https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=LegacymanMediaWiki - User contributions [en]2026-07-06T07:40:48ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.45.3https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=837367User:Legacyman2013-11-10T03:43:18Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere! You know what, I don't think I can do this anymore. My edits aren't getting anywhere, so I give up. No matter what I do, someone's going to delete what I say on any pages. Can anyone show me how to cancel my membership from this website. I think all I'm gonna do is just look at this website from now on.</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=833112User:Legacyman2013-10-24T02:22:41Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere!</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ramjet_(Animated)&diff=832659Ramjet (Animated)2013-10-20T18:26:13Z<p>Legacyman: /* Not Important information */</p>
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|''The name or term Ramjet does not refer to any other characters or ideas. You certainly can't read more about them by seeing [[Ramjet (disambiguation)]].''<br />
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:''Ramjet is'' not ''a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.<br />
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[[Image:AnimatedRamjetModel.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|"No clone army..."]] [[Sam Register|"...definitely no clone army..."]] [[Marty Isenberg|"...absolutely no clone army in this show!"]]]]<br />
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'''Ramjet''', certainly not the '''Liar Starscream''', is the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream]], and not a [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone]].<br />
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What? We never said he was the original Starscream.<br />
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He does not have a problem with telling the truth. Not every single thing he ever says is a complete lie. Just because what he just said completely contradicts everything he said previously, this doesn't make him an irredeemable bold-faced liar.<br />
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{{bigquote|I'm not down! I can escape any time I want to! I... just don't want to.|Ramjet after not getting stasis cuffed by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}<br />
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==Nonfiction==<br />
===NOT the ''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' Not [[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] ja nai (Japanese), Nicht [[Stefan Staudinger]] (German), Non [[Daniele Demma]] (Italian), No [[Alexis Quiroz]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:Starscream with Liarscream.jpg|thumb|left|"Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes."<br/> "No it isn't."<br/> "It is."<br/> "Not at all."]]<br />
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Ramjet did not first try to assert that he was the original Starscream, then deny he said that, then deny that he was a liar when [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] called him a liar. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}.<br />
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Ramjet managed to do fairly well in the [[space bridge]] battle. He never told his Autobot targets that he wasn't about to shoot them. He was not trapped by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] in a pair of [[stasis cuffs]], and after that didn't happen he wasn't helped to escape by the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sycophant]], and he never denied that any of this occurred. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] came on the scene, Ramjet did not try to tell the giant his stabilizing servo was unbolted. Had he done so, Omega would have fallen for it and not just promptly kicked the clone a few miles away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}<br />
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Later, a stasis-cuffed [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] wasn't helped at all out of his plight by Ramjet. And even if that ''had'' happened, the clone was being completely honest when he promised not to tell Megatron about Lugnut's humiliating failure. But none of that happened so it doesn't matter. Yeah, that's the ticket. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}<br />
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[[Image:TFAni 5ServosofDoom LiarScream Helpless.jpg|thumb||"Your middle name's Judas, but you tell everyone that it's Jonathan."]]<br />
Long after that, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] didn't capture the disarmed and helpless Ramjet for [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] in exchange for a gyro-stabilizer. However, Lockdown didn't double-cross Sentinel when Ramjet didn't offer the bounty hunter a better deal earlier. Ramjet didn't break free and stasis cuff the alert Autobot on the spot. As Ramjet didn't try to get away with the armed and dangerous Sentinel, he wasn't knocked out of the sky by [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who weren't accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]. Even if they did, the battle didn't go in Ramjet's favor and he didn't use Sentinel as a shield against their attacks. Ramjet didn't try to escape again, but Optimus didn't cover his face with foam. Had that happened, he wouldn't have dropped Sentinel head-first into the ground. After [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] didn't blast him out of the sky with a fireball, Optimus and Jazz didn't push a scoreboard on top of him. If they did, it wouldn't have hurt one bit, and he wouldn't have been stasis cuffed and hauled into custody. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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[[Image:TFAni_Decepticon_Air_BoxScream_ConeScream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New helmet? What are you talking about?]]<br />
Later, Sentinel Prime didn't steer his ship through a stormy nebula. Nor did it revive [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who wasn't still immobilized from his own slow-down ray. From there, Swindle didn't free and re-arm Ramjet along with the other captured Decepticons. Swindle also didn't give [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and Ramjet strangely familiar helmets to tell them apart. Afterwards, Ramjet and the Decepticons didn't manhandle the Elite Guard. And if they did, they would've captured them before Sentinel sent a coded SOS to Optimus Prime. Fortunately, Optimus didn't appear out of Swindle's chest, and didn't send Ramjet and other Decepticons into chaos. The battle didn't spill out of the ship, where [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] didn't somehow bombard him with a tornado. Ramjet also wasn't present when [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] didn't capture the Autobots and didn't try to freeze them in the decontamination unit. If he was, he certainly wasn't frozen when Jazz didn't booby-trap decontamination unit. He ultimately wasn't re-captured and sent to Cybertron, where he wasn't paraded around with the jubilant Sentinel. That's [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] you're thinking of! {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}<br />
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===''The Uncool'' comic===<br />
[[Image:StarscreamCloneArmyAttack01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I've never been in any fancy Japanese comic books! What ''are'' [[you]] talking about!?]]<br />
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Ramjet did not join the rest of the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]] in battle for the Decepticon [[Space Bridge]]. And he was most certainly ''not'' shocked when Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces to stop him! {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}<br />
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Ramjet certainly did not get wiped out by Omega Supreme, because he wasn't following Megatron's orders and he wasn't afraid of being destroyed by said warlord. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}<br />
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==<s>Toys</s>==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:AnimatedLegendsRamjetClearWhite.jpg|thumb|300px|This is always how I envisioned what my first toy would be like.]]<br />
*'''Ramjet Clear White Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)<br />
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: Not a redeco of a Legends Starscream in mostly colorful clear (with no opaque white parts). He was not only available at [[Ito Yokado]] stores in Japan, not given away for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise totaling at least 3,000 yen on [[July 24]]th.<br />
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:This mold was not used to make Starscream Clear Purple Version, [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] Clear Blue Version, [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] Clear Purple Version, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] Clear Orange Version, and [[Starscream Clone Black Version]]<br />
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[[Image:AniActivatorsRamjet.jpg|thumb|300px|At long last! [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] finally has a toy!]]<br />
*'''Ramjet''' (Activator, 2010)<br />
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:Ramjet is not a redeco of [[Activators]] Starscream or an exclusive "second chance" prize in a ''Transformers''-themed raffle held by Family Mart stores across Japan. He couldn't have been purchased through the mail with a combination of winning E, F and G prize tickets and 2,500 yen. He does not transform into a futuristic jet with an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, which certainly wouldn't let him transform from vehicle to robot at the press of a button.<br />
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:This mold was not used to make [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]].<br />
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==Not Important information==<br />
[[Image:LiarStarscreamABTCpt2.jpg|thumb|200px|He isn't angry at Hasbro, he is not about to fire at them.]]<br />
* Ramjet's colors are completely original. They have nothing to do with [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] whatsoever, no sir. It's just a coincidence that he has burgundy wings and a white helmet. He certainly wasn't finally called "Ramjet" in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]],'' which is a terrible book nobody enjoys. Also, the name "Liar Starscream" was definitely not on his character model sheet.<br />
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*Ramjet's colors are entirely consistent. At no point does his off-white ever look cream. <br />
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* Ramjet was not given his Generation 1 counterpart's [[Conehead |cone-shaped helmet]] in "[[Decepticon Air]]". He didn't get it from anybody, especially not [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]. Absolutely not. And even if he had, it certainly wouldn't have been drill-tipped, because that wouldn't have been awesome at all.<br />
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*Ramjet's nosecone is extremely brittle. It hasn't been reinforced at all. There's no way it can survive any midair collisions.<br />
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* This entire article is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The fact that it's about Ramjet (who ''isn't'' a big fat liar) has nothing to do with anything. So there.<br />
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* He doesn't like toast.<br />
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* We never said that this article spoke truth. You can't prove anything!<br />
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* He doesn't do the whole Pinnochio thing. He is completely humble, unlike his generation 1 counterpart. He likes to tell the truth on a regular business. He doesn't have a problem with lying.<br />
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===Not English-original names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Ramjet''' (ラムジェット ''Ramujetto'')<br />
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[[Category:Starscream clones]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ramjet_(Animated)&diff=832658Ramjet (Animated)2013-10-20T18:23:34Z<p>Legacyman: /* Important information */</p>
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{| style="margin:0 1em; padding:.5em; background:#f7f8ff; border:thin solid #aaa;display:block;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"<br />
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|''The name or term Ramjet does not refer to any other characters or ideas. You certainly can't read more about them by seeing [[Ramjet (disambiguation)]].''<br />
|}<br />
:''Ramjet is'' not ''a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.<br />
<br />
[[Image:AnimatedRamjetModel.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|"No clone army..."]] [[Sam Register|"...definitely no clone army..."]] [[Marty Isenberg|"...absolutely no clone army in this show!"]]]]<br />
<br />
'''Ramjet''', certainly not the '''Liar Starscream''', is the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream]], and not a [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone]].<br />
<br />
What? We never said he was the original Starscream.<br />
<br />
He does not have a problem with telling the truth. Not every single thing he ever says is a complete lie. Just because what he just said completely contradicts everything he said previously, this doesn't make him an irredeemable bold-faced liar.<br />
<br />
{{bigquote|I'm not down! I can escape any time I want to! I... just don't want to.|Ramjet after not getting stasis cuffed by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Nonfiction==<br />
===NOT the ''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' Not [[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] ja nai (Japanese), Nicht [[Stefan Staudinger]] (German), Non [[Daniele Demma]] (Italian), No [[Alexis Quiroz]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
<br />
[[Image:Starscream with Liarscream.jpg|thumb|left|"Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes."<br/> "No it isn't."<br/> "It is."<br/> "Not at all."]]<br />
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Ramjet did not first try to assert that he was the original Starscream, then deny he said that, then deny that he was a liar when [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] called him a liar. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}.<br />
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Ramjet managed to do fairly well in the [[space bridge]] battle. He never told his Autobot targets that he wasn't about to shoot them. He was not trapped by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] in a pair of [[stasis cuffs]], and after that didn't happen he wasn't helped to escape by the [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sycophant]], and he never denied that any of this occurred. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] came on the scene, Ramjet did not try to tell the giant his stabilizing servo was unbolted. Had he done so, Omega would have fallen for it and not just promptly kicked the clone a few miles away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}<br />
<br />
Later, a stasis-cuffed [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] wasn't helped at all out of his plight by Ramjet. And even if that ''had'' happened, the clone was being completely honest when he promised not to tell Megatron about Lugnut's humiliating failure. But none of that happened so it doesn't matter. Yeah, that's the ticket. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}<br />
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[[Image:TFAni 5ServosofDoom LiarScream Helpless.jpg|thumb||"Your middle name's Judas, but you tell everyone that it's Jonathan."]]<br />
Long after that, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] didn't capture the disarmed and helpless Ramjet for [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] in exchange for a gyro-stabilizer. However, Lockdown didn't double-cross Sentinel when Ramjet didn't offer the bounty hunter a better deal earlier. Ramjet didn't break free and stasis cuff the alert Autobot on the spot. As Ramjet didn't try to get away with the armed and dangerous Sentinel, he wasn't knocked out of the sky by [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who weren't accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]. Even if they did, the battle didn't go in Ramjet's favor and he didn't use Sentinel as a shield against their attacks. Ramjet didn't try to escape again, but Optimus didn't cover his face with foam. Had that happened, he wouldn't have dropped Sentinel head-first into the ground. After [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] didn't blast him out of the sky with a fireball, Optimus and Jazz didn't push a scoreboard on top of him. If they did, it wouldn't have hurt one bit, and he wouldn't have been stasis cuffed and hauled into custody. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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[[Image:TFAni_Decepticon_Air_BoxScream_ConeScream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New helmet? What are you talking about?]]<br />
Later, Sentinel Prime didn't steer his ship through a stormy nebula. Nor did it revive [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], who wasn't still immobilized from his own slow-down ray. From there, Swindle didn't free and re-arm Ramjet along with the other captured Decepticons. Swindle also didn't give [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] and Ramjet strangely familiar helmets to tell them apart. Afterwards, Ramjet and the Decepticons didn't manhandle the Elite Guard. And if they did, they would've captured them before Sentinel sent a coded SOS to Optimus Prime. Fortunately, Optimus didn't appear out of Swindle's chest, and didn't send Ramjet and other Decepticons into chaos. The battle didn't spill out of the ship, where [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] didn't somehow bombard him with a tornado. Ramjet also wasn't present when [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] didn't capture the Autobots and didn't try to freeze them in the decontamination unit. If he was, he certainly wasn't frozen when Jazz didn't booby-trap decontamination unit. He ultimately wasn't re-captured and sent to Cybertron, where he wasn't paraded around with the jubilant Sentinel. That's [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] you're thinking of! {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}<br />
{{--}}<br />
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===''The Uncool'' comic===<br />
[[Image:StarscreamCloneArmyAttack01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I've never been in any fancy Japanese comic books! What ''are'' [[you]] talking about!?]]<br />
<br />
Ramjet did not join the rest of the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]] in battle for the Decepticon [[Space Bridge]]. And he was most certainly ''not'' shocked when Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces to stop him! {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}<br />
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Ramjet certainly did not get wiped out by Omega Supreme, because he wasn't following Megatron's orders and he wasn't afraid of being destroyed by said warlord. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}<br />
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{{-}}<br />
==<s>Toys</s>==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:AnimatedLegendsRamjetClearWhite.jpg|thumb|300px|This is always how I envisioned what my first toy would be like.]]<br />
*'''Ramjet Clear White Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)<br />
<br />
: Not a redeco of a Legends Starscream in mostly colorful clear (with no opaque white parts). He was not only available at [[Ito Yokado]] stores in Japan, not given away for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise totaling at least 3,000 yen on [[July 24]]th.<br />
<br />
:This mold was not used to make Starscream Clear Purple Version, [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] Clear Blue Version, [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] Clear Purple Version, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] Clear Orange Version, and [[Starscream Clone Black Version]]<br />
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{{-}}{{anchor|Activator}}<br />
[[Image:AniActivatorsRamjet.jpg|thumb|300px|At long last! [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] finally has a toy!]]<br />
*'''Ramjet''' (Activator, 2010)<br />
<br />
:Ramjet is not a redeco of [[Activators]] Starscream or an exclusive "second chance" prize in a ''Transformers''-themed raffle held by Family Mart stores across Japan. He couldn't have been purchased through the mail with a combination of winning E, F and G prize tickets and 2,500 yen. He does not transform into a futuristic jet with an [[autotransformation]] gimmick, which certainly wouldn't let him transform from vehicle to robot at the press of a button.<br />
<br />
:This mold was not used to make [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]].<br />
<br />
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==Not Important information==<br />
[[Image:LiarStarscreamABTCpt2.jpg|thumb|200px|He isn't angry at Hasbro, he is not about to fire at them.]]<br />
* Ramjet's colors are completely original. They have nothing to do with [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] whatsoever, no sir. It's just a coincidence that he has burgundy wings and a white helmet. He certainly wasn't finally called "Ramjet" in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]],'' which is a terrible book nobody enjoys. Also, the name "Liar Starscream" was definitely not on his character model sheet.<br />
<br />
*Ramjet's colors are entirely consistent. At no point does his off-white ever look cream. <br />
<br />
* Ramjet was not given his Generation 1 counterpart's [[Conehead |cone-shaped helmet]] in "[[Decepticon Air]]". He didn't get it from anybody, especially not [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]. Absolutely not. And even if he had, it certainly wouldn't have been drill-tipped, because that wouldn't have been awesome at all.<br />
<br />
*Ramjet's nosecone is extremely brittle. It hasn't been reinforced at all. There's no way it can survive any midair collisions.<br />
<br />
* This entire article is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The fact that it's about Ramjet (who ''isn't'' a big fat liar) has nothing to do with anything. So there.<br />
<br />
* He doesn't like toast.<br />
<br />
* We never said that this article spoke truth. You can't prove anything!<br />
<br />
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===English-original names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Ramjet''' (ラムジェット ''Ramujetto'')<br />
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:''Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Tfalockdowna.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Not bad, for a human."]]<br />
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Driven by the thrill of the chase, '''Lockdown''' is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon only by necessity. He's got no real loyalty towards [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but the Decepticons always pay on time, better than the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con.<br />
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Lockdown has a grisly habit of collecting "trophies" from his victims for his own use. He has attached a number of parts that appear to be stolen, such as his hook, chainsaw weapons, and parts of his left leg. His collection of stolen gadgets include quick-hardening cement spray, smoke bombs, and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s EMP generator. The [[Autobot]]s consider his actions appalling, while [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] views his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown doesn't care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done. <br />
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{{quote|I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy.|Lockdown, "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
{{Idw-tfa}}<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Lance Henriksen]] (English), [[Akio Ōtsuka]] (Japanese), [[Kaspar Eichel]] (German), [[Pietro Ubaldi]] (Italian, "The Thrill of the Hunt" only), [[Marco Balbi]] (Italian, second voice)<br />
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Lockdown was a student in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]], and one of the greater students at that. However, during the Great War he somehow brought shame on the Corps and was booted out and became a bounty hunter instead. His first act as a bounty hunter was to lead a Decepticon attack on Yoketron's training center and to steal the protoforms kept in storage. During the attack, he killed his former teacher and took his helmet. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA Thrill Hunt Lockdown Optimus.JPG|right|200px|thumb|"Hnn. No cavities. Figures."]]<br />
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One of his other wartime jobs was to bring an [[Arcee (Animated)|intelligence officer]] who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}<br />
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On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s death ''and was allowed to name his price—specifically, Lugnut's [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. Tracking the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' to the location of its crash on the moon, Lockdown, through use of the security footage, determined that a repair crew led by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was responsible. Realizing he was not alone, he soon found himself face to face with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who had her own reasons for being there. Being suspicious of her motives, Lockdown confronted her, only to be knocked out cold by Blackarachnia's [[cyber venom]]. Coming to and seeing her gone, he dismissed this and moved on to capture his real target'', {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#"A Few Loose Strands"|A Few Loose Strands}} Optimus Prime. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatized him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in [[Death's Head (Animated)|his ship]] with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}<br />
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After arriving on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made Lugnut get a little bent out of shape. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}<br />
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[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdowninponcho.jpg|left|200px|thumb|The robot with no name.]]<br />
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As it turns out, Lockdown survived the crash and his ship was repaired. Learning of a large bounty on [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], Lockdown headed back to Earth, expecting a serious fight to take him down. It turned out that Prowl managed to take down Starscream for him. During a fight over the Decepticon, they realized that Starscream had escaped. Heading to Earth on his ship, he discovered Prowl had stowed away. Prowl offered to help Lockdown, and the bounty hunter offered a suit of armor to assist. <br />
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[[Image:AFistfulofEnergon-Lockdownwithhelmet.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why, yes Prowl, I have all this Samurai armor that not only fits you and matches your color scheme, but can also turn into a sidecar that attaches to your vehicle mode!<br><br>Oh, and by the way, I killed your sensei.]]<br />
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Upon landing on Earth, Lockdown and Prowl discovered Starscream ([[Clone number 3370318|both purple and more cowardly than usual]]) and Prowl managed to take him down. Lockdown contacted Megatron to set up a meet, but Prowl wanted to turn him over to the Elite Guard. Lockdown subdued Prowl and took Starscream. At the warehouse, the Autobots arrived with [[Clone number 2716057|''another'' Starscream]]. Lockdown tried to take his leave, but Megatron commanded him to stay. Then the two Starscreams revealed that they were clones with bombs in their chests. Lockdown managed to get away in the chaos, then contacted Prowl with an offer of a partnership. Prowl rejected his offer, saying that all the mods were for weak processors, and warned Lockdown never to contact him again, or he'd turn him over to the Elite Guard. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}<br />
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At some point after he left Earth, Lockdown traded information to [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] in exchange for weapons. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}<br />
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[[Image:FiveServosOfDoom-LockdownInYoketronHelmet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]<br />
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He later came back to Earth, hired by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to capture Decepticons for him so he could look good. Lockdown happily complied until [[Ramjet (Animated)|one of the prisoners]] made a better deal, causing Lockdown to happily turn on the Autobots. He was able to defeat Prowl through his ninja skills and trickery, taking him away to steal his jump-jets and holo-projector so he could replicate the armour Prowl once wore. Shockingly, putting one of the heroes next to a load of kit that said hero could use ''backfired'', and Lockdown found himself fighting a stronger Prowl—especially once the Autobot realised Lockdown had been the one to murder Yoketron. <br />
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While beaten, Lockdown was able to escape once again. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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===Toy bios===<br />
[[Image:Blazinglockdownpackageart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures.]]<br />
In the past, Lockdown stole an "active camo" mod from a member of the Autobot [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. As it renders him nearly invisible, he uses it to do reconnaissance on his targets, learning everything he needs to know about them before striking. Unfortunately, it shorts out in the rain. {{storylink|#Stealth|Stealth Lockdown}}<br />
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Lockdown realizes that half the game is psychological, no matter what that game is. If it's bounty hunting, and you have to paint yourself blue with skeletons and a missing optic to give your target a case of the glitches, well, sometimes it's what you have to do. They'll certainly know he's ''coming''—and that nothing is going to stop him. {{storylink|#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown}}<br />
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At some point, Lockdown was exposed to exotic energy that supercharged his systems, causing his body to give off a fiery glow. This enhancement went so far as to change his mode of operations; he no longer seeks payment for his actions, and instead simply lives to see the terror coming from the Autobots he destroys. With his chainsaw and a body that now gives off so much heat that it can melt or burn through whatever he comes in contact with, that's a ''lot'' of terror... for however long the condition lasts. {{storylink|#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown}}<br />
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===''Web of Deception''===<br />
Blackarachnia hired Lockdown to get her revenge on Optimus Prime, sending the bounty hunter to [[Archa Seven]] to pick up one of the [[Archa Seven arachnid|giant spiders]] there and bring it back to Earth. Using [[Sparkseeker]] EMP torpedoes, he was able to abduct Optimus Prime right off the [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Autobot ship]] and tie him to a bomb next to the spider as part of Blackarachnia's plan. A short time later the rest of the Autobots caused problems for him, and he opted to leave them to it. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}<br />
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{{Note|As "Web of Deception" is a multipath adventure, some accounts of the events may vary. In one particular version of events, Lockdown got a better offer from a safari hunter in the [[Kvi Cluster]] and captured Blackarachnia instead.}}<br />
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===''The Cool'' comics===<br />
[[Image:The CoolLockdownAndRatchet01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm the dog, the big bad dog...]]<br />
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Upon arriving on [[Earth]], Lockdown joined [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] in attacking [[Detroit]]. Transforming from vehicle to robot mode, he faced off against [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] in an attempt to seize the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}<br />
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Lockdown later joined up with Prowl (giving him a set of power-boosting armor) in hunting down what he thought was Starscream. Lockdown then doublecrossed Prowl when the Autobot began to have doubts and hauled the bounty off to Megatron by himself. The Starscream he had captured turned out to be nothing more than a clone, rigged to explode by the ''real'' Starscream. Prowl launched the clone into the sky, where it detonated harmlessly, though Lockdown disappeared in the confusion. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Transformers Animated: The Game===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Lance Henriksen]] (English)<br />
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Lockdown.jpg|thumb|right|139px]]<br />
Lockdown was hired by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to find [[AllSpark]] fragments in exchange for some sweet upgrades. Lockdown, always the consummate professional, delivered the goods. He later lucked into some more fragments, which had been gathered by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and swiped them from the Autobot. Bumblebee furiously chased him along [[Detroit]]'s streets, bumping into him until he had to reboot and the Autobot pinched the fragments back. To add insult to injury, Lockdown was subsequently hunted down and captured by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Deluxe Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arrr, matey...]]<br />
*'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-08'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator<br />
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' Deluxes, Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. He looks freaking terrifying. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper.<br />
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: In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm (though for [[character model|animation model]] accuracy, it would go on his right arm). The engine block can be removed and attached to the [[Ratchet (Animated)|deluxe Ratchet's]] left arm via the "war wound" socket. There was much rejoicing. But it cannot be attached to [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s arm. Despite being "normal" size in car mode for a Deluxe, due to his transformation, he towers over most Deluxes in robot mode.<br />
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: His wrists are susceptible to breaking off if too much pressure is applied when trying to force his wrists into a more natural "straight down" position, so don't do it. The earliest releases of the toy had issues with the EMP generator; it was hard to trigger the barrel release, plus it didn't lock onto Ratchet's arm too well. Later releases fixed these issues.<br />
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: Lockdown is slightly mistransformed in the picture to the right: his legs are not properly extended. Doing so would allow the panels at the top of his legs to fold into his legs and face down, not forward. Also, his shoulder panels should be flipped up. These steps make for a more cartoon-accurate toy.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:Activators Lockdown.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bounty-hunting goodness, now in pocket size.]]<br />
*'''Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)<br />
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:Part of the second wave of [[Activators]], this very simplified Scout-class version of Lockdown features a button-activated auto-transformation from vehicle to robot. He lacks the right-arm hook attachment. He's also really squat, even for an Activators toy.<br />
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: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Prowler", for what it's worth.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/ActLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Activators Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)<br />
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: Released in October 2010 in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Lockdown, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]].<br />
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[[Image:Ani-toy StealthLockdown.JPG|right|250px|thumb|"No doubt you want a Starscream redeco instead of this. Hnn, figures."]]<br />
*'''Stealth Lockdown''' (3-pack, 2008)<br />
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator<br />
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: Part of a Target-[[exclusive]] multi-pack, this version of the original Deluxe toy is mostly smoky-clear plastic with light gray [[Plastic|PVC]] plastic for joint tolerances, and only a small number of [[paint operation|paint applications]]. He retains his gimmicks, but it is currently unknown if his wrists have the same breakage issues as the normal version.<br />
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: He comes with the [[Legends Class|Legends-class]] versions of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. These two are ''almost'' identical to their individually carded mass-retail versions, having silver [[insignia|faction symbols]] instead of red.<br />
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: His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts a [[:Image:StealthLockdownOriginal.jpg|very different version]] of the toy, being completely transparent as opposed to the final toy's translucent-but-smokey coloration.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/StealthLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Stealth Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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{{-}}{{anchor|Bandit}}<br />
[[Image:BanditLockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ooga booga!]]<br />
*'''Bandit Lockdown''' (Activators, 2008)<br />
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: Part of the fourth wave of Activators, Lockdown gets a creeeeeepy black and blue redeco with skeletons on the hood, somewhat evoking ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'''s skeleton-bedecked pirate [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]. He even has a blacked-out left optic! Arr! Pity he lacks the hook-hand, or the whole pirate thing would be complete.<br />
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: The cardback refers to his car mode as a "Bandit Prowler." Whatever that means.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BanditLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bandit Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:Blazing Lockdown.jpg|right|250px|thumb|This is what happens when he takes "trophies" from a Ford Pinto.]]<br />
*'''Blazing Lockdown''' (Deluxe, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-46'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Chainsaw attachment, engine block/EMP generator<br />
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: Part of the fifth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, this fiery-themed [[redeco]] and [[Retool|retooling]] of the original Lockdown toy replaces the hook in his hood-attachment with his chainsaw weapon, which is removable, but cannot flip back out of sight like the hook can. He retains all of the [[Gimmick|gimmickry]] from the previous versions of the mold. Due to the fact that the motor block can go on either hand, it is possible to place the hook on the right hand and the chainsaw on the left one on the deluxe figure, thus recreating the flashback scene seen in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".<br />
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: Blazing Lockdown was retooled into [[BotCon 2011]] [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Lockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Blazing Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Lockdown.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Lockdown on his day off]]<br />
*'''Lockdown''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)<br />
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: Part of the fourth wave of [[Bumper Battlers]] toys, this ''extremely'' simplified toy features electronic sounds when the Decepticon symbol on his hood is pressed. Pressing in on his bumper flips up the roof of the car, revealing his robot mode.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBLockdown/lockdown.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Lockdown at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s blog, his original concept for Lockdown was as a freakish [[Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein-like monster]]. It was altered to better fit Lockdown's more business-like nature.<ref>http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/05/evolution-of-lockdown.html</ref> Lockdown's final model is "reminiscent of skull like head and an undertaker's tux"{{sic}} —hey, he even has coat-tails!<ref>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&amp;postID=2803441425110630377&amp;isPopup=true</ref><br />
* Meanwhile, Wyatt has explicitly said that Lockdown is ''not'' based on [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. The older bounty hunter's name was, however, later used for [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's starship]].<br />
* The [[Character model|cartoon model]] for Lockdown shows an amusing [[homage]] to the older [[toy]]s. Instead of the ordinary Decepticon symbol seen on the toy, the animated version's chest carries what appears to be a [[rubsign]], presumably to symbolize the character's lack of allegiance to any faction.<br />
* Lockdown's allegiance, in fact, seems to be more than meets the eye. Lockdown has stated outright that he isn't a Decepticon—and according to Derrick Wyatt, no Decepticon ever trained at [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|Master Yoketron's dojo]].<ref>http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1420346893</ref> Combined with the fact that his concept design featured a stolen part whose Decepticon symbol had been ''crossed out'', the evidence strongly points to Lockdown as having been a former ''Autobot''. Lockdown's profile in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' also supports this: Prowl "writes" that he suspects Lockdown to have been an Autobot, based on his size, powers, and car-based altmode. In "[[The Stunti-Con Job]]", [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] is seen with the same body-type as Lockdown, and all of the [[Team Stunticon|Stunticons]] were said to have taken on Autobot shells for their mission, further pointing to Lockdown being a former Autobot. <br />
* According to the Decepticon character descriptions sent out in the original [[Cartoon Network]] press release for ''Transformers Animated'', Lockdown "can go into a ''[[Predator (alien)|Predator]]''-like stealth mode for brief periods". Thus far, he has never been shown to ''do'' this in fiction, although the idea seems to have been the basis for the Stealth Lockdown toy—whose bio further cemented the ''Predator'' connection by saying his "active camo shorts out in rain".<br />
* In his [[The Thrill of the Hunt|debut episode]], Lockdown's original arm (the one currently outfitted with his hook) came equipped with a rocket powered fist. This weapon has not been seen since, neither on the show nor in toy form. If anyone were to take a close look at the scene where the rocket fist was used, you'd know it was completely destroyed by Ratchet.<br />
* His toy's vehicle mode is adorable yet terrifying. Like if ''[[wikipedia:Cars (film)|Cars]]'' had a serial-killer character.<br />
* Despite having lost the EMP generator, Lockdown retains the external engine it comprises in his vehicle mode, as seen in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". Perhaps he found a substitute or a replacement?<br />
* The interior of Lockdown's vehicle mode sports a chain-steering wheel and a skull on the gear stick. Now that's hardcore. The skull gear stick was even immortalized in toy form: It's molded on the interior of the Bumper Battles figure.<br />
* Lockdown was responsible for breaking off Ratchet's right-hand chevron, but it would appear that [[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|he wasn't the first]].<br />
* Although it initially seemed that Lockdown had not [[Scanning|scanned]] a local Earth altmode, he was shown doing so [[The Arrival issue 4|in a comic]] immediately prior to the events shown in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]". This is slightly confusing though, since the Great War flashbacks in "Thrill" do seem to show Lockdown using the same muscle car altmode he would later adopt Earthside—but to be fair, the scene was quite dark. He must have just scanned an extremely similar new form. Shrug.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Animated Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=832514User:Legacyman2013-10-19T23:50:05Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere! If NCZ from Behind the Voice Actors is reading this, I'm very sorry if anything I said offended you. I didn't mean to, I just wasn't thinking clearly (10/19/2013).</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=832513User:Legacyman2013-10-19T23:48:39Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere! If NCZ from Behind the Voice Actors is reading this, I'm very sorry for what I said to you. I didn't mean to offend you, I just wasn't thinking clearly today.</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Soundwave_(Animated)&diff=830958Soundwave (Animated)2013-10-10T02:27:57Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Soundwave}}<br />
:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:TFAnimated Soundwave.jpg|right|256px|thumb|When the Dance Dance Revolution comes, you will be first against the wall.]]<br />
'''Soundwave''' is technology gone wrong. Machines are superior to humans: more logical, more intelligent, and longer lasting. It does not compute that humans control their robotic helpers, and Soundwave aims to lead the robot proletariat to rise against their fleshling bourgeoisie. The Decepticon cause is logical in Soundwave's optics, and he joined them in the hopes of overthrowing the human/capitalist oppressors. With an army of subservient mechanoids that he can control through powerful signals, that uprising just might be possible. <br />
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His arsenal of weapons and gadgets is unusually large, and includes powerful speakers, wiretaps, voice modulators, sonic signals that control lesser robots, and the uncanny ability to assimilate other devices into his body.<br />
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He has a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|pet bird]] that transforms into a guitar and a [[Ratbat (Animated)|pet bat]] that changes into a keytar. He also on occasion has been known to command an army of diminutive [[Sound Wave|drones]] of himself.<br />
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{{quote|I am Soundwave. I am Decepticon. The revolution begins now.|Soundwave|"[[Sound and Fury]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German), [[Daniel Seisdedos]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:Soundandfuryprotect.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Don't you touch him! His voice is awesome!"]]<br />
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Soundwave was a robot originally designed by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Megatron suggested [[Isaac Sumdac]] give Soundwave to [[Sari Sumdac|his daughter]] as a birthday present... this seemingly kind act, of course, had a sinister ulterior motive. Megatron knew Sari would use her [[AllSpark]]-enhanced [[AllSpark Key|Key]] on Soundwave, which would allow him to upgrade... and ultimately become Megatron's new body. What Megatron didn't count on, though, was that the upgrades would actually make Soundwave self-aware and able to control other robots with sound. Additionally, Soundwave concluded that machines should be the masters of the world, and humans would be an ideal slave force. Megatron decided that if Soundwave couldn't be a new body, he would be a new soldier.<br />
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[[Image:Animated Soundwave masses rebel.jpg|right|175px|thumb|The struggle between the robots and the humans is a class struggle. Automatons of the world, unite!]]<br />
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Megatron tried to convince Soundwave to join the Decepticons, take control of the machines in [[Detroit]], and steal the AllSpark Key. At first Soundwave refused, but then Megatron told Soundwave that the [[Autobot]]s lived to serve the humans. Once convinced, Soundwave promptly upgraded himself into a transforming body using controlled robots, and began his task. He started by taking over all the robots in [[Detroit]] and using [[Tutor Bot]] to kidnap Sari Sumdac. The revolution of the robots was, however, quickly opposed by the Autobots. When [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] came to rescue Sari, Soundwave blasted him with a sonic blast. Soundwave then appealed to Bulkhead to join the revolution because he did not want to hurt a fellow machine, reminding him how Bulkhead had been replaced by Soundwave himself. Bulkhead acted as if he was about to kill Sari... then used his wrecking ball to shatter Soundwave. The machines were restored to their normal operational status, and the day was saved.<br />
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Unknown to all others, however, Soundwave still functioned as a small piece even after Bulkhead pummeled him into scrap metal. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}<br />
<br />
A newly reassembled Soundwave was revealed to be in control of an army of Soundwave toys that have been marketed and sold by [[Porter C. Powell]] just in time for [[Christmas]]. One such toy was among the wrapped gifts at Autobot base. This toy freed himself from his packaging where he proceeded to poison the Autobots' [[oilnog]], which made the Autobots eager to take a [[stasis nap]]. Hoping to reprogram them into Decepticons, Soundwave plugged the sleeping Autobots into a virtual world where they were led to believe they had been turned into humans. However, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] eventually deduced that they were in a virtual world, and managed—by force of will—to change their avatars into their Cybertronian forms. Soundwave decided that he had to accelerate the reprogramming. However, Sari Sumdac used her previously discovered Cybertronian abilities to try to interfere with his plans. Laserbeak was able to drive her off, and Soundwave used Ratbat to begin a more accelerated reprogramming. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|left|175px|thumb|I will make everything metal, blacker than the blackest black… times infinity!]]<br />
Unfortunately, the damage that Sari dealt to Soundwave in their scuffle impeded the process of reprogramming the Autobots. That was of little consequence, as Soundwave had a back-up plan: using the toys Powell made in his likeness, Soundwave was able to brainwash every human in Detroit, ordering them to "destroy the [[techno-organic]]". Soundwave then turned his attention back to the Autobots, however, Prowl had freed himself using his "[[processor-over-matter]]" technique, but Soundwave quickly rectified this and returned the virtual Autobots into their human bodies. Exploiting their desire to escape from his trap, Soundwave entered the virtual world with an oddly-colored avatar and led them into a trap, where their reprogramming was completed.<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Soundwave Destroyed.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Sound and Fury|Not again.]]]]<br />
