted into the team sent to 'Swearth' in order to save Swerve from an unknown illness and while on the strange sitcom world, he found a comic book series detailing the crew of the ''Lost Light'''s adventures. By the time the others had arrived back he was on issue #21 and pointed out that Swerve had opened Brainstorm's briefcase. For the benefit of the mission he skipped to issue #43 (The Swerve disappears story) and discovered a 'story so far page' by the bartender that explained everything. Rung realised the comic book was Swerve's way of reaching out to them and Tailgate witnessed the combination of the three neighbours into Swerve. When Swerve refused to say where the issue was, Tailgate deduced that he had found his happy place and didn't want to leave. After Cyclonus gave Swerve a moralising speech, Tailgate noticed Swerve's shoulder wound and he declared the story wrapped up. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Tailgate was one of the dozen or so Autobots who landed on the [[Necroworld]], home of [[Censere]], hoping to find out more about the mysterious neutral Transformer. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

After months of grooming, Getaway began to start the [[Conjunx Endura|Conjunx Ritus]] and wow Tailgate, they could be [[Conjunx Endura]] and all it would take now is for him to do the "Act of Devotion", ''proving'' he really wanted it. Maybe he could, say, use those ''wicked cool [[mnemosurgery]] needles you totally said you wanted'' to put a special anti-villain virus in Megatron! But it's OKAY if you DON'T, I guess, they'd just have to start the whole ritual again, if they ''wanted'' to...

[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-sparkspasm.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Tailgate Mega Evolves after exposure to the Tailgatenite.]]
Tailgate duly broke into Megatron's hab-unit with no idea his 'Ravage detector' was a fake and he would have been killed if Whirl, Getaway's co-conspirator, hadn't had an attack of conscience and alerted Cyclonus. When saved, with Cyclonus risking his life against the ''Light'' security team, Tailgate realised that he'd unwittingly started the Conjunx Ritus on the Tetrahexian during his assumed death—holding his hand (Act of Intimacy), confessing his fear of death (Disclosure), giving him the gift of a replacement horn (Proferrence), and being saved with Cyclonus's own spark energy (Devotion). When Cyclonus was shot into stasis lock, a frightened and grieving Tailgate's glowing eyes, his constant tic, built into {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} a wave of spark energy that unwittingly woke up Thunderclash but left Tailgate comatose. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2 TailgateThrowsRodpod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|It is I, Super Tailgate! (And I am cute, too!)]]
When he finally came round, the ship was under lockdown as the monstrous [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder, the Tetrahex Ripper]], a mnemosurgeon gone psychotic who could hack your mind on sight. While walking around the ship, he found Getaway's cell and was left furious about how the 'bot wouldn't even talk to him after all he'd done (unaware his mouth had been ''removed'' to stop him talking his way out of the cell) and punched the wall in anger.... shattering the windows. Tailgate found himself dragged into the fight against Sunder and showed another feat of strength when he ''hurled'' the [[Rodpod]] at the villain, crushing him! Which he had not expected. After the battle, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] found that Tailgate was an [[outlier]]: his spark was "uniquely susceptible to mutation as a result of the background radiation generated by quantum travel," and a stress-caused mutation had made him super-strong and super-durable. All coming up Tailgate! {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

A time fissure had been discovered at Swerve's and allowed everyone to briefly look back at the past, seeing the departed. Tailgate chose to look back at [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and Drift, where he learned, with visible sadness, that Drift had introduced Pipes to him because the other minibot had been looking for a romantic partner. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

During a movie night, Tailgate and some of the other ''Lost Light'' crewmembers watched a documentary about [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his death during the earliest days of the war. Brainstorm commented that the ruthless Sentinel was, in many ways, the first Decepticon - a comment that confused Tailgate, as he had only heard good things about the former Prime. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

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With his great strength, Tailgate was a key player in the liberation of Millarium and '''POWER PUNCHED''' a rust giant that was threatening Rodimus. Shortly after, it all changed: Tailgate and a dozen others were hit by a psychic attack eminating from an unknown location, with Tailgate hearing Cyclonus in pain and blaming him for what happened with Getaway. The group and some others tracked the signal to the Necrobot's home planet, only to find a Decepticon attack force waiting for them... and when the ''Light'' was contacted, Tailgate and his comrades learned the rest of the crew had let Getaway out and had a mutiny against Megatron and anyone deemed a 'sympathiser'. To Tailgate's horror, the Decepticon Justice Division were on the planet and closing in. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} He naively hoped that the 'fortress' they were in was stopping the Decepticons rushing in but it turned out to be a deliberate psyops tactic to let them stew. There was luckily a way out, the Necrobot's teleporter! Problem is, a search had found stasis pods of organics (Tailgate not believing it mattered ''why'' the Necrobot had had them) in the fortress and teleporting would abandon them. Megatron gave a stirring speech in favour of staying to guard the innocents and Tailgate, with all the others, agreed to stay. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

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When Ratchet returned, he investigated Velocity's description of Tailgate's unusual mutation, raising the concern that several other Transformers exposed to this pulse had experienced devastating system crashes. Meanwhile, Tailgate himself put his great strength to work as he began demolishing sections of the Necrobot's fortress to produce raw material for Brainstorm's inventions. Tailgate later re-convened with the other Autobots in the center of the fortress, where Whirl and Cyclonus revealed that the Necrobot's storm shield prevented them from firing the fortress's weapons. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Instead, Velocity came up with the idea of triggering another mutagenic spark spasm, which would temporarily transform all the Cybertronians nearby into super-strong Outliers. Skids unwittingly sacrificed himself thanks to his traumatic memories, but as he perished the radiation from his spark super-charged the Autobots.

[[File:RageRage-wastedisposal.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Tailgate's developed a... ahem... punchier personality.]]
The Autobots charged forward to take down the Decepticons, although Tailgate found that his foes weren't willing to play along with his witty banter. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} The upgrade soon wore off, and Tailgate retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other Autobots as Megatron took down the members of the DJD one by one. When that business as over, Tailgate was present to witness the return of [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]], [[Terminus (G1)|Terminus]], and several other Transformers who had vanished throughout history—in reality abducted by the time-travelling Necrobot and brought to the present day. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

At daybreak, he showed off his superstrength by lifting Roller and boasted about his combat prowess to the time-scooped. Cyclonus pulled him aside to quietly inform him that it was wrong to grandstand when not everyone had made it out alive and he bore some responsibility for Skids' loss. That's when time-scooped Decepticon [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], irritated that Autobots were celebrating Decepticon deaths, 'oops pardoned me' bumped the two to start a fight. When Tailgate later found Cyclonus to be heavily damaged, he stormed off to batter Fangry, ignoring his partner's cries to leave it. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Tailgate found Fangry and proceded to brutalize him finishing with throwing the Decepticon against the Memorial to the Disappeared with enough force to rupture the Decepticon's neural cluster an act which terrified the other Decepticons into fleeing. Cyclonus then showed Tailgate the corpses of the many Decepticons the minibot had killed to try and get him to better understand his new powers only for Tailgate to collapse from a lack of Energon. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} When Cyclonus arrived to help Whirl missing half his body, Whirl realized that Tailgate was responsible forcing Cyclonus to confess that, while recharging, Tailgate attempted to tear out his own Spark, forcing Cyclonus to intervene and becoming damaged as a result. Despite Cyclonus' protests, Whirl told Tailgate the truth behind Cyclonus' damages. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Tailgate and Whirl arrived in the main room where Tailgate stoically greeted Cyclonus. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} When Necroworld returned to its own universe, Tailgate was the first to welcome back the group. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

When Rodimus hit on the (somewhat disturbing) plan to supersize the corpse of the Decepticon [[Skip]] to create a large enough spacecraft to escape Necroworld, Tailgate got to work manually converting the now giant Decepticon into starship mode. He was approached by Cyclonus who confessed his fear that Tailgate may be manipulated again as Getaway once did to him only for Tailgate to brush him off, insisting that no one would manipulate him again and invited Cyclonus to leave him alone. When the boarding call came, Tailgate informed Cyclonus that he was staying behind even trying to return the [[Innermost energon|innermost energon]] that Cyclonus had donated as the minibot no longer believed the two had a future together. Once the ship launched, Tailgate confessed to [[Kaput]] his reasons for staying behind, namely not wanting to hurt Cyclonus anymore and asked if Kaput could make him normal once again. After days of study, Kaput hit on a possible answer. Seal Tailgate in an isolation chamber for six months and flood him with neutronic radiation to try and get his Spark back to normal. Despite the risks, Tailgate agreed yet no sooner had he entered the chamber did Fangry slay Kaput and reset the timer on the chamber as revenge for Tailgate humiliating him. Instead of six months, Fangry buried Tailgate for ''another'' six million years. Fangry promptly cut the communication line and buried the entrance to the chamber with the grass and flowers covering Tailgate's resting point. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}
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====Prevenge====
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] (English)}}
Tailgate was suffering through one of Ultra Magnus's lectures on the Autobot code when his teacher was suddenly whisked away through a trans-dimensional portal. Tailgate was left to ponder if he had caused the portal to open with his brain... for about six seconds, after which Ultra Magnus reappeared. Ultra Magnus told Tailgate that they could call it a day on the lecture, so long as Tailgate promised never to speak of what had just transpired. {{storylink|Prevenge}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Tailgate participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 16 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Tailgate toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|White Rider.]]
*'''Tailgate''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-61'''

:Tailgate is a white-and-blue [[retool]]ing of the 1984 Autobot, [[Windcharger (G1)#Generation 1|Windcharger]], transforming into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. His head sculpt is much more elaborate than the earlier toy's (which shared the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' sculpt), and his chest sticker bears an odd resemblance to a portable radio.

:The original version of this mold was used by [[Camaro]] and [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]], as well as the Mexican versions (yes, plural) of Tailgate, which were only redecos of Windcharger. Tailgate's toy was also used as the non-toy comic model for [[Wipe-Out]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-tailgate/1179/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Tailgate at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Tailgate/tailgate.htm More information on Tailgate at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
[[File:Encore Tailgate.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Immediately, something like scales fell from Tailgate's eyes, and he could see again.]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])
**''Encore number'': '''10'''

:In 2008, Tailgate was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. This version of Tailgate has extra paint details on his face.
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===Generations===
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*'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''

:Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Tailgate" is a new mold that's roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a white muscle car into a [[robot mode]] largely based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design for [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, with some blue flame-decals on his hood likely inspired by his ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Tailgate (Prime)|counterpart]]. He comes with [[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]] (based on the [[Micromaster]] Neutro), who transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.

:This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Generations|Windcharger]] and ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenTailgate/tailgate.htm More information on ''Generations'' Tailgate at TFU.info]''
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|It makes your whites slightly darker, and your brights also slightly darker.]]
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, 2015-[[January 24|01-24]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG08'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Tailgate is a redeco of ''Generations'' Tailgate with a closer resemblance to his original toy, with changes such as a darker shade of teal, an Autobot sigil on his stomach and black car mode windows. He also lacks the flame deco on his hood but instead features a silver-painted grill. Tailgate and Groundbuster were sold exclusively in a two-pack with [[Swerve (G1)#Legends|Swerve]] and [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]].

==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a-TailgateHubCap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Little. Yellow. Different.]]
*In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Tailgate is featured with a yellow car body, a black chest/torso, and a red face. Fellow 1986 [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] is featured with a white car body. Hmmmmm.
*While Tailgate did not appear himself in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US comics]], [[Wipe-Out]]'s [[character model]] was based on Tailgate's toy.
*Fan speculation about Tailgate's gender—always presented as male—broke out across Tumblr (because ''of course'') when a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' promo called him [[:File:MTMTEpromo tailgate.jpg|"The Ingenue"]], a term for a ''female'' stock character.<ref>As debated [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://konora.tumblr.com/post/84182229574 here], [http://raelling.tumblr.com/post/84200154095 here]...</ref> This was ''completely'' unintentional but Roberts was "pleased" to find out what he'd accidentally done.<ref>[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2015/02/26/james-roberts-on-idws-transformers-more-that-meets-the-eye/ Women Write About Comics: "James Roberts on IDW’s Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye" 18:00 - 18:08]</ref> He went on to approve of [[Susan Blu]] being cast as Tailgate in "[[Prevenge]]" when it was run by him pre-[[BotCon]] and say at an [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly]] panel that he was convinced Tailgate's holoform was a girl baby. It can happen even though it's not on [[Hub Network|the Hub]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tailgate''' (テイルゲイト ''Teirugeito'')
*''French:'' '''Hayon''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎngbǎn''' (挡板, "Tailgate")

==Footnotes==
<references />

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[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
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Synthos

2017-09-26T11:01:55Z

Kroger:

:''Synthos is a bad bad thing from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Synthos.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Dark Heart of Sandra Day O'Connor]]
'''Synthos''' is the ultimate creation of the people of [[Sandokan]], the culmination of generations of warfare waged upon themselves. Synthos is a living weapon created with the [[Dark Heart of Sandokan]]. His telekinetic power can turn anything around him into a weapon, making him very difficult to destroy. After 1000 [[Stellar-cycle|stellar-cycles]] of civil war, Synthos represents the ''hope'' of all Sandokan—''A Weapon to End War''.

And end it he did.

Synthos arms himself with deadly plasma emitters, though he is capable of controlling literally all of the Sandokan's vast military infrastructure, including weapons capable of reaching out into local space. Though Synthos possesses vast destructive power, his sensory systems are susceptible to deception by cloaking devices, which can cause him to adopt a more cautious approach.

==Fiction==
===The Dark Heart of Sandokan===
Shortly after coming online, Synthos went mad and slaughtered the entire population of his home planet. A weapons system with no 'off' switch, he prowls Sandokan's blasted lifeless landscape in search of new prey, even looking out into space, searching for a means off the planet so that he can fulfill his purpose—destruction—on a more ''cosmic'' scale.

Synthos shot down the [[Autobot]] [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s ship ''[[Star Arrow]]'' as it passed near Sandokan, its crew narrowly escaping from an encounter with Synthos himself.

When the [[Decepticon]] bounty-hunter [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] came to capture the Autobots' cargo, Synthos struck a bargain for [[Force Chip]] technology, promising to steer clear of Decepticon territory when he escaped Sandokan.

However, once Astrotrain acquired the Force Chip, he attempted to betray Synthos and steal the Dark Heart for himself. Synthos was saved by the timely intervention of the Autobots, who feared the result of combining the Dark Heart with a Force Chip. With the arrival of [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]] and crew, the Autobots snuck away only to steal Cannonball's shuttle. Override still sought to protect the sentient Synthos, so the Autobots tractor-beamed the Decepticons to the opposite side of the continent, effectively saving the monster for the moment.

Later, aboard Cannonball's ship, Decepticon scientist [[Brushguard]] was busy examining the Dark Heart, implying a grim fate for Synthos. {{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

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User:Kroger

2017-09-26T00:39:33Z

Kroger:

Hi. I'm Kroger. I mostly joined to fix grammar mistakes and articles with little story details missing. And, uh, that's about it for me, personally.

My name comes from a joke my dad and I were talking about. It's a long story. Maybe if I become a more valued member I'll expand upon that.

Or maybe not.

I dunno.

(Also, I'm like 13, so....yeah)

(And I like to ramble, if you hadn't guessed)

(And commas too, if you hadn't guessed)

Freezeout (TR)

2017-09-26T00:35:52Z

Kroger: /* Generations */

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{{disambig2|the ''Titans Return'' Titan Master|the ''Kre-O'' Dinobot|Freezeout (Kre-O)}}
:''Freezeout is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Freezeout''' is the Titan Master partner to [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], granting his larger partner the ability to deactivate an enemy's [[transformation cog]], freezing them in the mode they are in.<ref>''Titans Return'' Freezeout/Topspin toy bio</ref>

==Toys==
===Generations===

*'''Freezeout & Topspin''' (Deluxe, [[2017]])

:Freeeout is packaged with [[Topspin (G1)#TitansReturn|Topspin]], part of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return's]]'' Deluxe figures. He transforms from a robot into Topspin's head, and can fit into the neck socket of any other ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader Class figure.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Quickslinger (G1)

2017-09-26T00:25:13Z

Kroger: /* Generations */

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:''Quickslinger is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Of Masters and Mayhem]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFSS Quickslinger CardArt.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

'''Quickslinger''' used to be a tenacious soldier, and a gutsy gal at that; she often took on assignments that seemed too big for a 'bot of such small stature. She has since abandoned the battlefield, seeking out a new mission in life after deciding that the war was a lost cause. These days she is an attendant to the [[Paradron Medic]] [[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]].

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
After a critically injured [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] had been left in [[Lifeline (G1)|Lifeline]]'s care, Quickslinger aided her in repairing the Autobot. He was saved, at the expense of one of his robot modes, leaving him with only his "Counterpunch" and vehicle modes. Quickslinger overlooked the patient as he recovered in stasis sleep. {{storylink|Insight}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:TFSS-5.0-Quickslinger.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]

A redeco of [[Blast Master|Payload]] available only through The Transformers Collecter's club alongside Lifeline, Quickslinger transforms into both a modified X-37B space shuttle and a double-barreled blaster for most modern Transformers toys to wield via its 5mm post.

Quickslinger was redecoed into Movie Advanced Series Astrotrain and Combiner Wars Cybaxx and Spacewarp

==Notes==
*Quickslinger is a loose [[homage]] to [[Quickslinger (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Quickslinger]].
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] has yet to comment on the this matter.

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[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Blastcharge (BM)

2017-09-26T00:04:05Z

Kroger: /* Timelines */

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Machines'' Vehicon|the ''Cybertron'' Decepticon-allied Mini-Con|Blastcharge (Cybertron)}}
:''Blastcharge is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blastchargebm.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Truckery keeps the ritz sharp."]]
'''Blastcharge''' is big, strong and dumb. ''Really'' dumb. Regardless, of all the [[Vehicon general]]s, his strength is second only to [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], so while he may be dumb, he's huge and has big missiles. Which he sometimes uses as cudgels. Aheh.

You can occasionally find him parroting [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Blastcharge figures that if Megatron's a genius, then he must say genius things, and so if Blastcharge says those same things, then maybe Blastcharge will be a genius too?

Remember, ''dumb''. But an "A" for effort.
{{--}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Blastcharge wreckers.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Blastcharge can't actually count to ten, but he thinks it sounds cool.]]

With the emergence of the [[Wrecker]]s, [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]] on Vehicon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] needed more generals to counter the insurgents. From his vast collection he picked the [[spark]]s of Blastcharge and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who served Megatron's [[Megatron (G1)|namesake]] well, and put them in new Vehicon bodies and gave them [[Blastcharge's drones|experimental]] [[Quake's drones|drones]] to command.

Blastcharge and Quake were sent first underground, to track down a group of Wreckers. The Vehicon Generals tracked the Wreckers to the underground lair of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. They missed the main group, but [[Fractyl]] was still there. The trip wasn't a complete waste—Blastcharge was able to fit a little target practice into his busy schedule, blowing a large hole in Fractyl's chest with a long-range plasma ultrarocket from a few feet away.

Megatron had sent [[Spy Streak]] and a sizable legion consisting of "[[stealth drone]]s", "[[chase-model drone]]s", [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] drones, Blastcharge's drones, and Quake's drones, to guard an old [[Autobot]] shuttle from the Wreckers, who wished to use it to get offworld. Blastcharge and Quake arrived late to the battle, as the tide was already turning in the Vehicons' favor. They should have stayed home. Quake was vaporized by the [[Vok]]-empowered [[Tigatron]], and as Blastcharge ranted impotently at the departing shuttle, Fractyl showed up in his shiny new body to pay Blastcharge back, slicing him neatly in half right down the middle. {{storylink|Departure}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Blastcharge withered hope.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Do you like my chest better up or down?]]
Blastcharge was a member of the [[Axiom Nexus]] [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|Security Administration]]. He was part of the group investigating the discovery of [[Comet]]'s body. He may have been part of the security unit that confronted [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]] in the [[Heap]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Some time later, Blastcharge (or Sir Please Stop Thumping Me Across The Alleyway, as he is sometimes known) was performing a regular street patrol when he crossed some nut defragging in the streets. This 'bot claimed he was [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], 37th richest of all the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] population. Blastcharge let him ramble for a little bit, but eventually just pointed him towards the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] to sleep it off, and went on with his patrol. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}
{{-}}

===''Wings Universe''===
During the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]], Autobot General [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] was given an army of [[Blastcharge Strika Drone|drones]] which were built to match her physical specifications. One of these drones, Blastcharge, was given a [[Spark]] so that he could lead the drone army while she was otherwise occupied, but his severely limited intelligence keeps him from being a worthy leadership replacement. Blastcharge is so easily manipulated it's probably just a matter of time before the Decepticons lure him away to their team. {{storylink|BotCon 2013|BotCon 2013 customization class profile}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
One version of Blastcharge hailed from [[Primax 603.0 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM Blastcharge-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Michelin Man.]]
*'''Blastcharge''' (Deluxe, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 3 long-range plasma ultrarockets

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' deluxes, Blastcharge is a tan, red, and silver Cybertronic six-wheeled armored vehicle with a rotating and elevating turret. This turret stores three missiles, but only the middle missile can be fired with the spring-loaded mechanism. His other spring-loaded [[gimmick]] is that the front portion of his vehicle mode can spring forward and turn independently of the rear portion. The missiles can also be used as clubs. His [[spark crystal]] is hidden inside his front grille.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Blastcharge/blastcharge.htm More info on Beast Machines Blastcharge at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:TFU03 Blastcharge-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"No, I'm the freakin' Smart Patrol."]]
*'''Blastcharge''' (Deluxe, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 3 long-range plasma ultrarockets

: Part of the ninth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' mass-release deluxes (and the only new toy in the assortment), Blastcharge is a [[redeco]] of his ''Beast Machines'' toy in black, silver, and purple. This version of Blastcharge does not have a spark crystal in its grill for some reason.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Blastcharge/blastcharge.htm More info on Universe Blastcharge at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
*'''Blastcharge''' (Customization class toy, BotCon 2013)
**''Accessories'': Missile

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Blastcharge is a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]] - more specifically, he uses the Strike version of the sculpt - transforming into a tank. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher mounted on his right shoulder, and has [[5mm post|5mm-compatible]] hands.