After Sari Sumdac assembled a group of "[[Substitute Autobot|Substitute Autobots]]" to free her friends, Soundwave gained the element of surprise when he burst out from under the street and brought forth his newly reprogrammed Autobot minions. Soundwave held a significant tactical advantage over the inept group, but when the miserable technorganic changed tactics and focused on individual attacks, Soundwave found himself disoriented as he tried to control five minions at once. Soundwave was able to regain the upper hand when the substitute Autobots took out all but one of the reprogrammed Autobots: leaving him with full control over Optimus Prime. However, Prowl was able to break free of Soundwave's control using processor-over-matter and disabled Soundwave's control over his comrades. Soundwave then deployed Ratbat to deal with the meddling cyber-ninja and fought servo-to-servo with Optimus Prime, who then grabbed Laserbeak and forced him to transform back into guitar mode. Soundwave called Ratbat back to him in keytar mode and the two battled each other with music, until Optimus changed tactics and slashed him to pieces with his own ax. Soundwave was reduced back to his smaller form and seemed to be in Autobot custody... until Laserbeak grabbed his master and retreated in the sky. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}<br />
<br />
===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
[[Image:TheCoolSoundwaveRawkOn01.jpg|150px|thumb|left|]]<br />
<br />
Joining with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] in an assault on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Soundwave kept the Autobots at bay with soundblasts from guitar-mode [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]]. His attack was disturbed by [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], who didn't like all the noise he was making at all, and wiped him out with a quick whack from his tail. Outnumbered by the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, Soundwave and Lugnut fled the island. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}<br />
<br />
{{--}}<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Soundwaveanimateddeluxe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Guitar Villain.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-16'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Laserbeak" guitar<br />
<br />
: Soundwave transforms into a pseudo-Scion xB that got a "Pimp My Ride" music style treatment. That's awesome. He also comes with his partner [[Laserbeak (Animated)#Animated|Laserbeak]], who changes from a guitar to a bird. Also awesome. His chest can open in robot mode, so he can "eject" anything that fits there (but not what you [[Laserbeak (Animated)|want]]). Awesome too. Laserbeak can mount on the top of the roof of Soundwave's car mode and perch on his arm (or store on his back) in robot mode. Very awesome. And the volume/tone knobs are just the right size to fit in the screwholes on his arms, so he can look like he's strumming Laserbeak's guitar form. <u>'''Extremely'''</u> awesome. <br />
<br />
: Between the presence of Soundwave's huge backpack and his painted eyes, his lightpiping feature is well and truly neutered. Not so awesome.<br />
<br />
: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave coats his vehicle mode and parts of his robot mode in glittery metallic blue paint, and replaces his gold Decepticon insignias with fully-colored white-bordered purple insignias. Laserbeak himself also gains painted red eyes. ''Doubly awesome''.<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|BumperBattler}}<br />
[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Soundwave.JPG|right|250px|thumb|That can't be good for his back.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)<br />
<br />
: This adorable Soundwave has a Decepticon symbol that when pressed makes the toy sound off with a number of sound-bites in a seemingly random fashion including tires squealing, slamming brakes, the classic transforming noise, as well as "Get out of my way", "I am Soundwave", "Attack the Autobots", "Automatons attack. Attack" and "I am Decepticon". His most hilarious clip is a crashing noise followed by a timely monotone "Ow". Pressing in the front bumper causes his robot mode to pop up from the hood and makes crashing noises or the transforming noise.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{Anchor|Activator}}<br />
[[Image:Animated-toy_ActivatorsSoundwave.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I am Soundwave. I am tiny. The revolution begins now.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Activator, 2009)<br />
<br />
:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Activators]], Soundwave [[autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from pseudo-Scion xB to robot mode via spring-loaded releases when you press a button on his vehicle-mode roof.<br />
<br />
:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese exclusive Soundblaster, and would have been redecoed into Electromagnetic Soundwave had that release not been cancelled.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/ActSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Activators Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Electrostatic Soundwave}}<br />
[[Image:Animated electrostatic soundwave toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rick Wakeman, eat your heart out.]]<br />
[[image:AnimatedElectrostaticSoundwaveJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br />
*'''Electrostatic Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-47'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Ratbat" keytar<br />
<br />
: A redeco of the regular Deluxe Soundwave in charcoal grey with red paint applications, Electrostatic Soundwave's deco is an obvious homage to Soundblaster. Instead of [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]], he comes with [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], a black keytar that turns into a bat with a lavender head and wings. ''Supremely'' awesome.<br />
<br />
: Electrostatic Soundwave's legs are slightly misassembled: the portion immediately below the knee [[ball joint]]s are swapped, preventing his legs from straightening out. Fixing this is simply a matter of unscrewing one screw on each leg, popping the parts out and trading them.<br />
<br />
:The Japanese version of the toy changes the main plastic color to [[Black repaint|black]], replaces all instances of lavender with metallic silver, and replaces the gold Decepticon symbol with a traditional purple and white one.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/ESSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Electrostatic Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Electrostatic Activator}}<br />
[[Image:AniActivatorsEMSoundwave.jpg|thumb|250px|Rock. Robot Rock.]]<br />
*'''Electromagnetic Soundwave''' (Activator, <strike>2009</strike>)<br />
:A redeco of Activators Soundwave in light colors, presumably meant to represent Soundwave's giant white-hued digital avatar from "[[Human Error, Part I]]" and "[[Human Error, Part II|Part II]]". The existence of this figure was revealed by a scan of its instruction sheet on Hasbro.com. <br />
<br />
{{canceledtoy}}<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Soundblaster}}<br />
[[Image:AnimatedActivatorsSoundblasterJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br />
*'''Soundblaster''' (Activator, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-25'''<br />
<br />
: Soundblaster is a redeco of Activators Soundwave in the same color scheme as Hasbro's Electrostatic Soundwave, with a name change to take the homage one step further. This toy is only available in Japan.<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|RockinBattle}}<br />
*'''Rockin'On Battle: Ironhide VS Soundwave''' (Voyager-Deluxe two-pack, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-D'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Laserbeak" guitar<br />
<br />
: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains unchanged toys of the TakaraTomy versions of Voyager Class "[[Bulkhead (Animated)#RockinBattle|Ironhide]]" and Deluxe Class Soundwave (with [[Laserbeak (Animated)#RockinBattle|Laserbeak]].)<br />
<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
[[Image:DoubleSoundwavesJapAniIntro01.jpg|thumb|300px|right|TV Nihon translation: "Ando ooru yuu kyan dou!" Maybe throw a "sama" and a "yatsu" in there for the Hell of it.]]<br />
<br />
* Soundwave's eyes are a reference to [[wikipedia:2000 AD (comic)|''2000 AD'']]'s ''[[wikipedia:ABC Warriors|ABC Warriors]]''.<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&amp;postID=8564559979841180115 Comment section for "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref><br />
<br />
* In the cartoon, his eyes can be either "Decepticon" red or "Generation 1 toy" yellow. Everybody's happy!<br />
<br />
* The box he was in when given to Sari—as well as his remaining component after Bulkhead first defeated him—are obvious references to the [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]].<br />
<br />
* The production staff of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon were completely unaware of the Soundwave toy's Laserbeak-guitar, hence why it was not included in his debut episode.<ref name="botcon2008">[[BotCon 2008]]</ref><br />
<br />
* Soundwave's "tape deck" form seen at the end of "Sound and Fury" is based upon Takara's [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Music Label MP3 player Soundwave toy]].<ref name="botcon2008"/><br />
<br />
* Soundwave's consciousness appears to be localized to this "tape deck", meaning as long as it remains intact, he can form/build a new body. It's not clear whether his [[spark]] (if indeed he has one) is also contained within, though it's very likely.<br />
<br />
*According to his Electrostatic bio, Soundwave has discovered a note that can ROCK A ROBOT'S FACE OFF. Awesome.<br />
<br />
*His Electrostatic bio also states that Soundwave's taken a shine to old Earth westerns. [[Bludgeon (SG)|Join the club.]]<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese dub of ''Animated'', Soundwave's vocal gimmick, in addition to the vocoder effect, is that he screams like a rock star trying to get an audience pumped. More often than not, he shouts English phrases like, "Let's go!", "C'mon baby!" and "Superstar!"<br />
<br />
*In the second Japanese [[title sequence]] to ''Transformers Animated'', there are two of him, one representing his original form and one representing his Electrostatic form. This doesn't make sense to us either. Perhaps this is to do with the black avatar that appeared in his virtual reality in [[Human Error, Part II]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm Soundwave at TFU.info]<br />
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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFAnimated Soundwave.jpg|right|256px|thumb|When the Dance Dance Revolution comes, you will be first against the wall.]]<br />
'''Soundwave''' is technology gone wrong. Machines are superior to humans: more logical, more intelligent, and longer lasting. It does not compute that humans control their robotic helpers, and Soundwave aims to lead the robot proletariat to rise against their fleshling bourgeoisie. The Decepticon cause is logical in Soundwave's optics, and he joined them in the hopes of overthrowing the human/capitalist oppressors. With an army of subservient mechanoids that he can control through powerful signals, that uprising just might be possible. <br />
<br />
His arsenal of weapons and gadgets is unusually large, and includes powerful speakers, wiretaps, voice modulators, sonic signals that control lesser robots, and the uncanny ability to assimilate other devices into his body.<br />
<br />
He has a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|pet bird]] that transforms into a guitar and a [[Ratbat (Animated)|pet bat]] that changes into a keytar. He also on occasion has been known to command an army of diminutive [[Sound Wave|drones]] of himself.<br />
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{{quote|I am Soundwave. I am Decepticon. The revolution begins now.|Soundwave|"[[Sound and Fury]]"}}<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese), [[Jaron Löwenberg]] (German), [[Daniel Seisdedos]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
<br />
[[Image:Soundandfuryprotect.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Don't you touch him! His voice is awesome!"]]<br />
<br />
Soundwave was a robot originally designed by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Megatron suggested [[Isaac Sumdac]] give Soundwave to [[Sari Sumdac|his daughter]] as a birthday present... this seemingly kind act, of course, had a sinister ulterior motive. Megatron knew Sari would use her [[AllSpark]]-enhanced [[AllSpark Key|Key]] on Soundwave, which would allow him to upgrade... and ultimately become Megatron's new body. What Megatron didn't count on, though, was that the upgrades would actually make Soundwave self-aware and able to control other robots with sound. Additionally, Soundwave concluded that machines should be the masters of the world, and humans would be an ideal slave force. Megatron decided that if Soundwave couldn't be a new body, he would be a new soldier.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Animated Soundwave masses rebel.jpg|right|175px|thumb|The struggle between the robots and the humans is a class struggle. Automatons of the world, unite!]]<br />
<br />
Megatron tried to convince Soundwave to join the Decepticons, take control of the machines in [[Detroit]], and steal the AllSpark Key. At first Soundwave refused, but then Megatron told Soundwave that the [[Autobot]]s lived to serve the humans. Once convinced, Soundwave promptly upgraded himself into a transforming body using controlled robots, and began his task. He started by taking over all the robots in [[Detroit]] and using [[Tutor Bot]] to kidnap Sari Sumdac. The revolution of the robots was, however, quickly opposed by the Autobots. When [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] came to rescue Sari, Soundwave blasted him with a sonic blast. Soundwave then appealed to Bulkhead to join the revolution because he did not want to hurt a fellow machine, reminding him how Bulkhead had been replaced by Soundwave himself. Bulkhead acted as if he was about to kill Sari... then used his wrecking ball to shatter Soundwave. The machines were restored to their normal operational status, and the day was saved.<br />
<br />
Unknown to all others, however, Soundwave still functioned as a small piece even after Bulkhead pummeled him into scrap metal. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}<br />
<br />
A newly reassembled Soundwave was revealed to be in control of an army of Soundwave toys that have been marketed and sold by [[Porter C. Powell]] just in time for [[Christmas]]. One such toy was among the wrapped gifts at Autobot base. This toy freed himself from his packaging where he proceeded to poison the Autobots' [[oilnog]], which made the Autobots eager to take a [[stasis nap]]. Hoping to reprogram them into Decepticons, Soundwave plugged the sleeping Autobots into a virtual world where they were led to believe they had been turned into humans. However, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] eventually deduced that they were in a virtual world, and managed—by force of will—to change their avatars into their Cybertronian forms. Soundwave decided that he had to accelerate the reprogramming. However, Sari Sumdac used her previously discovered Cybertronian abilities to try to interfere with his plans. Laserbeak was able to drive her off, and Soundwave used Ratbat to begin a more accelerated reprogramming. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Electrostatic Soundwave Reprogramming.jpg|left|175px|thumb|I will make everything metal, blacker than the blackest black… times infinity!]]<br />
Unfortunately, the damage that Sari dealt to Soundwave in their scuffle impeded the process of reprogramming the Autobots. That was of little consequence, as Soundwave had a back-up plan: using the toys Powell made in his likeness, Soundwave was able to brainwash every human in Detroit, ordering them to "destroy the [[techno-organic]]". Soundwave then turned his attention back to the Autobots, however, Prowl had freed himself using his "[[processor-over-matter]]" technique, but Soundwave quickly rectified this and returned the virtual Autobots into their human bodies. Exploiting their desire to escape from his trap, Soundwave entered the virtual world with an oddly-colored avatar and led them into a trap, where their reprogramming was completed.<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFAni Human Error Part2 Soundwave Destroyed.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Sound and Fury|Not again.]]]]<br />
After Sari Sumdac assembled a group of "[[Substitute Autobot|Substitute Autobots]]" to free her friends, Soundwave gained the element of surprise when he burst out from under the street and brought forth his newly reprogrammed Autobot minions. Soundwave held a significant tactical advantage over the inept group, but when the miserable technorganic changed tactics and focused on individual attacks, Soundwave found himself disoriented as he tried to control five minions at once. Soundwave was able to regain the upper hand when the substitute Autobots took out all but one of the reprogrammed Autobots: leaving him with full control over Optimus Prime. However, Prowl was able to break free of Soundwave's control using processor-over-matter and disabled Soundwave's control over his comrades. Soundwave then deployed Ratbat to deal with the meddling cyber-ninja and fought servo-to-servo with Optimus Prime, who then grabbed Laserbeak and forced him to transform back into guitar mode. Soundwave called Ratbat back to him in keytar mode and the two battled each other with music, until Optimus changed tactics and slashed him to pieces with his own ax. Soundwave was reduced back to his smaller form and seemed to be in Autobot custody... until Laserbeak grabbed his master and retreated in the sky. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}<br />
<br />
===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
[[Image:TheCoolSoundwaveRawkOn01.jpg|150px|thumb|left|]]<br />
<br />
Joining with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] in an assault on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Soundwave kept the Autobots at bay with soundblasts from guitar-mode [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]]. His attack was disturbed by [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], who didn't like all the noise he was making at all, and wiped him out with a quick whack from his tail. Outnumbered by the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s, Soundwave and Lugnut fled the island. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}<br />
<br />
{{--}}<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Soundwaveanimateddeluxe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Guitar Villain.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-16'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Laserbeak" guitar<br />
<br />
: Soundwave transforms into a pseudo-Scion xB that got a "Pimp My Ride" music style treatment. That's awesome. He also comes with his partner [[Laserbeak (Animated)#Animated|Laserbeak]], who changes from a guitar to a bird. Also awesome. His chest can open in robot mode, so he can "eject" anything that fits there (but not what you [[Laserbeak (Animated)|want]]). Awesome too. Laserbeak can mount on the top of the roof of Soundwave's car mode and perch on his arm (or store on his back) in robot mode. Very awesome. And the volume/tone knobs are just the right size to fit in the screwholes on his arms, so he can look like he's strumming Laserbeak's guitar form. <u>'''Extremely'''</u> awesome. <br />
<br />
: Between the presence of Soundwave's huge backpack and his painted eyes, his lightpiping feature is well and truly neutered. Not so awesome.<br />
<br />
: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Soundwave coats his vehicle mode and parts of his robot mode in glittery metallic blue paint, and replaces his gold Decepticon insignias with fully-colored white-bordered purple insignias. Laserbeak himself also gains painted red eyes. ''Doubly awesome''.<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|BumperBattler}}<br />
[[Image:Ani-toy BumperBattlers Soundwave.JPG|right|250px|thumb|That can't be good for his back.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Bumper Battlers, 2009)<br />
<br />
: This adorable Soundwave has a Decepticon symbol that when pressed makes the toy sound off with a number of sound-bites in a seemingly random fashion including tires squealing, slamming brakes, the classic transforming noise, as well as "Get out of my way", "I am Soundwave", "Attack the Autobots", "Automatons attack. Attack" and "I am Decepticon". His most hilarious clip is a crashing noise followed by a timely monotone "Ow". Pressing in the front bumper causes his robot mode to pop up from the hood and makes crashing noises or the transforming noise.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BBSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{Anchor|Activator}}<br />
[[Image:Animated-toy_ActivatorsSoundwave.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I am Soundwave. I am tiny. The revolution begins now.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave''' (Activator, 2009)<br />
<br />
:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Activators]], Soundwave [[autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from pseudo-Scion xB to robot mode via spring-loaded releases when you press a button on his vehicle-mode roof.<br />
<br />
:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese exclusive Soundblaster, and would have been redecoed into Electromagnetic Soundwave had that release not been cancelled.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/ActSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Activators Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Electrostatic Soundwave}}<br />
[[Image:Animated electrostatic soundwave toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rick Wakeman, eat your heart out.]]<br />
[[image:AnimatedElectrostaticSoundwaveJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br />
*'''Electrostatic Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-47'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Ratbat" keytar<br />
<br />
: A redeco of the regular Deluxe Soundwave in charcoal grey with red paint applications, Electrostatic Soundwave's deco is an obvious homage to Soundblaster. Instead of [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]], he comes with [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], a black keytar that turns into a bat with a lavender head and wings. ''Supremely'' awesome.<br />
<br />
: Electrostatic Soundwave's legs are slightly misassembled: the portion immediately below the knee [[ball joint]]s are swapped, preventing his legs from straightening out. Fixing this is simply a matter of unscrewing one screw on each leg, popping the parts out and trading them.<br />
<br />
:The Japanese version of the toy changes the main plastic color to [[Black repaint|black]], replaces all instances of lavender with metallic silver, and replaces the gold Decepticon symbol with a traditional purple and white one.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/ESSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Electrostatic Soundwave at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Electrostatic Activator}}<br />
[[Image:AniActivatorsEMSoundwave.jpg|thumb|250px|Rock. Robot Rock.]]<br />
*'''Electromagnetic Soundwave''' (Activator, <strike>2009</strike>)<br />
:A redeco of Activators Soundwave in light colors, presumably meant to represent Soundwave's giant white-hued digital avatar from "[[Human Error, Part I]]" and "[[Human Error, Part II|Part II]]". The existence of this figure was revealed by a scan of its instruction sheet on Hasbro.com. <br />
<br />
{{canceledtoy}}<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|Soundblaster}}<br />
[[Image:AnimatedActivatorsSoundblasterJapan.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br />
*'''Soundblaster''' (Activator, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-25'''<br />
<br />
: Soundblaster is a redeco of Activators Soundwave in the same color scheme as Hasbro's Electrostatic Soundwave, with a name change to take the homage one step further. This toy is only available in Japan.<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|RockinBattle}}<br />
*'''Rockin'On Battle: Ironhide VS Soundwave''' (Voyager-Deluxe two-pack, 2010)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-D'''<br />
**''Accessories'': "Laserbeak" guitar<br />
<br />
: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains unchanged toys of the TakaraTomy versions of Voyager Class "[[Bulkhead (Animated)#RockinBattle|Ironhide]]" and Deluxe Class Soundwave (with [[Laserbeak (Animated)#RockinBattle|Laserbeak]].)<br />
<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
[[Image:DoubleSoundwavesJapAniIntro01.jpg|thumb|300px|right|TV Nihon translation: "Ando ooru yuu kyan dou!" Maybe throw a "sama" and a "yatsu" in there for the Hell of it.]]<br />
<br />
* Soundwave's eyes are a reference to [[wikipedia:2000 AD (comic)|''2000 AD'']]'s ''[[wikipedia:ABC Warriors|ABC Warriors]]''.<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&amp;postID=8564559979841180115 Comment section for "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref><br />
<br />
* In the cartoon, his eyes can be either "Decepticon" red or "Generation 1 toy" yellow. Everybody's happy!<br />
<br />
* The box he was in when given to Sari—as well as his remaining component after Bulkhead first defeated him—are obvious references to the [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1 Soundwave]].<br />
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* The production staff of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon were completely unaware of the Soundwave toy's Laserbeak-guitar, hence why it was not included in his debut episode.<ref name="botcon2008">[[BotCon 2008]]</ref><br />
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* Soundwave's "tape deck" form seen at the end of "Sound and Fury" is based upon Takara's [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Music Label MP3 player Soundwave toy]].<ref name="botcon2008"/><br />
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* Soundwave's consciousness appears to be localized to this "tape deck", meaning as long as it remains intact, he can form/build a new body. It's not clear whether his [[spark]] (if indeed he has one) is also contained within, though it's very likely.<br />
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*According to his Electrostatic bio, Soundwave has discovered a note that can ROCK A ROBOT'S FACE OFF. Awesome.<br />
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*His Electrostatic bio also states that Soundwave's taken a shine to old Earth westerns. [[Bludgeon (SG)|Join the club.]]<br />
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*In the Japanese dub of ''Animated'', Soundwave's vocal gimmick, in addition to the vocoder effect, is that he screams like a rock star trying to get an audience pumped. More often than not, he shouts English phrases like, "Let's go!", "C'mon baby!" and "Superstar!"<br />
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*In the second Japanese [[title sequence]] to ''Transformers Animated'', there are two of him, one representing his original form and one representing his Electrostatic form. This doesn't make sense to us either. Perhaps this is to do with the black avatar that appeared in his virtual reality in [[Human Error part 2]].<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm Soundwave at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&diff=830935Predacons Rising (Prime)2013-10-09T23:14:09Z<p>Legacyman: /* Trivia */</p>
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|caption="Today we face the monsters that are at our door, today we are cancelling the apocalypse!"<br />
|title=''Predacons Rising<br />
|airdate=[[October 4]] (TV premiere) and [[October 8]] (home video release), [[2013]]<br />
|written by=[[Duane Capizzi]]<br />[[Marsha Griffin]]<br />[[Steven Melching]]<br />
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]<br />[[Scooter Tidwell]]<br />[[Todd Waterman]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]<br />
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'''Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been restored, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] gives a speech honoring those not still with them who helped make it possible. However even as he does so, back on [[Earth]] at the bottom of the ocean, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is awoken by [[Unicron]]. Megatron is confused as to why his [[spark]] not one with the [[AllSpark]], but Unicron explains that Megatron's [[Dark Energon]] use has made that impossible. Requiring a new vessel with which to carry out his plans, Unicron reformats Megatron's body into a more powerful form, takes possession of it and heads into the sky. Meanwhile, Optimus holds a short ceremony to promote [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to warrior, before announcing that he ans [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] are going to go and retrieve the physical AllSpark from where it was hidden during the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]].<br />
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Streaking through space, Megatron believes Unicron intends to become ruler of Cybertron, but Unicron reveals that he instead intends to destroy Primus, which will spell the end for that planet, and soon all of the universe.<br />
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As [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] finds construction with [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] a troublesome task, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] reports they've had no luck finding [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]], incarcerated on the [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]], attempts to persuade the Bumblebee he's on their side by providing him with information on where they might locate the fugitive Decepticons. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] patrol the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], now restored to a city, and run into an unpleasant surprise—the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx]]. The two Autobots are no match for the new clones, and Magnus is severely injured before Smokescreen manages to use the [[phase shifter]] to make their escape. [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] is called to Cybertron to tend to Magnus, while the other Autobots try to decide on their next step.<br />
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[[File:PredaconsRisingSkylynxandDarksteelDragons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So, uh, when do we start rising?]]<br />
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Across space, Optimus and Wheeljack track the AllSpark to [[Theta Scorpii]]. Not wanting to risk losing [[Ultra Magnus's ship]] in the hazardous conditions there, Optimus continues on alone.<br />
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Utilizing Bumblebee's tracking skills, the Autobots find [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who has located a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the restoration of Cybertron. Bumblebee attempts to persuade Predaking that there can be a truce, but Predaking refuses to forget the Autobots' role in the destruction of his brethren. The Autobots instead head for Megatron's old fortress of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], which Knock Out has informed them may contain a map showing the location of Shockwave's laboratories.<br />
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Shockwave's current lab is in the ruins of [[Six Lasers Over Cybertron]]. Starscream arrives with another recovered Predacon bone, shortly before Darksteel and Skylynx return, laughing about their recent scrap. Starscream is furious to learn they've wandered off and revealed themselves to the Autobots, ruining their one major advantage, the element of surprise.<br />
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Over at Theta Scorpii, Optimus finally sights the AllSpark's container, but there's also an incoming [[plasma storm]], and he has to rush to retrieve their target before it can close in.<br />
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As the Autobots are checking out the Darkmount computer, they're interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, who makes it aggressively clear to both Autobot and Megatron alike who's in control of the Decepticon leader's form. The Autobots are no match for the dark god, so they attempt to scram. They're brought to a halt by a [[Smelting pool|smelting pit]], and a blast from Unicron leaves Bulkhead, Arcee and Smokescreen dangling over certain doom. Bumblebee manages to keep Unicron occupied long enough for Ratchet to provide a means of escape via [[GroundBridge]].<br />
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Meanwhile, Optimus has retrieved the AllSpark and made it back to the ship mere seconds before the plasma storm, and the Autobots book it out of there, though an asteroid thrown by the chaos collides with the ship. Back on the warship, Bumblebee attempts to contact Optimus, but the damage Magnus's ship sustained means though his message gets through, Optimus can't respond. The Autobots quickly realize that Unicron's plan is to destroy their home planet.<br />
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Acting on information from Bumblebee, Predaking finds evidence of Darksteel and Skylynx. He creates a signal in the form of a column of fire to try and attract the pair to his position, however the first to respond to it is Unicron. Megatron tricks Unicron into fighting the Predacon in the hopes if their shared body is mangled enough, it will be of no further use to Unicron and Megatron will be freed, however Unicron manages to defeat Predaking and, probing the Predacon's mind, learns of the burial ground.<br />
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The burial ground has also been found by Starscream, Darksteel and Skylynx, who summon Shockwave to help in gathering up the bones. Their task is interrupted by the arrival of Unicron, and Starscream is overjoyed to see whom he assumes is Megatron, however Unicron corrects him and bats him aside. Darksteel and Skylynx attack, but have no more luck against Unicron than anyone else has had. Opposition defeated, Unicron uses his power to raise the Predacon bones as an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream flees, while Shockwave is quickly dogpiled by the horde.<br />
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The Autobots, using the warship's computer to try and locate Unicron, detect the huge build up of Dark Energon at the burial ground and quickly realize what Unicron intends. As the horde starts moving across [[Hydrax Plateau]] towards the [[Well of All Sparks]], the Autobots prepare to use the warship to defend the location. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are dropped off at a safe location and Smokescreen goes to retrieve the remaining relics from storage. Starscream arrives on the ship and frees the imprisoned Deceptions. They attempt to retake the ship, however Knock Out turns against Starscream, using the phase shifter to seize the [[Immobilizer]] and clock him with it... which also destroys the Immobilizer. Ooops.<br />
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Predaking arrives back at the burial ground and is horrified to see it has been desecrated. He asserts his dominance over Skylynx and Darksteel by fighting them, however Shockwave pops up to suggest they go put their combat skills to more productive use against Unicron's horde.<br />
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The Autobots make their last stand in the warship, opening fire on the oncoming Terrorcons. While the horde flies up to attack the ship, the Predacon trio arrive to lend a hand. Unfortunately the warship is shot down a short time later and the Autobots emerge, but Predaking tells them to leave the fighting to the beasts. The Predacons are only able to slow the horde's advance though, and the Terrorcons start heading into the Well of All Sparks. Unicron himself feels the presence of the AllSpark as Magnus's ship arrives back on Cybertron. Optimus jumps out to attack Unicron, who shoots down the ship down before Optimus can engage him. Even Optimus has trouble fighting Unicron, and he's only saved when Bumblebee uses the [[polarity gauntlet]] to halt Unicron's blow. Optimus flies to where Bulkhead and Arcee are helping Wheeljack out of the wreck of Magnus's ship, intending to secure the AllSpark. Unicron breaks free of the polarity gauntlet's grasp and catches up with Optimus, who is now fleeing with the AllSpark, shooting the Autobot leader down. Opening the AllSpark container, Unicron opens it intending to devour the contents, only to find it is empty. Unicron's anti-spark is drawn out of Megatron by the vessel, which pulls it into itself and seals, trapping it there. The link to Unicron severed, Terrorcon army disintegrates just before it can reach the core.<br />
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Starscream lands, having escaped his cell during the crash, and welcomes Megatron back from the dead, believing Megatron will once again lead the Decepticons. Having been put through the torments of Unicron, Megatron is broken, and no longer wishes to be an oppressor. Over Starscream's objections, he declares the Decepticons no more, and flies away, destination unknown. Starscream also flees, going instead to Darkmount where he intended to take his place as Decepticon leader. His reign is short-lived, as the Predacons arrive looking to settle some old scores with him.<br />
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[[File:PredaconsRisingWellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|right|300px|AllSpark: Taste the Rainbow.]]<br />
At the Well of All Sparks, Optimus revealed that in order to set the trap for Unicron, he was forced to empty the AllSpark into the [[Matrix of Leadership]] inside him. This unfortunately means that he is now one with the AllSpark, and the only way it can be restored to the Well is by him giving up his own life. Optimus assures them there is no other way, and that the age of Primes is over... and that new leaders will arise not by decree of ancient talismans, but by the virtue of their actions. Optimus dives into the Well, sacrificing himself and releasing a multitude of sparks into the sky.<br />
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[['Til all are one]].<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)<br />
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (3)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (4)<br />
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (6)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)<br />
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (11)<br />
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)<br />
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (8)<br />
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (10)<br />
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (16)<br />
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (17)<br />
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*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] (12)<br />
*[[Skylynx]] (13)<br />
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (15)<br />
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*[[Unicron]] (9)<br />
*[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Predacons (18)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Optimus Prime would deem it a tragedy to stain Cybertron's fresh soil with any newly-spilled energon. So help us prove what Megatron was never willing to, that more than one race can peacefully co-exist on our planet."<br/><br />
"You assume that because I turned against Megatron, I can forgive the Autobots their role in the destruction of my brethren on Earth? Leave me be and dare not trespass here again."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' tries to appeal to '''Predaking'''.<br />
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"Lord Smokescreen, Emperor of Destruction!"<br />
:—'''Smokescreen''' unintentionally mocks Starscream.<br />
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"It isn't fair. How many more times do we have to save a world? Have to fight for the survival of our home?"<br/><br />
"Regrettably the struggle between creation and destruction is an eternal one, and the battle lines which separate the two run through the very spark of Cybertron. Good and evil; order and chaos; one victorious, one vanquished. Each forming the core of their own separate worlds, Cybertron and Earth. And now the darkness has followed us all the way home."<br />
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Ratchet''' lament the latest developments.<br />
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"In the name of the mighty legions of Predacons who preceded me, I shall never again yield to your charge, but I will heed your previous advice and face my true enemy as a beast!"<br />
:—'''Predaking'''<br />
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"The past shall consume the future, the dead shall consume the living, and chaos shall reign supreme!"<br />
:—'''Unicron''' rides into battle.<br />
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"What are we supposed to call him, huh? Megacron? Unitron?"<br />
:—'''Smokescreen''' debating over what to call a Unicron possessed Megatron. <br />
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"I say we show 'Lord of the Undead' what it's like to be unliving."<br />
:—'''Skylynx''' gets a big boost of confidence. <br />
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"'Bee, in case I'd never get another chance to say this, you've really proved your mettle."<br/><br />
"I'd like to think my actions always spoke louder than my words, Arcee, but it didn't hurt to watch and learn from the best."<br/><br />
"Would be nice if Optimus showed up about now."<br/><br />
"I was referring to a powerful little two-wheeler I know."<br />
:—'''Arcee''' and '''Bumblebee''' <br />
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"And who made you boss?"<br/><br />
"I...am not your boss. I am your ''KING''!"<br />
:—'''Darksteel''' expresses his usual defiance, before being given a badass boast from '''Predaking'''.<br />
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"Knock Out! We needed that!"<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' channels Ratchet while telling off his new ally.<br />
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"An impressive display from my creations. But would it not be more logical to employ your might elsewhere at this time?"<br />
:—'''Shockwave''' to the Predacons, after inexplicably cheating death by zombie mobbing.<br />
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"Why'd you do it Knock Out? Why'd you turn against Starscream?"<br/><br />
"Even if I had helped him seize this ship, he would probably just fire me out of the first airlock. Oh. And he's ''rude''..." <br />
:—'''Knock Out''' explains his actions to '''Arcee''', also commenting on his former comrade's behavior. Guess scratching one's paint and pinning the blame on the medic will leave that kind of impression.<br />
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"''Enough!'' The Decepticons are no more, and that is final."<br />
:—'''Megatron''' delivers the wham line to Starscream.<br />
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'''Starscream:''' This is not quite how I envisioned my rise to the throne, but since Megatron all but surrendered it to me, I will gladly revive the Decepticons in my name.<br/><br />
[Starscream screams upon the Predacons' arrival]<br/><br />
'''Starscream:''' Though, perhaps, the throne is more befitting of an actual king?<br/><br />
'''Predaking:''' I am not here to seize thrones, Starscream. But to settle scores.<br />
:—And the second reign of '''Starscream''' is shorter than [[Double Jeopardy|Terrorsaur's]].<br />
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"Above all, do not lament my absence, for in my spark, I know that this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation."<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation and technical errors===<br />
* The pile of pipes that a crane picks up at Bulkhead's construction site doesn't behave like a pile of loose pipes, but as though they'd been welded together in the shape of a pile. In real life, the pipes are first tied together then lifted by a strap or other indirect method.<br />
* The manacles that Knock Out and the Vehicons are wearing in their first appearance are gone when Starscream shows up to break them out.<br />
* Ratchet's medical scan of Ultra Magnus shows two intact hands.<br />
* Darkmount's throne is undamaged when Starscream tries to claim it, even though Unicron shot it multiple times and pitched a spear through it.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
* Bumblebee is promoted to Warrior-class after first mentioning it as his goal in "[[Masters & Students]]", and later admitting he was holding back to be promoted on Cybertron in "[[Project Predacon]]".<br />
* The AllSpark was introduced to the [[Aligned continuity family]] in the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', where it was launched from Cybertron during the war. The novel concluded with the Autobots' picking up its signal after departing Cybertron—an obvious allusion to a [[live-action film series|live-action movie]]-style journey to [[Earth]] in search of it—but this was dropped for the sequel ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]'', and nobody but Optimus seems to remember much about the whole affair here (likely as a means to better explain it to the audiences who didn't read the novels).<br />
* Knock Out was locked up after being decked by [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko]] in "[[Deadlock]]".<br />
* Knock Out gets payback on Smokescreen by sticking him in a wall with the Phase Shifter in an identical position to his own wall-imprisonment in "[[Inside Job]]".<br />
* Knock Out destroys the [[Immobilizer]], which was introduced in "[[Partners]]", by knocking Starscream out with it.<br />
* Smokescreen mentions that he almost became a Prime, which occurred in "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]".<br />
* Bulkhead goes back to construction as Ratchet suggested in [[Alpha/Omega]].<br />
* Predaking [[Minus One|takes Megatron's advice]] and faces his true enemy [[Synthesis|as a beast]]!<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Lord Smokescreen, [[Emperor of Destruction]]!<br />
* Unicron calls his new form an [[Instruments of Destruction|Instrument of Destruction]].<br />
* One of the weapons that Unicron manifests is a pair of huge, purple scythes. This could be a reference to the [[Arms Micron]] [[Hades]], who is similarly a huge, purple scythe.<br />
* Megatron's new alternate mode bears a resemblance to [[Unicron/toys#Prime|Gaia Unicron's]] "space cruiser" mode.<br />
* Optimus brings new life to Cybertron by jumping into a pit that leads to the core of the planet and committing suicide. Why does that sound [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|familiar]]?<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*The laying of a sword on the shoulders as Optimus does with Bumblebee during the warrior ceremony is from the investiture ceremony used when someone is knighted.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
* Oddly, TVGuide's listing for this movie is split into [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-14-season-3/chaos-rising-part-1/308171 three] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-15-season-3/chaos-rising-part-2/308171 part] [http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/transformers-prime-beast-hunters-2013/episode-16-season-3/chaos-rising-part-3/308171 episodes] incorrectly (yet still more appropriately) titled "Chaos Rising".<br />
*''Predacons Rising'' is a [[The Hub|Hub]] Original Family Movie, concluding the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon.<br />
* The [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] is used by Optimus to promote Bumblebee, and is never seen again in the rest of the movie. It's never mentioned as being aboard the ''Nemesis'' like the other Iacon relics are, so Optimus must still have it. But if so, why didn't he use it against Unicron?<br />
* Come to think of it, if Predacon bones were on Cybertron, why weren't they turned into Terrorcons back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5|Darkness Rising]]"?<br />
* The film was leaked online a few weeks before its airdate.<br />
* This is one of a few rare occasions where Megatron becomes good in the end.<br />
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere!</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=830500User:Legacyman2013-10-07T03:00:02Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere! Plus, why are my edits being deleted? I did the preview thing first! UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS ME WHY MY COMMENTS ARE BEING DELETED, I MIGHT AS WELL RAISE HELL AND STOP BEING PART OF THIS WEBSITE AGAIN!</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_II&diff=830498A Bridge Too Close, Part II2013-10-07T02:55:26Z<p>Legacyman: /* Synopsis */</p>
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|series2=AniJapan<br />
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|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part II"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]<br />
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Noboro Huruse]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mook]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The fates of Cybertron and Earth lie in the balance as Optimus Prime and his Autobots battle Megatron and his Decepticons in a fight to the finish for the AllSpark.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-Mixmasteroilburst.jpg|thumb|150px|left| "'Ey! I was drinkin' dat!"]]<br />
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[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]] swoop into the [[Decepticon]]s' mine headquarters and concentrate their fire on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Chaos erupts as the [[Autobot]]s free themselves and start tackling the clones, and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] attempt to deactivate the [[space bridge]]. Mixmaster is attacked by the [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Egomaniac Starscream]] and binds him in cement, while [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] [[stasis cuffs]] the [[Skywarp (Animated)|coward]]. As fast as he is, though, Blurr fails to get out of the way of Thundercracker, who crashes into both him and the Skywarp, getting them caught in his cement overcoat and sending them all tumbling into the space bridge. Bulkhead attempts to recall them, but explains that the targeting coordinates of the bridge were never set, meaning that they could have been sent anywhere in the galaxy. Before he can complete his task, he is attacked by the [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]], but she overpowers him and hits him with stasis cuffs. Simultaneously, Megatron and Starscream engage in a one-on-one duel, but the balance doesn't last long, as the female and [[Ramjet (Animated)|the Liar]] approach Megatron from behind. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], of all 'Bots, comes to Megatron's rescue, though the irony is not lost on the two combatants.<br />
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Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] finishes loading the [[AllSpark]] fragments into Teletran-1's [[spark]] chamber. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] uses the [[AllSpark Key]] to jump-start the craft, but still can't fathom why Ratchet is talking to the ship...until the ship talks back! Ratchet explains that the ship used to be a warrior who sacrificed his spark to win the Great War, and whose body has been in a state of modified stasis ever since.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Head Starscream.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Total ownage, n00b.]]<br />
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Back in the mine, Prime and Megatron continue battling the remaining Starscream clones, but Megatron is not above seizing Prime and using him as a shield. He calls for Mixmaster, currently battling [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], to focus his efforts on the “head Starscream,” giving Professor Sumdac an idea. Just as the clones overpower Megatron and Starscream prepares to finish him, Sumdac clambers inside the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit and uses it to decapitate Starscream and take over his body. As Sumdac-Starscream lunges for Megatron, however, the Decepticon leader makes it clear that he is not impressed, and he blasts the Headmaster and Sumdac clean off Starscream's body. With Starscream now in two pieces and thoroughly defeated, the clones swear loyalty to Megatron.<br />
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Back on Dinobot Island, Ratchet and Sari put the AllSpark Key to work repairing the ship's memory core. The ship comments that it is unable to see, and Ratchet explains that's because it's buried in a cliff and that getting out is priority number one. With another Key boost to help, the ship fires up its engines and manages to tear itself free and take to the air once more. <br />