Blastcharge had to be painted and assembled at [[Botcon 2013|Botcon 2013's]] customization class.

: This mold was also used to make [[Treadshot (G1)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Treadshot]] and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Bazooka (BWN)|Bazooka]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCBlastcharge/blastcharge.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Blastcharge at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Blastcharge had the preliminary name of '''Blastrax'''.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/f_-M55vdPn0/gBDdVeAcrm4J</ref>
*Character art on the package of ''Universe'' Blastcharge shows his chest gun lowered flat against his abdomen. He is depicted like this in "[[Withered Hope]]" as well. The toy can't do that, however.

==References==
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[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

User:Kroger

2017-09-25T23:41:39Z

Kroger: Created page with " Hi. I'm Kroger. I mostly joined to fix grammar mistakes and articles with little story details missing. And, uh, that's about it for me, personally. My name comes from a jok..."

Barricade (Movie)

2017-09-25T23:34:14Z

Kroger: /* Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers */

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an [[Earth]] police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot]]s is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.{{fact}} The most frustrating part about him is that he always manages to come back no matter how many times he has been brought down.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian}}

[[File:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]

After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. From data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and the "[[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]]", the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Using the internet, the duo learned that Megatron had accidentally marked Witwicky's [[glasses]] with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]—glasses which were now being auctioned on [[eBay]] by his descendant, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]].

[[File:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|He got better.]]

Tracking the human to the town of [[Tranquility]], Barricade appeared in the path of ladiesman217 as he was attempting to flee [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom he mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Believing Barricade to be a legitimate police vehicle, Ladiesman217 requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform right in front of him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on "eBay item 21153". Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty good and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office, Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists on Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged.

[[File:TF2007 barricade vehiclemode.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I'm going to need a dozen robots disguised as cookies.]]

Barricade had repaired himself by the time Frenzy (who infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. Knowing that the Decepticons were coming, the humans and Autobots tried to transport the AllSpark to [[Mission City]] for extraction, but Barricade and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught up to them on the highway into the city. Barricade attempted to clear a path through the traffic by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217—riding inside Bumblebee—recognized Barricade, and in response to his call for action, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] realigned to block the Decepticon from getting to the human and the AllSpark. Barricade was last seen as Bonecrusher pulled ahead to attack Optimus; he was absent from the subsequent battle in Mission City for unknown reasons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'' and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]", "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Sam's New Car]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, See [[#Notes|notes]])}}
[[File:DOTM-Barricadecaptures.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|It's so obvious that we're going to win.]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, to whom he delivered a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]; Barricade laughed as he slew the Autobot with a shot in the back. Fortunately, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] intervened to prevent any further executions, causing a distraction that allowed the other Autobots to escape.

[[File:DOTM-Barricadesnipershot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?]]
Following the Autobots' getaway, Barricade joined up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and was in the process of chewing out the Decepticon ground troops when he suddenly found himself blinded by sniper shots to his eyes courtesy of the Autobots' [[NEST]] allies. As he stumbled around in pain, the humans got in close and jammed a bomb into his leg, which brought him tumbling to the ground when it went off. He was last seen trying to crawl to safety as the human troops fired on him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by [[Harold Attinger]] to demonstrate how Transformers were dangerous.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{Voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}, [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)
Having survived the injuries he sustained in the Chicago war and avoided being hunted down by the humans in the years since, Barricade had been rebuilt into a sleeker new form. Seven years since the Chicago conflict, he acted as Megatron's spy and scout in his search for the [[Guardian Knight]]s' [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]]. Perhaps unknown to him, he had long been under surveillance of the U.S. government. In the ruins of Chicago, he witnessed the talisman being bestowed to [[Cade Yeager]] by [[Talisman Knight|one of the Knights]]. He was however unable to claim it due to arrival of the heavily armed [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], and he watched from a distance as they entered a stand off with Yeager and the Autobots.

He reported back to Megatron, incidentally angering his leader by flashing his light in his face. He reported the events of his mission, and Megatron was further angered by his failure to retrieve the Talisman, which was needed to find the [[Staff of Merlin|Staff]] they required. Barricade managed to salvage the situation, indicating he knew who could lead them to the Staff: the TRF themselves. Unknown to either, their conversation was being monitored by [[William Lennox]] and [[Morshower|General Morshower]]. Based on Barricade's plan, Megatron used human hostages to broker a deal with TRF and secured the release of fellow Decepticons [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]].

He later joined his leader and cohorts in their hunt for Yeager. They arrived at Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] but Yeager had already fled to a nearby town and they followed. They were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and blasted by a trap set by Yeager. Barricade took point in pursuing Yeager through the town. Barricade ordered Yeager and [[Izabella]] to freeze, but was surprised and swiped through a wall by the newly-arrived [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s tail. He was then seized in the Dinobot's jaws and flung to the ground, but luckily for Barricade, Grimlock was focused on crunching on Dreadbot when Megatron gave the order to retreat.

[[File:TLKMegsAndBarricade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Hey Barricade, ready for a [[Frank Welker|flashback]] to ''Dark of the Moon''?]]
He and his comrades then followed Yeager to England, knowing he was the key to finding the Staff. In [[London]], he chased down the fleeing Bumblebee, who had Yeager and [[Viviane Wembly]] with him. He attempted to ram them but was blasted away by his Autobot nemesis. He transformed to catch himself but fell into oncoming traffic and was rammed by a large truck. Commenting on how much it hurt, he had been hit hard enough that he was too weak to continue the pursuit.

He later rendezvoused with Megatron and Nitro at [[Stonehenge]], the site which would drain [[Unicron]], who lay deep within the Earth, of his energy and revive the recently-arrived Cybertron. He happily gloated that he had lived to kill a planet and commented on the ease with which they could kill Unicron. They soon came under attack from the humans and he returned fire. He later vanished, apparently having fled after Megatron and Nitro Zeus withdrew to Cybertron, yet again living to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}

After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===

[[File:Foundation2 cybertronian barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|Any special message for all the kids reading this wiki out home? "Stay out of trouble. Because this trouble will find you."]]

Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

When [[Ejoornian|unknown alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron after the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], Barricade and Scorponok were sent to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following battle with the aliens Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. As Megatron's ambition grew, he determined to eliminate Science Division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], sending Barricade and a team of other Decepticons to slay Optimus's allies and bring him in. [[File:Defiance3 BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]] Barricade and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] stood by as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailed the "traitors" with an explosive round; Barricade was eager to get into the fight, but was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] so his aerial forces could swoop in to finish the job. This turned out to be lucky for Barricade, as Optimus managed to bury Starscream's team under a mountain of rubble. Though defeated, they all soon returned to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where Megatron rechristened them and the rest of his Defense Force the "Decepticons." {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

During the subsequent civil war between the Decepticons and Optimus's Autobots, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream who took part in a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot, but mood turned somber when he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space. Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die without the AllSpark, but Bonecrusher had little time for his remarks, suggesting he should die along with the planet. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} Megatron immediately took off to pursue the AllSpark, leaving Starscream with orders to eliminate the Autobots in advance of his return. When the Autobots departed the planet to hunt down the AllSpark themselves, Barricade was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' assembled by Starscream to give chase. Confident in Megatron's abilities to deal with any pursuing Autobots, Barricade questioned both the need to hurry, and Starscream's motives for doing so, but was quickly reprimanded by Starscream for speaking out of turn. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Planetfall barricade and wreckage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Waste your out-of-character sympathy for people who will actually be IN the movie.]]

After thousands of years of searching, the ''Nemesis'' crew tracked the AllSpark's energy to [[Earth]]'s [[Star system|solar system]]. After setting their ship down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Barricade, Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] continued on to Earth itself, where they touched down in [[Afghanistan]] in 2003. They immediately attacked a nearby [[United States military]] installation, where Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. As the fight continued, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. Barricade objected to leaving Wreckage behind when Starscream ordered them to pull out, but was forced to abandon him. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} The Decepticons subsequently scattered across the planet to search for Megatron and the AllSpark; Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{note|"Planetfall" and ''Movie Prequel'' #4 offer contradictory accounts of Barricade and the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, with the former showing them arriving in Afghanisation shortly before the events of the film, and the latter placing them in North America in 2003. The ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Reign of Starscream]]'' movie sequel comic would corroborate the "Planetfall" account, but the timing involved means it must take place in 2003 as in ''Prequel'' #4.}}

[[File:Interlude barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Prime directives: 1. Serve the public. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Obey the law. 4. Do the exact opposite of 1-3.]]

Learning that the Autobot Bumblebee was also on Earth, Barricade tracked him to just outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], arriving just as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky]]s. {{storylink|Interlude}} Bumblebee managed to escape, but Barricade pursued him to [[New Mexico]], where he had a new idea: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} Bumblebee subsequently found his way to [[Tranquility]] and [[Sam Witwicky]], and the battle over the glasses to learn the location of the AllSpark ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} During the subsequent highway chase to Mission City, Barricade attempted to close in on Bumblebee to "settle the score" with him, but found his way obstructed by Ironhide, causing him to crash into a pillar. Knocked offline by the crash, he missed out on the Mission City battle; he was conscious again by the time the battle's sole survivor, Starscream, came looking for him. Informed that Sam had destroyed the AllSpark and Megatron, Barricade suggested recovering the lost Frenzy so they could access his data files on the boy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

While Starscream returned to Cybertron to enact a plan of his own, Barricade remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} He spied upon the Autobots as they made plans with [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to dispose of the Decepticons' bodies, then broadcast the information he had learned into space on a Decepticon frequency, hoping someone would hear and take interest. As it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Soon after Starscream made it back to Earth, however, Decepticons under the command of the long-absent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] also began arriving, and Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} Soundwave sought the final remaining shard of the AllSpark in order to revive Megatron, so Barricade was sent to Tranquility to capture Sam and force its location from him—or failing that, ransom him for it. [[File:TotF1 barricade and sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Only you won't be alive."]] Barricade took the boy to a junkyard to interrogate him, but Bumblebee soon arrived to rescue him. A protracted battled followed, concluding when 'Bee knocked Barricade into a pool of gasoline and ignited it, setting off a massive explosion. Barricade survived the blast, though, and drove off in car mode after Bumblebee and Sam had left. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

Following the resurrection of Megatron and [[The Fallen]]'s failed plan for revenge, Barricade was among the Decepticon troops that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] sent to attack Sam's college in order to recapture a rogue Decepticon brain unit [[Brains]]. Barricade initiated the assault, smashing his way into Sam's dorm and renewing his rivalry with Bumblebee, who stood ready to protect his human friend. {{Storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The pair grappled and traded blows for the duration of the attack {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} until Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons." <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}

====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
[[File:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. His proceeded to tail Bumblebee while the Autobot was on his way to [[New Mexico]], but unfortunately, Bumblebee identified him before Barricade could eliminate him. Barricade was inspired to come up with a new plan: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====

Barricade - alongside Onslaught and Megatron - mounted an assault on the Autobots while they were in the [[Schick]] R&D department. Onslaught charged at the Autobots, only to be knocked aside by [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]]! The others soon followed suite after Bumblebee incapacitated them with his stinger, forcing them into a retreat. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:StarscreamMilitia zombie barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Guess Barricade's a ''Trigun'' fan.]]
Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle. Immediately after the battle's conclusion, Starscream resurrected him, Blackout, and Devastator using AllSpark energy plucked from the [[AllSpark Mutation|mutations]] created during the chaos, turning all three into mindless, relentless zombies. Holding his own decapitated head in his hand, the zombie Barricade took on Optimus Prime; his noggin chewed on the Autobot leader's arm while the rest of his body kept him busy. The battle lasted only mere minutes, as Ratchet soon realized what was animating the Decepticons' bodies and instructed his fellow Autobots to target the AllSpark energy signatures, putting Barricade and his fellow zombies down permanently. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|"Starscream's Milita" was written using IDW's comic book adaptation of the movie as a springboard, and so incorporated Barricade's death as seen in it. Just as IDW themselves would ignore the scene in their future comics thanks to its deletion from the film, all subsequent Titan stories ignored Barricade's death and presented him as being alive.}}

Several years later, Barricade joined Starscream in a hit and run on the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]] in [[San Jose]] during an anti-[[Transformer]] rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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====Alternate timelines====

[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]

In an alternate timeline in which Megatron triumphed in the battle of Mission City and the victorious Decepticons set about conquering North America, Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}, a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
[[File:Lawanddisorder barricade.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|One: I am the prettiest unicorn! Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!]]

Starscream considered Barricade a good candidate for second-in-command once he vacated the position to take over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}} As irony would have it, Barricade ''did'' soon take over Starscream's job when the air commander had a nervous breakdown... his job as respondent for the comic's [[letters page]]! Unwilling to let the Decepticons turn the page into a propaganda machine, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it with him, much to Barricade's irritation. He shared Starscream's contempt for ''[[you]]'', the reader (#1), and continued the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, didn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when letters would be pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

By the time of Barricade's stewardship of the letters, relations had broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], and they had returned to targeting Michael Bay and company for the pro-Autobot bent of their films. Though Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide, (#1) he refused to appear in the second, and would not even allow his likeness to be used in the video games. (#4) (He claimed he never wanted to be in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disproved that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening the director with death (#8). He was absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status was spotty; while he knew [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[The Fallen]]. (#7) He also had a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)

Barricade stated how he doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he followed the party line and claimed the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he began showning signs of discontent with being a Decepticon—the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work (#5)—leading Ironhide to start offering him the chance to defect to the Autobots. Barricade outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise (#9); the second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness began starting to disturb him. (#11) He did, however, become fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and became determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Barricade would reveal other assorted factoids about his history and personal tastes during his time as host. Like Starscream, he was active on Earth during the 1980s, at which time he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12) He watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] broadcast at the time (#3) and approved of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) He's terrified of [[Unicron]]. (#6) He's apparently got an optic for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

===Transformers Mix & Match books===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Barricade hung out with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and spied on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyber Missions Barricade.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.5|You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and used
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on, but true to his history, disappeared from sight soon after. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}
===''BeCool'' shorts===
[[File:BeCool patrolcar and americanpatrolcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
'''American Patrol Car''' (アメリカンパトカー ''Amerikan Patokā'') spoke English, but was still capable of communication with his Japanese-speaking fellow BeCool Transformers, albeit with a heavy English-speaking accent. He was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool'' {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} and later joined his police force partner [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] to welcome audiences to [[Surprise World|the world in which the BeCool robots lived]]. The pair failed to notice when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]] accidentally dropped a [[banana]] peel in the course of his job, so when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] hit the peel and went spinning through the city streets, they thought he was just driving recklessly and sped after him. Unfortunately, they failed to stop him before he crashed into a bunch of other 'bots, necessitating the medical aid of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ambulance]], who American Patrol Car explained to the audience was the town doctor. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}
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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
[[File:FlightoftheBumblebee bee vs barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Turn, heretic."]]
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade threatens sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"Were it so easy..."]]
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his [[alternate mode]], Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Decoding Megatron and the AllSpark's location from them, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who, together with Blackout, soon struck [[Hoover Dam]] and liberated their leader.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]]}}
[[File:TFtheGamePSP barricade hooverdam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Even on my knees I do not belong in his presence."]]
Barricade and a platoon of Decepticon drones pursued Sam Witwicky in an attempt to obtain his grandfather's glasses, but were defeated in a battle at a steel processing plant by the human's protector, Bumblebee. A short time later, learning from Frenzy that Megatron's frozen body was being held at Hoover Dam by Sector Seven, Barricade and Starscream attacked the facility. Barricade penetrated the dam and located Megatron's body, deactivating the machines that were keeping him frozen. When Megatron did not immediately reactivate, Barricade assumed his leader was dead after all, but Megatron soon shook off the deep freeze treatment to prove his subordinate wrong. Megatron jetted off to acquire some fresh energy for himself, while Barricade reported on Megatron's awakening to Starscream, who was not best pleased with the news. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS barricade dies.jpg|right|thumb||''Guess I got what I deserved... Kept you waiting there too long, my love...'' |upright=1.2]]
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to transport the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the ensuing battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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===Allspark Highway===
Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:Bsbg-barricade.jpg|thumb|left|What's the matter, don't you trust cops?]]
Barricade 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!}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[Image:Barricade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]] encountered Barricade on one of their missions, and Barricade demanded to know if he was [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesmans217]]. [[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]] got a read-out on the Decepticon, and they eventually had a Good Cop vs. Bad Cop showdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|Good Cop Bad Cop}}2nd Encounter
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#|It's in our DNA}}

*'''Class:''' Scout
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Melee Attacks'' - Up to 79-144% '''Critical Damage Buff''' based on the opponent's stored Power.
**''When Knocked Down:''
***52%-85% chance to evade melee attacks for 3-3.4 seconds.
***26-40% Critical Rate Buff for 6-7.5 seconds.
**''Ranged Attacks:'' 20% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 6 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Bad Cop''' - Backfire becomes stackable and duration is increased.
**'''Special 1: Punishment''' - ''You have the right to remain silent.'' - 100% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 9 seconds. Opponent's Special Attacks' backfire, inflicting damage upon activation.
**'''Special 2: Subjugation''' - ''Taze opponents into submission.'' - 100% to '''Power Steal''', taking 23-36% of the opponent's Power as your own.
**'''Special 3: Dispatch''' - ''Subdue your opponent with nunchakus... permanently.'' - +25% Critical Rate Buff for 25 seconds.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Enemies''' with Bumblebee, Prowl, and Hot Rod - Angered by their partnership, Barricade's enemies gain +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Outlaws''' with Grindor - Grindor's first Heavy Ranged Attack inflicts Power Lock for 3-12 seconds.
**'''Forged to Serve''' with Megatron - Megatron has a 25~100% chance to inflict 2 Impair Charges per hit.
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==Toys==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Second Life avatars==
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*In an early version of the movie's script, Barricade and Frenzy's roles were shared by a single character named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|150px|right|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]
*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of making the police car a Decepticon.
*An early working name for Barricade was '''Brawl''',<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]]. Early concept art the character created when he was going by this name<ref name="barribrawl"/> (pictured at right) suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), was used as inspiration for Barricade's Cybertronian-mode head in IDW's "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]," and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.
*In the first movie, Barricade sports the [[license plate]] "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate ''also'' shows up on ''[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]]'' [[robot mode]] chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
*The [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/ebay-find-of-the-day-saleen-barricade-replica/ promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie.
*By placing Barricade's arrival on Earth in 2003, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' seems to contradict the very existence of his [[alternate mode]], since it is a 2006 model car. Not so— the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
[[File:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|150px|right|This looks familiar!]]
*In a deleted scene set during Barricade's pursuit of Bumblebee, the Decepticon was to deploy serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. The scene was filmed, as evidenced by artist [[Sean Haworth]]'s photograph of the constructed and fitted weapon prop (right), and its removal at least partially helps to explain the abrupt shift from day to night that occurs during the chase. The scene remains in IDW's comic book adaptation of the film, and the weapons are optional extras for RadioShack's ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade model kit.

===Other films===
*When asked about Barricade's disappearance from the first film, writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that it was a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> As it happened, Barricade didn't turn up in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; two years later, Orci stated that he honestly couldn't remember why.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>
*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>
*An early idea writer [[Chris Mowry]] had for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic book prequel ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' was to depict Barricade's transformation into new movie character [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref> Another of Mowry's ideas for ''Alliance'' involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains. Mowry notes he would have been confronted by [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]; whether this means Storm Surge was an Autobot at this point in development, or if there was dissension in the Decepticon ranks, is unclear.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage281346]</ref>
[[File:Barricade_5.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Barricade's new haircut.]]
*Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in ''Dark of the Moon'', but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by [[Frank Welker]]) coming out of his mouth for the scene.
*Barricade is one of the few Movieverse characters who have a distinct transformation sound effect.
*For ''The Last Knight'', Barricade's robot mode (pictured at right) has become sleeker and more streamlined than in his previous appearances. Additionally, he sports an arm-mounted gatling gun on his left arm, wields a baton and a pistol, and even has brass knuckles with the words "PUNISH" and "ENSLAVE" engraved onto them (though they were strangely changed to an inverted "PROTECT" and "SERVE" in the movie itself). Astonishingly, his normal speaking voice even sounds similar, if not identical, to Jess Harnell's portrayal of Ironhide.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?hl=en]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/09/transformers-5-last-knight-barricade-revealed-321323]</ref>
*Despite all the marketing and promotional material leading up to the release of ''The Last Knight'' portraying him with a mask/helmet, he never uses it in the film itself and has a fully exposed face all throughout.