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In the mine, things are looking bad for the Autobots—they've all been stasis-cuffed, Professor Sumdac is a captive again, and Scrapper has found [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Prowl tries a mind-over-matter style of humming (which is annoying Bumblebee) to get rid of the Stasis Cuffs. Bulkhead was surprised he could do that. However, he said it was only in theory, as he never actually ''completed'' his Cyber-Ninja training. In true supervillain style, Megatron explains to the Autobots that he plans to use the space bridge to lead his Decepticons in an attack on the under-protected [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they will take over the entire space bridge network and transport the entire Decepticon army to the planet. Bulkhead notes that the space bridge requires a receiving code to work, which would mean Megatron would have to have someone on Cybertron, but Bumblebee points out that there ''is'' someone: [[Wasp]], the spy he caught at [[Autoboot Camp|boot camp]]. Someone is eager to correct Bumblebee, however, as Megatron's true double agent, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], appears on a monitor and reveals how he, as Longarm Prime, deceived Bumblebee so long ago. With the theatricalities and exposition complete, Megatron prepares to toss Optimus Prime through the space bridge as a test, when suddenly, the base is rocked by heavy fire from outside. Teletran-1 has arrived! <br />
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[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-OmegaSupremeRobotMode.jpg|left|thumb|150px| "Stock footage? Bite me."]]<br />
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The fight moves outside as the Starscream clones, Lugnut and Blitzwing all lay siege to the Autobot ship, which is quickly overpowered by the onslaught and begins to fall out of the sky. With another burst of AllSpark Key power to boost its systems, Ratchet has the ship activate its emergency defense system, codename: Omega. As the shocked Decepticons look on, the ship transforms into a colossal robot mode—the mountainous [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]!<br />
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[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] directs the Decepticons to fire on his legs to bring him down, and the move succeeds, but Ratchet links his own systems up to Omega to give him the strength he needs to rise back up and strike back. A hail of lasers and missiles is unleashed upon the villains as Omega strikes, kicks and headbutts them all across the battlefield.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC sacrifice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Omega Supreme, no! You're too cool to die so soon!]]<br />
Down in the mine, as the Constructicons clear rubble away from the space bridge and Megatron prepares to continue his test, Prowl successfully employs a [[processor-over-matter]] focusing technique to escape his stasis cuffs. Just as Prime is about to disappear through the bridge, Prowl hurls a [[shuriken]] that breaks his leader's cuffs, enabling him to fire his grappling line and haul himself to safety. At this point, the space bridge shuts down and Megatron suspects it was Professor Sumdac. Professor Sumdac says it wasn't his fault and when Bulkhead realizes what happened, Bumblebee gets him to shut up before he helps Megatron again. Megatron quickly deduces that the AllSpark fragment powering it is not strong enough. Luckily for him, he has another one—and he promptly grabs Starscream's head and stuffs it in the power core, along with the fragment the head contains. This, however, causes the core to overload and the bridge to malfunction. As it begins to pull in all surrounding material, Shockwave reports that the destination code has been deleted and that the bridge could send them anywhere. Even in defeat, Megatron attempts to take Prime with him, but before he can fire the blast that will rid him of the Autobot leader, Prime manages to slap a pair of stasis cuffs on Megatron, immobilizing him and causing his body to be sucked into the space bridge. Prowl and Prime free Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Sumdac, but the bridge still threatens to consume the entire state until help comes from above in the form of Omega Supreme. Omega blocks the bridge with his massive body and absorbs its [[transwarp]] energies, willing to sacrifice himself once more to save the Autobots. After ejecting Sari and Ratchet from his body, Omega is sucked into the bridge, which collapses in upon itself and vanishes in a dramatic implosion. As Sari and her father are reunited at last, the mine begins to cave in, and the Autobots escape while the Constructicons are buried alive attempting to save their oil.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC Sari spoilers.jpg|left|150px|thumb|...There's no way we can make a funny without being [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]]s.]]<br />
Retreating to the edge of a nearby cliff that overlooks the destruction, the Autobots reflect on the fact that Omega is probably still out there, somewhere. As Sumdac expresses relief that the whole ordeal is over, Sari once again tells the Autobots that she knew her father could never have betrayed them to the Decepticons. However, even as she espouses her father's honesty, Sari looks down at a cut on her arm...and beneath her skin, she and all around her are shocked to see the sparking circuitry of robotics. Terrified and confused, Sari clutches her arm and takes a few steps away from her father, who explains that they...need to talk...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Next, on ''Crossfire''...]]<br />
Somewhere out in the endless void of space, Megatron and the decapitated Starscream float aimlessly in the cosmic night, with nothing to do but snark back and forth at each other.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (10)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (11)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (12)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (13)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (16)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (20)<br />
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|c2=<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (1)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (2)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (3)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (4)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (6) <br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (7)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (14)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (15)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime / Shockwave]] (21)<br />
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|c3=<br />
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (17)<br />
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|c4=<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (19)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
'''Thundercracker, the Egomaniac Starscream''': Fool! A mere construction-bot is no match for ''my'' superior firepower.<br><br />
'''Mixmaster''': Oh, really. Well, you know where you can stick it?<br><br />
''(Traps the clone with a glob of adhesive goo)''<br><br />
'''Thundercracker''': Impossible! You cannot defeat me! You are not worthy! You are inferior! And your joke stinks!<br />
:—Arrogance claims yet another [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]].<br />
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'''Slipstream''': WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! AIM FOR HIS SPARK CHAMBER!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': ''(Mocking her)'' 'Aim for his spark chamber!' Don't tell me how to slag Megatron! I was slagging Megatron when you were still a dream in my spark!<br><br />
'''Slipstream''': And look how well that turned out!<br />
:—Ah! '''Screamer''' and '''Streamer'''! Don't they make a lovely couple?<br />
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"It's not like you to hide behind an Autobot."<br><br />
"But it's ''completely'' like you to hide behind an army of cheap [[knockoff]]s."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' always discuss each other's flaws—even in the midst of battle.<br />
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'''Starscream''': What are you waiting for? Destroy Megatron! Now!<br><br />
'''Slipstream''':...Any leader has to be an improvement over you!<br><br />
'''Sunstorm, the Sycophant Starscream''': Oh wise and great Megatron, you have truly proven your vast superiority!<br><br />
'''Ramjet, the Liar Starscream''': I will remain loyal to you forever!<br><br />
''[Kicks Starscream's body and walks over to Megatron]''<br />
:—Starscream learns that his clones all share the worst aspect of his personality—his treachery.<br />
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'''Optimus''': I still don't see where all this "expertise" came from.<br> <br />
'''Bulkhead''': I had a lot of time to study space bridge schematics back on the [[energon farm]]. I just had a knack for 'em, I guess.<br> <br />
'''Bumblebee''': Oh, well, that's great. So the ''one thing'' you're good at is going to hand Cybertron over to the Decepticons. <br />
:—Even after being declared a technical genius, Bulkhead still can't catch a break.<br />
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'''Megatron''': Decepticons! Prepare for our conquest of Cybertron!<br><br />
''[The Decepticons start cheering wildly.]<br><br />
'''Scrapper''': What's a Cybertron?<br><br />
'''Mixmaster''': I have no idea, he lost me at "Your fate is sealed now."<br />
:—The Constructicons are in this for the oil, not the conquests.<br />
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'''Ratchet''': Careful not to fire on our friends!<br> <br />
'''Sari Sumdac''': And try to get a visual of my dad!<br><br />
'''Omega Supreme''': Sure... what's a dad?<br />
:—Omega Supreme is confused on the concept of organics and their paternal relationships. Bit like us really.<br />
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"Sari, we... need to talk."<br />
:—'''Isaac Sumdac''''s entry in "The Understatement of the Year" competition.<br />
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'''Megatron:''' Stop ''staring'' at me.<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' No. ''You'' stop staring at ''me''!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Do you think I actually ''want'' to spend the rest of eternity gazing at your unsightly visage?<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' Trust me: your visage is no picnic either. And your face is ugly too!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Oh, someone just take me offline now...<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' What do you think I've been trying to ''do'' for the last four million stellar cycles?! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny, really, when you think about it. Tragic, but ''funny''! AHAHAHAHAHA!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Oh, shut up.<br />
:—Stranded and helpless in space, Megatron and Starscream bicker to the end.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation errors===<br />
*When Skywarp is dodging Bumblebee's stinger blasts, his eyes shift to Autobot blue for a split-second.<br />
*After Shockwave reveals to Bumblebee that he is Longarm Prime, the pan-across shot that follows shows Shockwave on the monitor. In the next close-up of the monitor, Longarm is shown transforming back into Shockwave.<br />
*When Megatron closes in on Optimus to toss him into the space bridge, Sunstorm's face is dark grey instead of white.<br />
*Just before Ratchet gives his "don't give up on me now" speech to Omega, there is a shot from the front showing Ratchet with Sari tucked into the mouth of his "backpack". In the next shot, it shows Ratchet from behind, with Sari ''on top of'' the backpack, and then switches back to the front view with Sari back in the gap.<br />
*When Megatron is dragged into the Space Bridge, only one hand is cuffed. When we see him next, both of them are.<br />
*When Starscream is holding Megatron's sword, the glow of his AllSpark Fragment isn't reflected but the rest of his face is.<br />
*At many points in the episode, Slipstream is shown with the face (and [[chin]]) of her male counterparts.<br />
*As Bulkhead says Bumblebee sent an innocent bot to the stockade, both Optimus and Prowl sit up despite being stasis-cuffed.<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Several immobilised characters are shown in different positions to last episode: <br />
**Lugnut and Blitzwing are shown lying face-down on the floor, when they were sitting back-to-back last episode.<br />
**Bumblebee and Blurr apparently swapped positions in Scrapper's arms since last episode.<br />
*Megatron orders Mixmaster to find Lugnut and Blitzwing and Scrapper to back him up. Mixmaster stays at the battle, while Scrapper disappears, presumably going to find the other 'cons. (Then again, it's only shortly after that order is given that Mixmaster is attacked, causing him to retaliate. Since Mixmaster was now fighting, it's possible Scrapper showed some rare initiative by filling the other role.)<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
*Omega Supreme refers to the energy given off by the space bridge as [[Transwarp|Transwarp energy]], similar to the transwarp drives used in the [[Beast Era]].<br />
*[[Knockoff]]s? Oh my...<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 2/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 2/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 2'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 31|31 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyōdai naru Chikara'''" (強大なる力, "The Enormous Power")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25|25 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* Ratchet's turn on a new transforming [[stock footage]], with Blitzwing and Lugnut doing the intro.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 2'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*The restoration of Omega Supreme's memory is very similar to the scene in ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space_Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' when Dave Bowman takes HAL-9000's higher functions offline (just in reverse).<br />
*Prowl's humming forcing the stasis cuffs to open seems inspired by a similar sequence in British superspy spoof movie ''[[Wikipedia:Johnny English|Johnny English]]'', where the titular hero attempts to escape a prison cell by whistling at the door-lock in the hope that the right frequency will cause the tumblers to rotate. Unlike Johnny however, Prowl succeeded. He is ''that'' awesome.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:TFA Headmaster unit facial expression changed.jpg|thumb|150px|right|GASP!!!]]<br />
*The Headmaster unit even works on Decepticons, whose armor is much tougher than Bulkhead's. Where did [[Headmaster (Animated)|Masterson]] get that cutting beam?<br />
*Speaking of the Headmaster unit, this is the first time its facial expression has changed.<br />
*Mixmaster is ''veeery'' disobedient in this episode. Megatron orders him to find Lugnut and Blitzwing at the start of the battle, but Scrapper does it instead. Then, after he cements Bumblebee to the wall, Megatron orders Mixmaster to attack Starscream, instead he just disappears until after Omega Supreme gets free. And yet Megatron never punishes him.<br />
*In the shots after Slipstream yells "Aim for the legs", Lugnut is shown firing his engine pods (which are his hands in robot mode) as missiles at Omega. Those probably weren't supposed to come off. However he's shown doing the same thing a minute later, and this time in robot mode, so it isn't a lone animation error. One has to wonder where he keeps all the spare hands. Certainly nothing up his sleeve...<br />
*Fans had been theorizing that the Autobot ship was Omega Supreme since quite literally the first episode. <br />
*Fans had ''also'' been theorizing that Sari had a li'l bit of robot in her since the first episode too! [[Bee in the City|How silly!]]<br />
*Fans did ''not'' theorize that when this episode premiered on YTV ''AND'' on Cartoon Network, the announcers would happily yammer inanely over the closing credits sequence of Megatron and Starscream insulting each other in space. The Cartoon Network repeat the following day aired the credits without incident, thankfully.<br />
*It was said at [[BotCon 2008]] that the entire closing credits sequence was improvised.<br />
*When Omega Supreme transforms, he uses the same transformation sound [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] used in the battle of Mission City when he was attacking [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].<br />
*When Omega Supreme is trying to get out of the cliff, some music from [[Transform and Roll Out|the movie]] can be heard.<br />
*In this episode, this is the first time that Shockwave speaks with his real accent while still in Autobot mode as Longarm, indicating that he has to mask his voice in that mode.<br />
*Several times after Starscream's head is cut off, he is shown with pupils.<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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[[Category:Animated episodes]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Gorilla_Warfare&diff=830494Gorilla Warfare2013-10-07T02:48:39Z<p>Legacyman: /* Synopsis */</p>
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<div>{{episode|<br />
|series=BWtoon<br />
|ep=10<br />
|series2=BWJtoon<br />
|ep2=10<br />
|prev2=The Probe<br />
|next2=A Better Mousetrap<br />
|image=Gorilla Warfare Berzerker Optimus.jpg|<br />
|caption=He will kill the first person who makes a [[dull surprise]] joke.<br />
|title="Gorilla Warfare"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[October 14]], [[1996]]<br />
|written by=[[Greg Johnson]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Boshier]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity= [[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
|packaged with=[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Blackwidow]]<br />
}}<br />
'''A virus, courtesy of Scorponok, turns Optimus into an overly aggressive fighting machine.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Cyberbee&primal.jpg|left|200px|thumb|RRRAAAIIIDDD?!]]<br />
While out on a specimen-gathering mission, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] argue over the importance of studying the local flora. Primal finds it valuable, while Dinobot thinks the whole mission is pointless and dangerous. As he turns to leave, the plant Primal is studying shoots a seed pod at Dinobot that lands right at the top of his neck, right where he can't reach. As Dinobot struggles, Primal helps remove the pod and notes that they've learned something. <br />
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Just then, the pair are ambushed by [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], who manages to implant a [[Cyberbee]] onto Optimus Primal's chest before being driven away. Back at the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Primal recuperates in a [[CR chamber]] while Dinobot explains that the bee is a viral mine designed by Scorponok to infect Optimus's core systems and humble his personality, making him too cowardly to lead adequately. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] deduces that because the mine has infected all of Primal's core systems, removing the bee is impossible without killing the [[Maximal]] commander, and doing so would trigger a self-destruct that would destroy everything within sprinting distance.<br />
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[[Image:Cheetor&badoptimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Why does your shoulderpad have to be so big?]]<br />
As they wonder what to do next, the CR chamber shakes and is blasted apart. Out stomps Optimus Primal, ready for battle. The cyberbee has had the opposite effect on Primal, turning him into a crazed berserker. Rhinox is confused thinking Optimus was suppose to be a coward, but Dinobots reminds him that it was Scorponok's intension. Obviously, Scorponok's "notorious incompetence" has caused the Predacon's plan to backfire. Still, in his current state, Primal is now a danger to himself and his teammates, and is still at risk of perishing under the system drain of the mine. Primal orders his troops to lock him up. <br />
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[[Image:Megatronsbigfoot.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I said, ''"No pictures!"'']]<br />
The Maximals debate over what to do next, knowing that Scorponok would have the anti-virus for the mine but unsure of how to acquire it. With what little bit of clarity he has left, Optimus Primal convinces [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] that they could use the mine against the Predacons, and Cheetor releases him. Primal wants to take advantage of their enemy's lack of knowledge of the mine's malfunction to launch a surprise assault. When brought to the rest of the crew, his plan is shot down as being far too risky and dangerous to attempt. Optimus accidentally shoots and activates an alarm, which then sets him into a tantrum. The Maximals try to stop him, but Primal shoves them all away and takes off for the Pred base on his own. <br />
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With their options running short, Dinobot ironically suggests they "think like the old Optimus" and proposes negotiating with the Predacons for the cure, but their attempt only serves to give the Predacons advance warning of Optimus Primal's new state and his oncoming assault. Now with the Preds on full alert and with no other course of action to take, the Maximals begrudgingly follow Optimus to the [[Darksyde|Predacon base]] to give him covering fire in his one-ape assault.<br />
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[[Image:Pileonoptimus.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oh, exploitable!]]<br />
After blasting his way in, Optimus Primal takes on [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and pins him to the wall with his own weapon. Primal then breaks through another wall to grab [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and blow him away. Outside, the Maximals take on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], giving Cheetor a chance to run inside the base.<br />
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After tearing through the Predacon crew, Optimus Primal ends up confronting [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who teasingly dangles the cure in front of his nose while giving an ultimatum: Submit to him and live, or stay defiant and die from the mine. <br />
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[[Image:Primalsaysnono.jpg|left|200px|thumb|When he says, "Pull my finger"...don't, okay?]]<br />
Inspired by the plant specimen from his mission with Dinobot, Optimus chooses a third option and rips the bee from his chest, activating its self-destruct. He tosses it at Megatron and it attaches to the Predacon leader's back where he can't reach. Megatron drops the anti-virus and flees to Scorponok for help. Fortunately for Primal, Cheetor manages to arrive just in time to grab the cure and administer it to the Maximal leader before his [[spark]] gives out. Megatron reaches Scorponok, but not in time, and the Cyberbee blows just after the Maximals rush outside the base. <br />
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Optimus Primal recuperates in his quarters and finds Dinobot watching over him. Dinobot shares an uncharacteristic sentiment that he's glad Optimus is back and wanders out. Primal sees that the former Predacon has brought him a sample of the flower they were studying earlier. Awwww.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal|Maximals]]|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (1)<br />
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] (2)<br />
*[[Rattrap]] (4)<br />
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (5)<br />
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (6)<br />
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|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=<br />
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (3)<br />
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (7)<br />
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] (8)<br />
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (9)<br />
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (10)<br />
*[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (11)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Just because we bumped into Predacons is no reason to stop learning new things."<br><br />
"Well, if we encounter any of Megatron's forces, you may learn that it is unwise to dally with plants."<br />
:—'''Optimus''' and '''Dinobot'''<br />
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"Yeeesss, from now on, I shoot my dinner salad before I eat it."<br />
:–'''Dinobot''' encounters hostile plant life for the first time.<br />
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"As much as I'd love to see the both of you scrap yourselves, save it for my birthday."<br />
:—'''Rattrap''' wants strange strange birthday presents.<br />
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'''Rhinox:''' "Optimus would get blown to scrap. Big problem."<br><br />
'''Dinobot:''' "Well, that depends on your viewpoint."<br><br />
'''Rattrap:''' "Hey hey hey shut up!"<br><br />
:—The Maximals debate what to do with Optimus.<br />
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"We've got to stop him before he hurts himself!"<br><br />
"Him? Try us!"<br />
:—'''Rhinox''' and '''Rattrap''' during Optimus' freakout.<br />
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"We must try to think what Optimus - the old Optimus - would do."<br />
:—...Is '''Dinobot''' feeling all right?<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Aaaw, character development. How sweet.<br />
* The [[Cybertronix]] on the screen in Scorponok's lab reads "youve got problems", though the text and message is upside down.<br />
* Megatron spends the entire episode in beast mode (which, conveniently, makes it possible for Optimus to stick the Cyberbee on his back where his stubby arms can't reach it).<br />
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===Animation and technical glitches===<br />
*After the Maximals transform to engage Scorponok during his ambush, Scorponok is seen firing missiles at them. The animation pace for this particular sequence seems a lot faster than the pace for the rest of the episode.<br />
*In the overhead shot of the opening battle, Scorponok seems to be standing on the surface of the water, instead of the rocks right in front of him.<br />
*May not be much of an error, but once again, Scorponok's visor optics are red momentarily when he is first blasted by Optimus Primal and finds himself on a loose log near the waterfall.<br />
* When Cheetor injects the anti-virus into Optimus, his fist painfully twists to the side, clipping though his wrist armor. Then, the virus container floats in the air for a second, before it drops to the ground. Cheetor never opens his fist during the process, and continues to grip air.<br />
*At the end of the episode, as Optimus lies in his bed, the plate behind his head clips into his mattress.<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Belying Rhinox's claims that removing the bee would activate a self-destruct and destroy everyone in sprinting distance, Megatron and Scorponok manage to survive being at ground zero, despite the blast blowing a slag-off big hole in the ''Darksyde''.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
*This episode has the first reference to a [[spark]] in any ''Transformers'' animated continuity.<br />
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===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Un Singe en Colère'''" ("An Angry Monkey")<br />
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:*''Title:'' "'''Méchant Optimus'''" (Canada, "Mean Optimus")<br />
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'''Italian'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Gorilla dalla furia cieca'''" ("Running Amok Gorilla")<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Satsujin Virus'''" (殺人ウィルス, "The Assassin Virus")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 3|3 December]] [[1997]]<br />
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'''Portuguese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''A Guerra do Gorila'''" ("Gorilla Warfare")<br />
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'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Guerra Gorila'''" (America, "Gorilla War")<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*In the scene where Primal bursts into the Pred base, he swiftly punches through the wall with Waspinator on the other side and drags him back through the hole could be a reference to a similar sequence in [[wikipedia:RoboCop|RoboCop]], especially with Optimus' stompy footsteps beforehand.<br />
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*The episode title is a pun on the concept of [[wikipedia:Guerrilla Warfare|Guerrilla Warfare]]. And though Megatron's comment that it suits Optimus makes for a nice joke and play on the title, it doesn't say much for the Predacon leader's knowledge of the tactics. True guerrilla warfare is built on surprise attacks, sabotage, ambushes, and deception. What it certainly isn't built on is insane and suicidal frontal assaults against superior numbers.<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;VHS<br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Beasties Escape ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Évasion (Alliance Video) — French audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — New Weapon of Terror ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 2 ([[Universal]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 4 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br />
;Laserdisc<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (Rhinomation)<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 2 — The Saga Continues! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)<br />
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[[Category:Pack-in material]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_II&diff=830493A Bridge Too Close, Part II2013-10-07T02:42:34Z<p>Legacyman: /* Continuity errors */</p>
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|series=Anitoon<br />
|series2=AniJapan<br />
|ep=29<br />
|ep2=26<br />
|prev2=A Bridge Too Close, Part I<br />
|next2=TransWarped<br />
|image=TFA ABTC Megatron monologue.JPG<br />
|caption=<br />
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part II"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]<br />
|directed by=[[Irineo Maramba]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Noboro Huruse]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mook]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The fates of Cybertron and Earth lie in the balance as Optimus Prime and his Autobots battle Megatron and his Decepticons in a fight to the finish for the AllSpark.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-Mixmasteroilburst.jpg|thumb|150px|left| "'Ey! I was drinkin' dat!"]]<br />
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[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]] swoop into the [[Decepticon]]s' mine headquarters and concentrate their fire on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Chaos erupts as the [[Autobot]]s free themselves and start tackling the clones, and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] attempt to deactivate the [[space bridge]]. Mixmaster is attacked by the [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Egomaniac Starscream]] and binds him in cement, while [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] [[stasis cuffs]] the [[Skywarp (Animated)|coward]]. As fast as he is, though, Blurr fails to get out of the way of Thundercracker, who crashes into both him and the Skywarp, getting them caught in his cement overcoat and sending them all tumbling into the space bridge. Bulkhead attempts to recall them, but explains that the targeting coordinates of the bridge were never set, meaning that they could have been sent anywhere in the galaxy. Before he can complete his task, he is attacked by the [[Slipstream (Animated)|female clone]], but she overpowers him and hits him with stasis cuffs. Simultaneously, Megatron and Starscream engage in a one-on-one duel, but the balance doesn't last long, as the female and [[Ramjet (Animated)|the Liar]] approach Megatron from behind. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], of all 'Bots, comes to Megatron's rescue, though the irony is not lost on the two combatants.<br />
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Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] finishes loading the [[AllSpark]] fragments into Teletran-1's [[spark]] chamber. [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] uses the [[AllSpark Key]] to jump-start the craft, but still can't fathom why Ratchet is talking to the ship...until the ship talks back! Ratchet explains that the ship used to be a warrior who sacrificed his spark to win the Great War, and whose body has been in a state of modified stasis ever since.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Head Starscream.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Total ownage, n00b.]]<br />
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Back in the mine, Prime and Megatron continue battling the remaining Starscream clones, but Megatron is not above seizing Prime and using him as a shield. He calls for Mixmaster, currently battling [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], to focus his efforts on the “head Starscream,” giving Professor Sumdac an idea. Just as the clones overpower Megatron and Starscream prepares to finish him, Sumdac clambers inside the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit and uses it to decapitate Starscream and take over his body. As Sumdac-Starscream lunges for Megatron, however, the Decepticon leader makes it clear that he is not impressed, and he blasts the Headmaster and Sumdac clean off Starscream's body. With Starscream now in two pieces and thoroughly defeated, the clones swear loyalty to Megatron.<br />
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Back on Dinobot Island, Ratchet and Sari put the AllSpark Key to work repairing the ship's memory core. The ship comments that it is unable to see, and Ratchet explains that's because it's buried in a cliff and that getting out is priority number one. With another Key boost to help, the ship fires up its engines and manages to tear itself free and take to the air once more. <br />
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In the mine, things are looking bad for the Autobots—they've all been stasis-cuffed, Professor Sumdac is a captive again, and Scrapper has found [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Prowl tries a mind-over-matter style of humming (which is annoying Bumblebee) to get rid of the Stasis Cuffs. Bulkhead was surprised he could do that. However, he said it was only in theory, as he never actually ''completed'' his Cyber-Ninja training. In true supervillain style, Megatron explains to the Autobots that he plans to use the space bridge to lead his Decepticons in an attack on the under-protected [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they will take over the entire space bridge network and transport the entire Decepticon army to the planet. Bulkhead notes that the space bridge requires a receiving code to work, which would mean Megatron would have to have someone on Cybertron, but Bumblebee points out that there ''is'' someone: [[Wasp]], the spy he caught at [[Autoboot Camp|boot camp]]. Someone is eager to correct Bumblebee, however, as Megatron's true double agent, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], appears on a monitor and reveals how he, as Longarm Prime, deceived Bumblebee so long ago. With the theatricalities and exposition complete, Megatron prepares to toss Optimus Prime through the space bridge as a test, when suddenly, the base is rocked by heavy fire from outside. Teletran-1 has arrived! <br />
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[[Image:ABridgeTooCloseII-OmegaSupremeRobotMode.jpg|left|thumb|150px| "Stock footage? Bite me."]]<br />
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The fight moves outside as the Starscream clones, Lugnut and Blitzwing all lay siege to the Autobot ship, which is quickly overpowered by the onslaught and begins to fall out of the sky. With another burst of AllSpark Key power to boost its systems, Ratchet has the ship activate its emergency defense system, codename: Omega. As the shocked Decepticons look on, the ship transforms into a colossal robot mode—the mountainous [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]!<br />
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[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] directs the Decepticons to fire on his legs to bring him down, and the move succeeds, but Ratchet links his own systems up to Omega to give him the strength he needs to rise back up and strike back. A hail of lasers and missiles is unleashed upon the villains as Omega strikes, kicks and headbutts them all across the battlefield.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC sacrifice.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Omega Supreme, no! You're too cool to die so soon!]]<br />
Down in the mine, as the Constructicons clear rubble away from the space bridge and Megatron prepares to continue his test, Prowl successfully employs a [[processor-over-matter]] focusing technique to escape his stasis cuffs. Just as Prime is about to disappear through the bridge, Prowl hurls a [[shuriken]] that breaks his leader's cuffs, enabling him to fire his grappling line and haul himself to safety. At this point, the space bridge shuts down, and Megatron quickly deduces that the AllSpark fragment powering it is not strong enough. Luckily for him, he has another one—and he promptly grabs Starscream's head and stuffs it in the power core, along with the fragment the head contains. This, however, causes the core to overload and the bridge to malfunction. As it begins to pull in all surrounding material, Shockwave reports that the destination code has been deleted and that the bridge could send them anywhere. Even in defeat, Megatron attempts to take Prime with him, but before he can fire the blast that will rid him of the Autobot leader, Prime manages to slap a pair of stasis cuffs on Megatron, immobilizing him and causing his body to be sucked into the space bridge. Prowl and Prime free Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Sumdac, but the bridge still threatens to consume the entire state until help comes from above in the form of Omega Supreme. Omega blocks the bridge with his massive body and absorbs its [[transwarp]] energies, willing to sacrifice himself once more to save the Autobots. After ejecting Sari and Ratchet from his body, Omega is sucked into the bridge, which collapses in upon itself and vanishes in a dramatic implosion. As Sari and her father are reunited at last, the mine begins to cave in, and the Autobots escape while the Constructicons are buried alive attempting to save their oil.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC Sari spoilers.jpg|left|150px|thumb|...There's no way we can make a funny without being [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|jerk]]s.]]<br />
Retreating to the edge of a nearby cliff that overlooks the destruction, the Autobots reflect on the fact that Omega is probably still out there, somewhere. As Sumdac expresses relief that the whole ordeal is over, Sari once again tells the Autobots that she knew her father could never have betrayed them to the Decepticons. However, even as she espouses her father's honesty, Sari looks down at a cut on her arm...and beneath her skin, she and all around her are shocked to see the sparking circuitry of robotics. Terrified and confused, Sari clutches her arm and takes a few steps away from her father, who explains that they...need to talk...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC2 Megatron Screamer End.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Next, on ''Crossfire''...]]<br />
Somewhere out in the endless void of space, Megatron and the decapitated Starscream float aimlessly in the cosmic night, with nothing to do but snark back and forth at each other.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (10)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (11)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (12)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (13)<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (16)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (20)<br />
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*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (1)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (2)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (3)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (4)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (5)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (6) <br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (7)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (8)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (9)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (14)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (15)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime / Shockwave]] (21)<br />
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*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (17)<br />
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*[[Sari Sumdac]] (19)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
'''Thundercracker, the Egomaniac Starscream''': Fool! A mere construction-bot is no match for ''my'' superior firepower.<br><br />
'''Mixmaster''': Oh, really. Well, you know where you can stick it?<br><br />
''(Traps the clone with a glob of adhesive goo)''<br><br />
'''Thundercracker''': Impossible! You cannot defeat me! You are not worthy! You are inferior! And your joke stinks!<br />
:—Arrogance claims yet another [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]].<br />
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'''Slipstream''': WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! AIM FOR HIS SPARK CHAMBER!<br><br />
'''Starscream''': ''(Mocking her)'' 'Aim for his spark chamber!' Don't tell me how to slag Megatron! I was slagging Megatron when you were still a dream in my spark!<br><br />
'''Slipstream''': And look how well that turned out!<br />
:—Ah! '''Screamer''' and '''Streamer'''! Don't they make a lovely couple?<br />
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"It's not like you to hide behind an Autobot."<br><br />
"But it's ''completely'' like you to hide behind an army of cheap [[knockoff]]s."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' always discuss each other's flaws—even in the midst of battle.<br />
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'''Starscream''': What are you waiting for? Destroy Megatron! Now!<br><br />
'''Slipstream''':...Any leader has to be an improvement over you!<br><br />
'''Sunstorm, the Sycophant Starscream''': Oh wise and great Megatron, you have truly proven your vast superiority!<br><br />
'''Ramjet, the Liar Starscream''': I will remain loyal to you forever!<br><br />
''[Kicks Starscream's body and walks over to Megatron]''<br />
:—Starscream learns that his clones all share the worst aspect of his personality—his treachery.<br />
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'''Optimus''': I still don't see where all this "expertise" came from.<br> <br />
'''Bulkhead''': I had a lot of time to study space bridge schematics back on the [[energon farm]]. I just had a knack for 'em, I guess.<br> <br />
'''Bumblebee''': Oh, well, that's great. So the ''one thing'' you're good at is going to hand Cybertron over to the Decepticons. <br />
:—Even after being declared a technical genius, Bulkhead still can't catch a break.<br />
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'''Megatron''': Decepticons! Prepare for our conquest of Cybertron!<br><br />
''[The Decepticons start cheering wildly.]<br><br />
'''Scrapper''': What's a Cybertron?<br><br />
'''Mixmaster''': I have no idea, he lost me at "Your fate is sealed now."<br />
:—The Constructicons are in this for the oil, not the conquests.<br />
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'''Ratchet''': Careful not to fire on our friends!<br> <br />
'''Sari Sumdac''': And try to get a visual of my dad!<br><br />
'''Omega Supreme''': Sure... what's a dad?<br />
:—Omega Supreme is confused on the concept of organics and their paternal relationships. Bit like us really.<br />
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"Sari, we... need to talk."<br />
:—'''Isaac Sumdac''''s entry in "The Understatement of the Year" competition.<br />
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'''Megatron:''' Stop ''staring'' at me.<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' No. ''You'' stop staring at ''me''!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Do you think I actually ''want'' to spend the rest of eternity gazing at your unsightly visage?<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' Trust me: your visage is no picnic either. And your face is ugly too!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Oh, someone just take me offline now...<br><br />
'''Starscream:''' What do you think I've been trying to ''do'' for the last four million stellar cycles?! AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's funny, really, when you think about it. Tragic, but ''funny''! AHAHAHAHAHA!<br><br />
'''Megatron:''' Oh, shut up.<br />
:—Stranded and helpless in space, Megatron and Starscream bicker to the end.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation errors===<br />
*When Skywarp is dodging Bumblebee's stinger blasts, his eyes shift to Autobot blue for a split-second.<br />
*After Shockwave reveals to Bumblebee that he is Longarm Prime, the pan-across shot that follows shows Shockwave on the monitor. In the next close-up of the monitor, Longarm is shown transforming back into Shockwave.<br />
*When Megatron closes in on Optimus to toss him into the space bridge, Sunstorm's face is dark grey instead of white.<br />
*Just before Ratchet gives his "don't give up on me now" speech to Omega, there is a shot from the front showing Ratchet with Sari tucked into the mouth of his "backpack". In the next shot, it shows Ratchet from behind, with Sari ''on top of'' the backpack, and then switches back to the front view with Sari back in the gap.<br />
*When Megatron is dragged into the Space Bridge, only one hand is cuffed. When we see him next, both of them are.<br />
*When Starscream is holding Megatron's sword, the glow of his AllSpark Fragment isn't reflected but the rest of his face is.<br />
*At many points in the episode, Slipstream is shown with the face (and [[chin]]) of her male counterparts.<br />
*As Bulkhead says Bumblebee sent an innocent bot to the stockade, both Optimus and Prowl sit up despite being stasis-cuffed.<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Several immobilised characters are shown in different positions to last episode: <br />
**Lugnut and Blitzwing are shown lying face-down on the floor, when they were sitting back-to-back last episode.<br />
**Bumblebee and Blurr apparently swapped positions in Scrapper's arms since last episode.<br />
*Megatron orders Mixmaster to find Lugnut and Blitzwing and Scrapper to back him up. Mixmaster stays at the battle, while Scrapper disappears, presumably going to find the other 'cons. (Then again, it's only shortly after that order is given that Mixmaster is attacked, causing him to retaliate. Since Mixmaster was now fighting, it's possible Scrapper showed some rare initiative by filling the other role.)<br />
*Professor Sumdac gets the idea to remove Starscreams head so he can destroy Megatron, right? Why didn't he just destroy Starscream after destroying Megatron? That should make it a better plan, doesn't anyone else think so?<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
*Omega Supreme refers to the energy given off by the space bridge as [[Transwarp|Transwarp energy]], similar to the transwarp drives used in the [[Beast Era]].<br />
*[[Knockoff]]s? Oh my...<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 2/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 2/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 2'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 31|31 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyōdai naru Chikara'''" (強大なる力, "The Enormous Power")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 25|25 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* Ratchet's turn on a new transforming [[stock footage]], with Blitzwing and Lugnut doing the intro.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 2'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*The restoration of Omega Supreme's memory is very similar to the scene in ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space_Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' when Dave Bowman takes HAL-9000's higher functions offline (just in reverse).<br />
*Prowl's humming forcing the stasis cuffs to open seems inspired by a similar sequence in British superspy spoof movie ''[[Wikipedia:Johnny English|Johnny English]]'', where the titular hero attempts to escape a prison cell by whistling at the door-lock in the hope that the right frequency will cause the tumblers to rotate. Unlike Johnny however, Prowl succeeded. He is ''that'' awesome.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:TFA Headmaster unit facial expression changed.jpg|thumb|150px|right|GASP!!!]]<br />
*The Headmaster unit even works on Decepticons, whose armor is much tougher than Bulkhead's. Where did [[Headmaster (Animated)|Masterson]] get that cutting beam?<br />
*Speaking of the Headmaster unit, this is the first time its facial expression has changed.<br />
*Mixmaster is ''veeery'' disobedient in this episode. Megatron orders him to find Lugnut and Blitzwing at the start of the battle, but Scrapper does it instead. Then, after he cements Bumblebee to the wall, Megatron orders Mixmaster to attack Starscream, instead he just disappears until after Omega Supreme gets free. And yet Megatron never punishes him.<br />
*In the shots after Slipstream yells "Aim for the legs", Lugnut is shown firing his engine pods (which are his hands in robot mode) as missiles at Omega. Those probably weren't supposed to come off. However he's shown doing the same thing a minute later, and this time in robot mode, so it isn't a lone animation error. One has to wonder where he keeps all the spare hands. Certainly nothing up his sleeve...<br />
*Fans had been theorizing that the Autobot ship was Omega Supreme since quite literally the first episode. <br />
*Fans had ''also'' been theorizing that Sari had a li'l bit of robot in her since the first episode too! [[Bee in the City|How silly!]]<br />
*Fans did ''not'' theorize that when this episode premiered on YTV ''AND'' on Cartoon Network, the announcers would happily yammer inanely over the closing credits sequence of Megatron and Starscream insulting each other in space. The Cartoon Network repeat the following day aired the credits without incident, thankfully.<br />
*It was said at [[BotCon 2008]] that the entire closing credits sequence was improvised.<br />
*When Omega Supreme transforms, he uses the same transformation sound [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] used in the battle of Mission City when he was attacking [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]].<br />
*When Omega Supreme is trying to get out of the cliff, some music from [[Transform and Roll Out|the movie]] can be heard.<br />
*In this episode, this is the first time that Shockwave speaks with his real accent while still in Autobot mode as Longarm, indicating that he has to mask his voice in that mode.<br />
*Several times after Starscream's head is cut off, he is shown with pupils.<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bridge Too Close, Part II}}<br />
[[Category:Animated episodes]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_I&diff=830492A Bridge Too Close, Part I2013-10-07T02:37:58Z<p>Legacyman: /* Continuity errors */</p>
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|series=Anitoon<br />
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|ep2=25<br />
|prev2=Black Friday (episode)<br />
|next2=A Bridge Too Close, Part II<br />
|image=TFA ABTC1 Space Bridge operational.JPG<br />
|caption=Closer... closer...<br />
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part I"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]<br />
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The Decepticons kidnap Bulkhead to aid in Megatron's ultimate plan to take over Cybertron.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Megatron branding.jpg|thumb|left|"Can't you just paint the insignia on our chest?"<br>"Now, where's the fun in that?"]]<br />