===Disappearances and Reappearances===
[[File:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|upright=1.25|180px|thumb|right|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Barricade abruptly disappears from the first live-action film during the highway battle, last appearing as Bonecrusher moves forward to engage Optimus Prime. As evidenced by scenes in the novelization and comic book adaptations of the film (right), he was supposed to join Bonecrusher in attacking the Autobot leader, and would have been destroyed by Optimus after Bonecrusher (alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'', describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation, and [[IDW Publishing]] capitalized on the character's ambiguous fate to "overwrite" his death from their comic adaptation, revealing instead in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' that he had been forced off the road by Ironhide and drove into a roadway bridge pillar, knocking himself out.
*Barricade subsequently reappeared in several further IDW comics before returning to the screen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', where he appears to have been killed off by N.E.S.T. soldiers...
*...Only to appear alive and well in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which would almost make sense considering the fact that it is mentioned in that film that he has been under government surveillance. He was last seen under attack by the British military before continuing his tradition of having an ambiguous fate near the end of every odd-numbered film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lùzhàng''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Barycada''' (Барикада, "Barricade")

==Footnotes==
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Barricade (Movie)

2017-09-25T23:33:10Z

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an [[Earth]] police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot]]s is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.{{fact}} The most frustrating part about him is that he always manages to come back no matter how many times he has been brought down.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian}}

[[File:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]

After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. From data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and the "[[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]]", the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Using the internet, the duo learned that Megatron had accidentally marked Witwicky's [[glasses]] with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]—glasses which were now being auctioned on [[eBay]] by his descendant, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]].

[[File:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|He got better.]]

Tracking the human to the town of [[Tranquility]], Barricade appeared in the path of ladiesman217 as he was attempting to flee [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom he mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Believing Barricade to be a legitimate police vehicle, Ladiesman217 requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform right in front of him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on "eBay item 21153". Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty good and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office, Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists on Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged.

[[File:TF2007 barricade vehiclemode.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I'm going to need a dozen robots disguised as cookies.]]

Barricade had repaired himself by the time Frenzy (who infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. Knowing that the Decepticons were coming, the humans and Autobots tried to transport the AllSpark to [[Mission City]] for extraction, but Barricade and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught up to them on the highway into the city. Barricade attempted to clear a path through the traffic by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217—riding inside Bumblebee—recognized Barricade, and in response to his call for action, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] realigned to block the Decepticon from getting to the human and the AllSpark. Barricade was last seen as Bonecrusher pulled ahead to attack Optimus; he was absent from the subsequent battle in Mission City for unknown reasons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'' and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]", "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Sam's New Car]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, See [[#Notes|notes]])}}
[[File:DOTM-Barricadecaptures.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|It's so obvious that we're going to win.]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, to whom he delivered a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]; Barricade laughed as he slew the Autobot with a shot in the back. Fortunately, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] intervened to prevent any further executions, causing a distraction that allowed the other Autobots to escape.

[[File:DOTM-Barricadesnipershot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?]]
Following the Autobots' getaway, Barricade joined up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and was in the process of chewing out the Decepticon ground troops when he suddenly found himself blinded by sniper shots to his eyes courtesy of the Autobots' [[NEST]] allies. As he stumbled around in pain, the humans got in close and jammed a bomb into his leg, which brought him tumbling to the ground when it went off. He was last seen trying to crawl to safety as the human troops fired on him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by [[Harold Attinger]] to demonstrate how Transformers were dangerous.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{Voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}, [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)
Having survived the injuries he sustained in the Chicago war and avoided being hunted down by the humans in the years since, Barricade had been rebuilt into a sleeker new form. Seven years since the Chicago conflict, he acted as Megatron's spy and scout in his search for the [[Guardian Knight]]s' [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]]. Perhaps unknown to him, he had long been under surveillance of the U.S. government. In the ruins of Chicago, he witnessed the talisman being bestowed to [[Cade Yeager]] by [[Talisman Knight|one of the Knights]]. He was however unable to claim it due to arrival of the heavily armed [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], and he watched from a distance as they entered a stand off with Yeager and the Autobots.

He reported back to Megatron, incidentally angering his leader by flashing his light in his face. He reported the events of his mission, and Megatron was further angered by his failure to retrieve the Talisman, which was needed to find the [[Staff of Merlin|Staff]] they required. Barricade managed to salvage the situation, indicating he knew who could lead them to the Staff: the TRF themselves. Unknown to either, their conversation was being monitored by [[William Lennox]] and [[Morshower|General Morshower]]. Based on Barricade's plan, Megatron used human hostages to broker a deal with TRF and secured the release of fellow Decepticons [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]].

He later joined his leader and cohorts in their hunt for Yeager. They arrived at Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] but Yeager had already fled to a nearby town and they followed. They were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and blasted by a trap set by Yeager. Barricade took point in pursuing Yeager through the town. Barricade ordered Yeager and [[Izabella]] to freeze, but was surprised and swiped through a wall by the newly-arrived [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s tail. He was then seized in the Dinobot's jaws and flung to the ground, but luckily for Barricade, Grimlock was focused on crunching on Dreadbot when Megatron gave the order to retreat.

[[File:TLKMegsAndBarricade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Hey Barricade, ready for a [[Frank Welker|flashback]] to ''Dark of the Moon''?]]
He and his comrades then followed Yeager to England, knowing he was the key to finding the Staff. In [[London]], he chased down the fleeing Bumblebee, who had Yeager and [[Viviane Wembly]] with him. He attempted to ram them but was blasted away by his Autobot nemesis. He transformed to catch himself but fell into oncoming traffic and was rammed by a large truck. Commenting on how much it hurt, he had been hit hard enough that he was too weak to continue the pursuit.

He later rendezvoused with Megatron and Nitro at [[Stonehenge]], the site which would drain [[Unicron]], who lay deep within the Earth, of his energy and revive the recently-arrived Cybertron. He happily gloated that he had lived to kill a planet and commented on the ease with which they could kill Unicron. They soon came under attack from the humans and he returned fire. He later vanished, apparently having fled after Megatron and Nitro Zeus withdrew to Cybertron, yet again living to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}

After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===

[[File:Foundation2 cybertronian barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|Any special message for all the kids reading this wiki out home? "Stay out of trouble. Because this trouble will find you."]]

Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

When [[Ejoornian|unknown alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron after the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], Barricade and Scorponok were sent to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following battle with the aliens Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. As Megatron's ambition grew, he determined to eliminate Science Division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], sending Barricade and a team of other Decepticons to slay Optimus's allies and bring him in. [[File:Defiance3 BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]] Barricade and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] stood by as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailed the "traitors" with an explosive round; Barricade was eager to get into the fight, but was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] so his aerial forces could swoop in to finish the job. This turned out to be lucky for Barricade, as Optimus managed to bury Starscream's team under a mountain of rubble. Though defeated, they all soon returned to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where Megatron rechristened them and the rest of his Defense Force the "Decepticons." {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

During the subsequent civil war between the Decepticons and Optimus's Autobots, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream who took part in a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot, but mood turned somber when he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space. Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die without the AllSpark, but Bonecrusher had little time for his remarks, suggesting he should die along with the planet. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} Megatron immediately took off to pursue the AllSpark, leaving Starscream with orders to eliminate the Autobots in advance of his return. When the Autobots departed the planet to hunt down the AllSpark themselves, Barricade was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' assembled by Starscream to give chase. Confident in Megatron's abilities to deal with any pursuing Autobots, Barricade questioned both the need to hurry, and Starscream's motives for doing so, but was quickly reprimanded by Starscream for speaking out of turn. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Planetfall barricade and wreckage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Waste your out-of-character sympathy for people who will actually be IN the movie.]]

After thousands of years of searching, the ''Nemesis'' crew tracked the AllSpark's energy to [[Earth]]'s [[Star system|solar system]]. After setting their ship down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Barricade, Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] continued on to Earth itself, where they touched down in [[Afghanistan]] in 2003. They immediately attacked a nearby [[United States military]] installation, where Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. As the fight continued, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. Barricade objected to leaving Wreckage behind when Starscream ordered them to pull out, but was forced to abandon him. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} The Decepticons subsequently scattered across the planet to search for Megatron and the AllSpark; Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{note|"Planetfall" and ''Movie Prequel'' #4 offer contradictory accounts of Barricade and the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, with the former showing them arriving in Afghanisation shortly before the events of the film, and the latter placing them in North America in 2003. The ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Reign of Starscream]]'' movie sequel comic would corroborate the "Planetfall" account, but the timing involved means it must take place in 2003 as in ''Prequel'' #4.}}

[[File:Interlude barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Prime directives: 1. Serve the public. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Obey the law. 4. Do the exact opposite of 1-3.]]

Learning that the Autobot Bumblebee was also on Earth, Barricade tracked him to just outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], arriving just as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky]]s. {{storylink|Interlude}} Bumblebee managed to escape, but Barricade pursued him to [[New Mexico]], where he had a new idea: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} Bumblebee subsequently found his way to [[Tranquility]] and [[Sam Witwicky]], and the battle over the glasses to learn the location of the AllSpark ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} During the subsequent highway chase to Mission City, Barricade attempted to close in on Bumblebee to "settle the score" with him, but found his way obstructed by Ironhide, causing him to crash into a pillar. Knocked offline by the crash, he missed out on the Mission City battle; he was conscious again by the time the battle's sole survivor, Starscream, came looking for him. Informed that Sam had destroyed the AllSpark and Megatron, Barricade suggested recovering the lost Frenzy so they could access his data files on the boy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

While Starscream returned to Cybertron to enact a plan of his own, Barricade remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} He spied upon the Autobots as they made plans with [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to dispose of the Decepticons' bodies, then broadcast the information he had learned into space on a Decepticon frequency, hoping someone would hear and take interest. As it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Soon after Starscream made it back to Earth, however, Decepticons under the command of the long-absent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] also began arriving, and Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} Soundwave sought the final remaining shard of the AllSpark in order to revive Megatron, so Barricade was sent to Tranquility to capture Sam and force its location from him—or failing that, ransom him for it. [[File:TotF1 barricade and sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Only you won't be alive."]] Barricade took the boy to a junkyard to interrogate him, but Bumblebee soon arrived to rescue him. A protracted battled followed, concluding when 'Bee knocked Barricade into a pool of gasoline and ignited it, setting off a massive explosion. Barricade survived the blast, though, and drove off in car mode after Bumblebee and Sam had left. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

Following the resurrection of Megatron and [[The Fallen]]'s failed plan for revenge, Barricade was among the Decepticon troops that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] sent to attack Sam's college in order to recapture a rogue Decepticon brain unit [[Brains]]. Barricade initiated the assault, smashing his way into Sam's dorm and renewing his rivalry with Bumblebee, who stood ready to protect his human friend. {{Storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The pair grappled and traded blows for the duration of the attack {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} until Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons." <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}

====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
[[File:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. His proceeded to tail Bumblebee while the Autobot was on his way to [[New Mexico]], but unfortunately, Bumblebee identified him before Barricade could eliminate him. Barricade was inspired to come up with a new plan: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====

Barricade - alongside Onslaught and Megatron - mounted an assault on the Autobots while they were in the [[Schick]] R&D department. Onslaught charged at the Autobots, only to be knocked aside by [[Hydrobot|Hydrobot (TLK)]]! The others soon followed suite after Bumblebee incapacitated them with his stinger, forcing them into a retreat. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:StarscreamMilitia zombie barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Guess Barricade's a ''Trigun'' fan.]]
Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle. Immediately after the battle's conclusion, Starscream resurrected him, Blackout, and Devastator using AllSpark energy plucked from the [[AllSpark Mutation|mutations]] created during the chaos, turning all three into mindless, relentless zombies. Holding his own decapitated head in his hand, the zombie Barricade took on Optimus Prime; his noggin chewed on the Autobot leader's arm while the rest of his body kept him busy. The battle lasted only mere minutes, as Ratchet soon realized what was animating the Decepticons' bodies and instructed his fellow Autobots to target the AllSpark energy signatures, putting Barricade and his fellow zombies down permanently. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|"Starscream's Milita" was written using IDW's comic book adaptation of the movie as a springboard, and so incorporated Barricade's death as seen in it. Just as IDW themselves would ignore the scene in their future comics thanks to its deletion from the film, all subsequent Titan stories ignored Barricade's death and presented him as being alive.}}

Several years later, Barricade joined Starscream in a hit and run on the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]] in [[San Jose]] during an anti-[[Transformer]] rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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====Alternate timelines====

[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]

In an alternate timeline in which Megatron triumphed in the battle of Mission City and the victorious Decepticons set about conquering North America, Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}, a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
[[File:Lawanddisorder barricade.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|One: I am the prettiest unicorn! Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!]]

Starscream considered Barricade a good candidate for second-in-command once he vacated the position to take over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}} As irony would have it, Barricade ''did'' soon take over Starscream's job when the air commander had a nervous breakdown... his job as respondent for the comic's [[letters page]]! Unwilling to let the Decepticons turn the page into a propaganda machine, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it with him, much to Barricade's irritation. He shared Starscream's contempt for ''[[you]]'', the reader (#1), and continued the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, didn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when letters would be pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

By the time of Barricade's stewardship of the letters, relations had broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], and they had returned to targeting Michael Bay and company for the pro-Autobot bent of their films. Though Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide, (#1) he refused to appear in the second, and would not even allow his likeness to be used in the video games. (#4) (He claimed he never wanted to be in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disproved that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening the director with death (#8). He was absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status was spotty; while he knew [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[The Fallen]]. (#7) He also had a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)

Barricade stated how he doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he followed the party line and claimed the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he began showning signs of discontent with being a Decepticon—the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work (#5)—leading Ironhide to start offering him the chance to defect to the Autobots. Barricade outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise (#9); the second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness began starting to disturb him. (#11) He did, however, become fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and became determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Barricade would reveal other assorted factoids about his history and personal tastes during his time as host. Like Starscream, he was active on Earth during the 1980s, at which time he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12) He watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] broadcast at the time (#3) and approved of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) He's terrified of [[Unicron]]. (#6) He's apparently got an optic for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

===Transformers Mix & Match books===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Barricade hung out with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and spied on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyber Missions Barricade.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.5|You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and used
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on, but true to his history, disappeared from sight soon after. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}
===''BeCool'' shorts===
[[File:BeCool patrolcar and americanpatrolcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
'''American Patrol Car''' (アメリカンパトカー ''Amerikan Patokā'') spoke English, but was still capable of communication with his Japanese-speaking fellow BeCool Transformers, albeit with a heavy English-speaking accent. He was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool'' {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} and later joined his police force partner [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] to welcome audiences to [[Surprise World|the world in which the BeCool robots lived]]. The pair failed to notice when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]] accidentally dropped a [[banana]] peel in the course of his job, so when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] hit the peel and went spinning through the city streets, they thought he was just driving recklessly and sped after him. Unfortunately, they failed to stop him before he crashed into a bunch of other 'bots, necessitating the medical aid of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ambulance]], who American Patrol Car explained to the audience was the town doctor. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}
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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
[[File:FlightoftheBumblebee bee vs barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Turn, heretic."]]
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade threatens sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"Were it so easy..."]]
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his [[alternate mode]], Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Decoding Megatron and the AllSpark's location from them, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who, together with Blackout, soon struck [[Hoover Dam]] and liberated their leader.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]]}}
[[File:TFtheGamePSP barricade hooverdam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Even on my knees I do not belong in his presence."]]
Barricade and a platoon of Decepticon drones pursued Sam Witwicky in an attempt to obtain his grandfather's glasses, but were defeated in a battle at a steel processing plant by the human's protector, Bumblebee. A short time later, learning from Frenzy that Megatron's frozen body was being held at Hoover Dam by Sector Seven, Barricade and Starscream attacked the facility. Barricade penetrated the dam and located Megatron's body, deactivating the machines that were keeping him frozen. When Megatron did not immediately reactivate, Barricade assumed his leader was dead after all, but Megatron soon shook off the deep freeze treatment to prove his subordinate wrong. Megatron jetted off to acquire some fresh energy for himself, while Barricade reported on Megatron's awakening to Starscream, who was not best pleased with the news. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS barricade dies.jpg|right|thumb||''Guess I got what I deserved... Kept you waiting there too long, my love...'' |upright=1.2]]
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to transport the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the ensuing battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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===Allspark Highway===
Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:Bsbg-barricade.jpg|thumb|left|What's the matter, don't you trust cops?]]
Barricade 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!}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[Image:Barricade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]] encountered Barricade on one of their missions, and Barricade demanded to know if he was [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesmans217]]. [[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]] got a read-out on the Decepticon, and they eventually had a Good Cop vs. Bad Cop showdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|Good Cop Bad Cop}}2nd Encounter
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#|It's in our DNA}}

*'''Class:''' Scout
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Melee Attacks'' - Up to 79-144% '''Critical Damage Buff''' based on the opponent's stored Power.
**''When Knocked Down:''
***52%-85% chance to evade melee attacks for 3-3.4 seconds.
***26-40% Critical Rate Buff for 6-7.5 seconds.
**''Ranged Attacks:'' 20% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 6 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Bad Cop''' - Backfire becomes stackable and duration is increased.
**'''Special 1: Punishment''' - ''You have the right to remain silent.'' - 100% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 9 seconds. Opponent's Special Attacks' backfire, inflicting damage upon activation.
**'''Special 2: Subjugation''' - ''Taze opponents into submission.'' - 100% to '''Power Steal''', taking 23-36% of the opponent's Power as your own.
**'''Special 3: Dispatch''' - ''Subdue your opponent with nunchakus... permanently.'' - +25% Critical Rate Buff for 25 seconds.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Enemies''' with Bumblebee, Prowl, and Hot Rod - Angered by their partnership, Barricade's enemies gain +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Outlaws''' with Grindor - Grindor's first Heavy Ranged Attack inflicts Power Lock for 3-12 seconds.
**'''Forged to Serve''' with Megatron - Megatron has a 25~100% chance to inflict 2 Impair Charges per hit.
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==Toys==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Second Life avatars==
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*In an early version of the movie's script, Barricade and Frenzy's roles were shared by a single character named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|150px|right|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]
*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of making the police car a Decepticon.
*An early working name for Barricade was '''Brawl''',<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]]. Early concept art the character created when he was going by this name<ref name="barribrawl"/> (pictured at right) suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), was used as inspiration for Barricade's Cybertronian-mode head in IDW's "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]," and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.
*In the first movie, Barricade sports the [[license plate]] "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate ''also'' shows up on ''[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]]'' [[robot mode]] chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
*The [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/ebay-find-of-the-day-saleen-barricade-replica/ promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie.
*By placing Barricade's arrival on Earth in 2003, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' seems to contradict the very existence of his [[alternate mode]], since it is a 2006 model car. Not so— the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
[[File:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|150px|right|This looks familiar!]]
*In a deleted scene set during Barricade's pursuit of Bumblebee, the Decepticon was to deploy serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. The scene was filmed, as evidenced by artist [[Sean Haworth]]'s photograph of the constructed and fitted weapon prop (right), and its removal at least partially helps to explain the abrupt shift from day to night that occurs during the chase. The scene remains in IDW's comic book adaptation of the film, and the weapons are optional extras for RadioShack's ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade model kit.

===Other films===
*When asked about Barricade's disappearance from the first film, writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that it was a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> As it happened, Barricade didn't turn up in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; two years later, Orci stated that he honestly couldn't remember why.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>
*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>
*An early idea writer [[Chris Mowry]] had for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic book prequel ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' was to depict Barricade's transformation into new movie character [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref> Another of Mowry's ideas for ''Alliance'' involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains. Mowry notes he would have been confronted by [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]; whether this means Storm Surge was an Autobot at this point in development, or if there was dissension in the Decepticon ranks, is unclear.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage281346]</ref>
[[File:Barricade_5.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Barricade's new haircut.]]
*Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in ''Dark of the Moon'', but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by [[Frank Welker]]) coming out of his mouth for the scene.
*Barricade is one of the few Movieverse characters who have a distinct transformation sound effect.
*For ''The Last Knight'', Barricade's robot mode (pictured at right) has become sleeker and more streamlined than in his previous appearances. Additionally, he sports an arm-mounted gatling gun on his left arm, wields a baton and a pistol, and even has brass knuckles with the words "PUNISH" and "ENSLAVE" engraved onto them (though they were strangely changed to an inverted "PROTECT" and "SERVE" in the movie itself). Astonishingly, his normal speaking voice even sounds similar, if not identical, to Jess Harnell's portrayal of Ironhide.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?hl=en]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/09/transformers-5-last-knight-barricade-revealed-321323]</ref>
*Despite all the marketing and promotional material leading up to the release of ''The Last Knight'' portraying him with a mask/helmet, he never uses it in the film itself and has a fully exposed face all throughout.