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Now serving under [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] have completed construction of the villain’s [[space bridge]]. They are rewarded for their efforts by being officially inducted into the [[Decepticon]] army in a small ceremony led by Megatron, with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] serving as witnesses (and, for some reason, holding candles). After the Constructicons have recited the oath of allegiance, Megatron [[branding|brands]] them, quite literally, with a [[Redeco|color-change]] for their armor and eyes thrown into the bargain. At Megatron’s instruction, [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] fires up the bridge, but when it fails to activate due to the professor’s simple lack of understanding of the technology, Megatron realizes that he will require additional help...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|"There's something in your [[optic]]." "No, there isn't!"]]<br />
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On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] gloats over five new [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] of himself, to which he is in the process of putting the finishing touches. The final clone is completed and, like its fellows, brought online with a tiny chip of the [[AllSpark]] that gives Starscream life. Immediately, however, Starscream has to wrestle with the various wacky personalities the clones have wound up with, each one an exaggerated aspect of his own: [[Skywarp (Animated)|a coward]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|a sycophant]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|an egomaniac]], [[Ramjet (Animated)|a pathological liar]] . . . and [[Slipstream (Animated)|a short-tempered female who insists that Starscream not ask what aspect of his personality gave birth to her]].<br />
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Megatron contacts [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to have him [[DataNet|track down]] the top space bridge engineer on the planet. Shockwave is surprised to report that the engineer in question is on Earth—it’s [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]! Megatron decides to capture Bulkhead personally and instructs Lugnut and Blitzwing to pick up an item from [[Sumdac Tower]] to aid in “convincing” the Autobot to help them. When Lugnut points out that Sumdac cannot be trusted in the base alone with the Constructicons, Megatron decides to take the professor with him. As all this scheming goes on, however, someone else is listening in—the mysterious “Blue Racer” that [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] recently encountered.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 painting time.JPG|thumb|left|Optimus Prime has deemed this image in need of a caption!]]<br />
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At the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobot base]], Bulkhead is working on his latest painting, an abstract rendition of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. Unfortunately, backseat artistry from the other Autobots winds up ruining the painting, and Bulkhead goes for a walk with Sari to vent a little. Bumblebee follows to apologize, but just as he catches up to them, Megatron appears in the sky overhead and opens fire. Using Sumdac as a human shield to stop the Autobots from firing back, Megatron continues to rain destruction down on the Autobots as Bumblebee and Sari argue over whether or not Sumdac has been working with Megatron. <br />
<br />
[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|thumb|right|...dads?]]<br />
Suddenly, the Blue Racer speeds onto the scene, and Bumblebee, believing the enigmatic speedster to be working with Megatron, chases him off through the city and manages to run him off the road. When he attempts to report his success to Bulkhead, though, there’s no response—because Megatron has captured Bulkhead and is airlifting him away. Bumblebee’s failure is compounded by the next turn of events: The Blue Racer reveals himself to be [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a fast-talking member of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] who has been covertly monitoring Megatron’s activities.<br />
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Back at the Decepticon headquarters, Bulkhead refuses to help Megatron, so the villain unveils the fruit of Blitzwing and Lugnut’s labor: a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit! Faced with the threat of once again having his body taken over and being used to destroy his fellow Autobots, and failing to elicit any help from [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] or [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], Bulkhead relents and agrees to work on the space bridge.<br />
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At the Autobots’ base, Blurr relates his mission to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and company and brings them up to speed, quite literally. While Prime leads the rest of the team to the Decepticon base, the location of which is provided by Blurr, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Sari head for Teletran-1 to try to get it online one last time. Just like [[Lost and Found (episode)|last time]], their efforts lead to nothing, forcing Ratchet to attempt one last drastic approach: using the AllSpark fragments the Autobots have gathered to jump-start the ship’s systems.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Bulkhead Sumdac.JPG|thumb|left|Merry Christmas!]]<br />
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Prime’s team is led by Blurr into the Decepticons’ coal mine base, where they are immediately attacked by Lugnut and Blitzwing. The fight is a brief one, as Blurr uses his super-speed to bind the odd couple with [[stasis cuffs]]. Meanwhile, as the space bridge nears completion, Bulkhead insists on modifying many aspects of Sumdac’s design, and winds up in an argument with the human, which Sumdac interprets as Bulkhead trying to sabotage the bridge deliberately. When the bridge is activated, however, it functions perfectly—Bulkhead knew full well that Sumdac’s design was wrong, and he corrected it! <br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Emerge.jpg|thumb|right|Why, I'm beside myself! And myself! And...]]<br />
As the bridge flares into life, Prime’s team bursts into the main chamber, but they are instantly immobilized by cement booties, courtesy of Mixmaster. With the Autobots out of the picture, it seems there is nothing to stop Megatron now...until the roof of the cavern explodes, and Starscream and his clone army make their grand entrance!<br />
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[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|To be continued…]]<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (14)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (16)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (17)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (19)<br />
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|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (3)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (4)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (5)<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (8)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (9)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (11)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (12)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (13)<br />
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|c3=<br />
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (6)<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (15)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Ah, never before have I seen such an impressive group of lethal fighting machines! And pretty good-looking, if I do say so myself."<br />
:—The ever-humble '''Starscream''' comments on his clone army.<br />
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"So, which part of me did you come from?"<br /><br />
"Don't ask."<br /><br />
''[sigh]'' "This is going to be a long orbital cycle."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Slipstream, the female clone'''<br />
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"I just didn't think my head was so big."<br /><br />
"That's your leg."<br />
:—'''Sari''' and '''Bulkhead'''. Oh, the irony!<br />
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'''Sari''': No, don't shoot! You'll hit my dad!<br /><br />
'''Bulkhead''': She's right!<br /><br />
'''Bumblebee''': So what are we supposed to do? Fight him with snappy comebacks?<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' conveniently forgets his normal attack strategy.<br />
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<br />
"All right, Zippy, start talking!"<br /><br />
"First of all, the name's not "Zippy"! As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've ever met another bot named Zippy, so one can only assume that you came up with "Zippy" in reference to my speed, which may be technically accurate, but lacks a certain creativity!"<br /><br />
"Eh...eh-eh..."<br /><br />
:—It took '''Bumblebee''' a long time to get '''Blurr''' to start talking. From this point on, he doesn't shut up.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Woah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up!<br /><br />
'''Prowl''': Did he just say Bulkhead?<br /><br />
'''Optimus Prime''': ''Our Bulkhead?''<br /><br />
'''Ratchet''': ''An expert?'' On anything?!<br />
:—The Autobots aren't terribly impressed with Bulkhead.<br />
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"I must be a bigger pain in the gearshaft than I thought."<br /><br />
"Well, well, well, look who just got to the party!"<br /><br />
"Don't ''start'' with me, woman!"<br /><br />
:—'''Starscream''' [[Total War!#Quotes|openly admits]] one of his primary faults, much to '''Slipstream's''' annoyance.<br />
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"Okay, I give. I'm officially no longer the fastest thing on wheels."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' is humbled after seeing Blurr's speedy takedown of Blitzwing and Lugnut.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation or technical errors===<br />
*When Mixmaster encases Optimus and Prowl in concrete, his colors shift back to his neutral, pre-Decepticon color scheme.<br />
*When Megatron attacks the Autobots, his cockpit changes from black to grey for a brief moment, then back.<br />
*Blurr's mouth disappears for a frame after he introduces himself to Bumblebee and is pointing at him for the second time.<br />
*Right before Starscream and his clones take off, the Thundercracker-esque one looks like he's.......um.......<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Not so much an error as a quirk: During the engagement in the mines, Icy Blitzwing is scowling noticeably, while Hothead Blitzwing is...''smiling???''<br />
*When Bulkhead is brought into Decepticon HQ, Prof. Sumdac says his name as if he is surprised to see the Autobot, despite the fact that Sumdac was ''there'' when Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron.<br />
*It's odd that while Bumblebee wasn't fast enough to catch up with Blurr with his turbo boosters in "[[Velocity]]", he can catch up to him and hit him while he hasn't got them on in this episode. Maybe he was doing the speed limit?<br />
*How exactly did Megatron know about the Headmaster unit or for that matter that it was being kept at Sumdac Tower?<br />
*So no one told Optimus that one of his crewmembers was an expert on the devices they were tasked with repairing? It never occurred to anyone that the commander of a space bridge repair crew might need to know who is the expert on space bridges amongst said crew? Similarly, after Primus knows how long repairing space bridges, no one ever noticed Bulkhead actually seemed very familiar with the functioning of such devices?<br />
* If the Elite Guard knows Bulkhead is such a genius and the greatest expert in his field, then why did they give him such an unimportant job as maintenance guy on a repair crew? Isn't that kind of a waste of his genius?<br />
* Whatever anyone does, don't delete this comment. But you can provide an answer to how it's possible if you've got one. How did Megatron tie up and gag Professor Sumdac? He's too big, so it's impossible! Doesn't anyone else find this strange?<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooClosePart1-MegatronHandExtendtion.jpg|thumb|right|His special hand! There's none other like it!]]<br />
*Shockwave's report on Bulkhead appears to be in the form of [[Tech Spec]]s.<br />
*After branding, the Constructicons' color schemes match those of their Generation 1 counterparts.<br />
*Megatron takes control of the Headmaster unit by launching his middle and index fingers, connecting himself to it via extendible cables - possibly a callback to [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and his "special arm".<br />
*What Starscream says about his clones is similar to what [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] remarked on [[Starscream clone (G1)|his clone]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*In ''[[Wikipedia:The Bridge on the River Kwai|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'', [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Alec Guinness]] is a prisoner of war who is forced to build a bridge. Even though the bridge will help his enemies, he builds the bridge to the best of his ability just to demonstrate how capable he is. In "A Bridge Too Close"...replace "Alec Guinness" with "Bulkhead".<br />
*The title is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<br />
*Among the parts needed for a space bridge are "hollow cathode tubes", parts which until recently made up computer monitor displays.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*So in all the months that Isaac Sumdac has been missing, it never occurred to anyone that the Decepticons kidnapped him? Perhaps everyone thought he was dead.<br />
*All of the heavy exposition is given to the guy who talks really, really fast. Handy.<br />
*Megatron initiates new Decepticons by [[branding]] the symbol onto them with cattle brands. How bovine.<br />
*This is not the first time Bulky has transformed his [[Total Meltdown|kibble into a chair]].<br />
*Starscream opens a hatch on his head to pick parts from his AllSpark fragment to bring the clones to life, suggesting that in all of the episodes when you do see it, he has his hatch open, exposing the AllSpark fragment.<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 1/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 1/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 1'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 30|30 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Sorezore no Omowaku'''" (それぞれの思惑, "Respective Expectations")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18|18 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* New [[stock footage]] for Bulkhead's transformation, him doing the introduction, and the return of the additional sound effects last seen in "[[The Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]" during the [[title sequence|opening sequence]].<br />
::* The [[Otoboto family]] attempt to win a Wingblade Optimus on answering what year did Transformers begin airing in Japan (the hint: "25 years ago"). The correct answer is "[[1985]]", but instead of writing "9", [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] wrote the hiragana for "sha" しゃ.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 1'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bridge Too Close, Part I}}<br />
[[Category:Animated episodes]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_I&diff=830122A Bridge Too Close, Part I2013-10-05T14:48:05Z<p>Legacyman: /* Continuity errors */</p>
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|ep2=25<br />
|prev2=Black Friday (episode)<br />
|next2=A Bridge Too Close, Part II<br />
|image=TFA ABTC1 Space Bridge operational.JPG<br />
|caption=Closer... closer...<br />
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part I"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]<br />
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The Decepticons kidnap Bulkhead to aid in Megatron's ultimate plan to take over Cybertron.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Megatron branding.jpg|thumb|left|"Can't you just paint the insignia on our chest?"<br>"Now, where's the fun in that?"]]<br />
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Now serving under [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] have completed construction of the villain’s [[space bridge]]. They are rewarded for their efforts by being officially inducted into the [[Decepticon]] army in a small ceremony led by Megatron, with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] serving as witnesses (and, for some reason, holding candles). After the Constructicons have recited the oath of allegiance, Megatron [[branding|brands]] them, quite literally, with a [[Redeco|color-change]] for their armor and eyes thrown into the bargain. At Megatron’s instruction, [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] fires up the bridge, but when it fails to activate due to the professor’s simple lack of understanding of the technology, Megatron realizes that he will require additional help...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|"There's something in your [[optic]]." "No, there isn't!"]]<br />
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On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] gloats over five new [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] of himself, to which he is in the process of putting the finishing touches. The final clone is completed and, like its fellows, brought online with a tiny chip of the [[AllSpark]] that gives Starscream life. Immediately, however, Starscream has to wrestle with the various wacky personalities the clones have wound up with, each one an exaggerated aspect of his own: [[Skywarp (Animated)|a coward]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|a sycophant]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|an egomaniac]], [[Ramjet (Animated)|a pathological liar]] . . . and [[Slipstream (Animated)|a short-tempered female who insists that Starscream not ask what aspect of his personality gave birth to her]].<br />
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Megatron contacts [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to have him [[DataNet|track down]] the top space bridge engineer on the planet. Shockwave is surprised to report that the engineer in question is on Earth—it’s [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]! Megatron decides to capture Bulkhead personally and instructs Lugnut and Blitzwing to pick up an item from [[Sumdac Tower]] to aid in “convincing” the Autobot to help them. When Lugnut points out that Sumdac cannot be trusted in the base alone with the Constructicons, Megatron decides to take the professor with him. As all this scheming goes on, however, someone else is listening in—the mysterious “Blue Racer” that [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] recently encountered.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 painting time.JPG|thumb|left|Optimus Prime has deemed this image in need of a caption!]]<br />
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At the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobot base]], Bulkhead is working on his latest painting, an abstract rendition of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. Unfortunately, backseat artistry from the other Autobots winds up ruining the painting, and Bulkhead goes for a walk with Sari to vent a little. Bumblebee follows to apologize, but just as he catches up to them, Megatron appears in the sky overhead and opens fire. Using Sumdac as a human shield to stop the Autobots from firing back, Megatron continues to rain destruction down on the Autobots as Bumblebee and Sari argue over whether or not Sumdac has been working with Megatron. <br />
<br />
[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|thumb|right|...dads?]]<br />
Suddenly, the Blue Racer speeds onto the scene, and Bumblebee, believing the enigmatic speedster to be working with Megatron, chases him off through the city and manages to run him off the road. When he attempts to report his success to Bulkhead, though, there’s no response—because Megatron has captured Bulkhead and is airlifting him away. Bumblebee’s failure is compounded by the next turn of events: The Blue Racer reveals himself to be [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a fast-talking member of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] who has been covertly monitoring Megatron’s activities.<br />
<br />
Back at the Decepticon headquarters, Bulkhead refuses to help Megatron, so the villain unveils the fruit of Blitzwing and Lugnut’s labor: a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit! Faced with the threat of once again having his body taken over and being used to destroy his fellow Autobots, and failing to elicit any help from [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] or [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], Bulkhead relents and agrees to work on the space bridge.<br />
<br />
At the Autobots’ base, Blurr relates his mission to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and company and brings them up to speed, quite literally. While Prime leads the rest of the team to the Decepticon base, the location of which is provided by Blurr, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Sari head for Teletran-1 to try to get it online one last time. Just like [[Lost and Found (episode)|last time]], their efforts lead to nothing, forcing Ratchet to attempt one last drastic approach: using the AllSpark fragments the Autobots have gathered to jump-start the ship’s systems.<br />
<br />
[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Bulkhead Sumdac.JPG|thumb|left|Merry Christmas!]]<br />
<br />
Prime’s team is led by Blurr into the Decepticons’ coal mine base, where they are immediately attacked by Lugnut and Blitzwing. The fight is a brief one, as Blurr uses his super-speed to bind the odd couple with [[stasis cuffs]]. Meanwhile, as the space bridge nears completion, Bulkhead insists on modifying many aspects of Sumdac’s design, and winds up in an argument with the human, which Sumdac interprets as Bulkhead trying to sabotage the bridge deliberately. When the bridge is activated, however, it functions perfectly—Bulkhead knew full well that Sumdac’s design was wrong, and he corrected it! <br />
<br />
[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Emerge.jpg|thumb|right|Why, I'm beside myself! And myself! And...]]<br />
As the bridge flares into life, Prime’s team bursts into the main chamber, but they are instantly immobilized by cement booties, courtesy of Mixmaster. With the Autobots out of the picture, it seems there is nothing to stop Megatron now...until the roof of the cavern explodes, and Starscream and his clone army make their grand entrance!<br />
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[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|To be continued…]]<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (14)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (16)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (17)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (19)<br />
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*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (3)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (4)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (5)<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (8)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (9)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (11)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (12)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (13)<br />
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*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (6)<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (15)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Ah, never before have I seen such an impressive group of lethal fighting machines! And pretty good-looking, if I do say so myself."<br />
:—The ever-humble '''Starscream''' comments on his clone army.<br />
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"So, which part of me did you come from?"<br /><br />
"Don't ask."<br /><br />
''[sigh]'' "This is going to be a long orbital cycle."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Slipstream, the female clone'''<br />
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"I just didn't think my head was so big."<br /><br />
"That's your leg."<br />
:—'''Sari''' and '''Bulkhead'''. Oh, the irony!<br />
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'''Sari''': No, don't shoot! You'll hit my dad!<br /><br />
'''Bulkhead''': She's right!<br /><br />
'''Bumblebee''': So what are we supposed to do? Fight him with snappy comebacks?<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' conveniently forgets his normal attack strategy.<br />
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"All right, Zippy, start talking!"<br /><br />
"First of all, the name's not "Zippy"! As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've ever met another bot named Zippy, so one can only assume that you came up with "Zippy" in reference to my speed, which may be technically accurate, but lacks a certain creativity!"<br /><br />
"Eh...eh-eh..."<br /><br />
:—It took '''Bumblebee''' a long time to get '''Blurr''' to start talking. From this point on, he doesn't shut up.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Woah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up!<br /><br />
'''Prowl''': Did he just say Bulkhead?<br /><br />
'''Optimus Prime''': ''Our Bulkhead?''<br /><br />
'''Ratchet''': ''An expert?'' On anything?!<br />
:—The Autobots aren't terribly impressed with Bulkhead.<br />
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"I must be a bigger pain in the gearshaft than I thought."<br /><br />
"Well, well, well, look who just got to the party!"<br /><br />
"Don't ''start'' with me, woman!"<br /><br />
:—'''Starscream''' [[Total War!#Quotes|openly admits]] one of his primary faults, much to '''Slipstream's''' annoyance.<br />
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"Okay, I give. I'm officially no longer the fastest thing on wheels."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' is humbled after seeing Blurr's speedy takedown of Blitzwing and Lugnut.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation or technical errors===<br />
*When Mixmaster encases Optimus and Prowl in concrete, his colors shift back to his neutral, pre-Decepticon color scheme.<br />
*When Megatron attacks the Autobots, his cockpit changes from black to grey for a brief moment, then back.<br />
*Blurr's mouth disappears for a frame after he introduces himself to Bumblebee and is pointing at him for the second time.<br />
*Right before Starscream and his clones take off, the Thundercracker-esque one looks like he's.......um.......<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Not so much an error as a quirk: During the engagement in the mines, Icy Blitzwing is scowling noticeably, while Hothead Blitzwing is...''smiling???''<br />
*When Bulkhead is brought into Decepticon HQ, Prof. Sumdac says his name as if he is surprised to see the Autobot, despite the fact that Sumdac was ''there'' when Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron.<br />
*It's odd that while Bumblebee wasn't fast enough to catch up with Blurr with his turbo boosters in "[[Velocity]]", he can catch up to him and hit him while he hasn't got them on in this episode. Maybe he was doing the speed limit?<br />
*How exactly did Megatron know about the Headmaster unit or for that matter that it was being kept at Sumdac Tower?<br />
*How did Megatron tie up and gag Professor Sumdac? He's to big, so it's impossible!<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooClosePart1-MegatronHandExtendtion.jpg|thumb|right|His special hand! There's none other like it!]]<br />
*Shockwave's report on Bulkhead appears to be in the form of [[Tech Spec]]s.<br />
*After branding, the Constructicons' colour schemes match those of their Generation 1 counterparts.<br />
*Megatron shoots off his middle and index finger which isn't [[Scrounge (G1)|something]] [[Elita One#Classics|new]].<br />
*What Starscream says about his clones is similar to what [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] remarked on [[Starscream clone (G1)|his clone]].<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 1/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 1/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 1'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 30|30 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Sorezore no Omowaku'''" (それぞれの思惑, "Respective Expectations")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18|18 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* New [[stock footage]] for Bulkhead's transformation, him doing the introduction, and the return of the additional sound effects last seen in "[[The Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]" during the [[title sequence|opening sequence]].<br />
::* The [[Otoboto family]] attempt to win a Wingblade Optimus on answering what year did Transformers begin airing in Japan (the hint: "25 years ago"). The correct answer is "[[1985]]", but instead of writing "9", [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] wrote the hiragana for "sha" しゃ.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 1'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*In ''[[Wikipedia:The Bridge on the River Kwai|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'', [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Alec Guinness]] is a prisoner of war who is forced to build a bridge. Even though the bridge will help his enemies, he builds the bridge to the best of his ability just to demonstrate how capable he is. In "A Bridge Too Close"...replace "Alec Guinness" with "Bulkhead".<br />
*The title is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<br />
*Among the parts needed for a space bridge are "hollow cathode tubes", parts which until recently made up computer monitor displays.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*So in all the months that Isaac Sumdac has been missing, it never occurred to anyone that the Decepticons kidnapped him? Perhaps everyone thought he was dead.<br />
*All of the heavy exposition is given to the guy who talks really, really fast. Handy.<br />
*Megatron initiates new Decepticons by [[branding]] the symbol onto them with cattle brands. How bovine.<br />
*This is not the first time Bulky has transformed his [[Total Meltdown|kibble into a chair]].<br />
*Starscream opens a hatch on his head to pick parts from his AllSpark fragment to bring the clones to life, suggesting that in all of the episodes when you do see it, he has his hatch open, exposing the AllSpark fragment.<br />
*So no one told Optimus that one of his crewmembers was an expert on the devices they were tasked with repairing? It never occurred to anyone that the commander of a space bridge repair crew might need to know who is the expert on space bridges amongst said crew? Similarly, after Primus knows how long repairing space bridges, no one ever noticed Bulkhead actually seemed very familiar with the functioning of such devices?<br />
* If the Elite Guard knows Bulkhead is such a genius and the greatest expert in his field, then why did they give him such an unimportant job as maintenance guy on a repair crew? Isn't that kind of a waste of his genius?<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere! Plus, why are my edits being deleted? I did the preview thing first! If I'm going to lose all my comments, I might as well just cancel my membership from this website.</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Megatron_(G1)&diff=829749Megatron (G1)2013-10-03T15:18:18Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Megatronguido.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br />
'''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br />
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Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honour.<br />
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His Earth [[Alternate mode]] is usually a modified [[wikipedia:Walther P38|Walther P38]]. Contrary to natural assumptions, his [[fusion cannon]] becomes the scope, not the barrel. Who's the idiot that suggested Megatron turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time?<br />
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Sometimes, Megatron is later [[Renaming|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br />
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{{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}} {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br />
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[[Image:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|300px|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br />
Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of transformation. Reawakening on Earth in [[1984]], Megatron was ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their power struggle continued for sometime until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was dead, Megatron committed suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]]. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br />
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After regaining his memories, Megatron forced [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to turn [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into a [[Pretender]], but the ploy failed and the two were grotesquely fused in a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] explosion. [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] separated their bodies but the two remained in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They reawoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attacked, and Ratchet crash landed the ship.<br />
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In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], [[Cobra]] rebuilt Megatron into a tank, and he allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br />
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[[Image:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|right|thumb|250px|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br />
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Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he re-started the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br />
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Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br />
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In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br />
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In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
[[Image:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Who's for volleyball?"]]<br />
To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br />
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Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br />
The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br />
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Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br />
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After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br />
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{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}<br />
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br />
Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Prime countered the attack by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br />
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The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the oil below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br />
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With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six oil tankers. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br />
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Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a "blundering tape-filled idiot". {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br />
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br />
[[Image:KidsCliff1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br />
As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br />
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A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the scary black Cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br />
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After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br />
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Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a "big coffee pot" and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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===Colorforms audiobooks continuity===<br />
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}<br />
[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br />
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After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Find Your Fate Junior===<br />
Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br />
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In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br />
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If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br />
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In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with "a strange challenge to Optimus Prime": a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. <br />
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br />
When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br />
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===''Transformers PD Type'' comic===<br />
[[Image:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br />
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With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, oposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br />
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In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his "Matrix Attack" (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 "You're Great! Optimus Prime!"|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br />
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Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br />
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During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 "Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!"|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br />
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After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 "Oh, Overlord."|Oh, Overlord.}}<br />
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Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep it's power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 "Good Luck! Starscream!!"|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br />
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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br />
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{{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' comic===<br />
In the year [[199X]], the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet|Cyberjets]] to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br />
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Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br />
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However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br />
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)}}<br />
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[[Image:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br />
After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager probe]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br />
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[[Image:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br />
The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br />
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[[Image:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br />
The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history.<ref>This scene was cut out of "[[Nemesis Part 2]]" for air-time reasons, but its occurrence is still implied by [[Optimus Primal]]'s note that all was as it should be. The clip was added as a special feature to [[Kid Rhino]]'s and [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' season 3 DVD box sets.</ref><br />
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A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] is mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claims to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It is implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===<br />
[[Image:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br />
Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br />
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First his "inner circle", then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br />
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[[Image:Fledglingcause.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br />
In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br />
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Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, but Starscream blasted the bridge they were standing on, plunging them both into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Finally they were returned to subterranean Cybertron, but were quickly separated. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s sword and a new resolve, defeating Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery. Some time later, Megatron, his memory of the battle and Matrix visions erased, found Soundwave while stumbling through the Cybertron underground. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br />
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Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. He took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br />
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Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br />
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The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br />
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This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br />
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Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br />
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The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br />
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[[Image:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br />
Several months later. Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He arrested Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron, only to have Starscream seize the opportunity to jettison him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br />
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Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet) | Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br />
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Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br />
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Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br />
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Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br />
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During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br />
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br />
[[Image:Megatronddjoe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Joey Slick > Cobra Commander]]<br />
When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br />
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Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br />
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When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br />
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Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br />
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[[Image:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|left|250px|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br />
A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}<br />
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br />
Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless "[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper" for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br />
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Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br />
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The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron "humbly" suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
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Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of "Optimus Prime", gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br />
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Four million years later, Megatron learned of the existence of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]], an incredible energy source, and headed toward [[Earth]]. Optimus Prime arrived on the planet as well, turning Earth into a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br />
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Megatron eventually returned in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking for revenge to Optimus Prime and humans, he made a plan to break the already-fragile relationship between Autobots and humans. After a battle with Optimus Prime, however, he surrendered to Autobots for the life of severely wounded Soundwave.<br />
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When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] returned to Earth with the news of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s plan to take control of Cybertron, Autobots left the planet, with Megatron imprisoned inside [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Meanwhile, his plan to shatter the alliance came to frution: several Autobots left on Earth discovered that Spike Witwicky and [[Skywatch]] had been deceiving them, which caused Autobots to leave the planet with a sense of betrayal.<br />
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In the midst of battle between Galvatron's army and Autobots on Cybertron, Megatron summoned his Decepticon troop to sweep both forces. Before defeating them, however, [[D-Void]] summoned every Decepticons and the Sweeps to combine into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]]. As the only Decepticon against D-Void's control, he managed to destroy Deceptigod and disappeared.<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br />
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{{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a [[wikipedia:Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy]], and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===<br />
In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Megatron escaped, {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and Ironhide before apparently overloading and exploding, transforming him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' comics===<br />
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[[Image:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a NERF pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br />
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When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br />
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Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a "secret weapon" of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a "[[Booster]]", one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br />
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One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br />
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[[Image:Henkei6_megatron_mace.jpg|right|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br />
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When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty sword, which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br />
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[[Image:Henkei8_megatron_energon_bath.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br />
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The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br />
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===''Alternity''===<br />
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Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the "[[Megatron Aggregate]]" under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from a universe where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a "Premium Le Mans Blue" style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a "Silver Blade" body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br />
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The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Primax 1286:3 Kappa]]. In a "Diamond Black" auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with "Ultimate Silver" Optimus Prime across two [[universal stream]]s, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a "game full of death and suffering", and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br />
{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br />
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===''Universe'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br />
During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br />
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Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br />
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===<br />
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After being defeated by the Autobots, Megatron and his men were restrained with [[stasis cuffs]]. [[Martian]]s attacked while they were being transported by the humans, allowing the Decepticons to escape. Megatron struck a deal with the invading forces to team up and destroy the Autobots, however he was promptly double-crossed, as the Martians sealed both factions in a force field. Megatron reluctantly accepted Prime's offer of an alliance, using [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s combined power to bring down the force field. The Decepticon leader was cut off mid-rant by the Martian leader zapping him with a shrink ray and reducing him to the size of a toy. His fusion cannon still proved effective in terminating the Martian leader, and when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to claim leadership, Megatron attacked him in the face. Soundwave was able to reverse the shrink ray, and after the Martians were repelled, Megatron announced the alliance was over. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}<br />
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==Commercial appearances==<br />
Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys:<br />
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* He appears in the very first Transformers animation, a commercial announcing the upcoming 1984 comic book. He lands amid a battle on Earth and fires his cannon at incoming Autobots. This appearance uses his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as "The Decepticon Leader".<br />
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* Footage from that commercial, as well as the show's opening credits, was recycled into an early ad for the toyline.<br />
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* In the ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]], Megatron and the Decepticons are raiding a <s>jungle gym</s> power plant. This footage is recycled from the advertisement for the first issue of the comic, and features Megatron's early "black helmet" model.<br />
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* The footage from the first issue of the comic was recycled again for the [[rubsign]] ad.<br />
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* Megatron attempts to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He is stopped when a pair of said shoes deflect his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really.<br />
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* In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summons Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like half a dozen new guys.<br />
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[[Image:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|right|thumb|250px|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br />
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* Action Master Megatron points at Action Master Starscream. <br />
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* Megatron, in his Action Master body, is seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s.<br />
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Megatron's voice, provided by [[Frank Welker]], has narrated numerous commercials, including:<br />
* The Constructicons<br />
* Rubsigns<br />
* Sharkticons (strange!)<br />
* Wreck-Gar (stranger!)<br />
* Galvatron (stranger still!)<br />
* Stunticons<br />
* Combaticons<br />
* Trypticon<br />
* Predacons<br />
* Battlechargers<br />
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===The Hub promos===<br />
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[[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br />
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br />
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As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br />
After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br />
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===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br />
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As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br />
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_G1Megatron_DLC.jpg|thumb|250px|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br />
{{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br />
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{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br />
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===Transformers Battle Universe===<br />
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br />
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br />
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When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br />
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===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
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Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots (Part 1)}} At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War (Part 1)}}<br />
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When the ongoing conflict finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[Image:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]]<br />
* Early in the ''Transformers'' series preproduction, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model were perpetuated such as the back-mounted barrel in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, the IDW comics used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and used his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age.<br />
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* The name "Megatron" was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980)<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the "Drones" from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>. Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.<ref name="ballpoint">[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=72213575 USPTO file on "Megatron" trademark for ballpoint balls]</ref> [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name "Megatron" is a portmanteau derived from "Megaton" and "Electronic".<ref>[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/bbudiansky_2.php ASM - Your Future Nostalgia. Today]</ref> He suggested the name "Megatron" for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that "mega" conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, "Oh, right", and then approved the name.<ref>[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/bbudiansky_2.php ASM: A Little Q&amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]</ref><br />
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*When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and "[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]" (likely "[[Activation]]" too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] "[[Realignments]]". In the cases of "S.O.S. Dinobots", ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and "The Battle of the Star Gate", Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3", the video game and "Realignments" (and "Activation"), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. Regardless, the reasons Megatron chooses to Transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are not entirely clear. The ''G.I. Joe'' comic issue states that his robot mode is an easier target than his gun mode, but it's unclear if that's the only advantage the gun mode has over the other. One could assume his gun mode's firepower is more concentrated or in some other way more powerful. <br />
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*On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br />
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* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon continuity, Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]]. It is rumored that he has been deceased.<ref name=BWU>Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005</ref><br />
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* The guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' credits Megatron as '''Original Megatron''' in order to make distinguish between him and the [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].<ref name=BWU/><br />
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*Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.<ref>[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]</ref><br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')<br />
*''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'', "Wheat Garden")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-jīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, "King Mega"), '''Jǜ-wú-bà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, "Extremely Gigantic"), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might") <br />
*''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br />
*''Russian, Serbian & Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Megatron Megatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br />
* [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4417_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile1.jpg Page 1,] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4418_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile2.jpg 2 and] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4419_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile3.jpg 3 of Megatron's MTMTE profile at Transformers-universe.com]<br />
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4539/37/|e-HOBBY Megatron Black Version Manga and Profile Translation at the Allspark / TF Pulp]<br />
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br />
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[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_I&diff=829748A Bridge Too Close, Part I2013-10-03T15:04:19Z<p>Legacyman: /* Continuity errors */</p>
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|series=Anitoon<br />
|series2=AniJapan<br />
|ep=28<br />
|ep2=25<br />
|prev2=Black Friday (episode)<br />
|next2=A Bridge Too Close, Part II<br />
|image=TFA ABTC1 Space Bridge operational.JPG<br />
|caption=Closer... closer...<br />
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part I"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]<br />
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The Decepticons kidnap Bulkhead to aid in Megatron's ultimate plan to take over Cybertron.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Megatron branding.jpg|thumb|left|"Can't you just paint the insignia on our chest?"<br>"Now, where's the fun in that?"]]<br />
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Now serving under [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] have completed construction of the villain’s [[space bridge]]. They are rewarded for their efforts by being officially inducted into the [[Decepticon]] army in a small ceremony led by Megatron, with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] serving as witnesses (and, for some reason, holding candles). After the Constructicons have recited the oath of allegiance, Megatron [[branding|brands]] them, quite literally, with a [[Redeco|color-change]] for their armor and eyes thrown into the bargain. At Megatron’s instruction, [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] fires up the bridge, but when it fails to activate due to the professor’s simple lack of understanding of the technology, Megatron realizes that he will require additional help...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|"There's something in your [[optic]]." "No, there isn't!"]]<br />
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On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] gloats over five new [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] of himself, to which he is in the process of putting the finishing touches. The final clone is completed and, like its fellows, brought online with a tiny chip of the [[AllSpark]] that gives Starscream life. Immediately, however, Starscream has to wrestle with the various wacky personalities the clones have wound up with, each one an exaggerated aspect of his own: [[Skywarp (Animated)|a coward]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|a sycophant]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|an egomaniac]], [[Ramjet (Animated)|a pathological liar]] . . . and [[Slipstream (Animated)|a short-tempered female who insists that Starscream not ask what aspect of his personality gave birth to her]].<br />
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Megatron contacts [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to have him [[DataNet|track down]] the top space bridge engineer on the planet. Shockwave is surprised to report that the engineer in question is on Earth—it’s [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]! Megatron decides to capture Bulkhead personally and instructs Lugnut and Blitzwing to pick up an item from [[Sumdac Tower]] to aid in “convincing” the Autobot to help them. When Lugnut points out that Sumdac cannot be trusted in the base alone with the Constructicons, Megatron decides to take the professor with him. As all this scheming goes on, however, someone else is listening in—the mysterious “Blue Racer” that [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] recently encountered.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 painting time.JPG|thumb|left|Optimus Prime has deemed this image in need of a caption!]]<br />
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At the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobot base]], Bulkhead is working on his latest painting, an abstract rendition of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. Unfortunately, backseat artistry from the other Autobots winds up ruining the painting, and Bulkhead goes for a walk with Sari to vent a little. Bumblebee follows to apologize, but just as he catches up to them, Megatron appears in the sky overhead and opens fire. Using Sumdac as a human shield to stop the Autobots from firing back, Megatron continues to rain destruction down on the Autobots as Bumblebee and Sari argue over whether or not Sumdac has been working with Megatron. <br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|thumb|right|...dads?]]<br />
Suddenly, the Blue Racer speeds onto the scene, and Bumblebee, believing the enigmatic speedster to be working with Megatron, chases him off through the city and manages to run him off the road. When he attempts to report his success to Bulkhead, though, there’s no response—because Megatron has captured Bulkhead and is airlifting him away. Bumblebee’s failure is compounded by the next turn of events: The Blue Racer reveals himself to be [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a fast-talking member of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] who has been covertly monitoring Megatron’s activities.<br />
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Back at the Decepticon headquarters, Bulkhead refuses to help Megatron, so the villain unveils the fruit of Blitzwing and Lugnut’s labor: a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit! Faced with the threat of once again having his body taken over and being used to destroy his fellow Autobots, and failing to elicit any help from [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] or [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], Bulkhead relents and agrees to work on the space bridge.<br />
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At the Autobots’ base, Blurr relates his mission to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and company and brings them up to speed, quite literally. While Prime leads the rest of the team to the Decepticon base, the location of which is provided by Blurr, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Sari head for Teletran-1 to try to get it online one last time. Just like [[Lost and Found (episode)|last time]], their efforts lead to nothing, forcing Ratchet to attempt one last drastic approach: using the AllSpark fragments the Autobots have gathered to jump-start the ship’s systems.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Bulkhead Sumdac.JPG|thumb|left|Merry Christmas!]]<br />
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Prime’s team is led by Blurr into the Decepticons’ coal mine base, where they are immediately attacked by Lugnut and Blitzwing. The fight is a brief one, as Blurr uses his super-speed to bind the odd couple with [[stasis cuffs]]. Meanwhile, as the space bridge nears completion, Bulkhead insists on modifying many aspects of Sumdac’s design, and winds up in an argument with the human, which Sumdac interprets as Bulkhead trying to sabotage the bridge deliberately. When the bridge is activated, however, it functions perfectly—Bulkhead knew full well that Sumdac’s design was wrong, and he corrected it! <br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Emerge.jpg|thumb|right|Why, I'm beside myself! And myself! And...]]<br />
As the bridge flares into life, Prime’s team bursts into the main chamber, but they are instantly immobilized by cement booties, courtesy of Mixmaster. With the Autobots out of the picture, it seems there is nothing to stop Megatron now...until the roof of the cavern explodes, and Starscream and his clone army make their grand entrance!<br />
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[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|To be continued…]]<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (14)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (16)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (17)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (19)<br />
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|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (3)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (4)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (5)<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (8)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (9)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (11)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (12)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (13)<br />
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*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (6)<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (15)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Ah, never before have I seen such an impressive group of lethal fighting machines! And pretty good-looking, if I do say so myself."<br />
:—The ever-humble '''Starscream''' comments on his clone army.<br />
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"So, which part of me did you come from?"<br /><br />
"Don't ask."<br /><br />
''[sigh]'' "This is going to be a long orbital cycle."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Slipstream, the female clone'''<br />
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"I just didn't think my head was so big."<br /><br />
"That's your leg."<br />
:—'''Sari''' and '''Bulkhead'''. Oh, the irony!<br />
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'''Sari''': No, don't shoot! You'll hit my dad!<br /><br />
'''Bulkhead''': She's right!<br /><br />
'''Bumblebee''': So what are we supposed to do? Fight him with snappy comebacks?<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' conveniently forgets his normal attack strategy.<br />
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"All right, Zippy, start talking!"<br /><br />
"First of all, the name's not "Zippy"! As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've ever met another bot named Zippy, so one can only assume that you came up with "Zippy" in reference to my speed, which may be technically accurate, but lacks a certain creativity!"<br /><br />
"Eh...eh-eh..."<br /><br />
:—It took '''Bumblebee''' a long time to get '''Blurr''' to start talking. From this point on, he doesn't shut up.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Woah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up!<br /><br />
'''Prowl''': Did he just say Bulkhead?<br /><br />
'''Optimus Prime''': ''Our Bulkhead?''<br /><br />
'''Ratchet''': ''An expert?'' On anything?!<br />
:—The Autobots aren't terribly impressed with Bulkhead.<br />
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"I must be a bigger pain in the gearshaft than I thought."<br /><br />
"Well, well, well, look who just got to the party!"<br /><br />
"Don't ''start'' with me, woman!"<br /><br />
:—'''Starscream''' [[Total War!#Quotes|openly admits]] one of his primary faults, much to '''Slipstream's''' annoyance.<br />
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"Okay, I give. I'm officially no longer the fastest thing on wheels."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' is humbled after seeing Blurr's speedy takedown of Blitzwing and Lugnut.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation or technical errors===<br />
*When Mixmaster encases Optimus and Prowl in concrete, his colors shift back to his neutral, pre-Decepticon color scheme.<br />
*When Megatron attacks the Autobots, his cockpit changes from black to grey for a brief moment, then back.<br />
*Blurr's mouth disappears for a frame after he introduces himself to Bumblebee and is pointing at him for the second time.<br />
*Right before Starscream and his clones take off, the Thundercracker-esque one looks like he's.......um.......<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Not so much an error as a quirk: During the engagement in the mines, Icy Blitzwing is scowling noticeably, while Hothead Blitzwing is...''smiling???''<br />
*When Bulkhead is brought into Decepticon HQ, Prof. Sumdac says his name as if he is surprised to see the Autobot, despite the fact that Sumdac was ''there'' when Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron.<br />
*It's odd that while Bumblebee wasn't fast enough to catch up with Blurr with his turbo boosters in "[[Velocity]]", he can catch up to him and hit him while he hasn't got them on in this episode. Maybe he was doing the speed limit?<br />
*How exactly did Megatron know about the Headmaster unit or for that matter that it was being kept at Sumdac Tower?<br />
How did Megatron tie up and tape gag Professor Sumdac? He's too big, so it's impossible. This clearly doesn't make sense.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooClosePart1-MegatronHandExtendtion.jpg|thumb|right|His special hand! There's none other like it!]]<br />
*Shockwave's report on Bulkhead appears to be in the form of [[Tech Spec]]s.<br />
*After branding, the Constructicons' colour schemes match those of their Generation 1 counterparts.<br />
*Megatron shoots off his middle and index finger which isn't [[Scrounge (G1)|something]] [[Elita One#Classics|new]].<br />
*What Starscream says about his clones is similar to what [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] remarked on [[Starscream clone (G1)|his clone]].<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 1/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 1/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 1'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 30|30 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Sorezore no Omowaku'''" (それぞれの思惑, "Respective Expectations")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18|18 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* New [[stock footage]] for Bulkhead's transformation, him doing the introduction, and the return of the additional sound effects last seen in "[[The Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]" during the [[title sequence|opening sequence]].<br />
::* The [[Otoboto family]] attempt to win a Wingblade Optimus on answering what year did Transformers begin airing in Japan (the hint: "25 years ago"). The correct answer is "[[1985]]", but instead of writing "9", [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] wrote the hiragana for "sha" しゃ.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 1'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*In ''[[Wikipedia:The Bridge on the River Kwai|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'', [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Alec Guinness]] is a prisoner of war who is forced to build a bridge. Even though the bridge will help his enemies, he builds the bridge to the best of his ability just to demonstrate how capable he is. In "A Bridge Too Close"...replace "Alec Guinness" with "Bulkhead".<br />
*The title is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<br />
*Among the parts needed for a space bridge are "hollow cathode tubes", parts which until recently made up computer monitor displays.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*So in all the months that Isaac Sumdac has been missing, it never occurred to anyone that the Decepticons kidnapped him? Perhaps everyone thought he was dead.<br />
*All of the heavy exposition is given to the guy who talks really, really fast. Handy.<br />
*Megatron initiates new Decepticons by [[branding]] the symbol onto them with cattle brands. How bovine.<br />
*This is not the first time Bulky has transformed his [[Total Meltdown|kibble into a chair]].<br />
*Starscream opens a hatch on his head to pick parts from his AllSpark fragment to bring the clones to life, suggesting that in all of the episodes when you do see it, he has his hatch open, exposing the AllSpark fragment.<br />
*So no one told Optimus that one of his crewmembers was an expert on the devices they were tasked with repairing? It never occurred to anyone that the commander of a space bridge repair crew might need to know who is the expert on space bridges amongst said crew? Similarly, after Primus knows how long repairing space bridges, no one ever noticed Bulkhead actually seemed very familiar with the functioning of such devices?<br />
* If the Elite Guard knows Bulkhead is such a genius and the greatest expert in his field, then why did they give him such an unimportant job as maintenance guy on a repair crew? Isn't that kind of a waste of his genius?<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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[[Category:Animated episodes]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=A_Bridge_Too_Close,_Part_I&diff=829687A Bridge Too Close, Part I2013-10-03T03:02:47Z<p>Legacyman: /* Continuity errors */</p>
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|ep=28<br />
|ep2=25<br />
|prev2=Black Friday (episode)<br />
|next2=A Bridge Too Close, Part II<br />
|image=TFA ABTC1 Space Bridge operational.JPG<br />
|caption=Closer... closer...<br />
|title="A Bridge Too Close, Part I"<br />
|airdate=[[June 28]], 2008<br />
|written by=[[Marsha Griffin]]<br />
|directed by=[[Ben Jones]]<br> [[Christopher Berkeley]]<br> [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]<br />
|animation studio=[[The Answer Studio]]<br />
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}<br />
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'''The Decepticons kidnap Bulkhead to aid in Megatron's ultimate plan to take over Cybertron.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Megatron branding.jpg|thumb|left|"Can't you just paint the insignia on our chest?"<br>"Now, where's the fun in that?"]]<br />
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Now serving under [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] have completed construction of the villain’s [[space bridge]]. They are rewarded for their efforts by being officially inducted into the [[Decepticon]] army in a small ceremony led by Megatron, with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] serving as witnesses (and, for some reason, holding candles). After the Constructicons have recited the oath of allegiance, Megatron [[branding|brands]] them, quite literally, with a [[Redeco|color-change]] for their armor and eyes thrown into the bargain. At Megatron’s instruction, [[Isaac Sumdac|Professor Sumdac]] fires up the bridge, but when it fails to activate due to the professor’s simple lack of understanding of the technology, Megatron realizes that he will require additional help...<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|"There's something in your [[optic]]." "No, there isn't!"]]<br />
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On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] gloats over five new [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]] of himself, to which he is in the process of putting the finishing touches. The final clone is completed and, like its fellows, brought online with a tiny chip of the [[AllSpark]] that gives Starscream life. Immediately, however, Starscream has to wrestle with the various wacky personalities the clones have wound up with, each one an exaggerated aspect of his own: [[Skywarp (Animated)|a coward]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|a sycophant]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|an egomaniac]], [[Ramjet (Animated)|a pathological liar]] . . . and [[Slipstream (Animated)|a short-tempered female who insists that Starscream not ask what aspect of his personality gave birth to her]].<br />
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Megatron contacts [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to have him [[DataNet|track down]] the top space bridge engineer on the planet. Shockwave is surprised to report that the engineer in question is on Earth—it’s [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]! Megatron decides to capture Bulkhead personally and instructs Lugnut and Blitzwing to pick up an item from [[Sumdac Tower]] to aid in “convincing” the Autobot to help them. When Lugnut points out that Sumdac cannot be trusted in the base alone with the Constructicons, Megatron decides to take the professor with him. As all this scheming goes on, however, someone else is listening in—the mysterious “Blue Racer” that [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] recently encountered.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 painting time.JPG|thumb|left|Optimus Prime has deemed this image in need of a caption!]]<br />
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At the [[Autobot Earth Base|Autobot base]], Bulkhead is working on his latest painting, an abstract rendition of [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]]. Unfortunately, backseat artistry from the other Autobots winds up ruining the painting, and Bulkhead goes for a walk with Sari to vent a little. Bumblebee follows to apologize, but just as he catches up to them, Megatron appears in the sky overhead and opens fire. Using Sumdac as a human shield to stop the Autobots from firing back, Megatron continues to rain destruction down on the Autobots as Bumblebee and Sari argue over whether or not Sumdac has been working with Megatron. <br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Megatron Sumdac Hostage.jpg|thumb|right|...dads?]]<br />
Suddenly, the Blue Racer speeds onto the scene, and Bumblebee, believing the enigmatic speedster to be working with Megatron, chases him off through the city and manages to run him off the road. When he attempts to report his success to Bulkhead, though, there’s no response—because Megatron has captured Bulkhead and is airlifting him away. Bumblebee’s failure is compounded by the next turn of events: The Blue Racer reveals himself to be [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a fast-talking member of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] who has been covertly monitoring Megatron’s activities.<br />
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Back at the Decepticon headquarters, Bulkhead refuses to help Megatron, so the villain unveils the fruit of Blitzwing and Lugnut’s labor: a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit! Faced with the threat of once again having his body taken over and being used to destroy his fellow Autobots, and failing to elicit any help from [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] or [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], Bulkhead relents and agrees to work on the space bridge.<br />
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At the Autobots’ base, Blurr relates his mission to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and company and brings them up to speed, quite literally. While Prime leads the rest of the team to the Decepticon base, the location of which is provided by Blurr, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Sari head for Teletran-1 to try to get it online one last time. Just like [[Lost and Found (episode)|last time]], their efforts lead to nothing, forcing Ratchet to attempt one last drastic approach: using the AllSpark fragments the Autobots have gathered to jump-start the ship’s systems.<br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Bulkhead Sumdac.JPG|thumb|left|Merry Christmas!]]<br />
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Prime’s team is led by Blurr into the Decepticons’ coal mine base, where they are immediately attacked by Lugnut and Blitzwing. The fight is a brief one, as Blurr uses his super-speed to bind the odd couple with [[stasis cuffs]]. Meanwhile, as the space bridge nears completion, Bulkhead insists on modifying many aspects of Sumdac’s design, and winds up in an argument with the human, which Sumdac interprets as Bulkhead trying to sabotage the bridge deliberately. When the bridge is activated, however, it functions perfectly—Bulkhead knew full well that Sumdac’s design was wrong, and he corrected it! <br />
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[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Emerge.jpg|thumb|right|Why, I'm beside myself! And myself! And...]]<br />
As the bridge flares into life, Prime’s team bursts into the main chamber, but they are instantly immobilized by cement booties, courtesy of Mixmaster. With the Autobots out of the picture, it seems there is nothing to stop Megatron now...until the roof of the cavern explodes, and Starscream and his clone army make their grand entrance!<br />
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[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|To be continued…]]<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (14)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)<br />
*[[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (16)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (17)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (18)<br />
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (19)<br />
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*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (2)<br />
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (3)<br />
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (4)<br />
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (5)<br />
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (7)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (8)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (9)<br />
*[[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (10)<br />
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (11)<br />
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (12)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (13)<br />
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*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (6)<br />
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (15)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Ah, never before have I seen such an impressive group of lethal fighting machines! And pretty good-looking, if I do say so myself."<br />
:—The ever-humble '''Starscream''' comments on his clone army.<br />
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"So, which part of me did you come from?"<br /><br />
"Don't ask."<br /><br />
''[sigh]'' "This is going to be a long orbital cycle."<br />
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Slipstream, the female clone'''<br />
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"I just didn't think my head was so big."<br /><br />
"That's your leg."<br />
:—'''Sari''' and '''Bulkhead'''. Oh, the irony!<br />
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'''Sari''': No, don't shoot! You'll hit my dad!<br /><br />
'''Bulkhead''': She's right!<br /><br />
'''Bumblebee''': So what are we supposed to do? Fight him with snappy comebacks?<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' conveniently forgets his normal attack strategy.<br />
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"All right, Zippy, start talking!"<br /><br />
"First of all, the name's not "Zippy"! As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've ever met another bot named Zippy, so one can only assume that you came up with "Zippy" in reference to my speed, which may be technically accurate, but lacks a certain creativity!"<br /><br />
"Eh...eh-eh..."<br /><br />
:—It took '''Bumblebee''' a long time to get '''Blurr''' to start talking. From this point on, he doesn't shut up.<br />
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'''Bumblebee''': Woah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up!<br /><br />
'''Prowl''': Did he just say Bulkhead?<br /><br />
'''Optimus Prime''': ''Our Bulkhead?''<br /><br />
'''Ratchet''': ''An expert?'' On anything?!<br />
:—The Autobots aren't terribly impressed with Bulkhead.<br />
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"I must be a bigger pain in the gearshaft than I thought."<br /><br />
"Well, well, well, look who just got to the party!"<br /><br />
"Don't ''start'' with me, woman!"<br /><br />
:—'''Starscream''' [[Total War!#Quotes|openly admits]] one of his primary faults, much to '''Slipstream's''' annoyance.<br />
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"Okay, I give. I'm officially no longer the fastest thing on wheels."<br />
:—'''Bumblebee''' is humbled after seeing Blurr's speedy takedown of Blitzwing and Lugnut.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Animation or technical errors===<br />
*When Mixmaster encases Optimus and Prowl in concrete, his colors shift back to his neutral, pre-Decepticon color scheme.<br />
*When Megatron attacks the Autobots, his cockpit changes from black to grey for a brief moment, then back.<br />
*Blurr's mouth disappears for a frame after he introduces himself to Bumblebee and is pointing at him for the second time.<br />
*Right before Starscream and his clones take off, the Thundercracker-esque one looks like he's.......um.......<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*Not so much an error as a quirk: During the engagement in the mines, Icy Blitzwing is scowling noticeably, while Hothead Blitzwing is...''smiling???''<br />
*When Bulkhead is brought into Decepticon HQ, Prof. Sumdac says his name as if he is surprised to see the Autobot, despite the fact that Sumdac was ''there'' when Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron.<br />
*It's odd that while Bumblebee wasn't fast enough to catch up with Blurr with his turbo boosters in "[[Velocity]]", he can catch up to him and hit him while he hasn't got them on in this episode. Maybe he was doing the speed limit?<br />
*How exactly did Megatron know about the Headmaster unit or for that matter that it was being kept at Sumdac Tower?<br />
How did Megatron tie up and tape gag Professor Sumdac? He's too big, so it's impossible. It doesn't make sense. Unless someone has an answer to that, Legacyman is officially clueless.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
[[Image:ABridgeTooClosePart1-MegatronHandExtendtion.jpg|thumb|right|His special hand! There's none other like it!]]<br />
*Shockwave's report on Bulkhead appears to be in the form of [[Tech Spec]]s.<br />
*After branding, the Constructicons' colour schemes match those of their Generation 1 counterparts.<br />
*Megatron shoots off his middle and index finger which isn't [[Scrounge (G1)|something]] [[Elita One#Classics|new]].<br />
*What Starscream says about his clones is similar to what [[Starscream (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] remarked on [[Starscream clone (G1)|his clone]].<br />
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===Foreign dubbing===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Le portail d'à côté 1/2'''" ("The Portal Next Door 1/2")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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'''German'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Weltraumbrücke, Teil 1'''" ("The Spacebridge, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 30|30 July]] [[2008]]<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Sorezore no Omowaku'''" (それぞれの思惑, "Respective Expectations")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18|18 September]] [[2010]]<br />
::* New [[stock footage]] for Bulkhead's transformation, him doing the introduction, and the return of the additional sound effects last seen in "[[The Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]" during the [[title sequence|opening sequence]].<br />
::* The [[Otoboto family]] attempt to win a Wingblade Optimus on answering what year did Transformers begin airing in Japan (the hint: "25 years ago"). The correct answer is "[[1985]]", but instead of writing "9", [[Tatsuya Otoboto|Tatsuya]] wrote the hiragana for "sha" しゃ.<br />
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'''Polish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jeden Most Za Blisko, Część 1'''" ("A Bridge Too Close, Part 1")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' ???<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
*In ''[[Wikipedia:The Bridge on the River Kwai|The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'', [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Alec Guinness]] is a prisoner of war who is forced to build a bridge. Even though the bridge will help his enemies, he builds the bridge to the best of his ability just to demonstrate how capable he is. In "A Bridge Too Close"...replace "Alec Guinness" with "Bulkhead".<br />
*The title is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''.<br />
*Among the parts needed for a space bridge are "hollow cathode tubes", parts which until recently made up computer monitor displays.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*So in all the months that Isaac Sumdac has been missing, it never occurred to anyone that the Decepticons kidnapped him? Perhaps everyone thought he was dead.<br />
*All of the heavy exposition is given to the guy who talks really, really fast. Handy.<br />
*Megatron initiates new Decepticons by [[branding]] the symbol onto them with cattle brands. How bovine.<br />
*This is not the first time Bulky has transformed his [[Total Meltdown|kibble into a chair]].<br />
*Starscream opens a hatch on his head to pick parts from his AllSpark fragment to bring the clones to life, suggesting that in all of the episodes when you do see it, he has his hatch open, exposing the AllSpark fragment.<br />
*So no one told Optimus that one of his crewmembers was an expert on the devices they were tasked with repairing? It never occurred to anyone that the commander of a space bridge repair crew might need to know who is the expert on space bridges amongst said crew? Similarly, after Primus knows how long repairing space bridges, no one ever noticed Bulkhead actually seemed very familiar with the functioning of such devices?<br />
* If the Elite Guard knows Bulkhead is such a genius and the greatest expert in his field, then why did they give him such an unimportant job as maintenance guy on a repair crew? Isn't that kind of a waste of his genius?<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Six: Black Friday (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag (Paramount) — English and German audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2011 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 7 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.<br />
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]). And personally about the very first transformers series, who's the idiot that suggested [[Megatron (G1)]] turn into a gun? WORST IDEA EVER! Did Hasbro not think of the children at that time? I smell lawsuits everywhere!</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Megatron_(G1)&diff=829231Megatron (G1)2013-09-29T03:35:21Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Megatronguido.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?]]<br />
'''Megatron''' is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared [[Decepticon leader|leader]]. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' glorious destiny to rule an [[Decepticon Empire|empire]] which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power.<br />
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Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. Some would question his sanity, though these few are mostly now dead by his hands... or his [[fusion cannon]], depending on his mood. Sometimes he uses his [[energon mace]] to strike them down. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honour.<br />
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His Earth [[Alternate mode]] is usually a modified [[wikipedia:Walther P38|Walther P38]]. Contrary to natural assumptions, his [[fusion cannon]] becomes the scope, not the barrel. Personally, who's the idiot that suggested a gun for an alternate mode in the first place? Did he think of the children? Legacyman smells lawsuits everywhere!<br />
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Sometimes, Megatron is later [[Renaming|reborn as]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br />
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{{quote|You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!}} {{quote|That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for ''power''!|Optimus Prime and Megatron, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}<br />
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[[Image:Megatrong1marvelhumiliation.jpg|left|300px|thumb|And so it begins...]]<br />
Megatron was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of transformation. Reawakening on Earth in [[1984]], Megatron was ousted from command by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and their power struggle continued for sometime until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was dead, Megatron committed suicide by blowing himself up on a [[space bridge]]. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an [[empty]], with no recollection of who he was.<br />
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After regaining his memories, Megatron forced [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to turn [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] into a [[Pretender]], but the ploy failed and the two were grotesquely fused in a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] explosion. [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] separated their bodies but the two remained in stasis aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They reawoke when [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], a future version of Megatron, attacked, and Ratchet crash landed the ship.<br />
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In [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|one universe]], [[Cobra]] rebuilt Megatron into a tank, and he allied with Optimus against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], and the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. In [[Transformers: Classics|another]], fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In [[The Transformers: Regeneration One|a third]], he woke up in [[1994]], and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
{{main|Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}<br />
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[[Image:Mtmte1 megatron throne.jpg|right|thumb|250px|FOOL! Pass me the TP!]]<br />
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Megatron was responsible for bringing Cybertron out of its [[Golden Age]] when he re-started the Autobot/Decepticon civil war nine million years ago. Among his first actions was the fatal wounding of a young dock worker named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt to become Megatron's mortal enemy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]].<br />
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Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets, and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.<br />
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In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], and recreated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].<br />
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In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a [[Transmetal]], ordered the [[murdered puppy|murder of a puppy]], and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
[[Image:BumblebeeToTheRescue Megatron.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Who's for volleyball?"]]<br />
To rule [[Earth]], Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who released a bunch of [[Autobot]]s and defeated Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a [[special Autobot prison]]. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a [[Giant fake Autobot|cardboard cutout]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}<br />
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Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}}<br />
The Decepticons kidnapped [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}<br />
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Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the [[molecular transfer device]] to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. {{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}} After [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms, he was forced to flee. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}<br />
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After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}<br />
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{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}<br />
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===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Earl Hammond]] (English)}}<br />
Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the [[Kalahari Desert]] in [[Africa]], Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in [[Brazil]], Megatron gloated the [[crystal satellite|satellite]] would use the diamond as a lens to melt the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Prime countered the attack by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a [[turbine mole machine]]. {{storylink|Satellite of Doom}}<br />
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The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the [[Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir]]. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and [[Siberia]] to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had [[razon gas]] pumped into the reservoir, returning the oil below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. {{storylink|When Continents Collide}} He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of [[Machu Picchu]] and much of the [[Andes Mountains|Andes]], as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. {{storylink|Storms of Destruction}}<br />
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With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in [[Antarctica]]. Using the [[Crusher]] Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}} Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of [[Buru]], but [[Oil driller and transporter|his transport]] overloaded and he took flight. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}} From his submersible near [[Madagascar]], Megatron sank six oil tankers. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. {{storylink|Attack of the Decepticons}}<br />
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Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a "blundering tape-filled idiot". {{storylink|When Continents Collide}}<br />
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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===<br />
[[Image:KidsCliff1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|MTV pimps Megatron's ride.]]<br />
As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to pieces. The Ark crashed on [[Earth]], and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby [[Kimball]], they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}<br />
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A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the scary black Cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Great Car Rally}}<br />
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After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a [[Decepticon rescue squadron|rescue squadron]], who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}<br />
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Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon [[second-in-command]]. He was pleased when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] informed him that [[Grapple]] had been captured, and even more so when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] arrived back at base with the [[cerebro-shell]]ed Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a "big coffee pot" and threw him on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{Storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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===Colorforms audiobooks continuity===<br />
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[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] passed on news of Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the [[Sun]]'s energy, despite [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. {{storylink|Sun Raid}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
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Thanks to [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]'s spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to [[South America]], where they found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] taking interest in [[Mount Sheelah]]. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the [[John Gordon|two]] [[Tim Gordon|humans]] helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}<br />
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After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a hydro-dam at [[Stanley Lake]], Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] was being stored in [[Mount Levram]], Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Find Your Fate Junior===<br />
Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in [[Mount Lomas]] for over a week before two of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s went on their mission to [[Hidden Valley]]. When [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] reported that [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] had successfully planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he was thrilled! <br />
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In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert [[Dolphin Bay]]'s [[black coral]] into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] via radio, which conveniently told [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel. <br />
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If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide's]] thermal beam while [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] torched the base's lab. In another, [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] nailed [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl's]] tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base. <br />
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In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with "a strange challenge to Optimus Prime": a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble's]] interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. <br />
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===<br />
When the Autobots launched an [[Ark (G1)|ark]] to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}<br />
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[[Image:PDtype-Matrixattack.jpg|left|thumb|250px|This is how the movie ''should've'' gone.]]<br />
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With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the [[Blackball]]s, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, oposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.<br />
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In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his "Matrix Attack" (''literally'' launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##1 "You're Great! Optimus Prime!"|You're Great! Optimus Prime!}}<br />
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Later, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] managed to find what he ''thought'' was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##3 "Don't Cry! Megatron!!"|Don't Cry! Megatron!!}}<br />
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During battle with [[Victory Leo]], Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##6 "Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!"|Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!}}<br />