===Disappearances and Reappearances===
[[File:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|upright=1.25|180px|thumb|right|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Barricade abruptly disappears from the first live-action film during the highway battle, last appearing as Bonecrusher moves forward to engage Optimus Prime. As evidenced by scenes in the novelization and comic book adaptations of the film (right), he was supposed to join Bonecrusher in attacking the Autobot leader, and would have been destroyed by Optimus after Bonecrusher (alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'', describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation, and [[IDW Publishing]] capitalized on the character's ambiguous fate to "overwrite" his death from their comic adaptation, revealing instead in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' that he had been forced off the road by Ironhide and drove into a roadway bridge pillar, knocking himself out.
*Barricade subsequently reappeared in several further IDW comics before returning to the screen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', where he appears to have been killed off by N.E.S.T. soldiers...
*...Only to appear alive and well in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which would almost make sense considering the fact that it is mentioned in that film that he has been under government surveillance. He was last seen under attack by the British military before continuing his tradition of having an ambiguous fate near the end of every odd-numbered film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lùzhàng''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Barycada''' (Барикада, "Barricade")

==Footnotes==
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Barricade (Movie)

2017-09-25T23:30:28Z

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an [[Earth]] police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot]]s is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.{{fact}} The most frustrating part about him is that he always manages to come back no matter how many times he has been brought down.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian}}

[[File:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]

After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. From data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and the "[[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]]", the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Using the internet, the duo learned that Megatron had accidentally marked Witwicky's [[glasses]] with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]—glasses which were now being auctioned on [[eBay]] by his descendant, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]].

[[File:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|He got better.]]

Tracking the human to the town of [[Tranquility]], Barricade appeared in the path of ladiesman217 as he was attempting to flee [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom he mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Believing Barricade to be a legitimate police vehicle, Ladiesman217 requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform right in front of him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on "eBay item 21153". Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty good and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office, Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists on Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged.

[[File:TF2007 barricade vehiclemode.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I'm going to need a dozen robots disguised as cookies.]]

Barricade had repaired himself by the time Frenzy (who infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. Knowing that the Decepticons were coming, the humans and Autobots tried to transport the AllSpark to [[Mission City]] for extraction, but Barricade and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught up to them on the highway into the city. Barricade attempted to clear a path through the traffic by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217—riding inside Bumblebee—recognized Barricade, and in response to his call for action, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] realigned to block the Decepticon from getting to the human and the AllSpark. Barricade was last seen as Bonecrusher pulled ahead to attack Optimus; he was absent from the subsequent battle in Mission City for unknown reasons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'' and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]", "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Sam's New Car]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, See [[#Notes|notes]])}}
[[File:DOTM-Barricadecaptures.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|It's so obvious that we're going to win.]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, to whom he delivered a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]; Barricade laughed as he slew the Autobot with a shot in the back. Fortunately, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] intervened to prevent any further executions, causing a distraction that allowed the other Autobots to escape.

[[File:DOTM-Barricadesnipershot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?]]
Following the Autobots' getaway, Barricade joined up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and was in the process of chewing out the Decepticon ground troops when he suddenly found himself blinded by sniper shots to his eyes courtesy of the Autobots' [[NEST]] allies. As he stumbled around in pain, the humans got in close and jammed a bomb into his leg, which brought him tumbling to the ground when it went off. He was last seen trying to crawl to safety as the human troops fired on him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by [[Harold Attinger]] to demonstrate how Transformers were dangerous.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{Voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}, [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)
Having survived the injuries he sustained in the Chicago war and avoided being hunted down by the humans in the years since, Barricade had been rebuilt into a sleeker new form. Seven years since the Chicago conflict, he acted as Megatron's spy and scout in his search for the [[Guardian Knight]]s' [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]]. Perhaps unknown to him, he had long been under surveillance of the U.S. government. In the ruins of Chicago, he witnessed the talisman being bestowed to [[Cade Yeager]] by [[Talisman Knight|one of the Knights]]. He was however unable to claim it due to arrival of the heavily armed [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], and he watched from a distance as they entered a stand off with Yeager and the Autobots.

He reported back to Megatron, incidentally angering his leader by flashing his light in his face. He reported the events of his mission, and Megatron was further angered by his failure to retrieve the Talisman, which was needed to find the [[Staff of Merlin|Staff]] they required. Barricade managed to salvage the situation, indicating he knew who could lead them to the Staff: the TRF themselves. Unknown to either, their conversation was being monitored by [[William Lennox]] and [[Morshower|General Morshower]]. Based on Barricade's plan, Megatron used human hostages to broker a deal with TRF and secured the release of fellow Decepticons [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]].

He later joined his leader and cohorts in their hunt for Yeager. They arrived at Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] but Yeager had already fled to a nearby town and they followed. They were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and blasted by a trap set by Yeager. Barricade took point in pursuing Yeager through the town. Barricade ordered Yeager and [[Izabella]] to freeze, but was surprised and swiped through a wall by the newly-arrived [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s tail. He was then seized in the Dinobot's jaws and flung to the ground, but luckily for Barricade, Grimlock was focused on crunching on Dreadbot when Megatron gave the order to retreat.

[[File:TLKMegsAndBarricade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Hey Barricade, ready for a [[Frank Welker|flashback]] to ''Dark of the Moon''?]]
He and his comrades then followed Yeager to England, knowing he was the key to finding the Staff. In [[London]], he chased down the fleeing Bumblebee, who had Yeager and [[Viviane Wembly]] with him. He attempted to ram them but was blasted away by his Autobot nemesis. He transformed to catch himself but fell into oncoming traffic and was rammed by a large truck. Commenting on how much it hurt, he had been hit hard enough that he was too weak to continue the pursuit.

He later rendezvoused with Megatron and Nitro at [[Stonehenge]], the site which would drain [[Unicron]], who lay deep within the Earth, of his energy and revive the recently-arrived Cybertron. He happily gloated that he had lived to kill a planet and commented on the ease with which they could kill Unicron. They soon came under attack from the humans and he returned fire. He later vanished, apparently having fled after Megatron and Nitro Zeus withdrew to Cybertron, yet again living to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}

After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===

[[File:Foundation2 cybertronian barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|Any special message for all the kids reading this wiki out home? "Stay out of trouble. Because this trouble will find you."]]

Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

When [[Ejoornian|unknown alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron after the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], Barricade and Scorponok were sent to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following battle with the aliens Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. As Megatron's ambition grew, he determined to eliminate Science Division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], sending Barricade and a team of other Decepticons to slay Optimus's allies and bring him in. [[File:Defiance3 BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]] Barricade and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] stood by as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailed the "traitors" with an explosive round; Barricade was eager to get into the fight, but was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] so his aerial forces could swoop in to finish the job. This turned out to be lucky for Barricade, as Optimus managed to bury Starscream's team under a mountain of rubble. Though defeated, they all soon returned to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where Megatron rechristened them and the rest of his Defense Force the "Decepticons." {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

During the subsequent civil war between the Decepticons and Optimus's Autobots, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream who took part in a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot, but mood turned somber when he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space. Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die without the AllSpark, but Bonecrusher had little time for his remarks, suggesting he should die along with the planet. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} Megatron immediately took off to pursue the AllSpark, leaving Starscream with orders to eliminate the Autobots in advance of his return. When the Autobots departed the planet to hunt down the AllSpark themselves, Barricade was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' assembled by Starscream to give chase. Confident in Megatron's abilities to deal with any pursuing Autobots, Barricade questioned both the need to hurry, and Starscream's motives for doing so, but was quickly reprimanded by Starscream for speaking out of turn. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Planetfall barricade and wreckage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Waste your out-of-character sympathy for people who will actually be IN the movie.]]

After thousands of years of searching, the ''Nemesis'' crew tracked the AllSpark's energy to [[Earth]]'s [[Star system|solar system]]. After setting their ship down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Barricade, Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] continued on to Earth itself, where they touched down in [[Afghanistan]] in 2003. They immediately attacked a nearby [[United States military]] installation, where Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. As the fight continued, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. Barricade objected to leaving Wreckage behind when Starscream ordered them to pull out, but was forced to abandon him. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} The Decepticons subsequently scattered across the planet to search for Megatron and the AllSpark; Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{note|"Planetfall" and ''Movie Prequel'' #4 offer contradictory accounts of Barricade and the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, with the former showing them arriving in Afghanisation shortly before the events of the film, and the latter placing them in North America in 2003. The ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Reign of Starscream]]'' movie sequel comic would corroborate the "Planetfall" account, but the timing involved means it must take place in 2003 as in ''Prequel'' #4.}}

[[File:Interlude barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Prime directives: 1. Serve the public. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Obey the law. 4. Do the exact opposite of 1-3.]]

Learning that the Autobot Bumblebee was also on Earth, Barricade tracked him to just outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], arriving just as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky]]s. {{storylink|Interlude}} Bumblebee managed to escape, but Barricade pursued him to [[New Mexico]], where he had a new idea: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} Bumblebee subsequently found his way to [[Tranquility]] and [[Sam Witwicky]], and the battle over the glasses to learn the location of the AllSpark ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} During the subsequent highway chase to Mission City, Barricade attempted to close in on Bumblebee to "settle the score" with him, but found his way obstructed by Ironhide, causing him to crash into a pillar. Knocked offline by the crash, he missed out on the Mission City battle; he was conscious again by the time the battle's sole survivor, Starscream, came looking for him. Informed that Sam had destroyed the AllSpark and Megatron, Barricade suggested recovering the lost Frenzy so they could access his data files on the boy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

While Starscream returned to Cybertron to enact a plan of his own, Barricade remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} He spied upon the Autobots as they made plans with [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to dispose of the Decepticons' bodies, then broadcast the information he had learned into space on a Decepticon frequency, hoping someone would hear and take interest. As it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Soon after Starscream made it back to Earth, however, Decepticons under the command of the long-absent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] also began arriving, and Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} Soundwave sought the final remaining shard of the AllSpark in order to revive Megatron, so Barricade was sent to Tranquility to capture Sam and force its location from him—or failing that, ransom him for it. [[File:TotF1 barricade and sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Only you won't be alive."]] Barricade took the boy to a junkyard to interrogate him, but Bumblebee soon arrived to rescue him. A protracted battled followed, concluding when 'Bee knocked Barricade into a pool of gasoline and ignited it, setting off a massive explosion. Barricade survived the blast, though, and drove off in car mode after Bumblebee and Sam had left. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

Following the resurrection of Megatron and [[The Fallen]]'s failed plan for revenge, Barricade was among the Decepticon troops that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] sent to attack Sam's college in order to recapture a rogue Decepticon brain unit [[Brains]]. Barricade initiated the assault, smashing his way into Sam's dorm and renewing his rivalry with Bumblebee, who stood ready to protect his human friend. {{Storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The pair grappled and traded blows for the duration of the attack {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} until Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons." <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}

====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
[[File:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. His proceeded to tail Bumblebee while the Autobot was on his way to [[New Mexico]], but unfortunately, Bumblebee identified him before Barricade could eliminate him. Barricade was inspired to come up with a new plan: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====

Barricade - alongside Onslaught and Megatron - mounted an assault on the Autobots while they were in the [[Schick]] R&D department. Onslaught charged at the Autobots, only to be knocked aside by [[Hydrobot]]! The others soon followed suite after Bumblebee incapacitated them with his stinger, forcing them into a retreat. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:StarscreamMilitia zombie barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Guess Barricade's a ''Trigun'' fan.]]
Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle. Immediately after the battle's conclusion, Starscream resurrected him, Blackout, and Devastator using AllSpark energy plucked from the [[AllSpark Mutation|mutations]] created during the chaos, turning all three into mindless, relentless zombies. Holding his own decapitated head in his hand, the zombie Barricade took on Optimus Prime; his noggin chewed on the Autobot leader's arm while the rest of his body kept him busy. The battle lasted only mere minutes, as Ratchet soon realized what was animating the Decepticons' bodies and instructed his fellow Autobots to target the AllSpark energy signatures, putting Barricade and his fellow zombies down permanently. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|"Starscream's Milita" was written using IDW's comic book adaptation of the movie as a springboard, and so incorporated Barricade's death as seen in it. Just as IDW themselves would ignore the scene in their future comics thanks to its deletion from the film, all subsequent Titan stories ignored Barricade's death and presented him as being alive.}}

Several years later, Barricade joined Starscream in a hit and run on the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]] in [[San Jose]] during an anti-[[Transformer]] rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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====Alternate timelines====

[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]

In an alternate timeline in which Megatron triumphed in the battle of Mission City and the victorious Decepticons set about conquering North America, Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}, a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
[[File:Lawanddisorder barricade.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|One: I am the prettiest unicorn! Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!]]

Starscream considered Barricade a good candidate for second-in-command once he vacated the position to take over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}} As irony would have it, Barricade ''did'' soon take over Starscream's job when the air commander had a nervous breakdown... his job as respondent for the comic's [[letters page]]! Unwilling to let the Decepticons turn the page into a propaganda machine, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it with him, much to Barricade's irritation. He shared Starscream's contempt for ''[[you]]'', the reader (#1), and continued the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, didn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when letters would be pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

By the time of Barricade's stewardship of the letters, relations had broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], and they had returned to targeting Michael Bay and company for the pro-Autobot bent of their films. Though Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide, (#1) he refused to appear in the second, and would not even allow his likeness to be used in the video games. (#4) (He claimed he never wanted to be in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disproved that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening the director with death (#8). He was absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status was spotty; while he knew [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[The Fallen]]. (#7) He also had a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)

Barricade stated how he doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he followed the party line and claimed the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he began showning signs of discontent with being a Decepticon—the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work (#5)—leading Ironhide to start offering him the chance to defect to the Autobots. Barricade outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise (#9); the second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness began starting to disturb him. (#11) He did, however, become fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and became determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Barricade would reveal other assorted factoids about his history and personal tastes during his time as host. Like Starscream, he was active on Earth during the 1980s, at which time he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12) He watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] broadcast at the time (#3) and approved of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) He's terrified of [[Unicron]]. (#6) He's apparently got an optic for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

===Transformers Mix & Match books===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Barricade hung out with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and spied on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyber Missions Barricade.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.5|You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and used
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on, but true to his history, disappeared from sight soon after. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}
===''BeCool'' shorts===
[[File:BeCool patrolcar and americanpatrolcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
'''American Patrol Car''' (アメリカンパトカー ''Amerikan Patokā'') spoke English, but was still capable of communication with his Japanese-speaking fellow BeCool Transformers, albeit with a heavy English-speaking accent. He was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool'' {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} and later joined his police force partner [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] to welcome audiences to [[Surprise World|the world in which the BeCool robots lived]]. The pair failed to notice when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]] accidentally dropped a [[banana]] peel in the course of his job, so when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] hit the peel and went spinning through the city streets, they thought he was just driving recklessly and sped after him. Unfortunately, they failed to stop him before he crashed into a bunch of other 'bots, necessitating the medical aid of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ambulance]], who American Patrol Car explained to the audience was the town doctor. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}
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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
[[File:FlightoftheBumblebee bee vs barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Turn, heretic."]]
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade threatens sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"Were it so easy..."]]
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his [[alternate mode]], Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Decoding Megatron and the AllSpark's location from them, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who, together with Blackout, soon struck [[Hoover Dam]] and liberated their leader.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]]}}
[[File:TFtheGamePSP barricade hooverdam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Even on my knees I do not belong in his presence."]]
Barricade and a platoon of Decepticon drones pursued Sam Witwicky in an attempt to obtain his grandfather's glasses, but were defeated in a battle at a steel processing plant by the human's protector, Bumblebee. A short time later, learning from Frenzy that Megatron's frozen body was being held at Hoover Dam by Sector Seven, Barricade and Starscream attacked the facility. Barricade penetrated the dam and located Megatron's body, deactivating the machines that were keeping him frozen. When Megatron did not immediately reactivate, Barricade assumed his leader was dead after all, but Megatron soon shook off the deep freeze treatment to prove his subordinate wrong. Megatron jetted off to acquire some fresh energy for himself, while Barricade reported on Megatron's awakening to Starscream, who was not best pleased with the news. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS barricade dies.jpg|right|thumb||''Guess I got what I deserved... Kept you waiting there too long, my love...'' |upright=1.2]]
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to transport the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the ensuing battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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===Allspark Highway===
Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:Bsbg-barricade.jpg|thumb|left|What's the matter, don't you trust cops?]]
Barricade 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!}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[Image:Barricade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]] encountered Barricade on one of their missions, and Barricade demanded to know if he was [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesmans217]]. [[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]] got a read-out on the Decepticon, and they eventually had a Good Cop vs. Bad Cop showdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|Good Cop Bad Cop}}2nd Encounter
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#|It's in our DNA}}

*'''Class:''' Scout
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Melee Attacks'' - Up to 79-144% '''Critical Damage Buff''' based on the opponent's stored Power.
**''When Knocked Down:''
***52%-85% chance to evade melee attacks for 3-3.4 seconds.
***26-40% Critical Rate Buff for 6-7.5 seconds.
**''Ranged Attacks:'' 20% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 6 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Bad Cop''' - Backfire becomes stackable and duration is increased.
**'''Special 1: Punishment''' - ''You have the right to remain silent.'' - 100% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 9 seconds. Opponent's Special Attacks' backfire, inflicting damage upon activation.
**'''Special 2: Subjugation''' - ''Taze opponents into submission.'' - 100% to '''Power Steal''', taking 23-36% of the opponent's Power as your own.
**'''Special 3: Dispatch''' - ''Subdue your opponent with nunchakus... permanently.'' - +25% Critical Rate Buff for 25 seconds.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Enemies''' with Bumblebee, Prowl, and Hot Rod - Angered by their partnership, Barricade's enemies gain +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Outlaws''' with Grindor - Grindor's first Heavy Ranged Attack inflicts Power Lock for 3-12 seconds.
**'''Forged to Serve''' with Megatron - Megatron has a 25~100% chance to inflict 2 Impair Charges per hit.
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==Toys==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Second Life avatars==
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*In an early version of the movie's script, Barricade and Frenzy's roles were shared by a single character named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|150px|right|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]
*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of making the police car a Decepticon.
*An early working name for Barricade was '''Brawl''',<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]]. Early concept art the character created when he was going by this name<ref name="barribrawl"/> (pictured at right) suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), was used as inspiration for Barricade's Cybertronian-mode head in IDW's "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]," and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.
*In the first movie, Barricade sports the [[license plate]] "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate ''also'' shows up on ''[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]]'' [[robot mode]] chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
*The [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/ebay-find-of-the-day-saleen-barricade-replica/ promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie.
*By placing Barricade's arrival on Earth in 2003, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' seems to contradict the very existence of his [[alternate mode]], since it is a 2006 model car. Not so— the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
[[File:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|150px|right|This looks familiar!]]
*In a deleted scene set during Barricade's pursuit of Bumblebee, the Decepticon was to deploy serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. The scene was filmed, as evidenced by artist [[Sean Haworth]]'s photograph of the constructed and fitted weapon prop (right), and its removal at least partially helps to explain the abrupt shift from day to night that occurs during the chase. The scene remains in IDW's comic book adaptation of the film, and the weapons are optional extras for RadioShack's ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade model kit.

===Other films===
*When asked about Barricade's disappearance from the first film, writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that it was a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> As it happened, Barricade didn't turn up in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; two years later, Orci stated that he honestly couldn't remember why.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>
*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>
*An early idea writer [[Chris Mowry]] had for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic book prequel ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' was to depict Barricade's transformation into new movie character [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref> Another of Mowry's ideas for ''Alliance'' involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains. Mowry notes he would have been confronted by [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]; whether this means Storm Surge was an Autobot at this point in development, or if there was dissension in the Decepticon ranks, is unclear.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage281346]</ref>
[[File:Barricade_5.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Barricade's new haircut.]]
*Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in ''Dark of the Moon'', but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by [[Frank Welker]]) coming out of his mouth for the scene.
*Barricade is one of the few Movieverse characters who have a distinct transformation sound effect.
*For ''The Last Knight'', Barricade's robot mode (pictured at right) has become sleeker and more streamlined than in his previous appearances. Additionally, he sports an arm-mounted gatling gun on his left arm, wields a baton and a pistol, and even has brass knuckles with the words "PUNISH" and "ENSLAVE" engraved onto them (though they were strangely changed to an inverted "PROTECT" and "SERVE" in the movie itself). Astonishingly, his normal speaking voice even sounds similar, if not identical, to Jess Harnell's portrayal of Ironhide.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?hl=en]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/09/transformers-5-last-knight-barricade-revealed-321323]</ref>
*Despite all the marketing and promotional material leading up to the release of ''The Last Knight'' portraying him with a mask/helmet, he never uses it in the film itself and has a fully exposed face all throughout.

===Disappearances and Reappearances===
[[File:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|upright=1.25|180px|thumb|right|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Barricade abruptly disappears from the first live-action film during the highway battle, last appearing as Bonecrusher moves forward to engage Optimus Prime. As evidenced by scenes in the novelization and comic book adaptations of the film (right), he was supposed to join Bonecrusher in attacking the Autobot leader, and would have been destroyed by Optimus after Bonecrusher (alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'', describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation, and [[IDW Publishing]] capitalized on the character's ambiguous fate to "overwrite" his death from their comic adaptation, revealing instead in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' that he had been forced off the road by Ironhide and drove into a roadway bridge pillar, knocking himself out.
*Barricade subsequently reappeared in several further IDW comics before returning to the screen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', where he appears to have been killed off by N.E.S.T. soldiers...
*...Only to appear alive and well in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which would almost make sense considering the fact that it is mentioned in that film that he has been under government surveillance. He was last seen under attack by the British military before continuing his tradition of having an ambiguous fate near the end of every odd-numbered film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lùzhàng''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Barycada''' (Барикада, "Barricade")

==Footnotes==
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Barricade (Movie)

2017-09-25T23:29:39Z

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]

'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an [[Earth]] police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot]]s is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.{{fact}} The most frustrating part about him is that he always manages to come back no matter how many times he has been brought down.

{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Achille D'Aniello]] (Italian}}

[[File:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]

After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. From data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and the "[[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]]", the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Using the internet, the duo learned that Megatron had accidentally marked Witwicky's [[glasses]] with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]—glasses which were now being auctioned on [[eBay]] by his descendant, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]].

[[File:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|He got better.]]

Tracking the human to the town of [[Tranquility]], Barricade appeared in the path of ladiesman217 as he was attempting to flee [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom he mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Believing Barricade to be a legitimate police vehicle, Ladiesman217 requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform right in front of him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on "eBay item 21153". Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty good and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office, Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists on Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged.

[[File:TF2007 barricade vehiclemode.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|I'm going to need a dozen robots disguised as cookies.]]

Barricade had repaired himself by the time Frenzy (who infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. Knowing that the Decepticons were coming, the humans and Autobots tried to transport the AllSpark to [[Mission City]] for extraction, but Barricade and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] caught up to them on the highway into the city. Barricade attempted to clear a path through the traffic by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217—riding inside Bumblebee—recognized Barricade, and in response to his call for action, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] realigned to block the Decepticon from getting to the human and the AllSpark. Barricade was last seen as Bonecrusher pulled ahead to attack Optimus; he was absent from the subsequent battle in Mission City for unknown reasons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'' and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]", "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Sam's New Car]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, See [[#Notes|notes]])}}
[[File:DOTM-Barricadecaptures.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|It's so obvious that we're going to win.]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, to whom he delivered a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]; Barricade laughed as he slew the Autobot with a shot in the back. Fortunately, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] intervened to prevent any further executions, causing a distraction that allowed the other Autobots to escape.

[[File:DOTM-Barricadesnipershot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?]]
Following the Autobots' getaway, Barricade joined up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and was in the process of chewing out the Decepticon ground troops when he suddenly found himself blinded by sniper shots to his eyes courtesy of the Autobots' [[NEST]] allies. As he stumbled around in pain, the humans got in close and jammed a bomb into his leg, which brought him tumbling to the ground when it went off. He was last seen trying to crawl to safety as the human troops fired on him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by [[Harold Attinger]] to demonstrate how Transformers were dangerous.
{{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{Voiceactor|[[Jess Harnell]] (English)}}, [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japanese)
Having survived the injuries he sustained in the Chicago war and avoided being hunted down by the humans in the years since, Barricade had been rebuilt into a sleeker new form. Seven years since the Chicago conflict, he acted as Megatron's spy and scout in his search for the [[Guardian Knight]]s' [[Talisman (TLK)|talisman]]. Perhaps unknown to him, he had long been under surveillance of the U.S. government. In the ruins of Chicago, he witnessed the talisman being bestowed to [[Cade Yeager]] by [[Talisman Knight|one of the Knights]]. He was however unable to claim it due to arrival of the heavily armed [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], and he watched from a distance as they entered a stand off with Yeager and the Autobots.

He reported back to Megatron, incidentally angering his leader by flashing his light in his face. He reported the events of his mission, and Megatron was further angered by his failure to retrieve the Talisman, which was needed to find the [[Staff of Merlin|Staff]] they required. Barricade managed to salvage the situation, indicating he knew who could lead them to the Staff: the TRF themselves. Unknown to either, their conversation was being monitored by [[William Lennox]] and [[Morshower|General Morshower]]. Based on Barricade's plan, Megatron used human hostages to broker a deal with TRF and secured the release of fellow Decepticons [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]].

He later joined his leader and cohorts in their hunt for Yeager. They arrived at Yeager's [[Junkyard (TLK)|scrap yard]] but Yeager had already fled to a nearby town and they followed. They were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and blasted by a trap set by Yeager. Barricade took point in pursuing Yeager through the town. Barricade ordered Yeager and [[Izabella]] to freeze, but was surprised and swiped through a wall by the newly-arrived [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]'s tail. He was then seized in the Dinobot's jaws and flung to the ground, but luckily for Barricade, Grimlock was focused on crunching on Dreadbot when Megatron gave the order to retreat.

[[File:TLKMegsAndBarricade.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Hey Barricade, ready for a [[Frank Welker|flashback]] to ''Dark of the Moon''?]]
He and his comrades then followed Yeager to England, knowing he was the key to finding the Staff. In [[London]], he chased down the fleeing Bumblebee, who had Yeager and [[Viviane Wembly]] with him. He attempted to ram them but was blasted away by his Autobot nemesis. He transformed to catch himself but fell into oncoming traffic and was rammed by a large truck. Commenting on how much it hurt, he had been hit hard enough that he was too weak to continue the pursuit.

He later rendezvoused with Megatron and Nitro at [[Stonehenge]], the site which would drain [[Unicron]], who lay deep within the Earth, of his energy and revive the recently-arrived Cybertron. He happily gloated that he had lived to kill a planet and commented on the ease with which they could kill Unicron. They soon came under attack from the humans and he returned fire. He later vanished, apparently having fled after Megatron and Nitro Zeus withdrew to Cybertron, yet again living to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}

After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW movie comics===

[[File:Foundation2 cybertronian barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|Any special message for all the kids reading this wiki out home? "Stay out of trouble. Because this trouble will find you."]]

Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

When [[Ejoornian|unknown alien hostiles]] attacked Cybertron after the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], Barricade and Scorponok were sent to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following battle with the aliens Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. As Megatron's ambition grew, he determined to eliminate Science Division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], sending Barricade and a team of other Decepticons to slay Optimus's allies and bring him in. [[File:Defiance3 BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]] Barricade and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] stood by as [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailed the "traitors" with an explosive round; Barricade was eager to get into the fight, but was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] so his aerial forces could swoop in to finish the job. This turned out to be lucky for Barricade, as Optimus managed to bury Starscream's team under a mountain of rubble. Though defeated, they all soon returned to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], where Megatron rechristened them and the rest of his Defense Force the "Decepticons." {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

During the subsequent civil war between the Decepticons and Optimus's Autobots, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream who took part in a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot, but mood turned somber when he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space. Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die without the AllSpark, but Bonecrusher had little time for his remarks, suggesting he should die along with the planet. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} Megatron immediately took off to pursue the AllSpark, leaving Starscream with orders to eliminate the Autobots in advance of his return. When the Autobots departed the planet to hunt down the AllSpark themselves, Barricade was part of the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' assembled by Starscream to give chase. Confident in Megatron's abilities to deal with any pursuing Autobots, Barricade questioned both the need to hurry, and Starscream's motives for doing so, but was quickly reprimanded by Starscream for speaking out of turn. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:Planetfall barricade and wreckage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Waste your out-of-character sympathy for people who will actually be IN the movie.]]

After thousands of years of searching, the ''Nemesis'' crew tracked the AllSpark's energy to [[Earth]]'s [[Star system|solar system]]. After setting their ship down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Barricade, Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, and [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] continued on to Earth itself, where they touched down in [[Afghanistan]] in 2003. They immediately attacked a nearby [[United States military]] installation, where Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. As the fight continued, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. Barricade objected to leaving Wreckage behind when Starscream ordered them to pull out, but was forced to abandon him. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} The Decepticons subsequently scattered across the planet to search for Megatron and the AllSpark; Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

{{note|"Planetfall" and ''Movie Prequel'' #4 offer contradictory accounts of Barricade and the Decepticons' arrival on Earth, with the former showing them arriving in Afghanisation shortly before the events of the film, and the latter placing them in North America in 2003. The ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|Reign of Starscream]]'' movie sequel comic would corroborate the "Planetfall" account, but the timing involved means it must take place in 2003 as in ''Prequel'' #4.}}

[[File:Interlude barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Prime directives: 1. Serve the public. 2. Protect the innocent. 3. Obey the law. 4. Do the exact opposite of 1-3.]]

Learning that the Autobot Bumblebee was also on Earth, Barricade tracked him to just outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], arriving just as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky]]s. {{storylink|Interlude}} Bumblebee managed to escape, but Barricade pursued him to [[New Mexico]], where he had a new idea: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} Bumblebee subsequently found his way to [[Tranquility]] and [[Sam Witwicky]], and the battle over the glasses to learn the location of the AllSpark ensued. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} During the subsequent highway chase to Mission City, Barricade attempted to close in on Bumblebee to "settle the score" with him, but found his way obstructed by Ironhide, causing him to crash into a pillar. Knocked offline by the crash, he missed out on the Mission City battle; he was conscious again by the time the battle's sole survivor, Starscream, came looking for him. Informed that Sam had destroyed the AllSpark and Megatron, Barricade suggested recovering the lost Frenzy so they could access his data files on the boy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

While Starscream returned to Cybertron to enact a plan of his own, Barricade remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} He spied upon the Autobots as they made plans with [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] to dispose of the Decepticons' bodies, then broadcast the information he had learned into space on a Decepticon frequency, hoping someone would hear and take interest. As it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Soon after Starscream made it back to Earth, however, Decepticons under the command of the long-absent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] also began arriving, and Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} Soundwave sought the final remaining shard of the AllSpark in order to revive Megatron, so Barricade was sent to Tranquility to capture Sam and force its location from him—or failing that, ransom him for it. [[File:TotF1 barricade and sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|"Dead or alive, you're coming with me. Only you won't be alive."]] Barricade took the boy to a junkyard to interrogate him, but Bumblebee soon arrived to rescue him. A protracted battled followed, concluding when 'Bee knocked Barricade into a pool of gasoline and ignited it, setting off a massive explosion. Barricade survived the blast, though, and drove off in car mode after Bumblebee and Sam had left. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

Following the resurrection of Megatron and [[The Fallen]]'s failed plan for revenge, Barricade was among the Decepticon troops that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] sent to attack Sam's college in order to recapture a rogue Decepticon brain unit [[Brains]]. Barricade initiated the assault, smashing his way into Sam's dorm and renewing his rivalry with Bumblebee, who stood ready to protect his human friend. {{Storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} The pair grappled and traded blows for the duration of the attack {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} until Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons." <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}

====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
[[File:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. His proceeded to tail Bumblebee while the Autobot was on his way to [[New Mexico]], but unfortunately, Bumblebee identified him before Barricade could eliminate him. Barricade was inspired to come up with a new plan: ''allow'' the Autobot to get away, so that they could track him from afar to see what leads and information he had already turned up in his search. Starscream agreed to the plan, but ordered Barricade to superficially rough the little Autobot up a bit before letting him go, just to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
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{{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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Barricade - alongside Onslaught and Megatron - mounted an assault on the Autobots while they were in the [[Schick]] R&D department. Onslaught charged at the Autobots, only to be knocked aside by [[Hydrobot]]! The others soon followed suite after Bumblebee incapacitated them with his stinger, forcing them into a retreat. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}

===Titan movie comics===
[[File:StarscreamMilitia zombie barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Guess Barricade's a ''Trigun'' fan.]]
Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle. Immediately after the battle's conclusion, Starscream resurrected him, Blackout, and Devastator using AllSpark energy plucked from the [[AllSpark Mutation|mutations]] created during the chaos, turning all three into mindless, relentless zombies. Holding his own decapitated head in his hand, the zombie Barricade took on Optimus Prime; his noggin chewed on the Autobot leader's arm while the rest of his body kept him busy. The battle lasted only mere minutes, as Ratchet soon realized what was animating the Decepticons' bodies and instructed his fellow Autobots to target the AllSpark energy signatures, putting Barricade and his fellow zombies down permanently. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

{{note|"Starscream's Milita" was written using IDW's comic book adaptation of the movie as a springboard, and so incorporated Barricade's death as seen in it. Just as IDW themselves would ignore the scene in their future comics thanks to its deletion from the film, all subsequent Titan stories ignored Barricade's death and presented him as being alive.}}

Several years later, Barricade joined Starscream in a hit and run on the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]] in [[San Jose]] during an anti-[[Transformer]] rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}
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====Alternate timelines====

[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]

In an alternate timeline in which Megatron triumphed in the battle of Mission City and the victorious Decepticons set about conquering North America, Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}}, a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
[[File:Lawanddisorder barricade.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|One: I am the prettiest unicorn! Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!]]

Starscream considered Barricade a good candidate for second-in-command once he vacated the position to take over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}} As irony would have it, Barricade ''did'' soon take over Starscream's job when the air commander had a nervous breakdown... his job as respondent for the comic's [[letters page]]! Unwilling to let the Decepticons turn the page into a propaganda machine, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it with him, much to Barricade's irritation. He shared Starscream's contempt for ''[[you]]'', the reader (#1), and continued the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, didn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when letters would be pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

By the time of Barricade's stewardship of the letters, relations had broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], and they had returned to targeting Michael Bay and company for the pro-Autobot bent of their films. Though Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide, (#1) he refused to appear in the second, and would not even allow his likeness to be used in the video games. (#4) (He claimed he never wanted to be in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disproved that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening the director with death (#8). He was absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status was spotty; while he knew [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[The Fallen]]. (#7) He also had a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)

Barricade stated how he doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he followed the party line and claimed the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he began showning signs of discontent with being a Decepticon—the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work (#5)—leading Ironhide to start offering him the chance to defect to the Autobots. Barricade outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise (#9); the second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness began starting to disturb him. (#11) He did, however, become fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and became determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Barricade would reveal other assorted factoids about his history and personal tastes during his time as host. Like Starscream, he was active on Earth during the 1980s, at which time he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12) He watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Transformers'' cartoon]] broadcast at the time (#3) and approved of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) He's terrified of [[Unicron]]. (#6) He's apparently got an optic for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

===Transformers Mix & Match books===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Barricade hung out with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and spied on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match}}

===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyber Missions Barricade.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.5|You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and used
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}

Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on, but true to his history, disappeared from sight soon after. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}
===''BeCool'' shorts===
[[File:BeCool patrolcar and americanpatrolcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
'''American Patrol Car''' (アメリカンパトカー ''Amerikan Patokā'') spoke English, but was still capable of communication with his Japanese-speaking fellow BeCool Transformers, albeit with a heavy English-speaking accent. He was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool'' {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}} and later joined his police force partner [[Prowl (G1)|Patrol Car]] to welcome audiences to [[Surprise World|the world in which the BeCool robots lived]]. The pair failed to notice when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Garbage Truck]] accidentally dropped a [[banana]] peel in the course of his job, so when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Yellow Sports Car]] hit the peel and went spinning through the city streets, they thought he was just driving recklessly and sped after him. Unfortunately, they failed to stop him before he crashed into a bunch of other 'bots, necessitating the medical aid of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ambulance]], who American Patrol Car explained to the audience was the town doctor. {{storylink|The Story of Protecting the Signal!}}
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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
[[File:FlightoftheBumblebee bee vs barricade.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}
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===Transformers The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade vs bee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Turn, heretic."]]
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:TFtheGame barricade threatens sam.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"Were it so easy..."]]
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his [[alternate mode]], Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Decoding Megatron and the AllSpark's location from them, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who, together with Blackout, soon struck [[Hoover Dam]] and liberated their leader.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]]}}
[[File:TFtheGamePSP barricade hooverdam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Even on my knees I do not belong in his presence."]]
Barricade and a platoon of Decepticon drones pursued Sam Witwicky in an attempt to obtain his grandfather's glasses, but were defeated in a battle at a steel processing plant by the human's protector, Bumblebee. A short time later, learning from Frenzy that Megatron's frozen body was being held at Hoover Dam by Sector Seven, Barricade and Starscream attacked the facility. Barricade penetrated the dam and located Megatron's body, deactivating the machines that were keeping him frozen. When Megatron did not immediately reactivate, Barricade assumed his leader was dead after all, but Megatron soon shook off the deep freeze treatment to prove his subordinate wrong. Megatron jetted off to acquire some fresh energy for himself, while Barricade reported on Megatron's awakening to Starscream, who was not best pleased with the news. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Keith David]] (English)}}

====''Transformers: Autobots''====
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

====''Transformers: Decepticons''====
[[File:TFtheGameDS barricade dies.jpg|right|thumb||''Guess I got what I deserved... Kept you waiting there too long, my love...'' |upright=1.2]]
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to transport the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the ensuing battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}
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===Allspark Highway===
Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}
===''Transformers Video Mash-Up''===
{{note|Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.}} {{storylink|Transformers Video Mash-Up}}

===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}
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===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[Image:Bsbg-barricade.jpg|thumb|left|What's the matter, don't you trust cops?]]
Barricade 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!}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[Image:Barricade-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
Barricade was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Optimus Prime]] encountered Barricade on one of their missions, and Barricade demanded to know if he was [[Sam Witwicky|Ladiesmans217]]. [[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Prowl]] got a read-out on the Decepticon, and they eventually had a Good Cop vs. Bad Cop showdown. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#Chapter 1:Realities Collide|Good Cop Bad Cop}}2nd Encounter
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight#|It's in our DNA}}

*'''Class:''' Scout
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Melee Attacks'' - Up to 79-144% '''Critical Damage Buff''' based on the opponent's stored Power.
**''When Knocked Down:''
***52%-85% chance to evade melee attacks for 3-3.4 seconds.
***26-40% Critical Rate Buff for 6-7.5 seconds.
**''Ranged Attacks:'' 20% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 6 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Bad Cop''' - Backfire becomes stackable and duration is increased.
**'''Special 1: Punishment''' - ''You have the right to remain silent.'' - 100% to inflict '''Backfire''' for 9 seconds. Opponent's Special Attacks' backfire, inflicting damage upon activation.
**'''Special 2: Subjugation''' - ''Taze opponents into submission.'' - 100% to '''Power Steal''', taking 23-36% of the opponent's Power as your own.
**'''Special 3: Dispatch''' - ''Subdue your opponent with nunchakus... permanently.'' - +25% Critical Rate Buff for 25 seconds.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Enemies''' with Bumblebee, Prowl, and Hot Rod - Angered by their partnership, Barricade's enemies gain +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Outlaws''' with Grindor - Grindor's first Heavy Ranged Attack inflicts Power Lock for 3-12 seconds.
**'''Forged to Serve''' with Megatron - Megatron has a 25~100% chance to inflict 2 Impair Charges per hit.
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==Toys==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Barricade (Movie)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Second Life avatars==
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

==Notes==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*In an early version of the movie's script, Barricade and Frenzy's roles were shared by a single character named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref>
[[File:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|150px|right|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]
*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of making the police car a Decepticon.
*An early working name for Barricade was '''Brawl''',<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]]. Early concept art the character created when he was going by this name<ref name="barribrawl"/> (pictured at right) suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), was used as inspiration for Barricade's Cybertronian-mode head in IDW's "[[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]," and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.
*In the first movie, Barricade sports the [[license plate]] "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate ''also'' shows up on ''[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]]'' [[robot mode]] chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
*The [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/ebay-find-of-the-day-saleen-barricade-replica/ promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie.
*By placing Barricade's arrival on Earth in 2003, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' seems to contradict the very existence of his [[alternate mode]], since it is a 2006 model car. Not so— the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
[[File:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|150px|right|This looks familiar!]]
*In a deleted scene set during Barricade's pursuit of Bumblebee, the Decepticon was to deploy serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. The scene was filmed, as evidenced by artist [[Sean Haworth]]'s photograph of the constructed and fitted weapon prop (right), and its removal at least partially helps to explain the abrupt shift from day to night that occurs during the chase. The scene remains in IDW's comic book adaptation of the film, and the weapons are optional extras for RadioShack's ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade model kit.

===Other films===
*When asked about Barricade's disappearance from the first film, writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that it was a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> As it happened, Barricade didn't turn up in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''; two years later, Orci stated that he honestly couldn't remember why.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref>
*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref>
*An early idea writer [[Chris Mowry]] had for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic book prequel ''[[Transformers: Alliance]]'' was to depict Barricade's transformation into new movie character [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref> Another of Mowry's ideas for ''Alliance'' involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains. Mowry notes he would have been confronted by [[Storm Surge (Movie)|Storm Surge]]; whether this means Storm Surge was an Autobot at this point in development, or if there was dissension in the Decepticon ranks, is unclear.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage281346]</ref>
[[File:Barricade_5.jpeg|right|thumb|200px|Barricade's new haircut.]]
*Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in ''Dark of the Moon'', but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by [[Frank Welker]]) coming out of his mouth for the scene.
*Barricade is one of the few Movieverse characters who have a distinct transformation sound effect.
*For ''The Last Knight'', Barricade's robot mode (pictured at right) has become sleeker and more streamlined than in his previous appearances. Additionally, he sports an arm-mounted gatling gun on his left arm, wields a baton and a pistol, and even has brass knuckles with the words "PUNISH" and "ENSLAVE" engraved onto them (though they were strangely changed to an inverted "PROTECT" and "SERVE" in the movie itself). Astonishingly, his normal speaking voice even sounds similar, if not identical, to Jess Harnell's portrayal of Ironhide.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?hl=en]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/09/transformers-5-last-knight-barricade-revealed-321323]</ref>
*Despite all the marketing and promotional material leading up to the release of ''The Last Knight'' portraying him with a mask/helmet, he never uses it in the film itself and has a fully exposed face all throughout.