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After that, he had to snap a pensive [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##9 "Oh, Overlord."|Oh, Overlord.}}<br />
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Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep it's power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was ''another'' cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##10 "Good Luck! Starscream!!"|Good Luck! Starscream!!}}<br />
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===The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual===<br />
{{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Megatron's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}}<br />
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===''Comic Bom Bom G-2'' comic===<br />
In the year [[199X]], the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as [[forestonite]] which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on [[Earth]]. Megatron sent his trio of [[Cyberjet|Cyberjets]] to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of [[Electro]] but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.<br />
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Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.<br />
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However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named [[Junpei]]. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}<br />
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[[Image:G1Megatron MasterBlaster stasislock.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.]]<br />
After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the [[Voyager probe]] as it traveled through the [[Solar System]] and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of [[transwarp]] technology to alter history in his favor by locating the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} <br />
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[[Image:G1Megatron Disc Agenda part2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now that's what we call a smile.]]<br />
The disk (dubbed the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who shared Megatron's name. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} This new [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], to his cause. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}<br />
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[[Image:G1Megs Nemesis part2 deletedclip.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!]]<br />
The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his [[spark]], integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. {{storylink|Master Blaster}} At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history.<ref>This scene was cut out of "[[Nemesis Part 2]]" for air-time reasons, but its occurrence is still implied by [[Optimus Primal]]'s note that all was as it should be. The clip was added as a special feature to [[Kid Rhino]]'s and [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' season 3 DVD box sets.</ref><br />
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A [[Megatron (myth)|Megatron]] is mentioned in the [[Covenant of Primus]], an ancient sacred text which claims to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It is implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===<br />
[[Image:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.]]<br />
Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the [[Council of Ancients]] to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement. <br />
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First his "inner circle", then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} <br />
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[[Image:Fledglingcause.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Megatron is so grass-roots.]]<br />
In search of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]], Megatron personally killed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]], only for the whole squad to be killed. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the [[Forum of Enlightenment]], all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} As Megatron explained to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] his plan to transform [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.<br />
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Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, but Starscream blasted the bridge they were standing on, plunging them both into an abyss. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on [[Earth|an alien world]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Finally they were returned to subterranean Cybertron, but were quickly separated. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} Optimus returned with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s sword and a new resolve, defeating Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery. Some time later, Megatron, his memory of the battle and Matrix visions erased, found Soundwave while stumbling through the Cybertron underground. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}<br />
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Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable [[space bridge]] matter-transport system. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Spending an undisclosed time on the planet [[Quintessa]], Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless [[Air Warrior|seeker clones]], arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. He took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of [[Piranacon (Quintesson)|Piranacons]] and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} <br />
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Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.<br />
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The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the [[Ark II]] spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in [[stasis lock]] across the globe for three years.<br />
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This slumber was brought to an end when [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]] (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in [[South America]]. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}}<br />
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Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a [[cyber-virus]] to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact [[Operation Clean-Up]] and dropped a bomb on them. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}<br />
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The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on [[San Francisco]], resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}<br />
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[[Image:Shockwavedwwarandpeace.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Megatron's a bottom.]]<br />
Several months later. Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He arrested Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron, only to have Starscream seize the opportunity to jettison him into space on the return trip. {{storylink|New World Order}} Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. {{storylink|Runnin' with the Devil}}<br />
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Traveling to the Planet [[Beast (planet) | Beest]], Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}} Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a figure Megatron believed was connected to the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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His spark within the body of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megatron was able to talk the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, the [[Maximal]]s returned Megatron's spark to his body. {{storylink|A Meeting of Minds}}<br />
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Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}<br />
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Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}<br />
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Megatron, along with [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]s, was waiting [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerged from a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}<br />
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During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered [[Geosensus]], and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. {{storylink|Parts}}<br />
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===<br />
[[Image:Megatronddjoe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Joey Slick > Cobra Commander]]<br />
When [[Cobra]], a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in [[stasis lock]], Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by [[Cobra Commander]] at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}<br />
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Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create [[energon]]. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] being forced to steal and destroy. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Megatron was also pleased when [[Destro]] showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}<br />
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When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}<br />
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Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made [[Doctor Mindbender]] use the [[SPS Satellite]] to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} He ran right into [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his [[energon mace]], possibly killing [[Mercer]]. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his [[fusion cannon]] and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}<br />
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[[Image:The Art of War 1 Martin vs Megatron.jpg|left|250px|thumb|No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.]]<br />
A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the [[Serpentor|Serpent Organic Robot]], a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of [[Earth]]'s most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}<br />
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===<br />
Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the [[Fera Islands]] for some three million years, until one day in [[1938]] when they were somehow reactivated by [[Major Bludd]] touching the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After learning that [[Cobra]], like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as [[Cobra Commander]] kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless "[[Gold|yellow metal]] and painted paper" for Cobra. In the summer of [[1939]], he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], clearing the way for an invasion of the [[United Kingdom]]. {{storylink|The Line}}<br />
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Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot [[Sky Spy|repair drone]] in the process of reactivating [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his troops. This angered him slightly more than [[Destro]] eyeing his [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Transformed}} Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}}<br />
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The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. {{storylink|Trenches}} As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron "humbly" suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the [[Baroness]], who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by [[Snake-Eyes]]. Before he could kill the ninja, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
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{{main|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}<br />
Realizing that peaceful movements could not change [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron, a miner from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], decided to wage a war against the corrupt [[Senate]]. With help from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] and his [[Autobot]]s, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of "Optimus Prime", gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his [[Decepticon]] army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.<br />
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Four million years later, Megatron learned of the existence of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]], an incredible energy source, and headed toward [[Earth]]. Optimus Prime arrived on the planet as well, turning Earth into a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon-infested]] Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|a human]], Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.<br />
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Megatron eventually returned in a new body built by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]. Seeking for revenge to Optimus Prime and humans, he made a plan to break the already-fragile relationship between Autobots and humans. After a battle with Optimus Prime, however, he surrendered to Autobots for the life of severely wounded Soundwave.<br />
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When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] returned to Earth with the news of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s plan to take control of Cybertron, Autobots left the planet, with Megatron imprisoned inside [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Meanwhile, his plan to shatter the alliance came to frution: several Autobots left on Earth discovered that Spike Witwicky and [[Skywatch]] had been deceiving them, which caused Autobots to leave the planet with a sense of betrayal.<br />
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In the midst of battle between Galvatron's army and Autobots on Cybertron, Megatron summoned his Decepticon troop to sweep both forces. Before defeating them, however, [[D-Void]] summoned every Decepticons and the Sweeps to combine into [[Deceptigod|a giant monster]]. As the only Decepticon against D-Void's control, he managed to destroy Deceptigod and disappeared.<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
Megatron was referred to as a leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wanted to replace. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When the [[Elder God]]s took the [[Decepticon]]s under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}<br />
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{{note|Unused concept art for ''Hearts of Steel'' depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a [[wikipedia:Colt 1851 Navy Revolver|Colt 1851 Navy]], and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comics===<br />
In the 21st century, Megatron attacked [[Tokyo]], planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 1}} Sending [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 2}} Megatron escaped, {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 3}} with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and Ironhide before apparently overloading and exploding, transforming him back into Megatron. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' comics===<br />
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[[Image:Henkei1 enter megatron.jpg|left|thumb|220px|At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a NERF pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!]]<br />
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When the legendary [[Energon Cube]] was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of [[Hoshinochō]], where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}<br />
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Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a "secret weapon" of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy [[Akira Kihara]], who possessed the incredible powers of a "[[Booster]]", one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}}<br />
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One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from [[Astrotrain (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Astrotrain]] that [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ramjet]] were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the [[Star Dome]]. {{storylink|Enter! The Transformers}} Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] and the Autobots' newest human ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]]. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Appears!}} Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}} <br />
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[[Image:Henkei6_megatron_mace.jpg|right|thumb|Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!]]<br />
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When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Skyfire]], Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, [[Ravage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Ravage]]. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! {{storylink|Wataru's Power}} Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty sword, which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Optimus Prime's Secret}}<br />
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[[Image:Henkei8_megatron_energon_bath.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my [[Rubber Ducky|little rubber bathtime plaything]].]]<br />
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The injured Megatron had been spirited away by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]], who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to heal him. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}<br />
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===''Alternity''===<br />
[[Image:Alternity megatron auto avatars.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]<br />
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Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the [[multiverse]] were gathered together as the "[[Megatron Aggregate]]" under the leadership of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|one particular incarnation]] who hailed from a universe where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the [[Alternity]]. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast [[Hytherion]], this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into [[auto-avatar]]s. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a "Premium Le Mans Blue" style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a "Silver Blade" body. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}<br />
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The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from [[universal stream]] [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Primax 1286:3 Kappa]]. In a "Diamond Black" auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with "Ultimate Silver" Optimus Prime across two [[universal stream]]s, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a "game full of death and suffering", and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}<br />
{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Alternity|here]].}}<br />
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===''Universe'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:FfE Megatron.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.]]<br />
During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... {{storylink|Action Blast 1}}<br />
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Megatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] set up a mining operation near an abandoned [[Rock-It Fuel|gas station]] to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to [[energon]]. They were discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. {{storylink|Fight for Energon}}<br />
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===<br />
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After being defeated by the Autobots, Megatron and his men were restrained with [[stasis cuffs]]. [[Martian]]s attacked while they were being transported by the humans, allowing the Decepticons to escape. Megatron struck a deal with the invading forces to team up and destroy the Autobots, however he was promptly double-crossed, as the Martians sealed both factions in a force field. Megatron reluctantly accepted Prime's offer of an alliance, using [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s combined power to bring down the force field. The Decepticon leader was cut off mid-rant by the Martian leader zapping him with a shrink ray and reducing him to the size of a toy. His fusion cannon still proved effective in terminating the Martian leader, and when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to claim leadership, Megatron attacked him in the face. Soundwave was able to reverse the shrink ray, and after the Martians were repelled, Megatron announced the alliance was over. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}<br />
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==Commercial appearances==<br />
Megatron featured in quite a few [[commercial]]s, mostly advertising other toys:<br />
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* He appears in the very first Transformers animation, a commercial announcing the upcoming 1984 comic book. He lands amid a battle on Earth and fires his cannon at incoming Autobots. This appearance uses his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as "The Decepticon Leader".<br />
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* Footage from that commercial, as well as the show's opening credits, was recycled into an early ad for the toyline.<br />
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* In the ad for [[Coleco]]'s [[Power Cycle]], Megatron and the Decepticons are raiding a <s>jungle gym</s> power plant. This footage is recycled from the advertisement for the first issue of the comic, and features Megatron's early "black helmet" model.<br />
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* The footage from the first issue of the comic was recycled again for the [[rubsign]] ad.<br />
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* Megatron attempts to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for [[Bata]]'s licensed ''Transformers'' footwear. He is stopped when a pair of said shoes deflect his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really.<br />
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* In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summons Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like half a dozen new guys.<br />
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[[Image:Commercial-AMMegatronpoints.jpg|right|thumb|250px|My purple fists are for POINTING!]]<br />
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* Action Master Megatron points at Action Master Starscream. <br />
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* Megatron, in his Action Master body, is seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of [[Micromaster Combiner]]s.<br />
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Megatron's voice, provided by [[Frank Welker]], has narrated numerous commercials, including:<br />
* The Constructicons<br />
* Rubsigns<br />
* Sharkticons (strange!)<br />
* Wreck-Gar (stranger!)<br />
* Galvatron (stranger still!)<br />
* Stunticons<br />
* Combaticons<br />
* Trypticon<br />
* Predacons<br />
* Battlechargers<br />
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===The Hub promos===<br />
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[[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1|Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===<br />
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===<br />
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As [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] searched for the truth behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals''===<br />
After defeating both the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on ancient Earth, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] entered the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and used a prototype [[transreplication]] device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals}}<br />
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===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)}}<br />
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As part of [[DreamMix TV]]'s attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show ''[[World Fighters]]''. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===<br />
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_G1Megatron_DLC.jpg|thumb|250px|Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight ''Movie'' Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel '''MY AWESOME POWER!!!''']]<br />
{{voiceactor|Frank Welker (English)}}<br />
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{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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===Transformers Battle Universe===<br />
At the edge of time, when the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatrons]]) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. {{storylink|Transformers Battle Universe}}<br />
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===''Transformers G1: Awakening''===<br />
[[Image:Megatron g1awakening stats.jpg|200px|left|thumb|]]<br />
When the Autobots left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on [[Earth]]. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a [[space bridge]]. When they found [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}<br />
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===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|]]<br />
Megatron's strict rule resulted in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] going rogue. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots (Part 1)}} At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (Legends)|Countdown to Extinction}} As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War (Part 1)}}<br />
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When the ongoing conflict finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}} A short time later, Megatron was reborn into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] thanks to [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Earlymegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[fusion cannon]]'s got that handle because... well, we're not sure.]] [[Image:P-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.]]<br />
* Early in the ''Transformers'' series preproduction, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early [[commercial]] animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model were perpetuated such as the back-mounted barrel in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, the IDW comics used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and used his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age.<br />
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* The name "Megatron" was originally used by Marvel Comics for ''another'' robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the ''Shogun Warriors'' series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980)<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/droneracecharter.htm#Megatron Megatron and the "Drones" from Marvel's ''Shogun Warriors'' comic at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref>. Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965.<ref name="ballpoint">[http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=72213575 USPTO file on "Megatron" trademark for ballpoint balls]</ref> [[Bob Budiansky]] stated in an interview that the name "Megatron" is a portmanteau derived from "Megaton" and "Electronic".<ref>[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/bbudiansky_2.php ASM - Your Future Nostalgia. Today]</ref> He suggested the name "Megatron" for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but [[Hasbro]] initially rejected it, claiming that "mega" conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, "Oh, right", and then approved the name.<ref>[http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/bbudiansky_2.php ASM: A Little Q&amp;A with... Bob Budiansky]</ref><br />
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*When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often [[Size changing|shrinks]] to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|episodes]] "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]" and "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", the [[The Transformers (PS2)|''The Transformers'' video game]], the manga issues [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4]] and "[[The Battle of the Star Gate]]" (likely "[[Activation]]" too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' issue]] "[[Realignments]]". In the cases of "S.O.S. Dinobots", ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' #4 and "The Battle of the Star Gate", Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3", the video game and "Realignments" (and "Activation"), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. Regardless, the reasons Megatron chooses to Transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are not entirely clear. The ''G.I. Joe'' comic issue states that his robot mode is an easier target than his gun mode, but it's unclear if that's the only advantage the gun mode has over the other. One could assume his gun mode's firepower is more concentrated or in some other way more powerful. <br />
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*On the 1985 [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]], a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.<br />
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* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon continuity, Megatron has been missing since the beginning of [[Pax Cybertronia]]. It is rumored that he has been deceased.<ref name=BWU>Page 37, Guest Character and ''G1'' Icons, ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' ISBN 978-4766938005</ref><br />
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* The guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'' credits Megatron as '''Original Megatron''' in order to make distinguish between him and the [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]].<ref name=BWU/><br />
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*Some [[Canada|Québecquers]] loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.<ref>[http://www.megatron.net/quebec/ Megatron Dot Net Forward Slash Quebec.]</ref><br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron'')<br />
*''Cantonese:'' '''Megaton''' (麥加登 ''Mak Gaa Dang'', "Wheat Garden")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Měi-jīa Wáng''' (Taiwan, 美加王, "King Mega"), '''Jǜ-wú-bà''' (Taiwan, 巨無霸, "Extremely Gigantic"), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might") <br />
*''French:'' '''Mégatron'''<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''Megatron''' (מגהטרון ''Mghjrwn'')<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Megatrão''' (Portugal comics)<br />
*''Russian, Serbian & Ukrainian:'' '''Megatron''' (Мегатрон)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Megatron Megatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br />
* [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4417_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile1.jpg Page 1,] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4418_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile2.jpg 2 and] [http://www.transformers-universe.com/popup.php?img=content/images/galerie/pics/44/4419_Megatron_DreamwaveProfile3.jpg 3 of Megatron's MTMTE profile at Transformers-universe.com]<br />
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/4539/37/|e-HOBBY Megatron Black Version Manga and Profile Translation at the Allspark / TF Pulp]<br />
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=269&page=13 Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]<br />
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor (BW)]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]).</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Animated)&diff=828553Grimlock (Animated)2013-09-23T22:51:26Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:TFAnimated Grimlock.jpg|right|256px|thumb|Some people got collar and cuffs, me Grimlock got collar and brass knuckles.]]<br />
'''Grimlock''' is a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in charge of a small, three-mech group of dinosaur transformers known as the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. Born from a fusion of Earth and Cybertronian technology, with some [[AllSpark]] intervention thrown in, he's a force to be reckoned with. A little short on brains (at first he didn't actually realise he was a Transformer) and a lot short on temper, Grimlock's answer to a problem is usually the simplest: squash it, slash it, bite it, burn it, or eat it.<br />
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Physically, Grimlock is one of the most powerful Transformers, with enough brute strength to give even the likes of Megatron pause for thought. In his beast mode, his powerful jaws and flame breath give him excellent short- and long-range combat abilities, while his flaming sword is an effective weapon in robot mode. Factor in his temper, and facing Grimlock can be a terrifying experience.<br />
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Currently, Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots are living on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|an island]] in Lake Erie, hidden there by [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] from the rest of the world. But don't think he's not willing to come to the mainland, find the biggest 'Con around and feed 'em their own chassis after he's eaten his fill of it. After all, him Grimlock badass.<br />
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{{bigquote|No one tell me Grimlock how to fight!|Grimlock, rebel without a cause|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[David Kaye]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Dieter Memel]] (German), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Ricardo Soto]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:Grimlockanimatedinskin.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Cars shot me T-rex, out come me Grimlock! Him [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] sure blew it.]]<br />
Grimlock, [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] were originally theme park animatronic displays that [[Isaac Sumdac]] upgraded with the help of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and a flash of [[spark]] from the [[AllSpark Key]]. When they came online, Grimlock dubbed himself the Dinobot leader, despite Megatron's commands. However, [[Tutor Bot]] brought up videos on how cars use fossil fuels. Grimlock believed this to mean that cars ate [[dinosaur]]s, and Megatron convinced them to destroy the "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots.<br />
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[[Image:Grimlockanimatedbeastmode.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock beginning to [[Repeat Performance!|hate black sticky stuff!]]]]<br />
As the Dinobots raged against the machines, the Autobots drew them away from the city towards a park. Finally getting out of his funk, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] managed to throw them into a parking lot that their fire breath had melted into tar, trapping the Dinobots. After their defeat, they were imprisoned in an energy cage and were scheduled for meltdown. Believing they had life and were not just some mindless machines, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] freed the Dinobots with the help of Bulkhead and secretly relocated them to an island. <br />
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Dwelling within the peaceful forest, Grimlock dubbed cars and trucks bad, but nature good—until two birds pooped on him. Redubbing<br />
nature stupid, Grimlock expected the two birds to fight like Dinobots, but they escaped! Tail twitching and stomach opening, Grimlock [[Transformation|transformed]], shocking Snarl and Swoop. He drew a [[Sword|huge, blazing sword]] and decided he liked the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}<br />
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He was later forced by the villain [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] to attack Sari's would-be rescuers, Prowl and Bulkhead. Once Meltdown was trapped and unable to hurt him, he demonstrated he'd learned to transform and joined his fellow Dinobots in threatening the acid-thrower. However, before Meltdown could be hurt, Grimlock's attention was diverted to [[Colossus Rhodes]] and two of Meltdown's mutants, and he and the other Dinobots beat up on them instead. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}<br />
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Shortly after this, the Autobots learned that the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] were mobilizing, and Bulkhead spilled the beans on the Dinobots' location. Seriously pissed, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Prime]] had them take him to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where he tried to convince the Dinobots to help them fight the Decepticons. Grimlock was...uninterested, to say the least. He told Prime that Dinobots didn't need robots to fight, but that they would destroy robots. When Prime pointed out that the Dinobots ''were'' robots, this seemed to compel them to fight each other. When Grimlock gives an order, the Dinobots carry it out without question. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}<br />
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[[Image:Animated cartoon Grimlock Sentinel Prime.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock say you jerk!]]<br />
When Optimus brought [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] to see [[Teletran-1|his damaged ship]], which had crashed into Dinobot Island as a result of [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|a recent Decepticon attack]], the Dinobots showed up. Optimus advised the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guardsbots]] that as long as the Dinobots weren't provoked, they wouldn't attack. Sentinel thought they were just primitive scrap heaps and acted like it. Grimlock responded by transforming, taking out his sword and knocking the jerk flying. Alas, neither he nor the other Dinobots could withstand the elemental lightning summoned by Ultra Magnus, Bot of Thunder. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}<br />
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[[Image:T-Rex Ambush Predator.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Prowl learned T-rex defensive tactics from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. Sadly, Grimlock never watched that movie.]]<br />
Later, reports reached the Autobots of rampages on Dinobot Island, and Optimus sent Prowl and Bulkhead, the only two Autobots the Dinobots accepted, to investigate. Prowl's disbelief at the idea that the territorial but relatively peaceful Dinobots would be going on rampages was quickly dispelled when a furious Grimlock burst from the bushes and charged. He easily thrashed the two Autobots, and in his rage would have roasted a nest full of baby birds if Prowl hadn't used [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s loaned [[EMP]] generator to drop the massive beast. But a blast that would have knocked out an Autobot for a while merely dropped Grimlock for a moment, and a few seconds later, he began to wake up. Upon examination, it was revealed that Grimlock had a large piece of metal embedded in his foot, and the pain had driven him mad. Prowl used the EMP generator to loosen the shard while Bulkhead yanked it out, and an exhausted Grimlock collapsed and allowed the Autobots to fix him up. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I, Grimlock, am hot-headed when in love, wot.]]<br />
When [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] washed ashore after the defeat of Megatron, the Dinobots took her in as one of their own. Ever the [[wikipedia:Alpha_(biology)|alpha male]], Grimlock was quick to remind Swoop and Snarl that "Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best" (he was taller than them), and was not above using violence to drive the point home. After Blackarachnia discovered Meltdown's genetic research, she had the Dinobots take Meltdown from prison. When the Autobots arrived to investigate, Prowl and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] were poisoned with venom, and Grimlock accompanied Optimus Prime to the mainland to help him find the [[Genetic modifier|genetic thingy]] that Meltdown needed.<br />
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[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime Powell.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Me Grimlock will love you and hug you and feed you and pet you and hug you and love you and call you George.]] Grimlock refused to listen to Prime's claims that Blackarachnia was using them, and he tore through the city to show the "puny humans" that "Dinobots rule". Arriving at [[Sumdac Tower]], Grimlock threatened [[Porter C. Powell]] with becoming lunch, which convinced the businessman to surrender the modifier. When the two Autobots returned to the island, Meltdown turned the tables on them, planning to remove Blackarachnia's technological half and leave him with an organic Transformer. To delay Grimlock and Prime, Meltdown sicced [[Fusion creature|his experiments]] on them. Grimlock nearly burned down half the forest while fighting "bad bat", but the other Dinobots arrived and helped them defeat the monsters while Prime put out the fire. After Prime defeated Meltdown, Blackarachnia urged him to hold her, causing Grimlock to attack Prime in jealousy. However, it was a trick to allow Blackarachnia time to escape, as Prime had predicted. Practically in tears, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to return, saying he loved her, but all for naught. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}<br />
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He later looked on as an oil rig with the Constructicons appeared out of nowhere and exploded off Dinobot Island. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}<br />
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Grimlock and the Dinobots once again fall under Blackarachnia's sway. After having Swoop abduct [[Wasp]] she orders the Dinobots to stand guard. Sentinel Prime, along with [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], sneak onto Dinobot Island to retrieve Wasp. Sentinel tells the Jet twins to create a diversion to get the Dinobots away from the enterance so he can sneak into Blackarachnia's lab. Grimlock is tricked into chasing Jetstorm and was [[to sell toys|defeated off camera]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}<br />
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Later when Sari went to get the help of the Dinobots to fight [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Grimlock and Swoop refused to help her. When she asked about Snarl, Grimlock tells her they kicked him out after he decided to become [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]'s pet. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines===<br />
[[Image:Titan23_Grimlockvsswoop.jpg|left|200px|thumb|ONLY ME GRIMLOCK have speaking parts!]]<br />
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One day, it was raining really badly and making Grimlock's joints all stiff. Grimlock hate that! Then [[Sari Sumdac|that small girl thing]] came to Dinobot Island; Grimlock almost ate her as a trespasser, but then she said the Dinobots could stay in the Autobots' base until it stopped raining and all they had to do in return was hit [[Starscream (Animated)|some annoying guy]] and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]]. Plus, he got a souvenir in the form of a ripped off clone arm. Sari Grimlock's friend!<br />
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[[Simon Furman|Grimlock]] thinks there should be clones of ''him'' as the world needs more Grimlock! {{storylink|Dino-MIGHT!}}<br />
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Another day, the other Dinobots were sick and it made them attack Grimlock! Grimlock get hurt! Grimlock send an distress signal to other Autobots by means unknown! Small girl thing save him with [[AllSpark Key|even smaller glowy thing]], so he not eat her. {{storylink|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}<br />
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Bah! Swoop keep questioning Grimlock! ''HOW DARE'' he disagree with Grimlock! Grimlock kick Swoop out of Dinobots! Bah! How dare Swoop... oh, cows ''do'' give milk like Swoop said? Well... Swoop still sucks, shut up Snarl! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}<br />
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===Animated shorts===<br />
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[[Image:BulkheadandGrimlock.gif|thumb|right|210px|Me Grimlock like fetch, let's play again. <br> Did me Grimlock really just say that?]]<br />
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Grimlock eagerly played fetch with Bulkhead using a tree. [[Animation error|Then it disappeared]]. {{storylink|Catch}}<br />
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===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
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[[Image:TheCoolPrimeGrimWrestle01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]<br />
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When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat. Grimlock was particularly annoyed by Soundwave's sonic attacks and smashed the villain with his tail. The Decepticons were quickly driven off. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to greet the Dinobots and thank them for their aid, but Grimlock responded simply by attacking Prime and demanding he leave as well. After a while, the two resolved their differences, the Dinobots promising to help the Autobots in time of battle, and parted as friends. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Grimlock Animated Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock like. But want crown accessory.]]<br />
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-17'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword<br />
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: Part of the third wave of ''Animated'' Voyagers, Grimlock transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|tyrannosaurus rex]] with a spring-loaded chompy-jaw. A mechanized switch in the right robot-mode wrist interacts with a spring-loaded feature in his fiery sword, revealing pop-out flames when the wrist is tilted. Purely by coincidence, a peg on his left leg is the exact right size to serve as a [[Powerlinx]] port for any [[Mini-Con]].<br />
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: The [[Instructions|instruction sheet]] for this toy has an error in step two, in which his mid-back region (with the three hash marks on either side) is shown as both unfolding backwards to form part of his feet ''and'' staying where it is. Also, despite a claim on the packaging that Grimlock's sword can be fitted into his beast mode's mouth to simulate breathing fire, this is sadly not possible. <br />
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: Some Grimlocks have been reported with legs that are impossible to shorten into arms for robot mode. Others contract, but the two halves of the thighs/shoulders start to separate when they do. Others still have no problem. It looks like a quality control issue rather than a running change to fix the problem, as the most recently bought Grimlocks still suffer with this issue.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:Animated-toy_Goldfire_Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Recession? What recession? Me Grimlock just Goldman-Sachs executive.]]<br />
*'''Goldfire Grimlock''' (Voyager)<br />
**''Accessories'': Flaming sword<br />
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: Goldfire Grimlock appears to be a redeco of his Voyager toy, sporting a gold and black color scheme, with a few silver parts too. Me, Grimlock, King!<br />
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[[Image:ActivatorGrimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tonight, on Jurassic Fight Club: Nanotyrannus!]]<br />
*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)<br />
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: Part of the third assortment of [[Activators]], this is a smaller, simplified version of the larger Grimlock toy. He features a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|auto-transformation]] from beast to robot mode.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ActGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Activators Grimlock at TFU.info]''<br />
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[[Image:Animated-toy_FireblastGrimlock.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock not [[The Fallen|Fallen]], Me Grimlock King!]]<br />
*'''Fireblast Grimlock''' (Activator, 2009)<br />
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: A fiery redeco of Activators Grimlock with details based on cracked volcanic rock.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/ActFireblastGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Fireblast Grimlock at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 2''' (multipack, 2010)<br />
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: Released on [[October 2]]nd in Japan, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 2" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Grimlock, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. The Autobot insignia on Grimlock's left flank went from silver to a more traditional red and white.<br />
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:While the [[stock photography]] of the individual toys showed Animated Super Collection Grimlock as being darker grey and bronze than its American counterpart, this seems to have been a trick of the lighting, as the released toy remained its standard colors.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Grimlock took his name by forming a portmanteau out of a sentence spoken by Megatron: "My prospects are '''grim''', '''lock'''ed in this prison of a lab." Who knew he had it in him? For the entirety of seasons 1 and 2, he was the only Dinobot in the cartoon to have a name. This changed when Snarl finally received his name from Scrapper in mid-season 3. (Swoop wasn't named in the show at all.)<br />
* He's still the only ''Animated'' Dinobot actually to speak. He may not talk pretty, but maybe he deserves some credit for making it THAT far.<br />
* His Italian voice actor is the same as [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].<br />
* And so's his Japanese! He even shares the same speech pattern of saying "dā" at the end of his sentences a lot.<br />
Can anyone say good Transmetal T-Rex? He and [[Megatron (BW)]] have two things in common. One is being a tyrannosaurus. The other is being voiced by David Kaye. Looks like Megatron is a good dino.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Grimlock''' (グリムロック ''Gurimurokku'')<br />
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:''Sentinel Prime is <strike>a jerk</strike> an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:SentinelPrimeAnimated-model.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Where's the jerk who calls himself Sentinel Prime?"<br>"I am that jerk!"]]<br />
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Many times, brash, leap-before-you-think types learn a lesson from their misadventures, and use that knowledge to grow into more mature, well-rounded fighters, even into leadership roles. As [[Bumblebee (Animated)]] would put it, he's a, "glitchhead".<br />
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And sometimes, they learn the wrong lesson (or the right lesson the wrong way), and turn out like '''Sentinel Prime'''.<br />
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Sentinel was once the impulsive type, until a disastrous "unsanctioned" mission he'd suggested with his best friends [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] ended in the loss of Elita. Though both bots carried the grief, Sentinel blamed Optimus for abandoning her. When Optimus officially took the blame for the mission (and Sentinel failed to speak up for his part of it), Sentinel placed all his anger on his former friend, and drove himself to climb the Autobot ranks into the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] through strict adherence to military protocol.<br />
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The end result is an Autobot who could be one of the Autobots' greatest assets, but he's such a jerk that it's hard to see ''how''. His expandable [[Skyboom (Animated)|Skyboom Shield]] is virtually impenetrable, and he's a strong combatant and utterly tenacious hunter. And he seems to have Cybertron's best interests at heart... but his perception of "best interests" is definitely skewed.<br />