===Disappearances and Reappearances===
[[File:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|upright=1.25|180px|thumb|right|F*** tha poh-leece!]]
*Barricade abruptly disappears from the first live-action film during the highway battle, last appearing as Bonecrusher moves forward to engage Optimus Prime. As evidenced by scenes in the novelization and comic book adaptations of the film (right), he was supposed to join Bonecrusher in attacking the Autobot leader, and would have been destroyed by Optimus after Bonecrusher (alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'', describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation, and [[IDW Publishing]] capitalized on the character's ambiguous fate to "overwrite" his death from their comic adaptation, revealing instead in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' that he had been forced off the road by Ironhide and drove into a roadway bridge pillar, knocking himself out.
*Barricade subsequently reappeared in several further IDW comics before returning to the screen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', where he appears to have been killed off by N.E.S.T. soldiers...
*...Only to appear alive and well in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', which would almost make sense considering the fact that it is mentioned in that film that he has been under government surveillance. He was last seen under attack by the British military before continuing his tradition of having an ambiguous fate near the end of every odd-numbered film.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lùzhàng''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Barycada''' (Барикада, "Barricade")

==Footnotes==
<references />

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Onyx Primal

2017-09-25T23:15:30Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambigm|Primal (disambiguation)|Onyx Prime}}
{{factions|predacon|maximal|decepticon}}

:''Onyx Primal is a [[Maximal]] or a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Onyxprimal.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm whoever you want me to be, baby.]]
At one time, '''Onyx Primal''' was one of the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s more promising assassins, even if he was given to overblown melodrama. His movements are utterly silent, and in bat mode his "stealth cloak" can shield him from most scanners. A smug glory-hog, Onyx quickly takes credit for any nearby successes and is even quicker to shuffle blame for his failures to others.

However, a falling-out with the Predacons has left him with little choice but to join the Maximals. He doesn't like them, and they don't like him, but neither camp is in much position to refuse each others' help. He's an accomplished spy and assassin, though as a Maximal he has little opportunity to practice the latter skill.

Evidently, he is also known as '''Blackie'''.

{{quote|...and I will strike down with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers, and you will know my name is Onyx when I lay my vengeance upon thee.|For realsies, Onyx Primal's original motto}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)}}
[[Image:VisitationsBattle.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Over here! Over ''here''! No, don't look at Apelinq—''OVER HERE!'']]

Onyx Primal and [[Packrat]] were in Predacon territory investigating a fallen meteorite when they stumbled across a Predacon "plot device". They fought over the artifact amongst themselves but were immediately attacked by [[Vice Grip]] and [[Fractyl]]. After Onyx Primal stashed the artifact in a rock crevice, a [[Apelinq (BM)|shadowy figure]] stole it and vanished.

The Predacons continued their attack, but [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] appeared overhead to rescue the Maximals, even though they were mere "repaints". Vice Grip and Fractyl's defeat was followed by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s arrival. Onyx Primal and Packrat argued over whose fault it was the artifact was lost.

Ultimately, they blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Visitations}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Onyx Primal was a member of the [[Predacon Secret Police]], operating from the [[Mandala]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He served as handler for [[Wolfang]], the PSP's undercover agent inside the [[Maximal Command Security Force]].

When Wolfang caught a murder investigation for the Builder named [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]], Onyx Primal expressed an interest. He was able to provide Wolfang with a new lead and was just as concerned about a Builder being killed in their territory as Wolfang's MaxCop supervisor, [[Aura]].

Unknown to Onyx, the intel he provided Wolfang had been compromised by the PSP tech specialist [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], who was working his own angle with the Predacon extremist faction known as the [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhemists]]. Twirl had secretly been a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] who survived the [[Targetmaster Extirpation|Extirpation]] by going into hiding, and her unique cyber-biology would be dangerous in the wrong hands. Or, any hands. Once Wolfang discovered Tarantulas's treachery, he turned him over to Onyx and the PSP. Unfortunately for Wolfang, Tarantulas was able to talk his way out of the arrest, turning the blame on Wolfang. Onyx Primal and Tarantulas attempted to capture Wolfang and a second secret Targetmaster named [[Overrun]], the real killer. Overrun ultimately sacrificed his life to prevent anyone from getting ahold of his power. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Onyx appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW-toy OnyxPrimal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I am vengeance. I am the night.]]
*'''Onyx Primal''' (Basic, 1996/1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2 electron-scimitars

: A [[redeco]] of the Basic-class [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] toy, Onyx transforms from a large vampire bat to robot mode with a one-step spring-loaded transformation. He has two scimitars, stored on the underside of his wings. (Most of the art associated with Onyx shows these swords held in the same fist as a sort of double-bladed weapon.) He is notable for being the first Transformers convention-exclusive toy specifically cast in new plastic colors (the previous year's exclusive was only a [[repaint]], using the same plastics as one of the retail versions of the mold).

: He came in a large box with no real padding and incredibly low-resolution artwork on the cover half. A "VIP" (Very Important Predicon {{sic}}) packaging variant was given to guests of the convention; the toy inside was the same.

: He was available [[exclusive]]ly to pre-registrants and attendees at [[BotCon 1996]]... at first. Reportedly, BotCon '96 organizers [[Men in Black]] had to have a 1700 Onyx Primals produced in order to have them at all, and as such ended up with a ''lot'' of overstock. So much that for their unofficial convention "TransCon '97", they offered attendees Onyx Primal again. And in hotel rooms "coincidentally" within the facilities for later BotCons... plus they had another way to move more of them...

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OnyxPrimal/onyxprimal.htm More information on Onyx Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy OnyxPrimalDealers.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The idea made a lot of people very angry. The execution then made them very apathetic.]]
*'''Onyx Primal''' (Basic, 1996)
**''Accessories:'' 2 electron-scimitars

: In a move never duplicated by later convention organizers, a "Dealer Exclusive" version of Onyx Primal was available only to—of course—dealers. The toy is almost identical, having "BOTCON '96 DEALER EXCLUSIVE" [[tampograph]]ed on his back in metallic gold paint.

: This version came in a black box with silver lettering, and included a silver sticker showing which number of the limited amount you had. Exactly how many of these boxed pieces were given out is unknown... and how many ''more'' Onyxes with the back-tampo were made and ''not'' given to dealers is also a mystery, as quite a few eventually ended up on [[eBay]] without box or sticker, reportedly from a former [[Hasbro]]/[[Kenner]] employee.
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==Notes==
*The original Onyx Primal bio is a pretty direct lift of [[Wikipedia:Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel L. Jackson]]'s character from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'' reciting Bible scripture. This was not the only slapped-on ''Pulp Fiction'' reference to happen in [[BotCon 1996]] material.
*Onyx Primal's faction is generally in flux.
**The original BotCon 1996 bio said Onyx was a Predacon assassin.
**In 1998, Hasbro/Kenner decided retroactively that Onyx was a Maximal due to the original use of the mold being a Maximal, according to a statement given by [[3H Enterprises|3H]] member [[Glen Hallit]] at [[BotCon 1998]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/mjinb23hzsw/qmU0O7ZvpJwJ alt.toys.transformers post by Tengu on 7/7/98]</ref> (this line of thinking also resulted in the "Noble Predacon" [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]] for [[BotCon 1999]]). This change was first displayed in the 1998 voice actor script reading, "[[Visitations]]", and later, a new extended profile reflecting this change was crafted for the BotCon: Beyond site (which was later moved to BotCon Online, linked below), which recast Onyx Primal as a deeply flawed individual (a transparent critique of the individuals who created him) who had defected from the Predacons to the Maximals.
**A decade later, ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' presented Onyx as a Predacon assassin again, this time as a dark creature of the night.
*Garry Chalk's voice for Onyx was based loosely on [[The Honeymooners|Jackie Gleason]], to go along with [[Scott McNeil]]'s Art Carney voice for [[Packrat]].
*According to the toy database section of ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', Onyx Primal was given the alternative name "Blackie" because someone at [[Men in Black]] was a fan of the ''[[Microman]]'' franchise. [http://www.microforever.com/m11x.htm M114 Blacky] was a black and yellow Microman from 1975 who had "great knowledge of universal science".
*''Beast Wars Universe'' goes on to say that Onyx Primal's [[Black repaint|black color scheme]] was chosen by his designer to enhance the mold's [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Notes|inherent resemblance]] to [[Batman]], an action figure license also held at the time by [[Kenner]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/onyxprimal.html Onyx Primal's BotCon: Beyond profile at the BotCon Online archives]

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Killer Punch

2017-09-25T23:13:56Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "Head Punch", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]

Hoping to advance himself amongst the Predacons, Killer Punch approached [[Magmatron]] with a scheme to destroy [[Big Convoy]] and his [[Maximal]] new recruits once and for all. Intrigued, Magmatron appointed Killer Punch as sub-commander of his Predacon team and allowed him to go through with his plans. Killer Punch planted a beacon on the planet [[Stero]] that would simulate the energy signature of an [[Angolmois]] capsule, thus luring the Maximals into an ambush.

[[Survive]] and [[True One]] found the beacon and chose to use the ambush as an opportunity to teach Big Convoy's recruits a lesson in teamwork. Things went awry and Killer Punch was able to pin Survive, pressing a blade to his head. The Maximals eventually got their act together and with the help of Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon]], sent Killer Punch and the Predacons packing back to the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. The Predacons were quick to blame the failure of their mission squarely on Killer Punch. As punishment, Magmatron had [[DNAVI]] teleport (the sobbing) Killer Punch into the vacuum of space, ditching him there for who knows how long. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're punching me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BWN)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BWN)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BW)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars Neo===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
*'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-39'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-sword, head-missile

: An extensive [[retool]]ing of [[Guiledart]], Killer Punch transforms into an organic ''Styracosaurus''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh below, bleh.

: In [[robot mode]], his right arm's spring-loaded launcher can fire the top of his dino-skull as a missile, even having a flip-over clamp to use as a gripper-claw once fired. The head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. The tail assembly slides out to form a massive cleaving sword. He also has two flip-out non-firing blasters, one hidden in each beast mode foreleg.

: The original Guiledart version of this mold was redecoed as ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]] [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]'' [[Triceradon (BM)|Triceradon]], the Wal-mart-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Triceradon (Dinobots)|Triceradon]], the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']] version of ''Beast Machines'' Triceradon, and finally ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]. Whew!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (Mega vs pack, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-39'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-sword, head-missile

: Killer Punch was also available in a multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One]]). Both toys were identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*The ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

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Sizzle (G2)

2017-09-25T23:11:13Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig3|Sizzle}}
:''Sizzle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2SizzleUKPoster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Boy, I sure hope nobody draws my head all weird.]]

Though clearly the more cunning of the two, '''Sizzle''' could easily be seen as suffering from the same cowardice as his partner, [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]. He has no qualms about abandoning his teammates on the battlefield if he's low on fuel or confronted by a superior force. On the other hand, "running away" for Sizzle is really a "tactical advance to the rear". It's not fear which guides his actions, but the search for an advantage that'll put him on top of the situation. He sees no point in staying in an uneven battle simply to maintain his pride and image as a warrior. Sizzle is a strategist, and his goal is to win, not to look like a winner.

He also goes by '''Fireball'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-laserrods.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Boy, I sure hope nobody colors me like Volt.]]
Sizzle was brought to life by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had siphoned from a beaten [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with the other Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]], Sizzle was meant to usher in the new age of Decepticon supremacy. Though he and the other new Decepticons proved effective in securing [[rheanimum]] gas from the moon of [[Tykos]], even their power proved ineffective against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s command. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Megatron was forced to seek an alliance with Prime, but refused to have his Decepticons accompany the Autobots to planet [[Ethos]] to save it from invaders; he considered such altruistic nonsense to be beneath his notice. Megatron made it all too clear to Sizzle that he planned to eventually do away with Optimus Prime and his do-gooders once they had played their part in Jhiaxus's defeat. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} Upon realizing that Ethos's invaders were Jhiaxus's forces, Megatron ordered his soldiers to aid the Autobots after all. Sizzle found himself staving off a planet-wide genocide for the greater good of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance. {{storylink|Escalation!}} This alliance of first generation Cybertronians was then forced to defend the Autobot headquarters on Earth from an invasion by Jhiaxus's forces. Sizzle and [[Electro]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}} The alliance remained after the battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] and the defeat of the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
Fireball was one of the Decepticons who came to unleashed carnage on Earth under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

===''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages===
Sizzle initially teamed up with [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] in striding into battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. When Megatron was hit by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s "Matrix Saturn" attack, both of the Decepticon [[Laser Rod]]s scattered. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Sizzle and Jolt later ganged up on [[Electro]], declaring their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro fought back with his "Knee Flash Kick", declaring ''his'' intent on turning ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2SizzleMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sizzle, the shape-shifting master of darkness.]]

Later, he found himself on the run from [[Volt]], but intentionally allowed the Autobot to chase him into a cave. There, Sizzle's stealth shield gave him an advantage in the fight, allowing him to sneak up behind his opponent in total darkness. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #6}}

Some time after that, he teamed with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s in encircling the Autobot Laser Rods. Unfortunately for him, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to kick up a smokescreen and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Sizzle would eventually be afforded a chance at payback against Road Rocket, teaming with Jolt and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] in chasing the Autobot through the Decepticon base. They managed to corner him, but the Autobot found back-up in the form of [[Aero Raid]], who infiltrated the base through the airducts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

After that, he watched as Megatron defeated Volt and offered him a place among the Decepticons. He then continued to watch as [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] zoomed in, punched Megatron in the jaw and rescued his friend. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #15}}

Later, he succeeded in taking Electro hostage back to the Decepticon base, presenting the Autobot to Megatron. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] quickly showed up to spring his ally. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Sizzle joined in Megatron's final assault against the Autobot base. Megatron was defeated, though, and all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Volt sizzle g2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Created on [[Earth]] in the 21st century, Sizzle was one of many "second generation" Transformers who turned to crime and formed the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] under [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s command. After the Syndicate's conquest of the [[Large Hadron Collider]], Sizzle and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] tried and failed to defend the facility's computer systems from [[Electro]] and [[Volt]]. As the four fought with each other, they were caught in an escaped cloud of [[forestonite]] gas and presumably developed Laser Rod powers (though only Electro was actually seen using them). {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{--}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Sizzle appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SizzleAFCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Boy, I sure hope nobody shoots me with a missile today.]]
*Sizzle drove down a racetrack with other hot rods, then transformed to smash a light pole and menace a young onlooker. As the boy was later seen watching [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] on the same racetrack, it's hard to say how successful Sizzle's menacing was. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|Rotor Force and Laser Rods commercial}}
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought Sizzle—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be [[Electro]]. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 LaserRod Sizzle toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One wonders how he gets back up after falling forward.]]
*'''Sizzle''' (Laser Rod, 1994)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-6'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

: Sizzle transforms into a Ford Panel Wagon hot rod. As a [[Laser Rod]], pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In robot mode, this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated.

: Also like other Laser Rods, he has a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band "o-ring" waist similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time, heralding the era of "Super Posable!" ''Transformers''. Unfortunately, like ''G.I. Joe'' figures, this "o-ring" is prone to dry-rot and breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sizzle/sizzle.htm More information on Sizzle at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Sizzle's Japanese bio states that his chassis is made out of [[Cybertitanium]], which makes him nearly undefeatable in combat.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Firebot''' (ファイアボット ''Faiabotto'')
*''English:'' '''Fireball''' (UK)
*''French:'' '''Magneto''' (Canada)

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Rook (G2)

2017-09-25T23:09:25Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig3|Rook}}
:''Rook is a second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RookG2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He doesn't understand the distinction.]]
'''Rook''' is a second generation Transformer serving under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
Rook was one of the countless second generation Transformers serving under Jhiaxus on the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''.

After contact was made with the first generation [[Autobot]]s, Rook was thoroughly puzzled by his ancestors' war, not understanding the difference between "Autobot" and "Decepticon"; Jhiaxus merely assured him that, whatever they were called, they were nothing more than evolutionary throwbacks. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

[[File:OldEvils-Rook.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Commander? Notice anything different about my legs? Commander? Commander?"]]
After encountering some [[shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] that brought about a barbaric side to himself he had though long buried, Jhiaxus ordered Rook to exterminate the organisms to help him forget the whole incident. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} As the war against their predecessors continued, Rook noticed that the stress was beginning to tell on Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}} He continued to observe and worry as his commander's ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity continued slipping and he began reverting to the mad tyrant he once was. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He continued to act as Jhiaxus's aide-de-camp during the battle on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}

After being thrown about by Jhiaxus once too often, Rook decided that the situation was spiraling out of control, and he made contact with the Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} At some point after this, he apparently abandoned his post, as he was next seen reporting in person to the [[Liege Maximo]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
{{-}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:DestinyPart1-RookTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|There are many copies. And they have a plan.]]
Rook reported to Jhiaxus that someone had beaten them to [[Cresta Superior]], and there were traces of [[AllSpark]] residue in the wreckage that implied their "ancestors" were responsible. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

When Jhiaxus returned to Cybertron, where he scheduled a meeting with the newly christened [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], Rook and the rest of his team, "[[Primum Fugae|''Primum Fugae'']]", accompanied their leader to the planet's surface. As Jhiaxus accompanied Rodimus to [[Nova Point]] for a private talk, Rook and the rest of his squad took to the skies, arriving at [[Camp Zero]], an Autobot-constructed shanty town for the [[Demon|Primordial Cybertronians]]. Rook and his troops proceeded to slaughter the beasts, and were engaged by the Autobots, who intended to stop them. The battle ended when Rook recieved a message from Jhiaxus to depart the planet. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

[[File:Rook jhiaxus rodimus war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Rook remained at Jhiaxus's side when they returned to the Hub's [[Throneworld]] and informed him when the [[Wrecker]]s attacked the Hub Network from within its "[[slam rail]]" transit system, causing planets that had already been assimilated to become disconnected from the Network.

Later, when [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] arrived on the Throneworld and the energies of the [[Underbase]] began absorbing Jhiaxus, he called for Rook to help him. However, Rook fled in terror, leaving his leader to his fate. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
{{-}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that there may have been a "continuity of consciousness" between this Rook and the [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] affiliated with [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], given the ties between [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Rook appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

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Rook (G2)

2017-09-25T23:07:08Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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{{disambig3|Rook}}
:''Rook is a second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RookG2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He doesn't understand the distinction.]]
'''Rook''' is a second generation Transformer serving under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
Rook was one of the countless second generation Transformers serving under Jhiaxus on the ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''.

After contact was made with the first generation [[Autobot]]s, Rook was thoroughly puzzled by his ancestors' war, not understanding the difference between "Autobot" and "Decepticon"; Jhiaxus merely assured him that, whatever they were called, they were nothing more than evolutionary throwbacks. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

[[File:OldEvils-Rook.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Commander? Notice anything different about my legs? Commander? Commander?"]]
After encountering some [[shadow parasite|psychic parasites]] that brought about a barbaric side to himself he had though long buried, Jhiaxus ordered Rook to exterminate the organisms to help him forget the whole incident. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}} As the war against their predecessors continued, Rook noticed that the stress was beginning to tell on Jhiaxus. {{storylink|Primal Fear!|Old Evils}} He continued to observe and worry as his commander's ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity continued slipping and he began reverting to the mad tyrant he once was. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He continued to act as Jhiaxus's aide-de-camp during the battle on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}

After being thrown about by Jhiaxus once too often, Rook decided that the situation was spiraling out of control, and he made contact with the Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}} At some point after this, he apparently abandoned his post, as he was next seen reporting in person to the [[Liege Maximo]] at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
{{-}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:DestinyPart1-RookTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|There are many copies. And they have a plan.]]
Rook reported to Jhiaxus that someone had beaten them to [[Cresta Superior]], and there were traces of [[AllSpark]] residue in the wreckage that implied their "ancestors" were responsible. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

When Jhiaxus returned to Cybertron, where he scheduled a meeting with the newly christened [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], Rook and the rest of his team, "[[Primum Fugae|''Primum Fugae'']]", accompanied their leader to the planet's surface. As Jhiaxus accompanied Rodimus to [[Nova Point]] for a private talk, Rook and the rest of his squad took to the skies, arriving at [[Camp Zero]], an Autobot-constructed shanty town for the [[Demon|Primordial Cybertronians]]. Rook and his troops proceeded to slaughter the beasts, and were engaged by the Autobots, who intended to stop them. The battle ended when Rook recieved a message from Jhiaxus to depart the planet. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

[[File:Rook jhiaxus rodimus war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
Rook remained at Jhiaxus's side when they returned to the Hub's [[Throneworld]] and informed him when the [[Wrecker]]s attacked the Hub Network from within its "[[slam rail]]" transit system, causing planets that had already been assimilated to become disconnected from the Network.

Later, when [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] arrived on the Throneworld and the energies of the [[Underbase]] began absorbing Jhiaxus, he called for Rook to help him. However, Rook fled in terror, leaving his leader to his fate. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}
{{-}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated that there may have been a "continuity of consciousness" between this Rook and the [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] affiliated with [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], given the ties between [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] and the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Rook appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them.The Life of Sideswipe

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Backfire (G1)

2017-09-25T23:04:05Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Took no less than three attempts, but there.

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{{disambig3|Backfire}}
:''Backfire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Backfire tms.jpg|136px|thumb|Chainsaw sword? Pwnt is Elvish!]]
'''Backfire''' served as [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]]'s torturer's assistant 4 million years ago.

He has an awesome [[sword]] and the smuggest grin imaginable. Presumably he transforms into a land-based vehicle. It is unclear whether Backfire was a member of the [[Megadeath (G1)|elite cadre]] or not. If he was, he would be one of the two foot soldiers.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
Backfire helped hang [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the [[Hydraulic Probe]] to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and committed other unspeakable acts with [[Electro rods]], a [[Rust Bore]], the [[Mind Warp]], vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode.

Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated [[Stanix]] well ahead of the neutron explosion. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Backfire appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them.{{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

==Notes==
*The design of Backfire's sword is based upon the preferred weapon of "[[Dalek]] Killer" Abslom Daak from Marvel UK's ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'' Comic.

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Backfire (G1)

2017-09-25T23:02:05Z

Kroger:

{{Factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Backfire}}
:''Backfire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Backfire tms.jpg|136px|thumb|Chainsaw sword? Pwnt is Elvish!]]
'''Backfire''' served as [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]]'s torturer's assistant 4 million years ago.

He has an awesome [[sword]] and the smuggest grin imaginable. Presumably he transforms into a land-based vehicle. It is unclear whether Backfire was a member of the [[Megadeath (G1)|elite cadre]] or not. If he was, he would be one of the two foot soldiers.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
Backfire helped hang [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the [[Hydraulic Probe]] to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and committed other unspeakable acts with [[Electro rods]], a [[Rust Bore]], the [[Mind Warp]], vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode.

Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated [[Stanix]] well ahead of the neutron explosion. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

Backfire appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them.

==Notes==
*The design of Backfire's sword is based upon the preferred weapon of "[[Dalek]] Killer" Abslom Daak from Marvel UK's ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'' Comic.

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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Backfire (G1)

2017-09-25T23:01:36Z

Kroger: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Just copypasting from Megadeath

{{Factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Backfire}}
:''Backfire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Backfire tms.jpg|136px|thumb|Chainsaw sword? Pwnt is Elvish!]]
'''Backfire''' served as [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]]'s torturer's assistant 4 million years ago.

He has an awesome [[sword]] and the smuggest grin imaginable. Presumably he transforms into a land-based vehicle. It is unclear whether Backfire was a member of the [[Megadeath (G1)|elite cadre]] or not. If he was, he would be one of the two foot soldiers.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive}}
Backfire helped hang [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the [[Hydraulic Probe]] to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and committed other unspeakable acts with [[Electro rods]], a [[Rust Bore]], the [[Mind Warp]], vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode.

Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated [[Stanix]] well ahead of the neutron explosion. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity

Backfire appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them.

==Notes==
*The design of Backfire's sword is based upon the preferred weapon of "[[Dalek]] Killer" Abslom Daak from Marvel UK's ''[[Doctor|Doctor Who]]'' Comic.

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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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New Jersey (Earth)

2017-09-25T21:27:56Z

Kroger: Spelling.

{{disambig2|the location on the planet Earth|the similarly named location on Ganzvort|New Jersey (Ganzvort)}}
[[File:Scorponokbase-njmap.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|What will that mean to us in the Three Rivers area? One of these big blue things!]]
{{quote|Has anyone called the police?}}
{{quote|Why? It's only '''Jersey!'''|Random humans in Manhattan|"[[...All This and Civil War 2]]"}}

The state of '''New Jersey''' picks up anything that won't fit in [[New York City]]. It's got tollways, landfills, swamps, secret alien headquarters, guys with shotguns, and its [[Iguanus (G1)|very own monster]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] headquarters was located in southern New Jersey. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

The [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]-led [[Decepticon]]s built their Earth-based [[New Jersey base|headquarters]] underneath a garbage dump in this New Jersey after the loss of both [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Club Con|island ship]] and the ''[[Semper Tyrannis]]'' at the hands of the [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] was sighted by humans wandering about in one of the state's swamps near the base, prompting both humans and the [[Off Road Patrol]] to come investigate. The Off Road team, along with the [[Sports Car Patrol]], were later quite befuddled by the state's toll road system. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Later, the Autobots landed in the New Jersey swamps to surrender to Scorponok's forces, as a prelude to an alliance against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

Scorponok's base was destroyed when Starscream and Shockwave attacked shortly thereafter, and the Transformers within had to escape via an exit through the murky waters surrounding the base, finding themselves stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. A Decepticon-vs-Decepticon battle ensued, soon spilling over into Manhattan. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
The Decepticons set up a facility in the [[Pine Barrens]] of central New Jersey, intending to convert hundreds of stolen automobiles into drone warriors. The Autobot [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and his pal [[Raoul]] tracked them there by posing as a stolen car. Narrowly escaping destruction in the facility, Tracks fled into the wilderness, and was rescued by a squad of his fellow Autobots. A full team of Autobots led by Optimus Prime soon returned to the site and destroyed it, driving the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

===Alternators===
The [[Autobot]] [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] has registered his license plate in the state of New Jersey.

===''Cybertron''===
After the [[Omega Lock]] was retrieved and the threat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] averted, [[Hightail (Cybertron)|Hightail]] and [[Signal Lancer]] were tasked by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] to map out every single road on planet [[Earth]] to benefit [[Human|mankind]]. They enthusiastically began their task, starting on New Jersey's road the moment they were done mapping [[Delaware]]'s. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Hightail's Cyber Key Code text}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
New Jersey was home to [[Princeton University]], where Sam Witwicky went to college, and to the [[Pine Barrens]], where Optimus Prime fought Megatron, Starscream, and Grindor in a battle to the death to keep Sam from their clutches. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Marissa Faireborne]] grew up in [[Newark]], New Jersey, where she spent an unhappy childhood with her [[Claire Austin|alcoholic mother]] and [[Howard Bishop|surrogate father]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}}

[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] was also born in New Jersey. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey at Wikipedia]]
{{GBwiki|New Jersey}}

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Wreck-Gar (G1)

2017-09-25T21:24:04Z

Kroger: Uh, isn't that what Disambig pages are for?

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{{featured}}
:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisArtofTransformers-WreckGar.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Happy motoring. Cock-a-doodle-doo!]]
'''Wreck-Gar''' is a product of his environment. Unfortunately, this environment is the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junkion]], a distant world of trash which is bombarded by old [[Earth]] television broadcasts. Not only is Wreck-Gar's mismatched body collected from the detritus around him, but his mind is an equally mismatched hodgepodge of Earthling pop culture. These humans' cheesy slogans and sales pitches from decades past form the patchwork of Wreck-Gar's scatterbrained personality.

It is with this demeanor that Wreck-Gar leads the Junkions, a tribe (or possibly race) of junk-robot [[Transformer]]s who inhabit his world. Despite the pop culture of his race being derived from strangers light years away, Wreck-Gar can be strongly xenophobic towards intruders. Thankfully, this attitude is easily broken, and once he befriends you, he will be a selfless ally. He oversees his people's daily activities of "sorting" through their planet's collection of scrap, though what basis they use to sort the material has yet to be identified. Something of a romantic, Wreck-Gar has been known to woo several Junkion ladies in different universes, including [[Nancy]] and [[Rum-Maj]].

In battle, Wreck-Gar is easy to knock down, but near-impossible to ''keep'' down, thanks to the unique physiology of the Junkions. He tends to lose pieces easily when he takes damage, but he can repair that damage with lightning speed, and it's possible that even if he's reduced to a pile of parts it's only a short time before he's back on his feet again swinging his axe. This rapid-healing ability reaches almost instantaneous speed on his home planet of Junk, or anywhere he can get his hands on scrap metal. Wreck-Gar wields, in addition to his energy axe, a [[decelerator laser]] that can bring the cerebral activity of its victim to a lumbering halt.

Steadfast and dependable, powerful and unexpectedly wise, Wreck-Gar reveals himself to be much more than the sum of his parts.

{{quote|Yes, friends, act now! Destroy [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]! Kill the Grand Poobah! Eliminate even the toughest stains!|Wreck-Gar|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Idle]] (''The Movie'', English), [[Tony Pope]] (season 3, English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Enrique Garduza]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Massimiliano Alto]] (Italian, second ''The Movie'' dub), [[Ulrich Frank]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV dub), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4", "Chaos" and "The Dweller in the Depths"), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, "The Killing Jar" and "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Francisco José]] (Brazilian Portuguese, "The Movie"}}
[[File:TFTM-WreckGarsits.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|''You're'' excited?! Feel these nipples!]]
When a ship crash-landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar at first viewed the invaders as thieves and enemies. But he and his Junkions chose not to engage them immediately, and kept out of sight while other invaders attacked and destroyed the initial group's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|leader]]. This moment of weakness was when Wreck-Gar chose to attack. After getting the invaders on the run, Wreck-Gar fought [[Springer (G1)|one of them]] for a while, cornering him, before [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|one of the smaller, squishier invaders]] took him out with an I-beam to the back of the head.

Wreck-Gar came to just as more invaders arrived: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. After some explanations and introductions, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions were pacified with the [[universal greeting]]. After Wreck-Gar ordered the Junkions rebuilt Ultra Magnus, their fallen leader, he joined forces with these "Autobots" in their quest to destroy the planet-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], once and for all. With the press of a few buttons, Wreck-Gar unleashed [[Minnow|a ship]] from underneath the wreckage of his planet of junk, suitable for escorting his new comrades to the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where Unicron was headed next.

[[File:TFTM-WreckGarbang.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Get it on, bang a gong.]]
The Junkions, like pretty much everyone else, didn't fare well against Unicron. Their ship managed to last longer than most in the battle, proving to be highly resistant to Unicron's fire-breath (due in part certainly to the Junkions' rapid-repair skills), but was ultimately crushed by Unicron's hand.

Wreck-Gar survived, as did their Autobot travel mates, appearing with the rest of Rodimus Prime's Autobot team on Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wreck-Gar’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]],” the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]" and the "Special Edition The Transformers: The Movie extra page" of "[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]."}}

On the planet [[Goo 8739B|Goo]], Rodimus and Ultra Magnus communicated with Wreck-Gar using a two-way TV. Surprised at the sight of his kemosabes being healthy on a dangerous planet like Goo, he was nonetheless capable of striking up a deal with Rodimus. During a battle with Galvatron and the Quintessons, Wreck-Gar was able to control the planet so that it would suck the Autobots into safety while rejecting their enemies. After that, he calmed [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] by reviving a previously-disassembled Springer faster than snap, crackle, pop. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:KillingJar-WreckGar Negative.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Wreck-Gar gave himself a new paint job in anticipation of G2. Alas, it was not meant to be.]]
Tricked into boarding a Quintesson scientist's ship (disguised as a junky television shuttle), Wreck-Gar was placed into a completely sterile room. The Quintesson speculated that being removed from the messiest place in the universe and put in a clean room would send Wreck-Gar into a fetal position of shock and despair; instead, Wreck-Gar tore the room apart until it resembled the surface of Junk, then sat down on a large chunk of metal, happily proclaiming "Home sweet home!" He then met his fellow study subjects: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Marissa Faireborn]]. When the ship was caught in an electron storm, Wreck-Gar fired his detachable hand at the cell controls, disabling the bars, then battled the Quintessons' bodyguard, losing his weapon-arm in the process (which he easily fixed). However, the ship was caught in the grip of a black hole, and Wreck-Gar was part of an escape pod scuffle that left everyone stranded on the ship as it was pulled into a [[negative universe]]. He then used some of his components, along with ones from the other Transformers, to fix the ship and allow them to escape the black hole.

He is one of the few beings in the galaxy who likes [[Lippo the Clown|clowns]]. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Chaos-WreckGar Junk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"What do you see here, my friends?" "A hunk of garbage." "A ''glorious'' hunk of garbage!"]]
Wreck-Gar interrupted one of Kup's stories to inform him of a calamity on Goo, to Grimlock's confusion and frustration. When they arrived, Wreck-Gar pointed the Autobots to a destroyed [[Earth Defense Command]] station and said that a lot of things have landed on the planet lately. Though [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] swooped down to attack, Wreck-Gar and the others made their getaway inside Sky Lynx. Arriving on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], Wreck-Gar helped fight off the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] that were menacing Kup, and then shot at Galvatron's forces with the other Autobots. While they did this, Kup was able to defeat [[Chaos (alien)|the monster]] inhabiting Dread, causing a volcanic eruption in the process. Wreck-Gar and his comrades boarded Sky Lynx and flew off... but he was not pleased at the prospect of Kup telling another one of his stories on the way back. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

Joining [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] on a mission to examine strange chronal energy readings in an asteroid belt, Wreck-Gar got more than he bargained for when they were attacked by a legion of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. After chopping apart his fair share of the brutes, he was accidentally sent back in time nine million years along with everyone except Perceptor, to when the [[Quintesson]]s ruled Cybertron. After fleeing from a [[guardian robot]] and teaming up with a rebel Autobot group, Wreck-Gar aided the others in their attack on the Quintessons' base, which would have ended in their untimely demise if [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] had not returned to the past and deactivated the Guardians, forcing the Quintessons to flee. The time-displaced Autobots then returned to their proper era. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Nancy2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.05|One lucky robot.]]
One day, Wreck-Gar was watching television with his [[Nancy|lady friend]], but little did they know that Quintessons were spying on them. Wreck-Gar and his Junkions forced off the Quintessons and their Sharkticon pawns, but the Quintessons, aware of Wreck-Gar's love for television, inserted subliminal messages into his programs. These messages managed to convince him and his species to clean the planet and attack all other life forms, Autobot and Decepticon included. Now the centerpiece of their master plan, the hypnotized Wreck-Gar sent a Quintesson broadcast throughout the galaxy, causing tension between all forms of life that now refused to accept each other. Blaster was able to counter the transmissions with some of his own, and Wreck-Gar returned to the Autobots' side. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

[[File:DwellerinDepths-WreckGar Vampire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|[[Simon Belmondo|What a horrible night to have a curse!]]]]
Wreck-Gar followed Galvatron down an old shaft with a team of other Autobots when the Decepticon came to Cybertron looking for Perceptor's new power core. They only found an array of mutants, whom the Autobots soundly fought off. They were unprepared for what came next; a [[Dweller|colossal beast]] that trapped Ultra Magnus. Wreck-Gar saved Magnus with his axe while yelling [[G.I. Joe (team)|a familiar battle cry]], but got himself caught in the process. Wreck-Gar bemoaned his fate as the Dweller drained him of his energy. The angered Springer managed to recover his friend's body, but he discovered that Wreck-Gar had now become an [[energy vampire]], bent on taking the energy from other beings. Wreck-Gar promptly infected Springer, and later got to many other Transformers (including Scourge and Cyclonus!), and would not stop there. Thinking quickly, Perceptor created an energy imbalance that returned the vampires to their normal states. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}

During the outbreak of the [[Hate Plague]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] summoned Wreck-Gar to attempt to repair [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], but unfortunately, [[Wikipedia:Leonard McCoy|he was dead, Jim]]. Wreck-Gar remained on Earth to assist in trying to stop the hate plague, showing up later to rescue Rodimus from the infected Ultra Magnus, but this quickly proved unsuccessful as Ultra Magnus escaped Wreck-Gar's lasso and infected him. In turn, Wreck-Gar infected Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} His warehouses were overstocked with hate plague priced to move, for a [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|limited time only]].
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
Wreck-Gar was there to witness a Quintesson ship, ridden by Hot Rod, Kup, and others, landing on the Planet of Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[File:FourWarriors Decepticon attack viewscreen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|When this round thing's in your face, you get, uh, [[Springer (G1)|Sprung]].]]
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In 2011, Wreck-Gar was hanging out at Autobot headquarters on Cybertron when Galvatron and his new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] warriors attacked the planet. He merely pointed out the Decepticons' attack being shown on the telly and (successfully) bossed Grimlock around before running off to try to help anyone who might have fallen and been unable to get up. While Kup and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were debating the weakness in [[Vector Sigma]], he told them to make sure operators were standing by and darted back off into the hallway, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}
{{-}}

====''Macrocosmic Seekers''====
Wreck-Gar helped the Autobots Rodimus and Kup defend a "treasure" recently found on Junk by his fellow Junkion, Scrapheap. They were attacked by Galvatron's forces before an entity known as the Seeker arrived and spirited away Wreck-Gar's allies and opponents. {{storylink|Unending Battle}}

After his friends returned from their adventure, Wreck-Gar was present to congratulate Scrapheap when Rodimus Prime offered his a position in the Autobots. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Springer wreck gar the final battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''After a group of Autobots crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions saw their intrusion as an unwelcomed one... especially after the Autobots began "stealing" their garbage to repair their ship! Wreck-Gar ordered several Junk Guns brought forth to blast the Autobots, but didn't get a chance to use them before another arrival made his presence known: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]! The Junkions held back as the Decepticon leader and his lackeys opened fire on the Autobots, ripped their leader to shreds and took off with a [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] the Autobots had with them at the time.''

''The fighting having come to an end, Wreck-Gar led a charge against the remaining Autobots, only to be once more interrupted; another ship made planetfall, containing yet more Autobots! One of the latest arrivals spoke the [[universal greeting]] and offered Wreck-Gar some "[[Energon|tasty sticks]]," which he readily accepted. Now friends with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and his kin, Wreck-Gar had his men rebuild [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] as his show of good faith. The Autobots next told their hosts that they had to leave to confront the world-eater, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], a battle the Junkions were eager to be a part of. Wreck-Gar revealed that planet Junk itself was a sort of Transformer, and converted it into a massive spacecraft to do battle with the titan. Though things looked grim when the Autobots' craft wound up crashing into the enemy, they soon escaped from Unicron's body, the latter then exploding thanks to the actions the Autobots had taken part in while inside him.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Hunters2-WreckGarBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Oops, did I do that?]]
After the destruction of Unicron, Wreck-Gar remained on Cybertron for a time and helped the Autobots regain control of the planet while attempting to fend off [[Airborne hunter squad|Decepticon attacks]] under the new command of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] planned a [[time travel]] adventure to end the threat posed by former Decepticon commander, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Wreck-Gar decided to come along and leapt into the time-jump effect at the last second, causing his landing vector to be significantly displaced away from his fellow travelers. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} Stumbling across the deactivated body of [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] by chance, Wreck-Gar put his considerable mechanical talents to work and rebuilt the scrapped Autobot into a new form as [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. The two then joined Wreck-Gar's allies and the present-day [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in an attempt to stop Galvatron's schemes. {{storylink|Hunters}} Wreck-Gar managed to get a hold of Galvatron's [[Time-jump mechanism|time jump trigger device]], and planned to jury rig the device to send all the time travelers permanently back to [[2007]]. His recalibrations failed, though, and the Autobots returned to the future while Galvatron remained in the past. {{storylink|Fire on High!}} {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

Still, Wreck-Gar had proven himself a worthy ally, and Rodimus gave him an official escort back to the planet of Junk and his people. Upon arriving home, however, Wreck-Gar stumbled into a plot by the Dark God himself, Unicron, to co-opt the planet Junk as a new body. It seems Unicron's head had blown free when his original body was destroyed by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and had drifted into range of the planetoid. Unicron's vast mental powers had enabled him to enslave the entire Junkion people, and Wreck-Gar was forced to [[Death|"cancel"]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|one of his fellow Junkions]] while making his escape, an act for which he swore Unicron would pay dearly. After escaping [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], another of Unicron's mind-pawns, Wreck-Gar gathered a large quantity of explosives directly underneath Unicron's head and set them to blow. He managed to destroy what was left of Unicron's body just as Rodimus Prime contained the Chaos-Bringer's living essence within the confines of the Matrix, ending his threat for the moment. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:BigBroadcastUK-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|LUBUFF!]]
Sometime later, by sheer cosmic chance, Wreck-Gar came into possession of a [[Quintesson Journal]], a message canister containing details of their plans to leave the dying planet Quintessa and colonize other mechanical worlds, including Cybertron. When he attempted to bring this information to Rodimus Prime and the Autobots, Wreck-Gar was intercepted en route by the Quintessons and taken captive. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} [[Mister Regan|They]] tried to torture the location of the canister out of him, but all they got was [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#The Big Broadcast of 2006|total nonsense]]. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Managing to escape, Wreck-Gar hooked up with an Autobot spy named [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and the two of them blasted off from [[Quintessa]]. After eluding his pursuers, Wreck-Gar met up with [[Scrapheap (G1)|some of]] [[Junkyard (G1)|his fellow Junkions]] and rigged the message canister so that its contents were broadcast across the universe. Instantly, all the potential colony worlds were alerted and forewarned of the possibility of a Quintesson invasion, and overnight the Quintessons became one of the most hated and hunted races in all the galaxies, throwing all their future plans into turmoil. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
{{NoteMarvelBB2006}}
[[File:BigBroadcastUS-WreckGar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|The best kind of melee weapon is the one that shoots lasers.]]
In a strange alternate future, Wreck-Gar and his [[Nancy|lady]] were interrupted in their television watching by a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] attack. Wreck-Gar rallied his fellow [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] to repel the invaders. He didn't know that the Sharkticons were sent by the [[Quintesson]]s to look for their [[Quintesson Journal|data canisters]] which, during the fight, was hopelessly lost amongst all the junk. The Quintessons then initiated a new plan which involved beaming a hypnotic signal through the Junkions' televisions. The signal made the Junkions extremely hostile to any foreigners as well as compelling them to meticulously organize their junk. In this way the Junkions would find the data canister for the Quintessons. In an encounter with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, the hypnotic signal was momentarily altered to compel Wreck-Gar to bounce the signal throughout the galaxy, causing television watchers everywhere to attack their neighbors and travel to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]].