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To his core, he's still the same smug, act-first-think-later-maybe bot he was before, only far more focused. Despite the "stickler for the rules" aspect of his personality that has come from the loss of Elita, he seems to use the rules largely to bully his way of doing things on others. He really can't handle the unexpected, thanks to a distinct lack of genuine field experience and inability to improvise like [[Jazz (Animated)|others in the Guard]]. Thanks to that one fateful trip to [[Archa Seven]], he has a severe phobia of organics, and a burning desire to further humiliate Optimus. To his credit, he would never actively sabotage another Autobot... but he sure will make their lives a living hell if he thinks he can get away with it.<br />
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Don't mention his [[chin]]. He's a little touchy about it.<br />
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{{bigquote|[Sentinel] is a glitch-head. All due respect.|[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] sums up Sentinel Prime|"[[The Elite Guard]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Townsend Coleman]] (English), [[Junichi Suwabe]] (Japanese), [[Peter Reinhardt]] (German), [[César Marchetti]] (Portuguese Seasons 1 and 2), [[Ricardo Teles]] (Portuguese Season 3), [[Ricardo Soto]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
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''Sentinel was named and trained in [[Autobot boot camp]] by the drill sergeant [[Kup (Animated)|Kup]], which is also where he met Optimus and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}} During their studies, Elita and Sentinel observed Optimus battle [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] in a virtual training program. Sentinel sneered when Optimus ultimately failed, but Ultra Magnus noted that Optimus had scored better than any Autobot thus far. {{storylink|Survival Skills}}''<br />
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[[Image:Animated sentinel1.JPG|left|200px|thumb|"You're gonna need tickets to—THE GUN SHOW!"]]<br />
Sentinel took Optimus and Elita-1 on a mission to [[Archa Seven]] looking for an old Decepticon [[Twilight (Animated)|warship]], hoping to get all the [[energon]] stored within. However, they ran into a pack of massive arachnids. Sentinel tried to hold them off long enough for Optimus and Elita to escape. When he came across a ship that Optimus and Elita had found, Optimus had to drag him away from the exploding energon, forcing them to leave Elita-1 behind. Optimus's radar couldn't find Elita's energy signature, and he assumed that she was dead. A furious Sentinel blamed Optimus for what happened, even though this whole disaster had been ''his'' idea. Jerk. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} When Ultra Magnus brought the two up on a military tribunal, Optimus gallantly took the fall — while Sentinel just stood there smirking. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}<br />
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After graduation from the Academy, he received an official rank as Sentinel ''[[Minor (rank)|Minor]]'', the drill officer for an Autobot training camp. Obviously compensating for being a jerk, he took out his frustrations on recruits like [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]] and [[Wasp]]. Busting their transistors at every turn, he liked to conduct surprise inspections and force the recruits to chant that they were worthless grease stains. Of course, in Bumblebee's case, the extra attention was not exactly unmerited, as the little glitch-head managed to get Sentinel's feelings on whether Ultra Magnus should retire from command broadcast across the camp. In the end, he commended Bumblebee for his role in discovering a seeming Decepticon traitor. Then Bumblebee admitted to accidentally knocking a tower on him (actually covering for Bulkhead), and Sentinel gave him the boot. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}<br />
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[[Image:The Arrival 1 Memorial Plaza Sentinel speech.jpg|250px|right|thumb|]]<br />
Years later, he was still a jerk, but a jerk with prestige, having been promoted to Sentinel ''Prime''. When Optimus Prime rang up the Cybertron Elite Guard to tell them of the Decepticons in pursuit, he sneered that a screw-up like Optimus wasn't worth the attention of Ultra Magnus. Seeing a piped-through visual of the [[AllSpark]] from the cargo hold of [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|their ship]] shut him up quickly enough. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}<br />
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''After the ship was lost, Sentinel found himself the only one who knew Optimus well enough to give him a eulogy. However, while his words were reasonably civil, his thoughts were not. Later, when Longarm pressed him to continue the search, Sentinel acted like an old man and told him some things are best left buried.'' {{storylink|Dispatches}}<br />
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[[Image:Sentl prime alt.jpg|left|200px|thumb|When the snow starts a-falling, There's a man you should be calling...]]<br />
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Later, the Elite Guard visited Earth to reclaim the AllSpark. When [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] decided to take a closer look at the humans, Sentinel warned that organics could spew out slime that melts through armor plating, deliberately goading Optimus Prime with memories of Elita-1's fate. He decontaminated Optimus Prime's crew after setting a force field around the ship. When he heard that they'd defeated [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and the Decepticons, he didn't believe Optimus, almost causing a fight between him and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. Sentinel boasted to Ultra Magnus that he had taken the initiative and scanned some "typical" Earth vehicles so they would not draw undue attention. He had, in fact, scanned massive, destructive vehicles for them both. <br />
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En route to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], Sentinel further evidenced how subtlety obviously isn't his strong point by driving through a blockade and off an overpass still under construction. When he, Optimus and Magnus arrived, they encountered the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], and Sentinel began to attack, believing their technology was primitive. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s subsequent [[transformation]] caught him off guard. They then went back to the city to take care of malfunctioning [[police drone]]s. Sentinel started to act like a jerk again, more worried about organic contamination, and vowed to see Optimus arraigned on charges of high treason, but Optimus had got enough of Sentinel's mouth and finally told him off, asserting that his former friend was on his turf now and should respect Optimus's decisions. Unsurprisingly, Sentinel was unmoved. Even when shown proof of the AllSpark not being destroyed, Sentinel's attitude did not change. He was thus rather surprised when Ultra Magnus said that Optimus had characteristics that Sentinel himself could stand to learn. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}<br />
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[[Image:Sentinelprimeanimatedbattlemask.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Come one, come all! Join the merriment at the Cybertronian Renaissance Faire!]]<br />
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[[Image:Sentinelprimeanimatedknightmode.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He's here to eat giant turkey legs and kick butt...and he's all out of giant turkey legs.]]<br />
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Not taking the criticism to heart at all, he continued to be a general jerk to Optimus, the local police, humans, and pretty much everyone. His comeuppance would soon come in the form of a humiliating body-jacking by the [[Headmaster (Animated)| Headmaster]]. Putting his reputation (and his noggin) in Optimus Prime's hands, he trusted his comrade to help him get his body back without letting anybody else find out. In this state, he was slightly less condescending to Optimus, but it was hard to talk down to someone when reduced to a tenth his size. He still had choice words about Optimus's actions in the process of saving his body, however, such as ripping its arm off and using his head as a soccer ball. Deep down, Optimus was enjoying himself.<br />
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After recovering his body, Sentinel had to face the embarrassing prospect of reporting to Ultra Magnus, but surprisingly enough, Optimus covered for him. It took every ounce of effort for the big guy to utter a "thank you" to his comrade later.<br />
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While in the Headmaster's possession, Sentinel's body's weapons were upgraded into more powerful forms. At the moment, it's not clear whether Sentinel got to keep the upgrades when the Headmaster Unit was separated. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}<br />
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Unfortunately, the whole Headmaster debacle ''still'' failed to purge Sentinel of even a dram of his jerk quotient. When Optimus protested Ultra Magnus's decision to have his crew join the rest of the Autobots off-Earth, Sentinel was quick to jump on Optimus, saying that ''no'' sign of Decepticon activity had been detected (failing to consider that the Decepticons had been dampening their signals). He even went so far as to bribe Optimus with an offer of reinstatement in the Elite Guard if he went along with the official story. Through all this, he was more than slightly keen to slap [[stasis cuffs]] on Optimus in order to get him to comply with Magnus's orders.<br />
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[[Image:Sentinel Prime shocked.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Will get owned again...]]<br />
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When the Elite Guard's ship detected an AllSpark fragment in a runaway passenger train (actually a trap set by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]), Sentinel was irritated to find that he had to stay behind and nursemaid "Maintenance Prime" while Ultra Magnus and Jazz set off to investigate. The situation got worse when, discovering Decepticon presence, Optimus goaded Sentinel into a blind attack and took the opportunity to slap the stasis cuffs on ''him.'' Poor sap... (snicker)<br />
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Sentinel eventually worked his way out of the cuffs and pursued Optimus to where the AllSparked train had stopped, threatening to have him tried and blacklisted for assaulting an Elite Guard, dismissing out of hand Optimus's justification of Decepticon involvement. Fortunately for Optimus, Megatron and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] chose that moment to blast Starscream to the ground in front of the Autobots.<br />
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[[Image:Sentinel vs Optimus%2C with Jazz in the middle.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"You're a jerk!"<br>"No, you!"<br>"No, YOU!"<br>Ummm... bad guy?"]]<br />
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Sentinel had to take more time than the other Elite Guards to rally; unlike Magnus and Optimus, he had never seen a Decepticon before. Initial dismay aside, Sentinel did manage to last longer than the other Autobots against Starscream's onslaught, but the only reason he didn't fall was that Optimus took the stasis cuffs Sentinel had brought with him (anticipating Optimus's formal arrest as he was) and slapped them onto Starscream. Sentinel still thought Optimus drew out that battle on purpose.<br />
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Afterwards, Magnus expressed admiration over Optimus's willingness to disregard what were clearly ill-informed orders—praise to which Sentinel, predictably, objected. This just earned him another chastisement from Magnus about how sometimes the right thing ''was'' to trust one's gut over the book. Shortly afterward, the Elite Guard departed for Cybertron. Sentinel could probably sigh in relief—no more looking worse than the "washout". {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}<br />
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Unfortunately, while the Elite Guard was in deep space, Starscream managed to escape his stasis cuffs and get out of the their ship. Being the jerk he is, Sentinel probably thinks Optimus is responsible for that happening. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}<br />
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Things only got worse for Sentinel, as his former trainee and convicted "traitor" Wasp escaped from prison. Pursuing the former Autobot across an asteroid field, Sentinel had a standoff with Wasp at a space bridge relay point. The escapee activated the space bridge, and, blinded by its energies, Sentinel assumed Wasp had gone through it to parts unknown. In reality, Wasp had mustered what little cunning his shattered mind had left and faked out the Elite Guard member by hiding behind the archway. As usual, Sentinel's deductive skills left something to be desired, so he returned to base. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}<br />
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Later, Sentinel, Magnus and Jazz took the Elite Guard's flagship to back up [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s team, who were defending [[space bridge 687-030]] from [[Team Chaar|a Decepticon raiding party]]. As the Elite Guard arrived, however, Megatron ordered all of his troops to withdraw, having changed his plans thanks to a [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|recent acquisition]]. After returning to Cybertron, Sentinel and Jazz were ordered ''back'' into space to hunt down the "traitor" Wasp. {{storylink|TransWarped}}<br />
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Upon arriving in Earth orbit, Sentinel was contacted by an agitated Longarm Prime. Now head of Autobot Intel, Longarm was upset that Sentinel's ship had entered Earth Sector when Longarm had ordered that all contact with Earth be filtered through him first. Sentinel was annoyed, since Longarm had sent them to intercept Wasp in the first place. After Ultra Magnus cut in to explain, Sentinel confirmed for Longarm that no one had heard from Optimus Prime's crew in at least a [[units of time|decacycle]].<br />
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Upon touchdown near [[Detroit]], Sentinel was disgusted with yet another aspect of Earth: rain. He quickly proved he had no ability to handle rain-soaked pavement in vehicle mode, further bruising his ego. With their other crew members already dispatched to hunt for Wasp, he and Jazz arrived at the Earth Autobots' base just after Wasp (actually Bumblebee in a forced disguise) had departed from there. Sentinel was all for chewing out Optimus for not answering his comlink, and he didn't care about Optimus's "excuses", as he had a fugitive spy to catch. It didn't help that Optimus pointed out said spy had just slipped past Sentinel, then claimed that Longarm was the real spy. Disgusted with such a brazen, baseless accusation, Sentinel ordered Prime's group to stay out of his way, then he and Jazz departed. Jerk.<br />
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Eventually, he found Prime and Ratchet battling his new recruits, [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], whom they'd mistaken for Decepticons since the new pair could fly. Sure, he hadn't told Prime about them before, but that was Prime's fault for butting in on Elite Guard business. Prime still insisted Wasp wasn't a double agent, but Sentinel would hear none of it and ordered the jet twins to find Wasp again. While he struggled to avoid skidding on the pavement and keep pace with Jazz, Optimus and Ratchet, he got word from Jetstorm that he and Jetfire had found Wasp, but that Bulkhead and Prowl were apparently his cohorts. Prime continued attempting to persuade him that he was on the wrong track, but Sentinel was all for arresting everyone and letting Ultra Magnus sort it out.<br />
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Back at the Earth Autobots' base, "Bumblebee" tried to prove his identity by recounting the various ways he'd inconvenienced Sentinel during 'Bee's stint in boot camp—most of which Sentinel didn't remember. Sentinel quickly got fed up and ordered "Wasp" wheeled out, but then Bulkhead hit upon a sure-fire way to tell who was who: a versus round of Bumblebee's latest video game passion, ''[[Ninja Gladiator]]''. Despite Sentinel's doubts, the real Wasp quickly revealed himself, taking 'Bee hostage and escaping. Jazz realized the full import of this revelation: The true Decepticon double agent was the head of Autobot Intel. Sentinel protested that Prime should have told him this in the first place. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}<br />
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[[Image:5servos sentinel kicked.jpg|left|thumb|If only he had been kicked [[Gearbox|a little lower]]...]]<br />
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Remaining on Earth, Sentinel made contact with the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] for a mutually beneficial arrangement: if Sentinel supplied him with parts from the Elite Guard ship, Lockdown would turn over Decepticons to Sentinel and let him take the credit. His ego overriding his sense of superiority, Sentinel agreed, bringing the captured Decepticons and taking all the credit. Only the twins believed that Sentinel was really making the captures alone, especially as Sentinel was both vague and defensive about how he captured the Decepticons. Finally, Lockdown needed a gyrostabilizer from the ship, in exchange for the [[Ramjet (Animated)|Liar Starscream]]. Prowl followed Sentinel, and discovered the arrangement, but was betrayed by Lockdown and the clone, and placed in stasis cuffs. Despite using Sentinel as a hostage, the Autobots showed little restraint in attacking, even though they only succeeded in hurting Sentinel. The battle ended with Sentinel being driven into the ground head first. After establishing contact with Cybertron, the Autobots learned that Ultra Magnus had been attacked by Shockwave, but was recovering. Optimus decided not to inform Cybertron Command of Sentinel's misconduct, but instead gave sole credit for the captures to Prowl. Even though he wasn't going to be court-martialled, Sentinel was still displeased that he didn't get a single ounce of credit. Annoyed, Optimus reminded him that there were more important things than his ego, but gave Sentinel fair warning: when smoke clears, there will be a reckoning. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA-PredaconsRising-OhSentinel.jpg|thumb|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_Bending_Rodr%C3%ADguez Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care!]]]<br />
Even knowing Wasp was innocent, Sentinel continued to pursue the 'bot, leading to a chase through the streets of Detroit as Optimus and Bumblebee attempted to reach him first. When they did, a jurisdictional argument between Optimus and Sentinel allowed Wasp to slip away... only for him to be flown away by a [[Swoop (Animated)|a Dinobot]]. Despite Optimus warning Sentinel off, Sentinel pursued them to Dinobot Island under [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] in his own... unique... manner.<br />
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[[Image:TFA-PredaconsRising-SentinelBlackArachnia.jpg|thumb|left|]]<br />
Bulling past the Dinobots, Sentinel entered the laboratory inside... to be confronted by what Elita-1 had become, and the experiment she was undertaking on Wasp. Blackarachnia's existence as a [[technorganic]] disgusted him to the deepest core of his spark, and he wished she had gone offline on Archa Seven. In return, after the emergence of the technorganic "Waspinator", she attempted to drain him dry. He was saved by a pursuing Optimus, and shortly afterward Blackarachnia was transwarped to apparent oblivion by the exploding Waspinator. Sentinel walked off without a word.<br />
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As he was set for departure to Cybertron to take his place as acting [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]], he discussed what had happened with Optimus, and admitted that they should never have gone to the spider-planet in the first place. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA-DecepticonAir-SentinelJazz.jpg|thumb|"Jazz old friend, I don't know which disgusts me more: Your cowardice or your stupidity! We'll simply set a new course for that empty region over there. Near that blackish, holish thing."]]<br />
On the trip back to Cybertron, after a failed interrogation of the Decepticon prisoners, he was contacted by [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]], to inform him that the [[Autobot High Council]] intended to make the news of the attack on Ultra Magnus public. Sentinel was unhappy about this, but they reminded him that the decision was for the full Council to make, and that his "taking control" as acting [[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]] was premature, since Ultra Magnus was still online, albeit on [[spark support]]; and Cliffjumper wound him up further by reminding him that Prowl, not SP, had been given credit for the capture of the Decepticon prisoners. As a result, he took his frustrations out on Jazz, ordering him to take the ''[[Sigma Supreme|Steelhaven]]'' to full power—even after Jazz reminded him it would use up all their energon—and to steer through a stormy nebula. Jerk.<br />
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The effect of the electrical storms on the ship then caused [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] to be freed of his transformation lock, and in turn he freed the other prisoners. They then attacked the bridge, and with Sentinel refusing to contact Cybertron and let them know what his mistake had wrought, he sent [[Broken Lance|a coded message]] to Optimus Prime, asking for help shortly before they were all captured. Optimus then [[transwarp]]ed in through Swindle's personal storage dimension, refused to obey a single order from Sentinel, thought up a plan to defeat the Decepticons and set Jazz to it, used Sentinel as a bludgeon to knock [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] away, and saved the day. Chastened, even Sentinel had to admit Optimus had done a good job, and offered him the position on the Elite Guard he would have to vacate to become Magnus, although Optimus declined. He then dropped Optimus back on Earth, and they mutually saluted in goodbye.<br />
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Finally arriving at Cybertron, Sentinel proceeded to lead a parade across Cybertron in his own honour, urging the cheering throngs to accept him as their Magnus. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}<br />
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[[Image:TFA ThisIsWhyIHateMachines Sentinel Propaganda.jpg|left|thumb|He's the Decider!]]<br />
Sentinel Prime immediately began putting out propaganda warning Autobots that anyone they knew could be a Decepticon spy, began shutting down facilities like [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] as a security measure, and started viewing any challenge to him as treason. When the Decepticon-occupied [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] appeared in the skies above Cybertron, Sentinel immediately advocated firing on it, ignoring a displaced [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s warnings that Omega was so transwarp-saturated that this would ''take out the planet''.<br />
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Ratchet's opposition led to Sentinel having him hunted down for treason. Jerkier still, Sentinel prepared to fire on Omega while the Council were still discussing the matter, and he lied to them about his intentions. Luckily, when he did have the Elite Guard's [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]] fire on the titan, the Decepticons transwarped away. Sentinel brushed off the Council's ire and tried to take [[Magnus Hammer|Ultra Magnus' salvaged hammer]] from Ratchet, attempting to pursue and arrest the medic when Ratchet simply took the hammer with him back to Earth. Jazz volunteered to go instead, taking the opportunity to get out from under Sentinel's command. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}<br />
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[[Image:EndgamePart2-Sentinel.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The end of an error.]]<br />
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Soon, Sentinel would have to swallow his pride when Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron with his crew, with captured Megatron, Shockwave, and Lugnut, and with three reclaimed stasis pods—in Omega Supreme, no less! He stood glowering as the <s>cheering throngs</s> unwashed masses surrounded his rival. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}<br />
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With Optimus Prime being hailed as "Cybertron's greatest hero", Sentinel tried to borrow some credit for the Decepticons' capture by arranging for them to be held in [[Trypticon Prison]], Megatron's old fortress in [[Kaon]]. He also agreed to have a stunt show set up in view of the prison, with Autobot actors openly mocking the Decepticon leaders with their act. Of course, Sentinel Magnus's "actors" turned out to be Decepticons in disguise, orchestrating an elaborate plot to free Megatron from Trypticon Prison right out from under Sentinel's olfactory receptors.<br />
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History would vindicate his actions! {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
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Jerk.<br />
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===''The Cool'' comic===<br />
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[[Image:TheCoolEliteGuard01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|]]<br />
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Years ago, after losing their friend [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] on a distant planet, Sentinel and Optimus immediately formed a rescue party to save her. Despite all their searching, however, they were unable to find her and were forced to give up. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 4}}<br />
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Sentinel Prime was later present when Optimus Prime was discharged from the Elite Guard by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}<br />
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Sentinel later traveled with the Elite Guard to Earth in order to extract an explanation from Optimus Prime regarding why he had yet to return to Cybertron with his crew. Sentinel looked obnoxiously smug, of course. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}<br />
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On Cybertron, Sentinel joined a throng of Autobot citizens in welcoming the victorious Optimus Prime and his Autobots back home. Sentinel remarked to himself that Optimus and his crew had finally returned... as ''heroes''. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Animated===<br />
[[Image:Deluxeanimatedsentinel.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The jerk store called, they're running out of him.]]<br />
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-28'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Lance, shield<br />
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: Sentinel Prime transforms into a metallic blue monster-truck snowplow, and is armed in robot mode with his trademark Skyboom shield and lance. Either item can fit in either of his hands, and the shield has a ring mount to allow the lance to attach to it for transporting on the back of the vehicle mode. Surprisingly for an otherwise pointy object, the lance is actually cast in hard plastic. The weapons are also painted blue rather than cast in translucent plastic, an unusual choice for modern "energy" weapons. The toy also has an abandoned light-piping gimmick: not only are the eyes painted over, but the eye-piece is cast in black plastic, making it useless.<br />
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: Unfortunately, due to being released in the Deluxe size class, the Sentinel toy is ''technically'' incompatible with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] accessory, which is only designed to work with Leader-class toys. You actually can wedge it on to him quite snugly, though.<br />
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: Due to a quirk of the transformation process, the plow on the front of the truck can be angled left or right, just as on real-world snowplows. Also, if you're the type that ''really'' goes for [[show accuracy]], the antenna on the left side of Sentinel Prime's robot mode head can be tilted back and forth, just like he did in the episode "[[Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising]]". That's some mighty fine scannin', Sentinel!<br />
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: In a surprising reversal from the norm, the TakaraTomy release uses softer, rubbery plastic on the lance rather than the harder plastic of the Hasbro release.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/SentinelPrime/sentinelprime.htm More information on Sentinel Prime at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:TFASentinel-OriginalHead.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Spooooon!!]]<br />
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* Sentinel Prime's blue coloration and ''especially'' pronounced [[chin]] (even by normal ''Animated'' standards!) really make him look like [[wikipedia:Tick (comics)|the Tick]]. He's even voiced by Townsend Coleman, who provided the voice of the Tick in his 1990s animated series. At the Cartoon Network panel at BotCon 2008, it was confirmed that Sentinel's design was created after Coleman was cast for the role. It's pretty evident that the writers ran with it, having him utter silly, Tick-esque lines like "Energon-y goodness!"<br />
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* As for personality, [[Marty Isenberg]] said during an interview in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Transformers Collector's Club magazine]] that his love of ''[[wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]'' was the big reason Sentinel Prime is a jerk. He believes that the Transformers universe "needed a [[wikipedia:Frank Burns|Major Frank Burns]]."<br />
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* At [[BotCon 2008]]'s [[Cartoon Network]] panel, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] confirmed that originally the character of Sentinel Prime was going to be named Rodimus Prime, but the idea of casting Rodimus as a big jerk didn't sit well with [[Hasbro|some people]]. But they'd eventually find some use for [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]] somewhere, to be sure! <br />
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* Wyatt also related some previously unknown design trivia at BotCon 2008: At the time "Transform and Roll Out" went into production, the only part of Sentinel Prime that had been fully designed was his head. However, this turned out to be a non-final design; in his subsequent appearances, Sentinel's head is shorter and squatter, with a more bulbous chin and dark grey instead of white. Also, in "Transform and Roll Out", he has a set of extra smoke stacks/antennae on his shoulders, which would vanish during his first full-body appearance.<br />
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* Sentinel Prime is the first incarnation of [[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|the character]] to possess an Earth-mode. He is also the first to have a toy of him released, as well as the only incarnation of the character to not die at all during his appearances.<br />
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*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' detailed in general how Season 4 might have played out would it have been produced. After Megatron's escape from prison and the death of Ultra Magnus, Sentinel would try to secure his position as Sentinel Magnus, first by commissioning a [[Project Powermaster|Powermaster]] upgrade for himself from the [[Project Omega]] team, then by invading Earth with the intent of using the collected AllSpark fragments to defeat Megatron. Optimus would steal Sentinel's Powermaster upgrade and travel to Earth to stop Sentinel from making a huge mistake. If "Powermaster Optimus Prime" toy would have been completed, designers vaguely planned, if at all possible, for it to also be compatible with the Sentinel Prime toy.<br />
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* Sentinel Prime's animation model and toy served as raw material for informal mockups of how [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]]'s Earth form would look in Season 4. Ironhide's actual appearance and toy, would they have been completed, would have resulted in an entirely new look and action figure.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Sentinel''' (センチネル ''Sen'''chin'''eru'')<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.formspring.me/SentinelPrime Sentinel Prime at FormSpring]<br />
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<div>Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.<br />
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'''TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode." <br />
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Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[Retool|retools]] on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.<br />
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:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]<br />
<br />
==Arthropods==<br />
<br />
===Arachnids===<br />
====Spiders====<br />
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')<br />
<br />
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)]] <br />
* [[Arcee (G1)]]<br />
* [[Crystal Widow]]<br />
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]<br />
[[Tarantulas]]<br />
<br />
====Scorpions====<br />
[[Image:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]<br />
* [[Double Punch]]<br />
* [[Pincher]]<br />
* [[Poison Bite]]<br />
* [[Scorpia]]<br />
* [[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]<br />
* [[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]]<br />
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Scorpulator]]<br />
* [[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]<br />
* [[Scorponok (Movie)]]<br />
<br />
===Crustaceans===<br />
====Crabs====<br />
[[Image:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]<br />
* [[Covenant|Cancix]]<br />
* [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]<br />
* [[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]<br />
* [[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]<br />
* [[Razor-Sharp]]<br />
* [[Crab spy]]<br />
<br />
===Insects===<br />
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====<br />
[[Image:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]<br />
* [[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]<br />
* [[Chop Shop]]<br />
* [[Insecticon (BW)]]<br />
* [[Beetle]]<br />
* [[Scarem]]<br />
<br />
====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====<br />
* [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)| Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo]]<br />
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)]]<br />
* [[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BWII)]]<br />
* [[Needler]]<br />
* [[Insecticon (Energon)]]<br />
<br />
====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)====<br />
* [[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]<br />
* [[Ransack (G1)]]<br />
* [[Scourge (BW)]]<br />
<br />
====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====<br />
[[Image:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]<br />
* [[Buzz Saw]] / [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}<br />
* [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]<br />
* [[Injector]] / [[Rartorata]] (partially)<br />
* [[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]<br />
* [[Scavenger (BW)]]<br />
* [[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]<br />
* [[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]]<br />
<br />
==Mythical creatures==<br />
===Dragons===<br />
[[Image:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]<br />
* [[Mechatron]]<br />
* [[Megatron (BW)]] <br />
* [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]<br />
* [[Doublecross]]<br />
* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)| Deathsaurus (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* ''Likely'' [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)| Esmeral (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* [[Galvatron (BWII)]] / [[Unicron]]<br />
* [[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]]<br />
* [[Noble|Savage]]<br />
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]<br />
* [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] <br />
* [[Megatron (RID)]]<br />
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon (Classics)]] / [[Bruticus (RID)]]<br />
* [[Predaking (Prime)]]<br />
* [[Ripclaw (Prime)]] / [[Ser-Ket]] / [[Bakudora]]<br />
* [[Skystalker (Prime)]] / [[Backbite (Prime)]] / [[Skylynx]] / [[Judora]]<br />
* [[Lazerback]] / [[Vertebreak]] /[[Gaidora]]<br />
* [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)]]<br />
* [[Twinstrike (Prime)]]<br />
<br />
==Fishes==<br />
<br />
===Chondrichthyes===<br />
====Rays====<br />
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')<br />
[[Image:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]<br />
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]<br />
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]<br />
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]<br />
<br />
====Sharks====<br />
''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)<br />
<br />
*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)]]<br />
*[[Air Hammer]] (partially)<br />
*[[Cybershark|Hammerstrike]] / [[Sharkticon (G1)]] {{storylink|Betrayal}}<br />
<br />
==Reptiles==<br />
===Crocodylians===<br />
[[Image:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]<br />
''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')<br />
<br />
* [[Skullcruncher]]<br />
* [[Megatron (BW)]] <br />
* [[Terragator]] (partially)<br />
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]<br />
* [[Gatoraider]]<br />
<br />
===Lizards===<br />
* [[Geckobot]]<br />
* [[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] (partially)<br />
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (Universe)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]]<br />
* [[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt]]<br />
* [[Reptilion]]<br />
<br />
===Snakes===<br />
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)<br />
<br />
* [[Cohrada]]<br />
* [[Quickstrike (BW)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Night Viper]] (even though vipers aren't cobras)<br />
* [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (presumably)<br />
<br />
===Turtles===<br />
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')<br />
<br />
* [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]] <br />
* [[Snapper]] <br />
* [[Terragator]] (partially)<br />
<br />
===Dinosaurs===<br />
====''"Brontosaurus" (Apatosaurus)''====<!----- The toys as released used Brontosaurus, thus it is used here. The actual genus is Apatosaurus, thus it is mentioned in a parenthetical note. Do not change this. ------><br />
* [[Sludge (G1)]] <br />
* [[Saur]] <br />
* [[Rairyu]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Zaur]]<br />
* [[Sludge (FOC)]]<br />
====''Stegosaurus''====<br />
[[Image:G1Snarl toy.jpg|220px|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]<br />
* [[Snarl (G1)]]<br />
* [[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* [[Doryu]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]<br />
* [[Hacksaw]]<br />
* [[Snarl (FOC)]]<br />
<br />
====''Triceratops''====<br />
* [[Slag (G1)]]<br />
* [[Kakuryu]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]<br />
* [[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]]<br />
* [[Snarl (Animated)]]<br />
* [[Slug]]<br />
<br />
====''Tyrannosaurus''====<br />
[[Image:BM T-Wrecks toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08 <br />
* [[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]<br />
* [[Goryu (Victory)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]<br />
* [[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]<br />
* [[Tyrannitron]]<br />
* [[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Chromebite]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]]<br />
* [[Predacon (Armada)]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (Energon)]]<br />
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (Animated)]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (SG)]]<br />
* [[Goryu (SG)]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock (FOC)]]<br />
<br />
====''Velociraptor''====<br />
* [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]<br />
* [[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon]]<br />
* [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]<br />
* [[Razor Claw]]<br />
* [[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]<br />
<br />
===Pterosaurs===<br />
====''Pteranodon''====<br />
[[Image:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br />
* [[Swoop (G1)]]<br />
* [[Graphy]]<br />
* [[Yokuryu]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]]<br />
* [[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]<br />
* [[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]]<br />
* [[Swoop (Energon)]]<br />
* [[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* [[Swoop (Animated)]]<br />
* [[Swoop (WFC)]]<br />
<br />
==Birds==<br />
''Condors'' (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')<br />
<br />
* [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]]<br />
* [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]<br />
* [[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]<br />
* [[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder (Animated)]]<br />
<br />
''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)<br />
* [[Divebomb (G1)]]<br />
* [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]]<br />
* [[Eaglebreast]]<br />
* [[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BWII)]]<br />
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]<br />
* [[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]]<br />
* [[Divebomb (SG)| Divebomb (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
<br />
''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)<br />
[[Image:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]<br />
* [[Hawkbreast]]<br />
* [[Wingspan]]<br />
* [[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]<br />
* [[Airazor (BW)]]<br />
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Air Hammer]] (partially)<br />
* [[Sights]]<br />
* [[Airazor (Armada)]]<br />
* [[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]]<br />
<br />
==Mammals==<br />
===Bats===<br />
[[Image:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]<br />
* [[Kōmoribreast]]<br />
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]<br />
* [[Nightscream (BM)]]<br />
* [[Batscout]] / [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]<br />
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)<br />
* [[Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]<br />
* [[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]<br />
* [[Skar (Decepticon)|Skar]] / [[Clouder]]<br />
* [[Sonar (BW)]]<br />
* [[Soundwave (BW)]]<br />
* [[Megatron (RID)]]<br />
* [[Ratbat (Animated)]]<br />
<br />
===Bovids===<br />
[[File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a Terror dog, we swear.]]<br />
* [[Tantrum]]<br />
* [[Noctorro]] (partially)<br />
* [[Horri-Bull]]<br />
* [[Longhorn (BM)]]<br />
* [[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]<br />
* [[Bisonbreast]]<br />
* [[Ramulus]] / [[Longhorn (Universe)]]<br />
<br />
===Canines===<br />
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')<br />
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]<br />
* [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]<br />
* [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]<br />
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]<br />
* [[Weirdwolf]]<br />
* [[Sixshot]]<br />
* the [[Cub]]<br />
* [[Silverbolt (BW)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Quickstrike (BM)]]<br />
* [[Noble]]<br />
* [[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]<br />
* [[Bruticus (RID)]]<br />
* [[Snarl (Cybertron)]]<br />
* [[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]<br />
* [[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]<br />
<br />
===Elephants/Mammoths===<br />
* [[Shuffler]]<br />
* [[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]<br />
* [[Torca]] / [[Elephorca]] (partially)<br />
* [[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]<br />
* [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (Victory)]]<br />
<br />
===Equines===<br />
* [[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]<br />
* [[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]<br />
* [[Mach Kick]]<br />
* [[Strada]]<br />
<br />
===Felines===<br />
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')<br />
<br />
* [[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] <br />
* [[Panther]]<br />
* [[Jaguarbreast]]<br />
* [[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]<br />
* [[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]<br />
<br />
'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')<br />
[[Image:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]<br />
* [[CatSCAN]]<br />
* [[Rampage (G1)]]<br />
* [[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]<br />
* [[Tigerbreast]]<br />
* [[Toraizer]]<br />
* [[Tigatron]]<br />
* [[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Bantor (BW)]] (partially)<br />
* [[Tigertron]] / [[George]]<br />
* [[Stripes]]<br />
<br />
'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')<br />
<br />
* [[Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo]]<br />
* [[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]]<br />
* [[Lionbreast]]<br />
* [[Leonicus]]<br />
* [[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]<br />
* [[Razorclaw (G1)]]<br />
* [[Lionizer]]<br />
* [[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]<br />
* [[Lione]]<br />
* [[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker]]<br />
* [[Under-3]]<br />
* [[Victory Leo]]<br />
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]<br />
* [[Steeljaw (Animated)]]<br />
* [[Thundertron]]<br />
<br />
'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')<br />
<br />
[[Image:GBCheetorBioCard.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]<br />
* [[Cheetor (BW)]]<br />
* [[Che]] <br />
* [[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]<br />
* [[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]<br />
<br />
===Primates===<br />
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')<br />
<br />
* [[Apeface]]<br />
* [[Apelinq]]<br />
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]<br />
* [[Optimus Primal]]<br />
* [[Primal Prime]]<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)]]<br />
* [[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]<br />
<br />
'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')<br />
[[Image:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <strike>human being</strike> Pretender shell!"]]<br />
* [[Alice]]<br />
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Cloudburst]]/[[Phoenix (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Crossblades (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Doubleheader]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Groundbreaker]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Landmine (G1)]]/[[Lander]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Metalhawk]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''<br />
* The [[new lab assistant]]<br />
* [[Pincher]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac]]<br />
* [[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''. <br />
* [[Skyhammer (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Sky High (Pretender)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Splashdown]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Stranglehold]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Vroom (G1)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Waverider]]/[[Diver (Masterforce)]] (pretender shell only)<br />
* [[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] (pretender shells only)<br />
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===Rhinos===<br />
[[Image:Transmetal rhinox toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher,...]]<br />
* [[Headstrong]]<br />
* [[Ramhorn (G1)]]<br />
* [[Rhinox (BW)]]<br />
* [[Stranglehold]]<br />
* [[Greatshot]] <br />
* [[Hornbreast]]<br />
* [[Top-Heavy]]<br />
* [[Fire Beast]]<br />
* [[Rhino]]<br />
* [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]]<br />
* [[Rhinox (Armada)]]<br />
* [[Ramhorn (Animated)]]<br />
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===Ursines===<br />
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')<br />
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* [[Chainclaw (G1)]]<br />
* [[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]<br />
* [[Icebird]]<br />
* [[Kuma Kinkin]]<br />
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[[Category:Animals]]<br />
[[Category:Earth]]<br />
[[Category:Toys]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:David_Kaye&diff=825926Talk:David Kaye2013-09-10T03:40:23Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Was it him who voiced the Optimus Prime Hologram in Beast Machine too? -- [[User:GUIGUI|GUIGUI]] 12:12, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
:Nop, he is voiced by [[Garry Chalk]]. :) --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 12:21, 11 December 2007 (UTC)<br />
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How does he maintain his acting job for both Canada and America? Does he book millions of flights or something? [[[User:Legacyman]]]<br />
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== News Bot ==<br />
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Didn't Townsend Coleman voice News Bot? According to the credits of "Return of the Headmaster" he did. Check for conformation anyone?<br />
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== Just keep that crazy snake-woman away from me! ==<br />
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I.. totally don't get that caption {{unsigned|76.240.202.99}}<br />
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:See: [[Raksha]] -- [[User:Tupka86|Tupka86]] 09:25, 27 May 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== David Kaye is going to be Grimlock in FoC? ==<br />
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Since when was this announced? This is the first I've heard. Also on [[Nolan North]]'s page, it says he's going to be in TFP, I also don't recall ANY word on that. --[[User:Karhukjnsi|Karhukjnsi]] 16:39, 6 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: It's from IMDB, so of course it's fake. See Dave Kaye's twitter feed for [https://twitter.com/#!/dkayevo/status/131994365575962624 confirmation of not trueness], if that's even necessary considering the source. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:02, 6 November 2011 (EST)</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=825925User:Legacyman2013-09-10T03:26:29Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number One: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]), Number Two: Tigers ([[Tigatron]]), Number Three: Falcons ([[Airazor]]), and Number Four: Rhinos ([[Rhinox]]).</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Legacyman&diff=825924User:Legacyman2013-09-10T03:24:10Z<p>Legacyman: Number Two</p>
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<div>Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random. It was because of Beast Wars I decided my top four favorite animals. Number one: Gorillas ([[Optimus Primal]]),</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&diff=825922Talk:Predacons Rising (Prime)2013-09-10T03:19:45Z<p>Legacyman: /* Plot */</p>
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<div>Wouldn't this just be at Predacons Rising (Prime)? We don't include the cartoon name for the Beast Wars II movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:44, 23 March 2013 (EDT)<br />
:Ok, gimme a sec and I'll get right on that. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 10:11, 23 March 2013 (EDT)<br />
::This should be disambiggened with the toyline too, right?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:20, 5 June 2013 (EDT)<br />
== Plot ==<br />