The Autobots also arrived and successfully disrupted the hypnosis signal. Once freed, Wreck-Gar and his Junkions joined the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off the planet. Rodimus Prime questioned Wreck-Gar about what had transpired, but the Junkion leader was just as much in the dark about the whole affair as he was. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}}}
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===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
[[File:Springer botjp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|At least this is how Springer tells it.]]
When an [[Autobot shuttle]] was forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] caught the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar was impressed by Blurr's powerful engine...and decided he wanted it! He attacked the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fought [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the process.

The misunderstanding came to an end when [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], an old hand at negotiating with natives, located their missing shuttle and instead engaged the Junkions in a barter session, trading weapons and energon. The Junkions waved as their new friends departed with all their parts intact. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Wreck-Gar participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, wherein he charged [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
As the Autobots attempted to repel a [[Sixshot]]-led Decepticon attack, Wreck-Gar rushed up to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with the news that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] was attacking the energon plant. He led the Autobot leader there, but they were too late — the [[Nullification Cannon]] had destroyed the energon stocks. A while later, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] returned from [[Tau-Ursa]] with a [[Logicon]] recording revealing the location of [[Metascan Alpha]], a storehouse of energon. Wreck-Gar was present at its playing, and subsequently fought off two Decepticon spies, the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Project Brain Drain===
{{Notemultipath}}
In one possible scenario, after having learned that the Decepticons were planning to use a [[Brain Drain device]] on a crowd concert goers that included his son, Sparkplug Witwicky attempted to contact the Autobots via radio. He came in communication with Wreck-Gar instead. Sparkplug told the Junkion that he needed to talk to Ultra Magnus asap, and so Wreck-Gar found his way to Sparkplug’s house, and prompted the human to hop onto his motorcycle mode. The pair took off in direction of the Autobots’ city, Metroplex. As they were driving, however, they spotted an old abandoned building guarded by Decepticons. Sparkplug realized that the Brain Drain device might be held within.

If Sparkplug decided to keep on pushing Wreck-Gar to head for Metroplex, the strain caused the Junkion to break down. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, without any spare parts to repair Wreck-Gar, the pair were unable to reach the Autobots in time to warn them of the Decepticons’ plot.

If Sparkplug instructed Wreck-Gar to try and sneak into the lab, the Junkion circled around until they came upon the building’s backdoor, seemingly unwatched. They made a dash for the opening, only to run into Soundwave exiting the building. Soundwave began firing upon the duo, forcing them to retreat. Unfortunately, as they tried to run, they found their escape route cut off by a whole detachment of Decepticons. The pair, now surrounded by Decepticons, were instructed to surrender.

If Wreck-Gar did surrender, he was immediately blown to smithereens by the lying Decepticons.

If instead, Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar made a mad dash to escape, the two of them managed to get past the Decepticons surrounding them, but were then chased down by Thrust and Laserbeak, who managed to send them skidding into a nearby lake. As the Decepticons moved in for the kill, Hot Rod, Kup and Jazz showed up, shifting the odds and rescuing Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar. With Thrust and Laserbeak retreating, the Autobots were brought up-to-date on the situation, and had to decide whether they would launch a counter-attack on the Decepticons’ lab, or if they would send Hot Rod for reinforcements while the rest of them headed for the rock concert.

If the Autobots decided to storm the laboratory, the group attacked with such ferocity and suddenness that they scared off most of the Decepticons guarding the place. Finding their only opposition left being a small group of Decepticons, Wreck-Gar and the others successfully beat them back, until Soundwave attempted to escape with the Brain Drain device in hand.

If Hot Rod attempted to stop Soundwave, Laserbeak managed to grab hold of the device and flew off to meet Galvatron. The Autobots being too low on power to pursue meant that the Decepticons would ultimately be victorious. If Jazz attempted to stop him however, he was successful in doing so and the Autobots successfully destroyed the Brain Drain device.

Alternatively, if Wreck-Gar, Sparkplug, Kup and Jazz headed towards the concert while Hot Rod headed back to Metroplex for reinforcements, the small group found themselves wondering how they could defend the huge sea of people by themselves upon their arrival. Hearing the Decepticons approaching, but uncertain from which direction they were coming from, the Autobots had to decide whether they would station themselves on the west side of the concert, or at its south.

If the Autobots decided to head for the west side of the concert, Wreck-Gar and the others positioned themselves just in time to see a whole squadron of Decepticons coming into view. Catching the Decepticons by surprise with a first volley, the Autobots managed to buy themselves a few minutes as the Decepticons regrouped before circling around for another pass. During the Decepticons’ second pass, Wreck-Gar was blown to pieces. With Sparkplug’s help, he was able to reassemble himself. But then Wreck-Gar was hit by Decepticon fire once more, causing him to again fall to pieces.

If Sparkplug went off to alert an incoming convoy of Autobots, Wreck-Gar was left to reassemble himself. He presumably returned to full health as the Autobots soon succeeded in destroying the Brain Drain device and drove the Decepticons away.

If Sparkplug continued to fix Wreck-Gar instead, the Junkion assumed his motorcycle mode as soon as he was back in one piece. Using a nearby toppled speaker as a ramp, Wreck lept into Galvatron, smashing the Brain Drain device. Autobot reinforcements arrived just in time to congratulate Wreck-Gar as the Decepticons fled.

Alternatively, if the Autobots headed for the south side of the concert, they were unable to see the Decepticons coming from the other direction, and were destroyed in a surprise Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:RunninWithTheDevil-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Amount anyone will pay to never hear this commercial referenced again: ''Anything.'']]
Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where he had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], while on a supply run. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line and even salvaged several [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position as leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} For Wreck-Gar's efforts, Megatron stabbed him through the chest. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers, the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar approached the leader, [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship, the ''[[Reclamation]]'', and lift off.

Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salvage slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own [[decelerator laser]], preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards. {{storylink|Collect and Save}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|Do you ever '''die'''? I don't. At least not '''yet'''. '''This''' can all be yours! '''Operators''' are standing by!"|Wreck-Gar|[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]}}
[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|]]
When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] was banished to Junkion, Wreck-Gar spotted his arrival and readied his fellow Junkions to cannibalize the newcomer for parts. {{storylink|Derelicts}} He watched from the sidelines as the other Junkions attacked... and were massacred by Megatron. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} At some point after this, he took [[Rum-Maj]] as a new consort, having been "wounded in the heart" by an earlier relationship. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

When the Transformer war spilled off-planet and into the cosmos, the Transformers came back to Junkion, hoping to recruit the natives. The violent war wound up destroying Junkion entirely; Wreck-Gar, Rum-Maj, and thousands of Junkion refugees piled aboard a gigantic [[Quintesson Cruiser|corkscrew-shaped vessel]] and abandoned the shattered remnants of their homeworld. They became nomadic traders, scavenging and bartering for technology and trinkets as they wandered from planet to planet. In [[2017]], the Junkions stumbled on [[Earth]] on their travels: a planet rich with [[Ore-13]] that they could use to rebuild their old home. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

[[File:ALonelyPillarOnThePlain-WreckGarsHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| Prices so low, you'll swear we've lost our heads!]]
Making planetfall in the [[Alps]], {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj disembarked, where they met [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]]s. The two Junkions explained that they had come to Earth in the hopes of trading their technological secrets for Ore-13, which they could use to rebuild their planet. What negotiations there were—Rum-Maj being skeptical about Prime's diplomatic status—were cut short when a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] unit showed up; when Wreck-Gar investigated the tiny [[human]] machines, he was blown to bits by a [[Sky Hawk]]. Undaunted, his head continued negotiations as some other Junkions cobbled his body back together. On the behest of G.I. Joe, the Autobots and Junkions withdrew and reconvened at [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]]. In exchange for Ore-13, Wreck-Gar offered the Transformers a legendary [[positron core]], which could repair the critically wounded [[Sideswipe (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

Back aboard their vessel, the Junkions watched as [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] carried out what they thought was a covert infiltration of the Junkion mothership on Optimus's behest, unaware that their [[stealth paint]] failed to conceal them from Junkion sensors. The Cybertronians infiltrators stumbled upon a horde of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}} Wreck-Gar and Rum-Maj observed their defeat; while Wreck-Gar was still keen to make a deal with the Transformers, Rum-Maj asserted that they couldn't trust Optimus and began planning reprisal. During the next summit between Optimus, the Junkions, and several human leaders, Rum-Maj and Wreck-Gar tossed Cosmos' battered body off their shuttle as a warning before Wreck-Gar reluctantly unleashed their school of Sharkticons on the Autobots and humans. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

The battle soon began going south for the Junkions, prompting a reluctant Wreck-Gar to quietly slip away. Before he could get far, however, he was intercepted by [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], who was determined to use Wreck-Gar's positron core to save her friend Sideswipe. At that moment, the Sharkticons, swayed by [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s rhetoric, turned on their former masters, prompting Wreck-Gar to reveal the positron core. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

Arcee pummelled Wreck-Gar, demanding the device, though the Junkion's ramshackle physiology made him hard to permanently put down. When the rebellious Sharkticons stormed the ship, a stray shot their melee and detonated the positron core, destroying it while blowing Wreck-Gar's body to bits. Rum-Maj, defeated, cradled Wreck-Gar's still-living head in her arms as she lamented her failure to rebuild their world. Rather than finish them off, however, Prime managed to convince his troops to lay down their arms in the hopes of taking the path of peace.

On [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa Faireborne]]'s suggestion, the Junkions were given the old [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] as a refugee camp. Working together with the Autobots and Sharkticons, they set about turning the old base into a new city for themselves as Wreck-Gar's head enthused at the prospect of starting anew on Earth. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} He and Rum-Maj helped supervise the construction of their new home, affectionately bickering with each other all the while. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Though Wreck-Gar, still nothing more than a head, and the other Junkions attempted to repair the postiron core, they were unable to restore it to working order. In lieu of saving Sideswipe's life, the Junkion leader offered up a [[mnemopathis projector]] as a way to allow Sideswipe to peacefully pass away. The Junkion supervised the initial operation; after Sideswipe's passing, he mourned his inability to fix the device that would have allowed him to save the red Autobot's life. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kreo_wreckgar_bot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Wreck-Gar was attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but was saved when [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] convinced the other Combaticons to withdraw. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

He later appeared in motorcycle form among the collapsing bricks of Bruticus, [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Wreck-Gar was built just in time to remember the days of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] salons on Cybertron, before Megatron's rule became absolute. His was a mind always hungering for something new, but Megatron's world was one of sameness and obeisance. Wreck-Gar turned to narcotic substances to slow down his own mind, numbing away his need for change. When the word came that Optimus had returned to liberate his world, Wreck-Gar abandoned his drugs and joined the uprising, tackling down a Decepticon trying to enforce the Autobots' curfew. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He joined up with the Autobot army and marched with them to the final showdown with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] emerged to participate in the battle, Wreck-Gar posed alongside him. After the war ended, he remained on Cybertron under the command of Rodimus Prime, and together the two would become known as "philosopher kings" who often visited [[Uranus]] to meditate in silence. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The sad thing is that they actually get along pretty well!]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
When [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s shuttle crash landed on the planet of Junk, Wreck-Gar and another Junkion were there to do endless battle with him! [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] sure liked Wreck-Gar a lot. Maybe he's a Decepticon? Yeah, he's probably a Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Springer and Wreck-Gar|Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Wreck-Gar is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
===''Transformers Legends''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] became stranded on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], he was forced to fight off Wreck-Gar and the hordes of cannibalistic Junkions until he could be rescued by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}}

Wreck-Gar and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] joined up with the Autobots on Junkion. The pair subsequently accompanied [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] back to Earth to assist in rebuilding, only for Wreck-Gar to wander off on a holy pilgrimage to a TV station, and fall victim to a surprise attack from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

Wreck-Gar aided Grimlock in rescuing Rodimus and Kup when the pair were put on trial by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

Wreck-Gar, alongside Ultra Magnus, intercepted Galvatron and his troops when the Decepticons attacked the facility which contained the Dweller and the Trans-Organics. When the creatures were unleashed, Wreck-Gar pushed Ultra Magnus to safety, and attempted to face the Trans-Organic horde by himself. Both the Autobots and the Decepticons were eventually able to escape, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Wreck-Gar toy.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Hurry, hurry! Operators are standing by!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, [[1986]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-81'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Decelerator laser]]" gun, "Armor Axe"

:Wreck-Gar's first (and for decades, only) toy transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle, and is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the ''Transformers'' toy line. As his fists become the axle for his front wheel, his two weapons can be mounted there in motorcycle mode.

:Unfortunately, two Wreck-Gar toys are completely incapable of riding one another, unlike the action depicted in the movie.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_wreck-gar.jpg Instruction booklet for Wreck-Gar at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:RtStoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This is the breakfast your Wreck-Gar could look like, can you see me now?]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, [[2011]])
**''Accessories'': "4-bladed battle axe"/tailpipe

:Part of the sixth wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Wreck-Gar transforms into a ''Road Warrior''-esque motorcycle. His exhaust pipe and rear hubcap detach (via a [[C joint|clip joint]]) and unfold to become his axe weapon. As part of the [[Reveal the Shield]] subline, Wreck-Gar features a [[rubsign]]. The front tire is mounted on a ball joint, allowing it to pivot downward and serve as a shield in [[robot mode]]. It can peg onto his elbow in this position, but doing so limits articulation. The wheel can also be popped out of the ball-joint socket, and held in Wreck-Gar's hand as a shield/axe/melee thingy.

[[File:RTS-WreckGar-RidingHimself.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Each sold separately.]]
:Wreck-Gar is an example of a figure where the ''intention'' is clear, but the ''execution'' suffers from a whole series of [[design flaw]]s, some of which merely hinder the play value while others directly threaten the toy's stability:

:One Wreck-Gar can totally ride another (or another toy based on the same sculpt) in the style seen in the movie! Double pegs under his pelvis correspond to sockets in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seat. Furthermore, the figure has tabs and sockets on his robot mode ankles that are ''supposed'' to connect to corresponding sockets and tabs of his bike mode to secure his feet, but this is done with very limited success as a result of to some part interference. Additionally, the left side of his chest/shoulder assembly refuses to peg in properly in robot mode, a problem that persists with every redeco and retool of the figure.

:Even worse, Wreck-Gar suffers from a very intricate transformation that often requires just the right amount of force being applied for it to work; however, applying too much force, or not paying attention to certain parts, can result in outright breakage: His translucent helmet-horns are ''very'' fragile and might even break simply from accidentally turning the head while in vehicle mode, and his sculpted-open hands are prone to stress marks from simply holding the axe. Don't even ''think'' about turning the axe inside his hand! The worst offender, though, are the hinges that connect the rubber handles to the gas tank—those are reported to break after just a few transformations, regardless of whether one uses the automorph by pulling up on the gas tank and thereby dislodging the handles and moving them to the side as intended, or tries to unhinge the handlebars manually beforehand. Sadly, cutting the nubs off has been the only consistent fix to prevent breakage. Hasbro addressed this problem by cutting the nubs off at the factory level for subsequent redecos and retools of the sculpt, starting with ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]. It was also [[retool]]ed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] (later also released under the ''Generations'' branding) and ''Generations'' Junkheap, each sporting a different head sculpt. Those two were redecoed into [[Scrap Iron (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Scrap Iron]] and [[Junkheap (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Junkheap]], respectively. Wreck-Gar's [[instructions]] depict Junkheap's head sculpt, thus hinting at the retool before it was announced as a separate release. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-WreckGar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|A bright red jogging bra, bright red pirate boots, fleshtone panties.]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Deluxe, 2011-[[February 26|02-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-18'''
**''Accessories'': "Battle axe"/tailpipe

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'', [[TakaraTomy]]'s version of Wreck-Gar is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] release in (surprise!) a much brighter, more cartoon-inspired deco. This version has a ''lot'' more red, the flames dropped from his chest, his helmet in a lighter color, many additional paint applications, and numerous other color shifts.

:Initial [[stock photography|stock photos]] used to illustrate preorders depicted a sample in the Hasbro version's deco (but different from the existing Hasbro stock photos) before being replaced by new stock photos depicting the finalized deco.
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Generations''===
====''Combiner Wars''====
[[File:CWLegendsWreckGar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Now in bite size!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Legends, [[2016]])

:Part of the sixth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint, Wreck-Gar is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Groove]], sporting a brand new noggin. He transforms into a motorcycle or converts into a chest armor for [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]] and other uses of the ''Combiner Wars'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Hot Spot]] mold. Early packaging sample photography showed a sticker boasting it being part of the Sky Reign team, but the final product omits this information as Wreck-Gar has no solid way to ''actually'' combine with Sky Reign in a functional way.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Override (Adventure)|Override]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Vampire (BW)|Vampire]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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====''Platinum Edition''====
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-POJC-Wreck-Gar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Call now and we'll double the offer! Just pay separate processing and handling.]]
*'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'':"Battle axe"/tailpipe
:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Wreck-Gar is a slight redeco of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Wreck-Gar mold. Most of the colors are the same, but the flame applications are different, now being all yellow with black borders both on the bike sides and on the robot chest. The clear plastic was replaced with clear orange plastic.

:Unlike his previous molds, Wreck-Gar (along with Scrapheap) has no Autobot insignia applied on his windshield/right leg.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumWreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''MyClone''===
[[File:G1-toy WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He's a [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Kre-O online comic|Kre-O]] Maniac!]]
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (MyClone, [[2003]])
**''ID number'': '''MTF009'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A "[[super deformed]]" mini-figure of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Tiny Titan, [[2015]])
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the third [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this is a small, soft-plastic figurine of Wreck-Gar rendered in the style of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' series]].

:He comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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==Notes==
[[File:FloroDeryJunkionnotes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Always read the fine print.]]
{{quote|One of them (WRECK-GAR) has a rusty junk metal version of a Viking helmet and a BRILLO like wooly wiremetal vest.|The 4/27/1985 draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html Heritage Auctions - The Transformers The Movie draft script]@ Disciples of Boltax</ref>}}
*Given the above quote, we're going to take a painful leap to the conclusion that Wreck-Gar was named after the famed newspaper comic strip Viking, [[Wikipedia:Hägar the Horrible|Hä'''gar''' the Horrible]].
*Like the rest of the central ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' cast, Wreck-Gar had a (ridiculously overdetailed) preliminary [[character model]] by [[Floro Dery]] that was revised by Japanese artists before final animation. And just like the rest of the central movie cast, that early model was used as a basis for his toy design, and for his Marvel Comics appearances.
*During Wreck-Gar's first appearance in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', his speech pattern was a mashup of contemporary pop culture catchphrases, each line taking from a multitude of sources and scrambling them together to make a (somewhat) coherent new statement. ("Don't look behind Door Number Two, Monty! It's time to play 'End of the Line, My Valentine'! Geroni-doo-run-run-ronimooooo!") In Wreck-Gar's subsequent appearances, however, writers seemed content to give him unaltered lines from television and movies. ("I'm a pepper! Wouldn't you like to be a pepper, too?")
*Of course, in Wreck-Gar's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] appearances, he repeats local British pop culturisms. ("And that's ''Blockbusters''!" and "Jim'll fix it!", though that last one is now in poor taste.)
*In the Japanese dub, Wreck-Gar speaks in the [[wikipedia:Kyowa-go|Kyowa-go]] dialect, an obsolete and obscure dialect often associated with those of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage. It is considered difficult to understand.
*For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]].
*A motorcycle based on Wreck-Gar makes a brief [[easter egg]] appearance in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' episode "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]". Wreck-Gar's [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] throws it at [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] in a fit of misguided helpfulness.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Wreck-Gar is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s helmet and a scythe-weapon from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' sets.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreck-Gar''' (レックガー ''Rekkugā'')
*''French:'' '''Ferraille''' ("Scrap")
*''Italian:'' '''Chopper'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yíngjiù Chē''' (营救车, "Rescue Vehicle")
*''Russian:'' '''Remontnik''' (Ремонтник, "Repairman")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/145/14508_WreckGar_DreamwaveProfile.jpg Wreck-Gar's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile at Transformers-universe.com]

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