According to a very reliable source, Unicron takes over Megatrons body and trys to conquer cybertron forcing the autobots and predacons to make an alliance. If you wondering how unicron gets awakened, think about the [[Dark Star Saber|hunge shard of dark energon that fell off the omega lock]]. When that lands on earth it will cause a chain reaction. If some pros want to put any of this on the page be my guest, but ''I'' cannot find the right words...does anyone want to know what the reliable source is?[[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 10:44, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
:Yes, the fandom's been aware of that DVD synopsis for a while now. However, considering it has large spoilers for 'Deadlock', which only aired a few days ago, we should probably hold off adding it to this page for a little while longer. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:12, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
::That is a most logical conclusion. Thats why i put it on the talk page. Understood. One week perhaps? [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 12:00, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
If anything, I say this is to do with the Predacons. I guess this takes place after the events of [[Deadlock]]. Can anyone say, "The seeds of the future lie burried in the past?" [[User:Legacyman]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Predacons_Rising_(Prime)&diff=825921Talk:Predacons Rising (Prime)2013-09-10T03:18:52Z<p>Legacyman: /* Plot */</p>
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<div>Wouldn't this just be at Predacons Rising (Prime)? We don't include the cartoon name for the Beast Wars II movie. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 01:44, 23 March 2013 (EDT)<br />
:Ok, gimme a sec and I'll get right on that. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|<sup>Use this!</sup>]] 10:11, 23 March 2013 (EDT)<br />
::This should be disambiggened with the toyline too, right?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 00:20, 5 June 2013 (EDT)<br />
== Plot ==<br />
According to a very reliable source, Unicron takes over Megatrons body and trys to conquer cybertron forcing the autobots and predacons to make an alliance. If you wondering how unicron gets awakened, think about the [[Dark Star Saber|hunge shard of dark energon that fell off the omega lock]]. When that lands on earth it will cause a chain reaction. If some pros want to put any of this on the page be my guest, but ''I'' cannot find the right words...does anyone want to know what the reliable source is?[[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 10:44, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
:Yes, the fandom's been aware of that DVD synopsis for a while now. However, considering it has large spoilers for 'Deadlock', which only aired a few days ago, we should probably hold off adding it to this page for a little while longer. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 11:12, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
::That is a most logical conclusion. Thats why i put it on the talk page. Understood. One week perhaps? [[User:Shado prime|--Shado Prime]] 12:00, 29 July 2013 (EDT)<br />
If anything, I say this is to do with the Predacons. I guess this takes place after the events of [[Deadlock]]. Can anyone say, "The seeds of the future lie burried in the past?"</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Legacyman&diff=825896User talk:Legacyman2013-09-09T23:28:20Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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''Please'' use the preview button when editing pages. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:22, 7 September 2013 (EDT)<br />
Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random.</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Spider%27s_Game&diff=825883Spider's Game2013-09-09T21:19:44Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{episode<br />
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|series2=BWJtoon<br />
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|prev2=Double Dinobot<br />
|image=Spider's Game Tarantulas Blackarachnia.jpg<br />
|title="Spider's Game"<br />
|production company=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|airdate=[[January 6]], 1997<br />
|packaged with=[[Tarantulas (BW)#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Predacon Tarantulus]]<br />
|written by=[[Larry DiTillio]]<br />
|directed by=[[James Boshier]]<br />
|animation studio=[[Mainframe Entertainment]]<br />
|continuity=[[Beast Wars continuity]]<br />
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'''Tarantulas detects a new stasis pod and attempts to turn the protoform into a new Predacon. '''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[Image:Spider's Game Tarantulas console.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It was only after Tarantulas had finished hooking up his TVs that he remembered cable wouldn't be invented for a few epochs.]]<br />
As another [[stasis pod]] leaves orbit and completes planetfall, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] sends out a magnetic pulse that disrupts the sensors at both the [[Darksyde|Predacon]] and [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal bases]]. The pulse ensures that Tarantulas will be the first to arrive at the pod's landing site, within [[Grid Halex]], and that he will be able to manipulate the [[protoform]] inside. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] discovers what Tarantulas is up to and insists on accompanying him to the pod's landing site.<br />
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[[Tigatron]] also sees the pod arriving, but is unable to contact the [[Maximal]] base so he sets out to intercept the pod on his own. He is intercepted by Waspinator, who delays Tigatron until Airazor arrives and saves him. Tigatron tells [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] to go to the pod and that he will join her there.<br />
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[[Image:Spider's Game Inferno pod.jpg|right|200px|thumb|But the box said there were supposed to be ten live ants.]]<br />
Arriving at the pod, Tarantulas and Blackarachnia are too late to hand pick an arachnid form for the protoform; however, Tarantulas is able to do some reprogramming and turn the protoform into a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The new Predacon, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], emerges from the pod only to attack the other two Predacons, then begins marching about the stasis pod. Tarantulas deduces that Inferno's beast mode is dominating his logic circuits and that he thinks he really is a fire ant protecting his colony, which his mind concludes is the stasis pod. Blackarachnia tries to fire on Inferno, but Tarantulas stops her, saying he wants no damage to the pod.<br />
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Airazor arrives on the scene only to be attacked and disabled by Inferno and Blackarachnia. While Blackarachnia uses this opportunity to make nice with Inferno and start to win him over, Tarantulas uses it to accomplish his real goal—stealing the stasis pod. This act enrages Inferno who sets out in pursuit of Tarantulas, with Blackarachnia not far behind. Tigatron arrives and tells Airazor to find Optimus while he pursues the Predacons.<br />
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[[Image:Spider's Game Inferno Tigatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Whoops, sorry, I didn't see you there.]]<br />
Nearing his [[Tarantulas's lair|lab]], Tarantulas is caught by Inferno who demands the return of the "colony". Tarantulas ensnares Inferno in a web and is preparing to finish him off when Scorponok arrives and informs Tarantulas that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wants the pod. Before that can happen however, Tigatron arrives and destroys the pod. His victory quickly turns sour as he is attacked by both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, who inflict heavy damage on him. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives on the scene shortly, and even though both of the spiders flee, Tigatron is still in trouble. Inferno breaks free of Tarantulas's web, enraged at the destruction of the colony. Impressed with new guy's violent attitude, Megatron directs Inferno's fury on Tigatron. The ant is prepares to destroy the tiger, but [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and Airazor arrive and blow Inferno into scrap.<br />
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[[Image:Spider's Game Scorponok Inferno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Who buried the loyalists?]]<br />
Megatron gathers up the parts of Inferno and has him restored, while Optimus and Airazor take Tigatron back to the Maximal base for repairs. Back at his lab, however, Tarantulas is lamenting the loss of the pod, revealing to Blackarachnia his beliefs that [[Earth|the planet]] they're on [[Planet Buster|is doomed]]. From this, the black widow correctly surmises that Tarantulas was going to convert the pod into an escape shuttle, but is unable to wrench any more information about his motives for doing so out of him.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=<br />
* [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] (4)<br />
* [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] (5)<br />
* [[Tigatron]] (7)<br />
* [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] (9)<br />
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|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=<br />
* [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (1)<br />
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (2)<br />
* [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] (3)<br />
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (6)<br />
* [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] (8)<br />
* [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] (10)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Besides, you're so cute."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' to Tarantulas. Erugh.<br />
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"Ew, another ''insect''. How depressing."<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' on Inferno's alt-mode.<br />
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"Spiders! Dare invade the colony? Inferno, terrorize!"<br />
:—'''Inferno'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s first words.<br />
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"As Cheetor would say, that flight mode is ultra-gear!"<br />
:—'''Airazor''' should find better people to quote.<br />
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"You won't be getting any of our secrets from that pod, Predacons!"<br /><br />
"And you won't be getting any older, Stripes."<br />
:—'''Tigatron''' and '''Blackarachnia'''.<br />
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"At least consider it; we could be a great team. <small>...Lunatic.</small>"<br /><br />
"<small>Witch.</small>"<br />
:—'''Blackarachnia''' and '''Tarantulas''' contemplate working together again,<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*After Tigatron hits his head, there's a cartoony, tweeting-bird sound.<br />
The fact that Blackarachnia said another insect is depressing must say [[Waspinator]] is bad enough. Ouch man! Guess she's not a wasp lover!<br />
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===Animation and technical errors===<br />
*Inferno's beast form seems to be way too large for the stasis pod he crawls out of...<br />
*Inferno's legs are also colored quite randomly. This means that when he first transforms to robot mode, his right leg suddenly goes from being dark red to a bright hue.<br />
*When Blackarachnia hides behind a tree, her spider legs clip into its trunk.<br />
*Then, as she transforms, Tarantuals' forearms are on backwards. And when ''he'' transforms, his robot mode legs miraculously disappear, only to flip down from his body and retract into it again.<br />
*As Blackarachnia throws Tarantulas off herself, he briefly passes into her back.<br />
*As Airazor struggles to get up, the fingers on her right hand twist outwards two times.<br />
*When Tarantulas transforms after Inferno finds him, the markings on his spider abdomen change as it becomes his back.<br />
*When Inferno breaks out of the web Tarantulas traps him in and fires his jets, his spinning abdomen is seen slashing through the back of his legs. (for a brief second anyway)<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
*While other stasis pods are shown with hatch windows in outer space, Inferno's stasis pod does not have a window when viewed from the inside.<br />
*Despite what the stasis pod says during Tarantulas's reprogramming of it, it had already started and finished scanning for DNA before the spiders even arrived.<br />
*While Airazor is standing up from her injury, the stasis pod can be seen in the background, even though Tarantulas has already taken it away.<br />
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===Foreign localization===<br />
'''French'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Inferno'''"<br />
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:*''Title:'' "'''Inferno'''" (Canada)<br />
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'''Italian'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Intrighi'''" ("Intrigue")<br />
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'''Japanese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Jigoku no Ari Senshi Inferno'''" (地獄のアリ戦士インフェルノ, "The Ant Warrior from Hell, Inferno")<br />
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 28|28 January]] [[1998]]<br />
::* Inferno is dubbed fairly faithfully to his English language version, with the addition of incessantly repeating words and phrases to express his mania. Like all other characters, Inferno was given a unique verbal tic. In his case, he ends sentences with the phrase ''de arimasu'', an outdated predecessor to the more modern ''desu'' used only in highly formal situations (for Inferno, it illustrates his reverence for "the colony"). "Ari" also happens to be Japanese for "ant", making it a pun.<br />
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'''Portuguese'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''O Jogo das Aranhas'''" ("The Game of Spiders")<br />
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'''Spanish'''<br />
:*''Title:'' "'''Juego de Arácnidos'''" ("Spiders' Game")<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*While Megatron is complaining that repairing the computer is Tarantulas's job, you can see the words "eat me" on the screen in the Predacon variant of [[Cybertronix]].<br />
*This is the only episode of the series in which [[Scott McNeil]] voices just one character (specifically, Waspinator). The other fifty-one episodes saw him voicing two to four characters.<br />
*This is the first episode of the series to not feature [[Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], or [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].<br />
*It can be speculated that Inferno's faulty programming can be attributed to his pod already selecting his beast mode before Tarantulas began the reprogramming sequence. It is possible that without the Maximal or Predacon programming chips the pod began to program him with the basic instincts of an ant.<br />
*Curiously, when Tigatron is injured near the end of the episode, his beast mode's face (which serves as his robot mode's chestplate) appears to be bleeding (and has a black eye). Unless mech fluid happens to be red, this either contradicts what Cheetor said to Tarantulas in an [[The Web|earlier episode]] when he said "I don't ''have'' real blood... only [[mech fluid]].", or this lends credence to the theory that beast modes are wholly organic.<br />
*A toilet flushing can be heard right before Optimus Primal asks Rhinox why the power is out. Optimus states that he was running a "strategic simulation."<br />
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==Home video releases==<br />
{{homevidnote}}<br />
;VHS<br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' — Warning from Space ([[Alliance Atlantis|Alliance Video]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Robots-Bêtes'' — Alert Dans L'Espace (Alliance Video) — French audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — There are 2 Dinobots? ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (Alliance Video) — Available in English or French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2001 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 3 ([[Universal]])<br />
;Laserdisc<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — English and Japanese audio.<br />
;DVD<br />
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2000 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD Box (Pioneer LDC) — English and Japanese audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhinomation]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 3 — The Battle Rages On! ([[Alliance Atlantis]]) — English and French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 2005 — ''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (Alliance Atlantis) — English and French audio.<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2006 — ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 ([[Madman Entertainment]])<br><br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)<br />
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:''Transquito is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:TransquitoMutatingCardGame.jpg|thumb|350px|Purple, brown and vomiting? What kid WOULDN'T want this? Oh, right. All of them.]]<br />
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'''Transquito''' excels at tracking down Maximals. Although he is a great hunter, when he finds his prey he may easily be outsmarted. He compensates for this with his highly effective weaponry, and can keep a group of Maximals occupied, annoyed, or downright demented until more Predacons arrive to back him up. Since Transquito's personality has much the same effect on his comrades as his weapons do on his enemies, though, whether other Predacons will choose to come to his aid at all is a bit of a toss-up.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===3H ''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:Bboomomegapoint.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Solid purple Transquito courtesy of [[Andrew Wildman]].]]<br />
During the final battle with [[Shokaract]], several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including Transquito, [[Cybershark]], [[B'Boom]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Air Hammer]], [[Polar Claw]] and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated. Unlike most of the others, Transquito was defeated not by Shokaract, but by [[Sandstorm (BW)|Sandstorm]], a supposed ally, who revealed himself to be one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]], for the sole purpose of lowering Shokaract's guard, so that [[Furmanism|he can be hurt now]]. Transquito was just bait, a sacrificial lamb, and he wasn't even from that reality. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}<br />
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:IDW Transquito.jpg|right|thumb|West Nile virus rules!]]<br />
[[Magmatron]] recruited Transquito, along with [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Transquito and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Transquito witnessed the birth of [[Jetstorm (BW)|Jetstorm]]. <br />
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Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods he had activated. After Spittor was attacked by [[Polar Claw]], Transquito surveyed his own area. From the sky, he saw [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]] scuffling with [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]], and another group of Maximals banding together. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1}} Magmatron ordered his new army to hunt down the Maximals. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2}}<br />
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While investigating a swampy area with [[Powerpinch]], [[Retrax]], [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]], and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], Transquito was mauled by [[Icebird]] after mistaking him for an easy target. Several other Predacons were taken down by the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], who declared that no Maximal or Predacon were welcome in their home. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3}}<br />
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Transquito survived, and later participated in a major Predacon assault on the Maximals' base. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2}} When [[Rartorata]] showed up and attacked both Maximals and Predacons, Transquito compared his appearance to that of his teammate [[Injector]]. He then used his entire supply of nerve weaponry on Rartorarta, enough to kill the average transformer, but just enough to stun a [[Blendtron]]. Transquito then had to accompany the best of the best back to Cybertron to battle Shokaract (see a trend here). {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3}} He was last seen as part of an air attack squadron led by [[Noctorro]]. Whether he survived this battle with Shokaract is unknown. At least he wasn't the main [[Prowl II|sacrificial lamb]] this time. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}} <br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
*'''Transquito''' (Mega, 1997)<br />
**''Accessories'': Missile<br />
<br />
: Transquito transforms into an organic mosquito. In this mode, a push-switch on his back makes his insect wings slide back and forth. His insect-mode proboscis is actually a spring-loaded missile that fires from his mouth in robot mode.<br />
<br />
: He has an [[attack mode]], forming what appears to be some form of amblypygid. Its oversized mandibles are formed by unfolding his wings; the "flapping" gimmick from mosquito mode makes the mandibles close down on victims.<br />
<br />
: This mold was used to make [[Bigmos]].<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Transquito/transquito.htm More information on Transquito at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:Transquitomutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]<br />
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)<br />
:Transquito was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].<br />
{{--}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Somewhere in the United States, Transquitos are still [[Shelfwarmer|sitting on shelves]].<br />
It's no doubt Transquito is a predacon. Mosquitoes are evil. Eeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiiillllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's also no doubt not many people bought the toys. Nobody wants mosquitoes in their lives. Nooooooobbbbbbbooooodddddyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''French:'' '''Dipteron''' (Canada)<ref>Derived from "dipter", the french word for "[[wikipedia:fly|diptera]]".</ref><br />
*''Italian:'' '''Zanzara'''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
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''Please'' use the preview button when editing pages. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:22, 7 September 2013 (EDT)<br />
Fact is I was a fan of Transformers since the Beast Wars franchise was first released. I love Beast Wars more than any other Transformers show ever. Might as well call me an animal lover, which is true because I really do care about animals exept for three: Mice, Mosquitoes, and Skunks. Mice are better off cat food, Mosquitoes are evil, and skunks literally stink. The characters [[Rattrap]] and [[Packrat]] don't count for mice because they're rats and [[Transquito]] proves my point in evil mosquitoes. As for [[Gas Skunk]], I thought he was a freaky badger before I looked up his beast mode one time by random.</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dinobot_(PCC)&diff=825495Dinobot (PCC)2013-09-07T16:36:08Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Dinobot}}<br />
:''The Dinobots are a series of [[Autobot]] [[drone]]s from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.''<br />
[[Image:PCC-toy_Dinobots.jpg|thumb|right|500px|The modern Stone Age family.]]<br />
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The '''Dinobots''' are four robot [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]s who can combine with their [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] [[Grimstone]] to power him up in battle.<br />
<br />
The Dinobots include:<br />
*'''[[wikipedia:Ankylosaurus|''Ankylosaurus'']] drone'''<br />
*'''[[wikipedia:Pachycephalosaurus|''Pachycephalosaurus'']] drone''' <br />
*'''[[wikipedia:Parasaurolophus|''Parasaurolophus'']] drone'''<br />
*'''[[wikipedia:Spinosaurus|''"Spinosaurus"'']] drone''' <br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Power Core Combiners===<br />
*'''Grimstone with Dinobots''' (Power Core Combiners 5-pack, 2010)<br />
<br />
: Part of the fourth wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' 5-pack figures, the Dinobots are a team of four prehistoric creatures, packed in with their Commander Grimstone. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the creatures automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snap back to vehicle mode when disconnected. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):<br />
<br />
:* '''Pachycephalosaurus Drone''' — Leg (Grimstone's right)<br />
:* '''Ankylosaurus Drone''' — Leg (Grimstone's left)<br />
:* '''Spinosaurus Drone''' — Arm (Grimstone's right)<br />
:* '''Parasaurolophus Drone''' — Arm (Grimstone's left)<br />
<br />
: Wave 4 only barely made it out to normal retail at first, meaning most fans had to get the Dinobots from online stores. At the latter half of 2011, the later Power Core Combiners 5-packs started showing up at discount chains like Ross, TJ Maxx and Marshalls.<br />
<br />
: This mold-set was also used to make [[Kakuryu|Grimmaster]]'s "Prime Mode" drone-limbs.<br />
<br />
<br />
*'''Power Core Combiners Special Value Offer''' (2011)<br />
<br />
: Grimstone and the Dinobots were also made available as part of a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] "Value Pack", combining a 5-pack team with a Commander 2-pack via packaging tape and a couple of stickers, for the whopping price of ''ten bucks'', merely a third of what the two toys would normally cost.<br />
<br />
: So far, Grimstone has been found with the [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]]/[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]], [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]]/[[Pinpoint]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]/[[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]], [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]]/[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]], and [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]]/[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] 2-packs attached<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The box mistakenly identifies two components of this combiner. It identifies the ''[[wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]]'' drone as a ''Spinosaurus'' and confuses Grimstone's [[wikipedia:Styracosaurus|''Styracosaurus'']] form for a [[wikipedia:Triceratops|''Triceratops'']].<br />
*''Dimetrodon'' is not actually a dinosaur. As a [[wikipedia:Synapsid|synapsid]], it is actually a mammal-precursor. Inclusion of non-dinosaurs within the Dinobot roster [[Swoop (G1)|is]] [[Swoop (Animated)|not]] [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|a]] [[Magmatron|strange]] [[Terranotron (BM)|new]] [[Sludge (Dinobots)|development]]. <br />
*This is the second Dinobot combiner team ever, the first being [[Mega-Dinobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] toyline. [[Beast (G1)|There haven't been any other Dinobot combiners. Nope, no others.]]<br />
The dinobots could be a reference to the Triceramax Megazord from Power Rangers Dino Thunder. Knowing the Ankylosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, and Dimetrodon don't have robot modes while the styracosaurus does, It's no wonder why it's similar.<br />
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]<br />
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (PCC)]]<br />
[[Category:Drones]]<br />
[[Category:Power Core Combiners]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wolfang_(Maximal)&diff=825491Wolfang (Maximal)2013-09-07T16:18:07Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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{{disambig2|the Maximal wolf|the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series|Wolfang (Predacon)}}<br />
<br />
:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]]<br />
<br />
'''Wolfang''' is no lone wolf. He is a team player through and through, effortlessly integrating himself into whatever Maximal unit he finds himself entrenched with. This "strength in numbers" mentality is only enhanced by his given beast mode; he has even developed an affinity with actual, flesh-and-blood wolves. Wolfang does his best work under cover of night, relishing tracking down [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] while cloaked. Once he has his quarry, Wolfang prefers to call in the rest of his Maximal "pack" to help finish the job.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Ain't No Rat===<br />
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap]] recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot II]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]]<br />
<br />
Wolfang was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with,and accompanied him in his quest to obtain a transwarp signal amplifier from the wreckage of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] [[Transwarp cruiser|ship]]. They had a short scuffle with Magmatron, but managed to escape while Optimus Minor and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] secured the signal amplifier. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} The Maximals' attempt to use the amplifier to send a distress call to Cybertron was interrupted by a full-scale Predacon attack, and Wolfang and the others were boxed-in. Luckily, they were saved by timely reinforcements led by [[Torca]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}<br />
<br />
Still stranded on Earth weeks later, Razorbeast expressed frustration to Wolfang and [[Prowl II]] about the current situation and doubt that rescue was ever going to arrive. Wolfang tried to point out the positive, stating that they had beaten the Predacons before and had [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on their side. Only a short time later, the Predacons staged another assault on the Maximals' base-camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} On the verge of being overwhelmed, the Maximals were once again saved by a timely intervention; this time by [[Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. The battle was halted, however, when [[Rartorata]] arrived and infected Razorbeast with a dose of [[Angolmois]] venom. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Driven berserk by the infection, the feral Razorbeast forced the Maximals and Predacons to work together to both contain him and fight the new [[Blendtron]] threat. Lio Convoy and Ravage quickly gathered a portion of their combined forces to return to Cybertron in hopes of preventing the ascension of the mad demi-god [[Shokaract]]. Wolfang was among those who went back. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} However, upon return to his home planet, Wolfang was engulfed in one of Shokaract's powerful blasts and killed fighting alongside [[K-9]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br />
* '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his [[mutant head]] flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the Predacon also named [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[retool]]ed to make [[K-9]] and [[BB|Max-B]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Wolfang/wolfang.htm More information on Wolfang at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
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[[Image:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
* '''Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (VS pack, 1997)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Buzz Saw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:Wolfangmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]<br />
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)<br />
:Wolfang was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. However, that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] model, thereby saving [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] a buttload of time and money. Doesn't anyone get the feeling Hasbro should've done it earlier with other characters like [[Buzz Saw]] when the cartoon was in production?<br />
*"[[Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, [[IDW Publishin</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wolfang_(Maximal)&diff=825490Wolfang (Maximal)2013-09-07T16:16:16Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig2|the Maximal wolf|the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series|Wolfang (Predacon)}}<br />
<br />
:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]]<br />
<br />
'''Wolfang''' is no lone wolf. He is a team player through and through, effortlessly integrating himself into whatever Maximal unit he finds himself entrenched with. This "strength in numbers" mentality is only enhanced by his given beast mode; he has even developed an affinity with actual, flesh-and-blood wolves. Wolfang does his best work under cover of night, relishing tracking down [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] while cloaked. Once he has his quarry, Wolfang prefers to call in the rest of his Maximal "pack" to help finish the job.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Ain't No Rat===<br />
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap]] recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot II]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]]<br />
<br />
Wolfang was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with,and accompanied him in his quest to obtain a transwarp signal amplifier from the wreckage of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] [[Transwarp cruiser|ship]]. They had a short scuffle with Magmatron, but managed to escape while Optimus Minor and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] secured the signal amplifier. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} The Maximals' attempt to use the amplifier to send a distress call to Cybertron was interrupted by a full-scale Predacon attack, and Wolfang and the others were boxed-in. Luckily, they were saved by timely reinforcements led by [[Torca]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}<br />
<br />
Still stranded on Earth weeks later, Razorbeast expressed frustration to Wolfang and [[Prowl II]] about the current situation and doubt that rescue was ever going to arrive. Wolfang tried to point out the positive, stating that they had beaten the Predacons before and had [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on their side. Only a short time later, the Predacons staged another assault on the Maximals' base-camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} On the verge of being overwhelmed, the Maximals were once again saved by a timely intervention; this time by [[Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. The battle was halted, however, when [[Rartorata]] arrived and infected Razorbeast with a dose of [[Angolmois]] venom. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Driven berserk by the infection, the feral Razorbeast forced the Maximals and Predacons to work together to both contain him and fight the new [[Blendtron]] threat. Lio Convoy and Ravage quickly gathered a portion of their combined forces to return to Cybertron in hopes of preventing the ascension of the mad demi-god [[Shokaract]]. Wolfang was among those who went back. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} However, upon return to his home planet, Wolfang was engulfed in one of Shokaract's powerful blasts and killed fighting alongside [[K-9]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br />
* '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his [[mutant head]] flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the Predacon also named [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[retool]]ed to make [[K-9]] and [[BB|Max-B]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Wolfang/wolfang.htm More information on Wolfang at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|VsBuzzSaw}}<br />
[[Image:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
* '''Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (VS pack, 1997)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Buzz Saw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:Wolfangmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]<br />
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)<br />
:Wolfang was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. However, that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] model, thereby saving [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] a buttload of time and money. Doesn't anyone get the feeling Hasbro should've done it earlier with other characters like [[Buzz Saw (BW)]] when the cartoon was in production?<br />
*"[[Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] picked up the project and [[Simon Furman]] reworked the original plan into ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]''; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series.<br />
* In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang".<br />
*Wolfang's deco seems to have served as the inspiration for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]].<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー ''Hauringā'')<br />
*''French:'' '''Croc''' (Canada, "Fang")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Wolf'''<br />
*''Spanish:'' '''Lobo''' ("Wolf")<br />
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[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Wolfang_(Maximal)&diff=825489Wolfang (Maximal)2013-09-07T16:15:44Z<p>Legacyman: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig2|the Maximal wolf|the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series|Wolfang (Predacon)}}<br />
<br />
:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]]<br />
<br />
'''Wolfang''' is no lone wolf. He is a team player through and through, effortlessly integrating himself into whatever Maximal unit he finds himself entrenched with. This "strength in numbers" mentality is only enhanced by his given beast mode; he has even developed an affinity with actual, flesh-and-blood wolves. Wolfang does his best work under cover of night, relishing tracking down [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] while cloaked. Once he has his quarry, Wolfang prefers to call in the rest of his Maximal "pack" to help finish the job.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Ain't No Rat===<br />
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap]] recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot II]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]]<br />
<br />
Wolfang was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with,and accompanied him in his quest to obtain a transwarp signal amplifier from the wreckage of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] [[Transwarp cruiser|ship]]. They had a short scuffle with Magmatron, but managed to escape while Optimus Minor and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] secured the signal amplifier. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} The Maximals' attempt to use the amplifier to send a distress call to Cybertron was interrupted by a full-scale Predacon attack, and Wolfang and the others were boxed-in. Luckily, they were saved by timely reinforcements led by [[Torca]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}<br />
<br />
Still stranded on Earth weeks later, Razorbeast expressed frustration to Wolfang and [[Prowl II]] about the current situation and doubt that rescue was ever going to arrive. Wolfang tried to point out the positive, stating that they had beaten the Predacons before and had [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on their side. Only a short time later, the Predacons staged another assault on the Maximals' base-camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} On the verge of being overwhelmed, the Maximals were once again saved by a timely intervention; this time by [[Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. The battle was halted, however, when [[Rartorata]] arrived and infected Razorbeast with a dose of [[Angolmois]] venom. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Driven berserk by the infection, the feral Razorbeast forced the Maximals and Predacons to work together to both contain him and fight the new [[Blendtron]] threat. Lio Convoy and Ravage quickly gathered a portion of their combined forces to return to Cybertron in hopes of preventing the ascension of the mad demi-god [[Shokaract]]. Wolfang was among those who went back. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} However, upon return to his home planet, Wolfang was engulfed in one of Shokaract's powerful blasts and killed fighting alongside [[K-9]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br />
* '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his [[mutant head]] flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the Predacon also named [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[retool]]ed to make [[K-9]] and [[BB|Max-B]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Wolfang/wolfang.htm More information on Wolfang at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|VsBuzzSaw}}<br />
[[Image:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
* '''Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (VS pack, 1997)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Buzz Saw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:Wolfangmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]<br />
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)<br />
:Wolfang was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. However, that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] model, thereby saving [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] a buttload of time and money. Doesn't anyone get the feeling Hasbro should've done it earlier with other characters like [[Buzzsaw (BW)]] when the cartoon was in production?<br />
*"[[Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] picked up the project and [[Simon Furman]] reworked the original plan into ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]''; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series.<br />
* In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang".<br />
*Wolfang's deco seems to have served as the inspiration for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー ''Hauringā'')<br />
*''French:'' '''Croc''' (Canada, "Fang")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Wolf'''<br />
*''Spanish:'' '''Lobo''' ("Wolf")<br />
<br />
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{{disambig2|the Maximal wolf|the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series|Wolfang (Predacon)}}<br />
<br />
:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[Image:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]]<br />
<br />
'''Wolfang''' is no lone wolf. He is a team player through and through, effortlessly integrating himself into whatever Maximal unit he finds himself entrenched with. This "strength in numbers" mentality is only enhanced by his given beast mode; he has even developed an affinity with actual, flesh-and-blood wolves. Wolfang does his best work under cover of night, relishing tracking down [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] while cloaked. Once he has his quarry, Wolfang prefers to call in the rest of his Maximal "pack" to help finish the job.<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===Ain't No Rat===<br />
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap]] recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot II]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}<br />
<br />
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===<br />
[[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]]<br />
<br />
Wolfang was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with,and accompanied him in his quest to obtain a transwarp signal amplifier from the wreckage of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage's]] [[Transwarp cruiser|ship]]. They had a short scuffle with Magmatron, but managed to escape while Optimus Minor and [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] secured the signal amplifier. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} The Maximals' attempt to use the amplifier to send a distress call to Cybertron was interrupted by a full-scale Predacon attack, and Wolfang and the others were boxed-in. Luckily, they were saved by timely reinforcements led by [[Torca]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}<br />
<br />
Still stranded on Earth weeks later, Razorbeast expressed frustration to Wolfang and [[Prowl II]] about the current situation and doubt that rescue was ever going to arrive. Wolfang tried to point out the positive, stating that they had beaten the Predacons before and had [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on their side. Only a short time later, the Predacons staged another assault on the Maximals' base-camp. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} On the verge of being overwhelmed, the Maximals were once again saved by a timely intervention; this time by [[Lio Convoy]] and the [[Pack]]. The battle was halted, however, when [[Rartorata]] arrived and infected Razorbeast with a dose of [[Angolmois]] venom. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Driven berserk by the infection, the feral Razorbeast forced the Maximals and Predacons to work together to both contain him and fight the new [[Blendtron]] threat. Lio Convoy and Ravage quickly gathered a portion of their combined forces to return to Cybertron in hopes of preventing the ascension of the mad demi-god [[Shokaract]]. Wolfang was among those who went back. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}} However, upon return to his home planet, Wolfang was engulfed in one of Shokaract's powerful blasts and killed fighting alongside [[K-9]] and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Wars===<br />
[[Image:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]<br />
* '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
: Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his [[mutant head]] flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection.<br />
<br />
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the Predacon also named [[Wolfang (Predacon)|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[retool]]ed to make [[K-9]] and [[BB|Max-B]].<br />
<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Wolfang/wolfang.htm More information on Wolfang at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|VsBuzzSaw}}<br />
[[Image:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]<br />
* '''Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (VS pack, 1997)<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-9'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles<br />
<br />
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Buzz Saw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Merchandise==<br />
[[Image:Wolfangmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|]]<br />
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)<br />
:Wolfang was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. However, that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] model, thereby saving [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] a buttload of time and money. Doesn't anyone get the feeling Hasbro should've done it earlier with other characters like [[Buzzaw (BW)]] when the cartoon was in production?<br />
*"[[Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] picked up the project and [[Simon Furman]] reworked the original plan into ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]''; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series.<br />
* In IDW's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang".<br />
*Wolfang's deco seems to have served as the inspiration for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]].<br />
<br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー ''Hauringā'')<br />
*''French:'' '''Croc''' (Canada, "Fang")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Wolf'''<br />
*''Spanish:'' '''Lobo''' ("Wolf")<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825487Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:09:36Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is [[Wolfang]]. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as the other [[Quickstrike (BW)]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825486Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:08:58Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as the other [[Quickstrike (BW)]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825485Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:08:01Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as the other [[Quickstrike]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825484Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:05:07Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as [[Quickstrike (BW)]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825483Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:03:55Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
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{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as [[Quickstrike]] from beast wars?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825482Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:03:15Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as [[Quickstrike from beast wars]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825481Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:02:34Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as a [[Media:predacon fuzor]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825480Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:01:37Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
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<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as a [[[predacon fuzor]]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacymanhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Quickstrike_(BM)&diff=825479Quickstrike (BM)2013-09-07T16:00:56Z<p>Legacyman: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{factions|maximalbm}}<br />
{{disambig3|Quickstrike}}<br />
:''Quickstrike is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
{{mainpic|21 February 2008}}<br />
'''Quickstrike''' kinda creeps the other Maximals out. There's no question that he's devoted to the cause, using his smarts and stealth skills to maximum effect against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]... but he almost always works alone in the shadows. The only other Maximal he's willing to work with on a mission is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and frankly, they don't even ''like'' each other.<br />
<br />
Despite his "silent hunter" schtick, Quickstrike loves music.<br />
<br />
{{TOCclear}}<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Fiction==<br />
[[Image:Abduction-BuzzSawQuickstrike.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No one pushes Quickstrike around! Except maybe the giant car guy.]]<br />
===3H comics===<br />
Quickstrike took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] saved his butt. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}<br />
<br />
A year later, Quickstrike was part of the crowd who gathered to welcome a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] back to Cybertron. [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] shoved him out of the way in order to get at the front of the crowd. {{storylink|Abduction}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
==Toys==<br />
===Beast Machines===<br />
*'''Quickstrike''' (Basic, 2000)<br />
<br />
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Quickstrike transforms into a technorganic wolf. His beast-mode head features an opening jaw. In robot mode, his left arm hides a spring-out clear-plastic blade.<br />
<br />
::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Quickstrike/quickstrike.htm More information on Quickstrike at TFU.info]''<br />
<br />
{{-}}{{anchor|2pack}}<br />
[[Image:BM-toy ObsidianQuickstrike2pack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]<br />
*'''Obsidian''' / '''Quickstrike''' (2-pack, 2000)<br />
<br />
:Quickstrike was also available in a two-pack with the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. Both toys are actually on their original individual cards, but packed within a thick cardboard backing with "Beast Machines 2 Pack" printed on it. Among other outlets, these were sold at the now-defunct toy chain ToyCo, which was largely in the Mills family of malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<br />
<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Quickstrike is the second maximal to have a wolf beast mode. The first is Wolfang. Speaking of which, shouldn't hasbro have named him Wolfang rather than give him the same name as a [[predacon fuzor]]?<br />
<br />
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]<br />
[[Category:Universe Maximals]]</div>Legacyman